Inside the office, when Lockhart realized that Light wasn't there for his autograph, he waved his hand impatiently.
"I don't have time to teach students right now. I still have to reply to my fans! They're much more important than Spells."
Light's eyes flickered, but he didn't move. Instead, he smiled and said, "I'll just say a few words. It'll be real quick! Professor Lockhart."
As Lockhart's face showed a look of dissatisfaction, Light paused for a moment, straightened his robe, and continued,
"As far as I know, the Defense Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts has been cursed by a powerful wizard with Curses."
"For many years, no professor has been able to stay in this position for more than a year."
Hearing this terrifying news, Lockhart's fake smile froze. He asked in a stiff tone,
"What do you mean?"
Light chuckled and didn't care about Lockhart's attitude.
"Every professor can only teach at the school for one year due to various reasons."
"Some professors couldn't even make it through their first year. For example, your predecessor, he died!"
Lockhart's stiff face immediately turned deathly pale. He couldn't even maintain his fake smile.
After saying that, Light turned around and left the office without staying.
In the office, Lockhart suddenly stood up and rushed out of the office in a hurry. He headed towards the headmaster's office.
In the empty office, a tiny bug took off from the spot where Light had just been standing.
Finally, it landed in a corner of the office ceiling, constantly collecting information from inside.
Light walked along the corridor of the castle, reading the information he had just extracted from Lockhart's mind.
In the memory, when Lockhart was inspecting the Bludger, he cast the Tracking Spell on it.
After finishing the spell, while signing autographs for a fan, he swapped the Horcruxes with her!
The memory stopped abruptly here, obviously deleted!
He couldn't see what the fan who wanted the autograph looked like. He could only hear it was a girl's voice.
After reading the memory, Light made a summary.
"It was indeed Lockhart who tampered with the Bludger, but the Horcruxes aren't in his hands!"
Thinking of this, Light stopped walking and negated his own idea.
"We can't just believe the Horcruxes aren't in his hands because of the memory. Since he can delete memories, he can also modify them, although it's a bit troublesome!"
"Anyway, I've also placed a monitor in Lockhart's office. I'll know immediately if there's any movement."
Thinking of this, Light took out something like a mirror and looked into it. However, his own reflection didn't appear in the mirror.
Instead, the scene in the Defense Against the Dark Arts office just now appeared. He saw Lockhart rushing out of the office in a hurry.
Light couldn't help but sigh and thought to himself,
"Maybe it's really not in his hands anymore. If the Horcruxes were in his hands, he wouldn't have rushed out in such a hurry."
"It seems the memory is true! The Horcruxes are now in some girl's hands. Well, it makes sense. No one would pay attention if a girl goes into the girls' restroom!"
"It's easy for a man to get caught if he goes into the girls' restroom!"
Thinking about this, since Light had no leads currently, he could only focus on Lockhart for the time being.
After all, judging from the memories he had extracted, this fake, Lockhart, could perform other Spells.
It was obvious that he was deeply eroded by the Horcruxes. If there were any changes, the Horcruxes would most likely return to Lockhart.
"Or, place a surveillance device at the entrance of the Chamber of Secrets! This is also a good approach."
"But be careful. Although it's an abandoned girls' bathroom being monitored, once discovered, the consequences would be unimaginable!"
After having a direction, Light's steps became much lighter.
...
Under the silver moon, Harry Potter, who had just finished celebrating with his teammates, was stopped on his way back to the dormitory by a short, ugly house - elves with long ears and a big nose.
Under Harry Potter's vigilant and curious gaze, the house - elves Dobby, who was blocking the way, spoke!
"Harry Potter must leave, right now! Leave this school. Something very terrifying is about to happen here."
Hearing what the shrill voice said, Harry Potter got annoyed right away.
Seemingly sensing Harry Potter's annoyance, or perhaps trying to persuade him, Dobby explained in a trembling voice.
"Today on the playing field, a Bludger kept chasing Harry Potter. That's what that thing did!"
"I had sealed the wall at the station, but why did you still manage to come here!"
Saying this, tears welled up in Dobby's eyes!
Seeing Dobby's tears, Harry Potter was stunned at first, and then his whole face flushed with anger. He pointed at Dobby, his finger trembling.
"So it was you who made me miss the train! I almost got expelled because of this. And now you still dare to show up in front of me."
Dobby, being scolded by Harry Potter, shed even more tears.
"Dobby just hopes to save your life. It's very dangerous here. Don't stay. I originally wanted to use the Bludger to attack you, but it's already here!"
Looking at Dobby, who was covered in only a tattered cloth, still trembling non - stop and with teary eyes, Harry Potter's tone softened a bit.
"Why don't you want me to come to school, and what's the deal with the Bludger on the playing field today?"
Hearing Harry Potter's softened tone, Dobby cried even more bitterly and said a bit excitedly.
"When Dobby was at home, he heard his master say with his own ears that he threw that thing to a wizard who was about to enter Hogwarts!"
"That was left to the master by the former Dark Lord. I tried to find it, but I couldn't..."
Saying this, Dobby suddenly stopped. In Harry Potter's confused and surprised gaze, he kept hitting his head against the wall!
"Bad Dobby... Bad Dobby..."
Seeing this, Harry Potter quickly stepped forward to stop Dobby's self - harm and asked in a hasty tone.
"Who is your master? Is the Dark Lord Voldemort? Who has that thing in their hands. Tell me quickly!"
"Dobby can't say. Don't ask anymore! Please don't ask poor Dobby anymore!"
Dobby looked at Harry Potter with tear - filled eyes and pleaded.
"Dobby can only tell sir that this school will become extremely dangerous from today on. Someone has been controlled by it," Dobby said.
Hearing this, Harry Potter shook Dobby anxiously. "What should we do? Do you know anything else?"
Just as Dobby, being shaken, was about to speak...
It seemed to sense something. It directly snapped its fingers and disappeared right in front of Harry Potter.
At the same time, Filch, wearing a malicious smile, appeared around the corner behind Harry Potter.
With great difficulty, Harry Potter managed to get rid of Filch, who was on the prowl for students wandering at night, by saying that Professor McGonagall had approved a celebration for the match victory.
Harry Potter watched the figure walking away and whispered Dobby's name, but there was no response at all.