The Admiral of Hogwarts

Just as Hugo, Hagrid, and the others had been chatting in Hagrid's hut for a while, there was a sudden knock at the door. Hearing the knock, Hagrid immediately stood up, went to the door, and opened it, only to find Harry and Ron standing there. He quickly ushered them in.

"Hey, Harry. Congratulations on catching the Golden Snitch and winning the game. Honestly, the Slytherins' playing style is just too dirty." Seeing Harry walk over, Hugo and the others also stood up to welcome him. After all, they were now acquaintances, and Harry's victory in this match had earned Hugo a bit of money in the betting pool. So, at this moment, he naturally seemed quite enthusiastic.

However, after everyone sat down, Hugo noticed that the expression on Harry's face didn't reflect the joy of having just won. He inquired, "Didn't you win today? Why do you look a little unhappy now?"

"Yeah, Harry. As someone playing for the first time, your performance on the field today was perfect. You should be happy," Hagrid said, walking over and patting Harry on the shoulder. "Could it be that little glitch with the broom just now scared you?"

"No, of course not," Harry said, shaking his head. Then Ron, who was beside him, added, "When Harry's broom malfunctioned, I subconsciously glanced at the teachers' stand and saw Snape chanting at Harry's broom, muttering to himself, his eyes fixed on him."

"Nonsense," Hagrid said. He had been too busy watching Harry in the air to notice what was happening in the stands. However, he still used common sense to analyze the situation and offered his deduction to Harry and Ron. "I don't think Professor Snape would do such a thing, because he has no motive to do so."

"He does have one," Harry said, looking at Hugo. "Remember that three-headed dog we encountered? When I went to get back the book he confiscated from me the other day, I saw Filch treating the wounds on its leg and bandaging it. At the time, he said, 'How can you possibly keep an eye on three heads at once?'"

"That does sound a bit suspicious," Hugo said. Although he knew that Snape wasn't the mastermind, from another perspective, Snape's current actions made it difficult for people not to misunderstand him. At least, to a normal person, the information Harry brought made it easy to suspect Snape, who was usually gloomy and didn't seem like a good person.

"You think so too, right?" Hearing Hugo's somewhat ambiguous words, the simple-minded Harry suddenly became excited. "I've been saying since the beginning of the term that Snape really isn't a good person—"

However, just as Harry was about to launch into his long-winded speech, Hermione suddenly turned to her brother and asked, "Three-headed dog? Hugo, I think we need to have a good talk about what you've been hiding from me."

"Just a little night-time stroll," Hugo said, shrugging his shoulders casually. "You know, our older schoolmates often go out after curfew. We haven't heard of anyone getting into trouble in all these years, have we?"

"Alright, we won't talk about the night-time stroll," Hermione said, feeling speechless after hearing Hugo's sophistry. After all, for studious little eagles, studying during the day wasn't enough for many of them. In this case, it was very normal to find some books to read or do a little experiment in private.

Unfortunately, these things weren't suitable to be done in the common room. Therefore, Ravenclaw students were very enthusiastic about night-time strolls. At least half of the nighttime intruders in the library's restricted section were Ravenclaw students.

However, unlike the lively and clumsy Gryffindor students, the Ravenclaw little eagles often only operated in fixed and hidden places, and they planned everything before taking action. In this case, they were almost never caught, so everyone always thought that only Gryffindor students violated school rules and went on night-time strolls.

"Then what's with the big dog?" Because of Ravenclaw's habits, Hermione didn't continue to question the night-time stroll, but what Harry had said about the big dog still made her a little worried. Seeing that Hugo was a little unwilling to talk, she intensified her tone and said, "I think that as your sister, I have the right to know what exactly happened before."

"It was just a—an accident." Looking at her sister's eyes, Hugo tried to quibble. He dared to go in at the time because Veneto was by his side, and a three-headed dog, a creature that mainly relied on physical attacks, was obviously not a match for Veneto.

But for Hermione, the situation was not the same. At least, in her opinion, it was too scary for her only 11-year-old brother to be with such a dangerous magical creature.

"Er, Miss Granger," Harry said, swallowing hard, and then stood up and said. "Actually, your brother didn't go to any dangerous places. It's just that when we came back that day, Ron and I were framed by Malfoy, which accidentally involved them."

As a standard Gryffindor student, Harry still had the courage to admit the mistakes he had made. Especially when the people who had helped him encountered problems because of helping him. So, even though Hermione's face looked very ugly now, he still stood up and told the truth of that day.

"You Gryffindors are really too active," Hermione said, rubbing her forehead with her hand in a slightly helpless manner after hearing Harry's explanation. Then she looked at Hugo and earnestly instructed, "I'll forgive you this time because you were trying to save people, but if something like this happens again, don't blame me for telling Mom and Dad."

"By the way, Hagrid," after scolding Hugo, Hermione turned to Hagrid and asked. "Since you've been dealing with those magical creatures in the school, do you know why such a dangerous creature is in the school castle?"

As soon as Hermione finished speaking, the others in the room also turned their attention to Hagrid. Feeling five pairs of eyes staring at him, Hagrid felt a little uncomfortable, but soon he waved his hand and said somewhat unhappily, "These things are not for you to know."

"But the problem now is that Snape might want to steal what the big dog is guarding," Harry said somewhat excitedly. "When I entered the room that day, I saw the door at the foot of the dog. There must be something hidden in that room."

"Yes, that's right, the three-headed Fluffy is indeed my dog. I bought it from a Greek guy I met in a bar last year—I lent it to Dumbledore to guard something." After discovering that Hugo and the others did know something, Hagrid had no choice but to reveal some information. "But the next things are not for you to know, that's top secret, understand?"

"But Snape—" Harry still didn't give up, but was interrupted by Hagrid's wave. "Snape is a teacher at Hogwarts, he would never do such a thing."

"But I saw Snape staring at Harry when something happened to Harry today, muttering to himself," Ron, who had always had a bad impression of Snape, subconsciously looked in Snape's direction as soon as something happened to Harry, and as expected, he found something different. "My father once told me that if you want to cast a curse, you must stare at the other person."