The failure of the last game was a huge blow to Gryffindor, so when they defeated Ravenclaw this time, the little wizards in the same house acted as if they had won the Quidditch Cup. Harry didn't even think about it. After studying the unreasonable human actions of the little black dog, he was surrounded by his classmates and returned to the castle. Now, they needed a carnival to celebrate this victory.
During this period, Fred and George disappeared for two hours, and when they returned, they had armfuls of Butterbeer, Pumpkin Soda, and bags full of Honeydukes candy.
"How did you get these?"
Angelina Johnson asked as George tossed Peppermint Toads into the crowd.
"With a little help from Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot and Prongs," Fred whispered into Harry's ear.
"The secret passage has been opened?"
Harry showed a surprised expression. He thought that since the last time he went to Hogsmeade through the secret passage, Professor Braine had blocked all the secret passages recorded on the Marauder's Map. At that time, he and Fred were following George reported the news and hoped that they would not touch Professor Blaine's brow.
"It's been a while—"
George came over and said in a slightly emotional voice, "Professor Brain is a really good person, isn't he? He is probably afraid that the little wizard will go crazy from being tortured by boring schoolwork, so he specially leaves some ways for everyone to have fun."
"I'm sure you haven't forgotten--"
Hermione, who was joking with Ginny on the side, heard the conversation between several boys and said angrily,
"The whole castle is covered with Professor Blaine's 'eyes'."
"But he went out to do errands today and was not at Hogwarts. Many young wizards saw him during breakfast!"
Ron said with a smile.
Professor Dumbledore has left Hogwarts, and Professor Blaine is also not in school today. If Sirius Black wants to cause trouble today, it is the perfect time.
Although he was also curious about what the two of them were doing, the thoughts that came to his mind immediately made Harry's heart beat slightly because he was excited about winning the game.
It couldn't be such a coincidence. Sirius Black couldn't be so well-informed.
Harry felt that his worries were a bit unfounded. He put this thought behind his mind, picked up the wine glass, and faced Seamus, who was squeezing through the crowd to come to him with a respectful expression.
And when he drank the warm beer, the imaginary uneasiness he felt just now completely disappeared from his mind.
At this time, the portrait of the Fat Lady was opened, and Percy walked in with an unhappy look on his face. He turned a blind eye to the messy lounge, and instead picked up a bottle of butterbeer and raised it towards Harry, and then drank most of it in one go. bottle.
"What's wrong, Percy?"
Ginny covered her mouth and snickered, "Isn't your girlfriend willing to pay ten gold galleons?"
Upon hearing Ginny's inquiry, Percy's face became even more gloomy, and he said gloomily,
"Penello said she was willing to make this bet with me because she didn't know Harry had the Firebolt. She threatened to break up with me if I dared to mention it again."
A sudden burst of laughter near the fireplace drowned out all the jubilant noise in the common room.
An endless stream of young wizards joined the celebration, and the common room never stopped for a whole day, even for lunch and dinner.
The time came to nine o'clock in the evening. Harry, who had drank a lot of beer and soda, fell weakly on the soft cup sofa. Ron's condition was not much better than Harry's. He squatted on the ground and leaned on the coffee table, his eyes were blurred, and the corners of his mouth were blurred. Drool was already oozing out, but Hermione was still in relatively good condition. She had the coffee table to herself and was immersed in reading a book called "Family Life and Social Habits of Muggles in Britain".
After staring at the exquisite candlelight hanging from the ceiling for a long time, Harry's eyes felt a little sore. He lowered his head and rubbed his eyes, wondering if enough was enough. However, second-year Colin suddenly appeared, holding a camera. There were flashes of bangs, which made his eyes very uncomfortable.
It's time to take a break.
Harry thought so, he stood up, ready to say hello to Ron, but his eyes passed through the doorway behind the Fat Lady, and Harry's movements suddenly became stiff, and his cheeks reddened by alcohol were filled with blood. Confused.
The noise in the room suddenly disappeared strangely. Harry tilted his head and stared at the little thing squatting at the entrance of the hole. He thought Colin's flashlight made him hallucinate, so he blinked and looked around hurriedly. , but it turned out that what he saw was real.
The little thing at the entrance of the cave also looked at him again with flashing eyes, with seduction in his eyes.
"Ron?"
Harry called softly,
"I may have had too much butterbeer but, I think you should see the door for yourself."
Ron muttered a few times, and he wanted to look up, but his body's sleepiness and numbness made his attempt fail. He didn't even have the strength to ask Harry what he wanted him to see.
Harry stared at the hole, afraid that if he looked away, the little thing would disappear from his eyes.
"Hermione?"
Harry called another friend of his and asked her to help confirm. After all, this matter was crucial to the friendship between Ron and Hermione.
"Oh, what happened?" Hermione, who was interrupted from studying, said a little manically, "I still have 422 pages of this book to read!"
Even so, Hermione still followed Harry's line of sight and looked over, and her expression was similar to Harry's, as if she had seen a ghost.
As if time had stopped, Harry and Hermione, who stood up unconsciously, stared blankly at the rat posing at the doorway, feeling as if they were in a dream.
"I think you'd better see what that is, Ron."
Hermione stopped mentioning the book she had to read by Monday, and with a trembling voice, she made the same request to Ron that she had made to Harry.
This time, Ron finally reacted. He put his hands on the table and looked like he was about to spit it out at any moment. However, he still looked at the portrait of the Fat Lady slowly and listlessly.
At this time, the portrait of the Fat Lady was opened. After inspecting the castle, Percy found that the Gryffindor common room was exactly the same as when he left in the evening. He was about to get angry, but a gust of cool wind suddenly rolled up his robe. He was shocked. Lowering his head, he could only vaguely see a yellow thing that looked like a ghost suddenly running away from his feet.
"Banban!"
Before Percy could turn around to check, his brother Ron rushed forward, brushing against his shoulder as he rushed out of the door, knocking him around and spinning him around a few times.
"Ron!"
Although he didn't understand how this happened, Harry didn't hesitate when he came to his senses. He immediately rushed out with Ron.
"Wait, Harry!"
Hermione also stepped out of the sofa, ready to follow, but she suddenly thought of something and wanted to shout to Harry to stop, but Harry turned a deaf ear to her shouts and stamped his feet angrily. She returned and found Harry's hand on the sofa. He took out the invisibility cloak from his schoolbag, put it on his arm, and rushed out of the lounge.
"Hey, you guys can't openly violate school rules in front of a prefect!"
Percy yelled angrily.
"Just this once, Percy."
Hermione, who was at the back, waved with her back to Percy, and then disappeared on the stairs.
(End of chapter)
