A broken Hogwarts

Chapter 109 Through the Trapdoor Version 1.0
The sun had already dipped below the horizon, and a few stars shone in the blue-black velvet-like sky. The silver moon hung slantingly to one side, echoing the light from the castle window.

After the little wizards in the study group walked out of the meeting room, they separated from each other tacitly, came to the auditorium in twos and threes, and ate dinner naturally.

"Harry, you've got to go to dinner, and act natural. I don't know if the Ethereal Society will be paying attention to you, but there is no doubt that if they find you uncharacteristically absent from dinner, they may take the Plan ahead..." Harry stuffed baked potatoes into his mouth mechanically, his back straightened, and Hermione's advice kept echoing in his heart.

His eyes involuntarily drifted to the teacher's seat.The professors had come together tonight, looking no different than usual, but the absence of Dumbledore left Harry feeling empty.Only then did he discover that Dumbledore's existence had always given him a lot of confidence, and once the old man was gone, he turned out to be so powerless.

Fortunately, he still has a group of friends who are willing to help him, even at the risk of his life...

Thinking of this, Harry felt uneasy and guilty again. They didn't know that the enemy might be Voldemort... He couldn't help but look at Owen who was slowly slicing a piece of sauced steak. After his gaze, he smiled at him as if nothing had happened.

Harry gritted his teeth and glared over with puffed cheeks.He was also caught off guard by an incident before, and was led astray by Owen. After finally having time to calm down and think carefully, he decided to speak out about Voldemort.Such concealment and deceit seemed to him a very shameful thing, and he could not forgive himself.

After making up his mind, his heart that had been brooding all this time suddenly relaxed a little, but it fell lightly into the empty space again.He knew that maybe some people would stay away from him because of this, and the harmonious and pure friendship in the past might never exist again, but that was better than letting them take risks with him without knowing it.

Harry stuffed a mouthful of the potato into his mouth, with a ferocious determination on his face, and felt like he was about to cry again.He suddenly felt that the members of the study group got along so well together, and even Draco's tireless provocations to Hermione and Neville seemed to no longer be a headache for him, but became precious .

Owen wiped the corners of his mouth with a napkin gracefully, and glanced at the unpredictable expression on Harry's face with interest.Although he had never learned Legilimency, he could guess what this guy was struggling with, and a young wizard at this age couldn't hide anything in his heart.

"Tsk, it's too late to consider such a heavy topic now." The corner of Owen's mouth rose slightly.

Hagrid actually knew that Voldemort was coveting the Sorcerer's Stone and accidentally slipped his mouth. This incident was actually out of Owen's plan.An unknown ether society is enough to be the imaginary enemy of the young wizards. If the opponent is Voldemort, it will be too heavy for them.

There is no way, Voldemort's reputation is too fierce, especially the young wizards of this generation grew up listening to each other's horror legends, even the young wizards from a few pure-blood families in Slytherin only have this name. There will be more fear and awe.

Using Voldemort as an enemy to test friendship is really an interesting and cruel thing for Owen.

At that time, Hermione and Neville will most likely continue to help Harry. After all, one of them is from a Muggle family and doesn't know much about Voldemort's fear, and the other has a grudge against each other.But how would the few people in Slytherin choose?It must have been an inner torture.One side is a sincere friend, the other side is deep fear, emotional impulse and rational denial are intertwined, it will be a painful choice.

Friendship is a tough and fragile thing, and it can only be indestructible after experiencing hardships and tests together, and the friendship among the members of the study group at this stage is obviously not so pure.

No doubt there will be people who will impulsively continue to help Harry, and there will be people who, wisely, will opt out of the adventure.

But how heavy and painful it can be to turn your back on a friend who has helped you so much because of fear.Those who retreat will inevitably fall into self-blame and regret in the future. Conscience and sensibility will always remind them how despicable and shameful their retreat is. If they cannot get out, this may be the beginning of degeneration.

