The days at Hogwarts

"We are so lucky that there are no obstacles on the road. Maybe we can even see the stars," said Ron.

No one paid any attention to Ron's joke. The three of them guarded the box, waiting for Charlie's friends to arrive.

Summer has not yet arrived and there is still some chilliness left in the night, which is even more noticeable in the darkness.

I don’t know how much time had passed, but a blond figure suddenly appeared at the door of the tower.

"Malfoy! What are you doing here?"

Three wands were pointed at Malfoy at the same time, and surging magic power surged in the wands.

"Idiot, I'm here to help you." Malfoy glanced back, as if worried that someone was following him.

Harry and Ron looked at each other, their teeth itching with hatred. This guy had been scaring them for almost two weeks.

"Why not give him a binding spell and remove it tomorrow."

"A Stunning Spell would be more appropriate."

Only Hermione was not carried away. The appearance of Malfoy meant that their plan was leaked.

She needed to know more details: "Explain clearly."

"Let's go first and talk while we walk." Malfoy was a little anxious.

Harry said quickly, "Why should I trust you?"

"I really want to report you. You should bring the professor with me now." Malfoy wanted to curse, "Let's go, Crabbe and his father are coming."

"Death Eaters!" This sentence made Harry and the other two panic for a while.

Hermione refloated Norbert's crate and Ron pulled Malfoy under the Invisibility Cloak, Harry keeping his wand pointed at Malfoy.

They returned to the corridor and listened carefully to the noise coming from the stairs below.

There was the sound of armor falling to the ground downstairs, followed by Sir Nicholas's hearty laughter.

Harry was the first to react: "Headless Nick is helping us."

Although Sir Nicholas always scares them, he has a good relationship with Loren.

Even with the help of the ghost, the sounds below were getting closer and closer, and they dared not even breathe.

"We have invisibility cloaks, so they may not be able to find us," said Ron.

"Meow!" A cat's cry came from above. It was Mrs. Norris.

The Crabbles bribed Filch!

"Nobert's scent will definitely not escape the cat's nose." Harry's mind raced, trying to find a way out of this dilemma.

"Come with me quickly." In a panic, Hermione thought of a place they couldn't find.

Harry and Ron immediately pulled Malfoy to follow.

"Where are we going?" Harry asked, now they were trapped upstairs.

"Go find Loren."

"What do you mean?"

Loren should be in the dormitory now. Is he out for a night out again?

"Just follow me."

Hermione didn't want to take them to the Room of Requirement.

That was where Loren celebrated her birthday, like a birthday present from Loren. The two spent many weekends in the Room of Requirement, a secret base known only to the two of them.

But the situation is critical now, so we can only bring a few people with us.

Several people followed Hermione quietly.

Malfoy began to tell the story: "Mr. Crabbe found a book while visiting the school infirmary. Inside the book was a letter from Charlie Weasley to you."

Ron's hand holding the wand was shaking. "I forgot. I put the letter in the book."

"Idiot." Malfoy was happy to whip Ron's self-blaming heart.

Harry and Hermione did not blame him, it was just a coincidence. No one would have thought that someone from outside the school would suddenly visit Hogwarts and go to the school infirmary.

Malfoy went on to talk about the follow-up of the incident. Just one letter was not enough to convince Professor McGonagall. Crabbe and his son planned to catch the criminals red-handed, so they went up to the tower to arrest them after turning off the lights.

"Once you are discovered with the dragon, you will all have your wands broken and be expelled from Hogwarts, just like that big fool." Malfoy began to gloat as he spoke.

"Expelled!"

"Hagrid's wand's broken!"

Hermione and Harry had different concerns, but they both quickened their pace.

"Why are you helping us?" Hermione asked.

"Ha! I just feel sorry for you."

Ever since the last incident in the stands, Crabbe had become estranged from him and no longer obeyed his orders as before.

