HP: I’m working on redemption at Hogwarts

On the weekend, Qiu Zhang planned to go to Hogward Village with a few classmates to buy some magic items and herbs needed for experiments.

After buying what I needed, when I passed Mrs. Pettyfu's Tea House, through the simple yet exquisitely carved windows, I could vaguely see the gentlemen and ladies inside having afternoon tea.

Suddenly, Mrs. Partif at the bar in the room seemed to suddenly feel something. She slowly raised her eyes and met Qiu Zhang's eyes that accidentally looked into the room.

"Hey! Sweetheart!"

Mrs. Pettyph immediately raised her sweet smile, her chubby cheeks squeezed together, and her eyes were so full of smiles.

"Mrs. Partif." Qiu Zhang slowly opened the door and walked in. The door frame hit the bell, making a crisp sound.

"Why isn't that boy with you?" Mrs. Pudif looked out from time to time, as if she wanted to confirm that there was indeed no one behind Qiu Zhang.

"Are you talking about Seid? Oh, come on, he's been very busy recently because of the Triwizard Tournament..."

"Triwizard Tournament, oh my God! Is he actually one of the warriors? Oh my God, I'm so happy for him!" Mrs. Pettyf couldn't help but jump up excitedly, and the hem of her fluffy medieval princess dress also Then it shakes.

Mrs. Pettyf had always heard about the Triwizard Tournament being held in Hogwarts. This year, many students and professors from other schools flocked to her teahouse. But what she didn’t expect was that one of the warriors turned out to be Cedric Diggory.

"I know, come with me, sweetheart. Maybe we can make some delicious desserts and delicious hot tea to bring to him!"

Mrs. Petif excitedly pushed Qiu Zhang to the small kitchen behind the bar, intending to show off her skills.

"Okay, Mrs. Partif, this is a good idea!" Qiu Zhang nodded helplessly and followed Mrs. Partif to the baking house.

Mrs. Petifu fermented a lot of flour without waiting for Qiu Zhang to react. Depending on the amount, it could even be made into a luxurious birthday cake with several large layers.

"Mrs. Petif, isn't it a bit much?" Qiu Zhang's mouth twitched slightly, hesitating for a moment, and then slowly asked tentatively.

"Oh, it seems so...it doesn't matter, I can help you make snacks after making tea!" Mrs. Partif smiled awkwardly, and then waved her hand cheerfully to show that it was all trivial.

However, the most important thing seems not to be whether Qiu Zhang can make it, but whether he can finish it in the end! …

However, Mrs. Partif's kindness cannot be let down. When the time comes, she will go back to the castle and share some with her friends!

With the two people's busy work, several large boxes of exquisite-looking snacks were soon ready.

Smelling the tangy aroma of bread and the soft scent of scented tea made Qiuzhang feel inexplicably calm both physically and mentally.

"This is my special scented tea! It's most suitable for warriors who are feeling anxious right now."

Mrs. Pudifu chuckled a little proudly, and raised her eyebrows playfully, as if she was expecting Qiu Zhang's praise.

"Wow! As expected of Mrs. Petif, who is deeply involved in tea art, she is indeed amazing!" Qiu Zhang immediately applauded in cooperation, with an excited expression, looking at Mrs. Petif giving a thumbs up.

……

Soon, Cho Chang said goodbye to Mrs. Partif and left the teahouse with many warm and snack tea packages from Mrs. Partif.

Walking along the edge of the road, just as he was about to leave the junction of Hogwarts Village, Qiuzhang suddenly saw three figures vaguely flashing across the winding and rugged path leading to the opposite side of Hogwarts. It's Harry, Hermione and Ron.

Qiu Zhang was surprised by the direction the three of them were going, and couldn't help but feel a little worried, "Harry——"

Just as he was about to call them to stop, he discovered a canine creature that looked like a wolf but not a wolf, rustling out of the grass in front of the three Harrys. Harry didn't hear Qiu Zhang's call and followed the big black dog to a more remote place.

Qiuzhang still followed. Soon, the surrounding buildings gradually became fewer and fewer, the grass and trees became withered and rotten, and finally they reached a fence.

The big black dog suddenly pounced on Qiu Zhang with vigilance and threw Qiu Zhang to the ground. Its two strong and powerful paws pressed Qiu Zhang tightly, leaving dirty dirt on her shoulders.

"Wait, Sirius!"

Only then did Harry suddenly notice Qiu Chang who had been thrown to the ground by Sirius. He nervously ran forward and grabbed the big black dog's head to try to stop him from harming Qiu Zhang.

Sirius was still a little wary, but he followed Harry's words and slowly backed out. Qiu Zhang, who had lost his shackles, immediately stood up in a panic. When he met Harry's worried and nervous eyes, he just smiled comfortingly at him.

