Hogwarts Raven

Chapter 268 267: What did you say? He wants to slay the dragon?

at this time.

The night deepens.

I don't know when the moonlight was obscured by thick clouds.

It seemed to indicate that something big was going to happen tonight.

But Hogwarts is still very peaceful.

"Mr. Weasley, you are such an impolite brat." Snape suddenly stopped and lifted Ron's chin accurately with his wand, forcing him to look up and look at him.

"Didn't your mother teach you to look the other person in the eye when you lie?" Snape's tone was very dissatisfied, and the contempt in his black eyes was so strong that it almost overflowed.

The moonlight shone on Ron's pale face.

It actually looks a bit pitiful.

"I... I don't know what you're talking about." Even though Ron was taught a lesson by Snape, he still couldn't control his instinct, and his eyes kept dodging.

how to say.

It’s not that he can’t learn.

But the pressure of looking into Snape's eyes was indeed very great.

It was not the kind of pressure that a little wizard like him could bear. After all, he was only a first-year student, and he had no evidence against Snape. Instead, Snape had a strong evidence against him.

Even if he wanted to lash out, he didn't have the guts to do so.

"What a poor performance!" The old bat's ink-black eyes were filled with cold anger. He really felt that Ron was treating him like a fool.

"Mr. Weasley, how arrogant are you to think I can't find this?" As he said this, Snape suddenly reached out and his skinny eagle claw-like fingers reached directly into Neville's pocket.

He accurately pulled the dozing Rafe out of Neville's pocket.

The unfortunate toad was still croaking when it was taken out, and it kicked its hind legs desperately, but it could not break free from Snape's control. Perhaps this toad was the one that suffered the greatest misfortune tonight.

First, the Forbidden Forest.

Now here again.

Not dying on the spot in front of Neville can be seen as a sign of his deep affection for Neville.

"You violated school rules and you dared to lie." Snape raised the toad to Ron's nose. The toad's mucus dripped onto Ron's nose, causing Ron's nose to begin to have an allergic reaction.

obviously.

Snape did this on purpose.

As a potion master, he knew very well what Ron was allergic to - well, Snape was indeed narrow-minded, but Ron's deception was also the main reason.

"Kid, how stupid and arrogant are you to think you can fool me? Do you think I'm your indulgent father?" Snape hated it most when people acted stupidly in front of him.

Ron kept making stupid mistakes.

A Gryffindor student.

This made him feel that Ron was deliberately mocking him. The toad croaked in Snape's hand, and then Snape threw it to Neville, who was pale. Neville's lips trembled, and he caught the toad in a panic. Not only did he not dare to complain, he didn't even dare to comfort his pet on the spot.

Hermione twisted the corner of her robe nervously.

My brain was racing but I couldn't think of anything.

Ron, on the other hand, was like a rooster with its neck strangled, unable to make a sound.

He would still be the most miserable one among the three. Ron's little head couldn't understand why Snape only targeted him while his two friends could be invisible.

"The deceptive professor who violated school rules by going out for a night out and refused to repent even after being caught." Snape lowered his voice, gritted his teeth, and every word seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth.

"It seems that if I don't teach you a lesson, you won't know what the rules are! I will make you understand that in Hogwarts, anyone who attempts to challenge authority will pay a heavy price!"

"It takes some special punishment to teach naughty guys like you a lesson. For example, the septic tank at Hogwarts needs to be emptied." He glanced at the three of them.

"Of course, it's also possible that I will expel you directly. Unruly students like you are not worthy of attending Hogwarts. I think wandering the streets should suit your desire for adventure." Snape's tone was fierce. His vicious threats might seem cruel, but they were indeed meant to leave a profound lesson for the students.

Actually.

There are really few young wizards who will be expelled from school.

Even him.

Nor had he ever punished the little wizard from Gryffindor whom he hated in this way. The last student who was expelled not only violated the school rules but also the laws of the Ministry of Magic.

For students.

In fact, Hogwarts is very tolerant, unlike those so-called strict schools in the Muggle world. Of course, not only Hermione didn't know this, but also Ron and Neville didn't know it.

