As night falls, the little wizards and professors gradually gather in the auditorium from all directions.
The ceiling of the auditorium projects the extremely bright starry sky outside. The four long tables under the starry sky are bustling with people. The little wizards share the wonderful time of the Christmas holiday with each other in high spirits. Forget about the uneasiness caused by the attack before the holiday.
This situation made Harry secretly relieved. The situation he was most afraid of was having everyone's eyes on him and pointing fingers at him.
At the professor's chair, most of the professors have already taken their seats, and Dumbledore has also stayed at his usual seat. Professor Lockhart is chattering to Professor McGonagall about how much he has received during the Christmas holiday. Professor McGonagall was so disturbed by the letters from fans that she glared at Principal Dumbledore, but Dumbledore pretended not to see it.
This interesting scene made Harry purse his lips. However, when he saw the extra space next to Professor Snape, Harry's face became a little uneasy, and he guessed a possibility. , but he didn’t want to believe it.
Ron was talking to his twin brother, "You came back early in the morning, why haven't I seen you all day?"
"Oh, dear Ronaldinho You actually learned how to ask around." Fred, the twin, raised his head and glanced at Ron, raising his eyebrows and said, "By the way, why didn't Miss Know-It-All come to the dinner party?"
Harry hurriedly stood under the table Kicked Ron, afraid that he would say the wrong thing.
"This has nothing to do with you, Fred," Ron said unhappily.
"Moreover, little Ronnie also learned to keep secrets," George added after his brother's words, and then the two of them stopped paying attention to Ron.
At this moment, Harry noticed the uneasy gaze. He glanced out of the corner of his eye and found that it was Neville who was about to speak but was looking at him, so he immediately knew that Neville was concerned. What, but he couldn't tell Neville that Hermione was still in the school hospital to treat the beautiful black hair on her face, so Harry quickly lowered his head and pretended to be interested in the silver spoon on the plate.
"I don't know, Draco, I wasn't in school at that time"
At the Slytherin table, Malfoy crossed Goyle and Daphne and was approaching the giant-looking boy. The strange Marcus Flint asked something, but Marcus was very impatient,
"I did hear about that incident later, and it was said to be related to him, but the details were revealed by Deng. The lockdown in Blido is very strict, and the Gryffindor team didn't want to reveal a word. According to me, they don't know anything, because they were all carried back by the professors that night."
During the Christmas holidays, Flint participated in the selection for the Luxembourg Quidditch team, but the result was disappointing. In terms of his academic performance, this meant that he had to accept the arrangements of his family after graduation. , to work as an unnoticed clerk in an unpopular department of the Ministry of Magic.
The little wizards who arrived at the auditorium sporadically quickly merged into four longtable, the auditorium was noisy as if there were hundreds of Cornish elves crammed into it, and many little wizards were already craning their necks and looking longingly at the professor's chair, as if asking why the meal hadn't been served yet.
"Ah, here it comes."
Snape heard Dumbledore mutter something in a low voice, looked up and saw Amosta striding in from the hall, quickly He walked closer to the staff table.
"Sorry, everyone, I was so busy that I forgot about the dinner." Amosta apologized quietly.
The professors smiled at him. Previously, Professor McGonagall had informed the professors of various subjects that there would be an additional security guard in the castle in the second half of the semester. Moreover, Amosta had also arrived in the past two days. They visited them one after another, except Lockhart, because he was the last professor to return to school.
"Sit down now, Amostar," Professor Flitwick shouted in a high-pitched voice, "the little wizards are starving."
"I need to say two things." "Sentence, Amosta"
Dumbledore moved his silver beard and smiled at Amosta.
"Forget it, principal, I am not a professor." Amosta politely declined the suggestion.
In almost an instant, several long tables were filled with sumptuous food. The noisy auditorium was suddenly filled with a cheerful atmosphere, and the clinking sound of the tableware colliding with each other was like a song. Lively music.
Of course, this harmony is only in performance. Amosta can at least feel more than a hundred pairs of eyes falling on him.
Five minutes after the meal started, basically all the little wizards knew the name of the handsome young wizard next to Professor Snape. The source of the information was the seniors in fifth grade and above, who had all worked with him before. Amosta spent time in school together.
But there are different opinions about Amosta’s famous experience when he was in school.
Some people say that one night before Christmas in fifth grade, Amosta secretly ran into the Forbidden Forest and started a fire. As a result, the fire trapped him. If he hadn't been there at that time, The Gryffindor team was training in the Forbidden Forest, and he would probably die there.
Some people say that the fire was actually started by the Gryffindor team, and Amosta was the rescuer.
