Hogwarts Ordnance Manual

Chapter 157 Returns to the Whomping Willow

Seeing Harry's sad expression despite being victorious, Dudley could only shrug his shoulders and advise him to look away. If there was a competition, he could lend him his broom.When talking about joining Yan Shuang's Hogwarts school team, Harry also looked careless. It seemed that the damage to Nimbus 2000 really gave him a big blow.

Dudley didn't sympathize with him at all, after all, he was about to get a free Christmas gift...

The Gryffindor players, who had lost to Hufflepuff in the last game, were so happy that they started singing and dancing in the auditorium, vividly describing the excitement of the game to the students who could not watch the game in person.

Seeing that Yan Shuang didn't pick any Ravenclaw team members, he knew that Yan Shuang had already seen that they had no chance of winning.

"Boss Dudley!" Ron saw Dudley from a distance and waved to him, then squeezed to his side and said, "Please, is there any progress in your matter?"

"It's done, but I suggest you go to Hagrid for some medicine. Hagrid is better at dealing with small animals." Dudley said calmly.

"After dinner!" Ron said, "Let's go to Hagrid's hut together."

Dudley narrowed his eyes and said, "No problem, remember to call Harry. He is not in a good mood today. I think Hagrid can comfort him and maybe fix the broom."

Ron readily agreed.

Tonight was destined to be an extraordinary night, and Dudley decided to reveal all the truth today.

After dinner, Dudley met Harry and the three little ones at the entrance of the auditorium. Ron was holding a small cage, and Scabbers, the mouse, was looking around nervously inside.

Surprisingly, Hermione was also there. Her spirits improved a lot and she blinked at Dudley. However, Dudley had no intention of returning the time turner to her. He laughed and ran away with the three of them. go out.

"Hagrid said the broom can still be saved?" Dudley asked Harry as they walked away.

Harry shook his head with a sad face and whispered: "There are still many fragments that have not been found... Maybe they have been found and some potions or spells can be used to make the broom fly into the sky again..."

Dudley secretly shouted, "It's just what I want. The Whomping Willow is on the way to Hagrid's hut. When Ron saw this lush tree, he felt his calves tremble. Last year, he tried riding Dudley's Nimbus 2001. He was severely punished by the Whomping Willow and had his wand broken. The miserable experience of having to use a broken wand for most of the school year was still vivid in his mind.

Although the Hogwarts cafeteria provides meals for all professors, Hagrid often returns to the hut, makes a big pot of vegetable soup, and roasts a plump polecat to enjoy, but today the hut was lifeless. , Hagrid was as mentally ill as Harry and was sitting in front of the door in a daze.

"It's because of Buckbeak..." Hermione whispered to Dudley: "Just before dinner, Dumbledore received a notice from the Ministry of Magic that Minister Fudge will come to Hogwarts tomorrow to announce the results of Buckbeak's trial. Very pessimistic..."

"Come in," Hagrid said weakly, "raise your hand and light the oil lamp in the hut."

Dudley saw the big dark cage at a glance and was quite satisfied.

After explaining his purpose, Ron placed Scabbers' cage on the table. Dudley swallowed. Although it was a pet, was it appropriate to put a mouse on the dining table?Has Greater Europe forgotten the history of the Black Death?

By the way, there is another big bug in the original novel, that is, Harry’s father, James Potter, and Hagrid are very good friends. Sirius also has a close relationship with Hagrid. Hagrid’s beloved flying motorcycle is actually Sirius lent it to him. They have known each other for many years, and Hagrid is very knowledgeable about magical animals. Logically speaking, he should not be unaware of the Animagus forms of the four predators, but they are so magical that they are everywhere in the world. Sirius Black was the only one who seemed to recognize Scabbers' identity.

Dudley handed Harry the "rat enhancer" he made and asked him to help him drip it. Dudley had already learned that it was best to leave it to the son of the plane to change the original plot.He quietly moved to the cage built by Hagrid.As long as Banban is caught, he will put him in a cage and then explain to others.

Although Harry felt that Dudley's arrangement was a bit strange, he didn't say anything and took the potion and dropper from Dudley's hand.

