The moment Harry said that he might have discovered a secret passage that Filch didn't know about, Amosta knew that he...and Dumbledore and everyone else in the school who were guarding against Black's intrusion were guilty. Big mistake!
On the night he returned to Hogwarts this semester, Amosta clearly told Filch that all secret passages from the castle to the outside world needed to be sealed, and Filch also patted his chest and told them that the castle was connected to the outside world. The four secret passages to the outside world have been completely blocked by him and the professors, making it impossible for anyone to enter.
Such an answer will obviously lead to a misunderstanding, leading people to mistakenly believe that there are only four secret passages leading outside the school... But in fact, Hogwarts has gone through thousands of years. Who knows how much has been built in the castle by so many good people? channel?
Perhaps Blake himself dug secret tunnels with his friends when he was in school...
Oh, probably not. Otherwise, Remus must know that he is the only one of Blake's best friends from school who is still alive. Unless Blake was planning today's scene, otherwise, he is unlikely to Hiding it from Remus.
"professor--"
Harry and Ron were both glaring at Hermione angrily, but Hermione didn't think she had done anything wrong. She responded to their eyes unwillingly and said to Professor Blaine, who was thinking like a sculpture,
"You also think Black sneaked into Hogwarts through those secret passages, right?"
"That's impossible, Hermione!"
Now that he knew that the precious passage could not be saved, Ron simply broke the pot and threw it away.
"When Black sneaked into Hogwarts, the streets of Hogsmeade were full of dementors. He couldn't sneak into Duke Bee's underground warehouse, right?"
Amosta, who was deep in thought, briefly broke away from his thoughts and glanced at Ron... These little guys can't get rid of the bad habits that they take for granted.
It is true that Black might not be the one who took the secret passage through Harry, but Amosta was most likely sure that he must have mastered some unknown secret passage... So, on the night of the Halloween dinner, he Only then could he sneak into Hogwarts without anyone noticing, and after finding that he could not enter the Gryffindor common room, he quickly left.
Thinking of this, it's really annoying and funny... So many people are worried about Blake's whereabouts, but these three little guys inexplicably grasped important clues.
"Except for this secret passage, Harry"
Amosta seemed to be able to hear the sweet collision of 50,000 gold galleons. He stared at Harry seriously and said righteously,
"You also have information about those secret passages. I hope you can tell me the truth, Harry. After all... this is about whether I can bring Black to justice as soon as possible!"
"as far as I know--"
Harry no longer wanted to resist. The only thing he wanted now was to prevent Professor Brain from discovering that wonderful map... Not only because Harry wanted to keep it, but if Professor Brain discovered this, then He will trace the origin of the map, and from this, Fred and George will be involved, and eventually how they got the map will be exposed!
"A total of seven--"
Harry said honestly, and this also made the tense Hermione breathe a sigh of relief, because she was still thinking in her mind whether she should expose Harry again if he lied again.
"But only one can be used, because four have been sealed by Mr. Filch, the other two, one has collapsed, and the entrance to the last one is at the Whomping Willow... No one can get out of that tree alive. Walk through.”
"That's just what you think, Harry."
Amosta said, after thinking about it, he confirmed again,
"This is all the secret passages you know, right? You didn't try to hide any secret passages... in an attempt to leave yourself a way out?"
Harry could answer this question openly.
.........
"I can't believe it, Hermione!"
Harry and the others all knew that Hogwarts Castle was now full of Professor Blaine's 'eyes', so the three of them had no communication on the way back to Gryffindor Tower from the office on the third floor. ŴŴŴ.
Ron, who was still filled with resentment until he stepped into the lounge, immediately exploded. He glared at Hermione, who had already expected it but still looked unwilling to admit defeat, and said angrily.
"You betrayed us!"
"Oh, don't yell, Ron!"
Hermione's brown pupils shined brightly. Compared to what happened with Scabbers, she had a clear conscience for her 'report' tonight.
