Hogwarts.
Outside the Owlery.
"Alexander, no matter how you look at it, I think he's just an owl."
Quirrell walked out of the Owlery.
His voice was shrill.
He looked around.
His brow furrowed.
"Alexander? Where are you?"
When Devero had just come out of his meditative state,
he'd nearly been scared to death when he saw Quirrell.
Fortunately, Voldemort seemed reasonably level-headed.
He wasn't going to try to kill an ordinary student like him.
So Devero told Quirrell what had just happened.
Of course, he left out anything about Micro-Structure Transfiguration.
He couldn't let Voldemort set his sights on such powerful magic.
He only told Quirrell what had happened since he'd arrived at the Owlery.
And now,
another lab rat had shown up.
How could Devero let this chance slip by?
He urged Quirrell to hurry inside and investigate.
"Professor, this is extremely dangerous! A Dark wizard has broken into the school! You should go in and check right away!"
Devero was certain.
The instant Quirrell heard this,
a trace of fear crossed his face.
But he quickly suppressed it.
Without another word, he lifted Devero's Imprisonment Charm.
Then he opened the Owlery door and went inside.
He even thoughtfully closed the door behind him,
so Devero couldn't see what was happening.
That left Devero feeling rather annoyed.
And then the scene from earlier happened.
As for where Devero had gone?
He'd run away, of course!
Why would he want to be alone with a Death Eater?
Devero wasn't ready to die yet!
As soon as Quirrell shut the door,
Devero made a beeline for the castle.
Screams rang out from the direction of the castle.
There was clearly a commotion over there.
The professors would probably arrive soon.
But as it turned out, the moment he ran into