Yes, everything before, as if it had been a dream—

From the very beginning, he eavesdropped on the conversation between Horace Slughorn and Elaine Shafiq......

Knowing the existence of the character "Tom Gaunt", prepare to escape from the secret passage of the screaming shack......

went to the secret passage, was caught by Tom Riddle, and completely lost consciousness......

Finally, at the door of the pig's head bar, he was found by the "Percival" gentleman.

Honestly, this experience, it sounds a little outrageous.

Problematic!

There must be something wrong in between, Matthew can be sure.

How did you escape the clutches of "Tom Riddle"?

And how did you get to the door of the pig's head bar?

Where did "Tom Riddle" go?

There is no clue about all these problems now.

Is it because of that book...... When he was unconscious, the book did something to save his life.

Or is it related to the "Mr. Percival", who saved himself?

Or maybe it's a combination of both......

There is no doubt that something must have happened after I fell unconscious!

By the way, there is another possibility...... That is "Tom Riddle" has possessed him, ready to use himself to return to Hogwarts...... Matthew was so frightened that he quickly touched the back of his head with his hand, but fortunately he didn't touch another unfamiliar face over there.

Matthew breathed a sigh of relief that the worst didn't seem to happen.

......

There was still some confusion in his mind, and Matthew didn't have the heart to stay in Hogsmeade any longer.

Dragging his tired body down Hogsmeade Avenue, he came to the door of Duke Honey's candy store, where he bumped into a large group of Hogwarts students emerging from it, barely squeezing out of the crowd, just as Matthew was about to return to Hogwarts along the road—

Matthew ...... Matthew ......"

Two crisp shouts came from not far away.

Neville Longbottom and Hermione Granger, seeing him from afar, came running as fast as they could.

"You ......" Matthew couldn't help but smile a little relaxedly, but soon, his smile stopped abruptly.

Because he saw that behind Neville and Hermione was their Transfiguration teacher, Professor Severus Snape.

"What's the matter," Matthew Wakefield asked, glancing at the two of them quietly, "you look like you're in a hurry......

"Are you alright......" Neville grabbed Matthew's hand and looked him up and down...... As if worried that Matthew was missing a piece of meat.

"Great, Matthew...... I thought ......" Hermione looked like she was about to cry.

"What the hell is wrong with you?" asked Matthew, with a rather confused expression.

"Are you really alright?" asked Hermione, incredulously.

"How can there be......" Matthew replied unhurriedly.

Hermione and Neville couldn't help but glance at each other, the expressions in their eyes full of embarrassment.

"I'm sorry, Matthew, it's my fault...... It's me thinking too much...... Hermione bowed her head in shame, "I misunderstood what you meant and thought you were in danger...... Thereupon...... So we went to Professor Snape...... And then we'll go back to the Screaming Shack and look for you......"

"What are you kidding, Hermione," Matthew laughed, "this is Hogsmeade, how can there be any danger...... I was a little tired when I was on the hillside, and after a short rest, I went down the hill to look for you on the Duke of Honey, but I didn't find ......."

"Huh," Neville said a little strangely, "why didn't we meet you when we went up the mountain......

"Maybe it's staggered......," Matthew explained, looking up as if he had just spotted Professor Severus Snape who had walked up to them.

He exclaimed, "I'm sorry, Professor Snape, it seems like you're causing trouble......"

"It's nothing, Mr. Wakefield," Professor Severus Snape's tone was as calm and gentle as ever, "it looks like you haven't met any accidents...... So, Miss Granger, what they told me was just a misunderstanding, wasn't it?"

He glanced at Hermione and Neville, and then at Matthew with some meaning.

"Yes, it's just a misunderstanding......" Matthew nodded quickly.

"I see. "Severus Snape," Professor Severus nodded thoughtfully.

......

Undoubtedly, of course, it was not a misunderstanding.

Miss Hermione Granger didn't "think too much" about it.

Matthew was on the hillside in the first place, and the reason why he deliberately wanted to drive away Hermione and Neville...... Because he had already sensed that something was wrong, he drove Hermione and Neville away a little roughly, on the one hand to keep them out of danger, and on the other hand, it also hinted that they were going to move the rescuers......

Neville was sluggish, but with Hermione's brain, he might be able to react.

In fact, Hermione had done well enough.

However, after that, there were quite a few surprises...... Matthew was rescued unknowingly for reasons he couldn't tell.

Therefore, now he cannot make public what happened before......

In particular, you can't tell those things to this "Severus Snape" professor of "unknown origin"!

Fortunately, Professor Snape did not seem to show any doubts, and accepted Matthew's slightly "rough" explanation...... Of course, maybe this is just a façade.

After all the accidents he had before, Matthew had no interest in staying at Hogsmeade any longer, and he told his companions that he was tired and was going back to Hogwarts to rest for a while.

Hermione and Neville were also horrified by what had happened before, and they chose to go back with Matthew.

The three of them began to walk the path between Hogwarts and Hogsmeade again.

"Did nothing really happen?" Hermione Granger whispered, a hint of doubt in her voice.

"Of course," Matthew nodded quietly, "don't be cranky, Hermione. ”

Once again, they passed through the oak gates of the Hogwarts campus.

The two tall Dementors were still there...... Matthew: Once again, they felt the chill that went deep into their bones.

Back on campus, I didn't go too far -

Hermione suddenly saw something, and she ran quickly to a nearby bush and pulled something out of it.

"Crookshan, why are you here!" she said in surprise.

"I mentioned earlier that your pet sometimes runs around the school. Matthew said casually.

"Well, I'll discipline its ......," Hermione muttered, cuddling the big ginger cat in her arms.