When she came to the Gryffindor table the morning after school started, Hermione was reading today's Daily Prophet.

"Andy. As soon as she saw it, she couldn't wait to hand him the newspaper.

"What's wrong?" he took the newspaper and spread it out on the table and glanced at it casually.

The Ministry of Magic announced yesterday night that there had been another invasion of the Department of Mysteries

Minister Cornelius Fudge confirmed in an interview in his office that at least ten wizards who had not yet been identified had escaped after being discovered in an attempt to invade the Ministry of Magic last night, and that he had given orders to the Aurors Office to pursue them severely.

"It is very unfortunate that we are in the same situation as when Sirius Black and Peter Pettigrew, who were wrongfully wronged two and a half years ago, escaped," Fudge said last night, "but the Ministry of Magic is sparing no effort to hunt down the fugitives, and asks the public to remain vigilant and not to approach these dignitaries." ”

Harry said, "That's why he was so happy last night—"

"You dreamed it again last night?" asked him.

"Yes. ”

"How did I not know?"

Ron said solemnly, "We couldn't sleep all night after Harry tossed around yesterday, Neville wanted to report Professor McGonagall several times, afraid that something had happened to him, you know, Harry helped my dad last time. ”

At this point, Professor Snape walked past the Gryffindor table, glanced at it, and then left. A parchment note appeared in front of Andrew, and after a quick glance, Andrew said, "I think I need to go out for a while, and I'll see you later." ”

After navigating the hallway and the strange spiral staircase, Andrew arrives at Professor Dumbledore's office and finds Snape already there, and Professor Dumbledore has not yet arrived.

"Hello, Professor Snape. Said hello.

Snape just nodded slightly, "It's getting worse, isn't it?"

"That's right. Andrew said.

Then there was a silence, neither of them had any intention of easing the atmosphere, Andrew looked at Fawkes sleeping on the silver shelf, the phoenix looked a little dim, Andrew couldn't help but wonder, Fawkes is about to nirvana.

Speaking of which, after the basilisk was killed by Lord Albus's own hands, Phoenix has never had a chance to show his miracles.

Severus said, "Why, haven't you seen the phoenix?"

"No, I have an iron-eating beast in the Far East at home, although there are many legends about the phoenix in the Far East, but they are not consistent with this creature that can be reborn in Nirvana. Andrew said with a shrug.

"Oh, I've seen the mythical beasts of the Far East from a book, and they seem to be different from the dragons and phoenixes of the West?"

"Yes, the phoenix of the Far East was not the kind of divine bird that could achieve nirvana before, but then I don't know what happened, so I confused it with the phoenix in the West. However, dragons are easy to distinguish, after all, there is a big difference between the two appearances. ”

Hearing this, Snape smiled ugly, "You seem to be very close to the Far East?, as far as I know, isn't it strange that you turned down Dumbledore's invitation to help the Ministry of Magic, and you have been in England since you were born?" he sneered, "It's hard to understand, or—" Snape's eyes rarely erupted with an inquiring color, "What's the secret?"

Before Andrew could say anything more, Professor Dumbledore came in.

"Sorry I'm late. "I met a few mischievous students, just like I did back then——— I was ——— back then."

Snape snorted, interrupting Dumbledore's memories.

"Oh, sorry. That's how people get old——— I think you already know about the invasion of the Ministry of Magic, Andrew?"

Andrew nodded, "Isn't this already what we expected?"

"Of course, of course. Tom had to be quicker now, realizing that he was lagging behind, and if he hesitated, he was afraid that soon the Death Eater Organization would fall apart. But that's not the problem," Dumbledore said, looking at Snape and motioning for him to continue talking.

"The problem is not as simple as you think," Snape said stiffly, his gaze lingering on Albus Dumbledore's face for a moment, Professor Snape seemed a little unusual today, "There is one person who should not have appeared in the first place of the intruder, and her name is Bellatrix Lestrange!"

Halle Black's mother, Sirius's enchantment, Tom Riddle's lover, these are not the point, the point is that she has been under the control of Queen Anne, staying in the convent in the sea. With Queen Anne's demigod realm, Bella had no chance to escape.

Andrew's eyes moved slightly when he heard the news. He knew that the Headmaster was the one who started with this—he had rescued Bella from Azkaban--- and until now, Andrew didn't understand why the Headmaster had done this.

The Black family has declined, and the Headmaster's actions seem illogical.

