Hermione's concern about the situation was very justified, and although the Daily Prophet was still claiming that everything was under control day after day, Ryan could clearly sense that Voldemort and his subordinates were planning a big move based on the information he had received from the Order of the Phoenix and Lupin.

Judging from the progress of the restoration of the Vanishing Cabinet, it is likely that all this will happen within a week. So this week, Ryan basically put his energy into preparation, and if he was lucky, he was even sure that he could deal with the group of guys who might invade the school through the vanishing cabinet alone.

But not everything went as smoothly as Ryan thought. On the Friday after Ryan and Hermione had talked, the two of them were reading a book in the library after dinner, when Ryan suddenly turned his head nervously to look out the window.

"What's wrong, Ryan. Hearing Ryan's movements, Hermione asked.

"Look outside. Ryan said and pointed to the sky outside the window, and Hermione, who had been sitting with her back to the window, immediately turned her head to look in the direction of his finger.

"W-what?" asked Hermione, surprised. Through the glass windows of the library, she could see that a transparent barrier was slowly creating in the sky outside, and the sunset shone on top of this transparent barrier, reflecting everything below, including the castle, a golden yellow.

"Hogwarts Castle's magical defenses. Ryan looked out the window and said, at this time almost everyone in the library saw the unusual scene outside, and they all went out of the window and pointed at the sudden vision in the sky.

"Hogwarts was built at the height of the wizarding world's chaos, so it was to protect the fragile little wizards. It is not only a school, but also a fortress for battle. And today's situation means that all the ancient defensive magic of Hogwarts has been turned on. Ryan whispered to Hermione, who was looking outside, that the magic barrier outside had been completely formed compared to just now. It was like a half-transparent eggshell covering the castle.

"Loud noises are not allowed in the library. Seeing the changes outside, the students' voices became louder and louder. Mrs. Pince walked out of her office with her wand in her hand, shouting loudly. "If you can't guarantee quiet, please—"

At this point she saw what was going on outside the window, and then Mrs. Pince took two steps back in shock, sat down in a chair, and shook her head weakly. "This can't be, how can things be so bad?"

While everyone in the library was arguing about what was going on outside, Professor McGonagall's magically amplified voice echoed throughout the castle. All the students immediately returned to their dormitories in their respective colleges. All teachers return to the staff lounge. Act now. ”

"What the hell is going on?" After returning to the common room on Professor McGonagall's orders, Ryan kept asking others what was going on, but everyone seemed confused, and no one knew what was going on.

Fortunately, after seven or eight minutes, Professor McGonagall crawled in through the entrance to the Room of Requirement. She looked serious, her lips pursed tightly.

"Professor McGonagall, what's going on?" "What's going on outside?" "Is someone hurt?" When you see Professor McGonagall come in, the students immediately look around as if they have found the backbone.

"For now, please be quiet. Professor McGonagall held out her hands and pressed down slightly, and everyone in the common room immediately shut up. After a complete silence, Professor McGonagall announced, "A quarter of an hour ago, the Mysteries and the Death Eaters launched an attack on the Ministry of Magic. At the request of the Minister of Magic, Scrimgeur, Dumbledore went to the Ministry of Magic to provide support. Hogwarts is now under curfew for safety reasons. ”

"Under curfew, every entrance to the castle is shrouded in powerful magic. All students are to stay in the common room and are not allowed to go outside, and the professors and volunteers patrol the school to ensure everyone's safety. I hope that each and every one of you will follow the rules, especially at this time when uncontrolled blind adventures are absolutely not allowed. With that, Professor McGonagall glanced at Harry.

"Alright, that's all I have to say. Professor McGonagall glanced around the common room. "Now the sixth and seventh grade prefects and I have come out, I have something to ask you for. ”

Ryan followed Professor McGonagall into the hallway outside the common room, and Professor McGonagall said solemnly when she saw that all four of them had arrived. "There aren't enough professors and volunteers, so I want you to join the patrol. Of course, this is not mandatory, and you can choose to help us maintain order in the common room. ”

"I'm willing to patrol the school. As soon as Professor McGonagall's voice fell, Ryan was the first to speak, he himself planned to find an opportunity to monitor the door of the room when Professor Dumbledore was away, and now he would not let go of this opportunity to facilitate his actions. After he agreed, Hermione and the other two seventh-year prefects also announced that they were going to patrol the castle.

This situation is not unexpected, because it is the Gryffindor to take risks that is in everyone's DNA. Professor McGonagall watched with some satisfaction as the four prefects standing here did not flinch in the face of danger. "Don't worry, we can't give you too dangerous tasks, you just need to go upstairs to patrol in a while, the entrances and halls of the various schools must be the places where our professors patrol. And today's school curfew is just a precaution for Dumbledore to deal with the current tensions before going to London, so I don't think there should be any great danger. ”

With that, Professor McGonagall led everyone downstairs to the faculty lounge. When they entered, they found that the house was already half occupied: the professors had almost all arrived, and the Hufflepuff and Slytherin prefects had arrived before the dormitory was closer to it. Ryan focused his attention on Malfoy as soon as he entered, only to find that he had swept away his previous decadence, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, as if something very deserving of joy was about to happen.

It seems that today is the day of Malfoy's scheduled attack, and Ryan can't help but raise his guard. Turning his gaze away from Malfoy and looking around the common room, he discovers that the alleged volunteers are actually acquaintances of the Order of the Phoenix, including Tonks, Bill, and Arthur Weasley.

After sitting down in the empty chair next to Arthur Weasley, Ryan asked. "Mr. Arthur, is there just the three of you coming to the Order of the Phoenix?"

"It's just the three of us. Arthur whispered. "Moody, Sirius, and Kingsley, a few of them are now fighting alongside Dumbledore near the Ministry of Magic in London. Because the mystery man and a large group of Death Eaters have caused a lot of pressure over there, especially this year, I don't know where the mystery man has summoned so many dark wizards from so many other places, so there is a need for more capable people on the London side. ”

"Where did Professor Lupin go?" Hermione asked curiously after hearing Arthur tell everyone about what the Order of the Phoenix was doing.

"He said he was coming, but we stopped him. Since most of the werewolves on his side were old and weak women and children who were not fit for battle, I told Lupin that we had enough men and that he needed to protect the weak. Arthur whispered to Ryan and Hermione. "Alright, let's be quiet, everyone is here. ”

Ryan looked at the entrance of the room, and sure enough, the four Ravenclaw prefects and the president of the male student council, who were the farthest away from the common room, followed the small Professor Flitsch in. Seeing that everyone had arrived, Professor McGonagall and the other three deans gathered together to discuss it, and then she stood at the front of the common room and explained the arrangements for the evening.