As Dumbledore left, the Great Hall immediately erupted in an excited buzz.

The students of Ravenclaw were busy telling the other students what had just happened.

"Everybody's in a sleeping bag!" Penelope shouted, "Ravenclaw students, go to sleep, and no one will speak!" ”

Prefect Robert had turned into a waste dog, crouching on the ground blankly, staring at the ceiling of the auditorium.

The loss of the knocker hit him hard, and even when he came to the auditorium, he was dragged over by his roommates.

Penelope had no choice but to replace Robert and temporarily assume the duties of prefect.

"Come on." Cedric said to Cho and William.

They grabbed three sleeping bags and hid them in the corner, and the twin brothers squeezed in.

Qiu told the three of them about the situation just now, and several of them fell silent.

"You say, is that Death Eater still in the castle?" After a moment, Autumn asked quietly.

"That's clearly what Dumbledore thinks." Cedric said.

"That guy was really bold, I don't think he broke into Hogwarts out of nourishment, probably sneaked in while Dumbledore wasn't there on Christmas Day."

"But at Christmas we were all watching the school." Fred said.

"Just a few students, if there are strangers, we can definitely find out."

The five of them slipped into their sleeping bags and chatted with their upper bodies propped up on their elbows.

"What do you think of Peeves?" George asked.

"He's lying," Cho denied, "and Professor Snape is sitting down the hall, and everyone is seeing." ”

"But I don't think he's lying." Fred shook his head, "No one dares to lie in front of Professor Dumbledore, not even Peeves. ”

"That's right!" George straightened up, "Remember the Ministry of Magic's trial?" Minister Fudge: They also saw Snape at the scene of the attack. ”

"But Snape was in Dorset at the time." Cedric said, "Both Professor Dumbledore and Mr. Newt Scamander provided key evidence. ”

"yes, but I don't think the Ministry of Magic is lying." Fred frowned, "Does this mean that someone is really pretending to be Snape to commit a crime?" ”

"Possibly." William nodded, "I know of several ways to pretend to be someone else, for example, Polyjuice Potion. ”

"That Death Eater and Professor Snape probably have a vendetta." "But I still don't understand why he stole a worn-out knocker. ”

"Can that kind of thing be resurrected...... Mystery man? ”

No one could answer where William had vaguely seen the words for the Ravenclaw ring, but the book "Hogwarts: A History of the School" had been brought home by him for Christmas.

"Lights out now!" The president of the boys' student council yelled, "I want everyone to go into a sleeping bag and stop talking!" ”

All the candles went out at once. The only light now came from the silver ghosts, who roamed around, talking solemnly to the prefects. The enchanted ceiling is like the sky outside, full of stars.

Under these circumstances, the auditorium was still full of whispers, and William felt as if he was sleeping outdoors in the breeze.

Bobo Tea hid in his arms, and at this time it was already sleeping quietly, but it had a big heart.

Every hour, a teacher shows up in the auditorium to see if everything is okay.

At about three o'clock in the morning, many of the students finally fell asleep, and at this point, Professor Dumbledore entered.

Dumbledore was looking around for Robert, who had eaten chocolate and was almost recovering, albeit in low spirits.

Robert was not far from William, Cedric, and the twins, and they quickly pretended to be asleep.

At this time, Dumbledore's footsteps were getting closer.

"Any sign of a knocker, Professor?" Robert asked in a hoarse voice.

"No, how's it going here?"

"Everything is under control, Professor."

"Well, you don't have to let them change places now. I've got a new knocker for Ravenclaw College, and tomorrow you can call everyone back. ”

"The original ...... Where's the knocker, Professor? Robert's voice trembled.

"It will come back when it needs to." Dumbledore said solemnly, "No one can take the public property of Hogwarts. ”

The door to the hall rang and opened, and there was a slight sound of footsteps.

You don't have to open your eyes to know it's Snape, only he walks like a ghost.

"Headmaster?" Snape walked in and spoke.

Several people were still lying quietly, listening attentively, including Qiu.

"I've checked a few secret passages, but they're not there. Filch checked the main castle building, and there was no one there. ”

"Where's the Astronomical Tower? Professor Trelawney's room? Where do owls roost? ”

"I've checked all ......"

"Very well, Severus, I don't think a Death Eater is going to stay."

"How did the other party do that, do you have any opinion on that, Headmaster?" Snape asked.

William lifted his head slightly so that his other ear could hear better.

"Many, Severus, each one different."

William's eyes opened a slit, and he stole to look at where they stood.

Dumbledore had his back to him, but he could see Robert's face, and he could see his full attention, as well as Snape's side, who seemed to be angry.

Snape glared at Robert, and he immediately walked away in amusement.

"What does the Ministry of Magic say," Snape asked after a moment, "what exactly has the Department of Mysteries lost?" ”

"Cornelius said it was ...... Planetary Room was attacked"

"Hah! Another lie. Snape scoffed.

"I think so too." Dumbledore said.

Snape was silent for a moment, then whispered, "You remember our conversation, Headmaster, just a week after the start of the semester—oh—right?" ”

Snape spoke with barely open lips, as if he didn't want anyone else to hear their conversation.

"Remember, Severus." Dumbledore said.

"It's as if — the Dark Lord — only his followers would—"

"A title doesn't say anything, and we can't make unwarranted suspicions about innocent people just because of that." Dumbledore said calmly.

"Innocent? What about me? Snape's voice suddenly sharpened, "Headmaster, someone is deliberately framing me and retaliating against me......"

"I'm sorry, Severus." There was a hint of guilt in Dumbledore's voice. "I won't let you into Azkaban again, face those Dementors, I promise ......"

Snape let out a "huh", as if mocking, he turned his back to Dumbledore and said coldly, "It's okay, the Dementors are useless to me, you know, I'm not happy for a long time." ”

Dumbledore opened his mouth, but there was nothing to say, he was silent for a moment, and patted the man in front of him on the shoulder.

Snape looked out the window in a daze, and from William's angle, he could see the professor's hands trembling, and tears could not stop flowing.

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