The Mightiest Badger at Hogwarts

Although Newland's words were extremely sincere, Emily still gave him a look full of suspicion and hostility.

As for his boss Geffen, although he still didn't know exactly what happened, he still gave a series of sneers after the initial surprise.

Finally, he even said:

"Who else could it be if it weren't you? Please tell me the truth, I know you can do this kind of thing!"

Si Gefen's voice was a little weird and muffled, and it sounded like his tongue was injured.

Maybe that's why he was reluctant to speak before.

But Newland completely ignored these two people, and still looked at Link sincerely.

This is not how strong Newland's psychology is.

In fact, the power that Emily has cultivated as the Slytherin Housemaster for a long time is very scary, especially for people who are also Slytherins.

Now Newland only felt that Emily's gaze was like a poisonous snake that kept wandering around his vital parts.

The strong sense of danger made his eyebrows itch.

And soon, the real poisonous snake also appeared.

Arkham emerged from the cloak that Link took off.

It spit out snake letters, slowly climbed up Newland's body, and wrapped around his neck circle after circle.

The greasy feeling and the rustling sounds from Arkham's mouth from time to time made Newland fall into endless fear, and his body began to shake unconsciously.

When Emily saw this, a smile with a strong sarcasm appeared on her face.

Si Gefen had already shut his mouth tightly and stopped making sarcastic comments about Newland.

He knew that Link could speak Parseltongue, which was why he felt that the basilisk currently wrapped around Newland's neck seemed to be asking Link for instructions... to see if he could kill Newland directly. Lan was bitten to death.

"Um, Mr. Foley..." Si Gefen suddenly said again, "I was actually joking just now. Although I don't know exactly what happened here, I think it's better to investigate clearly before drawing a conclusion. After all, what if..."

"Newland, I believe you."

Before Si Gefen finished speaking, Link's voice blocked out the rest of his words.

As soon as he finished speaking, Arkham quickly scurried back into Link's cloak.

The cold weather in winter is really unfriendly to a cold-blooded creature like him.

He didn't want to move unless necessary.

As for Newland, the moment Arkham left, he slumped down on the chair like mud. Sweat kept sliding down his face, and soon he was stung so hard that he couldn't open his eyes, but his trembling hands could not open his eyes. I didn't even have the strength to lift it up to wipe away the sweat.

"Huh? No! Do you just believe him that much? Are you no longer investigating?"

Si Gefen said again in great surprise.

His inconsistent appearance made Emily cast a strange look at him.

When Link heard this, he just smiled and shook his head.

In the vision of advanced Legilimency combined with the super-sensory spell, Newland just exuded a strong sense of fear and sincerity.

Such people will never lie.

At least not on the issue just now.

Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, Si Gefen punched Newland in anger and said:

"Hurry up and tell me honestly! What bad things have you done?"

Although Si Gefen said what he said was a bastard, the panic in Newland's heart actually eased a lot after being manipulated like this.

He glared at Si Gefen angrily, looked at Link carefully and said:

"Thank you for your trust, Mr. Foley! Just... what should we do now?"

"You don't need to worry about this matter, I will take care of it."

Link said calmly, then closed his eyes and lay down.

This is an obvious signal to send guests off.

Newland and Skeffen looked at each other, then saluted and exited the carriage.

Through the gap in the slowly closing door of the carriage, you can still see them walking and fighting each other. It seems that their relationship has become very good.

click-

The door finally closed completely and locked automatically.

Emily sighed softly. No one knew the pressure on Link better than she did.

She knew better that Link was not a god.

As a human being, Link also gets tired.

Emily placed Link's head on her knees and began to massage Link's temples.

The dull whistle sounded, and the train began to squeak.

During this regular shaking, Link's frown gradually relaxed, his breathing began to become steady and long, and he gradually entered a dream.

……

When Link woke up again, the car window was completely dark.

Link slept very comfortably this night, which was very rare for him.

