Charlotte's request was actually embarrassing for Maca, because even if she was given a new lesson, it was too late.And his learning style is really not suitable for other students-this can be seen from the way Harry and the others listened to him telling the theory of the patron saint.

In the end, Charlotte couldn't help but entangled him and borrowed his notes - no matter whether she could understand it or not, at least the knowledge of Maca in the upper grades was somewhat studied.

A few days later...

Buckbeak’s appeal day was set on the 6th, which coincidentally coincided with the end date of the exam.

However, unfortunate things also happened.

Just as Maca learned the date of the appeal from Hermione, his owl Marfa sent him a letter-signed by Brand, his partner.

"...In the near future, there is an urgent need to travel, and I hope to take the time to come to the store to discuss consignment matters during the closing period."

After reading the letter, Maca decided to go at night after some consideration.

After all, the exam will start tomorrow, and then there will be no way to run around.Because every time Hogwarts enters the exam period, the inspections in the castle will be much more detailed, even if it is hidden, it may not be easy to avoid the taking turns of several professors.

What's more, the exam is only one week long, so there is no need to mess around.

That night, Maca took advantage of the silence of the night, avoiding Filch's search route, and quickly got into the secret passage under the beating willow.

The secret road is as dark as ever. Even though Maca has something to illuminate it, the light still can't go far away. Looking ahead, nothing is dark and can't be seen.

But based on the number of times Maca walked through this secret path, he could even reach the Screaming Shack with his eyes closed, which he was accustomed to.

Maca kept running under her feet, bending over and trotting, and quickly ran three-quarters of the secret road.

However, at that moment, he saw an unusual thing lying in the middle of the secret road, blocking his way!

Maca immediately stopped, and subconsciously pulled out the wand with his right hand.

The thing is still hidden beyond the reach of the light, and from him, only an outline can be seen.

"... Corpse?" Maca hesitated for a moment, and then approached slowly.

The magic wand in his hand was steadily aimed at the front, it seemed that as long as there was any movement, the curse that was gaining momentum would be released immediately.

But until he saw clearly what it was, the expected attack did not appear.

"Black?" Maca frowned, then hurried forward, "Uncle Black, wake up—"

It was Sirius Black who was leaning on the stone wall of the secret passage, and if it were to be more precise, it was Sirius Black who was completely in a coma.

His wand rolled down a short distance beside him, and his breathing was already quite weak.

When Maca took a cursory inspection, he immediately discovered that the front of Black's clothes had been torn in half, and on his half-exposed chest, there was a fist-sized bruise slightly collapsed.

"...The rib is broken." Maca reached out and touched it, then muttered to herself like confirmation.

And when he simply pulled off Black's shirt and wanted to take a closer look, he found another bruise on Black's waist.It may be lighter than the chest injury, but it may have hurt the internal organs...

Maca immediately took out a bottle of potion, then raised Black's neck and poured the entire bottle of potion into it.

While waiting for the effect of the medicine to come out, Maca fell into contemplation.

This time the situation was beyond his expectation, and what happened, I am afraid, can only be known when Black wakes up.

Fortunately, Black suffered only physical damage. If there is any tricky magic damage, it is very likely that it will not get better in a short while.

After waiting quietly for a moment, Blake suddenly opened his eyes.

"Um..." He seemed to be frightened, and suddenly he supported the ground and thought of getting up, but his injuries did not allow him to do so.

With a painful grunt, Black fell back on the cold ground.

"Uncle Black, there is no danger here," Maca, who was also leaning on the rock wall, said, "What happened? How could you get hurt like this?"

Blake gave him a confused look, and after a while he just got over.

"...Peter," he muttered vaguely, his voice hoarse and low, "that must be Peter...but...why..."

He seemed to want to say something, but the next moment he fainted again.

"Peter Pettigrew?" Maca's brows furrowed tighter. "He attacked Black? What's the reason?"

Pettigrew Peter is undoubtedly synonymous with timidity. It is almost impossible for him to fight Black-he has been at large from beginning to end, even after successfully deceiving everyone back then, he is still at large.

