From Azkaban To Hogwarts

The last day of October, Halloween.

After a short period of fermentation, the matter about the crown has completely spread in the castle, and it is so powerful that no one can stop it.

Countless versions of the sudden attack that day were made up and circulated among the students, more or less close to the truth, but all of them were exaggerated - probably the students put all their excellent imaginations on it. It's up.

Even when William was walking in the corridor, he could hear the students passing by discussing what happened that day. They talked enthusiastically about the magical crown, about Filch who was attacked, and about Wei who made this great move. Sly Brothers.

In such a topic, the story of a second-year student knocking down his classmate is not a gimmick - not to mention the subsequent apology in the common room, which makes the story even less topical. .

'Unexpectedly, the child actually listened,' William thought as he walked. 'The remaining problems don't seem to be big problems. ’

Compared with the unlucky Ginny Weasley, the injuries to the three victims of this crown incident were not that serious - although they lost a lot of memory, their bodies were not so damaged, which can be considered a blessing among misfortunes. .

After Miss Granger made a public apology in the lounge, the worst victim of the incident was Filch.

His image was greatly damaged by various rumors. Those students dared to push anything against this administrator - the weakest school personnel, being hung on the wall and scared to the point of peeing, being scared. I have to have nightmares in the school hospital... all kinds of things. Anyway, in those stories, the administrator does not have a positive image.

'Looks like the twins were unlucky, and they had to clean twice as many toilets just for those stories. ’

There was another discussion about the legendary story of that day in his ears, and William couldn't help but feel sorry for the administrator - "Stop in front of you, which college are you from? If I hear you spreading rumors in the corridor again, I will deduct points from your college!" "

Under William's intimidation, the students who were happily chatting stood up obediently, accepted the criticism and education, and then ran away in despair.

But it’s useless, it treats the symptoms but not the root cause.

Points cannot be deducted - there is no such thing in the school rules. If this point is to be deducted, William will have to deduct the entire school's points to zero...

‘I’m not telling you Filch, you’re not as popular as Professor Snape. At least Professor Snape has Slytherin helping you. How can you not say bad things? ’

While William was thinking, the library arrived.

'Crown,' he sighed and looked at Mrs. Pince.

"Please, Mrs. Pince, do you still have the description of the crown I asked you to find yesterday?"

"Except for the ones you took away yesterday, the remaining more reliable books are all here." Mrs. Pince pointed to a small pile of books beside her. "Professor William, those are too old after all. , has not been handed down over the years, let alone the library of Hogwarts. Even if you look through all the books in a pure-blood family, you will not find a few related books, let alone an introduction to the crown. .”

"You have to try," William responded with a smile and picked up the stack of books. "Even conjectures are valuable. The most valuable asset of a wizard is the knowledge left by his predecessors, isn't it?"

"I don't object to this, Professor." Mrs. Pince smiled, "otherwise I wouldn't love this library so much."

——

On the way back to the office with the book in his arms, William saw Filch again. This irritable administrator obviously didn't know where he heard the information about him. It was like a powder keg that was full. A little spark and it explodes.

"Slander, right? You two, come to my office!"

Filch threatened the students menacingly, and the two unlucky children who spoke without looking at their surroundings shivered like quails.

"Don't be so angry, Filch, it's not good for you," William passed by and advised, "Just deal with it how you want. Those stories are just to make you angry. If you are really too angry, you will be fooled. .”

"So, Professor William, are you interceding for them?"

Filch stared at William like a goose guarding its food.

"Of course not." William removed his hand from the book, indicating that he was innocent - if you are caught speaking ill of someone, you should accept the punishment. "Just please pay attention to your health, you have just been discharged from the hospital."

"I'm in good health, enough to catch a hundred more brats like this!"

Filch declared doubtfully.

"That's fine, please do it. They should be aware of missing the party anyway."

