Chapter 81 - 82

It was not until Wednesday morning that Malfoy reappeared at the Slytherin table. When he entered the Main Hall the Slytherin's table started to cheer. His right arm was wrapped in a bandage and hung from his neck with a sling, like a hero who survived a terrible battle.

When they saw him like this, Harry and Ron looked disdainful, but Malfoy himself was proud, and he provoked them with a grimace.

Harry turned his head to the side and tried hard to restrain himself, and acted as if he had not seen Malfoy's provocation. He found that everyone beside him looking down at the Daily Prophet.

"What are you looking at?" Harry asked strangely.

"It's about Sirius Black's latest news!" Hermione whispered and put a newspaper in front of him.

Harry saw that it read: Black was seen by a Muggle somewhere not far from Hogwarts. When the Ministry of Magic arrived, he had left and is currently in the process of tracking him down.

Presumably, Sirius Black is trying to enter Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Harry swallowed. What did Sirius Black want in Hogwarts? Did he really want to kill him, as Mr. Weasley said?!

At the thought of being hunted by such a madman, Harry suddenly lost his appetite and made him feel sick. He wanted to rely on the Dementors outside the castle to protect him.

"It's terrible. He's has been seen somewhere not far from here!" Ron said worriedly. "This Black, how did he escape the Dementors?"

"Perhaps a Patronus Charm?!"

"It's impossible. He doesn't have a wand. there are two hundred Dementors outside." Hermione said quickly. "Do you know what this means?"

Seeing Harry, Ron, and Hermione whispering in silence, Evan did not participate in their discussion. The question he now needs to consider is how to control Peter Pettigrew and get in touch with Sirius Black.

These two things are easy to say, but they are full of difficulties.

The simplest method is undoubtedly to go to Dumbledore and tell him that Ron's rat is the Animagus Peter Pettigrew, and that Dumbledore's wily plans will be able to get through the incident as long as he gets the news.

The problem is that this is the same as last year's handling of Tom Riddle's diary book. Evan doesn't know how to explain to the other that Scabbers is Peter Pettigrew.

Obviously knowing everything, yet not being able to do anything is a very bad feeling.

Evan sighed, as it seems that he will have to rely on himself. Sirius Black wasn't an urgent matter. He needed to control Peter. He then remembered a useful potion in Power of Medicine.

As Evan contemplated his thoughts, Malfoy suddenly came over to the table and stood behind Harry with a malicious glare in his eyes.

"Have you seen your pal Hagrid lately?"

No one bothered with him, Harry and Ron held their fists and tried hard to restrain themselves.

"It's a pity, I'm afraid he can't be a teacher anymore." Malfoy pretended to be sad and said, "My dad was very upset about my injuries!"

"before I flatten you, go away, Malfoy," Ron growled.

"If I were you, I would not be so impulsive. It would not be any good for you and you good pal, Hagrid. You will know immediately. . ." Malfoy's eyes fell on the newspaper Harry had in his hands, "How about it Potter, do you want to single-handedly try to catch Black?"

"What does this have to do with you?"

"Of course, if I was you . . ." Malfoy's thin lips bent into a humble smile, "I wouldn't be such a good school boy, I would go and find him anywhere?"

"What are you talking about Malfoy?" said Ron harshly.

"Don't you know Potter?" Malfoy's pale eyes froze, and he made a low laugh, "If I was you, I would choose revenge. I would find him myself."

"What the hell are you trying to say?" Harry said angrily.

"I'm really disappointed. You may not want to risk your life. Probably hoping the Dementors will deal with him. Isn't that right?"

"Malfoy, if you have anything to say, speak now or just get sent flying." Ron pulled his wand out.

"Five Points from Gryffindor!" Snape stepped forward without a word, and said, with a sly grin, "Weasley, put your wand away. I don't want to see you throwing up slugs everywhere."

Ron's face flushed and Malfoy smirked and followed Snape away.

"Abhorrent, Snape's deductions. Obviously, it was Malfoy who came to provoke us and said something we didn't understand." said Ron irritably.

"You shouldn't give him a chance. Snape just stared at us. He just waited for you to show a flaw," Hermione whispered.

"He wants to deduct points and he can just find an excuse." Ron picked up his schoolbag. "There are two full potions classes this morning. I hope it's not too difficult.

