Struggling to survive at Hogwarts

Chapter 141 The Screaming Shack

Ron felt like he was dreaming.

After their exams, they had planned to visit Hagrid at his hut, since Buckbeak had been sent away. (Dumbledore told Harry and the other two about it.)

But to everyone's surprise, before they even reached the cabin, Banban suddenly bit herself!

Then he ran towards the Willow Tree like a madman.

When he caught Scabbers again and was about to check what was wrong with it, he looked up and saw Harry and Hermione's horrified eyes!

Suddenly, a large black dog appeared behind him!

Without saying a word, he dragged himself into a secret passage!

Merlin's beard!

Why does Hogwarts have a secret passage leading to the Shrieking Shack?

Why was that wanted criminal an Animagus?

Ron was so angry that he pounded on the wall, but to no avail. He could only face the door with worry and fear, trying to warn Harry and the others of the danger the moment they rushed in.

He had no doubt that Harry and Hermione wouldn't come after them.

He understands them as well as he understands himself.

They are willing to give everything for their friends!

"Bang bang bang!"

As the sound of shoes hitting the stairs grew closer, Ron's heart pounded higher and higher.

He wanted to warn Harry and the others to hurry up, but the gloomy man opposite him frightened him so much that he couldn't speak.

"Oh!"

The sound of the door opening rang out, followed by Ron's scream: "Harry! Watch out! It's Sirius! He's an Animagus! He stole my wand!"

Harry and Hermione were startled and instinctively looked in the direction the other was pointing.

"Except your weapons!"

Harry and Hermione's wands both ended up in Sirius's hands.

He was a disheveled man with frizzy, tangled hair that had been haphazardly slicked back. Years of imprisonment had made him thin, but the fanatical expression on his face was enough to set the whole world ablaze.

"...Harry...I've finally found you..."

His voice was hoarse from not speaking for a long time, but the excitement in his tone was obvious.

Seeing the enemy getting closer and closer to Harry, Ron, enduring the pain, limped over to Harry and Hermione and shouted at Sirius, "If you want to kill Harry, you'll have to step over our dead bodies first!"

Ron wanted to protect his two friends, but he didn't expect Harry to bypass him and punch Sirius directly!

"Harry—"

Before Ron could finish speaking, Hermione kicked Sirius in the shin, and Harry followed up with a powerful shove, sending Sirius sprawling to the ground.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Ron snatched the wand back from Sirius.

Harry's first reaction upon receiving the wand was to point it at Sirius Black, who was lying on the ground.

"Harry...do you want to kill me?"

The haggard man grinned savagely.

This made Harry, who was already furious, even more impulsive.

He couldn't fathom where this person's moral bottom line lay. Even now, this murderer still had the audacity to ask him if he wanted to kill the other person.

Anger gradually gathered in Harry's heart...

“Get out of here, Crookshanks!” Harry growled impatiently.

"No! Harry—" Hermione screamed.

"Except your weapons!"

Just as the violence in Harry's heart was about to break free of its cage, Lupin suddenly burst in and used a disarming charm to give Sirius a chance to catch his breath.

"Harry!"

Hermione screamed and pulled Harry behind her, handing him the fallen wand as she did so. Ron stared incredulously at the familiar face.

“Professor Lupin…” Ron murmured.

"Oh, Ron, how's your leg?" Lupin looked at Ron with concern.

"fine……"

Ron answered instinctively.

"Don't be silly! He's in cahoots with that wanted criminal!" Hermione exclaimed, her face full of disappointment.

"He's a werewolf! That's why he takes time off every month!"

Ron looked like his worldview had been shattered.

Harry calmly replied, "An explanation? I need an explanation, Professor."

When Harry raised his wand, Sirius quickly raised his hand to show that he meant no harm.

"Come out, Peter!" Sirius exclaimed, his expression frantic.

"What did you say?" Harry asked, puzzled.

"Him! He's Peter!" Sirius exclaimed, pointing frantically at Ron, who was staring wide-eyed to the side.

"...I'm Peter???"

"No, not you! I'm talking about that mouse!"

Just as Harry and his friends were surprised, the Screaming Shack welcomed another guest.

"Ha! Look who's in front of me? A wanted criminal! How dare he show his face here!"

Snape wore a mocking expression, but his hand moved with lightning speed, pointing his wand at the other man.

"No, Severus..."

Lupin came over to try and explain for Sirius, but Snape immediately pointed his wand at him.

“I’ve been telling Dumbledore that you’re helping an old friend sneak in…”

“Wow, Snape, but your clever head is still wrong…” Sirius tried to explain.

"Give me a reason!" Snape pressed his wand against Sirius's neck menacingly.

"You have to hear me out..." Sirius's voice was hoarse, "...that mouse..."

"Fine, I don't want to hear anymore!" Snape suddenly lost his patience. "Perhaps you need a Dementor's kiss right now."

Seeing that Snape was about to tie up Sirius and take him away, Harry strode over without thinking.

Snape narrowed his eyes dangerously, "Potter..."

"Except your weapons!"

Harry shouted, "Actually, he's not a person!"

When the spell struck Snape precisely, a powerful force propelled him flying through the air, accompanied by the sound of several wooden frames collapsing.

He was completely buried in that pile of wooden frames.

"It seems we've come at the wrong time..."

Almost immediately after Thea and her friends entered the room, they witnessed the three of them working together to knock Snape away.