Chapter 916 The principal changes again, Harry skips school

While Professor McGonagall used the Imperius Curse to control the Death Eater, Kyle was attracted by Fawkes's perch opposite and turned around.

This perch is really beautiful. It is obviously made of top-quality rowan wood. There are circles of golden lines on it. It seems to be anti-slip, or it may be a decoration, but Kyle can be sure that it is all real gold... Dumbledore is really worthy of being rich.

But he should not need these now, after all, even the phoenix has run into his box, and there is no point in leaving a perch here. Otherwise, he will take the trouble to help deal with it, and save Professor McGonagall's position here?

Kyle thought to himself, turning a blind eye to the voices of the portraits around him.

What Minerva McGonagall used the Imperius Curse... He must have heard it wrong, or Principal Armando Dippet was drunk and talking nonsense there.

He remembered the Fat Lady's good friend, Violet, who liked to drink and brew wine. A wooden barrel filled with wine could often be seen in her portrait. The two of them would occasionally get drunk in the middle of the night, making those Gryffindor students who were out at night miserable.

Sometimes they would just go to the kitchen to get some midnight snacks, but when they came back, they would find the Fat Lady lying there unconscious and could not be woken up no matter what they did.

If the Fat Lady didn't wake up, they couldn't enter the common room, so they could only squat at the door of the common room shivering with the food they got from the kitchen.

If they were lucky, the Fat Lady would wake up in a daze after about an hour or two, and the people outside could go in, but in most cases, they would at least have to risk being discovered by Filch and squat at the door until the early morning.

It can be seen from this that the wine Violet made was still very strong.

But the problem was that with a portrait like her, what kind of real wine could she make? It must be fake.

Dumbledore and Headmaster Dippet probably drank her fake wine and started talking nonsense with their eyes open.

How could the headmaster of Hogwarts use the Unforgivable Curse in the headmaster's office? It's absolutely impossible.

Kyle continued to stare at Qizhi, his neck seemed to be cast in steel, and he had no intention of turning it.

Until no more sound came from the ceiling above his head.

"Kyle, you..."

"Ah, I just remembered that the vegetable garden has not been watered yet."

Kyle slapped his forehead and said first without waiting for Professor McGonagall to continue speaking: "If there is nothing else, I will go back first. Goodbye, Headmaster McGonagall!"

He walked forward without looking back, and when he passed by Qizhi, he put it in his pocket, then opened the door and strode out of the headmaster's office.

As for what Professor McGonagall wanted to do, Kyle didn't ask much, anyway, he would know sooner or later.

After passing through the castle and the grounds, Kyle went all the way back to the garden of the wooden house.

He subconsciously glanced at a small stool by the door. When Dumbledore hid here before, he always liked to sit on this stool.

But now the bench was empty, Dumbledore still hadn't come back, and he had also disappeared completely since the funeral.

Kyle didn't know where he had gone or what he was doing now, but he thought it was probably related to Voldemort.

But after such a long time, Hagrid was much more energetic, and his figure appeared in the garden again.

"Bang!"

With a muffled sound, Hagrid, who was trying to seek comfort from the Hungarian Horntail, was whipped back several steps by the tail and hit hard against a tree.

"Ouch... it's so naughty." Hagrid groaned and limped towards Kyle. "I seem to see Grawp two years ago in it."

"Hagrid, I think there is still a difference between dragons and giants... At least giants don't have spikes on their fists." Kyle glanced at Hagrid's thigh that was constantly dripping with blood, "I suggest you apply some white fresh essence quickly."

"Ah, it's okay." Hagrid said, tearing off a piece of cloth from his clothes and tying it on the wound, "It must know that I need a little appropriate pain now. It's so considerate, isn't it."

Kyle laughed dryly twice and didn't comment on Hagrid's dragon licking behavior.

So be it, as long as he is happy.

...

The next day, there was a notice in the entrance hall of Hogwarts that no one expected.

The principal has changed again.

Professor McGonagall, who had just taken office as the principal not long ago, became the vice-principal again, and Severus Snape, the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts, officially took office as the principal.

This... the principal, changing back and forth, what's the fun?

Everyone looked at each other, thinking for a moment that this was a prank posted by a bored student.

It was not until Professor McGonagall announced this matter again in public during dinner that everyone had to believe it.

The Slytherin table seemed to have celebrated a second Christmas, and everyone was celebrating.

But Snape himself was confused like most students and had no idea what was going on.

Snape didn't even go to the hall to eat in the morning or at noon, which led to him not seeing the notice at all and knowing about it later than others.

In Snape's opinion, he was just attending class as usual, so how could he suddenly become the headmaster?

No wonder those people looked at him so strangely during class before, and there were always some inexplicable words to congratulate him.

Snape always thought that the other party was talking nonsense and deducted a lot of points.

Now think about it, he seems a bit arbitrary.

No, that's not right. How did he become the headmaster...Did the Dark Lord break into Hogwarts?

