Chapter 596 Return to school

In Black's villa, Black, Ron and Hermione were sitting on the sofa in the living room drinking tea.

Although they were drinking tea, the three of them were in a low mood. They lowered their heads and held the teacups without saying a word, looking like they were not very interested.

At this time, Lupine, who was wearing an apron, came in carrying a baking sheet of cookies. He carefully placed the baking sheet on the coffee table, looked at the three people on the sofa, and sighed deeply.

Since Black left the Ministry of Magic, he convened Ron, Hermione and others to start a journey to find Harry. As for Lupine himself, although he had clearly rejected Black because of Tonks's pregnancy, when Tonks learned that After finding out about Harry's disappearance, she still forced Lupine to come to help Black.

Of course, because he has to take care of Tonks, Lupine, as an expectant father, cannot follow Black all day long like Hermione and Ron. He is more responsible for the logistics work of Team Black, and he will also be responsible for some Intelligence work.

With full cooperation, Black took Hermione and Ron to almost the entire country in just one week. This process was extremely difficult, but they still couldn't find even a shadow of Harry.

Black had actually expected this result. Even Mike, the current Minister of Magic and the legendary wizard, could not find Harry. How could they possibly gain anything just by running around like headless flies?

But he went looking for it anyway.

Blake couldn't tell why he did this. Maybe it was to get rid of the guilt in his heart, or maybe it was for the slim chance. In short, Blake just didn't want to stop.

This is what he insists on.

But today he had to stop for a while.

Because today is the first day of school at Hogwarts. Due to the many turmoils in Hogwarts last year, students were unable to attend classes well. Therefore, all students need to repeat a year this year, and Hermione and Ron are no exception. .

Black came back this time to take Hermione and Ron to school.

Hermione and Ron were obviously not very interested in going to school, and they didn't even have the appetite to eat the cookies made by Lupine himself.

Looking at the dejected two people, Lupine pursed his lips, and then turned his attention to Black.

Compared to these two children, he was more worried about Blake.

Just look at Blake's messy hair and beard, his clothes that are so dirty that they are beginning to emit a stench, and his empty eyes. It can be seen that Blake's body and spirit are already in a state of In an extremely weak state.

If possible, Lupine really wanted to force Black to stay for a period of time.

But he himself also knew that this was impossible. Black had already decided to go to France alone to look for Harry after seeing off Ron and Hermione. Judging from his understanding of Black's character, he would never be able to stay. Lives in Black.

Shaking his head, Lupine finally failed to say anything to save him. He glanced at the clock on the wall and said to Ron and Hermione:

"It's almost time, let's go to the station."

Ron and Hermione didn't reply, just nodded slightly.

Then, like a zombie, he changed his clothes with Lupine's help, picked up the suitcase that had been prepared, and finally walked slowly into the fireplace.

There was a sound of fireworks exploding, followed by a sudden spin. When the two opened their eyes again, they were already on platform nine and three-quarters.

It was a cloudy day today. Although it did not rain, the sky was still gray, just like Hermione and Ron's mood at this time.

However, this did not affect the high spirits of others at all.

There were people coming and going on the platform, and it was extremely lively. Students preparing to go to Hogwarts were everywhere and their parents had come to see them off. Of course, there were also some young new faces looking around, looking like they were curious about everything.

It stands to reason that with such a serious incident happening in the school last year, there should be fewer students coming to Hogwarts this year.

But the number of people on the platform at this moment is only much more than in previous years.

Although there are also reasons why graduates need to repeat a year, the main reason is that after Mike came to power, he further improved educational support, so that many children who were previously unable to go to Hogwarts for various reasons also have the opportunity to become wizards. Chance.

In addition, Mike also made changes to many other places after he came to power. The reason why Hermione and Ron were able to reach the station directly through the Floo Network this time was one of them.

The exit from the outside of the station will only serve as a passage for students from the Muggle world to the station.

In front of the fireplace, Hermione frowned in disgust. She really couldn't sympathize with the happiness of these people. She only felt that they were noisy.

Ron beside her sighed softly when she saw this, and patted her gently to remind her that it was time to get in the car.

Then the two of them opened their legs and walked towards the Hogwarts Express.

Thanks to the prefect badges hanging on their chests, they arrived at the prefect box on the train without any hindrance.

At this moment, many people were already seated in the box. Draco, the prefect of Slytherin, was sitting in the innermost seat. Next to him sat a mushroom-headed girl, Pansy.

The two of them seemed to be in a very good mood, and Hermione was not surprised at all. You must know that although their families only played a role in the war between Mike and Chris, they did not make any outstanding contributions.

But after the war, Mike fulfilled his promise and gave some rewards to Draco and Pansy's family.

With these rewards and the wealth accumulated in the past as initial funds, coupled with the rapid economic development of the entire wizarding world in the country, these two families will soon be able to recover.

In addition to them, there were also prefects from other houses sitting in the carriage. Among them, there were particularly many new faces in the Slytherin team. Most of the old prefects had been purged in the previous Hogwarts Raid, so That’s why so many new people were chosen to take over.

Perhaps because the newcomers were nervous, they all gathered around the senior Draco, looking attentive to please.

But Draco didn't seem to care about their overtures. Now Draco only focused on flirting with Pansy, acting like you and me.

The prefects of the other three houses were sitting at the other end of the carriage. They were laughing and mingling together, looking like they were living in harmony. Somehow, Hermione always felt that Gryffindor and Hufflepuff were different. The prefects were fawning over Ravenclaw.

At this time, the sound of the carriage door being opened also attracted the attention of everyone in the carriage. The prefects from the three major colleges looked extremely enthusiastic when they saw Hermione and Ron coming. Draco from Slytherin And Pansy just nodded towards them, his movements were extremely impatient, as if he was not saying hello to Ron and Hermione, but flicking away something dirty!

