Chapter Twenty-Nine: The Old Mouse
Anna held her chin in one hand and whispered to the newspaper with the other.
"The Ministry of Magic confirmed at a hearing at 9 a.m. today that Sirius Black had successfully escaped from the lowest level of Azkaban prison yesterday night, the first felons to escape from Azkaban in forty years."
Azkaban ...... Brandi looked at the unkempt Sirius Black's gloomy eyes in the photo, muttering silently.
Azkaban is a wizarding prison in the North Sea that houses some bad guys who break the law in the wizarding world, and the Ministry of Magic has been advertising in the newspapers about the tight security and safety of its place, claiming that not even a single rat can escape from it...... This was only done by Ron Kop some time ago when Hagrid was locked in. It's just that I didn't expect the Ministry of Magic to be slapped in the face so soon, how did this Blake do it?
"The prison guards found Blake's empty cell at dinner time, and there was no sign of the cell door or iron bars being broken by the spell. The Division of Magical Law Enforcement then inspected the portkeys and anti-illusion shifting enchantments at the Azkaban teleportation point, and found no record of them being triggered or used. How Sirius Black managed to escape the heavily guarded Azkabans is still unknown. However, it can be speculated that it may have been someone from within the Ministry of Magic who provided the opportunity to escape from prison, as no one was able to successfully escape from the dementors.
'We have a preliminary grasp of his whereabouts, and it may only be a matter of time before he is apprehended,' said Connelly Fudge, Minister of Magic, at the hearing, "and I beg your peace of mind that he is still too weak to pose any threat." β
At the same time, the Ministry of Magic is considering whether it is necessary to disclose the crisis to the Muggle Prime Minister through the Muggle Liaison Office, who Sirius Black once cast his magic on a street full of Muggles, brutally murdering thirteen people, including a wizard. The Ministry of Magic wanted the Muggle world to be more vigilant, but the proposal was resisted by the International Confederation of Wizards and is still under discussion. β
"What's that...... Dementor ??? Brandi had been watching her read the newspaper when she suddenly asked.
Anna's expression became wonderful. "You don't know?"
Brandi shook his head.
"Well, that's really unheard. How to put it, they are an evil creature...... Maybe not a living thing. Who knows, it's going to be cold when you're standing next to them anyway, and then you can't remember any pleasant thoughts. She said this, as if imagining herself in the same room as the Dementors, and her body shook slightly. It's as if she's been through it. "Of course, you can rest assured that they are under the direct control of the Ministry of Magic, and will not suddenly appear on the street and attack innocent people casually...... Sirius Black is different... He's a Death Eater through and through! β
Licking the porridge bowl, he pouted disdainfully...... A tired Death Eater certainly wouldn't have much of an impact on Brandy's life, and he had to worry a little about the situation at Hogwarts, where he had more and more important things to worry about. Like how can they get Anna to let their guard down and agree to see the damn card box with their own eyes,
But for Harry, the situation was a little more complicated.
Two weeks ago, when he woke up, Harry suddenly felt that his life might have passed away: look what he saw! Professor McGonagall actually smiled at him and calmly praised his Transfiguration class!
Although it was not known whether it was the two awakening potions in the treasure trove that played its due role, or if it was purely psychological, Harry and Ron felt that their transfiguration and magic skills seemed to have improved a little during this time...... But just turning a hamster into a plush glove with a tail and four fingers during the test would not be good enough for Professor McGonagall to appreciate.
The key question is...... She is still seducing them to add points?!
"Potter, Weasley. If you're interested, I suggest you two come to my office during your evening break to deepen your understanding of the class. If I can stop biting your gloves in the next lesson, I'll consider adding five points to Gryffindor. β
Obedient...... Hermione, who was carrying a pair of delicate pink fluffy gloves next to her, was about to pop out her eyes. Not only Hermione, but all the students in the class who could make five fingers out of the gloves looked as uncomfortable as if they had eaten Bibi Duowei beans. Is this a joke? Professor McGonagall is going to make a small stove for Harry and Ron?
Of course, Harry and Ron, who had been practicing hard for a weekend, still couldn't complete the extra point challenge.
Professor McGonagall wasn't the only strange person, as Sprout gave him an unprecedented high grade on a class assignment and then insisted on giving him a pot of supposedly trained poisonous tentacles as a potted plant; Professor Flitsch in Charms quietly asked him after class if he wanted to learn some useful little spells...... He also blinked his eyes to indicate that it could be used in a duel.
