mystery lover

After the Potions class, Hufflepuff's fourth grade badgers went to the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom in twos and threes.

Charles and Lucas were also included, but Charles' silence along the way made Lucas a little confused.

"What's the matter, brother?" Lucas looked at the absent-minded young man beside him, and asked suspiciously. Since returning from Hogsmeade Day last Saturday, Charles has become a little weird.

After being suddenly asked by his roommate, Charles suddenly withdrew his thoughts disturbed by the black-haired man, and looked at Lucas with a little apology.Since the Potions class, he has been thinking about that person non-stop, and the boy's face is faintly red with embarrassment.

"Sorry, Luca, I haven't slept very well recently..."

After saying this, Charles almost bit his own tongue. In short, he really suffered from insomnia because of that man.

When the two found a place at the back of the classroom to put down their textbooks, the professor of this year's Defense Against the Dark Arts class also walked into the classroom.

The reason for saying this year is that in the four years that Charles has been at Hogwarts, no professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts has been in office for more than one year.

Charles looked at the new professor on the podium, and said that when Principal Dumbledore announced that the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor was Barty Crouch Jr. at the beginning of this year, the students below were still very noisy. This professor is an effective subordinate of the current Minister of Magic, and it is well known that the headmaster of Hogwarts has always been at odds with that famous minister.

It is said that the reason why the professors of the Defense Against the Dark Arts class did not stay long was because of a curse cast by the minister when he was young... But no one came forward to confirm it.There have always been many such interesting rumors in this long-established magic school.

On the podium, Barty Crouch Jr.'s face was definitely not pretty, but he still hid his impatience in his eyes.After scanning the students below, he continued with the intermediate defense against the dark arts mentioned in the previous lesson.

Damn it, for the sake of Lord, he had to play the role of teacher well.

Finally, after the Lupine Remus incident with the werewolf professor last year, the Death Eaters finally got the chance to insert someone into Hogwarts. Barty Crouch Jr. was extremely honored to win He won the trust of his master, although he soon discovered how annoying it was to teach these bastards.

The students of Slytherin and Ravenclaw are alright, but Gryffindor and Hufflepuff are simply gathering places of a bunch of giant monsters... When thinking of this, little Barty's eye-catching handsome face is subtle. twisted a bit.

***

If Potions class is the subject that Charles is least good at, then Defense Against the Dark Arts is the subject that Charles studies hardest but is not much better... But unlike the usual serious listening, Charles's brain circuit once again His fugue traveled to the Muggle world.

What Professor Crouch was saying Charles had completely ignored, his mind now preoccupied with tomorrow's Hogsmeade appointment.

Since the brief contact that night, that man only knew that he was a student... Thinking of the other party's Muggle status, Charles felt vaguely worried. After all, he could only go to the Muggle world on weekends every week. The man explained that he was a student at a boarding college, but he was still afraid of being found out by the other party.

This is really a big trouble... Why did he agree to that man so easily? Could it be that there is a possibility of being assigned to Gryffindor in his own personality?Making a decision like this without thinking about any issues... Although it is right that Charles does not regret his decision that day.

It's probably because the other party is so charming that the young Charles didn't dare to refuse him... Well.She will never admit that she was seduced by that man's tenderness that appears and disappears from time to time!Thinking about it, a smile inevitably appeared in the boy's eyes.

Thus, the Defense Against the Dark Arts class was also spent in the fugue that Charles had become more and more accustomed to this week.

***

After finally completing a week of classes, almost all the students had expressions of relief on their faces.But on the way back to the lounge, the weird atmosphere around him once again made it difficult for Charles to ignore it.

Seeing the students with different expressions in the corridor, Charles instinctively paused, and by the way, he also grabbed Lucas beside him.

"Someone is coming over there..."

When Charles finished speaking, he stood aside like the other students who had been standing in the corridor, and made way for the aisle in the middle.The little badger also knows how to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages.

The noise around him slowly turned into whispers, and finally fell silent with the arrival of the people from the other side of the corridor.

Charles felt that his heartbeat was also beating at an abnormal frequency due to this atmosphere. The entire corridor seemed to be only the sound of footsteps from far to near and the sound of breathing all around.

Black hair, an elegant black robe wrapped the tall figure of the visitor, the awe-inspiring magic pressure around him and the respectful wizards trailing behind him.

Even with just one glance, you will be overwhelmed by the aura exuded by the man walking in the front. His serious and serious face, and those unique red eyes in the wizarding world, all reveal the identity of the visitor. .

Charles felt as if his heartbeat had missed a beat.

Is this the Dark Lord of the wizarding world... Just like all the students who were stunned by Voldemort's appearance, the boy was also shocked by this man's powerful aura and his sculptural perfect silhouette.

Although everyone present had seen the astonishingly charming face of the current British Minister of Magic from the Daily Prophet, the emotional impact brought about by seeing such a close-up is completely complete. Totally different.

The Minister of Magic's visit to Hogwarts this time must be because of the first match of the Triwizard Tournament that will start next Sunday, but the excitement level of Hogwarts students seems to be a bit unexpectedly high, especially It was the students in the robes of Slytherin House, which in Charles' view was no less exciting than the Hufflepuff students when Cedric was chosen as a warrior to represent the school.

But what is certain is that no one dares to keep staring at the black-haired and red-eyed Minister to appreciate slowly. Although he has a face that is as handsome as a fallen angel, it cannot conceal that this Minister is also a well-known figure in the wizarding world. The Dark Lord, the King of the Death Eaters.

Charles lowered his little head after a quick glance, only wishing that the lord could leave quickly. Such an aura is really not suitable for the growth of little Hufflepuff badgers.But for some reason, the young man suddenly shuddered, and when he felt a real gaze cast on him, he raised his head in confusion.

Undoubtedly, no one was looking at him.

People from the Ministry of Magic walked in front of them, leaving behind students with different expressions.

But what Charles didn't notice doesn't mean the others didn't notice either, and Little Barty, who was walking behind Voldemort, just noticed that his master's eyes had quickly swept over one of the Hogwarts students standing aside. one.Given that his master would never do useless actions, little Barty's eyes seemed to turn to the place Voldemort was focusing on just now, thinking about it thoughtfully.

After the departure of Voldemort and his party, Charles gradually shifted his thinking from the unexpected incident just now, although the appearance of a powerful wizard can easily arouse the passion of teenagers of this age to become stronger, just like that remote The farther away the unreachable stars are, the more attractive they are to follow.

But the Hufflepuff boy was obviously not too disturbed by such an overly excited atmosphere, and the boy's mind was quickly filled with all kinds of entanglements about meeting that man tomorrow...Of course...Maybe still There is more to look forward to.