Hogwarts Homecoming

As soon as he stepped out of the foyer and out of the shelter of the castle, Ron immediately felt a sharp discomfort.

Although Harry's invisibility cloak also has a certain rainproof function, unfortunately, it is not coldproof.

The biting north wind that pushed the whole world into the cold winter blew on my body, causing pain like a knife cutting flesh.

The blocked nasal cavity becomes even more obstructed.

But Ron had no time to take care of himself. He looked at Malfoy and Parkinson as they walked into the mist and drizzle, their backs gradually blurring, and their expressions became more and more horrified.

Judging from the direction in which the two people were heading, it seemed that they were planning to go to the Black Lake.

Are you really going for a walk?

"Oh, do we have to follow stupidly, Ronnie?"

Lavender muttered.

Harry's invisibility cloak is a very interesting thing, but Lavender would rather wear it and find a warm, comfortable and secluded place in the castle to make out with Ron for a day, rather than in the cold wind and drizzle on campus. What a childish stalking game you are playing!

Ron bit his lip.

In theory, his mission was simply to find evidence that Malfoy and Parkinson were trying to open Professor Blaine's office.

Other than that, he didn't care if Malfoy did anything stupid.

So, just continue to wait in the auditorium.

But looking at the two people drifting away in the hazy mist and rain, Ron frowned.

"No, I'm going to see what kind of tricks Malfoy is up to."

After hesitating for a moment, Ron said again,

"You don't have to follow me, Lavender, you can wait for me in the castle."

In the end, the two of them hit the road together.

Unlike in the first and second grades, when the invisibility cloak was more than enough to cover the three of them, as the three of them entered the crazy growth mode, the current invisibility cloak was barely enough to cover the two of them.

Fortunately, the bad weather gave Ron and Lavender some cover. During the run, the flying invisibility cloak exposed their bodies and no one saw them.

Soon, they caught up with Malfoy and Parkinson at the lakeside.

"Really coming for a walk?"

Looking at Malfoy and Parkinson, who were holding hands with each other and strolling by the lake twenty or thirty feet in front of them in the fog and rain, Ron felt that his world view had been challenged.

The black lake was adjacent to the river embankment when it was level. Driven by the howling wind, it has overflowed the river embankment, and the river water has submerged the roots of a row of weeping willows.

Ron avoided the biting lake water and kept shaking his head.

"Malfoy must be crazy!"

But this time, Lavender became a little crazy.

"Oh, that suddenly seems interesting to me, Ronnie."

Lavender, who was under the invisibility cloak, tied one of Ron's arms and said with a smile,

“Very romantic!”

"romantic?"

Ron glanced sideways at Lavender,

"I think you're crazy too."

Now that he was sure that Malfoy just had a sudden brain cramp and no conspiracy, Ron had the idea of ​​returning to the castle, but this time, Lavender was unwilling. She begged Ron to continue to accompany her. Take a walk by the lake.

So, the two couples walked slowly along the darkness of the lake.

The front is already the boundary of the Forbidden Forest, and half a mile away, the chimney of Hagrid's hut is emitting 'warm' smoke.

After the road ahead was blocked by the Forbidden Forest, Draco and Parkinson left the lakeside and continued walking along the boundary between the Forbidden Forest and the campus.

Ron, who had caught a cold last night and had been exposed to the cold wind for a long time, already felt that he was in a trance. He was sure that he had a fever.

"Malfoy better be really planning on doing something sneaky, or I'll throw you into the Black Lake when you come back, Harry!"

Ron murmured quietly, shaking his head to cheer up and make his vision clearer.

"Hey, Ronnie, look--"

At this time, Lavender exclaimed softly.

"What?"

Ron, who had just shaken his head, lost his vision for a moment. When he looked forward again, Malfoy and Parkinson had disappeared from sight.

"Forbidden Forest, they went to the Forbidden Forest, are they going to visit Professor Rahanson?"

Lavender was a little surprised and said that she also felt something was wrong.