"I just saw you three walking to a remote place, and I was a little worried."

Knowing that Cho Chang came after him because he was worried about him, Harry immediately felt even more guilty. Hermione also walked forward slowly from behind, took out her wand and cast a cleaning spell on Cho Chang's dirty and muddy clothes.

"Thank you." Qiu Zhang smiled gratefully at Hermione with a soft expression.

"Sirius, Qiu can trust you!" Harry said to the big black dog who was still a little tense in front of Qiu Zhang.

Maybe it was the three of Harry who acted as guarantees, or maybe it was because he remembered the fate of fighting Peter Pettigrew together last year, but Sirius slowly suppressed his exposed fangs.

Sirius, who was in the form of a big black dog, then turned his head and motioned for the four of them to follow him.

Then, under his leadership, Qiuzhang and the four of them shuttled through the bushes, and finally ran and walked for dozens of minutes on a winding, steep, and rocky path before arriving at a dark but cool cave. .

Qiu Zhang almost regretted why he followed along, but he had some doubts that he needed to confirm with Sirius himself. After all, he was from that era and had also stayed in Azkaban for so long...

The four of them entered the rock cave one after another, and the big black dog suddenly transformed into Sirius.

He no longer wore the tattered prison uniform that belonged to Azkaban when he first saw him, but instead put on a suit that looked much neater. But when you think about it, you know that this outfit doesn't match his crazy temperament at all.

That suit also looked dusty, I don’t know where it came from.

"Chicken!" Sirius said in a hoarse voice. Harry opened his schoolbag and immediately handed the fragrant package of buttered chicken drumsticks to Sirius.

"Thanks Merlin!" Sirius said quickly, then eagerly opened the newspaper package, grabbed a chicken leg, sat down on the ground, and tore off a large piece of chicken with his teeth.

"I almost live by eating rats. I can't steal much food from Hogsmeade, otherwise it will attract other people's attention." Although Sirius smiled optimistically, as if he was talking about a trivial matter, Harry felt inexplicably uncomfortable and just gave him a reluctant smile.

"Have you been wandering for so long?" Qiu Zhang couldn't help but be confused, puzzled by his current embarrassing state.

"Oh, who says it isn't? My brother who killed a thousand swords was kind enough to take me in, but I guess I still can't get along with him, so I said goodbye to him after a quarrel!"

Sirius seemed to be teasing himself, or complaining about his so-called younger brother.

"But I think I'm not used to his delicacies, but these simple delicacies are more popular with me!"

Sure enough, he was just laughing at himself!

Qiu Zhang slowed down as he watched Sirius devouring the chicken drumsticks in front of him.

"Don't say anything. I think Mr. Black is quite worried about you. After all, he even went to my house and listened and asked questions for a long time. It's just that my father doesn't know anything. It's really hard for him."

Ron seemed to have thought of something funny. He patted Sirius on the shoulder while he was busy working and smiled and shared his experiences during the summer vacation with Sirius.

"Wait, brother? Do you have a brother?" Now it was Harry's turn to wonder.

Indeed, Harry, who grew up in the Muggle world, naturally didn't know much about the magical world, let alone the interpersonal relationships in it.

"Oh! I forgot to tell you, he is not an important person!" Sirius obviously didn't like his brother very much, although he couldn't help but worry and care about him.

"Okay..." Harry nodded dryly and didn't ask any more questions.

The awkward silence lasted for a long time before the conversation got back on track.

"Every time someone throws away a newspaper, I pick them back up. I can only say that the situation is getting worse!"

Sirius spread out the yellowed Daily Prophet on the ground, while he kept chewing on the chicken bones without any meat.

Qiu Zhang's eyes were fixed on the newspaper, but the sound of Sirius' bones being crunched could still be heard in his ears, and he couldn't help but take the liberty to ask, "Are you still hungry?"

"Huh? Actually..." Before Sirius could finish his words, he saw Qiu Zhang taking out a large bag of snacks from a satchel that was clearly the size of a pocket.

"If you don't mind, let's have some dessert after dinner!" Qiu Zhang took out a dessert and placed it in front of Sirius. Maybe he looked really pitiful, maybe it was something else...

Qiu Zhang took out a few more small portions and placed them on the ground, signaling Harry, Hermione and Ron to come and eat some too.

As a result, the five people discussed serious business while eating snacks and looking relaxed.

"In other words, -" before Qiu Zhang finished speaking, Sirius suddenly made a funny comment, "Your snacks are too sweet!..."

Qiu Zhang glanced at him with a confused face, an ungrateful and resentful expression.

Come on, making desserts is my favorite thing, and when I kindly share it with him, he still complains about me! ! !

However, as a junior, Qiu Zhang naturally would not retaliate like a friend. He just smiled awkwardly and said, "Then I will pay attention to it in the future..."

