hp's chaotic life at Hogwarts

Chapter 22 Chapter 22

Draco's episode did not stop several people from going to Hagrid's hut.

Hagrid is very friendly to all children. Even though he was wary of Riley's Slytherin identity at first, the caretaker who was not very wary soon put down his insistence and had a pleasant conversation with Riley. .

Ron and Hermione were bickering about Mouse Scabbers when suddenly, a stone came through the air and hit the vase next to Hermione, followed by a cry of pain from Harry. Soon, several people discovered that Minister of Magic Fudge was approaching and left quickly.

On the hillside, they watched helplessly as the executioner raised and dropped the butcher's knife. The crows were frightened and flew away in all directions, their cries sounding like a farewell song to Buckbeak.

Ron's mouse seemed to be frightened by something. It bit Ron, escaped from his hand, and slipped away along the slope of the hillside. Ron has always cherished Scabbers, even sleeping with him. As soon as I saw Banban running out, I hurriedly followed. But unfortunately, he ran under the Whomping Willow.

Hermione shouted to Ron: "Run!"

Unexpectedly, after Ron caught Scabbers, he suddenly pointed in their direction in horror: "Run! It's ominous!"

Sensing something was wrong, Riley immediately turned around to protect the two children behind her. It's a huge black dog. He looks a little embarrassed, but that doesn't stop him from giving people a sense of oppression when he bares his teeth fiercely.

Almost as soon as Riley turned around, the big black dog jumped into the air and jumped to Ron, biting one of his legs and dragging him on the ground. Ron screamed for help, and Riley reacted immediately and ran after him. But the dog's speed couldn't be matched by humans, and Ron was dragged into the hole in despair.

However, this was not over yet. The Whomping Willow woke up and found that several cuties were disturbing its sleep, and attacked them unceremoniously. With quick eyes and hands, Riley quickly swung the trap, barely blocking the branches of the Whomping Willow from hitting Harry and Hermione.

The willow tree has many branches and looks like it has eyes. Every blow hits the person very accurately. Riley lowered her head to avoid the whipping from the Whomping Willow, and took out her wand: "Immobulus!"

The branches at the end of the whomping willow twist and shape in the air, swaying gently in the wind. Riley lifted Harry and Hermione up from the ground and sent them one by one into the tree hole below.

Unexpectedly, the road below was so slippery. Riley didn't pay attention to her feet and threw herself down.

Huh? Why doesn't it hurt?

Hermione quickly came over and pulled Riley up, freeing the savior below who was pressed so hard that her ears were red.

Are you that heavy? Look, the child was pressed until his ears turned red. Riley wondered. But there are more important things right now. Hermione looked at the dark passage, her voice trembling slightly: "Where... does this lead?"

Harry put away his shy look and frowned: "I probably know. But I'd rather I guessed wrong."

The three people walked over, and at the end of the passage was a small square opening with a faint light coming through. Riley climbed up first and then pulled the two men up.

This is an old and dull house. The stairs creak and creak, and when one steps on them, they feel as if they are about to collapse at any time, making an overwhelming cry. Rotten window coffins were hung crookedly on the wall, and the light in the room was weak, making it look very dim.

Hermione murmured: "This is the Shrieking Shack, isn't it?" Harry didn't answer, just said let's go.

The Shrieking Shack – located in Hogsmeade, is said to be the most haunted house in the UK.

As soon as they reached the second floor, they heard Ron's voice. Several people ran into a room following the sound, and Ron was indeed inside. Harry ran over hurriedly: "Ron, where is the dog?"

Ron pointed behind them tremblingly: "This is a trap! That's not a dog, that's an Animagus!"

Invisible fear weighed on everyone, and the door that was knocked open creaked and moved away, slowly revealing the figure behind the door. It's Sirius Black!

He stood there, in rags. The wind and frost have washed away his dignity and arrogance. His hair is hanging down, and there seems to be some grass clippings on it. When he grins, his nervous eyes make people feel scared in their hearts.

Hermione reacted quickly and protected Harry behind her. Even though they were afraid, they faced this opponent who was much more powerful than them and made a statement: "If you want to kill Harry, you must first kill us all!"

Despite her predicament, Riley developed some admiration for Hermione. She stepped forward, holding the wand tightly in her hand: "Yes, sir."

The down-and-out gentleman looked at everyone with low eyes: "Only one person will die tonight."

"That's you!" Harry almost pounced on him, and then struggled with Sirius.

Harry pinned Sirius to the ground and pointed his wand tremblingly at him. Riley knew that Sirius had betrayed Harry's parents, and he had reason to be so excited. Now that the man was subdued, she didn't want to interfere with Harry's revenge.