Hermione looked at the potion bottle that Dudley took out curiously, and frowned slightly. Of course she knew the formula and finished product of "Mouse Enhancer". It couldn't be said to be slightly different from the bottle in Harry's hand. She could say it didn't matter, but she didn't say anything. After all, Dudley's grades in Potions were very good, and his skills surpassed most of the senior students.

Hagrid's mind was not on the bald mouse at all. He looked at Buckbeak who was still playing with Fang from the window, feeling worried.

Ron carefully grabbed Scabbers out of the cage and looked at his wrinkled skin and white hair carefully, with pity in his eyes.

It is said that the lifespan of ordinary mice is actually only 1-3 years, but wizards have a lifespan of up to a hundred years. In order to satisfy the companionship of some "mouse pet" lovers, they invented a method that can increase the activity of mouse cells, delay aging, and extend lifespan. of medicine.

Ron's mouse is still the same one that sneaked into the Weasley house when Percy was in first grade. It has been six years now, but Ron is in the pet shop. The shopkeeper witch judged Scabbers to be three years old. There are some contradictions, but it's okay. It was understood that Ron was absent-minded at the time. He did not have the money to buy a new pet, so he turned a deaf ear to the witch's words and did not think about the irrationality of it.

Harry took a drop of the potion and was about to drop it on Scabbers' forehead when suddenly, a ginger shadow jumped down from the wooden beam above his head and let out a sharp "Meow!" It was Harry. Min's big cat Crookshanks.

Scabbers was shocked and tried his best to break free from Ron's hand. Dudley's heart sank. He didn't expect that the cooked duck would fly. He picked up the big cage on the ground and tried to castrate it towards Scabbers. passed.

"Cover!" Dudley couldn't help but cursed. This iron cage, which was more than a foot square, was invisible when placed on the ground. When he held it in his hand, it actually weighed one or two hundred kilograms. He had extraordinary strength and fell down. It's not that it can't be lifted, but if you want to be as flexible as a fishing net to cover a flying mouse, you are overestimating your capabilities.

"Scabbers, don't run!" Ron swooped, but his face hit the window sill of the wooden house. Scabbers moved quickly, dodged another round of Crookshanks' swoops, turned his head quickly, and jumped on On top of Ron's head, he jumped onto the window sill again, slipped out and disappeared without a trace.

"Hermione! It's your cat again!" Ron cried sadly.

Hermione frowned, but she was unwilling to admit that Crookshanks was at fault. She said stubbornly: "Crookshanks must have discovered something. It won't attack other animals randomly. You can see that it won't attack other animals." A human rat!”

Ron glared at her fiercely, thinking that Hermione must have instigated Crookshanks to do this, and rushed out angrily, trying to get Scabbers back or drive Crookshanks away.

Dudley was speechless for a while. I was afraid that he would have to go to the old place to solve the problem in the end. He directly stuffed the black steel cage into the magic package, pointed outside and said: "Scabbers has gone to the Whomping Willow!"

Even if you don't give Ron any face, at least give some face to Dudley. Harry and Hermione followed Dudley and ran out, running towards the Whomping Willow. Hermione was still calling Crookshanks' name.

When they arrived under the Whomping Willow tree, they bumped into two figures. When they looked up, they turned out to be Lupine and Snape.

The two of them were about ten meters apart, both holding their wands firmly and pointing at each other from a distance, as if they were facing an enemy confrontation.

"Let me guess right. You know his whereabouts, right?" Snape shouted angrily.

"Severus! There is another secret behind what happened back then!" Lupine replied: "Give him a chance to prove his innocence!"

"The Ministry of Magic has given him a chance a long time ago! But he escaped, and I will never let him go!" Snape said with hatred.

It is said that Snape definitely has the right to hate James and Sirius. The two bullied the introverted Snape a lot when they were students. They even hung him on a tree and bullied him. However, under Lily's stop, James Only then did he realize his mistake, but it was enough to put Snape and both of them on the same page.

Moreover, James took away Snape's lover, and Sirius killed Lily. After all, the hatred was as deep as the sea. No wonder Snape was so excited.

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