Hogwarts: Don't call me the Staff Maker

Chapter 797 Plan

"Come here quickly, over here—"

"Quiet, and whatever you do, don't get caught."

Late at night at Hogwarts, the group carefully evaded the patrolling Slytherins and, under Neville's guidance, turned into a hidden corridor on the eighth floor.

Incidentally, due to Carlo's deliberate targeting, the work of patrolling the castle, which originally belonged to Filch, has now fallen entirely to a student squad composed of Slytherins. They have even given it a name: "The Patrol to Uphold the Glory of Hogwarts' Pure-Blood Wizards."

It sounds like it has nothing to do with patrolling the castle or catching disobedient students, but Carol likes it very much—or rather, she thinks Voldemort would like to uphold the name of pure-blood honor.

These people have replaced Filch as the main force in catching disciplinary violations and nighttime outings, wandering around various corners of the school at irregular intervals every day.

Fortunately, Neville had a magical map given to him by Siron, which clearly showed the location of every Slytherin.

With the help of this map, he successfully led everyone to the door of the "Wish-Fulfilled House" on the eighth floor.

"They were all like us, unwilling to join the Death Eaters, and were constantly targeted by Carol and the Slytherins," Ginny explained.

As she opened the door, familiar faces began to walk in one after another.

First up are Harry's two roommates, Seamus Finnigan and Dean Thomas; their entire dorm is now gathered here.

In addition, there are Lavender Brown, Luna Rofgood, the Pettier sisters, Michael Corner, Colin Crevey, and his brother.

Upon seeing the people inside the "Always Granted" room, they were equally excited, and couldn't help but scream and shout as soon as they entered.

"Harry, and Celeste too!"

"It's Harry Potter!"

"Merlin's Beard, I knew you would come back!"

"Quiet down, keep your voices down. Do you want to attract Carlo's attention?" Neville quickly stopped them and urged the last few people to come in.

After Michael Corner, who was left at the back, squeezed in, he immediately closed the door and breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as the door is closed, even if Carol and the Slytherins pressed their ears to the wall, they wouldn't be able to find them.

Meanwhile, the crowd on the other side had already surrounded them, shaking hands and patting them on the back, as if they had just won a crucial Quidditch match.

Harry also noticed that these people all had injuries of varying degrees. Seamus's face was swollen, Michael had several red marks on his left cheek, and Lavender and Luna both had bandages wrapped around their heads and their hair was much shorter than before.

"What's going on here—" he asked, frowning, "is it because of Carlo?"

"That's normal." Ginny walked over and shrugged indifferently. "I mean, the Death Eaters don't punish us as gently as the professors, not to mention those nasty Slytherins."

"But don't worry, thankfully it's all just superficial injuries," Seamus said with a smile. "Carlo even wanted to use the Cruciatus Curse on us before, but for some reason he gave up."

"I suspect that other professors are protecting us," Lavender said seriously. "I can tell that Professor McGonagall dislikes Carol and Professor Flitwick, but they have to swallow their anger for the sake of Hogwarts."

Perhaps it had been a long time since we had chatted so freely, and everyone had endless topics to discuss.

Harry was also very happy. During his time away from home, he dreamed about Hogwarts, including his classmates, some familiar and some not.

In this atmosphere, someone suggested that they simply not go back, but stay here together, and then suddenly appear when the professors launch their final battle against the Death Eaters to deliver a fatal blow.

"No way." Xilun immediately shook his head, rejecting the suggestion.

"Why?" Seamus asked, puzzled. "We really don't want to be their targets for practicing dark magic anymore. Let me put it this way, if Carlo hadn't locked down the school, I would have dropped out a week ago!"

"Yes, I also want to drop out of school."

"This is not Hogwarts at all."

"We can help."

Everyone was talking at once, but in short, they didn't want to go back and be endlessly punished by Carol and the Slytherins.

"I understand what you mean—" Xiren nodded first, then continued, "But have you considered the consequences of so many people disappearing from the school at the same time?"

"What—consequences?" Simon blinked, asking in confusion, "Isn't it just that Carlo couldn't find us and got furious—"

"She can't find us, but what about the others, like this year's freshmen—if you all disappear, there really won't be anyone to help them."

No one laughed or spoke anymore. Seamus stood there, lost in thought.

"Also, Carol can't find you, but she can find others." Siren looked at Luna. "As far as I know, your father should still be at home. If the Death Eaters kidnap him and bring him to school, threatening you to stand up for him, what will you do?"

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"Or conversely, they might use you to threaten Mr. Lovegood—for example, to get him to betray Harry. What do you think he would do?"

Luna's lips moved, but she didn't speak. Instead, she waved her hand above her head, as if trying to shoo something away.

A depressing silence fell over the Room of Requirement. After a long while, someone muttered a curse in a very low voice.

"Damn Death Eaters."

"They've always been like this," Xiren said, spreading his hands. "But—letting you go back doesn't mean you can't do anything."

Before he finished speaking, everyone simultaneously raised their heads and stared intently at Xilun.

"I knew it—"

"Tell me quickly, Siren, what's your plan?"

"It's very simple: help as many younger students as possible who need assistance," Siron said. "At the same time, we also need to reform Hogwarts outside of Carlo's sight."

A buzz of discussion arose, and everyone looked at each other in confusion.

The first part of the sentence is easy to understand: helping those new students and sparing them from Carlo's punishment is something they have been doing all along.

But what does it mean to modify Hogwarts?

"Because there will inevitably be a true final battle between us and the Death Eaters," Siron explained. "Before that final battle, we must ensure that Hogwarts is our home ground."

"You mean, set a trap?" Neville asked thoughtfully, looking up.

“That’s right.” Sirens nodded. “It would be unwise to confront the Death Eaters head-on at this time, but we can arm Hogwarts to prepare for the final battle later.”

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