Malfoy Rise at Hogwarts

Chapter 62 The First Invasion
After returning from Hogsmeade village, the three of them washed up and changed their clothes before going to the Great Hall to attend the Halloween dinner together.

Hundreds of jack-o'-lanterns hung in the Great Hall, along with a swarm of fluttering bats and many flame-breathing orange streamers that floated lazily below the ceiling like brilliant water snakes.The food at the banquet was excellent and everyone looked happy.

The dinner ended with entertainment provided by the ghosts, who suddenly appeared from the walls and tables to do a kind of parade slide; the ghost of Gryffindor House, Nearly Headless Nick, managed to recreate the time when he was killed. head condition.

All felt like they had had a good night, but less than 10 minutes after the dinner was over, everything turned around.The little joy accumulated at the Halloween banquet disappeared, and the atmosphere of panic permeated the castle again.

When the dinner was over, Schelling went back to the common room with the rest of the Slytherins.But the three of Harry discovered that many people were crowded in front of the common room of Gryffindor House—that is, in front of the portrait of the Fat Lady, and Peeves was dancing on top of the crowd, looking very happy.

Before they squeezed into the crowd, Professor Dumbledore, who got the news, arrived in a hurry. He hurried towards the portrait of the fat woman. The students in Gryffindor House crowded together to let him pass. Harry and the others got closer to see where the trouble was.

Before them, the portrait of the fat woman had been vandalized, with portraits, small pieces of canvas strewn all over the floor, and large pieces of canvas completely ripped from the frame.

"Professor McGonagall, please go to Filch immediately and tell him to look for the Fat Lady on every painting in the castle..." said Dumbledore quickly.

"Good luck!" said a voice, giggling.It was the mischievous Peeves, who jumped up and down over the heads of the crowd, and was as happy as ever at the spectacle of misfortune and distress.

"What did you say, Peeves?" Dumbledore asked calmly, and the smile on Peeves' face softened a little.He dared not laugh at Dumbledore.He changed to a flattering tone, but it was not much better than the giggling just now.

Peeves grinned. "Excuse me, Mr. Headmaster! She doesn't want to be seen, she's messed up. I saw her running past that picture on the fifth floor, sir, hiding among the trees, crying and saying horrible things."

"Did she say who did it?" Dumbledore asked quietly.

"Oh, I said it, Head Professor!" Peeves looked as if he was holding a big bomb in his arms. "She won't let him in. He is very annoyed, you understand. He has a bad temper, this Sirius Black!"

Everyone gasped when they heard Peeves' words, and Sirius Black actually broke into the castle and even tried to enter the Gryffindor common room.It was horrible, thankfully it was Halloween and no one was in the tower.Dumbledore asked all the students to return to the auditorium immediately. In order to ensure safety, the teachers will conduct a thorough search of the castle.

The plot returns to Schelling.

After the dinner, the little Slytherin wizards who were still excited gathered in the common room. Schelling and the 3rd grade students occupied a corner and shared their experience in Hogsmeade village today. For example, Nott and Blaise showed off the beauty of Ms. Rosmerta to Schelling, who had never had a chance to see it. Pansy and her girlfriends shared the spoils of today's shopping...

At this time, Gemma, the prefect, suddenly broke into the common room, "Attention everyone! Go to the auditorium!" Her tone was a little hasty, and it seemed that something terrible had happened.

"What's the matter, Gemma?" asked Schelling, standing up.Schelling and Gemma corresponded a lot during the summer vacation, and the relationship between the two has become so familiar that they can be called by name.

"I don't know either. This was ordered by Professor Dumbledore. Something must have happened." Gemma's tone showed anxiety. "Students from other colleges have also been called over. We must not be late!"

So the little snakes once again filed out of the hole in the common room and rushed towards the auditorium.I don't know if it's a psychological factor, but the shadow of the torches casts on the wall. The wall, which usually looks dignified, thick and incomparably reliable, seems to have become a stage for a group of demons to dance wildly.

"Something has happened, and the faculty and myself will conduct a thorough search of the castle," Professor Dumbledore said to the students.His tone was far from being cheerful as usual, but mixed with a bit of solemnity and worry.At this time, the four deans jointly closed all the doors of the auditorium.

"For your own safety, I think you may have to spend the night here. I ask the prefects to stand guard at the entrance of the auditorium, and the presidents of the male and female student unions stay in the auditorium to take charge of the management. If anything happens, report to me immediately," Dumbledore instructed Percy and Penello. Percy's face was full of important people's pride, "Just find a ghost and bring me a message."

