Chapter 228: The first day of school again.

Seeing the Dementors that were so arrogant and threatening in front of him being chased by Lupin's Patronus like a stray dog, Mike breathed a sigh of relief and felt a little uncomfortable.

At this moment, Lupin's somewhat urgent voice came from behind them.

"Sorry, I'm late!"

Everyone in the carriage looked back and saw Professor Lupin running over breathlessly.

It can be seen that Professor Lupin was very weak. He broke out in cold sweat after running such a short distance.

Lupin took the opportunity to greet everyone and rested for a while, and then ran towards the front of the train again, while his Patronus flew over there before him.

This made Mike very jealous. A powerful Patronus could leave the releaser very far away. Some powerful wizards even developed the function of using Patronus to send messages over long distances.

Not long after Lupin left, the train continued to move. Mike did not go with Lupin to check on the driver, nor did he go to Harry's side. Instead, he stayed in the original carriage to accompany Penelope.

Perhaps the stimulation given to her by the Dementors just now was too great. From the moment Mike appeared, Penelope threw herself into Mike's arms, hanging on him like a koala, and refused to let go.

Mike could feel Penelope's body trembling constantly. Mike, who felt a little distressed, took out a large plate of chocolate, first distributed some to the rest of the people in the carriage, and then took out a water cup, melted a cup of hot chocolate with a fire spell and handed it to Penelope.

"Be good, drink this and you will feel much better."

Penelope poked her head out of Mike's arms, opened her mouth but did not speak.

The meaning was already very clear, and Mike took out a spoon and fed Penelope mouthful by mouthful.

It stands to reason that the effect of hot chocolate should be better than eating it directly, but Penelope's body kept trembling, which made Mike very anxious.

Penelope seemed to realize that chocolate was not of much use to her. She took a small bite of chocolate, put her arms around Mike's neck and kissed him directly.

What does a girl's lips taste like?

Experienced drivers can tell you that it is an extremely special sweet fragrance. This taste is very light. If you don't taste it carefully, you can't feel it at all.

At this moment, Mike couldn't feel the taste at all. The chocolate in Penelope's mouth turned into a strong sweetness that hit his taste buds, making him unable to taste anything else.

Penelope's movements were very intense, and Mike responded to her enthusiastically.

Surprisingly, after a while, Mike found that Penelope was no longer trembling, and her emotions gradually returned to calm.

Even so, the two did not stop, but became more intense.

However, at this moment, a familiar voice came from the side.

"Oh! Oh! Sorry! Mike, I didn't mean to disturb you."

The two hurriedly separated. Seeing that it was Professor Lupin, Penelope shyly buried her head in Mike's arms like an ostrich, while Mike looked at Lupin speechlessly.

"I just wanted to ask if you want to go check on Harry. Someone told me that he has woken up. It's okay. You can go on if you don't want to. " Lupin stepped back awkwardly. "To be honest, it's the right thing to do. Kissing, like chocolate, can quickly make people happy. Of course, the premise is that you are with the person you love."

After saying this, Lupin quickly disappeared from Mike's sight, leaving only Mike and Penelope, a pair of lonely men and women, in the dark compartment.

"What he said is true. I feel much better now."

Mike turned his head and saw Penelope looking at him with bright eyes.

"So, you have to continue..."

Mike laughed when he heard it, and said jokingly, but he was blocked before he finished speaking.

...

On the other side, Harry was surrounded by a large group of people.

Most of them were there to watch the fun, and few were really worried about Harry. After all, it was really funny that the boy who survived a disaster was directly scared to death by the Dementors.

In fact, Harry himself thought so too. In the past two years since he entered the wizarding world, he has been trying to play the role of a savior hero. At this moment, no one else was in serious trouble, but he suddenly fainted. This made Harry feel very embarrassed and he had the urge to find a hole to crawl into.

Fortunately, Lupin arrived in time to disperse the crowd of onlookers, which prevented this embarrassing scene from continuing.

"Harry, how do you feel now? Have you eaten the chocolate?"

Lupin asked Harry with concern, but Harry was not in a good mood at the moment. Facing Lupin's question, he just lowered his head and said, "Well, I feel good now."

Although he said that he felt good, anyone with a discerning eye could see that Harry was in a bad mood now.

After that, Harry suddenly raised his head and looked around. Seeing that all his friends were there, but one person was missing, he hurriedly asked, "Where is Mike?" Harry

felt a little sad. Mike could be said to be the first friend he knew, but at this moment when he was in trouble, he was not there.

"He's in the front carriage." Lupin said with a strange expression, "His girlfriend is in a bad condition, and he is comforting her there."

"Oh, is that so?"

Harry didn't notice Lupin's expression at all, and only felt that his mood was slightly better.

'Mike didn't mean it, there are people who need him more. 'Harry thought so.

The train was running fast, and soon arrived at Hogwarts.

This year's Hogwarts looked particularly gloomy. Many dark shadows hovered over the castle that was brightly lit in the past, making people feel creepy.

Mike and other old and new students separated at the station and arrived at the castle in the Night Unicorn carriage.

As soon as they arrived at the castle, Mike saw Professor McGonagall hurriedly running to the students and took Harry and others out of the crowd.

Mike walked forward calmly, holding Penelope's hand in his hand.

The woman had returned to normal after being comforted by Mike for a while in the car, but even so she was unwilling to let go of Mike's hand. In desperation, Mike could only hold her hand all the way to the castle's hall.

The new year's opening dinner has begun again. There is really nothing much to say about the process of the dinner. Mike has participated in two sessions and is already familiar with the process.

First, the Sorting Hat presented the song he had prepared for a whole year, and then the freshmen were sorted one after another...

