Hogwarts starts with stealing power.

While Lin Xia was making her move, Harry and Ron finally made their way through the layers of security and arrived at the gates of Hogwarts.

The gate was originally locked, and ordinary lock-picking methods were ineffective, as the young wizard had already tried before.

Before Harry and Ron arrived, they were also wondering how to open this door.

But when they arrived, they found that the door had been opened a crack.

"This……"

The two looked at each other, exchanging uneasy glances, both harboring a bad feeling.

Ron muttered to himself, "It couldn't have been opened by the snail-sheep beast, could it? Cai Cai and Qiao Qiao aren't that human-like, nor do they have that much power."

Harry chimed in, "But if it wasn't the work of the Goat Beasts, it means someone has already noticed them, which would make the situation even worse."

Ron shrugged and said casually, "Hey boy, don't overthink it. Maybe someone just sneaked out to see the scenery?"

But even he didn't believe it when he said that.

After all, outside Hogwarts Castle, there aren't even streetlights on at night, it's pitch black, so there's no scenery to speak of.

Harry didn't continue the topic, but instead looked around.

"The scene we just saw looks like this."

Ron looked over and nodded, "Yes, this is it!"

They wore invisibility cloaks and quickly ran over.

If there were a map showing their location, it would reveal that the two were walking in the opposite direction from the Willow Tree.

Harry and Ron were unaware that a pair of melancholy eyes were watching them.

It's a full moon night, and Lupin has been very restless.

Although the wolfsbane potion had been taken in advance, it was not a panacea and could not guarantee that the werewolf could suppress the bloodthirsty desire in his heart on every full moon night.

It is a painful process of completely losing one's mind and degenerating from humanity into savage bestiality.

Anxious, he paced back and forth in his dormitory. Unable to sleep any longer, he decided to go to the office.

He arranged some things in the office that could imprison him when he lost his mind.

After arriving at the office, Lupin began to put chains on himself, binding himself up layer by layer.

His office has a window, which faces a lake.

Beside the lake, there are ancient trees such as the "Hit-and-Strike Willow" and the "War Tree Man".

Just as he was fully prepared to completely imprison himself, he glanced casually out the window and suddenly stopped.

What's with those two small shadows next to the willow tree?

It looks like some kind of animal.

However, the area around the Whomping Willow is very close to Hogwarts, so it's impossible for animals in the Forbidden Forest to get there.

Driven by some inexplicable intuition, Lupin unlocked his chains and, following his heart, walked out of Hogwarts Castle.

He knew it was dangerous to do that.

But his gut feeling told him that if he didn't go out, he would regret it.

After he went outside, he saw Ron just peeking out.

It only peeked out for a moment before being quickly covered up by invisibility magic.

Lupin raised an eyebrow and cast an anti-invisibility spell at them, but there was no reaction.

A flicker of interest crossed his eyes as he thought to himself, "What kind of invisibility spell is this? It looks really advanced."

Ron and Harry, however, were heading in the opposite direction from the Whomping Willow.

With Harry on one side and those two suspicious shadows in front of the willow tree on the other, Lupin was caught in a fierce struggle.

In the end, he chose to go to the place where he had a stronger premonition, in response to some kind of magical call.

The place where the man was beaten.

With the help of two snail-like beasts and the unseen assistance of Lin Xia, the rat Banban was in dire straits several times.

However, because of its small size, the Whomping Willow, even when activated, is more suitable for wide-range attacks and cannot be very effective against small animals.

Lin Xia didn't notice it at first, but as the rat Banban dodged fatal attacks time and time again, many spells that were clearly meant to kill would deviate at crucial moments.

She vaguely realized that Banban possessed a lucky power that helped it escape danger at crucial moments.

But it's strange that this power appears in Banban.

If Scabbers were truly lucky, he wouldn't have been able to hide in the Weasleys' house for so many years; he was clearly afraid of something.

He was afraid of being discovered, afraid of being found by the enemy, so he disguised himself as an Animagus for more than ten years.

