[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-wizard-war-at-hogwarts":3,"chapter-wizard-war-at-hogwarts-wizard-war-at-hogwarts-chapter-60":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Wizard War at Hogwarts",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2358033,4612,"Chapter 60: The First Round Table Meeting","wizard-war-at-hogwarts-chapter-60",60,"\u003Cp>That night, Malfoy and Pansy brought Harry to an empty classroom. Malfoy suggested he put on the Invisibility Cloak, so that those coming to the meeting would have fewer reservations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long after, Cui Ge, Luna, Ginny, Ivy, Crabbe, and Goyle arrived one after another; under Malfoy and Pansy’s guidance, the eight of them formed a circle and began taking turns speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve all heard the rumors about the Chamber,” Malfoy began. “In fact, evidence suggests the one who opened the Chamber is connected to the notebook we’ve been using. I ask each of you to examine yourselves: tell us what happened when you used the notebook, discuss it, and see if the one who opened the Chamber is truly among us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s start with Pansy, to my left,” he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When I used the diary, besides daily study questions, I talked mostly about life. Tom encouraged me to express my feelings boldly—and because of that, Malfoy and I became a couple, thanks to his matchmaking. I’m deeply grateful to the diary. But if anyone claims it opened the Chamber, I won’t accept it. We’ve finally had a sweet time together; why let some messy business ruin it?” Pansy finished and fixed her gaze sharply on the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I think Luna is highly suspicious,” Pansy snapped. “Everyone knows Cui Ge fell for you at first sight and pursued you relentlessly. Yet you, every day, act like a lunatic, doing God-knows-what. You avoid dating a boy who likes you and just wander off alone—this behavior is bizarre. Luna needs to explain herself. That’s all I have to say.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pansy’s accusation is pure nonsense,” Cui Ge retorted. “While using the diary, besides homework, the most frequent topics between Luna and me were her eccentric ideas: she wears radish earrings, makes necklaces from butterbeer corks. So many adorable, fascinating details—and yet you reduce her to just ‘lunatic.’ Isn’t that arrogant?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Luna’s every action has logic behind it—you simply refuse to understand. The earrings aren’t radishes—they’re Airships Lee, helping her better accept the abnormal. The cork necklace repels Nargles. These inspirations come from Ravenclaw’s Diadem. Do you even know how brilliant she is? You don’t. You only care about yourselves.” Cui Ge finished his long outburst and turned to look at the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I think Malfoy is the suspicious one,” Cui Ge said. “If Slytherin has returned, who among us would he be most satisfied with? Undoubtedly Malfoy—you’re the ideal Slytherin heir. You’ve likely already received Slytherin’s legacy from somewhere else and are now pretending to investigate. That’s all I have to say.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sometimes I go out alone just to enjoy quiet,” Luna’s ethereal voice rang out. “Cui Ge made a good point: even if we opened the Chamber, what benefit would we gain? From a motive standpoint, I also suspect Malfoy. That’s all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I think Malfoy isn’t necessarily the one who opened the Chamber,” Ginny spoke up. “Before he found us today, no one suspected the notebook had anything to do with the Chamber. If he were Slytherin’s heir, he wouldn’t have called this self-examination meeting. But perhaps the one who opened the Chamber isn’t among us. Malfoy, the evidence you found might have been planted by the real culprit—he wants us to turn on each other and find a scapegoat. That’s my view. That’s all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let me speak,” Ivy continued. “When I used the diary with Ginny, most questions were about studies. We also asked Tom for advice on communication skills—all verifiable. I believe Pansy and Malfoy’s relationship can be confirmed by Tom, but Luna claims she sometimes goes out for quiet—something Tom cannot verify. I think we should only trust what can be proven. That’s all I have to say.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm, this is getting complicated,” Crabbe said. “I can’t tell who’s lying, but Crabbe and Goyle definitely aren’t lying, and we didn’t open the Chamber. You can investigate us any way you want. As for usage, we mostly asked questions. Tom is brilliant—sometimes he thinks long, but he always gives us good answers.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, that’s all I have to say.