Harry Potter and the Secret Treasure

"Stop, stop, Ron!" Hermione screamed, trying to get up to separate them.

Before Ivan could react, he was punched hard in the stomach. He put his knee against Ron, and subconsciously touched the wand at his waist with his right hand.

In the next second, a thick red light flashed, and Ron flew upside down.

His body smashed over the table, fell to the ground, struggled twice, wanted to stand up and continue to pounce on Ivan, Fred and George hurriedly grabbed him.

"Ron, why are you hitting Ivan?!" Fred said in surprise.

"That's right, do you even know what you're doing?!" George followed up.

Ron gasped heavily, glaring at Ivan with red eyes.

Everyone held their breath and looked at Ron dumbfounded. The atmosphere in the common room was solemn.

Ivan's clothes were messy, he held his wand tightly with his right hand and pointed at Ron, and gently patted Hermione's shoulder with his left hand, and Hermione stood beside him sobbing softly.

"What the hell are you doing?!" Percy walked through the crowd and glared at Ron, who looked so much like Mrs. Weasley, "Ron, I know you're sad to lose that mouse, but it's not Alvin killed Scabbers."

"It's him, it's him!" Ronford yelled loudly, "He's the one who asked Hermione to buy that cat, and Scabbers wouldn't have died without that damned cat."

"Crookshanks didn't kill Scabbers..." Hermione defended weakly, her eyes filled with tears.

"Ron, you're crazy! For a mouse, you just..." Ginny came over to comfort Hermione in a low voice, and turned to look at Ron angrily.

"What a rat, Scabbers is my friend!" Ron interrupted Ginny, he growled angrily, "Scabby is dead, my best friend is dead, it's the two of them and that nasty cat It died, but you have been protecting them, has no one considered my feelings?!"

There was a deathly silence in the common room, except for Ron's growling, there was no sound.

"Actually, your mouse isn't dead at all, and no one touches it."

Ivan handed Hermione to Ginny, and he quickly walked to the corner of the lounge, pulled a struggling mouse out of the gap and threw it to Ron.

Seeing Banban trembling in his arms, Ron suddenly fell silent.

He seemed to be choked, he wanted to say something but didn't know what to say, he couldn't explain to others, Banban was just a fuse, when he got angry and rushed to Ai Wen just now, what he was thinking in his head was Ai Wen Vin and Hermione holding hands back to the common room scene.

"Okay, Ron, the matter has been investigated, and Scabbers is not dead at all." Percy said arrogantly, "Quickly apologize to Ivan and Hermione."

Ron was annoyed at what Percy said.

Panting heavily, he stood there and stared at Ivan and Hermione coldly.

Reason told him that he should apologize, but there was a voice in his heart that kept whispering that he didn't need to do this, why should he apologize, it was obviously their fault.

He suddenly remembered what Tom Riddle had said to him last year, his fists clenched tighter and tighter, and his whole body trembled from the force he had exerted in the past.

If he had a choice, he would rather jump over and fight Ivan again.

"Say sorry, Ron!" Ginny reminded anxiously in a low voice.

Ron woke up suddenly. He saw that everyone was looking at him. He took a deep breath and said vaguely, "Yes, I'm sorry!"

After speaking, he turned and ran back to his dormitory.

In the dark bedroom, only Ron was alone. He lay on his four-poster bed, pressed his head hard under the pillow, and tears flowed out uncontrollably.

He must have been in a daze just now, to actually yell at Hermione, to hit Ivan with his hands...

Ron couldn't tell why he did this, maybe it was too sad to lose Scabbers suddenly, maybe Tom Riddle's words from last year had an effect again, or maybe the feeling that had appeared during the day was mixed with envy, jealousy and unknown hatred A strange feeling of emotion was at work.

In short, the more he looks at Ivan now, the more he dislikes it.

Thinking of how everyone defended Ivan just now, Ron felt a strong sense of loneliness.

Forget about the others, but there were Percy, Fred, George, and Ginny, these were his family members, and none of them were on his side.

And Hermione, Ron felt distressed for a while, he thought...

Ron tried not to think about Hermione, he thought about Harry, his best friend, if Harry was here tonight, would he support him? !

Ron hesitated for a moment. He firmly believed that Harry would support him, but this was not against Malfoy. The relationship between Harry and Ivan was also very good, and he might support Ivan like everyone else.

He had already lost Hermione, and the thought of losing Harry again made Ron inexplicably irritable.

He has always regarded Harry as his best friend, but does the other party think so too? !

