Chapter 424: The call from the Screaming Shack, forced to board the pirate ship

After listening to Aili's report, there was a silence.

Originally, the professor thought that the danger level of "flash fireworks and exploding candy" was level C, so he felt free to let Lin Xia clean it up to get the maximum benefit.

But now that the level is designated as B level, some professors can't help but hesitate.

Is it too much to ask a student to clean up Class B contaminants?

Snape and Eli sensed an unusual atmosphere. Snape did not speak, but Eli asked:

"What, are you having trouble cleaning up the pollutants?"

His attitude was cold and hard, with the iron-bloodedness and ruthlessness of an Auror, and he said resolutely: "If it is not convenient for Hogwarts to take action, the Ministry of Magic is willing to do it for you."

McGonagall immediately spoke: "Hogwarts can solve this matter without the help of the Ministry of Magic. We will start cleaning up the contaminants later, and you can witness it."

After finishing speaking, Mag looked at the other professors and said calmly: "As we discussed before, Lin Xia has a special physique. Whether she is C-level or B-level, it will not affect her. She will handle it." Cleanup couldn’t be better.”

Logically speaking, the house Lin Xia belongs to is Hufflepuff, and it is most common for Sprout, the headmaster of Hufflepuff, to fight for her interests.

But as luck would have it, Spratt went to the Enchanted Forest to collect raw materials over the weekend, so he was not at the scene.

But Lin Xia was also an outstanding student of Mag's, and had previously received Mag's individual tutoring on transfiguration for a period of time.

Even now, Lin Xia will ask Mag questions from time to time.

The relationship between the two is no longer something that ordinary teachers and students can explain, but a more intimate relationship.

It is similar to what China calls master and apprentice, but different from master and apprentice.

Seeing Mag's attitude, the other professors nodded in agreement.

Even Class B pollutants can bring them limited benefits.

All they need is for a professor to stand up and guarantee that there will be no problems if Lin Xia cleans up.

If something goes wrong, the guarantor is solely responsible.

Since McGurken vouched for Lin Xia, other professors would have no problem.

Horwarts's group took action quickly, while the Aurors sent by the Ministry of Magic looked on.

This is Hogwarts' internal matter and they will not interfere.

But Ai Li saw it, and in his heart, his evaluation of Lin Xia was raised by one level.

It seems that she is not only very talented in research, but also very talented in combat.

Otherwise, those smart professors would never let a student take charge of such a major event as cleaning up Class B pollutants.

Eli glanced at Snape and decided to wait until this incident was over before quietly asking him about Lin Xia's level in Hogwarts.

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While the group at Hogwarts was preparing to clean up the contamination, Harry, Ron, Hermione and Neville had already arrived at the Shrieking Shack.

This is a very dilapidated house. It looks very old and rotten from the outside. There is dense moss under the house, which covers the house.

It looks better during the day, but it looks very eerie and eerie at night.

The Screaming Shack is called the Screaming Shack because nearby residents can hear screams coming from the house from time to time.

Over time, the reputation of the "Screaming Shack" spread.

Harry had heard many wizards mention the Shrieking Shack, a rare house of horrors in Hogsmeade and a major adventure location for many wizards.

This was the first time he saw the house, and he was very curious about it. He walked around the outside of the house, and then wanted to sneak into the house.

Neville was also very curious. He groped around outside the house and asked nervously: "Why doesn't it scream? Isn't it said that there are screams here all year round?"

Ron shrugged, "I've been to Hogsmeade several times, and every time I come to the Shrieking Shack, I haven't heard any screams. Maybe it only comes out at night?

By the way Neville, this isn't your first time in Hogsmeade, so why are you as curious as Harry? "

Harry bent down to touch the moss outside the house, following Neville's example.

Judging from the postures of the two of them, it seemed like they wanted to collect even the moss and put it back for observation.

Neville said softly: "Every time I come to Hogsmeade, I am in a hurry to follow Mick to find books. He leaves immediately after searching. I have to go with him, so I haven't been here yet." Screaming Shack.”

Ron imagined that scene and couldn't help but feel sad for him.

"It's really unfortunate that you met such a partner. Fortunately, Mikel is not like Hermione. Hermione is more humane."

