Struggling to survive at Hogwarts

Chapter 127 Hogsmeade Day

With a rain shower before Halloween, the weather gradually cooled down.

Despite this, the young wizards' spirits soared.

The reason is simple: it's the first Hogsmeade Day for the third-year wizards!

At six o'clock on Halloween morning, before it was fully light, Daphne hurriedly woke Thea up.

Thea looked at Daphne's excited expression, and the words of refusal circled in her mouth several times, but she still didn't say them.

Oh well, it's good to go early and come back early.

And so, after Daphne spent more than an hour getting ready, Thea was finally allowed to go out.

Merlin above, aren't we going shopping?

Why dress up as if you're going to a ball?

Thea's resistance did have some effect; at least Daphne stopped insisting on putting the dress on Thea.

Finally, at 8:30 in the morning, Thea and Daphne arrived at the lounge to meet up with Draco and the others.

When the group saw Thea's attire, a look of amazement flashed across their eyes. It wasn't until Thea beckoned them to the door that they came to their senses.

Long lines formed at the entrance to Hogwarts, with the largest group being third-year students going for the first time.

Thea and Gella stood at the front, chatting and laughing. Behind them were Draco, Daphne, and Pansy, and finally Theodore and Zabini, who handed the application with parental signatures to Filch for inspection.

"Thea, are you really coming back so soon?"

As soon as Gella asked the question, everyone's attention immediately turned to Thea.

"Yes, as you know, I have quite a lot of classes."

Thea showed a somewhat guilty expression, which made the others feel a little disappointed, but they also expressed their understanding.

After all, they knew how busy Thea's schedule was.

The group continued chatting, and out of the corner of her eye, Thea noticed a lone figure not far away.

"That's... Potter?"

Thea opened her eyes wide and tried hard to make out the details.

The others followed Thea's gaze.

"I think so..."

"He probably didn't get his parents' signature."

When Gellar said that, everyone was silent for a moment, but their attention was immediately drawn back to the topic Draco brought up.

"Should we go to Honeydukes, Three Broomsticks, or Elegance Wizarding Clothing?"

Draco presented an option, and everyone chose Honeydukes Candy Shop without hesitation.

In the end, Thea picked out some large chunks of marzipan, sparkly pink coconut ice cream, a bunch of sizzling honey candies, a handful of small, black pepper tarts, and thin, crisp feather candies woven from sugar threads.

Next, they went to the Three Brooms Bar and the Condiment Joke Shop.

In the end, Thea and Gella returned to Hogwarts before 5 p.m., while the others were having too much fun to continue, so Thea naturally didn't insist.

"Do you need my help?" Gella asked curiously, looking at the strangely shaped magical artifact that Thea had taken out.

Without hesitation, Thea immediately asked, "Could you go to the kitchen and get me some cooked meat? Not too fatty."

Gella was a little confused, but she still went obediently.

When she was alone in the dormitory, Thea took out a thin device from the props in front of her, which had a large screen similar to a Muggle game console.

Without hesitation, Thea cleanly sliced ​​her finger open and dripped the blood into the groove next to the screen.

As soon as several moving red dots appeared on the screen, Thea immediately grabbed the map next to her and started comparing them, simply drawing the landmark buildings on the screen.

After comparing them, Thea highlighted one of the constantly moving red dots that was closest to her.

If I'm not mistaken, this must be Sirius Black.

That's right, the magical artifact in Thea's hand is an alchemical item she found in Black's old house, which can be used to find the whereabouts of other blood relatives through blood.

Unfortunately, this thing is bound to one owner and can only be used a limited number of times.

Just then, Gella knocked on the door and came in.

Thea smiled with satisfaction as she looked at the several large plates of chicken and steak the other person was carrying.

"I can handle what comes next."

Gella lost her curiosity and turned to walk towards the library; she still had a paper on the history of magic to write.

For the next while, Thea wrote her paper, watching the direction the red dot on the screen moved.

After Thea finished writing her two papers, the red dot got closer and closer to where Thea was.

Thea marked the location on the map where the other party had stayed for a long time, then got up and headed towards the Forbidden Forest.

Thea didn't intend to corner them in the castle; it was far too unsafe there. The Forbidden Forest, on the other hand, was a much better option.

At this time, most of the young wizards were still in Hogsmeade, and those who remained at school were mostly first or second-year students. Thea simply cast a Disillusionment Charm and headed towards the Forbidden Forest.

Following the navigation on the screen, Thea eventually arrived at the edge of the Forbidden Forest.

It's clear that Sirius knows the Forbidden Forest and Hagrid's patrol area very well; his position happens to be the weakest point.

Thea was curiously looking around when she heard a wary bark from behind her.

"It's me! Uncle!"

Thea immediately dispelled the illusion spell before the opponent could launch an attack.

Thea stared nervously at the dirty black dog in front of her. She couldn't be sure that after a failed mission, the dog could still control its temper and care about its niece.

She stood still and slowly squatted down, then took out several plates of beef from her pocket and gently pushed them in front of the other person.

The big black dog first sniffed the beef tentatively, and only after confirming that there was no other magic potion smell in it did it begin to wolf it down—it had been starving for too long.

Seeing that the other person was devouring the beef, Thea felt relieved. She then used a vanishing spell to make the plate disappear without leaving a trace.

After the big black dog finished eating, it no longer showed any hostility towards Thea. It walked past Thea into the depths of the forbidden forest and gestured for Thea to follow.

Thea didn't follow, but said softly, "Uncle, it's not good for me to disappear from everyone's sight for a long time right now. I'll come here every three days to bring you food."

The big black dog paused for a moment, then stepped forward and gently rubbed its relatively clean head against Thea's trouser leg.

Thea chuckled and asked, "Do you need my help?"

A hint of human struggle flickered in the big black dog's eyes. He knew very well that with Thea's help, what he wanted to do would go much more smoothly, but...

Finally, the big black dog shook its head.

He has already dragged many people down with him; he can't drag another child down with him now.

Thea stopped insisting and loosened her grip on the wand slightly.

Watching the big black dog's retreating figure, Thea coldly thought: If the other party had made any demands just now, her plan should have been changed, at least she wouldn't have let the other party achieve their goal so easily.