Hogwarts Closed

Everyone in the cabin was stunned by Dumbledore's words.

Even Harry and Ron, who were invisible in the corner, knew how much shock it would cause in the magical world if the school was really closed.

Even fifty years ago, when a student died because of this, Hogwarts was only hesitating about whether to close the school or not, but now Dumbledore actually asked for the school to be closed.

And in three days!

Fudge, as the Minister of Magic, is more aware of what it means if Hogwarts is closed.

He stared at Dumbledore in astonishment, and his words were a little out of place.

"Headmaster... Dumbledore, do you know what it means if the school is closed?"

Of course, the consequences that Fudge thought of were more comprehensive than what Harry and the others could think of.

The biggest impact of the school closure must be on Dumbledore's own reputation.

Because it means that the situation in the school is completely out of his control. Those reporters in the Daily Prophet who are bent on making some big news will definitely try their best to write some headlines that are powerful enough to attract attention.

The wizards in the British magical world must be very dissatisfied with this, and this sentiment will naturally be transferred to the Ministry of Magic, believing that the current magical government has done nothing.

It doesn't matter whether the reputation of the Ministry of Magic is affected or not, the key is that Fudge will also be labelled "incompetent" for it.

Otherwise, if it was only Dumbledore's own reputation that was damaged, then he would be very happy to have an opinion.

Hagrid was so moved that he thought Dumbledore was using this to threaten Fudge so that he would not be captured.

"Sir, you don't have to. I can go with them. I believe you will find out the matter soon."

Dumbledore shook his head slightly.

"I'm not alone for you Hagrid, and I'm not threatening Fudge with this as a condition. If you really think there's something wrong with Hagrid, you can take him. But whether Hagrid is taken or not, Hogwarts will be closed in three days, and tomorrow morning I will tell every student and teacher that it is safest to send them home."

Fudge's eyes widened, he didn't have the courage to threaten Dumbledore to change his mind, he could only plead.

"Not to this level, Dumbledore, and even if you want to close the school, the school board won't agree, they won't let you close Hogwarts just like that!"

"Lucius Malfoy's son is also one of the students who were petrified. I think he should understand better than most that the safest way is to get his son home and wait for the mandrakes to mature and then administer the antidote at home.."

Dumbledore's words blocked all the way back for him and Fudge. His attitude was very stubborn, and there was no room for evasion at all.

In the end, Fudge did not let Dumbledore give up the idea of ​​closing the school, and similarly, he did not give up the decision to take Hagrid away.

Even if the closure would damage his reputation, he could use Hagrid to make up for it, to show that the Ministry wasn't doing nothing.

Before being taken away, Hagrid suddenly said inexplicably while standing at the door.

"Follow the spiders in the forbidden forest, and you will show you everything you want to know."

Fudge looked at him in astonishment.

"what are you saying?"

Hagrid put on his coat, and he continued nonchalantly.

"Fang is very timid, and needs someone to walk him."

"If you have time to take care of your dog, let's take care of yourself first." Fudge didn't see Hagrid's true intentions, he mumbled and took Hagrid away in a very bad mood.

Dumbledore stayed at the end, and before closing the door of the hut, he pointedly said something to the air.

"Sometimes, adults may not be as bad as you think."

It wasn't until all the movement disappeared that Harry and Ron came out of the invisibility cloak.

"Was Professor Dumbledore speaking to us at the end?" Ron asked uncertainly.

Harry noticed Dumbledore's gaze.

"He just glanced at us, but rhe professor should have spotted us."

"But why did he decide to close the school? What if Hermione is went back? Just send her home like this? Her parents would go mental!" Ron said irritably.

Harry calmed down at this time. He didn't know why Dumbledore insisted on closing the school, and the time was set in three days.

But he clearly understood the last message Hagrid left to them before he left.

If the truth of the matter can be found out before Hogwarts is closed, it will be too late.

"Hagrid asked us to bring Fang, enter the forbidden forest, and follow the spiders to find out the truth!"

Harry and Ron looked at each other, and they had already made up their minds.

Put the Invisibility Cloak on the table in the house, and you won't need it when you enter the Forbidden Forest. They walked out of Hagrid's hut, and the hound that Hagrid kept was lying on the ground whimpering, It saw with its own eyes that its master was taken away.

Harry grabbed Fang's rope and patted its hind legs.

"Take us for a walk inside, Fang."

Fang shook the hair on his body as if he understood Harry's words, he walked ahead and led the two of them into the Forbidden Forest.

"Lumos."

Harry used the magic wand lighting spell, barely illuminating a space of more than two meters in radius, but Ron did not dare to use the magic spell. His wand had not been repaired, and he was afraid that the lighting spell would not work and would explode instead.

They found the silhouettes of those little spiders on the ground, and then followed the movements of these spiders, walking all the way to the depths of the Forbidden Forest.

Fang ran around them, sniffing the roots and leaves along the way, and relying on the light of Harry's wand, they followed the spiders that kept crawling down the path for about twenty minutes.

No one spoke but listened carefully to see if there were any other sounds besides the sound of branches breaking and leaves rustling.

The trees grew thicker, the stars above were out of sight, and Harry's wand shimmered alone in the endless darkness when they found the spider guides veering off the path.

In the past, Hagrid warned them not to deviate from the forest path, but at this time Hagrid was probably locked in Azkaban's cell, and they could only continue to follow the spider to move forward.

After walking for about half an hour, Harry and Ron's clothes were ripped by the low branches and thorny vines, just when Ron was panting and signalled to Harry that he had to stop and rest for a while.

A cold and familiar voice suddenly sounded behind them.

"Why are you here?"

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