Chapter 397 Butterfly

Hearing the cheers, Professor Snape's expression became even more ugly.

Because he knows very well that if Slytherin wins, there will never be such momentum. Only if Gryffindor wins will three-quarters of the students celebrate.

Amidst the screams and laughter that could not be stopped by the thunder, the Potions Professor left Vader behind and limped towards the cellar of the castle.

Vader didn't understand why he didn't use magic to make himself more relaxed, when he could float back to his lounge.

In the end, Vader could only think that Professor Snape was probably a little bit masochistic.

Someone suddenly rushed over and hugged his neck.

"Ha, Vader, why didn't I see you just now!" Michael laughed and said, "Did you see what Harry did just now? When he caught the Golden Snitch among the Slytherins, haha, Slytherin They are all mad!"

Vader took back the wand that he almost thrust out and said with a smile, "Harry won?"

"Yes, Harry Potter! He will definitely become a world-class Quidditch star!"

The other students, whether they knew him or not, all responded loudly.

Before Wade could speak, Michael was pulled away by others again.

They were as excited as if they were the ones winning.

Ravenclaw, who is usually the calmest, is like this, not to mention Gryffindor, many students ran wildly on the Quidditch field in the heavy rain, and threw the players into the sky again and again.

As soon as the game was over, the girls returned to the castle in twos and threes, and the Hufflepuff students also began to return.

Everyone had been wet in the rain almost all day today. They were hungry, cold, and shivering all the way.

"Vade?" Theo and Ryan hugged the flame bottles for heating, and their eyes seemed to be dripping with water, and they said, "Let's go together?"

Wade walked over and asked, "Everyone seems to be particularly excited today?"

"Hmm, Harry recreated the Polish team Sidney's classic tactics at the last moment, taking advantage of the bad weather to confuse the enemy's attention, and finally caught the Golden Snitch surrounded by four Slytherin players!"

Theo danced excitedly: "Although he fell off the broom in the end, it was no big deal - Professor Abigail caught him!"

"Professor Abigail?" Wade paused slightly.

"Yes." Theo said: "I don't know why, Professor McGonagall and Professor Flitwick are not here today, and I didn't see Professor Snape. But luckily Professor Abigail is still here, otherwise Harry would definitely be injured. ”

Ryan asked: "Vade, you didn't watch the game today?"

"Yeah, it's rare for it to rain so heavily, so I went out and flew around." Wade said, "It flew a little farther."

This kind of behavior sounds really silly. Theo said disapprovingly: "Flying in this kind of weather? Be careful of being struck by lightning."

"How can it be so unlucky? If we walk a little further, there will be no rain." Wade said.

A few people returned to the castle talking and laughing. Today's game lasted very late. Fortunately, the kitchen left dinner for all the students.

However, there were basically no Gryffindor students in the Great Hall - they would probably be celebrating all night long in the lounge of their own house.

Several people from the SSC were still sitting together, and even Michael and Padma seemed to have reconciled. They sat next to each other for a long time, waving to Vader and others.

Wade waved his magic wand, helping everyone to remove the cold rain that soaked their bodies, and their clothes immediately became warm and dry.

"Thank you, Vader." Padma said happily: "The clothes are cold and clinging to my body, which makes me uncomfortable. If I hadn't been so hungry that I couldn't bear it, I would have gone back to the dormitory directly."

Vader sat down and said, "It's just a simple little spell. I'll teach you later."

"Okay!" Michael agreed quickly, then turned to Padma and said, "I will definitely be the first to learn it, and I will never let you suffer like this again."

Padma snorted and said, "I can learn it myself without you!"

Theo asked Ryan: "Have you finished writing the paper for the astronomy class? There are several constellations that I don't understand."

"It's finished." Ryan said, "I'll look at it for you later."

"Guide me, Ryan!" Michael said, pretending to be pitiful: "I haven't been able to observe the stars for three consecutive classes, but Professor Sinistra left no less homework at all. My brain has been tortured. It’s all bigger.”

Wade took a piece of beef pie for himself, and the fragrant smell of the food instantly conquered his taste buds.

He sat in the clean and bright school auditorium, with eternal candles burning above his head, surrounded by the sounds of friends talking about homework and competitions.

So peaceful, so ordinary, as if not long ago, the experience on the island was just a dream.

