Hogwarts: Voldemort, don't stop me from studying

"Did you do it, Draco?" Pansy asked Malfoy in a low voice. She said excitedly, "It's okay, you can tell me, I will keep it a secret for you!"

"I wish I had taught that scarred man a lesson!" Malfoy said gloomily, "Unfortunately not... I guess it was some idiot who did it."

He glanced in a certain direction, and Pansy followed his gaze, seeing several Slytherin boys standing together with the same gloomy expressions. She couldn't guess who Malfoy was looking at.

"No matter what," she said to Malfoy, "I'll always support you."

Malfoy nodded randomly, still looking unhappy.

Professor McGonagall certainly had her own suspicions in her mind, but without evidence, she couldn't say it out loud.

She gave some more reminders and loudly emphasized that certain students were prohibited from sneaking into the maze at night (Professor McGonagall glanced at the Weasley twins again), and that students who violated the rules would be severely punished.

The students dispersed in dismay, and as they went the Bowtruckles left and returned to the hedges.

"Can I keep it? I think it likes me, and I like it too."

Luna asked Professor Kettleburn.

The old professor did not refuse directly, but said with a smile: "You can ask it yourself. If it is willing, I certainly have no objection."

Luna was delighted and quickly asked the Bowtruckle for advice, but the little guy couldn't wait to get into the hedge, leaving her with only his back.

"Oh...it seems that it doesn't agree very much..." The old professor stabbed again with malicious intent.

Luna's eyebrows drooped in frustration. She stared blankly in the direction where the Bowtruckle disappeared, looking stupid.

"Um... do you like Bowtruckle?"

Rolf, who was nearby, saw them and came over and said, "Many people would think they have old people's faces."

Luna looked at him and said, "They're cute. I think they're like friends. Of course, Scimitar-Horned Snorkles are cute too, but they're bigger... I think."

"What is a Scimitar-Horned Snorlax..."

Rolf was stunned for a moment, but did not delve into the question further. Instead, he took out a small bowtruckle from his pocket.

"Look, this is my friend Ajel, my favorite of all the Bowtruckles."

Little Ajel held Rolf's fingers, and the two leaves above his head swayed slightly.

"That's great...it's willing to follow you." Luna said enviously.

"You can shake hands with it." Rolf suggested: "It's very easy to get along with..."

Fred and George found Wade.

"Hey, Wade, I have an idea..." Fred said, putting his arms around Wade's neck.

"What idea?" Vader asked.

"You know how to Disillusion, and we seem to be viewed as suspects by everyone—" said Fred.

"We're willing to take a small risk to clear our suspicions--" George said.

"And we have the courage to explore any part of Hogwarts—"

"There's a place that we've been curious about for a long time, but we've never had the chance to get in... ahem, explore—"

"While everyone is going back, you cast an Disillusionment Charm on me and we can take the opportunity to sneak in—"

Wade raised an eyebrow, "Don't tell me you guys want to sneak into the Slytherin common room?"

"I knew you would think the same as us!" George clapped his hands.

"Don't you think it's a good idea?" Fred also said: "This must have been done by Slytherin... After they return to the common room, they will definitely show off-"

"If we just sneak in and eavesdrop for a while, the truth will definitely come out--" George continued.

"What do you think?" Fred asked.

"not so good."

Wade walked towards the school infirmary and said, "You forgot someone... Didn't Harry tell him about this when school started? There was a house elf who wanted to stop him from returning to school..."

Fred and George looked at each other. "That should be some annoying guy... like Malfoy... who sent his elf to tease him, right?"

"That's unlikely."

Wade said, "If Malfoy could get his elf into Harry's house to play tricks on him, why wasn't he murdered by the remnants of the Death Eaters over the years?"

"I heard that many people escaped punishment. Isn't there anyone who wants revenge on Harry Potter?"

"Hmm..." George thought for a moment, and a vague idea came to his mind: "You mean..."

"I guess Dumbledore must have set up a very powerful protection spell or an expelling spell where Harry lives."

"People with bad intentions couldn't find him, which is why he was never retaliated against," Weider said.

Chapter 172 A Night at Hogwarts

"Wait..." George suddenly discovered a contradiction: "So... the reason why the house-elf found Harry was because--"

"--Does he mean any harm? Does he really want to protect Harry?" Fred said almost at the same time.

Wade nodded. "He may really think that Hogwarts is in danger, so he doesn't want Harry to return to school."

"Then his way of protecting people is quite unique."

Fred frowned. "If that's the case, why do you suspect the house-elf again this time? His name is... uh..."

