Under the moonlight, the snow shimmered with a cold glow, and was dotted with a pure black gem, the Black Lagoon outside Hogwarts. The moonlight and the castle lights mingle on the unfrozen water, and the water is as deep as ever.

"Whew!"

A bright white haze drifted over the lake, and a strong glow penetrated the water, reflecting a huge golden ring at a depth of several meters.

"Wow!"

Far away, where the original golden ring was, a huge tail fin flipped out of the water, and smashed away the ice floe that had just condensed. Soon, as the last wave fell on the surface of the lake, creating a circle of ripples, the place returned to calm.

Outside the banquet hall, an old man sat on the stone steps with a short pipe in his mouth. The fire was extinguished in the bowl, and the smoke was around the old man.

In the distance, the white smoke fell to the ground, and he lifted his hat slightly, scratched his gray hair like a chicken nest, and got up to meet him.

"How's it going?" asked the man eagerly, his black coat wrapped tightly and his voice trembling slightly.

"Come to the bar. The old man handed out a flask, "The man is in the hall behind me." ”

"Poof!cough!" Wiping a handful of wine from his mouth, the man in the coat glanced at the flask and handed it back, "Why is it so strong?"

"It's fierce, but it's warm. The old man reflexively walked towards the hall, "The news has spread so quickly, has the initiator found out?"

"A few nobodies who have been compiling lace news all year round. The man in the coat followed behind the old man, "It's just collecting money to do things, and the headquarters is still checking the real behind-the-scenes personnel." ”

"Didn't the headquarters already issue a statement to refute the rumors? Even the students here have been conveyed, so there should be no big problem, right? After all, those messages are just text descriptions, not even a photo. The old man walked up the stone steps.

"I'm afraid this won't last long. First, the news of the death of those colleagues cannot be stopped, unless the family of the deceased cooperates with the secrecy. Second, we cannot afford to repeat the mistakes we made 16 years ago, and although there have been many conservative legislators at the headquarters over the years who have only been thinking about their own political careers and strongly supporting the blockade of news, there are still many people who insist on announcing the Death Eaters' re-activity. Now HQ has decided to keep Kevin as close as possible so that she can appease Christine when she wakes up. ”

Arriving at the door of the hall, the laughter of the children rushed to him, the man in the coat swept his gaze, and in addition to the food on the table, there were many Halloween-themed magic toys, and Hogwarts still echoed with the aftertaste of the festival.

"Is the situation so grim?" the old man paused, took off his pipe, knocked out the remaining tobacco, and stomped it out with his foot.

"You're all about to retire, and it's probably a good thing that you're not involved in the incident center. The man in the coat sighed, and immediately looked in one direction, and entered the hall first, "Let's put it this way, there are already quite a few reporters blocking the door of the Auror headquarters. The news of the temporary lockdown was difficult for the staff at headquarters. ”

"Kevin. Coming to a dining table, the man in the coat called to a back.

"You may not know, it also has a hidden function, I finally figured it out, do you want to see it?" Playing with a Halloween prop, he faced the students who looked over, his eyebrows fluttered.

"Kevin. The man in the coat shouted again.

"Look at you!" he remained unmoved.

"Kevin. The classmate next to him patted him on the shoulder and glanced behind him, "Someone called you." ”

"Oh! yes!" he hurriedly turned around, and when he saw the man in the coat who had come with the old man, a smile immediately appeared on his face, "Sheriff, is there anything else you want to ask?"

"Lately, have any of your classmates said that the Death Eaters have reappeared?" the man in the coat tentatively said, "along with Evans." ”

"Don't you say it's a rumor?" he shrugged, as if dismissive, "The professors of the academy have come forward to make a statement. ”

"It's a rumor, that's right. After a moment of silence, the man in the coat continued, "Christine is busy at the moment, and she asked me to inform you that she will come and clarify with you in person when she comes back, so that you don't worry too much." ”

"Don't worry, I'm calm. As soon as he opened his mouth, his color suddenly changed, "I'm sorry, I'm going to explain it." With that, he quickly got up.

