Hogwarts starts with stealing power.

As soon as Headmaster Dumbledore left, the Great Hall suddenly exploded!

The young wizards were chattering about the incident of Sirius entering Hogwarts.

The little wizard's doubts were the same as they had at the beginning.

"How did Sirius manage to avoid the Dementors and get into Hogwarts without them being able to find him?!"

"If the Fat Lady hadn't refused to open the door for him, would he have already rushed into Gryffindor? What exactly did he want to do? Want to kill us in our sleep?"

A little wizard said loudly with a look of horror on his face.

Harry couldn't help but retort when he heard this: "He wouldn't, he has never killed a little wizard!"

The young wizard asked him, "If he didn't come to kill us, why did he enter Gryffindor?"

Harry choked on his words. He didn't know why Sirius came in. Could it be that he really came to see him?
Lin Xia suddenly said, "You may not know this, but Sirius also studied at Hogwarts and was a Gryffindor student."

The young wizard was surprised. "Did he come here specially to visit the school?"

"Will you do this kind of thing when you grow up? Won't it be boring?"

"I don't think so. If Hogwarts refused to let me in, I would also want to sneak in and take a look at the college I once attended."

A Ravenclaw student shouted, "So how did he get in?"

The fellow Ravenclaw student replied, "Could it be Apparition?"

A Hufflepuff student said: "Maybe he is disguising himself."

"Maybe he flew in!"

Hermione was a little angry when she heard these unreliable speculations: "Please, am I the only one who has read "Hogwarts: A History"? "

She looked at Harry and Ron.

Harry and Ron were confused; they hadn't read the book either.

Lin Xia replied: "It is said in 'Hogwarts: A History' that the castle is not only protected by walls, but also has various defensive magic to prevent others from sneaking in.

At the same time, Hogwarts prohibits apparitions, so he can only disguise himself in some way to deceive the Dementors.

But if you just trick the Dementors, you will be easily exposed, as every entrance to the school is guarded by professors.

Even if the Dementors didn't notice, the professor would, and I think he might have come in through some secret passage."

Ron said subconsciously, "But even all the secret passages that Filch knows about are strictly guarded by the school..."

Hermione said calmly, "It's clear that Sirius knows of a secret passage that even Filch doesn't know about.

Hogwarts is so big and has such a long history. Filch has only been the administrator for a few years. It is impossible for him to know everything.

If Filch is so omnipotent, why couldn't he find the Chamber of Secrets?"

"So what are we supposed to do now? Just stay in the Great Hall and wait?" Harry asked.

Lin Xia's expression changed slightly. She had an idea to use her status as an outstanding student to join the inspection.

When she reached the exit, she found that a large group of outstanding students, all of them senior students, had gathered there.

Percy was guarding the largest entrance and exit. He was not an excellent student, but that did not stop him from being arrogant in front of this group of excellent students.

"No, no, no, I have to obey Dumbledore's advice. I can't let you out," said Percy.

Cedric was among them, trying hard to get it.

"Perhaps you can ask the professor. As outstanding students, our fighting abilities have been tested by the professor."

Percy said righteously, "If you were to face Sirius, would you be sure you could defeat and kill him?"

Without waiting for the outstanding student to answer, Percy continued, "You are not sure, because even the professor is not sure that he can defeat Sirius. If I let you go, it would be irresponsible to your lives!"

What Percy said made a lot of sense, and the top students couldn't argue with him, so it was clear that this approach wasn't going to work.

Lin Xia retreated quietly.

She returned to Harry and the others and shook her head at them: "Now we can only wait and see what happens."

All the young wizards gathered in the Great Hall. Although there might be Sirius Generation wandering outside, all the young wizards were here, and there was strength in numbers, which brought a sense of security.

So the little wizards were not very panicked.

Instead, it was the sudden appearance of Peeves that made the little wizard feel a little annoyed.

Occasionally they would float on the ceiling, turn their heads around, and then suddenly appear next to the little wizard, letting out a scream to scare them.

The young wizard was not upset because of Sirius, but was screaming because of Peeves.

