When Snape learned that Harry had escaped from Hogwarts overnight in order to avoid seeing him, his face turned dark purple with anger.

"Okay, very good." Snape looked at Hermione and Ron in front of him with cold eyes and a greasy feeling in his voice, "Tell me where he went."

"I don't know, Professor." Hermione looked like she was about to cry. "Last night a Slytherin student said you had something to talk to him about, and he never came back after he left."

"Principal Snape." Hermione suddenly stopped sobbing, raised her head, and said seriously: "I know you don't like Harry, but this is Hogwarts, even if the headmaster wants to put students in detention, he needs to inform in advance.

"Besides, you have locked Harry up all night. Isn't it time to let him out?"

Snape's face turned even uglier.

He wanted to put Harry Potter in detention, preferably until graduation, but he had never seen him. He came here just to cause trouble for Potter.

"You're lying." Snape narrowed his eyes and looked at Hermione again.

This time, he discovered something very interesting.

This Gryffindor witch seemed to be trying her best to avoid looking him in the eye. When she couldn't avoid it, a few blue veins would pop out on her neck and forehead.

Just like when you grab a heavy object with your hands, you exert force, her head seemed to be trying to do something.

Occlumency?

Snape guessed, but quickly shook his head.

Being closed-brained doesn't require using your brain, that's just silly.

But Hermione did remind him of one thing.

Perhaps he could use Legilimency to search Hermione's memory himself for the answer. As Harry's best friend, she must know something.

Snape's hand automatically closed around his wand.

But I don’t know if it was a coincidence, but the portraits on the wall of the principal’s office all opened their eyes and looked over.

Especially the latest portrait of Dumbledore, whose blue eyes were bright and deep. Snape subconsciously thought of the sentence he said most often.

"Severus, as professors, we should never read students' minds without permission."

This is why Dumbledore would tell him when he suspected Harry was plotting something behind the professor's back and wanted to find out the truth.

Dumbledore did not allow him to spy on Harry's thoughts, and even when he was teaching him Occlumency, the two had a strict agreement.

I don't know if it was for this reason that Snape let go of his wand even though Dumbledore was dead.

"I didn't see Potter." He even explained before kicking Hermione out of the headmaster's office.

Hermione stood by the gargoyles for a moment, then turned and left. After she had hurried past the Fat Lady's portrait and returned to the Gryffindor common room, he slumped down in an armchair, gasping for breath.

Ron, who heard the noise, ran over and asked, "How's it going? Did he believe it?"

"He believed it!" Hermione smiled. "He didn't believe it at first, but then he did. I think it must be the effect of the brain blocking technique."

"That's amazing." Ron couldn't help but say, "I didn't expect you could fool Snape just after learning that spell."

"I didn't expect that either." Hermione said happily, "I always felt that I didn't fully master that magic, but now it seems that this is not the case.

"I can feel that Snape really doubted me. He must have wanted to use Legilimency, but he still believed me and let me leave... This means that he didn't see anything about Harry from my mind."

There was a hint of joy in Hermione's voice.

Occlumency, along with the Patronus Charm, is almost the third wizarding exam after OWLs and NEWTs.

An exam for wizards of adulthood outside of Hogwarts.

The Patronus Charm is used to convey messages, and Occlumency is used to protect secrets. Only by mastering these two spells can one be considered an adult wizard above a certain level.

However, there are differences between the two. Compared with the Patronus Charm, learning Occlumency is more difficult.

Perhaps most Aurors and members of the Order of the Phoenix can successfully summon a Patronus, but among these people, there must be some who cannot perform Occlumency.

At least there must be some Aurors who don't know how to do it.

When Kyle taught Harry this spell, she was so envious.

Unfortunately that method doesn't suit her...it's too barbaric.

After so much time, she had read almost all the books on brain occupation in the library and finally learned it.

And I learned it before graduation.

To be honest, Hermione was still a little proud.

"So what should we do next?"

Ron's voice brought Hermione back to her senses, and she whispered, "Do nothing, just continue with the class."

"Attend class?"

"Yes, we must act as if we know nothing and must not reveal any flaws."

"good!"

The two men looked solemn, and seemed to have a tense sense of fatalism.

At the same time, on the other side, at number twelve Grimmauld Place.

"I fully support your decision, Harry!" Sirius patted his godson's shoulder hard.

"That snotty-nosed guy is the headmaster... It's better not to go to Hogwarts like this!"

To be honest, after learning about this, he also had this idea... to take Harry out of Hogwarts to prevent Snape from taking revenge on him.

That petty snotty fellow would definitely do something like this.

But he didn't expect that before he could take action, Harry ran back overnight.

They are indeed a family, even their ideas are surprisingly similar.

"I want to join you," said Harry.

"No problem." Sirius agreed without hesitation, "You can do whatever you want, even if you do nothing. Just tell me if you need money."

Sirius acted very magnanimous, and of course he had the confidence to do so.

The mountain of gold in Gringotts' vault was enough for him and Harry to squander for hundreds of years, provided they didn't start a business.

