Azkaban: The Fifth House of Hogwarts

Draco's resistance was effective. In the second week after Draco disappeared, Lucius, who had exhausted all methods and failed to find Draco's traces, gave in.

The front page headlines of the Daily Prophet are no longer serious news. Lucius, who spent a lot of money, turned the newspaper into his 'Missing Person Notice'.

"you promise?"

"I promise, mother and I will not send you to Durmstrang, or anywhere else. If you want to be at Hogwarts... then go ahead."

Lucius let out a long sigh. He had no idea that Draco would do such a strong thing. This was a special case in the Malfoy family. People from the Malfoy family were always good at compromise.

"You won't interfere with who I make friends with, right?"

"Yes, yes, son."

Seeing Draco being so defensive about him, Lucius seemed to feel that he had done something before.

"Come on then."

Draco stretched out his hand, "Dad, we all have the blood of the Malfoy family in our bodies, so you should also know that for us, verbal promises..."

Draco rolled his eyes, "It's like a piece of paper for wiping your butt. This is an old tradition in the family. You taught me."

With an even more embarrassed expression on his face, Lucius reached out and held Draco's hand. This was not an unbreakable vow. Breaking the contract might only make him suffer from diarrhea, but this was his promise to his son. A father to his son. Promise of.

If he violated even this, he would almost no longer have the majesty and trust of a father in Draco's mind.

He repeated the words, which brought a smile to Draco's face.

"In that case, let's go back quickly. Your mother misses you so much that I almost got skinned by her." Lucius said in a low voice. He had never seen Narcissa as crazy as she did some time ago.

Perhaps Narcissa Malfoy, who has the blood of the Black family, has a stubbornness that is very different from ordinary people like the rest of the Black family.

Whether it is the infamous Bellatrix or Sirius who betrayed Slytherin and joined Gryffindor, they are examples of the extreme stubbornness of the Black family.

He opened the door and waved goodbye to his good friends who had been together for more than ten days. He didn't have any luggage to take away. He only brought back a pack of nougat made by Mrs. Weasley, which tasted extremely sweet.

Lucius, who finally reconciled with Draco, changed his expression instantly when he raised his head. He glared viciously at Mr. Weasley, who was smiling beside him.

"I'm not done with you! Arthur! Just wait for me!"

"Okay, I would like to see how much weight you have."

As the winner this time, Mr. Weasley spoke out harshly in front of Lucius. Although he had not thought about it this way when Draco came, the ending made him very happy.

"Humph~"

With a cold snort, Lucius held Draco's hand, and then apparated away from the door of the Burrow.

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"

Mr. Weasley laughed loudly, as if he had drank a glass of ice-cold butterbeer on a hot summer day, his heart was chilled and his heart was soaring.

"Okay, kids, get ready before school starts. I'm going to work. The department has too many things to do. See you in the evening."

Mr. Weasley, who waved to the children, quickly disapparated and left, and cheerful chatter was heard in the Burrow.

The first day of school at Hogwarts is coming soon.

It's just that this year, the Weasley family has lost the convenient flying car in previous years. Mr. Weasley, who is busy revising the new Muggle items management regulations, naturally cannot continue to take advantage of the loopholes. He takes his profession very seriously and responsibly. of.

"Has the London Underground always been this bad, Harry?"

After almost being squeezed out of shape several times, Fred pulled Harry with a grimace and whispered.

"I'm not very sure about this." Harry, who also felt uncomfortable with tightness in his chest, rubbed his waist and ribs and exhaled, "I basically have no chance to ride the subway... Be careful George, don't step on dirty things, someone has vomited. "

In fact, without Harry having to say anything, George was very quick to avoid the filth sprayed by a drunken homeless man. Homeless people can be seen everywhere in Greater London, and not everyone can have a decent face. work.

"I'm so envious of Ginny. Why is Hermione's car so small? I'm starting to miss my dad's car."

