Hogwarts: Don't call me the Staff Maker

Chapter 802 The War That Is About to Begin

Tonks was even more surprised to see that the hallway outside the door was indeed the familiar Hogwarts corridor.

But the most important thing now is to tell Professor McGonagall about the Death Eaters as soon as possible, so she can only suppress her doubts for the time being.

"There are Slytherin men patrolling outside. Would you like us to take you to Professor McGonagall's office?" Sirens glanced at the Marauder's Map. "I suggest you wait a bit before going downstairs to avoid running into them."

"Absolutely not." Tonks blinked, and as she stepped through the door, she instantly transformed into Snape, down to the last detail of her greasy hair.

Do you think they'll be able to tell I'm an imposter?

"Definitely not," Siren shrugged. "Disguised Magus is really unreasonable."

"That's talent." Tonks blinked.

However, seeing this gesture on Snape's face made Sirius feel quite uncomfortable, even a little disgusted.

Fred and George were equally disoriented; they hadn't come to their senses even after Tonks left and Celen closed the door again.

"I may never be able to look Snape in the eye again."

"Me too—"

Ron was also lost in thought, but he was thinking about something else.

"A valley—there's a valley behind the school?" he asked疑惑地. "Harry, did you know?"

Harry shook his head.

"Of course there is, right next to the vegetable garden," Fred said, turning around.

"What?! Hogwarts has a vegetable garden?" Ron looked even more surprised.

"Otherwise, where do you think the kitchen got the potatoes and carrots from? From a London supermarket?" George looked at his brother as if he were an idiot.

"I thought it was Hagrid—" Ron muttered under his breath.

"Hagrid grows pumpkins, and usually only for Halloween."

Hermione couldn't stand it any longer and said, "Because wizards can't conjure food, even Hogwarts has to be self-sufficient—I think you understand what that means, right?"

"Of course, this violates Gamp's fundamental law of transformation," Ron said.

"Very good." Hermione nodded in satisfaction, looking just like a teacher checking students' answers in class.

"So the school not only grows vegetables, but also raises a large herd of livestock. It's right behind the castle, but the place is so remote that almost no students know about it."

"How did you know that?" Ron couldn't help but ask. "Don't tell me this is also from 'Hogwarts: A History'."

"Ah, you guessed right." Hermione said calmly, "If you're willing to spend more time reading, you'll find that there's really no secret here."

"Never mind, it's good that you know." Ron shook his head repeatedly as he thought of the book that was bigger than the table.

"Besides, not everything is included in 'Hogwarts: A History of the School,' at least the Room of Requirement is certainly not mentioned, is it?"

Hermione's expression was somewhat disapproving, but she couldn't refute it, because Ron was right; the book indeed didn't mention the Room of Requirement. It seemed that all the students who had been there unanimously considered this a closely guarded secret.

The fire crackled in the fireplace as everyone chatted and waited for Tonks to return.

They knew very well that now that Tonks had found the last Death Eater, it meant that their seemingly peaceful life was about to be disrupted.

Professor McGonagall wanted to eliminate the enemies surrounding Hogwarts in one fell swoop; the only problem was when to make her move.

Immediately?

Let's wait until after Christmas —

Tomorrow is Christmas, and I don't know if it's because everyone thinks Christmas needs some decorations, but the ceiling and walls of the House of Requirement are covered with ribbons and holly.

In addition, a tall Christmas tree suddenly appeared in the room, covered with all kinds of beautifully wrapped gifts.

Ron curiously opened one of them, and inside was a brand new Wizard's Chess set. It wasn't particularly valuable, but it was brand new.

He was very curious about where these things came from, but no one could answer that question. Even Siron didn't know where the gifts in the Room of Requirement, including the beds they slept in, came from.

Is it Transfiguration? Or some other kind of magic?

However, most people don't seem to care about this issue. I don't know when it started, but the atmosphere here gradually became tense.

Fred and George chatted casually, but their eyes never left the Marauder's Map in Siren's hands.

Harry, Hermione, and Seamus were discussing the traps they had set up in the castle, but their eyes kept glancing unconsciously toward the door.

Everyone is waiting for Tonks to come back.

It wasn't until late at night, after midnight, that Hogwarts officially began its Christmas holiday.

At the same time, Fred and George, who were still half asleep, suddenly stood up abruptly.

Everyone immediately looked over.

"They've left Hogwarts!" Fred shouted. Sirius then fully unfolded the map and laid it flat on the ground.

On the yellowed parchment, several names were moving rapidly.

First were Professor McGonagall and Tonks. After leaving the Transfiguration office, they went straight downstairs to the vicinity of the Great Hall.

Then Professor Flitwick left his office, and Professor Sprout's name appeared at the greenhouse entrance. Professor Sinister, who taught astronomy, and Professor Setima Victor, who taught arithmetic, also began moving towards the castle gate.

It's fair to say that almost all the professors at Hogwarts got involved.

This strange behavior could not be kept secret from all the Slytherins and Death Eaters, but during this time Professor McGonagall went to the Defense Against the Dark Arts office, and after she came out, Carol's name was never touched again.

After that, all the names left the castle and disappeared at the edge of the map.

"Wait, they never intended to take us with them!" George shouted.

They had been waiting for Tonks, or some professor, to come to the Room of Requirement, tell them that the war had begun, and invite them to fight alongside them.

But this didn't happen; none of those people showed any intention of coming to the eighth floor.

"Don't we even deserve to help?" Fred was furious. "Forget about those who haven't graduated yet, George and I are official members of the Order of the Phoenix!"

The others looked over at the same time, and something about what they were saying seemed a little off.

"Don't look at us like that," George said matter-of-factly. "Have you guys graduated yet?"

Okay, they didn't.

Xilun shook his head.

It was clear that the professors did not intend to involve them in this dangerous operation.

But do they really do nothing?

As Siron looked at the Marauder's map, he caught a glimpse of Fred and George walking to the spot where Tonks had appeared and starting to pound on the wall.

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