Sirius didn't panic at all even when he was pinned to the ground. He laughed nervously, with a pair of swirling eyes that seemed to suck people in. He looked at Harry: "Are you really going to kill me? Harry."

Everything happened so fast. Professor Lupine burst through the door and shouted to Harry on the ground: "expelliarmus!"

Harry's wand dropped. Lupine tilted his head and motioned for Harry to step aside. Harry stood up in confusion. Hermione grabbed the man.

Riley frowned when she saw this, feeling that something was wrong. She quietly protected the three people behind her and was silently vigilant.

Lupine pointed his wand at the embarrassed Sirius on the ground, taunting him mercilessly.

The two people seemed to be tit for tat, and then the next second, Lupine reached out and pulled Sirius up from the ground, and the two hugged each other tightly.

Hermione collapsed: "No! I trust you so much! You are actually his friend!" After that, she explained loudly to Riley and the others: "He is a werewolf! That's why he is absent from time to time!"

Riley wasn't surprised. Her old professor always asked her to help arrange materials for a potion since the beginning of the semester, and Professor Lupine was absent from time to time. She quickly guessed that Professor Lupine might be a werewolf. However, she believed that Principal Dumbledore would never make any decision easily, so she kept the secret secret and told no one.

Hermione was obviously very smart. She had guessed Lupine's true identity early on, but she believed in Lupine, so she never said anything. Not even Harry or Ron were told.

Professor Lupine approached Hermione step by step: "When did you know?"

Riley frowned - she didn't know much about the previous generation, but she also vaguely knew about Sirius. The key is that there are still doubts about whether these things are true, and she does not believe that Professor Lupine is a person who does not distinguish between black and white. But the current situation did not allow her to think too much. Riley walked up to Hermione and pointed her wand at Lupine.

Lupine was not surprised by Riley's calmness and her behavior of pointing her wand at him - he had long known that this student was extremely intelligent and powerful.

After receiving Hermione's return, Lupine curled up his lips and said, "Hermione, you and Riley are the smartest students I have ever encountered."

Uh...thank you for the compliment? Riley didn't understand why she could be cueed without saying a word.

Behind him, Sirius's patience seemed to have reached its limit: "Stop talking nonsense, Remus, kill him quickly!"

Calling them by their given names shows that they are very close friends. Riley's hand holding the wand tightened a little.

Lupine patiently asked Sirius to wait. Sirius yelled, "I've waited long enough! I've been waiting for twelve years, in Azkaban!"

Lupine was silent for a moment, then handed the wand to Sirius, telling him to let Harry know why first.

The moment Lupine handed the wand to Sirius, every pore of Riley's body was armed with vigilance. And Harry couldn't help complaining to Sirius: "I know why! You betrayed my parents!"

Lupine stopped Harry: "No, it's not him. Someone did betray your parents. We always thought he was dead, but we found out recently that he wasn't!"

Harry didn't believe it: "Who is that!?"

Sirius answered Harry. He raised his head as if looking for something: "Peter Pettigrew! He is in this room now!" After that, he shouted into the air again: "Come out, Peter, don't you want to catch up with old friends?"

His last sound was cut off, and accompanied by a "expelliarmus!", several people looked at Professor Snape who suddenly appeared at the door in surprise.

Snape pointed his wand at Sirius and said happily: "Revenge tastes so good. I have always been looking forward to catching you with my own hands."

Lupine stepped forward, as if he wanted to say something, but was pointed at with a wand indifferently: "I have been telling Dumbledore that you were helping an old friend to sneak in, and finally there is evidence."

What follows is a series of tit-for-tat confrontations. Riley never let down her guard, even if Professor Snape, who had been in contact with her, appeared. Riley didn't want to doubt Snape and Lupin, but the situation was too complicated at the moment and she didn't have time to think about what was going on. The best way for her at the moment was to do her best and focus all her attention on protecting herself and the three children behind her. In this way, no matter which party suddenly attacks, she can react quickly.

When Professor Snape turned around and saw Riley, he was stunned for a moment, and then his forehead twitched - his always excellent student looked a little embarrassed at the moment, his clothes were a little disheveled, and there was even some dust on his face. Looks like a certain troll lady who was made miserable by Gryffindor didn't learn her lesson. Riley trembled at the look in his eyes, knowing that she would definitely have to be reprimanded if she could go back - if she could go back.

Professor Snape asked them to go first, but to Riley's great surprise, Harry knocked Professor Snape unconscious with his wand. What to say? Worthy of being a Gryffindor lion?

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