He is a famous savior, he is also the Seeker of the college Quidditch team, and the other people around him are so good, and he is so mediocre, why should he become good friends with Harry? !

Perhaps, in Harry's eyes, he was just a follower.

"I'm alone!" Ron murmured. "No one will support me. I'm a total loser. Everyone looks down on me."

His body curled up in pain, and the next second, he felt something trembling in his jacket pocket, it was Scabbers!

Ron wiped his tears, got up and took Scabbers out.

It looked terrified, its body was shaking non-stop, and fear was written in its small eyes.

In fact, Pettigrew Peter was indeed frightened, and he hid according to the plan, which certainly couldn't fool Sirius, but it could buy himself time.

However, the plan did not go well. He took advantage of the opportunity that all the students in the school went out to watch the Quidditch match, and searched Filch's office, but found nothing, and the Marauder's Map was not there.

When I graduated, the map was obviously confiscated by Filch, and the other party would definitely keep it, and it was impossible to throw it away at will.But that was 20 years ago after all, the time is too long, anything can happen in between.

Peter Pettigrew hid in the Gryffindor common room again, and he wanted to redesign a plan to lure Sirius out and let the people in the castle find him.

Since Sirius thought he was by Ron's side, he'd better hang around and wait for his chance.

However, Peter Pettigrew did not expect that he would be found out by Ivan.

This is impossible, how did he find himself? !

When I hid in that gap, there was obviously no one in the common room.

It stands to reason that it is impossible for the boy to find himself.

Peter Pettigrew was scared, and Ivan must have mastered some method he didn't know. If Sirius Black knew this method, then what would happen to him...

"Banban, you are the only one left to accompany me now, you must support me, right?" Ron put Banban on the pillow.

Hearing Ron's words, Peter Pettigrew, who was in deep thought, woke up suddenly. He felt that there were too many variables in the plan he had thought before. He couldn't fight against Sirius Black and Ivan alone. He needed a helper, a person hidden in the dark. helper.

"Those people regard me as a follower, as a joke!" Ron said angrily, his expression was slightly ferocious, "Those who look down on me, I will definitely make them regret it, I will make them Pay the price."

"Yes, I will help you!" A sharp man's voice suddenly sounded in the room, "I will make those who look down on us pay the price."

"Soul out of the body!"

A strange light flashed, and the bedroom quickly returned to calm. Only Ron was crying silently on the bed, but his eyes were full of confusion and emptiness.

Chapter 97 Hagrid and Buckbeak

In the next few days, Harry was discharged from the school hospital smoothly, and life seemed to return to normal.

But losing the Quidditch match and what happened in the common room had an impact all the time.

The entire Gryffindor College students didn't seem to have much vitality, and everyone's will was very depressed.

Because of Ron's matter, Hermione seems to cry at any time now, and this incident has hit her too hard; Harry often looks at the wreckage of his Nimbus 2000 alone in a daze, although everyone has tried various methods to make him cry. He cheered up, but it didn't work; Wood looked lifeless, as if he had lost his purpose in life; Fred and George were no longer keen on pranks, and the progress of new product development was significantly slowed down.

However, none of them changed as much as Ron.

Ron's behavior has become more and more weird. Except for Harry, he hardly talks to anyone else now, his temper has become very bad, and he is very unfriendly to everyone.

It is like an active volcano that has been suppressed for a long time, and it may erupt at any time.

In Potions class on Monday, Ron threw a big, slippery crocodile heart straight at Malfoy, right in the face, because Malfoy mocked a dementor and taunted Harry. Fifty points were deducted from Gryffindor.

I don't know if it's an illusion, but Ivan always feels like Ron is a different person.

His eyes are often empty and dull, but every time he sees himself, he will be full of vigilance and hostility, as if he will rush to beat him at any time.

Ivan does have this idea, if that solves all problems.

In short, an unexpected defeat made the atmosphere in the entire Gryffindor College depressing.

The only happy thing recently is that Professor Lu Ping has returned to class.

In Wednesday's Defense Against the Dark Arts class, Ivan saw Professor Lupine.

He did look sick, the old robes were more baggy, and there were thick shadows under the eyes, the werewolf transformation must have put a heavy load on his body.

Everyone was concerned about Lupine's health and complained about Snape's behavior when he was sick.As far as Ivan knew, during the substitute class, Snape taught the same content in the Defense Against the Dark Arts class of all grades, that is, how to identify and kill werewolves.

Of course, almost everyone didn't take this seriously.

For little wizards, in this day and age, werewolves are like creatures living in legends, and they think that it is impossible for them to come into contact with them in this life.

