Sean narrowed his eyes immediately.
Then, without hesitation, he walked directly to the front of the Slytherin students and led the entire group out of the Great Hall last.
The moment they reached the entrance corridor, Sean stopped and looked back at everyone.
"I'm going to find Hermione."
"She's still in the dungeons."
Then he added calmly:
"If anyone wants to return to the dormitory instead, you can leave now."
The little snakes exchanged glances.
Then their eyes lit up with excitement almost simultaneously.
"Go back?!"
"Prefect, this is a perfect opportunity!"
"Yeah!"
"That's a real troll!"
"I heard fully grown wizards can't even handle them easily!"
"Let us fight too!"
Not a single person chose to leave.
Sean nodded slightly.
Without wasting another word, he immediately led hundreds of Slytherin students toward the dungeons.
Unlike the professors running around searching blindly, Sean already knew exactly where Hermione was.
The girls' bathroom.
Before long, Sean suddenly spotted Harry and Ron sprinting toward them from another corridor.
"Harry. Ron."
Sean barely slowed down.
"I'm going to save Hermione."
"You two should head back."
After saying that, Sean immediately continued forward with the Slytherins without waiting for a response.
Ron stared blankly for several seconds.
Then he looked furious.
"What does he mean 'go back'?!"
Harry hesitated visibly.
But after struggling internally for a moment, he finally spoke quietly:
"…I still want to go."
Without waiting for Ron's answer, Harry immediately chased after Sean's group.
Ron looked torn.
Then he gritted his teeth and followed too.
Inside the girls' bathroom—
Hermione already stood facing the troll alone with her wand raised.
Compared to the original timeline, however, the current Hermione looked completely different.
She wasn't panicking.
She wasn't screaming.
Instead, she remained unbelievably calm.
The moment she saw Sean and the Slytherins arrive, Hermione didn't seem surprised at all.
Instead, she immediately pointed toward Charlie.
"Charlie."
"Get over here."
Then she swept her gaze across everyone else.
"Nobody else interferes."
The surrounding Slytherins instantly protested loudly.
"What?!"
"Granger, don't hog the troll!"
"Yeah!"
"Trolls are rare!"
"We want a turn too!"
"Please, Hermione!"
Hermione rolled her eyes impatiently.
"I discovered this monster first."
"So my team handles it."
"You lot stay out of the way."
Sean immediately burst out laughing.
Even the other Slytherins could only shake their heads helplessly.
Meanwhile, Charlie and Malfoy confidently stepped forward beside Hermione as if attending some kind of celebration instead of fighting a troll.
Not far away, several professors secretly observed everything from behind the corridor wall.
Professor McGonagall looked completely stunned.
"They…"
"…they're competing over who gets to fight the troll?"
Snape immediately stepped forward.
"I'll stop this nonsense."
"Wait, Severus."
Dumbledore calmly raised one hand.
"Let's see what kind of surprise little Sean prepared for us."
Then Dumbledore lightly tapped the wall with his wand.
The thick stone instantly became transparent like glass, revealing the bathroom interior clearly.
Inside—
Hermione and five Slytherins rapidly formed a combat formation.
Charlie stood at the front.
The others spread outward in a triangular pattern.
Hermione remained calmly positioned in the center rear directing everyone.
Facing them stood the enormous mountain troll.
Its skin looked sickly green.
It stood nearly fifteen feet tall.
And in its hands rested a gigantic wooden club thicker than a tree trunk.
Meanwhile—
Sean and the remaining Slytherins simply stood nearby watching with folded arms.
Not one of them looked afraid.
Instead, their eyes shone with excitement.
Near the bathroom entrance, Harry and Ron hid nervously behind a corner watching everything unfold.
The expressions on Harry and Ron's faces compared completely opposite to the Slytherins'.
One side looked terrified.
The other looked entertained.
Professor Flitwick suddenly sighed emotionally.
"I think the students outside are the normal ones."
"Here we go," Snape said quietly.
Inside the bathroom, Hermione began issuing commands immediately.
"Everyone listen carefully."
"This troll's skin has extremely high magical resistance."
"Direct attack spells are nearly useless."
Hermione's voice remained calm and precise.
"So focus on physical restraints and control magic."
Then she narrowed her eyes sharply.
"And don't embarrass yourselves in front of Sean."
The team instantly straightened proudly.
"Understood!"
"Leave it to us!"
"Watch closely, Prefect!"
Before anyone could say another word, the troll suddenly roared and swung its giant club downward violently.
"Control team!"
"Disarm first!"
"Oppugno!"
Malfoy reacted instantly.
A flock of conjured birds exploded forward and swarmed directly around the troll's face, pecking aggressively at its eyes.
The attack caused no real damage—
—but it immediately disrupted the troll's vision and attention.
Hermione shouted instantly:
"Charlie! Now!"
Charlie seized the opportunity immediately.
He pointed his wand toward the ground beneath the troll.
"Herbivicus!"
CRACK.
Thick vines thicker than a man's waist burst violently from the stone floor.
Like giant snakes, they rapidly wrapped around the troll's legs before tightening instantly.
The troll staggered violently.
"Beautiful!"
Professor Flitwick punched the air excitedly.
"I'm giving Slytherin bonus points for that!"
Professor McGonagall immediately crossed her arms.
"Miss Granger's command deserves more praise."
Inside the bathroom, the troll finally reacted furiously.
Roaring in rage, it bent downward attempting to rip the vines apart.
But with its legs bound, the enormous creature immediately lost balance.
Hermione's eyes flashed sharply.
"Now!"
"Control follow-up!"
At that moment, another girl from Hermione's team finally found her chance.
She immediately pointed her wand toward the floor.
"Herbivicus!"
More vines burst upward instantly.
These vines were much thinner than Charlie's—
—but far faster.
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