Chapter 59 Merlin Knight Order of the Third Class (First Update, Please Read Later)
In this world where the suspicion of innocence is presumed, Gretel has already proved her innocence by not detecting any trace of the Dark Curse on the wand.
In the face of Dumbledore's doubts, he could leave safely by just making up a random excuse.
Considering the basilisk in the Chamber of Secrets, Gretel thought about it for a while and decided to make the Chamber of Secrets clear so that the professors could solve this hidden danger.
"To prevent her from being controlled by the notebook to open the Chamber of Secrets." Gretel's tone was very firm.
"I saw another world in my dream, where Miss Weasley was controlled by the notebook.
She opened the Chamber of Secrets, harmed many people, and finally had her vitality sucked out.
I went to her to stop this, but Miss Weasley didn't give me the chance at all, so I let it go.
Now it seems that this dream seems to be fulfilled."
Suddenly learning about the Chamber of Secrets, Dumbledore instantly remembered Myrtle who was killed decades ago.
Because he had long suspected that Gretel had the gift of prophecy, his expression suddenly became serious.
McGonagall and Flitwick were well-informed and thought of the existence of prophetic dreams, so their expressions became serious.
Gretel took in the expressions of everyone present and continued to speak.
"The entrance to the Chamber of Secrets is in the girls' bathroom on the second floor, and there is a basilisk hidden inside."
At this moment, Dumbledore solved the mystery of Myrtle's murder.
Legend has it that the basilisk came from the magic egg laid by a seven-year-old rooster when Sirius was in the sky, and was hatched by a toad.
Its sight is the most dangerous weapon of attack, and any creature that directly intersects with its eyes will be killed immediately.
It is said that Salazar Slytherin had a chamber of secrets in Hogwarts. In order to eliminate the mudblood wizards in Hogwarts, he bred the basilisk that the Ministry of Magic banned from breeding.
But until he left Hogwarts, no one saw the basilisk, and this incident became a legend passed down by word of mouth.
But before he left, Salazar left a word.
The heir of Slytherin will inherit my ambition, eliminate the mudbloods in Hogwarts, and make Hogwarts great again.
In order to confirm Gretel's prophetic dream, Dumbledore personally went to the bathroom where Myrtle was boarding.
Then, Hogwarts ushered in the first martial law in decades.
The little wizards who were in class were all driven back to the common room of their own colleges, and could not leave until the professors announced the lifting of martial law.
After all the students returned to the dormitory, under the leadership of Dumbledore, all the professors in Hogwarts who were capable of dealing with the basilisk gathered in the bathroom where Myrtle was killed.
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The professors acted quickly, and it took less than a day to deal with the basilisk.
On Tuesday morning, all colleges received the news of the lifting of martial law, and Hogwarts was back on track.
Gretel did not wait for the announcement of clearing his reputation, so that in the next few days, many people avoided him when they saw him.
Friday, September 11, 1992.
The students received a notice to attend the meeting in the auditorium. Grete followed the headmaster to the auditorium.
They were surprised to find that the auditorium was full of golden and red ribbons today, and the flower fairies with delicate skin like white porcelain were flying around the ribbons.
Many wizards' faces were rolling on the ceiling of the auditorium. Some sharp-eyed people recognized that all the wizards on it were winners of the Order of Merlin in history.
After everyone was seated, Dumbledore stood up and attracted the attention of all the teachers and students in the school.
Only then did someone notice that there were a few more unfamiliar faces on both sides of the rostrum. Judging from the uniforms on their bodies, they should be officials from the Ministry of Magic.
"We gathered in the auditorium today because there are two things to announce.
The first thing is that we have to clarify an unsolved case from forty-nine years ago. Rubeus Hagrid, please come in."
The door opened, and Hagrid squeezed the umbrella in his hand nervously, and excitedly stepped into the auditorium that he had been thinking about for more than forty years.
"Forty-nine years ago, a heartbreaking incident happened at Hogwarts. A Ravenclaw wizard, Myrtle Elizabeth Warren, was killed here.
At that time, due to the unfair accusations of some people, Rubeus Hagrid was unjustly expelled from Hogwarts.
Today, forty-nine years later, we are here to clear his name.
Myrtle's death was not caused by the giant eight-eyed spider raised by Rubeus Hagrid, but by the basilisk.
This matter has been confirmed three days ago.
So we would like to express our sincere apologies to Hagrid, the former outstanding student of Gryffindor."
Witnessed by the Ministry of Magic, Dumbledore issued Hagrid a certificate of innocence issued by the Ministry of Magic and handed it to his excited and trembling hands.
"Hagrid, you can go to Ollivander to buy a new wand. The Ministry of Magic will grant you funds."
Dumbledore winked at Hagrid and motioned him to sit on the specially made large chair at the Gryffindor dining table.
"Then, the second thing.
We want to honor a wizard from Ravenclaw, McGreator, please come forward."
When McGreator's name was called out by Dumbledore, the whole hall instantly became noisy.
How could it be him?
Clearly, everyone has been saying that McGreator is the dark wizard who attacked people these days, and many people are waiting for the result of Hogwarts's handling.
For this reason, many of them ignored him, but who would have thought that now, not only will he not be dealt with, but he will be honored instead.
Dumbledore did not let their doubts last too long, and took out his wand and fired a salute to the sky.
"McGreiter, enrolled on September 1, 1991, is now a sophomore student at Hogwarts Ravenclaw College. In the past year, he has been humble and eager to learn, his academic performance is top-notch, he unites his classmates, and is always willing to help anyone who encounters a problem.
Facts have proved that he is indeed an excellent wizard.
His divination helped Hogwarts get rid of the basilisk lurking in the sewers and protected everyone's safety.
For this, we will award him the Hogwarts Special Contribution Award and the Order of Merlin, Third Class."
Deafening applause and cheers, starting from the Ravenclaw dining table, swept the entire auditorium.
Amid the congratulatory gazes, Greiter felt a resentful gaze from the professor's seat.
Looking over, Greiter saw the only professor who prohibited him from attending classes, Sybil Trelawney.
To Gret's surprise, he not only received the Order of Merlin and the corresponding bonus, but also received a potion bottle containing Fox's tears and a fang of the basilisk that earned him the medal.
After the awarding ceremony, Gret finally took the opportunity to eat the dinner that he didn't have when school started.
Terry pestered Gret and took away the medal he had just earned.
What Gret didn't expect was that Terry didn't do it for a souvenir.
Instead, he held the medal and walked around the dining table of each college.
Whenever he saw someone who had ignored Gret in the past few days, he would snort coldly from the tip of his nose.
"This guy."
Gret saw this scene, his chest was hot, and he decided to find an opportunity to give Terry a gift.
After eating and drinking, Gret pinched the small bag and snorted in his heart.
"Senior Tom, you should finally pay attention to me now."
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Forbidden Forest Hut
Hagrid (crying loudly, pulling his wand out of his umbrella): Gretel, thank you for clearing my name. I can finally use my wand openly.
Gretel (waving her hands in fear): Hagrid, don't come at me. You'll trample me to death.