Raven's Claw at Hogwarts

Chapter 596 Back to School
In Black Villa, Black, Ron, and Hermione were sitting on the sofa in the living room drinking tea.

Although they were drinking tea, the three of them were depressed. They lowered their heads and held the teacups without saying a word, as if they were not very interested.

At this time, Lupine wearing an apron came in with a baking tray of cookies. He carefully placed the baking tray on the coffee table, looked at the three people on the sofa and sighed deeply.

Since Black left the Ministry of Magic, he summoned Ron, Hermione and others to start a journey to find Harry. As for Lupine himself, although he had clearly rejected Black because of Tonks' pregnancy, when Tonks learned After learning about Harry's disappearance, she still forced Lupine to help Black.

Of course, due to the need to take care of Tonks, as the father-to-be, Lupine cannot run with Black all day like Hermione and Ron. Intelligence scouting work.

Working together, Black took Hermione and Ron almost all over the country in just one week. The process was extremely difficult, but Harry still couldn't be found.

For this result, Black had actually expected it a long time ago. Even Mike, the current Minister of Magic and a legendary wizard, couldn't find Harry. How could there be any gains just because they were running around like headless chickens.

But he went after it anyway.

Black also couldn't tell why he did this, maybe it was to dispel the guilt in his heart, or maybe it was because of the little chance, in short, Black just didn't want to stop.

This is his persistence.

But today he has to stop for a while.

Because today is the opening day of Hogwarts, and because of the many turmoil in Hogwarts throughout last year, the students failed to attend class well, so this year all students need to repeat the year, and Hermione and Ron are no exception .

Black came back this time to send Hermione and Ron to school.

As for going to school, Hermione and Ron were obviously not very interested, and they didn't even have an appetite for the cookies made by Lupine himself.

Looking at the dejected two people, Lupine pursed his lips, and then cast his eyes on Black again.

Compared with these two children, he was more worried about Black.

Just look at Black's messy hair and beard like weeds, the dirty clothes that have begun to smell, and the empty eyes, and it can be seen that Black's body and spirit are already in a state of turmoil. in an extremely weak state.

If possible, Lupine really wanted to force Black to rest for a while.

But he himself knew that this was impossible. Black had already decided to go to France alone to look for Harry after sending off Ron and Hermione. Live in Blake's.

Shaking his head, Lupine finally failed to say anything to persuade him. He glanced at the clock on the wall and said to Ron and Hermione:

"It's almost time, let's go to the station."

Ron and Hermione didn't reply, just nodded slightly.

Then, like a zombie, with Lupine's help, he changed his clothes, picked up the suitcase that had been prepared a long time ago, and finally walked slowly into the fireplace.

There was a sound of fireworks and explosions, followed by a whirl of heaven and earth, and when the two of them opened their eyes again, they were already on platform nine and three-quarters.

Today was a cloudy day. Although it didn't rain, the sky was still gray, just like Hermione and Ron's mood at this time.

However, this did not affect the high emotions of others.

There were people coming and going on the platform, and it was extremely lively.There are students who are going to Hogwarts and their parents have come to see them off everywhere, and of course there are also some immature new faces who look around and seem to be very novel about everything.

It stands to reason that there should be fewer students coming to Hogwarts this year because of such serious incidents in the school last year.

But the flow of people on the platform at this moment is only a lot more than in previous years.

Although there are some reasons why graduates need to re-study for a year, the main reason is that after Mike came to power, he further increased the educational support, so that many children who were unable to go to Hogwarts for various reasons before also have the opportunity to become wizards. Chance.

In addition, after Mike came to power, he also made changes in many other places. The reason why Hermione and Ron were able to reach the station directly through the Floo network this time is one of them.

The exit from the outside of the station will only be used by Muggle world students to access the station.

In front of the fireplace, Hermione frowned in disgust. She really couldn't empathize with the happiness of these people, she only felt that they were noisy.

Ron next to her sighed slightly when he saw this, and patted her lightly, reminding her that it was time to get in the car.

Only then did the two of them walk towards the Hogwarts Express train.

Thanks to the prefect badges hanging on their chests, they came to the prefect's box on the train unimpeded.

There were already many people seated in the box at the moment, and Slytherin's prefect Draco was sitting in the innermost seat, and beside him sat a girl with a mushroom head, that was Pansy.

The two of them seem to be in a very good mood, and Hermione is not surprised by this at all. You must know that although their two families only played soy sauce in the war between Mike and Chris, they did not make any outstanding contributions.

But after the war, Mike fulfilled his promise and gave some rewards to Draco and Pansy's family.

With these rewards and the wealth accumulated in the past as the initial capital, coupled with the rapid economic development of the entire wizarding world in the country, the two families will soon be able to recover.

In addition to them, there were also prefects from other colleges sitting in the carriage, among which there were a lot of new faces in the Slytherin team, and most of the old prefects were cleaned out in the previous Hogwarts surprise attack, so That's why so many newcomers were selected.

Perhaps because of the nervousness of the newcomers, they all surrounded the senior Draco one by one, looking courteous and courteous.

But Draco didn't seem to care about their overtures. Now Draco only cares about flirting with Pansy, looking like you're talking about me.

The prefects of the other three colleges were sitting at the other end of the carriage. They laughed and laughed together, and they looked like they lived in harmony. For some reason, Hermione always felt that Gryffindor and Hufflepuff The prefects were fawning over Ravenclaw.

