Halloween is approaching, and the Gryffindor twins are surprisingly leading the charge.
The former prankster trio disappeared. George and Fred would head into the library every time they took a break, or hang out in the offices of professors in various subjects, frantically absorbing knowledge.
Their good friend Lee Jordan was very troubled by this - without the twins, the little black man was still caught three times by Filch in half a month, even though he was protective.
Jordan is already thinking about taking off all his clothes the next time he goes out for a night out.
It stands to reason that Mr. Filch should be relieved when the biggest mischievous ghost among Hogwarts students is gone.
It's a pity that fate gently touched the top of his head and pulled out a bunch of hair - there was something wrong with his beloved Mrs. Norris.
They are always inseparable, and one person and one cat have an extraordinary tacit understanding. When little wizards wandering around at night hear a cat meowing, it's usually no more than 10 seconds before they're caught.
But now he sometimes can't find his cat, which has never happened before.
"Meow~"
"Ah, my Lady Norris, where have you been?"
The kitten walked into Filch's office calmly, with a bag of dried fish in its mouth.
"This is?"
Filch watched Mrs. Norris jump up on the stool, tear open the package and start eating, and gave himself a quick pat on the back.
"Ah, it's my fault, I forgot that you had finished your snacks."
Every week, Filch would go to the kitchen to make dried fish for Mrs. Norris. His long-term companionship allowed him to measure and pinch the fish very accurately, which was exactly what the cat would eat in a week.
Then he would be divided into small packets and placed in the bottom cupboard for Mrs. Norris to use.
However, when I brought the dried fish back after making it this week, I happened to meet Ani passing by holding the cat in his arms. The two chatted for a few words, and when they parted, they gave half of the snacks to the cute Tom Meow.
In addition, the twins were acting so abnormally during this period that Filch wanted to keep following them to see what the two bad boys were planning, but he forgot about it for a moment.
It wasn't until I saw Maomao that I remembered. I opened the cupboard and saw, sure enough, all the dried fish inside had been eaten.
"I'm sorry, Mrs. Norris, I'll do it for you right away."
Filch hurriedly put on his coat and ran out, going to the kitchen to make dried fish for his cat owner.
While walking on the road, he suddenly thought that, like himself, Mrs. Norris was not popular with the little wizard. Occasionally, bad guys would secretly throw snacks with spices in the corner. If they wanted revenge, they would always tip him off. Cat.
So Mrs. Norris usually doesn’t eat food fed by others. Who gave those dried fishes?
Filch always felt that the appearance of those dried fish looked familiar.
it seems that……
Hermione!
Lockhart stretched out his head to take a look, then furtively retracted his leaning body.
Why did Hermione come to Ani's office so late? And I saw clearly just now that no one opened the door for the girl. She used the key to unlock the door and went in.
A female student sneaks into a male professor's office after curfew...
Lockhart's eyes lit up. This was an incredible discovery, and there was much to write about.
If I could catch the two of them by their sore feet...
Hehe, I think Aini should be willing to use a diary as hush money for his own reputation!
Lockhart, who was already fascinated by the Horcrux, had long forgotten his plan to please Ani, thinking about what might happen inside, and smiled obscenely.
He lifted his pants and touched them lightly.
After stopping at the door for a while, there was no sound coming from inside. Lockhart estimated that the girl must have entered the bedroom, so he took out his wand and pointed it at the door lock.
"The Alaho hole opens."
He can still use this skill of sliding doors and picking locks. Unfortunately, he has learned a lot of knowledge before, but it was buried in his mind because of his abnormal mentality.
It's so deep in my memory that it's hard to dig it out.
For example, the astronomy professor once talked about soundproofing wards in a certain class, and the magic spells professor also said that in addition to adding an anti-Alajo Cave opening spell to the door, you can also add traps on it...
"Bang!"
"Boom!"
Just after casting the unlocking spell, there was an explosion on the door panel, and Lockhart was knocked out and slammed into the wall behind him.
Fortunately, the wizard's physique was quite good thanks to the magic power, otherwise this might have killed him.
A certain Defense Against the Dark Arts professor stood up holding on to the wall, grinning as his back hurt.
Although his teeth were still shining, he probably didn't want the current scene to be photographed and sent to the Daily Prophet.
Fortunately, Colin Creevey was not present. Lockhart was secretly grateful. He was also grateful that the room was still quiet, and he obviously did not hear the noise he made just now.
"Click~"
Lockhart heard the sound of the doorknob being turned and looked up. The little witch's face full of surprise appeared in front of him.
"Professor Lockhart, what's wrong with you?"
A trace of disdain flashed in the girl's eyes, that's it?
Just now, she could clearly see everything happening outside through the mirror behind the door. A girl who always respected knowledge and respected teachers could not accept that her professor was an ignorant person.
"Ah, haha, the wall is a little dirty, let me wipe it."
Lockhart froze in embarrassment. Why did the door open before he heard the footsteps? He quickly made an excuse and pretended to rub his hands against the wall with his sleeves.
"Clean up."
The girl raised her wand and pointed at the wall, "Professor, don't you usually like to use magic?"
"Ah, this..."
Lockhart's mind was spinning rapidly, but he couldn't think of anything to say. After discovering that Ani hadn't shown up yet, he could only bet that he was not in the house, so he still left the castle and went to the Forbidden Forest, where he openly confessed to He Min asked.
"That's not important, Miss Granger. Can you explain why you are here after curfew? A student who stayed up in the middle of the night and sneaked into the professor's office. Huh?"
The girl turned around and rolled her eyes, why? Of course it's for you!
Unfortunately, this sentence was not in the script, so Hermione had no choice but to smile against her will and invite Lockhart into the room.
"Professor, does your back feel uncomfortable? Come sit in the room."
Lockhart also didn't want to be discovered by others. If he could get hold of Hermione, he might be able to get the diary that he cherished so much in another way. This operation was naturally invisible, so after the girl let the door open, he covered his waist and left. Went in.
"Sorry, Professor Lockhart, I didn't prepare a drink."
The girl closed the door and walked over. In fact, she had Lin Lu prepared by Aini in her handbag, but she didn't want to give it to the ignorant person in front of her.
"It doesn't matter, Miss Granger, I'm not here to chat, so tell me why you are here."
After the door was closed, Lockhart completely relaxed. The best way to achieve his goal was to use his best means if the negotiation broke down. Lockhart, who felt he was in an invincible position, spoke much more casually.
Little did he know that there was not only one pair of eyes watching him in the room.