"No, it's good to be sweeter..." Sirius said this nonsense again. It was obviously him who complained about it, and it was him who said it was good.

Qiu Zhang glanced at him strangely, but saw that his expression was inexplicably dazed, his eyes were empty as if he was trapped in his own world, and his eyes were filled with a touch of sadness.

"What's wrong with him?" Ron felt strange at first, bumped Harry's shoulder and asked softly. Harry also shook his head in confusion, not knowing how to react.

"Okay! Back to the topic! Harry, did you mention something about Crouch to me in your letter before?"

Sirius quickly adjusted his mood, and with a strange smile on his face, he pretended to be relaxed and discussed with everyone.

"Yes, to be precise, Qiu and I actually discovered it together. At that time, the Marauder's Map showed that Professor Moody's location was Barty Crouch..."

"I suspect it is very likely that it is Barty Crouch Jr., Mr. Crouch's son! After all, since both Peter Pettigrew and you can escape Azkaban, then he is not——"

Qiu Zhang immediately followed Harry's words and said that he was guessing, but he didn't expect to be immediately denied by Sirius almost the next second.

"This is absolutely impossible!"

Sirius's denial without a trace of hesitation made people suspicious. The four Harrys looked at Sirius in confusion and asked, "Why?"

Sirius let out a long sigh, as if he thought of something very terrible.

"Not long after little Crouch entered Azkaban more than ten years ago, he was tortured by dementors and died in a dark corner... I still remember his painful wails!"

Could it be that I guessed wrong from beginning to end? Qiu Zhang still felt that everything was strange, and he couldn't help but doubt himself.

"Maybe things are not as complicated as you think. You just saw Barty Crouch's name. Maybe it's Mr. Crouch too?"

Ron's words pulled everyone's thoughts to the other side. Sirius patted his head and spoke in sudden realization.

"Speaking of Crouch, I remembered that he seems to have been at home claiming to be sick since the World Cup. Maybe he is really suspected?"

"I still think our focus should be on the Dark Mark at that time. Maybe if we find the culprit, we can know what happened..." Hermione looked very worried, trying to bring everyone together The idea brings me back to the original point of discussion.

"You are right, Hermione! Mr. Crouch was also present at the World Cup at that time!"

"But Crouch can't steal the wand from you quietly, because he himself has the wand to cast the Dark Mark spell!" Ron interrupted Harry, reaching out to Harry who thought he had found a clue. He snapped his fingers in front of his face as a reminder.

"Ron, I've said it many times, it can't be Winky!" Hermione suddenly seemed to get excited again, slamming Ron's head in and yelling angrily.

"Hey, Hermione, maybe Ron didn't mean that..." Qiu Zhang had some impression of Hermione's ongoing club about the house-elf liberation movement, and guessed the reason for her such excited reaction, and couldn't help but gently He patted her back, trying to comfort and calm her emotions.

"Winky?" Sirius was confused.

"Winky was the elf next to Mr. Crouch. Just because she didn't stay peacefully in the tent at that time, Mr. Crouch fired her!" Hermione was still fighting for the grievances of the house elf, her tone was somewhat troubling. Fa Chong.

Soon, she also realized that she was a little out of control. She looked at Sirius hesitantly and apologized, "Sorry!"

……

Soon, the time was almost up, the originally blue sky gradually turned yellow, and it was time for Qiu Zhang and Harry to prepare to return to Hogwarts.

"Hey, by the way, Ron!" Sirius suddenly thought of something and stopped Ron.

"I heard that your brother is Crouch's assistant. Can you ask him to pay attention to see if he sees Crouch?"

"Okay, I can try..." Ron hesitated, as if he was not sure about the completion of this matter, "After all, you know, Percy admires Mr. Crouch to the point of intoxication. !”

"You can also inquire about the whereabouts of Bertha Jorkins!" Sirius pointed to the Daily Prophet underneath.

It clearly stated how Bertha had a bad memory and poor health according to Crouch...

“But my impression was that she was not forgetful at all—quite the opposite. She was a little confused, but she had an excellent memory for gossip. I didn’t know what was going on, but I knew something was going on. …”

After listening to Sirius's words, Qiu Zhang couldn't help but feel confused. She carefully took out the newspaper recording about Bertha and stuffed it into her bag.

She knew something was wrong, and she had an inexplicable bad feeling in her heart, but she had no evidence...

"OK, I will try!" Ron agreed, and then turned around and left with Qiu Zhang, Harry, and Hermione.

Sirius also immediately transformed into the big black dog again, followed Harry silently, and accompanied several people to the entrance of Hogward Village.

Several people walked through the rugged gravel road, walked to the fence, and finally returned to the junction of Hogward Village and Hogwarts. They said goodbye to Sirius and followed the path back to Hogwarts. .