Hogwarts Mystery Sequence

Same time, same station, same excitement.

But the difference is that last year's first-year wizards have become second-year students, and Hogwarts is about to welcome another batch of new students.

woo-

The whistle blew and the express train started.

Amon was still in a separate cubicle by himself. He was holding a quill, thinking seriously, and revising and writing down something on the parchment from time to time.

Next to the parchment was a stack of books, the top one being "Dark Magic: A Guide to Self-Defense".

Time passes quickly when I stop writing.

The speed of the train gradually slowed down and finally stopped.

Amon packed the books and papers on the table into his suitcase, put on his cloak, opened the compartment door, and stepped off the train.

Looking up at the darkened sky and feeling the cold air in the Sugar Highlands, I thought that flying in the sky at this time must not be a good experience.

Amon thought about Harry and Ron who were probably still flying in the sky, adjusted the monocle in his right eye, and showed a pleasant smile.

Then he walked across the platform to a row of old carriages parked outside the platform.

Around the carriage, many second-year wizards were surprised by these carriages that seemed to be pulled by invisible horses.

But Amon saw Yeqi at a glance——

A magical animal that looks like a "Dragon Horse", but is much more ugly than the "Dragon Horse".

They are completely black, with no flesh at all on their bodies. The black fur is tightly attached to their tall horse-like frames, and every bone is clearly visible.

Their heads resembled those of dragons, and their eyes without pupils were white. The Thestral closest to Amon seemed to have noticed Amon's gaze, and turned its head to stare at Amon intently.

They also have a pair of broad wings on the ridge between the shoulder bones - big, black and tough wings that look like they should belong to a huge bat. If they are placed on Snape, they will not look out of place. Interesting thought.

He was not surprised that he could see the Thestrals, because there were also Thestrals in Knott Manor and were looked after by specific house elves, so he had long known that he could see the Thestrals.

In this regard, Amon guessed that it was because he had a glimpse of the concepts and rules related to death when he used the magic stone.

He glanced at Yeqi and then looked away, and he had no interest in stroking Yeqi. After all, the skinny appearance made him feel uncomfortable.

Amon boarded the carriage directly, and after closing the door, Thestral pulled the carriage and set off along the path leading to Hogwarts Castle - this was his "deception" of Thestral, making it think that the number of people was enough. The curse was also the one created by Amon along with the Fooling Curse and the Purification Curse.

……

The carriage pulled by Ye Qi was not comfortable. Not to mention stumbling along the way, there was also a faint smell of musty and straw in the carriage.

When the carriage arrived at the gate of Hogwarts Castle, Amon got off the carriage without any hesitation.

To be honest, this was his first time riding the Thestral's carriage. He had rarely gone out before and never attended pure-blood family banquets. It was obviously more convenient to use the Floo network to get to nearby places.

After experiencing it once, Amon is already thinking about how he won't need to take the Thestral carriage to the castle next semester.

How about just making a door key?

Amon adjusted the position of his monocle, thinking that this idea was very good, and that he could come to Hogwarts to read at any time during the holidays, which was perfect.

So he walked towards the auditorium while imagining the relevant details in his mind.

In fact, it is extremely easy to make a door key. You only need a simple spell - Portus (Mentos) to make a magic item that allows the wizard to perform long-distance space transformation at any time.

However, the door key made in this way will have usage restrictions and may only be used a few times or for a period of time.

Therefore, if you want to make a permanently effective door key, you must use alchemy, and it is also best to use magic materials as the carrier of the spell.

The final positioning problem is relatively easy to solve - although Hogwarts Castle is "unplottable" and there is no way to locate the door key by chanting a spell and adding the location name, but inside Hogwarts Castle But there are other ways to get around this restriction.

When Amon had almost the same idea, he just arrived at the auditorium.

He came to sit down at the Ravenclaw table and heard many little witches around him discussing this year's Defense Against the Dark Arts professor.

In the past week, there has been a lot of buzz about Lockhart's upcoming appointment as professor at Hogwarts School.

Rita Skeeter, a special correspondent for the Daily Prophet, was critical of this.

She wrote ruthlessly in the newspaper: "The vain, fame-seeking Lockhart only teaches little wizards how to giggle when they are in danger";

And believes that "the only good example Lockhart can set for young wizards is to maintain good teeth";

"Of course, Lockhart will definitely sell his ridiculously stupid 'Bird Snake Egg Yolk Shampoo' to the little wizard - although I always think he should invent toothpaste, which might win him more friends. A new title - parents please be wary of him grabbing Galleons from your children's pockets."

Rita's sarcastic words attracted the attention of many of Lockhart's admirers.

Therefore, in those days, wizard employees working at Whiz Hard Books on the south side of Diagon Alley could hear the shrill voice of shouting letters coming from the headquarters of the Daily Prophet next door every day.

For this reason, employees of Huiz Hard Book Company wrote to the headquarters of the Daily Prophet next door, complaining that they had seriously affected their work and living conditions, claiming that they would have nightmares at night and lose their hair.

But this approach didn't work, so employees at Whiz Hard Books started sending out howler letters...

……

While Amon eavesdropped on the discussion of the young wizards with great interest, the senior students and professors sat down one after another.

However, Professor Lockhart, whom all the little witches longed for, still did not appear, which inevitably aroused more discussions.

But some well-informed little wizards in the middle brought even more exciting news - the "savior" Harry Potter and his loyal partner Ron Weasley did not catch the express train, and they were probably driving " "Flying Car" comes to school!

