Hogwarts.

In a corridor near the auditorium.

Michelle, Hermione, Harry and Ron were leaning on the window sill.

Although there are people coming and going around, it is a lively scene.

But the atmosphere in the four-person room was a bit dull.

They did nothing, just stayed in silence, staring at the Black Lake and the Forbidden Forest in the distance.

I don't know how long this weird silence lasted.

Harry finally turned around, lowered his head and whispered:

"I still feel that the advice Dumbledore gave us is not very good. Stay neutral and don't care about anything. This is really..."

The rest of Harry's words were stuck in his throat and he couldn't say them out.

Michelle and others on the side did not respond.

Because they all knew what Harry wanted to say next.

It has been two weeks since school started.

During the past two weeks, they would gather here every day to discuss the advice Dumbledore gave them.

However, to this day, they still have not been able to discuss anything substantive.

After all, it's just like what Harry just said.

They actually didn't think Dumbledore's suggestion was good.

I saw it and pretended not to see it. No one supported or opposed it. I just watched like an outsider and enjoyed the benefits.

This approach may maximize benefits and may be the simplest way.

But this is simply not in line with the character of Michelle and others.

This makes them ashamed!

Let them come up with a better way.

But they couldn't do it either.

As a result, each meeting discussion changed from the initial intense atmosphere to repeated debates on repetitive topics, and finally, it turned into what it is now, with nothing to say and useless work in silence.

The sky gradually darkened.

Michelle and others got up and walked towards the auditorium dejectedly.

They all knew that today's discussion ended in silence again.

They gained nothing.

‘Get some sleep’, ‘Maybe we can think of a solution tomorrow’.

They were tired of hearing comforting words like this.

The more they listened, the more they realized that these words were meaningless.

They may continue to sink into this useless discussion until they get used to it and passively become a person who reaps the benefits as Dumbledore said.

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This caused Michelle and others great pain.

"ah--"

The sudden scream pulled Michelle and others out of their painful contemplation.

They subconsciously looked up towards the source of the sound and saw a large number of Slytherins confronting another mixed group of students from the three major colleges.

This scene was originally considered common in Hogwarts.

After all, in the past two weeks, the 'supporters' represented by Slytherin have been arguing with the 'opponents' almost every day.

But what was different from the past was that this time, both parties took out their magic wands.

Passers-by watching the show had screamed and fled.

Michelle and others looked at each other, and without hesitation, they rushed against the flow of people and rushed towards the foyer.

"Hurry up and put your wand down!"

Michelle shouted anxiously.

But neither the 'opponents' nor the 'supporters' have any intention of obeying.

"Michelle, we can listen to you on anything else!" Draco said with a blush, "But not this time! They have gone too far! We must teach them a lesson today!"

After hearing this, before Michelle could reply, someone among the ‘opponents’ sneered:

"Ha! Just do it if you can't tell me! You really have John's style, vulgar and evil!"

"You - just say it again if you can!"

"You can say it a thousand times! Do you think we will be afraid of you?"

…

The two sides started a new round of arguments again.

As the two sides argued, the smell of gunpowder in the foyer became stronger and stronger.

The tips of many people's wands have even begun to sparkle with magical auras.

Michelle and others had actually anticipated this situation.

In so many days of debate, because the two sides had different fundamental purposes, the ‘supporters’ never once defeated the ‘opponents’ in words.

Every debate ends with the victory of the ‘opponents’.

And this also caused too much anger to accumulate in the hearts of the 'supporters'.

This emotion caused their original intentions to change.

From the initial desire to make the 'opponents' get back on track, it has now become a simple hatred of the 'opponents'.

Therefore, the escalation of the conflict is inevitable.

And this kind of conflict will continue to escalate, eventually evolving into the kind of high-intensity incident that Michelle and others saw in front of the scrap shop in Diagon Alley.

Fortunately, Michelle and others had foreseen all this, so they had made relevant preparations.

There was hardly any hesitation.

Hermione turned and ran towards Professor McGonagall's office.

Michelle and others intervened between the two parties, relying on their past reputation to continue to persuade them to calm down.

As long as we continue to delay it and wait until the professors come to stop it, this matter will be over.

But things were far from going as smoothly as Michelle expected.

It took half an hour, but neither the professors nor Hermione arrived in the foyer.

But the arguments between 'supporters' and 'opponents' had turned into personal attacks and became more and more intense.

In fact, Michelle even heard words from the 'opponents' such as, 'What mistake did the goblins make?', 'The goblins are kind', 'We should coexist peacefully with the goblins' and so on.

Michelle still remembers it to this day.

The short man who was in front of the junk shop that day was beaten to death by the young shop owner and his gang just after he said these words.

But now, the reaction of Draco and others, as well as the 'opponents', is exactly the same as at that time.

In other words, high-intensity conflicts will inevitably begin!

Gritting her teeth, Michelle had made a decision.

She wanted to take the lead and knock everyone present down.

In this way, the conflict that is about to break out can be nipped in the bud.

It may be rough, it may be difficult, she may even get hurt.

But no matter what, Michelle was not willing to let a serious and bloody incident happen in Hogwarts!

With this thought in mind, Michelle drew out her wand.

However, before Michelle could really start taking action.

The change happened suddenly.

"boom--"

A terrifying explosion sounded.

As the shock wave swept through, the entire Hogwarts Castle began to shake violently.

Michelle and everyone in the foyer finally managed to stand firm and subconsciously looked out the door.

Then under the pitch-black night, Hogwarts's protective shield emitting silvery white light had been fully opened at some point, covering the entire Hogwarts Castle.

In the darkness outside the shield, countless goblins are twisting and emerging from the void, charging towards Hogwarts Castle!

Among them, there are many strange goblins wearing armor, holding giant axes, and being much larger than similar ones.

They didn't charge like other goblins.

Instead, they formed small square formations, raised their axes in a uniform manner, charged up their strength, and then smashed them down hard.

"boom--"

The terrifying gravity hit the protective cover of Hogwarts from a distance, causing a huge explosion.

Hogwarts Castle began to shake violently once again.
Chapter completed!