Hogwarts: Bourne Returns from Warhammer

Chapter 207 Transfiguration Club Tradition +1
"Because in the next period of time, you may have to deal with some people, or more accurately, two groups of Aurors with different tasks..."

Dumbledore rested his elbows on the table, clasped his palms together, tilted his head and described what was going to happen next with a cunning expression.

It turns out that not everyone knows that Peter Pettigrew escaped from Azkaban Prison.

Director Scrimgeour of the Auror Office did not intend to disclose this information to the public from the beginning, and Dumbledore also agreed with this.

"There are regulatory loopholes in Azkaban. If this news gets out, it's hard to say that it won't remind some people of things they shouldn't think about..."

That's what Dumbledore said. Although he didn't elaborate in more detail, Bourne thought about it and felt that this explanation was reasonable.

"… Therefore, the hunt for Peter Pettigrew has become a top-secret task for the Auror Office in recent times, with Scrimgeour personally leading the team to handle it.

The information they disclosed to the Daily Prophet reporter still pinned the three recent murders on the notorious Fenrir.

Except for you, me, and your Grandpa Horace, few people know that Fenrir has been dead for almost 10 years.

However, in the secret files of the Auror Office, the target of Fenrir Greyback's last appearance was You.

As for the result of that attack, the record says "attempted".

Therefore, while you are secretly chasing Peter, the Auror Office will send several people to Hogwarts Castle to protect your safety.

In the next period of time, you will definitely have to deal with these Aurors. "

Dumbledore is ventilating in advance. The implication is to remind Bourne not to tell anyone about the fact that Horace used a pot of potion to turn Fenrir Greyback into sewer scraps 10 years ago.

"I know what to do, there are no secrets in Hogwarts." Bourne said that he had understood what the old principal meant, but he then asked: "But, you just said that I have to deal with 'two groups of Aurors' .What about the other group of people? What are they doing at Hogwarts?"

"That's just in case."

Dumbledore put down his palm and pointed at the map made of fine sand on the table. The arrows on it were still there.

"Although judging from the escape route, it seems that Peter was going south from North York to London, I think this may be his old route. If he was going north, even on foot, he would have been at most two or three weeks. In fact, you can also reach Hogsmeade.

You should have seen the 'Marauder's Map' in the hands of the twins, right? Peter was one of the makers of that map. Therefore, I have reason to suspect that he may know some secret passages that even I don't know about, and can use them to sneak into Hogwarts Castle again.

As for his motives..."

Having said this, Dumbledore lowered his head and looked at the little wizard across the table from the rim of his half-moon glasses.

"Harry Potter, or Ron Weasley." Bourne nodded and replied.

The answer to this question requires no brainpower at all and is simply given for free.

Peter Pettigrew had both the motive and the ability to commit a crime. Looking at it this way, the probability of him coming to Hogwarts is really high.

"He is indeed a smart little wizard." Dumbledore nodded and said: "So, although Scrimgeour sent a team of Aurors to protect you on the surface, one of them is actually an elite Auror who knows the truth, and his mission is It was to protect Harry and the others.

You have also met that person, Kingsley Shacklebolt, who went to No. 4 Privet Drive with Arthur. He is a very responsible gentleman.

To be honest, I'm not worried about their safety in the castle - even without me and Kingsley, they still have the Professor, you friends, and the magic castle itself to rely on - but I am worried that they might Can't resist the urge to take risks and let things go beyond control.

So, I hope you can 'look after' Harry and Ron.

If something happens and I or other professors are not here, you must contact Kingsley immediately and let him handle the problem. "

After saying that, Dumbledore took out a very strange Axum gold coin from his pocket and handed it to Bourne.

It's quite heavy and has a lot of weight.

After receiving the gold coin, understanding how it was used as a simple communication device, and eating a few cockroaches from Professor Dumbledore's private collection, Bourne left the principal's office.

After returning, they did not disclose this matter to several classmates in the dormitory. After all, as he said, there are no secrets at Hogwarts.

