Hogwarts Homecoming

"What is certain is that Black didn't come in from school, and those dementors won't be easily teased by him again."

Remus rubbed his eyebrows and said,

"And it was basically certain that he had left Hogwarts. We searched the entire castle, including the common rooms of the four houses, the student dormitories, the school hospital, the underground corridors, the observatory, the library and the Sprout In the professor's greenhouse, no hidden traces have been found. Hagrid is currently inquiring about those magical animals in the Forbidden Forest, and he hasn't returned yet."

Amosta nodded slightly, thinking quietly, suddenly, he thought of the Myrtle who hid in the bathroom last year, who clearly saw everything but didn't say anything.

"Since the fat lady confirmed that it was Black who hurt it. I mean, sneaking into the Gryffindor tower, finding that you can't enter the common room and then escaping the castle, this is not a short distance, even if the little wizard and the teacher The staff are all celebrating Halloween in the auditorium, there must be some portraits and ghosts."

"Confirmed with them—"

Professor McGonagall pursed her lips and said,

"The ghosts are all celebrating Christmas in their own way in the basement, and the portraits are also gathered together. They didn't see how Black got in. Peeves, who was kicked out of the ghosts' party because of trouble, was the first to find out. The terrified fat lady hiding in a landscape painting on the fifth floor Anyway, Blake picked a good time."

"Yes, crafty Blake!"

In front of the principal, director and professors, Filch, who had no sense of presence, quickly nodded in agreement.

"good time--"

Professor McGonagall's casual remarks caused Amosta's brows to move imperceptibly, and he muttered in a low voice.

Dumbledore had crossed his fingers on his right leg and kept an inexplicable silence. He didn't seem to intend to intervene in this conversation at all, and just let them discuss, but when he heard the few words Amosta muttered Afterwards, Dumbledore's cheeks also moved suddenly, and there was a flash of light in his eyes. He turned his head to look at Amosta, and the eyes of two pairs of different-colored pupils met in mid-air.

"Oh, please!" Professor McGonagall's tone was a little irritated, "Don't let me bother to guess at this time!"

cough cough!

Amosta coughed twice in embarrassment, then organized his words in his heart, and said slowly,

"Just a thought, Professor McGonagall Black specifically chose Halloween to break into Hogwarts, was it unintentional or intentional?

If it is unintentional, then his luck can only be called a coincidence, probably because he was confused in Azkaban. But if he deliberately rushed into Hogwarts on the night of the Halloween dinner, then Why did he try to break into the Gryffindor common room, he should know that all the little wizards, including Potter, are in the auditorium, and there is no one in the dormitory."

Amostar's statement stunned both McGonagall and Lupine. To be honest, they did ignore this point.

"Maybe--"

After a while, Professor McGonagall hesitated and guessed, "Black wants to sneak into the student dormitory, and wait until the kid comes back—"

"It is indeed possible."

Amosta nodded and said, but his eyes were fixed on Remus who was hiding in the deep shadow with his brows,

"But in this case, it means that he has no intention of leaving after the murder. Is this the choice he made?"

The top secret that the students don't know may be just common information among the professors. Everyone here knows that among them, only Lupine knows Black best.

"Sorry, I don't know what Black would do."

Lupine said apologetically in a dark tone,

"I thought I knew him well, but it turns out he's not who I thought he was at all."

Discussing betrayal is always unpleasant, Professor McGonagall comforted Lupine in a low voice, and Amostar did not press him with his eyes any more.

"Well, let me think of Argus,"

After thinking for a while, Amosta looked at Filch,

"Make sure the secret passages leading to the outside world in the castle are closed. I don't want us to make such a very low-level mistake."

"A total of four secret passages have been blocked before school starts, Mr. Blaine!"

Filch stood up abruptly, and his tone of respect made Amosta feel a little surprised, but after thinking about it carefully, Amosta could understand that his name last semester was assigned by the school board. The investigator who entered Hogwarts to investigate the Chamber of Secrets incident and the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts, these two identities are temporary, and neither of them will work for a long time, but the director of the Student Security Office is a permanent position, especially, Dumbledore clearly stated , the castle administrator is under the jurisdiction of the Director of the Security Office.

Although in the castle, Filch is just a nuisance who is not welcomed by outsiders, but outside, he is doing a job that many capable wizards envy. As a Squib, he is of course afraid that he will Make yourself unhappy, thus throwing away the 'golden rice bowl' in your hands!

When Amosta mentioned the secret passage, Remus's body trembled suddenly, his lowered eyes revealed a violent struggle, but in the end, he still didn't say anything.

Dawn is approaching, the world outside the window is no longer thick and pure darkness, and the gray sky light in the distant sky is waking up all sleeping things.

"All right--"

Amosta went to the window and opened the sash, letting the damp morning wind blow his hair as hard as it could.

"Hagrid hasn't come back yet, but I don't think there's much chance he'll bring good news,

I'm going to reset those panoramic binoculars as soon as possible. Before that, I have to add a little looking glass function to them. Whenever Blake tries to break into the castle again, no matter what corner he enters from, as soon as he is captured by the camera Then, the telescopes in the entire castle will sound an alarm at the same time, informing the little wizards to evacuate as soon as possible. "

Amostar's plan is undoubtedly a good way. In the current situation where Black's invasion path cannot be found, the most important thing is to ensure that he cannot invade again.

When dawn came, Amosta was the only one left in his office. He hadn’t slept all night. Everyone hurriedly took advantage of the time before class to rest. Amosta also lay on his bed, closed his eyes and quietly Quietly thinking about the unanswered question.

Did Black just happen to run into Hogwarts on Halloween, or did he do it on purpose? Amosta couldn't answer the question, but his keen intuition reminded him that it wasn't a coincidence.

Sirius Black, as well as Remus Lupine, are important plot characters, and Amostar is only vaguely reflected, as if both of them died in the end

"perish together?"

Amosta murmured softly,

"Could it be that Remus died because of the curse from the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor? Well, I feel a little guilty if that's the case. Shall I break his two wolf legs in advance?"