The only difference here is that the old students of each college are much more enthusiastic than in the past two years. Every time a freshman is successfully sorted, his college will burst into deafening cheers.

Mike expressed his understanding of their behavior. He had just encountered that kind of shock on the train. It is normal to release the fear in his heart in this way. This is called the compensatory psychology.

In their hearts, they want to rely on this kind of carnival to make up for themselves.

This mentality will also appear in people who work very hard.

The actual manifestation is that a person often works overtime and is very hard. But the more this happens, the less he will rest when it is time to rest. Instead, he will go to various exciting places such as bars, clubs, and Internet cafes to revel. This is the compensatory psychology.

In this joyful atmosphere, Mike seemed a little lonely. The Dementors on the train just now hit him hard.

He originally thought that with his current Patronus Charm level, he should be able to at least protect himself, not to mention being able to drive away the Dementors.

However, reality gave him a slap in the face.

Not to mention self-protection, if Lupin had not arrived in time today, both he and Penelope would be in danger.

Casting the Patronus Charm during training and casting the Patronus Charm in front of the Dementors are two completely different experiences. During training, you are in an absolutely safe environment, and in this situation, it is easy for you to have positive emotions.

However, when facing the Dementors in actual combat, your subconscious mind is always warning you to get away from the monster quickly. This sense of danger will make people very nervous, which will affect the release of the Patronus Charm.

Not to mention that the Dementors themselves can absorb joyful emotions. Under this double superposition, the difficulty of casting the Patronus Charm increases geometrically.

Speaking of which, it is already very good that Mike can use the Patronus Charm in front of the Dementors. Most beginners will freeze in place with cold hands and feet when facing the Dementors for the first time, and they can't cast the spell at all.

"Are you okay?"

Penelope looked at Mike worriedly, and held Mike's hand tightly.

She noticed that Mike was in a very low mood when she was in the car just now.

At first, she thought that the side effects of the Dementors had not subsided, so she kept looking for Mike for comfort. She herself was not a person who had a strong desire in this regard. She just wanted to use this method to make Mike recover.

However, judging from the current situation, Mike's emotional problems should have other hidden reasons.

Feeling the warmth in his hands, Mike showed a reluctant smile on his face and said firmly: "It's okay, I will get it done!"

Penelope looked at Mike with her eyes blinking. She didn't understand what Mike was going to get. But none of this mattered. Penelope had a strong confidence in Mike. Since Mike said he would get it done, it must be okay.

"Well! I believe you!"

Looking at Penelope's sincere smile, the smile on Mike's face gradually became real.

At the same time, the sorting ceremony had ended, and Principal Dumbledore slowly walked up to the podium and began his annual persuasion speech.

"Welcome! Welcome back to Hogwarts! I have a few things to tell you, one of which is extremely important, so..." Dumbledore paused, "So I think it's better to tell you before you enjoy your delicious meal and your brains become confused."

Dumbledore's British jokes once again made many people in the audience laugh, but Mike looked indifferent. He didn't feel the funny part of this joke at all, he only felt embarrassed.

"Our school is currently welcoming several Dementors from Azkaban. They are sent by the Ministry of Magic to perform official duties. I think you already know because they searched the train."

Dumbledore paused again here. Mike noticed that Dumbledore's expression at this time looked particularly ugly under the candlelight. It seemed that Dumbledore was also very dissatisfied with the behavior of these Dementors.

"What I want to say is that the nature of Dementors will not understand any excuses or quibbles, so I remind everyone here not to give them any reason to hurt you. They will be stationed at various entrances of the school and will not allow anyone to leave the school without permission. No tricks, gimmicks or disguises can fool them, including the invisibility cloak and the disillusionment spell."

When Dumbledore mentioned the disillusionment spell, he glanced at Mike, which made Mike's heart tremble. It seemed that Dumbledore had known that he used the disillusionment spell to travel at night.

Fortunately, Dumbledore only glanced at it and then retracted his gaze and continued, "Okay, let's talk about something relaxing. This semester we have two new teachers."

Dumbledore extended his hand to Lupin on the side and said, "First, Professor Lupin, he came to Hogwarts to serve as the professor of the Defense Against the Dark Arts class at my invitation."

Lupin straightened his clothes and stood up to nod to the audience.

Except for Slytherin, the students of the other three colleges all gave their warm applause. Lupin's performance on the train just now made these students respect him and ignore his poor dress.

Next, Dumbledore once again introduced the new Care of Magical Creatures teacher, Hagrid.

This time, except for the Gryffindor students, the applause from the students of other colleges seemed a bit perfunctory. There was no way, Hagrid had offended many people by choosing the book "Monster Book of Monsters" as a textbook.

There were few students present who had not been bitten by this book.

I don't know if it was because of a lack of brains, but Hagrid didn't feel embarrassed at all in the face of this situation, and was even moved to tears. He was wiping his tears with a tablecloth and blowing his nose from time to time.

His disgusting behavior made Professor Flitwick, who was sitting next to him, look very bad. Professor Flitwick glanced at Hagrid helplessly and silently moved his seat a little further away.

Next was the once-a-year feast. After Dumbledore gave an order, the hall instantly turned into a battlefield, and the little wizards from various colleges were sweeping the food in front of them.

After the dinner, Mike did not follow the group back to the dormitory, but secretly left the crowd and came to the only way from the auditorium to the Defense Against the Dark Arts office.

He planned to go and tell Lupin tonight that the sooner he learned the Patronus Charm, the greater the advantage he would have.

However, when he was hiding in the corner waiting for Professor Lupin to appear, he heard the sound of Professor Lupin and Snape arguing.