Hogwarts Raven's Claw

Chapter 489 Vacation
In the evening, Mrs. Kent walked out of Hogwarts with a bag full of gold Galleons and a check.

At this time, Mike and Zhou Hong, who were still in the Request Room, were drinking tea quietly.

After the initial shame, Mrs. Kent seemed to let go of herself and told Mike and Zhou Hong about the disgusting things she had done over the years.

At the end she even talked to Mike about her future plans.

She said that the country is in too much chaos nowadays, and her reputation here has become very bad.

So later she would take the money and go to the United States, a country made up of bumpkins and criminals, where her excellent bloodline and large amount of gold coins would open the door to the upper society for her, and there, she would become a noble Lady of Kent again.

When it came to the climax, Mrs. Kent's eyes were blurred, and she seemed to be completely immersed in the fantasy of a beautiful future. Mike could see that she really wanted to live that kind of life.

However, her two daughters' names were not included in any of her future plans.

Finally, it was Mike's reminder that Mrs. Kent remembered that she had two daughters.

She told Mike somewhat embarrassedly that she would also bring her daughters with her so that they could study in the United States and live a new life in the future.

However, Zhou Hong shook his head in despair - Mrs. Kent was lying.

Inside the wish-granting room, Mike closed his eyes and thought, occasionally raising his teacup to take a sip.

Of course, what was in the cup was not tea, but coffee. He was not British and could never feel the joy of drinking tea.

Opposite him, Zhou Hong frowned and fidgeted.

After sitting on the sofa and shaking his legs for a while, Zhou Hong finally made up his mind. He stood up and yelled at Mike:

"No, I absolutely cannot let that disgusting old woman live such a good life! Besides... if I let her two daughters go on like this, they will definitely live a miserable life. Who knows, they might be sold by their mother at any time. After all, that old woman never treated them as her own daughters!"

Zhou Hong's roar echoed in the Request Room, but strangely, Mike was still lying on the sofa with his eyes closed, as if he didn't hear it.

But this abnormal situation brought a smile to Zhou Hong's face, and he continued:

"I'll teach that old woman a lesson, then take her two daughters to George and Fred's shop and send them to school at Beauxbatons!"

Mike on the sofa still had no reaction. Seeing this, Zhou Hong's smile became even brighter, because he knew very well that Mike had agreed.

"Oh!"

With a loud bang, the door of the Room of Requirement was slammed shut.

Mike on the sofa finally opened his eyes. He glanced at the empty Room of Requirement and shook his head expressionlessly.

The reason why Mike could remain so calm was because he had seen even worse scum before. Human beings are creatures that, if they see more of them, their hearts will naturally become cold.

But Zhou Hong was different. He was disgusted by scum like Mrs. Kent and it left him with a great psychological trauma.

That's why Zhou Hong felt unhappy. He went to rescue the sisters not because he wanted to be a savior, but simply because he wanted to make himself clear-headed.

This also means that in Zhou Hong's subconscious mind, he feels that a wicked person like Mrs. Kent does not deserve to live a good life, and his mind still follows the idea that good will be rewarded with good, and evil will be punished with evil.

But Zhou Hong obviously hasn't understood one thing yet.

In this world, many times there are no corpses when repairing bridges and roads, but the real thing is killing people and setting fires to get the gold belt.

"Ugh!"

Mike on the sofa sighed deeply, then clicked the gold coin hanging around his neck.

Half an hour later, the door of the Room of Requirement was opened again. Draco looked around and sneaked in.

After entering, Draco was relieved to see that Mike was the only one in the room. He stood up straight, looked at Mike with a vigilant look and said:

"What do you want from me?"

"Of course." Mike said calmly, "The plan is about to start, you know?"

Draco raised his eyebrows and said unhappily:
"Don't worry, I will do what we agreed to do. Didn't we sign an unbreakable vow? Why do you still not trust me?"

"This is not a question of trust or not." Mike shook his head. "You have to know that Voldemort is a master of Legilimency, and you haven't even learned the most basic brain-blocking technique. It makes it hard for me to believe that you can successfully deceive him, so..."

As he spoke, Mike slowly stood up.

Draco seemed to have sensed something was wrong. His face changed drastically and he took a step back, shouting in horror:
"So what? What do you want to do?"

"To be on the safe side, I'm going to modify your memory. Don't worry, it won't hurt at all."

Draco turned and ran, but it was too late. Mike had already taken out his wand and waved it slightly. A gray beam of light hit the back of Draco's head...

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The next day, when the sun rose again from the thick fog, Hogwarts became lively again.

Today is the Christmas holiday, and they can finally leave Hogwarts and return home.

Unlike previous years, this year's students seemed particularly anxious. They waited in the auditorium and lobby with their luggage, as if they would not be able to leave if they were late.

Places where people gather are naturally chaotic. The same was true in the auditorium and the foyer. The chattering and noise of everyone almost collapsed the ceiling of the auditorium.

But this is understandable. After all, too many things have happened this semester. Now everyone is anxious to go home to enjoy a quiet holiday, or tell their families about the exciting things they saw and heard at school.

Another reason that made the students anxious was also very simple, that is, Hogwarts cancelled the right of students to go to Hogsmeade village on weekends. This not only made the students bored with the new students, but also affected many students' plans to buy Christmas gifts for their classmates and their families. You know, there is no such thing as online shopping in the wizarding world, at least not now. So many of the students gathered in the hall now did not plan to go home directly, but to meet with their parents and go to Diagon Alley for a big purchase.

Draco was one of these people.

He had already prepared a long list of gifts, which took him a lot of time to prepare, because in order to show his respect, all the gifts for each person could not be repeated, otherwise it would be very rude.

