The Day of the Draw at Hogwarts

"Tom, Tom! Are you okay?" After expelling the dementors, Hermione held Tom in her arms and gently shook his shoulders.

Following the ray of light, Tom emerged from the "surface" and regained consciousness. He could see the bright ceiling light on the top of the box and could also feel the vibration of the train floor - the train continued to move.

Seeing the light again, his eyes were stimulated and tears welled up uncontrollably. He twitched twice and found himself lying in Hermione's soft arms, and Crookshanks was rubbing his head in his hand.

He wanted to speak, but found that the muscles on his jaw were a little out of control, and he could only make "uh, ah" sounds. He tried to turn over and sit up, and then he realized that the problem was serious: he seemed to have lost control of himself. Body control.

It felt like the soul had been pulled out of the body and stuffed back into it. But fortunately, he could feel that his soul was quickly adapting to his physical body, so this loss of state was only temporary.

Tom's embarrassment did not attract the attention of others, because only he and Hermione holding him knew his state. Harry next to him made a louder noise: he fell to the ground, twitching constantly, There were beads of sweat the size of soybeans on his face, and he was still talking vaguely.

Ron, Neville and Ginny formed a circle around him. Ron and Ginny looked nervous, while Neville looked pale and his lips trembled slightly.

When Hermione saw Tom waking up, she quickly helped him to the seat. Tom was slumped in the seat like a ball of mud, and might have slipped down if Hermione hadn't been holding him back.

At this moment Harry also opened his eyes suddenly.

"Are you okay?" Ron asked nervously as he put Harry back in his seat.

Harry had quickly returned to normal. He looked toward the door, "Where is that monster? Who was screaming just now?"

Ron glanced at Hermione with awe, "The guy just grabbed Tom's neck. Granger said something, and a silver thing came out of the wand and drove it away."

"Those are Dementors, the wardens of Azkaban," Hermione said from the side. "Only the Patronus Charm can banish them. Professor -" She turned to Lupin, hoping for help - even though she was unfamiliar with dark magic. The defense professor no longer had much hope, but he still subconsciously asked the only adult present for help.

After turning her head, Hermione saw Lupine take out a large piece of chocolate from the box, then break it into several pieces and distribute them to everyone present.

"Eating it will help, she is right, what just broke in was a dementor." He stuffed the chocolate wrapper into his pocket, "Excuse me, I need to talk to the driver. "

He sidled past Neville and Ginny, and Hermione tried to pull him to get a good look at Tom, but Tom stopped her with the little strength he had recovered.

"I...it's okay..." He squeezed out these words through his teeth. At the same time, he found that his hands were shaking uncontrollably.

Lupine had disappeared into the passage.

Hermione sat down next to Tom and raised the chocolate she was given to Tom's mouth, but now he couldn't chew it at all and could only let his saliva melt the chocolate bit by bit.

The chocolate has a very good effect. After flowing into the stomach, a wave of heat immediately rushes to the limbs, binding the loose soul and body together like glue.

After about a minute, Tom was able to swallow. After finishing the whole piece of chocolate, he basically regained his mobility, but his hands were still shaking slightly uncontrollably.

"It's terrible. Did you feel that the whole carriage became cold when it came in?" Neville said in a high voice.

"I feel weird, like I'll never be happy again." This is the view of Ron and Ginny.

"Dementors feed on human happiness," Tom said after recovering. His voice was very hoarse, as if his throat had suddenly forgotten how to control his vocal cords. "It will arouse the worst memories in people's hearts, that is, People who live a happier life will be less affected. Dementors have a great impact on people who have experienced some things or have weak souls."

It turned out to be the case, and everyone seemed to suddenly realize it. Harry was a little embarrassed on the side, even he didn't notice it. He was a little lucky that Tom also fainted - at least he didn't faint alone, right?

"Tom..." Hermione put her arms around the poor boy. She couldn't imagine what kind of suffering he had gone through to be so vulnerable in front of the dementors.

Tom lay softly in her arms, feeling the softness and the warmth from the back of his head, and his nose was filled with Hermione's delicious smell.

Thank you, Dementor.

This is his idea.

As for the reason why he was so vulnerable in front of the dementors, he had a rough guess: his soul and body were not 100% compatible, which was considered a shortcoming of his.

After Tom lay down, Crookshanks lay on his belly to warm him up. Ron raised his eyebrows at Harry and shrugged his shoulders, while Ginny looked at Hermione with envy, feeling a little regretful: she should have taken the initiative to pick Harry up.

When everyone had finished eating the chocolate, Professor Lupine came back.

"We will be at Hogwarts in ten minutes. It seems that you are all recovering well. Remember to change your clothes. It has been raining outside and is very cold."

Finally, the train stopped at the Hogsmeade platform. There was a burst of noise outside, and the scene was chaotic. Tom patiently waited for most people to get off before getting out of the car and walking towards the path where the Thestral carriage was parked.

Hermione wore a Hogwarts wizard's robe over her pink sweatshirt. The wizard's robe covered herself tightly, leaving only the black leather shoes and gray woolen socks on her feet exposed. To keep warm, she also wore a blue scarf.

When we came to the side of the road, there were not many carriages left. Harry and the four of them filled a carriage, and Hermione and Tom chose the Thestral carriage behind them. After getting in the car, Hermione closed the door so that no one else would disturb them.

The carriage started staggeringly, and by the time it stopped, Hogwarts had arrived.

When they got off the carriage, Tom heard the sound of scattered footsteps, and he saw Malfoy strutting towards Harry and the other four. But when he saw Tom behind Harry, his expression changed, he turned around 180 degrees, and walked away.

They followed the crowd up the stone steps, through the grand oak doors, and into the Great Hall along the brightly lit foyer, which was already a sea of ​​pointed wizard hats.

As soon as he entered the auditorium, like other little wizards, Tom locked his eyes on the teacher's chair.

There, in the middle, is empty.

Headmaster Dumbledore was absent from the opening ceremony.