Harry Potter’s Raven’s Claw

Mike left the Gryffindor lounge after settling the matter of inviting the Weasley brothers.

Mike was not surprised by the reaction of the Weasley brothers. After getting along with each other in the past few years, he could no longer understand the behavior of the two Weasley brothers. Faced with such a thing with great benefits but little risk, they would not May not agree.

On the other side of Soraka, Mike is expected to be able to succeed, because Freemasonry has what she needs most.

Gold Galleon.

According to the loan use report submitted by Penello later, the 100 gold Galleons loaned by Soraka was turned into various corpses for dissection by her in just one month. There are also some rare species, such as Scottish leprechauns.

This shows how obsessed Soraka is with disembowelling creatures.

For such a person, it was impossible for her to refuse such an invitation.

Of course, it is impossible for Mike to provide her with an unlimited amount of Galleons without any reason. If she wants to get it, of course she has to pay.

And what she needs to pay is her superb medical skills and potion configuration technology.

It has to be said that after several consecutive personal experiments, Mike found that Soraka's medical skills are really top-notch, and the technology of configuring medical potions is also very good. Such a talent is what they urgently need now of.

After sorting out these things in his mind, Mike called Beta, who had recovered, and asked him to use the apparition to bring him back to the Dorphin factory.

Tomorrow is Christmas and he is very busy today.

Not only do you need to go to the Dolphin Magic Drink Factory to host the opening of the Christmas dinner, but you also need to return to Hogwarts before the Hogwarts dinner starts.

Fortunately, everyone's Christmas presents don't need to be prepared by Mike himself. The two house elves, Shuke and Beta, have already prepared everything according to Mike's instructions.

Otherwise, according to the number of Mike's current friends, it would take several days just to prepare gifts.

It is said to be a Christmas dinner, but in fact it is essentially a large group of people getting together to have a big meal.

This is true whether it is the dinner at the Dolphin Magic Drink Factory or the Hogwarts dinner. The only difference between the two is that Mike gave gifts to every employee at the dinner at the Dolphin Magic Drink Factory.

Ten gold Galleons.

This amount is not a lot for those employees who have worked in the factory for a long time, but it still makes them very happy. After all, there is no concept of year-end bonus in wizarding society, so they regard these ten galleons as a real Christmas gift. Gift.

Thinking about this group of people made them much happier, and each of them let go a lot even in front of Mike.

And speaking of presents, our Harry got his own as the night passed.

In the early morning, the golden sunlight shines on the body through the glass windows covered with icicles, making people feel warm.

Harry yawned, and scratched his hair sleepily. After messing it up a bit, he came to the dining room with a chicken nest on his head.

Last night, he and George Fred played until very late. For some reason, Ron's two older brothers didn't even come home for Christmas.

While thinking, Harry had already come to the restaurant to sit down.

As soon as he sat down, two steaming sausages appeared on the empty plate in front of him, and a basket full of bread appeared in the basket beside him.

Harry grabbed a piece of bread and tore it open, wrapped it around a sausage and began to nibble.

He planned to go to Hagrid's hut after breakfast. Yesterday at the Christmas dinner, Harry found that he had been secretly weeping, and he didn't know what happened.

Every breakfast time is the time for owl messengers to deliver letters. It's a pity that these hardworking little animals can't stop even at Christmas.

Harry mourned the owls, moved his plate aside to avoid a dung bomb dropped by an owl, and ate a little faster at the same time.

According to past experience, more 'bombs' will be dropped here soon, and he must end the battle quickly.

Just as he was devouring, two owls came to him holding a long package.

Harry was a little surprised, his social circle was not big, basically they were all Hogwarts classmates and teachers.

And if these people wanted to give him Christmas presents, they would have secretly placed them in his bedroom last night through the house elves.

'Then...who could it be? Uncle Vernon and them? '

Thinking of this, Harry quickly shook his head, denying this guess.

His uncle's family hated him so much, how could they give him a gift.

Harry, who really couldn't guess the answer, took the package and was stunned after opening the tight package.

I saw a broom lying quietly in a huge long paper box.

This broom was so familiar to Harry, he and Ron had stared at it for a whole afternoon in Diagon Alley!

Firebolt!

Harry remembered its name.

England Quidditch League broom, or customized version!

Harry couldn't believe his eyes.

At this time, the students next to him also noticed the situation on Harry's side, and surrounded him one after another.

All of a sudden, the restaurant became extremely lively. The Firebolt is a broomstick that can make all the boys excited. Its performance far exceeds that of the mass-produced Nimbus 2001, so its price is also quite impressive. The entire Hogwarts No one owns it at all.

Everyone gathered around Harry, wanting to take a closer look at this legendary broomstick. Of course, it would be even better if they could touch it.

At this moment, Harry suddenly noticed that Fudge, the Minister of Magic whom he had met before the start of school, actually appeared in the dining room, and beside him stood Snape and several Aurors.

The two of them talked and laughed and sat on a seat in the corner. Snape warmly invited the Minister to have a taste of the Hogwarts breakfast, and the Minister unceremoniously inserted a sausage for evaluation up.

The breakfast at Hogwarts was not delicious at all, but Mr. Minister was very happy to eat it, and gave Snape a thumbs up again and again.

The two just ate and talked and laughed, while the attention of the rest of the restaurant was on Harry's Firebolt.

Harry didn't take this matter to heart either, maybe the Minister came to Hogwarts on a whim to check the students' meals?

Anyway, that's how the elementary school he was in did it, and every time a leader came to check, the food would be better.

But when Harry was about to leave the restaurant with the Firebolt, he found something strange. There were many Aurors in uniforms in Hogwarts!

...

