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Seeing Hermione's happy expression, Zicomo couldn't bear to tell her that what she was holding was actually cat hair.

Well, he just didn't want to disappoint Hermione; he definitely didn't want to see Hermione turn into a catgirl.

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A few days later, on Christmas Eve.

Most of the young wizards had gone home to celebrate Christmas with their families, so the main hall seemed very spacious.

Zikomo and his family were enjoying dinner.

"Brother-in-law, you have to admit, this hot pot is really delicious!"

Ratahn was occupying a whole pot by himself, enjoying his meal. There was no way around it; he was just too tall and big, so he had to sit at a table by himself.

Yes, Zicomo and others are having hot pot.

British winters are cold, and Zicomo recalled the days in his past life when he would warm himself up with hot pot in the winter.

So he personally prepared several hot pot bases, then asked the kitchen for a large amount of raw food, and took Lani and Rataen to have hot pot.

He even prepared a small hot pot base for Laya.

These days, Laya has gotten used to her lizard form and has no intention of changing back.

In addition, she doesn't have a big appetite, and the small pot of broth is just right for her size.

As for Harry and Ron, Hermione urged them to finish their dinner quickly, and then they went to ambush Draco's two henchmen.

Hermione herself went to retrieve the already prepared compound decoction.

Harry and Ron's ambush plan was very simple: they used a levitation charm to place two small cakes laced with sleeping pills on Crabbe and Goyle's usual route back to their dorm.

Well, then the two henchmen actually took the cake and started eating it.

So, does that mean we can't just eat anything we find on the ground, but anything floating in the air is okay?

This pair of Slytherin's "Sleeping Dragon and Young Phoenix" were thus brought down to the ground.

Harry and Ron tossed the two men into a storage room, removed their hair, and went to the bathroom where Myrtle was.

Myrtle was nowhere to be seen, but Hermione was already waiting there.

"So why did we choose a place like this as our meeting point?" Ron complained.

The gloomy environment here made him somewhat dislike it.

"I don't know either, my cousin suggested I choose this place." Hermione shrugged, indicating that she didn't know either.

"Alright, enough talk, hurry up and put the hair in. Remember, the transformation only lasts for one hour, you have to be quick."

Hermione handed the two cups to Harry and Ron.

The liquid in the cup looked like slug snot, bluish in color and containing some strange particles.

The three of them threw in the hair they had collected, forced themselves to drink a mouthful, and then could no longer bring themselves to drink.

Ron said with a grim expression, "Now I understand why Zicomo suggested we choose this meeting place."

After saying that, he threw down the cup in his hand, covered his mouth, rushed into the toilet stall, and began to vomit.

Hermione couldn't resist either and rushed into the private room next door.

Only Harry, who had gone through something unknown, managed to suppress his nausea.

A moment later, Ron came out of his private room and looked at Harry.

At this point, the two of them were already Draco's two henchmen.

Hermione, however, hid in a private room and said she had suddenly changed her mind and didn't want to go anymore.

Harry and Ron didn't think much of it, after all, the effects of the medicine were only temporary, and they had to act quickly.

The two quickly left, and the restroom returned to calm.

Not long after, Zicomo arrived.

He clicked his tongue as he looked at the three broken cups on the ground.

"Judging from the amount here, I estimate they probably won't last even half an hour."

After all, they only took a sip.

Zicomo went to the closed room and knocked on the door.

"Knock, knock."

Hermione, who was inside, heard her cousin's voice and said irritably, "Cousin, stop messing around. I'm not in the mood to play this knocking game with you."

Hermione opened the door. She didn't intend to avoid Zicomo. In her current state, if she didn't ask Zicomo to help, she would have to go to the school infirmary.

The door to the private room opened, and what greeted Zicomo's eyes was the face of a huge Norwegian forest cat.

This is the breed of the cat that the Slytherin girl owned.

Seeing Hermione's face, Zicomo couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Cousin, stop laughing! Help me!" Hermione said, looking at Zicomo with a resentful expression.

Zicomo stopped laughing, reached out and patted Hermione's head, nodding and commenting:

"Hmm, although it doesn't feel as comfortable as when you turn into a kitten, it's still so smooth."

Before Hermione could get angry, she opened the gate to the "Zen Garden" and went inside first.

Hermione quickly followed.

Arriving at the "Zen Garden," it felt much more vibrant than during the summer holidays.

Laya, who had just finished eating, was chatting and playing around with Loris. It was a mystery how the snake and the cat had gotten along so well.

Lani, meanwhile, was studying the pea shooter seed in Zicomo's workshop; yes, she had no intention of planting it yet.

I don't know if she figured it out or not.

As for Ratahn, he went to play with Hagrid.

As an alien soul, he couldn't get along with the ghosts of Hogwarts.

Hagrid, who was a little shorter than him, was more to his liking.

After a few days, this Hogwarts hunting ground keeper had become practically Ratal's lackey.

He truly deserves to be called a general; his leadership charisma is undeniable.

When Lani heard Zicomo and Hermione come in, she turned around and saw Hermione's huge cat head.

A rare smile appeared on her lips; clearly, Hermione's appearance had successfully amused her.

Hermione, feeling ashamed and indignant, hid to the side.

Seeing this, Zicomo smiled and shook his head, then walked to his workbench and began to prepare the antidote.

The antidote was ready in no time, and Hermione drank it and began frantically vomiting up the furball.

By the time she stopped, her appearance had mostly returned to normal.

The reason it's described as "almost there" is because Hermione has two cat ears on her head and a big tail behind her.

Zicomo admired Hermione the catgirl, his eyes filled with satisfaction.

Hermione saw her own ears and tail in the mirror next to her.

"Cousin, what's going on?"

"Hmm, don't you think it looks cute like this? Don't worry, it will return to normal in a few days."

Hermione knew perfectly well that this was just her cousin's wicked sense of humor acting up again.

If Zicomo knew what Hermione was thinking, he would definitely retort: ​​No, no, no, this is not my weird sense of humor, it's my XP.

Hermione examined herself carefully in the mirror and thought she looked quite good.

Anyway, there are fewer people during the Christmas holidays, so she won't get into trouble. Wearing cat ears like this isn't a bad idea.

Just then, Laya ran in without anyone noticing, and she looked at Hermione thoughtfully.

"So Lord Zicomo likes this?"

As she spoke, she transformed back into human form, but only her upper body changed back; her lower body became a snake's tail.

"Lord Zicomo, look! Laya has a tail too!"

Laya held her tail out to Zicomo.

Zicomo reached out and touched it; the smooth scales were warm to the touch, as if he were touching a piece of warm jade.

He complimented, "Hmm, Laya's tail is cute too."

Lani fell into deep thought, wondering if she should pluck some of Loris's fur to make cat ears; her king seemed to like that style.

Hermione was completely dumbfounded.

What did she see?

Originally resembling a lizard, Laya transformed into a half-snake, half-human form.

Good heavens, is the magical world really this crazy?