Hogwarts Lion Girl

That night, the sky over Azkaban was covered with dark clouds, lightning and thunder, and strong winds howled and hit the cold prison.

Suddenly, a dazzling green light streaked across the night sky, accompanied by a deafening explosion, and a huge gap was blown out in the building of Azkaban.

Rubble, debris and dust flew everywhere, screams and roars mixed together, and the originally silent Azkaban fell into chaos.

In the moment illuminated by lightning, some figures flew out from the exploded hole. They were the vicious criminals imprisoned in Azkaban. Now they were free and couldn't wait to escape from this damn place.

Among these fugitives was a tall, disheveled witch who laughed wildly with a twisted look of excitement on her face. She was Sirius Black’s cousin, Bellatrix Lestrange.

The Azkaban prison break was like a bombshell, causing a huge storm in the wizarding world.

People ran around to tell each other and talked about it, and everyone's face was filled with shock and fear.

The Ministry of Magic held an emergency meeting overnight, and Aurors were dispatched everywhere to hunt down the fugitive.

The Daily Prophet published an expedited edition at the fastest speed, with the eye-catching headline on the front page reading "Azkaban Falls, the Darkest Prison Break in History!"

A few large characters reported the incident in detail, with a series of shocking pictures attached.

Soon, the newspaper reached Hogwarts. Students crowded together, reading it anxiously and whispering to each other. A sense of uneasiness spread in the castle.

In the corner, Neville looked at the wanted poster of a woman in the illustration and his face turned very pale.

……

That day, Serena finished her classes for the day, dragged her tired body out of the classroom, and prepared to return to the Gryffindor common room.

When she passed by the practice room, she accidentally found Neville sitting alone in the corner, with his head down, his shoulders trembling slightly, as if he was trying hard to suppress some emotions.

Salina thought of Neville's parents and was worried that he might have seen the contents of the newspaper and was frightened. So she walked to Neville with light steps and asked with concern, "Neville, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?"

Neville raised his head, his eyes red, and said in a hoarse voice: "Salina, I saw the newspaper. Among those fugitives, there is a person I know..."

Salina's heart skipped a beat. She knew who Neville was referring to, but she didn't know how to comfort Neville, so she could only listen quietly.

"My parents were tortured and killed by her." Neville's voice became lower and lower, as if he was talking to himself, "If, if I could become very powerful, I could avenge my parents with my own hands..."

Salina walked forward, patted Neville's shoulder gently, and said seriously: "Neville, don't worry, you are already growing up, and that day won't be too long. If you need my help, just come to me."

Neville nodded, his eyes gradually became firm, and he secretly made up his mind that he must become stronger!

……

Room of Requirement.

Under Harry's guidance, everyone successfully released their own Patronus. The room was filled with the light of various animals. Everyone cheered and was immersed in an atmosphere of joy.

Suddenly, a loud noise broke the silence. Before anyone could react, a wall collapsed, and rubble and dust instantly filled the entire room.

Umbridge's disgusting face appeared at the door, followed by several menacing Ministry of Magic officials.

Everyone panicked and ran away in all directions.

Just then, they saw a familiar figure - Qiu Zhang. She lowered her head, hiding behind Umbridge, with a hint of panic and uneasiness on her face.

Hermione's gaze slowly moved down and landed on Qiu's arm, where a string of blood-red words suddenly appeared - "Informer".

The handwriting seemed to carry a scorching temperature, causing Hermione's heart to shrink suddenly.

She took a deep breath and asked in disbelief: "Qiu, I didn't expect you to be the informer!"

Hermione's voice was not loud, but it was like a thunder, exploding in the silent room.

Everyone turned their heads sharply and looked at Qiu, their eyes filled with anger, disappointment and pain of betrayal.

Qiu tried to retract her arm in panic, but it was no use. The glaring word "informer" was like a brand, deeply engraved on her skin and in everyone's heart.

Ron shook his head in disbelief, while Harry clenched his fists and frowned.

Ginny and Luna exchanged shocked looks. They couldn't believe that the girl who once fought alongside them would actually betray them.

Before anyone could ask any questions, Umbridge gave an order and the Ministry of Magic officials behind her rushed forward, waving their wands and surrounding the students.

……

Umbridge arrogantly led Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny, Neville and Luna through the chaotic corridor and headed straight for Dumbledore's office.

In the corridor, students looked at the scene in horror and whispered.

Arriving at the Headmaster's office, Umbridge roughly opened the door and shoved the students inside.

Minister of Magic Fudge sat upright with a serious look on his face.

Umbridge pointed at Harry and the others and shrieked, "Minister, that's them! Dumbledore ordered them to form an illegal organization in an attempt to subvert the Ministry of Magic!"

Fudge shook his head in a sad tone and said in a deep voice, "Dumbledore, do you have anything else to say?"

Dumbledore looked around at everyone calmly, his eyes full of pity and determination.

He knew he had to make sacrifices to protect these young children.

He stood up straight and said firmly, "I ordered this. This is all my responsibility. It has nothing to do with them."

Umbridge and Fudge exchanged a smug look, their faces filled with the joy of victory.

They were desperate to bring Dumbledore to justice.

Harry and the others panicked and tried to confess.

At this moment, a fiery red figure cut through the night sky and flew into the principal's office with a loud phoenix cry.

The phoenix Fawkes landed beside Dumbledore and looked at his master with his spiritual eyes.

Dumbledore stroked Fawkes' feathers gently, then raised his hands and clapped them.

A ball of fire instantly enveloped him and Fawkes. The man and the bird turned into two dazzling flames and disappeared on the spot, leaving behind only a warm breeze and the stunned Umbridge and Fudge.

……

After Dumbledore left, Hogwarts seemed to be shrouded in Umbridge's shadow, with fear and depression everywhere.

The originally empty walls were now filled with all kinds of ridiculous rules set by Umbridge, which was suffocating.

Friends who once fought alongside Harry, those "rebels" listed by Umbridge, were all cruelly punished by her without exception.

They were forced to carve the words "I shall not lie" on their hands with a magic feather pen, leaving a bloody and shocking sight.

Harry watched his friends being tortured because of him, his heart filled with anger and self-blame. The culprit of all this was none other than the friend he once trusted - Qiu Zhang.

Every time they met in the corridor, Harry could feel Qiu's complicated gaze, but he just lowered his head silently, quickened his pace, and walked past her.

From then on, Harry never spoke a word to Qiu again, as if there was an insurmountable gap between them.