Chapter 165：

The three, as well as Zhang Qiu’s good friend Marietta, immediately became crowded outside the cubicle after entering the cubicle. Today, many people like to observe Zhang Qiu and Hermione through the glass, as if at a zoo Observe the animals.

Occasionally, a bold wizard opened the door and asked Hermione and Zhang Qiu for autographs.

Indeed, during this summer vacation, the two girls both showed off, Hermione won the duel competition, and Zhang Qiu was the champion seeker of the Quidditch World Cup, and she was also recognized as the most brilliant in the entire team. Players.

Finally, Ye Ting, who was rather impatient, locked the compartment door with magic. No matter how hard you push it or use the unlocking charm, there is no way to open it, which gives them a trace of purity.

In the small talk, they mentioned what happened in the camp outside the stadium that night.

After that night, Zhang Qiu was immediately picked up home by the parents who hurried to the door, and Hermione also returned home with her, so they did not learn about what happened from Ye Ting.

However, after that night, although the "Daily Prophet" mentioned the accident in the camp and the appearance of certain corpses, the Ministry of Magic was obviously silent about the whole thing that happened at night.

However, Marietta, who was on the scene at the time, only knew the complete truth—her mother worked at the Ministry of Magic and learned some inside information.

"...Those Death Eaters ran away as soon as they saw the black magic. They apparated one by one, my mother and they had not had time to get close to them and lifted the masks on their faces. However, they caught the Rochess family. , Didn't let those Muggles fall to the ground. Now their memories are being revised."

Marietta vividly described what happened that night to the other two girls.

"But," Hermione asked curiously, "What do the followers of the Mysterious Man want to do to hang Muggles in the air? I mean, what's the point of this?"

"Meaning?" Marietta said with a laugh, "Miss Granger, you don't understand, that's how they make fun. In the past, when mysterious people were in charge, they killed Muggles half for fun. My mother said They probably drank a few glasses of wine tonight, so they couldn’t help but remind us: They still have a lot of people at leisure. They had a nice little party."

Speaking of the back, her tone was disgusting.

"But if they are Death Eaters, why do they apparate as soon as they see the Dark Mark?" Zhang Qiu asked, "They should be very happy to see it, right?"

"If they are really Death Eaters, after the mysterious person loses power, they will do everything possible to avoid being imprisoned in Azkaban, and make up all kinds of lies, saying that the mysterious person forced them to kill and torture others." Really teasing Fei Ju's Ye Ting raised his head and explained, "I bet they are more afraid of seeing the Dark Lord come back than normal wizards. After the mysterious man fell, they denied that they had anything to do with him in every possible way, and lived a normal life again. Life... I don’t think mysterious people will be very satisfied with them, what do you think?"

"So... the people who turned into the Dark Mark..." Hermione said slowly, "Is this to show support for the Death Eaters, or to scare them away?"

"The people at the Ministry of Magic guessed that way, Hermione," Marietta said. "But my mother said that only Death Eaters knew how to conjure the mark. She was certain that the person who conjured the mark must have been one before. Death Eater, although it may not be anymore."

The train continued to travel north, and the rain was getting heavier and heavier. The sky was pitch black and the car windows were covered with moisture, so the lanterns were also lit during the day.

There was a quarrel in the cubicle next door, and Malfoy showed everyone Ron Weasley’s dress-this semester Christmas, everyone will spend in Hogwarts, and it is said that there is a grand Christmas party, so every little wizard must prepare a dress.

Ron's dress is a very old thing. The lace on the cuffs seems to be moldy, and the style is almost the same as a hundred years ago. In addition, he also mentioned that there will be special events in the college this semester.

"What kind of activity is that?" Zhang Qiu looked at Marietta. Because her mother worked in the Ministry of Magic, her gossiping friend could always bring her some inside information.

However, even Marietta can only spread her hands out: "I don't know what activities will be. When preparing a dress for me, my mother has always been mysterious. By the way, are you ready for the dress? "

"I...I didn't prepare a dress." Zhang Qiu was obviously panicked. She looked at Ye Ting. "Ting said that as a gift for me to get the championship, he is responsible for my dress."

"Mine too!" Hermione blurted out. "He also said that he would prepare a dress for me as a gift for the championship."

The two girls looked at each other in surprise, everyone could see the dissatisfaction in each other's eyes, and then they looked at Ye Ting at the same time.

Ye Ting didn't expect this incident to be stabbed out now, and he looked a little embarrassed.

"Um... I have designed your dress long ago. It is made by Mrs. Morkin as a tailor. The fabrics are all the best. But it takes a long time and will be delivered to you before Christmas." Ye Tingqian Baba explained, "I just want you to dress beautifully, you know, I still have some confidence in my design."

In fact, it is not a design, but some works taken from the future.

The girls reluctantly agreed with Ye Ting's explanation, but Ye Ting's behavior of sending similar gifts on both sides still made them a little angry. They tacitly planned not to talk to Ye Ting before getting off the car.