At this time, the sound of the carriage door being opened also attracted the attention of everyone in the carriage. The prefects from the three colleges were extremely enthusiastic when they saw that it was Hermione and Ron. Draco from Slytherin And Pansy just nodded towards them, that action was extremely impatient, as if he was not greeting Ron and Hermione, but was flying something dirty!
This move aroused Ron's dissatisfaction. He frowned and beeped carefully, but when he lowered his head, he saw the engagement rings on the ring fingers of Draco and Pansy.

Immediately he stopped talking, but his mood seemed to become even more depressed.

Hermione doesn't care about these boring things. She was tired from running around with Black some time ago.

She took Ron to find an empty seat and sat down, then cast a soundproof spell on herself and fell asleep.

I don't know how long it took, but with the violent shaking of her body, Hermione finally woke up.

At this time, the sky outside was completely dark. She rubbed her eyes, and looked at Ron who was looking at her anxiously while opening and closing his mouth quickly but couldn't make a sound. Silent curse.

"Merlin's beard! You're finally awake! Get out of the car with me, we've arrived!"

As soon as the curse was undone, Ron's loud and piercing roar came over, and Hermione didn't care about her ears that were hurting from the roar, so she jumped up from the seat and flew into the air. Seemingly running out of the train, Ron looked at the back with a confused look.

"Damn it, why didn't you wake me up earlier!" Hermione complained while running, "Professor McGonagall will kill us if we're late!"

Ron ran faster than Hermione, and he quickly caught up with Hermione. After hearing Hermione's complaint, he rolled his eyes and retorted:
"I've been calling you all the time! But you're such a sleeper!"

Hermione didn't reply, she shook her wand, put a lightness spell on herself, and then sped up to the carriage assembly point.

When they arrived at the gathering place, the wide open space was already empty, only a Ye Qi carriage was left there alone.

Hermione jumped into the carriage without saying a word, and then pulled Ron out of breath.

The carriage started to move, and Ron sat slumped in the carriage, his chest heaving violently.

His face was flushed, and he pointed at Hermione, as if to accuse Hermione of not giving him a Lightning Curse, but the intensity made him speechless.

Hermione was not interested in talking to him either. She quickly groped through the various pockets on her body to check whether her belongings were missing, but she was relieved after confirming that they were correct, and sat on the front of the carriage to enjoy the scenery outside with peace of mind. night view.

Because it was a cloudy day, the moon was firmly covered by thick clouds, which made the outside world dark.

The only thing Hermione could see clearly was Hogwarts Castle, which was getting closer and closer to them in the distance.

The lights there are bright, and it looks particularly spectacular against the backdrop of the night.

Looking at the familiar scene, Hermione's face was filled with endless melancholy.

Seeing this, Ron, who had regained his strength, opened and closed his mouth twice, but finally he could only close his mouth.

The carriage gathering place was not far from Hogwarts Castle, and it didn't take long for the two of them to land in the hunting ground beside the castle.

"Merlin! Why did you come here?"

Just as they got out of the car, a familiar voice with a little anxiety came into their ears, and then a huge face that was almost completely covered by hair and beard appeared in front of them.

"Hagrid!"

Ron yelled excitedly, and even Hermione, who had been in a low mood, smiled when she saw Hagrid.

But Hagrid obviously didn't want to reminisce about the past with Ron and Hermione. He picked up Hermione and Ron one by one, turned around and started running towards the castle gate.

While running, he was still chanting:
"I hope I can still catch up. Today is the first day of the new principal's tenure, and you guys are too courageous!"

Being carried by Hagrid was not a good experience, and Hermione was about to spit out.

But when she heard this, she frowned and said:

"The new principal? Is it Mike?"

"Of course not." Hagrid tilted his head, made a funny expression with those small eyes, "Guess again, you know the new headmaster, he is your acquaintance."

"Is it Professor McGonagall? That would be great!"

Ron yelled excitedly.

However, Hagrid shook his head and said:
"The answer is wrong! Well, here we are! You can see for yourself!"

After saying that, Ron and Hermione felt that they were flying up suddenly, and then the surrounding light suddenly changed from dark to bright, and there were bursts of heat in the air.

Immediately they fell to the ground.

"Ah! It hurts to death..."

Hermione rubbed her sore buttocks and started to do it, she couldn't help complaining, but she froze as soon as she opened her mouth.

Because she found that they had arrived in the castle, and because of Hagrid's great strength, the two of them were directly recognized in the center of the auditorium.

The most important thing is that the auditorium is full of people at the moment,
They all looked dull, looking at them silently.

Hermione's face flushed red.

At this time, everyone in the auditorium also reacted, and each of them burst into laughter.

For a moment, violent laughter continued to echo in the auditorium, and Hermione was so excited that she lost her mind.

Professor McGonagall stood up from the long desk with an ugly expression, first nodded to the professors beside him, and then quickly stepped forward with small steps to pull Hermione and Ron up.

"Thank... thank you, Professor McGonagall."

Hermione thanked her with a soft moaning voice, but Professor McGonagall didn't seem to appreciate it. She gritted her teeth and said in a suppressed voice:

"Get back to your seats!"

Hearing this, Hermione and Ron shuddered in an instant, and quickly ran back to the long table in Gryffindor.

Ron's roommate, Seamus, pulled away the two chairs beside him very naturally, let the two of them sit down, and then said to Ron excitedly:
"The new headteacher is late on his first day! That's pretty cool!"

"Do you think I do? It's not because..."

Ron blurted out his explanation, but just after he uttered a few words, Hermione looked back with threatening eyes. He could only curl his lips and roll his eyes at Hermione.

Hermione nodded in satisfaction, rubbed her hot cheeks again, and then asked:
"Who is our new principal?"

"You don't know?" Seamus said with a look of surprise, "Of course the new principal is Professor Flitwick!"

(End of this chapter)