Hogwarts starts with stealing power

After knowing the magical function of the Marauder's Map and Harry's possession of the Invisibility Cloak, this choice can be answered with just one's toes.

Everyone said in unison: "Go!"

Fortunately, Harry's invisibility cloak was very wide, and the group of people all huddled inside the cloak and moved around quietly.

The auditorium is on the second floor, so they started patrolling from the second floor.

During this period, I met Professor Sprout.

The professor passed by them, and the little wizards all held their breath and were a little nervous.

If it were just one person, they wouldn't be so worried, but now there are so many people under the invisibility cloak...

Harry had some random thoughts. With so many people, would the invisibility cloak be ineffective?

After finally waiting for Professor Sprout to pass in front of them, the little wizard couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

When he was about to continue walking down, Professor Sprout in front suddenly turned his head and looked at the corridor behind with confusion.

The little wizard immediately stopped again.

She looked left and right, frowned and whispered, "Why does something feel wrong?"

Following his own feeling, Sprout returned to the original place.

The little wizard held his breath again.

This time, even if Professor Sprout passed in front of them for a long time, no one dared to relax.

They didn't take a long breath until Sprout's figure was no longer visible.

George said: "It seems that professors have very keen senses. We should pay more attention to our breathing in front of professors so as not to be noticed by them."

The other little wizards couldn't help but nodded.

After inspecting the second floor, they stood at the fork in the road, somewhat hesitant about whether to go to the third floor or the first floor.

Finally they decided to go to the third floor to have a look.

Because when they looked down, they found several professors walking around on the first floor.

The little wizard decided not to take the risk.

Although Professor Snape emphasized repeatedly in front of them that the Fat Lady would not escape and could not leave Hogwarts.

But in this case, the Fat Lady still left the frame, which is enough to show that she encountered something so dangerous that she had to leave.

In such a frightened situation, even if you can't leave, you will most likely walk back and forth on the first floor, hoping to get out.

This is why there are so many wizards patrolling the first floor.

After the little wizard came to the third floor, he looked at the picture frames one by one.

The expressions of the characters in those frames were all frightened, completely different from their usual calmness.

There was no one in the corridor, but the picture frame started talking to itself, as if exchanging information with other picture frames.

From time to time, a fragment of thought flashed through the air, creating a tense atmosphere.

"She was scared, so she left."

"She said she saw Sirius Bright. How did this heinous man get into Hogwarts? None of the dementors outside noticed it!"

"Oh, poor fat lady, I hope she won't be found by the bad guys. I fully understand how I sympathize with her. It will probably take several days for her to calm down."

"Should we prepare enough food and water for the Fat Lady? Can she withstand the pressure alone?"

Suddenly, a voice that was obviously not a picture frame sounded in the empty corridor. It sounded like a little wizard talking.

The voice is a little childish.

"Do you know where the Fat Lady is? I have something urgent to find her, please tell us."

The expressions of the characters in the frame suddenly froze, the small voices all stopped, and all the characters turned their heads to look at the place where the sound came from.

That's empty ground!

As if aware that these picture frames were unfriendly to the sudden sound, another more obvious voice, belonging to the little wizard, sounded.

It was a female voice.

"She is missing. The door to the Gryffindor common room cannot be opened. A large number of wizards are trapped inside. We urgently need the Fat Lady's help."

Hermione's voice was sincere and polite.

But as her sudden voice sounded, all the characters in the frame fled from the frame quickly like frightened birds.

When leaving, Harry and others heard their voices.

"What a ghost, I actually heard the little wizard's voice from the empty corridor. When did Hogwarts become so weird?"

"Hurry up and run away. Maybe this is Sirius's way of fooling us. That's why the Fat Lady was fooled in this way."

"Where are we escaping to? Don't abandon me, wait for me!"

Little wizard:......

Harry's voice came: "I said you are too anxious. These picture frames don't believe us, how can they help us!"

As they walked, they quarreled.

Hermione: "Harry, only the Frame can know the whereabouts of the Frame. If we want to find the Fat Lady quickly, we must rely on their help."

Ron: "I thought so too, that's why I asked."

