Chapter 8: Exposed!

Luna was bowing her head down and not knowing what she had to do. They got out of the carriage and walked until they reached the end of the station. There was a big lake in front of them, and some people had already begun to ride the boats.

Students, who took the Hogwarts Express train, need to take a boat to reach Hogwarts.

But before Wilkes reached the lake, he suddenly stopped so that Luna behind him slammed into Wilkes's back.

"Sorry, I..." Luna murmured subconsciously, but she looked up and saw Wilkes in front of her. He was frowned and looking forward.

She also looked in the same direction as Wilkes and saw that all the students already rode the boats. And a person was standing by the lake.

A wizard wearing a black robe, a pair of black indifferent and hollow eyes are looking in this direction.

"Severus Snape? Why not Hagrid? It's not like that in the original plot?" Wilkes knew the man in front of him well.

It was Snape who had a life of tragedy in the original book.

But Wilkes clearly remembered that Hagrid led the new students and took the boats to Hogwarts in the original movie.

"Well, is it possible that I affected the events before entering Hogwarts?" Wilkes was stunned, but he reacted quickly.

Wilkes turned his head and looked at Luna behind him with a smile on his face: "Let's go and take a boat."

"Hmm...Well, it seems that we are the only ones left," Luna responded with her head down instead of her usual behavior.

However, as soon as he walked towards the lake, before riding the boat, Snape, who was standing by the lake, walked quickly to Wilkes's side and grabbed him from his shoulder.

"Wil...Kes, isn't it?" Snape's low voice, mixed with strange frequency, said blankly:

"I thought it was a hallucination. How could there be people here, people who shouldn't their names appear in the list of new students."

Wilkes turned his head to look at Snape, who was expressionless, Wilkes was full of stress in his heart, but on the surface, he looked cold.

"Who are they? I don't understand what you are saying. Please let me know if I have done anything wrong, my friend and I will be late."

Wilkes took Luna's hand and stood with her, side by side.

"A Friend?" Snape looked arrogantly and left Wilkes' shoulders lightly, his tone still was indifferent: "You are better than your father on this point, you know, your father has been at Hogwarts for seven years, and he had only a handful of friends."

Suddenly, Snape grabbed Wilkes by the collar without warning, and the light of danger flashed in his dark eyes.

"Although I don't know how did you... impressed some people and made your name appear on the list of the new students..." Snape seemed he did know what Wilkes had done and looked at Wilkes' eyes.

The place fell in silence before Snape said calmly with a mocking tone: "I don't know why Dumbledore would turn a blind eye on you, saying, "Anyone who comes to Hogwarts to study will be welcomed." Silly."

"Teacher, I came here to study."

Wilkes said with a determined eye.

"Hehe, as expected, as sly as a fox."

Snape snorted arrogantly, then let go of Wilkes again.

He can be sure that Wilkes had done everything possible to enter Hogwarts, and he had a secret!

However, he could not reject him. He had discussed with Dumbledore before, but Dumbledore disagreed and warned him that as long as Wilkes did not do anything to endanger Hogwarts, he will be welcomed in Hogwarts.

Recalling Dumbledore's words, Snape looked at Wilkes, who was pretending to be innocent, so he was furious at Wilkes.

"Huh!" Snape restrained his emotions slightly; made a "cold face" again, flicked his sleeves, turned and left, and said a warning before leaving:

"Don't let me find out you making a mistake. I will keep my eyes on you!"

After that, Snape left.

Wilkes froze for a moment.

That is all? Is it over?

But he frowned immediately and thought in many things.

It seems that some people have tried their best to get into Hogwarts. Dumbledore and Snape, and even all the professors, may know it.

"It was Dumbledore who made Snape watching him?" Wilkes spoke in his heart.

"Dumbledore..."

But after thinking about it for a while, Wilkes was a little surprised. With Dumbledore's character, it was indeed possible.

After all, he did not do anything wrong either.

However, as soon as he heard Snape's last words, Wilkes got chills all over his body.

"I hope Snape won't watch me like he watched Harry Potter. No, did I come here to learn magic!?"

After Snape asked him, Wilkes thought whether he had any purpose or not.

Is triggering the system his only purpose?