"Madam Pomfrey told me that in order to prevent any of the three of you from encountering misfortune, she arranged you in different wards and did not allow you to visit each other when you were out of her sight. But obviously, you I didn’t take her words seriously.”
Professor McGonagall stared sternly at Harry and Ron, who were scrambling to get up, and said poignantly.
Harry and Ron had nothing to say except that they felt unlucky.
"Oh - Professor McGonagall -"
Hermione stammered,
"The two of them came to ask me for lessons -" She raised the parchment on the bedside table that was two-thirds full of writing, her hands trembling slightly,
"You know, we didn't have classes for a week, and we were all worried that we wouldn't be able to keep up, so when we didn't have to do physicals, we would discuss it together - I mean, preview the new curriculum -"
Facts have proved that people with excellent academic performance are always more credible when they lie than those with poor academic performance. Harry can be sure that if it were him or Ron who said this, Professor McGonagall's face would definitely not soften.
"All right--"
Professor McGonagall's shoulders relaxed slightly. She stared at Harry and Ron, misinterpreting the fear on the faces of the two little wizards in case they were exposed when they lied to Hermione, as the fear that she could not keep up with the course. worries,
"During breakfast, Poppy left early in order not to delay the inspection of the three of you, so she didn't hear the principal's instructions. Albus thought-"
Looking at the three little wizards whose eyes were already excited, the stern expression on their faces completely melted away, she said with a smile,
"He feels that a week in quarantine should be enough time to show everyone that you three are safe and that it's time for you to return to Gryffindor."
Harry knew that he should be more reserved, just as Hermione believed that their only achievement that night was to capture Peter Pettigrew, but this was something that could not be mentioned on the table, among the professors In their eyes, there was no doubt that they would get into trouble again for violating school rules.
But Harry couldn't help grinning.
He had spent the night in the campus hospital before, but never as long or as difficult as this time. He missed the four-poster bed in the dormitory, missed his roommates, missed Firebolts and Quidditch. He even swore an oath , as long as he could leave the school hospital and return to Gryffindor, he was willing to take eight potions lessons from Professor Snape a week.
Or Professor Trelawney's Divination class would be fine, preferably a Divination class, because now Harry finally figured out the origin of the big dog he saw in Magnolia Crescent, and he didn't have to be afraid anymore. The divination class professor nervously asked him to give him another 'vicious' 'curse'.
"Of course, I personally think it would be more appropriate for you to leave tomorrow morning -"
Professor McGonagall's words immediately made the three little wizards, who were filled with joy, lose half of their joy.
"One more thing, Miss Granger--"
Professor McGonagall glanced at the latest issue of "Wizard Weekly" lying on the bed, not caring how they got this magazine during the quarantine period.
"This morning, I received a letter from Amosta. In the letter, he told me that your time turner has been damaged--"
Professor McGonagall became angry again when she mentioned this. She was originally going to scold Hermione for not reporting the matter to her immediately after the time turner was damaged, but she saw Hermione clenching her fists nervously and wavering. Seeing the worry in Te and Weasley's eyes, she couldn't bear to be harsh. After sighing softly, she said solemnly,
"Amosta told me that he did some work in the Ministry. The Ministry of Magic decided not to pursue the matter of the damage to the time turner, but requires you to write an explanation explaining how the time turner was damaged by Greyback. , this statement needs to be signed by Amosta and I, and then he will hand it over to the ministry.”
"It's that simple?"
Ron, who was forced by Hermione to collect a lot of cases of wizards who were punished for losing time turners, asked subconsciously,
"No need to be fined a large amount of galleons and then spend months in Azkaban."
"According to the normal process, it will be like this-"
Professor McGonagall glared at Ron and said,
"But it's obvious that Amosta got through. I mean, Greyback broke the time turner when he tried to kidnap you in the Forbidden Forest, right? This reason is sufficient, and the ministry will consider unexpected situations. "
The time turner did not break in Greyback's hands, but it broke inexplicably after experiencing a time travel. Professor Brain also knew this.
