"I'm not in the way. Those bastards used a huge explosion spell together, otherwise they wouldn't have had the chance to hurt me."
Even though Flitwick was being supported by Slughorn, he was still a little unconvinced. He didn't seem to like today's opponent very much.
But Slughorn certainly wouldn't take what he said seriously. Since there is no school nurse in Hogwarts, he and Lily, two people who are masters in potions, are the best.
's doctor.
Slughorn helped Flitwick leave first, and Lily and McGonagall walked down the corridor behind Dumbledore. They seemed to not understand some of the issues in today's attack.
.
"It's been so many years. This is the first time the Ministry of Magic has found us in the past five years, but why are there only Aurors?" McGonagall's face was full of confusion.
Lily also said coldly.
"The Auror Command of the Ministry of Magic has already become a department without any real power when the Dark Lord became the lifelong minister. The only ones who truly control the most powerful force of the Ministry of Magic are the Death Eaters, and they are the Dark Lord.
The backbone of the head and hand, these are basically Aurors composed of half-bloods and unrelated pure-bloods, and they are inferior to one of their hands in any aspect."
Dumbledore said calmly.
"Don't have such thoughts, Lily. Although he took away most of the authority of the Auror Command and threw it to Lucius, those who can enter and become Aurors are all mixed-race elites. He is now
He is very good at winning over people's hearts, and half-bloods are also the majority he recruits. Even if some of his subordinates still maintain their extreme ideas, at least mixed-race wizards have the right to own wands and learn magic."
Lily couldn't deny what he said, but she still said it.
"But at least the people we are dealing with today are incompetent people who can cause us the biggest trouble, which is the explosive curse that was initially targeted at Filius. If that's all, then the Dark Lord can't help but
You know, with you in the car, these people have no chance of posing a threat to us, so why did he let these people come? They haven’t caught us in the past five years, and now that they have found us, they just sent a group of people away
fly?"
Professor McGonagall also frowned and asked.
"And how did they find us? The spell on the carriage failed?"
Dumbledore shook his head slightly.
"No, the spell has not failed."
"Then this is..."
"Perhaps they have been looking for us for so long. It is possible that this group of Aurors discovered us accidentally." Dumbledore said with relief, "Don't think about it so much. We have been tired all night.
, you all should go and have a rest, today’s class will be stopped for a moment to let the students take a break.”
Lily and McGonagall obviously still had something to say, but Dumbledore was obviously no longer in the mood to talk.
They were indeed mentally tired tonight. Although the Aurors did not cause them much trouble, this sudden attack made them feel tense.
After the three of them went back to their offices to rest, Hogwarts did not relax its guard.
After treating Flitwick's wounds, Slughorn stayed on the roof of the car. Hagrid became more vigilant than before, constantly observing and looking around while driving the carriage.
The students woke up from the cafeteria, simply ate some bread and milk prepared in advance for emergencies, and then returned to their dormitories.
Neville didn't stay in the dormitory long before he went to the common room with Ron to play chess. Today's classes were suspended, and with what happened last night, they needed other things to divert their attention.
They also invited Jon, but Jon just sat with Neville in the lounge for a while and then left.
After wandering on the corridor for more than ten minutes, Jon took a look at the time and it was only around 10 o'clock.
However, he was not in the mood to wait any longer. He took a deep breath and walked straight to the door of Slughorn's office.
There was no response to the knock on the door, but fortunately, a passing fifth grade student reminded him that Slughorn should be in the astronomy class now, and if he wanted to find him, it was best to go to the roof of the car.
After thanking the senior, Jon walked straight towards the astronomy classroom next to the foyer without stopping.
Along the spiral staircase to the roof of the car, the desks, chairs, blackboards and astronomical telescopes have been put away. Only a high-backed chair was placed in the middle. Slughorn was sitting with a wand in his hand.
Staring at the blue sky above.
"professor."
Jon's voice brought Slughorn back from his thoughts. The fat old man looked at him with a walrus-like smile.
"You came here when I was bored here, Jon. But why don't you bring some pineapple preserves? My former students always brought me little surprises like this when they wanted to curry favor with me.
.”
Facing this old guy's straightforward "asking for a bribe," Jon couldn't help but roll his eyes in his heart.
"I'm sorry, Professor, even if I had the money to prepare such a dessert for you, I don't know where to buy it."
Slughorn stretched out his wand and pointed it at his side, and a bench appeared in the original open space.
"I just made a little joke. Don't be so humorless. Sit down. I guessed that you might not be able to calm down and come to me before noon."
Jon sat next to him, took out the sapphire ring from the pocket of his robe, and asked seriously.
"So, professor, can you tell me what this is now? Can you take it back?"
"It's impossible for me to take it back, Jon." Slughorn looked at him, and the words he said made Jon's heart sink, "because it was never mine in the first place.
, here I am just an old friend who asked me to help keep it, and now, it has found its owner."
Jon frowned.
"Then why did it choose me?"
"Because when it was created, it was waiting for someone who could realize its value. This person is not the person who created it, nor is it me who temporarily keeps it, but you."
Slughorn's voice was calm, but Jon didn't understand what he said.
"Professor, can you speak more clearly?"
Slughorn laughed and shrugged.
"I have always envied Dumbledore's way of speaking in a vague way, but it seems that I am not suitable for this. Then I might as well speak more straightforwardly, Jon, this ring
, allows you to learn a way of casting spells that no one else can."