"Mr. Corner, if you can memorize all the astrological charts like Mr. Carlo, I wouldn't mind reducing your paper homework a little bit."

Suddenly, a smiling voice sounded from behind, scaring Michael so much that he almost fell off his chair.

As soon as everyone turned around, they saw several professors passing by behind them, and the one who spoke was Professor Aurora Sinister of Astronomy.

Michael hurriedly put down the baked potatoes in his hand, jumped up and said seriously:

"How is this possible, Professor? Studying the movements of stars and planets can help us deepen our understanding of magic, understand the connection between astrological changes and everything in the world, and predict the future!"

"This course is so important, how can I be perfunctory in studying? I must do my astronomy homework seriously and cannot be lazy for any excuse. Even if I have a headache that seems to be splitting because of studying, I will not give up!"

Michael's singing and songwriting performance made several professors laugh. Professor Sinistra no longer held on to what he said before, shaking his head and letting him sit down and continue eating.

Professor Abigail smiled and suddenly said: "Wade, several professors suddenly left in the middle of the game. Is there any emergency?"

Wade looked at her strangely and said: "I don't know, professor, maybe you can ask Professor Dumbledore?"

Michael interrupted and said: "Professor, we have been watching the game just now. But I think I saw Professor Snape at the end. He should know what happened."

"Well, that's fine..." Professor Abigail looked at Wade thoughtfully and said: "I don't know why, I always feel that you may know something... But forget it. By the way, what we talked about last time..."

"It's basically done, and I can give it to you on Monday." Wade said.

"That's great!" Professor Abigail smiled.

Several professors walked to the teacher's seat - Sera Abigail of Defense Against the Dark Arts, Aurora Sinistra of Astronomy, Keridi Bubage of Muggle Studies, Setima Victor of Arithmetic Divination, and Bathsheda Baburin of Ancient Magic.

All the professors in the group were female, and Abigail did not look out of place among them. Her beauty was dazzling, but her temperament was harmonious and natural.

Wade also vaguely heard people discussing his name, such as Professor Baburin complaining that Wade always secretly helped other students solve introductory puzzles, and the tone sounded more like showing off than complaining.

Several people started to discuss.

Excellent students and extremely poor students are the focus of professors' attention.

When Wade sat down, he saw Michael staring at him.

"What's wrong?" Wade asked.

Michael leaned in and whispered, "Does Professor Abigail have any questions?"

Wade was stunned and did not answer immediately.

In the first and second years, he still had an unconscious sense of superiority as a time traveler, and regarded Hogwarts as the fairy tale world he had seen in the movies.

But as this world revealed more and more of his true and cruel side, Wade became much more cautious.

But he did not deny it immediately, and Michael already knew the answer.

"Alas-"

Michael sighed deeply and said, "In the first year, the professor had a mysterious man pendant. In the second year, the mysterious man's servant was found to be a pet lurking in the student dormitory. I was thinking that it was a bit abnormal to be so peaceful this year!"

"Peace is not normal?" Padma heard a little voice and asked in confusion: "Isn't it always peaceful?"

Michael smiled: "Well, you are right. By the way, do you want pear juice?"

He seemed to have forgotten what he had just said, and diligently picked up the transparent glass bottle to help Padma pour a drink.

Wade was silent for a long time because of his words.

...

Watching Snape disappear with Wade, Hayley screamed in surprise, and then immediately covered her mouth.

Mabel held the little girl in her arms, looked at the old man with a white beard in front of her, and asked, "Hey, what are you going to do with us?"

Dumbledore looked at the two of them carefully through his semi-circular glasses, and asked gently, "What do you think?"

"I... I know I killed someone, you can kill me if you want! But don't hurt Hayley, and don't experiment on her!" Mabel said with a fierce expression.

"No, no!" Hayley said loudly: "I don't want Mabel to die! If Mabel wants to die, I will go with you!"

"Don't be afraid, children." Dumbledore comforted: "I promise that no one will die here... Do you still remember your parents? Do you know where home is?"

Mabel shook her head and said: "I don't remember anything about the past."

Hayley said: "My mother is dead, and my father doesn't want me anymore." She hugged Mabel's waist tightly and said: "Where Mabel is is my home!"

"Well... I roughly understand..." Dumbledore asked: "Do you mind if I do a simple check for you? - Using magic."