Seeing the situation becoming more and more chaotic, and the outstanding students all going to suppress Peeves, Lin Xia's eyes moved slightly, and said: "Do you remember the nursery rhyme that was circulated before?"

Everyone looked confused.

Lin Xia snorted: "There are four people in Hogwarts
A Gryffindor whose bravery was called recklessness

A Slytherin whose ambitions were called mediocre

One is called Ravenclaw, her wisdom is called stupidity..."

Harry and Ron recalled that this nursery rhyme had been very popular for a while because it was very simple and most young wizards could remember it.

What impressed them most was that this nursery rhyme was spread by the most mischievous Peeves.

First Harry and Ron took the lead in humming loudly, and the other uneasy little wizards also joined in.

Gradually, all the little wizards sang along, and the sound of the nursery rhyme echoed throughout the auditorium.

This nursery rhyme seemed to have a great killing effect on Peeves. After hearing the melody, even Peeves did not dare to make trouble again.
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On the other side, Dumbledore and other professors checked the entire Hogwarts inside and out, especially those places with photo frames.

Dumbledore even went to the headmaster's office and questioned all the previous headmasters, but they all knew nothing about the Fat Lady's whereabouts.

One of the headmaster frames criticized him: "Dumbledore, I thought you had been the headmaster for decades and you were already aware of your own identity. The headmaster is a very dignified job.

They are usually very afraid of me, so how could they take the initiative to tell me about the picture frame they want to protect?"

Dumbledore was criticized by the frame, but he did not seem angry. Instead, he said helplessly, "I thought I could get some information from you."

He thought for a moment, then asked, "Are you sure you have told me the secret passages you know about? Perhaps Sirius entered through an unknown secret passage."

Another headmaster frame said: "When I was the headmaster, I was so focused on how to lead my students that I had no extra energy to explore the secrets of Hogwarts."

Another headmaster's frame also said: "Every time a new headmaster is born, Hogwarts will undergo some changes. The secret passages that were once accessible will disappear, and very few will remain... You will never know, Dumbledore."

Dumbledore sighed, "I'm sorry, I didn't think it through."

He left the principal's office and went to the third floor.

Suddenly a professor said, "I found where the Fat Lady is!"

The other professors came over quickly, and Dumbledore waved his wand and quickly appeared in front of the professor.

He didn't use Apparition, nor could he, but as the headmaster, he still had some privileges in Hogwarts.

"Where is the Fat Lady?" Dumbledore asked.

The professor replied: "She is hiding in the map of Argyll County on the 3rd floor. She is in a very bad mental state. I tried to talk to her, but she refused to answer my questions.

It seems that she did not hear the command and refused to let Blake in. Blake attacked her and caused her great mental damage. "

Mag said sympathetically, "I regret not standing with her at the time."

Dumbledore: "Then I will talk to the Fat Lady when she is more stable. Now Sirius Black, have you found any trace of him?"

The other professors all shook their heads, "No."

"We searched the entire fourth floor, but he wasn't there. Filch also checked the dungeons, but he wasn't there either."

Dumbledore asked, "Where is the Observatory? Where is Professor Trelawney's room? Where is the Owlery?"

"No, Headmaster. We have searched all these places."

Dumbledore sighed, "Well, I guessed that Black wouldn't hang around in these places."

Snape suddenly asked: "Headmaster, have you ever thought about how he got in?"

Dumbledore's expression became serious. "There are many ideas, Severus, but none of them are tenable."

Snape was about to say something else, but Dumbledore gave him a warning glance.

He said in a very sure tone: "I don't believe there is anyone in this castle who can help Black break into it."

Snape did not continue on this topic.

Percy suddenly appeared and walked up to the professor, and there was no telling how much he had eavesdropped.

He pointed at the Dementors outside in a sarcastic tone.

"Principal, won't they come over to help? Sirius was able to get in because of their negligence!"

"No," Dumbledore said coldly, "As long as I am headmaster, no Dementor will be able to cross the threshold of this castle."

"Percy." Dumbledore reminded him, "As the president of the student union, your main task is to protect the young wizards, not to leave without permission. We don't need your help."