In fact, Owen doesn't mind a few more people falling into the darkness with him, and he is also very happy to watch a play full of wit and humor.But the problem is, that would make things a lot more complicated.The treacherous changes of people's hearts are often more unpredictable, and there will only be many twists and turns.

The study group will fall apart because of this, and those who retreat will become unstable factors and even time bombs in the future.Because only when a group of people are on an adventure together can they keep secrets from each other, but when a few insiders become outsiders, things only get troublesome.

"Oh, I worked so hard for a harmonious classmate relationship and a pure friendship." Owen muttered in his heart, silently breaking off a piece of chocolate and putting it in his mouth.Although he more just hates trouble.

After eating, the students left the auditorium in twos and threes. When they were almost gone, several people in the study group looked at each other from a distance, and then stood up and walked towards the corridor outside.

A group of people gathered in an empty corridor, Owen said cheerfully: "Then, everyone come according to the plan." After speaking, he dragged away Harry who was about to speak first.

"Owen, let me go! I have to tell the truth!" Harry struggled.

"Sometimes, there's nothing wrong with white lies, Harry." Owen looked at him with dark eyes, and Harry panicked for no reason.

"You see, they all know that this is about your life. If you tell them that this matter is related to the Dark Lord..." Owen said in a low voice, "If they choose to help you, they will also be in the same place in the future." In the long-term anxiety, tortured by fear day and night..."

"They don't need to do anything, this matter has nothing to do with them!" Harry said stubbornly.

"Tsk tsk, you mean, let them know that you might die and stand by, let them be ungrateful and betray their friendship?" Owen said lazily, "Yeah, it might make you feel better, but they will just be tortured day and night. Inner torture, do you want this?"

Harry opened his mouth and looked at him speechlessly.He didn't think about it at all, he just wanted everyone else to be safe.

"Actually, it doesn't matter who the enemy is. As long as we secretly get the Philosopher's Stone, keep each other's secrets, and keep it secret, the members of the Aether Society won't know who broke their business." Owen said slowly.

"So..." Harry pondered with a tangled face, seemingly convinced.After a long time, he suddenly looked at Owen with some resentment and said, "After all, if you don't tell other people about this, there won't be so many things now..."

"But you might die." Owen raised his eyebrows, "You want to die that much?" He narrowed his eyes, and then said in a playful tone: "Or you can think of it this way, after hearing this and After the Dark Lord got involved, I was very conflicted, and I was afraid to help you... So I chose to drag a few more people into the water."

Harry was moved and speechless looking at Owen as if he remembered something funny, and kept laughing there, he couldn't even tell whether what Owen said just now was true or just fooling him again.He sighed deeply, feeling tired.

"That's it." Harry suddenly thought about it.He decided to give up thinking, and he never felt how happy it is to be a simple reckless man.

"What are you muttering secretly?" Others chased up from behind, and Hermione looked at the two suspiciously.The keen little witch noticed that these two guys seemed to be hiding something from them.

"Harry is being hypocritical. He doesn't think he should take you on a risk." Owen said with a smile.

Harry was expressionless.Yes, you are right, I am hypocritical to death.

"It's our choice, Harry." Hermione stared at Harry's expressionless face, feeling even weirder.She shook her head and stopped looking into it, took a deep breath and said, "Okay, it's almost time, we should go."

While talking, she unconsciously stroked her long, fluffy brown hair, and then clasped her hands together. It could be seen that her heart was also full of tension and fear.

"Let's sort out our plan one more time." On the way to the restricted corridor on the fourth floor, Owen said unhurriedly, "Let's go in to get the Philosopher's Stone, Daphne, you and others are waiting outside the corridor for the time being." An hour and a half."

"Whether we can get the Philosopher's Stone or not, we will try to come back within an hour and a half. If we fail to come out, there is a high probability that we are in danger or trapped. At this time, you need to find the professor Rescued."

Daphne gave him a concerned look, then nodded firmly.She knew that asking professors for help should not be rushed, because they were not sure which professors they could trust and who would trust and help them.Once the wrong person is found, Owen and his actions will fall short, and it is a trivial matter to be caught and punished, and their lives may be in danger.