After all, sleep has become a dispensable thing for him since his mental power skyrocketed. He has not experienced such a deep sleep for a long time.

Especially the fragrance coming from Emily's body gave him a feeling of inner peace.

He stood up and stretched hard, then smiled and said to Emily, who had changed into school uniform:

"Thank you, Emily."

Emily covered her mouth and smiled when she heard this, helped Link take out the Hogwarts uniform and said:

"We have arrived at Hogsmeade Station, hurry up and put on your clothes."

"Phew! Time flies so fast."

As Link said this, he put on his school robe, and then pecked Emily on the face, and then the two of them walked off the Hogwarts express train with laughter.

The snow has stopped for some time, and now it is a rare good weather outside.

The bright moonlight pours on the thick layer, reflecting a brighter light, which blends with the surrounding darkness to create a deep blue, which is really beautiful.

After taking a deep breath and letting the chilly cold air fill his entire lungs, Link stepped onto the platform with Emily.

There were not many people inside the Hogsmeade station, and even the professor who came to pick up the students was missing.

Newland just waited quietly in the snow.

Seeing Link and Emily appear, they hurriedly came over to greet them, bowing and making a gesture of guidance.

Link nodded, and led Emily to step on the snow under Newland's guidance, and boarded a Thestral carriage specially reserved for them.

As for himself, he sat on the driver's seat outside and acted as the driver.

Feeling the carriage gradually ascend into the sky, Emily smiled and said:

"A good subordinate."

"Who's to say it's not?"

Link said, shaking his head again.

There is no too strict superior-subordinate relationship within the DA army, and the Yeqi carriage does not need a driver to control the direction at all, so theoretically, Newland does not need to do these groveling things at all.

But he did it anyway.

This is largely to eliminate his own inner fear, rather than to curry favor with Link.

This is also the reason why Link accepts Newland's service with peace of mind.

Because if he didn't accept it, Newland might not only not be grateful, but his psychology tortured by fear would be even more distorted.

The Thestral carriage flew for more than 20 minutes before slowly landing in the square outside Hogwarts Castle.

Not surprisingly, there was no professor waiting to receive the carriage.

So Newland, who was stiffened by the cold wind, had to take the carriage to the hunting ground after watching Link and Emily enter the castle.

There is a huge temperature difference between the inside and outside of the castle.

Link and Emily felt a wave of heat hit their faces as soon as they stepped in.

The hall in front of them was lit red by torches.

They walked across the stone paved floor toward the two doors on the right that led to the auditorium, where the homecoming banquet was being held.

The auditorium was filled with four long academy tables, and there was a dark ceiling without stars, exactly like the sky outside they saw through the tall windows.

Candles floated above the dining table, illuminating the silver ghosts dotting the auditorium and illuminating the excited faces of the students.They were chatting animatedly, exchanging news about the holidays, shouting hellos to friends from other houses, and examining each other's new hairstyles and clothes.

Everything is basically the same as usual.

Except for the trio of Harrys sitting at the Gryffindor table.

The look of these three guys sitting in the auditorium can be described as looking forward to seeing them.

At this moment, seeing Link and Emily finally appear, they couldn't help but stand up and shout loudly.

Unfortunately, the auditorium was so noisy that Link didn't even hear what they were saying.

Link and Emily completely ignored the Harry trio, kissed each other on the cheeks, and then went to the long tables in their respective colleges.

The Hufflepuff classmates naturally helped Link reserve a front position.

Link nodded and expressed his gratitude to several classmates who guided him. As soon as he sat down, Cedric, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, moved his chair and leaned over.

"Thank you for the Christmas present, Link. I love it."

Cedric said and lifted an M-shaped brooch on his chest.

That thing is an exclusive accessory for officials of the Ministry of Magic. It is usually used to show identity and official position. The one on Cedric's chest now is something that only the Minister of Magic can own.

