That afternoon, no little wizard could attend class with peace of mind. Everyone was talking about the true duel between professors in the history of Hogwarts.
Amidst the divergent opinions, everyone gradually restored the truth of this duel.
No one was too surprised that Professor Braine used only one magic to suppress Professor Snape and Professor Black. After all, since Professor Braine entered Hogwarts to the recent events, the little wizard We have seen or heard many of the incredible things that Professor Blaine has done, and people have become accustomed to it.
Now, in the hearts of young wizards, Professor Braine's image has gradually become closer to that of Dumbledore. In some colleges, it is even said that Professor Braine has surpassed their principal.
People are more concerned about the outcome of the duel between Professor Black and Professor Snape.
Regarding this, the differences are huge.
From the mouths of several young wizards who witnessed the duel with their own eyes, people learned the details of the fight, but regarding the outcome of the duel, the young wizards who were not knowledgeable enough to watch had their own opinions.
Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw could still maintain a relatively impartial view, but the Slytherin students firmly believed that their head of house had won the victory, while no Gryffindor wizard believed that Professor Black lost this fierce duel.
In just one afternoon, the atmosphere in the school became inexplicably tense.
Whether in class or at school, the little wizards from Slytherin and Gryffindor would always glare at each other with vicious eyes when they met. The tense atmosphere between the two sides even made Dumbledore have to arrange to skip class. professor patrols the castle.
No one involved appeared in everyone's sight. Sirius and Snape each asked their colleagues to help teach. Professor Blaine still stayed in his office. Even Malfoy did not show up all afternoon until night fell. The dazzling stars appeared on the ceiling of the auditorium during dinner, and no one saw them.
Harry withdrew his angry gaze from Ernie Macmillan of Hufflepuff, because he had just seen Ernie dancing and expressing his views on the duel, and his conclusion was unacceptable to Harry. of.
"Sirius will definitely not lose to Snape!"
Harry said firmly again, and his words won a burst of agreement from the students around him, but strangely, neither Ron nor Hermione expressed their opinions. They looked at each other, and Hermione said cautiously,
"Why don't you ask Sirius, Harry, he will definitely not hide it from you -"
In fact, after the afternoon class, Ron suggested that they should ask Sirius, but it was Harry who refused the suggestion.
"I'm trying not to disturb him right now, Ron—"
Faced with Ron's question, Harry said, "He has just taken over Professor Lupin's work and has many things to do. I don't want to disturb him because of this."
Harry used this reason to firmly reject Ron's proposal, but in fact, it was not his true idea.
Due to the absence of several professors, the staff table was half empty. Dumbledore was discussing something with the deans of the three houses, and Hagrid noticed the worry in Harry's eyes and gave him a look of relief.
At this moment, Malfoy, who had disappeared for most of the day, suddenly appeared. He looked excited, as if he had encountered something worth celebrating.
The three Harrys looked at each other, and a dull breath lingered around them.
Generally speaking, anything that makes Malfoy happy is not good news for them.
It was strange that Malfoy appeared with Filch. He did not immediately go into the auditorium to eat. Instead, he stood on the notice board in the foyer and helped Filch put up some notices.
As we all know, Malfoy's family is a firm supporter of the pure-blood theory. Malfoy looks down on wizards other than pure-bloods. In the first half of the second grade, he even called Hermione a mudblood, and Filch, Almost everyone knows that he is a squib.
The young wizards in Slytherin College never look down upon Filch when they meet him in the castle, and Malfoy, the representative among them, actually has the leisure to help Filch with work. This is really shocking. Feel puzzled!
"I guess that old loser Filch must have introduced some useless rules again——"
Fred showed a contemptuous smile. He looked at his brother, and sure enough, he found evil intentions in George's eyes.
"Maybe we should give him a show of strength—"
George echoed.
"You'd better stay calm--" Hermione kept staring at the arrogant Malfoy until he returned to the Slytherin table and was discussing something with the people around him.
"Filch is now under the jurisdiction of the Office of Student Safety, which means that any of his decisions are approved by Professor Brain. If you don't mind offending Professor Brain, you can continue your mischievous behavior. .”
"Why don't we go take a look?"
Harry said suddenly, he saw on the Ravenclaw table, Qiu and a man with light reddish blond curly hair walking hand in hand towards the notice board. On the Hufflepuff long table, they saw the captain of their Quidditch team, who was the captain of the Quidditch team last year. Cedric Diggory, who had defeated him in a Quidditch match, also stood up, caught up with Qiu Hou, said hello to her and walked towards the notice board.
Hermione noticed Harry's unusual expression and raised her delicate eyebrows.
"Okay, we can just go and take a look."
Their rising was like a signal, and the sound of tables, chairs, and benches rattling could be heard one after another in the auditorium. There were many young wizards on the four long tables who couldn't restrain their curiosity and rushed to the foyer.
The spacious entrance hall became crowded due to the influx of too many young wizards. The first few people were squeezed tightly together, and Harry could smell the fresh fragrance of Qiuzhang's hair, which was very close to him. Harry felt that his heart had never beat so fast, even the second before catching the Golden Snitch in the Quidditch match. This feeling made him intoxicated, but also confused him, until he discovered Qiu Zhang was looking at him with strange eyes before he came back to his senses.
"Oh, what?"
Harry realized that Cho Chang was speaking to him, but he couldn't hear anything clearly, so he asked in embarrassment.
"oh--"
Qiu Zhang pursed her lips. She struggled to resist the little wizards who were pushing forward. However, her arms were still pressed against Harry's chest uncontrollably. She smiled apologetically at Harry.
"I mean, Professor Black, your godfather, how is he doing now? Everyone is talking about his duel with Professor Snape!"
Harry didn't know what Sirius' current state was. He opened his mouth, and Cedric, who heard their conversation, interrupted,
"I don't think Professor Black will lose to Snape, he's a hero isn't he, even the dementors in Azkaban didn't defeat him."
Harry felt uncomfortable with Cedric's sudden voice, but he had to respond.
"I agree with you," Harry nodded. "I don't think anything can defeat him."
Qiu Zhang was obviously more familiar with Cedric, and also a little closer. While they were looking at the text on the announcement, they talked about the game between Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff that just ended last weekend. This game In the end, Ravenclaw won.
Cedric didn't seem to be 'too stupid to speak in sentences' as Fred said. In fact, he seemed to be very good at compliments. After a few words, Cho Chang lost his attention to Harry.
If it felt like floating in the clouds just now, Harry now felt like he had been stepped hard into a cold hell. In addition to his vision problems, Harry was also avoiding the words on the announcement that were right in front of him. Harry's vision was so lost that he couldn't see anything clearly.
Hermione was standing behind them. She saw everything clearly. Facing Harry being defeated so easily, she had nothing to say except sighing.
"Oh, Professor Blaine plans to start physical education classes to train the little wizards' physical fitness. The plan starts from the third and fourth grade. If the little wizards in other grades are interested, they can apply to the Student Safety Office with the consent of the dean of the school. submit application."
Ron whined,
"Sports, physical fitness, what a strange word!"
Ron, whose instep was heavily stepped on, frowned and looked at Hermione, who was half a head lower than him and was glaring at him angrily.
"Why are you stepping on me?!"
(End of chapter)
