Hogwarts starts with stealing power.

Ron and Harry untied the little wizards one by one and took out the gauze from their mouths.

As for the only one who was sober, he had already been knocked unconscious by them.

After the two of them had done all this, they quickly changed their clothes into the normal black robes of Hogwarts, and the strange set was put into the traceless retractable ring.

The two decided to quickly return to the common room.

The curfew time is coming soon. The curfew has been very strict recently and any student who goes out at night will be severely punished.

Arriving at the common room, they heaved a sigh of relief and discussed, "So no one saw Sirius go crazy and kill people."

Ron: "It's possible that anyone who saw it was silenced."

Harry: "But the Ministry of Magic closed the case hastily, and the methods and motives of the crime were not disclosed in detail."

Ron: "It's very likely that they have found out the truth, but it just hasn't been made public. Why don't I write to my father and ask him to look into the Ministry of Magic's files on the Sirius case?"

Harry thought of Uncle Weasley's earnest advice to him before the train set off. He was very careful to tell him not to have any contact with Sirius, and he immediately shook his head.

He hesitated, then said, "I suspect your father knows about my relationship with Sirius. He doesn't like Sirius and told me many times before I left that I should be careful and not get involved with strange people."

Ron: "Well, we can't let him check that. Otherwise it will reveal that you know about your relationship with Sirius."

Harry asked doubtfully, "I'm very curious about one thing now. The Slytherin students said that they came to provoke me under the order of their father. What good does it do for them? Someone wants me to contact Sirius?
If Sirius is really a murderer, why did he ask me to contact him? Does he want me to die?"

Ron nodded immediately: "I also think this approach is not very kind."

Suddenly, a voice came from their ears: "What do you mean by ill intentions, what do you mean by contact, Harry, what did you do with Ron?"

Harry and Ron turned around and saw Hermione standing up from behind the sofa with a serious expression.

When studying in the common room at night, Hermione couldn't find Ron and Harry, and she didn't see them even after curfew.

Afraid that something might happen to them, I waited at the place where they usually gathered.

If Ron and Harry hadn't arrived in time, Hermione would have gone to Professor McGonagall to report in person.

Unexpectedly, she heard the news before she even stood up to ask them.

Hermione frowned and asked, "Why aren't you talking? What on earth have you been doing?"

Ron and Harry looked at each other, and Ron stammered, "No, nothing, we were just discussing a practical problem."

Hermione couldn't help but roll her eyes, "I heard you mention Sirius!"

After waiting for a while, seeing that the two were still hesitant and unwilling to speak, Hermione took out her trump card:

"If you refuse to tell me, I will find Professor McGonagall and tell her that you are secretly investigating Sirius!"

Ron cursed, "Hermione, you can't be disloyal!"

Hermione shouted back, "I'm reporting to the professor just because I'm loyal. I'm saving you!"

In desperation, Harry told Hermione what he had learned.

"Ron and I hid quietly in the corridor in front of the Slytherin common room, knocked out three students, and got some information..."
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The next day.

While having breakfast in the Great Hall, Hermione cast an anti-eavesdropping charm and told Harry and Ron everything they had done last night.

Because they were just asking for information and used some extreme measures, Hermione promised them not to tell the professor.

But she felt it necessary to tell Lin Xia and Draco.

Firstly, they can discuss it together, and secondly, it allows Lin Xia and Draco to take precautions in advance to prevent Ron and Harry from "forcibly inquiring" again in the future.

After listening to this, Lin Xia and Draco couldn't help but express their approval of Ron and Harry's behavior.

Lin Xia: "Although the method is crude, it is simple and crude, and directly obtaining the source of information is much better than going through great pains to find out."

Draco: "Great, I was just thinking about how to help you dig out more information, and now you have dug it out yourself."

Hermione was speechless for a long while before she said, "Why do I hear you support them?"

She stressed: "It's wrong to do this, very wrong!"