In order to protect Harry closely, Sirius opened a cold drink shop in Hogsmeade Village, and business was pretty good.

When they counted the accounts after the mission was completed, they not only did not make any money, but they lost nearly 8,000 Galleons, which made Remus Lupin so angry that his face turned black.

That's eight thousand Galleons. Even if all his expenses from childhood to adulthood were added together, he might not have spent that much money.

I really don't know how Sirius managed to lose money... He doesn't even have to think about rent.

"Really?" Harry's eyes lit up, "I want to fight the Death Eaters with you."

Sirius's expression froze and he stopped talking. He even wanted to swallow back what he had just said.

"Harry... this... is not as simple as you think." Sirius faltered, "Dealing with Death Eaters is not a safe job. Your life may be in danger at any time."

"I'm not afraid!" said Harry firmly.

"They are different from the Death Eaters you met before." Sirius continued to persuade, "They are more brutal."

"I don't care." Harry said with a serious expression, "Besides, I don't think the Death Eaters I've met are gentle at all."

Sirius thought about it...and it seemed to be true.

Whether it was the nameless hill where Harry was taken in the Triwizard Tournament, or the Department of Mysteries later, Harry encountered true elite Death Eaters, and he could be killed if he was not careful.

but……

Sirius frowned in confusion. Like most parents, he didn't want Harry to face danger, even though he had already experienced a lot.

At this moment, he really hoped that Harry could continue to stay in Hogwarts. At least it was safe there now, and he didn't have to worry about the Death Eaters.

"By the way, is Kyle here?" Harry seemed to have noticed Sirius' hesitation and took the initiative to change the subject.

Want him to stay in the safe house? Impossible, don't even think about it, he is bound to cause trouble for the Death Eaters and Voldemort, and Sirius can't stop him.

"Kyle?" Sirius was stunned for a moment when he heard what Harry said, "Isn't he a professor at Hogwarts? You should be closer to him, why are you asking me?"

"He should have left school." Harry briefly recounted his findings yesterday.

Professor McGonagall required everyone to be present, even Hagrid came, but Kyle was absent.

"I guess he must have noticed something." Sirius thought for a moment, "I seem to have heard someone say that the mysterious man has been eager to kill him. Kyle went to Hogwarts because Dumbledore was there to protect him."

"What on earth did he do to have to hide?" Harry said in amazement.

Based on his understanding of Kyle, ordinary Death Eaters were no match for him, and this could be verified by other members of the Order of the Phoenix.

At the wedding of Lupin and Tonks, it was Kyle who saved everyone. He was stronger than when he was in school, and much stronger.

Of course, it may also be because he has always been in Hogwarts, but no matter what, Kyle is probably the only one in the entire Order of the Phoenix who can enjoy such treatment.

What on earth had he done to make Voldemort so angry?

Harry was eager to know the answer, and if possible, he wanted to have a try.

As long as it can make Voldemort angry, it is a happy thing.

But he was disappointed.

Sirius shook his head, "I don't know, no one has ever mentioned it. Maybe only Dumbledore knows, but he is dead."

Or maybe Sirius doesn't know how to chat. After saying this, Harry couldn't help but think of the kind old man again, and suddenly he lost the mood to continue talking.

The scene became silent for a moment.

But at this time, the door outside was opened.

"Oh, come and see, big news!" Lupin hurried in from outside, and when he looked up, he saw Harry's eyes that were the same as Lily's.

"Harry?" He couldn't help but say, "Shouldn't you be at school? Why are you here?"

"Oh, nothing much, I got expelled from Hogwarts," said Harry, trying to make his words sound as humorous as possible.

"What?" Lupin was startled. "Listen, Harry, this is not funny at all. You shouldn't be so impulsive..."

"Come on, Remus." Sirius stepped forward. "Dumbledore is dead, and that snotty Snape is now the headmaster. It is the right choice to keep Harry away from Hogwarts... You haven't forgotten who his former master was, have you?"

Lupin fell silent, tacitly agreeing with Sirius' words.

Indeed, they all knew that Snape was a Death Eater, had been, was...probably was.

"Okay, let's not talk about this." Sirius waved his hand, "Let's talk about the big news you brought.

"I'm very curious, what news could surprise you so much? Could it be that Headmaster Dumbledore has been resurrected?"

"How is that possible?" Lupin shook his head subconsciously and said, "But it is also related to Hogwarts."

He spread out his copy of the Daily Prophet on the table.

Harry moved closer out of curiosity and immediately saw the beautiful crown on the front page photo. The gem on it was really beautiful.

Look further up.

"The Ravenclaw diadem that has been missing for a thousand years has turned up in Diagon Alley..." Harry said aloud unconsciously.

"Ravenclaw's Diadem?!"

"Yes, it's the crown that is said to give people wisdom." Lupin smacked his lips. "I didn't expect that this legend is actually true."

Harry continued to look down.

