Everyone thought Hagrid might come up with something exciting for them, but unfortunately... he didn't.
After dinner, Harry sat alone in the library, bored, and pulled out the Marauder's Map given to him by the Weasley Twins.
He actually wanted to see if Black was in the school.
"I solemnly swear I am up to no good!"
He tapped the parchment with his magic wand until it transformed into a map.
From the first floor on, Harry even checked the bathrooms, searching each area for traces of Black.
When he reached the Gryffindor common room, Harry surprisingly saw the name Sphinx on it.
Yes, the name was Sphinx.
In the common room, there were only two people, named Oliver Wood and Peter Pediru.
Wood he recognized, but Pediru, Harry couldn't recall.
However, Harry didn't mind, assuming it was just a senior student wandering around the common room.
In fact, he's not a social recluse; he doesn't know the names of all Gryffindors.
Having gained nothing, Harry restored the map and tucked it back into his pocket. Upon exiting, he ran right into Sebastian.
"Ugh." Harry felt a chill, and he turned to complain, "Hey, Seber, could you not prank like this?"
Sebastian turned and waved at Harry, smiling happily.
Pranking a good buddy is always fun.
The following afternoon, Vivi also returned to Hogwarts.
Harry was originally self-studying in the Great Hall when suddenly he felt a tap on his back. Turning around, he found it was Vivi.
"Oh, you're back?" Harry said with surprise, "I still have..."
"Come on, come with me first." Vivi laughed and pulled Harry up from his seat, "Let's go, we're going to the Black Lake Shore..."
Harry cheerfully followed Vivi, heading out of the Great Hall.
At the Slytherin table, Cassandra witnessed it all, her hands involuntarily clenching.
She suddenly remembered she had an Invisibility Cloak, so she stood up, planning to follow them and see what it was all about.
Hmm! Can't let Potter be taken advantage of by this bad woman! Cassandra thought as she moved to a deserted corner, draped the Invisibility Cloak over herself, and followed Harry and Vivi all the way to the Black Lake Shore.
The two arrived at the Black Lake Shore and sat on the lush, green grass.
In the distance was a golden, radiant sun, and a gentle breeze brushed their faces like the tender hand of a lover.
"Come on." Vivi sat on the grass, patting the spot beside her for Harry to sit.
Once Harry sat down, Vivi reached over and pulled him, and Harry ended up lying on her lap.
The floral scent was fragrant, Harry lying on the soft lap momentarily entranced.
Vivi's waterfall-like hair fell over his face, tickling him and making him a bit flustered.
From afar, Cassandra watched this, her hands clenching tightly.
This shameless German woman!!!
She roared inwardly, wanting to stop it all but unsure what reason to use.
"I've considered what you mentioned." Vivi said with a warm smile, "Join the Dueling House? Of course, I didn't mind."
"It's great you can join." Harry chuckled, then rolled over for a more comfortable position.
But when he rolled over, he couldn't see Vivi's face, his view completely blocked by righteousness.
Vivi reached out and gently stroked Harry's face, tender enough to make one fall into a daze.
Nearby, Cassandra held her fists tightly.
This can't go on! She thought if it continued like this, poor Potter would be devoured by Grindelwald...
Before she could contemplate further, a sudden, frantic barking echoed nearby.
Harry jolted up and turned toward the source of the sound, indeed spotting a large black dog angrily barking at him and Vivi.
"What's wrong?" Vivi asked indifferently.
"It's a black dog." Harry said, "It seems angry, wonder who provoked it."
Vivi turned around, but the black dog had stealthily slipped away.
"Professor Trelawney prophesied to me." Harry added, "She said I have 'ominous', and the ominous is a black dog. Could this be related?"
"That black dog?" Vivi pondered, frowning slightly, how could a black dog be connected to Harry?
"Not exactly, the Prophecy Book mentioned it." Harry explained, and detailed the tea leaf divination to Vivi.
After hearing Harry's account, Vivi smiled and pinched Harry's cheek.
"Oh my, Harry, you're so cute, even believing such unreliable things—if you truly were ominous, Gellert would surely tell you."
Harry thought, Gellert tells me?
He'd love to capture me and boil me into soup...
Yet what they didn't anticipate was that the black dog... was indeed focused on Harry.
The barking earlier was deliberate.
That black dog was none other than Sirius Black, who just escaped from Azkaban.
He's now running through the Forbidden Forest, running, running, suddenly barking out a cry.