The atmosphere in the compartment was immediately embarrassed, only Fei Ju crawling around in the entire compartment as if nothing had happened.

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The Hogwarts Express finally slowed down and stopped at Hogsmeade Station in the dark.

The door of the car opened, and there was a rumble of thunder in the air. Hermione wrapped her cloak around Crookshanks, and Zhang Qiu also covered her owl with a robe. They got off the train, bowed their heads and squinted in the downpour. The rain fell hurriedly and violently, as if buckets of cold water were pouring on their heads, until Ye Ting used magic to cut off the raindrops, which made it easier.

In the wind and rain, the little wizards rode in a carriage and set off along the trail leading to Hogwarts Castle, splashing water all the way.

However, when they finally came to the dry and bright hall of Hogwarts from the rain, they were ambushed again, and a big red balloon filled with water fell from the ceiling, on top of Ron, who was standing in the front. exploded.

Twenty feet above their heads, there was the Pepy Ghost who specializes in pranks floating.

He was short, wore a hat with bells and an orange bow tie. He aimed at the target again, the muscles on that naughty wide face tense.

Pippi's mischief was so crazy that even Professor McGonagall couldn't stop him. After Pippi had played enough, the little wizards entered the auditorium.

The auditorium is still so splendid and decorated for Xin Xuesi's banquet. Hundreds of candles floated above the table, shining brightly on the golden plates and goblet. The four long college desks were already full of chirping students.

After the sorting ceremony was over, and after having enough food and drink, it was time for Dumbledore's opening speech.

"Okay!" Dumbledore looked at everyone with a smile, and said, "Now that we have all eaten and drank enough, I must ask everyone to pay attention again. I want to announce a few notices."

"Mr. Filch, the janitor, wants me to tell you that this year, the prohibited items in the castle have added a few more items. They are screaming swimming balls, toothed flying saucers, and combo boomerangs. The entire list includes about 430 Seventeen items can be seen in Mr. Filch's office, and those who are interested can check it."

The corners of Dumbledore's mouth twitched a few times.

He continued: "As before, I want to remind everyone that students cannot enter the forbidden forest on the other side of the venue, and in Hogsmeade Village, students below the third grade are not allowed to patronize."

"In addition, here, I think it is necessary for us to applaud the two ladies of us."

Having said that, he looked in the direction of the seat at Ravenclaw College.

"The first is Ms. Hermione Granger. In the International Wizarding Dueling Competition held in Paris, France during the summer vacation, she passed all the stages, defeated all the opponents, and won the championship! At the same time, he was the youngest in all previous international Wizarding duel competitions. champion."

There was fierce applause immediately around.

There were cheers from Ravenclaw's seat, and Hermione blushed under everyone's gaze. She stood up, bowed to everyone, and the cheers became louder.

Dumbledore clapped his palms, and the noise immediately stopped.

"In addition," he said loudly, "we also want to congratulate Miss Qiu Zhang, you may all know that in this Quidditch World Cup, she joined the Irish team at the age of fifteen and became them. She is the best seeker of the World Cup and won the World Cup, and she herself is hailed as the best player in this World Cup."

Greater applause and cheers rang out immediately, and someone whistled in Zhang Qiu's direction. Zhang Qiu also stood up and bowed to everyone.

Then, Dumbledore concluded: "Ms. Hermione Granger and Ms. Qiu Zhang conquered the world with their outstanding performance. They are the pride of Hogwarts. What's interesting is that both of them are the pride of Hogwarts. They are girls, and they are all from Ravenclaw College. I have to say, Felius, you are really enviable."

A triumphant smile appeared on Professor Dwarf's face.

"Speaking of Quidditch," Dumbledore continued, "I also regret to tell you that there will be no College Cup Quidditch this year."

"What?" The little wizards were in an uproar, especially Ravenclaw Academy. They thought that with the World Cup champion Zhang Qiu, they would win the Quidditch Cup this semester.

Dumbledore continued: "This is because a large event will start in October and will last the entire school year, occupying a lot of time and energy of the teachers-but I believe you can all have a lot of fun from it. I am very I am happy to announce to everyone that at Hogwarts this year—"

At this moment, there was a deafening thunder, and the door of the auditorium slammed open.

A man stood at the door, leaning on a long cane and wrapped in a black travel cloak. Everyone in the auditorium turned their heads to look at the stranger. Suddenly, a forked lightning flashed across the ceiling, and Hermione gasped.

The lightning illuminated the man’s face very vividly, as if it was carved on a piece of rotten wood, and the sculptor had only a vague concept of what the face should be, and the use of a carving knife was not very good. Row. Every inch of skin on that face seemed to be scarred, and the mouth looked like a big slanted opening, but the area where the nose should be raised was missing. And the most frightening thing about this man is his eyes.