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0206 What is that?

Harry had never played Quidditch in such dangerous weather before. The sky was a dark gray, and the air was heavy with mist. The gale hurled icy droplets that stung his cheeks like tiny bullets. The dark sky was occasionally lit up by terrifying blasts of lightning, and nothing seemed to exist between sky and earth except wind, rain, thunder and lightning. Harry felt like a small boat struggling in the boiling sea under the typhoon, ready to capsize at any moment. He could barely see the othe...

0205 Chill

The opening match of the annual Quidditch competition was about to begin, but the weather was still dreadful. Dark, layered clouds flashed with frightening lightning from time to time, and the rain poured down like a waterfall, soaking the ground and creating puddles. However, the wind was much weaker than yesterday, which was a relief. If it was as strong as before, even Hagrid, the half-giant gamekeeper, riding a flying broom would be blown into the Black Lake.

Despite the storm, the ...

0204 Aftermath

Crack!

A silver snake of lightning slashed through the sky, tearing apart the darkness that enveloped the world. The wind howled like a wild beast and the waves roared like thunder, slamming against the cliff with enormous and furious force. The earth shook, and even the Hogwarts castle, standing on the high cliff, trembled slightly. The windows rattled, the portraits swayed, and the candles flickered.

At the edge of the Forbidden Forest, Hagrid hugged his little ...

0203 The Final Winner (Part-4)

‘Favour from Professor Watson’s Practical Class Last Year’

Harry helped Neville up in a hurry and struggled to free his feet from the sticky mud that clung to his shoes. He had already drawn his wand and was ready to strike first, since Pansy Parkinson had done such a ‘dishonourable’ and despicable act of pushing them into the swamp. Harry thought he didn’t have to follow Professor Watson’s rules anymore.

But Malfoy, who was lying on the side of the boat and...

0202 The Final Winner (Part-3)

Malfoy and Parkinson rushed into the right track, probably hoping to find the shortest way to the finish line.

But seeing this scene, Harry felt a doubt gnawing at his heart. He glanced at Neville, who was soaked with sweat on his back but still persisted. He couldn't help but pity him.

"Neville, Bulstrode and Greengrass have been left behind. Let me take over. My magic has almost recovered!"

Harry offered, feeling his magic returning to his body.

"No, I can still hold...

0201 The Final Winner (Part-2)

Harry climbed out of the oak boat that had fallen into the muddy pit with a thud. A water arrow had grazed his eye corner, leaving a painful swollen bump that made him almost unable to see anything with that eye. As he glared at the four Slytherins who also stood up panting, his eyes seemed to spit fire. His anger almost burst his stomach when he saw their smug looks.

"You don't have to look at us like that, Potter," Blaise said, wiping the water droplets splashed on his face. He smiled...

0200 The Final Winner (Part-1)

"Stupid Gryffindors!, what else can you do, Potter? You are out of options."

As Harry's defiant words elicited cheers from the Gryffindor wizards, Blaise Zabini looked at Harry with undisguised contempt in his dark brown eyes.

He sneered as he saw Harry's boat stuck in front of the narrow river that was blocked by two oak boats lying across, leaving a gap that was too small to pass another boat.

In the distance, Draco slowed down, not only because Parkinson's magic was insuf...

0199 Game (Part-5)

The changes around them were not over yet. The clouds and mist that had been floating on the surface of the vast lake like a thin veil quickly gathered under the influence of magic. They formed two towering fog walls that were a mile long and blocked the view of the other side. The center of the fog walls was the narrow track for the final competition, where the boats would have to navigate through the obstacles and dangers.

The injured ones, who had lost their ability to compete, float...

0198 Game (Part-4)

Sometimes, Hermione's stubbornness really gives Harry and Ron a headache. Just like the matter of Scabbers, there were so many ironclad evidences in front of them, but she still insisted that Scabbers' death had nothing to do with Crookshanks, her fluffy ginger cat, even though she couldn't produce any proof to show Crookshanks' innocence. She claimed that Scabbers had run away, but Ron was convinced that Crookshanks had eaten him.

"Well, let me see what else I can do–"

Harry ga...

0197 Game (Part-3)

The oak boat that came into their sight was twice as big as Harry and Hermione's boat. This was a special favor from Professor Watson to accommodate the huge size of the two young wizards on board.

Slytherin's Crabbe and Goyle!