"Dobby," said George. "I remember Harry saying he called himself Dobby."

"The living environment and way of thinking of house elves are different from ours."

Wade said: "Just like he thought Hogwarts was in danger and would rather have Harry expelled from school than have him come back; maybe this time he was also worried that something bad would happen to Harry if he continued to stay in school..."

"—so just send him to St. Mungo's first?" said Fred.

George shook his head. "What danger could there be in Hogwarts? The safest place is... uh..."

Suddenly I thought of Voldemort who sneaked into the school last year, and it was hard for me to say the usual words.

"If we were to say the biggest danger this semester, it would be our maze challenge..."

Fred looked back at the huge maze in the night and said, "Will Harry meet a mysterious person in the maze?"

"Who knows?" Wade said, "Dobby is just one possible murderer. Or maybe, as you guessed, it was done by a Slytherin student. Or maybe it was a Death Eater with a hidden identity. Or maybe it was just an accident..."

"Anyway, instead of sneaking into the Slytherin common room, I would rather ask Harry if he has any clues."

Vader suspected it was Dobby, but he didn't dare to assert it directly.

Because he flapped his butterfly wings a little too hard, many things in this world became increasingly different from the original plot, and Vader's advantage as a "prophet" was gradually lost.

Fortunately, Harry quickly gave him a definite answer, letting Wade know that the world had not deviated too far from its track.

"It's the house-elf, Dobby."

Harry, lying on the hospital bed, said angrily: "I met him in the maze, and I thought he was the school's rescue elf. Later, when I saw his clothes, I realized it was him..."

"What did he say, Harry?" asked Hermione.

"He said he had warned me and asked me why I wanted to go back to school..."

Harry looked angry and disgusted at being harassed by the illegitimate fans.

"He also said that in this case... being sent home with serious injuries is better than being here."

"Didn't he say what the dangers were at Hogwarts?" Wade asked.

"It seems that he mentioned something..." Harry recalled for a long time before saying, "He said something like... history will repeat itself, and the Chamber of Secrets will be opened again... I don't understand what it means - what Chamber of Secrets?"

“As for the secret rooms, that would be too many…” George stroked his chin.

"I seem to have seen something similar in a book..." Hermione frowned: "I'll check it out later."

The door of the school infirmary was pushed open, and Neville, Theo and others came in.

"Harry, are you feeling better? We brought you some food from the Great Hall..."

Lockhart, who was in the bed next to him, was awakened by the noise. He rubbed his eyes in a daze and sat up, asking, "Is it daybreak? Why is it so noisy?"

Lockhart opened his eyes and saw Neville walking past his bed.

Eyes facing each other.

Neville could only say, "Good evening, Professor. Are you feeling better?"

"Much better, Longbottom. You came to visit me and brought me a cake? That's very kind of you!"

Lockhart said as he reached out and snatched the cake from Neville's arms.

He looked around at the students and said enthusiastically: "Don't worry, kids, don't worry! It's just a small mistake. Your favorite professor - I, Gilderoy Lockhart, Order of Merlin, Third Class, will still be in class on time tomorrow..."

The students looked at each other and smiled awkwardly but politely.

Fred whispered to his brother, "Can we change his medicine so he can stay in the school infirmary for two more days?"

George squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth: "Do you want to be killed by Madam Pomfrey?"

……

Hogwarts was completely shrouded in darkness.

Wade stood at the window and saw Hagrid holding a lantern and patrolling around the maze. A Thestral followed behind him, flapping its bat-like wings from time to time.

Some students who were wandering around the maze were caught by Hagrid and rushed back to the castle. It was not yet curfew time, otherwise they would have been punished with a few days of detention.

These students are just like ordinary kids who have just started playing online games. Even though they know there are dangers, they still can't resist the joy that games bring.

As the night deepened, the lights in the castle gradually dimmed, but the edge where the Forbidden Forest connected to the maze became lively, with creatures poking their heads out from time to time.

The architecture of Hogwarts has remained unchanged for thousands of years, but now there is a huge maze. This is probably a new thing for the creatures in the Forbidden Forest.

The glowing unicorn walked around the maze with its cub, and was led by Hagrid to take a walk inside.

Several centaurs stood under a big tree, holding bows and arrows in their hands, their bodies hidden in the shadows, pointing at the maze and saying something, as if they were arguing.

After a while, they left again.

At the edge of the forbidden forest, a dim light flickered. Those were the creatures in the forbidden forest running out to watch the fun at night.