Hogwarts: I graduated before the system came

Probably only fifth and seventh graders feel the passage of time and feel that there is not enough time.

All that's left is tension and pressure. There are less than two months left before the O.L. and T. exams. According to previous years, students usually start to get nervous a week before the exams.

However, this year, the school launched a secret room challenge training program. After the outstanding students from each grade had tried it out, the remaining training was mainly aimed at fifth and seventh graders.

In addition to taking exams, they also have to deal with all kinds of strange ideas that professors may have at any time, which makes the content of each level they challenge different.

This forces them to improve their abilities through various means while studying the textbook contents.

There are even seventh-grade students who join the Gale Sword Club in order to learn some physical attack methods.

This gave the goblin blacksmith shop, which was about to disappear in the magical world, a second spring. Some goblins even had the idea of ​​asking Hogwarts to return the Sword of Gryffindor. In their words, they needed to choose the next user for the Sword of Gryffindor.

At Douglas's suggestion, the Charon Detective Agency plans to organize a social practice activity during the Easter holidays and go to Godric's Hollow as a group.

Harry gathered all the members of the detective agency, even Draco, a member of Slytherin.

With a look of shame, he read out the manuscript prepared by his cousin.

With the highest respect, I extend a sincere invitation to you to attend our upcoming Heroes Memorial Ceremony. This will be a chance to reflect on history, honor heroes, and embody our passion for the wizarding world. During this event, we will delve into the great deeds of our predecessors and experience their heroic spirit, inspiring our sense of justice and strengthening our ideals. Let us express our deepest respect for these heroes through concrete actions, learn from them, and pay tribute to them!

The relevant matters are hereby notified as follows:

The applicants gathered on the Hogwarts Express during the holiday. After arriving at Platform 9 and 3/4, they all chose to board a Muggle bus sponsored by Justin Finch-Fletchley's family and travel all the way to Godric's Hollow.

Of course, Headmaster Dumbledore has already applied to the Ministry of Magic, and Mr. Sirius Black will serve as the guide and security advisor this time.

On this journey, we will travel from Muggle cities to explore the wizarding world, just like our ancient wizard predecessors did...

Finally, this event is open only to our club and the Gale Sword Club. We hope everyone will actively participate.

The Ministry of Magic was originally reluctant to approve this action, especially the Minister of Magic, Mr. Cornelius Fudge, who believed that the British wizarding world was now peaceful under his leadership.

If he agreed to allow the young wizards to pay tribute to the people of that year, especially under the influence of various events in Hogwarts in the past two years, the peaceful situation he had maintained for many years would collapse, and power would be transferred to Dumbledore.

However, Douglas directly published the news in the newspaper, ostensibly to solicit public opinion, but between the lines he hinted that the Ministry of Magic did not want to acknowledge the sacrifices made by those people.

Soon after, Hogwarts and the Ministry of Magic simultaneously received a flurry of owl letters. Aside from a few expressing concern and dissuasion, the majority of the others were in favor of the request, with some parents even suggesting that all students should go.

After all, the wizarding world has been relatively peaceful these days. If another Dark Lord were to appear, it would be enough to cause chaos for everyone. It's essential to instill in young wizards the values ​​of peace and friendship from a young age.

In particular, an unknown parent directly sent a howler letter to the Slytherin students in the dinner hall, shouting "Why don't you take the initiative to participate!"

Eventually, the situation escalated, and some outside the school began to point fingers at the Death Eaters who had escaped punishment. If they didn't speak out, it would mean they were still thinking about the Voldemort era. This simply stopped them from expressing their opinions on the matter.

In the end, Sirius Black waved his hand and sponsored a sum of gold Galleons to the Ministry of Magic, which would be used for the official funding of the event and holiday overtime allowances for Ministry officials.

Fudge finally signed the consent form with a smile, and arranged for some Aurors who had participated in the pursuit of Death Eaters in the past to serve as official representatives and give a speech at the visit ceremony.

At the same time, Rufus Scrimgeour, head of the Auror Office, secretly arranged a group of Aurors to see if they could take this opportunity to capture the escaped Peter Pellum.

Chapter 285: The Entrance to the Cavern Secret Realm Teleportation Array

After receiving the materials provided by Dumbledore, Douglas re-studied the teleportation array model. With the assistance of Dobby and Sirius, after several experiments, he created a new teleportation array model. He called it the Secret Realm Gate.

As soon as the Easter holiday exams ended, Dumbledore called the four headmasters and Douglas to his office.

"Douglas has prepared a new secret training environment, and we need a few of you to make your own arrangements in it."

Upon hearing Dumbledore's words, several deans suddenly felt a little overwhelmed and looked at Douglas with dissatisfaction.

