[HP] Night Haze

The palms hanging on both sides of the body were clenched tightly, and Angelo's manicured nails sank into the palms.

Dropout penalty!No, he absolutely cannot accept it. If he leaves now, he will have nothing. He hasn't found any clues about his father yet.He managed to come to Hogwarts without telling his family, and he couldn't just leave so easily.

"I want to defend myself, Professor Dumbledore," Angelo reminded himself to be more calm at such a time. He took a few deep breaths, success or failure depended on it.

"First of all I want to explain why I brought a broom to school. It's my means of transportation. I wouldn't be able to get to Hogwarts without it. My family is going to send me to Durmstrang College, But I have admired Hogwarts for a long time, and I am eager to come to this school. When I couldn’t reach a consensus with my family, I replied to Hogwarts’ admission notice without authorization, and on the big ship to Murmansk port, I tore up Got an offer from Durmstrang, and rode this broom back to London."

Angelo's words stunned his roommates, they didn't expect their friend to do such a drastic thing in order to come to Hogwarts.The old man sitting behind the desk pondered for a while.He set his sights on several adult wizards and observed their different reactions.

"It was an accident that my roommate found the broom." Angelo continued to speak vigorously. "When Harry tried to fly, I closed and locked the window, so Professor Dumbledore, you said it was a fluke that no casualties were caused. I disagree. And as Ron said, I persuaded my roommates to look at the theoretical stuff first, so we didn't plan to continue doing this seemingly dangerous thing."

"So you don't think you're wrong in this matter?" Dumbledore's eyes flashed behind his glasses.Tears welled up in Angelo's sea-blue eyes.

"It was my fault to bring a broom to school. But I hope you can see that I am extra merciful in the above-mentioned situation," Angelo whimpered, "The penalty for expulsion is too heavy. If I can't go to Hogwarts, I will Life is over. I'm not going anywhere but Hogwarts, please don't drive me away. I've failed my family once, and if I get expelled because of this, I'll never dare to go back and see them .”

"Professor Dumbledore!" Ron blushed. If Angelo was expelled, he would regret it for the rest of his life.Although he was also afraid of the subsequent punishment, the red-haired boy still stood up bravely at this time.

"I was the one who found out about Angelo's broom and insisted on trying it. I was the one who opened the window and flew out. Angelo has been objecting. I was the one who gave Harry the broom. If you want to punish me, please punish me! Angelo , he was just unlucky to meet a roommate like me."

"Ron..." Angelo turned around in surprise, he always thought Ron hated him.

"I'm sorry." The red-haired boy said guiltily to Angelo, "I caused all this. I'm sorry."

"I'm the one who wants to ride the broom myself, Professor Dumbledore." Harry lowered his head sadly. The root cause of what happened to his roommates was all because of him. "This matter has nothing to do with Angelo and Ron. If you want to punish me, please punish me!"

"Professor Dumbledore..."

"professor……"

"Be quiet, children." Dumbledore said calmly, and the little wizards were all very excited.The old man with a white beard stood up from behind his desk, and walked slowly in front of the little wizards. He was happy to see the chain reaction of this punishment.

"I'm touched by your camaraderie, but everyone must take responsibility for their mistakes."

"Dumbledore," Professor McGonagall asked with a solemn expression, "is the penalty for expelling Angelo Burns too severe? In this matter, Ron and Harry should also be responsible for their actions .”

"That's true," Dumbledore nodded in agreement. Although McGonagall is the dean of Gryffindor, when it comes to things related to the little lion, he can be impartial.

"Minerva, leave this matter to you." He believed that Mag could make a satisfactory judgment.

"For the three of them, I think they can be punished in confinement according to the severity of the matter." Professor McGonagall walked around the little lions and stood beside Dumbledore, "Will Angelo Do you think that the punishment of expulsion from school is changed to one demerit?"

Dumbledore nodded in thought for a while, and then he asked the others for their opinion on the punishment.

Naturally, the little wizards had no objections, and Mr. Filch also agreed. Rather than dropping out of school, he preferred students to be locked up under his command.

Snape snorted coldly. Dumbledore's favorite thing is to put on a scene of friendship and affection whenever the Gryffindors make mistakes.He had seen so much that he had become numb to it.But it was always a scourge that the blond boy stayed here, and he would have a good talk with Dumbledore on the subject.

"If everyone agrees with this result, then let's make it so. The time and specific content of the confinement will be notified separately. Now, children, go back to your dormitory." Dumbledore took off his glasses and squeezed sleepily. Squeezing his eyebrows, after the little lions left the principal's office, he said a few words to several teachers and sent them back.

"Dumbledore." Snape stood still, and after the other two adult wizards had left, he swung his wand and locked the door to the headmaster's office.

"Severus, what else do you want?" Dumbledore put on his glasses again, and he stuffed a handful of colored fudge into his mouth, looking very casual.

"I thought you would take the opportunity to get Angelo Burns out of school." Snape pursed his lips tightly, the soft color stretched into a straight line, "Leave this matter to Professor McGonagall, You relented in punishing that child."

"How do you say that?" Dumbledore stuffed a few gummies into his mouth and chewed, "You disagree with the child's punishment?"

"You asked me to investigate that boy before." The mellow voice showed annoyance, "I told you that he had contact with Quirrell before school started. From Durmstrang to Hoag Watts, anyone with a discerning eye can see that he has a secret in his heart. He is just the adopted son of Amelia Bones, and a sum of unknown money is remitted to his account every year from different countries. I haven't found out yet Who were his parents. The post-war orphan adoption status is false, and there is no record of him ever being in any institution."

"The origin of this child is indeed suspicious, but I believe in the character of Amelia Bones," Dumbledore said slowly, and since he knew he was Amelia's adopted son, he told Snape to stop investigation.

"If he really sneaked into Hogwarts with any purpose, you will regret your actions today. Even a locked glass window cannot prevent a broom that is out of control. Our savior is lucky because of his flying talent. Having escaped a broken neck, will he be so lucky next time?"

"I'm very relieved." Dumbledore said kindly. When he entrusted Snape with the task of guarding Harry, he was right.

"If you think there is something wrong with Angelo, Severus, I plan to leave his confinement to you to arrange. How about a semester of confinement? I believe you have enough time to observe what he is hiding."

Snape pursed his lips in displeasure. The kid's group had just burned the cauldron in his Potions class this morning: "You have arranged a trouble for me, Dumbledore."

Having said that, he accepted the proposal. The best way to observe a person is to spend a long time with him.

"Then it's decided." Dumbledore smiled.Portraits of successive headmasters yawn in frames on the stone walls.It's getting late.

Watching Snape walk out of the headmaster's office, Dumbledore stood by the desk for a while.

"Finding the father's child, isn't it fun?" he said to the Sorting Hat.There was a crack in the worn-out wizard's pointed hat, and it curved like the corner of a human mouth.