Percy looked a little embarrassed and his face turned pale instantly.
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The professors' search has not yet yielded any results.

The young wizard found that Percy had returned to the auditorium, looking a little absent-minded and looking not very well.

Ron said: "He must be very unhappy. If something doesn't go his way at home, he will have this expression, which makes mom always worry about him."

George: "Is our youngest jealous?"

Fred: "Maybe he can act like Percy to his mom."

George: "Oh, mother, am I your favorite little son!"

Fred: "No, Ron, you're just being naughty!"

Ron's expression suddenly turned ugly, and he yelled at his brothers: "Shut up!"

Lin Xia also agreed and said, "If you have nothing to do, just shut up and don't make trouble."

After hearing what Lin Xia said, the twins stopped teasing Ron and mingled with the little wizards to interview them about their thoughts.

They were not worried about the safety of Hogwarts and decided to use what happened today as material to write about it in the "Hogwarts New Trends" magazine.

You know, they were the first to discover the Fat Lady was missing, so they could write most of the material however they wanted.

Just one day had passed.

The professors couldn't find Sirius Black, so they finally asked the students to leave the auditorium and return to their dormitories.

Unfortunately, although the Fat Lady was found, she did not return to work immediately as her mental state was still unstable.

The school had to replace the portrait with that of Lord Cadogan and his fat grey horse.

This made the Gryffindor students very unhappy.

Sir Cadogan spent half his time daring others to duel with him, and the other half coming up with some complicated and almost ridiculous passwords, which he had to change at least twice a day!
"He's completely crazy!" Seamus Finnigan said to Percy angrily. "Can't you get a different portrait?"

"Other portraits refused to take the job," Percy said. "All the portraits were terrified after hearing what happened to the Fat Lady, and many of them refused to see the little wizard.

When I made the request, only Lord Cadogan was brave enough to volunteer to come.”

Oh, so he's waiting here!
The little wizards were helpless. They could only pin their hopes on the Fat Lady, hoping that she would quickly get out of the shadow of the threat and return to the Gryffindor common room.

In the past, everyone thought that the Fat Lady was arrogant and unkind.

But now, in comparison, they suddenly felt that the Fat Lady was quite warm.

At school, the stories about how Sirius Black broke into the castle become increasingly bizarre.

Some little wizards were taking the Herbology class and actually said to a bunch of flowering bushes that Sirius must have turned into a bush to sneak in.

The person who said this was Hannah Abbott from Hufflepuff. Lin Xia had to spend some time explaining to her that people cannot turn themselves into a lifeless dead object.

Not even an Animagus could do that.

During these days of unrest, the little wizard also had a lot of worries.

The most obvious thing is that Professor Lupin, who taught them the Defense Against the Dark Arts class, was missing, and Snape had to take over for a few classes.

Snape had always wanted to be the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts. After taking over the course, he implemented high-pressure education on the young wizards.

Every class was very difficult to endure. Not only did I have to concentrate on practicing magic, otherwise I would face severe criticism from Professor Snape.

By the way, there is also a lot of heavy homework, which completely squeezes out the little wizard’s entertainment and play time!

Perhaps only a top student like Hermione would enjoy it.

The young wizards mustered up the courage to ask their respective deans: "Where is Professor Lupin?"

The professor didn't say much, saying, "He has something to deal with, so he's leaving for now."
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"So, Professor Lupin will definitely come back, but I don't know how long we have to wait."

In the laboratory, Ron sighed heavily and buried his body in the soft sofa.

Harry's expression was also very bad.

It wasn't because of Snape. Snape never gave him a good look, whether in class or after class.

What bothered him was that he had been under close surveillance in recent days.

Professors would always find excuses to walk him through the corridors, and Percy would follow him everywhere like a particularly cool police dog.

Harry said, "Professor McGonagall spoke to me today. They were talking about Sirius."

Hermione asked, "Does the professor know about your relationship with Sirius?"

Harry nodded: "This is what Professor McGonagall wanted to tell me, but she didn't expect me to find out in advance, and her expression was very surprised." (End of this chapter)