Maybe he was afraid that Neville would lose something again... She had always suspected that Sirius Black had picked up the note that Neville had lost in Hogsmeade.

So when another visiting day came, Neville watched the others leave the castle happily, then turned around and went up the stairs silently.

Neville didn't complain in his heart. Instead, he felt that Professor McGonagall was right to do so.

He was always losing things and screwing up everything, and it might be better if he didn't know the password since he couldn't remember it anyway.

Although this would certainly make things very inconvenient and he wouldn't be able to enter and leave the dormitory as he pleased, at least he wouldn't have to worry about getting into any more trouble.

To be honest, after learning that it was because of him that Sirius Black broke into the Gryffindor common room and almost killed Ron, Neville's blood ran cold and his whole body was shaking uncontrollably.

He had nightmares for several days after that.

Ron became Gryffindor's new ghost, and also had a new name... Nearly Headless Weasley.

There was no other way, since Neville was most familiar with Nearly Headless Nick, he naturally put Ron's face on it.

In the dream, Ron kept questioning why he wrote the password on a piece of paper and gave it to Sirius Black.

Every time Neville was awakened in the middle of an explanation, his shouting and screaming scared everyone else, including Ron.

To be honest, in Ron's opinion, Sirius Black didn't scare him even half as much as Neville did.

I don’t know since when, the dormitory seems to have turned into another divination classroom.

He hadn't had a good night's sleep for several days. Every time he closed his eyes, he would hear Neville shouting beside him the next second... Ron, I didn't mean to kill you.

Or,

"Almost Headless Weasley, let me go, it was Black who killed you..."

The problem is that he is still alive and well, he can eat, sleep, and do his homework...

Also, what was Nearly Headless Weasley? He couldn't remember any relation between him and Lord Porpington.

It's okay once or twice, you can just bear with it, but who can stand it every day... It's too scary.

Even though he had told Neville more than once that he forgave him, it was still useless.

If Ron hadn't been reluctant to leave Harry, he would have wanted to change dormitories.

This situation has not improved until recent days.

Neville didn't want what happened in his dream to become real, so he didn't want to know what the password was.

As long as Black doesn't know the password, he can't use him to enter the Gryffindor common room...

Hmm? Thinking of this, Neville was suddenly stunned.

He turned around and looked at the empty staircases around him, and thought seriously about a question...

Now almost everyone has gone to Hogsmeade. How can he get back if he doesn't know the password? Although there must be some senior students left in the common room, the soundproofing of the castle means that no matter how loud he shouts, no one inside can hear him.

"Oh, how could I forget this!" Neville thought in annoyance as he wandered aimlessly in the castle.

When he turned into a corridor on the fourth floor, he suddenly noticed that there was an extra person in front of him.

"Harry!" Neville cried in surprise, "I forgot you weren't going to Hogsmeade either!"

He was really happy... Now he could finally go back to the common room.

"Hey, Neville." Harry quickly moved away from the statue of the hunchbacked witch and said as if nothing had happened, "What are you doing here?"

"Nothing to do," Neville said. "Want to play some Exploding Explosions? I've got a new deck in my dorm."

It was really cold outside, and he missed the warm fireplace in the common room so much.

"Well... not now..." Harry faltered. He just wanted to find a reason to get Neville away so that he could go to Hogsmeade through the secret passage.

"Next time, I have to go to the library to write the paper on vampires assigned by Professor Lupin..."

"Great." Neville said in surprise.

"You can help me..."

He suddenly closed his mouth, gasped softly, and looked behind Harry.

It was Snape, and Kyle.

They seemed to have just come down from upstairs and were talking.

"Professor, I'd love to help you with something, but today is Hogsmeade Visit Day and I've missed the time..."

"Watch your wording. This isn't help. This is confinement." Snape said without turning his head. "If you don't brew potions in the correct order next time, you won't have to go to Hogsmeade anymore."

“But there’s nothing wrong with my hair-standing potion. It’s the standard ginger color,” Kyle said.

"Don't you understand what I'm saying? How many times do you want me to repeat it? Your steps are not in the right order!"

As he spoke, Snape's eyes suddenly looked over.

"What are you two doing here?" He stopped and glanced at the two of them. "It's a strange place to meet."

Snape looked around, and finally followed Harry's gaze and set his eyes on the statue of the hunchbacked witch.

"We didn't meet, we just... happened to bump into each other." Harry said a little nervously.

"Really?" said Snape. "You have a habit of showing up in unexpected places, Potter, and rarely for good reason... I suggest that you two return to Gryffindor Tower. That is where you belong."

Neville and Harry ran away quickly.

After they left, Kyle looked at Snape and asked, "Then I will..."

"You're not ready yet!" Snape said without hesitation.

"But haven't the issues concerning the Fat Lady on the eighth floor been resolved?"

"That's only part of it." Snape said in a long voice, "Now I have other things to do. I'll be in the dungeon in an hour... If you dare to be late for even a second, I will make sure you can't go to Hogsmeade anymore."

After saying that, he turned around and looked at the statue of the hunchbacked witch, tapping it with his wand from time to time.

"Yes, Professor!"

Kyle didn't look at Snape again and walked down the corridor.

With only one hour left, going to Hogsmeade was definitely out of the question, so he planned to find something else to do to pass the time.

When he reached the second floor, Kyle met Neville again.

He was leaning against a pillar by the stairs, looking idle.

"What are you doing here?" Kyle asked. "Where's Harry?"

"Well, we were going back to the tower, but Harry said he had something else to do, so he left.

I don't know the password, so I'm going to the library for a while."

"What about you?" he asked, "Why are you on the fourth floor with Snape? Didn't you go to Hogsmeade?"

"Obviously, no," Kyle said, "I was in detention, and I just added some special potions to the Fat Lady's portrait on the eighth floor.

Next time Blake wants to tear up the portrait, it won’t be so easy.”

"That's great..." Neville said happily, "We are all fed up with Sir Cadogan. Who doesn't want him to come back?"

"Where are you going now, back to the common room?"

"No, I'm going to the library." Kyle shook his head and said, "It just so happens that I still have some homework to do for a few classes."

"That's great." Neville's eyes lit up. "Can you help me? I never understood the lesson about vampires. Does garlic have to be eaten to be useful, or is it..."

(End of this chapter)