The Weasley brothers' fireworks incident wasn't really a big deal. Although it was a little fun that caused Ron to be dragged to the Forbidden Forest for a walk, it was actually a disturbance of this magnitude.

The next morning, the doors of Hogwarts Castle did not open as usual, which caused many students to wonder.

Eventually, Professor McGonagall came down and opened the door herself—no way, except for the key to the door in the hands of Filch, the janitor, and only on the wall of the Headmaster's office. But when everyone tried to find out the derelict Filch, they found that this guy didn't know where to run at night, and no one found him for a while.

Without a janitor, the school would continue to operate as usual. At Professor McGonagall's behest, breakfast was set up in the auditorium, and the students began their meals as usual. As for the search for Filch, of course, it was all left to the professors.

Thankfully, it's Sunday, and Hogwarts still has enough men and spare strength to find the Squib janitor who has somehow disappeared.

To be honest, it can be a bit difficult to find someone at Hogwarts Castle, and even if you have a magic item like the "Living Point Map", you may not be able to quickly find the one you need from those dense activity handwriting.

Of course, finding someone didn't have much to do with Maca, and his recent task was to work closely with the International Federation of Wizards and Wizards to put the finishing touches on the final preparations for the event.

At this moment, Maca had just come from the side hall, intending to have a bite to eat in the Great Hall to fill her stomach, and then take advantage of this precious Sunday to go on a run to the Ministry of Magic.

He'd heard about the fireworks and the janitor's disappearance, but now Hogwarts wasn't in any danger, and he didn't care much about it. Right now, he was sitting down in the faculty chair, picking up his fork to add food to his plate, intending to soothe his empty stomach pouch!

“…… It seems that everyone is having a good time during this time, right? He stuffed half a roast sausage into his mouth and looked at the table of the four college heads below, "Fred and George are really good at tossing, and they don't forget to cause some trouble for the school after graduation." ”

Just as he was chewing on his food and casually looking at the peaceful scene in the auditorium, the door of the auditorium was suddenly opened. And then, a man looks like a dog...... Well, I mean, the old man in the suit and leather shoes walked inside with a serious step.

The old man had mottled black hair that was obviously dyed at home, and there were faint signs of baldness, but he smeared his head with a hair oil that looked very inferior. His shoulder-length hair was tied up behind his head, but at first glance it looked quite similar.

The tuxedo on his body was very old, because he had washed it too many times and even faded a little, but he still meticulously ironed and trimmed it and wore it on his body, and he couldn't even find a jumping thread.

Only the bow tie on his collar is very strange, the bells and whistles polka dot print and the oversized model completely destroy the outfit that was barely visible. At first glance, others thought it was some Muggle actor who was about to perform a comedy on stage!

However, even the big change in his dress did not change his appearance. Everyone in the auditorium recognized the true identity of this "old man" at a glance.

“…… Filch? ”

When the other party was still looking into the auditorium at the door, as if he was looking for someone, I don't know who was the first to mutter, breaking the strange atmosphere that suddenly fell quiet. Then, the whole auditorium burst into flames, and the young wizards all rushed to discuss this rare spectacle.

"This old man...... What are you going to do? ”

Even Maca was confused at the moment. Although he could see at a glance that Filch's eyes were not quite right, he was confused about what caused this change in the other party.

"Filch!"

There weren't a few professors in the faculty chair at this time, because several of them had been entrusted by Professor McGonagall to search the castle with the house-elves.

But now it seems that this Filch did not stay in the castle, but went out overnight. Otherwise, let alone the professors' search, even if they only let the elf wander around, they would be able to find the old man back quickly.

"Where were you last night? The duties given to you by Hogwarts are ......" Professor McGonagall called him first, and then wanted to ask on the spot, but soon she realized that Filch's attention was not on her side at all, "Filch? What happened to you? ”

Before Professor McGonagall could say this, she saw that Filch seemed to have found a target, and walked briskly towards a certain position at the Gryffindor table. If you don't look at his strange dress, just this step still has a kind of reserved and calm.

