This Hogwarts isn't normal.

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

Toby and several other members of the Magical Law Enforcement Team patrolled until almost dawn, and the Three Broomsticks Pub was not open all night as usual.

The two people hiding in the cave were finally able to come out for some fresh air.

Going straight along the mountain road, you will see a wooden house that looks like it has been abandoned, the Screaming Shack.

Vincent raised the tip of the shining stick to his chin and lowered his voice as much as possible:

"It is said that there is a particularly fierce ghost inside, and it is the kind that eats people."

Hermione pretended to be scared and stepped back repeatedly, "If that's the case, then let's go quickly."

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

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

Hermione quickly rolled her eyes and put on a very scared expression.

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

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

Hermione's mouth twitched violently.

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

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

However, half a minute passed and nothing happened.

Vincent naturally moved the wand against his chin away, "It seems that the legend is false, and there are no ghosts that eat people in the Shrieking Shack.

Hermione walked forward, "Where to go next?"

"Winter--" A very sudden muffled sound.

She was not scared, and shook her head helplessly, "Don't play, I know it's you who did it."

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

"Winter--"

The two looked at each other in silence.

If it was Fred or George, it was basically certain that this was a prank.

According to Hermione's understanding of Vincent, he would never be as inappropriate as the twins.

It's enough to joke once. Continuing will only make people hate you.

"Winter--"

The sound of a heavy object hitting the ground sounded for the third time.

Vincent held his wand in one hand and protected Hermione with the other hand as he backed away.

Is the legend of the Shrieking Shack true?

The one that made the noise was a man-eating ghost?

Or...

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

Of course she knew the legend of the Shrieking Shack.

In addition to the man-eating ghost, she also knew that it was impossible to get in from the outside.

Hiding in such a remote place where few people dare to come can indeed avoid the pursuit of the Ministry of Magic and the Dementors.

Vincent stopped and kept a high level of alert, "Damn, I should have brought a suitcase when I came out.

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

Fortunately, there was a mountain road leading to Hogwarts behind them, so they could escape even if they were discovered.

"Crackle——" A sound like knocking on a wooden wall came from the Shrieking Shack.

"Hermione, you go back first——"

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

Sirius was a Death Eater who betrayed his friends, and a vicious prison escapee.

He could do anything to escape from pursuit.

Even without a wand, no one could guarantee safety.

Vincent pulled but failed, and saw unprecedented determination on her face.

After a back and forth, Sirius might have run away.

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

A slender arm stretched out from the shadow on the side of the Shrieking Shack.

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

The pair of eyes glowing blood red under the moonlight were particularly creepy, as if they were about to rush over and tear the two people apart, and then eat them into their stomachs.

"I'm really a crow's mouth." Vincent said jokingly, and the tip of the wand had already moved down a little bit.

Hermione slightly loosened her hand holding his arm, "Is it him?"

"I don't know, but--"

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

His eyes were fixed on the two people.

Hermione grabbed Vincent's arm again.

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

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

"Woo--" The man in the dark suddenly hit his head on the ground, making a painful roar that sounded like crying.

Vincent took the opportunity to quickly point the wand at him.

Regardless of whether it worked or not, as long as he dared to get close to this side, a series of spells would be fired.

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

"Falling unconscious - legs stiffened and stopped dead - all petrified -"

The man was too agile, and all Vincent's spells failed.

He looked back at Hermione who was holding his arm tightly.

There were still only two choices in front of him: either chase after him or return to the castle.

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

Instead, he was still screaming in pain?

"Hermione, I..."

"We came out together." Hermione's face was still determined, "If we want to go back, we have to go back together."

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

They cast the Disillusionment Charm and ran in the direction where the figure disappeared.

The other party seemed to be running away, always choosing a particularly rugged mountain road.

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

Closer, closer.

They could already see each other's backs.

Running up a hillside that led to nowhere, a vast forest came into view.

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

"It's him!" Vincent panted and looked at the figure disappearing in the Forbidden Forest in the distance.

The fragmented clues can finally be pieced together.

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

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

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

But why was he so tall and thin, with blood-red eyes and painful screams?

Using magic to transform the body?

The two looked at each other subconsciously.

Everything was finally connected.

After Quirrell used magic to transform his body, even the magical Marauder's Map could not mark it.

If Sirius really used magic to transform his body, it would not be surprising that he could avoid the tracking of the Dementors.

As for being discovered tonight, it can be inferred from the performance of the Shrieking Shack that his state is extremely unstable.

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

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

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