Hogwarts Homecoming

For the next three days, the castle was peaceful, and nothing unexpected happened. Most of the little wizards and teaching staff in the castle were full of anticipation and waited for the coming of the Christmas holiday.

There are also people who are not very comfortable, for example, a retired professor who has to share a room with a cat that is particularly energetic and likes to quarrel with people. In addition, Harry has been a little out of his mind these days. The name he had glimpsed briefly on the Marauder's Map in the afternoon stuck in Harry's heart like a thorn, and made him sleepless.

Harry didn't tell Ron and Hermione about this, because he could predict their reactions, they would definitely think that they were a little too stressed, so they had hallucinations, but to be honest, even Harry himself was very concerned about himself. I couldn't believe what I saw.

The fact that Sirius Black's name appeared in Professor Blaine's office was so magical that it was difficult to figure out what happened.

There was no moon outside the window, and the dormitory was pitch black after the lights were turned off.

Not long after, Harry, who was dozing off on the bed, heard the familiar, loud snoring sound one after another. He tilted his head slightly and looked around. Then, he pulled out the Marauder's Map from under the soft mattress, and covered himself with the quilt. Covered tightly.

Since Fred and George reminded him that day, in order to prevent being raided, Harry stopped carrying the map and hid it in the dormitory.

Fluorescent flashes!

Harry whispered something, and looked at the map again by the light of his wand.

Professor Brian's office was still empty and there was no one there, not only the short-lived name, but even Professor Brian's own name was not there.

Facing this situation, Harry didn't feel too surprised.

After turning off the lights every night for the past few days, Harry had to take out the Marauder's Map to have a look, but he never saw Professor Brian's name appear.

What the hell is going on?

Stuck the folded map under the quilt again, Harry opened his eyes wide and looked at the ceiling hidden in the darkness, thinking quietly.

In addition, why Professor Brian knew the Marauder's Map was also a matter that puzzled them.

Harry discussed this matter with Ron and Hermione. The biggest possibility is that Professor Lupine revealed the existence of this map to Professor Brain, and why Professor Lupine knew this, there is only one possibility——Professor Lupine I have seen it before, or, he is simply the maker of the Marauder's Map.

But these are also just guesses, and it is impossible for Harry to ask Professor Lupine to find out. If he did, he would just throw himself into a trap.

Hermione still insisted on her original opinion. She hoped that he would hand over the map, but this suggestion was strongly opposed by Ron, and even Harry himself was unwilling to do so.

"Think about it, Hermione—"

Facing Hermione who was angry because he didn't get support, Harry said with an idea, "At least I can use the map to monitor Black. If he has sneaked into Hogwarts, then I can get an early warning."

Everyone knew it was just an excuse, but Harry just didn't want to lose this interesting map.

"mean--"

Harry turned over and muttered something, but he didn't know who he was talking about. Afterwards, sleepiness swept over him like a tidal wave, and his conscious consciousness gradually disappeared amidst the repeated snoring.

Dumbledore is back!

Early the next morning, Harry and Ron came to the Great Hall with a hutch, and got the news from Hermione, who had almost eaten.

"Really, Hermione?" Harry raised his head excitedly to search for the staff dining table, but he didn't see the reassuring old figure with silver beard and hair. He asked earnestly,

"Where did he go, I didn't see him!"

"Dumbledore probably only came back this morning. He looked a little tired. Later, Professor Bryan also came down. After he talked with Professor Dumbledore for a few words, the two of them went out to the direction of the playground lawn together-- "

Hermione frowned and said worriedly,

"Professor Blaine looks tired too, I hope it's not from taking care of Crookshanks."

Due to the days of cold weather, the snow on the lawn is still thick and there is no sign of melting. The top layer exposed to the air has even frozen into solid ice. Every time you step on it, there will be a crunching sound. sound.

For Amosta and Dumbledore, they both had a way to easily float on the snow, but they didn't do that, they just walked steadily towards the completely frozen lake one step at a time.

"You look tired,"

Under the wildly dancing willow branches, Dumbledore looked sideways at Amosta, who had two obvious dark circles under his eyes, with an apologetic expression,

"I'm sorry to make you take on my responsibilities, Amostar."

"Just for the sake of the generous salary--"

It was cold and windy, Amosta shrugged his shoulders and said, he straightened his nostrils, sniffed the vaguely familiar smell emanating from Dumbledore, raised his eyebrows slightly,

"I thought it was an illusion, Principal Dumbledore, did you go to the underground world under Knockturn Alley?"

"Hehe, Mr. Jin Viper, you are very familiar with that place."

Dumbledore did not hide his whereabouts, he said with a smile,

"Well, before I left, I told you that I was going to find some clues to Tom's Horcrux.

Oh, the journey can't be described as smooth, I was held back by Connelly, who asked me to accompany him in some difficult negotiations

Later, I followed some clues to find the place where Tom used to work when he was young, and unearthed some unknown past events from there. There was a key person, a house elf, who was imprisoned by Tom. Azkaban, so I had to turn around and go to the Ministry of Magic to apply to visit Azkaban. After the Ministry of Magic checked the relevant information, I found that the house elf had been released a year ago after serving his sentence.

You know, a house-elf who has committed a crime is very hard to find a home for, and I figured it might go down into the underworld for a living, so I went to have a look. "

"oh--"

Amosta's expression suddenly became regretful,

"You are a few steps late, Dumbledore."

"yes--"

Dumbledore smiled wryly,

"I quietly checked the memories of some people, and indeed found that the little elf stayed in the underground world for a while, but the giant monster. Fortunately, my luck was good, and it finally escaped."

The process is tortuous enough.

Amosta pouted, "So did you find it in the end?"

"Not yet, but I believe it is only a matter of time before I find it. Yes, I must hurry up. Considering the age of the elf, I am worried that it may not be able to last this winter. Of course, I have not forgotten the burden on me. Another responsibility, so I took a moment to check back before embarking on a more difficult pursuit."

"Then when you see that Hogwarts is the same with you and without you, will you be a little disappointed, Headmaster Dumbledore?"

Amostar joked.

"I am heartily relieved, Amostar—" Dumbledore chuckled.

Dumbledore probably only stayed at Hogwarts for two days, and after finishing processing the backlog of materials, he left without a trace. Professor McGonagall felt extremely angry about this, because Dumbledore He told her that she might not be able to come back until the next semester. During this period, she, several deans and Amosta were in charge of everything in the school.

"Maybe that's a good thing—"

Because he needed to help Remus with Hufflepuff's Defense Against the Dark Arts class, Amosta ate directly in the auditorium at noon, facing Professor McGonagall's angry complaints, he said sympathetically,

"I mean Lucius Malfoy threatened the board of directors to remove Dumbledore in the first half of the year, and it should have been smooth sailing at that time—"