Hogwarts: Don't call me the Staff Maker

Chapter 801 Tonks Arrives

Late at night, in the Great Hall of Hogwarts.

The enchanted ceiling was dark and shimmering with starlight. The four long tables below were empty; not a soul was there.

Suddenly, the tightly closed door was pushed open, and two figures walked in one after the other.

"Silen, is it really okay to do this?"

"Of course." Celen stopped by the fireplace, took out his wand and waved it lightly, removing an ancient bronze ornament from it and putting another identical one back in its place.

"You need to understand that the Great Hall is one of the most important places at Hogwarts. If we go to war with the Death Eaters, this place will definitely become a battlefield. So it's always good to make some preparations beforehand."

"No, I mean, isn't it too early to do this now?" Harry looked a little worried.

"After all, the auditorium is the most crowded place; all the teachers and students come here to eat. If someone accidentally triggers a mechanism, wouldn't our plan be exposed?"

"Don't worry, you should trust Fred and George's judgment—" Celen walked to the classroom seat again, to the podium decorated with owls, and waved his wand once more.

"These locations were carefully selected by them, and students generally wouldn't go near them. Besides, even if we were accidentally exposed, we have a backup plan."

"I hope so," Harry said, though a hint of worry still lingered on his face.

He then opened the Marauder's Map and carefully observed the movements of the other people in the castle, keeping a close eye on whether anyone was approaching.

But Sirius wasn't worried about any of that. He went to several places as planned, and before the Slytherin scouts arrived, he left the Great Hall with Harry.

A house that grants every request.

Three more different rooms have been added here recently.

Besides Fred and George, there's also Simon Finigan, who started living here last week.

The reason was that during a Defense Against the Dark Arts class, he accidentally blew up his ink bottle, and the violent explosion affected at least three Slytherins.

Alecto Caro was furious, seeing this as a provocation, and decided to inflict the most severe punishment on Seamus: the Cruciatus Curse.

Then Seamus ran away, escaping to the Room of Requirement under the cover of the other Gryffindors.

Since the explosion occurred during class and many people witnessed it, simply altering Carlo's memories was useless. So, Xilun simply did nothing and let Ximo stay with them temporarily.

Of course, Seamus himself didn't do it on purpose. He's been busy in the castle lately, as if he's found a new kind of fun, designing new traps every day.

But there's nothing he can do; he's always like this. No matter what kind of spell he uses, there's a risk of it exploding.

"You're finally back." Fred walked in from another room. "How's it going? Is everything ready?"

"All done." Siren gestured. "But can you be sure those pain sprays worked?"

"Of course, that's our masterpiece, it'll definitely give those Death Eaters a big surprise," George said proudly, clearly very confident in his product.

Just as he was about to explain in detail the effects of the pain spray, Simo suddenly exclaimed in surprise.

He stared wide-eyed, pointing incredulously at the wall directly in front of him. There, on the previously blank wall, was a deep passageway. Ariana, dressed in a long blue dress, stood there, peering into the room as if looking for someone.

Soon, her gaze fell on Xilen, and she said in a clear voice, "You have friends here."

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friend?

Celen instinctively looked at Fred and George.

Both of them shook their heads at the same time.

No, we don't know.

"They are not friends we invited."

Without giving anyone time to speculate, almost the next second, Tonks jumped out of the passage and landed steadily on the ground. Then she looked back at the entrance to the passage that had disappeared again.

"I never imagined that the Hog's Head, a place that has always been a gathering place for all sorts of people, would actually hide a secret passage leading directly to Hogwarts."

"We were shocked when we first found out," Fred and George nodded in agreement.

"Welcome to Hogwarts, Tonks." Siren stepped forward and asked softly, "Are you alright now?"

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When they got closer, Celen realized that Tonks wasn't in very good condition.

His clothes were filthy, his face was pale, his lips were bloodless, and his hair, which changed color with his mood, was dry and yellow like straw.

"To be honest, it's not great. After all, it's really hard for a normal person to get along with those Death Eaters whose brains have been damaged by dark magic. But luckily, I'm still alive—" Tonks rubbed his face vigorously.

"Excuse me, do you have anything to eat?"

"Would bread be okay?"

"That would be perfect."

Fred immediately brought over a plate of buttered bread, which was the leftovers from their dinner that they had originally intended to save for a late-night snack.

Tonks didn't mind and took a big bite of the bread.

"Don't the Death Eaters feed you?" Fred raised an eyebrow. "You look like you haven't eaten for days."

"Trust me, George," Tonks glanced at him briefly, "You definitely don't want to have dinner with guys whose heads are full of dark magic."

"I believe it, but I am Fred."

"It doesn't matter who it is." Tonks ignored him, ate all the bread on her plate, and then drank the pumpkin juice that Seamus handed her in one gulp. Only then did she wipe her mouth with satisfaction. At the same time, her straw-like, dry yellow hair turned black again.

After she had finally finished eating and drinking, Xiren asked again, "Now that you're here, have you found the location of those Death Eaters?"

"We found them a long time ago," Tonks said, taking out a folded parchment. "There are thirty-nine Death Eaters in total, scattered in three different locations, but all right next to the valley behind the school. I've marked their exact locations here."

Fred instinctively reached for the map, but grabbed nothing.

"Ah, not bad, you're quite vigilant." He looked at Tonks, who was putting away the map, with feigned ease, his face slightly flushed.

"There's magic on this; it must be opened by Minerva herself," Tonks explained.

She certainly believed that the people here were real, otherwise she wouldn't have eaten those breads earlier, but the map she was holding was for a mission from the Order of the Phoenix, and had nothing to do with trust.

"So are you going to see Professor McGonagall now?" Siron asked.

"Of course, and the sooner the better," Tonks said, looking around curiously. "Where are we? Does Hogwarts even have rooms this nice?"

"A magical place that can meet the students' most urgent needs—you can get out from here," Siren explained briefly, then opened the door to the Room of Requirement.

"Ah, thank you." Tonks quickly went over.