The Wind and the Wings of Hogwarts

"What's wrong, Scott?"

At this moment, Professor Flitwick also noticed Scott's unusual behavior and turned around.

Avada Kedavra!

However, the instant Professor Flitwick turned around, two dazzling green beams shot straight toward where Scott was.

This was a deadly attack, and it came so suddenly that Scott didn't even have time to react.

But the instant the two launched their attack, Scott clearly sensed the magical nature of their transformation.

They are the Carlo siblings!

In that instant, Scott had no time to think about why the two siblings had disguised themselves as being here, why they were able to conceal their magical nature, and why they had so brazenly used magic to launch a sneak attack in front of a large group of Muggles.

He had to save his life from such a deadly attack.

"Scott!"

The green light instantly appeared before his eyes, and he heard Professor Flitwick and Roger's anxious shouts.

In this situation, Scott didn't even have time to pull his hand holding the wand out of his pocket.

At this point, he had only one choice: to activate the door key.

In the nick of time, Scott did not hesitate and activated the door key in his left hand before being touched by the green light.

The world spun around.

As if traversing a tunnel made entirely of magical colors, Scott landed again, appearing in the forest.

"Rimbaud!"

He shouted loudly.

"Gah!"

"Gah gah... gah..."

The harsh cawing of crows echoed from the surrounding oak trees.

The sound of flapping wings rose rapidly as countless crows took flight from the trees, enveloping the entire forest like a dark cloud.

"Scott!"

Rimbaud flew down from the largest oak tree.

"Grow bigger quickly!"

Scott raised his wand and enlarged its body.

Rimbaud didn't say much, but instead landed on the ground cooperatively.

"Quick! To Hogwarts!"

Scott climbed onto Rimbaud's back and gave urgent instructions.

"I see!"

Rimbaud spread his wings and took flight at top speed, disappearing into the forest and heading towards Hogwarts.

The wind was so strong that Scott couldn't open his eyes.

He simply closed his eyes and buried his head in Rimbaud's neck.

"Gah!"

Not long after, Scott felt the wind weaken and opened his eyes.

At this point, Rimbaud had already crossed the forest and arrived outside the Forbidden Forest, within the area where Hogwarts was located.

"Woof...woof woof!"

The sound of barking came from the direction of the sound, and Scott looked in that direction.

Hagrid, holding Tooth's hand, was running towards them.

"Who are you? This is Hogwarts!"

“It is I, Scott Trollope, Professor Hagrid.”

Scott patted Rimbaud, letting it land.

"It's you? Oh... Scott?" Hagrid stared at Scott, his eyes wide. "It's summer vacation, what are you doing here?"

“Sorry, there’s no time to explain.” Scott jumped off Rimbaud’s back. “Is Professor Dumbledore at the school now?”

Hagrid scratched his head. "Dumbledore? I don't know him. What do you need him for?"

Scott said anxiously, "We were attacked by Death Eaters abroad. I escaped back using the Portkey, but Professor Flitwick and two of my classmates are still there!"

"Oh! Professor Flitwick?"

Hagrid's eyes widened again.

"Let's go! Let's find Dumbledore!"

He reached out his large hand and grabbed Scott's arm without saying a word, lifting him up like a chick, and ran quickly toward the castle.

"Ya Ya, don't follow me!"

"I……"

Scott tried to say he could walk, but the wind filled his mouth.

This was the first time he had ever experienced the speed at which Hagrid, the half-giant, was running at full speed.

It must be said that although his movements looked somewhat clumsy and his steps sounded somewhat heavy, his speed had already exceeded the limits of human running speed.

Scott obediently shut his mouth and waved his other hand in the direction of Rimbaud.

"Meow!"

Upon entering the castle, we were greeted by Lady Lorris's screams.

"Hagrid! You..."

Filch's roar had barely begun when he was left behind by the two.

Boom!Boom!thump...

Heavy footsteps echoed as Hagrid ran up to the third floor and stopped in front of the stone statue at the entrance to the principal's office.

"Oh……"

He put Scott down and said with some annoyance, "Sorry, I didn't know the secret order."

"..."

Scott didn't know what to say.

Fortunately, because the commotion they made running all the way here was so great that Dumbledore already knew of their arrival, and the entrance in front of them opened automatically.

Entering through the removed stone wall, Scott did not let the moving staircase take him to the eighth floor as usual, but instead started running upwards.

He arrived on the eighth floor in the shortest possible time, where the wooden door to the principal's office was already open.

“Professor Dumbledore!” Scott rushed into the office, barely catching his breath. “The Carol siblings ambushed me, but I escaped using the Portkey. But Professor Flitwick, Roger, and Milton are still over there!”

Sitting behind his desk, Dumbledore's expression turned serious upon hearing this. "Was Felix attacked when you left?"

Scott shook his head. "Those two guys were after me. They were hiding in the crowd and cast a death curse on me at the same time."

"Oh……"

Hagrid, who followed Scott into the office, let out a gasp.

"Die...die..."

He seemed frightened by what Scott said.

"Thank you, Merlin, you actually managed to escape from the Death Curse's sneak attack!"

“But I ran away.” Scott was uneasy. “I’m very worried about Professor Flitwick and the others.”

"Oh, no one will blame you, in that situation," Hagrid said kindly, offering him some words of comfort.

But Scott was still somewhat saddened.

"It was my carelessness..."

Without paying full attention to anything unusual, and subconsciously assuming that the other party wouldn't dare to do anything reckless in public, by the time the attack occurs, it's too late to react.

"Yes, no one will blame you, Scott."

Dumbledore spoke.

“You said it yourself, Felius is in perfect condition, you should trust his abilities.”

Scott certainly believed in Professor Flitwick's abilities.

If the attackers were only the Carlo siblings, he wouldn't have anything to worry about.

“But I fear there are other enemies hiding nearby,” he told Dumbledore.

Dumbledore stood up abruptly.

"Let's go, it seems I need to go abroad too."

He walked straight to the fireplace and grabbed a handful of Floo powder.

“I’ll take Scott to see him. Hagrid, please explain the situation to Minerva.”

“Yes, Professor Dumbledore.”

"Ministry of Magic."

Green flames burst into flame, and Dumbledore's figure vanished instantly.

Scott quickly followed.

Passing through layers of fireplaces, Scott found himself in the courtyard of the Ministry of Magic.

It was already evening, and the spacious courtyard seemed exceptionally empty.

All Scott could see were Dumbledore waiting outside the fireplace and another staff member on duty.

"We must go to Austria."