Chapter 466：

Harry didn't know why he wanted to hide.

Malfoy led Goyle past the wall where he was hiding.

The footsteps gradually faded away, and Harry cautiously stuck his head out.

The book he put in his pocket accidentally dropped and he was about to pick it up.

The other hand picked it up first.

It's Malfoy.

"When can you get rid of the habit of peeking at others, Potter." Malfoy smiled contemptuously and casually opened the book that Harry regarded as a treasure and took a look.

He suddenly frowned, stared at Harry and said, "You dare to steal John's book?"

"I didn't!" Harry retorted.

"Stop pretending," Malfoy sneered, "I know John's handwriting. It's written on his right hand."

"besides…"

Malfoy turned to the first page and sneered: "Half-blood Prince? You are really narcissistic."

It didn't seem like anything to be told by others, but when it came from Malfoy's mouth, Harry felt it was quite ironic.

"Wait a minute, this looks familiar to me too."

Malfoy glanced back and forth at the two fonts inside, suddenly thought of something, and sneered: "This one belongs to Slytherin, you Gryffindor thief."

Harry tried to **** it back, but Malfoy dodged it.

"I asked you how you became so powerful in Potions class. It turned out to be the result of stealing Slytherin." Malfoy said disdainfully, "I want to give it back."

"Give it to me quickly, Malfoy." Harry roared, "Why do you do this?"

"Just because this is the Head of Slytherin and the King of Slytherin, you really can't tell that these are Professor Snape's notes?"

Malfoy pointed to the words above, which he had seen too many times on Snape's notes when applying for Quidditch venues.

Harry looked as if he was struck by lightning when he heard this. He had always been curious about who the Half-Blood Prince was.

In the end, it turned out to be Snape?

And the person he hated the most was Snape.

Harry watched Malfoy take the book and leave, while he looked lost.

He was not even in the mood to go to Hagrid's hut, he just wanted to be quiet.

Not long after Harry left, Hagrid hurried into the Forbidden Forest.

…

Harry returns to the castle.

As the sky darkened, Harry heard hurried footsteps and panicked sounds.

"what happened?"

All the students who had gone out to take the exam ran back in confusion, and Harry grabbed Ron and asked.

Ron looked frightened, and Professor McGonagall behind him loudly interrupted their conversation, "Everyone go to the auditorium to gather. Harry, you go and inform Professor Slughorn."

Professor McGonagall turned frighteningly pale, grabbed Harry's shoulders and said, "Voldemort is here."

That name.

After appearing, Harry was briefly distracted, but he quickly recovered.

Run to the principal's office as fast as possible.

By the time Slughorn arrived in the auditorium in a hurry, Professor McGonagall had already called the other professors.

"What happened, Minerva?" Slughorn saw the prepared posture.

Professor McGonagall took a deep breath and clenched her fingers until their knuckles turned white.

Not long ago, Hogsmeade was attacked.

The attackers were Voldemort and his men. The Aurors there were killed and the students escaped.

"Hogsmeade has fallen?" Slughorn was stunned.

After receiving the affirmative answer, Slughorn was completely absent-minded.

"Horace, we have a decision to make."

Professor McGonagall was resolute and courageous, and said: "Voldemort's goal is Hogwarts, and we must protect the castle."

"But, but those people..." Slughorn hesitated.

Professor McGonagall said: "We have Albus."

Yes, Dumbledore is still here.

This old friend was usually so low-key that Slughorn almost forgot about him.

Upon hearing this, Slughorn perked up again.

"Strengthen vigilance and protect the children."

Slughorn arranged a few words and then went to hurriedly invite Dumbledore.

The deans of the four houses were all there, and Snape glanced in the direction of Slytherin.

As the conversation between Slughorn and Professor McGonagall ended, the entire auditorium had entered an atmosphere so tense that it was almost vomiting.

"You guys hurry up and notify the other students,"

At this time, there were still many uninformed students around the school. Professor McGonagall asked the students who had returned from taking exams to inform them of these things.

Professor Flitwick went to arrange the defense of Hogwarts.

"Why did Voldemort suddenly make up his mind to attack Hogwarts?" Harry reacted quickly and hurriedly went to summon the people from the former D.A. Army.

Compared to other students, D.A. has been trained and is more powerful.

