Chapter 81: The Petrified Cat

On this day of Halloween, a Halloween banquet was held in the school auditorium. Due to the peculiar aesthetic of wizards, the auditorium was decorated with live bats. Of course, there are also the indispensable pumpkins - pumpkin lanterns that are cultivated in the forbidden forest of the school, and the larger ones can sit three people next to each other.

The Halloween feast is scheduled for the evening. But Halloween is a holiday, so Li Lin has unplanned free time. I had to wander around the school casually and check the secret ways or something. Along the way, he also met Harry Potter and his little henchmen. The two of them also greeted Li Lin in a friendly manner.

Harry, the Savior, is living a good life now, his parents have left him a lot of inheritance, and now his godfather is Sirius, the eldest son of the Black family, and the only heir, and the other is still locked up in Azkaban.

Sirius adopted Harry Potter as his godfather after a grievance, as he seemed to have quarreled with Dumbledore, who wanted Harry Potter to stay at Dursley's home at 4 Privet Road. However, neither Blake nor Potter would be willing to do this.

So, after paying enough child support to the Dursleys, Sirius Black took Harry Potter to 12 Grimmaul Place, a magnificent five-story house. Although it has not been used for a long time, it has fallen into dust. But for Harry Potter, who was a child under the fence, everything about this house was sparkling.

Li Lin felt that this house must have been cast by Dumbledore's Loyalty Curse, after all, Dumbledore also had to protect Harry Potter.

In the evening, the Halloween party begins. Li Lin, Hermione, and Luna made their way to the auditorium, which had now become a little crowded.

The auditorium was lit with candles, and it was still attractive except for some of the more exotic accessories. The table was filled with gold plates.

Li Lin took his sister and Hermione to find a corner at the Ravenclaw long table, and the three of them sat down and looked at the professorship.

President Dumbledore and several professors were there, and after a slightly funny speech from the president, the Halloween party began.

"It's just a formality." Li Lin complained in his heart, is Halloween all about eating and drinking? It's not that the principal also invited a skeleton dance band. Sure enough, it's a liar.

Li Lin picked up a piece of pumpkin pie, and he glanced at the Gryffindor table slightly, but he didn't notice Harry and Ron. This made Li Lin have a bad premonition, did these two still go to the ghost's Halloween party? Was the butterfly effect not strong enough, or was it deliberately guided by Dumbledore to train Harry?

This question is more complicated, after all, when it comes to the most powerful white wizard, Li Lin still chose to eat his stomach first.

The evening was a good time, Headmaster Dumbledore was very kind, and our Defence Against the Dark Arts professor, Mr. Gilderoy Lockhart, kept the atmosphere lively, though it looked very funny.

When everyone was full, the staples on the table disappeared and some after-dinner refreshments appeared. At this time, there are really a few students who are more active, mainly Gryffindor students who come out to perform some shows, such as the tap dance of the teacups. It also won a lot of applause.

At the end of the party, although everyone was reluctant, they still left in an orderly manner.

However, the crowd of people who ate and drank well and talked loudly poured into the aisles from both ends of the corridor, and then the laughter of the people in front suddenly stopped.

They saw a cat hanging upside down, it was Lady Loris, the Hogwarts janitor - Filch's cat, its tail hanging from the torch holder, its body stiff as a stone.

There were two people standing in front of the cat, whom everyone knew. A famous savior, Harry Potter, and a pure-blood child, Ron Weasley.

One moment the students were still laughing and laughing, but the next second the audience was silent, and the students did not speak, but crowded forward to watch this terrible scene. Li Lin pulled Luna to avoid the splash under his feet, and frowned at the large puddle of water on the ground.

The cat hangs underneath a slogan on the wall, glittering.

"The chamber was opened. Those who are enemies of the heirs, be wary. ”

Not to be lonely in the silence of the crowd, Draco Malfoy squeezed to the front of the crowd. The usually pale face is now swollen and red with excitement.

"Those who are enemies of the heirs, be on the lookout! You're next, Mudblood!" Malfoy looked at the still, stiff cat hanging there, and a grim smile appeared on his face. He was followed by his followers, and his arrogance was more arrogant.

Filch as an excellent janitor, administrator. Apparently noticing the crowd, Malfoy's shouting made him aware of something.

"What's going on here? What happened? ”

Filch squeezed his shoulders through the crowd. Then he saw Mrs. Loris, who stumbled back a few steps and bumped into a few students.

"My cat! My cat! What happened to Lady Loris? ”

Then, Filch's bloodshot eyes saw Harry.

"You!" He screamed, "Harry Potter! You killed my cat! You killed it! I'm going to kill you! I'm going to-"

"Filch!" Filch was interrupted by Dumbledore's shouts

Dumbledore arrived at the scene, after all, everyone had come out of the Great Hall together. It was followed by many other professors. The crowd moved out of the way and in the blink of an eye, he walked past Harry and Ron, and untied Lady Loris from the torch stand.

Then he turned to look at the crowd, "Come with me, Filch." He said to Filch. And you, Mr. Potter, Mr. Weasley. ”

"Also, Mr. Lovegood, I need your help." Dumbledore looked at Li Lin, who had no choice but to nod.

Professor Lockhart eagerly stepped forward to introduce Dumbledore.

"Headmaster, my office is closest to here, just upstairs, I think you can .....''

"Thank you, Gildero." Dumbledore politely thanked him.

Once again, the silent crowd parted to the sides, allowing them to pass. Lockhart, the best professor of amnestics, was so excited that he hurried after Dumbledore, followed by Professors McGonagall and Snape.

"Hermione, Luna, you go back together." Li Lin looked at his sister and his good friend. "Stay safe."

Then Li Lin followed the professors and left. They walked into Lockhart's office together.

Seeing so many people coming in, there was a sudden commotion on the wall of the office. There were pictures plastered all over the walls, and those pictures showed Lockhart hiding in a panic, some with curling irons in his hair. In this regard, Li Lin can only sigh at the magic of magic, even these portraits retain the character of the ontology, and they care so much about the image.

At this point, the real Professor Lockhart lit the candle on the table and stepped back. Headmaster Dumbledore placed Lady Loris on the polished table and began to examine it carefully.

Harry and Ron were nervous, and they sat down on the chairs that barely lit by candlelight, and watched closely.

Li Lin stood beside them and whispered.

"You don't have to worry so much, after all, you're just passing through, aren't you?"

Harry and Ron looked at Li Lin gratefully.

On the other side of the table, Dumbledore had his head down, the tip of his nose almost touching the hair on Lady Loris.

Dumbledore looked closely at Lady Loris through the half-moon lenses of his glasses, his slender fingers poking and poking here and there.

Professor McGonagall and Snape were watching closely.