Harry Potter: Transmigrated Detective Link

Link was silent.

Naturally, he wouldn't think Harry and Hermione would lie to him about this matter, so that means Draco indeed has a motive to control the Basilisk, Arkam, to attack Lavender Brown.

Moreover, assuming that Draco is the heir of Slytherin, Link suddenly realized that Draco also had sufficient motive for the previous two attacks.

First, the attack on Mrs. Norris. Mrs. Norris is the pet of Squib Filch, and whether from the descriptions in the book about Draco or from Draco's words and actions during the last summer at Victoria Manor, Draco is someone who greatly detests Squibs and even the entire group of non-pureblood wizards.

On top of that, since Filch once caught Draco out at night and caused Slytherin to lose a large number of house points, it became quite logical for Draco to take revenge on Filch by attacking Mrs. Norris.

As for why he had to act so pretentious and write those scarlet warning messages, that's actually easy to understand.

Aside from the piece of Voldemort's soul inside the diary wanting to use that method to announce its return, a more likely reason is that Draco wanted to use this method to scare Harry, Ron, and Hermione.

And the second attack on Emily is even easier to explain.

Right after the scene of the first attack was discovered, Draco was the first to jump out and start threatening Harry and the others. At that time, it was Emily who stood up and stopped Draco's behavior in a way that utterly embarrassed him.

Furthermore, since Emily and Draco are both from Slytherin House, Draco most likely knows Emily's schedule.

So, with the help of the Basilisk Arkam and the fragment of Voldemort's soul, the increasingly arrogant and inflated Draco very likely ambushed and attacked Emily to take revenge for being humiliated.

And this also explains why Emily was only petrified but not further harmed.

Because of their previous acquaintance, Draco, strictly speaking, only wanted to teach Emily a lesson, not to kill her directly.

"Tsk!" Clicking his tongue, Link felt that this time he had probably found the true culprit.

This was something worth celebrating, but also something that made Link feel a bit guilty. Because he had realized it far too late.

All this time, Link had actually never put Draco on his list of suspects.

Apart from the fact that the book didn't point to Draco being the heir, the bigger reason was Draco's father, Lucius.

This entire diary, which stirred up so much trouble, was given to Lucius by Voldemort to safeguard. Although Lucius didn't know the diary's secrets, he knew it was a dark magic item, and that it belonged to Voldemort, so it clearly wasn't anything good.

That was also the reason why he previously tried to stuff the diary into Ginny's hands. In that case, how could he possibly have let Draco get his hands on the diary?

Even if Draco did obtain the diary by accident, with how much of a mama's boy he is, this matter wouldn't have escaped the notice of the Malfoy couple.

And once Lucius found out, he would have made Draco throw the diary away immediately instead of letting him continue his crimes at Hogwarts.

Recalling how Draco had been constantly telling others that he was the heir of Slytherin, a bitter smile surfaced on Link's face.

So even he had fallen for the trap of "the lamp is darkest under itself." That really was… below standard.

Shaking his head, Link raised his eyes and found Harry, Hermione, and Ron looking at him nervously, holding their breath, not daring to make a sound.

He swept his gaze over their faces, then asked, "Did you tell Dumbledore about this matter?"

"He wouldn't believe me." Harry pouted, grumbling irritably. "I've already told him countless times that Draco is the heir, and every time he just smiles and brushes me off, saying, 'Harry, I think Draco Malfoy, although from a disreputable family and a bit mischievous, is still a good child at heart.'"

Harry mimicked Dumbledore very well, making Ron burst out laughing again.

But under Link's and Harry's gazes, his laughter slowly died down again.

"To be precise, none of the professors at Hogwarts believe us," said Hermione from behind the curtain in agreement.

"They all think that the Malfoy family already learned their lesson during the last trial. They would never do something as meaningless as becoming the heir again. After all, Azkaban isn't a good place. Oh, Link, you do know, right? Azkaban is the wizard prison, and there—"

"All right, Link definitely knows what Azkaban is. You don't need to explain it." Harry interrupted Hermione's explanation impatiently, then turned to Link and said, "Link, we've all been victims of suspicion just because we can speak Parseltongue. I think we must stick together. The reason we called you over this time is to ask for your help! Let's gather more evidence together and expose Draco Malfoy!"

Harry was very sincere. It was clear he had poured a lot of emotion into that statement, as his eyes were slightly red now. Beside him, Ron's face was almost the same color as his hair.

Under their gazes, Link just smiled and shook his head.

Seeing this, Harry and Ron's expressions darkened instantly, but before they could say anything, they heard Link continue, "No need to go through all that trouble. Let's just go to the Headmaster's office and tell Dumbledore directly."

Upon hearing this, Harry, Ron, and even Hermione behind the curtain all breathed a sigh of relief. This outcome was far better than Link outright refusing.

But then Harry waved his hand, a bit irritated, "Link, I already said, he won't believe—"

"He will believe." Link interrupted Harry, "Even if he doesn't at first, I will make him believe. And not just that, I'll make him start an investigation into Draco Malfoy right away."

Link's words were full of certainty, which caught Harry off guard for a moment.

Next to him, Ron, after a bit of surprise, lowered his head in dissatisfaction and muttered under his breath:

"Always bragging… Why would Dumbledore listen to you? Seriously…"

Ron's voice was very quiet, but in front of Link, who had activated the Super Sensory Charm, it was still impossible to hide.

So almost the moment Ron finished speaking, Link turned his head and stared at him sharply, saying, "Because I will give him a reason he can't refuse."

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