Ravenclaw's Blue Gem

"Merlin is here!" The anger in the other person's voice was obvious, "I have worked at Hogwarts for decades, and I have never seen any real professor abuse the magic to whipping students! I have never seen any one. The students were taken to the infirmary three times in a week!"

"You have to blame the bastard kid lying on the bed. He provokes the professor and disrupts class discipline at will. So I punished him, but he is always dishonest, and I can't help it." The voice turned threatening, "You should I understand who makes the rules of this school, right? Shut up and treat him honestly; otherwise you can only go to Azkaban to look after the smelly prisoners."

Neville, who was lying on the bed, moved. He felt that his body was about to fall apart in pain, and every movement required all his energy.He gritted his teeth and sat up desperately, holding the curtain in front of him with pain and trembling, and tore it a little apart.

Then he saw Alekto Carlo, the prisoner who caused his injury, impatiently pushing Madam Pomfrey aside, and walking away triumphantly.He looked at Alekto's back, the wound on his body was prickling, and the emotions of depression and anger were mixed. He wanted to rush over and vent his emotions to Alekto severely.

"Longbottom." Madam Pomfrey's voice awakened Neville. "Lie down, child." The gentleness between Madam Pomfrey's brows was enveloped by clouds. She carefully checked Neville's injuries, her medicine and The spell was as effective as ever, and Neville could feel the energy replacing the pain, returning to his body continuously to restore his health.

"A person must live first to guarantee the future." She didn't ask at all about the causes of these wounds, only after Neville was able to move her hands and feet freely, she told him meaningfully.

Neville did not answer, he straightened his robe and thanked Madam Pomfrey politely.Madam Pomfrey looked at him for a long time, and finally sighed with emotion, shook her head and stopped staying.

Neville came to the corridor. He has been walking in this corridor for almost seven years. He still remembers the first flight lesson in the first grade. That time he fell from the broom because of nervousness and broke his wrist. Mrs. Hooch Take him to the infirmary.Later, he heard from other people in Gryffindor that Harry confronted Malfoy head-on in order to help him regain the memory ball, and used superb flying skills to prevent Neville from being scolded by his grandmother.

In the third grade, Professor Lupin's Defence Against the Dark Arts class, he was the first to face Bogut.Thinking of the gloomy face of Snape wearing a hat with old sculptural specimens, wearing green clothes and carrying a big red handbag (exactly dressed as his grandma), a smile appeared on Neville's face.

The fifth grade was probably the craziest year he could think of. In the past, he never thought that he could one day have a group of like-minded partners who were unwilling to be bound by the wrong rules and worked together for the right cause.He missed the time in the DA group so much, he could feel that he really mastered the skills and had confidence.

He knew very well that Mrs. Pomfrey's advice was for his own good, because he did not want him to be hurt more seriously, especially during this period when the Carlos brothers and sisters regarded him as a thorn in his eyes. Appropriate submission is the wise choice.

But if the future is not what he hoped for, what is the use of living.If he does not correct and deny these errors, will they become real rules or even truths someday in the future?

"Navi!" He heard someone calling him, and when he turned around, Ginny ran up to him in surprise.

"I heard that you were sent to Madam Pomfrey." She looked at Neville worriedly. "This is the third time this week."

"It's okay, I'm in a good state now." Neville hoped that he would be more reassuring. "I just asked our Muggle research professor a few questions. Since they think they are a just cause, why should they become angry and angry? It."

"We said that we will never give up, right?" Neville said, "We have to tell everyone what is the right thing again. You know, that is definitely not the result of keeping silent."

Ginny clenched her fists, and after a long time, she nodded.

"Where is Luna?" The two of them walked towards the auditorium.Since Snape came to power, Hogwarts has been caged in a thick layer of gray, covering all vitality and courage.They no longer talked loudly about the interesting things they encountered, no longer went to play outdoors in groups, everyone's face became gloomy, and they looked around carefully.They bury their thoughts, fears and resistance deep in their hearts, not daring to expose the slightest, for fear of being tortured by the Carlo brothers and sisters (they are responsible for the discipline of Hogwarts).

"The empty classroom upstairs," Ginny said. "She got information for the next plan."

"If I could have a ghost friend on call..." Neville sighed, but understood that things were far from simple.He was just a little bit envious. Although Nick was a friendly ghost, he was willing to cover the students at some point, but that was different after all.

Before Luna, Neville had never heard of anyone who could impress Ms. Gray's frozen heart in Ravenclaw.

Sure enough, when they opened the door of the empty classroom, they saw the silver-white figure floating beside Luna, and the two seemed to be chatting.After Helena noticed the two of them and gestured to Luna, she went through the ceiling and disappeared.

"You are here." Luna smiled, "Navi, I'll get you some special ointment that Dad bought from someone else later, which can effectively treat many injuries. The most interesting thing is if you drop it to the ground. , It may explode."

"I'm completely cured!" Neville said quickly.

"It's a pity," Luna said, "but compared to seeing the effect of the ointment, it's better for you to be safe." She hugged Neville.

"Helena said, Snape is in charge of today's patrol." Luna took out a piece of parchment. "The starting time is usually half an hour after dinner, at least one or two hours, enough for us to act. "

"But we need a password to enter the principal's room. Snape wouldn't be happy to tell us." Ginny asked.

"The password is'Orange Soda'." Luna said, "but she can't get into the principal's office. We must find the sword by ourselves."

"Is this really all right?" Ginny frowned, "Just smuggled the sword out?"