Lin Xia shook her head, "No, Hermione, their mistake is that they chose the wrong timing. They should have chosen a time and place with fewer people.

The Slytherin common room was quite lively at that time. If the three wizards had not come back late, Harry and Ron might not have seen them there.

If we don't use this impatient method, how long will it take to find out the inside story? It's best to go directly to the person involved. "

Hermione: "If those three little wizards wake up and tell the professor right away, they will definitely be found out."

Lin Xia said calmly: "Just find out what happened. They just knocked out three students and asked some questions. They didn't cause any other harm, right?"

Ron and Harry looked at each other excitedly. They were both dizzy after being scolded by Hermione for more than an hour last night.

Having received the recognition from Draco and Lin Xia today, they felt like they were alive again!

Draco had already left Hermione to discuss other "battle plans" with them.

Only then did Ron and Harry realize that luck played a big role in their success yesterday.

Harry said seriously, "Next time I want to take action, I will ask you for advice."

Through this incident, he felt that Lin Xia and Draco were his allies and they could stand on the same camp.

Hermione and Lin Xia were still discussing when suddenly three little wizards rushed into the auditorium.

Their wizard robes were very disheveled and their hair was messy, and one could tell at a glance that something bad had happened to them.

The young wizard shouted, "Help! Someone in black has knocked us out!"

"They asked us about Sirius. The people sent by Sirius must have arrived!"

"Sirius is investigating us, he might want to kill us!!"

There was a brief silence in the auditorium at first. After the three little wizards fainted one after another, there was a sudden burst of screams. All the little wizards stood up in panic and ran out quickly.

Like a headless fly, even they don't know where they can run.

"Sirius came to Hogwarts?"

"Sirius is going to kill us!"

"Sirius asked other young wizards about our information and wanted to kill us. He must have randomly selected people to kill!"

Lin Xia and Draco looked at each other and said, "Well, it was too early for them to praise Harry and Ron."

These two people didn't clean up their mess at all!

Hermione asked, "What should we do now?" Ron said nervously, "Well, well...is it too late for us to turn ourselves in to Professor McGonagall?"

Lin Xia said calmly: "Stand up first and scream like the little wizards at the scene. Don't let others know that we are special. Then we will wait and see what happens. The professor may not be able to find out anything."

So a few people started acting.

Mikel deliberately observed them secretly, and seeing that they were also very panicked, he was stunned, and suddenly became a lot more confident.

Lin Xia, Draco and Hermione would also be worried about the murderer, but they are just ordinary people!
The chaos and noise in the auditorium soon attracted nearby professors.

Professor McGonagall and Professor Snape came together, waved their wands, and shouted in a loud voice: "Quiet! Keep quiet!"

Snape roared like a snake king: "Anyone who makes any more noise will be put in detention! And sent to the Forbidden Forest to pick devil vines!"

The latter's threat was more effective, and the little wizard immediately quieted down.

Professor McGonagall asked, "Tell me, what happened?"

A little wizard stood up tremblingly and said the message brought by the three little wizards.

Professor McGonagall frowned and used a levitation spell to take the three little wizards away. Since Sirius was involved, the investigation had to be conducted as soon as possible.

Harry and Ron were worried all day, but they never received any inquiries from the professor. Instead, they saw the three little wizards again in the great hall at night.

The three young wizards apologized to the classmates around them. Harry and Ron didn't dare to go forward, but Lin Xia and Hermione walked over to listen.

"I'm sorry, but the professor said that wasn't Sirius. He didn't have the guts to enter Hogwarts. The person we saw was deliberately pretending to be Sirius."

"Yes, all we need to do is to make us misunderstand and cause us to panic, thus attracting the Dementors and relaxing their surveillance outside the school."

"That person is not Sirius, but he is also Sirius' companion. He is investigating news about Sirius!"

After listening to this, Lin Xia and Hermione told Harry and Ron the news at the dinner table in their own college.

Both of them couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

As for why these three people did not report it last night, it was because they fell asleep after being knocked unconscious and slept until the next morning.

