[HP] The Elegance of the Night

The sky was getting dark, but the scorching sun still left a warm aftertaste on the earth.A gentle warm wind blew by, and a loud noise awakened Igil from his sound sleep.He rubbed his sleepy eyes and pushed Draco awake, who was pillowed on his lap.

"We missed dinner." Draco opened his eyes and saw that the sky had darkened at some point, and muttered.He stretched and lazily got up from the grass, and then naturally handed his hand to Igil who was still leaning on the tree trunk.Igil held his hand, and used his strength to make his numb legs stand up again.

"Help, who can help me!" At this time, they heard a cry from not far away, which was particularly obvious in the silent night.Because the crying was a little out of tune, Igil couldn't immediately recognize who was calling for help.When the female voice sounded again, not only he, but also Draco recognized it.

"Hermione! (Granger)" the two boys in the Snake Yard said at the same time. They looked towards the source of the voice, and there were three stumbling figures shaking under the waving branches of the Whomping Willow.With the help of the "fluorescent flickering" under the tree, Igil recognized that the silhouettes under the tree were three of the Gryffindor four.

"Merlin, what's that!" Draco pointed to the tree hole at the root of the Whomping Willow, where one of his legs was holding a root.But it hangs down powerlessly amidst a terrible and huge breaking sound, and disappears into the tree hole in the blink of an eye.

The platinum-haired boy stopped in shock.Under the Whomping Willow, Harry was caught in the face by a branch and fell to the ground, causing Hermione to scream again.The school uniform on Hermione's shoulders was torn, revealing the white shirt inside. Ellie was rolled up into the sky by the branches and bound in mid-air.

"Help us!" Hermione turned her head when she heard Draco's voice. She looked expectantly at the two little wizards in the Snake Court, her cry was full of fear of the unknown, "Big dog, a black The big dog dragged Ron in, help, help! Please..."

"Big black dog!" Igil walked towards Hermione upon hearing this, but Draco grabbed him.

"Igil!" The platinum-haired boy shook his head at him, disapproving of his help.A qualified noble never puts himself in danger, and the danger is not aimed at them.

"Let's find the teacher." Draco yelled at the lion cubs, and he pulled Igil towards the castle, but his roommate didn't listen to him this time, instead trying to break free from his grasp hand. "Igil! It must be unusual for a big dog that can deal with four wizards, we can't take risks..." The platinum-haired boy was a little anxious, and he held Igil tightly to prevent him from passing.At this time, his roommate suddenly said something that made him astonished: "That dog may be Sirius Black." Igil's tone hesitated slightly, "He may be an Animagus, Draco! "

"Huh?" Draco stared blankly, but he quickly realized what his roommate was going to do, and squeezed Igil's hand even tighter, "Listen to me, Igil! He It's no longer the Black family..."

"My dad believed him! Even if he really offended me, I hope he dies with dignity, not in the group of Gryffindors." Igil looked at the three 13-year-old wizards in front of Whomping Willow , with complicated emotions, this shouldn't be the final destination of a noble wizard with the blood of the Black family.

"Igil," Draco sighed softly, he slowly loosened the grip on Igil's wrist, and held his cool hand instead, "I won't stop you," Draco said, "Whatever you want to do, Igil - just don't leave me."

"Draco..." Something flowed into Igil's heart, filling that place to the brim, as if it was about to overflow.

"Are you going to call the teacher or not? We don't have time!" Ellie yelled and extinguished the newly brewed love between the two little snakes.

"That thing is big enough to eat Ron, we have to save him quickly!" Ellie blew off the branches tied to her body with a "split" and yelled at the lion cubs angrily after landing safely.Harry got up and wiped the blood from his face, dodging the viciously waving branches, and tried to make his way towards the wide opening in the root of the Whomping Willow.

"Torn apart!" Hermione imitated Ellie and cast a spell on the Whomping Willow. Under her cover, Harry got closer and closer to his target.

"Be careful!" A branch was pulled towards Hermione's body from top to bottom. Before Hermione's blood splashed on the spot, the two boys in the Snake Yard raised their wands at the same time. "Torn apart!" The branches were instantly crushed by the powerful magic power, and Hermione thanked them again and again in shock.

Aiming... At this time, an ugly ginger cat nimbly charged into the range of the Whomping Willow's attack. It dodged and walked through, putting its front paws on a knot in the tree trunk.The Whomping Willow suddenly stopped moving, and all the leaves were frozen as if they were made of marble.

"Crookshanks!" Hermione called, and several young wizards looked at each other.The ugly ginger cat stood guard at the entrance of the cave with its tail up, as if to guide them. "How does it know—?"

"It's friends with that dog, I've seen them together." Harry remembered what he saw through the window one night, "Let's go in, do you want to be together?" He looked at Igil.

