As usual on the first day of school, the platform was packed with wizards, but this year, the atmosphere was much more tense.
On the other side of the crowd, the bright red Hogwarts Express was spewing out thick steam.
Seeing Harry and Elwyn walk in, the students and parents near them focused their attention on them and whispered to each other. With the recent publicity from the media, there were very few people who did not know Elwyn and Harry.
Their fear of Lord Voldemort was very deep, and Elwyn and Harry were very well-known in the hearts of these wizards.
Even though he was stared at as soon as he walked in, Elwyn still felt a lot more at home.
He had experienced too many dangerous things during the whole summer vacation, but the familiar feeling of Hogwarts was still very relaxing.
He looked around but did not see Elaine. He did not know where she was either. She might have already boarded the train.
"Let's go." Harry said. He did not want to stand there and be stared at. Without asking for the opinion of the gloomy Auror, he waved his hand and gestured for Elwyn, Hermione and Ron to follow him along the platform to look for an empty carriage.
"We can't go together, Harry." Hermione said apologetically, "The three of us have to go to the captain's carriage and patrol the corridors. Elwyn might have to say a few words to arrange work for the prefects. "
After Umrich was chased away, Elwyn resumed his position as the president of the Boy Student Union.
Although he had never done much work in the Boy Student Union, Hermione and the president of the Girl Student Union were the ones in charge.
Nevertheless, he still had to personally meet with the prefects at the beginning of the school term every year.
"Oh, right, I forgot," Harry said. "You still have a meeting and patrol."
"See you later!" Elwyn said, waving to Harry.
"Bro, you can find a carriage and wait for us. Maybe you can sit with Lavender and her friends. Trust me, it won't take long." With his back facing Hermione, Ron said in a voice that she couldn't hear, "I'll look for you when I'm patrolling. Just don't let Hermione find out."
"Alright, children, you'd better hurry up and get in the car. There are only a few minutes left." Lady Weasley looked at her watch and said, "I wish you a happy semester, especially you, Ron. Don't get into trouble at school …"
"I know, mom, I'm not a child anymore!" Ron said discontentedly.
He followed Elwyn and Hermione to the prefect's carriage. Behind them, Harry pulled Mr. Weasley aside.
They were definitely going to say something. Maybe Harry wanted to tell Mr. Weasley about Malfoy.
"My dad can't control the underworld and werewolves, but he can check Malfoy's house and the shops on Knockout Alley." Ron said, "But I don't think he'll believe Harry's reasoning. Malfoy can't be a Death Eater … Oh, right, we can find a chance to verify it. The prefect meeting will be a good opportunity. We can see if he has the Stygian Mark on him. If he's a Death Eater, there's no way to hide it."
"So, what do you want to do? Strip Malfoy and check his body? "Hermione asked.
"Ugh, I know it's not a good idea, but you can't deny that it's the fastest way." Ron said.
"That's right, it's really fast. This kind of thing will make the headlines of 'Hogwarts Magic Newspaper' tomorrow." Elwyn said, "Even the topic is shocking. The president of the male student council and two prefects stripped a boy naked in a private room and checked his body …"
He did not plan to do anything, nor did he want to confirm whether Malfoy was a Death Eater.
Even if he confirmed it, what was the point?
Capturing Malfoy and sending him to Azkaban would not affect Lord Voldemort at all. Instead, it would affect the development of the situation.
If Malfoy failed, Lord Voldemort could still choose someone else to do the job.
The students with Death Eaters in their families and many ambitious people could not wait to get this chance to swear loyalty to The Dark Lord.
The situation in the school seemed to be calmer than it seemed, but in reality, there were undercurrents surging.
The calm before the final war broke out was like the calm before the storm. All the forces were accumulating their strength.
"Alright, if you two have a better idea …" Ron said.
"No, I don't object to your plan. Ron, you and Harry can find an opportunity like this in the castle. Strip Malfoy naked in a secluded corner and confirm if he has the mark on him. But not today. You saw from the platform just now. Because of the current situation in the magic world and the terrible things that happened during the summer vacation, the students are already panicking enough. Let's not add to the chaos." Hermione said and looked around. "Wait, why are there so few people in this carriage?"
As they walked, the other carriages were all occupied. There were not many empty seats.
Only this carriage was an exception. It looked very empty and not full at all.
"I can roughly guess why," Elwyn said and looked at the people in the carriage.
They were all Slytherin's students. They sat in twos and threes in the carriage, taking up a lot of space.
When the students from the other schools saw Slytherin, they immediately avoided them as if they were avoiding the plague.
It was not hard to understand that they were afraid. Everyone knew that the relationship between Slytherin Academy and Lord Voldemort was not shallow.
The students of Slytherin Academy were also the most supporters of Lord Voldemort. Now, no one dared to go near them.
This was the first change this semester. The students from the other three academies were all avoiding Slytherin.
To put it another way, they were using this method to gain privileges.
To put it another way, Slytherin was isolated. The Hogwarts were no longer as a whole as before.
"No one dares to come. They have occupied this place."
"This can't go on. They can't occupy a carriage alone," Hermione said and directly opened the door and walked in.
Inside were two fifth-year Slytherin students. They were sharing their summer vacation experiences.
When they saw Elwyn, Hermione, and Ron come in, the two hurriedly stood up. They were obviously very nervous and even a little afraid.
They were afraid of Elwyn. After all, the newspapers in the month after the summer vacation were full of news about him. The media reporters and the Ministry of Magic were not stingy with praises for Elwyn. There were all kinds of analysis and praise articles about his strength and experience.
Even if he was not a wizard like Lord Voldemort and Dumbledore, he was still much stronger than the other students.
After reading those articles, there was no reason for the students of Slytherin not to be afraid of Elwyn, especially when they regarded Gryffindor and Elwyn as imaginary enemies. Whether they really supported Lord Voldemort or not, the consensus among the students of Slytherin Academy was probably that Gryffindor's people were their enemies.
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