Harry couldn't help but said: "If this method works, then why doesn't even the professor use it? The picture frame doesn't even trust the professor, how can it be possible to trust the little wizard?"

The others fell into silence again, and Harry's words made sense.

Just then, they came to a fork in the road, and Lin Xia asked, "Shall we continue going up?"

The little wizard replied in unison: "Go up."

When we arrived on the fourth floor, coincidentally, we saw several professors walking towards us, including Professor McGonagall.

The little wizard immediately pressed against the wall, holding his breath again without blinking.

Professor McGonagall walked past them and hurriedly explained to the other professors:

"Principal Dumbledore has been notified. The principal is in the Gryffindor common room and plans to open another passage. We are going to help stabilize the space."

After Professor McGonagall left, George immediately suggested: "We might as well follow him and see. I'm quite curious about what the principal is going to do."

Fred immediately echoed: "I agree!"

Lin Xia also said: "Go and have a look. It might be a valuable learning experience. We rarely see the principal take action. He is a very powerful wizard."

Initially, the Harry trio were a little hesitant, but when Lin Xia said this, they were immediately moved. Who doesn't yearn for a powerful wizard?

So everyone hurried to the Gryffindor common room.

As soon as they walked in, they saw a dozen professors gathered at the door, surrounding Dumbledore.

The professor didn't squeeze in too close, leaving a very loose space, so even the little wizard could see Dumbledore's expression and attitude.

He said solemnly: "We have to call the little wizard out of the common room as soon as possible, and not only Gryffindor, but the other three houses are also at risk of falling.

Sirius can come in without anyone noticing. We can't be sure if he has left the school. We must ensure the safety of the little wizard first! "

The other professors nodded solemnly.

Dumbledore waved his wand and chanted with me: "Gryffindor, you are the brave Gryffindor, your light shines on the earth, and Hogwarts is under your leadership..."

This spell is not spoken in magic words, but can be used by chanting ordinary language.

But it is obvious that this passage has been specially processed.

When the professor's voice merged with the principal's voice, the little wizards could clearly feel that every word they spoke vibrated with the air.

The surging magic power gathered together silently and exerted force in a certain direction. Circles of invisible ripples rippled and the ground seemed to tremble.

They could feel something shaking, but the environment was completely calm. This tremor came from nowhere.

Until they saw where the Fat Lady's picture frame was originally, the space suddenly distorted into a black hole. Then the black hole got bigger and bigger, turning into a door, and finally solidified completely.

The little wizard was shocked to realize that the vibration they had felt before was not the ground shaking or Hogwarts as a whole shaking, but the vibration of the air!

The vibrations of the air touched their skin, making them tremble all over.

The next second, the door to the Gryffindor common room was opened!

The professors filed in to see how the little wizard was doing.

Dumbledore was the last one to go in.

Before he left, he suddenly looked back, looking in the direction of Harry and the others, and then quickly looked away.

The little wizard's heart skipped a beat, wondering if the principal had discovered it or not.

When the principals entered the common room, the Weasley twins reacted quickly and quickly grabbed the sleeves of the other little wizards and hurried out.

When they returned to the auditorium on the second floor, the twins felt relieved.

George said: "It's late at night and the little wizard is sleeping. The fat lady would rather leave the picture frame than open the door to Sirius. The little wizard will definitely be fine."

Fred added: "When the time comes, many little wizards will rush out, and they may bump into us and cancel the effect of the invisibility cloak."

Harry frowned, unable to tell whether it was disappointment or regret.

During this patrol, his main purpose was not to find the Fat Lady, but to see if Sirius was there.

He thought to himself: With so many wizards patrolling, Sirius might have run away long ago, right?

Lin Xia noticed Harry's absent-mindedness, thought for a while, and said cryptically:

"Harry, actually you can take a look at the Marauder's Map, you might be able to find what you want."

Ron couldn't help but say: "The Marauder's Map only records the traces of living people, and does not record the dead souls like the picture frame. How can it be used to find the Fat Lady?"

Ron misunderstood Lin Xia's words, but he woke Harry up.