"Of course." Draco said, and he and Igil walked over side by side, signaling to go with the cubs.

"I didn't ask you." Harry glanced at the platinum-haired boy.Hermione's grip on his arm was tight and painful, and Harry patted the girl's shoulder to relax her before ducking down into the hole.

Ellie walked very slowly and fell behind. Her complexion was not good, but no one cared about it.The hole was small enough for one person to climb in. Harry had seen this passage on the Marauder's Map before, it disappeared at the edge of the map, and he could only guess from the direction that it led to Hogsmeade.

The little wizards went on as fast as they could, bent almost no more.This passage continued endlessly, and suddenly began to rise when they were short of breath and their chests were tingling.The tunnel became curved, and after a short distance, a blurred light appeared ahead.The little wizards stopped and raised their wands to light up, and a messy and dusty house appeared before them, with broken furniture scattered here and there, and all the windows were boarded up.

"I think we're in the Shrieking Shack." Harry looked around, his eyes falling on a nearby chair with a missing leg and a large piece of board ripped off.There was a creaking sound overhead, something moving upstairs, and the young wizards passed the living room as quietly as possible and climbed the decaying, crumbling stairs.

"Knox." The little wizards said in unison, the light at the tip of their wands disappeared, and a low groan came from a half-closed door. They exchanged glances, and Harry held his wand tightly in the front. Kicked open the door.

A peek... Ron sat on the floor with his legs stretched out unnaturally next to the ugly ginger cat crouched on an ornate four-poster bed with dusty curtains.He saw a large group of people rushing in and moaning with clenched teeth: "This is a trap...he's an Animagus..." Just as Harry and Hermione looked at him blankly, there was a snap, and they The door behind him was closed.

"Disarm!" A slightly hoarse voice uttered this incantation, and the magic wands of the little wizards dropped their hands, flying high in the air, and were caught by the speaker.

"I think you guys will come to help a friend," said the slightly hoarse voice, his voice was a little weird, it sounded like he hadn't spoken in a long time, "your dad will do the same to me. You are so brave, no Go to the teacher. I'm grateful...it makes things so much easier..."

The person in the shadow was pale and thin, but he was an extremely handsome tall man with deep gray eyes. Even though he was very different from the arrest warrant, Harry and Igil recognized him at a glance.Although the others couldn't react immediately because of the huge gap, they also guessed who he was.

"Sirris Black! If you're going to kill Harry, you're going to kill us too!" Ron stood up furiously, even though his face turned pale and he shook a little when he spoke.

Something flickered in Black's dark eyes. "Lie down," he said quietly to Ron, "you're going to hurt that leg even more."

"Did you hear me?" Ron staggered and tried to stand up straight in pain, Harry hurriedly supported him, "You have to kill us all!"

"Weasley, you can only represent yourself." Draco reminded casually, although Ron's bravery is worthy of praise, but the life and death of the savior has nothing to do with him, Igil is his The only reason to come to this ghost place.

"There's only going to be one murder here tonight." Sirius smiled, and his deep smile made Harry's heart sink.Draco glanced at his roommate worriedly, Igil bit his lip, and a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes.

"Are you going to kill me?" Harry said, once Tom's words gave him a ray of hope, let him try to believe this man, but when Sirius pointed his wand at them, Harry saw the truth, " So, it's true that you betrayed my parents! You betrayed them and joined Voldemort!"

"Calm down, Harry!" Igil yelled, "Things are strange." If Sirius was really a murderer who killed thirteen lives with a single spell, as the newspapers said, he would not have said anything. "There's only one murder here tonight" kind of thing.Assuming he was Sirius, he would kill Ron, grab the wand, and lay a deadly trap in the house, so that anyone who entered would die before he knew what was going on.

Harry looked at Igil suspiciously, and quickly turned his attention back to Sirius. "Strange?" He said the word very slowly, as if thinking.

At this time, Ellie suddenly rushed in front of Sirius and kicked her body.Boom!Sirius snorted in pain, and slammed into the door panel hard, knocking the door panel out of the door frame.His tall and thin body also fell back, lying on his back on the door panel.

"I won't let you hurt Harry." Ellie pressed on Sirius' body, her fingers pinched Sirius' neck tightly, making him breathless, "If you want to kill Harry, you have to do it first." Close." There was a faint redness in the girl's eyes, but it couldn't be seen in the dimly lit room.The addition of two Slytherins prevented things from progressing as written in the black leather notebook. She wanted to create some confusion before Harry wavered, and she couldn't let Peter reveal his whereabouts before Snape appeared.

Igil returned his wand with a flying spell, and Ron threw himself into Sirius' wand-holding hand to snatch back what belonged to him.With a soft thud, the wand in Sirius' hand rolled to the floor. "Ah!" Ellie let out a scream, her arms were deeply sunk by two cat's claws.