It was inevitable that he would go undetected at the Weasleys' house; who would suspect an inconspicuous mouse?
However, this lucky force is not insurmountable.

Although luck is a wonderful power, when absolute strength reaches a certain level, even luck cannot guarantee that Banban will die.

Just as Lin Xia was gathering her strength, preparing to take action, a scene from the not-too-distant future suddenly flashed into her mind—

Scabbers the mouse hid under the hole in the Willow Tree. The black dog opposite him transformed into Sirius Black, and Scabbers, chased by Sirius Black, was forced to transform back into Peter Pettigrew.

Harry and Ron were also around the two.

In addition, she saw an unexpected person, Professor Lupin.

A prophecy never predicts itself.

So in this scene, Lin Xia didn't see herself, but she was certain that she was involved.

Thinking this, she silently released the power she had accumulated. It seemed that even fate was on Banban's side, allowing him to live a little longer.

It was precisely because of this vision of the future that Lin Xia felt even more that the rat Banban was difficult to kill.

She couldn't predict whether Banban would die tonight.

But she had a hunch that this little mouse, which had been hiding for over a decade, wouldn't meet its demise so easily.

She will need to put in more effort if she wants to fully capture it.

A hint of interest flashed in Lin Xia's eyes.

"A little mouse that always manages to evade detection?"

"Perhaps this time we can see if you are lucky enough, or if fate is on my side."

As she pondered, she had already rejected all of tonight's action plans.

In a short while, she came up with an even more effective plan.

If, under this plan, the rat still manages to escape her trap, then it simply means that now is not the right time.

the other side.

Ron and Harry went around in circles, eventually ending up on the back of the Whomping Willow.

It was pitch black all around, and occasionally a gust of wind would blow, sending a chill down your spine.

Ron suddenly hugged himself tightly, and asked with a look of surprise and uncertainty, "Harry, don't you feel something's wrong?"

Harry looked ahead, searching for the snail-like creature.

“What’s wrong? I don’t feel anything, but it’s a bit cold outside.” Ron said, “It’s not just a bit cold, it’s extremely cold. We’re both huddled together, and we can still feel the cold.”

If I were alone here, I feel like I'd freeze into an ice sculpture. It's summer now, this weather is really strange.

Harry thought for a moment and said, "We're wearing invisibility cloaks, so our vision is obstructed. Why don't we go out and take a look? I see no one outside, so there shouldn't be any danger."

Ron thought so too, so the two of them took off their invisibility cloaks.

They discovered that without the invisibility cloak, the outside temperature would drop several degrees.

It was just a little cold at first, but now it's very cold.

They stamped their feet stiffly and shivered, trying to warm themselves up.

Ron was about to suggest we go back, but it seemed like there was nothing there.

Just then, he saw a dark shadow flash past his eyes.

Ron's eyes lit up. He turned around to look behind him, chasing after the shadow, and said excitedly, "Qiaoqiao, is that you?!"

When he looked up, he was surprised to see a large black dog.

A dog suddenly appearing out of nowhere would seem strange to any young wizard.

It's not that there aren't small animals in the Forbidden Forest, but its sudden appearance at this time and place seems very strange.

Ron didn't recognize the dog, but Harry was startled when he saw the emaciated creature!
He was certain he had seen the dog!
Yes, this dog had followed him closely when he rode the magic bus earlier.

He could recognize him at a glance, especially those eyes that were full of vicissitudes!
It was at this moment that he remembered Professor Trelawney's prophecy to him.

His calamity is a black dog, which will bring him misfortune and may very well cost him his life.

The black dog suddenly leaped forward and pounced on them.

Harry and Ron quickly dodged to the side, only to find that the black dog's target wasn't them, but a winding path behind them.

Harry ran over without thinking.

Ron called after him, "Harry! Danger! Come back right now, it's dangerous!"

Ron then remembered Professor Trelawney's prophecy to Harry: Harry's calamity would be a black dog.

Now that a black dog has appeared, Harry is definitely in great danger!
A moment later, Harry disappeared.

Ron gritted his teeth and quickly chased after him.