"Okay, we'll be waiting for you here. The man in the coat smiled calmly, stopped the old man who was about to speak, and after a while, he leaned into the old man's ear and whispered, "It doesn't matter, Principal McGonagall has already replied to the headquarters this evening." Including several secret passages, the entire Hogwarts has been surviving. ”

In the eyes of the man in the coat, Kevin had already turned the way and walked out of the hall, and the conversation between the two was not afraid that he could hear it. However, what he didn't know was that at this moment, the so-called Kevin was staying outside under a corner, his face was inexplicably agitated, as if there were countless bugs inside.

He pulled out a bottle of liquid and muttered, "It's the last one, I don't know if I can make it through." As he spoke, he uncorked the bottle and poured it into his mouth.

"You're not Kevin!"

Suddenly a voice came from behind him, and he was startled, and he shook off the bottle with his hand, and the liquid spilled on the ground.

"Wendy!" he turned angrily to see a girl with flaxen blonde hair in front of him.

"Oh, it's you!Clarence!" The girl named Wendy suddenly said when she saw the other party's gradually fixed facial features, "You used a compound potion, so Kevin is already gone, right?" ”

"It's none of your business!" Clarence muffled.

"No, it's everyone's business. Wendy argued, "And it's especially bad for Kevin that you're doing this!"

"Wouldn't it be good to help him see his family?"

Wearing Kevin's clothes, he was extremely uncomfortable, and he was easily seen through by the two Aurors, so he had to go back and change his clothes first, and then come and talk to them, thinking like this, Clarence turned around and was about to leave.

"How long are you going to be naïve?" Wendy was furious and hurriedly stepped forward to stop Clarence, "If the news is true, then why is the Ministry of Magic trying to deny it? They are already trying to control the situation from going in a vicious direction, and as a result, the two of you, as Kevin's friends, are going to stand up and stir up the situation!"

"Even so, what does that have to do with Kevin?" Clarence asked, turning sideways around Wendy and walking forward.

"What if the Death Eaters' target is Kevin!" Wendy shouted as she saw the back of Clarence who was not listening to the advice.

The figure in the distance suddenly stopped: "What you said is true?"

"Listen to me, Clarence. Wendy ran up to him, "It's not unlikely. On the other hand, if it's really a rumor, the man just said that Christine will come by herself. You can't go out and risk no matter what!"

"Hey, we thought it was fake news before, but Kevin insisted on going out, and as friends, we had to choose to support him. Clarence's face was full of distress, "I don't know if it's right to stop him now." ”

"Good friends need to help each other, but that doesn't mean support. Wendy explained, and reflexively beckoned, "Clarence, let's go back and tell the Aurors about this!"

"Okay. Scratching his head, Clarence sighed, and immediately followed Wendy's pace, "By the way, I said before that I really wasn't Kevin, then you should have noticed the abnormality, how did you do it?"

"You forgot? I watch him a lot. Wendy blushed a little, and her eyes drifted away.

"Why?" Clarence had a constipated expression, "It's been years, and you won't say anything when I ask you!"

"Oops, you guys are so stupid!" Wendy shook her hand and hurriedly distanced herself from Clarence, "Let's go find those two gentlemen!"

......

"Mike! here!" called out to a cleaner on the street with a garbage bag in her hand in front of the half-open door.

"Good evening, Mrs. Merry. The cleaner raised the brim of his hat lightly and saluted.

The old woman handed the garbage bag in her hand to the other party and said kindly, "Still working so late?"

"It's only been a few days since the festival, and the gifts and courier bags haven't been packed yet, and there are still a lot of people recently, and they don't even want decorations. The cleaner smiled and explained, "To be honest, it's a bit of a lot. ”

"Good work. The old woman clasped her hands together and smiled kindly, then took out a bag of biscuits from behind her and stuffed them into the cleaner's hands, "Homemade cookies are delicious." ”

As soon as he took the bag of cookies, another cleaner behind him shouted, "Evans, here's the man!"

"Got it. He replied in a loud voice.

"Evans, aren't you called Mike?" the old woman frowned.

"Of course not, ma'am. Evans grinned, a human skin suddenly falling off his face, and he returned to his original form.

"What?" the old woman said sharply, holding her cheeks with both hands.

"Goodbye!" An eye blinked, and Evans kept smiling, disappearing in front of the old woman.

"Oh, my God!" the old woman's eyes widened, and she lay straight on her back to the ground, and with a thud, her eyes closed and she fainted.

An old man's voice followed in the room, "What's going on, dear?"