Hogwarts 1991

Chapter 363 Promised Duel
When McGuffin and the others returned to Hogwarts, they were almost surrounded by professors, the Weasley family, and even Minister Fudge.

— Escorted all the way back to Hogwarts.

Back at the castle, Professor McGonagall took McGuffin and each of them to have a private conversation for a few minutes.

From family, magic,...Muggles, to loving the lives of oneself and one's friends, and it finally came down to Harry.

In short, it was just one sentence—let them keep an eye on Harry, and don't let this guy act rashly!

Although DeLS Malfoy was not punished, Cornelius Fudge personally wrote a letter to Lucius Malfoy on the spot, asking him to discipline his daughter well.

During dinner, Ron and Hermione carefully avoided talking about Sirius and dragons to Harry.

On the one hand, it was because of the presence of other little wizards, and on the other hand, it was also because he was afraid of provoking Harry, so he sneaked out of Hogwarts wearing an invisibility cloak in a flash of enthusiasm.

Of course, McGuffin isn't worried at all about Harry 'seeking revenge' Black, he's just a little worried that some back-on-the-track plot is getting out of hand again.

Harry couldn't sleep that night.

McGuffin and Ron were also afraid that this guy would run out directly (he might do this on impulse), so they also stared at that guy all night with wide eyes.

……

"Ron, Harry...McGuffin, are you all asleep? Doesn't look well?"

McGuffin yawned sullenly.

Harry and Ron could still squint for a while when the dawn broke, and he had to use magic power to stimulate and water the [seedlings of the World Tree] every morning to make them grow.

So until now I haven't closed my eyes at all.

——Aha!
Another yawn.

Now McGuffin really wants to borrow the time-turner directly from Hermione and find time to get a good night's sleep.

Now they're in the common room,

Because it was the first day of the holiday, there was almost no one here, even the twins and Percy went to the infirmary with the Weasleys early because they wanted to see Charlie.

As for the McGuffins, they stayed to watch Harry.

Ron was now sprawled in front of the fire, fiddling with dragon candies.

He grabbed a handful of candy that was as bright as lava, and put it on the pan that the twins usually used to fry steak, and let the hot fire burn it to a hot red, and then burst open.

Gradually expand and burst like popcorn.

Jumping, splashing around.

The lounge is like snow falling in the air,
Sprinkle a little red bright color 'spark'.

No, that's not spark.

Just some sprinkles!
McGuffin confirmed this by licking the 'sparks' falling from his arm.

It is not as dangerous as it looks, but it tastes very special.

The blooming sugar sprinkles jumped directly on the tip of the tongue, burning, making the tongue slightly numb, giving the feeling of sipping a little sorghum wine.

But without the dizzy feeling of alcohol.

"Ron!" Hermione threw her pen on the 'mountain of books' angrily.

That's just her homework for this vacation.

There are already three tables filled.

Not to mention the books borrowed through special channels (with permission from Professor McGonagall, Hermione can borrow many books from the Hogwarts library together for study), and the books are so high that they can build a wall to separate her on the desk.

With the help of McGuffin, Ron finally collected the scattered red popcorn in the lounge and gathered them into a pile.

"Take a look, it's very good, it has the taste of popcorn, but it can feel like candy, it's a little different!"

“Delicious!”

Ron Gacha choked on this 'cooked' dragon candy, and wanted McGuffin to try it too.

McGuffin had no choice but to yawn, and took a hand with sleepy eyes.

"Thanks, I don't need to, if you can stop this action and let me finish my homework, I will be more grateful to you!" Hermione said lightly.

Crookshanks' big ginger face protruded directly from Hermione's left mini pet pocket, and let out a lazy 'owwow'.

just woke up.

Ron stared at the cat in disgust, wary of it jumping out and attacking him suddenly.

Then he stretched himself in the same way, turned his head and said to Harry, "Seriously, Harry, you should take a nap, your complexion is not very good, really."

"I'm fine. In contrast, it's the McGuffin who needs to catch up on sleep. Look at him!" said Harry, pointing to the McGuffin.

McGuffin took the 'red popcorn' handed by Ron - stretched it in the wrong place, stuffed it directly into his nostril, and fell asleep with his head propped on the armchair in that position.

