"Old Sir, Ms. Statham has returned from the south... and brought some helpers from a friendly camp over Weymouth. It is said that it was led by a man named Hermione G It was provided by Ranger's lady. At this moment, Ms. Statham is arranging for those people to take a short rest in the Slytherin lounge, which is still relatively complete... "
On the third floor of the main castle of Hogwarts, which was still under repair, a wizard responsible for guarding outside the school gate had just rushed over to report the situation to old Aslan.
But old Aslan obviously didn't react much. He just pointed at the sky outside the window, shook his head and said:
"I think I've seen one of the helpers."
When the other party heard this, he immediately turned around, but immediately took a step back subconsciously.
"Fire dragon?"
"To be precise, it should be a Norwegian Ridgeback... And," Aslan narrowed his eyes and looked at it from afar, "there is an unheard-of 'dragon rider' on its back."
When the wizard in front of him heard this, he immediately narrowed his eyes and took a closer look. Sure enough, there seemed to be a figure riding steadily on the base of the fire dragon's neck, flying slowly from a distance.
"How... is this possible?" He asked in disbelief, "Could it be that that person is Maca McClain, who has suddenly become famous throughout Europe?"
"Probably not," said old Aslan, "Although the photo in the newspaper is in black and white, I heard that Mr. MacLean should have black hair. And the one on the dragon's back has red hair. ... It is more likely that he is a child of the Weasley family!"
As he said this, he suddenly patted his robe and turned to say:
"Let's go! I think we need to face it first... This disaster may be much more terrifying than we imagined."
As soon as he finished speaking, old Aslan took the guard downstairs together, and went outside first to meet Charlie who was riding a dragon.
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On the other side, as the wizard in charge of the guard said, Ms. Statham has now taken her team and a dozen duelists assigned to her by Hermione to the Slytherin dungeon.
To be honest, although almost all of the people sent by Hermione were from Hogwarts, most of them also graduated from Gryffindor and Hufflepuff. As you can imagine, they didn't have a good impression of Slytherin.
However, Hogwarts Castle has now been severely damaged, and Hufflepuff's dormitory area received "key care" from meteorites for some reasons. Therefore, the only thing that is also located underground and well-preserved is Slytherin's dungeon dormitory.
"Everyone, thank you for your help along the way, and please have a good rest... I will ask someone to prepare some tea and snacks for you. Waiting for dinner... Although it is probably not possible to make it as rich as possible at the moment, but according to our Hogwarts As is my habit, it will always be lively and lively at this time, so you can look forward to it!"
"Oh, Ms. Statham, don't go to such trouble, just be casual!" Upon hearing this, a witch from Weymouth immediately waved her hand and said, "On the contrary, if you need any help, just ask we say."
As soon as she finished speaking, another wizard also said:
"Yes! We are all graduates of Hogwarts, which means we are all one family! We are also very sad to see our once common home being destroyed like this -"
"I just didn't expect that the Slytherin dungeon would become the most well-preserved among the four major colleges."
A wizard who was obviously a Gryffindor muttered something in a low voice, but was quickly pulled back by two Hufflepuffs. At the same time, the witch who spoke first just now continued:
"By the way... Ms. Statham, I think we should go and meet the old gentleman you mentioned, Sir? As soon as we get here, we should sit down and rest. I feel like we are being a little too rude."
"Oh, it's okay, old Aslan is very casual in this regard." Statham heard this and immediately shook his head and said, "He just doesn't like those red tapes, so he has been living in seclusion in the snowy mountains of Alaska in the United States all these years. Deep down - of course, I only met him a few years earlier than everyone else. He is... how should I put it? A little weird, but he is indeed a kind old Hogwartsman."
"In the snowy mountains of Alaska? Oh, that sounds really good... But I definitely wouldn't be able to bear it. It's already cold enough in Hogsmeade, but it's definitely going to be even worse in the snowy mountains like that!"
Statham originally planned to get them some hot tea first. After all, they were all British, so this was all they needed. Seeing that the other party seemed to be interested in old Aslan, he simply sat down with them and started chatting. He left the other wizards who had just followed him at the door to make tea and prepare snacks.
However, before she could say a few more words, another guard wizard came in from outside and ran to her side to say a few words.
"I know..." Statham nodded at the other party, and then confessed to the others, "Our companion who is responsible for patrolling the surrounding area seems to have discovered something in the Forbidden Forest. Old Aslan has already passed by first. I Come and take a look too. You are tired from the journey, so take a rest here!"
"It's okay, we also-"
A wizard was about to go, but was stopped by the witch just now.
"We get it... Ms. Statham, go ahead! Don't pay attention to us."
Although both sides were born in Hogwarts, there is not completely no barrier. After all, so far, no one seems to have met anyone who can truly be called a "classmate". Regardless of the self-proclaimed title of "Hogwarts graduate", it can even be said to be a relationship between strangers.
In the current tense situation, taking things step by step and not showing too much kindness is a more reassuring way for both parties to get along.
Statham is also a smart man. When he saw the other party acting like this, he immediately showed a grateful smile.
"Then I'll go out for a while. If there's nothing serious, I'll be back in a while to chat with you guys more."
After saying that, she followed the wizard who came to inform her just now and walked out of the Slytherin lounge, returned to the completely restored foyer and walked straight to the vestibule outside.
"What exactly was found in the Forbidden Forest?"
"It's a door... a door that can't be opened! Located deep in the Forbidden Forest, it was originally supposed to be the place where the centaurs tribe was... but now it has completely changed!"
"Then why don't you ask the centaurs first?" Statham asked immediately.