Hermione immediately shouted: "Ron, I'm still here, don't say bad things about me in front of me!"

Ron immediately retorted: "I didn't say anything bad about you, but I praised you for being even better than Mikel."

Hermione sneered coldly: "Oh, do I still want to thank you? Don't compare me with Mikel, it will make me feel uncomfortable."

Ron immediately stopped talking. He turned to look at Draco and winked at Draco, as if asking: Why did I offend her again?

Draco smiled gracefully and said nothing.

After separating from Lin Xia, Hermione was originally going to the bookstore, but Draco invited her to come over and play with Harry.

Hermione thought about it and felt that it was more important to spend time with her friends and read books at any time.

And after they finished playing, she asked them to go to the bookstore with her to look for books. Searching alone would be inefficient.

If you buy too much, you have to ask them to move it back together.

At that time, Hermione had completely forgotten about the traceless retractable ring.

Her usual schoolbag was used to being carried by her friends, but she didn't carry many books herself. Harry and Ron carried them for her.

The door to the Shrieking Shack was locked with a lock, and Harry shouted at the lock: "Open the Aradome!"

This is a standard unlocking spell, which can basically unlock ordinary locks.

But it didn't work at all against this lock.

Harry said: "This lock must have been blessed with magical power, and ordinary unlocking spells will not work on it."

Ron added: "Hermione, Draco, and Lin Xia and I have all cast unlocking spells on this lock, but to no avail.

Harry, let's not go in, let's not waste our efforts. "

Harry originally wanted to leave, but just when he wanted to give up, he suddenly heard another voice calling him.

Harry raised his head suddenly and stared closely at the inside of the Shrieking Shack with a confused look on his face.

He stood motionless. Several other friends had already taken a few steps away. They turned around and saw Harry stopping suddenly. He couldn't help but say, "Harry, hurry up and leave!"

Harry shook his head, "No, wait! I think I found something!"

The other friends couldn't help but stop, walked to Harry and looked around.

Soon, Harry seemed to be sure of something and started walking around the Shrieking Shack.

Finally, he stopped at a place.

Looking up, he was at the back door of the Shrieking Shack.

It's not so much the back door as it is the back of the gate. The back is a smooth wall with no door lock. There is only a door and lock on the gate.

But there was a small window above the second level of the back door.

This window is opaque and looks like a green shadow whether day or night.

But Harry was absolutely certain that the voice calling him came from through this window.

When he came here, he heard the loudest and clearest sound.

"Come here, come here quickly, give me everything you have... You are the best substitute I am looking for..."

Harry suddenly felt a pain in his head. He covered his forehead with a Z-shaped scar with his hand, and his face turned pale.

"Harry, Harry, how are you?" He staggered and fell down, but was immediately supported by Ron and Hermione.

Harry felt that the world began to spin, and there was a long echo in his mind. His perspective also changed. What he saw was not a real scene, but another strange place.

He seemed to be transformed into something, and then he heard several people arguing out of view.

"Did you do it?"

"No! I swear on my life, it wasn't me who revealed it! It wasn't me! It was definitely not me!"

The roaring voice was sharp and crashing, full of pain.

hiss--

Harry held his forehead and gasped.

The sharp roar almost made his head explode!

"Harry, Harry!"

Hermione and Ron's calls kept ringing in his mind.

After an unknown amount of time, the voice gradually became clearer, and Harry opened his eyes suddenly.

He finally walked out of the blurry and distorted scene, straightened his body again, and touched his hair.

In a short period of time, his face was covered with sweat and his back was wet.

"Harry, are you okay?" Ron looked at him worriedly.

Harry shook his head, his brain gradually becoming clearer, maybe because the number of scene changes was gradually increasing, and he was now used to it.

Harry stared at the window and said with certainty: "I heard another call, and the sound came from that window."

Hermione frowned, "You mean, there's something calling you in the Shrieking Shack?"

Harry looked confused for a while: "I'm not sure if it's calling me. The conversation is very vague, as if someone else is talking, as if it's talking to me... Anyway, I can hear the voice from it."

He looked at the others, "Didn't you hear anything just now?"

