The Instigator

Chapter 709: The Instigator

With a thunderous boom, nearly the entire castle heard the explosion from the underground classroom. When the searing shockwave finally faded, Silvan heard a familiar voice from the end of the stairs.

"Expelliarmus!"

"Stop! Don't run!"

"Don't chase them, Harry! Go check on Silvan!"

"Damn it—"

The figures at the end of the stairs became three, and the next second, Harry, who was running in front, had reached Silvan.

Once he saw the three of them clearly, Silvan relaxed slightly, but he did not lower his wand. The diary still floated up and down three inches above his shoulder.

After what had just happened, Silvan had to consider whether the three before him were truly Harry, Ron, and Hermione, rather than someone else disguised with Polyjuice Potion.

At the same time, the three of them saw Silvan.

"Thank goodness—" Harry hurried over to Silvan. "We heard the explosion just now. Are you all right?"

"Lucky enough to escape disaster," Silvan said. "Why are you here?"

"Because I saw on the Marauder's Map that Snape wasn't in the underground classroom at all." Harry pulled out a battered piece of parchment.

"We can talk about that later." Ron ran over from behind them. "We'd better hurry after Crabbe and Goyle. We can't let them get away!"

"Oh, right!"

Harry suddenly remembered something. He quickly turned around and ran toward the Entrance Hall again.

This time, Silvan did not hesitate and immediately ran up the stairs.

After seeing the Marauder's Map, he could be sure that this Harry was real. There was naturally no need to stay on guard.

The explosion had been loud enough that nearly the whole castle had heard it. By the time Silvan emerged from the underground classroom, the Entrance Hall was already crowded. Everyone