'Good question! '
Dudley also wanted to know why he came here.
He was 100% sure that he was following the original route, and there was absolutely no way he could make a mistake.
On the one hand, it's because Dudley has confidence in his memory, and on the other hand...this is the only staircase leading from the trophy display room on the third floor to the Gryffindor lounge.
It was very obvious that when several people entered the prize showroom, the position of the stairs changed.
Move the stairs that originally led to Gryffindor directly to the forbidden corridor on the fourth floor.
"Want to go there?"
Although Harry was asking, he was actually eager to find out.
Ever since he heard Dumbledore mention this place, he had been very curious about it, and he gave up because he had no chance.
Now we happen to be here by chance. If we don't take this corridor, we shouldn't be able to return to Gryffindor. Is this God's will?
Curiosity killed the cat.
Well, lions are also cats.
God’s will is a hammer?
Dudley scoffed.
There are so many coincidences in the world, and Dudley would not be fooled by such a clearly problematic situation.
He turned to the others and said, "Come to the Slytherin lounge with me..."
Anyway, there are enough rooms in the Slytherin dormitory, so adding three more people is not a big deal.
The Slytherin lounge is below, so just go back the way you came and go to the stairs down.
"Look...the road behind is gone?"
Malfoy's panicked voice sounded behind them. Several people quickly looked back and saw that the bottom of the stairs was empty. The end of the stairs was already hanging in the air, and there was no way back.
Dudley: "..."
If you don't consider taking the corridor on the fourth floor now, then you can only wait for the stairs to slowly turn to other places, but I don't know when, maybe it won't change until dawn.
Dudley smiled disdainfully: "No matter what the purpose is, I, Dudley Dursley..."
"I love saying 'NO' to those who are self-righteous!"
"Hermione, hold on to me."
Hermione: "?"
With a low growl, Dudley put his right hand around Hermione's waist, quickly stepped on the edge of the stairs, kicked his feet hard and jumped up. Amidst Hermione's screams, Dudley jumped directly to the nearest place to them. On a staircase.
The whole process was very smooth and took less than three seconds.
After doing all this, Dudley jumped back like an ape, and Malfoy, Harry and Ron were carried up the stairs one by one like little chickens.
It seems to be just a simple jumping action, but in fact the distance between the two stairs is at least ten meters.
"It scared me to death. Let me know in advance next time."
Hermione's face turned slightly pale, she punched her chest with a small fist, and complained very dissatisfiedly.
Ron was also frightened, and his face turned a little pale, but if you expected him to complain to Dudley, you would definitely not dare.
'It's so exciting'
Harry and Malfoy were slightly better, but they were also frightened, but after the stimulation, they were slightly excited.
"You can continue now."
Dudley clapped his hands and greeted the others to continue towards the Gryffindor lounge.
Harry looked back regretfully at the corridor behind him.
Ask yourself, he personally wants to go and see it.
However, they have now reached the stairs on the fifth floor. No matter how the stairs change, they can't get to the fourth floor unless they take the initiative to go down or turn around.
"Meow~~"
Just as they were about to pass through the corridor, a cat meow suddenly sounded, which directly lifted the hearts of Harry and others into their throats.
A skinny cat with dark gray fur appeared at the end of the corridor with elegant steps.
It was looking at several people with its bulging eyes like light bulbs.
"Oops! It's Mrs. Norris!"
Ron yelled, obviously recognizing the cat's identity.
There is only one such cat in the entire Hogwarts, and that is the dormitory manager Filch's.
The fact that Mrs. Norris was here meant that Filch was definitely not far away. As long as the cat called, Filch would come over soon.
They will definitely be caught!
"It's over, you're dead this time!"
Ron let out a desperate growl.
I don't know if it was his imagination, but he seemed to see the corners of Mrs. Norris's mouth rising slightly, smiling, and it was actually smiling!
Will you get caught for laughing at them? It must be.
"We can go back and find a place to hide on the fourth floor."
Malfoy reacted faster and calmer than Ron, and immediately thought of a solution.
Even if Filch is nearby, it will take some time before he hears Mrs. Norris's cry and rushes over. As long as they seize this time gap and take the opportunity to return to the fourth floor, there is still hope of finding a place to hide.
As for whether to ban or not, it doesn't matter now.
For their current situation, not getting caught is the most important thing.
Hermione was also a little panicked. She squeezed the wand so nervously that her knuckles turned white. She kept thinking about what spells could be used to solve the current problem.
'Give it a shot and turn everything to stone? '
Just when the other little wizards were confused, Dudley once again made an unexpected move. Instead of intending to run away, he leaned down and waved gently to Mrs. Norris, and even more screams came from his throat. Strange sounds.
Because of the distance, Ron couldn't hear it very clearly. He only felt like it was...a purr?
'are you crazy? '
However, a jaw-dropping scene occurred. Not only did Mrs. Norris not call Filch immediately, but she quickly ran to Dudley's side and began to rub Dudley's trousers with her body. It seemed...as if...probably...pleasing...to please Dudley?
"Ten pieces? You are too greedy."
Hermione, who was closest to Dudley, vaguely heard what he seemed to be whispering.
And Mrs. Norris?
'Talk to the cat? How can it be? '
This was Hermione's first reaction.
But then I thought about it, now that we are in the magical world, nothing is impossible.
Although there are not many records of cat whisperers in history, they do exist.
When Malfoy and Ron saw that things were turning around, they were so excited that they almost hugged each other. When they were about to come into contact, they suddenly reacted and jumped away like an electric shock. They started to retching while holding on to the railing of the stairs.
Soon, under the gaze of several of them, Mrs. Norris, who was cold, insidious, and cunning in the eyes of the other little wizards, and who never accepted feeding from any little wizards and only followed Filch, He actually lay directly in front of Dudley, rolling back and forth on the ground, making "snoring, snoring" sounds from his throat, and even exposed his soft belly.
Is this...acting like a baby?
