In This Hogwarts Without a Savior

As if the cry brought back some memories, Nick had an expression of surprise on his face, and then he drifted towards the direction of the sound without hesitation.

"Aha! It's Myrtle!"

Soon, Nick led Jon and the others to find the ghost girl who was hiding behind the tree and crying secretly.

It was a girl with a face full of freckles, not pretty, and a bitter melon face.

Myrtle was stunned for a moment when she saw Nick, and then she saw Jon. After discovering that he was a living person, she became extremely panicked.

"It's over! It's over! I caused trouble for Mr. Barrow again! I was discovered by Muggles!"

She floated up in panic, and just as she was about to escape, Nick called her.

"Don't be silly, Myrtle. The fact that he came with me proves that he is a wizard. Come on, take us to find that guy Barrow."

Myrtle, who was already a little nervous, seemed to have just reacted now. She lowered her face still sobbing in mid-air, looked at Nick and then at Ms. Gray, who stood aside with an arrogant expression and said nothing.

"Yes, is it Nick?"

"Nonsense! You haven't seen me for more than ten years and you forgot about me! Come on, Dumbledore asked us to come here. Are you following Barrow, right? Come on, take us to see him. "

Myrtle then flew back to Nick's side. She wiped her tears and only then noticed Jon's clothes and the end of the wand in his pocket.

"Oh! Dumbledore asked you to come!"

Her mood seemed to change quickly. She was sad one second, and became excited the next.

"I thought he had forgotten us! We also got news about Dumbledore here and knew that he is in France now. Mr. Barrow is still planning to sell the castle back to those people while waiting for the next good news to come. Vampires, give them a break and take us to Dumbledore!"

Myrtle led them in the direction of the Ghost Castle, floating happily in the air.

"Is this a student of Hogwarts? It's been a long time since I saw a student of the school. I used to be one of the students like you, but an accident turned me into a ghost."

When she said this, her mood seemed to become sad again, but her tone soon rose again!

"We also heard about the Triwizard Tournament recently! Barrow read us the newspaper and told us that Dumbledore will soon retake Hogwarts Castle! Everyone is very happy!"

Only then did Nick have the opportunity to interject and ask.

"Who else is here with Barrow besides you?"

"Professor Binns, who taught me the history of magic, and the fat monk who used to stay in Hufflepuff, and more than a dozen Mr. and Mrs. Ghost are all here in Barrow."

Myrtle happily introduced their life here to Nick.

"Barrow tricked those vampires. He used the connections of Professor Binns' family in Germany during his lifetime to contact the Ministry of Magic. He also found a descendant of the Fat Friar and asked him to help dig out one of us who had been there. The treasures hidden by the ghosts who died during the Goblin Rebellion. Half of those belongings were taken away by the descendants of the Fat Monk. At the same time, he also helped us complete negotiations with the German Ministry of Magic and placed this previously uninhabited castle under the Barrow's name. We then used the money to hire professional wizards and set up Muggle expulsion spells and concealment magic around the castle. We also transformed the castle into something like Hogwarts Castle, that is It’s not as big as the real Hogwarts”

Listening to her endless story, Jon realized that under Barrow's management, these ghosts who had left the castle were still living well.

Soon, under the leadership of Myrtle, Jon felt that he had passed through a cold barrier like a water curtain, but in fact he did not feel any difference in his field of vision, but as he gradually went deeper , an increasingly chilly aura began to sweep through his body. I don’t know when, all the dense woods around him disappeared, replaced by a wasteland full of gravel, and in this piece of In the middle of the wasteland is a towering gray-black castle!

This castle is indeed not big, far less majestic than Hogwarts Castle and Durmstrang Castle, but being called a castle also means that it is not too small.

As soon as he walked to the front of the castle, Jon saw an old ghost sitting on the steps of the gate. He held his chin and stared at a stone tablet next to him, muttering something inaudible but subconsciously. If you feel drowsy.

"Professor Binns!"

Myrtle's loud shout seemed to wake up the ghost. He raised his head and saw Jon walking over and Nick and Ms. Gray floating beside him.

"Ah, Sir Nicholas and Lady Grey, are you also here to join Barrow? That's fine, after all, we have been together for so long."

His voice was not loud, a bit like an old monk reciting sutras, and he addressed Nick and the others with old-fashioned honorifics without appearing alienated.

Then he looked at Jon again.

"There is another living person. Is he the child you rescued on the way? The place where ghosts gather is not suitable for living people to live, but it doesn't matter. I don't know if he feels about the first wizard village established by Hangis. Interested, it was an unforgettable history.”

Myrtle didn't seem to communicate much with him, which would make people very lethargic.

"I'm taking them to Barrow, Professor Binns."

As she said that, she led Jon and the others past the ghost professor who once lived in the castle, and floated into the castle.

Just like Myrtle said, although the whole castle is not big, it has been deliberately dressed up like Hogwarts by the ghosts. Even if the ghosts cannot enjoy any material things at all, it can still be regarded as giving them some. Spiritual comfort.

Nick met many acquaintances along the way. He was very popular among ghosts and students at Hogwarts. Now he saw many old friends here, and he was very happy.

Soon, they were led by Myrtle to where Barrow was.

It was in an empty office on the highest floor of the castle.

It was said to be an office, but there was actually no desk or chair in it, and there were no bookshelves around it. There were only some Hogwarts castles and portraits of the Big Four that had not been added with any revealing potion.

