Mudblood students were assigned to clean the owl hood on Thursday mornings.
Even though he attended the club party hosted by Barty Jr., Dolokhov did not affect his work the next day.
He rushed back to the castle early in the morning, opened the door to the underground dormitory, let the mudblood students out for the first class in the morning, and then arranged for them to clean the owl loft after class.
This is where the school fosters owls for pure-blood and mixed-race students. The smell inside is sometimes worse than the bathroom, and it is also the most difficult place to clean.
Jon was calculating the time in his mind. The time period Dumbledore had set for him was from 11 o'clock to 1 o'clock in the afternoon, but now he had to take these students out before 11:30.
If it is delayed until after 11:30, it will be lunch time, and students and professors will go to the auditorium. The more people there are, the more difficult it will be.
The best time period is between 11 o'clock and before 11:30. The pure-blood and mixed-blood students have not finished class yet, and there are not many professors in the corridor. As long as Jon moves quickly, he can quickly complete a group of students.
The children in the first and second grades were brought to the entrance of the secret passage on the third floor.
The distance from the first floor to the third floor does not take long, but the width of the secret passage with the statue of the blind and hunchbacked old witch is limited. Only one person can enter at a time. The first and second graders, including Jon, add up.
There were a dozen or nearly twenty students in total, and Jon had no way of guaranteeing how many faculty members would be able to react during the time they entered the secret passage.
And even if they are really fast enough to send everyone into the secret passage, it will still take at least half an hour to climb from the entrance to the exit of Hogsmeade. During this time, those who discover the situation will definitely not be without
Whatever we do, we will definitely find ways to blockade the area around Hogwarts Castle, including the town of Hogsmeade.
Then even if Dumbledore sends people from the Order of the Phoenix, there will definitely be a fierce battle afterwards.
In that situation, there is no way to guarantee that there will be no casualties, which may be members of the Order of the Phoenix or the children who were rescued.
But Jon can't think of any other better way. Just like what he said to Aberforth last night, they can only do their best.
Jon asked Hermione in advance to inform the first and second grade students of their plans last night, because Hermione organized the assembly this year, and she has a high reputation among these people, and these children will obviously be willing to listen.
Her words.
We arrived at the Owlery at 9:30 a.m. and finished cleaning it at 10:50 a.m., which was about the same time as Jon originally estimated.
The senior prefects Bit and Kate who were looking after them took them back to the castle. Jon and Hermione fell at the back of the student team. Before entering the castle gate, he had quietly put on the necklace with the ring on it.
He put his hand around his neck, retracted his right hand into the sleeve of his robe, and held the end of the chestnut wand with the hand hidden inside.
"Did you tell the others what they were going to do later?"
Hermione's lips were a little white, and she looked worried. It took two or three seconds before she returned to Jon's question.
"Well... I said..."
Jon's attention was focused on Dolohov, who was standing inside the castle gate, waiting impatiently for the students to walk in. He didn't notice anything wrong with Hermione at this time. He took a deep breath,
Said in a deep voice.
"Pay attention to my movements. When I pull out the wand, you immediately lead these students to the location I told you on the third floor. I will come to the rear. Remember, the speed must be fast. No matter who you meet on the way,
Don’t even stop!”
Hermione didn't respond to him, and Jon didn't look to see if Hermione was nodding, because at this time they had already entered the foyer of the castle.
Just as Jon, who was at the end of the line, passed by Dolohov, he watched the castle administrator turn around, reaching out to close the door again, with the hand hidden in his sleeve about to hold it.
When the wand is drawn out as quickly as possible to cast a spell...
A slender, pale and trembling hand suddenly grabbed his arm through the sleeve!
Jon's eyes widened and he turned to look at Hermione, who had no trace of blood on her face but had an unprecedented determination and firmness in her eyes.
"This is the best way...please...take every one of them out unscathed..."
She finished these words to Jon in the most humble and pleading voice that only the two of them could hear.
Then she released her hand holding Jon's arm to prevent him from casting the spell, left the team of Mudblood students without hesitation, and walked in the direction of Dolohov.
Jon stopped moving and looked at her blankly.
The girl with her hair hanging loosely behind her back, thin and thin figure, as weak and inconspicuous as a young leaf that had just sprouted from a small tree in spring, made her voice like this.
"Mr. Dolokhov, can you answer a few questions for me?"
Everyone in the hall heard her voice. The Mudblood students walking in front, except for the senior students with numb expressions, everyone looked at Hermione who suddenly left the group with blank expressions, and stood next to the official
In front of the middle-aged wizard who is the castle administrator, actually the jailer.
Dolokhov, who had just closed the castle door, also heard her voice. He turned around and looked at the little mudblood with a gloomy face, who obviously did not follow the rules and left the team without any instructions.
However, before he could say the reprimand, Hermione pursed her lips and asked the "rebellious" words.
"Everyone is equal. This is something that even Muggles, who you despise the most and think are no different from animals, can see clearly. Why do wizards think that people should be divided into three, six, and nine grades?"
All the students who had not yet walked out of the hall were stunned, even Dolokhov was stunned.
"Why is it that in the magical world, a person's status in society is determined as soon as he is born? Why do we need to rely on that unreasonable bloodline to define a person's life?"
Dolokhov finally reacted when she asked her second question. His face turned red and he became extremely angry. He did not answer Hermione's question, nor did he take action immediately. Instead, he faced those who were still stunned in place.
The Mudblood students looked at Hermione in shock and yelled.
"Go back to the basement! Now! Now! Bit, Kate! Leave them all in the dormitory for me! Watch them! Today's lunch is cancelled! No one is allowed to come out without my order!"
The two prefects panicked and began to scold the dazed students and drove them into the dormitory. At this time, Hermione was grabbed by Dolohov's collar, dragging the thin girl to the ground and pulling out of himself.