After Halloween, the most anticipated day for students is the Christmas holiday.
Strictly speaking, each year at Hogwarts is divided into two sesters, and the holiday that separates the two sesters is the Christmas holiday. Before the holidays began, the first Quidditch match of the term, Gryffindor vs Slytherin, officially started.
From the beginning of September to December, almost all the players of the Gryffindor team have been training in the rain, and their uniforms have basically never been used for today’s ga.
Captain Wood attaches great importance to the outco of the ga. He will graduate from Hogwarts in two years. Before graduating, he only wishes to lead the Gryffindor team to win a Quidditch House Cup.
“We’re going to make them regret letting that Malfoy play in the ga.” Before the start of the ga, he said this to the Gryffindor team and gaslighted Harry at the sa ti.
Draco called him “Scarhead” sarcastically at the beginning of the ga. It is precisely because of this even after the Gryffindor players found that the Bludgers had been rigged and attacked Harry alone, they did not ask Mrs. Hooch to stop the ga but planned to keep on playing, win the ga, and ridicule Draco at the sa ti.
In the end, Harry did what he needed to do. He risked being knocked off his broomstick by the Bludger and caught the Snitch over Draco’s head.
At the sa ti, winning the ga was a great mockery for Draco. But Harry’s arm was also broken, and he was sent to Madam Pomfrey at the school hospital.
It was just a broken bone. For Madam Pomfrey, it only took a little effort to heal Harry’s bones so he and the rest of the team could celebrate the ga’s victory to their heart’s content.
But the following night, Dobby found him and admitted that he intentionally rigged the Bludger and closed the entrance at King’s Cross station to protect Harry and leave Hogwarts, where it was full of danger now. Harry was angry but had no choice but to tell Hermione and Ron about his eting with Dobby the next day.
“I think this confirms one thing.” Hermione analyzed it seriously.
“Dobby wants Harry to leave Hogwarts so much because he doesn’t want to see him hurt by the monster in the Chamber of Secrets. But Harry is a half-blood, and the monster won’t target him, so why should he worry about that?”
Harry and Ron looked at each other and shook their heads affirmatively, “I don’t know.”
Hermione looked at them, “He must know sothing. He thinks that Slytherin’s heir will instruct the Basilisk to attack Harry. Who in Hogwarts would have such a big hatred against Harry?”
This ti, Harry and Ron thought of the answer in an instant; he said in unison, “Draco Malfoy!”
“From this point of view, only he is the most suspicious person about this. We must investigate it clearly.” Hermione said firmly.
Harry expressed a pessimistic view, “We couldn’t execute your previous plan, and there wouldn’t be a professor giving us a note for borrowing books without a reason, let alone a forbidden book about potions. Even if we expect a professor like Snape to give us a note, Draco will take the initiative to spill everything, and even if we could talk it out with other professors, we can’t find an excuse for it.”
Hermione looked thoughtful, “I do have a riskier plan.”
Harry and Ron looked at Hermione; they were interested in what she had in mind, “We can start with Professor Forrest.”
“Professor Forrest? That’s Impossible. He will definitely ask us what we want to do with it if we ask him.”
Hermione was hesitant to say the next sentence, but they planned to investigate Draco about it before, and they had violated several school rules. Would it be wise to add one more violation later?
“I’m not talking about getting the permission through normal ans.” She lowered her voice.
“Professor Forrest seems to be studying sothing recently. He often asks students to help him borrow books from the library, most of which are in the forbidden area. We use this.”
After listening to Hermione finish the plan, Harry and Ron couldn’t help saying excitedly, “It’s doable!”
“Although there are risks, as long as we don’t admit it, no one will find out!”
Hermione’s face was troubled, “But we’re lying to Professor Forrest about it.”
“We’re here to protect the whole school, Hermione,” said Ron.
Harry nodded.
“Even if Professor Forrest knows the truth later, he will understand us.”
In the end, Harry convinced Hermione to hang out together in front of Sherlock’s office as soon as his class was over for the next few days. Finally, one afternoon, Sherlock called out to Hermione outside the door.
Hermione walked cautiously into the office. Sherlock was grading the sixth grader’s howork and looked very busy.
“Do you have ti now, Miss Granger?”
Hermione swallowed and said calmly, “I only have one class in the history of magic this afternoon, and I just finished it, Professor.”
“Can I trouble you to borrow a book from the library for ?”
“Of course I can.”
“The book you want to borrow is in the forbidden area. I’ll write you a note, take it to Mrs. Pince, and she’ll bring you to the place.”
Sherlock took the ti to take out the parchnt, wrote several things on it, and signed his na. Hermione took the note from Sherlock and left the office.
Harry and Ron were waiting outside, hurriedly got together, and walked into an empty classroom together. They looked at the note in Hermione’s hand, their eyes full of tension and excitent.
“Alright, ti to do it.”
Hermione patted Harry’s hand, spread the note on the table, pointed her wand at the note, and chanted a spell. The writing on the note disappeared from the paper under the spell, and only Sherlock’s autograph remained on the note.
Harry cheered, “He really didn’t use magic ink!”
“I’ll just write it as “Strong Potion” on it and keep this note for now. Don’t borrow the book; I’ll go to Professor Forrest and explain it to him later.”
After five minutes in the empty classroom, Hermione took a deep breath, and with Harry and Ron cheering her, she walked towards Sherlock’s office again.
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