The Silent Witch of Hogwarts

Chapter 243 The Thief 3.0

Chapter 243 The Thief 3.0 (What's wrong with the security at Hogwarts?)

Standing in front of her office door once again, Loila admitted she was a little nervous.

Since her previous theft, Loila had installed warning devices on her office doors and windows. Whenever someone used magic to damage the door or break the glass, Loila's necklace would issue a warning.

Loila pursed her lips, took a deep breath looking at the seemingly intact office door, and then carefully raised her wand.

If a thief is inside, I can't let him escape.

Thinking this, Loila gently placed her hand on the office door, and as she slowly pulled it, she knew from where the thief had entered the office.

He actually went straight through the main entrance—

Loila couldn't help but think the thief was a bit too bold, so she gripped her wand tightly, took a deep breath, and then forcefully pulled the entire door open.

"Hmm."

Nothing had changed in the office—nothing had been rummaged through or scattered around, and no materials were strewn all over the floor.

It looked as if nothing had happened.

Is it just my imagination?

No—that's impossible—Loila had complete faith in her magic array; the intricate array was like gears, it couldn't be that it was malfunctioning—

Could it be that this thief was of very high moral character? Seeing that his office was completely empty, he simply took a look and left?

Luckily, she had put everything in the Space Extension Book. — Loila glanced around and frowned slightly after finding nothing.

How strange————

After a few seconds of silence, she flicked her wand, and a pale golden light enveloped the office. However, it was clear that there was no trace of the thief.

It seems this thief is not only of high moral character, but also quite skilled in magic—at least he had time to erase the traces he left behind after triggering his own alarm.

This is really strange—Loila is starting to have some doubts. Could it be some kind of rat? Or some daring student?

It's certainly a good thing nothing was stolen, but the average moral standard of the people at Hogwarts is just too low! How come there were thieves last year, and there are still thieves this year?

In all those years in Nurmengard, no one had ever broken into Loila's room to steal anything—the only time it was broken in was when she hadn't left her room for a week straight, and Lady Vida thought she was dead—

Ahem, I've gotten a bit off-topic—anyway, after carefully checking the office for a few minutes, Roy was certain that he hadn't lost anything, and even the positions of things didn't seem to have changed—

Surely it wasn't some student's Halloween prank? If so, Professor Hamilton will have to give you the Cruciatus Curse as candy!

"Clatter".

Just as Loila was lost in thought, there was a knock on the office door.

"Cousin, are you there?"

It was Peterson's voice—it seemed he had come looking for him—perfect, maybe he knew some clues?

Although he didn't have high hopes, Roy still tidied his robes and slowly opened the office door.

"Happy Halloween, cousin." Peterson nodded slightly and pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses, but this also made Loila notice that his glasses frames seemed a little deformed.

It looks like it bumped into something.

"What's wrong with your glasses?" After thinking for a moment, Loila decided to show concern as an elder.

"Ah—I wasn't paying attention when I went out. I was thinking about my cousin, so I bumped into the statue in the hallway." Peterson smiled.

"Hmm!"

What do you mean by "thinking about me"? — How can you be so glib!

"Why does my cousin look so worried? Did something happen?"

"As expected of my cousin, he really understands me—" Loila pursed her lips and said, "In the office—it seems, it seems a thief has broken in—"

"A thief?" Peterson raised an eyebrow, feigning surprise. "Are there thieves at Hogwarts?"

"Isn't this place full of students and—professors?" He seemed to realize something when he mentioned professors, and his tone sounded a little strange.

Last year there was a professor who was a thief! And—do you know something about it?

Loila sensed something odd in Peterson's words, so she clutched the hem of her dress and slightly raised her head to ask, "You—what do you know?"

"Hmm—" Peterson hesitated for a few seconds, then said after a moment's hesitation, "Although saying it like this is a bit—"

—This was directed at Professor Rozier.

"But I saw—Professor Rozier hurrying down the corridor earlier."

Are you sure you're not just making things up because you don't get along with her? Even though Peterson emphasized that so much—

But it must be said that Loila still had some doubts—

However, upon closer reflection, it's quite reasonable for Miss Shiloh to casually rummage through my office—after all, she's always believed she betrayed Lord Grindelwald—oh dear, if I had known, I would have kept a copy of Lord Grindelwald's work in my office drawer.

Or send a letter expressing loyalty—that way, Miss Hilo wouldn't be so suspicious.

Loila subconsciously felt a little regretful—but Miss Shiloh was quite quick, taking action right after she and Luna had gone to her place.

As expected of a member of our UMNO party —

"Should we ask Professor Rozier?" Peterson asked slowly.

"Ah—no need—no need."

It wouldn't be good if she actually found out something—after all, Loila didn't want Miss Shiloh to be exposed.

But Miss Hilo, you were so careless! You were discovered just like that! Look at me, I did such a good job as an undercover agent, and not a single person found out that I was a member of the Malay Party.

Loila couldn't help but feel a little smug. This was the difference between a veteran UMNO member and a newcomer like you! You still have a lot to learn.

"Not going to her?" Peterson nodded thoughtfully. "That's true—"

"I doubt she'd admit it," he said, then asked, "Did your cousin lose anything?"

"It seems...it seems not." Loila thought for a moment and said, "None of my things are in the office."

"That's good." Peterson smiled. "Those magic arrays and such are highly coveted."

"It wouldn't be good if those bad people got their hands on it." He then seemed to have thought of something and suggested, "If my cousin trusts the Hamilton family, perhaps she could put it in the family vault—"

"Wait until needed—"

"No—no need." Loila quickly shook her head. Keeping a magic array in a vault was way too much! Besides, Loila was planning to release this information publicly after it was compiled—

Anyway, these are just some very basic magic arrays. What Loila wants to do is to make magic arrays accessible to more people.

Seeing that Loila refused, Peterson didn't say anything more. He nodded slightly and said, "Then let's do as my cousin says."

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