Hogwarts: Who uses a crowbar in wizard duels?

The Christmas holidays flew by, and soon it was time to go back to school.

Kevin and his friends boarded the train together. On the train, they also saw many adult wizards wearing black trench coats.

These people are Aurors from the Ministry of Magic, sent to protect Hogwarts.

Kevin and the others already knew about it, so they weren't too surprised.

What Kevin found strange was that David Greed, who had been sent by the Ministry of Magic midway through the first semester, was also on the train.

Logically speaking, now that the Ministry of Magic and Dumbledore have reconciled, there's no need for the Ministry of Magic to continue its previous infiltration of Hogwarts.

As for Umbridge, who was a professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts, it wouldn't be surprising if she stayed after teaching for a year and then leaving.

But David is basically just a mascot, so what's the point of keeping him around?

Surely Fudge couldn't have forgotten?

However, Kevin didn't delve too deeply into the matter.

......

This time, the return to school was peaceful, and there were no more attacks. Well, it's impossible for there to be attacks every time.

However, there are a few more steps involved in returning to school this time.

Originally, they were supposed to take the Thestrals directly to the castle after getting off the train, but this time, there was an extra checkpoint when they passed through the carriage waiting area.

Professors Flitwick and Snape were waiting there, with Professor Flitwick holding a roll call and registering the arriving students.

Professor Snape, holding his wand, scanned each student like a metal detector.

This is the security work Hogwarts is doing to prevent infiltration.

This was supposed to happen next year, but it happened this year ahead of schedule.

So everyone lined up in a long queue, waiting to pass the inspection before they could board the carriage to go to Hogwarts.

When it was Kevin's turn and the others' turn, Snape said coldly, "Kevin, stay. The rest of you, go."

Snape didn't even bother to check on Harry and the others. He impatiently waved his wand, signaling them to get lost.

Anyone could be infiltrated and replaced, but these unlucky kids who spend all their time in the Order of the Phoenix are an exception.

Kevin blinked in confusion. Although he didn't know why Professor Snape wanted him to stay, he obediently stayed anyway.

Harry and the others didn't ask any further questions. Even Harry, who hated Snape the most, had long since considered Snape one of his own. They simply said goodbye to Kevin and then boarded the Thestrals and left together.

Kevin, who remained behind, saw that Professor Snape had given no instructions, so he took out his wand and volunteered to help Professor Snape check on the students to see if they had been affected by the Imperius Curse, Polyjuice Potion, or similar effects.

With Kevin's addition, the inspection process became faster.

Kevin suddenly stopped halfway through the examination because Draco walked up to him and it was his turn to be examined.

Draco looked even worse than last semester, but his face remained expressionless, as if the two were complete strangers, their relationship purely businesslike.

Kevin didn't say anything either. The two just stared at each other in silence for a few seconds before Kevin raised his wand again and aimed it at Draco.

This time, however, the examination took an unusually long time.

Goyle and Crabbe behind Draco cast suspicious glances, but Draco himself was surprisingly cooperative, without uttering a single complaint.

Draco's examination was over quickly, then it was Goyle's turn, followed by Crabbe.

Kevin spent more time examining both of them, but seemed somewhat casual compared to Draco's examination.

At first glance, it seemed as if Kevin was specifically targeting the three of them, spending more time examining them.

But in reality, Kevin only focused on examining Draco, or rather, the curse within Draco.

Goyle and Crabbe, on the other hand, only pretended to spend some time on it so that they wouldn't think Draco was special.

Professor Snape saw all of this, but he remained silent, continuing to scrutinize the students like a ruthless machine.

......

On the Night Horse carriage heading to Hogwarts, Kevin and Professor Snape rode together in one carriage.

"Professor, you asked me to stay, not to help check the students, right?"

Now that they were all alone and still some distance from the castle, Kevin took the initiative to ask.

Professor Snape merely glanced at Kevin and answered irrelevantly, "What did you find on Malfoy just now?"

Although the question was directed at Kevin, the tone was certain.

"curse."

Kevin didn't mince words and spoke frankly and directly.

"..."

Professor Snape was silent for a moment, as if he was thinking about something.

Many in the Order of the Phoenix knew about their break with Draco, but only a few knew the real truth.

Given Snape's understanding of Kevin's character, he had long suspected that the falling out was just an act.

A show put on for Voldemort.

Seeing how much Kevin still cares about Draco now confirms this view.

Thinking of this, Professor Snape took out a letter from his pocket and silently handed it to Kevin.

The handwriting on the letter was crooked and there was no sign of the sender; it was an anonymous letter.

【Hello, esteemed wizard】

My master asked me to convey this message to you.

the following:

Severus, my family and I are cursed by that man. I don't need you to save me, but I beg you to help my child. I plead with you, Severus, he is right there, right there with you.

These are the master's exact words. I hope they haven't disturbed you, esteemed wizard.

After reading the letter, Kevin immediately thought of Draco and looked up at Professor Snape.

Professor Snape nodded, as if confirming Kevin's thoughts.

"This letter suddenly appeared in my room, which has an anti-apparition spell. Only house-elves or phoenixes, which are born with the ability to apparition, can get in."

Snape, expressionless, slowly explained the origin of the letter.

Therefore, this letter should have been written by a house-elf at Draco's mother, Narcissa, and then delivered by that house-elf.

Apart from Dobby, the other house-elves are all obedient to their masters and will never betray them, even if they are tortured.

Therefore, having house-elves complete secret missions is a very effective strategy.

"Since you orchestrated this dramatic breakup, you'll have to deal with Draco's situation yourself."

Snape crossed his arms, gazed into the distance, and said calmly.

"I will."

Kevin didn't ask Professor Snape how he knew; there were some things between him and Professor Snape that didn't need further explanation.

However, this letter reminded Kevin of some things.

In the sixth movie, the opening scene shows Narcissa approaching Professor Snape and asking him to help Draco.

In that case, Professor Snape played the role of an undercover agent planted by Voldemort specifically within Dumbledore's ranks.

In other words, Voldemort had already contacted Snape during that part of the story.

So Kevin was very curious about the current relationship between Professor Snape and Voldemort.

It's not that Kevin didn't trust Snape, but rather that he was curious.

You should know that everyone at Hogwarts now knows that Kevin is a disciple of Snape.

And since Voldemort hated him so much, would Voldemort, as his master, still trust Snape?