Oh, Neville, you're back... Fan Lin raised his head and glanced at Neville, the one following behind Neville, um, it was Ginny, then...

Where's Harry?

I don't know, Neville replied in a daze. He said he had something to do, and then he went out wearing an invisibility cloak.

What did he go for? Ron asked puzzled, He still needs to use the invisibility cloak, he took that thing to eat?

Dumbledore told him not to take off the invisibility cloak. Fan Lin said, This is very necessary, after all, Harry is the main target.

Oh, that's true, but... Hermione frowned, But we should go, shouldn't we?

Oh, okay. Fan Lin thought for a while. Sure enough, with Harry's character, it was impossible for him to let Malfoy go so easily. There is no doubt that Harry was definitely looking for Malfoy. Fu is in trouble.

You go to school first, Hermione, I'll go find Harry, and then the two of us will go back together, don't worry...

...

Harry was like a frozen corpse, he couldn't move his body.

Harry lay still under the Invisibility Cloak, feeling the blood pouring from his nose, his face hot and wet, hearing voices and footsteps coming down the corridor.

This made Harry couldn't help raising a glimmer of hope.

Maybe someone will check the carriages before the train restarts?

But he soon realized with dismay that even if anyone looked into this compartment, he would not be seen or heard. His best hope was that someone would walk in and step on him.

But it was very bad, and Malfoy seemed to have considered this situation, and he put his body in the middle of the seat.

It was as if fate had played a joke on him, but unfortunately, Harry couldn't laugh at all right now.

Harry had never hated Malfoy more than today, lying on all fours like a ridiculous turtle with his mouth open to let the disgusting blood flow in. What a stupid situation he'd put himself in... Now the last few footsteps were gone too; everyone was shuffling on the dark platform outside; Harry could even hear the clink and noise of boxes voice.

Van Lin, Hermione, and Ron might think he got off the train alone. It wasn't until they got to Hogwarts, took their seats in the Great Hall, and glanced up and down the Gryffindor tables a few times, that he wasn't there, and he, no doubt, had been there by then. Halfway back to London.

As for Neville, Neville and Ginny...

Well, although their relationship is very good, they still don't always get together, and, counting on Neville to save him, it's better to count on Malfoy's spell to fail, or...

Harry tried to make a sound, even just a hum, but it was impossible.

Then he remembered that some wizards, such as Fan Lin or Dumbledore, could cast spells without opening their mouths, with advanced silent spell skills. In fact, Fan Lin had taught him this way before, but the effect...

The effect should be OK, so Harry began to repeat the wand flying in his mind over and over again, trying to summon the wand that had been out of his hand, but nothing happened.

Malfoy's petrification spell seemed to have frozen his brain, which made his thinking slow. For the first time in his life, Harry hated himself for not practicing the spell hard enough. After a while, it is estimated that it has been untied long ago, or that I have mastered apparation, and I can avoid it under the condition of conditioned reflex.

Malfoy's spell is not fast, it can be said that it is not as powerful as imagined, but in terms of results, it is obvious that it is very effective.

He thought he could hear the rustling of the trees by the lake and the distant hooting of owls, but there was no sign of anyone searching for him, or just panicked inquiries about where Harry Potter had gone. In his mind, he imagined that the carriage pulled by thestrals was pulling the students to the school,

And Malfoy's muzzled laughter must have been going on in the carriage, he must be telling his fellow Slytherins how he attacked Harry, and a sense of desperation spread through him .

The train jolted suddenly, and Harry rolled over. Now what he saw was the dusty seat bottom instead of the ceiling. The locomotive roared again, and the floor began to vibrate. The express train is about to leave, and no one knows that he is still on it...

Harry, where are you? A familiar voice came over, which made Harry ecstatic. He tried hard to make some noise, but unfortunately, it was of no avail.

Ah, I knew it. Harry felt his foot kicked, and then he felt the invisibility cloak lifted, and there was a voice above his head, My God, Harry, I knew you it's here.

