Chapter 143: Imprisonment

After leaving the principal's office, Professor Lockhart walked behind the two of them and was about to go to the Gryffindor dormitory.

As he was walking, Lockhart was suddenly startled, and a voice sounded in his head:

"Gilderoy, this is not what you should be like. You are now the acting principal of Hogwarts."

Is that the diary?

Lockhart heard the source of the sound and was about to respond when he glanced at the two people in front of him and lowered his voice:

"Man, I don't want to either, but I have some natural fear of this Potions Professor, just like a vampire is afraid of garlic..."

The voice from the diary came out: "No matter what he does, he won't dare to do anything to you, Gilderoy.

You have to remember that you are the acting principal jointly appointed by the Ministry of Magic and the School Board. With the endorsement of the Ministry of Magic and the School Board, everyone in this school must obey your orders now, including the professors.

Moreover, if the troublesome student is not locked up, it will be difficult for me to complete my affairs. If my affairs cannot be solved, then I can't help you with the symptoms of your spell not working. "

"But..." Lockhart hesitated, looked at the two people in front of him again, gritted his teeth and said,

"I see!"

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In the Gryffindor dormitory, Meka Anders reached out and touched the soft bed, and immediately knew that he was back in the dormitory.

The snoring continued in the dormitory. He looked at the bed next to him and saw that Harry and Ron were both sleeping soundly, so he got up from the bed.

Mekar quickly dispelled the effects of the Polyjuice Potion and transformed back into the little wizard.

He changed out of his robe, wiped off an ancient tree leaf stained on the robe, and put it into a gold-rimmed bag.

"I think I caught Voldemort off guard tonight." He was thinking as he cleaned up.

Voldemort lost so miserably tonight because part of his own magic power had faded and was used elsewhere.

On the other hand, Voldemort never expected that the curse he cast on him last time did not suppress his magic power at all.

Meka thought, raising her arms and rolling up her sleeves.

The evil curse that had been suppressed before seemed to have recurred.

The black line, which had already faded, became ferocious again, slowly squirming.

This was due to the evil curse being triggered again during the fight just now.

"It seems that just by being close to Voldemort or fighting with him, the curse will be deepened?" Meka frowned, but soon relaxed.

At this moment, the soul in his mind exerted force again, and the surging soul power once again suppressed the evil curse.

But the curse was still imminent. After this time, Meka felt that the speed at which it absorbed the magic power from him had accelerated a bit.

"I guess Voldemort's diary must be destroyed before this curse can be completely dissipated."

Meka glanced at the Sword of Gryffindor in the gold-rimmed bag.

If you want to destroy Voldemort's diary, you will most likely have to confront the basilisk first.

Whether it is destroying the Horcrux of the diary or killing the basilisk, this sword must be used to do it.

And as a person who had never wielded a sword before, if he wanted to use Gryffindor's sword to do these things, he had to first become familiar with the power of this sword.

"The follow-up spell of the 'Lion Heart Curse' contains methods to help master the sword. However, before learning this spell, you must first deal with tonight's funeral."

Meka thought.

Tonight, Voldemort seemed to have the same idea as him and wanted to steal the Sword of Gryffindor.

And he also saw himself putting the Sword of Gryffindor into the bag, so he looked very angry.

Put yourself in Voldemort's shoes, if you were Voldemort and your treasure was taken away, someone would definitely come to your door.

In order to prevent the sword from being taken away, and to avoid being framed by Voldemort like Hagrid, it is best to temporarily hide the Gryffindor sword and some other items.

"But where to put it?" Meka glanced at the dormitory.

Don't even think about it in the cabinet, you can find it by yourself.

There are no special beams on the ceiling for 'gentlemen on beams', so they can't hide anything.

Not even outside the window. If the patron saint cannot get out of the tower, he will be discovered.

After thinking about it, he saw the bedroom opposite through the window near the corridor, and his eyes suddenly lit up:

"My own dormitory will definitely be discovered, but what if I hide someone else's dormitory? Can he still go to each dormitory?"

Mekar did as she was told, took out her wand and hid all the shady items in a gold-trimmed bag.

He opened the window and cast a transformation spell on the gold-trimmed bag.

The gold-trimmed bag turned into a mouse and climbed out of the window with a pop.

Meka stuck her head out of the window.

In his field of vision, the mouse ran to the end, got into the crack of the door of the third to last bedroom, and disappeared.

He closed the window with satisfaction, lay back on the bed and continued to sleep.

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"Boom!"

Late at night, there was a knock on the door.

"Who is it?" Harry was awakened. He scratched his head and put on his glasses.

"It's me." Professor McGonagall's voice came from outside the door.

Professor McGonagall?

Harry was stunned. He looked at the clock and found that it was still two o'clock in the morning.

What are you doing so late? Did something big happen?

As soon as Harry climbed out of bed, he saw that Maika had also woken up, bleary-eyed and rubbing her eyes.

"What's wrong?" Meka yawned.

Harry spread his hands: "I don't know either, but Professor McGonagall is here."

After he finished speaking, he walked to the door and opened the door to the dormitory.

Dim light dimly illuminated several faces at the door.

