Hogwarts and the Atypical Wizard

Chapter 487 Prepare to fight

After saying this, Snape ordered: "Now, everyone line up, under the leadership of the prefect..."

"I'm not leaving!" Neville said firmly, "I want to stay!"

"Who allowed you to interrupt me, Longbottom!" Snape said gloomily, "Please use your ears, which are still somewhat useful, to listen carefully. I am talking about everyone!"

"This is not fair!" Neville argued, "We are also members of Hogwarts. We have the right to stay here. You can't take it away!"

Neville faced Snape's aggressive gaze stubbornly, his face flushed, and one could even see his hands shaking.

"And me!" Ginny came up behind Neville and expressed her support for him, "We are not children anymore!"

"It's not just them," Luna Rookwood walked out from the Ravenclaw team, "Neville is not lonely at all, he has many friends."

For the first time, Snape did not get angry or ridicule the crowd's behavior of forcing him to abdicate. He said slowly, "Interesting... Who else?"

"And us!" Many students responded.

"Yes, and us!"

"us!"

Snape turned his gaze to Professor McGonagall, who nodded slightly and said, "We are very moved by your answers, but we must also realize that courage and enthusiasm alone cannot solve the problem.

We welcome anyone who is willing to stay and fight against evil, but the prerequisite is that he is an adult! "

"Professor, that would mean too few people. Let us stay too. I'm already in the fifth grade!"

One student said, “Seventeen years old should not be a wall in the past.” He even gave an example, “When Harry Potter participated in the Triwizard Tournament, he had just been promoted from the third grade to the fourth grade!”

"Okay," Snape said, "You can relax this to fifth years only. Everyone else must evacuate. What we're facing now is not a game of house like the Triwizard Tournament."

There were still some students who were clamoring and unwilling to accept it, but this time no one, including the four deans, compromised. All the lower-level students were forced to leave, while the upper-level students could voluntarily stay in school according to their personal wishes.

"Now," Snape commanded again, "act!"

Unlike the original trajectory, Old Deng did not die, and the Carlo brothers and sisters who were sent to the school in the original trajectory also received lunch boxes in advance.

This time, because of the influence of Sainz, he stayed in Hogwarts and did not leave. The three new Death Eaters did not dare to be too arrogant, and the persecution of students was far less severe than the original trajectory.

In the original storyline, Snape allowed the Carrow siblings to do evil things in the school. They did not allow any students to mention Dumbledore or say anything against Voldemort. They forced the students to practice the Cruciatus Curse on the imprisoned students. Neville refused to do so and was beaten all over by them.

The Slytherin Dungeon was restored to its former function during the Death Eaters' control of Hogwarts.

Many students who tried to resist were hung there.

Finally, Dumbledore's Army, led by Neville, hid in the Room of Requirement after kidnapping the prisoners.

This time, perhaps because of the threat from Sainz, or perhaps because school had only started for a month, instead of until next May as in the original trajectory, there was still short time, and the three Death Eaters had not yet caused public outrage in the school.

Therefore, Sainz felt that choosing to stay and fight Voldemort should be less than the original trajectory.

Not all Gryffindor members stayed as described in the original trajectory.

The other two colleges fit the description of the original trajectory, with a small number of Ravenclaws remaining and all Slytherins leaving.

This made Slughorn, who already looked unhappy, look even worse.

Hufflepuff, probably because of Sainz's background, left behind quite a few people.

Saiens didn't place much hope on the students who stayed. His main concern was to prevent any students from getting killed because of him.

No matter how many of these students there are, and no matter who they are targeting, in the final analysis, they have been implicated to some extent by me, and I have the obligation to ensure their safety.

"Professor McGonagall," Sainz said after Snape led the troops away, "You and the deans should lead the students to stay in the castle and don't worry about the situation outside."

Professor McGonagall obviously thought so too. "We are outnumbered. It is unwise to fight them in the open. I will activate the castle's defensive magic in a moment."

Professor Flitwick said, "While there is still time, why don't we set up another defensive perimeter around the castle?"

"What Filius said makes sense," Slughorn agreed, "Not just us, we should call on everyone to work together to set up a protective shield."

"That's it!" said Professor Sprout. "I'll go and tell the others."

"Be careful of the three new guys!" Sainz warned her as she was about to leave.

The four deans looked at each other, obviously understanding what he meant. Professor McGonagall said uncertainly, "This is too dangerous!"

Slughorn said nervously, "We must alert Severus immediately."

"I'll go with you, Pomona," said Professor Flitwick.

"Well, Professor," Neville asked, "what should we do?"

"You must first ensure your own safety," Sainz said before Professor McGonagall spoke, "I know you have a secret base on the eighth floor. Don't stay downstairs, all go upstairs to defend. Not only can you snipe them from top to bottom, but you can also retreat to the Room of Requirement when necessary."

"us……"

Sainz stopped Ginny from speaking, "I know none of you are afraid of the enemy, and you are all full of courage, but fighting the enemy also requires strategy. Why do you have to put yourself in a disadvantageous position when you can take advantage of it?"

Professor McGonagall agreed with Sainz's statement, "Sainz is right, everyone go upstairs."

Sainz added, "Did you know it's called the Room of Requirement?"

"Yes, what's the matter?" Luna's bulging eyes flashed with thought, "You mean it has other functions?"

"Yes!" Sainz said with a smile, "Don't worry too much about the current situation. The Room of Requirement has many more functions than we usually use. One of them is that it can provide you with a secret passage to leave Hogwarts when necessary."

After hearing Sainz's words, the worried looks on people's faces disappeared. Although they had already made plans for the worst, who wouldn't like to have a secret escape route?

He noticed that Slughorn's gloomy expression had improved considerably.

But Professor McGonagall's face didn't look too happy. After thinking about it, Science understood something. She was probably worried about the possibility that students might use this secret passage to sneak out of the school in the future.

After realizing the importance of the eighth floor, everyone began to design battle plans around this point.

"Time is running out," said Professor McGonagall, "Let's get moving!"