The layout of the Slytherin Chamber of Secrets took a lot of effort, and they had to make new adjustments every time based on student feedback. Before they were finished with this one, they had already created a new secret training area.

Even if it weren't for the class representative system, which allowed them to hand over some lower grade test papers and homework to them for marking, it would be difficult for them to find time to come here now.

Professor McGonagall rubbed her forehead and said:

"The current Slytherin Chamber of Secrets is enough for those students to use. If they can pass it, they have already surpassed many people in the wizarding world.

After all, all the professors there have already done their best to set up the place. If they create another secret realm, not to mention whether the professors can keep up with the energy, wouldn't it be a bit redundant to ask them to go through the same thing twice?"

Snape said coldly:

"I think some people are just too idle, or do you think our dean is as idle as you?"

Dumbledore did not explain, but picked up a glass of thick honey water and drank it while looking at Douglas.

Douglas smiled awkwardly and said:

"This secret realm is a bit special. It won't take up too much of your time. You just need to make some arrangements... We'll discuss the details after everyone gets there."

Sprout said from the side: "Douglas is also doing this for the good of Hogwarts. Isn't his achievement obvious to everyone?"

At the heart of Hogwarts stands a unique building. This is a massive oriental pagoda, the Demon-Suppressing Tower. Its presence breaks the traditional Western architectural style of Hogwarts, imbuing the entire campus with an exotic atmosphere.

The exterior design of the Demon-Suppressing Tower is unique. Every brick and stone is carved with intricate dragon and phoenix patterns, showcasing the sophistication and magnificence of oriental architecture.

The red lanterns hung on the tower at Christmas have never been taken down. At night, the red lanterns will light up automatically, making the tower particularly eye-catching in the dark. At the same time, the four walls are also illuminated red, giving people a mysterious and weird feeling.

Arriving at the tower's gate, Dumbledore noticed a few more runes on the door. Although he didn't recognize most of them, he could still make out some space runes among the familiar ancient runes. He suddenly had new expectations for this trip; it seemed different from the previous teleportation array.

Snape's gloomy face:

"Is this the secret realm you mentioned? Are you planning to suppress us in there like you did with Peeves?"

Douglas smiled and said:

"If it's convenient for you, Professor, you can also let me try to see if the Demon Suppression Tower can accommodate you, the magic master."

Snape snorted.

The other professors were also curious. Professor Flitwick looked carefully at the runes above and said in surprise:

"I once studied the Diagon Alley gate behind the Leaky Cauldron. The runes on yours are similar to those on there. Is this teleportation magic? This brass door knocker?"

He did not touch the door knocker rashly, but took out his wand and tapped it, and felt the magical fluctuations on it.

Douglas was not too surprised by this. Diagon Alley itself was underground in London, and the entrance, the Leaky Cauldron, was on the London street. Every time, the door was opened in a fixed way, and then one could directly enter Diagon Alley. This could only be done with a fixed teleportation array.

In order to study the teleportation array, he had done a lot of research on the space magic of this world, so naturally there would be similarities.

Douglas blinked, then smiled and explained, "Of course it's not what the professor guessed. I'm a Hufflepuff."

Professor Sprout, who had been silent all this time, suddenly brightened up his eyes and looked at Douglas with relief.

Douglas pulled the door knocker on the left, and a magical power was transmitted to the copper door knocker through his hand. He picked up the door knocker and knocked it in a certain rhythm, as if he was really knocking on the door with a specific code.

Immediately afterwards, the runes on the door began to flicker, and then the entire door turned into a light blue illusory shadow.

At the same time, an imperceptible magical force swept over, and the door knocker on the right, which had become illusory, flew out into six rings in everyone's hands as if it had been cast under a splitting spell.

"Tap to the rhythm of the phrase 'Voldemort is Tom Riddle' and the teleportation array will be activated.

The ring not only allows the holder to pass through this door, but also serves as a vital tool for returning from there, otherwise one would be trapped in the secret realm."

Douglas said as he put the ring on his wrist like a bracelet.

Then he walked straight towards the illusory gate.

The others followed Douglas's steps, put on the rings, and stepped through the gate.

The only difference was that Professor Snape had the wand in his hand in advance.

As they crossed over, they smelled the salty sea air. Turning back, they found themselves in front of a rock face with a door-shaped mark on it. There was a circular groove in the middle of the door, and it was obvious that they could simply place the ring inside when returning.

Professor Flitwick said in surprise:

"Are we at the seaside? I thought the secret place would be under Hogwarts."

Douglas did not rush to answer Professor Flitwick's question, but explained to Dumbledore: .Ь.

"Don't worry about someone using this knocker to sneak into Hogwarts. This knocker itself is made of magical power, and it can only be used by those who have left traces there.

As for whether someone could have used the Confounding Curse, the Imperius Curse, or the Polyjuice Potion to sneak into Hogwarts, I'll keep you in suspense until we return. I'll explain."