In fact, the third-year potions class was a disaster. Harry and Ron had to cut materials for Malfoy all class. Snape threatened to poison Neville's pet toad unless he could fix his antidote.

Finally, with Hermione's help, Neville's antidote was successful, but Snape still took away five points, on the grounds that the toad was not dead.

All the students thought that this was them enduring Snape to the extreme, but this is obviously not the limit for Snape.

Soon, everyone would know what despair really was, this may be the third omen.

The incident took place in the Defence Against the Dark Arts class in the afternoon. Prof. Lupin brought them a Bogut. This kind of dark creature was able to transform. It looks into a person's heart and becomes the thing you fear most.

Evan didn't know what other people were afraid of but Neville's fear in the world was Snape.

With Lupin's encouragement, Neville used a spell to turn Snape into a funny image: He wore a long, lace dress, a witch's hat with a stuffed old eagle, which was moth eaten, and he held a huge, scarlet handbag in its hands.

This story spread widely all over the school very quickly.

The Gryffindor students laughed for a whole night and the revenge that followed Snape, everyone soon couldn't help but laugh.

Now when hearing Professor Lupin's name, Snape's eye flashed with threatening brilliance; he bullied Neville more than ever before.

In the second years potion class, Snape walked around at each Gryffindor student in a gloomy way and deducted points when ever.

Less than an hour later, he had deducted more than fifty points and successfully caused three girls to cry.

In this class, no one succeeded in completing their potions except for Evan.

Snape just glanced at Evan and ignored him. He satirically satirized the others and laid out a lot of homework. Which was almost impossible to complete.

As for the poor Bogut, Evan heard that Snape used a spell to blow it up and kill it completely.

Evan felt sorry for this, he also wanted to see what his innermost fear was.

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Under the impetus of several things in succession, Hogwarts was caught in a strange and depressing atmosphere at the beginning of the new semester.

Evan had a feeling that several people around him were being slowly crushed.

The first was Neville, who was completely terrified by Snape.

In the third potions class for third years, he was given detention by Snape for a full two months on the grounds that he did not peel the figs and just threw them in the cauldron. But in fact, everyone knows what is going on and that Snape is out for revenge. from then on, as soon as Neville saw Snape, he would involuntarily turn pale and cold.

Followed next was Hagrid, who seemed to be losing confidence.

In the Care for Magical Creatures class, students were learning how to care for Flobberworms in one lesson. The existence of such a creature is almost completely meaningless. In addition to eating, they always stay still and do nothing.

Once again, Harry, he is now increasingly afraid of divination.

Professor Trelawney always looked at him with tearful eyes. Unpredictable prophecies spread throughout the school. No matter who he was, whenever they spoke to Harry, their voices became softer, as if he was on his death bed.

In addition, he has to worry about going to Hogsmeade. Professor McGonagall refused to sign his application. This means he is likely to be the only third year not to visit Hogsmeade.

Even more worried than him was Colin and Ginny.

They completely believed Professor Trelawney's prediction. In their eyes, Evan and Harry may die at any time. Therefor the two collected a lot of things that could allegedly ward off evil spirits and curses. Most of them were the popular items used during the basilisk attacks.

As for Hermione, she also became more and more nervous.

This is mainly because she has chosen too many classes causing her body and mind to be overloaded for a long time and her limit was being reached. Evan saw her bag packed with more than 10 books every day. He wondered whether Hermione would faint if this was to continue.

Finally, Ron, he was always suspicious.

After several attempts by Crookshanks to attack Scabbers, he was ready for the cat. he showed everyone that Scabbers was getting skinnier and skinnier.

In Evan's eyes, the reason why Scabbers looked like this had nothing to do with Crookshanks.

Peter Pettigrew surely knew that the real reason for Black's escape was to find revenge. After all, he had betrayed the Potters. He was scared, and as Black got closer to Hogwarts, panic rose in his brain.

He wanted to run away but he didn't know where to go.

Hogwarts was currently the safest place. After all, there were so many terrifying dementors keeping watch. It stands to reason that Black has no reason to try to break in, but since he had broken out of Azkaban, entering Hogwarts was only a matter of time.

The mental suffering made Peter worried.

In fact, it is not just them. Evan was also busy at this time.