William extended his hand to signal and waved goodbye, with no intention of talking at all - if he thought about it from his perspective, he felt that he would be even more angry, so Filch's attitude was understandable.

——

‘Something’s still wrong. ’

William dropped the book in his hand and felt that his head hurt badly - the results of the investigation on the people who had used the crown came out, and there were no problems as in the previous experiment.

He had witnessed it with his own eyes before, and had seen Professor Snape's memory review, confirming that it was okay. But now, Professor Snape has restarted the investigation, and even Dumbledore may be involved, but nothing has been found.

‘Even a curse has its traces. How can it be so magical and flawless? ’

'Furthermore, it happened at the same time a month later, but it only affected three students. I can't believe it - the Weasley brothers are already in fourth grade. If they were controlled, why didn't Percy's memory Find any clues? ’

'It's definitely not just a matter of magic. Curses can be misdirected. Who can activate them almost simultaneously with such accuracy! What is hidden in that crown! ’

Thinking of this, he even complained a little about Ms. Helena who gave the crown to him - the lady didn't even say a few words and just continued on, not even the previous giver of the crown said anything. Clearly, it was just as ridiculous as before her.

‘In life? By the way, that bloody Barrow! ’

William suddenly remembered what Ms. Helena said and told Barrow that he deserved it.

'I hope I can get some useful clues from Barrow - he was sent out by Ravenclaw to bring back her daughter. Maybe he knows something...'

‘By the way, I have another invitation to go to today! Just in time to find Barro! ’

The itinerary plan that had been booked long ago appeared in William's mind. He had promised to attend this dinner a long time ago - and invited Ginny?

‘I just happened to bring it. ’

——

"professor?"

Ginny cautiously asked the professor next to her - although she had been discharged from the hospital, she still had no impression of Hogwarts.

"Ah, what's wrong, Ginny-san?"

William came to his senses and responded to the little girl next to him.

To be honest, after squatting in Azkaban, when he came to Hogwarts, he felt that he was brave enough to face anything easily.

Even meeting a ghost at Hogwarts didn't make him frown even a little.

Compared to damn Azkaban, even the ghosts have become kind and cute. Aren’t the transparent ghosts that can talk ten thousand times cuter than those gray-skinned ones?

But today was different. Although there was a living person beside him, he felt as if he was walking on an ice cave.

Dark, thin little candles, shining with blue light when burning - such small candles are all over the entire corridor, and the weak light does not even play an illuminating role when it hits the face, but instead illuminates the face. The atmosphere is extremely gloomy, reminiscent of classics such as The Ring and The Old Corpse in the Village.

‘It’s not the environment, it’s really cold. ’

As he stepped forward, this coldness made William feel more uncomfortable and more awake.

'Damn, I forgot, it's a party, a bunch of ghosts! ’

Although these ghosts combined were not as scary as Azkaban, the combined coldness was real, and it reminded William of the rainy season that had just passed.

‘There are still students, don’t be timid! ’

William tried hard to use his perseverance to survive the class before, and stuffed a piece of chocolate into his mouth - a fresh product sent by the owl.

"Would you like some, Ginny-san?"

"Thank you, Professor," the little girl took it, quickly tore open the package and stuffed it into her mouth, "It is indeed very effective, thank you Professor."

[You have gained recognition (admiration) from a magical creature and received a treasure chest x1]

…

Why is this kid so honest?

William could probably imagine what the child was thinking - she could definitely detect the coldness that William felt. After eating the chocolate, she found that the coldness disappeared, so she naturally thought that it was specially given to her by the professor...

‘Now go back and ask for a new wave of students to come over one by one. I wonder if it’s time? ’

Such thoughts suddenly popped up in William's mind and couldn't go away.

But I can only think about it. After all, we can't just leave the first-year students in this haunted house and look for someone to come. There is really a ghost in this house!

Besides, this kid just came out of the hospital with a large chunk of his memory gone. Other students may not be so honest...

"Professor, are those ghosts very vicious?"

