"The crest of the roaring lion of Lannister? How come Malfoy has such a thing on his body?"

Hermione, who had been looking down at her book, shouted in surprise when she saw the amulet in Gu Xiaoheng's hand.

"Ouch! Hermione, you shouted so loudly, you scared me!" Ron and Harry both expressed their dissatisfaction with Hermione's sudden shouting.

Seeing that her friends didn't seem to understand the significance of the amulet's origin, Hermione's eyebrows raised slightly, frowning into a "one" shape.

"Is this Lannister family so powerful? Why do you all look so glum?" Seeing that Gu Xiaoheng didn't look right, Maeve also joined the conversation.

"Maeve, you don't know either? Well, let me tell you. The Lannister family from Casterly Rock is one of the top vassals with the strongest overall strength in our Kingdom of Cintra. Their family has been for generations.

The Guardians of the Western Region, because the Western Region is rich in gold mines, their financial strength is also the best among the vassals."

"It sounds like there's nothing wrong with this family? Ah, it hurts! - I won't interrupt..." Ron tried to interrupt, but was knocked back to his seat by his naughty brother, the Weasley twins.

"No, you don't understand. Here's the problem. Not all nobles are as loyal to the king as the Starks, the guardians of the North! There have long been rumors among the people that the rich and powerful Lannister family is disloyal to the throne.

heart of.

You must know that over the years, Queen Calanthe's rule has been unstable due to the disappearance of Her Highness Ciri, the only heir to the throne. Some people even say that Her Highness Ciri's disappearance is a conspiracy of the Lannister family!"

"Then Malfoy, a villain who has secretly established ties with the Lannister family, is simply a collaborator and traitor!" After hearing Hermione's explanation, Harry shook his fist angrily.

"You can't say that, at least now the Lannister family is still an important vassal of our Kingdom of Cintra."

"Hey, Hermione, we are all from the North! Naturally, we must follow the Stark family and become a wizard loyal to Queen Calanthe."

Gu Xiaoheng did not participate in the lively discussion among the young wizards.

However, he noticed that when he talked about the "missing" sole heir to the throne - His Highness Ciri, Geralt's calm and calm face finally flashed with a hint of emotion.

Sure enough, Geralt knew the truth about Ciri's traces, Gu Xiaoheng thought.

"Ahem, everyone, please listen to me -" Attracting the attention of all the young wizards, Gu Xiaoheng continued: "I want everyone to put the amulet aside for now. What's more important is the visit of Hogwarts.

Demon hunting mission."

Demon hunting mission?!

As soon as this matter was mentioned, the joyful atmosphere that had just been built up in the box disappeared in an instant. Even the Weasley twins, who loved to laugh the most, had serious expressions on their faces and no intention of smiling.

"I think Professor Dumbledore's announcement of a demon hunting mission to the outside world must be about the possibility of some signs of the terrible legend reappearing. Maybe the Great Hall was destroyed yesterday, and it was not the Wizard of Winterhold mentioned in the newspaper.

Academy, but the monster in the legendary secret room did it!" Ron took the lead in talking about the conspiracy theory about the demon hunting mission.

"You mean...that terrible rumor about the Chamber of Secrets at Hogwarts? I heard those Slytherin students talking about it when I just got on the train!" After hearing Ron's analysis, Harry was surprised.

I think it makes sense.

"Ahem, as a professional demon hunter, I have one thing to remind you - be careful of anything of unknown origin, especially those objects with intelligence!" Gu Xiaoheng reminded the young wizards without leaving any trace.

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From yesterday's meeting with Harry and his group until now, he has not found the Voldemort (Tom Riddle) notebook that was placed in Ginny Weasley's crucible in the original plot timeline - a notebook that can open the Hogwarts Chamber of Secrets

, Voldemort's Horcrux Notebook that released the monsters within it.

Although he didn’t know why Gu Xiaoheng said this, Geralt on the side still expressed his agreement.

"Yes, Eternal is right. Remember, it is absolutely unreasonable for an ordinary object to suddenly possess intelligence. At the moment, we don't know what the monster in the secret room has. Don't worry about being possessed by it.

It would be very dangerous if the object sneaks into your side."

Be careful about the monsters possessing objects in the secret room?

Hearing this, even the Weasley twins, the oldest and carefreest of the young wizards, felt terrified and trembled.

Fortunately, during the rest of the journey, the already big-hearted little wizards quickly made the atmosphere lively again through laughter and laughter.

After playing around for a while, everyone heard the whistle of the train below them slowing down.

Harry, who will be a second-year student this year, naturally clearly understands that they are about to reach the end of their trip - Hogwarts Castle!

The train became slower and slower, and finally stopped.

The little wizards who had already changed into their Hogwarts robes ran towards the car doors and got down to a small, dark platform.

The chill of the night made Gu Xiaoheng shiver, and then he murmured in confusion: "Where is Hagrid? It's not easy to find him in such darkness."

As soon as he finished speaking, an oversized oil lamp lit up above the students' heads, and everyone immediately heard Hagrid's familiar voice shouting:

"First-year students! First-year students, follow me! Harry, Geralt, how were you on your way here? Did you have fun?"

Relying on the height advantage of the hybrid giant race, Hagrid stood out from the crowd of young wizards who were only 11 to 17 years old.

After exchanging brief greetings with Harry and others, Hagrid hurriedly led the first-year students away from the crowd along a path.

According to the welcoming tradition, every year the first-year students of Hogwarts will enter Hogwarts Castle via the waterway in a boat.

As for students in grades 2 to 7, they can take a carriage carried by the magical animal "Thestral" that is invisible to ordinary people to the castle's auditorium.

