Slytherin lost; lost badly.
With the full support of their number one sugar daddy, Sirius Black, the Gryffindors slaughtered Slytherin by nearly 300 points, easily winning the first match.
They also secured this year's Quidditch championship and the championships in the following years.
Sirius used his wealth to proclaim that strength means nothing in the face of money.
After the game, everyone dispersed in turn.
Sirius was celebrating the victory with the Gryffindor team, and Andy didn't go over to spoil the fun.
As for the duel...there would always be time for that later.
Back at the castle, Andy and Hermione decided to go to the library to rest for a while and read more books for fun.
On the other side of the castle, the top dog (top g), Sirius Black, returned to the castle surrounded by a group of young Gryffindor lions. After celebrating with Harry and the others for a while, Sirius Black made an excuse to leave.
"Harry..."
Calling Harry aside, Sirius Black patted Harry's shoulder with a smile of relief and said, "Dumbledore and I still have some things to discuss. After you've finished celebrating, go wait for me at Hagrid's hut."
"Oh, yes! And remember to bring that boy Andy with you. I want to give him a good thrashing."
Hearing that Sirius had something to discuss with Dumbledore, Harry's face suddenly turned grave. "Is it about Peter?"
"Yes!"
When it came to keeping secrets, Sirius's character was quite similar to Andy's. He said bluntly, "I've been tracking Peter's whereabouts for some time now. He first went to Albania, and a while ago he returned to England."
Harry hesitated for a moment and tentatively asked, "So Peter and Voldemort..."
Sirius scoffed, "Yes! The traitor has found his master..."
"Okay, Harry! You enjoy the victory of the match with them first! We'll talk about it later."
"Hm!" Harry nodded with a heavy face.
He had no heart to celebrate now.
***
Headmaster's office.
"Long time no see, Sirius."
Dumbledore greeted him with a relaxed tone, "Please sit! Would you like something to drink?"
"Red wine, please!"
Sirius didn't know how to be polite, so after ordering, he sat down opposite Dumbledore and said mockingly, "After spending more than ten years in Azkaban, I never imagined that the wizarding world would still be in such a state of chaos."
"But it is a little better than my time."
Dumbledore nodded and said, "As long as there is ambition and desire, there will never be an end to fighting. I hate to say it, but this is the nature of life."
"An ugly nature!" Sirius scoffed.
"It's not ugly, Sirius."
Dumbledore said slowly, "Ambition and desire drive human progress. What's truly ugly is how ambition is achieved. But our civilisation is progressing."
"Okay, enough of that."
Dumbledore paused and asked, "What have you found out?"
"He's definitely still alive."
When it came to business, Sirius grew serious, too. "Peter found him and helped him hide. But as you know, it's hard for me to track them if they don't make a move."
Dumbledore nodded. "They should make a move soon to regain their power."
"Sooner rather than later."
Sirius was not surprised by this and asked, "What exactly is Peter's purpose for sneaking into Hogwarts? I heard Harry say that Peter stayed in the dormitory for more than an hour after they fell asleep."
Dumbledore's expression remained unchanged. "It's not clear yet. But I have already blocked that secret passage."
"Hmm..."
Speaking of secret passages, Sirius suddenly looked troubled. "To be honest, when I was at school, James and I discovered quite a few secret passages leading to the outside world."
"There are several secret passages leading to Hogsmeade."
"Peter knew about them too. And his Animagus form is a rat, which suits him perfectly, but no one cares about a rat, which allows him to come and go freely in many places."
"Dumbledore, the situation is not peaceful."
Dumbledore was silent for a moment after hearing this and then nodded slightly, "Alright! Although this will take the fun out for many young wizards, I will temporarily seal these secret passages until we have completely defeated Voldemort."
After chatting with Dumbledore for a while and discussing the latest situation in the wizarding world, Sirius got up to take his leave.
***
Hagrid's Hut.
Andy rarely came here, but it was said that Harry and Ron got along very well with Hagrid and often visited him.
Hagrid, a half-giant, although he looked rough and tough, had a delicate and sensitive heart... To be honest, Andy wasn't very good at getting along with people like that.
"These are my new rock cakes. They're not bad, so try some," Hagrid said, looking hospitable.
Harry and Ron's faces suddenly turned pale.
Andy also had a vague feeling that something was wrong.
What kind of cake did you say this was?
Rock? Cake?
Is the 'rock' as in 'stone'?
"Thank you..."
Andy politely said, then quickly glanced at the faces of Harry and Ron, two 'regulars', and said with deliberation, "I had a bad stomach yesterday, and Madam Pomfrey suggested that I should eat more liquid food recently... I'm so sorry."
"Oh! That's a real shame." The kind Hagrid immediately believed Andy's words and then turned his expectant gaze towards Harry and Ron.
Ron's face stiffened as he looked at Andy and said, "Andy, I remember during the Quidditch match, you...whimper...whimper?"
Langlock!
The Jinx invented by Snape is still quite effective.
"Ron, what's wrong?" Andy looked at Ron with concern while quietly lifting the spell.
Ron looked at Andy with anger. "Andy, how could you...?"
"Ron?" Andy smiled.
"I...!"
Ron struggled for a moment, then said with a face full of pent-up anger, "Don't do that again."
"Are you okay?" Andy asked.
"..." Ron's face turned red.
Hermione covered her mouth and laughed softly.
Seeing the reactions of Andy, Harry, and Ron, she guessed that this food called "rock cake" might be very difficult to eat.
However, the young witch did not believe in evil, and she wanted to try for herself just how difficult the rock cake was to eat!
The young witch picked up a piece of rock cake and looked at it.
"Hmm..."
No matter how she looked at it, it was just a piece of cake with raisins in it!
There should be butter, eggs, and milk in it too.
With these ingredients alone, the cake couldn't be too bad.
The young witch took a tentative bite.
Crunch!
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