"Yes, Bella, Bella! I remember the little girl, she was a little shy, but then she met someone she shouldn't have met, Tom completely destroyed her, and now Bella is just a shadow of the previous Bella, a dark shadow. Albus Dumbledore whispered.

Snape scoffed, "Allow me to remind you again that we're really talking about serious things now, not having afternoon tea!Whatever Bellatrix Lestrange managed to survive Azkaban, and no matter where she's hiding all this time, the most important thing now is to figure out what she's going to do?"

Albus nodded, "Yes, Severus, you're right, do you have any good ideas?"

"Obviously, no. Snape opened his hands slightly and replied coldly.

"Oh," Albus looked down and pondered for a moment, "what else is there? What did the other Death Eaters find?"

"This time the Dark Lord was much more cautious, except for Bellatrix Lestrange, several other Death Eaters were controlled by the Imperius Curse, and the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic caught one, but after he woke up, he didn't remember anything, and after investigating, he didn't find anything. "There's also bad news – the Dark Lord seems to have realised that we were setting a trap for him, he was aware of the danger, and now he doesn't believe anyone." ”

"Including you?" Albus asked.

"Yes," Snape sneered, "but the one to worry about the most is Lucius Malfoy, the Dark Lord seems to have become aware of Malfoy's duplicity, and he is starting to hate Lucius." ”

"Oh, is that so? It's not bad, but it's useful news. Make sure our people get the news in advance that they have left. Dumbledore said, "Am I supposed to think that our plan for the Dark Lord has failed?"

"So to speak," Snape said with a sneer, "or no hope of success in itself." ”

"Professor, it's not a good habit to quit at this time," Andrew interjected, "I'll tell you more about Bella, I want to know what's going on, is she under the Imperius Curse?"

"I'm afraid not, Bellatrix Lestrange is a strong fighter, knocking down several Aurors in a row, the only strange thing is that she didn't kill any of them. ”

"Interesting, so what's the news on your side about this? I mean, you know, the Dark Lord's side. ”

Snape glanced at Andrew, as if to confirm that he wasn't a spy who had drunk the Transfiguration Potion, "There's no valuable news, the Dark Lord doesn't trust anyone anymore, and I didn't know that Bellatrix Lestrange was back with the Dark Lord until then. ”

"Well, what's wrong with that?" Andrew asked, taking the trouble to ask.

"Strange things?" said Snape coldly, "What strange things? Does it count if the Dark Lord didn't torture anyone all day?"

"No, no, Professor, you don't understand what I mean, I mean, like the little people, Peter Pettigrew, or that hypocritical member of the Ministry of Magic, Yaxley?"

"Huh?" Albus Dumbledore seemed to have something in mind, and he also looked at Professor Snape.

………

"If there's anything different, it seems that the Lestrange brothers and Lucius have been getting a little too close lately, and Peter Pettigrew occasionally joins Malfoy, do you doubt it..."

"Don't forget, as a Slytherin, there are two traits that you must have - shrewdness and ambition!" The flat expression on Andrew's face disappeared, and cruelty and coldness were revealed.

"Andrew, do you think they'll have that kind of courage? openly rebelling against Tom Riddle?" even Albus Dumbledore was presumably suspicious of Andrew.

"No, of course not, savvy Slytherins don't take any action at will, but as soon as the Dark Lord becomes weak, these Death Eaters will be like monsters that smell fear, and they will realize that the Dark Lord is no longer good. ”

"There's an interesting little story among Muggles that says that if you can form a resonance, a small hammer, you can smash a building. And all we have to do is keep tapping. The mutual suspicion between the Dark Lord and the Death Eaters continued to increase until one of them couldn't resist making the first move..."Andrew said without any emotion.

Severus and Albus both looked at Andrew with the eyes of a monster.

"Andrew, sometimes I'm glad you didn't become Gatler Drinkwater, otherwise the whole wizarding world would have become your territory. ”

"You are wrong, Mastermaster, for though I have that ability, but am I not too tired to do that? I told you a long time ago that no matter how much you praise me and arouse my sense of honor, it is of no use. In the face of the old fox's sugar-coated cannonball, Andrew went back to the past.

