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Chapter 613: The Screaming Shack

Not surprisingly, Zu's remarks angered Peter.

In order to punish A-Zu for "rebelling against Tiangang", Peter stopped all of A-Zu's pocket money.

Although he knew that this guy could always get money if he wanted to, he was just showing his attitude.

If he is not severely punished, this kid will go to heaven.

After punishing Azu, Peter gained a new understanding of Ciri's charm.

Ciri’s charm is at its peak, she is known as the human succubus, which is really not an exaggeration.

I guess only the Elf King and A-Zu think Ciri isn’t charming enough.

The next day.

Peter called Raven when she and others were leaving for Hogwarts.

"Riven."

Raven just opened the living room door and turned to look at him, "What's wrong? Dad."

"Do you know what Mark and Harry are busy with lately?"

Peter asked her.

"No, I've been busy with Quidditch training lately and haven't paid attention to them. Is there a problem? Dad."

Peter shook his head and said to her, "Nothing. If you have time, can you help Dad pay attention to Mark and Harry's recent activities?"

Although she didn't know why, Raven nodded obediently, "I will, Dad."

……

Two weeks later.

In the Forbidden Forest Lodge, Harry, Mark, Ron and Hermione were talking to Hagrid.
The weather has been cloudy and rainy recently, and the air is gradually getting colder.

Mark was telling Hagrid that Professor Lupin had been asking about his father's information recently.

He suspected that Professor Lupin knew his father.

Harry inadvertently glanced outside the hut and saw Headmaster Dumbledore and Minister of Magic Fudge walking towards them with an executioner holding a guillotine.

Hagrid also noticed this scene. He said to Mark and the others, "It's too late now, Harry. You must leave here. If someone finds you here, you will be in trouble."

As Hagrid spoke, he opened the back door of the cabin and let Harry and the others leave.

Mark and his companions left the cabin and came to the hillside.

Watching Fudge, Dumbledore, and the guy with the blade enter Hagrid's hut, Hermione had an uneasy look on her face.

"No, that's not right. Those are the Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures. They want to execute Buckbeak."

Mark immediately panicked when he heard Hermione's words.

"We have to stop him."

Hermione shook her head. "Principal Dumbledore is here. What can we do even if we go out?"

Mark looked at the people talking in the cabin and said anxiously, "But if we don't do it, Buckbeak will die."

As they were talking, Dumbledore, Fudge, and the executioner came out.

After a brief exchange outside the cabin, the executioner walked to the other side of the woods.

The woods blocked their view, making it impossible for Harry and his companions to see what was happening.

As the crows flew up in fright, Mark clenched his fists in pain.

Even though he didn't see Buckbeak being killed, Mark could imagine that the executioner's knife ended Buckbeak's life.

Hermione covered her eyes in pain, and Harry held Hermione's hand tightly to comfort her.

Ron held his pet Scabbers in his arms and watched the scene unfold in pain.

Everyone was immersed in sadness, but unexpectedly, Scabbers broke free from Ron's hands and ran outside.

"no no!"

Seeing his pet running away, Ron immediately chased after Scabbers as fast as he could.

"Banban!"

Seeing Ron chasing Scabbers into the Forbidden Forest, Mark, Harry and Hermione had to follow.

Ron chased his pet all the way into the Forbidden Forest, and in the night he quickly came to the vicinity of the Whomping Willow.

Taking advantage of the fact that Banban slowed down, Ron pounced on Banban.

Ron fell to the ground and held down Scabbers with his hands to prevent it from escaping.
"All right, calm down, Scabbers, calm down!"

Ron stood up from the ground while comforting Scabbers.

But he soon froze and looked behind Harry and the other two in shock.

A huge black dog stood behind Harry, Mark and Hermione.

"Run! Harry!"

The moment Ron shouted at Harry, the black dog rushed over.

But the black dog's target was not Harry, but Ron.

The black dog ran past Harry and the others, then pounced on Ron.
Ron was caught off guard and was knocked to the ground. Then the black dog bit Ron's leg and dragged him forward.

Ron, who was holding Banban, screamed.

"Harry, Hermione, Mark, help me!"

The sudden scene before their eyes shocked Harry and the other two.

By the time the three men reacted, the black dog had already dragged Ron to the Whomping Willow.

Biting Ron, the black dog went straight into the tree pit under the Whomping Willow.

"Ron!
Seeing Ron being dragged in, Hermione shouted anxiously.

The three of them quickly ran to the Whomping Willow and swung the willow branches to attack Harry who was approaching.

Mark immediately took out his wand, "Fantasy Shock!"

