[HP] Similar but different

In the absence of Dumbledore, Fred and George had another good start, and the whole of Hogwarts was in a mess.Needless to say, dung bombs and stink bombs, explosions and fireworks are everywhere, and Peeves, who was already mischievous, intensifies, plus the quick-acting skipping candies that the twin brothers sold before... The other professors are happy to watch from the sidelines, Umri Gee and Filch were screwed.

In the chaos, it was difficult for Harry to find a safe time to go to the Room of Requirement.Coupled with the exam approaching and heavy review tasks, he didn't have much time to think about Voldemort's actions.He felt that if Voldemort really wanted to find him, there should be some movement in the soul connection - it would not be difficult to remove Occlumency - but everything was calm, and he could only continue to gnash his teeth and curse that the Dark Lord would disappear without a word credit.

On the last weekend of May, the Quidditch final begins, Gryffindor vs Ravenclaw.Ron showed off his might this time, helping Gryffindor win by a narrow margin and winning the championship silver cup.Too bad Harry and Hermione didn't get to see it.Because Hagrid took them to the Forbidden Forest in the hope that they would teach his brother Grop English if he was expelled from Umbridge.

Teaching English doesn't sound like much; the problem is that Grapp is a sixteen-foot, literal giant.

When Ron found out about it the next day, he was so surprised that he almost swallowed his tongue. "A giant? In the Forbidden Forest?" His tone bordered on fear.

"Yeah," Hermione snorted, "and he calls me 'Hermi'."

"So you didn't see me save the ball?" Ron looked very disappointed, looking at Harry and Hermione one by one, "I didn't see anything else... Cho seemed to have thrown the broom aside as soon as it hit the ground?"

Hermione looked at Harry, and Harry didn't want to mention Autumn at all.It had nothing to do with failed dates or Quidditch... because Cho had come to him specifically to excuse Marietta, and he was terribly annoyed by it. "Yeah, I think we'd agreed to Hagrid then," he said, darkly.

Ron moved uneasily. "It's already this time, isn't it?" He was preoccupied. "Hagrid has persisted for so long, so he won't necessarily be expelled in the last month?"

Regardless, they did enter the last month of term.Exams are just around the corner, and all the fifth and seventh graders are in a tense atmosphere.In class, people fainted every now and then, and Madam Pomfrey's workload skyrocketed.

Harry was glad he wasn't one of them.In fact, when exam week started, he felt he had done well on his Charms, Transfiguration, and Defense Against the Dark Arts exams.He can answer all the questions in the written test, but he didn't make a single mistake in practice.Potions were also much better than usual because Snape wasn't there for the exam.

Although Hermione was a little nervous, but overall, everything was still in the normal range.The thing that broke the peace happened in the second exam week, during the practical exam of astronomy class——

On the top of the Astronomy Tower, all the students witnessed Umbridge rushing towards the Forbidden Forest Cabin with six Aurors, trying to catch Hagrid; when Professor McGonagall rushed to stop her, she was hit by at least four Stunning Spells, fell; but the Stunning Charm seemed to have no effect on Hagrid, and he fled with Fang.

Undoubtedly, it caused a stir.Unlike when Dumbledore left, there were too many witnesses this time, and everyone was terrified, and condemned this baseless law enforcement act with righteous indignation.

Dumbledore and Hagrid were gone, McGonagall was taken to St. Mungo's Hospital... Harry was angry and desperate about it.Voldemort hadn't done anything yet, and the Order of the School was gone (he completely forgot that Snape was too).

As if to laugh at Harry's judgment, the morning after the History of Magic exam—the last OWLs exam—he woke up in a violent shaking, dazed and stuffed with breaking news——

Last night, there was a mass escape of Death Eaters in Azkaban.

"...Azkaban Escape: The Ministry of Magic is concerned that Black is the Death Eater's 'caller'?" Harry snapped on his glasses, saw the headline clearly - and now he wasn't sleepy at all." How is it possible? Sirius is at the headquarters all the time!"

Ron and Hermione were the only ones in the dormitory, and they looked at him worriedly. "Looking down," said Ron dryly, "Fudge said something else."

Harry suppressed his anger and continued reading the paper.

"The Ministry of Magic announced last night a mass escape from Azkaban.

Minister Cornelius Fudge, in an interview at his office, confirmed that ten felons had escaped last night and that he had informed the Muggle Prime Minister of the danger of the fugitives.

