Surprise

With Harry and Ron joining in, Silvan no longer needed to keep an eye on Malfoy and the others' every move.

Silvan suddenly felt much more relaxed.

Harry and Ron enjoyed it too, heading out every morning looking full of energy.

Silvan even lent the Marauder's Map to Harry—of course, not because Silvan wanted to slack off, but simply to help them observe the Slytherins' every move more effectively.

However, after being stuffed into the suit of armor that time, Crabbe and Goyle became much more cautious and did not do anything strange again for quite a while.

March was approaching, but the weather had not changed much. It was still damp, only now it was windy as well, making every trip out of the castle unpleasant.

Notices announcing the date of the next Hogsmeade Weekend had been posted on every bulletin board in the common room.

"I thought they'd cancel it," Seamus said in surprise.

Clearly, he was not the only one who thought so.

During the last Hogsmeade Weekend, three Death Eaters had caused quite a disturbance there, forcing several shops to close.

No one would have found it strange if the professors had cancelled this Hogsmeade Weekend. Yet the school had done no such thing, and all plans remained unchanged.

"Great," Ron said happily.

He had not gotten any Butterbeer last time, and there was no way he was going to miss it this time.

Who would not want a steaming mug of Butterbeer in such cold, wet weather? He had been looking forward to it for ages.

"Silvan, are you going?" Harry asked. "The three Death Eaters' target during the last Hogsmeade Weekend was you, wasn't it?"

"Don't forget, they were after you too," Silvan reminded him.

Harry naturally knew the Death Eaters would not let