After being repelled by the willow branches, the three rushed into the tree pit as fast as possible. Unexpectedly, there was another world inside the tree pit, and the three found that there was a vast space here.

"What is this place?"

Hermione asked Harry as she stood up and wiped the dirt off her clothes.

Harry saw the stairs leading to the depths of the tree pit and thought of the route he saw on the Marauder's Map. He said to Hermione, "I guess this leads to the Shrieking Shack."

"The Shrieking Shack?"

Mark, who heard the name for the first time, asked in confusion, "What is this place?"

Harry explained to him: "There is a haunted house in Hogsmeade Village - the Shrieking Shack. It has always been rumored to be the most haunted place in the UK. The villagers of Hogsmeade Village have always believed that it is haunted. It is said that no one dares to set foot there."

"Fred told me that the Shrieking Shack couldn't be entered from the outside. He and George had tried before, so they guessed there must be a secret passage to get inside. And now we've found that secret passage is under the roots of the Whomping Willow."

Hermione listened to Harry's explanation and asked him in shock: "How many secret passages do you know about Hogwarts, Harry?"

Harry shook his head. "That's hard to say. As far as I know, Hogsmeade Village and Hogwarts have experienced a long history together. Fred said that there are at least eight secret passages between Hogsmeade and Hogwarts. These secret passages may have been built during the goblin rebellion in 8. Now the secret passages I know of include the corridor on the third floor of Hogwarts, which leads to Honeydukes Candy Store, and the Whomping Willow, which leads to the Shrieking Shack."

As the three of them talked, they left the stairs and entered an old and dilapidated house.

"This should be the Shrieking Shack."

Harry said as he walked up the wooden stairs of the room, and soon the three of them came upstairs and saw Ron lying on the ground.

Ron was holding Scabbers in his arms, looking ahead with a horrified expression.

"Ron!"

Mark came over quickly and asked, "Are you okay? Where is the black dog?"

"Right behind you, that black dog is a transformed human!"

Ron, who was terrified, pointed behind several people and said.

Mark turned around and saw a ragged, thin man standing behind the door.

"Sirius Black!"

Hermione cried out in shock when she saw the wanted murderer in front of her.

Harry also froze in place.

Mark took out his wand and pointed it at Sirius, "If you want to kill Harry, you have to get past me first!"

Sirius shook his head expressionlessly, "No, only one will die today!"

"that is you!"

Seeing the culprit who betrayed and killed his father appear before his eyes, Harry could no longer bear his anger and pounced on Sirius.

As a result, Sirius dodged sideways.

Hermione and Mark want to use magic on Sirius.

Sirius turned out to be quicker, waving his wand.

"Except your weapons!"

"Except your weapons!"

Caught off guard, Hermione and Mark's wands were knocked away in an instant.

"Oh!"

At the same time Harry tackled Sirius to the ground.

Sitting astride Sirius, Harry aimed his wand at the other's head.

He gritted his teeth and stared at the other person with angry eyes.

Being pointed at by Harry with his wand, Sirius smiled slightly, "Are you going to kill me, Harry?"

"You killed my parents!"

"You know nothing, Harry."

Sirius shook his head, and the next second he stood up and pushed Harry away.

Before Harry could stand, Sirius pointed his wand at him.

"The first lesson in combat, Harry, is never to be deceived by the words of your enemy, no matter how shocking they may be to you."

Sirius walked slowly towards Harry.

Harry was extremely nervous. He held his breath and his brain was racing about how to respond.

However, before Harry could come up with a solution, a girl's voice suddenly sounded.

"Collapse!"

With a bang, Sirius, whose back was struck by magic, fell heavily to the ground.

Under the shocked gaze of Mark and the others, Raven walked up the stairs holding her magic wand.
"elder sister?"

Mark could never have imagined that Raven would appear here.

"Why...why are you here, sister?"

Mark asked stutteringly.

"Because my father asked me to keep a close eye on your whereabouts. I know exactly where you've been lately."

Raven went upstairs and entered the room, and saw Sirius lying on the ground, who had been hit by a bullet and was not unconscious yet. Her brows frowned slightly.

"It seems that you Gryffindors are not very good at practicing the Dark Arts, otherwise you wouldn't be unable to deal with him."

Riven said with a little pride.

She raised her wand, ready to completely pounce on the groaning Sirius.

But before she could cast the spell, she heard a curse.

"Except your weapons!"

With a "whoosh", the wand in Riven's hand was knocked away.

Raven heard a familiar voice and looked up at the person who attacked her with an expression of disbelief on her face, "Professor Lupin?!"

(End of this chapter)