"Don't worry...let's finish our meal first."
Andy said as he looked around. "Let's go to the Forbidden Forest later, where we can use the Apparition Spell. It won't take long to travel there and get back."
Andy was very experienced when it came to 'skipping school'.
Hermione gave a slight nod.
Hearing Andy's confident response, the young witch felt much more at ease.
"I hope the Ministry of Magic can quickly deal with the Dementors."
"But..."
Hermione frowned slightly. "Why would You-Know-Who let the dementors attack Muggles? What good would it do him?"
Andy shrugged, "Who knows! You-Know-Who is a madman. Besides, for You-Know-Who, creating panic doesn't need a reason."
This is where Voldemort is useful.
As long as he is still alive, any bad things can be attributed to Voldemort.
"Um! You have a point."
Hermione stopped dwelling on this issue and sincerely said, "I really hope Professor Dumbledore can defeat him as soon as possible."
"Maybe I can defeat him soon." Andy nonchalantly said.
"OK!"
Hermione rolled her eyes and said impatiently, "Then you have to work hard."
***
The news of 'Azkaban has been attacked again' quickly spread throughout Hogwarts while Andy and Hermione were chatting.
The Great Hall buzzed with noise.
Everyone was stunned by the news.
How many times has this happened?
Some careful young wizards began to tally up the number of times, and they realised that the wizarding world had never been safe.
First, a Dark Wizard broke into Gringotts, which was supposedly 'absolutely safe'. Then it was Hogwarts.
Hogwarts has never been peaceful in recent years, with attacks taking place several times a year.
And finally, there was the Ministry of Magic.
This centre of power in the wizarding world first had the Department of Mysteries invaded by a dark wizard, then Sirius Black escaped from prison and Peter Pettigrew was rescued.
Today, the prisoners in Azkaban have all escaped collectively, and even the Dementors, the wardens of Azkaban, have now left Azkaban, causing a lot of chaos in the Muggle world.
Is the world about to plunge into chaos?
The young wizards are in a panic, and the Weasley twins in particular are not willing to remain in the shadows. They are now loudly proclaiming the end of the world, claiming that only by buying their amulets can one survive this apocalypse.
Surprisingly, some people actually fell for it.
The Weasley twins have taken the opportunity to make a lot of IQ tax.
It was not until the professors appeared in the Great Hall that the panic that filled everyone's hearts gradually subsided.
Professor McGonagall was livid, and she deducted twenty points for spreading rumours—twenty points for each twin—without mercy.
But no one cared about that at the moment.
Because Gryffindor was destined to end up last again this year, the only question was whether they would break the record for the lowest score ever.
While the professors were huddling together to discuss the situation, Hermione nudged Andy with her finger and whispered, "Andy, look over there."
"Hm?" Andy was taken aback and then looked in the direction Hermione was pointing.
It was Slytherin.
Unlike the young wizards from the other houses, some of the Slytherins clearly knew something.
Instead of panicking, they were vaguely excited.
However, due to the current situation, they did not show it. But if you looked closely, you could still find a clue.
"Their family members are Death Eaters who were imprisoned in Azkaban during the last wizard war," Andy explained in a low voice.
Hermione looked a little uncomfortable, but she didn't say anything.
"Ignore them,"
Andy continued, "If they dare to become Death Eaters, there will be plenty of opportunities to deal with them later."
As they spoke, the professors finally reached a decision.
The chaos outside would not affect Hogwarts for the time being.
The school would remain safe.
However, the wizarding world would soon plunge into chaos, and if the young wizards were not guided, they would easily become panicked.
In the end, Professor Lupin proposed forming a Duelling Club to teach the young wizards combat skills so that they would have a certain degree of self-protection.
This would prevent the young wizards from being defenceless when the war came.
Snape was the first to voice his support.
Professor Flitwick looked a little tempted too.
After considering for a moment, Professor McGonagall finally agreed with Professor Lupin.
After the proposal to form a Duelling Club was passed, Snape looked at Professor Lupin with taunting, contemptuous, provocative, and playful glances—he intended to give Professor Lupin a hard time in the Duelling Club.
Professor Lupin was very helpless about this.
On the other side of the hall, Professor McGonagall stood on the raised platform and, seeing everyone's attention focused on her, announced the formation of the Duelling Club.
"As the wizarding world is no longer safe. After careful consideration, starting today, the school will hold Duelling Club training sessions in the Great Hall on the second and fourth Saturdays of each month, from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m., to teach you the necessary combat skills."
"The Duelling Club will be headed by Professor Lupin, and other professors will assist Professor Lupin in teaching..."
When Professor McGonagall said this, she happened to see Snape frantically making eye contact with her.
Professor McGonagall: "..."
In response, Professor McGonagall could only return a look of 'I can't help you'.
This is something you should discuss in private.
As the Deputy Headmistress, Professor McGonagall will not encourage private duels among professors.
In response, Snape could only give Professor Lupin a provocative look: if you don't invite me, you're a coward.
Professor Lupin smiled gently.
Of course, he would invite Snape.
The grudges from their student days carried over to the present, and it was time to settle them.
Whether he would lose to Snape or Snape would lose to him, it would slightly ease the conflict between them.
Snape nodded with satisfaction when he received Professor Lupin's signal—he intended to give Lupin a good beating in Harry's presence.
Snape had already started to fantasise about what spells he could use to defeat Lupin the werewolf.
Hmm... Dangling Jinx seems like a good choice!
Turning his head, Snape was about to look at Harry but noticed that Harry was not among the crowd.
He then remembered that Harry was still in the Hospital Wing.
Not only that...
Snape also saw Andy!
At that moment, Andy was intently looking at Snape.
His eyes shone with profound goodwill.
As soon as he heard the word 'duelling club', Andy's eyes had no room for a third person.
Professor Snape, this time you have nowhere to escape!
Let's fight!
Snape: "..."
This kid wants to fight me?
Seeing Andy's gaze, Snape instantly understood what the kid wanted.
Shit, what should I do?
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