As the only casualty of the Dementor attack, Harry had to stay in the school hospital for the entire weekend.

There was a constant stream of people coming to see him, all trying to make him laugh, but Harry found it difficult to laugh.

His broom broke and was broken in two.

Yeah, it's bound to break if it falls from fifty feet.

Harry had thought of this when he had just woken up, but after seeing the broken pieces of the broom, he still felt uncomfortable.

Although Wood told him that it could be repaired, as long as he went to Diagon Alley and spent some gold, it could be made as good as new.

But he couldn't go to Diagon Alley right now... he couldn't even go to Hogsmeade.

Besides this, there was another thing that concerned Harry.

In the first Divination class, Professor Trelawney saw the ominous sign in his divination results, which was the appearance of a black dog.

And during the game, there happened to be such a black dog in the stands... and then he fell from a height of fifty feet.

But Harry didn't mention it to anyone, not even Ron or Hermione, because he knew Ron would panic and Hermione would sneer at it, he knew these two friends too well.

He wanted some real, sound advice, because the black dog had appeared twice now, and each time it had been accompanied by deadly danger.

The last time he appeared was before school started, when he was almost hit by the Knight Bus, and this time he fell off his broomstick.

I guess he will be wary of this beast from now on.

And the Dementors...

Harry sat silently on the bed, listening absentmindedly to Hermione telling him interesting things that happened at school.

Kyle's dragon scale emblem has become popular again.

"I don't think it does anything, but most people say it works."

Hermione fiddled with the badge on her chest, "Dean Thomas said he didn't feel the Dementors at all, but in fact, he almost cried before those Patronuses showed up.

I was right next to it at the time and saw it clearly.”

"But how do you explain Neville's situation."

Ron was unconvinced: "He wore two and was in much better condition than when he was on the train. He was even able to come visit Harry."

"Maybe he's already familiar with the effects of Dementors," said Hermione. "It has nothing to do with wearing a badge or not."

Ron obviously didn't think so, and said seriously: "Everyone knows that there is no familiar saying for this kind of thing, it will only make people more and more scared."

Listening to their conversation, Harry suddenly wondered if Kyle could give him some advice about the elusive black dog.

By the way, he also wanted to ask about how to deal with Dementors...that is, the Patronus Charm, he remembered that Professor McGonagall had said so before.

…

This opportunity came soon.

When Harry returned to school on Monday, he just happened to see Kyle and Cedric walking towards the Great Hall.

He quickly stepped forward and took the opportunity to ask his questions.

"Black dog?"

"Yes," said Harry, "I saw it in the stands before, and then I fell fifty feet, and I was wondering if there was any solution.

You may not know that I also saw it when I was at Magnolia Crescent... If it was an ordinary dog, it certainly wouldn't be able to chase it all the way from Privet Drive to Hogwarts, right!"

Cedric thought for a moment and said, "Is it possible that you made a mistake? After all, if the breed, size and fur color are similar, it is difficult for us to tell whether it is the same dog or not."

"this……"

Harry hesitated, it was dark at the time and he only took a quick glance when he was interrupted by the sudden appearance of the Knight Bus. It was indeed possible that he had made a mistake, but wasn't this a bit too much of a coincidence?

"I don't know the situation at Privet Drive."

At this time, Kyle suddenly said: "But the dog you found on the stands should be a good dog... Isn't it very big, and its hair is tangled, as if it has never been bathed."

"You've seen it, too?" Harry asked in surprise.

"It was when we last went to Hogsmeade."

Kyle laughed and said, "It was lying at the door of a store. I was playing with it for a while. I think it probably wandered over from there."

"What?" Harry still didn't understand. "You mean, it was raised in Hogsmeade village, not unknown?"

"If it's a black dog, it means bad luck. What about Hagrid?" Kyle said, "Don't forget that Fang is black too."

After being reminded of this, Harry realized that this seemed to be the case.

Fang is Hagrid's black hound, and he can be seen every time he goes to Care of Magical Creatures class...

"And..." Kyle continued, "The dog is very human-like and very smart. He is good at rolling over, shaking hands, and going through fire rings.

You can try it next time you see it, it's really interesting.

"I highly recommend the backflip," Cedric said. "I'd say even some trained cruppies can't do it as well as they do."

"I think the fire ring thing would be a good idea," Kyle said. "Make three circles of different sizes, and it will feel like a different kind of Quidditch."

Listening to the conversation between the two, Harry's disgust and fear of the black dog gradually disappeared.

If many people saw it, maybe it really was just an ordinary dog ​​like Yaya.

And it was jumping through a ring of fire and doing a backflip... Harry suddenly felt a little curious. Was the dog really as smart as Kyle said? Unfortunately, he couldn't go to Hogsmeade, but he could tell Ron and Hermione to look for it.

"Oh, by the way." Kyle reminded: "If you want to see it perform, remember to bring some food, otherwise the lazy dog ​​won't move."

Harry nodded to indicate that he had remembered.

"One more thing," he said. "Can you teach me how to use the Patronus Charm? I don't want to faint next time I see a Dementor."

"Well..." Kyle hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Although I really want to teach you, I may not have so much time recently.

With three training sessions a week and some other activities, my spare time is almost fully booked.”

Harry was a little disappointed.

But soon, Kyle continued: "But you can go to Professor Lupin, he also knows this spell."

"Yes, Professor Lupin!" said Harry in amazement. "Hermione told me that he made the Dementor on the train back off."

"Thank you, Kyle."

Harry didn't even eat his meal and hurried to Professor Lupin's office.

(End of this chapter)