Chapter 416 Chaos

In the end, the wedding of Lupine and Tonks was scheduled for July 1st, and the location was set at an old manor in Castle Combe.

Strictly speaking, this is not a good day. The traditional auspicious day for marriage in China is after the autumn harvest when food is plentiful and before Christmas. This is because if a woman conceives at this time, the child will be born in the autumn harvest season when food is plentiful, and the survival rate will be lower. will increase significantly.

Although modern society no longer has to worry about food issues, this custom has still been retained because of tradition.

The reason why Lupine and Tonks set the time at this time is entirely because Voldemort will invade the wizarding world and war will begin again. Of course, this is also to facilitate Harry and the others to participate smoothly. wedding.

After all, if the date is set for July 1st, Mike and the others do not need to go home after the holiday at Hogwarts and can go directly to the wedding venue.

Also, the location they chose to get married is interesting.

Although Fort Combe is called Fort, it is not a castle, but a small town.

It is located in the southern part of the Cotswolds in the country and is the best preserved medieval town in the country.

All the buildings in the town maintain the style of the 12th to 15th centuries, with beautiful environment and simple folk customs. Although it is not well-known now, it has become one of the best tourist attractions in the country in later generations.

It is also because of the above reasons that the overall painting style of Combburg is very peculiar, like a town in a fairy tale.

Of course, that is the result of the renovation and maintenance of the buildings here in later generations. Today's Fort Combe is still a remote town that is so dilapidated that no one wants to go there. Most of the buildings inside are dilapidated due to disrepair. There are not even two hundred permanent residents.

Such a remote and backward town is now completely the kind of place where birds don't shit.

The manor where Lupine and Tonks got married belonged to the Black family. Of course, it had been given to Lupine by Black for their marriage and future life.

In fact, Black wanted to give another property of his family's property in London to Lupine and Tonks because it was more prosperous and closer to him, but it was sternly rejected by Lupine and Tonks on the grounds that they They will live in seclusion from now on. In order to reduce the probability of being discovered by Voldemort and Death Eaters, this remote town is their best destination.

Mike's expression was very strange after hearing the news, because he knew very well that that place would become a famous tourist attraction, and Lupine and the others' wish to live in seclusion might be in vain.

Of course, Harry knew nothing about any of this.

Everyone maintained a tacit understanding that Harry would not know anything about the marriage of Lupine and Tonks.

This may seem cruel, but there is nothing you can do about it.

Harry has not yet completely mastered Occlumency. If he rashly told Harry the specific time and place of Lupine and Tonks' marriage, it would be equivalent to telling Voldemort, then the wedding scene would most likely turn into another battlefield.

Harry knew this very well, so he was not dissatisfied at all. After all, he did not want to see the tragedy happen.

After discussing the matters related to the wedding of Lupin and Tonks, Mike and others got up and returned to the school. At this time, the school was already in chaos.

At this time in previous years, Hogwarts was always full of laughter and laughter. Everyone was playing freely in the castle, and the professors turned a blind eye to the students' illegal behavior.

But now the Hogwarts Castle is silent. Students in almost all colleges are hiding in the lounges of their own colleges and do not dare to go out except for necessary meals.

Since Mike and others concealed the fact that Voldemort had appeared during Ministry of Magic Night, many people still naively believed that Ministry of Magic Night was just an ordinary terrorist attack organized by Death Eaters.

As for the man whose name must not even be mentioned, he should still be lying in his grave.

But now they all panicked as soon as the Daily Prophet's report came out. The consequences of the collapse of belief were quite serious. The entire Hogwarts was instantly occupied by an atmosphere of panic. Many students immediately learned the news. I ran to the professor's office crying and said I was going home now.

Of course, professors would not allow this kind of request.

You must know that at this time, there is no safer place in the entire wizarding world than Hogwarts. After all, it is guarded by Dumbledore, the most powerful white wizard in the world.

If possible, professors and even students should stay away from Hogwarts throughout the summer.

Of course, this is impossible. Parents of students will not allow them to do this, especially in this uneasy period. Parents always have to see their children with their own eyes to feel at ease.

However, no matter what era or group there are always idiots. Although the professors have tried their best to explain, their refusal to allow students to leave school early has caused further panic among the student body.

The students had no choice but to turn to their parents for help. So, in just one morning, Dumbledore's office was filled with flaming red shouting letters, all of which were sent by students' parents. Sent by them.

And just when the entire Hogwarts was in panic, one group seemed to be particularly comfortable, and they were the Slytherins.

Looking at the faces full of fear around them, the Slytherin students were so happy that they could hardly breathe.

Others were afraid of Voldemort, but they were not.

You must know that Voldemort came from Slytherin, not to mention that many of their elders were former Death Eaters. In their view, the notorious Voldemort was actually one of their own.

As soon as they learned that Voldemort had returned, the Slytherin students started a carnival. They wandered around Hogwarts Castle wantonly, celebrating Voldemort's return and terrorizing everyone they met. , and even the targets of their intimidation included some professors who were not so strong.

Since several major professors were busy dealing with the shouting letters, the Slytherins' behavior was temporarily ignored by the professors.

However, Slytherins obviously did not think that the professors' behavior was considered by them to be fear of Voldemort, which made them start to bully other students even more. Some excessive Slytherins even blocked Hufflepuff. Come to the entrance of the college.

