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Chapter 514 Promise
Chapter 514 Promise
Have you heard?
Before the second day had even arrived, only that afternoon, the Hogwarts students had already begun discussing it.
The Daily Prophet published an emergency special report, which is usually only done when something major happens. This time, the special report was about Professor Hamilton, who was very popular with students at Hogwarts.
In the auditorium, a group of students gathered around Ron, who was holding up a newspaper.
"Professor Hamilton has been arrested; she's done all these wrong things!"
Ron read the newspaper headline aloud, eliciting gasps from the students present.
"How can this be?!" Hermione exclaimed. "Professor Hamilton is definitely innocent!"
"That's right!" several more students shouted. Not only Hogwarts students, but also students from other houses gathered around, angrily declaring, "The British Ministry of Magic is the lair of dark wizards!"
"They've wronged Professor Hamilton!"
The Great Hall was filled with excitement. To most students, Professor Hamilton was a hero who had protected Hogwarts many times, and he was also very cute. In addition, Professor Hamilton was an outstanding genius, and he was also very cute.
Furthermore, Professor Hamilton is also—in short, Professor Hamilton is the most beloved professor at Hogwarts, and such reports, which sound like a bit of nonsense, are hard for them to believe.
"What exactly happened?"
Looking at the three people standing in front of her, McGonagall was a little troubled and didn't know how to answer. To be honest, she didn't know what was going on either.
She could probably guess that it was related to the struggle between the Ministry of Magic and Dumbledore—but had it really come to this?
They directly arrested a professor?
Miss Hamilton—" McGonagall sighed and said, "Don't worry."
"Headmaster Dumbledore will handle this," she could only reassure the students. "It's still class time, isn't it?"
"Harry—and Ron and Hermione." She pursed her lips. "You guys still have classes, right?"
"This class is about magic circles," Harry said in a muffled voice.
"————" McGonagall shook her head helplessly and slowly stood up: "Then let's go study on our own."
"I'll keep an eye on you."
I hope I can offer some temporary comfort to these students.
The unrest wasn't just happening among the Hogwarts students; the atmosphere in the headmaster's office was also heavy.
"Headmaster Dumbledore—we cannot stand idly by." Lupin spoke quietly from his seat. Although he seemed unaffected, his usual gentle demeanor had vanished.
"If all else fails, let's just rush in and rescue her," Sirius casually remarked from the side, though he seemed to think it was just for fun.
"This is a prison break, Sirius," Moody had to remind him. "That's a very serious crime."
"What crime?" Sirius shrugged. "They'll find an excuse to arrest us all sooner or later anyway."
"Are you an idiot?" Snape said coldly. "Do you think you can just come and go from the Ministry of Magic as you please, like Azkaban, by turning into a dog?"
"So what do you suggest, Slug?" Sirius looked at Snape. "To cower in fear?"
"Ah—I almost forgot, you're really good at this!"
"Are you looking for death?" Snape's face darkened as he raised his wand, and Sirius immediately drew his wand as well.
"Are you two insane?" Lupin shouted, standing between them. "Is this the time for you to argue?"
"This isn't a banter; I'm just questioning Snape's loyalty." Sirius Black sneered. "He used to be one of Voldemort's men."
"He might still be—"
"Ahem." Dumbledore, who had been silent, suddenly coughed. His cough made Sirius pause immediately. He pursed his lips, not finishing his sentence, and then slowly put down his wand.
"Headmaster Dumbledore," Lupin said, looking at him as well.
"First of all—Miss Hamilton is absolutely safe—Remus, you can rest assured." Dumbledore said slowly, then glanced slightly at a shelf behind him, where Fawkes, who usually stood, was nowhere to be seen.
Having received Dumbledore's assurance, Lupin's expression softened slightly, but he still couldn't help asking, "So what should we do?"
"They might send Royla to Azkaban."
"They won't," Dumbledore said slowly, shaking his head. "I've already written to our friends."
""
"They will stop Connelly's radical actions."
He slowly stood up as he spoke: "Therefore—everyone doesn't need to worry too much—"
"Miss Hamilton will be safe—and—we should have results in a few days." His confident demeanor relieved the members of the Order of the Phoenix.
"Alright—everyone wants to rest, right?" Dumbledore said slowly, "Don't act rashly—"
"Acting rashly will only allow some people with dark intentions to succeed."
"I understand—" Lupin took a deep breath and nodded; he seemed to be the one who was least likely to calm down.
"Remus—go and appease Miss Nagini," Dumbledore advised.
"I see."
Watching the departing group, Dumbledore paused for a few seconds before suddenly speaking, "And Severus—"
Please wait a moment.
"————" Snape raised an eyebrow and then stopped.
He looked around at the people leaving, then turned his gaze to Dumbledore, his eyes filled with a hint of contemplation and scrutiny.
"Headmaster Dumbledore," Snape said slowly after everyone had left, "This—wasn't it within your expectations?"
"————" Dumbledore did not speak but slowly sat down.
"You deliberately let Miss Hamilton get caught, didn't you?" Snape continued, looking coldly at Dumbledore and casually saying, "Those idiots at the Ministry of Magic couldn't catch her."
"Miss Hamilton is a very powerful wizard." Dumbledore nodded slightly, acknowledging Snape's words.
But this prompted Snape to sneer: "So you're using Miss Hamilton?"
"Use her to expose a weakness in the Ministry of Magic?"
"I thought you two were very close—"
"Severus," Dumbledore interrupted Snape gently, his voice perfectly calm, showing no anger at Snape's somewhat outrageous remark.
He simply said, "I'm just doing what's necessary."
"And—" he paused, "I made a promise to someone."
"I won't let anything happen to Miss Hamilton."
"I had no idea Lupin had such power," Snape said with a sneer, then strode away.
Dumbledore shook his head slightly as he watched his retreating figure.
"I never said that it was Remus who agreed."
However, his reply was too soft and Snape did not hear it.
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