"It depends on the situation. If you have a good temper before death, most of the ghosts after death will also have a good character. If you are vicious before death, they will probably not be much better afterward. By the way, remember not to say the word "death" later. Don't rush to ask about other people's causes of death, some ghosts are worried about this."

Halfway through William's words, he remembered the most important thing and asked the girl next to him.

"Okay, Professor."

Ginny nodded continuously, "Hermione never tells me this, she always thinks I'm stupid..."

…

William was a little speechless with Granger.

This is a partner I specially found for you who might become your friend. So what do you think about this child, talking nonsense about everything?

"fool?"

"Yes, she helped me with my homework and made up for the courses I missed in the first grade, but she taught me those knowledge points too fast..."

Ginny said in an aggrieved tone.

…

Okay, wrong to blame the kid - probably she was making friends in her own way, even if it wasn't quite right.

"Wait, there are footsteps!"

William pulled the little girl next to him behind him and pointed his wand forward.

Even if he is not a self-defense professor, he knows very well that ghosts have no sound of footsteps. Today is the day before Halloween at Hogwarts, and the school is very lively. Except for him, who is investigating, and Ginny, the unlucky one who is looking for memories, Who would wander around instead of going to a party?

After casting a spell on the shoe and confirming that there was no sound, William also shot Ginny.

"Follow me. When I examine the environment, I will use my peripheral vision to observe what is behind me...don't leave my field of vision."

He comforted Ginny in a low voice, and then ran forward quickly - either he caught the person with ulterior motives today, or he sent Filch's students to solitary confinement, there was no other choice.

——

"Why is it you!"

William exclaimed, and retracted the attack posture of the wand in his hand, turning it into a posture that was easier to attack.

The three short men in front of him were junior students at first glance, but William could tell who was who from the conversation without seeing their faces - 'You three have to check in at the place where the accident happened at Hogwarts, right? ? ’

"Hello, Professor."

The three of them greeted each other in unison, their movements a bit awkward.

"Tell me, if you're not going to the party today, what are you doing in the underground classroom?"

William stared at the three people - if these three unlucky children said they were here to investigate the case, William would have to let them enjoy the confinement package.

He is actually cursed, and he knows what will happen if he investigates this thing a little deeper.

"Well, professor, today is the death anniversary party. I promised Nick."

Harry mustered up the courage to reply.

Nick?

William thought of the banquet host whose name was so hard to remember...

Who is Nick?

"Okay," William pretended that he had not thought about this problem, "It seems that we are on the same page, and I have been invited to participate - Ginny, come here."

Ginny, who was hiding behind, ran over quickly.

"Wait a minute, didn't you say that today's party is very important, so you don't want to participate in make-up lessons?"

Hermione looked confused.

"Well, I made an appointment with the professor to come find the memory..."

Ginny, who ran over, lowered her voice and glanced wildly, but her words got stuck - she lost her previous liveliness and became extremely shy.

William glanced in confusion, and then noticed that she was staring at Harry from time to time...

What is this!

I'm here to investigate, not to film a bloody eight o'clock drama!

You are only in the first grade, don’t think too much!

Also, what does it mean that you don’t want to participate in make-up lessons anymore? Didn’t we make an appointment to help you find memories?

So you forgot?

There were so many flaws that William didn’t know what to complain about.

But Hermione didn't notice anything wrong. Although she wanted to question Ginny at first, she chatted happily with Ginny afterwards. As for the other two, they seemed to have the feeling of explorers, walking in At the front, there was even the intention to leave William and the others and move forward alone.

‘Are all Gryffindors like this? ’

Question marks appeared in William's mind - but he had no extra energy to care about it. As it deepened, his discomfort became harder and harder to suppress.

"Harry, don't worry now, the professor is here, we can have fun!"

Ron and Harry bit their ears, and the fear they had because it was a ghost party completely disappeared - what are the professors afraid of?