diff --git a/imageInput.c b/imageInput.c
index 2174990..68cb4d3 100644
--- a/imageInput.c
+++ b/imageInput.c
@@ -7,26 +7,18 @@
 #define FILE_HEADER_STRING "__info2_image_file_format__"
 
 
-/// @brief Gets the next char value from specified and opened file
-/// @param openedFile stream FILE, from which to read
-/// @param iterations how many chars are being taken from (1 char equals 2 Hexdecimals equals 8bit)
-static int getCharValueFromFile(FILE* openedFile, int iterations) {
+/// @brief Gets the next char value from specified and opened file in the moment that is only ONE short int.
+/// @param openedFile stream FILE, from which to read 
+static int getCharValueFromFile(FILE* openedFile) {
     int addToFile = 0;
 
     if (openedFile == NULL) return 0;
 
-    for (int i = 0; i < iterations; i++) {
-        int tmp = fgetc(openedFile);
-        //If the File ends, the method returns a '0'
-        if (openedFile == EOF) return addToFile;
-
-        addToFile += tmp; 
-    }
-
+    addToFile = fgetc(openedFile);
+    addToFile += fgetc(openedFile) * 256;
     return addToFile;
 }
 
-// TODO Vervollständigen Sie die Funktion readImages unter Benutzung Ihrer Hilfsfunktionen
 GrayScaleImageSeries *readImages(const char *path)
 {
     GrayScaleImageSeries *series = NULL;
@@ -38,78 +30,93 @@ GrayScaleImageSeries *readImages(const char *path)
     // file Could not be opened/does not exist
     if (openFile != NULL) {
 
-         char* actualFileTag = malloc(strlen(FILE_HEADER_STRING) * sizeof(char));
+         char* actualFileTag = malloc(strlen(FILE_HEADER_STRING)+1 * sizeof(char));
          int numberOfImages = 0;
          int width = 0;
          int height = 0;
 
         for (int i = 0; i < strlen(FILE_HEADER_STRING); i++) {
-            actualFileTag += fgetc(openFile);
+            char tmpFileChar  = fgetc(openFile);
+
+            if (tmpFileChar == EOF) {
+                fclose(openFile);
+                return NULL;
+            }
+            actualFileTag[i] = tmpFileChar;
         }
+        actualFileTag[strlen(FILE_HEADER_STRING)] =  '\0';
 
         // checks if the files are equal: strcmp should return '0' --> convert it to '1' for 'true'
-        int fileTagEqual = !strcmp(actualFileTag, FILE_HEADER_STRING);
+        int fileTagEqual = strcmp(actualFileTag, FILE_HEADER_STRING);
 
         //we only need the fileTag to verify its an image for our series.
         free(actualFileTag);
         actualFileTag = NULL;
 
 
-        if (fileTagEqual) {
-            numberOfImages = getCharValueFromFile(openFile, 2);
+        if (fileTagEqual == 0) {
+            numberOfImages = getCharValueFromFile(openFile);
 
             // no Images in series -> No image-series
             if (numberOfImages == 0) {
                 fclose(openFile);
-                return series;
+                return NULL;
             }
 
-            width  = getCharValueFromFile(openFile, 2);
-            height = getCharValueFromFile(openFile, 2);
+            width  = getCharValueFromFile(openFile);
+            height = getCharValueFromFile(openFile);
 
             // no height/width --> impossible file 
             if(height == 0 || width == 0) {
                 fclose(openFile);
-                return series;
+                return NULL;
             }
 
             //all the starting parameters are set --> the images can be read and stored
-            GrayScaleImage* images = malloc(numberOfImages * sizeof(GrayScaleImage));
-            unsigned char* labels = malloc(numberOfImages * sizeof(unsigned char));
+            // GrayScaleImage* images = malloc(numberOfImages * sizeof(GrayScaleImage));
+            // unsigned char* labels = malloc(numberOfImages * sizeof(unsigned char));
+            series = malloc(sizeof(GrayScaleImageSeries));
 
             series->count = 0;
-            series->images = images;
-            series->labels = labels;
+            series->images = malloc(numberOfImages * sizeof(GrayScaleImage));
+            series->labels = malloc(numberOfImages * sizeof(unsigned char));
+
+            printf(" %d , %d , %d  \n", width, height, numberOfImages);
 
             for (int i = 0; i < numberOfImages; i++) {
-                for (int j = 0; j < width * height; j++) {
-                    // allocating the actual matrix image for image
-                    images[i].buffer = malloc(width * height);
+                series->images[i].height = height;
+                series->images[i].width = width;
+                series->images[i].buffer = malloc(width * height);
 
-                    images[i].height = height;
-                    images[i].width = width;
-                    images[i].buffer[j] = fgetc(openFile);
+                for (int j = 0; j < (width * height); j++) {
+                    // allocating the actual matrix image for image
+                    series->images[i].buffer[j] = fgetc(openFile);
                 }
                 //rest of the values that only affect the image itself
                 series->labels[i] = fgetc(openFile);
                 series->count++;
             }
         }
+
+        fclose (openFile);
     }
 
-    fclose(openFile);
     return series;
 }
 
-// TODO Vervollständigen Sie die Funktion clearSeries, welche eine Bildserie vollständig aus dem Speicher freigibt
 void clearSeries(GrayScaleImageSeries *series)
 {
+    if (series == NULL) return;
+
     for (int i = 0; i < series->count; i++) {
         free(series->images[i].buffer);
+        series->images[i].buffer = NULL;
     }
 
     free(series->images);
     series->images = NULL;
     free(series->labels);
     series->labels = NULL;
+    free(series);
+    series = NULL;
 }
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