Who let this Dementor into Hogwarts!

Chapter 28 There is a difference between catgirls and owls

At breakfast the next day, Harry and Ron began to openly discuss what might be hidden under the trapdoor.

"It's either extremely valuable or extremely dangerous," Ron said.

"Or maybe both," Harry deduced like a detective.

Hermione, who had escaped from the claws of the three-headed giant dog with these two people last night, had already drawn a clear line between herself and the two of them, and even sat far away from each other at breakfast.

Cohen had no interest in fooling around with Harry and Ron. After the Transfiguration class this morning, he had to go to the Room of Requirement to try some magic.

Because Cohen tried a few more advanced spells this morning that he hadn't been able to cast before - at least the Bubble Head Curse was successfully cast.

It seems that the increase in soul strength should also improve Cohen's magic level - he doesn't have to wait until he gets older to master those difficult spells like other young wizards.

With a pile of homework assigned by Professor McGonagall, Cohen returned to the Room of Requirement.

Spreading out his book "The Complete Book of Positive Spells", Cohen began to try out the spells that he had failed to cast before one by one.

"Apparition!"

"F**k!" The earl, who was napping by the fireplace, uttered an owl-like curse because his body suddenly lost control.

"Silent and silent!"

All that remained of the Earl's foul language was his mouth.

……

After Cohen tried it, it seemed that most of the spells in the book were not difficult for him to cast - perhaps it was only the power of the spells that made Cohen not very satisfied. The upper limit of Cohen's magic input always remained at a fixed value, and no matter how Cohen called upon his emotions, he could not improve it.

There are also some more difficult and complex spells, such as the Guble Fairy Fire and the Hour Reversal Spell, which Cohen still cannot cast.

After the test, Cohen almost understood the additional significance of soul strength to himself - unlocking more powerful spells and increasing his magic power.

Cohen now wants to study more and more what he is. After all, he is a "weapon" developed by those dark wizards with their lives and efforts. It is impossible that he is just a Dementor with a human body, who can cast magic and talk trash, right?

It sounds like something related to alchemy - unless the magical world has research areas such as hybridization.

"You have to use me as a fucking target every time, don't you?"

Cohen didn't remember to remove the spell from the Count until he was about to leave.

"Bloody hell..."

The Count's words were always full of "mother f**k", but Cohen was fine with it.

As long as he realizes that his biological mother might be a Dementor, a dark wizard or an unknown species, even if the Count is the most powerful mother hunter in the world, he cannot break down Cohen's defense.

In a sense, Cohen is actually the most suitable little wizard to raise the Earl. After all, the other little wizards really have biological mothers.

Cohen's school life has almost become a few fixed points.

During class time, Cohen will spawn in the classroom, and outside of class time, Cohen will randomly spawn in the auditorium, the Room of Requirement, the library, Quirrell's office, the Forbidden Forest, and the dormitory.

Hermione, who often spent time in the library, had a new attitude towards Cohen, a classmate who refused to go along with Harry and Ron and indulged in corruption. Unfortunately, Cohen only appeared in front of Hermione and copied her homework during the weekends. "What on earth are you studying for?"

Hermione asked Cohen a puzzled question on the last weekend before Halloween.

"Homework is the biggest waste of time in the world, and I don't like wasting time." Cohen slurped on a stick of cream while copying his homework with one hand.

After a few weeks of school life, Cohen had a precise grasp of each professor's minimum requirements for student assignments. So, just follow the minimum requirements, as long as there are words and it doesn't look like it was written by AI...

"No, it seems that there is no AI now..." Cohen suddenly remembered that it was 1991.

“You—ah…”

Hermione wanted to educate Cohen, but she really couldn't figure out how.

Because Cohen was indeed very talented in spells, Hermione could often get some inspiration from him - but unfortunately, Cohen always disappeared after copying the homework.

This time was no exception. Cohen left Hermione a bunch of Honeydukes candies and ran away again, without noticing that Hermione was a dentist's daughter and didn't like eating things that were so sweet that they would cause cavities even if she brushed her teeth a few times.

Cohen left in a hurry and went straight to the library. He had been there for several weeks, but the books in the library, such as "Detailed Explanation of Alchemy" and "Soul in the Jar", were always in the "borrowed" status.

If he couldn't borrow these books, Cohen felt he would lose something very beautiful, such as his patience, kindness and love for this school.

"What a coincidence, Mr. Norton. These books have just been returned."

Madam Pince walked through the shelves back to the circulation desk, carrying several thick books.

After Cohen completed the borrowing procedures, he secretly glanced at the last person who borrowed the book. According to the library's rules, a person could not borrow a book for several weeks in a row, but there was one exception in this school.

Dumbledore.

No, Lao Deng, you're already an alchemy expert, do you really still need to read "Alchemy Explained"?!
Or is it that you simply want to delay him from reading these books about your life experience?

And if Dumbledore really didn't want Cohen to read these books, he could just remove them from the library - the headmaster can do whatever he wants in the school.

But Dumbledore still returned the book. Cohen didn't understand, but it didn't matter. As long as he could read it now, it was fine.

Cohen couldn't wait to take the book back to the Room of Requirement that he had occupied.

Because of the Count's presence, the room is often occupied by Coin and the Count alternately, turning it into "Coin's secret base" - having a talking bird is just cool, there's no denying it.

And the Earl is also a volunteer, so things like owl perches and owl beds will appear here according to the Earl's needs...

"I've never seen an owl sleep on a bed." Cohen said with a dark face after returning to the Room of Requirement. "You're not going to suddenly turn into a human one day, are you?"

"Hmm?" The Count lazily lay in his nest by the stove in a strange posture, half opening his eyes. "Don't you like animals turning into humans? Last time I heard you asked a stray cow cat to 'quickly turn into a cat girl'——"

"There's a huge difference between a cute cat girl and a sleazy, shirtless owl man," Cohen replied stiffly. "If the latter appeared before me..."

"Don't worry." The Earl yawned. "Even if I really had to transform into another species, I wouldn't choose to become an upright ape like you."

(End of this chapter)