How could a coward like this attack Sirius Black, whom he has always been envious of?

Not to mention, with Peter's strength, it would be difficult for Black to look like this even in a sneak attack.As for Sirius's combat level, Maca had personally learned.

However, the facts are right in front of him, but he cannot tolerate his disbelief.

"Maybe... Peter Pettigrew invited some help?"

Now, Maca can only guess like this.

Seeing that Black seemed to have fallen into a deeper coma recovery, Maca understood that the effects of the medicine had been fully brought into play.In a short time, Black shouldn't wake up again.

After considering it for a while, he took Blake and rushed to Tyrande's shop.

But he had just arrived at the screaming shed, only to find a mess outside.

On the street, a large number of dementors were wandering back and forth, and there were still some vague figures holding their wands searching everywhere.Maca guessed that it must be a group of Aurors-the Ministry of Magic has already taken action!

On both sides of the street, most houses had their doors closed, but the light from the windows showed that the wizards were still awake.

And in a room not far from the screaming shed, someone was arguing loudly about something. The volume was so loud that even Maca could faintly hear it.

He couldn't help but put Black flat on the floor, then leaned against the wooden wall and leaned carefully. It sounded...

"...I definitely can't stay here! Just say, would you like to stay with me?"

"Oh, dear... this is my family's ancestral home for generations, I can't just be like this—"

"Say these words to those dementors outside!"

"but--"

"But what? Oh-yes, and that evil weirdo, that must be a very dangerous dark wizard! If you care about your house so much, then discuss with him and see if he can let you more How many weeks to live?"

"Don't do that, dear..."

"Let go of my hand! If you want to die, my child and I must live! Let go..."

In the Screaming Shack, Maca calmly thought and speculated while sorting out the information he had obtained in the conversation.But this time the incident was too sudden, and the blind guesses were of little value.

In this situation, bringing Black would definitely hinder the action. For safety's sake, he decided to talk to Hogwarts first.

As for the matter here, let the Ministry of Magic first investigate it!

However, if there is a possibility that things will go bad, no matter how small the possibility is, it will appear in front of you unexpectedly and catch you by surprise.

Just as Maca and Blake were about to go back to the secret path, behind him, a figure surrounded by black smoke burst into the wall.

Almost at the same time, a hand wrapped in black energy swiftly grabbed the back of Maca's head!

For a while, the strong wind disturbed Maca's black hair, and the strong evil spirit was still almost real.

Just at the moment, Maca bends forward and throws Blake into the corner with a wave of his magic wand.

It was the moment he lowered his head and leaned over, that sudden hand passed over Maca's hair, and a chill immediately spread throughout his body.

Since Maca enrolled in Hogwarts, this was the first time he felt a real death threat.

At the moment when that hand brushed the back of his head, the strong wind from the opponent's wave directly sent him a message-if he was hit by that, his brain would definitely be opened.

The next second, Maca fell heavily on the floor, making a dull sound of landing.

Under such a crisis, the advantages of his losing his emotions are completely revealed.

Regardless of the painful effects of hitting the whole body on the floor, Maca immediately turned over and rolled to the side-as expected, just as he left the place, a foot that was also entangled with black air suddenly stepped on there; It was so powerful that even the floor was crushed.

"Shen Feng Wuying!"

Maca, who turned over, did not hesitate to choose the highly harmful spell invented by Snape, and the tip of his wand pointed directly at the other's face.It can be said that the current crisis has forced the scruples in his heart to run out.

The original invisible and invisible cutting spell made the black energy pervading the opponent's face agitated.However, it only made the other party raise his head. The next moment, the other party raised his leg again.

Is Maca's own strength too poor, or the opponent's magical defense power is extremely high?

"There are so many obstacles!"

This time, Maca didn't believe too much in the effect of the curse. When he released the obstacle curse, he didn't care about the embarrassment and rolled away again.

"Is it the effect of those black energy?" Maca calmly thought about countermeasures while escaping from the place.

The strong black air completely enveloped the opponent, and in a hurry, it was impossible to confirm the identity of the opponent.However, at this time, whether it was Peter Pettigrew or not was no longer so important.