After breakfast, this explosive news seemed to have wings. It first flew to every corner of Hogwarts, making the little wizard who couldn't catch breakfast because he slept in sad: This kind of epic giant melon will last a lifetime.
I don't know how many of them I will meet. Then, the news flew to the outside world and spread throughout the magical world.
The "Daily Prophet" reported the news with a front-page headline, and also added an additional report in the "Evening Prophet" that day. However, the real Lockhart is still out of contact, and there is no concrete news yet. This is also
Lockhart fans have some unrealistic fantasies: Maybe it’s fake news? Maybe it’s a malicious frame-up by a vicious murderer?
As the storm outside intensified, Professor Sprout's mandrake matured. Madam Pomfrey and Professor Dumbledore were already preparing to prepare the basilisk antidote, and Tom in the ward might wake up at any time.
That night, two sneaky figures appeared in the corridor outside the Hogwarts hospital.
Fred and George, of course.
Ever since they learned about Professor "Lockhart"'s escape that morning, they had been staring closely at the Marauder's Map in their hands, trying to find Tom Yoder hiding in the castle.
As a result, Yoder-san seemed to have disappeared from the world.
Until tonight, the name Tom appeared in the school hospital, and at the same time, Lockhart, who had been hanging up there, also disappeared. The twins heard the news and hurried to the school hospital. The reason they wanted to find Tom was also very simple: they wanted to pass the final exam
The answer! Chat with him by the way. After all, this move is so cool and interesting.
They had this plan before, but before they could execute it, Tom disappeared from the world.
Fred and George pushed open the door and saw Tom lying there on the innermost hospital bed. They sneaked to his bedside, but before they could make any further moves, the doctor in the ward
The lights suddenly came on: Madam Pomfrey was standing at the door, looking like her anger meter was full.
"What are you doing here?" She walked into the ward, and only then did Fred and the two of them see clearly that Madam Pomfrey was holding a bowl in her hand, followed by several professors and Dumbledore. She stood at the door and opened the door.
The bowl was placed on a cabinet, and something else was taken out from the cabinet: a feather duster.
Even Fred and George, who had experienced many battles, were confused when they encountered this situation. They didn't know what to say for a moment.
Could it be that the Tom lying on the bed, the man playing Lockhart, was actually Tom Yoder lying in the hospital bed, and they were here to ask him for the answers to the final exam?
Although they like to play pranks, they can't betray their classmates. And rather than saying such things, they would be better off being imprisoned.
Brother Fred met the professors here tonight because of their bad luck. Naturally, they had seen the Marauder's Map before going out. What they saw was that the deans and Madam Pomfrey were all staying there.
I don't know what I'm doing in the principal's office.
Little did they know that these people were watching Dumbledore preparing the antidote to petrification.
After Dumbledore finished preparing the antidote, they naturally had to come to the school hospital to give Tom the medicine, so they met Fred George who was visiting the ward at night.
"We...we are..." George was a little stuck. If Truth or Dare was also popular in the wizarding world, then he would probably have a good excuse. But now even Muggles don't play this game very much, so he could only say
: "We're curious about Tom's condition."
This reason is in line with their characters. The two brothers are the kind of people who can run into the school hospital at night out of curiosity. But the consequences are...
Madam Pomfrey rushed towards them with a feather duster, and before they could react, the feather duster quickly fell on them.
"Get out!" She whipped Fred and George and drove them out of the ward. The twins rushed out of the door with their heads in arms. The other professors just stood aside quietly, watching Madam Pomfrey chase the twins away.
After Madam Pomfrey finished dealing with it, Dumbledore personally stepped forward and gave Tom the antidote.
The person on the bed is the real Tom. Since running away, he has been hiding in the Room of Requirement, counting the days until the day when the mandrake matures as expected by Professor Sprout. When the mandrake matures
Finally, he moved Lockhart to his office in advance, and then asked Hermione to "petrify all" on him. Now he is in a state of stiffness after being petrified.
If he didn't break the curse or take a potion to remove petrification, he would remain in this state for a long time. He lay quietly on the bed, listening to Madam Pomfrey beating Fred and George.
Hearing Dumbledore approaching, Dumbledore opened his mouth and poured in the antidote.
bitter!
This was Tom's first reaction. The whole-body restraint spell on him was lifted almost immediately. He rolled off the bed and retched, trying to resolve the bitter feeling in his mouth. Tom's actions had no effect, and his mouth
The bitterness in it has just subsided a little, and the sourness has come up. After the sourness, there is spicy...
This feeling was as if Dumbledore had given Tom not a bowl of medicine, but a bowl of seasoning with distinct layers.
"You guys go out first!" Dumbledore waved his hand and drove out the professors who were trying to see what happened - it was also the first time for the professors to see a petrified person revived, and they all wanted to get closer to see the details.
As a result, he was driven out ruthlessly by Dumbledore.
Despite their reluctance, the professors and Madam Pomfrey left the ward.
Dumbledore sat beside the bed, smiling lovingly, watching Tom "reflect" on the antidote.
When Tom felt better, he patted Tom on the shoulder.
"Are you feeling better? Study hard and prepare for the exam! If you fail, you will have to repeat the grade -" After just saying such a simple sentence, he left the ward. Only half a bowl of antidote was left on the bedside.
, emitting a strange smell.
The next day, Tom returned to school and caused a small sensation, but that was all - his incident had passed! The heat of the secret room had passed. After everyone saw Tom in the auditorium,
Then I suddenly realized: Yes, it seems that one of our classmates has been petrified all the time?
"So Tom, how does it feel after being petrified?" Tom's roommate Michael Kohner asked him curiously.
"It's like a dream." Tom answered the roommates' questions with a smile.