Chapter 43: Crisis

　　 "Have you heard, Ronald Weasley of Gryffindor, he was also attacked."
　　 "It seems that I have been in the school hospital for several days."
　　 "This is the second attack that has occurred one month since the beginning of this semester!"
　　 "There are rumors that Hogwarts is no longer safe."
　　 "What should I do, I'm so scared..."
　　……
　　 Now, almost every corner of Hogwarts is discussing the attack on Weasley.
　　 Panic was also spreading in the Hogwarts castle.
　　 Of course, because Professor Rozier used his thunderous wrist to block the spread of the news, most people don't know what Weasley bit his neck.
　　 So many people habitually infer that Weasley, like Malfoy before it, was attacked by extreme magic items/wizards.
　　 They also believe that this is also the second attack in a month.
　　 Matthew Wickfield walked through the noisy crowd, and their ears heard their comments from time to time.
　　 His expression did not fluctuate, and he came to the auditorium.
　　 Just when he sat down, a gray owl flew slowly over, flew to his side, and then threw a copy of the "Daily Prophet" to Matthew.
　　 Newspapers are of course not free. One "Daily Prophet" requires five Nats.
　　 Penniless Matthew found Neville Longbottom who had a good relationship with him, and borrowed half of Garon.
　　The price is to help Neville complete his dissertation on Transfiguration...
The content of the "Daily Prophet" is still nutritious... The dark wizard Dedalo Dego was arrested by Auror in Surrey... The Law Enforcement Department of the Ministry of Magic is in the village of Budley Barberton, A site for extreme wizarding activities has been sealed off... "Weird Sisters"'s new album "This Tonight" will be released two weeks later...
　　 There is no page that mentions the attack on Hogwarts.
　　 Matthew shook his head, tossed the newspaper aside, and then started eating breakfast.
　　While eating breakfast, he was thinking--
　　 Now the influence of Hogwarts seems to have exceeded his expectations. Two first-year wizards were attacked, their lives are dying, and their lives are still unknown. Such big news can be suppressed by force.
　　 There is no report for so many days. You must know that the families of the two victims belong to a certain power!
　　Draco Malfoy’s business is second, and Matthew knows very well that this is caused by the mysterious book.
　　 Since that happened, so far, that book has been away from me for almost a month, as if it never existed...
　　 In a sense, Matthew had to thank Mr. Malfoy who was still lying in the school hospital.
　　The attack on Ronald Weasley is somewhat important!
　　 And, his is indeed the second victim...The first victim is probably the unicorn in the forbidden forest.
　　 Amazing animals as powerful as unicorns were brutally killed by that "murderer".
　　 Weasley is still alive, probably thanks to Mr. Tang... During the attack, Mr. Tang made a lot of noise, which must have been unexpected by the "murderer". As a result, the "murderer" had to stop the crime early, and Weasley was able to save his life.
　　 And judging from the wound on Weasley’s neck, we can draw the following conclusions
　　 In the Hogwarts castle, there is a blood-sucking monster!
　　 is very powerful and can easily kill a magical animal at the level of a unicorn, and an adult wizard like Professor Keitelburn will not be its opponent.
　　 and extremely cruel, for the first-year students, they will brutally kill the killer.
　　 To be honest, this is a very bad situation...
　　Especially the teachers at Hogwarts did not seem to pay much attention to this matter, nor did they take any visible protective measures...
　　 It seems that two attacks have never happened before.
　　 Is that monster still at Hogwarts?
　　 Will there be a third attack?
　　The new victim, will it be yourself?
　　……
　　 Matthew finished his breakfast very thoughtfully, and while there was still some time before class, he walked to the library.
　　 In the past few days, he has been inquiring about monsters related to blood-sucking in the library...especially humanoid creatures.
　　 Even if Hogwarts is not ready to protect them, he has to learn to save himself.
　　 To be honest, Matthew didn't think that a simple monster would get into Hogwarts, and would be able to retreat after many attacks...
　　 He is more inclined, the monster disguised as a wizard, disguised by their side, more likely.
　　Professor Troca undoubtedly has the biggest suspicion, and Matthew has deliberately kept a certain distance from him recently.
　　 Professor Rozier is also very likely, thinking of the bright red, blood-like liquid that I saw in her office.
　　 Also, will it be other professors or other students?
Matthew strolled in front of a row of books, pulling out some books from the shelf aimlessly~EbookFREE.me~ He regrets now that he has not taken the huge book that Hermione borrowed from him from the beginning to the end. I watched it carefully at the end...I just finished reading the part of the vampire, and read it hastily about the dream monster, and then returned it to Hermione.
　　 Now that a long time has passed, that book will probably not be with Hermione anymore.
　　Unconsciously, Matthew came to the forbidden book area.
　　 "What are you looking for, kid?"
　　 "Nothing." He answered honestly.
　　 Mrs. Pince, the administrator of the library, waved a feather duster at him angrily:
　　 "Then you better go out!"
　　 Matthew had to leave the library dingy.
　　 To find any banned book, you must have a note signed by a teacher...
　　 He is already considering whether to make this request to Professor Horace Slughorn.
　　 But Matthew knew very well that if he took the initiative, he would probably be rejected.
　　 Because although Professor Slughorn seems to take him seriously, he has never mentioned inviting him to join the "Slug" club.
　　……
　　 Matthew in the hallway looked at his watch, and there was almost an hour before the spell class.
　　 Are you going to the curse classroom in advance?
　　 Still go back to the auditorium first, after all, there are more people there, and the safety factor should be higher.
　　 Just when Matthew was struggling, suddenly he thought of something--
　　 There seems to be a place in the castle, maybe it can help him get the books that can only be found in the restricted book zone!
　　 Merlin bless, that room was not sealed off by Principal Grindelwald!
　　PS: Sorry, there are a lot of things tonight, let's postpone more things to tomorrow night.