Fred stretched out and embraced the bright sunshine at the exit in front. There was still some distance from the subway station to King's Cross Station. The sun was not too hot at the moment, but it was warm enough.

The group of people met at the entrance of the subway station. Several girls who had arrived early were holding ice cream in their hands and eating it happily. Mr. and Mrs. Granger also stayed at the Hideaway for two days. They were also not stingy people.

"Even us?"

The overjoyed twins quickly joined in and said, "Thank you very much, generous sir and madam."

The two of them bowed in a playful manner. They both can bring some fun to everyone no matter where they are.

The group of people arrived at platform nine and three-quarters. The older children no longer needed anyone to take care of them. Mrs. Weasley and Mr. Weasley accompanied Ginny and entered behind the partition wall.

Followed by the hurried twins, they plan to find a group of bold warriors to actually use their inventions. Nowhere is it easier to find cheap labor than in schools.

Percy also left in a hurry. According to the twins' gossip, Percy had recently fallen in love. Although he would not admit it, Hermes, who was busy delivering letters all day long, would not lie.

"Let's go, let's go together."

Harry invited Hermione, then pushed the trolley forward quickly.

In this noisy station, there was an inaudible snap of fingers.

There was a muffled sound, and the trolley hit the wall hard and fell to the ground. Harry's ribs hurt, but he didn't forget to pull Hermione as she fell to the ground, but The price was that Hermione stood firm and he didn't, and sat on the hard floor with Hedwig's cage.

"Why can't we get through?"

Harry opened his mouth in surprise as a slow figure passed by them.

"Maybe you are too stupid."

Ron said softly, and then plunged into the wall without being stopped.

"How about we try again?"

Seeing that many people were surrounding them, Harry quickly picked up the owl cage and comforted the restless Hedwig.

"alright."

Neither of them took Ron's muttering to heart. Harry, who quickly got up from the ground, apologized to the approaching guard, saying that he didn't control the cart and accidentally hit it.

The crowd gradually dispersed, and they both couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Harry, who pushed the cart against the entrance, tried a few more times, but unfortunately, the wall didn't move at all as if it were really made of bricks.

"Maybe I know."

Harry gritted his teeth and said angrily, "It must be him! That house elf! It's him, Dobby!"

"What Dobby?" Hermione asked confused.

"I should tell you, right? It's the elf who caused me to receive a warning from the Ministry of Magic. His name is Dobby."

"But you didn't tell me his name," Hermione said.

"Maybe I lost my head at that time, but now..."

The two of them looked at each other and reached a tacit agreement.

There was a letter tied to Hedwig's leg. At this moment, they didn't care about making others aware of the strangeness. Since they came by subway, they didn't have much time to delay. Naturally, the sooner the better.

The Hogwarts Express will leave in 2 minutes, and it's obvious that they will probably miss this train journey.

They were a little disappointed when they couldn't wait for the Weasleys to come out. Although they came in the normal way, if they went back, it would be more convenient for adult wizards to Apparate. Ron probably didn't put the two of them together. Tell Mr. and Mrs. Weasley about not going in.

"Go get something to eat, Hermione. It's too conspicuous to stay here. We just released an owl."

"Okay." Hermione nodded, "Fortunately, I brought some pounds. I know there is a cake shop nearby that tastes good. Let's go."

The two people who didn't feel disappointed at all were even a little excited.

Just as they were leisurely eating cakes and drinking iced coffee, sitting under the shadow of a parasol and happily enjoying the food, a hurried figure appeared from the corner of the street.

"Thank God I found you."

Professor McGonagall walked over in a hurry, "I thought you were at the station."

"Sorry Professor... Harry scratched his head in embarrassment, it was so conspicuous there because we released Hedwig."

"I'm really sorry for causing you any trouble, Professor."

The two of them quickly put down the cakes in their hands and bowed their heads obediently to admit their mistake.