Sitting on the carriage, Gu Xiaoheng heard the little wizards quietly discussing for a while where they would change the location of the welcome party for the new school year this year. After all, the original location of the welcome party that remained unchanged every year - the Hogwarts Auditorium had already been held yesterday.

It was destroyed in the attack and turned into ruins.

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Not long after, the little wizards were surprised to find that the carriage's route was still the same as in previous years, leading to the Great Hall of Hogwarts.

"Oh my God! The auditorium looks intact? You're right, the auditorium was destroyed yesterday!"

"Merlin's beard, what's going on?"

Amid a burst of surprised exclamations, the Great Hall of Hogwarts still stood majestically in place as the wizards remembered.

In front of the huge oak door that had been opened long ago, rows of fiery red braziers illuminated the surrounding area. The marble staircase that should have been destroyed and the neatly arranged stone walls around it were intact at this moment, as if yesterday's attack had never happened.

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Faced with such a magical scene, the little wizard heard Gu Xiaoheng assert: "A very clever repairing spell. At least the magic power of the Hogwarts professors is not as simple as we thought!"

In front of the open door, stood a tall black-haired witch wearing a green robe.

Her expression was serious, which made all the little wizards who had experienced her majesty in the past shut their mouths as if they were petrified the first moment they saw her.

"That's Professor McGonagall!" Harry lowered his voice and quietly introduced him to Geralt and the others.

"Welcome everyone back to Hogwarts! I'm glad to see your familiar faces again this semester. Then the prefects will instruct the students in each house to go to Professor Flitwick to confirm their return to school!"

After instructing the students to return to school to register, Professor McGonagall turned her attention to Geralt and his group. She greeted with a kind smile: "The three people who have taken over our school's demon hunting mission, please follow me.

Come, Principal Dumbledore would like to invite you to watch the welcome dinner and then discuss the mission with you privately."

"Three? Gringotts told us that this mission involves more than ten teams of demon hunters." Geralt quickly grasped this information.

"I don't know the specific situation, but of all the teams that have taken on the demon hunting mission, you are the only one who has followed the train. In other words, you are the only team of demon hunters who have come to Hogwarts.

"Professor McGonagall's words were full of helplessness.

Is it just my own team?...

Regardless of the reason or excuse, the other dozen teams accepted the mission but did not come. This is very strange when you think about it!

Following Professor McGonagall's footsteps, Gu Xiaoheng and the other three entered the Hogwarts auditorium first.

The newly restored Hogwarts Hall is exactly the same as the magnificent and magical place in Gu Xiaoheng's memory, full of all kinds of magic and wonder.

The ceiling hanging high above everyone's heads was like a velvet-like black and brilliant background with dots of starlight shining on it. This was naturally not an open-air ceiling, but a magical landscape intentionally shaped by magic.

Perhaps Gu Xiaoheng and his group were delayed for a while while talking to Professor McGonagall. When they came in, Gu Xiaoheng saw that all the students from Year 2 to Year 7 of Hogwarts, including Harry, were already sitting around four long tables.

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Thousands of candles floating in the air on the table illuminated the auditorium.

As for the gleaming gold plates and goblets placed on the tables filled with students from the four major houses of Hogwarts, they gave the welcome dinner a somewhat royal and aristocratic atmosphere.

There is another long table on the stage at the top of the auditorium, which is the seat of the Hogwarts professors. At this moment, the principal Dumbledore is smiling and sitting next to Professor Snape, the head of Slytherin.

What were they talking about first?

"Geralt, Eternity, this way!" Seeing Gu Xiaoheng and his group walking into the auditorium, Harry waved proactively and motioned for them to sit next to him.

"Then we'll sit here, Professor McGonagall."

Gu Xiaoheng still remembered that Professor McGonagall was the dean of Gryffindor House where Harry was located. As she also held the position of vice-principal of Hogwarts, she would never refuse her petty willfulness on such a trivial matter as seating.

"Of course... you can, then I'll excuse you, everyone. I still have to lead the first-year students to complete the sorting ceremony."

It wasn't until the figure of Professor McGonagall, who was known for being serious and old-fashioned, disappeared from the door of the auditorium that all the wizards from all the colleges on the four long tables in the auditorium breathed a sigh of relief. The next second, the little wizards returned to laughing and joking. Let's go for a lively chat.

"Hey, Eternity, look, what do those warriors wearing black mink cloaks do? I have never seen such well-armed warriors appear in Hogwarts Castle!"

Looking in the direction of Hermione's finger, everyone was suddenly startled when they saw several people sitting next to the teacher's chair in the distance who, like Gu Xiaoheng, wore warrior costumes that were incompatible with the appearance of the wizards in Hogwarts.

Taking a deep look at the Ice Wolf emblem on the warrior's cloak, Gu Xiaoheng said word by word: "The Ice Wolf Guards are the personal bodyguards of the Stark family. They usually will not leave Ed, the current patriarch of the Stark family. Lord Stark..."

Click——

While he was talking, the oak door of the auditorium that had just been closed opened again. With the appearance of Professor McGonagall, everyone immediately fell silent.

After leading a long row of first-year students to the upper part of the auditorium, Professor McGonagall was already ready for the sorting ceremony that was about to begin.

Unlike Harry and his group, who were chattering and looking around, Gu Xiaoheng looked past the crowd of first-year students who were either nervous or joyful waiting for the sorting ceremony, but uncharacteristically fixed his gaze firmly on the person at the front of the team who was wearing a gorgeous ice field frost wolf. On top of the cloaked figure.
To be continued...