After talking about Buckbeak, Hagrid saw the cage in Ryan's hand and asked, "What's wrong with you mouse?"

"Oh, it's Ron's pet. Ryan said, opening the cage and handing Spotted to Hagrid, "This mouse feels a lot thinner and less energetic than before. I've been treating it lately, but they've only stopped the rat's condition from deteriorating rapidly, but there's still been no way to cure it. You are the only one I know who knows about these animals, so I want to find a way for you. ”

"Let me see. Hagrid's big hand took Spotted, "Looks like it's been injured before." Brother Hai plucked his spotted head and paws with his hands and said, "Look at its ears have even been torn apart due to external forces, and its front paws are missing a claw." ”

"By the way, how old is this mouse?" Hagrid asked Ryan after examining it.

"As far as I know, this is Percy's former pet, probably seven or eight years old. Ryan said uncertainly.

"Seven or eight years? You must know that this common rat can only live for three years in most cases. However, there are always exceptions to everything, and maybe this mouse is the exception. However, even if it outlives a normal mouse, it should be at the end of its life, so I personally recommend feeding it something like absinthe, which is not good for the mouse, but at least it can make its last days a little more comfortable. Hagrid concluded.

"Okay, thank you. With that, Ryan stuffed Spotted back into the cage, and after a moment of discussion about which case to focus on, Ryan and Hermione took their leave of Hagrid's cabin.

When they got back to the common room, Hermione suddenly said to Ryan, "You go up and put the cage in first, I have something to tell you." ”

Ryan nodded, quickly set up the cage and returned to the common room, where he found Hermione sitting in a corner waiting for him.

As soon as he sat down in the seat across from Hermione, Hermione asked him, "What the hell is that Weasley mouse?"

"How can you see it's wrong?" asked Ryan.

"People might think that what you have wrapped around your cage is just an exotic decoration, but I've seen you easily beat those zombies to ashes in a temple with those beautiful little stones carved with strange runes. Then you only need to use one stone for a terrible zombie, and I don't think a dozen stones need to be wrapped around the cage to be a normal mouse. ”

"Well, you're observing. What I'm trying to tell you is that I suspect that the rat might be a wizard. ”

"What?" Hermione didn't control her voice, and several of her classmates in the common room turned to look at her. She quickly lowered her voice and asked, "Why do you think so?"

"It was actually just an accident. Ryan said what he had made up beforehand. "You know I have some magic in my hands that you can't learn in school. The first day I got Spotted I used a hypnotic spell on the soul and it fell asleep. ”

"Hypnotic magic makes it fall asleep, that's normal. Hermione said with some confusion.

"But the problem is that it's for the human soul, and in theory animals shouldn't be asleep. Ryan explained. "I tried similar magic a few times after that, and finally came to the conclusion that this mouse should be human. ”

Seeing Hermione open her mouth with a shocked expression, Ryan paused and continued. "A trip to Hagrid today confirmed this even more, it's not normal for an ordinary mouse who isn't a magical beast to live for so long. ”

"So that rat may have been transformed by a wizard? Being able to live like a rat for several years means that the wizard cannot reveal his identity, and in this case, it is likely that the criminals in the wizarding world use this method to hide themselves. Oh my God, what are we going to do now?" Hermione whispered nervously.

"I even have a suspicion about who this rat is, but I'll have to ask someone to be sure. Ryan glanced at the common room before shouting to a tall, red-haired boy, "Senior Percy, I have a question for you here." ”

Percy quickly ended the conversation that was going on and walked over, "Hey, Ryan, Hermione, what are you guys doing here?"

"We're discussing an issue, you know Ron's rat was treated with me recently, and we've found some, um, unusual things. Ryan replied.

"The mouse? It used to be my pet. There are some questions I can answer for you. Percy said.

"It used to be your pet? I want to know when that pet arrived at your house, and what it was like when he first arrived at your house."

"Well, that pet was first brought back by my father. First it was given to our eldest brother Bill, and then it was given to me when I was in school. When I got a new owl, I gave it to my little brother Ron. It's been living in our house for twelve years. Oh my God, Spotted has lived so long, I didn't even notice. After recalling carefully, Percy was also a little shocked by the situation.

"As for the appearance when he first arrived at our house, my father picked up a mouse in our garden that day. I remember very well that the mouse had wounds on its ears and a missing claw on its front paw. Thinking about it now, none of us could have imagined that this mouse, which looked covered in wounds, would live for so long. Percy concluded.

Ryan and Hermione glanced at each other, both seeing a kind of surprise in each other's eyes. It's just that Hermione was really surprised, and Ryan was pretending.

Percy also saw from the exchange of expressions between the two that something was wrong, and asked, "What exactly did you find wrong with Spotted?"

"Well, your rat might be a human. Hermione said

"How is that possible?" Percy looked incredulous.

"It's true. Ryan said. "Because we went to Hagrid's today with Spotted, and he told me that the normal lifespan of a common house mouse like this is only three years. ”

"Well, it could be that our rats live longer. Percy stammered in shock.

"A year or two of longevity is normal, but four times the life span is a bit abnormal, isn't it? Compared to humans, Spotted is the same age as Nicolemel in the mouse, but it doesn't have the Philosopher's Stone or the Potion of Immortality. Hermione added.

Percy's face began to turn ugly, after all, a normal person would not be much better knowing that he had shared a bed with a stranger for several years.

At this time, Ryan continued: "And based on what Senior Percy just said, I have roughly guessed who this mouse is. ”

"Who?" said Percy and Hermione in unison.

"Peter?? Pediru, the man who is said to have been killed by Sirius Black. ”