Who let this Dementor into Hogwarts!

Chapter 45 Placement
Cohen flew back to the Forbidden Forest smoothly, although he got lost once during the journey - it was difficult to tell the direction in the dark clouds.

At dawn on a winter's day, Cohen stopped by to see the acromantulae.

Unfortunately, there are almost no traces of them on the ground. Because of Cohen's evil oppression and ruthless massacre, Aragog took his only remaining children and hid in a deep cave. Cohen didn't want to go into the spider hole - his previous behavior seemed a bit extreme.

But it was not a big problem. Those young spiders who were not old enough could no longer satisfy Cohen's 27.2% soul completeness. Their souls, which were only a dozen points at most, could not even increase Cohen's progress by 0.1%.

It is estimated that the only ones who can be useful to Cohen now are middle-aged and elderly spiders with a soul strength of more than 15 points, and Aragog with a soul strength of 20 points.

Let's raise it a little longer and come back to check at the end of the semester. Cohen only knows that it takes about nine weeks for spider eggs to hatch, but how long it will take for the little spider to grow up is still a question.

The Forbidden Forest was as harmonious as ever. The centaurs had been watching from afar after Cohen landed. It seemed that they now knew what they couldn't mess with in the forest - the spider expansion that they had to try almost desperately to stop was solved by Cohen in just three months, and they had to thank Cohen.

Leaving the Forbidden Forest and passing Hagrid's hut, Cohen smelled the lingering smell of Christmas - Hagrid must have brought some food out from the castle.

Damn, Cohen only ate a rabbit for Christmas!
Cohen skillfully slipped back into the castle. Since he could see the soul strength label through the wall, it was easy for him to bypass Filch. Cohen would not make the same mistake as the first time he was caught by Filch. Now, whenever he needed to hide, Cohen would open his soul vision in advance to avoid people who might discover him.

At Christmas, Hogwarts Castle is decorated with warm wreaths made of holly and mistletoe.

Somehow, as he walked through the corridor outside the auditorium, Cohen could see many souls that seemed to have no physical form beside the wreaths...

"Nymph hook?" Cohen thought of a creature that was not recognized by normal wizards.

It’s a pity that these little creatures’ souls are too weak, so there’s no need to eat them.

Like ordinary small creatures, they are marked as 1 point of soul strength simply because the lowest value marked by the system is 1 point.

Cohen climbed the stairs to the eighth floor, but did not return to the tower immediately. Instead, he entered the Room of Requirement as usual.

We need to settle down with Ali in the leather pocket. The Room of Requirement should be able to create an independent area that simulates the outdoors for Cohen to raise animals.

After returning to the Room of Requirement, Cohen saw the Count lying exhausted on the owl-cushioned bed.

"Your whole family has to pay for this shipment—I think your dad wants to murder me. He made me carry at least fifty pounds of stuff!"

The moment the Count saw Cohen, he complained:

"He sent you a bomb—"

"Don't talk nonsense. If a bomb could kill me, I would have died when I was one year old. Edward is stupid, but he shouldn't be stupid."

Cohen saw the pile of gifts in the Room of Requirement. In addition to Rose's box of candy and Edward's huge square gift box of unknown name, there was another pile of bulging paper packages.

There was a rock biscuit inside that Hagrid had given him - if Cohen had known this, he wouldn't have pretended to like the biscuit so much in front of Hagrid.

There was also a hand-knitted sweater from Mrs. Weasley, and a box full of homemade fudge.

It seems that Ron did write to his parents about Cohen. Of course, it is also possible that the Weasleys and the Nortons have a good relationship. After all, they are from the same era and both stood on Dumbledore's side in that chaotic era.

The sweater Cohen received was white with the initials C knitted into it in dark blue yarn.

Receiving a lot of Christmas gifts does make people feel very happy. No wonder children love Christmas.

"Let me see what Edward has done for me..." Cohen opened the package Edward sent him.

This 1×1×2m rectangular mysterious gift is… a transparent display case. "Edward wants to buy me a property?"

Cohen looked at the castle and village in the transparent display box and quickly noticed that the things here were completely different from the sand tables in the sales office.

There is a deep mine on the back of the mountain, where a fire-breathing dragon guards the shining treasure.

A group of living clay figures are setting out from the castle, passing through forests, swamps and mountains, heading towards the cave step by step.

It's a living Dungeons & Dragons board.

"Not surprising at all..."

Cohen twitched his lips. Although this thing was of no use to him, it could at least serve as a decoration.

The wizarding world doesn't play this kind of game, so Edward probably made everything here by himself - he must have put a lot of thought into it. Cohen plans to praise him in his next letter to make him happy.

If enough emotional value is given, the family will be harmonious.

The plan to raise Yali was implemented smoothly, and as Cohen wished, an extra door was added to the room.

Behind the door is a "fake outdoor" space with a night sky, including grass, streams, trees, and even a crescent moon hanging high in the sky and a sky full of stars - this proves that the sky here is fake, because if the moon is so bright, no stars can be seen in the real sky.

Cohen released Ali, who curled up tiredly on the ground. Cohen thought that the curse he had cast on the two Aurors had caused her battery to run out.

"Just a friendly reminder, Fantastic Beasts are not inflatable dolls that can move on their own without electricity." The Earl pointed out the error in Cohen's view sharply.

[You were so shaky when you were flying, I feel dizzy now]

Yali's voice explained in Cohen's mind.

Then it fell asleep in this safe environment.

"alright."

Cohen had originally intended to study what special effects he had inherited from the bloodline of this creature, but it seemed that was no longer possible.

After sorting out the looted books and piling them on the bookshelf in the room, Cohen walked out.

I went back to the common room to see if Harry and the others had done anything fancy, or if they had found the Mirror of Erised like in the original plot.

However, Cohen feels that the latter possibility is more likely, because Dumbledore will definitely find ways to let Harry see the mirror. On the one hand, it is to teach Harry to look forward and not indulge in beautiful memories. On the other hand, it is to pave the way for the subsequent "protecting the Philosopher's Stone" plan.

Cohen crawled into the round hole behind the Fat Lady's portrait, and as soon as he leaned out, he saw Harry with dark circles under his eyes.

Harry was sitting by the fire, having been thinking about something - and it looked like he hadn't slept all night.

But Harry still looks very excited now.

"Cohen?! How come you're back so soon? It's only the second day of vacation - but I have to take you to see something - you'll never guess..."

(End of this chapter)