Matthew Wakefield's face suddenly became solemn.

Because he really couldn't figure out why anyone would want to track him?

He was just an ordinary first-year freshman, and he had no social connections in the wizarding world......

Could it be that the witch with a thick black scarf hanging down to her feet was actually a Muggle social trafficker or something like she tried to abduct herself?

It is possible that the pig's head bar has always been a gathering place for "cows, ghosts, snakes, and gods", and since this witch came out of there......

It's hard for her to start in a crowded place like Hogsmeade, but when it's getting dark, and when she tries to return to Hogwarts, the secluded path between Hogwarts and Hogsmeade is the best place to attack her!

Matthew put down the mead in his hand and stood up.

He was ready to head to the Wizard's Costume Store, find Horace Slughorn, who had bought the robes there, and return to Hogwarts with the Headmaster.

With such an adult wizard here, I believe that the witch with a thick black scarf will be afraid.

......

Soon, though, Matthew sat down again.

Because, he suddenly realized that something was wrong!

He picked up the mead again and took a sip.

It was at the Pig's Head Bar before, but Slughorn picked him up! Even if the witch with the thick black scarf had bad intentions, she should have seen all this, and Hogwarts' Potions teacher Horace Slughorn should have a certain reputation in the wizarding world!

So, why did she come along?

Under normal circumstances, even if you want to do something wrong, you should give up your goal at this time!

Was it because she wasn't afraid of Slughorn at all?

Or is it ...... Does she have a reason to hold on to herself?

Or does she have the "qualities" that attract her?

Matthew's face changed suddenly!

Because it suddenly occurred to him that he really had no social relations in the wizarding world, but he had something very precious and at the same time terrifying in his hands:

That book!

Because of the book's influence, the Sorting Hat suddenly becomes strange and sends itself to Slytherin. Because of the influence of that book, Barrow the Ghost Blood would mistake himself for a ghost.

So, could the witch with the thick black scarf be a mysterious witch who senses the "qualities" in herself and wants to catch herself?

It's also possible that she's not a witch at all, but a male witch in disguise, maybe too!

Matthew sipped the mead from his glass as he glanced out of the corner of his eye at the location of the witch with a thick black scarf.

She ordered a small glass of lemon juice while secretly watching herself.

This also further deepens Matthew's previous judgment!

If she was really attracted to that book...... Then the plan to go to Slughorn would have to be canceled.

First of all, Slughorn may not be her opponent, after all, the opponent is in the shadows, and Slughorn is in the light, and he may not be able to be wary in this Christmas season.

What's more, Matthew doesn't know where the "Wizard Costume Store" is located, and if it's in a secluded alley like the Pig's Head Bar, or if you need to pass through a secluded alley on the way, you might get caught by the witch on the way!

What to do?

Hogsmeade probably didn't have a patrolling Auror either......

Matthew raised his glass and drank the mead inside.

He thought of a solution!

......

When Matthew walked out of the two-broom bar, through the frozen window, he could vaguely see that the witch had also hurriedly settled the bill, and then quickly chased after him.

There was no doubt that she was indeed tracking herself. He estimated that there was a 70 percent chance that it was because of the book, and a 30 percent chance that it was due to other reasons.

And if you want to get rid of her by speed, it is probably impossible.

So that's it—

Matthew was unhurried and came to Duke Honey's candy shop!

This extremely popular candy store is crowded with people at this moment, and a large number of witches and witches are crowded inside, snapping up candy.

The witch wrapped in a thick black scarf, after hesitating for a moment, did not choose to chase in outside the door.

This was something Matthew expected...... Duke Honey's candy shop was too crowded and crowded, and his small body could easily squeeze out, which was easy for an adult like the witch to get in, but not so easy to get out.

She was worried about losing herself, so she didn't choose to follow up, after all, the candy store only had one door, just wait there nearby.

Matthew approached Duke Honey's counter as he feigned choosing candy.

There were too many people in the candy store at this time, so no one could pay attention to him. The owners of the candy shop, Mr. and Mrs. Froome, are busy receiving customers.

Then, Matthew snuck behind the counter, and then he saw the entrance to the cellar.

He took out his wand and whispered, "Ahora opens!"

The entrance to the cellar was opened, and Matthew bent his waist and slipped inside, then closed the cellar again.

After descending a few flights of stairs, Matthew finally made his way down the cellar.

It was full of crates and other wooden chests.

He began to search the dusty floor, crouching down and reaching out to touch it...... Nearly five minutes later, around the corner of the cellar, Matthew found a trapdoor—so unrecognizable that it was so integrated with the gray floor that it was impossible to see.

After getting inside, he entered a tunnel.

This tunnel connects Hogwarts to Hogsmeade. It was probably built by wizards in the 17th century during the Goblin Rebellion for that war.

Harry Potter and the Weasley brothers in the original books have traveled to Hogsmeade through this tunnel many times to steal candy...... And himself, he had an idea and developed a diametrically opposite use.

"Fluorescent flicker!" Matthew raised his wand, illuminating the path ahead, and then walked unhurriedly down the tunnel.

After about a quarter of an hour, he came to a stone slide and began to climb up, until he hit something overhead.

"Left and right separated!" Matthew said softly.

A small hole opened in front of him large enough for a man to pass through, and Matthew slowly climbed out.

Looking back, it was a statue of a hunchbacked, one-eyed old woman, and as Matthew came out, the small hole was closed again.

He managed to return to Hogwarts!

......

"Looks like you can't just go to Hogsmeade in the future!" Matthew muttered to himself as he returned to the Slytherin common room.

Who knew that the first time I went to Hogsmeade today, I encountered this kind of thing.

In the common room, the morning seventh grader had left, leaving Agnes Lestrange alone.

"Wakefield!" was just as Matthew was about to return to his dorm when Lestrange suddenly called out his name.

"What's wrong?" Matthew turned.

"When I passed two brooms today, I saw you with Slughorn?"

"Yes!"

"I'd suggest you'd better keep your distance from Slughorn. Lestrange said coldly, "He's a dangerous man!"

"Huh?" Matthew frowned, "I don't quite understand?"

It's just a pity that Agnes Lestrange has lowered her head and no longer pays attention to Matthew.