This Hogwarts is not normal

After Umbridge's "investigation", the entire Hogsmeade was very quiet.

Toby and several other members of the Magical Law Enforcement Team patrolled until close to early morning, and the Three Broomsticks bar did not stay open all night as usual.

The two of them who were hiding in the cave were finally able to come out for some air.

Keep walking along the mountain road and you will see what looks like an abandoned wooden house, the Screaming Shack.

Vincent raised the shiny tip of the staff to his chin and lowered his voice as low as possible:

"It is said that there is a particularly ferocious ghost inside, one that can eat people."

Hermione pretended to be frightened and backed away, "If that's the case, let's leave quickly."

Seeing her cooperation, Vincent raised his hand and tapped the wall of the wooden house in front of him.

"I heard that knocking once will wake up the ghost, knocking twice will make it target us, knocking three times will make it come out and eat us."

Hermione rolled her eyes quickly and put on a terrified expression.

She clutched her trembling shoulders tightly, her lips trembling, "Don't mess around, you have time to stop now."

Vincent knocked a second time disapprovingly, "If the legend is true, it's too late for me to stop now."

The corner of Hermione's mouth twitched violently.

Forget it, it's just to kill time anyway, so let's act with him.

"Ah——" She covered her mouth and stared at him with wide eyes as he knocked out for the third time.

However, half a minute passed and nothing happened.

Vincent moved the wand away from his chin naturally, "It seems that the legend is false. There are no man-eating ghosts in the Shrieking Shack."

Hermione stepped forward, "Where to go next?"

"Boom -" a very sudden muffled sound.

She was not frightened and shook her head helplessly, "Stop playing around. I know it was you who did it."

Vincent raised his hands with an innocent face, "It's not me, it's really not me."

"Boom——"

The two looked at each other in silence.

If it was Fred or George, it would almost certainly be a prank.

From what Hermione knew about Vincent, he would never be as imprudent as the twins.

It's enough to make a joke once, and continuing it will only make people annoying.

"Boom——"

A sound like a heavy object hitting the ground sounded for the third time.

Vincent held up his wand in one hand and protected Hermione from retreating with the other.

Could the legend of the Screaming Shack be true?

Is the noise coming from a man-eating ghost?

Or……

"Sirius Black?" Hermione pulled out her wand with a look of horror on her face.

Of course she knew the legend of the Screaming Shack.

Apart from the ghosts that can eat people, she also knows that there is no way in from the outside.

Hiding in such a remote place where few people dare to come, you can indeed avoid being hunted by the Ministry of Magic and Dementors.

Vincent stopped, keeping his mind on high alert, "Damn it, if I had known, I would have brought my suitcase with me when I came out."

The two were wearing casual clothes and only had wands in their hands.

Fortunately, there is a mountain road leading to Hogwarts behind them, so they may not be unable to escape if they are discovered.

"Crack-" a sound like knocking on the wooden wall sounded from the screaming shack.

"Hermione, please go back first—"

"No." Hermione held his arm tightly, "It's too dangerous for you to be alone. Let's go back to the castle together and inform the professors."

Sirius is a Death Eater who betrayed his friends, and he is also a vicious prison escape maniac.

In order to evade capture, he will do anything.

Even without a magic wand, no one can guarantee safety.

Vincent tugged but didn't move, and he saw unprecedented determination on her face.

After coming and going, Sirius might have run away.

"Crack——" The two looked back in horror.

From the shadow on the side of the screaming shack, a slender arm stretched out.

The next moment, a tall figure broke through the wooden wall and stood in the darkness watching the two people.

Those eyes that glowed blood red under the moonlight were particularly scary, as if they were about to rush over and tear the two of them apart at any time, and then eat them into their stomachs.

"I really have a crow's mouth." Vincent was joking as the tip of the stick moved downwards little by little.

Hermione slightly loosened her grip on his arm and asked, "Is it him?"

"I don't know, but——"

"Ah!" The figure in the darkness let out a painful cry, and then seemed to kneel on the ground.

His eyes were fixed on the two of them.

Hermione grasped Vincent's arm again.

Knock once to wake up, knock twice to be targeted, knock three times to be eaten.

She now desperately hoped that the legend was true, and that the humanoid creature staring at them had better be a man-eating ghost.

"Ugh——" The man in the darkness suddenly hit his head on the ground and let out a painful roar that sounded like crying.

Vincent took the opportunity and quickly pointed his wand at him.

Regardless of whether it has any effect or not, as long as you dare to approach here, a series of magic spells will be shot out.

The deadlock didn't last long. The figure in the darkness let out a shrill scream, then turned around and ran towards the mountain road.

"Collapsed to the ground - legs stiffened and stopped dead - all turned to stone -"

The man was too flexible, and Vincent's spells were all in vain.

He looked back at Hermione, who was clutching his arm tightly.

There are still only two choices before him: either chase him or return to the castle.

Although the possibility of it being Sirius was very low, he did not attack immediately.

Instead, you are still screaming in pain?

"Hermione, I..."

"We came out together." The determination on Hermione's face was still there, "If you want to go back, we must go back together."

Vincent took a deep breath, extinguished the light on the tip of the stick, and pointed it toward his chest, "Hold my hand, don't let go."

They cast the disillusionment spell and ran in the direction where the figure disappeared.

The other party seems to be escaping, always choosing particularly rugged mountain roads.

Hermione almost fell down several times, but she gritted her teeth and persevered.

A little closer, a little closer.

They could already see each other's backs.

Running up a hillside that leads to nowhere, what comes into view is a vast forest.

Since there is a path leading to Hogwarts, it is not impossible to lead to the Forbidden Forest.

"Sure enough, it's him!" Vincent gasped, looking at the figure disappearing into the Forbidden Forest in the distance.

The fragmented clues can finally begin to be pieced together.

Sirius came to the Forbidden Forest through this path, and was spotted by the Dementors.

After the Patronus drove away the Dementors, he returned along the road and hid in the Shrieking Shack.

If the two of them hadn't happened to come over to kill time, he could have entered and exited Hogwarts at any time.

But what is the reason for that tall and thin figure, the blood-red eyes, and the painful roar?

Using magic to transform your body?

The two looked at each other subconsciously.

Everything finally connected.

After Quirrell transformed his body with magic, he couldn't even mark it on the magical Marauder's Map.

If Sirius really used magic to transform his body, it wouldn't be surprising to be able to evade the dementors.

As for whether he will be discovered tonight, it can be inferred from the performance of the Screaming Shack that his condition is extremely unstable.

"Go back to the castle and tell the professors."

After observing their surroundings, Vincent and Hermione cautiously walked hand in hand towards the Forbidden Forest.

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