Leaving the three broomsticks and Seamus, who was still planning to stay at the bar for a while, Harry and the others walked around Hogsmeade and didn't stop too long before heading back to Hogwarts.

Harry's party walked much faster than when they came, carrying the leaves of the mandrake prepared for the transformation of the Animagus and the chrysalis of the grimace moth and other related materials retrieved from the Hogsmeade post office, and they did not want too many people to know about the action, so they did not choose to let the owl throw the things directly on the Hogwarts table in public - the afternoon was the time to make an appointment with Sirius to learn the transformation of Animagus for the first time, and they needed to place the materials that could not see the light.

In addition to receiving parcel letters, the Hogsmeade Post Office has at least two hundred owls to choose from, ranging from the Great Grey Falcon to the Pocket Bard (local delivery only). They all sit on color-coded shelves for you to choose from, depending on how quickly you want your mail to reach its destination.

The wind and snow were still fluttering in the air, and they struggled to walk on the snow, struggling to make their way back to the comfort and warmth of Hogwarts as soon as possible.

"Why don't you start learning Animagus during the summer? Tonight is the full moon, and you'll have to hold the mandrake in your mouth until the next full moon..."Hermione straightened her hood and asked Ginny, "Lately, starting with Snape, other classes have been asking us to start using the silent spell technique in our sixth year, Harry and they can use this to practice, but Ginny, it will delay your learning of the new charm." ”

"Dumb... Maybe Sirius has only been available recently?" Harry said and realized that this might be Dumbledore's arrangement because he didn't want him to practice the dark magic in the ancient magic class, in view of the recent conflict between Dumbledore and Allen, Harry made up an excuse for Hermione, and didn't want Hermione to tell Alan when he knew, so that the conflict between the two escalated again, after all, in Harry's opinion, Dumbledore and Allen only had differences in philosophy in this matter, and the essence was to make others better.

Ginny's expression looked a little disgusting: "I'm going to have to hold this grass until the next full moon?"

"Until the next full moon, you can't swallow the leaf or take it out of your mouth at any time, otherwise the whole process will have to start all over again, which is really not an easy task. Hermione recalled her preparations, and the corners of her mouth twitched unconsciously - she hadn't been able to clean her teeth for a whole month.

As they walked forward, the sound of the girls arguing not far in front of them grew louder and louder.

"Katie, you don't even know what's in here?"

Harry heard Katie, the chaser on his team?? Bell shouted in a completely different tone from his usual gentle voice, "This has nothing to do with you, Rian!"

The snow was falling more densely and urgently, and they had to squint their eyes and look forward, only to see Katie in a red coat?? Bell was arguing with her friend Leanne in a dark green coat with something in her arms.

Harry's glasses had just been blurred by the snow, and he had to wipe them with his dragon skin glove hand - the argument had turned into an argument, and Lean suddenly reached for the bag in Katie's hand, but as Katie tugged back, the vellum wrapped in brown paper fell to the ground.

A miserable scream sounded, and everyone stopped, only to see the two witches who were still arguing fiercely in front of them, among whom Katie, who was dressed in red, had fallen to the ground, and Li An was standing on the side, helpless.

Paying attention to Harry's arrival, Lean's voice was filled with deep crying and horror: "I warned her, tell her not to touch it!"

Then the anomaly happened, and Katie, who had fallen to the ground, was swaying from side to side on the snow as if she had been pulled by something invisible, like a lifeless rag doll. Suddenly, she was pulled high into the air again, arms outstretched, head thrown back, as if something was pulling her around in the air.

Harry, they were so frightened by the sudden turn of events that they took a half step back, and then Hermione, who reacted, drew her wand and took a step forward, figuring Katie, who was still flying irregularly, in midair.

Katie's eyes were round, and her long black hair fluttered in the wind. Before Harry could let go of their hanging hearts, they saw her eyes suddenly open and her mouth open wide, and let out a silent scream of terror, as if she was suffering some terrible pain.

Such a terrifying picture stunned the few wizards standing below. Katie's mouth opened and closed without making a sound, and when she finally lost consciousness, she fell from a high altitude.

Hermione hurriedly added another shock absorbing charm, slowing down the downfall, allowing Katie to ease the momentum of her landing, and slowly lay down on the snow with the movement of her wand.

Ron gasped and saw Katie lying on the snow, opening her eyes to be completely unconscious and her whole body was convulsing and swinging.

Harry and Ginny then tried to surround them to help, but Hermione, who noticed their actions, immediately shouted at them, "Harry, stop and don't come closer! I'll go over and have a look. ”

"What's going on?" Hagrid's thick voice came through the wind and snow, and he strode over, the wind and snow turning his hair and eyebrows white.

"Hagrid, something happened to Katie, you go back to the castle and tell the professor to get to the school doctor's office, and we'll be there. Hermione calmly instructed Hagrid to go back to school first to inform the professors - Katie's condition was still unclear, Hagrid had always been very aggressive, and his men were not serious, and it would be bad if he hurt Katie again.