"Damn it!" Ellie threw Crookshanks out, and the ginger cat persevered and pounced on Ellie again, and was kicked far away by the red-haired girl.

"No, no!" Hermione yelled heartbroken, and now everyone except Ellie had their wands back.

Harry walked slowly towards Sirius, pointing his wand straight at his heart. "Are you going to kill me?" Sirius' thin chest heaved violently, he looked at Harry with abyssal eyes, his calm smile made the blue-eyed boy's heart skip a beat.

"Tell me, did you betray my parents?" Harry's voice trembled, but the hand holding the wand was firmly fixed on the man's chest.

"Igil." Draco gently arched his dormmate. If he didn't make a move, Sirius would die at the hands of Harry Potter, a nasty Gryffindor.

Igil clenched his wand and shook his head lightly. At that moment, the sound of low footsteps echoed on the floor—someone was walking downstairs.

Sirius shifted nervously, and Harry's wand made a small hole in the floor near his neck.Then he pointed at his chest again, and now Sirius was honest.

"Say! Did you betray them?" The footsteps downstairs quickened, and Lupine rushed up with his wand in hand.His face was bloodless, his eyes flickered past the little wizards, and fell on Sirius.

"Where is he, Sirius?" Lupine said with a certain strained emotion in his voice, a blank piece of parchment in his hand.

"He's Sirius Black!" Ron exclaimed, thinking that Professor Lupine didn't recognize this fugitive who was very different from the wanted list.

Sirius had no expression on his face. After a few seconds, he remained motionless, then slowly raised his right hand, pointing at Ron.The others followed his gestures and looked at Ron in confusion, which made Ron panic.

Lupine put down his wand, walked over to Sirius, grabbed his hand and pulled him up. He hugged Sirius like two brothers.Harry remained in his wand-raised position, a little bewildered.The two little Slytherins watched, and Hermione screamed, "I don't believe it! I've been covering it up for you - and you've been his friend."

"Hermione, listen to me! I can explain—" Lupine yelled, "I haven't been Black's friend for twelve years, but I am now...let me explain..."

"Don't trust him, he's a werewolf!"

After a silence, all eyes turned to Lupine.Just when the atmosphere was tense, Igil, who had been observing Ron, suddenly spoke.He pointed to a bulge in Ron's pocket and asked, "Is there something wrong with that mouse?" There was a mouse's tail sticking out there.

"Is it Ron's rat that has been raised for a long time?" Igil asked. Crookshanks had been staring at the bump all the time, guarding that position, and it caught his attention.

"That's it - Scabbers, I found it in Hagrid's cabin today, Igil, what's wrong with it?" Hermione asked, "It's lived in Ron's house for 12 years."

"An ordinary mouse can't live for 12 years! He's an Animagus," Sirius yelled angrily. "He's the one who really betrayed the Potters—Peter Pedilou!"

Because of Igil's words, the story follows the trend in Ellie's black leather notes, but the process is much simpler.So when Professor Snape picked up the invisibility cloak that fell under the Whomping Willow and came here, Scabbers had already revealed his original form, begging pitifully for mercy with his hands tied.Naturally, Harry didn't stun Professor Snape as recorded in the black leather notebook, because it was completely unnecessary. When Snape saw Peter Pedillo, a hero who was said to be dead, and begged him tearfully, Flicking his wand in disgust added two more ropes.

On the way back to Hogwarts Castle, Ellie's resentful eyes followed Igil's back like a shadow, which made Igil shudder several times in the summer night.When Lupine walked out of the Whomping Willow's cave and transformed into a werewolf under the full moon, he was knocked unconscious by Snape and poured the wolf's poison potion he carried with him.At this time, Ellie's dissatisfaction reached the extreme.

Peter Pedillo failed to escape and was temporarily locked in a room on the eighth floor of Hogwarts Castle.Except for Igil and Draco who returned to the Slytherin lounge safely, Sirius, Lupine and the Gryffindor foursome were all sent to the medical wing.Although Ellie struggled fiercely and said that she was not injured in the fight with the Whomping Willow, Madam Pomfrey forcibly poured a bottle of life and death water.Early the next morning, when Allie Windsor woke up from her sleep, it was already daylight.

"Although there is a small problem, everything will return to normal." The red-haired girl didn't show the slightest panic but murmured to herself. Sure enough, the news of Peter Pediru's escape reached her ears soon after.

"Ellie Windsor, we still have a lot to do." The red-haired girl came to Hermione's bed fully dressed, and she waved her wand, making everyone in the ward sleep more deeply, "Hermione, my dear Do you mind if I borrow something from you, friend?" The red-haired girl removed a gold chain from Hermione's neck, from which hung a small, shiny gold timepiece.

"Let me figure out how many hours to go back?" The red-haired girl hung the chain around her neck, held the timer in her hand and turned it gently...