When Professor McGonagall saw everyone, she immediately hurried up to greet them and asked with a worried tone.
However, after seeing the three Corwins following Dumbledore, Professor McGonagall couldn't help but feel depressed. Obviously, Corwin and the Weasley twins must have made some mistake.
In fact, the mistake was so serious that it required Principal Dumbledore to take personal action.
"Mr. Principal."
Hagrid also said hello to Dumbledore at this time, and then looked at the three of Covin with a look of blame.
"Let's go inside first." Dumbledore joked with a smile: "I need to sit down and rest first. These three troublemakers have given me a lot of trouble in the past three days."
"You..." Upon hearing this, Professor McGonagall shouted to the trio with some hatred: "What on earth have you done!"
"Uh, I'm sorry, Professor McGonagall..." Kewen apologized in a low voice, very embarrassed.
Professor McGonagall doted on Coven too much. An apology immediately made Professor McGonagall change her expression. She wanted to offer some words of comfort, but was stopped because the occasion was inappropriate. In the end, she could only sigh helplessly.
Soon everyone entered the principal's office.
After Dumbledore sat down, he raised his head and said to Professor McGonagall: "I'm sorry, Minerva, to bother you so late. Let Hagrid talk to you about the situation first."
After receiving Dumbledore's signal, Hagrid immediately spoke matter-of-factly about what happened in the Forbidden Forest.
While listening to the lecture, Professor McGonagall looked at the trio angrily several times.
After Hagrid finished speaking, Professor McGonagall couldn't help but feel so angry that his chest kept heaving. He reprimanded the trio again with excitement: "You are so bold!"
"Yes, I'm sorry..."
George was no longer as lively as before, and Coven saw a fearful expression on his face for the first time.
Fred was not much better, he lowered his head and did not dare to look at the faces of Professor McGonagall and Principal Dumbledore.
"I'm very sorry..."
Ke Wen spoke. Faced with such a situation, he had already prepared for the worst, and might be fired by Hogg.
After all, even Principal Dumbledore personally went to the Forbidden Forest to intercept it, so this matter must be really serious.
In Ke Wen's view, he may have to find another way to learn magic in the future.
However, Ke Wen is still very responsible. Although he went to the Forbidden Forest because he was bewitched by the twins, he was the one who took the lead in killing the Acromantula.
Therefore, Ke Wen continued to speak: "Mr. Principal, Professor McGonagall, this mistake was all caused by me. George and Fred were not involved. They just went to explore the Forbidden Forest.
So, if there is any punishment, please treat them lightly."
"No, that's not the case!"
Everyone was stunned by Ke Wen's words, and then George immediately retorted anxiously: "I was the one who first persuaded Ke Wen to go to the Forbidden Forest with us!"
"Yes, it is!"
Fred also quickly raised his head and echoed: "Moreover, we did not take the initiative to harm the creatures in the Forbidden Forest. The Acromantula took the initiative to attack us, and we were forced to fight back!"
Professor McGonagall frowned and interrupted, reprimanding: "But no matter what, you have violated the college's ban! Every year at the opening dinner, Mr. Principal will reiterate the ban of 'no access to the Forbidden Forest'!"
"Yes, I'm sorry..." Fred lowered his head again timidly: "Please don't fire us."
"Yes, please don't fire us!" George was equally frightened: "Mom will kill us..."
"Mr. Principal..." Although Hagrid has a huge and oppressive figure, he has a kind and gentle heart. When he suddenly heard the word 'expulsion', he couldn't help but worry for the trio.
Therefore, he quickly said to Principal Dumbledore with a pleading look: "Mr. Principal, they are all just offenders for the first time, and they all know they are wrong. This matter is not that serious. Please do not expel them."
Professor McGonagall has worked with Dumbledore for so many years, and she knows Dumbledore well, so she knows that the trio's fault is not as serious as being expelled.
But even so, Professor McGonagall couldn't help but worry that Dumbledore's punishment for this matter would be too severe.
When Dumbledore saw this, he raised his hand and suppressed Hagrid's continued plea.
Staring at the sincerely regretful trio, Dumbledore was silent for a moment, and then said: "I can make an exception and grant Hagrid's plea to you..."
Coven was surprised, and the twins suddenly looked up at Dumbledore, their faces full of surprise at the reversal of the situation.
"However, heavy punishment is inevitable." Dumbledore pronounced the verdict in a calm tone: "So I decided to deduct fifty points for each of the three of you! In addition, there will be three months of confinement!"
Hearing this, Ke Wen and the other three breathed a sigh of relief in unison.
Seeing this, Dumbledore shook his head slowly and said, "Don't think that the punishment is light. Listen carefully. During the confinement period, you need to do the following things."
"First: sort out the academy's punishment records from previous years and copy them. Automatic quills are not allowed."
"Second: Carry out various cleaning tasks in the castle, and Mr. Filch, the gatekeeper, will arrange and supervise you."
"Third: You must accompany Hagrid to patrol the Forbidden Forest and take care of all kinds of dangerous magical creatures."
"Fourth: You will be prohibited from participating in 'Quidditch' activities during the confinement period."
"Finally, I must write to inform your parents of the mistakes and punishments you have committed this time."
After listening to Dumbledore's breakdown of the five punishments, Coven and the twins showed somewhat desperate expressions.
For the twins, every punishment item makes them feel like the world is falling apart.
What they yearn for is freedom and joy, and every one of these punishment items will cause them to lose their freedom and joy.
Kewen isn't much better either.
Losing freedom during confinement is nothing. After all, he can become a homebody. As long as he has books to read, it doesn't matter whether he does other things or not.
For example, the following three punishment items, writing a letter telling parents that they will not participate in Quidditch or patrolling the Forbidden Forest, are all acceptable.
But the first and second items are very torturous.
How much of his precious time would be wasted by copying records and doing hard work...
"Oh, right."
In the dejection of the trio, Dumbledore spoke again: "According to Hagrid's report, all those Acromantulas have lost their venom and legs."
Dumbledore asked with a hidden smile: "Can you tell me where the venom and spider legs went?"
The three Kewen couldn't help but look at each other, and then reluctantly chose to confess...