"Our purpose is not really the sword. It is the same as when we sneaked out in the middle of the night and scribbled on the wall. The theft of the sword was to give everyone this signal,'There are still people who are insisting and resisting Give up'. I want to give them courage." Neville took out DA's coin. On the basis of Hermione, the three of them also used magic to strengthen the effect of the coin so that it can maintain the function of communication. "By then we will Connect with coins."

Chapter 23 Theft (in)

"Have you been to the principal's office before?" Ginny curiously picked up the golden phoenix statue on the long table. "Or did we find the wrong place?" Neville understood her surprise, even before he had never been The headmaster's office would never equate the space in front of him with words such as dark wizard or black magic. Snape didn't seem to be interested in turning the headmaster's room into his preferred arrangement.

"Here, I found it!" But it was a good thing for the trio. They searched separately, and Luna soon brought good news.They found the target in a long glass box in the cabinet. Gryffindor's sword was wrapped in velvet and locked inside like a sleep. The hilt was inlaid with large rubies, and the silver blade was gleaming.

"Look!" Neville excitedly pointed to the inscription on the sword, "'Godric Gryffindor'! That's it, we found it!"

"It's locked." Ginny dialed the lock of the box. It was obviously casted on it and could not be opened at all. "Shall we take this big guy away directly?" But this thing is too heavy, even if the three of them are together It’s also very troublesome to move it.

"All we need is the sword." Neville frowned. "Destroy the box and take the sword away."

"Stupid guy." At this time, a ridiculous voice sounded very close to them.The three quickly drew out their wands, alertly trying to find the speaker, but found nothing."Just like you want to steal the school's property? This decision really doesn't make sense." The owner of the voice seemed to see their bewildered appearance, and laughed gleefully.

"Here." Luna was the first to notice that the portrait frame that was still motionless just now had an old man shaking his head. He had a goatee and looked shrewd.Seeing Phineas taking the initiative to appear in other portraits, they stopped pretending to be ordinary portraits, and exchanged opinions on this rare theft in a low voice.

"Before you mess up everything, I advise you to quickly dispel the idea of ​​stealing the sword, and then go to the room to sleep obediently." Phineas said condescendingly, holding his arms.But he soon couldn't continue to remain calm, because Luna took Phineas' picture frame off the wall all of a sudden and touched it as if exploring.

"Oh my God... Merlin... hang me back! Impolite little girl!" Phineas evaded Luna's hand angrily, and other portraits didn't stop him, but he returned when Phineas looked embarrassed The portrait laughed loudly.

Finally, Phineas finally regained his freedom under Neville's stop."I should have attached a permanent paste curse to the frame!" he shouted angrily, "Too humiliating, as a member of the ancient Black family, I was treated like this by a few ignorant juniors after my death!" Turning around angrily, he rushed out of the picture frame.

"Don't pay attention to Phineas, my child, he has high self-esteem," a kind-faced old witch comforted, "but he was right. No matter how many reasons you have, it is disgraceful to steal school property."

"As long as you give up this idea, we can forget the blame." said a wizard who looked a little weak. "I mean, we don't need to take the initiative to report this to Headmaster Snape. But if you take away the sword, Then we must truthfully report everything that happened in the principal's office."

"But we have to take it away." Ginny said, "Do you agree to let Snape be the new headmaster? He is a real dark wizard, a real Death Eater!"

"...The choice of the principal is not up to us." The witch hesitated for a while. "But Severus Snape is already the legitimate Hogwarts principal, so based on the oath, we must serve him. , This is our duty. And you broke into the principal's office, which has blatantly violated the school rules."

"Look..." Luna pointed to a covered portrait, which was placed behind the principal's chair. "That's a portrait of Professor Dumbledore." She asked her friends to read the name written under the portrait.

"Losing him is our greatest loss." Neville said sadly. They all knew that Professor Dumbledore was killed in the principal's office, but now his portrait is standing behind the murder scene, as if mocking this gentleness. The gullibility of the old man.

Ginny glanced at Luna worriedly. As her friend, she knew how many associations it would make Luna.But Luna acted extremely calmly, and she looked at the portrait thoughtfully.

"Why can't we listen to Professor Dumbledore's advice?" Luna said suddenly, but offered suggestions that surprised the two partners, "Since his portrait is here..."

"Can't do it." The old witch, who had always been friendly enough, shook her head. "Did you see that piece of cloth? Principal Snape used magic on it, and Albus could not talk to us at all. People can break through this limit and see him."

"It must be because of his guilty conscience." Ginny gritted her teeth.

"...Madam, can I ask you some questions?" Luna asked, pursing her lips after getting permission.

"Luna, our time--" Neville was pulled by Ginny and looked at her puzzled.Ginny had to hand him a helpless smile, she probably could have guessed the true nature of the problem.

"You said you can see everything that happened in the principal's office, right?"

"Yes."

"So." For the first time, Luna definitely felt that she was resisting the answer she was about to get. She hoped to get the truth, but she was afraid that she would be stabbed all over by the answer. "You must also know the night Professor Dumbledore died. What happened, right?"

Neville opened his mouth wide and looked at Ginny in shock. Ginny avoided her sight and looked at Luna again, but the other party's attention was no longer on him."You know, don't you?" Luna asked again, her voice trembling.

The portraits were also silent, as if Luna asked a topic that made them feel humiliated.

Finally, the old witch said: "Why would you want to know this? When Minerva came to investigate and collect evidence, we had told her everything, and you should all have answers from her."

"I want to know the truth." Luna lowered her head. "My friend was regarded as the murderer of Professor Dumbledore. Everyone thought so. They began to spit her and curse her again, but this time I couldn't help it. Speak for her, because even I am not sure that she is innocent."