HP: I beat the otome game at Hogwarts

Chapter 135 Friendship Knows No Boundaries (Academy)

Lyra helped Hermione float Harry up, the twins took Ron, and Professor Snape was handed over to the only Slytherin present.

Before the group even reached the castle, they were caught red-handed by Headmaster Dumbledore, along with Professor McGonagall and Professor Flitwick.

Wait, no, they didn't do anything bad. They even saved a classmate and a professor from werewolves and Dementors!

—Perhaps it was because Headmaster Dumbledore and the professors looked so serious that the Gryffindors who frequently caused trouble and lost points felt guilty, and kept thinking that the professors were there to arrest them.

It's not really the headmaster's or professors' fault. With werewolves howling and hundreds of Dementors gathering outside the castle, it was impossible for Headmaster Dumbledore not to notice such a commotion.

"Professor, there are werewolves at Hogwarts!" Fred and George obediently reported.

“The werewolf has run into the Forbidden Forest,” Lyra said worriedly. “Won’t the werewolf harm the other creatures in the Forbidden Forest?”

Hermione: "......"

Of the few who knew the details about werewolves, Black and Lupin had both gone to the Forbidden Forest, Harry and Ron had fainted, leaving Hermione alone, anxious and restless.

After all, besides Professor Lupin accidentally transforming into a werewolf in public tonight, there was an even more explosive secret swirling in Hermione's mind.

She must find an opportunity to speak with Headmaster Dumbledore alone.

Headmaster Dumbledore immediately checked on the unconscious Harry and the others, and his expression softened considerably after realizing they had simply passed out.

Everyone went to the school hospital.

When Madam Pomfrey heard that the children had not only encountered werewolves but also hundreds of Dementors, she was both shocked and furious. She kept throwing various colored detection spells at Lyra and the others to confirm the situation.

"You naughty children, always running around disobeying orders..." Madam Pomfrey scolded the young wizards with a displeased expression, even Headmaster Dumbledore wasn't spared, "...I told Albus long ago that letting Dementors stay with young wizards at Hogwarts would cause big trouble sooner or later... Last time Potter fell off his broom because of a Dementor..."

After discovering that the children and Professor Snape only had minor scrapes from bumps and bruises, Madam Pomfrey finally let them go, but still gave each of them a large bottle of calming potion and insisted that they should stay at the school hospital that night.

But nobody likes to stay at the school hospital for fun, especially since the four-poster bed in the dormitory is much more comfortable than the single bed in the school hospital.

Apart from Harry, Ron, and Professor Snape, who were still asleep, no one volunteered to stay.

Theodore Nott was the first to refuse, while Lyra and the others nodded in agreement.

Seeing Madam Pomfrey's eyebrows furrow, Headmaster Dumbledore interrupted with a smile.

"Oh, Bobby, I need to say a few words to these kids—"

"Principal, these children need a rest!"

“I apologize, Bobby,” Headmaster Dumbledore said calmly. “Some things are more important, and I promise I will not tire them out.”

Mrs. Pomfrey left, not entirely satisfied.

Fred and George were the main speakers reporting to Headmaster Dumbledore about their experiences that evening, with Lyra occasionally adding a few words. They tacitly skipped over the parts about rescuing the hippogriff and trying to track Professor Snape.

According to their account, after finishing their OWL exams, they slipped out of the castle for a walk by the Black Lake, where they ran into Theodore Nott, who was also taking a walk. As they walked together, they happened to see Harry and his friends fighting the werewolves with Professor Snape, so they went to help.

“We didn’t have time to go back to the castle to find the professor; we had to immediately join the fight against the werewolves…” Lyra explained earnestly. “I’m sorry, Professor, we didn’t mean to; we were just too worried about Harry and the others…”

"Does Mr. Nott have anything to add?" Headmaster Dumbledore turned to the only Slytherin who had remained silent throughout and asked gently.

“No, Headmaster,” Nott replied calmly. “Everything is just as Miss White and Mr. Weasley said.”

“After hearing about your chance encounter, I decided to take a walk with you,” said Dumbledore. “I must say I’m somewhat surprised…”

“We’re friends, Professor,” Lyra blurted out naturally.

Headmaster Dumbledore's gaze swept over Lyra and the others.

Lyra spoke as if it were the most natural thing in the world, while the Weasley twins remained composed, showing no intention of refuting her, clearly genuinely acknowledging her as a friend.

Amidst the sea of ​​gold and red, Theodore Nott, the only one wearing a silver-green tie, appeared calm and aloof, but Dumbledore could sense that this boy also accepted the identity of "friend."

“Yes, youthful friendships are always precious,” Headmaster Dumbledore said with a look of satisfaction in his blue eyes. “True friendships know no age, no house.”

Professor Dumbledore was extremely lenient. Not only did he not deduct points for the few who sneaked out of the castle, he also added twenty points for each of them for bravely rescuing their classmate.

"Fortunately, Professor Snape is still unconscious—"

After exchanging glances, the same sense of relief was evident in the eyes of the Gryffindors.

Regarding the twins' mention of werewolves appearing at Hogwarts and Lyra's request to protect other creatures in the Forbidden Forest, Headmaster Dumbledore said he would handle the matter properly.

Theodore Nott took the potion back to his Slytherin room.

Hermione decided to stay at the hospital with Harry and Ron, who were still unconscious. Lyra and the twins also wanted to stay, but Dumbledore insisted that they should go to the Great Hall to have dinner with their classmates.

Seeing that Hermione and the headmaster seemed ready to have a private talk, Lyra, Fred, and George wisely left, deciding to visit Harry and Ron later with cake and candy.

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"It was Lupin and Black who did it together! Lupin helped Black sneak into Hogwarts!"

"You don't believe this girl's nonsense, do you? Saying things like it's just a mouse, or that Peter Pettigrew is still alive..."

Harry could feel himself lying on a soft bed, with people arguing fiercely beside him. He wanted to open his eyes, but he was so dizzy that his eyelids were too heavy to lift. Even the sound entering his brain from his ears was an extremely slow process.

Reason told him he should wake up quickly; he should tell Headmaster Dumbledore about Lupin and Black as soon as possible...

But his limbs felt like they were made of lead, his whole body was exhausted and heavy, and the bed beneath him was so soft and comfortable. His body told his brain that he should lie there forever...

"Lupin and Black should be caught in Azkaban! They should enjoy a Dementor's kiss!"

The roar continued to penetrate Harry's ears.

No! No! No!

Harry felt anxious and suddenly opened his eyes.