Homecoming from Hogwarts

The sudden emergence of Amos Tower Blaine changed many people's 'stereotype' impression of Slytherin.

Before Amosta became known to the world, people often viewed Slytherins as those who focused on gaining profits, excluded Muggle descendants, were keen on promoting the outdated idea that pure-bloods were supreme, and were ambitious in any organization.

Apart from the above, Slytherins seem to turn their noses up at anything else.

Apart from the fact that Amosta Blaine possessed unparalleled magical powers, Draco could not give any accurate description of Professor Blaine.

But one thing that is indisputable is that Professor Brian is indeed very charismatic.

In a way, even better than Dumbledore, because Albus Dumbledore at least did not "conquer" Slytherin.

Snape walked away to check on Pansy, who was sobbing quietly.

Shrouded in the dim morning light, Draco stood by the water, looking confused and speechless for a long time.

"Humph!"

Neville, who was hiding behind the bushes and huddled under the Invisibility Cloak with Harry and Ron, snorted coldly and muttered quietly.

"Fence-sitter——"

This comment really touched Harry's heart. In this difficult moment when everyone was silent, Malfoy was actually thinking about joining the victorious side.
"You can't say that, Neville."

Hermione, who had come along ostensibly to stop them from doing anything stupid, used a Disillusionment Charm to hide herself because Harry's Invisibility Cloak couldn't hold four people.

She glanced at Draco, who was lost in the water, and said calmly,

"Malfoy will definitely be worried. Harry, you saw Malfoy's father appear at the scene of the resurrection of the You-Know-Who, which means he is indeed a Death Eater. In this case, it will be difficult for Malfoy to do anything.

Supporting Professor Braine means rebelling against his parents, and supporting the mysterious man, I guess he is more afraid of Professor Braine than the mysterious man. After all, he has never seen the mysterious man.
Oh, and I believe Malfoy also admires Professor Blaine very much. Slytherin House is obsessed with Professor Blaine, so, in this case, it is difficult for him to do anything."

“He deserves this.”

Ron said bluntly,
"It's because he has a Death Eater dad. Who would worship an extremely evil dark wizard like the You-Know-Who? Oh, should we still do this?"

Ron wrinkled his nose and said,
"Aren't we here to punish Malfoy? His father led the school board and caused trouble for Hogwarts. Now that the old bat has left, this is a golden opportunity!"

"Oh, no!"

Hermione immediately became stern, glaring at the three boys with great force.

"If Snape finds out, what do you think will happen? He'll expel us all from Hogwarts!"

"Oh, unless Professor Dumbledore and Professor Braine agree, Snape can't be driven away."

Neville, who was originally afraid of Snape, has let himself go. He said with a smile,
"And you're pretty pissed off about what Malfoy's dad did, aren't you, Hermione?"

"But that's not the same thing!"

Hermione could only determine who the three boys under the invisibility cloak were by voice. She scolded anxiously,

"It's Malfoy's father who did the bad thing, not Malfoy. You all heard it just now. Malfoy even wrote a letter to his father, advising him not to do that!"

"For this reason"

Harry hesitated and said,
"Be gentle?"

puff!

Ron sneered, but unfortunately, he didn't notice Snape who had already dealt with Pansy's trouble and walked back.

The shaking bushes and the strange noise immediately attracted Snape's sharp eyes.

"Who's there?"

The Forbidden Forest was never a safe place late at night. Snape was always observing the movements around him to prevent attacks from poisonous insects and ferocious beasts.

Before the shout fell, Snape had already drawn his wand, and then there was the shrill sound of the wand cutting through the dark air!
call!
The surging flames quickly burned the air, and the darkness was expelled. Amid the ferocious howling of the magical flames, the four spells that appeared almost simultaneously became less clear. However, they were still accurately captured by Snape.

Looking at the invisible magic barrier whose shape was silhouetted by the cut-off flames, after a moment of astonishment, anger flashed in Snape's black eyes!

