Vincent! East, east! That's your nine o'clock direction.
Aaliyah, don't let that Dementor get away!
Harry, how many times have I taught you to take out the old and the young first? Why don't I see you respecting the elderly and caring for the young at other times!
The four of them looked as if they were going to clear all the Dementors around Hogwarts in one morning, but for now, that's probably not going to happen.
It's not that it can't be done, but rather there's no need. Keeping one or two Dementors can still urge the Little Wizards to learn the Patronus Charm or the Withering Charm.
Soon, the Withering Charms in the hands of Harry and the other two were fully fed by the Dementors, and Professor McGonagall also walked over from a distance.
"Kayson, is everything alright?" Professor McGonagall asked.
"It's fine, I haven't seen a sky like this in a long time. It's usually gloomy whenever Dementors are here," Kayson said.
"Then it's fine..." Professor McGonagall glanced past Kayson at the three people behind him. In fact, she could only see one person right now, the dazed Harry.
As for the other two, Kingsley and Aaliyah had already hidden behind Kayson. Although Kayson had said earlier that he was letting them stay outside incidentally, he hadn't said that Professor McGonagall agreed to it, so they naturally hid behind Kayson.
This way, Professor McGonagall might just turn a blind eye and let it pass.
Harry, however, had no such awareness and simply waved brightly at Professor McGonagall.
Kingsley and Aaliyah kept giving Harry meaningful glances, not asking him to hide, but at least to turn his back to give Professor McGonagall an excuse to play dumb, but Harry remained consistently oblivious.
"Hello there."
Professor McGonagall's forehead was lined with black. She was unsure whether to pretend not to see Harry or to just grab him, but then she thought that these poor Little Wizards had also been working hard early in the morning for so long...
"Hmm, it's good that there's no problem."
Professor McGonagall nodded and hurried back to the Castle, fearing that if she stayed there any longer, she wouldn't be able to resist taking Harry and the others away.
"Professor McGonagall will be bringing the Little Wizards out soon. Go find the spots you agreed on with your friends and claim your seats in advance. This is a hard-won opportunity," Kayson said, waving his hand, telling the three Little Wizards to disperse and quickly disappear from his sight, and also from Professor McGonagall's sight when she returned.
He himself went to the Three Broomsticks pub in advance. The Professors, who had nothing better to do, decided to have a few drinks, and Kayson decided to go and claim a spot early.
Soon, he pushed open the door of the Three Broomsticks. Madam Rosmerta was still standing behind the bar, wiping a clean glass with a clean towel.
It was much better than the Hog's Head next door.
"What can I get for you, Professor Kayson?" Madam Rosmerta smiled a Gryffindor-like smile. As a fair pub owner, she shouldn't have done something so unprofessional as to tamper with a customer's drink.
But someone had asked her to.
"A brandy, please," Kayson said.
Soon, a brandy was placed in front of him. Before he could drink it, the four Deans, Hagrid, and Lupin also walked over, heading towards the table Kayson had claimed early.
"It's been so long since I've seen such a clear sky. Fudge and the current Ministry of Magic really aren't doing their jobs," Hagrid said, sitting next to Hagrid.
"Uh-huh, I heard Dumbledore say before that the previous Ministry of Magic wasn't much better. It's not a matter of who the Minister is," Kayson casually grumbled.
"Yes, the Wizarding world has developed to this point, basically relying on Hogwarts and the powerful Wizards not in office. At least in my long life, I haven't seen the Ministry of Magic do anything commendable..." Professor Flitwick added.
"It's also a bit different from before. At least since Fudge took office, the Ministry of Magic has broken many records, such as the first Minister to have an arm cut off in the office, and the first Ministry of Magic to let a prisoner escape from Azkaban," Professor McGonagall also didn't spare the Ministry of Magic.
"Lupin, you know Sirius Black so well, where do you think he would be now?" Hagrid asked Lupin after two cups of grain essence.
Lupin, however, shook his head blankly. He couldn't very well say that Sirius was currently diligently working as a gardener in the alchemy office, could he?
"If I find that fellow? I won't let him off, I'll tear him in two," Hagrid said, his face a little red.
Kayson looked at Hagrid in surprise. Logically, today's topic shouldn't be this, and at Hagrid's level, he shouldn't be getting drunk so quickly.
Then he instinctively looked down, only to see that the brandy on his table was already empty, as was the whiskey glass next to Hagrid's hand.
The problem was, brandy plus whiskey shouldn't make him drunk so quickly. Hagrid was a Giant; alcohol engines were no different from liquor chocolates in his eyes.
Meanwhile, Harry, who had originally come to the Three Broomsticks under the Invisibility Cloak to buy some cooked food, was in a dilemma because of the Professors' gathering. He didn't know whether to wait for an opportunity to secretly order, or to go out now and have someone else come to buy.
However, before he could make up his mind, he heard Snape's voice.
"It truly is a twist of fate. Sirius Black and Harry's father, James Potter, were like brothers back then, yet he ultimately betrayed the Potter family, leading the Dark Lord to find the James family's address. I remember Sirius Black was also Harry Potter's godfather, wasn't he? Haha, such a godfather. I'm somewhat looking forward to their meeting."
Snape's gaze was fixed on an empty spot not far behind Kayson. If Harry hadn't been frozen in place by what Snape had just said, he would have been able to see Snape's mocking gaze through the Invisibility Cloak.
But unfortunately, he couldn't see it now, or rather, didn't notice it.
Kayson and Lupin on the other side also didn't pay attention to what Snape said. After all, on this table, apart from the three of them, no one else knew the truth about Sirius, so Snape cursing Sirius now was completely understandable.
And the person cursing was Snape, which made it even more harmonious. No matter how much he cursed, it wouldn't be wrong, as no one at this table didn't know about his feud with Sirius.
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