It's understandable to walk in the rain, but to go to the Forbidden Forest in this kind of weather is a big deal.

"I don't think so. Malfoy doesn't have much of a relationship with Professor Rahanson."

Ron gasped twice, his keen intuition quickly revived,

"Follow me quickly, Lavender, I have a feeling we are about to discover something!"

Stepping through the wet weeds, Ron and Lavender entered the forest from where the two Slytherins had just broken into the Forbidden Forest.

One step away, the sky and the earth darken.

It was rainy weather, and the sight in the woods was extremely bad.

Twenty or thirty feet away, what you can see is just a blur of black shadow, with thick vines and shrubs growing wildly under the shade of the towering trees.

What was even more troublesome was that after a while of rain, the land at the edge of the Forbidden Forest became muddy, and Ron and Lavender were forced to slow down to avoid sinking their boots into the mud.

This has absolutely nothing to do with sentiment.

Ron was thinking to himself as he hurried forward.

Malfoy must have some important secret hidden in the Forbidden Forest, so he was so vigilant in going around in circles, but——

"Strange, where did they go?"

Lavender spoke at the right time, asking Ron the question in his mind.

Looking around, everything in my field of vision was filled with swaying tree shadows and swaying shrubs. It was eerie!

However, Malfoy and Parkinson are nowhere to be seen!

"Ronnie, are we?"

Lavender's voice was trembling in her soft cry. The strange forest made her feel scared.

"Don't worry, Lavender--"

The rumbling wind whistled into the dense forest and turned into the wailing of a female ghost. Ron's heart was also in turmoil. He tried his best to look around, but still couldn't see anyone's shadow.

"Oh, I got it!"

Ron suddenly thought of something and quickly bent down and looked at the muddy ground under his feet.

He can find them by following the footprints left by Malfoy and Parkinson!

After praising his cleverness, Ron opened his eyes wide and planned to search. After a quick glance, Ron suddenly felt cold all over!

There were indeed footprints left by someone walking on the ground, but they suddenly disappeared less than two feet in front of him!

So!

Swoosh, swoosh, bang!

The shrill red light was as brilliant as the tail flame of a meteor, and when the light disappeared, two figures fell down.

"Hehe."

A light laugh sounded amid the dense sound of drizzle hitting the leaves.

"They are completely led by you."

"Humph, I expected them to be as stupid as Potter, so sad!"

Then, there was a rustling in the woods.

"Should we take this invisibility cloak? Maybe it can help us?"

"No, we don't need to cover them. Hagrid and Larsson are not far from here. I don't want them to be discovered too early!"

Another strange movement.

"This smell... Oh, I'm going to vomit. It makes me sick."

"Don't talk nonsense. We don't have that much time."

Half an hour later, in the Gryffindor common room.

For second-year students, the restoration spell is not a very advanced spell.

However, using it to repair the broken chandelier, the damaged murals, the gap in the chest of drawers, and the sofa with cotton coming out is still a challenge for a group of second-year students with less sophisticated skills.

After much effort, under the teasing gazes of his classmates and the third-year seniors, Chazelle finally managed to get everything in order in the lounge.

The few people who had learned their lesson were leaning on the sofa they had just repaired and taking a short breath.

"What are you going to do, Chazelle?"

A little boy with smooth black hair looked at Chazelle,

"Are you just going to let your flying saucer be confiscated?"

"No, Brutus--"

Chazelle straightened his nose with red pimples, he leaned on the back of the sofa, looking lazy,

"I have heard about the reputation of that prefect Weasley, he is not such a rule-abiding person, I plan to beg him again today. Oh, if it doesn't work--"

Chazelle shrugged fearlessly,

"I will visit Filch's office again."

The people around Chazelle, including Brutus who just asked the question, were about to show a knowing smirk, but the portrait of the Fat Lady was opened at the right time, and the senior male and female wizards who walked in with a cold look and a hint of disgust froze their smiles! (End of this chapter)