This move aroused Ron's dissatisfaction. He frowned and beeped carefully, but when he lowered his head, he saw the engagement rings on Draco and Pansy's ring fingers.

He stopped talking immediately, but his mood seemed to become even lower.

Hermione wouldn't care about such boring things. She was tired and anxious from following Black around some time ago.

She took Ron to find an empty seat and sat down, then cast a soundproofing spell on herself and started to sleep.

I don't know how long it took, but with her body shaking violently, Hermione finally woke up.

At this time, the sky outside was completely dark. She rubbed her eyes and looked at Ron, who was looking at her anxiously while opening and closing his mouth quickly but unable to make any sound. Only then did he react and raised his hand to cancel the call. A silent curse.

"Merlin's beard! You're finally awake! Get out of the car with me, we're already here!"

As soon as the curse was lifted, Ron's loud and piercing roar came over, and upon hearing this, Hermione didn't care about her ears that were hurt by the roar, and jumped up from her seat, flying It was as if he was running out of the train, and Ron looked confused behind him.

"Damn it, why didn't you wake me up earlier!" Hermione complained as she ran, "Professor McGonagall will definitely kill us if we are late!"

Ron ran faster than Hermione, and he quickly caught up with Hermione. After hearing Hermione's complaint, he rolled his eyes and retorted:

"I keep calling you! But you're so sleepy!"

Hermione didn't reply. She shook her wand, cast a lightening spell on herself, and then accelerated towards the carriage gathering place.

When they arrived at the assembly area, the wide open space was empty, except for a lonely Yeqi carriage.

Hermione jumped onto the carriage without saying a word, and then pulled the panting Ron along with her.

The carriage started to move, and Ron collapsed in the carriage, his chest heaving violently.

His face turned red, and he pointed his finger at Hermione, as if to accuse Hermione of not casting a lightening spell on him, but it was so violent that he couldn't say a word.

Hermione was not interested in talking to him either. She quickly groped in her pockets with her hands to check if her belongings were missing. But after confirming that they were correct, she breathed a sigh of relief and sat on the front of the carriage to enjoy the scenery outside with peace of mind. night view.

Because it was a cloudy day, the moon was firmly covered by thick clouds, which made the outside world dark.

The only thing Hermione could see clearly was Hogwarts Castle getting closer and closer to them in the distance.

The lights there are bright and it looks particularly spectacular against the night.

Looking at that familiar scene, Hermione's face was filled with endless melancholy.

Ron, who had regained his composure, opened and closed his mouth twice when he saw this, but in the end he could only close his mouth.

The carriage gathering place was not far from Hogwarts Castle, and it didn't take long for the two of them to land in the hunting ground next to the castle.

"Merlin! Why are you here?"

As soon as they got out of the car, a familiar and slightly anxious voice reached their ears, and then a huge face, almost completely hidden by hair and beard, appeared in front of them.

"Hagrid!"

Ron shouted excitedly, and even Hermione, who had always been in a low mood, smiled when she saw Hagrid.

However, Hagrid obviously had no intention of reconnecting with Ron and Hermione. He picked up Hermione and Ron one by one, turned around and started running towards the castle gate.

As he ran, he continued to mutter:

"I hope I can still catch up. Today is the first day of the new principal's appointment. You are too brave!"

Being pinched by Hagrid was not a pleasant experience, and Hermione almost vomited.

But upon hearing this, she raised her eyebrows and said:

"New principal? Is it Mike?"

"Of course not." Hagrid tilted his head and made a funny expression with his little eyes. "Guess again, you also know the new principal. He is an acquaintance of yours."

"Is it Professor McGonagall? That's great!"

Ron shouted excitedly.

However, Hagrid shook his head and said:

"The answer is wrong! Okay, we're here! Just go and see for yourself and you will know!"

After saying this, Ron and Hermione felt as if they were suddenly flying up, and then the surrounding light suddenly changed from dark to bright, and bursts of heat came from the air.

Then they fell to the ground.

"Ah! It hurts so much..."

Hermione rubbed her sore buttocks and started to do it. She couldn't help complaining, but as soon as she opened her mouth, she froze.

Because she found that they had arrived in the castle, and because of Hagrid's great strength, the two of them were directly recognized in the center of the auditorium.

The most important thing is that the auditorium is full of people at this moment.

They all had dull expressions and were looking at them silently.

Hermione's face turned red.

At this time, everyone in the auditorium also reacted, and everyone burst into laughter.

For a moment, fierce laughter echoed in the auditorium, and Hermione was so excited that she suddenly lost her mind.

Professor McGonagall stood up from the dean's desk with an ugly expression. He first nodded to the professors around him, and then quickly stepped forward to pull Hermione and Ron up.

"Thank you... thank you, Professor McGonagall."

Hermione thanked her in a soft moaning voice, but Professor McGonagall didn't seem to appreciate it. She gritted her teeth and said in a suppressed voice:

"Go back to your seats!"

Hearing this, Hermione and Ron immediately shuddered and ran back to the Gryffindor table.

Ron's roommate Seamus naturally pulled out the two chairs next to him, let the two of them sit down, and then said to Ron with an excited look:

"The new principal is late on his first day! That's so cool!"

"Do you think I want to? It's not because..."

Ron blurted out the explanation, but just after he said a few words, Hermione looked back at him with a threatening look. He could only curl his lips and roll his eyes at Hermione.

Hermione nodded with satisfaction, rubbed her hot cheeks again, and then asked:

"Who is our new principal?"

"You don't know?" Seamus said with a surprised look on his face, "The new principal is of course Professor Flitwick!"