Dumbledore did not doubt Ginny. After all, the Weasleys were both members of the Order of the Phoenix and could not betray him. He was just worried that Ginny had been bewitched by Tom...
The next night, Ginny came to the principal's office on the eighth floor anxiously.
Dumbledore smiled and said to Ginny:
"Hello, Miss Weasley. Don't worry, I just asked you to come and understand some situations!"
Ginny felt relieved when she saw Dumbledore's kind expression, but when she heard his question, her heart suddenly lifted and she said:
"Deng... Principal Dumbledore, what is the matter?"
Dumbledore took a deep look at Ginny and said:
"Miss Weasley, have you seen this diary?"
With that said, he placed the holed diary in front of Ginny.
When Ginny saw the diary, her face suddenly turned pale, and her eyes were filled with fear.
When Dumbledore saw this, he immediately understood that his guess was correct, but he did not ask further questions, but quietly waited for Ginny to tell everything.
After a while, Ginny slowly calmed down, looked at Dumbledore and said:
"Principal Dumbledore, I don't know when this diary appeared in my textbook. At that time, I was very curious and took a look.
After writing the words, a person appeared on it who was able to communicate with me. He also gave me many tips on how to cast spells at the beginning, which helped my performance improve very quickly."
Then Ginny's expression gradually became erratic and she continued:
"But, one night I suddenly appeared in the corridor of the castle, and then the diary disappeared. After that, I heard about the secret room."
Ginny looked a little scared and then said:
"Principal Dumbledore, I really didn't know that he was You-Know-Who, nor did I know that this was You-Know-Who's magic item!"
Seeing this, Dumbledore comforted him and said:
"Miss Weasley, it's okay. You are just a first-year wizard. It is normal to be confused by magic items. We will not punish you for this. Don't worry!"
Ginny breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. God knows how scared she was when she heard that the owner of the diary was a mysterious man. At the same time, she was so lucky to be able to survive in the hands of a mysterious man.
Dumbledore asked with a strange look in his eyes:
"Miss Weasley, can you tell me what happened when you were buying textbooks?"
After hearing this, Ginny began to recall what happened in Diagon Alley at that time, and said at the same time:
"Principal, my parents took us and Harry to buy textbooks in Diagon Alley, and we also saw Professor Lockhart holding a book signing."
Then Ginny showed a look of disgust on her face and said:
"By the way, we also met the Malfoy family. They insulted us at that time, and Draco's father had a fight with my father, and then they were separated."
Dumbledore heard this and murmured:
"Lucius? Tom's diary, it turns out to be like this!"
Having said that, Lockhart was also very suspicious in Dumbledore's mind, but he was a professor at Hogwarts after all, and he couldn't make any conclusions without evidence.
Moreover, no matter how you look at it, Lucius Malfoy is very suspicious. After all, Dobby, the house elf of the Malfoy family, has been to the castle many times and showed up to tell Harry that there were dangerous things in the castle. Even Dumbledore
I know.
Therefore, Dumbledore had to suspect that Lucius took advantage of the confusion and put the diary into Ginny's textbook.
As for the purpose, I'm afraid it's for the possible Slytherin inheritance and basilisk in the Chamber of Secrets.
"It seems that it was Lucius's design. He sent the diary into the castle and pushed Tom to open the secret room. Then he carried out a sneak attack and destroyed the diary in the secret room. As for the basilisk inside, it should have been quietly
Kill and take away.”
Dumbledore thought in his mind. However, it is a mystery how Malfoy managed to hide it from him and the castle. But it is also very normal. After all, he is a pure-blood noble. It is normal to have one or two magic tricks at the bottom of the box.
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Besides, Lucius and his wife were both Death Eaters, so they might have learned some methods of hiding in the castle from the mysterious man.
In this way, you can not only obtain the treasures of Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets, but also push them all to Hogwarts. Even if Voldemort is finally resurrected, Lucius will not be found.
William probably never imagined that Dumbledore's "reasonable" guess would be getting further and further away from the truth.
Looking at Principal Dumbledore's thoughtful look, Ginny gradually began to have a guess in her mind, and understood that this diary might have been secretly stuffed into her textbook by Lucius Malfoy when he was provoking his father.
Thinking that I almost died because of this this year, and even almost became the scapegoat for the mysterious man to open the Chamber of Secrets like Hagrid, I not only felt a secret hatred in my heart, but also felt very guilty and self-blame for having almost brought danger to my classmates.
After noticing Ginny's psychological activities, Dumbledore couldn't help but feel helpless, but still comforted:
"Miss Weasley, you don't have to blame yourself for this. After all, no one was hurt, right?"
After comforting Ginny for a while, Dumbledore asked Ginny to go back to rest in peace, while he himself sat at his desk wondering what he was thinking.
Ginny walked out of the principal's office and happened to see Ron and others waiting anxiously outside, and she couldn't help but feel warm in her heart.
Especially when he saw Harry next to Ron, his face turned slightly red.
At this time, Ron didn't know that his sister had secretly placed her heart on Harry.
"Ginny, how are you?"
Ron asked with concern.
Ginny smiled and said:
"Ron, it's okay. The principal said that this matter will not involve me anymore, so I can rest assured."
Then his expression darkened again and he said:
"But when the principal talked to me just now, he asked about the origin of the diary. I guessed that the diary might have been secretly inserted into my textbook by Draco Malfoy's father when he was in Diagon Alley."
"What? Let's go find Malfoy!~"
When Ron heard this, he immediately became furious. Without analyzing the situation at that time, he immediately prepared to gather a group of people to deal with Draco Malfoy. He wanted to take revenge first. He was indeed a talent in the path of the grumpy old pigeon.
Ginny's face changed slightly, she grabbed Ron and said:
"Ron, we can't go directly to this matter. Otherwise, everyone will know that I have opened the secret room before!"
After the Chamber of Secrets was opened, Ginny told Ron and Harry her previous suspicions, which led to the current scene.
Harry's expression tightened when he heard this, and he said to Ron:
"That's right, Ron. If this matter is exposed, those who got nothing in the Chamber of Secrets may target Ginny and even the Weasley family."
As expected, they are good friends. When Harry said that Ron immediately calmed down, but he still said angrily:
"Damn it Malfoy, let's see! Sooner or later I'm going to give him a good look!"
Ginny couldn't help but smile when she heard this. With such a brother, although he was a little stupid and irritable, he still seemed to feel very safe now!
After Harry saw Ginny's smile, he became a little obsessed and even gradually became distracted...