Combining all the conditions, Lynn rapidly searched for relevant information in her mind.
Countless pieces of information were filtered through, and several of them were being combined. However, before Lynn could completely assemble the information, Madam Norris's owner, Mr. Filch, arrived.
His face darkened after seeing Madam Norris on the wall, and he lunged at Harry, grabbing him by the neck.
"Was it you! Did you kill her?"
With his neck grabbed, Harry spoke with some difficulty, "It wasn't me, she was like this when I arrived."
"Liar! It was you, you all harmed her!"
Filch's eyes swept over Harry, Ron, and Hermione with malice. Lynn instantly broke out of her information processing and stepped in front of Hermione in a flash.
"Mr. Filch, I think you should calm down first."
Lynn spoke without any inflection, and her eyes looking at Filch held no warmth.
"Calm down! Madam Norris is dead! How can I be calm? I need to see someone held responsible for this!"
"I don't think she's dead, Argus," a voice both old and majestic came through.
The crowd automatically parted to both sides, and Headmaster Dumbledore walked out slowly.
"Let him go, Argus. Such a Petrificus Totalus is not something a Second Year Young Wizard can cast."
Headmaster Dumbledore stepped forward to carefully examine Madam Norris's condition and nodded, "Once the Mandrake matures, she can be restored to her original state."
Filch only released his hand reluctantly once he saw that the Professors had arrived at the scene.
"I suppose Potter and his friends were perhaps just in the wrong place at the wrong time."
Professor Snape's slow drawl sounded; he was actually speaking up for Harry and the others. Harry, who had just been released, held his neck and looked at him in disbelief.
"Of course that's the case," Lynn suddenly spoke. Everyone's gaze shifted toward her. Just now, all the traces at the scene and relevant information had been combined in her mind.
Turning to look at the blood-red words on the wall, Lynn began her analysis in a stiff tone.
"The Chamber of Secrets has been opened. From Hogwarts: A History, it is known that the Chamber of Secrets was built by Slytherin."
"'Enemies of the heir, beware.' Analysis shows that the Chamber of Secrets must be opened by the Heir of Slytherin."
Turning her head mechanically, Lynn's gaze swept over everyone present. Except for Hermione, everyone else felt a wordless sense of pressure.
Hermione bit her lip and gently hugged Lynn's arm.
Headmaster Dumbledore's bright eyes watched Lynn; he had a subtle premonition.
Regardless of what the people present thought, Lynn's analysis would not stop.
"According to the records of the Sacred Twenty-Eight, Salazar Slytherin had no direct descendants, but the Gaunt family are his distant relatives, which is approximately equal to being the Heir of Slytherin."
"The last two known generations of the Gaunt family are the father, Marvolo Gaunt, the son, Morfin Gaunt, and the daughter, Merope Gaunt."
She paused slightly, "Based on existing information, it is unknown if the three ever came to Hogwarts. In the years they were of Hogwarts enrollment age, there was no news of the Chamber of Secrets. Therefore, the probability of the three opening the Chamber of Secrets is zero."
"According to past reports in The Daily Prophet, it was confirmed that the Chamber of Secrets was opened fifty years ago."
"Suspect: Hagrid." Upon hearing these cold words, the Young Wizards present were all greatly shocked, and many shouted in surprise that it was impossible.
"Informant: Tom Marvolo Riddle, who received the hogwarts special award for services."
"By comparison, Tom Marvolo Riddle's middle name should come from Marvolo Gaunt."
As Lynn said this, Headmaster Dumbledore's pupils constricted sharply, and the strength with which Hermione held her arm increased.
Neither the Young Wizards nor the Professors at the scene dared to speak.
"It can be inferred that Tom Marvolo Riddle should be a descendant of the Gaunt family and the Heir of Slytherin. There is a high probability that he was the one who truly opened the Chamber of Secrets."
"According to past reports in The Daily Prophet, Lord Voldemort once claimed to be the Heir of Slytherin to win over Pure-blood families."
Hearing this name, many people couldn't help but shudder.
Drawing her wand, Lynn wrote the name Tom Marvolo Riddle in the air. The next moment, the letters rearranged into a sentence: I am Lord Voldemort.
Extreme shock is silent. Just like the current situation at Hogwarts, everyone was silent, and even their breathing became light.
"As the Heir of Slytherin, and with the name's letters rearranging to become Lord Voldemort, the probability that Tom Marvolo Riddle is Lord Voldemort is infinitely close to one hundred percent."
"Therefore, the opening of the Chamber of Secrets fifty years ago should have been Lord Voldemort's doing. According to known information, Lord Voldemort has no offspring, so this opening of the Chamber of Secrets should also be Lord Voldemort's handiwork. The specific method is unknown."
Looking down at the water on the floor and then at the petrified cat on the wall, Lynn continued her analysis, information rapidly combining in her brain.
"Salazar itself possessed the Parseltongue talent, and the Gaunt family has also been proven to have the Parseltongue talent. In known information, the only families in the British Wizarding World with the Parseltongue talent are Salazar itself and the Gaunt family."
"It can be conjectured that the control method for the monster within the legendary Chamber of Secrets should be Parseltongue, to ensure that only Slytherin's descendants can control it."
"The accuracy of the conjecture is close to ninety percent. According to books read in the Hogwarts Library, the types of snakes that can cause petrification effects are the Basilisk and Medusa."
"There is water on the floor at the scene, which can cause an indirect eye contact effect. It is known that indirect eye contact with a Basilisk will cause a creature to be petrified. Therefore, the monster in the Chamber of Secrets should be a Basilisk."
"In summary," Lynn's gaze once again swept over everyone present, her voice mechanical as she began to report her summary like a computer, "The Heir of Slytherin is Tom Marvolo Riddle, namely Lord Voldemort."
"He released the Basilisk fifty years ago, murdered one person, and framed Hagrid. Now, fifty years later, the reason for opening the Chamber of Secrets is unknown, and the method is unknown."
"At the same time, Morfin Gaunt and Merope Gaunt of the Gaunt family did not marry into other Pure-blood families, and Riddle is not the surname of any Pure-blood family. Lord Voldemort is a Half-blood."
"The above concludes the analysis."
After saying this long passage, Lynn slowly closed her mouth.
There was dead silence all around. Even Headmaster Dumbledore was stunned, and the expressions of the Slytherins looked as if the sky had fallen.
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