"Forget it, as long as you're fine." Professor McGonagall waved her hand and found them both without much effort.

"You just said that the entrance door is closed? Maybe I should write to the Ministry of Magic and ask them to re-maintain the magic here. Fortunately, you two didn't do anything stupid. Writing to the professor or informing your parents is the most appropriate way. .”

"Then we are now?"

"Of course don't waste the food. We can sit here for a while and then I will take you to Hogsmeade."

"Is this for me?" Professor McGonagall, who sat down with a smile, had already noticed the cake and iced coffee placed on the empty seat.

"Of course!" Hermione said sweetly, "Harry and I calculated that Hedwig should be able to deliver the letter in about an hour and a half, so we ordered one in advance. The cakes here are very good, no. Do you know you like it?"

Such an answer made Professor McGonagall a little curious, "How did you calculate it?"

"The Hogwarts Express departs from the station and reaches Hogsmeade in less than two hours at full speed. Hedwig's speed is slightly faster than the Hogwarts Express. One and a half hours should be enough. "

Hermione, who had taken the Hogwarts Express back for Christmas, certainly knew the true speed of this magical train. She couldn't calculate the exact time, but a simple estimate was still possible.

Professor McGonagall arrived 10 minutes later than they expected, but not by much.

"I'm so glad I taught two good students."

Professor McGonagall, who was enjoying the cake, nodded to them, feeling quite satisfied.

"Let's go." After 10 minutes, Professor McGonagall waved her magic wand, but the people around her did not notice that their boxes shrank in an instant, and were then held in her hand as if they were weightless.

For a skilled wizard, they have many ways to use magic in public without being noticed by Muggles. If they can't do this, magic is too useless. It only requires a profound and incompetent person. Traces of confusion spell.

In a deserted alley, Professor McGonagall took them directly from London to Hogsmeade Village. Until the train entered the station, they were able to spend a leisurely afternoon in Hogsmeade Village freely. .

This is a deserved reward for two good kids who behaved correctly in the face of difficult situations.

They visited the Honeydukes Candy Shop, got some interesting toys from Zuko's Joke Shop, and even boldly went to see England's most famous haunted house, the Screaming Shack. Books drank butterbeer comfortably in the Three Broomsticks Tavern and waited for the sunset.

Until night fell, the sound of carriages and horses came from the distant road. They waved at the roadside, and a strange carriage that took the little wizards to Hogwarts Castle stopped in front of them, waiting for their ride. car.

There was no one else in the car, and this must have been Professor McGonagall's arrangement.

When the crowd gathered at the entrance of the castle, Harry and Hermione saw a figure looking back.

"Hey Draco, are you looking for us?"

Harry suddenly appeared from behind, startling Draco.

"Merlin is on top!"

Draco held his chest and let out a sigh of relief, hugging Harry.

"I couldn't find you at all. I thought you had disappeared."

"There were rumors that you two were expelled from Hogwarts and advanced to the station. I knew that was bullshit."

Hearing Draco say this, Harry and Hermione couldn't help exchanging glances.

"Yeah, the guy who spread this news may be really stupid."

Harry stared in one direction and saw the regret on Ron's face when he saw him.

"I should be glad I didn't continue to be friends with him."

Harry looked away, then patted Draco on the shoulder.

"Come on, let's go in."

"Hermione and I brought you some snacks. We will spend the entire afternoon in Hogsmeade. We will have a good chat later when we are free."

It was a pity that Harry, who was not in the same house as Draco, was separated from him in the Great Hall.

The noisy auditorium made Harry couldn't help but smile. Just last year, he was nervously waiting for the first-year students to be sorted. But now, he could sit at the long table and welcome those young and full-hearted students with a different mood. Anxious new life.

"Maybe this year will be extra fun, Hermione."

"Huh?" Hermione looked at Harry curiously, "How do you say that?"

"Intuition, I feel like this year will be particularly interesting."