"According to insiders, the unknown wizard once went to Borgin and Burke's, a famous dark magic shop, to verify the authenticity of the tiara.

"I never thought that the famous crown actually existed. I wanted to exchange all my wealth for it, but was rejected."

Old Borgin once said so. From his words, it is not difficult to hear his desire for the Ravenclaw crown. It's a pity that the mysterious wizard does not seem to be satisfied with all of Old Borgin's wealth.

Perhaps he felt that his dark magic shop didn't have much money. In any case, he rejected old Borgin's proposal and wanted to find a more generous buyer for the crown. "

After reading the article, Harry couldn't help but pursed his lips. "Is that Ravenclaw's diadem really that valuable?"

He knew Borgin and Burke's and had been there once by chance. Although it was a shop for dark magic, the things inside were not cheap at all, but rather frighteningly expensive.

The owner’s entire fortune must be more than the gold in his vault. Isn’t that enough?

"That's the Ravenclaw crown." Sirius kept reading the newspaper over and over again, "If I could meet that person, I would be willing to give him all the gold in the vault in exchange for that crown.

"Remus, do you think we can find each other?"

"It's difficult." Lupin thought for a moment and shook his head.

"Bang!"

There was another sound of the door being pushed open, and Mrs. Weasley and Tonks came in, as well as Auror Kingsley, and Mundungus, a thief who operated in the gray area.

"Hey, have you heard?" Mundungus said impatiently, "A big treasure has appeared in Britain, a real big treasure."

"Of course." Sirius nodded.

He didn't like Mundungus very much, but he didn't hate him either.

"We were just discussing this."

"What are you discussing?"

"If you can find this man," said Sirius, "I would give all my gold to buy that crown."

All the gold of the Black family.

Mundungus seemed to be thinking of something, and he looked so dazed that he almost drooled. But he soon came to his senses and shook his head.

"That's impossible, forget it."

"Why?"

"Because wizards all over Britain are looking for him now." Tonks added, "I don't know how he leaked his whereabouts, but after this article came out, almost all wizards have started to move... Aurors, Death Eaters, and even wizards from other countries. It's difficult for us to find him before these people."

"That's right," Mundungus said. "It's already priced on the black market. You'll never guess how much it's worth."

"So you were chasing me to find out what the Aurors had just done because you wanted to make a fortune, right?" Tonks narrowed her eyes and looked at Mundungus, her hair turning a fiery red.

"I...I..." Mundungus stammered and couldn't speak.

He did have this in mind, and this time he came to number 12 Grimmauld Place just to make use of the intelligence sources of the Order of the Phoenix.

But now it seems that they don't know more than I do.

Come to think of it, the Order of the Phoenix had been disbanded before, and all its members were under the control of the Aurors. It was only after Dumbledore was killed that there were signs of a reunion.

Naturally, there won't be any special information in this period of time.

After realizing this, Mundungus immediately found an excuse to run out of the house.

Looking at his mercenary appearance, Mrs. Weasley said with disgust, "I don't know why Dumbledore let him join the Order of the Phoenix."

"Maybe it's because he can provide information that we can't access." Lupin said casually, not taking it seriously, but looking at Tonks, as if waiting for her to say something.

"A mysterious person appeared."

Sure enough, the next second Tonks brought them shocking news.

"Really?" Harry asked subconsciously.

"Someone saw him appear in Knockturn Alley and killed more than one person." Mrs. Weasley said, as if she had just discovered Harry. "Dear, why are you here..."

"Let's talk about this later, Molly." Sirius interrupted her, "It's really strange. The You-Know-Who didn't show up when the Death Eaters attacked the Ministry of Magic three times. How come he suddenly ran to Knockturn Alley now?"

"Maybe it's for the diadem," Kingsley said. "That's the diadem of Ravenclaw. Of course Voldemort would covet it."

"But a crown can't be more important than their control of the Ministry of Magic," Lupin whispered.

When the Death Eaters attacked the Ministry of Magic before, he had been worried that Voldemort would join in. If that were the case, the Aurors and Striker would not be able to stop them.

But that is not the case.

Even though the Death Eaters failed three times, Voldemort showed no intention of showing up.

Some people speculated that he was doing something more important and had to give up attacking the Ministry of Magic, and this speculation was supported by many people.

Emilia Bones even thought about sending a few Death Eaters from the Ministry of Magic to test Voldemort's bottom line, or simply catch them all in one fell swoop.

But before her plan could be implemented, Voldemort appeared because of a crown.

Lupin's words also made others fall into deep thought.

Yes, no matter how important the crown is, it is not as important as controlling the Ministry of Magic, which is the biggest obstacle to Voldemort's rule over the British wizarding world.

"That crown must be very important to him." Kingsley raised his head, "We should go find it too. No matter what, we must not let it fall into the hands of the mysterious man."

"No problem." Harry was the first to respond, and said that he could team up with Sirius.

"I'm with you, now you should feel relieved," he said.

Sirius moved his mouth, reluctantly agreeing.

…

(End of this chapter)