The only two things that have not changed are probably Snape and Rodhart, who are full of venom all year round, and Rodhart, the former's attitude seems to never ease, and he still tries to find trouble for himself every day, and the cynicism in his mouth has not stopped at all; Not to mention the latter, although the relationship with Harry and the others seemed to be much friendlier, but they were only mercifully given a new role - because there were so many girls vying to play opposite Lockhart, Harry and Ron finally stopped playing vampires and werewolves, and instead became the victims who happily shouted 666 next to them.
It was only during the lessons of these two guys that Harry felt like he was back to his normal life...... In a sense, it's really complicated.
After another Charms lesson, Harry and the others walked down the hallway, slowly pacing outside the castle, he struggled for a long time, and finally couldn't help but ask.
"You say, what are the professors thinking?" He said, "It seems strange to look at me, although I think it's good to learn a few powerful spells right now...... But I haven't passed the test of the fifth seal yet, and if I master any magic that kills people, I'll be completely finished. β
A few days ago, when the wind was quiet and nothing happened, he and Ron often sneaked to the treasure trove in the middle of the night, and the dangerous but handsome duel between Brandi and Tom in the secret room made them eat and wait for death to change their mentality a little - after all, boys would yearn for themselves to be able to control thunder and lightning among their peers. And such a duel place that can match opponents of equal strength, and can exit at any time as long as they know the password, just enough to satisfy all their desire to fight.
Of course, thanks to the fact that the two of them don't usually read miscellaneous books, they didn't get slapped to death on the floor by messy and strange spells. This is also the direct reason why Harry has not been very interested in Flitvier's spell temptation these days.
"The professors probably just want to stabilize you with what you're interested in, and you run outside in the middle of the night, after all, these are extraordinary times, and you two are especially capable of causing trouble." Hermione sneered mercilessly, "Don't you notice, the atmosphere in the castle hasn't been relaxed lately, since the last time the murderer named Sirius Black escaped from prison, the security level seems to be a level higher - I heard Hannah say that the Ministry of Magic originally wanted to arrange for people to come and protect the school, but it seems that Dumbledore politely refused." Now you must be more careful if you are still stubborn at night and plan to sneak into the treasure house, some of the functions of those armors in the corridor seem to have been lifted, I wonder if they will have the function of detecting invisible targets. β
Walking to the foyer, there was a pair of black armor in the corner not far away, and the three of them stepped forward to observe the faint pattern on itβthere was absolutely no such thing under normal circumstances.
"Tsk, why are they so nervous......" Harry didn't seem to be the slightest bit conscious of his troublesome constitution and Sirius Black's terrible title as a Death Eater, "That guy named Black isn't going to come to Hogwarts, Professor Dumbledore is here to be here, he's the greatest wizard of all!" Thinking of harming people in the castle unless he's been completely mad. The school is obviously worrying about it for nothing, are you right Ron, Ron??? β
Ron ignored him, staring blankly at the direction of the window, only to be slapped hard by Harry before he woke up from a dream.
"Hmm...... Ah, you're right. β
So the two of them naturally surrounded him. Hermione looked him up and down for a moment, then frowned and asked, "You seem to have been absent-minded for the past two days, is something wrong?" β
"It's not a big deal." He shrugged his shoulders indifferently, but his face looked a little lost. "Spotted hasn't been in good shape for the past two days...... I mean, it doesn't seem to have much appetite, it's already lost weight for almost a lap, and it either can't find a shadow or hides in the quilt for a day, and sometimes it shivers. β
"There's a cat in the dorm? No, Yale is now being fed like a pig at Salph's, and her previous fat has been lost, and now she can't even jump up the stairs, so how can she have the strength to go back to the tower and be scared. Hermione asked, and Harry shook his cheeks and grinned, wondering if he would be when Brandi came back and saw a cat ball.
"I'm not worried about Yale, it doesn't eat rats at all...... Brandi had asked Yale to chase Spotted to lose weight just because he had applied a layer of nutritional paste to Spotted. Ron waved his hand, "Hey, don't worry about me, I've already checked in the library, and Spotted doesn't look like he's sick, it's probably just that his appetite will decrease when he's too old." After the holiday, go to the pet store to prescribe a tonic medicine to replenish its body, and the old spots may be able to live for a few more years. β
"Speaking of Salph, when are you going to do it over there, Hermione?"
"Tomorrow night... So Harry, you're going to stay in the dorm tomorrow night, and I'll need the Cloak of Invisibility to sneak into the Ravenclaw common room. Seeing that there was no one around, Hermione whispered, "I've asked Lisa Dupin, and tomorrow she'll find a way to talk to Self about some family matters...... Lisa had always wanted to befriend Selph, but it seemed that she had tried several times without success. β