“…… Ron, there's light ahead! We're almost there! ”

While the whole of Hogwarts was in a state of unwarranted disaster, Harry and Ron, walking through the tunnels, finally found the exit.

Is there a door? Or is it still the back of a painting? They didn't know, but they knew they could finally get out of this long, straight tunnel.

The two of them walked a few quick steps, and came to a ...... through the exit of the tunnel Well, in a bedroom?

Harry and Ron glanced left and right for a few moments, then looked at each other again. The bedroom looks shabby, everything is old, and no amount of tolerance can be used to describe it as "clean and tidy".

Of course, the main thing is that they can all be sure that they haven't been here, but the furnishings here make them all feel an inexplicable familiarity, as if they have seen it somewhere.

Harry looked back, and he saw that the hole behind them was slowly closing, and what was hiding it was still a magical oil painting that was exactly the same as the one they had seen before.

When the girl in the painting noticed that Harry was looking at her, she nodded slightly.

"Uh...... Thank you for bringing us here," Harry hesitated, "but can you tell us where this is?" Who is the owner of this place? ”

But the girl in the painting still did not answer his question, but stretched out her white arm and gestured to the side door.

Harry and Ron looked at the door together, and when they turned back, the girl had already turned and walked into the woods.

"Anyway, we'll have to go out and have a look...... Ron thought for a moment, and couldn't help but suggest, "Maca must know about this tunnel, and this may be another stronghold of the Order of the Phoenix...... Even if it wasn't, it wouldn't be a dangerous place, would it? ”

"I think you're right."

Not only is it dirty, but it's also quite dim, and it doesn't look like a good place to be. But Harry nodded approvingly.

However, the training sessions were not in vain. Not to mention the progress of learning magic, at least the intense training has increased their vigilance, and it is always right to be careful in an unfamiliar environment.

This time, Ron took the initiative to go ahead, clutching his wand in his hand and cautiously opening the bedroom door. Harry, who was following him, quickly shook his wand, extinguishing the light from the tip of the wand.

With a slight creak, Ron twisted the doorknob and pulled the door open.

Just as he was about to glance out into the equally dimly lit outside, a small dark figure suddenly burst in through the crack in the half-open door!

"Oh-"

Ron felt a thud hit him in the abdomen, knocking him and Harry behind him to the floor with a heavy thud.

"Oh—my belly," Ron groaned, "what's going on?" Enemies? ”

"Don't be stunned! That thing is right in front of us! Harry grabbed Ron's clothes and dragged him backwards, "Armor!" ”

"No, no—"

Ron was of course very grateful for Harry's timely response, as the Iron Armor Spell had been cast on him by Harry. Honestly, he thought he had seen the culprit who hit him in the stomach.

"Harry, don't get excited! Not an enemy...... It's just a goat! ”

"......" Harry, who was sitting on the floor, was stunned for a moment, thinking that he had misheard, and he quickly waved his wand again, "Fluorescent flicker!" ”

The light shone from the tip of his wand again, and they saw a goat with a pair of beautiful curved horns, looking them sideways from side to side.

"Oh-" Harry said as if remembering something, "it's the goat!" ”

"You also have a goat friend?" Ron said casually as he got up on his back.

"Nope! I mean...... This is the goat that always hangs at the pig's head bar! Don't you remember? The bar owner often lets it walk around the shop......"

Harry said, scrambling to his feet from the floor.

"So, we're at the Hog's Head Bar? And there is a secret passage in the boss's bedroom that leads to the place where we are trapped? Ron said, waving his hands and trying to get the goat to the side, but it didn't seem to work.

"I'm sorry, we have to get out...... It's all petrified. Harry confessed, then waved his wand and used the Restraint Charm to immobilize the poor goat.

"Cast a spell on a goat and you'll be sued by the Wizengamot!" Ron muttered.

"Before we do, we'll have to think about casting spells outside of school." Harry waved his hand and said, "Don't say it, get out first......"

With that, the two hurriedly left the stiff goat on the ground and left the small bedroom.

