Hogwarts: School of Witchcraft and Wizardry 2019 [Ver. 1]

Chapter 21: Veritaserum

Morning again. They settled a meeting to plan about their search on the thief. It was also easier since all of them have Astronomy classes. The first-years were the ones assigned on Astronomy class and the elders on Flying Lessons class. The elders searched and searched at daylight but found no one.

On the other hand, Clarion's eyes were keener than an eagle's as he closely watched everyone in the classroom. Vell told everything to Serinna since she was left behind.

Astronomy class was finished. The four went outside disappointed. Aina Black came again to beat Vell up after making Professor Sinistra add 50 points to Gryffindor by memorizing and explaining the kind of stars.

Aina: Filthy, little, bookworm you are! You thought I accept what you did a while ago? Never!

Clarion: Don't make a fight again, Black. Or I'll knock you off of your feet.

Aina: Ooh~ Vellucia has a boyfriend don't you?

Vell clenched her teeth when Aina stood forward to grab her. Before she did, Clarion grabbed her arm which made her groan. Clarion looked right into her eyes, shocked. Clarion then let go of her when she stepped on his foot. It didn't hurt Clarion, he felt suspicion on her.

Serinna: Where did you got your wound?

Aina: Last night- I mean it's NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS!

The phrase last night made them all gasp. Aina, who can be seen guilty in her expression, quickly turned her back at them and walked away.

Reign: Clarion, I think it's her. Let's go!

They all ran down the tower and chased Aina. They have seen the her running before. She really was running fast. She quickly entered a chamber and ran through the wall.

Aina: Dissendium.

The wall opened and she entered just in time when Reign and the others entered too.

Reign: The walls. Vell, quickly open a wall.

Vell flicked her wand and opened the wall. As Reign expected, there lies a passageway. Reign took a step inside before Clarion grabbed her hand.

Clarion: What're you doing? What if there's too many of them? We're just first-years! We'll get detention!

Serinna: Haven't you remember? McGonagall was the one who assigned us? Do you expect she will deduct points from our houses while we do what she wants?

That made Clarion shut his mouth once in for all. Serinna and Vell followed Reign through the passageway. It was leading them into some kind of a dark chamber.

Serinna: I can't see!

Vell: Oh shut up! Lumos!

A narrow beam of light stretched at the tip of Vell's purple wand. She stretched her arms and looked around. Clarion spotted a torch in the wall and added fire on it.

Clarion: Incendio.

At last, they saw the full view of the chamber they were in. It was a cold room filled with gigantic, dusty books and papers, maps, and quills everywhere. There were even vials in a shelf, maps are spreaded in the wide, dusty table and ink is spilled everywhere.

Clarion: Roses, are you sure this is where she ran to?

Reign: Obviously. Look at these papers.

They looked at a paper—not just any paper, it was about silvers. They were so shocked that these thieves were so interest in silver. They checked the other papers that looked like it was ripped off of a book and it contained informations about stones such as a Ruby, Amber, Emerald, Amythest, Sapphire, and more others.