Fortunately, it was not just Bourne himself who had something to do today, but Harry's three-person team also encountered some situations, so they all forgot about the fact that Bourne was called away by Professor Dumbledore.

Hermione received an invitation from Professor McGonagall. As a second-year student, she was pulled into the Transfiguration Club due to her consistent excellent grades.

The little witch was so excited that she even forgot about her idol Lockhart. After dinner, she ran to the library to read extracurricular books related to transfiguration. She was a little worried about tomorrow (Saturday) morning. You may not understand club activities.

Ron was called away by Neville.

Because Neville's Leif seemed to need to brew some tonic, and Neville himself was very bad at brewing potions, so he had to ask his friends to help. And because Bourne was not around at that time, and Hermione also needed to prepare for tomorrow's Transfiguration Club event, he could only call Ron.

Originally, Harry was going to be with them. However, on the way to the abandoned classroom, Harry was stopped by Wood.

The captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team forced Harry back to the Gryffindor common room and joined in the serious and boring tactical explanation. Training would start tomorrow.

"Why doesn't Bourne participate?" Harry asked as Bourne hurriedly returned to Gryffindor Tower, greeted a group of sad-faced teammates, and then hurriedly walked out with the basket. Captain Wood said sincerely.

"First of all, Burn is just a substitute batsman now, and the official batsmen of Gryffindor are still George and Fred."

The twins looked at each other with a look of despair on their faces.

“Secondly, when it’s Burn’s turn to play, he only has two tactics to follow.

First, don't use 'triple speed' to hit people directly.

Second, try not to blow up the Bludgers.

Finally, regarding technical and tactical cooperation with other players, George and Fred will tell him the hand gesture language that we change regularly.

Therefore, there is no need for Bourne to participate in the training of tactical seminars. Of course, he will also participate in our afternoon training tomorrow to maintain his sense of the ball.

As for you, Harry, your situation is relatively special.

Because Gryffindor does not have a substitute Seeker, you must attend every tactical seminar and field training on time. Moreover, you have to fly the entire training session tomorrow morning and afternoon.

You also participated in last year's Hogwarts League. Although you rode Nimbus 2000, you still lost to their Seeker Cedric in a match against Hufflepuff.

You know, the broom he is riding is the Nimbus 1700, and its performance is a generation worse than your Nimbus 2000..."

Harry: Sorry, I asked the wrong question. Why do I have a mouth when I'm a good person?

The reply Wood gave made him collapse and regretful. He felt that he had been too talkative just now.

Especially when he thought that he would have to fly for a morning and an afternoon tomorrow and the day after tomorrow...even longer than the school hours this week!

He was just crushed.
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"I'm stupid, really."

On Saturday morning, Hermione just opened her eyes, glanced at the mechanical watch in her hand (the electronic watch in Hogwarts Castle could not be used), and then she let out a scream. She woke up all the little witches in the dormitory, but she had no time to explain or apologize to them.

Like a spinning top, she quickly completed the transition between the bed, the bathroom, and the common room.

Climbing out of the Gryffindor cave entrance hidden behind the Fat Lady's portrait, Hermione didn't even eat breakfast and rushed directly to Professor McGonagall's office. It was a small study at the end of the corridor on the second floor. Through the window, you could see the courtyard lawn outside the castle and the Quidditch pitch in the distance.

Yesterday evening, Hermione, like Bourne last year, received a piece of parchment on which Professor McGonagall had personally performed the Transfiguration spell.

Similarly, she also used her knowledge of transfiguration to successfully discover the address of the transfiguration club hidden in it.

However, perhaps because she was too excited, or perhaps because she was too mentally exhausted from reading in the library, she got up a little late today.

"I'm stupid, really."

When she saw that there was no one at the door of Professor McGonagall's office, the little witch once again grabbed her hair in regret and her eyes were red.

"I'm late for the first club activity. Will Professor McGonagall think I'm rude and won't let me participate in this kind of advanced class activity again?"

She stood hesitantly at the door, not knowing whether she should muster up the courage to knock on the office door.