Malfoy felt that he was just trying to ruin the follower's plot and teach him a lesson. The great Malfoy family would never allow betrayal.

As for Harry, it was just dumb luck.

He was not in a hurry, even if he was caught, Crabbe and his son would not do anything to him. Although Crabbe dared to disobey him, his father would definitely not dare to disobey another Malfoy.

Malfoy regarded this as a unique adventure, and looked at the cloak with great interest, considering that perhaps he should also buy an invisibility cloak.

On the other side, the sound of Sir Nicholas's jokes was rising gradually, and Filch was approaching with them.

Hermione kept moving forward. The painting of Silly Barnabas was just behind the corner. Hermione's mind was filled with unspeakable thoughts, and the closer she got to it, the weaker her legs became.

But the movement behind them forced them to get closer.

"To be honest, I'm surprised you guys are acting with Malfoy."

A teasing voice suddenly came from the front, where Loren was standing with a box in his hand. There was a bright blue light in his eyes and a playful expression on his face.

"Loren!" The heavy stone that had been weighing on Hermione's heart was finally put down. She jumped in front of Loren, wanting to say something but not knowing where to start.

Harry and others came over and informed Loren of the current situation.

No one noticed a problem: how Loren discovered them under the invisibility cloak.

Sir Nicholas's voice grew louder and clearer, like a beating at their hearts.

"I didn't expect it would come in handy so soon." Loren opened the box that was emitting blue ice crystals. There was a white hexagram pattern on the bottom of the box, and there was a symbol on each corner.

The silver light that flows from time to time adds a bit of mystery to the formation.

Loren dragged the floating crate and struggled to push it towards the magic circle. Like a black hole, the crate gradually shrank after touching the magic circle and slowly went in.

After closing the box, the small box jumped a few times on the ground and then became quiet.

Harry and Ron watched this scene with their mouths wide open, a fist could fit in. No wonder Hermione said she wanted to find Loren, even though Loren was deceived by Snape, he was too reliable at other times.

"This is the box I gave you!" Malfoy said excitedly.

He had seen the Reaching Charm before, of course, but this box certainly hadn't worked that way before. This was so cool, Loren wasn't like those stupid Gryffindors at all.

Hermione was a little conflicted. This was against the regulations of the Ministry of Magic, but it was more important not to be expelled right now.

"Just finished. Now there's only room for one crate." Loren spread his hands. There was no way to squeeze the person in. He couldn't escape the punishment for the night tour.

He is quite satisfied with the box and will continue to improve it in the future.

After hiding the dragon, the rest is not a big problem. If you are caught wandering at night, you will only lose points, and if you are lucky, you may not even be detained.

As for completely hiding from them, it was not realistic. With Mrs. Norris around, the invisibility cloak would not work. They were able to fool Filch last time, but they might not be able to fool the Death Eaters this time.

Letting the smell disappear at the door of the Room of Requirement is not a good idea either.

They planned to return to the tower and hand Norbert over to Charlie's friend. It was a night out, so it was not a big deal to meet someone outside the school, and it was normal to give a small box to a friend outside the school.

As long as the fire dragon is not discovered on the spot, it is better to lose points than to be expelled for breaking the wand.

In just a few minutes, Loren's appearance changed the situation. They walked back to the tower openly as if they were taking a walk. They had never been so comfortable strolling at night.

"Honestly, Malfoy, I thought you were hoping Harry would be expelled," Lauren teased.

"Actually, I really do think so, this time it's just for revenge on Crabbe." Malfoy raised his head proudly, "Malfoy cannot be betrayed."

Ron curled his lips, but this time, thanks to Malfoy's help, he couldn't say the sarcastic words on his lips.

8k, just one update away from , will try again tomorrow.

Chapter 99 Ending

The wilderness wind blew from the dark distance, blowing the corners of clothes and hair, rustling in the dim tower. Black, brown, red, and light golden hair were immersed in the wind.