Hagrid's mouth opened and he wanted to say that he was also a professor, but seeing that Hermione had the momentum of a female prefect and the president of the umbrella at this time, he unconsciously obeyed the other party's arrangement, and without saying a word, he took a few steps past everyone and ran towards the castle.

But a few Aurors also rushed over, Hermione stepped forward to explain a few words to them, and then Katie walked away, and the other three Gryffindor lion cubs hurriedly got out of the way.

The group followed her a little further away with their wands in hand, and Hermione leaned over to inquire about Katie. Then she walked over to the kraft paper and things scattered next to her, crouched down, and pressed her wand against the wind-blown kraft paper, revealing the cracked box that had fallen to the ground, and inside the box was a gorgeous opal necklace glowing green, and one oval after another was wrapped in silver metal. It looks like a haloed sun, with a long pendant hanging from underneath.

"Oh good, it's a cursed item, I don't know as much about it as Alan does, I don't dare to break the spell on her directly, we need to take her back to Madam Pomfrey quickly, maybe Dumbledore can fix it." Hermione looked down at the green glow of the opal necklace, looked up and said to the Aurors, "I'll fix the necklace, Mr. Aurors, please use the levitation charm to get Katie back to school first." ”

The Aurors who could be placed in Hogsmeade were naturally Harris's men - in fact, many of them had another identity as the armed forces of the Red Umbrella Division, and they knew that the relationship was subject to Hermione's arrangement.

Together, the Aurors used their wands to direct Katie's body to make her float in front of the crowd, and Katie hung her head down, her long black hair falling down to cover her face, and began to transport her to Hogwarts Castle - the only thing she did was a bit overdone in her professional habits, which made Katie look as if she had been arrested and escorted by the Aurors.

However, Harry was relieved that the Aurors had arrived, and it was not easy to keep their students in the Levitation Charm on a snowy day.

Hermione carefully controlled the exposed opal necklace with her wand, causing it to float back into the box, and then she glanced at the dragonskin gloves on her hand that were not damaged, wrapped the brown paper in her hand, and stuffed it into her fanny pack.

As they braved the snow and wind to make their way to Hogwarts, Professor McGonagall hurried down the stone steps to meet them. She looked at Katie, who had been floating in front of the Aurors, and thanked the Aurors, and then pointed her wand at Katie, who floated behind her.

"Follow me. Professor McGonagall walked briskly to the infirmary. Professor McGonagall had probably explained to Filch and the Aurors, and instead of stopping them, they instructed the students to quickly get out of the way so they could get to the infirmary.

"Hagrid reported the situation to me, and Miss Granger did it very well. Dumbledore stepped out of the school infirmary, his gaze sweeping over Katie floating in the air, "Poor girl. ”

A gloomy Snape followed behind him, his gaze unkindly swept over Harry and Ron. Madam Pomfrey led Professor McGonagall into the room and motioned for Professor McGonagall to place Katie on a hospital bed.

Hermione took out the opal necklace, along with the box and vellum paper, and placed it on the table in the hospital room. Dumbledore's hand ran over Katie's head, and he looked at the necklace on the table. He asked Snape, "What do you think, Severus?"

Snape walked to the bedside, lowered his head to look closely at Katie, who still showed a painful expression from time to time in her coma, and then peeled off the kraft paper with his wand to make the necklace float, and he took a look at the opal necklace: "Powerful curse item, Dumbledore." The fact that Miss Bell is not dead now, but is still lying there alive has surprised me by her good fortune."

"She's wearing woolen gloves, maybe just a little touch, I'll try it first. Dumbledore used his intact left hand to pull out the Elder Wand, bent down and let the tip of the wand move slowly towards Katie's whole body, some black-green magical energy was pulled out of the opponent's body by Dumbledore with his wand, but as Katie's expression became more and more painful, Dumbledore finally had to give up and continue to undo the curse.

Dumbledore took out his fuchsia handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said to the school therapist Bobby?? Madam Pomfrey commanded. "Very vicious curse, I've only partially lifted it, but to ensure Miss Bell's safety, Bobby you should transfer her to St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Injuries and Injuries for a more conservative treatment, poor girl, for at least three months. ”

"Now, can any of you tell me what's going on?" Dumbledore straightened up, facing the group of young wizards, and then glanced at the Aurors who came with him, "I think Mr. Aurors will need some clues to help them with their investigation, I remember that Mr. Hodchner was very serious and responsible when he was at school. ”

The oldest of the Aurors looked happy to have his headmaster's name remembered, and a smile appeared on his always tense and serious face, "Thank you for your cooperation and help, Headmaster Dumbledore." ”

Then, under Professor McGonagall's stern gaze and Professor Snape's gloomy expression, Lean stammered and began to explain what had happened: "We had just entered the Three Broomsticks Bar, and Katie went to the bar to order something for me to take a seat, but as soon as I sat down I saw her enter the pub toilet, and when she came out, she was holding it in her hand. ”

"Think about it with that terrible memory of yours, are you sure Katie?? Bell didn't take that with him when he entered the Three Broomsticks?" Snape's cold tone made Lean, who had just been reprimanded for a mistake in Defence Against the Dark Arts class, even more nervous.