Both views have their supporters, and no one can convince the other.
Malfoy only lowered his head to deal with the lamb chops on the plate and did not participate in the discussion at all, because today his father gave him a stern warning in a letter not to offend Amosta. Blaine.
Lucius Malfoy knows who got Amosta into Hogwarts. It’s not like Malfoy hasn’t heard of Kacus Fli, as long as he has a little imagination , then you should have guessed where Amosta was found by Karkus. There were not many wizards who came out of that place without blood on their hands.
Even without his father's warning, Draco Malfoy would not dare to provoke Amosta.
Because of what happened in the dormitory at noon that day, Malfoy had beenI have been having nightmares for half a month, and every time I close my eyes, the eight-eyed spider that has been neatly divided into two halves, with its intestines and internal organs scattered all over the floor, will clearly appear in my mind.
"Please, Harry, can I tell those things?"
"Of course, Ron, if you want me to be resented by him for revealing his secrets" , or even revenge, if I am imprisoned in Azkaban, you and Hermione must remember to visit me often."
During the Christmas vacation, Harry, Ron and Hermione had already made an agreement Don't tell anyone what you heard from Hagrid about Amostabrian's past.
Because regardless of whether Mr. Blair was sent by the Ministry of Magic or the School Board, his purpose in entering Hogwarts was to find the heir of Slytherin, and as the most suspicious object in everyone's eyes Harry wanted to avoid doing anything that might cause Mr. Blaine to be unhappy.
But for Ron, it was indeed a torturous thing. After all, there were not many opportunities for him to shine.
After another ten minutes, the focus of the little wizards' private discussion gradually changed from who he was to what he did.
"Perhaps, the Defense Against the Dark Arts course will finally consume two professors a year."
I once had a fight with Hermione in Lockhart's dueling class. The honest girl Millicent, who was fighting a duel with a stick, shook her fat chin and laughed meanly.
Millicent's good joke indeed caused a burst of laughter at the Slytherin table. Of course, the focus of their ridicule was Professor Gilderoy Lockhart, a student of Slytherin. Most of them have seen clearly that Lockhart is just a showman who can make up stories.
Malfoy shrank his shoulders. He quickly glanced at Amosta, who was talking to Dumbledore at the staff table, and then quickly lowered his head, pretending not to agree with the laughing people around him. know.
"There's something wrong with you tonight, Draco" Pansy, who was sitting on the other side of him, stretched her head over to observe the quiet and a little too quiet Malfoy, and asked with concern.
"Shut your mouth, Pansy" Malfoy said in a quick voice without even looking at her, "unless you also want to be neatly cut in half by someone"
< p>"It seems that you are very popular with the children, Amosta."Dumbledore shook his silver-white beard stained with thick mushroom soup, turned his head and looked at the person who was dealing with a roasted stick. The sausage-like Amosta had a smile on his face.
"They are simply curious about a stranger who suddenly appears, Headmaster Dumbledore."
Amosta nodded politely in response. In front of him, he tried to avoid saying too many words. It was not unreasonable to say that trouble comes from the mouth.
Dumbledore didn't pay attention to his deliberate restraint, and still talked to him cordially,
"Severus told me that you haven't had any rest for several nights. , I want to express my gratitude to you, Amosta, for what you do to keep our children safeeffort. "
Amosta smiled modestly, but Dumbledore still planned to continue,
"Although I am very old, Amosta, I am very lucky. What’s more, I’m not a pedantic old guy. Your opinion is right. Ensuring the safety of the children is the most important thing.”
Professor McGonagall, who was sitting on Dumbledore’s left side with his ears pricked up. He pursed his lips and looked unhappy.
“I think that’s a genius idea, Amosta, I mean, you arranged the set of alchemy items in the office, although there are some. The voice said it violated the privacy of the young wizards."
Dumbledore finally tactfully stated his attitude towards Amosta's monitoring of the young wizards.
"Thank you for your understanding. , Principal Dumbledore, if you are willing, after the secret room attack is resolved, I can move the surveillance system to your office."
Amosta nodded gratefully.
Guaranteed to be much easier to use than using portraits to monitor the school. This is what Amosta did not say.
They exchanged a few words, and Dumbledore hoped that Amos would do it. When you have free time, you can go around the tower more and communicate with the little wizards.
"The children really want to know you, Amosta. "
Dumbledore ended the conversation with a trivial request.
"Traitor"
While looking back, Amosta whispered
Snape, who had been expressionless between Amosta and Dumbledore, darkened, obviously knowing that what Amosta had just said was for him. Who listened?
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