Inside the castle, Harry and Ron would have a few words with Malfoy. Outside, everyone fell silent, waiting for something to arrive.

Mrs. Norris appeared behind them first, followed by the bear-like Mr. Crabbe and the hunchbacked Filch behind him.

Malfoy's eyes moved back and forth, and finally he chose a seat behind Mr. Crabbe to watch the show, and walked over casually to watch the show.

Although Mr. Crabbe was surprised to see the Malfoy boy with them, he said nothing and tacitly agreed not to embarrass Malfoy.

Filch's sinister gaze followed him as the castle administrator did not want to let go of any student who wandered at night.

"Raising dragons, wandering at night, I also suspect that you are conducting evil research on the dark arts." Mr. Crabbe's eyes were fixed on Harry, "You will be imprisoned in Azkaban."

Loren raised an eyebrow. “In fact, only professors can punish students.”

Mr. Crabbe's bear-like mouth split to the sides, revealing a hideous smile, and the flesh on his face was wriggling.

"Yes, but I will catch you first and let you experience what pleasant torture is before the professor comes!" Mr. Crabbe said as he approached them.

Hermione, Harry and Ron couldn't help but get a little nervous and pointed their wands at the bear.

This Death Eater wouldn't want to attack students in school, would he?

Loren did not move his wand. He was not panicked, but rather looked forward to it. In his peripheral vision, he saw a blazing red light flashing on the high wall of the castle in the distance, which hurt his eyes.

I knew Dumbledore wouldn't miss this big show, but couldn't he restrain his magic? He was like a little sun in the middle of the night.

Since Dumbledore was here, Snape and Quirrell might be somewhere too. He didn't believe that a Death Eater of cannon fodder level could hurt students in Hogwarts.

Mr. Crabbe moved slowly, like a cat playing with a mouse, and he enjoyed the despair of his prey as it waited to die.

"Woohoo! Keep a safe distance!"

Several red spell beams suddenly hit the ground in front of Mr. Crabbe, and a burst of energetic shouts suddenly came from the silent air near the tower.

Four brooms descended from the darkness, and four energetic young men appeared on the tower.

One of them smiled at Ron and said, "Ha, I can tell right away that you are Charlie's brother."

Before Ron and the others could answer, the remaining three spoke one after another.

"The situation is different from what we thought. At least it's more lively than I thought."

"Long time no see, Mr. Filch and Mrs. Norris."

There were also people greeting Filch, and they seemed to have graduated from Hogwarts as well.

"Long time no see, Professor McGonagall!"

The last greeting was unexpected. Professor McGonagall came out from the castle stairs with Vincent Crabbe (Malfoy's little follower).

Loren reacted and Crabbe and his son split into two groups. One group caught them and wanted to torture them, while the other group went to ask Professor McGonagall to catch them in the act.

Professor McGonagall glanced at the crowd. She was surprised at the many young wizards going out at night, and was also angry at the fire dragon that had no shadow.

She suppressed her voice and said to the graduates, "Now that you have graduated, if you want to return to school, you should do it in a formal way instead of just barging in with a broom."

Of course she knew this group of students who had graduated only a few years ago, some of whom were from Gryffindor.

One of Charlie's friends, the first one to greet Ron, quickly snatched the small box from Loren's hands and winked at him.

Then he raised his voice to Professor McGonagall and said, "I will next time. In order to prevent you from giving us detention again, I will leave first!"

Charlie's friends, all of them cheerful people, immediately mounted their brooms and flew away.

Professor McGonagall watched them disappear, her anger gradually becoming uncontrollable, her eyes almost spitting fire. "I can't believe it was you guys, Vincent Crabbe said you were in the Astronomy Tower. Don't forget it's one in the morning, explain yourself."

Before they could speak, Vincent Crabbe's father, Mr. Crabbe, answered first: "They raise dragons and study the dark arts. They should be arrested and interrogated."

"I have evidence." As he said this, he began to search the pockets of his suit in an awkward manner.