There was no one in the common room. The three of them were still sitting by the fireplace warming themselves. Ron took out a bottle of butter from the gap between the back of an old chest of drawers in the common room and the wall. Beer...this is the private goods they brought back last time.
"Haven't you noticed, Ron?"
Hermione took out her Numerology coursework from her school bag and wrote quickly as if she didn't have to think.
"Professor Brain and I hold the same view... Moreover, the three of us know that he probably won't be able to go to bed tonight. He will definitely check the remaining three passages overnight to see if a criminal has passed through recently. Mark of."
In this cold weather, it was impossible to drink cold drinks, so Ron used his best floating spell to control three glasses filled with beer and grilled them on the golden flame for a while.
"This can only mean one thing. Even an elite person like Professor Blaine can sometimes lose his mind."
Ron had almost had enough of Hermione's domineering attitude when arguing about the rights and wrongs of something.
"I would like to see how Blake sneaked in through the remaining three secret passages. It can't be Honeydukes, right? Otherwise, we should have attended Fred and George's funeral long ago, and that passage The cave-in... With all due respect, Hermione, I think that since Fred and George can't walk through this cave-in secret, then Black probably won't be better than them in this regard!"
The quill that was about to leave an afterimage in Hermione's hand stopped for a moment, and she bit her lower lip and said,
"One more thing..."
"if!"
Ron rolled his eyes, looking helpless.
"If you and Harry and I were to fly to Hogwarts in a car on the first day of the second year, then you know that no one would ever be able to walk past the Whomping Willow without leaving some body parts behind. of."
"At least Professor Blaine thinks--"
Hermione wanted to say something else, but Harry, who was a little shocked tonight, suddenly interrupted the topic,
"The prerequisite is that you need a magic wand to do it."
The butterbeer was already bubbling hot. Ron transferred the hot glass to the table, made an invitation gesture to Harry, and then just raised his chin at Hermione unhappily.
"Harry is right. The premise is that Black has to get himself a wand... You shouldn't think that Neville's wand was lost by Black... Don't forget, when Black broke into the castle last time, Neville hasn't lost his wand yet."
Hermione was speechless, but still frowned, trying to think of how to refute Ron.
Harry was tired, not physically, but mentally from self-doubt.
In the week since he learned the truth about Black's persecution of his parents, he had been cruel every night, thinking that if he really met Black one day, he would not hesitate to use the cruelest method he knew to kill him. Black, but tonight Professor Blaine let him know that killing someone is not that simple at all.
Things seemed to be back to square one, and Harry realized that it was better not to know the truth about the murder of his parents, so that he would not have to be tortured by his own conscience... Now, it seems that besides looking forward to Brian Unless the professor or those evil dementors found Black first, there was nothing he could do.
However, Harry knew that he had to interrupt Ron and Hermione's real quarrel. Because of Scabbers's incident, he had always had problems with each other. Even now, the two of them have not completely let go of their grudge. If the topic is allowed to continue, , then, the tacit understanding finally established will be broken again,
"I guess I have to go apologize to Fred and George,"
Harry sighed deeply, looking sad,
"By the way, I would like to remind him that the secret passage of the Hunchback Witch is no longer safe."
It was now past ten o'clock in the evening, and the little wizards should have stayed in their dormitories long ago. In order to avoid being discovered by Percy who came back from night patrol, the three of them were ready to end this not so good night before.
"I can go with you, Harry,"
Ron patted Harry on the shoulder,
"We can explain it to Fred and George, and they should give me something..."
The sudden movement from the door interrupted Ron's words, and also made Harry and Hermione look surprised.
"Professor Lupine--"
Harry was a little confused as to why Professor Lupin, who had always been gentle, had such a serious expression.
"Professor Brain just came to my office, explained some of the situation to me, and asked me to be vigilant tonight,"
Lupine looked at Harry and said solemnly,
"Professor Brain told me that he accidentally learned from you some unknown secret passages leading outside the castle... Harry, how did you figure out the locations of these secret passages so clearly?"
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