Yeah, he could borrow the Marauder's Map to see if Sirius Black was still at Hogwarts!

Harry looked at Lin Xia gratefully and borrowed the Marauder's Map from the twins.

The twins also wanted to see what the current situation was like, so they simply spread out the map and observed each one.

"Look, the little wizard has gone out to the Gryffindor common room, and the professor is guarding it."

"They are so fast. There are professors in the common rooms of the other three colleges, and the little wizards are starting to come out."

Some students moved very quickly and reached the third floor in the blink of an eye.

If they had stayed in the Gryffindor common room and waited for the little wizard to appear before leaving, they might not have been able to leave in time.

The twins immediately said: "A little wizard has arrived, we have to put away the map!"

Not only that, they have to come out of the invisibility cloak.

A gap seemed to be drawn in the air. The gap gradually became colored, and then the figure of the little wizard appeared.

Harry still had a worried look on his face.

In the few minutes of observation just now, he didn't see Sirius.

The names are too dense. At a glance, there are names everywhere, and I don’t know if some places will be missed.

"Harry, Ron, it turns out you have arrived at the Great Hall early!"

Neville and Mikel soon arrived at the auditorium. Neville rubbed his eyes and wore a furry sleeping hat, saying in great surprise.

The clothes he wore were also very furry and had a blue polka dot pattern. This was a set of pajamas that Neville often wore.

Mikel is also wearing pajamas, which are red and yellow plaid. This is the favorite pajamas of Gryffindor students and is a hot seller in school.

Little wizards arrived one after another.

Because everyone was woken up from their sleep by the professor, the little wizard was basically wearing pajamas.

The situation was critical, and the professor said it so seriously that they didn't even have time to look at their clothes.

Professor McGonagall hurried to the auditorium and called the prefects of each college over, asking them to appease the little wizards and maintain order.

She said: "Sleep on the floor in the auditorium first, and we'll talk about everything in the morning."

Percy straightened his back, raised his head and said, "Yes, Professor, I promise to complete the task!"

Professor McGonagall was about to leave when she suddenly thought of something and stretched out her wand and waved it.

Thousands of fluffy purple sleeping bags appeared on the floor.

The little wizard fell back to sleep under the comfort of the prefect.

Mainly because they were woken up from the middle of the night, everyone was a little confused. There were professors guarding the scene, which increased the sense of security.

They only knew that there seemed to be danger, but they didn't know the specific situation, so they could only sleep.

"Harry? Harry!" Ron called Harry several times.

Harry came to his senses, "What's wrong?"

Ron said: "Let's lie down and sleep, there is still a tough battle to fight tomorrow!"

Harry hesitated: "But..."

Ron pulled Harry to lie down and yawned heavily.

"Go to bed quickly. Lin Xia and the others have returned to the Hufflepuff queue to sleep. It would be even more unexpected if we don't sleep. Professor Snape is watching us from the corner on the left!"

Harry drifted off to sleep with his thoughts in mind.

When the first ray of sunshine in the morning shines on Hogwarts, the little wizard wakes up from the burning eyes and regains his consciousness little by little.

Dumbledore suddenly appeared on the stage, tapping his silver spoon against the glass.

There was a crisp "ding dong" sound, and all the students heard the sound.

The voice seemed to have a magical power, quickly changing the little wizard from a dazed state to a clear state of mind.

Seeing that everyone was getting up, Dumbledore said: "Something happened yesterday. The Fat Lady, the gatekeeper in the Gryffindor common room, suddenly left the frame.

After investigation, she saw Sirius Black and was afraid to open the door to him, so she encountered violent destruction. The professors and I needed to launch a comprehensive investigation of the castle. "

After Dumbledore said this, McGonagall and Professor Flitwick immediately closed all the doors of the auditorium.

Dumbledore continued: "For your safety, I would like the prefects to guard the entrance to the Great Hall, and I have entrusted the Head Boy and Girl to take charge of it.

You need to stay in the auditorium first and report to me immediately if anything happens. "

He paused and said to the solemn Percy off the stage: "Send a ghost to deliver the message."

Percy nodded immediately. (End of chapter)