Mabel subconsciously wanted to refuse, then she thought that the old man in front of her was so powerful that he didn't need her consent at all, so she nodded reluctantly.

Dumbledore waved his wand, and soft rays of light fell on the two of them, as if countless white feathers fell silently.

Hayley reached out to grab it curiously, and the feathers passed through her arms and merged into her body.

Mabel watched the scene tensely, with the black air looming, as if it would burst out of her body at any time.

After a moment, Dumbledore retracted his wand, his expression slightly solemn.

Hayley was fine. Apart from malnutrition and some anemia, the girl who almost died was in a state of health that made people feel relieved.

But as he guessed, Mabel's memory was completely wiped out, completely and irrecoverably.

What was worse was the Obscurus.

Children parasitized by this dark power usually cannot live beyond the age of ten, because the Obscurus will always burn the host's soul.

But Mabel was already fourteen years old.

It seems that because the Muggles had used a method to suppress magic on her, the brewing Obscurus never fully awakened. Until today... until she was untied...

Dumbledore did not tell her the results of his test. After a long silence, he finally smiled.

"Do you want to go to school?"

He asked with a smile, like an old grandfather preparing to give out Christmas gifts.

"Go to school?" Hayley was a little yearning and a little scared: "I went to school before... I went to the second grade..."

Mabel was stunned and wanted to ask-is the previous murder just over? But after coming to her senses, she swallowed her doubts and asked: "Can we be together?"

"I'm afraid not." Dumbledore said apologetically: "Haley is going to a normal school, and you are a wizard, you should go to Hogwarts."

"Hogwarts?" Mabel murmured.

They heard Skeeter talk about this place. According to the reporter's description, it was a school that seemed to exist only in fairy tales.

"Well." Dumbledore smiled and said, "It's a magic school. Almost all underage wizards in the British Isles go to school there. You will meet many kind and interesting friends in school, and they all know magic."

"Will Wade Grey be there too?" Mabel asked.

"Of course."

"But...what about Hayley?" Mabel looked at Hayley, hesitant.

"I will help her find a good adoptive family. She will grow up healthy and happy like all ordinary children." Dumbledore said, "You can visit her during the holidays."

Mabel didn't want to separate.

But she knew clearly what choice was best for Hayley.

The old man in front of her was the one that Wade believed in... He didn't seem to have any bad intentions...

And since everyone was a wizard, no one wanted to find out the magic gene in her, right?

After thinking for a long time, Mabel finally nodded hesitantly and persuaded the reluctant Hayley.

"...After learning magic, I can also take you to fly in the sky. If someone bullies us again, I will knock them down with a few swishes!"

"Magic can also make small ants and small butterflies bigger than a house. Then you can sit on the back of a butterfly and fly over the sea..."

The two girls imagined a future with magic, and their originally uneasy faces finally gradually showed happy expectations.

Dumbledore watched this scene silently, with silent pity hidden in his blue eyes.

...

On the ruined island, more and more Ministry of Magic officials received the notice and rushed over.

After the explanation of the Hogwarts professors, the Ministry of Magic finally realized that the Muggles here were not pitiful and needed protection. On the contrary, they were criminals who committed cruel acts against wizards and murderers who killed many innocent children.

All the Muggles on the island were escorted away, and what awaited them would be the trial and punishment of the Ministry of Magic.

At the same time, the children in the dungeon were also taken out. The children in poor physical condition were immediately sent to St. Mungo's, and the others would be sent home after their origins were found out.

Rita Skeeter had taken advantage of the chaos to retrieve her crocodile leather handbag. She took out her camera and took a lot of precious first-hand photos. The feather pen beside her was so excited that it was about to fly up, and she kept writing.

At this time, Skeeter was the only reporter on the entire island. With such a big exclusive news, Skeeter was so excited that she couldn't close her mouth, and felt that the previous sins were not in vain.

Umbridge, who arrived on the island a step later, had a gloomy face, but she couldn't do anything to Skeeter - this reporter had shamelessly woven a heroic story for herself, and constantly strengthened and polished it, and the children also echoed her.

Many Ministry of Magic staff believed it without a doubt, and looked at this brave "war correspondent" with admiration, wishing that they could fight side by side with her.

And a group of wizards led by Fudge finally confirmed the direction where Momo disappeared and walked towards the still standing building.