Chapter 23 23Inside the Carriage

Chapter 23 23. Inside the carriage

The sky flashed with a dazzling red light in an instant. The light penetrated the window glass of the carriage and reflected on the faces of every student. It was followed by a thunderous roar that could only be produced by an explosion spell.

No one made a loud noise, but a few timid lower-grade girls sobbed quietly. Next to them, some sixth- and seventh-grade students who had obviously experienced strong winds and waves were comforting them softly.

The five of them, Jon and Neville, huddled together in the corner of the restaurant. The emotions of the freshmen were quite stable, and Lavender, the only girl among them, was not a weak character.

In addition to them, Ron's two older brothers, George and Fred, and the dark-skinned boy Lee Jordan in their grade were also beside them.

The usually bold twins not only showed no signs of nervousness or fear about the situation at this time, but also talked about their life on the carriage.

"This is the first time we've encountered this."

He didn't know whether he was George or a boy from Fred, and his tone was even mixed with excitement that he was worried about the world being in chaos.

"Even Percy has never experienced it. Only Bill and Charlie had several dangerous experiences of being chased by Aurors when they were in school. I heard that since Dumbledore cast a powerful spell on the carriage, Aurors will no longer be able to determine the location of Hogwarts."

After hearing his words, Jon, who was silent on the side, had some enlightenment in his heart.

When he saw the reactions of the senior students, he felt a little strange. It was normal for this school to experience him being chased by Aurors, but now it seemed that was not the case.

"In fact, there is no need to worry at all." The other twin said, "As long as Professor Dumbledore is in the car, our safety will definitely not be a problem, unless... that person comes here in person!"

When Ron heard the last words he said, his face that was not nervous at first turned pale instantly, and his body shuddered subconsciously.

"Don't say such things! He, he is in a high position now, and it is impossible for him to focus on people like us."

Justin asked curiously, looking at Ron's sudden expression, Neville and Lavender who were obviously silent.

"who's that person?"

The twins looked at each other and sarcastically spoke in flattering, exaggerated tones.

"Of course it's the 'Great Sir'!"

Lee Jordan looked around in panic, swallowed his saliva and said to the twins in an almost pleading voice.

"Okay, George Fred, I know you're not afraid of him, but you should be careful at least."

The twins looked disdainful.

"What does this mean? We have all heard Professor Dumbledore call him by his previous name."

"Professor Dumbledore is Professor Dumbledore, we are us."

When they were arguing about this matter, Jon suddenly said something.

"Where is Professor Slughorn?"

The people around him became quiet, and they began to look around the restaurant, but they could not find the professor.

Neville said hesitantly.

"I just heard someone reported to Professor Slughorn that Filch was missing. Professor Slughorn asked the student president to stay here while he went to find Filch."

"It seems that Filch never came to the restaurant from the beginning?" Lavender asked doubtfully.

Both George and Fred had a disgusting attitude towards this carriage manager.

"He may still be planning some plan to punish students in his room. We have heard once and for all that he often suggested to Professor Dumbledore that in today's special period, the corporal punishment used in Hogwarts should be restored. system so that students can be better disciplined.”

While they were talking, the sky had already become quiet again.

The running Yeqi led the carriage and quickly left the battlefield, but the professors had not returned yet, so the students could only stay in the restaurant.

Some students were so frightened and exhausted that they couldn't bear it anymore and fell asleep on the dining table. It was at this time that Slughorn walked in with an ugly-looking Filch.

They seemed to be talking about something when they entered, and the administrator didn't seem to be in a great mood.

Slughorn knew at this time that even if he couldn't go back to the dormitory to sleep for the time being, he still had to arrange for the students to rest.

He waved his magic wand and emptied all the tables and chairs in the dining hall, and then conjured dozens of sleeping bags so that the students could make do with it for the night.

The dim light swayed gently in the restaurant as the carriage bumped.

Beside Jon, Neville and Ron, they all started breathing evenly, and occasionally there were a few not-so-noisy snores not far away.

I don't know if it was because he had slept enough yesterday, but even though it was past two o'clock in the morning, Jon still didn't feel sleepy.

The position where he was lying was close to the window, and he could see the bright white moon in the night sky when he raised his head.

What happened tonight made the sense of crisis in his heart even heavier.

Now that they are under the protection of Dumbledore, there is no need to worry about their safety, but Dumbledore cannot always be with them, and his identity is definitely not just the principal of Hogwarts.

Besides, although I don’t know what happened in the past, since the magic world has all fallen into Voldemort’s hands, it means that Dumbledore may not have any advantage in front of him.

While thinking in his heart, Jon also reached into his robe pocket and touched the ring that always felt cold.

However, he had to solve the problem of the ring first tomorrow, and then he had to find a way to improve his strength. He didn’t expect to become too strong, at least he couldn’t even raise his wand to cast a spell like he is now.

In this turbulent night, time passed bit by bit.

As a trace of fish belly white appeared in the eastern sky, the starry sky gradually disappeared. Just when the students were still sleeping, Dumbledore took Lily, McGonagall and Flitwick back to the carriage.

Dumbledore looked a little tired, and even his robes were wrinkled. Lily and McGonagall's hair was a little messy due to the wind, but they didn't seem to be injured. Only Flitwick was supported and limped into the carriage. His left leg was stained with bright red blood, and there was a faint smell of burning.

Slughorn looked at the injury on Flitwick's leg with an ugly face. He took the short professor from Lily.

"I have some white fresh essence here, which will be very useful for your injury."