When they looked outside, they immediately recognized it - it was indeed the Pig's Head Bar in a corner of Hogsmeade.

Everything here is still the same as before, and the windows are covered with dirt and don't even let in the light. But this dirty and dilapidated furnishings brought them a subtle sense of security.

No matter how unbearable it was, it was a place that felt familiar to them, even though there wasn't even a person here.

Harry hurried to the door, pulling the latch out of it, and the light from outside poured into the dimly lit pub so unbridled that they could barely open their eyes.

Looking at the light outside the door, you can see that it is definitely daylight the next day.

The two of them still didn't know anything about the terrible state of Hogwarts, but that didn't stop them from getting upset. Dumbledore's funeral may have already begun, and most of the time something was going to happen around the funeral, so they came the night early, but in the end they couldn't make it.

And, the most important thing for both of them now is that they can finally solve the big problem of hunger and thirst!

"Harry, should we go back inside and find something to eat?" Ron stood in the doorway and asked Harry, who had already walked outside.

"I don't think that's a good idea...... "Harry shook his head decisively, "I've got the money here, and besides, we're in Hogsmeade right now!" ”

Now, the nerves that had been tense between the two of them finally relaxed slightly, and the hunger and thirst that had been hidden took over their entire minds.

After Ron closed the door to the bar, the two of them ran impatiently down the street. In the direction of Hogwarts in the distance, some abnormal fluctuations can be faintly seen, but they are really far away, and if you don't look carefully, you can't see clearly.

After the two of them had hurriedly bought some food and gobbled it up for a while, they began to think about what to do next, after all, they had no idea that they would come down a tunnel to Hogsmeade Village.

"Ron, do you think we've passed Maca's test?" Harry stood by Duke Honey's door, munching on chocolate and slurring his mouth.

"I think we're obviously running out of time......" Ron shook his head, swallowing the icing cake in his mouth, but wondered, "but I still don't understand - what kind of test is this?" ”

Harry frowned and thought about it when he heard this, and couldn't help but sigh.

“…… Perhaps," he said reluctantly, "we didn't pass the test at all, but when the time came, we were automatically released...... That's all. ”

Although neither of them is willing to think so, but to be honest, this is probably the most likely answer.

"Anyway, if you go to Hogwarts now, you're really going to mess with Maca and the Professor...... Let's go back! Ron resigned himself, "We snuck out yesterday evening without saying anything, and now Mommy must be in a hurry!" ”

"Well, then we'......"

Harry was about to say yes, but he couldn't help but panic a little in his heart.

He really doesn't want to be so useless anymore, can he only be a burden? Obviously, his parents died at the hands of that guy, but he was powerless to avenge his parents.

It's a terrible feeling!

"No," Harry shook his head suddenly, "I want to find Hermione!" ”

"Looking for Hermione?" Ron was surprised, "What are you looking for her to do?" ”

"Even if we can't help today, what if Voldemort is still alive after today? What if Voldemort hadn't gone to Hogwarts at all today? We can't just wait! Harry took a deep breath and said firmly, "Let's discuss what to do next...... Gotta have a clearer plan! ”

"Uh...... Go now? Ron looked hesitant, "But, there's ...... at home."

"We can take Hermione back to the Burrow, can't we?" Harry stubbornly said, "I don't think I can afford to wait any longer, not a single second can be wasted!" ”

"Okay...... If you insist. Ron looked at Harry, who was a little impatient, but it was a little difficult to understand where his anxiety came from.

He didn't know how Harry's parents died, but hadn't they been doing it all the time? And haven't they been working hard all the time? Could it be that because I have been holding it in my heart for too long, it finally broke out today?

They had all heard Hermione talk about where they were, and Ron certainly didn't know much about the geography of the Muggle world, but Harry, who had also grown up in the Muggle world, knew how to get there.

Soon, the two of them ran to the intersection at the end of the village, brandished their wands and summoned a knight's bus, leaving Hogsmeade far behind.