Aside from Hermione, Ivan didn't know who had discovered Lupine's true identity.

It is estimated that Snape should be disappointed, his good intentions did not have any effect other than doubling his hate level.

Professor Lupine returns to make Defense Against the Dark Arts fun again.

In that class, Ivan saw the new dark creature Shinkpunk brought by Lupine. He didn't look like he wanted to hurt anyone.

But in reality, it often lures travelers into swamps.

It leaps forward in the swamp full of fog, using the lights hanging from its legs to lead the way. People follow the light, and then fall into the swamp and suffocate to death. Hinkpunk lives on the carrion of these dead people.

Looking at it through the water tank, you will never know that this creature is so terrifying.

The pleasant atmosphere brought by Professor Lupine's return lasted only for more than two hours. When Ivan went downstairs to go to the auditorium for lunch, he saw Hagrid, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, standing in the foyer. Harry, Ron, The three of Hermione gathered around him.

Hagrid had just come back from the school's owl room, and he stood there with red eyes and tears streaming down the front of his leather vest.

"Hagrid, what's the matter?" Ivan walked over in surprise, and he saw Harry, Ron, and Hermione reading an official letter.

Ai Wen leaned over and glanced at it, and the letter read:

Dear Mr. Hagrid, We have further investigated the incident of the hippogriff attacking the students in your class and we have accepted Professor Dumbledore's assurance that you are not responsible for this regrettable incident .

However, we must express our concern for this problematic hippogriff.We have decided to uphold Mr. Lucius Malfoy's formal complaint and the matter will therefore be referred to the Dangerous Creatures Committee.

We will be organizing a hearing at the Commission's London offices on January 25th, and you and your hippogriff are due to attend on that date.Hippogriffs should be tethered and isolated during this period.Your colleagues... Below is a long list of school boards.

"They're trying to kill Buckbeak!" Hagrid sobbed uncontrollably, tears streaming down his face, and more falling down his tangled beard.

"But Buckbeak isn't an evil hippogriff!" said Harry uncertainly. "Hagrid, I bet he'll be all right?!"

"No, you don't know those weirdos from the Hazardous Creatures Committee." Hagrid wiped his tears with his sleeve. "They fucked these funny animals!"

Hagrid's words made several people look at each other, not knowing how to answer.

The hippogriff, which Hagrid called an "interesting animal," was an outright "scary monster" in the eyes of others.

Even if Buckbeak didn't mean any harm, no one would like it.

Actually, by Hagrid's usual standards, it's certainly endearing.

But Ivan knew that this had nothing to do with whether Buckbeak was loved or not. Lucius Malfoy was behind it.

Since Dumbledore failed to remove the principal position last year and was kicked out of the school board, the reputation of the Malfoy family has not been as good as before; the conversation in the principal's office about who opened the secret room was leaked by someone, and now the entire magic Rumors were circulating in the upper echelons of the world that Lucius was distributing items from Voldemort's school days.

This is not a good phenomenon. Lucius Malfoy urgently needs something to divert everyone's attention and restore the family's reputation.

Hagrid provided him with such an opportunity, and he is now clinging to Hagrid and Buckbeak, and this attack has turned into a contest between him and Dumbledore, as long as Hagrid's teaching position or Kill the hippogriff Buckbeak and he can regain his lost prestige.

Needless to say, the politicians at the Ministry of Magic and the school board must have made a trade-off between the two people. They didn't want to offend Dumbledore, but they didn't want to give up the large sum of Galleons sent by Malfoy.

They can support Dumbledore to let Hagrid continue to teach at the school, and the corresponding exchange is to allow Lucius Malfoy to kill Buckbeak.

No one but Hagrid cared if a hippogriff lived or died.

What kind of hearing is just a procedure!

That committee was pretty much under Malfoy's control, and no matter what Hagrid said, it wasn't going to help.

In other words, the outcome of this incident has been determined from the very beginning.

Regardless of Hagrid's wishes as a client, whether Buckbeak is really evil or not, it doesn't matter anymore.

Buckbeak is bound to die, although it is cruel, it is a fact!

Perhaps, this is politics!

Chapter 98 Buckbeak's Defense

Seeing Hagrid's pitiful look, Ivan sighed.

He didn't know politics, but he knew he had to do something, he couldn't just watch Buckbeak get his head chopped off, Hagrid would definitely break down.

"Listen, Hagrid!" Ivan said, "You can't give up. You need to prepare your defense. Harry, Ron, and Hermione can prove that Barcobeak is innocent. I can help you publicize this in the newspapers." thing."