Someone caught a cold because the air was too cold.

The young wizard suddenly felt less in awe of Sirius.

If those people were really Sirius's companions, why didn't they kill them?
They must have known how powerful Hogwarts was and didn't dare to attack the students.

As the meal was about to end, there was a sudden commotion in the auditorium.

This time it wasn't another little wizard who was in danger and came to tip off, but a newspaper founded by the Weasley twins -

"Hogwarts New Style" is finally open!

The previous investigative interviews on strange costumes were made into a newspaper and the sales were unexpectedly high, so the twins decided to start a magazine on campus.

They not only write their own papers, but also accept submissions from students.

This time, "Hogwarts New Style" is made in the style of a magazine, with a total of ten pages.

Two pages describe recent events at Hogwarts, and two pages describe students’ submissions, all of which are strange experiences that students have encountered.

Finally, the twins wrote the divination contents on the remaining six pages.

These contents are all the divination techniques she learned from Trelawney, the various predictions she made, and the information she leaked to some professors when she was drunk and didn't think about it.

The little wizards all come here for the "Deciphering Divination" column!

Although Hermione hated Professor Trelawney, she had to admit that this professor held a high status in the hearts of lower grade students.

George and Fred took the latest print of "Hogwarts New Style" and sold it to students, focusing on promoting the "Deciphering Divination" column.

They had spent money to learn from Trelawney, and they absolutely could not lose money!

The magazine was priced at one silver Sickle, which was much more expensive than the previous interview price.

But the price of a silver Sickle is actually not expensive. The little wizard only needs to think about it and make up his mind to buy it. He doesn’t even need to buy it together.

Because the twins claimed that each magazine would have a code, and they would announce a lucky code every week, giving them three magazines for free.

This lottery aroused the interest of all the little wizards. Although there was only one spot, the little wizards all felt that they could win.

Lin Xia and others walked over and saw a large group of little wizards surrounding the twins, scrambling for a magazine.

Every time a copy was sold, George would say, "The magazine is kept secret. You have to tap the magazine with a magic wand and say 'Listen to the guidance of the goddess of fate', and then the contents of the magazine will emerge."

Fred smiled and added: "Welcome to come again next time!"

After the people in front had finished buying, it was finally the turn of the people behind, but George and Fred had already sold out.

They said: "Go back now to get the goods. They will be on sale in the Gryffindor common room at 8pm. The grocery store will also have new products at the same time."

The little wizard then reluctantly left.

Only then could Lin Xia and others squeeze through.

As soon as they saw Lin Xia, George and Fred immediately smiled. They quietly handed a magazine to Lin Xia and another to the rich customer Draco.

The former is a gift, while the latter is a benefit that comes with large purchases.

George said, "Lin Xia, the advice you gave us is really great. I didn't expect Professor Trelawney to be so interesting. I can always hear many interesting stories from her."

Fred: "We have become Trelawney's last disciple and have taken two classes!"

Lin Xia asked: "You are using the knowledge taught by Professor Trelawney to promote and sell it. Have you asked the professor for her opinion? She may not let you use it."

George blinked and said, "We didn't use her knowledge. Everything in the magazine is anonymous. It's all just revelations from kind people."

Draco understood what was meant and couldn't help but say, "You guys are quite good at business."

George and Fred said in unison, "Thank you for the compliment!"

They saw Ron and asked him if he wanted the magazine. They could give him a more detailed copy, thirty pages long, for only two Sickles.

Ron was a little tempted, but Draco pointed it out, "You're not going to sell the contents of the first draft, are you?
What we are selling now are the refined contents, and many of the first drafts are waste and do not contain any useful information. "

George and Fred immediately laughed it off.

George: "It's a little different. I can get more knowledge about divination."

Fred: “It just doesn’t make sense.”

Ron knew very well that his two brothers were trying to cheat him out of his money again!
Why does he have two brothers who are his enemies? (End of this chapter)