Chapter 50: The Hapless Hogsmeade

Section I

Slytherin eventually prevailed over Ravenclaw, with Draco catching the Golden Snitch with a beautiful dive to end the match. The Slytherins are naturally happy that they are now in the final and are just one step away from defending their title.

"I hate to see Malfoy's triumphant look." Ron muttered, looking unhappy, "But that's fine, if Slytherin wins, we'll be in the final, and if we beat them, the House Cup will be ours." ”

Harry nodded reluctantly, as they lost the match against Hufflepuff, which in turn lost to Ravenclaw, so only a Slytherin win over Ravenclaw would allow Gryffindor to reach the final and then face the Slytherins. So, even though Gryffindor had a much better relationship with Ravenclaw than with Slytherin, Harry still wanted the Slytherins to win for the House Cup, which inevitably made him feel a little guilty.

Hermione hesitated, but she didn't tell her guess after all, she didn't want Harry to think she was slandering Sauron, she had just regained her friendship with Ron, and Hermione didn't want to take any more risks.

"I think we should go see Hagrid," said Harry, "and Buckbeak is going to lose the case, he must be sad now, and I think we should spend more time with him to prevent him from doing something stupid." ”

"That's right." "We still have a chance, the official verdict hasn't been handed down yet, and we can continue to appeal." ”

The three of them walked across the grass outside the stadium to Hagrid's hut at the edge of the Forbidden Forest, where faint smoke was emitting from the crooked roof chimney, and it was clear that Hagrid was in the house.

"Hagrid, open the door." Harry tapped on the door and said, "It's me, Harry. ”

The door opened, and Hagrid's tall figure appeared in the doorway, his beard disheveled, as did his hair.

"Oh, it's the three of you." Hagrid said as he let them in, "You shouldn't have come by yourself, especially Harry, Sirius is roaming the school, and you're probably in danger. ”

The fire in the stove was bright, which made the cabin very warm, and in the corner of the room, Buckbeak was honestly lying there, eating a plate of dead ferrets, and to the surprise of the three Harry, there was a beautiful little one lying by the fire.

"A unicorn cub!" Hermione said in surprise.

Hagrid turned around, took the pot off the stove, and made tea for the three of them, laughing at Hermione's words.

"Oh yes. A baby unicorn, poor little one. Hagrid said softly, picking up the little one as the unicorn lay meekly in Hagrid's arms.

Unicorn cubs are like foals, with golden supple fur and a small protrusion on their cute heads, which should be horns that have not yet grown. Harry, they noticed that the little unicorn was bandaged on its back, and it seemed that there was a deep, long wound there.

"It's hurt?" Hermione asked with concern, for a girl like her, a cute little unicorn was undoubtedly very attractive.

"Oh." Hagrid sighed, "Poor little thing has been attacked. ”

"What did you do?" Harry asked, a little nervously, remembering the unicorn he had killed by Voldemort in his first year.

"What else?" Hagrid smiled bitterly, "I guess it's your brother's dark phoenix, it seems it's restless again, maybe you should go back and talk to him." ”

The three Harry had surprised expressions on their faces, and even though they knew that the Dark Phoenix symbolized something dark, they couldn't believe that they would attack the Pure Unicorn.

"It's not surprising." Hagrid said, stroking the unicorn in his hand, "Dark phoenixes are dangerous predators, in fact, all phoenixes are carnivorous birds, and Dumbledore's Fox is no exception. Remember, don't be fooled by their beautiful appearance, which can become dangerous if provoked. ”

Hermione leaned over and carefully stroked the unicorn, and the little thing didn't seem to resist, but relaxed and enjoyed her petting.

"By the way, Hagrid, about Buckbeak." Hermione said, "Did the Ministry of Magic send you any other letters?" ”

Hagrid shook his head and sighed helplessly. "No, I don't think things have changed much."

"We can continue to appeal, and we will succeed." Ron comforted, "You said yes, Harry. ”

"yes, we still have a chance." Harry said, "We'll help." ”

"It's useless." Hagrid said calmly, but the frustration in his tone was hard to hide, "You don't know about the Dangerous Creatures Committee, they're stubborn. ”

"It's all Malfoy's fault." Hermione huffed, "Buckbeak hurt him, he must be taking revenge." ”

"It's not his fault, Hermione." "I know you don't like that kid, but he's not wrong, on the contrary, if he hadn't saved the girl, I'm afraid things would have been worse." ”

Harry and Ron looked at each other and shrugged, while Hermione stopped talking in a huff as she picked up the candy cube on the table and fed it to the unicorn, while the little thing meekly licked her hand.

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Section II

Hogsmeade became a little deserted at dusk, as the Dementors would routinely search during this time, and there were hardly any pedestrians on the streets, and no one wanted to get too close to those terrible creatures.