Black Dog chose a shortcut that would quickly take him to the area where the Man-Beating Willow was located.

Harry saw the Whomping Willow, and he also saw the shrew-like creature that kept yelling in front of it.

He couldn't help but frown.

Was the black dog after the snail-like beast?
Could it be that he was mistaken, and that the black dog was just an ordinary dog ​​attracted by the charm of the snail-like beast, rather than a human disguised as an Animagus?

"Harry."

A clear, crisp sound rang out as Lin Xia dispelled the invisibility spell and appeared before Harry.

"How did you get here?" the two asked in unison.

Lin Xia: "When I was doing the experiment, I saw through the window that the snail-like creatures were chasing something. They ran out of Hogwarts Castle."

I was worried about their safety, so I ran out to check. Because I was concerned that Hogwarts might be dangerous at night, I didn't call you and Ron.

Harry quickly added, "Ron woke up suddenly in the middle of the night and couldn't fall back asleep. He wanted to find the snail-like creatures, but he couldn't find them anywhere."

We saw the snail-like creature outside through the window, so we decided to go out and look for it.

Although Harry's answer was reasonable, Lin Xia inexplicably felt a force pulling her along by fate.

Her answer was, of course, not as simple as she made it out to be.

The so-called search was merely the result of careful planning.

She placed a monitoring magic rune array on the snail-sheep beasts, which is why she was able to know their movements.

But Harry and Ron didn't do that.

Their search was truly guided by some unseen force.

As if guided by fate, they were destined to come to this place and witness the duel between Sirius Black and Peter Pettigrew.

While they were chatting, Ron arrived.

He was overjoyed to see Lin Xia, and his voice changed with excitement, becoming high-pitched and thin.

"Lin Xia, it's so good to see you!"

Ron quickly ran behind Lin Xia, a typical gesture of seeking protection.

“By the way, where’s that big black dog, Harry? Didn’t you follow the black dog out?” he asked.

Harry realized what was happening and quickly searched, but Lin Xia had already found it first.

"You mean that dog? He's fighting a rat."

The snail-like creatures also wanted the mouse; they must have followed the mouse to escape Hogwarts.

The black dog's fur was hidden in the moonlight, its depths unfathomable.

If it weren't for the fact that this black dog was in a sorry state, with some parts injured and its skin torn open, it would have been really difficult to find.

The thick, long trunk of the "Hit-Man Willow" swings back and forth, posing a strong threat to others, but it has no effect on the two small animals.

The rat and the dog easily dodged the branches and then began a chase.

The black dog was very aggressive, while the rat kept dodging the attacks.

Seeing this, Ron muttered, "Goodness, this black dog treats rats like enemies. Who is this enemy? Who did Peter Pettigrew offend?"

Lin Xia glared at him and said lightly and indifferently, "After Peter Pettigrew died, who suffered the most damage and the most losses? That black dog was probably him."

Harry immediately thought of Sirius Black.

He gripped his wand tightly, his heart filled with complex emotions.

Sirius Black was one of his parents' best friends, and Peter Pettigrew was also one of their close friends.

But they're fighting here. What are they hiding? What is the truth of what happened back then?
Suddenly, the big black dog pounced and landed on the rat, pressing it down hard with its paws.

But suddenly, the rat, Spotted, unleashed an astonishing force, deflecting the black dog's paw and leaping into the hole of the Man-Beating Willow tree.

The black dog followed closely behind and jumped into the hole.

Harry didn't hesitate to enter the hole in the Whomping Willow.

Harry's idea was good, but he forgot that the Whomping Willow is very effective against larger creatures.

Despite the fact that the Whomping Willow couldn't do anything to those two small animals, as soon as Harry went inside, its thick, long trunk quickly wrapped around his waist, lifting him up and swinging him around.

"Harry!"

"Harry, be careful!"

"Harry, there's a tree trunk up ahead!"

Harry ducked back in alarm, dodging an attack from a tree trunk, only to be met by another. He twisted his body again, narrowly avoiding it... (End of Chapter)