Professor McGonagall, Professor Lockhart, Professor Snape... so many people are here?

Harry was a little surprised.

Professor McGonagall looked around the dormitory with a serious expression.

Snape looked at him expressionlessly.

Professor Lockhart also poked his head, as if he was looking for something.

What are they looking for? Harry looked confused and asked:

"What happened, Professor McGonagall?"

"Oh, we have something to ask Mr. Anders," Professor McGonagall replied.

Looking for Meka? Harry was stunned.

"Are you awake?" Snape said suddenly.

"Professor Snape?" Meka's surprised voice came from behind.

Harry looked back and saw Meka got up from the bed with messy hair, put on her slippers, and walked over.

"Are you here to see me so late, Professor?" Meka asked Snape.

Professor Snape didn't respond. He glanced coldly at Lockhart.

Professor McGonagall also looked at Lockhart and asked:

"Professor Lockhart, did you say the person you saw was Mr. Anders?"

"It's him!" Lockhart said firmly,

"It was him. When I entered the principal's office, he was the one who snatched the 'Sword of Gryffindor' in front of my eyes!"

The Sword of Gryffindor? What is that? Harry was confused.

"Ah?" Meka was stunned, as if he didn't know what the other party was talking about.

Professor McGonagall looked at Meka's face and said, "Professor Lockhart said that you just broke into the principal's office and took away a long sword with a ruby."

Meka shook her head quickly: "I've been sleeping and haven't gone out."

"He lied!" shouted Lockhart.

"I dare to use my reputation as a guarantee, he must be lying! I saw his whole face in the principal's office, saw that his hair was black, and saw him holding a gold-rimmed bag! He It was the sword that was put in that bag!"

"Is what he said true? Mr. Anders?" Professor McGonagall looked at Meka.

"I don't know what Professor Lockhart is talking about." Meka shook his head blankly.

"I can testify!" Harry saw that Lockhart seemed a little aggressive and a little angry, so he helped:

"Meka went to bed earlier than me, how could she run to the principal's office at night? Besides, there are professors guarding the entrance to Gryffindor Tower, how could Meka run out?"

"What do you think? Professor Lockhart." McGonagall asked.

Professor Lockhart replied: "We came very quickly. Maybe the bag on him hasn't had time to hide. I want to check his luggage."

"Do you dare to let me check all your things in the dormitory?" He stared at Meka.

"This is against the rules, Professor Lockhart." Professor McGonagall shook her head and rejected Lockhart's proposal.

She looked at Meka and asked, "Mr. Anders, do you have a bag like that?"

Meka thought for a moment and replied:

"There is only one bag in my suitcase, but it seems to be gray. It contains some potion props needed for potions class, and nothing else."

"Can you let me see it?" Professor McGonagall asked.

"certainly."

Soon, Meka took out a large gray bag from the suitcase and handed it to Professor McGonagall.

Professor McGonagall opened it and looked at it. It was an ordinary bag. It could not hold a sword. It was indeed full of things like cauldrons.

She handed it to Lockhart: "Look, Professor Lockhart."

Professor Lockhart did not take it. He glanced at Snape, who was looking indifferent, coughed and said:

"I want to go through his luggage, everything he has in the dormitory."

"Professor Lockhart, that is against the rules. Everyone's privacy needs to be respected..." Professor McGonagall tried to stop him.

Lockhart looked at Snape again, quietly distanced himself from him, and said:

“As my acting principal, I asked to check his luggage!

Professor McGonagall, Professor Snape, I think you should trust the credibility of a famous writer and an excellent adventurer. There is no way I am lying on this matter. "

"But I just don't believe in your credibility." Snape said coldly.

"There is indeed no precedent for this, Professor Lockhart," Professor McGonagall replied,

"Not even the previous Hogwarts principals have done such a thing. Accusations without evidence are not taken seriously at Hogwarts."

Lockhart touched his arms, as if he was about to take out something. Suddenly he felt confident and said with a cold expression:

"I, the acting principal, was jointly appointed by the school board and the Ministry of Magic. They asked you in the document to cooperate with me in managing Hogwarts.

If you don't cooperate, then I can only report it truthfully. Maybe Professor Dumbledore will be implicated. They have long wanted to crush Professor Dumbledore and make him step down..."

"This..." Professor McGonagall frowned, as if she didn't expect him to say these words.

Professor Snape said nothing, but his cold face was very oppressive.

Lockhart unconsciously stepped back a little.

Harry's teeth tickled as he listened, staring at Lockhart's face motionless.

"Let Professor Lockhart check it," Meka suddenly said,

"I don't have anything private anyway, so it doesn't matter."

Professor McGonagall breathed a sigh of relief and said:

"Since Mr. Anders has agreed, Professor Lockhart, go see if you can find the bag you mentioned."

Meka quickly brought out the luggage and took the initiative to open it.

Lockhart squatted down, flipped through the luggage piece by piece, and his face turned black.

Inside the clothes and pants, there were some books and sundries, all related to study. Where was the gold-rimmed bag?

Is the diary lying to me?

Lockhart walked into the dormitory again, opened the cabinet beside the bed, rummaged around, lifted the quilt on the bed, turned over the pillow, and even looked at every corner of the dormitory. In the end, his face became more and more ugly.

