Soon, the train to Hogwarts left the station. As expected, Ailey and Hermione were sitting in the same box.
"I'm so happy to see you again, Teacher Ailey."
Hermione was obviously very happy to see Ailey.
"Will you still be our Defense Against Dark Magic teacher?"
"Of course."
Ailey flipped through the book in her hand and glanced at Hermione.
"Why do you ask?"
"Because George said that this position is cursed."
Hermione was obviously a little unhappy when she mentioned this topic.
"He told me that the mysterious man wanted to be the Defense Against Dark Magic teacher in Hogwarts, but was rejected. So, he put a curse on this position. After that, almost no Defense Against Dark Magic teacher could last more than a year."
"Oh … there seems to be such a rumor."
Hearing Hermione's words, Ailey seemed to recall that there was indeed such a rumor. Rumor had it that Hogwarts' Defense Against Dark Magic class was the most difficult to teach … Well, to put it simply, it was pretty boring.
This curse might be effective on ordinary wizards, but to think it would work on her? It was better to just keep dreaming.
Of course, Hermione didn't tell Ailey that the students of Hogwarts had privately made a bet on whether Ailey could continue to be the Defense Against Dark Magic teacher. Strictly speaking, Ailey wasn't a very popular teacher in Hogwarts. Because of her strictness and coldness, many students were quite afraid of her.
But on the other hand, her Defense Against Dark Magic class was really good, and compared to Snape, who was a nitpicky fellow, the impression Ailey gave the students was actually more like Professor Mag — everyone respected and feared her, but didn't hate her.
"Knock knock knock."
At this moment, someone suddenly knocked on the door of the box. The door opened and Harry Potter appeared at the door.
"Potter? What's the matter? "
Hermione wasn't too happy to see someone interrupting her and Ailey. Because of Ailey's influence, the Iron Triangle was obviously broken up, and Hermione didn't have any feelings for Harry and Ron. To Hermione, the famous Harry Potter was just a boy in the same class.
"Sorry, Granger, I have something to discuss with Teacher Ailey."
In the face of Hermione, Harry was also a little uncomfortable, and Hermione frowned, looked at him, and then did not speak. Then Harry walked into the carriage, closed the door of the compartment, and sat opposite Allie. He hesitated for a moment and said.
"Teacher Allie … I accidentally overheard … about that little Sirius."
"Oh."
Aili continued to read her book and replied casually. Hermione, on the other hand, came over curiously.
"Sirius, are you talking about the person who escaped from Azkaban? What happened to him? "
"He's Voldemort's subordinate. He wants to kill me …. That's what I heard from Mr. Weasley. But what I don't understand is, before I boarded the car, Mr. Weasley made me promise not to look for Blake …. I don't understand, Miss Ellie, why must I look for someone who wants to kill me?"
Hermione leaned over curiously when she heard that, but Ailey didn't even lift her head.
"It's simple, because he's your godfather."
"Oh … … .eh?"
Hearing Ailey's answer, Harry instinctively nodded, and then froze for a moment. Then, he jumped up as if a spring was attached to his feet, and almost crashed into the ceiling of the compartment.
"Wait, Teacher Ailey … … what did you say? He … …. "
"He's your godfather, and also your father's good friend."
Unlike Dumbledore and Snape, Allie had never cared about spoilers.
"According to official records, at that time, Voldemort wanted to kill your parents. However, your parents were not stupid. In order to protect you, they chose to use the Fiery Loyalty Incantation. This is a very complicated incantation. Simply put, they would tell their address to a trustworthy person and use magic to hide this secret address in that person's heart. As long as that person did not say anything, even if Voldemort ran to your front door and pressed his face against the glass, he would not be able to discover the existence of the Potters and your parents."
Hearing this, Hermione and Harry tensed up, and Harry was even more nervous.
"At that time, the chosen person was Sirius Blake. You see, he's your godfather. I think you should understand that this is enough to show how close and trustworthy he is to your parents. But later on, your parents were found and killed by Voldemort. There's only one reason — the 'Loyalty Incantation' lost its effect, and the person leaked the secret to Voldemort. It's that simple. "
At this moment, Ailey raised her head and glanced at Harry.
"So that's the reason. Although no one has evidence to prove that Sirius Blake betrayed your parents, he was the designated person at that time. The only reason why the 'Loyalty Incantation' lost its effect was because the person leaked the secret. In the end, he was sent to Azkaban and imprisoned for 12 years."
