Chapter 116 Meeting of Two Girls
Chapter 116 Meeting of Two Girls
The Gryffindor students were kept awake all night by Sirius Black's invasion.
Although Harry and Hermione, who were staying in the common room, denied seeing Black escape,
Sir Cadogan, who replaced the Fat Lady as the gatekeeper, swore:
Sirius had entered using the secret code a full month ago.
This made Professor McGonagall so angry that she lost her ability to speak, and also confused Harry and Hermione.
Neville stood up in the face of Professor McGonagall's rage, with courage that was not afraid of death.
He admitted that he wrote down the password and lost it inexplicably.
The castle's defenses were upgraded again, but there was still no sign of Blake.
After Hermione left a message saying "I'm going to find the Animagus list", she disappeared throughout the entire Friday.
Harry was full of questions.
Decided to find a way to join Hermione and Draco's private meeting so that he could mention the relevant issues to Draco.
This made Ron the biggest obstacle to this Hogsmeade trip.
Even though they were best friends, Harry always felt that
If I told Ron directly that I was going to look for Draco, it might cause some earth-shattering shock.
But he couldn't say he wanted to go see what Hermione was up to.
Ron is still in a cold war with Hermione because Scabbers is likely to be eaten by Crookshanks.
After receiving Hagrid's note, the two spent Friday evening in the cabin next to the Forbidden Forest.
He had just returned from Buckbeak's hearing in London and was not in a very good mood.
Perhaps because of this, Hagrid rarely gave them a lecture.
She read them a lesson, reminding them how much Hermione valued the friendship between the three of them.
As they walked back to the castle from Hagrid's Hut, Harry felt a little guilty about how he and Ron had reacted recently.
"What Hagrid said does make sense. Maybe you should make peace with Hermione."
"You say that so easily."
Ron felt a little indignant listening to what Harry said.
"Don't even think about how mad you were when the Firebolt didn't come back."
"I'm really sorry. I'll apologize to her again."
"Hagrid said she's been crying a lot lately."
At this point, even Ron seemed a little uneasy.
"I'll make peace with her if she'll only apologize for Crookshanks."
Harry couldn't help thinking that if the three of them could reconcile, they might even be able to go to Hogsmeade together tomorrow.
Of course, she also hoped that this meant she could take the opportunity to join in on Draco and Hermione's conversation.
But this thought vanished soon after entering the lounge.
As soon as Hermione saw the two, she walked over with a determined look on her face and spoke in a low voice.
"Harry, if you go to Hogsmeade again, I will tell Professor McGonagall about the map!"
Ron showed a disgusted expression, which made Hermione even more unhappy.
"How can you let Harry go with you?"
"You almost got attacked yourself! Couldn't you be more cautious?"
"I mean it. If Harry dares to run around again, I'm going to—"
"You want Harry to get expelled?"
"Don't you think you've done enough damage this year?"
Ron was clearly irritated as well.
"Ron!"
Realizing that this seemed too much, Harry spoke up quickly.
But it's too late.
Hermione's eyes were red. On the way, she picked up Crookshanks, who had just come downstairs and stretched, and rushed back to the dormitory.
"I don't think we need to go to this extent."
Harry frowned.
Ron, who was still angry, seemed to want to refute, but he closed his mouth silently and walked towards the dormitory.
Harry was left with a puzzled look on his face.
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The trip to Hogsmeade has finally arrived.
After sending Pansy and Daphne away, Draco walked to the outskirts of the Shrieking Shack alone.
The news that Sirius Black broke into Gryffindor Tower at night spread quickly.
The students were in a panic, leaving the alley leading to the Shrieking Shack deserted.
It also brought a lot of convenience to Draco.
Coming outside the fence, I looked out from afar, although it was in disrepair.
But one can still see some traces of the dilapidated house's past glory.
The cold wind blew, causing the wooden door of the house and the wooden bars covering the broken windows to creak.
Suddenly, there came a gust of wind and snow that brought an unexpected chill.
Only then did Draco realize that the place before him seemed to be the most haunted house in Britain as rumored.
Once I realized this, I started to panic.
Endure the rustling of dead branches and the strange sound of wind hitting the wooden boards.
The discomfort and fear in my heart made goose bumps appear on my delicate and smooth skin.
"It's okay. It's okay."
"What the hell is Granger dragging his feet on!"
I encouraged myself silently in my heart, while blaming myself more and more anxiously.
I can only keep convincing myself, even though I used to be superstitious about Harry and was afraid of black dogs.
But every wise wizard will fear real monsters like evil spirits and zombies.
His breathing became rapid, and he hugged himself with his hands and paced back and forth.
From time to time, he glanced towards the Shrieking Shack with caution and fear, afraid that some dark shadow would rush out if he was not careful.
Don't Muggle parents teach their children the virtue of punctuality? How long will it take for Granger to come?
I wasn't sure if I was scaring myself, but the coldness around me seemed to be getting more oppressive.
As he was stamping his feet, a call suddenly came from behind him.
"What on earth do you want to talk to me about, Miss Malfoy?"
"what!!!!!"
"What...what happened?"
Draco turned around and saw that Hermione's expression was also panicked, as if she was frightened by his scream.
I noticed that there was a dark circle around her eyes, and it was faintly visible in her pupils, as if she had just shed tears not long ago.
"fine……"
Thinking back to the conversation on the second floor corridor last year, when he was completely outclassed by Granger,
I secretly decided that I must not admit in front of her what I was afraid of just now.
"It's really not easy. You have the courage to let me wait here in vain."
He pretended to be strong and threatened, as if this could cover up the momentary confusion he had just experienced.
Hermione didn't say much, just handed over a piece of paper.
"You said you wanted to rescue Buckbeak, too, right?"
"Then why did you appeal in the first place?"
She seemed a little tense, almost on the verge of collapse.
Draco frowned and held out his hand to take it.
There were crude and sloppy handwriting on it, and tear stains as big as beans.
The text is full of self-blame.
It seems that it was Hagrid's brushstrokes.
All that was written on it was his less-than-satisfactory performance at the hearing and his pessimism about the trial.
Draco just realized that the hearing had been moved forward to yesterday.
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