Chapter 54 Murder Is Still to Be Punished!

From a psychological and physiological point of view, death has always been the greatest fear of mankind.

A cold corpse, lying in front of you, maximizes that fear...

But the other party just chose to attack, but did not kill Filch, which is especially strange.

Especially according to the statement in "Hogwarts (a school history)":

"Slytherin built a secret room in the castle until his true heir came to the school.

Only the heir can open the secret room, release the horrors inside, and let it purify the school and remove all those who are not worthy of learning magic. "

If the person who opened the Chamber of Secrets believes this, then, is Filch on the list?

certainly,

Because he's a Squib!

More pure-blood discrimination than Muggle-born wizards.

So choosing Filch to start, it is estimated that this consideration is also included.

But William didn't think that the attacker would fight the demon in his heart against the angel the moment he attacked, and finally the heart of the Virgin broke out, leaving Filch dead.

This is neither science nor magic.

"William, I'm glad you were keenly aware of this," Dumbledore whispered.

"When I analyze a person's behavior pattern, I will first judge the other person's character, habits...even IQ based on what he has done."

William nodded in approval.

Different people think differently... Geniuses and idiots are different, ordinary people and perverts are even more different.

Of course, if you want to judge accurately, you need enough experience and familiarity with all kinds of human nature. You can easily substitute yourself into a role of being smart, stupid, reckless, cunning, perverted, or gay.

Dumbledore is always at ease in role-playing, so he is very good at grasping people's hearts.

"The attackers knew Filch hated the castle getting dirty, so they stole Nick's rotting food and deliberately lured him.

I first thought the attacker was a very smart person. ' said Dumbledore.

That's right, being able to attack under Dumbledore's eyelids without leaving the slightest evidence, IQ is indeed possible.

Like Tywin and Quirrell, Dumbledore knew in advance that there was something wrong with them, but this time he didn't know anything about it.

"It was a clever attacker who deliberately left a message to remind us that the Chamber of Secrets was open.

He is very confident.

Confidence that even if we know, he can attack successfully next time. "

Dumbledore quickly analyzed two tags for the attacker.

"Such a smart and confident attacker who is clearly a pure-blood, so why not kill Filch?"

William thought for a while and guessed: "It can only be that he can't kill, or that it's not time to kill yet?"

"William, I prefer the second point." Dumbledore's eyes stayed on the window.

"A wizard who chooses to open a secret room will not be afraid to kill... Since he doesn't kill, there is a reason not to kill.

There are reasons why a person does everything, and those reasons are all in the service of the ultimate goal. "

William nodded and asked, "So what is his goal?"

"Not quite." Dumbledore shook his head, "but we can be sure of one thing—"

"This won't be his last attack!" William said seriously.

"Yes, we can be sure of that!" Dumbledore looked solemn.

"He's going to go on to the next attack, and for the same reason, he's not going to kill the next victim."

"But this attack won't go on forever... we just said,

Fostering fear was not his real purpose, otherwise he would have simply killed Filch.

All his actions serve one goal, and I think there must be a number of such attacks. "

William pondered, "Is there any evidence to support this view?"

Dumbledore leaned back in his chair and reminded softly:

"I think you noticed the bloody mark on Filch's right hand?"

"The horned camel beast?"

"Yes, from the outline of the pattern, it is indeed a horned camel beast."

The horned camel beast is a magical creature with a large body and a raised back, and its gray-purple skin is stronger than that of a dragon.

The horned camel beast has two very sharp golden long horns on its head, and its body is like a saber-toothed tiger.

"Did he imply that we sent the horned camel? I remember that the horned camel was extinct." William said suspiciously.

"It's inaccurate to say that, Newt found the last pair of horned camels that were capable of breeding decades ago.

He bred himself to keep the creature from danger of extinction.

I thought that the other party was implying this, but after thinking about it, I thought that the Horned Camel was just a number. "

"Two?" William raised his eyebrows.

In ancient Rune, the horned camel symbolizes the number two.

"Yes, I think he was telling us that Filch was the second person he attacked.

A smart and confident attacker, obviously a bit conceited, he thought it would be boring if no one knew what he had done.

So remind me this way. "

"Who will be the first?"

"Good question, but we'll never know." Dumbledore sighed.

"That's the tricky part, don't forget, Filch's chest injury will heal soon.

This shows that even if the first person is attacked, as long as he does not take the initiative to stand up, we will never know. "

Dumbledore crossed his hands and continued: "You just asked me if I had evidence, and this is the evidence. The other party left a number, indicating that he has considered the number of times he will attack.

As for how many times..."

William blurted out, "Seven times?"

Dumbledore raised his eyebrows and said meaningfully. "Why do you think it's seven?"

"...Seven is the most magical number...Professor Victor gave me a number divination before, and she said the danger could come seven times."

William soon reiterated what he found in the arithmetic and divination class.

After listening to Dumbledore, he said: "The divination class is much more troublesome than I thought. I have never taken this class myself, but I think Professor Victor is right."

"Merlin!" cried Armando Dippet in the portrait. "Seven times! Isn't attacking a student enough? To attack... seven times..."

The other principals also talked a lot and looked particularly angry.

"Although this attack is very evil, I think we still have a lot of time." Dumbledore whispered.

"All are safe for now until the seventh person is attacked."

"Harry?!" William said suddenly.

"That's right!" said Dumbledore appreciatively, "I think the attacker's target was Harry from the beginning, but he didn't want to kill Harry directly, but like a hunter, playing with his prey patiently."

William took a cold breath, he understood what Dumbledore meant.

It's not for nothing that the attackers controlled Filch to identify Harry.

In other words, all subsequent attackers will identify Harry.

What happens when all the students think Harry is the attacker?

Not to mention campus violence, the seventh attack is very likely to happen without the person who opened the secret room. He secretly incites the students a little, and mass attacks will occur.

First offend you, make you the only designated scapegoat, and then use public opinion to kill?

Murder is still...heart!

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