The Halloween banquet began as scheduled.
When Jon walked into the dining hall and saw the colorful Halloween decorations, he shrugged imperceptibly.
Professor Quirrell was not here. He must have gone to let the trolls go.
Countless bats fluttered on the walls and ceiling, and there were also many low dark clouds hovering above the dining table, making the candles in the pumpkins flicker.
After Jon sat down, delicious food suddenly appeared on the golden plate, just like the banquet at the beginning of school and the Halloween banquet at the same time last year.
There was nothing new.
Many of the senior students present were obviously absent-minded. Apart from eating, it seemed that only the junior students and some ghosts were celebrating the festival.
Jon had something on his mind, and he felt that everyone had something on their mind like him.
Therefore, everyone felt that there was something on their mind.
Not far from where Jon sat was Harry Potter and his good friend, Ron Weasley.
The only girl in the trio was not present, but from the way Harry and Ron talked and laughed, they did not care about Hermione's absence.
When Professor Quirrell rushed into the dining hall, Jon was eating beef on the plate next to Stephen in boredom. The three roommates beside him seemed to be talking and laughing, but their eyes glanced around from time to time, obviously on guard against the "accident" that Jon mentioned.
Of course, Professor Quirrell was the "accident" that Jon mentioned.
The professor's big scarf was now crooked on his head, and his face was full of horror. Everyone stared at him. Most of the students were surprised, but Stephen and the others had already "expected" it. Now, they just wanted to see what happened.
Everyone saw Professor Quirrell walk to Professor Dumbledore's chair, lean on the table, and say while gasping, "The trolls — in the underground classroom — thought you should know."
After that, he fell to the floor and fainted.
As soon as this was said, the dining hall suddenly became a mess.
Professor Dumbledore had no choice but to use his magic wand to make a few ear-piercing explosions to calm the chaotic students.
"Prefects," he said in a low voice, "Immediately lead your students to the dormitory!"
The prefects of each academy immediately acted, calling for the freshmen to gather and comforting the students.
Chown looked up and exchanged a look with Dumbledore, who was standing in the teacher's seat. Both of them had a look of understanding. Of course, Dumbledore's expression was still blocked by his beard.
Under Jon's signal, Stephen clapped his hands, and the surrounding second-year students immediately dispersed.
At the same time, Snape also hurriedly left the teacher's seat, and no one knew where he went.
"Tell our people to be careful."
When he passed by Stephen, Jon said in an almost inaudible voice.
Stephen did not reply, and only followed the crowd and the crowd..
...
Harry followed Gryffindor's group to the dormitory, but he had many doubts in his mind.
"How did the trolls find their way in?"
Harry asked Ron as they went up the stairs.
"Don't ask me, the trolls should be exceptionally stupid," Ron said. Ron said, "Maybe Naughty Ghost put it in to add some fun to Halloween."
On the way, they met a group of strange people. These people were rushing in different directions, and even Harry did not see the academy emblem clearly. Until they inexplicably passed by a group of Hufflepuff's students who were obviously not supposed to be there, Harry suddenly remembered something.
"I just remembered — Hermione."
Harry grabbed Ron's arm and said with a serious expression.
"What's wrong with her?"
"She still doesn't know about the trolls."
Ron bit his lip, and his expression became conflicted.
The two of them did not notice that among the Hufflepuff's students beside them, two of them exchanged glances.
Ron and Harry quickly decided to look for Hermione. They lowered their bodies and blended in with the Hufflepuff's group. They walked in another direction, and then quietly left the group.
The two Hufflepuff's "scribes" behind them did not choose to follow them. Instead, they stood there and watched for a while. Then, they turned and walked in the direction of their own academy.
It was useless to follow them. They were only second-year students. Even if they really encountered trolls, they could not do anything.
Besides, this was not something they should be worried about. In the rules of their training, one of the rules was to prioritize their own safety.
This was suggested by Jon.
After all, in the castle of the Hogwarts, the protection of Harry Potter could be said to be very meticulous. There was no need to waste their own academy's students to protect him.
And with the way Harry Potter and his two friends acted, if there was really a problem, it would be easy to implicate the students who were protecting them.
But which little Wizard's life was not a life?
Dumbledore did not care about the price, but Jon did.
At least in the areas that Jon could protect, if he could, he would protect these students.
Everything else aside, he only had these people in his hands. If one of them was gone, it would really be too little. He would not be able to replenish them in time.
Harry and the others quietly slipped through the empty side corridor and hurriedly rushed to the female toilet.
They had just turned the corner when they heard hurried footsteps behind them.
Ron nimbly pulled Harry behind a large stone sculpture of a lion with a hawk's head.
They looked over from behind the stone statue and realized that it was Snape.
The latter passed through the corridor and disappeared from their sight.
Filled with confusion, they followed Snape's fading footsteps and quietly walked along another corridor, trying their best not to make a sound.
And not far behind them, Jon's figure walked out from the darkness.
Ron and Harry had obviously gone downstairs. If he remembered correctly, the trolls should be in the female toilet on the first floor.
Hermione Granger should also be in the female toilet. According to a normal person's plot, this was the best time to be a hero saving the damsel in distress.
But a hero saving a damsel in distress was not attractive to Jon at all. Compared to a traditional British person, unless they were beautiful to a certain extent, he still preferred Eastern girls.
Hermione might be very pretty later, but an 11-year-old girl would always make Jon feel uncomfortable.
Compared to this, Jon wanted to go upstairs to check on Snape's situation.
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