Chapter 030: Back to School
After a day of rest and tidying, everyone rushed back to Cairo to charter a flight back to London, and by that time there were less than three days left before the start of school, the Weasleys and the Granger family simply stayed at the Leaky Cauldron Bar, and after buying textbooks and other things the next day, they went to King's Cross Station together, and the other children had to rush home to catch up with their families.
Catherine entrusted Harry to Molly's care, and she and Snape went back to Spider's Tail Alley to pack their things, and waited until September 1st to get together with the others when they went to take the train, but they didn't expect to miss a major event in the British wizarding world, so that when the news came in, the red-haired girl who was not prepared almost collapsed because she couldn't bear it.
Early in the morning of September 1st, Catherine immediately returned to her room after breakfast to confirm her luggage, because she had too many things to bring to Hogwarts this time, so even if Dobby helped, she was still a little worried.
After making sure that the luggage was correct, Catherine pulled out a brocade box from her pocket, which contained the egg she had gotten last year.
Catherine held it in her left hand and studied it for a moment before placing it in the palm of her right hand, and then several streaks of blood spread from the bottom and quickly crawled all over the eggshell until it was completely stained red.
"Click!" A very soft crunch, the red-dyed eggshell cracked, and a small silver-white snake crawled out, which closed its eyes and spat out the snake letter to test the surrounding environment for a while, and then slowly climbed down the eggshell and wrapped it around the index finger of Catherine's right hand.
"Can't stay there." Catherine said helplessly, "There will be a wand there." She poured the eggshell back into the brocade box. was about to let the little snake move, but the little snake would not leave, and the red-haired girl had to pull it up with all her strength.
The baby snake has just come out of its shell. It was enough to withstand Catherine's strength, so she could only be forced to leave the "base area", but she also bit her master mercilessly.
Catherine reflexively raised her hand and threw it out, only to have the little white snake fly straight to Snape's feet, who had just walked through the door.
"What's the trick?" Snape glared at Catherine, bent down to pick it up, and sensed the basilisk's breath. The little snake was so frightened that it obediently bit its tail and put on a ring.
"It's dead here." Catherine innocently raised the index finger of her right hand, and the object of Snape's glare was immediately replaced by the "ring" in her hand.
"Reach out!" Snape said angrily.
Catherine honestly stretched out her left hand.
Since Catherine wore rings on both the index and middle fingers of her left hand, it was only natural for Snape to put them on her next ring finger. Then he realized what this finger meant.
A year ago, Catherine prank Snape to put the ring on his ring finger, but in the end he couldn't move it because of the blood pact, and the good thing was that he was now going to any party. There will be no more messy people running over to annoy him. So in the end, the Potions Professor regretted that he didn't find a ring to wear on his ring finger sooner to help block the car.
A year later, I don't know if it was out of retribution, Snape would inadvertently help Catherine put the ring on her ring finger, and in order to prevent her from being as helpless as himself, Snape had to take the ring off.
Out of revenge, this little snake actually wrapped around Catherine's left hand and immediately bit it fiercely. The pain immediately made her reflexively withdraw her hand.
Snape didn't notice the snake's movements, and saw that Catherine was about to stop. Hurriedly grabbed it hard, inadvertently touched the ring, and was also scratched by the tail of the little snake.
"Blood Pact?" Snape asked, dumbfounded.
"Nope! It's retribution! Catherine gritted her teeth, and she reached out to pull the ring hard, but she couldn't pull it out.
"Can I say you're doing it yourself?" Snape hugged his chest and sneered.
Catherine glared back at him and angrily ordered Dobby, "Pack your luggage and go!" ”
"Don't get out of the car again, understand?" After sending Catherine aboard the Hogwarts Express, Snape sternly warned, "Unless you get there!" ”
"Then if Harry ......," Catherine could say before she could finish her defense, she was interrupted by Snape.
"No ifs!" Snape shouted, "Notify me of anything and I'll take care of it right away." ”
"Okay!" Catherine shrugged and smiled, "See you in the evening!" She reached out and hugged Snape.
"See you in the evening!" Snape said with a cold face, his expression rare and a little unnatural.
Catherine smiled brightly and turned to the prefect's box, while Snape stood still until she was seated before turning to leave the station.
"So Percy is telling the truth!" As Catherine opened a notebook to list what she was going to do this year, Penelope's voice suddenly rang out in the doorway, "Dumbledore has really made you the prefect of Slytherin and take Kenshott's place!" ”
"Hello, Sister Penelope, how was the summer vacation?" Catherine closed her notebook and asked with a smile.
"Not as exciting as you guys!" Penelope walked up to Catherine and sat down with envy on her face, "I've been playing in Africa for a whole month!" Percy's letters made me jealous. She spoke exaggeratedly, suddenly reaching out and ruffling Catherine's hair.