Neville's face was already paler than the moonlight, and Ron's freckles stood out against his pale face.

"Professor, you can't take revenge on someone personally!" Ron regretted the moment he blurted out. He wasn't really stupid, and he knew that yelling would definitely anger Snape.

This is not.

The muscles on Snape's face suddenly tensed, and the air seemed to freeze. He turned slowly, and the moonlight shone on his twisted face, which was as hideous as a demon from hell.

"Taking revenge for personal gain? Do you think I am that kind of professor? Very well, Mr. Weasley, I will do as you wish, and the punishment I impose on you will surely become a 'good' memory that you will never forget."

"Starting tomorrow, for a week, come to my office every night from 10 pm to 2 am. You will be responsible for cleaning all the crucibles. If you can't clean them clean, lick them with your tongue!"

"Just pray that I don't brew truth serum and make you reveal your inner self in front of your classmates." It must be said that Snape really knows how to threaten these students.

This is not.

Ron's lips instantly lost their color, his legs softened, and he almost fell to the ground. He closed his mouth like a rooster being strangled, and no longer dared to show his resistance.

The air became increasingly solidified.

In this depressing and suffocating atmosphere.

"It's all our fault, Professor! We shouldn't have wandered around at night and trespassed into the Forbidden Forest without permission..." Hermione seemed to have figured something out, and her voice was a little anxious.

"Ok?"

Snape's black robe moved without wind, as if an invisible force was surging. He stared at Hermione and spoke in a voice that suddenly rose.

"You actually went to the Forbidden Forest without permission?"

This certainly seemed to be something Snape had not expected.

after all.

Under normal circumstances.

The first-year Gryffindor students were not yet that daring.

"Ms. Granger, do you think a few confessions can lessen your guilt? Now, you really should start to worry about how miserable your life will be after you are expelled from school!"

"I will personally write to your parents to tell them how their children are ignoring school rules and putting themselves and the school in extreme danger!"

"If you ask me, you deserve to be sent to Azkaban for your behavior!" He glared at the three of them fiercely, but the worry in his eyes was inadvertently revealed.

how to say.

After all, he knew the dangers of the Forbidden Forest better than anyone else. Although he hated Gryffindor students, he didn't want to see them get killed, especially when one of the girls was close to his nephew.

to be frank.

Even Snape himself didn't know what was going on. He had been increasingly dissatisfied with Aurora from his own school, but had become more and more fond of this Gryffindor girl.

Just as Snape frowned.

When I was wondering if this had anything to do with Ian.

The law that humans cannot stand being talked about came into play again.

"Yes, professor, I don't expect you to forgive the mistakes we made, but please at least save Ian." Hermione was obviously worried about Ian's safety.

She didn't know Ian's strength.

But he had already deeply felt how terrifying the dragon was. Just now, the dragon's roar frightened her, and she didn't think Ian's strength could be a match for that kind of creature.

At this moment, Hermione's mind was filled with the image of Ian possibly being torn to pieces.

"What do you mean? Ian? Ian Prince?" Snape was immediately confused after hearing Hermione's words. He looked at Hermione with uncertainty and suspicion.

"What does this have to do with him?"

Snape's eyes flickered slightly.

"Hermione!"

Ron pulled Hermione anxiously. He thought that Snape was once a Death Eater. God knows the secrets in the Forbidden Forest, and whether Harry and Ian's abnormalities have anything to do with this professor.

however.

Hermione had no time to care about his weird ideas.

"Ian is in the Forbidden Forest too."

Hermione chose to confess.

After all, human life matters.

Snape's expression froze instantly. Under the moonlight, his face became visibly gloomy again.

"I will punish him, but you don't need to worry about anything." Snape had some understanding of his nephew's strength, so he didn't care about the possibility that Ian would be in danger in the Forbidden Forest.

The reason why Snape looked gloomy was that he just thought that Ian might make a large purchase in the Forbidden Forest. He had a premonition that it would become increasingly difficult to collect the materials for his potions.

Otherwise, why do people with the same profession dislike each other?