Everyone else looked confused, looked at each other, and shook their heads.

Only Harry had a strange expression just now and almost fainted. Apart from this, they didn't hear anything else.

This was the first time Draco had seen something like this happen to Harry, and he thought that no wonder Harry looked ordinary and far less outstanding than Hermione, but Lin Xia valued him, even more than Hermione. Sensitive.

Lin Xia often asks Harry about his intuition.

Now it seems that Harry is very mysterious, as if something unexpected always happens around him.

Ron asked: "Then what are we going to do now?"

Harry said, "I'm going in."

He looked determined, "It's calling me, I must go in and take a look.

This was not a common call. I had heard the call from flash fireworks and exploding candy before, so I discovered the contaminant.

I had a hunch that something like glittery fireworks and exploding candy existed in the Screaming Shack. "

Draco said quickly: "Then we should not go in. There was Lin Xia at the time. She was completely resistant to the evil god's whispers, so she was the first to react and wake up.

But now without her, we may not be able to resist the evil god's whispers just by relying on us. If we all fall in, who will save us? "

Ron said: "Why don't we leave a message for Lin Xia in advance, so that she can rescue us when she comes to find us?"

Hermione: "Your idea is even more dangerous. If we go in, there will be danger. Why don't we wait until it is safer to go in?"

Draco agreed and echoed: "Yes, if we really encounter pollutants, our current power is too small, and we can only rely on strange objects to resist.

But this kind of strange object cannot be obtained by young wizards, and even adult wizards find it difficult to obtain it."

As soon as he finished speaking, the others turned their heads and looked at Draco in unison.

Draco had a bad premonition in his heart, and he couldn't help but take a small step back.

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

Harry smiled and said, "Draco, you are the heir of the Malfoy family. You must have something that can resist pollutants."

Ron also said, "You are so knowledgeable about this, you must have something to deal with it."

Hermione said, "You reminded me of one thing. The brilliant candles that Lin Xia taught us to make can resist the evil god's whispers, right?

I made a few of them and wanted to give them to Lin Xia, but I haven't given them to her yet. I can use them now."

Draco's eyelids jumped.

Good guy, the idea is on him!

Does he have something that can resist pollutants?

Of course he does. No one can be missing, but the heir of the Malfoy family can't be missing!

His parents attach great importance to his comfort and have given him no less than 10 pieces of magic.

It's just that Hogwarts is usually very safe. Except for the ring on his hand, all other magic items were put into the traceless retractable ring.

Neville looked scared. He felt that they were discussing something crazy and he couldn't understand what they said.

Instinct made him retreat, but reality did not allow him to retreat.

Neville stuttered: "If...if the Shrieking Shack is in danger, we should tell the professor immediately instead of dealing with him ourselves, I..."

Before he finished speaking, he was knocked unconscious by Hermione's knife.

Harry and Ron looked at it, their mouths twitching slightly, feeling that Hermione was becoming more and more violent.

Hermione cast an armor protection spell on Neville, and the group dragged him to the wide lawn.

She turned to look at Ron and Harry, and took out six glow candles from the ring, two for each person, and did not count Draco's share.

They all looked at Draco, who shrugged helplessly and took out an item from the ring.

It was a palm-sized box with exquisite patterns, which looked a bit like a music box.

"This box has the function of automatically resisting the evil god's whispers. When I encounter danger, it will automatically turn on and play music to protect me from the evil god's whispers. It is a range-type wonder.

You all should follow me closely at that time, so that we can resist the evil god's whispers together. Remember, you must stay close to me!

If you are too far away from me, the radiation range of this wonder cannot protect you, and you will be affected. You don't want to fall, right?"

The others nodded immediately, indicating that they would definitely follow Draco closely.

But Draco still felt that they were too frivolous, and should wait for Lin Xia to come and make full preparations before going on an adventure.

The "flash firework exploding candy" they found before was so dangerous that all of them were fooled!

If it weren't for Lin Xia's reminder, I'm afraid they wouldn't have recovered until now.

It's just one Hufflepuff, three Gryffindors...the arm can't twist the thigh, and it really makes him withdraw calmly and rationally, but Draco can't do it.

Alas, he can only get on the pirate ship of the trio!