"Hehe," the Headmaster smiled kindly, "what do you think, Severus, I think that although this method is slow to work, it has a great chance of success, and it will be of great benefit to us if it provokes internal conflict among the Death Eaters." ”

Snape pondered for a moment, "The biggest problem is how to stir up contradictions quietly, none of the Death Eaters are fools, they are neither willing to be the first birds, nor can they be easily encouraged by any concessions. ”

"Aren't there two great opportunities now, one for the Lestrange brothers, one for Malfoy," Andrew said.

.............................................

When Andrew found Hermione, Hermione was lying on the table writing a letter.

"Hermione, can you still contact Rita Skeeter?" Andrew asked.

Hermione raised her eyebrows and stopped writing, "What are you looking for her for?"

"Well, I've got something to do with her. said.

"Why don't you ask who I'm writing to?"

"Well, this is your private matter, I shouldn't have asked. ”

Then Hermione laughed, and smiled very happily, "That's what I'm writing to her, Andy." ”

Andrew also smiled, "I see, we thought of going together." ”

The next morning, a new notice appeared on the house's bulletin board: the High Hogwarts Inquisitor ordered teachers to prohibit teachers from providing students with any information unrelated to the subject they were teaching.

The above regulations are in line with Education Order No. 26.

Signed: Senior Investigator Dolores Jane Umbridge

This latest decree has led to a lot of jokes among students. Lee Jordan pointed out to Umbridge that under the new decree she couldn't blame Fred and George for playing crackling cards in the back.

"Crackling Explode has nothing to do with Defence Against the Dark Arts, Professor!

When Lee Jae-ji appeared in front of everyone, the back of his hand was dripping with blood, and someone suggested a little Motra rat juice.

"I thought Azkaban's escape would bring her back up a bit. Harry said angrily, "This old toad, witch......

Harry was so angry because he knew that Umbridge had been thinking about the professor to be his next target after he had been suspended from Hagrid.

Every divination class now takes place in front of Umbridge and her clipboard. In her room, at the top of the fragrant tower, she sat by the fire, interrupting Professor Trelawney's increasingly hysterical lectures from time to time, asking her quirky questions about ornithology and the study of the Seven Characters, insisting that she anticipate her students' answers, and asking her to demonstrate her ability to divinate with crystal balls, tea leaves, and magic stones.

Even Snape's class wasn't much better, and Harry suspected that one day Snape would be tempted to poison Professor Umbridge to death.

The professors all seemed to feel the tension, and the classes were all in order, which even made the history of magic class less boring in comparison.

It is clear that Professor Umbridge knows nothing about this brewing storm. She seems to like to see professors get distracted and distracted in class, often forgetting the train of thought for the lecture. Professor Flitwick sometimes glanced nervously at Umbridge.

February 14th is the day you can go to Hogsmeade, and it's Valentine's Day.

All the little wizards were crazy about this day! Especially those who didn't have the other half, they couldn't help but stand at the gate of the school and put a strange sign around their necks: begging for .....

This morning, a strange brown owl flew in front of Hermione.

"Harry, the letter has arrived. ”

Hermione brought over a small piece of parchment with the news of the noon meeting at the Three Broomsticks Bar.

Then Hermione said, "Harry, can you have three broomsticks at noon?"

"Well—I don't know," Harry said uncertainly, "Ginny probably wished I had been with her all the time. We haven't said what we're going to do today. ”

"Then bring her along. Hermione said eagerly, "Will you come?"

"Well, well, why?"

"Don't ask so much, Harry. He smiled and said, "Remember, when you ask her to come with you, you must be tactful, just say that you want to come to me, is that okay?"

Harry nodded, hesitantly leaving.

"Oh——— goodness. Ron broke down and said, "Why do you only need to Quidditch training?"

"If you can guard the door without potions, I don't think you need to train. Neville laughed, and left with Hermione.

"It says we met at noon. Neville looked at Hermione's watch and said, "It's not even nine o'clock." ”

"And where are we going?" asked Hermione, smiling.

"Why don't you go to Luna's boutique, I haven't been there in a long time, and I don't know if there are any new styles of wizard robes. Angelina said with a smile.

By the time they arrived at Luna's clothing store, it was already raining and snowing.

As the environment continues to deteriorate, the security of Hogsmeade is inevitably a concern again. Fortunately, Minister Fudge understood that if something happened to Hogsmeade again, he would have little hope of continuing. So the entire Hogsmeade-Hogwarts area is the place where the Aurors are arranged the most except for the Ministry of Magic - this point is useless for Gringotts goblins to produce more gold gallons.