Chapter 80: The Man in the Shadows

Romantic Valentine's Day was just messed up by a bunch of ugly dwarfs.

At the dinner, Lockhart also happily announced to the little wizards the results of the dwarf's day, which made those who received Valentine's Day cards more or less blush.

It's purely shameful.

Looking at the people who lowered their heads, Stewart breathed a sigh of relief. On the way back to the dormitory, he was also blocked by the dwarfs. The first reaction was to slip away, and after being caught up by the dwarf, he didn't want to accept his fate directly like others, but a set of combination punches went up, and beat the dwarf away with three punches and two kicks.

Of course, Ike wouldn't have told him that he had secretly imprisoned the ugly creature with a bondage charm.

Stripping away the pink Lockhart and the pink attire of the auditorium, the dinner was still very rich. In addition to the regular dishes, there is no limit to the variety of chocolates.

Ike saw a pile of cockroaches on the dining table for the first time in a long time, and immediately grabbed a large handful and put it away.

Of course, he was taking advantage of the fact that Stuart and the others were not paying attention. Ike wasn't that stupid, and they found out that they would definitely be ruthlessly suppressed.

The dinner was over, and the little wizards left one by one.

Ike ate a little bit, and walked down the hallway with Stuart and Terry, who had also eaten too much, and slowly walked towards the Ravenclaw Tower.

"It's a pity, I should have snatched the greeting card after beating the dwarfs." Stewart burped, put his hands behind his back, and said with three points of remorse and seven points of show-off, "I don't know who sent it to me yet." ”

"You can go to the dwarf and ask him again." Terry replied casually.

"The devil knows where they are, and even if they did, the cards would have been thrown away."

"If you really want to know, I happen to know where those dwarfs have gone." Ike said with a smile in his hands in his pockets, "When I left the Great Hall, I noticed that the dwarfs were gathering around Lockhart, not knowing what they were talking about. ”

"If we go back now, maybe they haven't left yet."

Ike looked at Stewart and blinked, "How is it, do you want to go back?" ”

Stuart was moved, thought for a while, and decided: "Go!" Get back! ”

The three of them immediately turned around and walked in the direction of the auditorium. Luckily, I hadn't gone far and was back in less than two minutes.

At this time, there were not many people in the auditorium, only Lockhart was left in the professorship, and there were still a few people chatting at the long tables of the various colleges.

As soon as they entered the gate, the three of them saw that the group of dwarfs were still surrounding Lockhart, noisy, and they didn't know what they were talking about. When I got closer, I understood.

It turned out to be a labor dispute!

"Listen! I don't care if you're a recipient of the Order of Merlin, 3rd Class or a best-selling author, you have to raise our pay! ”

A dwarf stood on a chair that had been moved from nowhere, pointed at Lockhart's nose and said with an extremely bad attitude.

"We're hurt! It's a work injury! Especially Giggs, you look at him, look at him! What a beating he was made of! ”

Lockhart looked a little embarrassed, and his clothes were many more wrinkled, perhaps the two sides had been torn for a while. But in this matter, the attitude is still resolute.

"Impossible! We signed an agreement! Lockhart slapped the table with his left hand, grabbed the parchment from nowhere with his right hand, and shouted, "It's clearly written!" Anything that happens during work, I don't need to be responsible! ”

"What's more, I've given you enough!"

"That's not even enough money for Giggs's medical bills!" The dwarf did not relent, and shouted as he slapped the table.

"Don't talk about it, his injuries are estimated to be fine before he arrives at St. Mungo's Magical Injury Hospital!" Lockhart stood up suddenly, "Don't be too greedy, 50 Galleons is enough to give him an amputation!" ”

"Come back, don't run!"

Lockhart walked out as he spoke, and after breaking free from several dwarfs in succession, he ran away. The twelve dwarfs did not give up, shouting and chasing after them.

The three of them watched this farce in amazement, and they only felt that their eyes had been opened.

"Oh my God! 50 Galleons! Lockhart is really rich. Terry sighed. Coming from a wizarding family, he is well aware of Garon's purchasing power, and it is no exaggeration to say that if he saves a little, this money is enough for an ordinary wizard family for two months.

"He's a best-selling author." The black fan head pouted, "Think about it, we will bring him a lot of royalty income this year, this guy is not short of money at all." ”

"So, do you still want to ask? They have run away. Ike interrupted Stewart's chatter and pointed to the auditorium door, "If you catch up now, you can still stop it." ”

"Forget it." Stewart waved his hand, "Look at it like this, it is impossible for those dwarfs to save the greeting cards that were not sent, and if they look for them, they will find them in vain." ”

"Don't! I think it's better to ask. ”

Stewart looked at the excited Ike with a suspicious face, looked up and down a few times, and asked, "Ike, something is wrong with you!" ”

"Hehe...... Terry, who was watching from the sidelines, had already seen through it, and immediately answered, "Of course he didn't have a good heart." Haven't you noticed? That dwarf named Giggs is the one you beaten! ”

"With the temper of these dwarfs, if you really find them, there will definitely be conflicts."

"Damn it!" Stewart also reacted, and put his arms around Ike's neck, "You want to see my jokes!" ”

"Suffer death! Ike! ”

Stewart didn't exert any force at all, and Ike made a scared look at the right time, and then took advantage of his lack of attention, broke free with a little force, laughed and ran out. Stewart didn't give up and chased after him with a smile.

The three of them fought like this, until they ran to the moving staircase and Ike didn't stop, and it was just two punches as if they were retaliated by Stewart.

The running was a little intense, and the three of them took a short break before walking down the stairs to the eighth floor.

There is still some distance from the stairs to the Ravenclaw Tower, and there is a long corridor to go through. Ike walked slowly behind the pile of cockroaches he had taken from the dinner party earlier.

For Ike's strange hobby, Stewart and Terry are used to it, but if they really watch him eat it, they still feel a little uncomfortable. Ike knew it, and quietly fell behind, only chewing.

When you get along with friends, others put up with your bad habits, and you have to think about them.

Otherwise, it's really easy to lose friends.

As he walked slowly, Ike suddenly felt a pain in the back of his neck, as if he had been pinched with his fingernails. Just as he was about to pat the restless Jimmy, Ike suddenly reacted, and with a right hand, his wand quickly slipped from his sleeve into his hand.

As soon as he entered, Ike saw a familiar green light coming from the shadows in front of him. With a movement of his feet, his left hand pushed Stewart and Terry aside, and his body flew directly to the front.

"Smack!"

I heard a crisp sound, and the green light was just stopped, and it was scattered.

Ike only felt cold sweat on his back, and his heart was pounding. At this time, he didn't care about Professor Flitwick's advice, and with a flick of his wrist, a red light flew in the direction from which the green light came, and his left hand was slightly raised, and a ball of light appeared, closely following the red light.

"Protect yourself!" Ike hurriedly said loudly, his eyes fixed on the shadow in front of him.

Almost in the blink of an eye, the two spells arrived one after the other, and the white light exploded directly, illuminating the piece brightly.

Ike only saw a black shadow flash and disappear in an instant in the exploding white light. Running quickly, it was just the corner between the two walls, and it was half blocked by a stone pillar, but apart from this one, there was an empty corridor around it, and there was no place for people to hide.

"Who is it?" Ike was scrutinizing it when he pushed Stuart and Terry, who had stumbled over, looked at the empty corner of the hallway and asked.

"I don't know." Shaking his head, Ike frowned, "But obviously, we're in trouble." ”