At this moment, a familiar voice suddenly sounded behind the little witch: "Hermione, are you also here to participate in the Transfiguration Club activities? Then why don't you go in?"

"Bourne, have you also received an invitation?" Looking back at the little wizard behind her, Hermione was surprised at first, but then she was relieved.

Her grades are very good, but Byrne's grades last year were also lower than those of the boys in the grade. Since she is eligible to be invited to the Transfiguration Club, isn't it natural for Professor McGonagall to invite Bourne?
Sure enough, Bourne also had a piece of parchment in his hand.

Seeing this, Hermione immediately made a bold decision: "Bourne, we are already late now. We will go in later, otherwise you will say that I got lost on the moving stairs because you have to take me with you." Come here, that's why you're late. I hope the professor can forgive you. In this case, at least you won't be kicked out of the professor's office."

To be honest, the little witch does have good intentions.

But when Byrne heard this, he immediately shook his head: "Even the cruelest truth is a hundred or a thousand times better than the sweetest lie.

And once you tell a lie, you have to cover it up with another lie, one after another. How can this work?
Also, you may not know that it is actually very difficult for the Transfiguration Club to avoid being late. "

After saying this, Bourne stopped explaining in words and directly opened the door of Professor McGonagall's office.

"Bourne, wait..."

Hermione's words were about to leave her mouth when she suddenly stopped because she discovered that there was a very spacious hall behind the opened door, and there were more than a dozen students from different colleges and grades standing in the hall. wizard--

No wonder Hermione didn't see anyone in the corridor at the door. It turned out that these "old people" from the Transfiguration Club opened the door and entered the hall after arriving.

They gathered together in twos and threes, not divided by grade, gender or even college, but began to discuss with each other as if they were familiar with each other.

Hermione was surprised to find that Ron and his twin brother Percy (a Gryffindor) were actually standing very close to the seventh-year Fanet (this year's student union president of Slytherin House). They were concentrating on each other. discussing some issues.

When Bourne entered, many people were greeting him, so much so that they somewhat ignored Hermione who came in behind Bourne.

Also, Percy Weasley would take care of the junior girls in his own college. When he saw Hermione walking into the office door, he immediately began to introduce this smart second-year witch to the people around him.

As a result, the top students from various colleges also got to know Hermione one by one.

"What are everyone talking about?" Hermione and Bourne joined Percy's small circle, and then asked in a low voice without knowing why: "Where is Professor McGonagall? We are already late. Is it because of her professor?" Do you have anything to do today?"

When Hermione asked questions, she noticed that there was a Ravenclaw senior in this small circle who hugged Bourne after meeting. She remembered that this senior seemed to be the Ravenclaw prefect.

Percy watched it all with a smile.

Hearing Hermione's question, he reacted and realized that this little witch who was only in second grade was participating in an event for the first time - not everyone can be like Bourne, who performed calmly during the first event. Hitting the door with a hammer - Hermione may still need to get used to the atmosphere of the club.

“That’s right, our club has a tradition that has been going on for a long time.

Generally speaking, if there is no special notice, before each event officially starts, we need to use transformation to solve a difficult problem.

Then, Dean McGonagall will appear, and then she will use the rest of the morning to lead us to discuss and study the previous problem.

Often this puzzle is not easy, even for seventh graders. It usually takes us 40 to 50 minutes.

Moreover, solving problems requires both a solid foundation in transfiguration and an unbridled imagination - the latter is also a necessary ability to become an excellent shapeshifter. "

"So that's it," Hermione clenched her fist happily. Because according to Percy, Professor McGonagall didn't show up, which meant that the club activity hadn't been held yet, so she was actually not late yet.

"It takes more than 40 minutes to solve the problem with the Transfiguration... No wonder Bourne just said that it is difficult for the Transfiguration Club to be late."

Ok?
Hermione suddenly realized a problem.

"Bourne, were you invited to participate in the Transfiguration Club activities when you were in first grade?"

(End of this chapter)