The Bard at Hogwarts

"Squeak!"

A sharp sound of tires rubbing against the ground sounded, and a double-decker bus stopped at the side of Lily Street, and then a young and beautiful girl got off the bus.

"You should go home soon! Although the Ministry of Magic has increased its patrol efforts, I feel that Sirius is still in London."

After getting off the bus, Hermione turned around and told Ino in the car window.

"Okay! I'm going home now, see you at the beginning of the school!" Ino waved his hand and made a goodbye gesture.

A few seconds later, the Knight Bus suddenly disappeared on the side of the road.

"There are still four days before the beginning of the school..." Hermione looked at the disappearing car, pouted her lips and walked towards the lighted house not far away.

...

"Hogsmeade? Three more Sickles." The conductor, Thornpark, leaned against the beam of the carriage and said with an ambiguous look on his face.

To be honest, the ticket price of the Knight Bus is considered high consumption in the magic world, so not many people take it, which also allows Thornpark to remember every customer who takes it.

Similarly, due to frequent riding of the Knight Bus, Ino also became familiar with this talkative ticket seller, and they were in a state of being more than friends.

"Not going to Hogsmeade, going to Spinner's End."

"Oh! I know, I know!" Thunberg looked like an experienced person, and then quickly operated the ticket machine on his chest: "Spinner's End, fare 4 Sickles."

After paying the money, Ino sat on the mobile bed and closed his eyes to rest.

After meeting Harry by chance today, he also remembered something that he had almost forgotten, Sirius and Pettigrew. Instead of leaving them to let the Dementors stir up trouble, it is better to inform Snape early.

Sirius is not to be mentioned for the time being, at least Pettigrew can take action directly on the train, and Peter will have nowhere to run when he wants to run.

This not only repays Snape's favor, but also there will not be too many people in the third year to stir up trouble, and it is just right to deal with the basilisk.

It seemed that fifty years had passed, and Myrtle's death still bothered Dumbledore, even though he was not the headmaster at that time.

Gradually, Ino also recalled the scene in Newt's courtyard at that time.

Regarding the existence of the basilisk, Dumbledore's answer at that time was very firm. It can live, but it must be completely out of the castle.

"It's a good idea, but I can't keep it alive..."

Thinking of Dumbledore's inexplicable eyes, Ino wanted to laugh. It seemed to be another misunderstanding. It was probably classified as a descendant of Slytherin again, and even related to Parseltongue.

Similarly, he also felt that the surname Swinburne seemed to be born to cause trouble, which made him want to go back to the orphanage where he used to be and ask the old lady in person to see where this surname was found.

After all, in the magical world, the name itself carries a certain mysterious power.

The most intuitive representative is Voldemort, who made all wizards in the British Isles dare not call his name directly. As long as they heard or said his name, they would feel fear. If there is no mysterious magic in this, it would be unreasonable.

Corresponding to this is Dumbledore. It seems that this name can also produce mysterious effects on people who hear it, such as calmness and peace of mind.

Suddenly, a word flashed through Ino's mind - "legend".

Legend, the original meaning of this word is to describe people and things with poetic or mysterious colors. At the same time, it also has strong symbolic meanings, such as: heroes, wars, love, etc.

And living legends seem to have a mysterious power, which makes people who read their names feel the same as the symbolic meaning.

This is just like Voldemort's killing and fear, and Dumbledore's love and sacrifice.

Even in Narnia, when the animals read the name of the White Witch, they would unconsciously feel the biting cold and fear.

"Perhaps, the real legendary wizards do not only have unparalleled magic and powerful power. Perhaps magic and power can only be regarded as the starting point..."

Ino murmured and looked out the window.

The Knight Bus was driving fast on the road, and the scenery outside the window flashed in a bizarre way, just like a distorted slide.

"Squeak!"

Another sharp brake sound, the strong inertia also interrupted Ino's thinking.

"Spider's End, we've arrived!" Thornpark's unique accent sounded in the carriage.

...

19 Sparrow's End.

This is the address that Ino deliberately asked Dumbledore for in Newt Manor, so that he could find Snape easily.

But after more than ten days of living, he gradually forgot about Sirius until Harry mentioned it again today.

Walking in the somewhat dirty Sparrow's End.

It is hard to imagine that London, the capital of England at the end of the twentieth century, actually hides such an ancient street from the nineteenth century.

And the only good news is that although this place is very dilapidated, there are corresponding house numbers.

"17...18..." Looking at the house numbers passing by, Ino finally found No. 19 Sparrow's End, the residence of Severus Snape.

A small wooden building with a brown exterior, even the window lattice design is the old wooden lattice window of the last century.

The stained glass on the window seemed to have been washed away by time and had long been blurred, but it was precisely this blurriness that gave the old Spider's End a hazy feeling.

"Knock! Knock!"

Ino walked forward and knocked on the door.

After waiting for about ten seconds, the door was suddenly opened from the inside.

Snape stood inside the door expressionlessly, and he was still wearing the same black, loose robe.

"I don't remember telling you the address here."

"Sorry to interrupt, Professor Snape!" Ino said apologetically:

"I asked Principal Dumbledore for the address. I came here today because I have something important to do, because I'm afraid I'll miss an excellent opportunity after school starts in a few days."

Snape did not reply immediately, but silently looked at the students in front of him for a moment.

"follow me!"

…

Following Snape into the room, Ino controlled his eyes well and did not look around rudely.

All the way to the living room of the room, after they sat down, Snape was the first to speak:

"Tell me about it! What you call important things."

"Professor! Before I say anything, I hope you can stay sane. This is important."

As Ino spoke, he also placed the wand on the coffee table at hand for easy access at any time.

Faced with this silent body language, Snape sneered: "I admit that you are capable of defeating most adult wizards, but this is not enough in front of me..."

Although it was sarcasm, Snape casually took out his wand and threw it aside. The distance of more than one meter was just right for him to hold it for the first time.

This is also a silent expression.

Seeing this scene, Ino did not hesitate anymore and went straight to the point: "You know that I have a talent for divination. Some time ago, a piece of news was published in the Daily Prophet that Sirius Black escaped from prison..."

Speaking of this, he paused deliberately, looked up at Snape, and found that Snape's expression remained unchanged before he continued.

A quarter of an hour, or more.

"...So, this matter is a complete injustice. We won't mention Sirius's stupidity, but at least we can't let the real murderer go free."

Xiaodi shares magical animals today: Unicorn

British Ministry of Magic classification level: xxxx

Origin and distribution: Unicorns are generally found in the forests of Northern Europe.

Appearance characteristics: Unicorns are beautiful animals. They are pure gold when they are young, turn to silver when they are about two years old, and grow horns when they are four years old. At the age of seven, the fully grown unicorn is a snow-white horse with horns.

Habits: Unicorns generally avoid contact with humans, are probably more likely to be approached by witches than wizards, and run very quickly, making them very difficult to capture.

Abilities and functions: The horns, blood and hair of unicorns all have strong magical effects. Killing a unicorn is cursed.

In ancient runes, this animal's horn symbolizes "1"