Dumbledore in the Great Hall

Kingsley wanted everyone to remain at Number Twelve, Grimmauld Place until they figured out who the new Secret-Keeper was, but an unexpected piece of news completely disrupted his plans.

Mad-Eye Moody was at Hogwarts.

The news made everyone restless. No one cared about the Secret-Keeper anymore. Kingsley was the first to throw open the door and rush out, while the others crowded after him.

In less than a minute, the house that had been full of people was completely empty.

Silvan went outside with the others, preparing to Apparate to Hogsmeade.

"Wait, take me with you." Hermione ran up from behind.

"You still haven't learned how to Apparate?" Silvan asked in surprise.

They had already taken twelve Apparition lessons last school year. By all rights, Hermione should have mastered it long ago.

"I have, but I haven't taken the test yet." Hermione said seriously, "So according to the rules, I can't Apparate alone."

A test?

Well—fine.

Although Silvan had never taken any test either, he still held out his arm.

"Hold on tight."

Hermione hurriedly grabbed Silvan's arm.

"Wait, us too—" Ron and Ginny ran over as well.

If Hermione did not Apparate on her own because she strictly followed the rules, then Ron genuinely had not learned how to do it.

Ginny went without saying. She was only in her fifth year and had not learned it yet.

But seeing the eager looks in their eyes, Silvan could only shake his head helplessly. "Sorry, I can't take any more people."

With every additional person, Side-Along Apparition became exponentially more dangerous.

Silvan had never taken two people with him before, especially not at a time like this. He did not want to take the risk.

If Splinching occurred, they would have to spend extra time coming back. It would be