Chapter 22: 

He did not even look at Quirrell, who was hiding behind many professors, or Snape, who looked at him suspiciously; he was just staring at Dumbledore.

Because this is the Principal's responsibility!

He cannot shirk it.

"Cunning kid!" Snape snorted and took a step directly, staring at Wilkes with indifferent and hollow eyes, and said with disdain:

"I am not sure, Mr. Wilkes, you really care for her...Miss Hermione."

With that, Snape glanced at Hermione, who was hiding behind Wilkes, and then stared at Wilkes again.

"Before questioning the professor, we have a few questions first, Mr. Wilkes!" Snape gritted his teeth.

"What the hell happened here, how did the trolls appear here, and now, who destroyed the trolls, plus... why are you still in the library till now, and came directly here at the next moment?]!"

Snape said all his suspicions in one breath, and then questioned Wilkes every word at the end:

"You should give us an explanation. Otherwise... I think 'Veritaserum' will help us know all this."

For a while, following Snape's questioning, all the professors, even Professor McGonagall, stared at Wilkes and Hermione thoughtfully.

"Haha." Wilkes laughed in his heart. It is fascinating. If he were a casual first-year student, he would be really at a loss.

Luckily, he is not!

"Severus, don't frighten the students. I believe they are innocent." At this moment, Dumbledore suddenly stepped forward and looked down at Wilkes again.

As for Hermione, Dumbledore chose to ignore her.

"What do you want to say, Mr. Wilkes?" Dumbledore's wise gaze seemed to have never wavered. From the beginning, he had a feeling that it had nothing to do with them.

"There are many things I want to say, but I hope that when I finish speaking, the school will give Hermione and me an explanation, otherwise this matter... it's endless!" Wilkes did not give Dumbledore much face.

"First, let me answer your question first, Professor Snape."

Wilkes turned his head and looked at Snape sarcastically.

"What's going on here? I don't think the professors are fools.

Can't you see it? As for where the troll came from, you have to ask the Principal."

Wilkes glanced at Dumbledore but turned to look at Snape again.

"As for who killed the troll, is there anyone else here? On the contrary, I'm curious, Professor Snape, how did you know that I was in the library a moment ago ?! Professor's tracking spell is really... amazing."

The sarcasm in his tone was unmistakable.

"Hehe, do you think someone will believe what you said? Who do you think you are? You said without shame that these trolls were destroyed by you, but..." Snape did not believe what Wilkes said.

However, suddenly, Snape stopped in amazement, with a hesitant look on his face.

Seeing this, Wilkes remained cold, and he sensed that the spell on his body had been cracked.

"Why don't you say it?" Wilkes asked knowingly.

Snape stood there as if he had eaten a fly, his face was ugly, and he did not know how to react.

"Huh!" Snape stepped back, his indifferent expression still unchanged, and looked at Dumbledore.

"Okay, Severus, I understand," Dumbledore spoke appropriately, breaking the embarrassment, but still looked at Wilkes curiously.

"I believe everything you say, and I have no doubt that you can deal with a few giant monsters," Dumbledore said surprisingly, even claiming that Wilkes was enough to deal with a few giant monsters.

Suddenly, all the professors looked weird and incredulously at this eleven-year-old student who was only a first-grade student at Hogwarts.

"But I don't know, Mr. Wilkes, can you explain why did you come to this place suddenly?" Dumbledore asked directly out of pure curiosity.

Indeed, this was a coincidence.

He was in the library a while ago, as if he knew that there would be a troll here or that Hermione might be in danger, so he hurriedly came here.

"As for this..." Wilkes was suddenly embarrassed.

He could explain the problem; as long as he used himself to cast the tracking spell on Hermione, it would make sense.

But he could not say that because Hermione still was standing next to him, he glanced at the surrounding professors.

"This...this, you need to ask Professor Snape." Wilkes suddenly turned and pointed to Professor Snape.

"Me?" Snape was stunned.

"I just used the same method as professor Snape, so this...I can perceive it." Wilkes explained more euphemistically.

Hearing this answer, all the professors looked at Snape blankly, and Snape himself understood what Wilkes meant but still clenched his face without giving any explanation.

This is not a glorious thing in the first place.

"I understand." Dumbledore's perception was unusually keen, and after guessing what he meant, he nodded.

"Since this incident was due to my negligence, which almost caused a catastrophe, I will give you a satisfactory compensation, Mr. Wilkes; I don't know what compensation you need."

Dumbledore suddenly smiled with a Wise gaze.