Where's your courage, Potter?
When Professor Braine said these words, Hermione breathed a sigh of relief. She felt like a heavy burden had been lifted off her body, and her whole body came to life. She finally understood that Professor Braine did not want to kill the three of them. , I am just using my own way to...'educate' Harry!
Harry also figured this out. His dry and pale lips were murmuring, unable to say a word, looking like he was lost.
Yeah, where is my courage?
Harry asked himself, he thought that his hatred for Black would make him deprive a living life of his at all costs, but it turned out that he was not as brave as he imagined. He did not even have the courage to kill a fake Black!
"Sorry, Harry, I misled you."
Harry was stunned by what Professor Blaine said with a smile as he sat down. He stared blankly at the powerful and irresistible young professor in front of him, wondering why he said that... Blaine The professor wanted to teach himself a lesson, and he already did it...
"I guess you must be resenting yourself in your heart for being a cowardly little wizard who doesn't even have the guts to kill a dummy turned into a match."
Amosta's sharp gaze penetrated Potter's heart;
"But in fact, I misled you. Killing a person and taking away a person's life never depends on courage, Harry."
Hearing these words, Harry's green eyes swayed and regained some vitality.
Amosta's eyes swept over the three young wizards who were all a little confused, and his voice was calm without any ripples.
"What stopped you from killing the dummy just now was not cowardice, but kindness. Harry, Hermione, and Ron, you three are all kind-hearted little wizards. You are not willing to deprive all living beings of their rights." Life, I bet that even if you think about a wizard like Black who is extremely evil and has a blood feud with you, deep down in your hearts, you just hope that he can return to Azkaban and continue to be imprisoned."
"But what's wrong with that, Professor Blaine?"
Hermione's body was swaying weakly, her cheeks were also pale,
"The followers of You-Know-Who...the wizards called Death Eaters, each of them hurt many people, but the Ministry of Magic only imprisoned them in Azkaban...the death penalty..."
Hermione felt her chest was congested and couldn't speak anymore, but she still insisted.
"The law does not allow the death penalty...Professor, that has been abolished long ago..."
"law?"
Amosta sneered and was about to say something. However, considering that this was just Harry and his children who were not yet adults, and that their world was this fairy tale castle, Amosta shook his head.
"As a young wizard who has not yet graduated, Potter, you have to understand that the gap between you and an adult wizard with outstanding magical skills is insurmountable...
I remember that I shared my opinion with the three of you before - power is power. This is a pure thing. No matter love, hate, or courage, it can't make your power leap forward in an instant. growth, so the result of your personal search for Black's revenge is that the hard work of so many people who are worried about your life and health is in vain, including the sacrifices of your parents. "
The long silence that followed made Harry feel extremely tortured, and Ron, who had recovered his breath, sincerely comforted him,
"I've always thought you didn't have to be a murderer for something like that, Harry."
"Of course Harry won't be a murderer, right!"
Hermione also said nervously, she was afraid that the stubborn Harry would say something again that would make Professor Blaine furious, so she leaned over and held Harry's sweaty but cold hand tightly.
"I will be cautious, Professor Blaine."
Finally, Harry, who pursed his lips tightly, said in a hoarse voice.
"So, can I assume?"
Professor Brain's voice suddenly became cheerful,
"I will never see you wearing that magical invisibility cloak and sneaking to the Three Broomsticks to steal a drink?"
"You did see it, Professor Blaine!"
Hermione glared at Ron fiercely. Although her words expressed surprise, her tone was not. Obviously, the three of them had already made relevant speculations in private.
"Oh, it's not stealing, Professor--"
Ron did not dare to look into Hermione's eyes and said weakly, "I paid for Harry's butterbeer..."
Harry was also a little confused, because when the three of them discussed this issue in private before, Harry's opinions were consistent with Ron's. They both thought that there was a lot of noise in the Three Broomsticks bar that day, let alone those wearing the Invisibility Cloak. It's very possible that Professor Blaine himself didn't even notice Hermione and Ron.
"Headmaster Dumbledore seems to have told you--"
To take precautions, Amosta added another sentence,
"Methods such as invisibility spells and invisibility cloaks will not work in front of Dementors. You must have noticed that there are Dementor handles at the school gate again. However, according to the results of my discussion with the Ministry of Magic, The Ministry of Magic has reduced the number of dementors dispatched...so you are absolutely not allowed to use the invisibility cloak to sneak out of the school gate!"
Upon hearing Professor Blaine's words, the expressions of the three Harrys all showed subtle changes, especially Hermione, whose face suddenly tightened, as if she was trying her best to hide something.
Because both Hermione and Ron knew that Harry didn't break out from the school gate at all, but came from Fred and George's magical map...
"you..."
Even without the magic of reading people's thoughts, the changes in the expressions of the three little guys could not be hidden from the experienced Amosta. He narrowed his eyes and lowered his voice,
"It seems like you are hiding something important?"
After all, they were still a group of third-grade children. When faced with pressure, their way of coping was too immature. They just looked at each other twice, and then Ron and Harry lowered their heads, staring at the ground and refusing to move away. Only Hermione, hesitantly, seemed to want to say something.
"professor--"
Under the endless pressure released by Professor Blaine's eyes, Hermione, who hesitated for a long time, finally took a deep breath.
"Harry...he's not..."
Harry and Ron suddenly raised their heads and looked at Hermione nervously. Reading Pavilion
Don't tell me about that map!
Through her eyes, Hermione knew what Harry and Ron wanted to yell.
This is for your own good, Harry--
Hermione responded to Harry firmly with her eyes.
"Actually, Harry...well, he accidentally discovered a secret passage while walking in the castle. He went in out of curiosity, and when he came out, he accidentally discovered Hogsmeade..."
Hermione was evasive and hid the truth...not to keep the magical map, but to keep Fred and George from being implicated.
Hermione finally didn't tell everything, which made Harry and Ron relieved. However, their expressions were not much lighter, because now there is only one secret passage that can be used to secretly get out of Hogwarts. Now that Hermione has said it, Professor Blaine must seal it to prevent Black.
"Secret passages?"
Amosta's expression suddenly became serious.
"The secret passage...but Argus once told me that all four secret passages in the school have been sealed by him?"
"I think--"
Under the blazing gaze of Professor Blaine, who had just shown his power, Harry could not remain silent. He followed Hermione's lie and said bravely,
"I think... I must have accidentally discovered a secret passage that Filch didn't know about..."
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