After a while, Harry saw Mrs. Weasley and Mr. Weasley appearing in the Great Hall.

Not only that, there are other people too.

"Thank God, nothing happened to you." Mrs. Weasley hugged Harry and Ron.

"Sirius notified us." Mr. Weasley said, "We came over at the Hog's Head Tavern, and I learned that there was a secret passage leading to Hogwarts. The area was destroyed and there were injured people everywhere."

"Okay, don't say any more." Mrs. Weasley pulled Ginny and said, "Leave with me quickly, Ginny."

"No, I want to stay here!" Ginny protested loudly.

Mrs. Weasley shouted: "You are only fifteen years old!"

"John's fifteen years old almost killed Voldemort!" Ginny was not to be outdone.

But not everyone is John.

"Arthur, will the Ministry of Magic come to support?" Professor McGonagall entrusted Mrs. Weasley to help with the evacuation, and found Mr. Weasley for questioning.

Mr. Weasley shook his head, "I'm afraid this matter is very difficult. We suspect that the Minister of Magic has been controlled. The Ministry of Magic is now seriously divided."

"It seems we can only rely on ourselves." Professor McGonagall raised her wand and shouted, "Piertotum Locomotor"

The statues and armors in the corridor jumped off their stands. Professor McGonagall said with some excitement, "Actually, I have wanted to try it for a long time. This is the power of the principal, but Horace is not available for the time being."

"Hogwarts is under threat!" Professor McGonagall shouted, "Guard the borders and protect us. Do your duty to the school!"

The statues and armor ran out of the hall with shouts.

Students from the four houses were gathered in the auditorium and evacuated by the prefects of each house.

If you are old enough, you can stay.

Dumbledore finally left the small office, but he couldn't stay away for too long.

Looking at the young faces, Dumbledore had mixed feelings in his heart.

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Chapter 490 The coming of the attack

"We must be prepared for any resistance."

Dumbledore spoke, making the students feel a sense of security in their hearts.

"Voldemort is now more powerful than before," Dumbledore said. "In the past, I was known as the person he was most afraid of, but Voldemort has come here, which means he is no longer afraid of me."

"This is a battle with unknown outcome, but we have the strength and love of unity."

Dumbledore is talking.

Suddenly, a voice echoed through the auditorium.

The voice was high-pitched, cold, and clear, coming from all directions.

"I know you are preparing to resist."

The familiar voice made Harry's pupils shrink.

Hermione and Ron were both worried.

"It's no use, Dumbledore."

Voldemort shouted from the air, "You can look outside the castle."

Hearing this, the deans looked at each other.

Professor McGonagall walked quickly to the window.

Looking out from there, it was a dense mass of darkness and a horrifying number.

After the students saw it, they couldn't help but scream.

That number is much higher than Hogwarts.

"Your efforts are useless. You are no match for me, and I don't want to kill you."

Voldemort's voice continued to sound.

"As long as you are willing to hand over my things, I have great respect for the teachers of Hogwarts, and I don't want the wizards to bleed."

"I will wait until midnight, mark my words, Dumbledore."

The sound disappeared.

The whole castle became silent again.

There was a sound of heavy breathing, followed by crying.

Dumbledore sighed and said calmly: "The students will follow Filch and leave, starting with Slytherin."

However, the Slytherin students did not move. Malfoy glanced at Dumbledore, stood up and said, "Those under fifth grade, please stay out of the way."

Upon hearing his words, the Slytherin students started to stand up one after another, but Astoria stayed.

Malfoy glanced at Theodore without trace, turned to look at the Slytherin seniors, "Leave with me."

The senior Slytherin students stood up and followed Malfoy. A Ravenclaw student complained: "Don't act without permission."

"I don't have to listen to the instructions of a fool." Malfoy sneered.

He took the people away on his own. Snape looked at his performance and said nothing.

Filch left with the other students.

Harry didn't know where Malfoy was going with the group of Slytherin students.

Except for Slytherin, the junior students from the other three houses left, and there were also senior students who stayed.

However, in the three houses, almost all the senior students in Gryffindor remained, most of the Ravenclaws left, and two-thirds of the Hufflepuffs remained.

They are all waiting for the battle to come.

What made Harry irritated was that he couldn't do anything.

Suddenly, Harry saw Neville leaving the Great Hall.