"Savior", "Flying", "Adventure"...all the elements that can make the little wizard's blood boil are all present. They all turn their attention. Isn't this much more interesting than Lockhart?

Some of the little witches also changed the topic out of their enthusiasm for "The Adventure Story of the Prince and the Knight".

This irresponsible behavior aroused dissatisfaction among the little witches who were loyal to Lockhart, thinking that they were all "fake fans".

The condemned little witch felt that these unreasonable people were "acting as evil" and belittling Mr. Lockhart.

So the discussion gradually turned into a quarrel, and the quarrel became more and more fierce, making the auditorium become a mess like a Muggle market.

This was the scene that Professor McGonagall saw when she led the newcomers into the auditorium.

Her brows were furrowed, and the wrinkles on her face looked like the patterns on a tiger's face when it roared.

She pursed her lips and looked dissatisfied at the man in the center seat of the guest of honor, but was helplessly aware that Dumbledore was happily watching the fun.

Professor McGonagall could only wave her wand and cast an amplifying spell on herself:

"Quiet!"

The loud and stern voice spread throughout the auditorium, causing all the little wizards to tremble subconsciously. When they turned around and saw Professor McGonagall, they all lowered their heads and started to pretend.

Professor McGonagall then took out the sorting hat and began the sorting ceremony.

There was no excitement to watch, but Amon didn't find it boring either, because these were just "appetizers" and the real "meal" hadn't come yet.

He adjusted his monocle, his eyes lingering near the door of the auditorium.

After a while, Amon saw a embarrassed Harry and Ron sneaking around the door dragging their luggage, as if they were afraid of being discovered after doing something bad.

But the poor, troubled two people didn't notice that Snape had been standing quietly behind them, his eyes fixed on them.

So naturally, the two of them were soon carried away bitterly by Snape with a sneer on his face.

After watching this interesting scene, Amon adjusted the position of the monocle on his right eye with a satisfied look on his face.

As if he had suddenly entered a sage moment, he began to watch the sorting ceremony quietly, and from time to time he clapped and welcomed the first-year wizards who had joined his academy.

The sorting ceremony soon ended, and the much-loved dinner moment arrived. At this time, Amon noticed Snape walking in, and then left with Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall.

The departure of Professor McGonagall also made the little wizards present subconsciously relax a little. Then they noticed that until now, the rumored Professor Lockhart had not appeared as the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, so they started to chatter again. stand up.

Amon was concentrating on the steak in front of him, as if he was no longer interested in the conversation of the little wizard around him.

At the same time, he was also thinking silently in his heart, hoping that the "savior" could use his spirit to hold Dumbledore back for them, so that he would not be able to come back at least until the end of the school dinner.

But unfortunately, Amon is now unable to achieve his dreams, and the "savior" he is counting on is anxiously preparing to wait for trial for his reckless behavior.

……

At this moment, Harry felt like a light on his back under Dumbledore's silent scrutiny. He wished he had been beaten into the school hospital by the grumpy beating willow tree.

"Professor, we will pack our bags consciously." Ron said dejectedly.

After saying that, he found that his luggage was placed next to him. Now he didn't even have to worry about packing it, and his expression became even more sad.

Ron could swear that his mother would beat him to death this time.

"What are you talking about, Mr. Weasley?" Professor McGonagall felt angry and amused, but still maintained a serious expression.

"Huh? Aren't you going to expel us?" Ron showed a surprised expression.

Harry suddenly raised his head and looked at Dumbledore with hopeful eyes.

"I don't think anyone will leave Hogwarts today, young gentlemen," Dumbledore said gently.

"But we will still punish you for your irrational behavior and notify your parents accordingly."

Hearing this, Snape was as disappointed as when Dumbledore refused to become the Professor of Defense against Dark Arts. He said unwillingly:

"Dumbledore, I need to remind you that they not only violated school rules, but also violated many laws..."

"That's why Minerva will punish them, Severus," Dumbledore said calmly.

"They are Gryffindor students, and Minerva is the Head of Gryffindor, isn't she?"

He looked at Professor McGonagall.

"Minerva, I'll bother you next. We should go back to the welcome party."

Then Dumbledore left, and Snape could only glare at Harry and Harry fiercely, and then walked out of the office with a rather dissatisfied expression.

……

On the way, Snape said gloomily to Dumbledore:

"This is favoritism, Dumbledore, it's not fair!"

Dumbledore blinked, pretending to be confused.

"I don't understand what you're talking about, Severus, and all I can think about right now is that delicious creamy flan."

Snape's expression darkened.

"You're going to get into a lot of trouble for this!"

"The losers in the Ministry of Magic are eager to keep an eye on you all the time, trying to find out your mistakes so that you can get out early - Oh, at this point, I have to mention that your vision is as good as ever, Deng Bledo, Fudge's white-eyed wolf was just about to bite you. Maybe he is preparing for it now, and what you just did was hand him a knife!"

Snape's tone gradually became sarcastic, but Dumbledore still looked calm and calm, which made Snape feel a little frustrated. He had never understood Dumbledore. That was the case in the past and now. Still, this made him feel so powerless, so powerless that he hated it!

"Hmph! I hope you don't regret this, Dumbledore!"

"What you did will make that boy stupid, arrogant and arrogant - just like his father, and I think you know the fate of that man best, don't you?"

Snape dropped a stinging remark, raised his robes and took the lead.

Dumbledore, who was lagging behind, looked at his back through his half-moon glasses and didn't know what he was thinking.

……