"How is Emily!?"
Link shouted as he rushed into the Hogwarts infirmary ward, which caused everyone in the ward, Dumbledore, Snape, and others, to simultaneously focus their eyes on him.
"Link, don't worry, Miss Victoria's condition is just like Madam Norris back then, and there's no danger to her life."
Dumbledore stepped forward and explained, but Link didn't pay attention to him at all, and directly squeezed to the front.
On the hospital bed, Emily was lying quietly. Judging from the blocking posture of her arm and the terrified expression on her face, it seemed like she had been suddenly attacked.
Fortunately, there were no other injuries on her body.
Seeing this, Link temporarily let out a sigh of relief and turned to ask, "What exactly is going on?"
"Miss Victoria was found near Slytherin House this morning. According to our speculation, she was attacked last night while returning from Professor Snape's office," Dumbledore said while glancing at the silent Snape beside him.
"We've contacted Mr. Victoria, and also, Link, your mother took this news very seriously when she heard about it. The two of them are on their way here."
"I understand."
Link frowned as he spoke. Without bothering with the others around him, he directly took out his last bottle of Mandrake Draught and poured it into Emily's mouth.
Seeing this, Madam Pomfrey instinctively wanted to step forward to stop him, but Dumbledore held her back.
Others might not know what kind of potion Link had, but he clearly did, after all, the matter of Madam Norris's recovery couldn't be kept secret.
Crack! Crack!
Accompanied by a series of crackling joint sounds, Emily's body gradually returned to normal.
Dumbledore, Snape, and the others gathered around, staring at Emily with serious expressions.
To put it bluntly, the reason they informed Link the moment they found Emily wasn't just because of Link and Emily's relationship, they also wanted Link to heal Emily so they could obtain first-hand information.
"Ha!"
Emily, who had recovered, suddenly sat up from the bed, gasping heavily, her face full of fear as she looked around.
"It's okay now. You're safe."
Link quickly stepped forward and held Emily's hand to comfort her.
Sure enough, upon hearing this, Emily gradually calmed down. But for some reason, maybe it was just an illusion, Link felt that after he grabbed her hand, Emily's face seemed to turn even paler, and her palm was trembling slightly.
"Lin… Link!" Emily said with a trembling voice, still looking shaken.
At this moment, Madam Pomfrey also came over carefully to check Emily's body. Only after confirming there were no other problems did she nod to the others.
This made Link breathe a huge sigh of relief.
Meanwhile, Dumbledore stepped forward, looked at Emily, and slowly asked, "Miss Victoria, may I ask what exactly happened to you at that time?"
Upon hearing this, Link's eyebrows furrowed again.
He thought Dumbledore was being a bit too impatient. Emily's mental state obviously hadn't recovered yet, questioning her now would definitely cause more psychological harm.
However, the surrounding professors all perked up their ears when they heard this. Clearly, they were also very concerned about this matter.
"I… I was returning to the Slytherin common room from Professor Snape's office, and then…"
Emily spoke very slowly, her eyes darting around in panic.
However, this panic suddenly disappeared the moment her eyes landed on Link.
"Then I felt a black shadow rush at me from in front, a sharp pain on my body, and then I didn't know anything anymore."
Emily suddenly sped up her speech, speaking very firmly and fluently.
This made Dumbledore, Professor McGonagall, and the others exchange glances. Anyone could tell that this girl was hiding something.
"Do you remember what that black shadow looked like?"
Dumbledore pressed further, but Emily still gritted her teeth and said, "I didn't see clearly."
"This..."
A hint of helplessness flashed across Dumbledore's face. Snape beside him looked angry and was about to continue questioning, but Dumbledore stopped him.
"Forget it, Severus, let Miss Victoria rest for now."
"But…"
Snape was still unwilling, but before he could finish speaking, the ward door was suddenly pushed open again.
Everyone instinctively turned to look and saw Madam Flamel, face covered with a veil, dressed in a pure black cloak, appearing at the doorway without anyone knowing when she'd arrived.
"How is Emily?" Madam Flamel spoke coldly, walking toward the hospital bed as she spoke.
Snape and the others along the way all gave way, only Lockhart, wearing a dry smile, seemed eager to greet Madam Flamel.
But when he truly felt the icy, piercing gaze beneath Madam Flamel's veil, Lockhart immediately cowered, and the smile on his face twisted.
It wasn't until Madam Flamel passed through that everyone noticed there was also a short, plump middle-aged man behind her.
Seeing Dumbledore and the others looking at him, he politely nodded to everyone, but his eyes kept drifting toward Emily.
"Mr. Victoria, I deeply apologize for what happened to your daughter."
"No need for that, Mr. Dumbledore. We understand this was an accident." Mr. Victoria still spoke politely.
Meanwhile, Madam Flamel sat sideways on the bed and pulled Emily into her arms.
Emily, who had even been strong just moments ago, suddenly burst into loud sobs once she was held by Madam Flamel.
Everyone around fell silent at this. Mr. Victoria looked like he wanted to go up and comfort Emily but didn't dare, looking very humble.
After a while, once Emily finally calmed down, Madam Flamel spoke again, "Alright, Emily. Link, let's go."
"Go? Go where?" Link frowned and asked.
"Go home. Aren't you all going on Christmas break tomorrow anyway?" Madam Flamel glanced at Dumbledore as she said, "I believe the Headmaster won't refuse this request of ours, right?"
"Of course. Please go ahead."
Upon hearing this, Madam Flamel coldly nodded. Holding Emily and Link's hands, she walked toward the outside of the castle.
At this moment, the corridor outside the infirmary was already filled with curious students. Everyone was constantly peeking inside the infirmary, discussing among themselves.
Obviously, Dumbledore had underestimated the speed at which this incident would spread, and also the students' enthusiasm about it.
As soon as the figures of Link and Emily appeared, the corridor instantly quieted down a bit.
But perhaps the crowd gave them courage, because soon, the students started pointing and gossiping about Link again.
Looking at the students' complex expressions, full of disgust mixed with fear, the corners of Link's mouth lifted in a cold sneer.
'These people… how foolish they are.'
And in the next moment, Link suddenly felt Madam Flamel tighten her grip on his hand.
Link instinctively looked up, and saw Madam Flamel looking at him with a face full of heartache.
"Link, how about we drop out of school?"
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