The air was filled with the familiar smell of potion, and the light shining on his face was very soft. Harry felt that someone was taking off his clothes and touching his body. He struggled hard to get up, because , in the buzzing world, he vaguely felt that there were voices talking around him, and there were quite a few people.
Allowing so many people to 'observe' his body still made Harry feel a little ashamed.
But after trying hard for a long time, Harry still couldn't control himself to open his eyelids, as if there was an invisible shackle locking his body's functions.
Click!
The door to the campus hospital was opened, and a series of hurried footsteps broke in, followed by exclamations and the sound of beds being moved.
"Oh my God, Severus and Hagrid!"
Professor McGonagall covered his mouth, tears welling up in his eyes, "I can't believe it, Albus, I have never seen either of them hurt like this!"
Hagrid is back?
Harry's mind was very slow. It took him half a day to recall who the screaming voice belonged to. Then, he was waiting for Hagrid's rough voice to sound, but after waiting for a long time, he couldn't. hear.
What happened to Hagrid?
Harry thought irritably and worriedly, and he couldn't wait to open his eyes to see what was going on.
"Just like Miss Granger said!"
Professor Flitwick seemed to be frightened, his voice was sharper than usual,
"The scene there can give you nightmares for a whole year, Albus. There are corpses everywhere. There are the corpses of werewolves and two centaurs everywhere. I found Severus and Seaman on a pile of corpses. Ge, luckily they are still alive, I dare not waste my time——"
Dumbledore's blue eyes were shining with fire. He left Harry's side and strode to Severus and Hagrid on the stretcher.
"I need you to help me see their injuries, Poppy-"
The silence that followed was excruciating, but fortunately, it didn't take long for Madam Pomfrey to give her judgment.
"Severus is just out of strength. Headmaster, he needs a good rest. Hagrid, I don't need to tell you that you can see that he has suffered a lot. He has at least seven or eight bite marks on his body and more than a dozen bite marks. They are those terrible Creatures did it, oh my God, this could lead to--"
Professor McGonagall's body shook violently, and she covered her heart with pain on her face.
"Don't worry, Minerva--"
Dumbledore's sharp gaze was transmitted to Hagrid through the half-moon lens, and he observed the state of Hagrid's body through a special perspective.
"You know, Hagrid's bloodline is very resistant to that virus and he won't suffer what Remus suffered."
"Can you confirm that, Albus?"
Professor McGonagall held Dumbledore's arm and asked almost like a prayer.
"I can confirm, Minerva—" Dumbledore answered the question seriously.
At this moment, Dumbledore obviously knew what everyone needed. His voice and emotions returned to stability in a very short time, and he ordered everyone with a voice that could not be refused,
"Both Severus and Hagrid need professional care. Poppy, only you can do this. Pomona, I need you to help me look after Mr. Weasley. His problem is not serious. Fortunately, it is just I suffered some shocks and impacts, and Filius, Mr. Malfoy can only be left to you. I have sent a message to St. Mungo's. They will send someone to take Malfoy back to the courtyard as soon as possible, but Until then, I was wondering if there was anything you could do to alleviate the trouble Mr. Malfoy is currently facing—"
Dumbledore's orderly orders allowed everyone in the panic to find the backbone. They followed Dumbledore's instructions and left the separate ward one by one. In the end, only Harry and Professor McGonagall were lying on the bed.
"What do I need to do, Albus?"
Professor McGonagall looked at Harry on the hospital bed and said with a heartbroken expression.
"Although Miss Granger has told us some surprising things, now is not the time to let down our guard, Minerva,"
Dumbledore said calmly,
"Sirius is still unconscious. Several staff members are already watching him. I need you to watch him too. Minerva, if you can, I hope you will call Miss Granger here for me."
The noise just left like a dream, and Harry couldn't wait to talk to Dumbledore. Maybe it was his anxious mood that played a role, or maybe it was the sudden warmth that poured in from his forehead. In short, Harry finally opened his eyes, and the first thing he saw was that Dumbledore was withdrawing his wand.
"Excuse me, Harry, I had to find some way to wake you up early -"
Dumbledore said apologetically, but Harry was in no mood to care about this. He jumped up from the bed like a spring.
"Sirius is innocent, Professor, it's Scabbers. Ron's mouse is actually an Animagus, he is Peter Pettigrew!"
Harry shouted,
"Professor Lupine, he is seriously injured, you must rescue him quickly!"
"Yes, it can be expected that Remus is in a bad situation now, but Harry, I'm afraid this is not the only urgent matter... Ah, Miss Granger is here."
Dumbledore whispered, and then the door hinge creaked, and Hermione ran in with her forehead wrapped in a layer of gauze. When she saw Harry, who was already awake, tears immediately came out of her eyes.
"Harry!"
Hermione rushed over like a deer and hugged Harry tightly.
Dumbledore's eyes flashed with urgency, but he did not disturb the warm scene.
"I can't believe it, Harry!"
Hermione's voice was full of tears.
"Professor McGonagall told me that they rescued Hagrid and Professor Snape, and no one died. This is so lucky!"
Harry nodded sadly.
"Now is not the time to celebrate, Miss Granger--"
Dumbledore whispered,
"I'm afraid we still have a lot of troubles to face. As I just told you, Miss Granger, it's not that simple to help Sirius clear his grievances."
Harry wanted to speak anxiously, but Dumbledore's stern face frightened him for a moment.
"--The Dementors have notified the Ministry of Magic. I think that Connelly and his Aurors may appear outside the school gate at any time. Before they see Sirius, if we are unprepared, then... I’m afraid I will fall into great passivity.”
Dumbledore said in a low voice,
"Sirius is still in a coma. According to Madam Pomfrey's judgment, it may take dozens of hours for him to regain consciousness. This means that he cannot defend himself even a word, and his weak state is also It makes it impossible to use some of the originally feasible means of getting the truth, unless we want to kill him, and now, except for the two underage wizards, everyone who saw the truth tonight is now in a bad state."
"But you believe he is innocent, don't you, Professor?"
Harry couldn't help but interject and asked.
"Yes, I believe."
Dumbledore nodded quickly,
"To be honest, Harry, this truth is not that unexpected, but you must know that the Ministry of Magic may not want the public to know that they kept an innocent man in Azkaban for twelve years, and we Crucial evidence is lacking."
"Professor Blaine!" Hermione suddenly exclaimed, "He knows everything. He was the one who helped Sirius enter Hogwarts."
When Hermione mentioned Professor Blaine, Harry noticed a flash of light in Dumbledore's blue eyes, which seemed to be anger and helplessness.
"Yeah, Amosta knows everything,"
Dumbledore nodded with a complicated expression.
"But he is also missing now, but I'm sure that Connelly will get here before him. Let me put it bluntly, unless Peter can be put in front of the Ministry of Magic, Connelly will probably not accept magic. Ministry suffered such a failure."
"What do you want us to do, Professor Dumbledore?"
Hermione had already reacted. She took a deep breath and did not think about the battlefield with broken limbs and arms.
"That's it-"
Under the gaze of Hermione and Harry, Dumbledore took out a piece of yellowed parchment from his pocket.
"When I found you, I accidentally discovered this thing at the same time. It fell out of your pocket. Harry, I won't waste time telling you about my surprise after seeing its effect. In fact, I I also noticed some special power residue from it."
(End of chapter)
