save the bachelors

Chapter 4140 [Barty Crouch Jr.]

School starts on September 1st.

On the first day of school, Irene personally sent Xiang Nan and Lili to school.

They set out first for the Leaky Cauldron and then headed to King's Cross Station.

When we arrived at the Leaky Cauldron, we saw that the Leaky Cauldron, which used to be bustling and packed with people, now seemed much quieter and almost empty.

When the boss Tom saw people coming, he wanted to solicit business, but Irene simply waved her hand and said, "Sorry, we are just passing by."

Tom immediately smiled bitterly and sighed that the world is difficult and business is not easy.

Fortunately, everything went smoothly along the way and I arrived at the station safely.

"Mom, be careful when you go back." Xiang Nan instructed.

"Don't worry, I will just use Apparition when I go back." Irene waved her hand and said.

If she didn't want to send Xiang Nan and Lily off, she would have simply used Apparition to bring her son to King's Cross Station.

Xiang Nan nodded, knowing that Irene was quite capable.

Disapparation shouldn't be a difficult task for her.

"Apparition?" Lily was a little confused.

"It's a spell similar to space teleportation, which can instantly teleport people from one place to another." Xiang Nan explained, "It can be dozens of miles or hundreds of miles."

Lily suddenly realized, and then asked in confusion, "If that's the case, why doesn't the school teach it? Wouldn't it be very convenient if we all learned how to Apparate?"

"Apparition is quite difficult, and usually only sixth grade students are eligible to learn it. Also, it is very easy to make mistakes in Apparition. If you are not careful, the upper body may move away while the lower body remains in place..." Xiang Nan explained.

Lily quickly waved her hands anxiously. She didn't expect Apparition to be so terrifying.

"Okay, Mom, you go back. We'll get in the car too." Xiang Nan said to Irene.

Erin nodded.

……

Xiang Nan then got into the car with Lily.

The classmates greeted them one after another.

"Sif, you are amazing. You actually invented the wolfsbane potion. That's amazing."

"Sev, what does the Order of Merlin look like? Can you let me see it?"

"Sif, you are truly amazing. Even my father praised you for being so great."

The students spoke one after another.

Xiang Nan smiled and nodded.

After greeting everyone, he and Lily went to the prefect's compartment to have a meeting with other prefects and the Head Boys' Union President.

It is worth mentioning that in the fifth, sixth and seventh grades of Hogwarts, each college will have two class leaders, one male and one female.

That means there are 24 prefects in total, plus the male and female student union presidents, a total of 26.

Prefects have certain privileges, such as being able to deduct students' points, having their own dedicated bathroom, etc., but they also need to work hard, such as patrolling the corridors at night, patrolling on the train, helping to maintain order in the school, etc.

Another fifth-year prefect of Ravenclaw is Olivia Davis, and another fifth-year prefect of Gryffindor is Remus Lupin.

There is nothing worth mentioning about the meeting. We just hope that the class leaders can set a good example for other students and make sure they can both study and be disciplined.

In addition, the environment outside is rather chaotic. Although the school has a principal and professors in charge, the class leaders should also take strict precautions to protect the students of their own college.

...After the meeting, Xiang Nan and Lily began to patrol the corridor to prevent some students from doing bad things.

You have to know that not every student likes to follow the rules. There are many bad boys in Hogwarts. In addition to Slytherin's prospective Death Eaters, there are also Gryffindor, Hufflepuff and even Ravenclaw who like to play mischief.

"Look, someone is throwing poop balls in the corridor for fun." Lily said, covering her nose.

A dung egg is a magical toy that emits a feces-like odor when thrown out, similar to stinky bags and stinky water in the Muggle world.

Many students at Hogwarts like to use it to play pranks, and they enjoy watching others cover their mouths and noses with disgusted looks on their faces.

Now there are two feces balls in the corridor, emitting a strong stench, which makes everyone hide and laugh at the same time.

Xiang Nan waved his hand, and the two feces balls disappeared immediately.

He waved his hand again, and a sharp breeze blew quickly through the corridor, instantly sweeping away the lingering stench in the air.

Then he waved his hand again, and the air in the corridor suddenly became fresh.

"Wow~" The classmates watched Xiang Nan cast spells without a wand and silently, and in the blink of an eye, he turned a "biological disaster" into nothingness. They couldn't help but be amazed.

"Don't throw dung balls in the corridor. If I find you again next time, I will stuff the dung balls into his nostrils." Xiang Nan said after glancing at everyone.

Everyone nodded immediately, and no one doubted that he had such ability.

After all, this is the man who once defeated three giants single-handedly.

……

After the train arrived at Hogwarts, Xiang Nan and others organized everyone to get off the train, and then took a train to the Hogwarts Great Hall.

Then comes the annual sorting ceremony and a sumptuous welcome dinner.

Xiang Nan noticed that there were two familiar faces among the new students.

One is the great liar Gilderoy Lockhart, and the other is Barty Crouch Jr. Both of them were admitted to Ravenclaw College.

After eating and drinking, the prefects led the freshmen of their respective houses back to the common room.

"Siver, my mother almost didn't let me go to school. She was worried that I would be in danger." Gregory said to Xiang Nan and others.

"If Hogwarts is still dangerous, then there is no safe place in the entire wizarding world." Xiang Nan waved his hand and smiled.

"Yes, that's what my father said." Gregory nodded, "But it's really chaotic outside right now. My cousin's husband was killed."

"What? Really?" Benjamin and Joey were surprised to hear him say that.

Although the newspapers reported news of people being killed every day, they were unfamiliar with those people and therefore could not empathize with them. Now, after hearing what Gregory said, they finally realized the cruelty of the incident.

"Really, my cousin's husband, Larry Allen, he was born into a Muggle family, and he married my cousin April McMillan five years ago.

As a result, just last month, he was ambushed and killed while working at the Ministry of Magic. Until now, no one knows who killed him. My cousin is so sad." Gregory said with lingering fear.

Joey and Benjamin felt sorry for him after hearing this.

Xiang Nan was also silent for a moment.

He knew that Gregory's cousin-in-law must have died at the hands of Death Eaters, and that the person who killed him might be his colleague or someone he was familiar with.

Because he is not an acquaintance or a colleague, it is difficult to know his working hours and routes, so it is naturally not easy to take action.

And Xiang Nan knew that Voldemort had an undercover agent in the Ministry of Magic.

Not to mention wealthy and powerful pure-blood families like Malfoy, Black, and Lestrange, even August Rookwood of the Department of Mysteries were Voldemort's lackeys and sold him a lot of information from the Ministry of Magic.

This is exactly what makes Voldemort and his ilk so hateful. They dare not confront openly, but only act secretly, which is despicable.