Chapter 239 The ill-fated Halloween

Mike still underestimated the attraction of Hogsmeade to Harry. Although Mike repeatedly persuaded Harry, when the two of them returned to the secret passage to return to Hogwarts, it was already past the scheduled time.

So, Harry's pace became very fast, and his mood became anxious.

When you are anxious, you will ignore some things.

For example, the two house-elves following behind them.

After rushing, Mike and Harry finally returned to Hogwarts before the main group. After that, the two said goodbye to each other and went to the lounge of their respective colleges.

Mike didn't relax until he arrived at his dormitory. It was not an easy task to carry two house-elves who could not be invisible through the common room, but fortunately he succeeded in the end.

"Is it okay?" Mike said with a relaxed look as he sat down on his bed.

After hearing this, Shuke and Beta did not talk to each other immediately, but looked around Mike's dormitory until they had firmly imprinted all the surrounding scenery in their minds, and then they respectfully replied:

"Dear master, we have recorded the location and scenery here, and next time we can directly use Apparition to come here."

Mike unscrewed three bottles of Dolphin Magic Drink, threw two bottles to Shuke and Beta, and then ordered again:

"Yes, don't go back immediately, stay here and wait for my notice. I have a task for you tonight."

"It's our honor! Master!"

Nodding with satisfaction, Mike stood up and walked towards the door. Today, thanks to Harry's "blessing", the Halloween dinner will start soon, and he will meet up with his friends to go to the auditorium.

When passing by Shuke and Beta, Mike suddenly noticed that the two house elves were looking at him expectantly, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

He gently stroked the two men's bald heads as a reward, and left the dormitory again, no longer caring about Shuke and Beta who were shaking with excitement in the dormitory.

When Mike arrived at the auditorium, it was already crowded.

The third-year wizards excitedly told about their experiences in Hogsmeade today, and the first- and second-year students were their loyal listeners, watching their seniors bragging with envy, while imagining the scene of going to Hogsmeade when the time comes. The

senior students were much more reserved. The increasing academic pressure made them not have too much time to play. Even at such a joyful banquet, the thing they talked about most was still the future advanced wizard exam.

Of course, this did not include the Weasley brothers.

At this moment, they were showing off to everyone the new big dung eggs they had just bought today. It is said that this new product from Zonko's Joke Shop can make the area within a hundred meters become stinking like a cesspool after firing.

It was naturally inappropriate to play with such dangerous items at the dinner party, so the Weasley brothers were quickly carried out by the angry Professor McGonagall.

When they came back, not only did the dung bombs in their hands disappear, but even their ears were red.

It seemed that they were scolded severely.

Thinking so, Mike sat down at the long table of Ravenclaw.

Today's hall was decorated with a Halloween atmosphere. The candles that usually floated in the air were all replaced with pumpkin lanterns, and bats flew from time to time.

But to be honest, this scene might feel novel when you first enter the wizarding world, but now Mike is tired of it.

The same goes for the various delicacies that were served later.

Mike is not a person who advocates appetite, and the cooking skills of the Hogwarts house elves are actually just so-so. It can't be said to be unpalatable, but it is definitely not as good as the top chefs in the Muggle world.

But Mike still eats a lot.

This is not because of the human law of true fragrance, but because Mike is now in adolescence with rapid development.

Teenagers at this age always get hungry very quickly, and when people are hungry, as long as the food is not too bad, it will become a delicacy in their eyes.

After a while, Mike felt that he was full, but the party did not stop. Many idiots kept stuffing food into their mouths as if they had never eaten a buffet before, and they were unwilling to stop even if they were full.

It was impolite to leave the party halfway, so Mike could only sit in a chair and stare blankly.

As long as people are full, their thoughts will diverge, and Mike, who was in a daze, thought the most about Halloween in Hogwarts.

Mike didn't know the origin of Halloween, nor did he know why Hogwarts held a Halloween dinner every year. The only thing he knew was that since they went to school, something sensational would happen every Halloween.

The invasion of the giant monster in the first grade, and the attack of the cat by the basilisk in the second grade.

And today is no exception.

At this moment, a great soul, a tragic hero, Sirius Black, is lurking in the dark corner, ready to attack his enemies tonight and complete his revenge like the Count of Monte Cristo!

Mike knows all this, but he is not going to stop him.

A stable Hogwarts with Dumbledore in charge would not allow Mike to rise. Only by letting Black muddy the water of Hogwarts can he have a chance to profit. In order to maximize the benefits, Mike does not mind taking the initiative to make the water in the small pond of Hogwarts more muddy. Mike

likes Black very much, so he is not going to kill him.

He even wants to let Black live a better life without affecting his plan, and finally get rid of the tragic end of heroic sacrifice.

In his previous life, many people thought that Black was a fool. He could avoid so many years of imprisonment if he made things clear, but he just admitted it so nakedly.

Mike doesn't think so. He thinks Black is a hero and a loyal knight.

He believed that the death of the Potter family was entirely the result of his own cleverness. The reason why he was willing to stay in Azkaban for so many years was actually an act of self-punishment, a self-harming behavior to relieve his inner guilt.

Black was an illegal Animagus like Rita Skeeter who helped Mike write soft articles. His transformation was a huge black dog.

Based on the above reasons, Mike believed that he could escape from Azkaban at any time if he wanted to. This can be proved by the fact that he escaped as soon as he knew that his "good friend" Peter Pettigrew was not dead.

In fact, there are many illegal Animagus in the world. In addition to Black and Peter, Harry's father is also one, and his transformation is a stag.

Three of the four members of the Marauders completed the Animagus transformation when they were students. This extremely difficult transformation is obviously abnormal. Mike has reason to believe that they have mastered some special skills.

