In 1971, Hogwarts Headmaster Albus Dumbledore took in 11-year-old Werewolf and Remus Lupin to study at Hogwarts, providing him with a place to transform into a Screaming Shack, and he also planted a beating willow to protect him.

When the villagers heard the noise and screams, they thought it was the sound of a ferocious ghost, and Dumbledore encouraged the people to spread such rumors to keep them away, keeping everyone safe.

Of course, the above is a story from another world.

Hogwarts in this world does not have a fierce "beating willow", at least Matthew has not seen it by the greenhouse......

And Matthew had never heard of the name "Remus Lupin" before.

But the "Screaming Shack" still exists, and its notoriety remains, though Matthew doesn't know exactly why.

However, she knew very well that there must be a secret passage between the Screaming Shack and Hogwarts.

There are many secret passages between Hogwarts and Hogsmeade, which were secretly built by wizards during the "Goblin Rebellion...... They are at least a few hundred years old, and several of them have fallen into disrepair and collapsed.

All of this has little to do with recent principals.

......

For Matthew Wakefield, he just wanted to find a way back to Hogwarts as soon as possible.

Because in the village of Hogsmeade, there is an extremely terrible demon......

Tom Gaunt ...... Or Tom Riddle...... Or maybe Voldemort...... He is in this world, and there is a high probability that he is not as powerful as in another world...... But he is still a vicious murderer who has many lives on his hands before he reaches adulthood at the age of seventeen...... He was still a terrifying dark wizard capable of crafting Horcruxes at a young age......

What's even worse is that because of that book, he has most likely been "waiting for the rabbit" in Hogsmeade, waiting for his "caught"!

That's why Matthew deliberately "lost his temper" and drove Hermione and Neville away.

As long as the two of them are not with them, there is a high probability that they will not encounter any danger, after all, Mr. "Tom Gaunt" is not aiming at them.

But if they follow him, they are very likely to be affected as well.

Matthew ran with all his strength up the hill to the edge of the house.

The "Screaming Shack" has a high fence outside, and the inside is overgrown with weeds and desolate...... In addition, the doors and windows of the house are tightly sealed, and it looks slightly creepy during the day.

But these fences are a few years old, and they can be kicked down with a single kick.

Then Matthew ran wildly through the weeds and continued to run in the direction of the hut

The door to the "Screaming Shack" was locked from the inside, and Matthew did not hesitate to pull out his wand:

"Ahora Cave Open!"

Only a creak was heard, and the door was opened.

Matthew ran in

......

Walked into the screaming shack and locked the door.

Because the doors and windows were closed, the whole room was pitch black, and nothing could be seen clearly.

"Fluorescent flickering lu!"

As Matthew shouted softly, a faint light shone through the room, but it wasn't enough......

"Fluorescent flickering lu!"

Matthew shouted again, and a shining light suddenly appeared, illuminating the room. And this light has not dissipated for a long time......

This allowed Matthew to observe his surroundings as well

It was a messy, gray room.

There was dust everywhere, even slightly choking, the windows were not closed but boarded up, the furniture was torn, and the wallpaper on the walls was peeling off......

It can be seen that this house has been abandoned for a long, long time.

"Meow!"

Faintly, Matthew suddenly heard a cat meow.

But it could also be his delusion.

Matthew didn't have time to care about these things, and he began to quickly search the floor for the entrance to the "secret passage".

The secret passage that connects Hogwarts to the Screaming Shack.

There was so much dust on the floor that I couldn't see anything clearly...... Cleaning with a wand is unrealistic, and Matthew hasn't learned that complicated cleansing spell yet.

He could only use his hands to pick up the dust, and at the same time gently tap the floor, judging by the sound whether the wooden floor was empty or not.

After about three to five minutes of trying

Matthew soon noticed that the sound of a piece of floor tapping was different from the one around him.

He hurriedly took off his robe and wiped the dust around him......

Sure enough, the color of this wooden floor is slightly different from the other floors around it......

Matthew lowered his head and continued fiddling for a moment, before he heard a loud bang and the entire floor was lifted open by him.

Everything went well!

Then, only to see an "unfathomable" cave appeared in front of Matthew.

Sure enough, it was a secret passage...... The entrance to the passage wasn't wide, but it was big enough for a wizard to pass through.

It worked!

Matthew finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Once you pass through this passage, you will be able to return to Hogwarts, and by that time, everything will be safe......

And Matthew swears he will never set foot in Hogsmeade again until Mr. Tom Gaunt is caught!

Just as Matthew was about to burrow into the cave

"Are you going to run away?"

A cold, playful, high-pitched and cold voice suddenly sounded from behind him.

......

Hearing this unfamiliar voice, Matthew's heart couldn't help but sink.

He turned around, only to see nothing.

Then, as if the eyes were delusional, a seated, middle-aged man suddenly appeared on a chair with a broken leg.

"It's a phantom spell!"

Matthew was quick to react.

I'm afraid that a long, long time ago, this middle-aged man, like a cat and mouse, followed him. It's just that he used the illusion spell and couldn't see him.

And all that he did to escape...... Maybe in his eyes, it's just a joke.

Matthew forced himself to calm down and looked at the strange man......

...... No...... Actually, he is no stranger.

Matthew had met him just a few hours earlier...... It was at the door of the Pig's Head Bar, and he was dressed as a waiter, and he was pouring something over there.

He looked haggard and had a face that had been through the vicissitudes of life...... From the outside, it looks like a vampire more like a vampire. The hair fell out a lot, the pale face of a dead man looked like wax, twisted strangely, and the whites of the eyes seemed to be filled with blood forever......

"I see, there is a secret passage in the screaming hut too!" said Mr. Tom Gaunt with a sneer, "I finally know how you escaped from me last time"

"Matthew Wakefield!"

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