Hogwarts Homecoming

Hogsmeade in the distance and Hogwarts just around the corner. After that cold and cold voice, the lights in the room lit up one after another like stars.

Harry could feel the floor shaking beneath his feet.

This was not caused by an explosion, but by hundreds of young wizards and faculty members hurriedly leaving their comfortable beds to look downstairs.

It's Professor Blaine!

There is no doubt about this. Whether it is the magnificent golden sea of ​​fire or the cold voice that makes one's soul tremble, it is enough for Harry to identify who is making such a big noise in the Forbidden Forest!

But how could it be? !

Harry's heart pounded with the roar of fire floating in the sky.

He had never seen Professor Brain so angry that he forgot to control the impact and actually alerted Hogwarts and Hogsmeade.

Hooray!

There was a fierce roar of wind, and the sea of ​​fire in Harry's sight suddenly disappeared without any warning. However, its surging heat evaporated all the accumulated rainwater in the Forbidden Forest, forming a sunset glow above the green primitive jungle. of fire burning clouds.

The scorching heat brought by the wind even made Harry, who was lying on the corridor, couldn't help but squint his eyes.

The roar from upstairs became more and more intense. Harry knew that it was his classmates who had already dressed and rushed out of the common room to find out what was going on. He could even hear Filch's frantic roar!

Harry knew it was time to take action!

He ripped off his invisibility cloak - with so many students out of bed, he had nothing to hide.

Then, he ran to the end of the corridor as fast as he could in his life, and jumped to the transfer platform between the third and second floors in two long strides, blowing across the second floor platform like the wind.

The moment he walked down to the foyer, Harry couldn't wait to rush out of the castle. However, the three people standing in front of the towering copper door made Harry freeze and look horrified!

"Ah, I knew you'd be the fastest, Harry!"

Sirius, who heard the noise, turned to look at Harry who jumped down from the stairs, showing a teasing smile.

"Sirius, how did you-"

Before Harry could express his joy, Professor Dumbledore, who was wearing a purple nightgown, stole his calm gaze and stopped Harry.

"Oh, Professor Dumbledore. I, um, just got up to go to the toilet, so I moved a little faster."

"yes--"

Professor Dumbledore remained calm.

"That's obviously the truth--"

Then, Dumbledore turned his head away and ignored Harry. However, an old man who was about the same height as him and had the same gray beard and blue eyes next to Professor Dumbledore made his face redden with laughter. Lee was confused.

"That's Aberforth Dumbledore."

Sirius walked over with a smile, put his arm around Harry's shoulders,

"He's usually at the Hog's Head. I'm sure you've seen him, Harry."

Harry blinked and immediately realized who this old man was. However, his name was Aberforth Dumbledore, which meant something self-evident!

Harry was so surprised that Dumbledore actually had a brother that he forgot to ask why Sirius came to Hogwarts late at night for an interview with Professor Dumbledore.

The second person to arrive in the foyer was the Potions Professor, whom Harry disliked.

He came from the basement of Slytherin. The fierce running made Snape sweat profusely. But what Harry admired very much was that in this unexpected situation, Snape was still wrapped up tightly. Real black robe.

The moment their eyes met Sirius's, both of their faces immediately turned cold.

But what was gratifying was that the two people did not immediately break into a verbal conflict. Professor Snape directly looked away and strode to Dumbledore's side.

"Is it Amosta?"

Although he was asking, Severus said with certainty. He stared in the direction of the Forbidden Forest shrouded in fire clouds with a stern look on his face.

"Apparently so-"

Dumbledore glanced at Severus and said calmly,

"Don't worry, Severus, Amosta is no longer the little wizard he used to be. Nothing can put his life in danger. He is back."

Harry saw an oil lamp break out of Hagrid's hut, and stopped again when it entered the border of the Forbidden Forest, as if it was talking to someone.

Bang!

On both sides of the foyer, the doors leading to the underground were rudely opened from the inside. Almost at the same time, a group of Slytherins led by Malfoy and Hufflepuff students led by Cedric rushed up from the basement.

Harry also saw Gryffindor classmates on the second floor platform. He noticed the surprised expressions on Ron and Hermione's faces when they saw him standing next to Sirius.

"What's going on, Albus, what happened, who is Amosta fighting, could it be!"

Professor McGonagall's panicked and sharp voice overwhelmed the buzzing discussions of the little wizards. She pushed aside the students in front of her and struggled to squeeze down the steps.

"Don't worry, Minerva, nothing happened. I think Professor Blaine just wanted to eliminate some security risks for us and accidentally disturbed us."

Dumbledore's booming voice echoed through the foyer and Great Hall.

"Oh, eliminate security risks and accidental disturbances"

Fred whispered,

"Do you believe it, brother?"

“I don’t believe it—” George replied, “do you?”

"I don't believe it either -" Fred turned up his nose, "Who would be a serious person?"

The two brothers looked at each other and then high-fived.

Except for Hermione who rolled her eyes at Fred and George, the other students who heard their conversation sneered. However, when Professor Dumbledore's calm and sharp gaze swept over, everyone stopped.

"What happened, Albus?"

The same question came from the headmaster of Beauxbatons. She ran across the damp field very fast and asked from a distance. What surprised Harry was that Fleur, who was wearing sky blue silk pajamas. With a worried look on his face, he followed Mrs. Maxim and ran over.

Durmstrang's big ship by the Black Lake also lit up its lights, and a large group of people gathered to approach Hogwarts.

"Everything is well, ma'am—"

Dumbledore said in that steady voice that could calm people's hearts,

"Amosta will explain the specific situation to us later. Now--"

Dumbledore looked back at the students who were almost all gathered in the auditorium,

"Minerva, Severus, please let all students go back to their dormitories to rest. They must get sufficient rest to cope with tomorrow's classes."

Without hesitation, Professor McGonagall immediately called out the presidents of the male and female student unions and the prefects of each college, and drove the little wizards back upstairs amid a burst of unhappy complaints.

Severus just glanced at Malfoy and the other Slytherin students, and they retreated obediently.

The crowd disappeared like a tide, and upon seeing this, the professors who came later consciously began to maintain order to ensure that there would be no stampede.

"Aberforth--"

Dumbledore turned his attention to his brother again.

"I believe the villagers in Hogsmeade are confused and uneasy right now. Could you please rush back to help appease them?"

Aberforth just glanced at Professor Dumbledore unhappily. Under that calm and determined look, he said nothing and strode towards the school gate.

"Dumbledore!"

Sirius waved his hand and said with a smile,

"You already understand the situation. I will leave soon. Before that, can I say a few words to Harry so as not to delay his rest?"

Suddenly there was a loud cough upstairs, and Harry recognized it as Hermione's voice.

"Oh, and Ron and Hermione, I guess you won't mind. Minerva?"

Sirius looked at Professor McGonagall with a smile.

Professor McGonagall glared at Sirius sternly, and then directed the students to evacuate in an orderly manner.

"Come on, let's go aside and talk—"

Sirius put one arm around Harry's shoulder, and with the other hand, he waved at Ron and Hermione, who were walking against the current, and led the three of them to the corridor on the first floor of the auditorium.

At the same time, Amosta also said goodbye to the panicked Hagrid and walked towards the castle.