bioinnovel Chapter 182 He was at Hogwarts
Chapter 182 He was at Hogwarts
Chapter 182 He was at Hogwarts
As dusk fell, the students who had spent the entire day in Hogsmeade Village gradually returned to school.
Most students returned laden with bags and bundles, walking through the corridors back to their respective common rooms; they seemed to have emptied the Honey Duke store.
Belvina walked only from the fifth floor to the auditorium, and the short distance filled her pockets with all sorts of candies, given to her by students she met along the way.
Peppermints, toffee, nougat, filled gummies, jackfruit, and the newly released milk gummies—Belvina's pockets are like a mini candy store.
On Halloween Eve, the auditorium was decorated with hundreds of pumpkins with lit candles, a large flock of fire bats flying around, and many orange banners with flames burning under the magical ceiling that seemed to be brewing a storm.
Besides the festive atmosphere, the dinner was incredibly lavish, and most people, except for the picky Belvina, praised the food as delicious.
The banquet culminated in a spectacular finale as the ghosts of Hogwarts presented their carefully prepared show, emerging from the walls and tables to perform various gliding maneuvers.
Sir Nicholas of Gryffindor even reenacted his experience of being beheaded by a Muggle, and his superb performance received unanimous praise and thunderous applause from the audience.
After the banquet, a relieved Belvina left the auditorium immediately, followed the students up the magnificent marble staircase, and returned to the fifth floor along the usual route.
Belvina's picky eating habits are hard to break; she dislikes everything related to pumpkin—pumpkin pie, pumpkin cake, and even pumpkin juice.
Just as Belvina was preparing to treat herself in the common room, she suddenly received an order from Headmaster Dumbledore: return to the Great Hall immediately and protect the students' safety.
What the hell?
Am I just incompatible with Halloween?
Or is it that Hogwarts clashes with the Feast Day?
Belvina received the order with a look of disgust. She had been back at Hogwarts teaching for three Halloweens and three Halloween dinners, and all three had gone wrong!
In the first year, Quirrell put the troll into the castle, and the Scandinavian little tyrant was almost taken down by three first-year kids.
The following year, Tom Riddle's diary manipulated Ginny into opening the secret room, releasing the basilisk. The caretaker Filch's cat was petrified and hung on a torch on the wall.
This is the third year. Although Belvina is still unclear about what happened, she guesses that it is probably related to Sirius. Hogwarts can't possibly have another Ravenclaw Chamber of Secrets or Hufflepuff Chamber, can it?
Belvina quickly dressed, wearing a white turtleneck cashmere sweater with black trousers, black boots, and a long black trench coat, and rushed downstairs.
When Belvina arrived at the auditorium, she saw many more students who were just as confused as she was.
Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin all looked completely bewildered, while only the Gryffindor students vividly recounted what had just happened.
After the banquet, the Gryffindor lion cubs walked toward the Gryffindor Tower as usual.
However, when they reached the corridor leading to the portrait of the fat lady, they found it crowded with students, and no one could get into the common room.
The dorm supervisor, the plump lady, has disappeared. Her portrait has been slashed, with fragments of the canvas scattered on the floor, and a large piece of the canvas has been torn off.
It wasn't until Peeves appeared in high spirits and told the professor everything he knew that everyone finally understood the truth behind the Fat Lady's disappearance—Sirius Black.
Somehow, Sirius ran to the Gryffindor Tower during the dinner party. Without a password, Sirius tried to force his way into the common room, which resulted in the situation we see now.
Sirius Black escapes every day, the portrait of the Fat Lady is destroyed, and the Gryffindor students are unable to return to the common room.
After hearing the Gryffindor lion cubs' account, the students who had gathered again in the Great Hall finally understood what had happened at the school, and many of them breathed a sigh of relief.
He was just Sirius Black, an Azkaban fugitive, a murderous monster who killed thirteen people with a single spell. No matter how terrifying he was, he couldn't be as terrifying or as ferocious as the Basilisk.
Students who had just experienced the escape room challenge last school year said they weren't afraid at all!
