Chapter 383 - Deadly Pt2 (1/2)

Fergus pushed a bunch of people aside as he ran towards the hospital wing looking hysterical. He crashed on the door and the door opened making a loud bang. Inside, everyone fell silent and looked up at him. He froze looking at the small crowd in the Hospital wing, Madam Josephine, Genevieve, Salazar Slytherin, and a few very familiar students.

Suddenly a girl broke into sobs and Fergus slowly stepped into the room. Genevieve came closer to Fergus, but he shrugged her off and kept walking to the bed everyone was surrounding. Finally, he saw the figure on the bed.

Emory was as pale as the hospital bedsheets and her lips blue.

”Fergus,” Madam Josephine called softly, trying to stop him. But he ignored her and kneeled beside the bed. He clutched Emory's stone-cold hand.

”Emory?”

”She is dead, Fergus,” Genevieve said quietly.

Fergus didn't move, it was as if he didn't hear Genevieve. He kept looking at Emory's closed eyes. Her usual soft smile still etched upon her frozen blue lips.

Helga, Rowena, and Godric marched through the open doors.

”Salazar, we got your message,” Helga said walking briskly and looked shocked when she saw Emory. ”Emory? My god, my sweet girl. How?”

Helga started to look at Emory, and Godric Gryffindor stopped short when he saw Malgino.

”Emory Astralo was your student, Helga. I thought you should be the one to investigate this,” Salazar told Helga Hufflepuff then turned to Madam Josephine. ”What did you find, Josephine? How did this happen?”

”It's him. He did this,” Emory's sobbing friend burst out and it took everyone a while to understand who she saw talking about.

She was pointing at Fergus, who was still staring at Emory. Gryffindor looked livid and Helga sighed.

”Hold your accusations, Elizabeth,” Helga warned. ”Till we find out what had caused this, no one should —”

”It's not impossible, Madam Helga,” said a Slytherin student patting Elizabeth's head as she broke into another set of sobs. ”He already killed one student, killing another shouldn't be shocking and Emory always stayed with him. We advised her not to do it but she didn't listen. It was as if he had bewitched her.”

”That is enough, Malcolm,” Helga ordered. ”We are all sad about Emory but that doesn't mean I would listen to any of this nonsense without any proof.”

”Are you sure there is no proof, Helga?” Salazar said in defense of his student.

”Do you have any proof?” Godric exclaimed, glaring at Salazar.

”This is the hospital wing and we are surrounded by our students,” Rowena said calmly. ”I would advise both of you to behave accordingly.”

Gryffindor and Slytherin fell silent at once. Rowena turned to the students.

”We are deeply wounded by this unfortunate event as much as you all, but to understand what happened, we need time. You all may go and take the day off if you want to. Classes are canceled for the day. Also, if any of you have anything to inform us regarding this incident or anything unusual meet me in my office —”

”Rowena?” Helga raised her eyes at Rowena and she corrected herself a little reluctantly, ”Inform Madam Hufflepuff in her office. Now leave.”

A little surprised and startled the students started to leave, throwing dirty looks at Fergus.

”Fergus, you too,” Rowena said a little harshly.

Fergus still didn't move.

”Genevieve,” Godric called. ”Take him away.”