Therefore, only when it is determined that Owen and his actions have failed, can they seek help from the professors.

"Of course, during this period, if you find that someone has entered the door of the restricted corridor after us, then immediately seek help from the professor." Owen added, "That must be someone from the Ether Society, and we probably won't be able to deal with it he."

Daphne and Blaise looked at each other and nodded solemnly.

"Very good." Owen looked at the deep corridor from a distance, heard the low roar coming from behind the door at the end of the corridor, and said in a gorgeous and passionate tone, "Then, get ready for a wonderful Are you adventurous?"

Everyone: "..."

Cold field.

Neville looked around anxiously, moving his toes slightly, looking nervous.Hermione pursed her lips tightly, looking like a younger version of Professor McGonagall.

"I must be crazy to agree to such an outrageous thing..." Draco fumbled in his pockets, put all the alchemy items on his body carefully, and then silently put the Hermione stepped aside and stood between Harry and Owen.

During the division of labor before, Draco wished he could drag Harry and wait outside together.It wasn't until Hermione and Neville firmly stated that they would follow Harry to get the Philosopher's Stone that he felt a strong sense of crisis and felt that his position had been challenged like never before.When Owen said he would join, Draco immediately raised his hand.

Owen is not afraid, why should he be afraid?Draco thought he knew very well what kind of person Owen was. This guy always seemed to be careless. In fact, he never did things that he was not sure of, and he would never risk his own safety.Since Owen said he would join, it means that there is not much danger.

Draco felt that he was so clever. Thinking of Harry's surprised and moved eyes at that time, and the way other people looked at him with admiration, he felt flattered.

"It would be nice to make Granger look like a fool..." His gray eyes rolled.

"If we get caught, we'll definitely be fired." Harry moaned inwardly, feeling like he was leading his friends to a dead end.

"No, my dad is a member of the Hogwarts board of directors, and he can easily handle such small things." Draco raised his eyebrows, and then looked at Hermione and Neville with ill intentions, "Even if you have to If one or two people are fired, it will not be our turn..."

"Hmph." Hermione hugged her shoulders and snorted coldly, but it was rare that she didn't sneer back at Draco.

"You must be careful..." Daphne said softly, holding Pansy's hand.Pansy looked at them with foggy eyes, with a look of death.

After the little wizard passing by had gone away, a group of five people came to the door at the end of the corridor of the restricted area.Hermione took a deep breath, pulled out her wand and said to the door lock, "Alahoo is open."

The lock clicked open and the door slid open with a creak.A low growl came from inside the door, and three huge dog heads turned around with bared teeth, and opened their bloody mouths to let out a deafening roar.

"Why don't you let me accompany you." Owen happily took out a clarinet and played the melody of Hedwig's Variations.Amid the melodious and mysterious music, Big Dog's eyelids drooped almost instantly, and his body began to sway.

Harry stood outside the door and said "Silence and silence" so that the sound of the flute would not attract passers-by. Then he greeted everyone and walked in the door together, not forgetting to close the door behind him.

Draco stared dumbfounded at the huge monster in front of him, hissed and said in a slightly trembling voice: "You didn't say that this dog is big enough to bite off our heads!" Is it too late for him to repent now?
The sleepy three-headed dog seemed to be disturbed by his voice, its eyelids suddenly raised, it frightened him into silence, and hid behind Owen wholeheartedly.

The big dog waddled to the soothing melody, and soon lay down on the floor, purring.

"This way!" Hermione opened the trap door next to the big dog and waved to everyone.

"I'll go down first!" Harry swallowed, and jumped in first, followed by Hermione and Neville.Draco stared dawdly at Owen, then at the sleeping dog, closed his eyes and stomped his feet, and then plunged into the hole.

Owen raised his eyebrows, retracted the clarinet with a smile, and jumped into the dark and deep hole.

(End of this chapter)