The value of this skill is inestimable and can be said to be a priceless treasure.

Compared with the Potter family and the poor Peter family, Mike is more willing to believe that this skill comes from the Black family.

After all, the Black family can be said to be a true sacred noble family. The family heritage that has been passed down for thousands of years is completely beyond Mike's imagination.

Therefore, even though the Black family has been robbed by those blood-sucking nobles, Mike is still very interested in the Black family's collection of books.

Maybe in addition to the Animagus transformation technique, there will be other spells such as the Fiery Curse?

"Mike, Mike! What are you thinking about? Why are you laughing so evilly?"

Franklin's changing duck voice called Mike back from his fantasy. Seeing that Mike seemed to have come back to his senses, Franklin continued,

"Let's go back. The banquet is over."

"Oh? Oh!"

Mike shook his head vigorously, then stood up and followed the Ravenclaw team back to the dormitory.

In the dark dormitory, two pairs of green eyes were staring at Mike who had just walked in.

Mike smiled, lit the candle, and took out the food from the bag of the traceless stretching spell for Shuke and Beta to eat.

After the two finished eating, Mike smiled and told Shuke and Beta the task of tonight.

"Tonight I need you to provoke those Dementors outside the school. Of course, I don't mean to ask you to fight them to death. Just lead them to Hogwarts. If you encounter danger, you can just Apparate and leave."

Mike's words made Beta's expectation disappear, and only fear replaced it.

All of this was seen by Mike. Seeing this, Mike pretended to be pretentious and said, "I know this mission is dangerous, so why not forget it. To me, you are not slaves, but relatives. I don't want my relatives to take risks." Mike's dream in

his previous life was to be a Hollywood movie star, so he once studied some acting techniques, which made him feel that his performance just now was very successful and his words were very sincere.

This feeling became stronger when he saw Shuke and Beta wiping their tears and choking and begging him to agree to let them complete the mission.

Finally, Mike reluctantly agreed to Shuke and Beta's request after their repeated requests. Seeing them walk out of his dormitory happily, Mike's mouth curled up into a handsome arc.

"Tsk tsk, you are so easy to deceive! No wonder your ancestors were tricked into becoming slaves!"

After saying this slowly in a voice that only he could hear, Mike lay quietly on the bed, waiting for someone to knock on his door.

Not long after, the knock that Mike was waiting for rang.

When Mike opened the door with a smile on his face, he saw Penelope's anxious face, grabbing his hand and dragging him out.

"Hey! What's wrong with you, baby?"

Mike asked after Penelope had been dragged for a long distance. Penelope responded breathlessly:

"Black has invaded Hogwarts! Professor Dumbledore asked us to gather in the hall!"

Mike smiled slightly, then frowned and asked: "How is this possible? There are Dementors all over Hogwarts now. How can Black come in?"

"I want to know too! I have to take a quiz in the potion class tomorrow morning! Damn it!"

Seeing Penelope swearing rarely, Mike closed his mouth very cleverly.

When Penelope dragged Mike to the hall, it still kept the Halloween decorations, but the original four long tables had disappeared, replaced by one after another small floor bunks and sleeping bags.

After the magical experience of the past two years, the students of Hogwarts actually no longer had much fear of this emergency gathering. They gathered in twos and threes, excitedly talking about the reason for the gathering today.

Mike learned the truth from them.

Black attacked the Fat Lady, the guard of the Gryffindor common room, while they were all attending the Halloween dinner.

Unlike Ravenclaw, those who want to enter the Gryffindor common room must give the guard a password, and the guards at the door are usually those intelligent magical portraits.

"The Fat Lady is so loyal to her duty that she didn't let Black enter the common room until the last moment."

"Who said not? I always thought she was just an ugly and stingy fat woman, but I didn't expect her to be so brave!"

Listening to the Gryffindor people discussing the Fat Lady, Mike's expression became more and more strange.

"Wait! Are you saying that the Fat Lady is dead?"

Mike asked.

"Nine out of ten, the portrait of the Fat Lady was torn into pieces when we arrived. I don't think the Fat Lady can escape with her fat body."

"She must be dead. Black is the most vicious murderer!"

...

The Gryffindor girls chirped and answered Mike's questions, appearing very attentive.

This is not surprising. Mike has become an idol of many girls since he won the duel championship. After the start of school this year, when they learned that Mike was still a rich man, more opposite sex surrounded him. After

finally getting rid of the entanglement of these girls, Mike saw Harry hiding in the corner with his head down, Ron was comforting him, and Hermione was nowhere to be found.

"Harry, how do you feel now?" Mike walked up to Harry and said, "I seem to remember someone told me not long ago that Black could not sneak into Hogwarts."

Harry looked up and glared at Mike in shame, then lowered his head and said nothing.

He really didn't know how to refute Mike.

Ron frowned and looked back and forth between Harry and Mike. He felt that these two people might be hiding something from him.

"Hahaha, don't worry, Harry." Mike laughed and said, "It's safe here. There are Dementors everywhere outside. Black will be caught by them as soon as he shows up."

In order to counter what Mike said at the beginning, Harry stiffened his neck and said stubbornly:

"I don't think so! Those Dementors are not reliable at all! Maybe they will break into the hall and attack us the next moment!"

As soon as Harry finished speaking, there was a scream from the crowd in the distance. Mike and others looked over and saw several Dementors coming in from the open windows in the distance.

Harry stared at all this in amazement. After a moment of stunned silence, he slapped himself hard with his backhand, and then said in a dreamy tone:

"Oh my God! My crow mouth..."