The Handsome Dark Lord[Comprehensive]

The morning at Hogwarts was again attacked by owls.A tsunami of newspaper envelopes was thrown at the long table of the college for breakfast. There was a lot of discussion in Slytherin, but there were few people on the staff table.

Apart from Dumbledore, Riddle, McGonagall, Paris, and even Slughorn did not show up. Only Sprout and Flitwick, the deans of the house, looked at each other anxiously across four or five empty seats. .

Hermione noticed the strange atmosphere as soon as she came in, and several newspapers she subscribed to all the year round quickly told her the reason.

Daily Prophet headline: The Dark Mark returns!Kirtland's life was at stake, and the savior appeared at the scene of the attack? !

The small print reads "see the second edition for details", and the accompanying picture is a real photo of the Dark Mark, floating above the vast forest, slowly emitting an evil light.

Hermione's heart sank, and she quickly dug out several other newspapers. It could be seen that most of them had been revised overnight, and the news from "Daily Prophet" was briefly reproduced on the front page. Ge, got the news that Kirtland was seriously injured and unconscious.

She returned to the Daily Prophet, turned to the detailed report, and read ten lines at a glance.

"News from our newspaper: In the early hours of yesterday, the safe house where Kirtland was staying was attacked by unknown persons and wolves, and the Dark Mark was released over the scene. Dumbledore, who was in the Department of Cooperation and Exchange of the Ministry of Magic, first received the news. Immediately led the Aurors to help, and the reporter of this newspaper also followed the whole process, bringing first-hand on-site interviews and reports..."

The report introduced the scene after Dumbledore arrived. Except for Kirtland himself and a staff member of the Ministry of Magic whose whereabouts were unknown, all the people collapsed in the "Angen" loft on the second floor--only after all the defenses were broken. The last place exposed.

There are three photos on the page, in addition to an exterior view of the half-destroyed safe house under the Dark Mark, an interview photo of Scrimgeour's bloodless face, and an additional photo of Harry flying away from the window on a broom In the snapshot, there is a half-body lying on the floor, which is particularly eye-catching.

"The reporter captured the moment before the mysteriously appearing savior retreated. Mr. Dumbledore privately hinted that the reporter should not publish it, but with a pragmatic attitude, this newspaper insisted on restoring this scene to the readers. As for the secret behind it, We will further investigate and disclose for you in future reports.”

Hermione was so angry that she slapped the newspaper on the table, the urge to swear stuck in her throat.

The surrounding students were taken aback by her.As soon as Ron sat down, the spoon was shaken before he picked it up and put it in the bowl, and it just dipped into the thick polenta.Hermione and him looked at each other, and the high-spirited talk in his throat was about to blurt out, but Ron quickly restrained his expression, picked up the spoon, and scooped up a mouthful of porridge, with a cold expression, and blocked all Hermione's words.

She looked around. Ginny was bored in the bedroom, Harry was missing, and there was no one to talk to.

The whispering among the students continued.

"Have you heard? Dumbledore is going to be kicked out again, and Slytherin is talking about it."

"No wonder there were so many people in the principal's office in the morning. I heard Professor McGonagall yelling 'The Ministry of Magic has no right to trespass on the principal's office'. It seems that many professors are there."

"But it didn't work, I saw it. Minister Fudge personally brought Scrimgeour, the director of the Auror Office, and together they seemed to be able to issue some kind of emergency arrest warrant, and finally went in. But Dumbledore doesn't seem to be at the school at all."

"Huh? They've been scolding each other in the newspapers all the time. I didn't expect it to be so consistent this time. My dad said that the Ministry of Magic is particularly nervous this time, and it seems to be true."

"But why? Isn't Cortland all right?"

"I don't know. But Potter has appeared, maybe it has something to do with Dumbledore. Did he not come to dinner today?"

"Yes. His roommate said that he didn't go back to the dormitory all night. He must not be at school now, and he may be with Dumbledore."

He couldn't listen anymore, Hermione drank some porridge without eating, and ran to the door of the Slytherin lounge to stop Draco.

Not far away, several Slytherins whistled, and meaningful laughter sounded in the corridor.There have been rumors that she pestered Malfoy, and now she is even more arrogant.

Hermione turned a deaf ear and was preoccupied with the pointed articles in the newspaper.

"Mudblood, stay away from us!" Pansy walked in front and was the first to see her with sharp eyes.

She was followed by a group of people in Slytherin uniforms, and Draco was among them, and came out to say hello to Hermione.

Parkinson has a place in Riddle's followers, and even if he is temporarily absent, Draco can't expel him without authorization. He can only frown in displeasure, and cast a warning glance to tell Pansy to restrain himself.

However, in terms of attitude towards Hermione, it seems that Pansy is the more popular side.The other Slytherins ignored his objections and laughed along with Pansy, and even Theodore dared to laugh at him: "Don't you like this Mudblood, Malfoy?"

Draco was about to open his mouth to refute, but was grabbed by Hermione and pulled into a corner away from everyone.