This strange feeling made the little wizards all look at him to see what he wanted to do.

However, as soon as Filch had reached the middle of the long table with steady steps, he suddenly knelt down at a figure sitting next to him, and then pulled out a bright red flower from his sleeve.

"Oh...... Beautiful Miss Lavender Brown, you are as delicate as the roses on the north slope, and you keep me awake all night...... Oh! I think I'm deeply in love with you......" he said in a hoarse voice, as he brought the rose forward, "may I ask you, is it an honour to invite you to take a walk in the sea of flowers on the northern slope on this day when all flowers are in bloom?" ”

"Wow-"

When it comes to the instinct to join in the fun, the little lions are not inferior to any other group of people. Just as Filch's confession, which he didn't know where he had learned, completely scared Lavender into silly, a landslide and tsunami cheers erupted on the Gryffindor's long table, which soon led several other students.

To be honest, no one expected Filch to make such a startling show in advance, which couldn't help but make the whole auditorium boil.

Of course, the most shocking person at this time is undoubtedly Miss Lavender Brown as one of the parties involved. Before Filch appeared, she was still glancing at Ron's side, as if wondering why her "little trick" didn't work!

Yes, she was inspired by the idea of the magic potion as soon as she saw it in Slughorn's potions class that day. In order to get her hands on it, she even went out of her way to follow Slughorn's office and carefully stole it.

But who knows, fate always likes to play tricks on those who take it for granted, and she Lavender Brown is just one of the victims.

“…… I'll take a look. ”

On the faculty seat, Maca spoke to Professor McGonagall, who was also wide-eyed, before she stood up and walked over to the jaw-dropping "confession scene".

"Get out of the way, get out of the way—"

He pushed aside the group of young wizards, came to Filch's side in everyone's eyes, and patted him on the shoulder. This Filch is still half-kneeling in front of Lavender, and there is a great sense that the other party will not get up if he does not agree.

"Filch? Hey—"

Maca slapped him a few more times, and seeing that he didn't react to his movements, she simply waved her hand and lifted her whole body up with a levitation charm controlling his clothes.

"No, let me go...... Let me go! I'm going to invite beautiful Miss Brown for a walk, and I'm going to give her the most romantic proposal in a sea of flowers! I-"

"You'd better be quiet!"

Maca shook her hand in front of his eyes, causing him to immediately droop his eyelids, and the hoarse struggle that had calmed down with it. After Maka examined him briefly, the levitation charm was removed, causing him to collapse to the ground with a weak body.

"Lost ......" Maca was about to casually tell the source of Filch's symptoms, but after glancing at Lavender, she stopped talking again, "Let's all go back and eat!" Nothing to look at—Miss Brown, come to my office after breakfast. ”

It's not a big deal like the previous fireworks incident, but a student who charmed an old man with a squib with an aphrodisiac is not suitable for talking about it everywhere at the moment. The alchemy event is about to begin, and all bad influences must be paid attention to at all times.

So, even if he asked Lavender to see him afterwards, he said it quite quietly, and only Lavender and Hermione, who was sitting next to him, heard it.

Soon, after Maca took the half-unconscious Filch out of the auditorium and went straight to the school hospital, the farce finally settled down for the time being. Although there are still many students in the auditorium who are privately guessing something, it is obviously not so easy to find the real answer.

On the other hand, if I have to say, Alexander and Ens are also two of the initiators of this farce. It's a pity that there are too many twists and turns here, and the two of them don't realize it at all.

As far as they are concerned, Neville, who eats a piece of Elixir chocolate, is the most important target to observe, and what does it have to do with Filch, who carelessly swallows an entire box of Aphrodisiac chocolate?

Throughout breakfast, the two of them were mostly focused on Neville, and they kept an eye on it, preparing for their next attempt at the Elixir Chocolate.

The effect of the elixir was confirmed by Alexander last night, and Neville's luck was absolutely unmatched. Then, as long as there are no significant side effects after losing the effect, success is in sight.