Meanwhile, in a dormitory at Azkaban Academy, Sirius Black was holding a gathering with Antonín and several other Death Eaters.
"Antonín, weren't you Voldemort's most loyal follower? Why have you joined our McNuggets now?" Sirius Black pinned up a portrait of Professor McGonagall on the wall, then mocked Antonín.
Antonín bowed to Professor McGonagall's portrait before saying to Sirius Black, "What is Voldemort? Never heard of him. Other than that brain-dead lovesick idiot Bella, who's still loyal to Voldemort now?
"When Professor McGonagall scolded Horatio and grabbed him by the back of the neck while he was torturing us, she became a light in our hearts. Professor McGonagall is the true goddess."
Sirius Black nodded. Indeed, anyone who saw even a seed of hope amid despair would cling to it as their last lifeline.
As for why Horatio had allowed Professor McGonagall to criticize and lecture him, all that could be said was that although Horatio usually liked to give Professor McGonagall a hard time, he still regarded her as an elder deep down. No matter how much of a bastard he was, he would never truly hurt someone who cared about him.
After paying his respects to Professor McGonagall's portrait, Sirius Black straightened up and fixed his blazing gaze on the former Death Eaters before him. In a low, resolute voice, he said, "Today is the first gathering of our McNuggets. For this important moment, we studied hard and took our exams seriously, and finally earned this gathering."
Then Sirius Black led every member of the McNuggets in respectfully bowing three times to Professor McGonagall's portrait.
Professor McGonagall: I'm not dead yet!!!
"Neville, is that you?" After Alice Longbottom drank the Soothing Draught, her hazy consciousness gradually cleared. Looking at the most familiar stranger before her, the bond