No! There is nothing at all! He felt his face burning at this time, so embarrassed!

"What's the matter?" Professor McGonagall asked, "Did you find it? Professor Lockhart."

"No..." Lockhart was about to answer, and suddenly a voice sounded in his mind.

He breathed a sigh of relief, then let go of the control of his body, and his whole consciousness turned black and fell asleep.

On the spot, Professor Lockhart looked at Maka and said:

"I now suspect that he hid the Sword of Gryffindor for some other purpose.

Given that he was in the headmaster's office with the monster in the Chamber of Secrets before, and used that monster to fight me, I think he is very likely the heir of Slytherin.

For the safety of the entire Hogwarts, I will send a letter to the Ministry of Magic in the name of the headmaster, and the Aurors will handle this matter."

Professor Snape narrowed his eyes, his face became even colder.

Professor McGonagall was startled, then rejected it:

"Professor Lockhart, I can't agree to this!

This child has done nothing. If the Ministry of Magic intervenes, he is very likely to be sent to Azkaban for investigation because of your identification. You should know how much harm this will cause to a child."

'Lockhart' said: "I am announcing this matter as the 'Principal of Hogwarts', not discussing it with you."

"Even so, I will not agree." Professor McGonagall stared at him, "even if I lose my position as Vice-Principal."

Professor Snape said nothing, but obviously stood on the side of Professor McGonagall.

"What if I must do this?" Lockhart said.

Professor Snape said coldly: "This letter cannot be sent to Hogwarts."

Lockhart fell silent for a while before saying:

"Then let's take a step back. Meka Anders will be temporarily detained in solitary confinement. He can only come out when the truth of the Chamber of Secrets is completely revealed. What do you think?"

Professor McGonagall still shook her head: "This is also unreasonable."

Professor Snape had already stood in front of Meka and protected him.

"Don't worry." Lockhart said: "I just let him live alone in a dormitory and cast a spell to prevent anyone from entering or leaving.

In this way, if he is not the heir of Slytherin, when the matter of the Chamber of Secrets is resolved, he will be freed from restrictions like other students and can enter and exit Gryffindor Tower freely."

"Of course." Lockhart narrowed his eyes,

"If this doesn't work, then the two of you who don't cooperate with my decision-making can only be sent to the school board. I believe they will like this complaint very much, and it will also speed up the complete dismissal of Professor Dumbledore..."

"What do you mean?" He looked at the two of them.

Professor McGonagall frowned, realizing that Lockhart was chosen by the school board as the interim principal, and he was indeed difficult to deal with.

As she thought, she glanced at the young wizard Meka beside her.

"Even the young Voldemort is difficult to deal with. It seems that today's matter cannot be resolved peacefully." Meka also lowered his head in thought.

He had too much knowledge and experience of dead wizards in his mind, and knew that in the current magic world, the magic that prohibits people from entering and leaving a certain place should be headed by the magical protection of Hogwarts.

Therefore, no wizard in the entire Hogwarts castle can use Apparition to enter here, even Voldemort.

The other magic that prohibits entry and exit is nothing more than blocking the house and prohibiting flying.

Based on Voldemort's understanding of himself, perhaps even the flight of the Animagus form will be restricted.

However, could Voldemort guess that he knew an extremely niche transformation spell and could use loopholes to perform it before the spell reached a very advanced level, so that he could exchange positions with objects in the outside world?

Moreover, this spell can even bypass the forbidden teleportation set by the top magic protection of Hogwarts.

"No, he can't guess it." Maka thought.

From the memory of Principal Black, it can be known that this method of cleverly using props to cast the conversion spell was studied by him alone and has not been told to others.

Therefore, even Voldemort could not guess that he might break through the blockade and imprisonment in this way.

"It's not a bad thing to be alone in a dormitory." Maka thought.

Now Harry and Ron can't go out, so they either stay in the Gryffindor common room or in the dormitory.

Therefore, he can only practice magic late at night and early in the morning, which is really inconvenient.

If there is a separate dormitory, this situation can be avoided, and the progress of the 'Lion Heart Curse' and the 'Patronus Charm' will be much faster.

At that time, the destruction of Voldemort's Horcruxes, including killing the basilisk and obtaining the basilisk relics, will also be advanced.

However, if you take the initiative to ask for imprisonment, you can't be too calm, otherwise it will be easy for Voldemort to see that I have a backhand.

"Okay." Meka hesitated for a long time, finally took a deep breath, and responded.

This made Professor McGonagall and Professor Snape stunned for a moment, as if they did not expect that he would agree to such an unreasonable request.

Meka continued: "I accept a separate dormitory to prove my innocence."

Harry grabbed his hand and said anxiously: "Meka, how can you agree to this..."

"It's okay." Meka patted him on the shoulder, "I just lived alone for a while. When I was at home, I lived alone, so I was used to it."

He looked up at Professor Lockhart with "cold" eyes, seemingly unhappy.

'Lockhart' squinted his eyes and smiled:

"Wouldn't it be great like this? If I wrongly accuse you, I will personally apologize to you."

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