After the duel between Sirius and Snape, some changes occurred within Hogwarts that could be foreseen by those with far-sightedness.
This change is mainly reflected in the young wizards of Gryffindor and Slytherin.
The two colleges, which were not very close to each other before, are now increasingly at war with each other. Whether in the auditorium, the school's corridors or courtyards, or in the classroom, the little wizards of the two colleges have almost no communication at all. They are hostile to each other and fight against each other. Be wary of each other.
This kind of vigilance is not without purpose. Harry has encountered countless evil hands on his way to and from get out of class during this period. Although Malfoy has no evidence that it is him, Harry is sure that one afternoon, hiding behind the corner of the stairs, he quietly He was definitely the one who stumbled him and threw a big dung egg on his head after he fell.
But what Malfoy did was obviously irrational, because he forgot that in terms of the number of dung eggs, he was definitely not as good as the Gryffindor Weasley brothers. In fact, the dung egg he got in his hand might be Fred. Sold by George.
One night in mid-to-late March, after Slytherin finished Professor Sinister's astronomy class, Slytherin's little wizards walked down the observatory one after another, walked through the inner courtyard and returned to the main castle. When the underground passage returned to Slatin's underground common room, a burst of aroma from the auditorium delayed Crabbe and Goyle.
Needless to say what happened next.
When Filch was attracted by the angry roars and miserable cries for help, in the auditorium where the stars were swaying, the smell of stinky dung eggs made Filch spit it out directly. The stench was so naughty, Even if Filch worked all night, the air could not become fresh again.
Needless to say, the deans of the four colleges were furious at the same time. They ordered the prefects and the presidents of the male and female student unions to step up night patrols, and personally asked the portraits near the auditorium about the little wizards who had haunted the auditorium that night, but they did not get any useful results. clues.
The guy who committed the crime had a strong sense of anti-reconnaissance and left no loopholes.
"That's strange to me, Headmaster Dumbledore—"
When summarizing the information afterwards, Snape said to Dumbledore, but his dark eyes were looking at Sirius unabashedly,
"Who in this school is good at evading detection and hiding their whereabouts?"
"If you want to ask my opinion, Severus-" Dumbledore put down his silver fork and said calmly, "As far as I know, Amostar is very good at this."
"Speak with your conscience, Principal Dumbledore." Amosta rolled his eyes, "Your accomplishments in this area are as good as any wizard's."
"Are you doubting me, Snape?"
Sirius looked at Snape without any sign of weakness. He would not tolerate Snape's cynicism.
"I'm not blaming anyone--"
Snape smiled smoothly,
"I'm just reminding everyone here that on the night of the Halloween dinner last year, a beast also sneaked into this school without anyone noticing."
"If you want to know the answer,"
Sirius said coldly,
"I can tell you that I hate that Malfoy boy. He is as full of treachery as his father, but I haven't thrown a big shit egg on his head."
"Please, you two, be nice!" Professor McGonagall glared at Snape and Sirius angrily, "Can you please stop arguing during the meal? Haven't you noticed that the little wizards are watching you!"
The quarrel that was about to begin was stopped before it reached its climax under Professor McGonagall's strong restraint. After dinner, before leaving, Dumbledore also issued a warning. He hoped that in half a month, Hogwarts Castle would The ongoing tension within can end.
"It's true that I didn't take action against that Malfoy boy--"
Sirius's office was used by Remus before. When he and Amosta walked up to the third floor, Sirius turned aside his face solemnly and smiled smugly.
"I'm just giving some pointers to the Weasley twins and Harry. If you want to avoid getting caught in pranks, you have to be wary of those portraits that like to tell tales."
"Please don't cause me any more trouble--"
Amosta was not surprised at all that Sirius intervened in this matter. He said with a sullen face and angrily,
"I was the one who managed to get rid of Draco, Crabbe and Goyle, as well as the stench of shit and eggs in the Great Hall!"
Dumbledore must have warned Snape in private, and Sirius also weakened his aggressiveness under Amosta's persuasion. In short, to a certain extent, Slytherin and Gryffindor The tense atmosphere finally eased.
However, this school faces more than one problem. Amosta's physical education class has also had a significant impact on the teachings of professors at Hogwarts.
Although he chose to exercise the little wizards' physical fitness in the morning and did not interfere with the normal class time, the experience of the little wizards was always limited. Arriving at the Quidditch pitch before six o'clock meant that they had to be at the Quidditch pitch every day. When it was still dark, I got up from the warm and comfortable four-poster bed, and plunged into the darkness before dawn without eating breakfast.
Now, in addition to Professor Binns' History of Magic course, even in Professor McGonagall and Snape's classes, there are young wizards who can't stop feeling sleepy.
"Maybe you could do the same thing as Aurora and schedule your classes in the evening, Amosta--"
Unable to bear it, Professor McGonagall finally found Amosta. She shouted loudly in Amosta's office,
"Look at what's going on. At least a quarter of the fourth-year Ravenclaw students dozed off in my class this morning!"
"Only a quarter, Professor McGonagall."
Amosta smiled shyly, "This ratio isn't too high, is it?"
"That's because only a quarter of the little wizards who have been in Ravenclaw for four years are still insisting on taking your gym class!"
Professor McGonagall said with a livid face.
This was indeed the case. About a third of the little wizards dropped out of Amosta's physical education class within a week of starting the course. Most of the Ravenclaws were girls, and they were not satisfied with this kind of indifference. The funless Muggle sports did not arouse any interest, and they were the house that dropped the most courses.
Amosta didn't mind this, as he said before, he had expected this situation.
The remaining little wizards also feel tired and bored, but they are still persisting for various reasons. It is estimated that after a month has passed, there may be less than fifty little wizards left.
Neville was probably the only little wizard who enjoyed it.
"This course is very easy--"
There was a dull atmosphere in the common room on Friday night, because tomorrow morning, the little wizards who had persisted until now would have to get up early again, which completely took away the meaning of the holiday.
"I mean, it doesn't use much brainpower. You know, that's what I'm afraid of!"
The others no longer knew what to say to the optimistic Neville.
"and--"
Neville stood up and patted his belly.
"When I go home during the summer vacation, I'm sure my grandma will be surprised. She has tried so many ways to hope that I can lose weight."
Neville did not amuse everyone, Ginny said worriedly,
"I met Percy in the library today. He told me that Penelope had decided to abandon Professor Blaine's class because she fell asleep in Professor Snape's Potions class and failed to deal with the splattered demon in the cauldron in time. The medicine caused a big scabies on his nose, which made Percy very distressed."
"Oh -" Hermione frowned, "What is Percy going to do? Is he going to give up?"
"I think he will persevere." Ginny said, fiddling with her beautiful red hair. "Of course, he has the same view as us. We are not Muggle athletes, so why should we spend so much energy on exercising? But as you all know, he plans to ask Professor Blaine to write him a letter of recommendation. If he gives up this course, he will be embarrassed to go to Professor Blaine again. Anyway, he will graduate in a few months."
(End of chapter)
