Everything in the room has been shrouded in illusion magic. Only a candlestick that is about to peel off the wall is still emitting a dim but steady candlelight. Amostati slipped the fur on the back of Crookshanks' neck, fearing that he would His handsome appearance was ruined by the sharp claws of the big cat.
"Why are you here if you don't stay with Hermione, Crookshanks?"
Amosta asked, frowning in confusion.
Crookshanks calmed down a little when he heard the wizard who had a close relationship with him call out his and his master's names accurately. He turned his head and looked at the dilapidated room for a few times, and then faced Amos. Tower, trying his best to look innocent.
Meow meow--
Crookshanks raised a front paw and gestured twice at Amosta.
"Are you asking me what I'm doing here?" Amosta raised his brows, surprised by the intelligence of this big yellow cat. After a brief pause, he put Crookshanks on the ground and shrugged. Shoulder said,
"I need a quiet place to conduct my magic research. As you can see, little guy, this place is very remote and no one will disturb you... By the way, you haven't answered my question yet?"
Crookshanks averted his eyes, raised his nose and sniffed around. Then he rushed into the kitchen and jumped up on the kitchen counter quickly, meowing at an empty place.
"Sensitive little guy--"
Amosta smiled, and he snapped his fingers, and then the space gradually lost its disguise like an old newspaper eaten away by the afterglow, revealing a huge wooden cage containing several large rats.
"So to say--"
Amosta walked into the kitchen again. He looked at it funny with his two front paws lying on the cage. From time to time he turned his head and meowed anxiously at Crookshanks.
"You smelled a mouse, so you came here to look for food?... Could it be that you wiped out all the mice in Hogwarts, and Ron's rat named Scabbers also fell into your trap? in stomach?"
Crookshanks blinked, lowered his head and avoided Amosta's gaze.
"Well, although I don't have much inventory, I can't let you go in vain-"
Amosta grunted as he reached into the cage and picked out the fattest vole, stuffing it into Crookshanks' mouth.
"Okay, that's it. I have to go back and rest, and you should hurry back to school."
Crookshanks jumped off the kitchen counter, but he did not leave immediately. He still pointed at the wooden cage. After holding the mouse in his mouth and whimpering a few times, he ran to Amosta's feet and rubbed his head against him. ankle.
This funny performance amused Amosta. He knelt down, gently rubbed Crookshanks' fluffy yellow hair, and joked,
"Do you think this is a cafeteria, little one?"
Crookshanks said nothing, but looked at Amosta with longing and pleading eyes.
Amosta scratched his hair, curled his lips and thought for a while. He stuffed the wooden lattice on the kitchen into the dish room, lowered his head and smiled at Crookshanks,
"Okay, the cage is here. If you really can't find anything to eat, you can come here for a stroll..., but I suggest you come here while I'm here. When I leave, the house is surrounded by The alert spell will work, and any living creature that comes in or out of here will alert me."
Meow--
Crookshanks' eyes flashed and he nodded under Amosta's gaze.
What a smart cat!
Amosta was once again amazed at Crookshanks' cleverness. He just mentioned it casually and did not expect a cat to understand what he meant, but he did not expect that the cat actually understood it.
"correct--"
Amosta, who thought of something, suddenly said in a deep voice,
"Don't seduce Hermione and those adventurous little wizards to explore here--"
He waved his wand to seal the door. The mountain breeze blowing in front of him and the dazzling starlight invigorated him a lot. He rubbed his sore eyes. Suddenly, a vague feeling of voyeurism came to his heart. ,
"who?"
Amosta glared at a place down the slope with his eyes furrowed, and asked sternly.
Under the clear moonlight, a black wild dog as big as a black bear suddenly jumped out from behind a raised earth bump half a mile away. After realizing that it had been discovered, the big black dog turned around without any hesitation. Running wildly with its feet, its speed is comparable to that of a cheetah.
At the same time, Crookshanks, who had been staying docile in Amosta's arms, suddenly jumped to the ground, with yellow hair all over his body. He bared his teeth at Amosta and made a killing move.
Amosta scratched his suddenly itchy hair and looked at Crookshanks strangely.
"You even made a good friend?"
Crookshanks clasped his limbs on the ground without wavering, standing firmly in front of Amosta.
Amosta shook his head and laughed, turned around and walked in the direction of another village. But after taking a few steps, he suddenly stopped and looked in the direction where the big black dog was fleeing in surprise.
"--Did I encounter something bad?!"
............
More than a month has passed. Blake once again escaped from the Ministry of Magic and the savior Harry Potter was predicted to die. These topics have lost their market at Hogwarts. They can only walk around the castle with a bandage all day long. Malfoy reminded the young wizards about Hagrid's disastrous Care of Magical Creatures lesson in the first week of school. However, the topic was quickly fading away as the first Quidditch match of the new school year was about to begin. .
It was a clear night tonight. Under the supervision of Mrs. Huo Qi, the members of the Burning Cauldron Gryffindor team practiced until nearly ten o'clock before dragging their exhausted bodies back to the castle.
As expected, the Gryffindor lounge was still very lively at this time, with chattering discussions everywhere.
"Can someone tell me what happened?"
The weather was getting colder, and the fireplace in the lounge was once again burning with warm flames. Harry walked towards Hermione and Ron, who were lying on the wooden table next to the fireplace, completing the star path chart for the astronomy class, and asked curiously.
A minute later, Harry, who was originally very happy due to the very good training effect, collapsed on the chair, his face became dull.
Going to Hogsmeade for the weekend... Before Black was captured, this kind of interesting thing obviously had nothing to do with him.
Harry stared at the swaying flames with drooped eyelids, thinking half-heartedly.
"Since the Ministry of Magic has discovered Black once," Hermione saw through Harry's mind, she pursed her lips and said, "then it's not long before he is caught, Harry, I dare you Definitely come with us next time.”
"Next time, we have to wait until the end of the year -" Ron glared at Hermione dissatisfied, "According to me, Harry, you should ask McGonagall, she can't just let you, a third-year student, stay in the castle. Is that right? Besides, if Black still had any brain, he wouldn't have gone to Hogsmeade and acted rashly."
"Have you forgotten what Professor Lupin said, Ron?"
Hermione said seriously,
"Although Black is evil, since he can escape from Azkaban, it proves that he is a very cunning dark wizard... He will definitely choose a time to attack Harry that we all think is impossible!"
Harry was hesitant, because both Ron and Hermione's words made sense, and he wasn't sure who to listen to. If it were the second year, Harry thought he would most likely listen to Ron's opinion. , but some of the things he experienced during this period made him change a little. Harry had to admit that Professor Brain's advice at the end of the summer vacation and Professor Lupin's previous warning still made him a little in awe.
By the way, Professor Brain--
Harry blinked and his expression suddenly became relaxed. Professor Blaine had told himself that before Black caught him, he would stay in Hogsmeade...
The reason why Hogwarts is safe is not because of the dementors and those ancient magics, but because Professor Dumbledore is here. In the same way, there must be no bad conditions in Hogsmeade with Professor Braine here. occur!
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