What Mike and others saw when they returned from St. Mungo's was such a mess. Hogwarts was empty. The walls and floors were covered with various patterns painted with green paint, the most common of which was toilet. It is the snake pattern that represents Slytherin House. But that's nothing, because Mike even saw Voldemort's skull logo in some hidden corners!

"Oh my god!" Hermione was so angry that her voice trembled after witnessing those green patterns, "How dare they...how dare they do this? Where's Filch? In the past, even if a student brought muddy water into the castle, he Everyone will be furious, what’s going on now?”

Mike patted Hermione's back to comfort her, while Harry and Ron on the side were also very angry.

They even started to use cleaning spells such as the Clear Spring Water Curse on those patterns, but unfortunately these cleaning spells that were effective in the past had no effect on those patterns. Obviously, the Slytherin tycoons used them. It's waterproof and spell-proof magic ink.

In desperation, they had no choice but to continue walking towards the auditorium, and as soon as they arrived at the auditorium, they knew why Filch didn't clean up those damn graffiti.

Filch was seen hanging upside down and restrained in mid-air by a strange force, and around him were five or six senior Slytherin students, some of whom were using knives stained with green ink. The quills were smearing something on Filch's body, and some were laughing.

Filch was in a very bad state at the moment and could only float in the air motionless and let the students do what they did.

If it weren't for the constant tears flowing from his eyes, Mike and others almost thought he was dead!

Although Filch is indeed an annoying guy, and he even helped others in Umbridge's time, when they saw this tragic situation, Harry and others didn't feel any gloating at all, and Hermione couldn't even help it. Covered his mouth.

The Slytherins also noticed the presence of Mike and others immediately. They were all stunned, as if they were surprised that people from other colleges dared to wander outside at this time.

Then almost instinctively, they began to approach Mike and others while laughing, but after getting closer, they finally discovered Mike standing at the front.

The smiles on their faces froze in just a moment. Mike's reputation for evil had spread throughout Hogwarts, even in some circles outside the school, and they did not dare to provoke him.

The tradition of Slytherins is to assess the situation. It can be said that every Slytherin is a human spirit, except for a certain emotional Malfoy, so those Slytherins who seemed to be very senior almost immediately changed their direction. Run towards the outside of the auditorium.

As if he felt it was a bit embarrassing to leave like this, one of the Slytherins even quickly gave Mike a middle finger before disappearing into the auditorium.

Mike was speechless, while Harry and Hermione quickly stepped forward and freed Filch who was hanging upside down.

Only then did everyone see Filch's miserable state clearly. His face was red from excessive congestion, and his clothes were in tatters. They could even vaguely see the things inside through the holes in his clothes. Black bruises.

"Why are they doing this? Aren't they and Filch on the same side?"

Harry asked with a frown. In his opinion, Filch and Slytherins were all bad guys, without any difference.

"The reason is very simple." Mike said calmly, while taking some fresh blood from his package and smearing it on Filch's wound, "Because Filch is a squib, and they are pure bloods. "

As soon as Ron said this, Harry and Hermione showed incomprehensible confusion on their faces.

"Is that why?"

Hermione said with a frown.

"That's right."

"This is simply unreasonable!"

"No, this is easy to understand." Mike said, "The theory of pure-blood supremacy promoted by Voldemort will further enhance the social status of pure-bloods, allowing them to more easily exploit half-bloods and Muggle wizards. And as vested interests, It is understandable that some pure-bloods support Voldemort unconditionally. After all, it is good for them. You have to know that due to the passage of time, many ancient pure-blood families have declined, and Voldemort's actions are likely to make They have regained their glory!"

Hermione's expression suddenly became complicated. As a top student, she easily understood what Mike meant, while Harry next to him still looked confused.

It's just that Mike doesn't want to explain it to them further at this time. Others don't know, but he knows it very well.

Those Slytherins who left just now did not simply run away. With Slytherin's temper, they most likely went back to call for help. So after initially applying some medicine to Filch to keep him alive, Mike raised his head and said:

"Okay, we should go."

After saying that, Mike waved his arm, letting Filch float behind him again and started walking towards the Ravenclaw lounge.

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In the Ravenclaw lounge, Mike's return suddenly eased the tense atmosphere in the lounge. Everyone also walked out of the dormitory and gathered in the lounge to look at Mike in the center.

As Mike's college, almost everyone in Ravenclaw has a mysterious confidence in Mike.

This kind of confidence makes them feel that as long as Mike is around, they will not be harmed in any way, even if Voldemort comes in person!

In a sense, Mike's prestige in Ravenclaw House has even reached the level of Professor Dumbledore Flitwick.

Of course, this is exactly what Mike wants and is the result of his continuous efforts over the past five years.

After arriving in the Ravenclaw lounge, Mike handed Filch, who was still in a dazed state, to other students for treatment. He himself also learned about the changes in Hogwarts this morning from his classmates.

"How...how dare they..."

Hermione said over and over again, her body trembling, obviously angry.

To be honest, Mike thought she looked really like Professor McGonagall now, which was very funny.

But at this point, he obviously wouldn't make such a joke.

So Mike coughed and suppressed the slightly raised corners of his mouth, pretending to be serious and said:

"Looks like it's time for the army to work again!"

As soon as these words came out, Harry and the others all looked confused, while the faces of the rest of the people around them all showed excited smiles.

They are all members of the mutual aid club. They originally missed the Ministry of Magic night because of Mike's order, and now they finally have one or a few who can prove themselves in front of Mike!