Professor Dumbledore stopped talking and was about to leave the auditorium, but he said again: "Oh, yes, maybe you need this!" With a flick of his wand, long tables flew to the edge of the auditorium and stood against the wall by themselves; with another flick, hundreds of limp purple sleeping bags appeared on the ground.

As soon as the professors left, there was chatter in the auditorium, and the Gryffindor students told the students from other houses about what had just happened.

"Lie down and rest now! Lights out in ten minutes!" cried Percy with unspeakable enthusiasm and pride.

Xie Lin pulled up four sleeping bags, and took Daphne, Meredith, and Astoria to a corner next to them.They got into the sleeping bag, Daphne was on Schelling's left, Meredith was on Schelling's right, and Astoria snorted dissatisfiedly before sleeping on Daphne's left reluctantly, with her own sister separated from Schelling.

Astoria said worriedly: "Do you think Black is still in the castle?"

Xie Lin said indifferently: "I dare say he has already left. Dumbledore is still in the castle. If he hasn't left, there is no chance. Tonight, the search of the professors is doomed to be in vain."

Meredith thought for a while, and couldn't help asking a question: How did Blake get into Hogwarts?
A shrewd look flashed in Schelling's eyes, and he said, "Apparition is not allowed within the scope of Hogwarts. The Floo network and portkeys are also monitored. All important passages, including the sky above, are guarded by dementors, so invisibility magic is useless. Body Transfiguration or Polyjuice Potion may be able to infiltrate Hogwarts, but Blake, a fugitive wanted criminal, is unlikely to do it without support (Transfiguration requires information, and Polyjuice Potion needs raw materials). These impossibilities are ruled out. , the only possibility is that Black has mastered a secret passage that no one else knows about!"

The three daughters were surprised and admired when he saw him make such a solid inference in such a short period of time, and it was methodical.

Then, a flash of shrewdness flashed in Schelling's eyes, and he said, "Instead of discussing this, why not discuss Black sneaking into Hogwarts, what exactly is the picture?"

"Isn't it to kill Harry?" Meredith asked suspiciously.

The corner of Schelling's mouth raised slightly, "If it was to kill Harry, why did he choose today's time? Didn't he know that all the students were in the auditorium? Taking a step back, even if he really had a wrong information, why did he tear up the portrait after he found out that he couldn't get into the dormitory?"

"Indeed, there is no benefit in tearing up the portrait other than scaring the snake." Meredith quickly realized it.

"Could it be that he escaped from Azkaban, and his mind is already a little abnormal?" Daphne said hesitantly.

Schelling shook his head slowly, "Do you think that a mentally disturbed person can escape from Azkaban, cross thousands of miles from the North Sea, and sneak into Hogwarts? You must know that Black's arrest warrant was issued in both the wizarding world and the Muggle world at the same time. Being able to avoid heavy searches without being caught is enough to prove that he is still sane. It is impossible for him to do such a thing that is harmful but not beneficial—"

Schelling explained: "If we didn't tear up the painting, we would never know that Black had invaded. We didn't know that it was Black and not anyone else until the fat lady said it. And he couldn't have known that tearing up the portrait wouldn't kill the fat lady."

"You mean..." Meredith felt a little frustrated, as if she couldn't catch up with Schelling's train of thought.

"You mean, Blake's goal is not Harry, tearing up the portrait is to create a false appearance and divert attention, in fact, he wants to get something from the Gryffindor lounge?" This time, Daphne reacted first. Although she is not very good at logic and reasoning, she is good at grasping people's hearts.

"That's right!" Schelling leaned over and kissed Daphne on the cheek, making her blush, while Meredith showed a sour and envious expression. "If you want to find a reason for Black's behavior, he chose this time when everyone was not in the common room to force his way in. Obviously, he was looking for something. As for tearing up the portrait, it was purely to create a false appearance of assassinating Harry! I dare say that he will definitely come back again. When the professors are foolishly guarding Harry and focusing on Harry, that is the time for him to strike again."

Daphne and Meredith have long been a little numb to Schelling's power, but Astoria, who was listening, saw her idol peeling off for the first time, and she clarified the whole thing through a few small details. Even the professors couldn't catch up. Her bright eyes were shining with admiration and admiration, and she was also envious of Daphne and Meredith who could be close to Schelling.

The four fell into silence.Along with the silence, they also began to feel tired, and fell asleep after a while.

(End of this chapter)