A red light flashed, and Harry's body could move; he could finally change himself to a more dignified sitting position, he quickly wiped off the blood with the back of his hand, raised his swollen face and looked at Fan Lin, his hand Ri was holding the Invisibility Cloak that had just been torn from Harry.

How do you...

Boom! There was a sound, and then another figure appeared in the carriage. Harry hadn't been noticed before, but in a blink of an eye.

Hey, Fan Lin, don't be nervous, it's me, Tonks. Taking off the black cloak, Tonks almost didn't recognize his terrible hair color.

Tonks, why are you here? Fan Lin was a little surprised, but after thinking about it, this seemed to be a reasonable thing.

The Order of the Phoenix is ​​protecting Harry, said Tonks. There's no time!

We've got to get out of here, quick, said Tonks, as the windows were clouded with moisture and the train was starting to leave the station.

Hurry up, we have to dance. Fan Lin and Harry hurriedly followed her to the corridor. Tonks opened the car door and jumped to the platform. Since the train was already moving, the platform under their feet seemed to be slipping. Harry jumped down too, and just had time to stagger to his feet when he saw the steaming red locomotive pick up speed, turn a corner and disappear.

The cold night air eased the pain in Harry's nose, and Tonks looked at Harry; Harry was annoyed and embarrassed that he had been found in such a ridiculous position.

As soon as Fan Lin reached out, he returned the invisibility cloak to Harry.

It seems, Fan Lin leisurely looked at the swaying carriage in the distance, a newborn Ye Qi was gradually moving away from them.

We missed the last carriage. Fan Lin said helplessly, It seems that we have to find a way to go back by ourselves.

We can go back with the first graders... oh, well, we can walk back. Harry thought about his embarrassment now, and instead of taking the boat back with the first graders, Harry would rather walk.

Who did it?

Draco Malfoy, Harry said disgustedly. Thank you for coming...um...

It's all right, Tonks said without smiling.

In the dark, Harry saw that she was still the same as she had been at the Burrow, gray-brown and sad-faced.

If you stand still, I can fix your nose.

Harry didn't quite approve of the idea; he had planned to go to Madam Pomfrey, the school nurse, whom he had a little more faith in when it came to healing spells, but it seemed rude to say so, but the truth was In fact, Harry felt that even Fan Lin would be better...

So Harry closed his eyes and stood still.

Bone pain stops, Tonks read. Harry's nose felt very hot first, then very cold. He touched it carefully with his hand. Seems to be fine.

Thank you!

You'd better put that cloak on so we can walk to school, said Tonks, still grimacing, and Tonks waved his wand after Harry put the cloak on; The quadruped erupted from the tip of the wand and galloped into the darkness.

Uh... Seeing Tonks' patron saint, Fan Lin immediately understood why this energetic girl had become so haggard.

Not everyone's Patronus is a husky isn't, uh, I mean, a direwolf?

In short, the entanglement between Tonks and Lupine has obviously entered a bottleneck period. Thinking about it, Remus is worried about how to solve it, while Tonks is a little sad...

In fact, Fan Lin really wanted to tell Tonks that she and Lupine would have a child in the future, but judging by the current situation... this child should still be in the embryonic state of amino acid protein.

Great patron saint! Fan Lin said, which seemed to bring some comfort to Tonks.

Uh, thank you. Tonks paused.

I've already told the people in the castle that I've found you, so that they don't have to worry anymore. Now let's go, we'd better not waste any time. Tonks said, signaling the two of them to go back to school.

They set off for the path leading to the school.

how did you find me?

I noticed that neither of you got out of the car, and I know you have that cloak. You may have hidden it for some reason. I saw the curtains of the box were drawn, so I thought I should check one time.

Why are you here? Fan Lin said somewhat unexpectedly, This place is already within the radiation range of Hogwarts, I think Dumbledore...

It's the Ministry of Magic. Tonks said quickly, I'm currently stationed in Hogsmeade by the Ministry of Magic to give the school extra protection.

Maximum security?

