Hogwarts Raven's Claw

Chapter 539 Unexpected Reinforcements

"Why are you here?"*2
Benjamin and Harry said at the same time.

After that, Harry reacted quickly and explained:
"We were just about to go find Professor McGonagall. Her Transfiguration class had already started, but she hadn't shown up yet. So we came to see what was going on. After all, you know, it's very unbelievable for this kind of thing to happen to Professor McGonagall."

Hearing this, Benjamin nodded in agreement. He knew very well that Professor McGonagall was indeed the kind of person who was strict and meticulous with both others and herself.

At this time, Hermione's eyes lit up. She looked at Benjamin with sharp eyes and said impatiently:

"How is Mike doing now? Have you found a way to rescue him?"

"That's why I came here today." Benjamin shook the file bag in his hand and said, "Dumbledore gave us some help."

"How can this be?"

Harry and the other two said in unison. In their opinion, under the current circumstances, it was already good enough that Mike's side did not fight with Dumbledore when they met. How could they help each other?

But then they fell silent again. As Dumbledore's students and Mike's good friends, they had no right to comment on this matter.

"We can help, too."

After a long silence, Hermione finally spoke.

Benjamin smiled bitterly and said to the three people:

"I have received your kindness, but forget it. This matter is too dangerous and it is not suitable for the three of you to get involved. Especially Harry and Ron. If I let you two come to help, Sirius and Mrs. Weasley will definitely kill me."

Harry and Ron lowered their heads upon hearing this. They knew very well that what Benjamin said was true. Black and the Weasleys would definitely be willing to participate in rescuing Mike, but it would be a completely different situation once they were involved.

But Hermione was still unwilling to give up, and said through gritted teeth:

"No, we must help where we can!"

"This……"

Benjamin smacked his lips and was about to continue persuading her, but Hermione continued:

"House elves, the house elves in the Hogwarts kitchens are also willing to help!"

"House elf?"

"Yeah, those house elves would do anything for Mike!"

"Well," Benjamin narrowed his eyes and pondered, "In this case, it's not impossible to ask you for help."

Harry and Ron looked at each other in surprise when they heard this, while Hermione showed a look of surprise on her face. She grabbed Benjamin and ran towards the kitchen.

This scared Benjamin. Although he was a grown man and certainly not less powerful than Hermione, he knew the relationship between Hermione and Mike very well. He was afraid that if he stopped suddenly, he would hurt Hermione, so he could only let Hermione drag him all the way to the kitchen.

At this time, the Hogwarts kitchen was still a scene of bustling activity, or it could be said that the Hogwarts kitchen was very busy most of the day. It was not an easy task to provide food and drink to the entire Ministry of Magic school. These house-elves could only rest for a while late at night.

But even so, there are still naughty kids who always come to them in the middle of the night to ask for midnight snacks!
From a human perspective, this is even more than a "blessing", but the house-elves believe that this is a blessing in the true sense.

After all, in the minds of house-elves, work is the meaning of their existence. The more work they do, the happier they are.

Just like now, even though they had too much work to do, when they saw Hermione and Benjamin arriving they still sent out a few house-elves to specifically receive the two of them.

After learning that Benjamin was actually Mike's good friend, the house-elves became more submissive and excited.

This made Benjamin understand two things. First, Mike's reputation among the house-elves at Hogwarts was really high. Second, what Hermione said before was not empty talk.

Thinking of this, Benjamin directly informed the house-elves of Mike's current situation and asked for their help.

But what he didn't expect was that the house-elves all looked confused after hearing what he said.

"Um, you mean... Mr. McTownley is in trouble and needs our help?"

One of the house elves with the largest ears asked hesitantly.

Just by looking at his expression, Benjamin knew that the other party didn't understand most of what he said just now. Shaking his head, Benjamin simply gave up the idea of ​​explaining to the other party and said directly:

"Yes, I will need you to leave Hogwarts with us to help Mike then."

"This one……"

Hearing this, several house-elves showed embarrassment on their faces. Benjamin was also very considerate of them. He knew that their identities did not allow them to leave Hogwarts casually, so he said:

"Well, you can mention this to Dumbledore first. I believe he will agree."

At this point, the house-elves had no reason to refuse, so they finally gritted their teeth and nodded, then quickly disappeared into the kitchen, probably to discuss things with the other house-elves.

Hermione saw all of this from the side. She frowned and said in an apologetic voice:

"I'm sorry, Benjamin, I didn't expect it would be such a hassle for them to leave Hogwarts."

"It's okay, I'm sure Dumbledore will agree."

The corners of Benjamin's mouth curled up. Although he still didn't understand why Dumbledore wanted to help them, judging from the current situation, the other party was still very sincere.

Benjamin believed that Dumbledore would not be reluctant to part with these just some house-elves.

At the same time, the matter of the house-elves also gave Benjamin a wake-up call.

There is actually a lot of power within Hogwarts that they can use.

You must know that since ancient times, students have been the group most easily exploited, and because of their identity, the effect these people can exert is far greater than that of ordinary people!
The only problem is that this is not very ethical. After all, these are all his classmates. Benjamin is undoubtedly using his classmates as cannon fodder. But Benjamin can't care less now that things have developed to this point. As long as Mike can be rescued, any sacrifice is worth it in his opinion!
Having made up his mind secretly, Benjamin took Hermione, as well as Harry and Ron who arrived breathlessly later, to visit the prefects of various colleges, and easily gained their support.

Benjamin was not surprised at all. After all, Mike was so famous in Hogwarts!

