The vandalized statue in front of the principal's office, the mysterious big black dog that suddenly appeared in the Forbidden Forest......

In just two days, there were two major events that shocked the entire Hogwarts!

The next morning, they saw that security measures had been tightened everywhere.

Professor Flitwick began to post notices at the gates of the castle warning students to notify the teachers if they saw a suspicious person, Mr. Pringer was also very busy, running around the corridors to block all sorts of gaps, even the tiny rat holes, and the Aurors were constantly patrolling the corridors of Hogwarts Castle......

Of course, the root cause of all this is because a boy is missing.

Not Slytherin students, of course, although they all suffered to a greater or lesser extent.

Draco Malfoy had only gotten lost in the Forbidden Forest, but he didn't go any further, and he quickly came out in the dark, probably just minutes after Matthew left Professor Kettleburn's cabin.

Crabbe and Goyle encounter a wild devil's net and sink into it, and they are nearly strangled to death, if Professor Snape arrives in time.

As for Theodore Nott, he was lucky, he escaped to the deepest part of the Forbidden Forest, into the territory of the centaurs...... Despite the poor relationship between the horses and the wizards, due to their tradition of not harming the foals and fearing threats from Headmaster Grindelwald, they sent Nott off the campus and he was left intact.

As for Harry Evans, he was the missing boy......

By the next day, a hundred Dementors, plus a dozen Aurors and teachers, had searched the Forbidden Forest many times, but could not find him.

Of course, they couldn't find the big black dog.

After all, the area of the Hogwarts Forbidden Forest is too large, and some of the deepest places are dangerous, and the inexperienced Aurors and teachers dare not approach them easily.

If the three Azkaban fugitives chose the depths of the Forbidden Forest as their stronghold, it would be the most appropriate choice.

It's just that how those fugitives survived in the depths of the Forbidden Forest is a debatable question......

......

Matthew: They weren't affected by this incident.

With the exception of Crabbe and Goyle, who had to spend a few days in the school hospital, the other three Slytherin second-year students were largely intact.

Instead, they became "celebrities" at Hogwarts, and people everywhere came to ask about the big black dog.

Sunday breakfast, at the long table in Slytherin—

"Isn't it an ominous one?" said Garma Farley in horror, "Damn, you can run into such a monster...... They are the most terrible omens...... Signs of Death ......"

"There's nothing ominous at all!" Agnes Lestrange retorted with some displeasure, "that creature only exists in the imagination of some wizards...... Maybe it's just a stray dog roaming the Forbidden Forest......"

"How can a stray dog survive in the Forbidden Forest," Garma shook her head, "You don't know, there are many terrible monsters in the Forbidden Forest, such as werewolves...... Poor Mr. Evans, if he had not been taken by ominous persons, would have died at the hands of those terrible monsters...... We may have to lose him forever......"

As soon as Miss Garma Farley's words fell, a message suddenly spread to the auditorium—

Harry Evans returned, unconscious, found under an English oak tree, unharmed, and had now been taken to the school hospital.

Jiama's face suddenly turned red, and she hurriedly walked away.

And Agnes also showed a smug smile on her face.

It seems that the seven students who entered the Forbidden Forest are all intact.

It was Professor "Snape", and Matthew had heard that he had been severely reprimanded by President Rozier.

Probably because he didn't take good care of his students.

......

Until the afternoon, when Matthew joined the dueling club, the discussion of these things still did not stop.

However, this time, there was only one Professor Flitwick in charge of guiding them, and Professor "Snape" did not come.

Professor Flitwick's explanation for this was that Professor Snape was unwell.

Also, according to Professor Flitwick, most dueling club members have learned the disarming spell pretty much. So today's lesson is a new mantra –

"Iron Armor!"

The Iron Armor Charm is also a very useful spell. It creates a magical shield that deflects and dissipates objects or spells to protect the caster and a certain area around them.

The spell is "Armor Charm ()", so it is also called "Talisman Charm", and it is often used in wizard fights. It is also a very effective way to protect oneself in addition to using cover to evade spells.

It's just that when it came time to practice, there was another little episode.

Neither Malfoy nor Knott dared to come as Matthew's partner. Although more than a month has passed, Matthew's relationship with several roommates has slowly "repaired", and it seems that he has become "friends" again on weekdays...... But the psychological shadow brought by the first dueling club practice is probably still haunting them......

Matthew's partner has become the third-year Gryffindor girl named Arya Spinnett.

"By the way, how is Harry Evans?" asked Matthew as he contacted the spell together.

"I don't know yet...... Miss Spinnert replied, "he seems to be in the school hospital, and we are preparing to visit him in the evening...... I hope to get Madam Pomfrey's permission—"

"I see, if Evans is well, can he write a letter to tell us, in fact, we are quite worried about him!"

"No problem, ready...... Except for your weapons!"

"Armor protection!"

......

The practice in the dueling club lasted several hours.

It's just that Matthew, who learned the Iron Armor Spell, was far less smooth than learning the Disarming Spell before.

Of course, this also has to do with the fact that the Iron Armor Charm is more difficult than the Disarming Charm.

As he put away his wand and was about to return to the Slytherin common room, Draco Malfoy suddenly approached-

"Matthew!" he whispered, "Professor Slughorn told me to remind you that you must not forget to attend the Slug Club dinner in the evening, and you must not forget to attend ......"

This Professor Slughorn seems to have some haunting ghosts...... Extremely persistent for this dinner!

Matthew frowned, then he nodded.

"Okay, I'll attend!" he replied.