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, Crabbe just said everything I was going to say,” Goyle said. “But I have an idea: since we don’t know who opened the Chamber, why not ask Tom? Maybe he knows. That’s all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve already asked Tom,” Malfoy said. “He said that before the Chamber opened, someone had asked him many questions about it. From this discussion, I think Luna and Ivy offered some constructive points: we must articulate motives when suspecting someone, and the accused must provide concrete evidence to explain their doubts. That’s all for now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I think Luna should explain again why she leaves Cui Ge to wander off,” Pansy said. “If you insist you’re a girl who abandons her boyfriend to roam around, then I must question your sanity—and whether, knowing the Chamber’s opening harms everyone, you might have opened it irrationally out of some incomprehensible curiosity. That’s all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“From this angle, Luna seems hard to defend,” Cui Ge acknowledged objectively. “If you admit you’re someone who often ignores reason due to emotion, then Luna wouldn’t need a clear motive to open the Chamber.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But,” he continued, “assuming Luna is suspicious, let’s look at Malfoy in return. As I said, Malfoy is the most likely to have received Slytherin’s legacy. His motive would be Slytherin’s command. Compared to that, Luna’s ‘irrational’ opening seems far less plausible. That’s all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let me tell you—I’ve been studying Hogwarts’ staircase movement patterns when I go out,” Luna said, offering a legitimate reason. “I believe they conceal a Ravenclaw spell. I’m far more interested in Ravenclaw’s Diadem than Slytherin’s Chamber. The staircase magic might be the key to finding it. I didn’t want to reveal these Ravenclaw secrets, but now I must to prove myself. That’s all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everyone here knows the Chamber’s opening harms none of us—we’re all pure-bloods or half-bloods,” Ginny said. “But what benefit does it bring us? None. I believe none of us want these boring affairs to ruin our school life. I still believe the one who opened the Chamber is outside our group. That’s my view.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“From that perspective, I’m the one who least wants the Chamber opened,” Ivy said. “My father is a Muggle. My mother is a witch born to Muggles.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait—you’re not Harry’s sister?” Ginny said, surprised. “But your manners and bearing are so refined, like a true old pure-blood noble.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Actually, I’m Harry’s cousin. We live together in the home of a Muggle noble relative. I hope the Chamber’s opener isn’t among us—so others might mistakenly think I’m pure-blood or half-blood, and I’ll be safer. Among us, only I and Cui Ge may not know each other’s backgrounds. Cui Ge should explain his family. As far as I know, Slytherin’s descendants went to America—his wand is buried at Ilvermorny.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I think Ginny might have motive to open the Chamber,” Crabbe offered rare useful insight. “Tom told me she doesn’t like Zhang Qiu. No one really knows Zhang Qiu’s background. If she were attacked, it could easily be blamed on Slytherin’s heir failing to recognize foreign wizarding blood. That’s my thinking.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Exactly,” Goyle picked up. “I believe the Chamber’s opener wants to eliminate someone they hate. Among us, only Ginny and Ivy show clear hostility—yet you don’t care about blood purity, only about hating Zhang Qiu. In that case, Ivy’s Muggle blood becomes the perfect cover: no one believes you or Ginny could be the opener—you’d never risk yourselves or your best friend.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then it’s clear,” Malfoy said. “Ginny and Cui Ge each need to speak again. Cui Ge, explain your family background. Ginny, explain why you dislike Zhang Qiu.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll go first,” Cui Ge said. “My father is Professor Donald Fontroy’s younger brother, an American wizard who disappeared when I was very young. My mother is an Yingzhou witch who raised me alone. I lived in Yingzhou until age ten, then came to Britain this year after Professor Fontroy recognized me as his nephew.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I believe you’re unlikely to be Slytherin’s heir,” Malfoy said. “Only your mother is suspect—but Yingzhou people have no connection to Slytherin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then I’ll explain why I dislike Zhang Qiu,” Ginny hesitated. “Mainly because she’s too close to Harry. Look—he spends every day in the library helping her with homework, yet ignores his own sister.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, we all think she stole Harry,” Ivy agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“From this angle, I think… it’s hardly necessary to open the Chamber and launch a terror attack just out of jealousy,” Malfoy mused.\u003C\u002Fp>",1419,"2026-06-21T04:54:27.874Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","474d8fafa0c4b0496f73dcaa29fe802529a96fc007fa195037e6e1a867366930","wizard-war-at-hogwarts-chapter-61","wizard-war-at-hogwarts-chapter-59",528,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwizard-war-at-hogwarts-cover.jpg"]