"This guy didn't close his eyes all night, in order to keep an eye on you - Harry!" Ron said directly with a wink at Hermione.

"Not only him, but me too! But then I fell asleep like that..."

"I don't know when you all became spies to spy on me!" Harry said angrily.

"Listen, Harry, you must be distraught by what we learned yesterday, but most importantly, you must not do anything stupid. Just think about that idiot de LS why she told you this...

"She just wants you to find Black and die!" Hermione said, staring into Harry's eyes, she wanted to tell whether Harry really had those thoughts that he shouldn't have.

"It's not worth dying for Black, and you've heard the Minister of Magic's assurance that he won't escape this time."

Listening to the questions and answers from Hermione and Ron, Harry realized that the two must have rehearsed this kind of answer.

"Do you know what I can hear when McGuffin and I are training [Patronus Charm] or when we are close to dementors?"

"I can feel that night...that night my mother screamed like that, just before she was killed, she used all her strength to stop Voldemort from hurting me..."

"If it wasn't for Black, I could have a normal family, and my parents would still be alive. He was originally a friend, but he betrayed them..."

"Sirius Black is still my godfather!"

"Do you know how I feel right now? My head is full of thoughts about how I would have lived if he hadn't betrayed my parents! I would have my own parents instead of curling up in my own cupboard at Uncle Vernon's house as a kid, remembering my birthday all by myself for 11 years of my life..."

Harry didn't know what he was talking about.

He just thought of Black, and he couldn't accept that he was idly hiding in Hogwarts and waiting for the protection of others, trembling and waiting for Black to find his own...

He couldn't bear the thought and feeling any longer.

"What are you talking about? Harry? Dude?" Ron growled nervously.

"Did you really listen to that idiot de LS' tricks instead of ours? Didn't you hear what Fudge said? Sirius would tear you to pieces as easily as he did Peter Pettigrew."

Having said this, Ron trembled in his pocket.He pressed it hastily, carefully watching the movement of Crookshanks in Hermione's pocket.

"You won't do anything irrational! Harry, I beg you!" Hermione said with tears on her face, "Please be reasonable...McGuffin! McGuffin! You persuade him too!"

It dawned on Harry that it was obvious that his three friends must have rehearsed it before.

Hermione pushed it hastily, and the McGuffin who was sleeping in that strange posture woke up suddenly.

--what!

Unexpectedly, he raised his hand (from the nose) and raised his head (breathing hard in shock).

The two popcorn-shaped dragon candies were sprayed out from the nostrils, and hit Crookshanks' big face.

Everyone at the scene was shocked for a moment and froze in place.

Snapped!Crack-crack!
The red popcorn candy falls to the floor and rolls and rattles.

Crookshanks narrowed his eyes dangerously.

"Meow!"

It poked out four claws from the pocket at once, with a sharp cold light, it jumped out instantly.

Crookshanks lay on top of McGuffin's head, and raised the 'claw' high.

A cold light came first, and then——

——Cru cross cut!

The three of Harry had no time to react, and stopped—

Brush! --brush!

"Ah!—Sneak attack!"

"Who!"

McGuffin covered his face and screamed, rolled over and fell under the armchair next to him.

It took him a long time to get up angrily, yelling loudly, trying to open his eyes, trying to seek revenge on that despicable 'villain' who sneaked up on him.

"Who, who is it?" McGonagall yelled angrily.

With McGuffin's angry expression and the bloody scars on his face, it was obvious that everyone had temporarily forgotten about Black's topic.

Crookshanks gracefully jumped on the desk beside him, stretched his waist on Hermione's textbook, flexed his four paws, and let out a pleasant cry.

Ron's pockets began to shake violently.

"Good boy, it turned out to be you."

McGuffin drew out his wand angrily.

"Don't! MacGuffin! Don't!"

Hermione didn't bother to persuade Harry, and immediately stood up and stretched her arms in front of Crookshanks.

"It's just a cute and ignorant kitten Mi!"

--immature?kitten?
Crookshanks jumped on Hermione's shoulder, rubbed Hermione's face and hair, and meowed.

With a look of contempt like a king, he looked at the impotent and furious guy in front of him.

