A Certain Magical Hogwarts
Chapter 414

Dumbledore's fishing plan

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The garden was dilapidated and overgrown with weeds.

A small head peeked out from the vine, and then another head followed suit, sneaking out furtively.

A stray dog, belonging to someone in the distance, barked twice before its two heads darted back into the distance.

Listening closely, they realized it was a false alarm, and the head that had been the first to peek out boldly reappeared.

Ginny crouched down and asked in a low voice, "Anne, William and Hermione still there?"

"Looks like she's gone, we shook her off. Hermione even said she was a great runner... That's it?"

Anne looked around, then squatted down and quickly swallowed the half-melted ice cream in a few bites.

Luna stood beside the bags and packages, slowly counting the snacks.

Despite being chased so closely, the three of them couldn't bear to discard these "burdens," insisting on carrying them on their backs and moving forward with heavy loads.

That's true!

I spent a lot of Galleon to buy it, and it was even more difficult to sneak it out. If I lose it, I'll probably be heartbroken.

"Let's stay here for a while before we go out," Anne said. "My brother and Hermione must be looking for us."

"Let's go somewhere else," Ginny said, pulling her robe tighter. Her voice trembled. "This area is a bit eerie and scary; I'm a little afraid, Anne."

The three little ones had just run away in a panic and hadn't paid attention to their surroundings, so now they could take their time to observe:

The dilapidated triangular house, with wooden planks nailed to the windows and overgrown with weeds, was unsettling to look at, even in broad daylight.

Luna's eyes bulged outwards, as if she were meditating. After a moment, she clapped her hands and said:

"I know where I am... the Shrieking Shack where Goblin and ghosts live!"

"Goblin and ghosts?" Anne exclaimed in surprise.

"Yeah, the show ' The Quibbler ' featured it in one episode." Luna started spouting her weird and wonderful knowledge again.

"Minister Fudge would order others to assassinate the Goblin and dump their bodies in the Shrieking Shack."

Those legendary ghosts are actually Goblin and spirits.

"Let's leave quickly." Hearing Luna say this, Ginny felt as if she were listening to a bedtime horror story, and she became even more frightened.

"Nearly Headless Nick, also told me that a group of terrifying people live here..."

"This is where Fudge's vault is hidden, and maybe even the horn of the Crumple-Horned Snorkack. Let's go look for it before we leave."

As she spoke, Luna headed towards the small building. Anne followed.

The three stood at the entrance of the screaming Shrieking Shack, peeking inside through the gaps in the wooden planks.

The hazy glass blocked their view, and they couldn't see anything clearly.

Ginny suddenly screamed in fright.

"What's wrong?" Anne was startled.

"A ghost... I just saw a blurry shadow in that glass," Ginny said fearfully.

"Let's go quickly."

The three had just turned around when another scream rang out. A blue and white will-o'-the-wisp skull hung in mid-air, startling Ginny so much that she fell to the ground with a thud.

"Watch this... my brother taught me a really effective spell... he said it's easy to deal with ghosts."

Anne gathered her energy, exhaled, and performed a series of movements, forming hand seals. She then cried out in a clear, sweet voice, "Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon, World Honored Ksitigarbha..."

The will-o'-the-wisp skeleton exploded with a roar.

The little girl patted her chest, smiled triumphantly, and turned to say, "It really works!"

Ginny's hand trembled as she pointed behind Anne. The little girl turned her head and was startled.

The will-o'-the-wisp did not disappear; instead, it burst and spread in the air, like lotus flowers blooming.

Anne, realizing she'd been tricked, was so angry her nose almost twisted. She pulled out her wand and roared:

"Diffindo!"

With a muffled bang, the flames did not disappear. After exploding several meters away, they transformed into two fluttering colorful butterflies, which flew towards the girl.

Anne quickly stepped back, blocking Ginny and Luna.

The fire butterfly disappeared, transforming into three thick, long ropes that coiled like dragons, wrapping tightly around the three little ones from their ankles to their chests.

The next moment, the three "caterpillars" were suspended in mid-air, hanging on the withered vine tree.

Two figures slowly emerged; William, hands in his pockets, grinned like a fox.

"Damn it, let us go!" Anne cried.

Ginny didn't scream; instead, she felt relieved. As long as it wasn't a ghost, being tied up wasn't a big deal.