Harry felt a wave of anger and disgust as he recognized the bulky figures of Malfoy's cronies. Because Professor Watson had said that this was a race, Draco Malfoy had ruthlessly abandoned his two loyal lackeys and chosen Pansy Parkinson, a simpering girl w...

0196 Game (Part-2)

Harry soon discovered a trick after mastering the boat.

The speed of the oak boat depended on the amount of magic that was infused into it. Under normal passive magic absorption, the boat only moved as fast as a young wizard jogging. But if he relaxed his mind and actively cooperated with the infusing of magic power, the boat could be as agile as an old-fashioned flying broomstick. Of course, the price of doing so was huge. In just half a minute, Harry felt as exhausted as if he had pla...

0195 Game (Part-1)

With a loud creak, the door of the staff lounge slowly opened, and a strange silence fell over the restless young wizards. They clenched their jaws and scanned the room that had changed its appearance dramatically, silently exchanging uneasy glances with each other.

Just like last time, Professor Watson had magically expanded the space, but this time, he had gone even further beyond their expectations.

Outside, the storm was raging furiously, but inside, the lounge had transformed...

0194 Back Again

The most anticipated Quidditch match of the year was finally about to begin at Hogwarts. The entire school was buzzing with excitement and tension, as the students and teachers prepared to cheer for their respective houses. No matter if it was Sirius Black, the notorious fugitive who had escaped from the wizarding prison of Azkaban, or Bryan Watson, the former Dark Arts Defense teacher who had returned to Hogwarts and become the head of the Student Safety Office, they had to put aside their w...

0193 Research

Hermione blinked, feeling a surge of panic and shame as she looked at the smiling Professor Watson, who was sitting across from her in his cozy office. She glanced nervously at the wall behind him, where the shadows of her past actions were still flickering on the monitor screen. She had been caught red-handed using the Time-Turner to attend multiple classes at once, and now she had to face the consequences. She opened her mouth in embarrassment and asked in a small voice,

“Did you se...

0192 Exposed

Hermione felt like she had gone back to her first year at school, when she was always alone, going to class by herself, eating by herself, going to the library by herself, and the other students kept their distance from her as if she had some contagious disease. Well, not exactly, she could feel a few worried glances on her from time to time, but no one dared to approach her or offer any comfort.

"We should go and comfort her."

The students were leaving the Great Hall in droves, a...

0191 Time-Turner

“Well, since we already know that Animagus refers to a wizard or witch who can transform into a certain animal at will, while retaining the ability to cast magic spells–"

At the end of the Transfiguration class, Professor McGonagall quickly flipped through the brief essays on Animagus that the students had handed in, her lips getting tighter and tighter, looking at the nonsense words on the paper, as a professor who had been working at Hogwarts for most of her life, she couldn’t h...

0190 Monitoring

A long night passed, and with the help of Filch and Lupin, Bryan finally reinstalled the modified panoramic telescope, which could capture every corner of the castle and its surroundings. Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, once again, appeared in front of him in such a clear and vivid way, as if he was standing on the highest tower and overlooking the magnificent scenery.

Late last night, the sky began to drizzle, and it gradually stopped until dawn. By the time the faint sunli...

0189 Escape (Part-2)

The Dark Lord, the most powerful and feared wizard of all time, had risen to power, and had declared war on the Magical Britain. He gathered a group of followers, called the Death Eaters, who shared his vision of a pure-blooded society, and who killed and tortured anyone who opposed him.

On one side, there was the Dark Lord who had plunged the entire wizarding world into turmoil for decades, and on the other, there was Albus Dumbledore, who was old and feeble, and could only hide in Hog...

0188 Escape (Part-1)

Sirius Black, the notorious mass murderer who escaped from the wizarding prison of Azkaban, had sneaked into the castle and ruined the festive atmosphere of Halloween. Under normal circumstances, the fear and panic brought by this despicable and evil criminal would make the young wizards uneasy for a long time, but the director of the student safety office of Hogwarts, who returned to the school at lightning speed, Professor Watson, pulled the young wizards out of the dark shadow of terror wi...

0187 Worries

Hu-hu–

The gloomy clouds covered the sky again, which had only cleared for half a day. The fine rain beat against the window panes in the strong wind, creating a howling sound that echoed in the empty room. Without the protection of the sun, the temperature of the castle, which was adjacent to a large forest and a vast black lake, dropped quickly. The cold air seeped through the cracks and crevices, making the stone walls and floors feel like ice. Although the wizards with po...