Especially when it comes to potions.

There are only so many resources.

Snape now just wanted to capture these three little wizards and then rush to the Forbidden Forest to see if he could get some leftovers - having to stay up late again was the main reason why Snape was unhappy.

"Now, all of you, get back to the castle!"

Snape's tone left no room for doubt.

And the Slytherin Headmaster didn't seem to care.

Hermione's expression became more and more anxious.

"Professor, you really have to go and save Ian. Ian was in the Forbidden Forest just now!" Hermione, under pressure from Snape, tried to persuade Snape to rescue Ian.

"Ms. Granger, it is not a good habit to inform on your friends." Snape looked at the girl coldly, and his favorability towards her dropped a lot.

See this situation.

Ron wanted to grumble a few more words.

But his courage has run out today.

In the end, he just complained in his heart about Snape's discriminatory treatment - he also knew that Ian was Snape's nephew, and it can be said that there were few young wizards in the entire academy who didn't know this.

after all.

Ian had publicized his relationship with Snape last school year, and now, in Ron's opinion, Snape was favoring his own relatives.

"He doesn't deserve to be a professor!"

Ron cursed inwardly.

however.

He still saw Snape suddenly looking at him, his eyes were so cold and terrifying. He took several steps back and lowered his head, but he couldn't understand why Snape hated him so much.

Just because I'm a Weasley?

Ah!
It's obvious that he was bullied by his own family members when he was a child!

Ron's heart was still active.

then.

He found Snape kicking him and knocking him to the ground, and he cried out in pain.

"Take care of your thoughts!"

Snape warned harshly.

"I don't have time to waste here with you." Snape said, and was about to take action, but at this moment, Hermione had already run in front of him again.

"Professor...Ian is planning to challenge one, or more than one, dragon in the Forbidden Forest." Hermione's words were like thunder, shaking the air.

Challenge the dragon?

More than one?
Is that a challenge?

"what?"

Snape's pupils suddenly contracted, and the muscles on his face twitched uncontrollably. In his more than 20 years of teaching career, no student had ever dared to be so bold.

Even though the incident happened to his ridiculous nephew, Snape still felt it was extremely magical. How dare he do that! Snape frowned deeply.

how to say.

Although he had some understanding of Ian's strength, he obviously still didn't think Ian could do such a thing. He even thought that Ian's character should be to trick others into helping him slay the dragon.

"Did he tell you, or did you guess?"

Snape's eyes kept flickering.

"answer me!"

His tone was a little hurried.

"We heard the dragon's roar, and he used magic to send us here. It seems that we are going to challenge the dragon." Hermione also quickly expressed her own judgment.

"Take me to him!"

Snape's tone was annoyed, he grabbed Hermione's collar, as if he was picking up a helpless kitten. Hermione's screams mixed with Ron and Neville's exclamations echoed in the night sky.

"But Professor, these two—"

Hermione wanted to say something else.

"Let them feed the Dementors here!" Snape roared, grabbed Hermione and rushed towards the Forbidden Forest, his black robe fluttering behind him like bat wings.

The dead leaves crunched under his feet with a teeth-grinding sound.

Ron and Neville stared in amazement as the two men disappeared into the darkness.

"What Dementors? There are Dementors in Hogwarts? That can't be right!" Neville looked around with horror in his eyes, obviously frightened by Snape's words.

"He must be trying to scare us. Dementors only exist in Azkaban." Ron breathed a sigh of relief. After surviving a disaster, he wiped the cold sweat off his forehead.

however.

As the saying goes, cold sweats never disappear, they just move away - Ron looked up and saw that Neville's head was covered in cold sweat, even more than when he faced Snape before.

"Don't be afraid! That damn old Slytherin bat has left!" Ron stood up again and began to call Snape by his nickname.

"That...that..."

Neville hesitated.

He raised his trembling hands.

Ron looked over.

He sat down on the ground again.

I saw.

"Huhuhu~"

He saw a Dementor wandering outside the castle - no, it seemed to be fleeing, or hiding, as if it was playing hide-and-seek with something very scary.

(End of this chapter)