Snape, the Sunshine of Hogwarts.

Chapter 119 The Situation in Britain and Harry Draco's Cohabitation
When the latest issue of The Daily Prophet was delivered to the homes of wizards across Britain on August 4th.

The people finally learned what had happened on Azkaban yesterday.

Sirius Black, once listed by the Ministry of Magic as one of the highest-ranking wanted criminals below Mysterio, and whose notoriety even far surpasses that of Barty Crouch Jr., has successfully escaped from prison!

Sirius Black is a name familiar to anyone from a respectable wizarding family.

"We are working to recapture Black," Minister for Magic Miranda Bagno announced this morning. "We urge the wizarding world to remain calm! The escape of these two criminals will not lead to the chaos we saw eight years ago. The wizarding world is different now, and the Aurors will protect the people and prevent them from causing any further trouble!"

But her words did not give the British wizards much confidence.

Because it's obvious that Blake's reputation is quite different from that of the young Barty.

Before his arrest, he had killed 13 people with a single spell! It was a horrific massacre!

On the streets of London, a massive explosion obliterates his best friend Peter Pettigrew, along with 12 other innocent Muggles!

The fact that this villain escaped, and that he fled in anger because he was dissatisfied with Severus Snape's public repentance, has caused a great deal of sighs among the public.

Even some old stories about Hogwarts from more than a decade ago have been dug up by some busybodies.

They were at odds during their student days, then made the same mistakes together after graduation, and now, some have turned over a new leaf, while others have remained utterly wicked.

In addition, the recent news that the Ministry of Magic is applying to Wizengamot for the Order of Merlin for Severus, which coincided with the news of Black's escape from prison, has made this dramatic and contrasting event even more sensational. As many newspapers report on Black, they also make sure Severus gets some attention.

Meanwhile, some members of the International Confederation of Wizards criticized Bagno for informing the Muggle prime minister about Black's escape.

Bagno responded publicly at noon that day, angrily stating that the person who said these words did not consider Muggle lives to be human lives at all!
Black has a history of massacring Muggles, and now that he's escaped from prison, it's hard to guarantee he won't take his anger out on innocent civilians again.

For example, the Muggle Granger family, who worked with Severus to solve the werewolf case, are now under the protection of Aurors appointed by the Ministry of Magic.

This news also caused some British wizards to panic and temporarily leave England, fearing Blake and wanting to find a place outside to avoid the storm.

Bagno was under tremendous pressure at this time.

It wasn't just public opinion in the magical world and the meddling of certain members of the International Confederation of Wizards, but also the Dementors of Azkaban.

Barty Jr.'s escape had already enraged the guards, who wanted to leave Azkaban and pursue him on the British mainland, but Bagno never granted their permission.

Black's escape has further spurred them on, leading them to consider leaving Azkaban without submitting any further applications to the Ministry of Magic.

Faced with this situation, Bagno, who had been elected Minister during the darkest years of the Wizarding Wars initiated by Voldemort, immediately dispatched a group of Aurors specializing in Patronus Charms to surround and drive the Dementors back to Azkaban. He also stationed a squad of Aurors permanently in the prison.

Afterwards, she personally went to the island and warned the Dementors in front of them that as long as she was in power, she would not allow any Dementors to appear on the British mainland.

After this news was released, it generated polarized opinions among the public.

Some people think that since the Aurors can't capture Black and Barty Jr. quickly, they might as well let the Dementors try.

But many more people supported Bagno's tough measures. These people mostly understood how terrifying the Dementors were. If these monsters were allowed to leave Azkaban, where would they find food if they couldn't catch the people they wanted on the British mainland for a long time?

Just as the entire British magical community was engulfed in a storm of arguments and panic.

In a corner of Knockturn Lane on a street in London.

A large, jet-black dog, carrying a newspaper stolen from somewhere in its mouth, found a secluded corner and unfolded the newspaper completely.

They were trying to find information about Severus Snape and his student Dudley Dursley that had almost disappeared in recent days.

He saw no valuable information, but instead read a scathing critique of Sirius Black for displaying his evil nature during his school days, while Severus Snape was portrayed as a pitiful victim of bullying since adolescence.

The author of this article even speculated that it was because of the persecution he suffered at the hands of Black when he was young that Snape later turned to the dark side and committed wrongdoings.

This infuriated the black dog!
He opened his mouth wide and tore the newspaper to shreds, then walked away from Knockdown Alley into the shadows of the alley.

He couldn't find any valuable clues from the public information.

Then he could only think of some unconventional methods, such as...
Go find that snotty-nosed guy's friends and helpers!
The French Ministry of Magic.

What's happening in Britain isn't going to reach here anytime soon, of course.

After having a French feast treated to by Yuma last night, Harry and Draco went to sleep in the dormitory arranged for them by the Auror Command.

As expected, the two ended up sharing a room.

Harry just pursed his lips and didn't say much, but Draco was in an uproar!

"Do you even know my last name? Malfoy! The Malfoy from England! You're making me share a room with him! This is an insult!"

Yuma heard Draco's commotion and sighed helplessly.