"Where is Harry now?" Hermione asked in a low voice, "you put today's newspaper - the Dark Mark, didn't you? Why is Harry here? Several professors are not here, something must have happened. Deng Where did Bullido and You-Know-Who go?"

Draco looked at her hand grabbing his arm, and shook his fist slightly to shake her off.

Hermione froze for a moment, silently withdrew her hand, and stared at him for an answer.

"...I don't know." Draco said with some discomfort, "Why do you ask me this kind of thing? Do you think I can control the actions of the master? Or do the Death Eaters listen to me? As for Dumbledore and Ha Leigh Potter, you should know better than me."

"The "Daily Prophet" took pictures of Harry flying away from the window!" Hermione didn't seem to hear what he was saying, and said to herself, "Scremgeour also openly accused the Order of the Phoenix of leaking key information He disclosed the existence of the Order of the Phoenix! He even thought that Dumbledore, who was the first to rescue him, directed the attack! What did he think? Isn't this your conspiracy?"

She pulled out the folded newspaper and pointed to an excerpt from the report.

"...The reporter immediately interviewed Scrimgeour, the director of the Auror office who woke up. He said: "The enemy was attracted by the Order of the Phoenix, and invaded together with Potter through the illegal floo network.We were all knocked down, but in the end not even a bird died, just the Dark Mark floating above it for a while, obviously not the Death Eater style.As we all know, Potter has been bought by Dumbledore, and now I hope he can give a reasonable explanation. ""

The meaning of the Order of the Phoenix is ​​marked in the note at the bottom of the article, saying that it is a secret society organized by Dumbledore, with a wide range of influence, including the Ministry of Magic, Hogwarts and various wizarding fields, and it is Dumbledore's independent army , only listening to him at his disposal, his power should not be underestimated.The savior seems to have already joined.

"Even the commentary is leading the public to suspect the Order of the Phoenix!" Hermione scanned it again, and couldn't help but add angrily.

"That's just your speculation, Scrimgeour didn't say that at all." Draco retorted after reading it, "and I don't see any problem with it. It's all true, isn't it?"

"Harry didn't join the Order of the Phoenix at all!" growled Hermione, "and, of course, he's going to show up with You-Know-Who, who's—but—"

Draco raised his eyebrows and asked suspiciously, "But what?"

Hermione gritted her teeth and stared at him in frustration, but said nothing.

Draco wondered if she knew the secret of the savior's defection to the Dark Lord, "If you know it too... it won't do Potter any good to tell it, understand?"

Hermione was surprised and confused: "...you, when?"

"I have seen, in Hogsmeade, you and the master..." he continued, "but I don't know the specifics of this matter, the master has no intention of publicizing it, I advise you to keep a low profile , your status will not be better in the future..."

Hermione couldn't understand what he was saying, but Draco had already seen his small group enter the lounge one after another, even Pansy turned around through the stone door through gritted teeth, and he would miss today's internal meeting if he didn't leave.I had no choice but to hurriedly leave a sentence: "If you encounter any trouble, you can come to me... Don't be so public."

Hermione watched him leave, and a sense of foreboding enveloped her.And Draco's "Don't be so flamboyant"... She looked around, and the Slytherin who was holding the book was staring at this side, openly or secretly, and the contempt in her eyes was about to pour out.

These guys... seem to be getting more and more arrogant.

After experiencing the gossip at breakfast time, the students didn't have a good time in class all morning.

Slytherin gathered in twos and threes and kept discussing in low voices, and occasionally saw Ravenclaw and a few Hufflepuffs joining in; most of the Gryffindors were suspicious and wanted to figure out Slytherin's conspiracy , but was prevented from leaking, as if it had been agreed in advance.It made me restless all morning.

Things finally came to light over dinner.

There are two new faces on the teaching staff, although one of them is not unfamiliar.Except for Dumbledore and Riddle, all the professors who were absent in the morning attended, and such a battle was obviously unusual.

Professor McGonagall stood up and explained the situation with a sinking face: "Because Professor Dumbledore needs to be investigated, the Ministry of Magic and the school board have unanimously decided to suspend his post as headmaster, and the professors of the school will take turns to act as the temporary headmaster. Overseen by representatives from the Ministry of Magic and the School Council. Let us welcome..."

The expression on her face was completely opposite to what she said, revealing a cold rigidity and isolation.

"Mr. Cannus Knott, Mr. Lucius Malfoy."

In contrast to the Gryffindors looking at each other, the Slytherins burst into irrepressible excited applause.

Hermione looked at the silver-green dining table, and Draco's particularly eye-catching pale golden head was triumphantly looking at his father on the teacher's table, with a blush of excitement showing on his pale pointed face.

Her heart sank all the way, and she clenched the note in her hand.

It was a hand letter from Harry.

dear hermione,

I'm afraid I'll have to leave school for a while.

Don't worry, someone will take time off for me, please give my regards to Ron and Professor Dumbledore.

Do not read.

Harry