Dahei's whereabouts
The setting sun lazily shone its light on the earth.
The street was bustling with people when two figures suddenly appeared in a corner.
Hermione looked up, still wondering where she was, when William noticed her first. He grabbed her hand, crouched down, and hid in a small courtyard.
The two squatted on the ground, looking out through the fence.
"It's us!" Hermione exclaimed.
William and Hermione walked out of Honeydukes side by side. The boy was talking to her, and the girl gently punched him, grinning happily.
"It's almost five o'clock. We should be seeing Anne and the others off through the secret passage by now." William glanced at the time.
Hermione stared at the two of them, gently covering her burning cheeks.
"What's wrong?" William asked, turning his head.
"Oh dear, I didn't notice before, but I just realized now. A lot of people are secretly watching us. Isn't that too conspicuous?" Hermione said embarrassedly.
Observing yourself from this side is indeed a very strange experience.
Hermione suddenly noticed a detail: ever since Paris, she had always habitually held William's hand.
She never paid attention to it; it was just a subconscious action.
For example, right now...
She quickly pulled her hand back.
"Being spied on is because of your fame, not because you were holding hands," William said. "So don't worry about it too much."
He laughed and said, "Besides, there's no one else here, and certainly no single people."
William turned his head away... and suddenly shut up.
Densely packed behind,
There were at least a dozen dogs standing there, staring at the two of them.
It really is a dog!
The leader was a dashing wolf.
It has long limbs, a pointed head and jaw, a long face, pointed and erect ears, and beautiful gray-black fur.
It... stuck out its tongue, the corners of its mouth turned up, its eyes looked to the right, full of joy.
Okay, its eyes gave it away; it's a purebred husky.
The dogs' attention was quickly drawn to an owl that swooped low overhead, its talons hooked with a large bag of food.
The husky got excited, let out a loud bark, and led its pack of huskies in a chase.
The owl landed at the doorway and before it could react, a dog groped its chest.
You filthy scoundrel!
The round-faced, chubby Scotland chicken couldn't stand it any longer. It flapped its wings and unleashed the legendary Eagle Claw Kung Fu of the Diancang School.
Fat Chicken, relying on its excellent lightness skills and fast claws, was very good at counter-attacking and unleashed a lightning five-hit whip in an instant.
It scratched the dog about ten times, and occasionally pecked its rear end at a tricky and vicious angle.
The husky growled a few times, building up its momentum. It didn't have many moves; it just repeatedly used the "receive, neutralize, and release" attack to pounce on its prey.
It is ruthless and vicious, but its accuracy is not high.
After a fierce fight, neither side emerged victorious; both the husky and the owl had a hair from the other's private parts tucked in their beaks.
The door was pushed open, and an old witch came out.
The dogs scattered, the old witch accepted the food, and then fed the owls for a while.
"She's ' Mopsy the Dog Lover,' a very famous witch," William whispered.
As a dog lover, Mopsy feeds all the stray dogs in Hogsmeade for free.
"Do you think she's seen Dahei?" Hermione asked thoughtfully. "Dahei left the Forbidden Forest; perhaps he'll wander to Hogsmeade."
Anne first met Dahei when she was traveling by boat.
"Very likely," William nodded. "Let's go ask."
The two men stepped forward, William asked:
Have you seen a huge black dog recently?
It's ugly, but in a unique way—exceptionally ugly.
Mopsy hesitated for a moment, then said, "Wait a minute, I take a picture of every dog I take care of."
A moment later, Mopsy took out several photos of the stray dogs she had recently been taking care of.
"William, look!" Hermione pulled out a photo.
There's a... stray dog in the photo.
To be precise:
The Dahei dog had a pink backpack wrapped around its back, which was filled with vegetables, making it look particularly comical.
"..."
Would Dahei rather be a hired dog, doing hard labor for food, than eat Hagrid's food?
That hurts.
"Where is Dahei now?" William asked.
"It only comes to eat here at night; I don't know where it goes during the day," the witch shook her head.
"Okay, thank you then," William said gratefully.
Now that they knew Dahei was there, William and Hermione weren't in a hurry anymore; they could come back to find him next time.
Their immediate priority is Dementor.
The two left Mopsy's courtyard and headed towards Honeydukes across the street. They needed to use the secret passage to return to Hogwarts.
William used Disillusionment Charm to dodge Mrs Swan and then passed through the counter into the cellar.
The cellar was filled with wooden chairs and crates, and the floor was covered in dust.
Lifting the floorboards revealed a deep, dark tunnel to the two of them.
William stepped onto the broken stone steps and walked down. Hermione followed closely behind, instinctively taking William's hand.
"Gryffindor?" As he walked, William raised his wand, illuminating the narrow passage.
Why did the principal call everyone back to the Great Hall?
"Black sneaked into the Gryffindor Common Room," Hermione explained.
When we returned to the lounge, we found it in a mess, as if a fight had taken place.
"It must have been Professor McGonagall's armored guards that were triggered by Black," William pondered.
"He gets attacked whenever he enters the common room."
"But how did he get in?" Hermione asked worriedly. "Black couldn't possibly have the password to the lounge."
"I don't know about that." William shook his head and asked softly, "What did the Fat Lady say?"
"The Fat Lady disappeared from the portrait, which was also vandalized, with debris scattered everywhere."
Peeves said she hid in fear.
"That's very strange." William squinted and said softly, "If Black had a password, there would be no reason for him to destroy the Fat Lady; it's just a painting."
"Maybe there was a password, Fat Lady wouldn't open the door for him. But he deliberately sabotaged it, and the Fat Lady got scared and opened it," Hermione said.
William nodded slightly.
That's one possibility, but there's another.
However, this can only be confirmed after asking Fat Lady.
"How do you think Black got into the castle?" Hermione raised her wand, the tip of which glowed white.
"They might have gone through the Forbidden Forest, coming from the direction of Hagrid's Hut."
"It's also possible that the school was entered through a secret passage, either the Whomping Willow or the secret passage we're using now," William said.
"It's unlikely to be here, is it?" Hermione unconsciously stroked William's palm and whispered:
"Black sneaked in during the dinner party. By then, Hogsmeade was closed, and the streets were teeming with Dementor on patrol; there was no way he could avoid them."
"Then it can only be the Whomping Willow or the Forbidden Forest."
William felt a slight itch in his palms, but having spent so much time with Hermione, he had gotten used to her little antics.
"If he managed to sneak into the school, how did he manage to alert the Dementor?" Hermione frowned.
"So this is why Dumbledore sent us back," William laughed.
A large number of Dementor entered Hogwarts, and if William hadn't warned them, the students would certainly have been attacked upon their return.
William and Hermione must give everyone a reminder.
The two chattered on and on, walking for a long time along the low tunnel, until they finally reached their destination.
"Dissendium!" William tapped the rock wall gently with his wand.
A crack appeared, and William and Hermione slipped through. The wand tapped again, and the statue's hunchback immediately closed.
Where do we go now?
"To Professor Lupin's office!" William said with a smile.
"There's a great show there, you can't miss it!"
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