The Wind and the Wings of Hogwarts

Eddie and Milton, sitting next to Scott, were excitedly waving their little blue flags.

The match continued into the afternoon, and the players, who hadn't eaten lunch, were eventually too hungry to continue.

At 14:45 PM, Harry finally caught the Golden Snitch, ending the fierce competition.

Ravenclaw lost 190-350.

Scott and the other Ravenclaws walked down from the stands, and he and Eddie helped Roger, whose legs were a little weak from exhaustion, slowly move back to the auditorium.

Although he lost the game, Roger was not too frustrated.

“The tactical advisory group is useful,” he repeated. “We just need a few more games to fine-tune our lineup, and then we’ll give our opponents a real shock!”

After eating, Roger and the other team members regained some of their strength.

Back in the college common room, the Quidditch players and members of the tactical advisory group gathered to review the game.

Scott did not remain a bystander; he left the Ravenclaw Tower again and went to the edge of the Forbidden Forest.

Rimbaud soon flew out of the forest.

Scott leaned against the roots of a large tree and, as usual, set up the spell before speaking to Rimbaud.

“There’s something I need you to do,” Scott said. “Find the home of Barty Crouch, the Director of the International Magical Exchange and Cooperation Department.”

Rimbaud said, "Oh, these wizards' homes are hard to find; they usually travel and return home by fireplace."

“I know, but there will always be opportunities. He will always attend some fancy banquets or social events,” Scott said with a smile.

"Follow the carriage like you did when you found the Yaxley family's castle?" Rimbaud asked.

Scott nodded.

Rimbaud then asked, "Do the Crouch family also hold parties?"

“Of course not, or absolutely not,” Scott said. “You can only track his carriage home.”

“This kind of opportunity doesn’t come often!” Rimbaud said with some dissatisfaction.

“Just have a few crows keep an eye on Chief Crouch,” Scott chuckled.

"And then what do you plan to do after you find Crouch's house?" Rimbaud asked, tilting his head.

Scott lowered his head and told Rimbaud about Barty Crouch Jr.'s situation and what he wanted to do.

Rimbaud shook his head quickly. "You want to awaken someone controlled by the Imperius Curse? Do you want to do it yourself? Can you even manage that?"

Scott shook his head. "Of course I won't go."

Rimbaud immediately flew up and pecked his hand. "So you're asking me to go? Of course I can't do that!"

“I have an easy way to try,” Scott smiled again. “Let’s find the Crouch’s house first.”

“I’ll be going now,” Rimbaud said. “I need to go to the Ministry of Magic to find Crouch first, and then make sure the other crows remember who Barty Crouch is before I can come back.”

It flapped its wings and took flight.

"Then I'll leave it to you, my friend."

Scott waved to it and watched it go.

Scott stood up, dispelled the spell, and brushed the grass clippings off his robe.

At that moment, two familiar magical fluctuations entered his perception range.

Soon, he saw Luna and Savannah emerge together from the Forbidden Forest.

Good afternoon, Scott!

Luna waved and skipped over to Scott.

"Let's go see that poor little Thestral."

"Is it alright, little guy?" Scott asked.

Luna shook her head. "It refused to go back to Hagrid's cabin to live with him. Hagrid built it a shed in the Forbidden Forest, but it was very lonely."

At this moment, Savannah slowly walked over, bowed her head, and greeted him softly, "Good afternoon, Scott."

"Hello, Savannah." Scott looked down and could only see the cowlick on the top of the girl's head. "Did you go see that little Thestral too?"

"Of course!"

Savannah looked up at Scott, then quickly looked down again, seemingly realizing her voice was a bit loud.

She said softly, "I like it very much too."

It seems this is also a child who has witnessed death.

Luna chuckled and said, "Oh, Savannah is wonderful. She knows the forest better than I do. It's very interesting, and she's very kind to the animals. I like her very much."

As she spoke, she took Savannah's hand.

"Th...thank you, Luna, I like you too."

Savannah turned to look at Luna, her cheeks slightly flushed, but she was much more composed than when she was facing Scott.

The two girls smiled at each other, and it seemed that they had become good friends just like that.

What kind of friendship model is this, like that of kindergarten children?

Scott thought to himself.

He couldn't help but ask, "I remember you two are both second-year Ravenclaws, didn't you know each other before?"

Faced with his question, both girls shook their heads at the same time.

Scott understood; both girls were somewhat unconventional, and among their classmates, they probably weren't close to anyone.

"So, we're friends now, right?"

At this moment, Luna asked happily.

She glanced at Savannah, then at Scott, a hint of uncertainty on her face.

"I think so?" Savannah's expression was also somewhat bewildered.

"..."

Scott wanted to say that he wasn't their mentor in developing friendships.

Chapter 305 New Products, Anti-Hidden Gas Masks

"Hey, Scott!"

It was Monday noon, and Fred and George stopped Scott as he was leaving the auditorium after lunch.

"What's up?" Scott asked.

"Come with us."

The twins led Scott mysteriously to a corridor on the third floor of the castle, where they stood in front of a statue of a hunchbacked, one-eyed witch.

“I remember this is the entrance to the secret passage leading to Honeydukes Candy Shop in Hogsmeade,” Scott said. “Are you trying to sneak out? At this hour?”

Fred looked around. "Of course not. You'll see when you go downstairs."

At the same time, George took out his wand, tapped the statue, and said, "Separate left and right."

The hunchbacked, one-eyed witch statue slowly opened its hunched back, revealing a dark passageway inside which was a long stone slide.

"I'm going down first."

George ducked into the passage and slid down the stone slide quickly, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

Fred patted Scott on the shoulder. "You go first, hurry up."

Scott glanced at him and reluctantly did as he was told.

He crawled into the passage, sat on the stone slide, and slid down rapidly, the wind whistling in his ears.

Fred followed behind him, holding a glowing wand.

About 10 minutes later, they finally slid to the bottom of the stone slide.

Scott stood up and looked at the area in front of him illuminated by the magical light source, where George, who had come down first, was already standing.

"This is?"

Scott walked over to him and looked at the dilapidated wooden door behind him.

“Oh, we found this a while ago when we were buying things for others.” George pushed open the door. “Fred accidentally threw a cutting charm on the wall, and this door appeared.”

Scott glanced inside the door and found it to be a room of moderate size.

There were three vents in the ceiling of the room that made a whooshing sound, and several old desks were put together in the center with several candles lit on them. His roommate Eddie was sitting there waving at him.

“Eddie? No wonder I didn’t see you at lunchtime today.” Scott walked into the room.

Fred and George also entered the room.

“This will be our joke product research studio from now on!” Fred said.

George also said, "We will develop and test our products here to make sure that no one else discovers them!"

“This is a nice place,” Scott said, sitting on a worn-out stool. “But was it really necessary for you to hide here?”

"It wasn't necessary before."

"But now we have it."

Fred and George said.

"Percy has been keeping a closer eye on us lately."

"Because we have seriously offended him."

“Okay, as long as you guys don’t mind the hassle,” Scott said with a smile.

“This place is indeed very well hidden; even Filch didn’t know about this secret passage outside,” Eddie said.

“Of course,” Fred said, somewhat smugly.

"You called me here just to see this place?" Scott looked around again.

He confirmed once again that it was an empty room, with nothing special about it.