Ron curled his lips and said nothing.
The financial situation of the Weasley family is indeed not good, but Ron is also a genuine 'second-generation official'. He has been exposed to it since he was a child, and he still has some understanding of the 'secret operations' in the ministry that cannot be brought to the table, and Ha Li's face looked a little unnatural.
Ever since Professor Blaine took him to the underground world deep in Knockturn Alley last summer, he has come to understand that the magical world is not as beautiful as he imagined. Like the Muggle world, it is full of darkness and danger. It was unfair. Just like Hagrid and Buckbeak, so many young wizards had clearly seen it, and the injury was caused by Malfoy himself. However, under the influence of Malfoy, the Ministry of Magic ignored the facts and prosecuted Buckbeak.
However, this matter has also been resolved now.
When Hagrid returned to school a few days ago, he asked Madam Pomfrey to bring a message to the three of them. The Dangerous Animals Committee had decided to withdraw the case. According to Hagrid, all of this was due to Professor Blaine.
Powerful wizards have special privileges.
Professor Brain is like this, Principal Dumbledore is like this, and even the Malfoy family, which has considerable influence, is like this.
That night in the Forbidden Forest, when he was watching Professor Lupin and the others fight against Greyback from a close distance, Harry had been annoyed that he could not do anything to help, but now he found that Professor Blaine handled one thing after another with ease. A small thought, which made several of them frown, began to take root in his heart.
The time turner matter was properly resolved, and for Harry and the others, the consequences of what happened the night of the werewolf riot were finally eliminated.
In order not to be imprisoned in Azkaban, after Professor McGonagall left, Hermione also kicked Harry and Ron out of her ward. For the whole day, she was busy with Professor Blaine's statement until Before going to bed, when Madam Pomfrey needed to conduct a final check on them, they walked into Hermione's ward again. The room, which was still clean and tidy in the morning, had parchments filled with writing scattered all over the floor and bed.
Hermione's hair was disheveled and she looked like she was about to collapse.
Harry and Ron each picked up a discarded piece of parchment and read it.
"Compared with your after-school essay, your ability to write stories is much worse, Hermione."
Ron couldn't help but laugh, and what he got was an angry glare from Hermione.
"Ahem, do you need our help, Hermione--"
Harry held back his laughter and said,
"You know, Professor Trelawney's divination class requires some skills to complete the homework that satisfies her."
Mingming had only stayed in the school hospital for a week, but when the three of them stepped out of the door of the school hospital, they all suddenly felt like they were in another world. The expectations in their hearts were burning like a raging flame. They ran in the corridor, Can’t wait to meet those classmates in college.
At 7:40 on Monday morning, most of the little wizards gathered in the great hall to have breakfast. Harry and the three of them ran down the spiral staircase to the next floor with a clear purpose, stepped into the hall and rushed into the great hall.
As soon as they entered here, they immediately realized that something was wrong with the atmosphere.
At the faculty table, except for Snape, every professor, including Dumbledore, was holding a copy of the Daily Prophet. They were immersed in the words on the newspaper, reading with great concentration.
The little wizards sitting at the four long tables below were in a similar situation. They gathered around the classmates who had subscribed to the newspapers and pointed at the words on the newspapers.
"what happened?"
The three Harrys looked at each other in astonishment and slowly approached their usual sitting position. When passing Ginny, Ron asked in astonishment,
“I thought we would be given a warm welcome!”
Ron's voice brought Ginny, who was next to Colin, back to her senses. When she saw Harry next to Ron, Ginny immediately beamed, but when she stood up, her lips turned pale. ,
"The murderer of your parents, Harry."
Ginny took the newspaper from Colin's hand and said to Harry with trembling lips,
"Sirius Black has been captured by the Ministry of Magic!"
(End of chapter)