In addition to preparing newspaper articles, he focused his energy on the preparation of potions, which he prepared for the Peter Pettigrew. He put a tracking agent in the "Strength Elixir". As long as Peter took the drug, with in a certain range, he would be able to sense his potion with a certain spell.

In this way, you would have to worry about him becoming a mouse and running away.

Evan's plan is to mix this tracker into the rat tonic, and Ron will make Scabbers drink it. The only problem now is that it is too time consuming to make the potion. Even though he has made adequate preparations, he wouldn't be able to complete the potion until the eve of Halloween at the earliest.

Harry had sent off Ron and Hermione to Hogsmeade on the eve of Halloween.

Evan rejected Colin's suggestion to play wizard chess. He ran to the eighth floor of the castle alone. After making sure that no one was paying attention to him, he quickly walked back and forth three times before entering the room.

The room he requested was similar to Snape's office. The central table was full of glassware of various shapes, two metal cauldrons and a heating device. The cabinets on both sides were filled with potion materials.

These things were all bought by Evan in Diagon Alley. Since last year, he has been here to make the medicines he needs, review the contents in advance, and so on.

After a long time, Evan's technique has become very skilful.

He placed the prepared materials in the order according to the "Strength Potion."

After about five hours, he finally finished the preparations for the potion. He blended it with his own tonic. The potion showed a dark red colour, exactly the same as the rat tonic used during the holidays. Evan satisfied with the drug, bottled it and went down to the Great Hall to the Halloween Party that had already begun.

The Great Hall was filled with Jack-o-Lanterns, a group of fluttering bats and many flame filled orange streamers. They floated under the ceiling like brilliant water snakes.

The food at the banquet was very delicious. Everyone looked happy.

Since the start of the school year, the atmosphere of tension was swept away, and Harry seemed to have forgotten the damn prophecy. Hermione is finally not thinking about studying. After Evan gave Ron the "rat tonic", the other person's mood gradually improved. No longer worrying about Scabbers.

Everything was going well. Even Hagrid, who had not been there recently, sat happily in the hall.

The dinner ended with the entertainment provided be the ghosts. The ghosts suddenly appeared through walls and tables and made a parade. Gryffindor's ghost, Nearly Headless Nick, successfully reproduced his murder.

Everyone felt that they had enjoyed a pleasant evening, but less than ten minutes later, everything reversed.

Some of the joy accumulated during the party disappeared and panic re-entered the castle.

When the whole thing happened, Evan, Harry, Ron, Hermione, Colin and Ginny were walking slowly back to Gryffindors Tower along the usual route.

When they reached the portrait of the Fat Lady, they found that the corridor was full of people.

"What's the matter, why doesn't anyone go in?" Colin asked curiously.

"Maybe they forgot their passwords?" Ron said with a smile.

How is that possible? It is impossible for so many people to forget the password. Evan saw Peeves jumping on the crowd's heads. he is very happy. Suddenly this is a bad feeling. Peeves only like destruction. And the scenes of sadness will only reveal this expression. It will not be . . .

Wading through the crowd, Professor Dumbledore, who got the news, hastily arrived. He rushed to the portrait of the Fat Lady. The students crowded together to give him room. Evan, leaned a bit closer, to see what was going on.

"Oh, my God!" Hermione suddenly shouted, clutching Evan's arm.

Before them, the portrait of the Fat Lady was maliciously vandalized. Portrait, small pieces of canvas, were everywhere and a large piece of canvas was torn from the frames.

"Professor McGonagall, go to Filch immediately and tell him to look for the Fat Lady in each of the paintings in the castle." Dumbledore said quickly.

"You'll be lucky!" Peeves grinned.

"What do you mean, Peeves?" asked Dumbledore calmly.

"Sorry Headmaster!" Peeves smile faded a bit. He dared not laugh at Dumbledore. Instead, he turned to a slick tone. "She didn't want to be seen. She was messed up. I saw her running through the landscape on the Fifth floor, sir. Hiding in the middle of the trees, she cried and said something terrible."

"Poor thing." Peeves added one sentence, but it meant nothing to others.

"Who did she say?" asked Dumbledore quietly.

"Oh, say, Professor!" Peeves was like holding a bomb in his arms. "She didn't let him in. He is very annoyed. You understand. He is bad-tempered. Sirius Black!"