It was already afternoon when Mike got the news, there was no way it could be done, he stayed with Professor Flitwick and them until midnight last night.

As soon as he got the news, he thought of Black, and contacted Shu Ke who was staying beside Black. After receiving no reply at all, Mike's heart sank.

Beta was sent by him to the factory to deal with the holidays of those workers, and he couldn't take Mike to the screaming shack at this moment.

In desperation, Mike came to Lupine's office.

"Professor Lupine, what's the matter with the Minister and those Aurors?"

"Oh, they're here to hunt down Sirius Black." Lupine looked a little depressed at the moment, but when he saw Mike coming in, he forced a smile and said, "By the way, I received your Christmas present, I love so much!"

After finishing speaking, he took out the Zizi honey candy that Mike gave him from the drawer, took one and put it in his mouth.

Mike was not interested in discussing Christmas gifts with him at all, his eyebrows were completely frowned, and he asked:

"Black is not in Hogwarts, why did they come to Hogwarts to find Black?"

"I heard that Fudge felt that the reason why Black was able to break into Hogwarts without being discovered by the dementors was because he knew some secret passages that no one knew. So he planned to send someone to thoroughly investigate those secret passages."

Hearing this, Mike roughly understood the origin of the matter.

In recent days, the topic about Blake in the Daily Prophet has not disappeared, on the contrary, it has become even more heated.

The people are very angry that the Ministry of Magic has not caught Blake until now, and the previous incident of dementors being expelled by Dumbledore has become a proof of Fudge's incompetence. Now many tabloids rely on scolding Fudge every day to eat .

And if you want to solve this matter, you must catch Black. Only by catching Black can this incident be calmed down.

So, taking advantage of the opportunity when most of the students went home for the holiday, Fudge came with a group of Aurors.

It has to be said that Mike still underestimated Fudge's intelligence, he could guess that Black came in through the secret passage in Hogwarts.

But it's not surprising if you think about it carefully.

The secret passages in Hogwarts have existed for an unknown amount of time.

Most of them are older than the combined ages of Mike's two kings.

Theoretically speaking, the authenticity that has existed for so long should definitely not be known only by a few of them.

At least, the professors who have lived in Hogwarts for so many years may not know the location of all the secret passages in Hogwarts, but they must know some.

If Fudge and those Aurors wanted to find the tunnel, they had to find a professor to cooperate, and judging from the current situation, Snape was probably the foreign aid they were looking for.

Thinking of this, Mike's brows frowned even tighter.

Professor Lupine on the opposite side looked at Mike's frowning expression, and asked involuntarily:

"What's wrong with you?"

Mike was awakened by Lupine's voice, looking at Lupine's haggard face, Mike asked tentatively after thinking for a while:

"Professor Lupine, I remember you and Black are very good friends, right?"

"Of course, but that was a long time ago. My friendship with him has ended since he betrayed James and Lily and killed Peter."

It can be seen that the matter of Harry's parents also hit Lupine very hard, and his face was flushed when he talked about this matter.

"What if I say Blake is innocent?"

"What did you say?"

Lupine felt that he must have heard it wrong, and there was a puzzled expression on his face, but this expression froze when Mike took out the Marauder's Map.

half an hour later.

Mike, who explained the ins and outs of the matter clearly, looked at the silent Lupine quietly. Mike knew that this incident had hit Lupine hard, and now he needed to sort out his thoughts a little.

"You mean Peter is locked up by you now," said Lupine hoarsely after a while, "and... Black is in the Screaming Shack?"

"That's right, so we have to move quickly. Where is Professor Dumbledore? I searched around but didn't see him?"

Hearing that the expression on Lu Ping's face became even more bitter, he said with a wry smile:

"He was invited to the Christmas party of Sir Merlin at the Ministry of Magic, and he probably won't be back until two days later."

"That's over, the Aurors will find him sooner or later. We must act quickly and move Black away!"

"It shouldn't be so serious, right? Only James and I know how to get in that secret passage. Although they have the assistance of the snotlings, the snotlings don't know how to open the secret passage..."

"Professor Lupine!" Mike interrupted before Lupine finished speaking, "I hope you can understand one thing, Professor Snape is no longer the snot-nosed man he used to be, he is now a famous Potion master, are you so sure that he hasn't figured out how to open that secret passage after all these years?

And, even if he really didn't know. But they have a lot of Aurors around, they can completely eradicate the Whomping Willow and then enter the secret path! "

As soon as this remark came out, Lu Ping's expression froze, and his eyes gradually became firmer.

While Mike and Lupine were talking, Snape and Fudge were standing in front of the Whomping Willow, listening to an Auror's report.

"...All the known secret passages in Hogwarts that can lead to the outside world have been thoroughly investigated, and no trace of Black has been found." The Auror continued after a pause, "But the passage leading to the Duke of Bee's cellar In that secret passage, we found traces of it being used recently, but it is preliminarily estimated that the user is not Black, but a student in Hogwarts."

"I see."

Fudge waved his hand, indicating that the Auror could leave.

"Stop hesitating, Minister, and start acting."

Snape said eagerly.

Fudge stared intently at the Whomping Willow stretching its branches wantonly in the breeze. After a while, he sighed and said:

"Professor Snape, are you sure there is really a secret passage down here? You know, the Whomping Willow is a protected creature clearly marked in international law, and there are only five trees in Europe at present..."

"I swear on my life!"

Fudge was not angry when his words were interrupted, he stared at Snape's lifeless eyes for a while, and told the row of Aurors standing behind:

"The second team will go up to test first. Note that this test is mainly to find the switch of the secret passage, and try not to damage the Whomping Willow!"

Harry Potter Raven's Claw

Harry Potter Raven's Claw