In fact, this thing was one of the relics of Cedric's ancestor, Edrich Diggory.

After Edric Diggory, the former Minister of Magic, died in his office from dragon pox, the brooch was archived by the Ministry of Magic.

This time Link also got this thing through old Barty and gave it to Cedric as a Christmas gift.

What surprised him was that Mr. Digory did not keep this brooch of great significance to Haosheng, but gave it to Cedric to wear.

It seems that Mr. Diggory has high hopes for Cedric.

Scanning his eyes from the brooch, Link smiled and said:

"There is no need to be so polite between us. I also like your gift. Scheer is one of the few Quidditch players I admire."

Cedric nodded when he heard this, and as the opening remarks ended perfectly, he moved closer to Link and said softly:

"You should have heard about Harry Potter, right?"

Link didn't speak, just nodded.

"I have inquired about the situation clearly. Sparron is a seventh-year Ravenclaw student of mixed race. He has a father who once served in the Department of Magical Law Enforcement." Cedric continued, " It was he who united many ambitious prospective graduates from the four major colleges and joined Umbridge's staff, becoming the 'volunteers' that Umbridge used to do things.

In exchange, Umbridge promised to give them special bonus points in this year's NEWT exam and open up the opportunity to serve in any department of the Ministry of Magic.

Not only that, Umbridge also taught them the Disguise Charm and other Auror spells and equipment in advance without permission.

After the initial conflict between Umbridge and Hagrid, they monitored Hagrid day and night in order to reciprocate.

As a result, Hagrid's secret possession of the giant was now revealed, and Harry Potter was also implicated.

Now they are extremely proud, and some plan to use this matter to ask for more benefits from Umbridge and expand the size of the 'volunteer' team. "

"So that's the case, I know."

Link pondered.

Then he immersed himself in the conversation with other people, and the smile on his face did not change at all, as if what Cedric said didn't matter at all.

Only Cedric, who was extremely close to him, noticed that a vein had popped out on Link's fair neck.

Cedric chuckled and did not continue to ask Link what he planned to do next. Instead, he joined the conversation on the long table.

In his opinion, such a question is too stupid.

He has been with Link for more than five years. In terms of understanding Link, Emily may not be as good as him, and subordinates like Newland and Si Gefen who suddenly appeared halfway are even more out of reach.

It is precisely because of this that he has full confidence in Link. Things like this cannot be troubled at all. As a partner, he only needs to unfold the information in front of Link and let him know.

With the addition of Link and Cedric, the atmosphere at the Hufflepuff table became even more heated.

When they returned home for the holidays, the students talked about "The Gringotts Heist" vividly.

Although this incident was published in the Daily Prophet, the detailed details and various speculations from their parents and elders were something that the students staying at the school would never have imagined.

And when conspiracy theories and conjectures that were so outrageous that it made Link, the person involved, laugh or cry, were thrown out, exciting all the Hufflepuffs and exclaiming, the remaining students naturally refused to fall behind.

As a result, they began to tell everyone about Harry Potter and Professor Hagrid's private raising of giants.

However, the focus of their stories was always on Professor McGonagall's decision to push back Umbridge and use Dumbledore's name to force Umbridge to temporarily let go of Harry Potter and Hagrid.

As for Hagrid and Harry Potter's desire to control giants to attack Hogwarts, they are more inclined to think that this is a frame-up by Umbridge.

After all, compared to Professor McGonagall, Umbridge gave people a really bad impression.

And people's feelings about good and evil will be affected by subjective likes and dislikes.

But just as the leader was about to narrate the story between Professor McGonagall and Umbridge vividly and vividly, he suddenly closed his mouth, and then quickly shrank under the long table as if he had seen a ghost. .

Everyone was at a loss when they saw this, and it wasn't until a few students turned their heads that they realized it.

Unexpectedly, Umbridge appeared in the hall.

At this moment, he is walking towards the auditorium with several young volunteers!