Rita Skeeter had already guessed the reason behind her month-long stay in St. Mungo's Hospital, so she stared at the Ministry of Magic after she was discharged. Today was the day when the Hogwarts students came to Hogsmeade to relax, and with a keen sense of smell, she went around the village early in the morning to look for big news. The method she used today was to follow a group of young Aurors patrolling, because young people are prone to mistakes, and when they go wrong, it's big news.

Rita Skeeter, who has entered a state of euphoria, has now seized a piece of news that can be big or small, and if she makes it bigger, it is estimated that Malfoy will have a hard time in the future.

At this moment, the Aurors' magic walkie-talkie received a notification that Hogwarts students had been attacked, and the Aurors were asked to immediately rush to the shopping street where the students were concentrated.

The three Aurors regarded the confrontation between Zhang Xu and Malfoy as a fight between the students, so they didn't pay attention to it.

Then Rita Skeeter followed the three Aurors and left immediately, and Malfoy, who was standing in the alley and being placed in a row, breathed a sigh of relief, and then wiped the sweat from his head.

After wiping his sweat, Malfoy suddenly found that Zhang Xu had not left, but was still standing in the position just now, looking at him with a puzzled expression.

Just as Malfoy was clenching his wand and nervously guarded, Zhang Xu said to him, "Why are you so stupid? ”

"I ......" Malfoy just wanted to refute, but suddenly found that he didn't know how to refute, because he couldn't tell what Zhang Xu was talking about now, and if he couldn't explain it, it would become a cover-up.

Although Zhang Xu had been prepared for what happened today, when it came to the day of the incident, the development of the incident still made him feel strange. Because he remembers that ponies have perfect alibi in "Episode", and today on the way to Hogsmeade, he saw ponies from afar. So after the crime, he ran to the scene to look for clues. As a result, he blocked the pony all at once.

Zhang Xu doesn't think that he has his own aura of reducing intelligence, Voldemort will pull cannon fodder, engage in ambushes, and tie up trains, it makes no sense that Pony's brain has become bad.

"Be smart next time." After Zhang Xu finished speaking, he turned around and left.

Regardless of the pony sitting on the ground in a cold sweat with weak legs, Zhang Xu came to the three broom bar to pass the time.

As for what to do with the ponies, that's Dumbledore's business, and he doesn't cook for him. After meeting Lao Deng in front of the girls' bathroom that day, Zhang Xu was sure that Xiaoma's every move was under Lao Deng's control.

Due to the bad weather today, many students returned to Hogwarts early, so there were fewer customers in the bar than usual.

Zhang Xu chose a table away from Neville, who was complaining to his friends, and called the proprietress to order a glass of sherry.

When the proprietress brought the wine, Zhang Xu greeted her, "You look good today, Ms. Rosmerta." ”

"But business is not good," complained Ms. Rosmerta, "and it would be nice if you could come often." ”

"We'd like to come often, but Professor McGonagall doesn't agree." Zhang Xu said helplessly, "But there are so many Aurors in the village, they will come for a drink after work." ”

As soon as Zhang Xu talked about those Aurors, Ms. Rosmerta gritted her teeth in an instant, and she said, "They...... They all went to them. ”

Although "they" and "they" are the same word in English, Zhang Xu clearly heard who Ms. Rosmerta was talking about, so he stopped talking.

Ms. Rosmerta chatted with Zhang Xu for a few words before leaving, at which point Zhang Xu could preliminarily conclude that she had no signs of being under the Imperius Curse.

As time went on, there were fewer and fewer customers in the bar, and the only sound of Neville complaining that he had been busy helping Professor Sprout with his farming lately and had little time to do his homework.

Thankfully, Neville complained and didn't say anything about what he had planted lately, and the audience around him would only think he was working in a greenhouse.

After drinking, Zhang Xu, who hadn't heard any interesting news, estimated that it was time to eat when he returned to Hogwarts, so he checked out and left.

At dinner, it was well known that Katie Bell had been attacked and unconscious, because several professors were in Hogsmeade at the time, and the professors rushed out of the village when they learned that some students had been attacked, which made many students aware of it.

Rumors of this were widely heard among the students, with some saying that a Death Eater had infiltrated the Hogsmeade neighborhood and attacked her, that she had picked up a dark magic object that someone had deliberately thrown away, and that someone had even created a soap opera of love and hatred.

However, when the Harry trio, who were present at the time, arrived in the cafeteria, everyone learned what had happened.

The course of the matter is similar to that in the "plot", but there are some details that seem to be a little different, but Zhang Xu doesn't care about it anymore.

