Astoria gripped Jon's left hand tightly.

Then, all she felt was a dimming of the sky, and all that existed in front of her was a mixture of gold and bright red...... I felt a strong squeezing sensation in all directions of my body, and my chest was almost out of breath.

When she opened her eyes again—

In the air, there was an inexplicable coolness......

Astoria shuddered, straightening her clothes and leaning closer to Jon.

A little frightened and looked around—

They were on an island, with a huge, eerie castle in front of them and an endless ocean behind them.

In the sky, there are countless black spots...... They seem to be aware of the presence of the living and begin to move closer and closer!

"Expecto Patronum!"

Jon Hart raised his wand calmly with his right hand and whispered.

With the appearance of the Patronus, the chill in the air almost completely disappeared in an instant, and the black spots in the sky seemed to stop moving.

"How's it going?" Jon asked, holding Astoria with his other hand, with some concern.

"Hmm...... Much better......" Astoria nodded a little reluctantly, and she explained softly, "Even though it's no longer on me, I can't help but think of it when I see a Dementor......"

"It's okay, just get used to it!" Jon said with a smile as he pointed ahead with his finger, "Come with me!"

"Hmm!"

The Iron Eater Patronus walked at the front of the line, followed by Jon with his wand, and Astoria following closely behind Jon.

......

Less than 100 yards from the castle in Azkaban, several makeshift tents can be found.

From where the tent is located, you can clearly see a large gap in the castle wall.

This is the mark left by the escape of ten Death Eaters sentenced to permanent imprisonment in Azkaban almost a year ago, including Antonin Dolohov and Bellatrix Lestrange.

At that time, the Death Eaters rebelled against some of the Dementors and with their help, they rescued their companions from Azkaban...... At the same time, the Dementors "loyal" to the Ministry of Magic and the Death Eaters are engaged in a large-scale civil war in this position.

After this incident, the Ministry of Magic no longer dared to let Azkaban go freely, even if their leader at the time was Cornelius Fudge (before that, Azkaban had no wizards on site, and all prisoners were guarded by Dementors).

Azkaban's protective magic has been further strengthened, and at least five Aurors and five members of the Law Enforcement Division are stationed in Azkaban every day...... On the one hand, it prevents the re-infiltration of the Death Eaters, and on the other hand, it also prevents the re-defection of the Dementors.

These tents are where the "staff" of the Ministry of Magic are stationed.

In front of one of the tents closest to the castle, a silver-white owl stood on the doorway.

If you look closely, you can see that this is actually a patronus...... Probably some Auror.

Jon walked over and tapped lightly on the doorframe.

"Who?" said an alert voice from inside the tent, followed by several heavily armed wizards rushing out of the tent as fast as they could.

Several wands were also aimed in the direction of Jon and Astoria.

"I'm Albus-Dumbledore!" Jon hurriedly shouted, raising his wand high to signal that he was not hostile, "Dumbledore sent me here!"

"Dumbledore's men...... Oh wait...... Are you Hart?" the wizard from the tent in front of Jon frowned and muttered.

He lowered his wand and the hostility in his eyes vanished.

"Not enemies!" he commanded the rest of the Aurors.

Jon recognized the Auror in front of him...... In the Isle of Man, he had a brief time with them.

The other person's name...... It seems to be Gadvin Robaz.

......

"Mr. Robaz, I think you've already received Professor Dumbledore's letter to you?" Jon asked softly.

“...... Of course!" Gardwin Robaz: "Wait...... Since Professor Dumbledore sent you, what about the others, he should have already arrived here?"

"Oh...... He's got us here and left!" Jon explained unhurriedly, "You know, he's been busy lately!"

"That's right, everyone in the ministry has heard of it...... After all, it's a special time!" Gardwin-Robaz sighed and nodded.

"Straight down to business, Mr. Robaz, may I take her to see the prisoner Diana Greengrass. Jon asked, taking a piece of parchment from his pocket and handing it over.

Gadwin Robaz took the parchment from Jon's hand and made a rough confirmation: "Of course, the prisoner is in cell 114...... Do you need me to accompany you?"

"No!" Jon pointed to his Patronus, smiling and shaking his head.

"Great Patronus, Mr. Hart!" Gardwin-Robaz gave Jon a thumbs up, "Honestly, I don't want to get too close to that prison...... By the way, didn't the letter say that it was possible that two girls were going to visit the prisoner Diana Greengrass, why was there only ......?"

Jon only felt a chill behind him, and he quickly interrupted the other party's words: "What's the matter, you remember wrong!"

......

Led by the Iron Eater Patronus, the two men entered the castle of Azkaban.

The guards are tight along the way, and one or two Dementors can be seen every few steps.

However, the iron-eating beasts, which were already more than half a human tall, could easily drive away these monsters and let them make way for the two of them.

The castle was actually calmer than Jon had imagined...... The prisoners inside were quiet and didn't scream as much as they had imagined, but through the windows of the door, the emaciated, hideous and terrified faces of the prisoners could be seen.

Astoria didn't say a word all the way, just obediently followed Jon...... This made Jon's feelings a little subtle.

As they stepped into the 11th section of the castle, Astoria suddenly spoke:

"It's my fault......"

"Huh?" Jon was stunned.

"I shouldn't have broken my sister's ...... In fact, she must have missed her mother very much...... I'm so selfish......" she muttered.

"......," Jon didn't know what to say.

Astoria looked up, plucked up her courage, and said, "Jon...... If you have the chance, you can bring your sister here and visit your mother later!"

Jon didn't know how to answer, but luckily-

"Let's not talk about that, we're there...... This is cell 114!" he said quickly.

The house number of the cell has a number "114" written on it, as well as a name - "Diana Greengrass".

......

Through the window of his cell, Jon could clearly see the familiar face.

Mrs. Greengrass looked very frail and completely lost her grace and poise...... She lay on the stone bed, her face full of fear, and her mouth was muttering something "dreamy......

Jon leaned over to listen, only to realize that she had been repeating the phrase, "Don't die...... Astoria ...... My daughter ......"

"Mom!" tears welled up in Astoria's face, and she rushed over desperately.

The door wasn't locked at all, and she could easily push it open.

Kneeling in front of the stone bed, she whispered her mother's name.

Jon didn't come closer, just gestured to the Patronus to protect her.

In fact, Jon didn't even get a step closer to the cell.

......

Somewhat casually glanced around.

Jon found that the owner of a cell opposite, like Mrs. Greengrass, was talking in his dreams.

He took a few steps closer with some curiosity.

It was a middle-aged man, and his faint voice came from inside the cell: "Master...... Nope...... Please...... He couldn't do it...... He really can't do it......"

Jon blinked and looked at the cell number.

The number is "113".

And the name, it is - "Lucius Malfoy"!