Yes. Tonks nodded at Fan Lin, Especially Harry, Scrimgeour doesn't trust Harry alone. If anything happens, we cannot afford the consequences.

Are you the only one stationed there, or—?

No, Prowford, Savage, and Dawlish are here.

Dawlish, is that the Auror who was attacked by Dumbledore last year?

right.

The Ministry of Magic thinks that Voldemort will sneak attack here?

Don't say that person's name earlier. Tonks shook his head. Although the chances are very low, if something happens to you two, we cannot afford the result.

So they trudged forward on this deserted dark path along the tracks that the carriage had just made.

Harry glanced under the cloak at Tonks beside him. Last year she was so inquisitive, so laughing, so amusing.

But now she is much older, and looks more serious and determined. Is this all because of what's going on in the Ministry of Magic?

If it wasn't for Fan Lin standing here, Harry even thought it wasn't the real Tonks. After all, this happened before. For example, Barty Crouch Jr., maybe Tonks was between Tafur or Bella. Kind of counterfeit?

Harry cleared this thought from his mind. If this is the case, then the two of them must fall to the ground in the next second, and when they opened their eyes, they appeared in Voldemort's castle...

Harry looked at Fan Lin begging for help. Tonks' change was too obvious. It felt like Tonks had aged ten years, or more?

But obviously, this is not a polite thing, and there is nothing Fan Lin can do about it, after all, he cannot force Lupine to accept that Tonks is not...

So the three of them just walked in silence in the cold night, Tonks' long cloak rustling on the ground behind them.

He had always passed this section of road in a carriage before, so Fan Lin never realized how far it was from Hogsmeade Station to Hogwarts.

Finally seeing the tall pillars on both sides of the school gate, Fan Lin heaved a sigh of relief. He originally planned to take Harry to Apparate, but with so many people from the Ministry of Magic around, Fan Lin felt that it was better not to cause trouble, let alone with Tonks accompanying him, although this only made the journey worse.

Harry was obviously impatient too, but when Harry reached out to push the door, he found that the door had been locked with a chain.

Alahoo! Harry said confidently, pointing his wand at the padlock, but nothing happened.

That doesn't work on those, Tonks said. Dumbledore himself put the spell on them.

Magic, is it already on alert?

Oh yes.

Harry looked around without giving up. I can go over the wall, he offered.

You can't turn over, Tonks said weakly. They've all been charmed against invasion. The security of the school has increased a hundredfold this summer.

Well then, Harry began to feel a little annoyed at Tonks, who couldn't help him, I guess I'll just have to sleep here until tomorrow morning.

Someone's coming to fetch you, Tonks said. look.

A lantern appeared in the far corner of the castle, moving up and down. This made him very happy, and he felt that he could stand even a clichéd beating from Filch for his procrastination, or a growling threat to improve his punctuality with a thumbtack.

It wasn't until the yellow light was only ten feet away from the two of them, and he had removed his invisibility cloak and reappeared, that Harry noticed the glinting aquiline nose and the long, greasy black hair. Severus Snape, a wave of pure disgust rushed to his forehead.

Yes, yes, yes, Snape said with a sneer, taking out his wand and tapping on the padlock, the chain slid down like a snake, and the door creaked open. Glad to see you here, Potter, but it's clear you feel that wearing school robes would detract from your looks.

I can't, I don't have my— Harry started, but Snape cut him off.

Don't wait, Nymphadora, Potter is in my hands - ah - quite safe.

I was going to let Hagrid know, Tonks frowned.

Hagrid didn't make it to the start-of-term feast, like Potter and Al here, so I took it for him. By the way, Snape stepped aside to let the two of them in, I'm very sorry for your new The Patronus is interested. Snape slammed the door shut in Tonks's face, and with another wave of his wand, the chains slid back into their original positions.

I think your old one was better, Snape said with unmistakable malice in his voice.

The new one looks pretty useless. Snape turned the lantern around, and Harry saw a look of shock and irritation flash across Tonks' face. But at once she was plunged into darkness again.

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