After a while, Dumbledore led Snape and Lupin into the Great Hall, and Professors McGonagall and Flitwick, who were guarding the entrance, immediately closed the door.
Dumbledore first explained to the students that, in order to ensure their safety, they would have to make do with spending the night in the Great Hall.
Dumbledore then ordered the professors to conduct a thorough search of the castle, determined to find Sirius Black's whereabouts or to determine how he had infiltrated the school.
Finally, Dumbledore announced in a loud voice, "I expect the prefects to guard the entrances and exits of the Great Hall. I have entrusted the presidents of the student council and the co-presidents with their management. Professors Black and Bablin will also remain in the Great Hall to protect your safety."
As soon as she finished speaking, a small group of students immediately looked at Belvina in the group of professors, their eyes filled with distrust.
Why not let Professor Blake search the castle as well? Is it because you're afraid she'll let another Blake escape?
If that's the case, why leave Professor Blake in the Great Hall? If another Blake were to break in, would she really protect everyone?
Once suspicion arises, the charge is already established. A small group even believes that Sirius Black was able to break into the school tonight because Belvina was an inside man.
What struck these people as even stranger was that while some parents complained to the board about Hagrid and others about Snape, why didn't anyone complain about Black?
The head professor didn't give the students any chance to ask questions. After leaving behind hundreds of purple sleeping bags, he immediately led a group of professors out of the auditorium.
As soon as the principal and deans left, the auditorium erupted in chatter, and Percy Weasley, the student council president, had to repeatedly emphasize discipline.
Belvina completely ignored the suspicious looks in their eyes, went straight to the faculty section, sat in her usual spot, and put her feet up on the table.
Bassheda followed along, but the ancient Runiwen Sweetheart's sitting posture was not as unrestrained as Belvina's.
"I have a bad feeling that the board of directors will receive a complaint against you as early as tomorrow, or at the latest the day after tomorrow," Bassheda said in a low voice.
"That's wonderful," Belvina said sincerely. "I can't stand Hogwarts anymore. Something always happens before Halloween every year. I've had enough."
Bassheda was silent for a moment before saying, "It wasn't like this before you came, but of course, it might not be your fault. Potter, Harry Potter."
Belvina's answer that Hogwarts was an unexpected situation, but Harry would definitely enroll in September 1991, so it's all Harry Potter's fault!
"Poor Mr. Potter," Belvina couldn't help but chuckle. "The first year he was cornered in the bathroom by a troll, the second year it was the Chamber of Secrets in Slytherin, and he turned out to be Parsley. This year, we're even closer than before."
Sirius Black is Harry's godfather. After Harry lost his parents, it was only right that Sirius Black, as Harry's godfather, should take care of his daily life and raise him.
For Harry, Sirius was a closer person than the Dursleys, even though they weren't related by blood.
Looking at the chattering students below and Percy shouting incessantly, Belvina continued, "These kids believe anything they hear. If Professor Dumbledore didn't trust me, he wouldn't have let me return to school, much less let you stay with me."
"No, no, no, Miss Blake, you've misunderstood something," Bassheda said with a smile. "I will certainly uphold the law impartially and will not show favoritism."
Bassheda took a few candies from her pocket and placed them in Belvina's palm, then said, "Why did Sirius insist on going into the Gryffindor common room? Was it to see his godson, or was something else attracting him?"
"It's not for Harry," Belvina said firmly, now certain that the anthropomorphic dog on Magnolia Crescent Street was Sirius Black.
Belvina stroked her smooth chin and continued, "In other words, his position at Hogwarts can be precisely defined as his position in the Gryffindor common room!"
"But what's in the common room?" Bassheda said. "According to Peeves and the Fat Lady, Sirius broke in during Halloween dinner, so there shouldn't have been anyone in the common room."
Yes, why did Sirius break into the empty common room?
In other words, what is Sirius looking for in the common room?
Belvina suddenly jumped up and waved to Sir Nicholas, who was floating in the auditorium.
She said, "Sir, I have urgent business with Professor Dumbledore and Lupin, immediately!"