I believe that as long as the class leaders give the nod, and with the encouragement of the prospective employees of the Los Santos Security Company, it won’t be long before they have a special student team!
After doing all this, Benjamin said goodbye to Harry and the others, and returned to the Masonic secrets with satisfaction. But what he didn't know was that everything he did in Hogwarts today had already been recorded by Professor McGonagall!
Looking at Benjamin's gradually disappearing figure, Professor McGonagall's lips were almost squeezed into a knot!

Only after Benjamin completely disappeared did she turn around and leave, walking at almost the fastest speed in her life to the headmaster's office and standing in front of Dumbledore.

Dumbledore was in much better condition now than the last time he met Chris.

Although his body was still as shriveled as a mummy, at least the strong smell of decay had disappeared from him.

Looking at Dumbledore on the recliner, a trace of sadness instinctively flashed in Professor McGonagall's eyes, but she quickly adjusted her emotions and poured out all of Benjamin's actions.

After saying this, Professor McGonagall was even shaking with anger, and she stood there gritting her teeth and said:
"Albus! You must stop him! He wants to tie the Hogwarts students to their chariot! Those students will not end well if they get trapped!"

There was no expression on Dumbledore's face when he heard this. He only said slowly in a dry voice:
"Promise him."

"you can not……"

"Promise him!"

Professor McGonagall said nothing more. She just stood there, looking at the unrecognizable Dumbledore on the recliner with the eyes of a stranger.

In her impression, Dumbledore was definitely the person who loved students the most in the entire Hogwarts, but now, such a headmaster had personally sent his own students into the fire pit.

For a moment, Professor McGonagall even wondered if Dumbledore had been put under the Imperius Curse.

Fortunately, she came to her senses quickly.

Because Dumbledore was originally that kind of 'good guy'.

Since he was willing to personally get rid of Mike Tonley, a student he once had high hopes for, for the sake of peace in the wizarding world, he could naturally sacrifice other students for the same reason.

For a moment, Professor McGonagall's eyes turned cold when she looked at Dumbledore.

The reason why she has stayed with Dumbledore for so many years is not only because she likes the profession of professor, but also because she has some fantasies about Dumbledore and hopes to have an answer.

But now it seems that even after so many years, Dumbledore is still the same Dumbledore, without any change.

Thinking of this, Professor McGonagall gave Dumbledore a cold look and walked away without looking back.

Dumbledore, who was sitting on the recliner, naturally noticed Professor McGonagall's change of mood. He sighed heavily and turned his gaze to the window again.

"Mike, Mike, it's up to you now."

……

"Where...is this place? Oh, right! I was defeated by Dumbledore, so this is hell?"

Mike thought a little confusedly, maybe because he had slept for too long, his mind was always fuzzy now, but soon his conclusion was overturned, because as his consciousness gradually became clearer and his perception gradually recovered, waves of piercing pain quickly came from all parts of his body!
As we all know, dead people cannot feel pain.

After confirming that he was still alive, Mike did not open his eyes immediately. Instead, he tried to keep his body still while stretching his body slightly.

This is the valuable experience he has gained from working hard in the society for many years!
Through this method, Mike quickly confirmed three points.

First, he must have been locked up by someone, and judging from the restraints on his wrists and ankles and the posture of his body, he must have been tied to something similar to a cross.

Second, his body was still normal, at least his limbs were intact, and he had no missing limbs. As for whether the fifth limb was still there, Mike was not sure, but judging from the fact that he did not feel any pain in his lower body, there should be no problem.

Thirdly, the person who imprisoned him should have cast a special spell on him that relaxed his strength and suppressed the recovery of his magic power, which resulted in not only his body being limp without any strength, but also his mental strength and magic power being almost exhausted, making him extremely weak.

After figuring out these points, Mike breathed a sigh of relief but his mood also began to become heavy.

Although his life safety seemed to be fine at the moment, no matter who imprisoned him, the means he used were a little too thorough, weren't they?

With these several restrictions on his strength, it is now difficult for him to even twist his limbs significantly, let alone break free from the restraints!
Thinking of this, Mike gave up pretending and opened his eyes directly.

All I could see was pitch black.

This actually did not surprise Mike. After all, if there was light, he would be able to sense it even with his eyes closed.

But the strange thing is that, in theory, human eyes can gradually adapt to changes in external light, so even at night, as long as there is some light, a normal person can see some things vaguely.

But at this moment, all Mike could see was darkness.

This is extremely unscientific.

Seeing this, the last bit of hope in Mike's heart was extinguished.

Because he knew very well that the reason for the current situation was actually very simple. Either he was directly sealed in a completely sealed object, or there was a large amount of mysterious substance around him that was similar to the "darkest black in the world" and did not refract light at all.

But no matter which situation it is, it is not something Mike can solve now.

After figuring this out, Mike could only close his eyes again and think about Dumbledore.

Mike actually had an idea as to why Dumbledore attacked him.

It's nothing more than the fear that Mike will become the next Dark Lord and mess up the wizarding world.

But Mike really didn't expect that Dumbledore still had some strength left, and was willing to use this last bit of strength against him.

In Mike's opinion, shouldn't he and Dumbledore already be friends?

Still a relatively good relationship.

Dumbledore actually had the guts to kill his best friend! ?
Dumbledore! Are you really a cold-blooded animal?
Unable to suppress it, a surge of rage quickly rose up from Mike's heart, gradually expanding and spreading, and finally turning into a ball of raging flames!

(End of this chapter)