After listening to Ailey's explanation, Hermione was dumbfounded, while Harry's face turned pale and he couldn't help but tremble.
Ailey didn't tell Harry about the change of the person who kept the secret, because only James, Lily, Blake and Peter Pettigrew knew about it. Even if she told them, they would suspect how she knew about it. This was already the most private of all secrets.
Of course, from Ailey's point of view, Blake only had himself to blame. Who asked him to change the person who kept the secret? Besides, they knew what kind of person Peter Pettigrew was. So Ailey had no sympathy for Blake being imprisoned in Azkaban for 12 years. She even wanted to laugh a little.
Serves him right for asking for it.
"God, you should be careful, Potter …."
Hermione reacted and looked at Harry, but the latter's face was pale.
"Why did Sirius betray my parents?"
"You'll have to ask him himself. Maybe that's why Mr. Weasley didn't want you to look for him."
At this moment, the cart arrived. Ailey closed the book in her hands and asked for a soda and cake.
"Let's have afternoon tea. We have nothing to do anyway."
Although it was afternoon tea, the atmosphere was obviously not good. Harry's face was pale and he couldn't eat anything. Hermione looked at Harry and didn't know what to say. As for Aili, she acted as if nothing had happened. She ate her cake and drank her soda. Then, she picked up a copy of the Prophet's Daily News and started reading.
"Potter, Potter, don't worry too much. Hogwarts is the safest place. With Dumbledore here, Sirius definitely won't dare to come looking for you. Besides, Teacher Ailey is also here …."
Just as Hermione was about to go up and comfort Harry, the train suddenly slowed down and the noise of the wheels gradually disappeared. This surprised Hermione and Harry. They instinctively turned their heads to look out the window, but they didn't see the familiar platform. This puzzled the two of them. They opened the door of the box and looked out. They saw the others poking their heads out and looking around in confusion.
"What's going on?"
The two of them looked at each other in confusion, but before they could say anything, the train suddenly tilted forward and came to an abrupt stop. For a moment, the sound of luggage falling to the ground and screams could be heard everywhere. Then, the originally dazzling lights instantly went out, and the entire interior of the train suddenly became dark.
At the same time, a gentle white light appeared, illuminating the originally dark carriage.
"Teacher Ailey!"
Hermione and Harry breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Ailey raise her wand.
"I'll go and see what's going on."
Ailey was sitting in the second carriage in front of the train, so it was easy for her to find out the problem. So Ailey raised her wand and walked out of the box. Hermione and Harry hesitated for a moment, but they still followed Ailey out of the carriage. Obviously, the two kids were also very curious about what was going on.
Opening the door, the cold wind mixed with raindrops blew in. Ailey raised her wand and walked out of the train. She looked around and saw that the sky was dark and gloomy. Near the front of the train stood the staff of the train. After seeing Ailey and the others get off the train,
One of them hurriedly walked over.
"Hey, kids can't come out!"
"I'm the teacher of Hogwarts' Defense Against Dark Magic class."
Ailey waved at the person.
"What happened?"
"It's like this, that …"
Hearing Ailey's answer, the person seemed to be a little hesitant. At this moment, the other person next to her looked terrified and pointed to the sky.
"They're coming!"
Along with the scream, everyone raised their heads and looked over. Under the dark night sky, dozens of ghost-like monsters dressed in black robes were flying toward them. And seeing those monsters, Hermione suddenly screamed.
"Soul Catchers!"
"Leave it to me."
Ailey pulled Hermione behind her, then raised the wand in her hand and lightly tapped it.
The next moment, a dazzling pure white light instantly erupted, illuminating the originally dark world.
It was a pure white Dragon of Light.
Its size was almost the same as Fangzheng in his dragon form. Its huge body that spanned across the sky covered the sky. The dragon spread its wings that were enough to cover the sky, roaring at the Soul Catchers in front of it. In the face of this Dragon of Light, those terrifying pitch-black specters were like ants in front of a tiger. They were so insignificant.
"Oh my god …"
Looking at the Dragon of Light in front of them, Harry and Hermione were stunned. At the same time, the originally closed windows on the train opened one by one. Countless students poked their heads out and stared at the scene in surprise.
"Ugh …"
Seeing this, Ailey couldn't help but scratch her head. Strictly speaking, this was also her first time using the Guardian Charm, but from the looks of it … Wasn't it a little too much?
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