"I'm sure we've never been apart, from the dorm to the Three Broomsticks bar. Lean recalls it carefully, then replies affirmatively, "She said she was going to send the package back to Hogwarts and left the pub straight away, and I had to catch up." ”

"Did she say to anyone?" Snape continued.

"I've played Quidditch with Katie for many years, and I know her well, and outside of the Quidditch pitch she doesn't even want to hurt a fly, just blow them away. Harry defended Katie, and then thought that the main pursuer who had been working together for many years would not be able to play for at least three months, which made the new Gryffindor Quidditch captain very painful.

"When I asked her who gave it to her, she wouldn't say, just someone at Hogwarts. She spoke with a strange expression...... Oh no, oh no, she must have been under the Imperius Curse, I was just paying attention to the damn package, ignoring her anomaly at the time. Leanne burst out crying, trembling and wiping tears from her face with her sleeve, Hermione patting her shoulder gently.

Hearing that someone might be suspected of using the Unforgivable Curse, the Auror Hochner instructed a fellow black mustache beside him, "Derek Morgan, you go after Madam Pomfrey and help her get Miss Bell over, and if she wakes up, ask her what she remembers, and remember not to delay her too long and interfere with the patient's rest." ”

"And how did she come across the necklace?" Snape's grim gaze made Rianse winkle for a moment.

Thinking of what had happened, Leanne began to whimper again, her lips trembling, trying to describe it as clearly as she could: "I didn't know this was going to happen, I told her that this thing must not be brought to school, and that Filch and the Aurors would never allow such an unknown thing to enter Hogwarts." But no matter how much I tried to persuade her, she just wouldn't listen, so I tried to snatch it from her hand and throw it away, but who knew that she would not let go as if she was enchanted, and the package cracked...... Something happened to her. ”

"Katie must have accidentally touched it in a fight with you, but thankfully she didn't just hold it in her hand," Professor McGonagall said softly. She patted Rian on the shoulder, who was on the verge of a breakdown, "When Madam Pomfrey returns, you may need a little medicine to suppress the shock." ”

Professor McGonagall then turned her gaze to the four Gryffindor wizards, and sighed a little helplessly, "Why are you always there every time something happens?"

Several Gryffindors stood solemnly in front of her, and Ron was also helpless, he shook his head: "Trust me, Professor, I've been asking myself this question for six years. ”

Harry was a little embarrassed next to him, but then said calmly, "Maybe Pansy??" Parkinson's dry. ”

Ron, who was standing on his side, rubbed his nose in embarrassment, Ginny, who was standing on his other side, began to hold his forehead with her hand, and Hermione slid her feet on the ground as if she wanted to keep a certain distance from Harry.

McGonagall pursed her lips and turned herself to face Harry. "Potter, this is a very serious accusation. ”

"Mr. Potter, with the exception of the Aurors, who have access under certain conditions, anyone who uses an unforgivable spell on another wizard will be sentenced to life imprisonment. The Aurors had already begun to take out their notepads to record their testimony, "Mr. Potter, did you witness the crime?"

"Definitely. Snape also stared at Harry with a serious face, "What evidence do you have?"

"I just know. Harry replied and looked at Dumbledore, who was silent, and he was very much annoyed to find that the last time he talked to Dumbledore, he had completely forgotten about Ellen who had told him about his suspicions because of his memories of the mysterious man and his excitement about learning Animagus...

The Auror Hochner was so impatient that he put down his notepad: "Mr. Potter, your behavior like this is..."

"You're just... You know?" Snape interrupted the Aurors in a disgusting exaggeration, and he began to imitate Harry to highlight how mentally retarded his answer was.

Harry opened his mouth, but he didn't think anything could support his words, so he nodded again.

"Your gift for prophecy is truly remarkable, Potter, the kind of talent that ordinary mortals would never dream of. Snape tilted his head and stared at Harry sarcastically, "How great, I didn't know that you, the savior, were better than Alan in divination class??" Is Harris going to be better?"

Professor McGonagall relieved her students: "I suggest that each of you go back to the dorm and have a good rest, everyone. ”

The Auror Hochner also opened his mouth like Harry, and he wanted to pursue the serious accusation that the other party had just unsubstantiated, but gave up on the plan when Hermione shook his head.

Dumbledore glanced at Hermione with a smile and said kindly, "Minerva, Severus, Miss Granger did not mess with the situation this time, and handled the incident correctly and properly, and should add thirty points, and Harry, Ron, Ginny, and Lean can assist Hermione in sending Katie back, and each of them will add fifteen points." ”

Snape snorted dissatisfiedly, but as his eyes met Harry's delighted green eyes, he thought of the old bat from the conversation with Dumbledore, and swallowed back the mockery he was about to blurt out.