Luna opened her eyes wide, seemingly suddenly drawn to the rope. She swung gently on the swing, making a pendulum motion, and had a great time.

William waved his wand, and several pebbles transformed into a round wooden table and two chairs.

The two sat down, William leaning slightly forward, his elbows resting on the edge of the table, a smirk playing on his lips.

"Well, a second-year wizard has appeared in Hogsmeade."

Even as a second-grader, I stayed at school obediently and never did anything so outrageous!

Hermione stared at William in shock. Hadn't he done enough outrageous things in his second year?!

On the first night of the week, he went to the fourth-floor Restricted Section and took most of the items from the checkpoints. Could someone else have done it?

William ignored Hermione's glare and continued, "I think Professor McGonagall would be happy to deduct points from your grades and put you in solitary confinement."

How about one person losing 250 points? Tsk tsk, two 250s, Gryffindor is going to break a record."

"Alright, stop scaring them," Hermione said reproachfully.

She was actually more heartbroken about Gryffindor's House Points. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't lose as many as Professor Snape had.

Anne glared at William, then blinked her eyes and looked at Hermione pitifully.

Although he didn't get along with Hermione, he had no choice but to ask her for help in this situation, since his brother favored her.

What is dignity?

Feel sorry,

No.

To everyone's surprise, Hermione smiled, bent down gently, and picked up the three large bags of snacks.

Each package has a label with the name written on it.

Hermione found two small packages labeled "Brother" and "Hermione" in Anne's package.

"Oh my, you even bought us gifts! That's wonderful!" William laughed. "Since they're a gift for us, we won't stand on ceremony."

Anne swung the rope, threatening, "If you don't let us down, I'm not sending you off."

William didn't even look up, and said, "Fine, I was planning to only eat the snacks they gave me, but now I'll have to eat yours too."

Anne immediately said, "Then I won't give them to you next time."

The implication is... it's a gift again this time.

William smiled warmly, his eyes gentle, and with a wave of his wand, he set the three little ones down.

Upon landing, the little girl immediately jumped for joy and snatched her large bag of snacks back with her claws outstretched.

Then, in a treacherous act, he made a face at Hermione.

"Tell me, how did you get here?" William asked.

Anne, who had been taught a fake spell, was angry and ignored her brother.

"We flew here," Ginny lied, having already rehearsed her story.

William looked at Ginny thoughtfully and smiled, "I know... George told you about the secret passage, didn't he?"

The three of them were completely taken aback.

In the morning, George was called away by Ginny for a while, presumably to inquire about the secret passage to Hogsmeade.

The twins have always been fond of adventure and breaking school rules.

Now that I see my younger sister Ginny being so "impressive," breaking school rules in second grade to go to Hogsmeade, I'm overjoyed... how could I not tell them?

He's dozens of Percy's better than Ron!

As for which secret passage they took...

There are seven secret passages leading to Hogsmeade.

Filch knew four of them, and each of those four exits was guarded by Dementor, making them impassable.

The path behind the mirror on the fifth floor leads to the Hogwarts underground palace and also connects to Chamber of Secrets sewer pipes, creating a complex and intricate layout.

To prevent any mishaps, Dumbledore semester to prevent young wizards from passing through.

There's another secret passage leading to the Shrieking Shack, but there's Whomping Willow at the entrance... George couldn't possibly tell them about this way.

That can only be the statue of the one-eyed old woman; that path leads directly to the Honeydukes's cellar and is also the safest.

They must have taken this route.

But that's not the problem; the problem is that the Marauder's Map was created by the Marauders.

After viewing the memories Dumbledore had obtained, William discovered last semester that the Marauders were actually James and his three companions.

In other words, Black and Lupin both knew about these secret passages. Professor Dumbledore knew even more, for example, the Whomping Willow was planted at the headmaster's behest.

But the principal showed no intention of sealing off the secret passage; he deliberately left the way open.

Is he trying to get Black into school?

After all, it's only when they're on their own turf that they can carry out the arrest.

A reverse encirclement with three sides missing one... Dumbledore is also a veteran Legalist.

Or rather,

Professor Dumbledore has begun a new round of "tests" to try and train the Boy Who Lived.

Do you want him to catch Black himself?

(Please vote for this post, everyone!)

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