Chapter 234 Crossing the Whomping Willow (Modified)

The food was more delicious than usual, and even Edward and Michael, whose stomachs were already full of Honeydukes candies, forced themselves to eat some more.

Allen noticed that the twin brothers did not show up at the banquet for a long time, and they didn't sneak in until halfway through the banquet.

Behind them, a complacent Filch.

Filch went straight to the teacher's desk and said something to Professor McGonagall. Professor McGonagall frowned and looked at the drooping twin brothers, looking very angry.

Seeing this, Allen knew that Maggie successfully led Filch to the corridor near the secret passage, and caught the twin brothers who were smuggling contraband in the secret passage.

In addition to Professor McGonagall, there was another professor on the staff who seemed too restless to enjoy the Halloween dinner—Professor Snape.

For some unknown reason, Professor Snape's eyes were darting towards Professor Lupine more than normal.

Contrary to Professor Snape, Professor Lupine looked very happy, no different from usual, and was chatting vigorously with Professor Flitwick, Allen's favorite.

The banquet concluded with a performance by the Hogwarts ghosts.

They jumped out of the walls and tables one after another, forming various formations to perform skating.

Gryffindor's Nearly Headless Nick re-enacted his beheading experience with great success.

Ms. Gray of Ravenclaw sang a melodious and mournful song. Although it was not in harmony with the atmosphere of the feast, she received the warmest applause from the Ravenclaws. Lun's head floated out of the auditorium.

"Ms. Gray is beautiful and talented, the best!" Edward said, stuffing a large piece of pudding into his mouth.

The Ravenclaw eaglets nodded.

Allen was also very surprised. He felt that it was necessary to prepare some digestive potions. Edward really ate too much today.

Michael Kona carefully checked that the female student president of Hogwarts did not turn his attention to this side, then approached Alan and whispered a joke to him, "Alan, I really envy you, even female ghosts like you You, I found out that Ms. Gray was peeping at you just now"

Hmm - maybe Ravenclaw's little wizards need them all.

This evening was so enjoyable. The rich and delicious food and the wonderful performances made every little wizard feel satisfied.

Even Allen, who has always been restrained, feels his stomach is bloated at this moment.

And there is another carnival waiting for the little wizards of Ravenclaw-the Masquerade Ball, which is held in the common room of Ravenclaw.

Allen put himself in Victorian costumes and became a handsome vampire, holding a crystal glass filled with pomegranate juice, sitting on the large sofa, watching the carnival that belonged to the Ravenclaws.

Penello's appearance this time is actually imitating a pharmacist Laverne de Montmorency who invented a variety of love potions on a chocolate frog card. This witch looks like a banshee with green skin ——But Penello's enchanting figure has won the admiration of many boys around him.

She walked to Allen's side and sat down, picked up a glass of butter beer, and drank it down.

"Why don't you go dancing?" Penello sank comfortably into the soft sofa and asked with raised eyebrows.

"I'm sitting here, so it's easier to appreciate your moving dance!" Allen took the initiative to refill a glass of wine for Penello.

"Don't dance a few more songs?" Allen looked at the seniors who were eager to come up and invite Penello.

"Forget it, I feel a little stuffy!" Instead, Penello picked up the red wine that Allen put on the table and tasted it, "Fortunately, you didn't drink real wine, otherwise I will have to punish you."

Allen stood up gentlemanly and opened the window behind them.

Suddenly, Allen's eyes froze, and in the dim night, a black shadow flashed across the square.

A big black dog!

Familiar big black dog!

The Animagus of Sirius!

"Penello,

I'm very sorry, but please allow me to excuse me for a moment. "Alan said to Penello in a hurry.

After Allen left, Penello stood up gracefully, stood where Allen was before, and looked outside—there was nothing but the cold night wind blowing in, blowing the Ravenclaw sky blue screens.

Allen left Ravenclaw's common room, disappeared, and immediately ran to the square.

Unlike the festive atmosphere in the castle, the square was silent, dark and empty. Allen recalled the scene he saw at the window just now, guessing where Sirius might go, and stepped into the Forbidden Forest.

The branches that had lost their leaves trembled and rattled in the gust of wind, changing east and west. A thick shadow enveloped the entire Forbidden Forest, and it was pitch black everywhere.

"If Sirius Black hid in the Forbidden Forest, where is he most likely to hide?" An answer came to Allen's mind-Screaming Shack!

Then what Allen absolutely needs at this moment is—"Lumos!" he whispered, and moved forward quickly.

After bypassing the acromantula's territory, the fluorescent light of the wand revealed a thick tree trunk, the branches of the Whomping Willow creaked like in a strong wind, and whipped back and forth like a whip, preventing him from approaching.

Allen observed the Whomping Willow. The big hole between the roots of the tree must be the passage to the Shrieking Shack. He wanted to rush over, but a thick branch whipped menacingly in the air, forcing him to retreat.

After the branches of the Whomping Willow sensed Alan, they twisted wildly like crazy, as if they never knew how to get tired.

Allen knew how to get in, as long as he pressed a knot in the tree, the Whomping Willow would stop dancing immediately, as if it had turned into a stone, and the leaves would not even shake.

But the problem is that there are so many knots on this tree, he doesn't know which one it is, and Alan doesn't have time to explore one by one.

The rhythm of the Whomping Willow's waving has no rules to follow, so there is only one way left.

Allen's eyes were firm. He first cast a blazing flame to force back most of the branches, and used the transformation technique to create some soil lumps to form a temporary passage.

Then, Allen was as swift as a leopard, and quickly rushed into the coverage of the Whomping Willow branches, and the branches of the Whomping Willow that Alan was aware of were knocked down one by one, and the twigs were clenched tightly like fists . Although Alan's skills are strong enough, and he used soil bumps and armor to resist most of them, he was still whipped by the branches a few times when he was close to the root of the tree—although under the protection of the wizard robe, Alan He wasn't beaten to pieces, but he still felt burning pain all over his body.

Finally, Allen got into the hole, crawled head-on, and slid down the dirt slope into the bottom of a very low tunnel.

Alan went as fast as he could, hunched low because of the time crunch.

The tunnel continued to extend forward, and even with Allen's physical strength, it was a little difficult to pass through it.

When Allen's breathing was quite short, the tunnel began to slope upwards, and after a while, it turned a corner. All he saw was a twilight, a small exit.

Allen stopped, panting and adjusting his breathing, and slowly moved forward sideways with light steps. He clenched his wand in his hand-Sirius Black should be inside!

Allen walked in cautiously. It was a room, a messy, gray room. The wallpaper was peeling, the floor was stained, the furniture was all broken, as if it had been smashed, and the windows were boarded up.

However, no trace of Sirius was found.