When Zhang Xu returned to his former professor's dormitory after eating, he suddenly had an idea in his head.

For some purpose, he had spent a lot of time researching a magic that seemed to be used on the gate to surprise would-be intruders.

After thinking of this magic in his mind, Zhang Xu took out the "This Facing Enemy" and began to cast a spell on the gate.

(￣3￣)づ—✨(=^ェ^=)

Like a pen that can write and draw in the air, the wand draws an animal out of thin air, and then disappears through the gate the next moment.

At this moment, a cold voice without much emotion sounded on the side: "What are you doing, Mr. Zhang?" ”

Zhang Xu turned his head and saw that it was Snape who didn't know when he walked nearby, so he replied, "It's just a little magic to leave a mark on someone who breaks into my dorm without my permission, Professor." ”

"I think it's like a curse." Snape said.

Zhang Xu had to admire Snape's expertise, and he got to the point at once, he nodded and said: "That's right, this magic is developed from a curse, but it won't hurt people." ”

"I don't remember being taught how to curse at Hogwarts." Snape said to Zhang Xu with a frown.

"Ah, don't worry about the details." Zhang Xu waved his hand and said, as if he was saying anything unimportant, "There are a lot of good books in the forbidden book area." ”

For a good student like Zhang Xu, going to the forbidden area to read a book is like digging for something.

"Would you be interested in trying this little magic, Professor Snape. It doesn't hurt. Zhang Xu then challenged Snape, "But I haven't figured out how to break the spell yet." ”

In the past few years, Zhang Xu has used this kind of small game with professors to pass the time in the faculty lounge, but he has naturally not won once.

Snape glanced at Zhang Xu, then walked to the door, his hands on the door.

After a few minutes, a puzzled expression crept up on Snape's face, as he found several normal access charms on the door, but he didn't notice the curse that Zhang Xu had just cast.

In the next second, Snape, who had put on a bunch of shields for himself in advance, pushed open the door of the dormitory with a force of both hands.

Snape, who had been on guard for a while, found that his body was unharmed and had not changed.

Snape turned his head to look at Zhang Xu and asked suspiciously, "This spell doesn't seem to have any effect~"

There was a "click", and Professor McGonagall, who was walking on the other side of the corridor with something she didn't know, seemed to be so frightened that she didn't notice that something in her hand had fallen.

Professor McGonagall stared at Snape with wide eyes and asked, "Severus, how are you ......?"

Snape looked at Zhang Xu suspiciously, then at Professor McGonagall, and said strangely, "What's wrong with me, McGonagall Meow~"

At this time, Zhang Xu interrupted: "Is there something wrong with the two professors?" ”

Snape took out a piece of rolled parchment from his robe and handed it to Zhang Xu, saying, "I've studied it with Slughorn, and the medicine to treat Katie Bell requires some herbs that are rare in the Forbidden Forest~"

"I know you have a good relationship with the centaurs in the Forbidden Forest~"

"So I hope you can do me a favor~"

After Zhang Xu took the parchment, Snape gave a puzzled look at Professor McGonagall, who had been petrified, and then turned to leave.

With Snape's brain, he could tell from Professor McGonagall's reaction that he had been tricked, but he wouldn't be aware of it, so he immediately went back to his office to study how to remove the magic from his body.

"What did you do to him?!" Professor McGonagall asked Zhang Xu sternly.

Zhang Xu pointed to the door of the dormitory and explained the little magic that had just been added to the door to Professor McGonagall.

"So Snape didn't crack the spell?" Professor McGonagall asked, "This magic is supposed to be a curse, right?" ”

The trouble with talking to smart people is that they can easily spot where you're breaking the law.

Professor McGonagall couldn't tolerate a little sand, and Snape was a master of the dark arts, and given the difference between Professor McGonagall and Snape, Zhang Xu decided to tell her the general idea of this magic.

Zhang Xu said: "This magic is just triggered by a curse, but its effect on the target is very different from those curses, and it will not cause substantial damage to the human body. ”

"And what about replacing its effect with a curse?" Professor McGonagall asked sternly.

Yes, many people actually know how to change artificial rain rockets and fire extinguishing rockets with warheads.

"Then Professor Snape will find out." Zhang Xu replied honestly, "The more powerful the spell, the easier it is to be discovered." ”

"So the effect of this spell is just to make people add a 'meow~' at the end of each sentence, and let me ignore this."

"Why don't you challenge Professor McGonagall?"

Professor McGonagall: "Hehe......"