"Because we have to work overtime these past two days, and many colleagues also need to stay overnight in the department, the accommodation arrangements are currently limited to two people per room. We hope you can be understanding."

Draco wanted to argue further, but Severus covered his mouth from behind.

"Two people sharing a room is already a very high standard of living, and the dinner was excellent. Thank you for your hospitality, Yuma. Please also convey my gratitude to Gilar."

Before leaving, Yuma gave each of the four of them a badge from the French Ministry of Magic.

"In the Ministry of Magic, just wear this around your neck, and the guards won't patrol you. The atmosphere inside is relatively relaxed; areas that aren't allowed are marked with spells and signs. Just tell the children to be careful and not to wander off." "As for the specific work that requires your involvement, Mr. Snape, someone will come tomorrow to take you and Mr. Lupin there. You should get some rest tonight."

Finally, good night.

He shook hands with Severus one last time, offered his blessings, and then left the Ministry of Magic.

And right after he left, Harry and Draco started fighting.

The two nearly came to blows over who would sleep in the bed furthest from the bathroom, until Severus came up with a solution: he drew a grid on a piece of paper for them and taught them to play Connect Four. Whoever won would sleep in the bed furthest from the bathroom.

In the end, Draco won by a stroke of luck, and Harry accepted his loss.

Since they had spent most of the day traveling, after settling into their beds, the two of them didn't fuss for long before falling asleep in the fairly soft beds.

I slept until the next day.

Draco rubbed his eyes and sat up in bed.

He didn't know if this sleep was because he was really tired from yesterday's emotional ups and downs and the long journey, or if he didn't actually hate the experience of being taken out of his home by Severus as much as he had imagined.

In short, he didn't have any dreams, his sleep quality was excellent, and he slept soundly until dawn.

When he sat on the bed and stared blankly for a while, he realized that Harry seemed to have been awake for a long time and was now sitting on the sofa in the bedroom reading a book.

"Snape isn't here right now, so what are you pretending to be, you studious little devil?"

Classically, the first thing Malfoy says each day is to start with sarcasm and ridicule.

Harry simply replied casually while reading his book.

"The one who hasn't gotten out of bed yet is the baby."

He pointed to the coffee table next to him, on which were some fresh, obviously delivered fruits and drinks.

"It was delivered by the house-elves. They even gave me a menu and asked me what I wanted to eat for breakfast. You weren't awake yet at that time. I had already eaten in the teacher's and Remus's room."

Draco stared at Harry for a moment before getting off the bed and asking a question.

"Where are Snape and the others?"

“When I got up, I didn’t see them, but the teacher left a note for us in his room saying that they had gone to do their work and that if we were bored, we could wander around here as we pleased, as long as we didn’t cause any trouble, we could go and see anywhere.”

After washing up, Draco sat down on another single sofa. He saw the menu on the table and a small bell.

After they rang the bell, a house-elf dressed in a tea towel suddenly appeared in the room and respectfully asked them what they needed.

After asking for some simple food, Draco filled his stomach and then rang the bell, which would have the little elves help them clean up.

He was curious about what Harry was looking at, but didn't want to ask directly and risk losing face, so he chose to peek out of the corner of his eye.

But after glancing at it for a while, he only saw the word "spell" on the surface of the old book cover. Then Harry seemed to notice his little trick and deliberately turned the book to the other side, not letting him see it.

"cut!"

Draco gave a dismissive snort, pretending not to care at all.

He asked a house-elf to find him a piece of parchment and a quill, and borrowed an owl from the French Ministry of Magic, in order to write a letter home so as not to worry Lucius and Narcissa.

When Dobby took the young master out of the house, he had already secretly vowed in his heart that he would never speak to his "heartless" parents again in this lifetime.

But children's tempers sometimes come and go quickly, and as Severus said at the beginning, Draco wasn't bad by nature; he was just spoiled and had a bad personality.

Arriving in this unfamiliar place, he couldn't help but miss his parents. He wrote down his experience of traveling to France with Severus the day before in a letter, and then gave it to an owl to deliver back to England.

After writing the letter, Draco had absolutely nothing to do.

Nine-year-old boys are naturally active, and he soon couldn't sit still in the room.

But when he opened the door and saw the bustling Auror command center outside, the unfamiliar environment, coupled with the fear of not being able to speak the language, made him hesitant to go out alone.

After hesitating for a long time, he finally turned to look at Harry, and after making a great decision, he asked stubbornly.

"Hey! Don't you want to see how these Frenchmen arrest and interrogate criminals?"

Having spent the morning reading spellbooks, and even secretly experimenting with his wand a couple of times while Draco was still asleep, Harry was already getting restless.

He waited there for a long time before Draco finally spoke first and extended an invitation. So he pretended to be very embarrassed and helpless and put down the spellbook in his hand.

"Sigh, since the teacher asked me to take care of you, and you're too scared to go out alone, I'll reluctantly agree to go with you."

Draco, enraged by his words, slammed the door shut.

"Who invited you! I was just asking if you were going or not!"

"Alright, alright, I know, no need to explain, Young Master Malfoy, let's go."

(End of this chapter)