Chapter 269: Working together! The castle surrounded by guardian gods!

Balls of hazy white mist rose from various locations in the castle.

Under the shocked gaze of Professor McGonagall, several Dementors that had just broken out of the interior of Hogwarts Castle screamed and fled outside.

"This... this is..."

Then, under the leadership of their respective heads, batches of students who mastered the Patronus Charm bravely stood up in groups from each college.

The Dementors in the castle were expelled one by one.

"It's the little wizards of Hogwarts! They are using the Patronus Charm!"

Professor Flitwick, who was using the Patronus Charm to resist the Dementors, exclaimed.

Professor Sprout beside him also showed admiration.

"I didn't expect so many students in this term to master it. Although they don't look proficient, it's already very good!"

"Solve a big problem for us!"

"I remember that there were only a few students in the past who could use the Patronus Charm. Mr. Grindelwald's teaching gave us a big surprise." Professor Flitwick couldn't help but praise.

"Take this opportunity to drive these Dementors out of Hogwarts!"

Without any worries, Professor McGonagall completely let go.

The tabby cat made of silver-white mist jumped up and rushed out of the castle.

Agus's eyes were stern, and the patronus Qilin swooped down towards the bottom of the castle.

The Dementors, who were still wandering in the castle looking for opportunities, could no longer sit still.

As if they were headless flies, they fled around the castle, trying to find a way to escape.

"It's the chief, the chief's patronus!"

"Quick, follow the chief's patronus!"

"That's right, drive these Dementors out in one go!"

The Slytherin in the lounge at the bottom responded first, and several grade heads had summoned their own patronus under the guidance of Agus.

Snow ferrets, hyenas, hares...

The silver-white shadow followed Qilin closely.

The other three colleges were also encouraged, and people kept standing up.

"Expecto Patronus!"

Percy was the first to summon his patronus, the weasel, and after driving away the Dementors in the Gryffindor Common Room, he also joined the Kirin's followers.

Followed by Penelope, Cedric...

The entire Hogwarts Castle seemed to be shrouded in the silver-white Patronus Charm!

"Phew! Finally drove away these dark creatures!"

Professor Flitwick wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked up at the Dementors that were gradually escaping.

He let out a long breath.

"By the way, Minerva, where is Albus?"

"Such a big thing happened, how could he not show up as the headmaster of Hogwarts!"

Professor McGonagall shook her head: "I don't know either."

"He must have gone out for something important."

"However, Mr. Grindelwald helped a lot with today's matter."

"If he hadn't taught the Patronus Charm at Hogwarts, I'm afraid many young wizards would have been injured."

Professor McGonagall's words aroused the approval of many professors and deans.

One after another, their eyes were cast on Argus.

Some of them originally complained about Argus's behavior of bypassing the professors and teaching the Patronus Charm.

If it weren't for Argus, their club would not have been without participants.

It was not until today, when the Dementors broke into the Hogwarts Castle, that they saw the effect of Argus's teaching!

It can be said that if it weren't for Argus's teaching of the Patronus Charm on weekends, Hogwarts would definitely have suffered casualties this time!

And it is very likely that there would be more than one case!

In the eyes of most Hogwarts professors, Argus is a good student with both good character and good academic performance.

This incident made them see Argus's responsibility and commitment as the head of Slytherin and the best student in the history of Hogwarts.

When facing danger, he did not choose to hide.

Instead, he stood in front of all the little wizards and led them to resist bravely!

Argus was not proud of this, and nodded slightly to many professors and deans.

"As a student of Hogwarts, this is what I should do, Professor McGonagall."

"I think this honor should be given to all Hogwarts."

...

Under the arrangement of Professor McGonagall, a group of professors went to the lounges of various colleges to check.

Check if there are any injured students.

Professor McGonagall herself went to find a way to inform Dumbledore.

After everyone left, Argus heard the news that made him feel relieved.

Peter Pettigrew escaped!

Just now, the Dementors broke into the Hogwarts Castle in order to capture Sirius.

In order to protect Sirius, Harry and Lupin cast the Patronus Charm with all their strength, and completely forgot about Peter.

Peter took advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention and turned back into the Animagus form.

He went into the corner of the castle.

When Harry and others reacted, they could no longer see his trace.

Snape's face was so dark that water could almost drip out.

He didn't care about Sirius' innocence, he just wanted to seek revenge on Peter!

If they had known that Peter would escape from them, they should have killed him with a killing curse, even if they were injured!

Harry and his companions also looked unhappy, and even lowered their heads and dared not look at Argus.

Argus spent so much time designing a plan to catch Peter Pettigrew.

And he spent a lot of effort to capture him.

In the end... he couldn't even do such a small thing as guarding!

Especially Harry, who volunteered, felt very frustrated.

"Now, while Peter hasn't run far, let's see if we can catch him again."

Argos took out the Marauder's Map and sighed with pretense of regret.

Everyone was silent. Even Snape, who should be taunting the most at this moment, looked at the Marauder's Map in Argus' hand in silence.

But where could Yagus leave such a loophole? No matter how they searched on the Marauder's Map, they couldn't find any trace of Peter.

In desperation, he could only sigh and give Sirius an apologetic look.

When Sirius saw this, he felt even more guilty.

He took the initiative to come forward and comfort him: "Don't worry, Yagus."

"I see everything you do. It's not your fault that Peter escaped."

"I will leave the things in your hands as promised."

"Should we tell Dumbledore about this?" Lupine's words diverted everyone's attention.

Yes, the purpose of coming out this time was to hand Peter over to Dumbledore.

Now that the person is missing, is there any point in looking for Dumbledore?

Snape snorted disdainfully, turned around and left, ignoring everyone.

Lupine guessed the reason for Snape's departure and didn't say anything more, just sighed slightly.

"This time the dementors broke into the castle, Dumbledore will intervene anyway."

"Tell him about the matter in general. With his connections and strength, the possibility of finding Peter will be greater."

"Sirius will hide for now and wait to see what Dumbledore's attitude is before he decides whether to show up."

What Yagus said seemed to be comforting, but in fact, he firmly held the decision-making power of the incident in his own hands.

The other three were regretting Peter's escape at this time and did not think deeply about it at all.

He nodded and agreed to Yagus's plan.