Definitely not. If it was the Dark Lord, the school wouldn't be so peaceful.

In that case, what was the reason?

Snape's expression kept changing... It was this uncontrollable feeling again, so uncomfortable.

"Principal McGonagall, what's going on?" He looked at Minerva McGonagall who had returned and quickly stood up and asked.

"Oh, you should call me professor, after all, you are the headmaster now." Professor McGonagall glanced at him indifferently, "As for why, didn't your colleagues tell you?

"He came to me today and threatened me on behalf of the Ministry of Magic to give you the position of the headmaster, otherwise the whole school would be in trouble. "

Although Professor McGonagall tried to control her voice, her tone was very impolite.

She already knew the identity of the short director, that is, a real Death Eater.

If Professor McGonagall still couldn't guess what it meant that a Death Eater wanted Severus Snape to be the headmaster, she would be really stupid.

Obviously, Snape was also a Death Eater, and was deeply trusted by Voldemort, who believed that he could help control Hogwarts.

To be honest, she did doubt Snape's identity. She had doubted it more than ten years ago. After all, they had seen Snape appear in Voldemort's camp with their own eyes.

But Dumbledore trusted him and always hinted that he had unbreakable reasons to trust Snape.

So Professor McGonagall also chose the same

Unexpectedly, he actually failed Dumbledore.

In the memory of the little Death Eater, the order for Snape to become the headmaster was personally issued by the mysterious man, and it was also the first order issued after the Death Eaters took control of half of the Ministry of Magic.

It can't be that Voldemort likes Snape, so he must also be a Death Eater.

Professor McGonagall even suspected that Dumbledore's murder might have something to do with him. After all, if it was only Malfoy, it would be too incredible... Under normal circumstances, after realizing Malfoy's intention, Dumbledore would never give him the opportunity to raise his wand.

There must be someone helping them, so their plan could go so smoothly.

And when Malfoy was rescued by an unknown wizard, there was only Snape in the entire Hogwarts. Professor Snape is missing.

Professor McGonagall pursed her lips.

Unfortunately, she had no evidence. After hearing the voice of the phoenix, Snape had been following her, and he had a perfect alibi.

And there were two people who attacked Filius, but there was only one Snape, so the number did not match.

Snape looked at Professor McGonagall's increasingly cold eyes, and suddenly felt a little guilty.

When Professor McGonagall mentioned his colleagues just now, he thought of the Death Eaters in the Ministry of Magic, but he didn't expect that the other party would want to attack Hogwarts so soon.

Snape always thought that they would wait until they had the Ministry of Magic in their hands before targeting Hogwarts.

What's even more incredible is that Professor McGonagall actually agreed to cooperate with them... No, she will definitely cooperate.

Snape Snape walked forward and took a look at the students who filled half of the hall... They were the reason why Professor McGonagall agreed to the Death Eaters' request.

After understanding this, Snape calmed down and quickly accepted this fact.

And becoming the headmaster of Hogwarts would also help him implement his plan.

Yes, his plan...

Dumbledore, that unreliable man, didn't even leave him a greeting before he died, let alone a plan, and he was the only one who knew his identity.

Since the funeral that day, his identity as a Death Eater can never be cleared.

So Snape must find a way to defeat Voldemort himself, but he hasn't figured it out yet, or he has only figured it out halfway.

The Malfoy family should be the key, and there is Potter.

He had heard Dumbledore say countless times before that Potter was the key to defeating the Dark Lord, and asked himself to protect him.

That arrogant, reckless idiot?

Snape quickly found that disgusting face in the hall.

But it was obvious that Harry, who found it hard to accept Snape as the headmaster, had an equally aggressive look in his eyes, and was almost writing curse words on his face.

After the two looked at each other briefly, they both felt insulted.

"Look at his look." Harry couldn't help it, and said in a voice that was not disguised at all: "I don't know what means he used to become the headmaster of Hogwarts. I guess he must be very proud of himself."

Seeing more and more eyes around, Ron and Hermione were horrified, and they kept stepping on Harry with their feet to remind him to pay attention to the occasion.

"Don't do this, Harry, you will be expelled!" Hermione's voice trembled, "If he heard it, you will definitely be expelled!"

"I don't care!" Harry sneered, without restraint, and his voice was even louder, "So what if I was expelled, if Snape is the headmaster, I would rather never come to Hogwarts!"

Snape's eyes flashed with a dangerous light, but surprisingly he didn't say a word, as if he didn't hear Harry's declaration.

This made Hermione nervous all the time, and she didn't breathe a sigh of relief until the end of dinner.

"I almost thought you were going to be expelled on the spot," she whispered to Harry on the way back to the Gryffindor common room.

"I don't care." Harry said, "Do you think I'm kidding? If Snape really becomes the headmaster, I will definitely leave the school even if he doesn't fire me.

"If you had looked carefully at the teachers' bench just now, you would have noticed that someone has already left."