0186 Reactions

On the first day of his long-awaited return to Hogwarts, Bryan had not planned too many work tasks for himself. He enjoyed a leisurely sleep in the morning, spent some time in his office in the afternoon to modify the old panoramic telescope that had been gathering dust in Filch's office for half a year, and took a well-deserved rest in the first half of the night. In the second half of the night, when the young wizards were sound asleep, he sneaked back to the Astronomy Tower and returned th...

0185 Dawn

"It is certain that Black did not come in from the school grounds, and those dementors guarding the entrance will not be easily fooled by him again."

Lupin rubbed his eyebrows wearily and said, his voice hoarse from the long night of searching,

"And it can also be basically confirmed that he has left Hogwarts, we searched the entire castle, leaving no stone unturned, including the common rooms of the four houses, the student dormitories, the hospital wing, the underground corridor...

0184 Return (Part-2)

'Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry; Student Safety Office Director?'

Bryan blinked his brown eyes and smiled nonchalantly, his grey hair shining in the candlelight. 'The title sounded a bit better than 'Castle Security Officer'.'

He shrugged his shoulders, as if it was not a big deal.

"–I easily convinced the board of governors to agree to my request, perhaps, it was the troubled days of the past two years that made them realize that we should really think about t...

0183 Return (Part-1)

"I hope you can handle this, Bryan."

With a flick of his wand, Snape unleashed a barrage of silver blades that fell from the dome like a deadly waterfall, slicing through the ground with a sweeping force. The air that was also cut by the blades made a sharp scream, as if protesting the intrusion of the powerful magic. The space that was expanded by magic to accommodate the duel became very unstable, distorting and twisting everything in sight. It was a terrifying sight, enough to make a...

0182 Defeat Me

Snape stared at Bryan’s smiling face with his unique sharp eyes, trying to see through the essence behind that confidence, but Bryan always responded to his scrutiny with a calm and composed manner, showing no sign of cowardice. Snape felt a surge of irritation and curiosity, wondering what secrets this boy was hiding behind his mask of indifference.

‘When was the last time I saw Bryan fight?’

Snape couldn’t help but think about this question, and without much effort, he r...

0181 Unexpected Visit

"What's going on?"

Lupin looked at the door in the direction of Bryan's alarmed gaze, and he repeated his words in confusion, "What do you mean?"

Bryan did not answer, he adjusted his sitting posture, leaned on the back of the chair, and smiled and waited for the wooden door that was about to be covered to be knocked on, but what actually happened was much more intense than expected.

Boom!

As if someone had detonated a bomb at the door, the fragile door panel of Bryan'...

0180 The Raging Storm

Sirius Black's daring escape from the high-security prison of Azkaban was like a menacing sword of Damocles hanging over the heads of most of the wizarding world, bringing great trouble and anxiety to their daily work and life. For Harry, this feeling was especially profound, as he was the target of the notorious fugitive who had betrayed his parents to Voldemort.

The first week of school, after Black eluded the Ministry of Magic again, Hermione, who had been quarreling with Ron for a w...

0179 Halloween

Click!

The dazzling lightning that tore through the silent sky like a jagged knife, illuminating the dark clouds that hung over the shrieking shack. The old house was shaking in the thunderous roar, as if it was about to collapse at any moment. The rainstorm was like a sword of silver, shooting the earth with relentless force, raging and roaring towards every corner of the village. The wind howled and whipped the trees, making them sway and creak.

A large group of bats conjured by...

0178 Crookshanks's New-Home

The first rays of dawn broke through the dark sky, and the massive gate of Hogwarts Castle creaked open with a sound of rusty hinges. The pale pink sun, tinged with a hint of gold, cast a soft glow over the dim hall. The ancient castle was slowly waking up from its nocturnal slumber.

Suddenly, the silence was shattered by the sound of frantic footsteps echoing in the empty hall.

Hermione emerged from the shadows, clutching Crookshanks to her chest. Her face was pale and weary, and...

0177 Failed Exchange

"Okay, Ron, I'll try to find a chance to ask Professor McGonagall." Encouraged by the presence of Professor Watson, Harry made a decision that was more in line with his wishes.

Hermione's beautiful eyebrows furrowed together, she glared at Ron dissatisfiedly, opened her mouth as if to refute, but before she could speak, Crookshanks, who appeared out of nowhere, jumped onto her lap with a fat, stunned rat in his mouth.

The ginger cat looked proud of his catch, as if he had brought ...