Became good friends with the Boy Who Lived

By the end of the defense team meeting, none of the students present had summoned a complete patronus. Everyone was complaining that this magic was too difficult. Except for Cedric, no one else could even cast the silver mist.

Soon, Defense Against the Dark Arts became the most popular course in the whole school. The defense team's meetings continued, but fewer and fewer people attended because Aries refused to teach them spells other than the Patronus Charm. "Although it's a little more difficult, we can't give up just because we can't learn it!" Aries always said.

In comparison, the current Defense Against the Dark Arts class is much more interesting. Professor Lupin always brings various dark magic creatures into the classroom and teaches students the corresponding knowledge, such as how to protect themselves when facing them, or how to resist and defeat them.

Life at Hogwarts was busy and fulfilling, and time passed quickly. When Professor McGonagall was compiling the names of students who could go to Hogsmeade village during the first Hogsmeade week, Aris noticed that Halloween was approaching.

Hogsmeade village is adjacent to Hogwarts Castle and is the only village in the UK where only wizards live. Because Harry did not have his guardian sign the application form to go to Hogsmeade village, Harry became the only third-year student who could not go to Hogsmeade village on the day before Halloween.

When Harry asked Professor McGonagall to sign his application form, Professor McGonagall refused. "I'm just your professor, Mr. Potter. I'm not your guardian," Professor McGonagall said seriously. "This is the rule. If I'm the first to break it, how can I be a teacher? I'm sorry."

"But you are the head of Gryffindor!" Aeris said sincerely, "We all regard you as our mother. In other words, you are also our guardian. I think there is no problem with you signing Harry's application form..."

"Rules are rules!" said Professor McGonagall, but her serious face showed a touch of kindness. "Put away your sophistry, Mr. Grindelwald!" After that, Professor McGonagall said nothing more and walked away quickly.

At the last defense team meeting before Halloween, when the others were barely able to cast silver mist with the Patronus Charm, Cedric successfully summoned a complete Patronus. Although it was not very solid, its general shape could be seen. It was a small silver badger.

The few classmates gathered around Cedric, congratulating him on being the first to learn the Patronus Charm. Cedric's patronus, the badger, kept circling around him. Zhang Qiu smiled brightly, as if he was happy for Cedric.

The weather was unusually good on the morning of the day they went to Hogsmeade, although a little dry and cold. Harry watched Aris and the others leave Hogwarts Castle and go to Hogsmeade.

"We'll bring you gifts!" Draco shouted, but Aeris thought he was just showing off.

After arriving at Hogsmeade, Draco followed his Slytherin buddies. Ron took a deep breath and said, "It's a pity Harry can't come!"

"Don't worry!" Aris said faintly, "Our Mr. Potter is not a well-behaved student. Sooner or later he will find a way to sneak over here."

"I really hope he doesn't do that," Hermione said worriedly, "especially before Sirius gets caught."

Aeris, Hermione and Ron visited many places in Hogsmeade. They saw the Shrieking Shack from afar. It was said to be the scariest haunted house in the UK. They also went to the Three Broomsticks to drink a few glasses of butterbeer. The proprietress of the bar was quite beautiful. Ron stared at her intently and even poured butterbeer into his nose. They also went to Davis and Bangs, the magic equipment store, the Condiment and Joke Shop, the Magic Post Office, Honeydukes House...

When they returned to Hogwarts in the evening, the pockets of Aries and the other two were filled with all kinds of candies, which were all for Harry. Draco gave some small gifts to Aries and asked him to take them to Harry.

When they returned to the common room, Ron saw the bored Harry and poured all the candy into Harry's arms. "Don't look so sad, buddy!" Ron advised.

"These are from Draco!" Aeris handed Draco's gift to Harry. "What did you do in the castle today? Did you do your homework?"

"No!" said Harry, opening Draco's gift. "I went to see Professor Lupin and he made me a cup of tea..."

Harry briefly recounted to his other companions the story of Professor Lupin, who had been taking Professor Snape's unknown potion.

"Is he crazy?" Ron shouted. "Professor Lupin just drank Snape's potion..."

"Why are you so excited?" Aris said, "Professor Snape won't poison Professor Lupin."

"That's not necessarily true!" muttered Ron.

"Let's go to the restaurant!" Hermione said, "The Halloween dinner is about to begin, but to be honest, Snape at least won't poison Professor Lupin in front of Harry..."

The Halloween dinner was really sumptuous, and the students were reluctant to leave the restaurant until the dessert was over.

Aeris had a bad feeling in his heart. When he was in the first grade, the Halloween dinner was interrupted by a troll. When he was in the second grade, there was an attack after the Halloween dinner. He didn't know what would happen this year.

Aeris, Harry and a few others were swept by the crowd towards the Gryffindor common room. When they arrived outside the entrance of the common room, many classmates were blocking the portraits, discussing something.

"Make way, make way..." Percy shouted, "What are you all doing here? Why don't you go in? Did you forget the password? Seriously, let me through. I'm the president of the student union. What's going on?"

Percy squeezed through the crowd and went to the front. Harry stood on tiptoe and looked around, wanting to know what was going on. "Quick...whoever it is, go and inform Headmaster Dumbledore and ask him to come to the Gryffindor common room and say that the situation is very urgent!" Percy shouted in the front.

Aeris saw through the crowd that the Fat Lady was gone, and the frame of the portrait in which she was was covered with horrible scratches, the broken canvas was scattered all over the floor, and the frame was in tatters.

After a while, Professor Dumbledore came quickly, followed by Mr. Filch. The students consciously made way for Professor Dumbledore. Professor Dumbledore walked forward and carefully examined the tattered portrait frame.

"Argus!" said Professor Dumbledore, "Mobilize all the characters in the portraits and search the entire school. Make sure to find the Fat Lady..."

"No need, Headmaster," said Mr. Filch, pointing in a direction. "There she is..."

Professor Dumbledore looked in the direction Mr. Filch pointed. In a landscape painting in a hidden corner, the Fat Lady was hiding in the deepest part of the woods, but her fat body could still be seen at a glance.

Professor Dumbledore walked over and asked gently, "Dear Fat Lady, can you tell me who hurt you?"

The Fat Lady spoke incoherently, "I refused to open the door for him... He was extremely manic... I hid on the fifth floor... I just came to check the situation... I need a vacation... Sirius Black..."