"Are we at Hogsmeade?" called Neville with some excitement.

"Don't be stupid, it's only three o'clock in the afternoon!" Matthew looked at his watch and shook his head without hesitation, "I said earlier, it will be at least four hours before we reach our destination." ”

Neville had to look out the window with some chagrin, but unfortunately the window was blurred by the rain, and with the lights on in the carriage, he couldn't see anything.

The speed of the train is getting slower, the sound of the wheels is getting sharper and sharper, and the sound of wind and rain pounding on the windows is getting louder.

And Hermione poked her head out and looked in the aisle, only to see countless small brains popping up in the aisle, and everyone seemed to be a little puzzled, and they all wanted to know what was going on?

There was only a thud, and then all of them turned to one side, and the train braked very suddenly.

There was some ping-pong sound in the distance, as if there were countless pieces of luggage falling from the luggage rack.

And the strange teacher almost fell from his seat to the ground.

This time, he finally took off his earplugs and blindfold, and at the same time, he looked puzzled on his slightly pale face.

He didn't make much of a fuss, though.

Matthew calmly wiped a clean area from the window.

Then, he could vaguely see countless black, blurry figures floating in the sky outside the window.

"Could it be that," he couldn't help but frown.

To be honest, he didn't want to encounter a disgusting creature like a Dementor, though he didn't know what memory he feared the most......

Moreover, didn't Professor Grindelwald warn in an interview with the Daily Prophet that Dementors should not touch or affect the lives of teachers and students at Hogwarts...... How could that be?

Just when Matthew was a little confused, he heard a slight popping sound, and then the door to the cubicle was forced open.

However, what broke in was not what Matthew had expected, a cloe-coated, dirty, foul-smelling, and terrifying face.

It's a small, round-faced wizard.

"Daddy!" Neville exclaimed in surprise.

......

Undoubtedly, this was Matthew's first meeting with Mr. Frankloon Barton.

He wasn't tall, didn't have much hair, and had a slight baby face...... At least it wasn't too majestic, not at all like an Auror.

"I'm on official business!" Mr. Franklobratton didn't respond eagerly to his son, but said coldly, "On behalf of the Ministry of Magic, I'm checking to see if any of you have fugitives from Azkaban involved!"

Neville hurriedly stopped giggling and quickly lowered his head obediently.

Matthew noticed that Mr. Longbottom had not stepped into the chamber all the time, but had kept a certain distance from all four people in the chamber, and that his right hand had been in his arms...... Matthew was sure he was holding a wand in his hand.

"Come to me one by one!" he commanded, "starting with you!"

He pointed to Matthew.

Matthew walked over very "well-behaved" and came to Mr. Longbottom.

Then he saw only Mr. Longbottom's left hand, and took out a somewhat alarm-like instrument from his pocket. He took the thing and probed it into Matthew's body for about ten seconds

"It's all right!" he said, gesturing Matthew to go back.

Then, it was Hermione and Neville's turn.

It's just that in the process, Mr. Longbottom never "interacted" with his son, as if the two sides did not know each other.

"Come here!" Mr. Longbottom gestured to the only adult wizard in the compartment, "spread your hands out and put them beside you!"

Mr. Longbottom looked very alert.

The taciturn strange wizard did not hesitate to do so, without any unusual move.

However, when Mr. Longbottom took the alarm clock-like instrument and probed his body

"Bell Bell Bell ......" A sharp sound erupted from inside the instrument in Auror's hand.

Mr. Longbottom's face changed suddenly, and he drew his wand with great speed and aimed it at the strange wizard.

Even the strange wizard himself was slightly stunned.

"May I ask who you are?" Franklone Barton asked coldly, his voice unceremoniously.

"I'm a new teacher at Hogwarts......" the stranger replied.

But before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Mr. Longbottom: "Okay, let's not know whether it's true or not, but before that, I'd like to ask you to accompany me and me for a more detailed examination, can you?"

Although the Auror's voice was a little inquiring, the wand in his hand was undeniably waving at the outside of the compartment.

The stranger was still very cooperative, and walked out of the cubicle without hesitation.

"Spread out your hands and put them beside you!" said Mr. Longbottom, who followed behind him, with a very stern warning.

Soon, the two disappeared into the aisle together.

Maybe you got off the train, or you could go to another car.

......

"What's the situation?" the three children in the cubicle looked at each other at this time.

What had just happened was too sudden and too unbelievable, as if they were actually in a dream.

"No!" Hermione shouted with some fuss, "the man who claims to be the new teacher can't be one of the three fugitives from Azkaban, right?"

She was pale and looked a little frightened.

"Don't worry, not necessarily," Matthew shook his head calmly: "Maybe it's just a misunderstanding, let's wait and see." ”

Neville, on the other hand, poked his head out and peered down the hallway, as if looking for his father's traces.

The rain outside the window seemed to be getting heavier and heavier, and the dark shadows in the sky seemed to be a little ready to move...... But they never got close to the train.

Matthew only hopes that this inspection will not be delayed for too long.

It's just a pity that things didn't go as expected, and the train stopped here for almost an hour.

It was an hour before the Hogwarts Express started slowly and whistled.

And, after that, the strange wizard who claimed to be the "new teacher" of Hogwarts never returned.

This sudden "accident" made the three people in the compartment look a little solemn.

Even after the journey began, they lost the interest in chatting and laughing.

Neville looked a little worried, and Hermione looked scared, both of them in a rather bad mood.

Nothing to say all the way.

It wasn't until a few hours later that it was completely dark.

The Hogwarts Express finally slowed down and stopped at the dark side of Hogsmeade Station.

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