Daily Life at Hogwarts Chapter 316: Evaporation

After the Easter break, Hogwarts students were stunned to discover that their Defence Against the Dark Arts professor was missing?

The seventh-grade students in the Advanced Defense Against the Dark Arts class were the first to discover this problem. They wondered why Professor Smith was not present in the class. The student council president had to tell Professor McGonagall about it.

However, what surprised them most was that Professor McGonagall didn't know what was going on.

The disappearance of Professor Smith spreads like a plague to the entire school.

Everyone is talking about this, wondering where Professor Smith is going, why didn't he come to teach everyone?

Most students think Professor Smith may have resigned early?

After all, there was Professor Broad's case last semester. It's just, why didn't Professor Smith inform everyone about this in advance?

Professor McGonagall was also unable to contact the missing colleague and had to tell Dumbledore about it.

Dumbledore, who was dealing with the Philosopher's Stone, hurried back to school to find out.

Hogwarts Castle, Headmaster's Room on the eighth floor.

Professor McGonagall is speaking to Dumbledore about the current situation.

"The owl I sent couldn't reach Rowena, and he didn't say where he was going?" Professor McGonagall's brows furrowed deeply. Although she was reluctant to admit it, Professor Defence Against the Dark Arts It is indeed one of the most dangerous positions in the magic world, and it is an indisputable fact that it is changed every year.

"Didn't he tell anyone to go there?" Dumbledore asked, listening to Professor McGonagall's report.

"No." Professor McGonagall said: "Mr. Anderson and Sister McDougall have more contact with Rowena. I have asked the three of them, but I don't know where Smith is going."

"When did he not show up at the school?" Dumbledore asked again.

"Ten days ago." Professor McGonagall wouldn't pay attention to this. After all, professors also need to take a vacation, and it is impossible to stay in school even during vacation. "By the way, Rowena's family is also there. Look around for his whereabouts."

Professor McGonagall puts the Daily Prophet in front of the Headmaster.

Dumbledore fell into a brief silence with his hands intertwined on the table. In fact, Dumbledore didn't have a good solution, mainly because Rowena had been missing for too long, and some tracking magic could not even take effect.

"Let's try to find the news of Rowena first, if there really is no result..." Dumbledore glanced at the missing person notice in the Daily Prophet, "I'll think of other ways!"

The professors at Hogwarts are so busy that they don't have time to dig into this, let alone find Rowena, and Dumbledore has so much to do right now Can't get out.

"What about Defence Against the Dark Arts?" Professor McGonagall asked.

"You can ask Severus to help in the class, or..." Dumbledore's words suddenly stopped, and he looked at the fireplace in the headmaster's room, where a green flame was rising, and a figure came out of the flame. .

"You came just in time, Bud!" Dumbledore greeted the visitor with a smile.

"I heard that Rowena was missing, and our old buddy Gerber was looking for him. He asked me to come to Hogwarts and see what was going on. Gerber's not so good Well, you know, Rowena is almost his most promising junior." Professor Broad said helplessly: "Half a month ago, I had a letter exchange with Rowena, how could I disappear for no reason? ."

"I don't know, we don't have any good news here, and we are still confused." Professor McGonagall greeted his former colleagues and said helplessly, "Rowena during the Easter holiday. After leaving Hogwarts, no one knows where he is going."

This matter is very sensitive. The position of Defence Against the Dark Arts professor is not very popular. Now another one is missing. Professor McGonagall is even a little worried about scaring off other applicants. What should I do if I can't find a professor? just fine?

"Right, Bud, I want to ask you something!" Dumbledore suddenly said, "Can you come back and help..."

"No, the Defence Against the Dark Arts professor is so evil, I even wonder if Rowena's disappearance has something to do with the **** curse." Professor Broad simply refused Dumbledore's invitation, laughing at himself Said, "Fortunately, last year I ran a lot more quickly, so I didn't suffer from bad luck."

Professor McGonagall frowned, but she also had to admit that this was the luckiest Defense Against the Dark Arts professor in recent decades.

"No, I just want you to come back for your class. I've found the Defence Against the Dark Arts professor next semester." Dumbledore reminded kindly: "If you need to investigate Rowena, stay at school. You might find some useful clues here."

"Substitute class... Okay!" Professor Broad stroked his beard and agreed: "In the past two months ~IndoMTL.com~ Rowena Smith's disappearance has attracted the attention of the magical world, and the Smith family has He offered a high reward and even used a lot of methods, but still could not find his whereabouts, as if the whole world had evaporated.

"The prophecy failed."

Nicole Lemay looked at the crystal that had not changed at all, shook her head and said, "I think... the person you are looking for may already be dead!"

Without a doubt, this is the worst news Dumbledore has ever heard.

"Dead?"

"The dead have no future, nor do they need it," Nicole Lemay explained. "Of course, it is possible that someone used strong magic on him and interfered with my prophecy, but this possibility should be Not much."

"That sucks!"

Dumbledore is considering whether to tell that old friend about it!

What he didn't know, Gerber Smith knew about it long ago, and knew the truth better, all he did was to disguise himself.

Of course, Rowena's death was also a heavy blow to the old man who was almost over a hundred.

Professor Broad has gradually wiped away any remaining traces after taking over from Smith.

Mr. Mogg has turned Smith's skeleton into a stone, forever buried in an unknown place deep in the Forbidden Forest. No one will ever know where Rowena Smith is, let alone find his body.

The students at Hogwarts wondered what happened to Professor Smith, but they were all relieved to hear that Professor Broad was the substitute teacher. After all, this Professor Broad is also very reliable.

There is a new rumor in the school when there is a new rumor that the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts is really cursed, which is why Professor Smith disappears inexplicably.