Chapter 286: Secret Passage Trap

As Douglas explained, Snape glanced around sharply.

I found myself on the platform of a cave. There seemed to be stairs leading down on one side, and there was a stone statue placed in front of each of the other two walls. It didn't look like an exquisite relic at all.

He turned around and looked at Douglas with disdain, wondering if this guy wanted everyone to set up a secret game in such a bare place.

Douglas led everyone to the side with stairs. It was high tide at that time, and the sea water had already submerged half of the stairs through the secret passage.

Douglas snapped his fingers, and a ball of light quickly fell into the sea. Everyone saw the entrance to a secret passage that was only three feet wide.

"I've placed an anti-Apparition spell around the entire cave. This secret passage was originally the only way to enter here, but now I've installed various magical traps inside.

Normally, it doesn't look like anything, and seawater can flow in and out normally. However, once a wizard enters from outside, all the magic traps inside will be activated.

Especially in the middle of the secret passage, I placed a large piece of magic-forbidden stone... Uh, Professor, please reimburse me for this later..."

Dumbledore's half-moon glasses couldn't help but shake up and down. If the other four deans were not here, he really wanted to ask this guy what happened to all the ingredients he had been given before. How could he finish them so quickly?

Douglas winked amusedly and continued: .Ь.

"The magic traps in the first half of the passage can only be used to restrict ordinary wizards and Muggles. On the one hand, it prevents ordinary wizards from entering by mistake, and on the other hand, it paralyzes Voldemort who enters..."

When the others heard this name, they couldn't help but frown.

Professor Flitwick interrupted quickly:

"Wait, why did the You-Know-Who enter here?"

Professor McGonagall glanced sharply from Dumbledore to Douglas.

"You mean, the so-called secret realm is to let the children fight Voldemort?"

Professor Sprout also said solemnly:

"Douglas, I can't stand by you this time. If it was just a game set by the professors, it would be fine, but the mysterious man... However, Minerva, you don't have to worry. After all, although the mysterious man is not dead, he may not come here. I think this place is quite hidden..."

Douglas glanced at everyone, especially Snape's sarcastic expression, and felt very uncomfortable, then looked at Dumbledore.

Dumbledore smiled, then looked up at the ceiling of the cave, as if there was some magical magic there that he could study.

“Actually, this is Voldemort’s treasure cave, so he will definitely come back here, but there is no need to worry about the safety of the students.

The magic trap I just mentioned has another function. Once the magic-forbidden stone is triggered, two dragon-breaking stones will fall within a certain range in front and behind.

Although the Dragon Breaking Stone looks like an ordinary stone, I have engraved magic-forbidden runes on it. Although its effect is not as good as that of a real magic-forbidden stone, it can cut off the connection with any object, whether it is material or spiritual.

Although the magic-suppressing effect is not as good as the real magic-suppressing stone, Voldemort, whose abilities are partially sealed by the magic-suppressing stone, will find it difficult to escape from it for a while.

At the same time, the rings worn on the students' wrists will automatically activate the portkey function, bringing all students back to Hogwarts safely.

The only drawback is that the teleportation array consumes a lot of mana and needs to cool down for a while before it can be used again."

Seeing Snape open his mouth slightly, Douglas guessed what he wanted to say and said quickly:

"Don't expect those traps to kill Voldemort...the more powerful the wizard, the less effective the magic-banning effect will be."

Professor McGonagall said dissatisfiedly:

"Then why not just seal the hole? That way the students will be safe."

Douglas shook his head:

"This is an important place for Voldemort. If he wants to come in, even if you seal the entrance and use the Anti-Apparition/Apparition Charm, he might blow the entire mountain apart to get in. It's better to leave him a way in."

At this moment, everyone's attention was drawn to Douglas's words about Voldemort's treasure cave. They were all secretly speculating about what kind of treasure Voldemort would leave behind: ancient magic? Dark magic? Or some important magical prop?

If that's the case, it would be a good secret realm for training students. We've all been there, and we know how attractive a powerful wizard's treasure is to young people.

Douglas quickly said to Professor Sprout:

"Professor, could you place some marine magic plants at the entrance of this cave? Although I've set up a spell that only allows entry but not exit, those students probably won't obey me. It would be better to have some plants to block them."

Professor Sprout rubbed his hands, looked at the mud under the sea water, and nodded.

At this time Dumbledore finally spoke:

"The point of our visit today is not to discuss this..."

Chapter 287 Heroic Hymn

Professor Flitwick strained his neck to read the words beneath the stone statue in the middle of the rock wall:

"Regulus Arcturus Black? I remember he was Sirius's younger brother. He was a smart student in school. What a pity..."

Professor Sprout also recalled the student's performance in school: