The Captured Trio

For the next few days, Harry returned to his ordinary and carefree life, the only thing that bothered him was the upcoming Gryffindor Quidditch Team vs. Ravenclaw Team match.

Seamus and Dean from Gryffindor are friends he can talk to in the Great Hall, not to mention Ron's brothers are also from Gryffindor, and the Weasley Twins are his next opponents.

But if he wins this match, Ravenclaw Team will be ranked number one, and they will be able to win the Quidditch Silver Cup, which they haven't won in almost a century.

This game was so important that Jonny temporarily put aside the player selection process, even though it was crucial.

After all, four of the Ravenclaw Team, including Jonny himself, are already in seventh grade.

However, compared to the Quidditch Silver Cup, the selection process can be postponed until the next school year.

This is Jonny's last academy competition. If he wins, he might be able to use this honor to open the door to becoming a professional player and make a living from his hobby.

Draco, however, was completely absorbed in something else—repairing his relationship with Hagrid.

Because of what happened before, Hagrid no longer allowed them near his cabin.

After all, their proximity likely meant the arrival of Charlie's reply, which also signified the separation between Norberta and him.

In addition, he was indeed a little angry about what Harry and the other two had said.

However, due to Draco's superb knowledge of dragon raising, Hagrid made an exception for him, which made Ron very dissatisfied. Like Fang, Ron would show off his injuries to Hagrid whenever he had the chance (Fang's tail was also bitten by Norberta), and would often mention his sacrifices for Norberta - his swollen hand.

Finally, during a Transfiguration, Ron was ordered to be forcibly taken to the Hospital Wing.

Madam Pomfrey clearly sensed something, but said nothing. As a Slytherin graduate, she was inherently aloof and uninterested.

In the original timeline, Harry and Ron insisted on seeing Hermione's reaction after she was petrified, which moved Professor McGonagall to tears, while Madam Pomfrey was only reluctant, saying, "It's a complete waste of time to talk to a petrified person."

Quirrell also began his own operation. Every night, he tried to attack the Unicorn alone, but the Unicorn's magic was too powerful, and he could only "barely" gather some Herbology to brew Potions.

This meant that Charlie's letter was delivered to Harry by Hedwig just four days later.

Dear Ron:

How are you? They absolutely mustn't let anyone see them illegally carrying a dragon. Could you get the spineless dragon to the top of the tallest tower by Saturday midnight? Please reply as soon as possible. Love you.

Charlie

Harry and his friends probably thought this letter was normal and nothing strange about it.

But to Ryan, it seemed highly questionable: why go all the way to the top tower instead of just Hagrid's Hut?

And is it really that easy to get into Hogwarts? — Without the headmaster's permission.

In the original timeline, the letter would have reached Harry a week later, but it arrived earlier. Dumbledore definitely knew about Charlie's actions and may have even communicated with him, but Professor McGonagall was unaware of it.

The reason for doing this was almost to lead them to their capture, just to bring Harry and Voldemort face to face and confirm whether Voldemort knew that Harry was his Horcrux.

The reason the letter ended up in Harry's hands ahead of time was because Quirrell's timeline was different from the original one.

In this timeline, Quirrell, due to the cheapness of Potions and being knocked down by Harry twice, was not yet completely controlled by Voldemort.

As a result, he did not attack the Unicorn under Voldemort's control, which led to Dumbledore discovering his actions and bringing Dumbledore's plan forward.

In the original timeline, Quirrell would have become Voldemort's puppet at this point, and he would have absorbed Unicorn Blood to strengthen this temporary body.

Furthermore, because Voldemort's methods were so sophisticated, unlike Quirrell who easily gave himself away and was discovered by Dumbledore to have taken such a risk by attacking the Unicorn.

Meanwhile, Hagrid was obsessed with the little dragon, and naturally, Hagrid didn't notice.

It wasn't until a week later that Dumbledore discovered that innocent lives had been attacked, so he had Charlie reply and began the plan.

That old scoundrel Dumbledore is really wicked!

"It seems I need to prepare as soon as possible. Taking the Philosopher's Stone is easy, but scaring Dumbledore and training Harry at the same time is not an easy task," Ryan thought.

Saturday midnight arrived quickly, and Ryan quietly followed Harry and the others, ready to see how they would be caught this time.

In the original timeline, their capture had nothing to do with Draco's accusation or Neville's well-intentioned reminder; it was all because they forgot about the Invisibility Cloak.

But what will Dumbledore do this time—damn!

Ryan was dumbfounded. This time, Dumbledore actually stepped in himself. Was that even allowed? Was this all your plan? It was truly unethical to bully a few students who weren't even in their second year.

But that works too; the simpler the plan, the less likely it is to go wrong.

He simply went to Professor McGonagall, who was resting in her study on the second floor of Hogwarts Castle, and told her that he had seen some young wizards lingering on the Astronomy Tower. He also said that he had to leave Hogwarts for a while and hoped that Professor McGonagall would go and take a look.

This is nothing, it's just tattling, nothing shameful!

However, what Ryan didn't expect was that Dumbledore had returned, timed it perfectly, and after Harry and his friends saw Norberta off, he appeared invisibly and cast a spell, making Harry and his friends forget about the Invisibility Cloak and walk downstairs feeling completely relaxed.

That works too? It's not that our army is incompetent, it's that the enemy has Gundams!

Even though Harry and Draco are very careful now, Dumbledore that they can't help but get caught! Good grief.

The end result was that Harry, and his two friends ran head-on into Professor McGonagall, who was wearing a tartan dressing gown and a hairnet.

"Come with me," Professor McGonagall said calmly, but anyone could hear the anger beneath her calm voice.

Harry could even feel the disappointment in Professor McGonagall's eyes, which was more intense than any verbal attack.

After a long period of calm, they went up to Professor McGonagall's study on the second floor, where they sat without saying a word.

Ron was trembling all over, and his ears turned red.

Malfoy's skin was as white as Bloody Baron's.

"I can't believe it's just you guys. Filch said you went up to the Astronomy Tower. Don't forget it's one in the morning. Explain yourselves."

"Speak, Mr. Potter," Professor McGonagall said disappointedly. "I thought you were different from your father, or more like your mother, but it seems I was wrong."

Silence remained. All three of Harry lowered their heads and stared intently at their toes.

"All three of you will be put in solitary confinement, and each of you will lose twenty points!" Professor McGonagall said angrily when she saw that they were silent, her long, pointed nose flaring out.

"Professor—please—"

"You can't—" Harry finally spoke, but he couldn't find any excuse to defend himself.

"I don't need you to tell me what I can and can't do, Potter. Alright, all of you get to bed. If you don't want to say why, then don't. Just wait for your solitary confinement later," Professor McGonagall concluded.