'It's a shame we're in the same situation we were in when the murderer Sirius Black escaped two and a half years ago,' Fudge said last night, 'and we don't think the two escapes are unconnected.Such a large-scale jailbreak makes it doubtful that there is external support. It must be known that Black, as the first person to escape from Azkaban, is most qualified to help others escape from prison.Also among the fugitives was Blake's cousin, Bellatrix Lestrange.We think the fugitives may have Black as their leader.But the Ministry of Magic is sparing no effort to track down the fugitives, and the public is urged to remain vigilant not to approach these high-profile criminals. '"

Harry stared at the ten black-and-white photographs of people in action on the front page of the newspaper—Bellatrix's thick lips and contemptuous smile made her especially prominent among the Death Eaters—and nearly exploded with rage. "Fudge blamed Sirius for the escape? Dumbledore had reminded him long ago—"

"That's the problem," said Hermione wryly. "Don't you think Fudge is going to say, 'I'm sorry, it was all my fault, I didn't heed Dumbledore's warning?' He's been working tirelessly since last June Tell everyone that you and Dumbledore are liars, don't you?"

Harry was so angry that he let Hermione take the newspaper in his hand and continue reading.

So this time is for this?Voldemort disappeared for three months, then found out how to free his men?

Prison escape is a fact, he thought again, but it doesn't seem to have anything to do with Horcruxes?In other words, Voldemort thought that he would never cooperate again, and the soul piece could not be retrieved, so he just gave up once and for all?

Even on the Dark Lord, Harry thought it was a little too much.Of course Voldemort was not a good man, with blood on his hands; but the Dark Lord was just as cruel to himself?

Harry couldn't imagine it at all.Not mentioning the Horcruxes, just judging by Voldemort's anger when he found out that the diary was destroyed, it can be concluded that the Dark Lord is definitely a person who cares about his own life and death—even if he can't repent, he can't easily give up his soul and life kind of.

So what exactly is Voldemort up to?Could it be that Voldemort was all the more confident because he had said that nothing would affect his desire for the Dark Lord to get his soul piece back?

Harry wasn't sure.Because actually, he didn't think Voldemort needed to disappear for three months to break through Azkaban, or that Voldemort really believed that he was willing to sacrifice himself for other people.Voldemort must have a new plan, one he's completely unaware of...

By night, the dire news had replaced exams as the top of the school's discussion list.As a side effect, the students went to bed early and seemed to feel that Hogwarts was starting to feel unsafe.

This created an opportunity for the sleepless Harry.He secretly studied the Marauder's Map under the covers, and as soon as he was sure that Umbridge was not in his office, he left the Tower wearing the Invisibility Cloak.As on winter break, he used Sirius' knife to open the door to Umbridge's office, and stuck his head again into the flames of the fireplace.

But this time there was no one at the table.Only one house-elf, to be exact.

Harry couldn't care less now. "Kreacher," he called the elf's name, "where are the others? Where's Sirius?"

Kreacher was muttering something in a low voice, and was startled when he heard this.When he looked back and saw Harry in the fire, the expression on his face changed from gleeful to malevolent. "They're all busy," he said sharply, with obvious derision, "don't you know anything?"

Harry craned his neck desperately, but he still couldn't see the others. "The Order of the Phoenix is ​​in action?" he asked eagerly, "Is there any news? Or can you call Sirius for me?"

Kreacher shook his head. "No, you can't," he grinned. "Why should I help you?"

Harry finally realized what was wrong. "Why are you so happy?" He asked suspiciously, and at the same time remembered the tune he heard just now, "Did you just sing?"

"Why not?" the house-elf laughed even harder. "Miss Bella is out! Kreacher is happy, very happy..."

"You..." Harry couldn't understand the other party's logic for a moment. "Bellatrix is ​​indeed a member of the Black family, maybe you should be happy. However, she is Voldemort's subordinate... Have you forgotten how Regulus died?" He was very puzzled.

The house-elf's expression looked as if he had been hit in the head, and the horror inside must have been left by hearing Voldemort's name. "How dare you call the Dark Lord by his first name—" he screamed, "how dare you—"

Harry was a little impatient. "Come on, I said that in front of him." He still looked at Kreacher incredulously, "It's you who haven't answered my question——Regulus died fighting Voldemort, but you still stand On Voldemort's side? What would Regulus think?"

Kreacher's expression changed again.Harry had seen that expression on Dobby's face many times - fear, terror, helplessness, as if he was about to pick up the poker and hit himself on the head the next moment.

But Kreacher didn't do that in the end, apparently resisting the urge to punish himself. "No, you are not Kreacher's master," he panted heavily, as if he had just wrestled violently with some invisible opponent, "Kreacher has no obligation to answer you." He said firmly, and then started walking towards the stairs.

Now it was Harry's turn to panic.They made a lot of noise just now, but no one showed up.This meant that either Sirius was not at home, or the entire Order of the Phoenix was in a meeting.No matter what the possibility is, he must let Kreacher tell the truth, he doesn't have so much time to wait... How can he make Kreacher tell the truth?

Harry's mind was racing, and then he thought. "Wait, Kreacher!" he yelled, "do you still want Regulus' locket?"

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Note, the news content of the Death Eaters' jailbreak is basically the same as the original.