He prepared two snack gift packs for his two followers, which was a tacit agreement between them, and they did this every year. And Draco prepared a ruby ​​hairpin for Pansy, which allowed Pansy to pin up a corner of her bangs. Draco always thought Pansy looked particularly good in this way.

But when he thought of Pansy, Draco began to have a headache, because his mother didn't want him to be with Pansy, because the Parkinson family was now in decline.

Compared to Pansy, his mother would rather he marry the youngest daughter of the Greengrass family.

Draco also knew the little Greengrass named Astoria. She was a very beautiful girl with blonde hair and blue eyes, no less beautiful than Pansy. She was a junior girl one year younger than Draco.

In fact, their parents had already arranged everything. Draco's mother even picked out the most valuable necklace from her jewelry box as a Christmas gift for Draco this year.

To be honest, Draco was not opposed to marrying Astoria. After all, as the heir to a pure-blood family, he had already made up his mind to sacrifice for a political marriage, and Astoria's conditions were not bad either.

But for some reason, Draco's heart ached whenever he thought of Pansy's appearance.

Sighing deeply, Draco decided not to think about it for the time being. After all, he still had a mission for Lord Voldemort.

This is really a difficult task. Not to mention how difficult it is to assassinate Dumbledore, now even assassinating Mike has become extremely difficult.

After all, even such an outstanding person as Clarke failed, so Draco couldn't say that he could do better than him.

What's more, Mike and the others seemed to have become wary of him.

Thinking of this, Draco suddenly clenched his fists and the expression on his face began to become somewhat ferocious.

He still couldn't forget the humiliation he suffered in that dungeon!

The barbarian under Mike's command and the Gryffindor kid unscrupulously captured him from the Slytherin common room and took him to a dungeon, where they tortured, beat, and humiliated him day and night...

There were times when Draco even felt like he couldn't hold on any longer, but just when he was about to give up, Mike came.

The tall man looked at him as if he were a puddle of mud, and then said with disgust:

"It's not him, let him go."

So, Draco finally regained his freedom.

Draco, who returned to Slytherin, began to brag about his experience of resisting Mike rather than surrendering. In the story he told, Mike and his lackeys all became incompetent rats, and he himself became a hero who resisted the evil forces!
In this way, Draco's reputation and his status in Slytherin were finally preserved.

But the hatred for Michael remained buried in Draco's heart.

Thinking of this, Draco's clenched fists finally loosened. With a smile on his face, he glanced at the Gryffindor and Ravenclaw students in the hall with extremely cold eyes.

Now, his chance for revenge has come.

Last night while wandering around, he discovered a vanishing cabinet in the Room of Requirement, and that vanishing cabinet was a matching one to the one in Borgin and Burke's.

This means that he can completely rely on the Vanishing Cabinet to put the Death Eaters into Hogwarts!
To be honest, Draco didn't know why he went out for a night walk last night, nor did he know how he discovered the secret of the disappearing cabinet. It was as if this memory suddenly appeared in his mind.

But none of this mattered. The only thing Draco knew clearly was that as long as the Death Eaters invaded Hogwarts, he would be able to avenge the humiliation he had suffered a thousand times on Mike, and even on all the Ravenclaws and Gryffindors!

Every time Draco thought about this, he couldn't help but tremble with excitement. It was so cool!

"Don't push! Get out of the way! I'm going to open the door!"

Hagrid's familiar loud voice suddenly sounded, and then his tall body squeezed through the crowd and opened the gate of Hogwarts Castle.

Outside the door, Professor McGonagall was pursing her lips and looking at the students crowded in the hall with a gloomy expression.

Under Professor McGonagall's death gaze, the originally chaotic student team instantly became orderly and quiet. Everyone lined up and slowly walked out of the castle, not even daring to breathe.

Seeing this, Draco also retracted his gaze. He straightened his slicked-back hair, and proudly stood behind the long line while pulling his suitcase.

Today, he is going to implement his plan, and he is sure that this will be the beginning of a legend!

Thinking of this, Draco raised his head with an expression of great confidence, and his walking posture became elegant and noble.

At the same time, Mike, Franklin and others were sitting at the long table in the auditorium, silently watching the situation on Draco's side.

Franklin couldn't help but laugh at Draco's affected attitude.

He was also present when Draco's memory was modified last night, so he knew exactly what happened.

Draco's current state, he is really...

But unlike Franklin, Zhou Hong's expression at the moment was not very good.

Last night he was busy with Mrs. Kent's affairs until late at night and when he came back he happened to see Mike modifying Draco's memory and had to go up to help. He was busy all night.

He shook his head and said weakly:
"Mike, should we move the Vanishing Cabinet? What if Voldemort unexpectedly takes action ahead of time? Then Hogwarts..."

Zhou Hong didn't continue talking, but Mike understood what he meant completely.

Mike shook his head. What Zhou Hong said did make some sense. Although he had already hinted at the specific time of action in Draco's mind, Voldemort might not listen to him.

No, it should be said that Voldemort would definitely not listen. After all, Draco was just a young student and was not trustworthy at all.

If nothing unexpected happens, Voldemort should send people to conduct preliminary investigation first, and only continue to act after confirming that the Vanishing Cabinet is functioning correctly.

And before the other party confirms, the disappearing cabinet must not be moved.

"Hogwarts is indeed not suitable as a battlefield, so the Vanishing Cabinet needs to be moved away." Mike said slowly, "But not now. When the time comes, I will ask you to take it away. Now let's go back first."

After saying that, Mike turned around and walked towards the Ravenclaw common room, while Zhou Hong opened his mouth, but finally sighed and followed him.

(End of this chapter)