Chapter 152: Abandoned Girls' Restroom

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But the first step is still to determine who the thief actually is.

Allen thought carefully about his four roommates and found he really could not determine who the thief was...

It seemed everyone was possible...

Oh, no, Neville is unlikely.

Thomas has already had a huge conflict with him over this matter, a big fight; his suspicion should be the greatest.

Harry and Ron are also both suspects, but Yodell was once very interested in Harry, so Harry's suspicion is greater.

The thief is most likely among them, but how to determine who the thief is, this is a thorny problem.

The thief definitely knows the diary's magic and preciousness; he will definitely hide the diary very secretly, so catching him red-handed is out of the question.

What gives Allen the biggest headache is that his behavior today has already made the dorm atmosphere oppressive; originally everyone's relationship was quite good, and he feels Harry and Ron are also starting to get angry at him.

Harry and Ron are his best friends at Hogwarts; if this matter affects their friendship, even if the diary is found in the end, it would be a loss outweighing the gain.

So after thinking for a long time, Allen became increasingly at a loss regarding this matter; he had no good method for the moment either.

Allen's talent also seemed to sense Allen's depressed mood.

The next day, Allen randomly obtained the pelt of an animal; this animal's fur was particularly peculiar. This animal's fur was black and especially long; these hairs hung down like human hair, very smooth and soft.

Looking at the smooth fur on his own body in the mirror, Allen felt he had inexplicably gained a lot of melancholy temperament, which matched his current mood perfectly...

The atmosphere in the dorm remained just as oppressive...

Allen had a feeling of being isolated; when he was in the dorm, everyone stopped talking, and everyone tacitly avoided making eye contact with him...

Hermione somehow learned the cause of their conflict; she found Allen alone.

"I don't know why that diary is so important to you, but what I want to say is that our friendship is the most important," Hermione said to Allen.

Allen used the long black fur to block his eyes; Hermione could not see his expression now...

Actually, Allen was also gradually beginning to realize his own mistake; Hermione's words made him even more determined.

"Hurting my friends for a diary is something I do not want to see; I have also realized my mistake. I will find an opportunity to apologize to Harry and the others. That day was indeed my fault; my emotions were too intense," Allen said.

He decided to start changing his plan; he prepared to reconcile with his roommates and then wait in the shadows for the thief to slip up. After all, they were all twelve-year-old young wizards; their acting skills could not be that good; they would inevitably reveal a flaw.

So in the afternoon, when everyone was in the dorm, Allen solemnly apologized to everyone. Everyone forgave him quickly; after all, it was not a big conflict. Everyone returned to their original state on the surface, as if the lost diary incident had never happened...

Time passed day by day like this; in the blink of an eye, a week had passed.

Allen quietly observed for a week, yet there was still no progress; no one revealed any flaw, as if that diary had never existed...

And Allen was surprised to find his life had become leisurely.

Without the diary, he found his spare time had nothing to do; the ancient runes books in the library had already been flipped through by him, and his teacher's assignments had all been finished by him early...

He rarely had his own entertainment life like other young wizards his age.

During this time, he learned Wizard's Chess from Ron, went to watch Harry's Quidditch practice for the first time, and walked with Hermione in the castle courtyard...

His presence in his friends' lives was greatly strengthened.

"Allen, I think your changes this week are really huge; I really like these changes of yours now!" Hermione said with a smile, sitting by the Gryffindor long table.

"Really? I just suddenly became less busy," Allen shrugged, saying. They were having dinner.

"After dinner, play a game of Wizard's Chess with me!" Harry said. "I lost to you yesterday and I'm a bit unconvinced."

"You find Ron; I have to go see Professor Flitwick tonight," Allen said regretfully. "By the way, where is Ron? Why can't I see him?" Allen suddenly realized he could not find Ron's figure.

"I haven't seen him since class ended this afternoon; maybe his brothers called him away!" Hermione said.

"Maybe we will see him when we get back to the dorm..." Harry also said.

After dinner, the three of them shared a stretch of the same path. They walked and talked and laughed in the corridors of Hogwarts.

Today, Allen randomly obtained a pair of animal ears; hearing was particularly sensitive.

He suddenly heard a sound of something wriggling inside a pipe within the wall; additionally, there was a cold voice, like a snake's hissing...

"Did you hear it? A chilling, breath-stopping, cold and vicious speaking voice; he is saying 'Come... come closer... let me tear you... tear you... kill you...'" Harry suddenly stopped in his tracks, saying with some terror.

Hermione also stopped; she tried hard to listen. "I didn't hear anything! Are you hallucinating?" Hermione said doubtfully.

"I heard it, but I only heard the hissing sound..." Allen also said with a solemn face; that voice made him very uneasy.

Hermione looked at the two of them doubtfully. "Why didn't I hear anything?"

Harry and Allen did not respond to her; they made a gesture to keep quiet towards her, continued to stand and listen, but then heard nothing at all...

Regarding this, Harry and Allen also could not figure out what was going on; they decided to put this matter aside for now.

So they parted at a crossroads; Harry and Hermione went back to the Gryffindor tower.

Allen went to the Ravenclaw Head's office, found Professor Flitwick, and discussed some research directions regarding the Chao Gan Zhou with him, but he kept thinking of that cold voice in his mind; that voice made him very uneasy...

Professor Flitwick also noticed that Allen's attention today was not particularly focused, so he let him leave early...

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On the way back, Allen was still thinking about that voice; when he came to his senses, he found he had arrived at a very familiar place—the abandoned girls' restroom.

The restroom door was slightly ajar; this made him, who often came here, suspicious—who would come to this abandoned girls' restroom so late?