The swaying bushes and trampled weeds told Snape where the bold fellows from Gryffindor were.
He suddenly raised his wand, and several crescent-shaped silver flashes left the tip of his wand, cutting through the air with a heart-pounding whistle, and in the blink of an eye hit a forty-foot-high tree!
Click!

After a series of crisp noises of branches breaking, the trunk of the fallen tree smashed to the ground with a loud bang, firmly blocking a small path out of the swamp! Like an earthquake, the strong vibration of the earth directly shook the four young wizards who were trying to escape to the ground, and the evil wind that followed directly blew away the invisibility cloaks on Harry, Ron and Neville's heads.

Pansy, Nott and Blaise all rushed over quickly when they heard the noise.

Draco suppressed his worries and panic, jumped out of the water and rushed to Professor Snape. When he saw Harry and others being knocked to the ground by the branches, he was stunned for a moment, and then his expression became interesting.

Oops!

When Snape's sharp voice reached his ears, Harry knew that something bad was going to happen, and what happened next in a split second indeed confirmed his prediction.

Facing these four Slytherin students with frosty faces and gloating expressions, Harry's heart sank to the bottom.

Irrefutable!

Harry would not be surprised at all if Snape suggested to Professor McGonagall and Professor Dumbledore that the four of them be expelled for secretly following the professor and breaking into the Forbidden Forest late at night.

Looking at the four Gryffindor students who were as silent as a mouse, Snape's eyes flashed with satisfaction.
"Let me think."

Snape said in a feminine voice,

"You four were probably trying to get back to the Gryffindor Common Room, but got lost in the castle by accident, and ended up in the Forbidden Forest by chance, right?"

puff-
Pansy Parkinson couldn't help laughing, and the remaining three boys looked at them coldly.

Harry was determined not to let Snape laugh at him, otherwise, Sirius might be humiliated again the next time he met Snape.

He raised his head, his green eyes burning in the light from Snape's wand. The fire was so intense that Snape subconsciously avoided his gaze.

"Twenty points for each person--"

There was a chill in Snape's voice.
"Next, I think you have already anticipated that you will be expelled, but you have always been good at making up lies to avoid punishment, right? Now, why don't you give it a try? Oh, maybe I will really be deceived by your excuses."

"We're just trying to help, Professor Snape"

Hermione's sudden voice interrupted Snape's words. Harry immediately glanced over with the corner of his eye and found that Hermione's cheeks and ears turned red, just like Ron under pressure.

"what?"

Snape asked sharply.

"We saw you leading Malfoy and the others towards the Forbidden Forest in the entrance hall. I remembered that you said in class today that students who failed to complete the intelligence enhancement potion need to go to the Forbidden Forest to collect leeches at night."

"So, you're going to tell me, Miss Know-it--"

Snape stared at Hermione coldly, using the name Hermione that he hadn't used for a while.

"You're here to help collect leeches, right?"

"We know that Hogwarts is in trouble. The Board of Governors has suspended funding for Hogwarts, so that professors have to collect materials for their students themselves--"

Everyone knew it was a lie, but Hermione still said it.
“So, we thought we could help out.”

This was a perfect excuse, and it lived up to Hermione's clever mind, but Harry, as well as Ron and Neville, not only did not feel happy, but their hearts were filled with guilt. Of course, they also knew that this would not fool Snape.

Snape's breathing became rapid, and his puffed chest reminded Harry of Aunt Marge, who had been inflated by him because she humiliated her parents.

"Full of lies!"

Snape finally couldn't bear it anymore and roared angrily.

"I will tell Minerva everything that happened tonight. I want to see what she says!"

Snape glared at them fiercely.

"But before that, you said you were here to help."

Snape pulled out several large glass bottles from his pocket and threw them onto the haystack in front of them.

"I generously give you this opportunity. Now, everyone, go into the water and catch leeches!"

(End of this chapter)