"He made you angry, why did he take revenge on me!" Catherine asked disapprovingly, glaring at Penelope's hand.
"Don't you know?" Penelope suddenly clasped her hands between Catherine's face, "Your Slytherin's serious expression always makes people want to tear it apart and look at your deranged appearance." ”
"Huh?" Catherine narrowed her eyes sharply, and Penelope quickly put away her hand.
"Why are you studying Professor Snape!" Penelope wrung his hands and grumbled in dissatisfaction, "That look is so uncute on your face." ”
"Thanks for the compliment!" Catherine pulled down the headband and turned it into a comb to recomb her long, messy hair.
"Wandless Silent Transfiguration!" Penelope said bitterly, "Ordinary adult wizards can't master it, and you're only in the third year." ”
"N.E.Ls exam is not difficult." Catherine smiled, "As long as you read books carefully, you can basically pass the test." ”
"You should never forget anyone like you!" Penelope cried out in displeasure, and suddenly reached out and pulled Catherine's freshly tied headband down.
"What are you doing?" Catherine reached out to recapture it, but Penelope had already run away.
"It's my trophy." Penelope grimaced and jumped out of the box.
"Give it back!" Catherine rushed out of the box in a rage, but she nearly collided with Ixissi.
"What did she take?" Ixissi asked, puzzled.
"My headband." Catherine crossed over to Ixissi, only to find that there was no trace of Penelope in the aisle.
"Actually, your hair looks better when it comes down." Ixesy looked at Catherine's face and said.
"I don't want to be mistaken." Catherine pulled out a quill and turned it into a headband.
"Are you afraid of being mistaken?" Ixissi asked with a chuckle.
Catherine was stunned for a moment before smiling, "There's really nothing to be afraid of." She lowered her hand, turned the headband back into a quill, and changed the subject, "What are you going to do?" ”
"Maintaining discipline, mediating disputes, conveying professors' notices, organizing activities for each grade, etc., are basically trivial things. However, compared to other houses, the Slytherin prefects were much more relaxed. Ixissi smiled and sat down across from Catherine, "After all, except in public, all the time you have to follow the rules of Slytherin." ”
"Strength represents a qiē."
"Normally, Slytherin students will figure it out on their own." Iksexi said, "If it can't be solved, it will be coordinated with the chiefs at all levels, and if it can't even be solved by the grade chiefs, the prefects need to come forward." Before Kensaut became the superior, it was basically the previous female prefect who was in charge of similar matters, and then Kensaut took full charge of it, and now it's all up to you. ”
"What about you?" Catherine blinked.
"I only deal with things you can't handle." Ixissi leaned back in his chair and looked lazy, "By the way, you have a lot of rings on your left hand!" ”
"Do you know how to take it off?" Catherine pointed to the prefect ring in displeasure, and the little snake immediately stuck out his tongue at her arrogantly.
"When you graduate, it's going to fall off." Ixesy leaned on the windowsill and smiled, "Tell me about your summer vacation experience, I heard that it was very exciting!" ”
Catherine couldn't help twitching the corners of her mouth, Slytherin really had a lot of different guys, even the usually dignified-looking Ixissi, who was so casual in private, like her and Snape.
Catherine sat back in her place, chatting absentmindedly with him about her summer vacation experiences, and looked at the entrance of the platform from time to time, looking for Harry, but it wasn't until ten forty o'clock that she saw Arthur and Harry emerging from the wall, followed by the Weasleys.
"I'm sorry you didn't make it to the boys' student council." Catherine said suddenly, as Percy walked towards Penelope with her chest puffed out.
"It's not surprising." Exisy raised an eyebrow, but his tone unconsciously became a little unpleasant, "Since Dumbledore became Headmaster, you are the only Slytherin to be recognized by him. ”
"I really hope this honor doesn't fall on me." Catherine frowned slightly.
"But it's already on you." Ixissi suddenly approached Catherine and asked with a smile, "Friendship and glory, what will you choose?" ”
"My goal is to be a real Slytherin!" Catherine smiled brightly and turned her head to look out the window.
On the platform, Arthur suddenly pulled Harry aside and whispered something, the whistle went off, and he continued to speak, and Harry almost missed the train because of it.
"Let's go!" After seeing the train move, Ixissi spoke again, "It's time for us to meet the two new presidents." His face suddenly lost all sleep, and Catherine got up and went to the next box.
Catherine has been in constant communication with the prefects since the "clean-up" campaign, and this year's student council presidents are Percy and Penelope, so she doesn't know only Gryffindor and Ravenclaw's new prefects this year. (To be continued......)