Chapter 289: Waiting for the Rabbit (Second Update)
Jon Hart had been in the hallway on the fifth floor, by an empty warehouse, looking out of the castle through the window.
Holding a small silver box in his hand, he tosses it into the sky from time to time and catches it with his hand.
Because of the "deterrence" brought about by the name Christopher Patrick, no student dared to approach this place;
Jon...... Jon ...... shouted from a portrait behind him, and a big fat wizard with a red nose rushed to the place panting.
Headmaster Dexter Fosco whispered, "That Slytherin boy, the guard you sent, was hooked up with by a red-haired girl without much effort, and then Harry Potter and another brown-haired girl broke into Umbridge's office, and a red-haired boy sentry at the office door......"
"Okay, I got it...... Thank you, Principal Fosco. Jon nodded, then took the silver octahedron back into his pocket.
"Nothing, it should be done!"
Headmaster Fosco disappears from the portrait, and Jon walks downstairs, and at the top of the stairs, he bumps into the trio of Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle, who appear to have just finished their History of Magic exam.
Jon waved at them, and they hurried over.
"What's wrong, Christophe?" asked Malfoy in a whisper.
Harry Potter sent someone to lure Monty away, and he broke into Headmaster Umbridge's office. Jon said calmly.
Seeing Malfoy's suddenly changing face, Jon motioned for him not to panic, and then continued: "Headmaster Umbridge should have been lured away by him as well, you take Crabbe and Goyle to find her, and then arrest all those Harry Potter accomplices who led Headmaster Umbridge away!"
Malfoy nodded, "Then the headmaster's office ......"
"It's okay, I'll check it out now!" Jon said with a smile
......
The Malfoy trio left in a hurry, asking people about Principal Umbridge's whereabouts along the way.
Jon quickened his pace and made his way to the first floor.
At the end of the hallway on the first floor, he saw Ron Weasley looking around.
"Petrificus Totalus!" Jon shouted softly as he raised his wand without hesitation.
The expression on Ron Weasley's face froze for a moment, and the movement of his entire body stopped at this moment, he didn't even have a chance to make a sound, he could only stare at Jon with an angry expression, but unfortunately his eyes couldn't hurt anyone.
Jon ignored him, and didn't make much noise.
He crept close to Dolores Umbridge's office.
The door was hidden, probably because the intruder was trying to escape faster.
Jon cautiously came to the door, and heard a conversation coming from inside—
"Where's Siris, Kreacher?" Harry Potter's voice came from inside.
Then, a house-elf chuckled gaspingly.
"The host is out, Harry Potter. ”
"Where did he go...... Where has he been, Kreacher?" Mr. Potter's voice was agitated.
The house-elves just giggled.
"I warn you...... What about Lupin, what about the Mad-Eyed Man, any one of them, are any of them there?"
"Nobody is there but Kreacher!" said the house-elf glee, "Kreacher may be with the mistress soon......"
"Harry, we need to hurry...... Luna and Neville won't be able to delay Umbridge for long, she could be back at any time!" Hermione Granger's voice came from inside again, and she seemed to be keeping watch for Harry in the house.
"Where the hell did Siris go...... Kreacher, he's gone to the Department of Mysteries?" shouted Harry Potter.
"The master didn't tell poor Kreacher where he was going!"
"You know if it'...... You know where he is!" Mr. Potter's voice was almost out of control.
"The master will not be returning from the Department of Mysteries, Kreacher can happily accompany his mistress......" The house-elf's voice was equally excited.
"Harry, ...... Luna signaled to us that something was wrong with her......" Hermione's voice sounded like she was about to cry.
Jon felt that it was almost there, and based on the voices inside, he could already tell where Harry Potter and Hermione Granger were.
He kicked open the door to Umbridge's office, then pointed at Hermione's location:
"Expelliarmus!"
Hermione Granger's wand came out of her hand, and before she could react, the wand fell to the side of the cabinet, and Hermione's body was knocked back several steps.
Jon pointed his wand at Harry Potter by the fireplace again: "Expelliarmus!"
However, Harry Potter's reaction speed was faster than Jon expected.
He sped out of the fireplace, though covered in ashes...... He then rolled on the ground, dodging Jon's second disarming spell.
"Expelliarmus!" Harry roared, also using the Disarming Charm to strike back at Patrick.
Jon had ducked behind the wall, allowing the red glow to make a small hole in the door.
He didn't attack further, but quietly put away his wand.
"Headmaster Umbridge!" Jon bent down and greeted Dolores Umbridge as he hurried down the hallway.
......
Harry's hand holding up his wand trembled slightly.
Hermione sat on the floor, trembling with fear.
Because outside the door, there was another sound of footsteps...... Judging by the fragmentation of footsteps, Christopher Patrick is certainly not alone.
Harry tried to resist for a moment, and pointed his wand at the open door.
However, on the wall behind him, a plate containing kittens suddenly fell and landed on his head with unmistakable accuracy.
"Bang!"
Harry's eyes darkened, and then he felt a thick rope tighten around his body.
Then a hand grabbed him by the hair......
In a sudden panic, Harry looked up and saw Umbridge's pale and excited face.
The rope had been summoned by Umbridge as well, and she snatched his wand from Harry......
There was also a scuffle from Hermione's side, and it seemed that several people were surrounding her.
"Well done, Christophe!"
Umbridge's voice was no longer contrived, but rather cold, terrifying to Harry.
She looked straight at Harry, "Potter, I wonder why you're in my office?"