"I!"

"Hermione don't protect that little tiger, let McGuffin teach it a lesson!" Ron said sarcasticly, he had long wanted to do this.

"Ron you!" Hermione exasperated.

"Harry helped me persuade McGuffin, what he needs now is to go to Madam Pomfrey to see... Otherwise, what if there is a scar?"

"Oh, that's right... let's see Charlie by the way! Come on, Harry!"

Ron also reacted.

—They obviously intended to change the subject.

Harry sat up straight, staring at several people, a little wondering if these guys were playing himself together.

But look at McGuffin, who is covering his face, screaming and screaming, the scar of the cross cut almost hit his eye just now, if you say this is a 'sitcom'

——The price is too great!
So they dressed, passed through the hole in the portrait, walked through the empty corridor, and came to the oak door at the entrance of the infirmary.

……

It wasn't just Madam Pomfrey and the Weasleys in the infirmary, Hagrid was there too.

He seemed to be in high spirits and dancing.

Hagrid was excitedly telling a few people when Pomfrey was holding a wand and striking MacGuffin in the face with a cold face.

"Harry, Hermione, you can't guess where I've been invited to-?"

"Dorset!—at Newt Scamander's house?"

"What? The famous expert on the protection of magical animals who wrote "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them?" Hermione exclaimed.

"It is rumored that many magical animals have been adopted in his family...Xixiu, Maolizi, Curlywing Demon, Thunderbird, Poison Leopard, Horned Beast, Wicked Bird, Moon Crazy Beast, Poison Horned Beast... There is even such a thing as Moran..."

Hermione was as excited as Hagrid, completely forgetting what she was here for.

"Hermione, you know... the Hippogriff last time, Buckbeak boarded at Newt's house, and was taken care of by his son and grandson from time to time... This time I was invited to go there to see that little guy!"

Hagrid's excited words were illogical.

Charlie was also very excited.

Newt Scamander has always been Charlie's idol. He is very envious of Newt's journey to visit magical animals in magical secrets in various countries on five continents at a young age.

Now Charlie also has the first edition of "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" written by Newt.

Madam Pomfrey listened to their conversation and was not happy about it.

She still remembered the big accident caused by the Hippogriff last time,
She snorted in dissatisfaction and expressed it directly.

"Hippogriff, ha! Fire dragon, ha!"

She poked the MacGuffin firmly in the face with the tip of her wand, and the 'cross cut' scar healed instantly.

McGuffin lowered his head, trembling in his heart, not daring to make another sound.

Besides Madam Pomfrey, there was another person who was also full of anger.

"Hagrid, why did you tell me all about my parents and never mention Black once!"

When they left the infirmary together with Hagrid, Harry came to his senses and began to question Hagrid directly.

Harry's question was obviously completely unexpected to Hagrid, and he was dumbfounded for a long time, but couldn't answer it.

Then he hesitated and said.

"I... no, don't want you to do something stupid, Harry!"

"Don't play dumb, Hagrid, you know I mean two years ago, you didn't say anything to me either!"

"say what?"

"Sirius is my godfather, he betrayed my parents and sold us to Voldemort."

Harry stared at Hagrid angrily.

"Harry!?"

Hagrid was completely at a loss for a moment and could only stare at Harry, who didn't know what to say.

A big man who was two bodies taller than Harry actually looked much weaker than Harry in terms of momentum, and he was timid.

McGuffin knew that the fire was enough, but Harry couldn't be stimulated to go directly to find Sirius. He had to keep the plot going on normally.

"Harry, Hagrid is thinking of you too!"

"Think about it, if it were you, would you tell me the whereabouts of an enemy who is now invincible, and let me die?"

"But I feel like I have to do something? Otherwise I'm going to go crazy." Harry said agitatedly, he couldn't stop himself from thinking about it, he felt like his soul was being eaten away all the time.

"How about this! Come to a wizard duel! If you beat me! I won't persuade you on this matter!" McGuffin suggested.

"If you can't even beat me, how can you seek revenge from Sirius! Harry, you should give up this idea!"

"McGuffin!" Everyone present widened their eyes and exclaimed.

(End of this chapter)