"Ah?" Ron was stunned for a moment, "Are there fewer people at the teacher's bench?"

"It's Kyle." Hermione said softly: "He didn't come to this dinner, but McGonagall... Professor McGonagall requested in advance that everyone must be present."

"He must have sensed the danger in advance." Harry said firmly, "You should know that Kyle is a phoenix..."

"Hey, Harry Potter."

Suddenly, a thin figure interrupted their conversation.

"Potter, the new principal wants you to go to his office." The person coming was a Slytherin student, who looked like he was in his second year.

"Don't go," Hermione blurted out.

Ron also nodded, "Thinking about what you just said in the auditorium, I don't think he came to you to have a heart-to-heart talk."

"No, I'll go," said Harry.

"Are you crazy?"

"I have never been so sober." Harry looked at the person who came, "Go back and tell Snape that I will definitely go and ask him to wait for me."

The man frowned, "You should learn to respect the Headmaster, Potter."

"I'm telling you this too, little one, you should learn to respect seventh grade, otherwise you will get beaten." Ron walked up to him angrily and pushed him, "Get out of the way, don't block the road!"

The man stumbled and almost fell to the ground. He looked at Ron with a vicious look, turned around and left.

But Ron didn't take him seriously at all. He was just a little kid in second grade, and he could hit three with one hand.

"Are you really going to Snape's office? Harry." Ron said worriedly: "He must have no good intentions."

"Don't be stupid, Ron." Harry suddenly laughed, "How could I go to see Snape by myself?"

"Then you just..."

"I lied to him to prevent him from following us all the time." Harry lowered his voice, "Listen to me, after Snape, a Death Eater, became the headmaster, more Death Eaters will definitely follow. I I think I can no longer stay in school and must leave immediately."

"But this is just our speculation, isn't it?" Hermione was a little confused, "There is no direct evidence that Professor Snape is a Death Eater."

"Don't be stupid, Hermione." Harry glanced at her, "Didn't you hear what Professor McGonagall said just now? She said to Snape, 'Your colleagues', I heard it.

"And the way she looked at Snape also changed. She was very cold. Isn't this enough to explain Snape's identity?"

Hermione said nothing, her expression a little tangled.

"I'm coming with you." Ron patted his chest loyally, "Let's run away anytime."

"No, Ron, I am enough alone." Harry shook his head, "You are a pure blood, why are you running away? Even if the Death Eaters come, they won't make things difficult for you."

"Are you referring to pure-blood shame?" Ron shrugged, mocking himself.

The Weasley family was called a pure-blood disgrace and was even expelled from the pure-blood family list. These were not secrets in the wizarding world.

"You go, I'll stay." Hermione raised her head, her eyes gradually becoming firmer: "There has to be someone who stays to find out the news. In this way, even if the Death Eaters take control of Hogwarts, we won't be able to do anything. have no idea."

"Then, I'll stay too." Ron suddenly said, "As you said, I'm a pure blood, and they won't kill me no matter what."

"You..." Harry wanted to say something else, but was pushed by Hermione.

"Act quickly, but after leaving Hogwarts, have you figured out where you are going?"

"Of course we're going to find Sirius." Harry said without hesitation, "Maybe we're going to find Kyle. He must know more than us."

"Oh, by the way." Harry ran forward two steps, then turned back and said: "Be careful, if you want to escape from here one day, the secret passage under the Whomping Willow is a good choice.

"I'll leave the invisibility cloak at the Shrieking Shack... Oh, no, it's now a soda shop. I heard Sirius lost a lot of money."

After making the decision to leave school, Harry suddenly became much more relaxed and was even in the mood to joke.

"No, Harry, you need the Invisibility Cloak more than we do."

"I have a Firebolt." Harry said, "They can't catch me, but you...are you really not going to come with me?"

"Don't be stupid." Hermione pretended to smile lightly, "I have been preparing for seven years, and I don't want to give up on this N.E.W.T exam just like that."

"Well, you must be careful."

Harry didn't insist anymore, turned around, put on the invisibility cloak, blended into the crowd, and walked towards the outside of Hogwarts Castle.

So far, these are just his guesses. He left Hogwarts more because he was unhappy with Snape becoming the principal. Anyway, he had savings, and his godfather only had Galleons left, even without a diploma. You can also live a good life.

But Hermione was different from Ron. There was no need to let them leave with her just for a guess.

And even if Hogwarts was really occupied by Death Eaters, he believed that with Hermione's wisdom, she would be able to successfully take Ron to hide in the secret passage of the Whoring Willow before the danger came.

In addition to the invisibility cloak he left behind, there was a high possibility that they could escape successfully.

After thinking this through, Harry did not hesitate any more and ran out of the castle quickly while Snape had not yet reacted.

But Harry did not notice at all that there was a pair of eyes on the castle tower behind him staring at the empty field.

The other party might have seen through the invisibility cloak, or maybe not, but in short, someone seemed to have the same idea as Harry.

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