Plan

"Come on, this way—"

"Quiet. Don't let them spot us."

Late at night at Hogwarts, the group carefully avoided the patrolling Slytherins, then, under Neville's direction, turned into a hidden corridor on the Eighth Floor.

Incidentally, thanks to Alecto Carrow's deliberate targeting, the job of patrolling the castle, which had originally belonged to Filch, had now fallen entirely to student squads made up of Slytherins. They had even given themselves a name: the Patrol Enforcement Squad for Upholding the Honor of Hogwarts Pure-Blood Wizards.

It sounded as though it did not have half a Knut to do with patrolling the castle or catching rule-breaking students, but Carrow liked it—or rather, she thought Voldemort would like the name "upholding pure-blood honor."

They had replaced Filch as the main force behind catching students breaking rules or wandering the halls at night, roaming every corner of the school at irregular hours every day.

Fortunately, Neville had a magical map Silvan had given him, which clearly showed the location of every Slytherin.

With the map, he led everyone smoothly to the Room of Requirement on the Eighth Floor.

"They're just like us. They refuse to join the Death Eaters and have been targeted by Carrow and the Slytherins all along," Ginny explained.

As she opened the door, familiar faces filed in from outside.

First came Harry's two roommates, Seamus Finnigan and Dean Thomas. The people from their dormitory were more or less all gathered here now.

There were also Lavender Brown, Luna Lovegood, the Patil sisters, Michael Corner, Colin Creevey, and his younger brother.

Seeing the people in the Room of Requirement, they were just as excited. The moment they entered, they could not help screaming and shouting.

"Harry, and Silvan!"

"It's Harry Potter!"

"Merlin's beard, I knew you'd come back!"

"Quiet, keep it