Peeves didn't respond immediately to Luke's words. Instead, he began to think about why his secret base was discovered.
No one has been to this damn place for hundreds of years!
Then, it saw the elegant kitten licking its paws behind Luke.
Booker seemed to notice its gaze, rolled his eyes at it, and then continued to lick his paws.
Peeves knew about the cat.
Since the freshman year, he has often seen this cat in every corner of the castle. Especially in corners where there are more girls, it is almost always there.
And the girls also feed it some snacks from time to time. It doesn't even have to give a good look, it just makes those girls smile with satisfaction just by eating. There are some male wizards who are also feeding. Peeves initially thought that the cat was left in the school by some student after he left school. Without the support of his master, he has no choice but to beg for food.
Therefore, Uncle Peeves was very considerate and 'played' with this kitten several times.
No one knows that this damn cat is actually little Slytherin’s spy!
Damn it, you are indeed the descendant of the old monkey! I actually thought of using an inconspicuous cat as my eyeliner. Although they are not as able to communicate directly as snakes, cats can make people relax their vigilance better than snakes.
This kid is really scary, he can even plot against ghosts!
Luke looked at Peeves with a somewhat sad and angry expression, and was a little confused. Although he subconsciously felt that he had misunderstood something, judging from his reaction, it was not necessarily a bad thing, so he just made the mistake.
"It's really hard to find you. Why are you avoiding me?"
This sentence is ambiguous. How you interpret it depends on what the other person thinks.
Obviously, judging from Peeves' slightly depressed expression, he obviously thought that Luke found this place because he had been prepared. Little did he know that Luke found this place just because he was hugging his cat's lap.
"Why else? Doesn't your current posture explain well why I avoid you?"
Knowing that he had been caught, Peeves simply turned over and lay in mid-air with his legs crossed, his hands behind his head, and he said listlessly.
"Put that wand away. I'm not running away."
He glanced at the wand in Luke's hand, shook his head and sighed: "Uncle Peeves is true to his word. Since he lost the hide and seek, he won't run away."
If Luke were the protagonist in that kind of anime, maybe I would believe it.
But although he didn't know much about Peeves, no matter what characteristics he knew, they had nothing to do with the word "keep your word".
Although this wand will not have any fatal effect on him, it does seem to cause him some pain.
"Tell me first, why are you avoiding me?"
Luke had plenty of time, and he didn't mind asking Peeves to answer the question again. At least to hear a less perfunctory answer.
To be honest, his threat to Peeves here is not very effective. Unless he used the curse given to him by Voldemort himself, he didn't think he would cause any special damage to Peeves.
As long as Peeves hits him, he can quickly slip away. After that, he will be trapped in an endless battle of wits and courage with Peeves. This is a very bad thing.
Although I don’t know what Peeves is thinking. But generally there should be this reason. After all, playing with a group of people who have no way of causing harm to themselves, and playing with someone who can cause harm to themselves. He definitely prefers the former.
Seeing Luke's reluctance, he could only say helplessly: "Because the old monkey family, ah, you Gaunt family are not fun. Everyone's head is always full of various ideas. Even children He also has his own ambitions.”
He looked at Luke with an almost contemptuous look: "No matter how gentle and friendly you are, these people are the cornerstones you use to achieve your ideals."
"I want to be the strongest wizard, I want to pursue the truth of magic, I want to make the most wealth, I want to rule the entire world."
"The Gunter family has everything except being prepared to live in peace and quiet."
"Even if you are a loser without ability, you always want to make a few splashes to see if you can make any waves. It is really not surprising that your family will decline. After all, geniuses are always in the minority."
Luke was silent for a while, seemingly not responding at all to his words.
"You said before, what is Gryffindor's talent?" he asked coldly.
Peeves looked at him faintly, and then suddenly laughed: "I suddenly found you interesting. Tell me, kid, are you the son of Slytherin and Gryffindor?"
"The flames are raging."
An orange-red flaming arrow shot out from the tip of the staff and hit the wall behind Peeves.
Peeves fell silent. Look at the wand he is holding and his stern face.
"If you are willing to see my cold side, Peeves, I can also show it to you." Luke put away his alert state, relaxed his body, held his wand, and pointed it at Peeves.
"If you don't want to be my friend and still like to jump around in front of me, then you can only be my enemy."
"I have practiced the next spell several times on disobedient snakes and dark wizards who want to attack me in my forest. But I don't know how effective it will be on ghosts."
Before Luke finished speaking, Booker on the ground suddenly jumped onto a platform on the side, then jumped up from the platform and landed on Luke's shoulders. Then he looked at Peeves with bright eyes, as if to strengthen his momentum.
It can be seen that this kind of joke involving other people's ancestors is not funny. Especially in pure-blood families that value inheritance. They grew up listening to the great legends of their ancestors. The reputation of their ancestors is one of the elements that constitutes the bottom line for them.
Luke's kindness and gentleness are only given to his friends. Or a useful chess piece. The former will be owned forever without betrayal, while the latter is a temporary experience. Until the last value is squeezed out. Of course, Luke wouldn't do anything to kill the donkey.
Maybe what Peeves said before makes sense. The blood of the Gaunt family allows them to forever pursue greatness and glory. Unknowingly, it makes them a little cold and crazy. As for how to balance ideals and life, Luke doesn't know, but he is finding it step by step.
At least he doesn't want to become a slave to ambition and ideals.
Peeves was silent for a long time, and then said: "You misunderstood, I did not mean to insult Slytherin... His last research was about blood fusion. Gryffindor and his blood fusion experiment should be carried out I got through, but I don’t know the outcome.”
"It may fail, it may succeed."
"Your existence may be a coincidence, or it may be a foreshadowing that was buried thousands of years ago."
"A child who has Slytherin's talent for 'snake whispering' and Gryffindor's talent for 'emotional control'."