Barrow is just like the description Jon saw in the original book, with empty eyes, a thin face, and silver stains on his robes. Even if he just stood there motionless, he could scare many timid people. people.

After seeing Nick being brought in by Myrtle, Barrow's thin face clearly showed a relatively friendly smile, but that smile froze after seeing Ms. Gray.

But this does not mean that the smile disappears, but is later replaced by a bigger surprise.

"ocean"

He opened his mouth as if he wanted to call out Ms. Gray's name, but in the end he swallowed the rest of the words back in shame.

"You are here, just in time. We have recently been discussing to find Dumbledore. The students he leads have stabilized. I have almost completed the preparations here. It is time to go find him."

Ms. Gray seemed not to see him, her eyes did not even glance at Barrow.

Nick was also very enthusiastic, but Jon could feel that even Nick himself was a little scared when facing Barrow.

"That's exactly why we're here, Barrow. Let me introduce you. This is the warrior who represents us in the Triwizard Tournament this year - Jon Green."

Barrow's eyes only focused on Jon at this time. There was scrutiny in his eyes, but Jon did not avoid it.

"I have heard of your name. Your deeds have spread throughout Europe in the past few months. Was it Dumbledore who sent you to find me?"

As the official envoy of this "mission", of course only Jon is qualified to convey the true purpose of their visit.

"To be precise, the person who asked me to find you was not Professor Dumbledore, Mr. Barrow, but one of the founders of Hogwarts, Salazar Slytherin."

After hearing this name, Jon could see that Barrow's transparent and empty eyes suddenly tightened.

"Lord Salazar Slytherin"

"Yes, it is this gentleman, but what conveyed his instructions was the portrait of himself left thousands of years ago. He asked me to find you because he wanted to ask about the things he asked you to keep when he left Hogwarts. Have you saved it?"

Barrow seemed to be crying. He covered his face so that no one could see what kind of expression he had at this time, but his hoarse and deep voice still sounded.

"Of course. I dare not forget that thing all the time."

England, Malfoy Manor.

At the end of the second project, after Hogwarts Castle learned that Dumbledore himself had temporarily returned to France, Lucius also had a rare period of vacation.

Draco still had to go to school, so it was only him and his wife Narcissa at home now.

Oh, yes, and that includes Dobby the house elf.

"I asked you to let the tea cool before bringing it over! What are you doing!"

Even when he returned home, Lucius was always in a restless mood, as if he was holding back a fire, holding the book of boiling tea and trying to find an outlet to vent.

Dobby was unlucky because he obviously had to be the one to do it every time.

"But, Master, I wanted to let it cool here according to your request. It's you who couldn't wait to come over."

"So it's me who's wrong!" Lucius said with an evil look on his face, "Punish yourself!"

The next moment, Dobby rushed to the wall, banging his big head against the wall and screaming at the same time.

"Bad elf! Dobby is a bad elf!"

Lucius didn't let him roll out of the living room until his forehead was bleeding.

Narcissa heard the noise and came down from the bedroom upstairs.

Her face was pale and thin, and she looked like her life had been very bad since Draco was chosen as a warrior.

"Why don't you continue to watch your son in school?"

The first time she saw her husband, she couldn't help but question him.

Lucius paced around the living room irritably.

"There are still three or four months before the next project starts. Dumbledore and his students have also temporarily left the school. There is no danger around Draco."

"Whether there is any danger is not for us to decide."

"Okay, I know! But you also have to believe me, I won't harm my son."

Finally Lucius plopped down on the sofa.

"The point is, I always feel like something is wrong, Narcissa, especially in the castle. Something is wrong."

As long as Narcissa talked about Draco's current affairs, she couldn't help the red circles in her eyes. She sat next to Lucius and grabbed his hand.

"Is it because of Dumbledore and the others?"

"They must have some tricks up their sleeves. Everyone knows that, but that's not what's wrong." Lucius revealed the source of his irritability. "It's Crouch and Snape. They seem to be hiding something." From the others, I can feel that they think they can pass it by pretending, but after living under the master for so long, who is a fool?"

"What do you think it is? Is it related to this game?"

"I feel it's more troublesome than the game itself." Lucius said solemnly, "I have already contacted Jon Green, and he promised to ensure the safety of our son during the game. "

After hearing him say this, Narcissa breathed a long sigh of relief and looked much better.

She was not interested in the intrigues among the Death Eaters. The only thing she cared about was the safety of her son.

In the Triwizard Tournament, the most dangerous person was Jon. Even her own sister, brother-in-law and family died at the hands of that boy. How could her poor son survive?

"But they rejected my private plan to provide them with some help. The reason was that they couldn't trust my character."

When he said this, Lucius' face was obviously a little dark, and he was obviously still worried about Jon's blunt words at that time.

Narcissa comforted her husband.

"Don't worry, the situation is not clear yet, is it? Even if they really win the Triwizard Tournament, they will only have France and Hogwarts Castle. The master still controls the entire United Kingdom. We will still have opportunities in the future. .”

Lucius said nothing more.

Narcissa stayed at home all day, or had afternoon tea with the pure-blood ladies. She had no idea what was going on at the forefront of the conflict between Voldemort and Dumbledore.

After the second game ended, especially after Draco narrowly escaped from the water and hugged him while trembling, Lucius had an uneasy premonition in his heart.

He could only hope that this premonition would not affect his family, especially Draco, who was in the center of the whirlpool.