However, for Sauron, this was the perfect time to find Blake, who must have been hiding in his hiding place to avoid being searched by the Dementors.

Sauron dissipated into the wind as a mist, silently roaming around the village of Hogsmeade, carefully probing Blake's tracks. He spread his senses, enveloping almost the entire village, and the Dementors seemed to sense something, stirred for a moment, and then resumed their work.

Soon, Sauron discovers certain clues, which are Hermione's cat, Crookshan. An ugly ginger cat naturally didn't care for Sauron, but Sauron felt a hint of familiarity from the cat's bodyβ€”the smell of Blake. Crookshank Hill ran through the gap between the houses and up a slope behind the three broomstick bars, unaware that Sauron was silently following it. After a while, Sauron followed Hermione's cat to a dilapidated wooden house, the most haunted screaming house in all of Britain in the legend.

Crookshank deftly slipped through the tattered door panels and ran into the darkness along a deep secret passage. The black mist silently coalesced, and Sauron appeared in the dark room, he didn't need to keep tracking, he could clearly feel Sirius below, Crookshank Hill stayed with him, and seemed to be very close to him.

"Interesting." Sauron smiled indifferently, he took out his wand, quickly laid out some magic, and then turned into mist and quietly left.

The three Harry have been researching for Buckbeak's appeal for the past few days, but to their dismay, there are not many successful cases available. It was another weekend to go to Hogsmeade, and the trio unanimously decided to get themselves out of the pile of clueless files and go to Hogsmeade to relax.

"To be honest, I still don't think Harry should have come." Hermione whispered that he and Ron were standing in Duke Honey's candy shop, waiting to meet Harry in the secret passage.

"Don't worry." Ron snorted, his eyes fixed on the "hairy mints" on the counter, "The village is full of people now, you wouldn't think Blake would rush out so stupidly, right?" ”

Hermione was about to say something more when she felt someone pat her, turned her head to look, but couldn't find anyone who was filming her.

"Hey, it's me, Harry." Harry's voice came from under the cloak of invisibility, "Let's get out, there's too many people in the house. ”

The three of them left the candy store and walked slowly down the street, Harry walking between them in an invisibility cloak.

"You know what." Harry said, "Just now when I was using the dot map, I noticed that Sauron wasn't in the school. ”

"Well, you don't think he's sneaking in Hogsmeade, too." Hermione raised an eyebrow and said questioningly.

"Who knows." Ron said nonchalantly, "I guess spells like the Transfiguration Charm aren't too hard for Sauron, maybe he hates soaking in the castle all day and wants to relax." ”

The three of Harry had a few hot butterbeers at the Three Broomsticks Bar, which made them feel much more comfortable, and after that, Ron went to the Screaming House to have a look.

"I don't want to go." Herhermione hesitated, "They say it's very haunted. ”

But Harry and Ron were eager to take the plunge, and boys at this age were always more or less hungry for adventure, so the last three left the bar and headed for the screaming house, though Hermione was reluctant.

"Look, it's Malfoy." Ron said, "How is he alone, his two stupid bodyguards?" ”

On the other side of the road, Draco walked leisurely by himself, holding a bouquet of red roses and a large box of beautifully packaged chocolates.

"Ignore him." Hermione said that she wasn't in a good mood to see Draco, "just because we didn't see him." ”

Harry's ideas were good, but reality was often not as good as they were, and Draco seemed to notice them and walked over to them.

"Go away, Malfoy." Ron said angrily, "We hate to see your face." ”

To Harry's surprise, Draco didn't turn his back, but instead stared at where Harry was standing between Ron and Hermione, which made Harry a little nervous. Harry subconsciously sensed that Malfoy standing in front of them seemed to be a little different.

"How did you get here?" Draco raised an eyebrow and said, "I remember you didn't get permission?" ”

"What are you talking about, are you stupid?" Hermione huffed, but a little weak, "Of course we can come and get out of the way, Malfoy." ”

Draco glanced at Hermione coldly, not as proud as usual, his eyes were unspeakably cold. He reached out and grabbed Harry's cloak of invisibility into his hand, and Ron and Hermione were stunned for a moment.

"Will you explain it to me, Harry?" Draco said, squinting.

"Harry?" Drake's words surprised Harry, Malfoy wouldn't call him that.

"Well, you're Sauron?" Harry said uncertainly, but the temperament of the other man made him more and more sure of his guess. His eyes widened in surprise, "You're Sauron!" ”

"Hmph." Sauron snorted coldly, "Count yourself smart. ”

PS: The last few chapters are relatively bland and boring.,The doctor is trying to make a reasonable transition to the original storyline.,Pave the way for the next story.,It's estimated that the third part will end in a few more chapters.,Deficiencies,I hope you forgive me.。