Chapter 296: The Lost Diary
The next day, Filch still hadn't been seen around the castle.
During dinner, Kyle deliberately sought out Harry to find out what had happened in Lockhart's office the day before.
"You mustn't tell anyone else," Harry said, glancing around and lowering his voice. "Professor Dumbledore doesn't want too many people to know about this."
"Filch was turned to stone because of some kind of advanced dark magic."
"So even Madam Pomfrey couldn't cure him?" Kyle asked, frowning.
"No." Harry shook his head. "Madam Pomfrey poured several bottles of potion over him and even dunked him in a barrel full of magical potions, but nothing worked."
Harry hesitated before continuing. "But Lockhart said he had an idea. He claimed he encountered something similar in a place called Vagah...something. No, I can't remember the name. Anyway, he said he used various amulets to help people solve the problem there."
"But I think he was bragging," Ron said with conviction from next to him. "Remember? He said the same thing when we were on the third floor, but the place names were completely different."
"That doesn't mean anything," Hermione retorted. "What if he encountered it twice?"
"Hermione, do you actually believe all that stuff he says?" Ron frowned in disapproval. "He can't even handle House-elves."
"Ron..." Kyle quickly jumped in, noticing the two of them on the verge of arguing. He changed the subject. "Did you find your pet?"