Chapter 52: A Broken Date
"It's been a long time since you've hung out with us, less than Lee JordanΒ·Β·Β·Β·Β·Β·" Fred said.
George said directly to Fred's heart: "We all think you've grown up. β
The sarcasm made Carl smile awkwardly. He's really busy these days, and of course he wants to play, but good self-control still keeps him from it.
"I'm preparing something." Carl decided to improvise a half-truth and half-truth. "A big plan."
Fred and George glanced at each other and sighed in unison, their faces full of admiration: "It's Carl!" β
"We all listened to Lee. So, you Β·Β·Β·Β·Β·Β· next" Fred looked excited.
George answered curiously and asked, "What's the plan?" β
What is the plan?
Karl wasn't going to say it in this place, there were some things he hadn't thought about yet, he smiled mysteriously: "All I can say is that it has to do with your secrets. β
He winked at Lee Jordan.
This greatly displeased Fred and George, who pestered Carl to find out what big plans he had and whether they could participate.
Especially the latter, for the adventurous ones, a "big plan" is in front of them but they can't participate in it, which is more uncomfortable than killing them.
In the face of Fred and George's coercion and temptation, Carl still showed a mysterious smile, and then popped out from time to time: "Wait." "Guess." "Impossible."
The three of them walked out of the secret passage and entered the village of Hogsmeade.
Due to the sunny weather and the recent pressure of studying, many students are still moving around the village, even though it is already afternoon.
Carl and the others walked on the street of Hogsmeade Village, their eyes moved slightly, and they looked at the two: "Are you going to Jokowi?" β
The twins didn't speak, they stared not far away, putting their hands to their mouths.
"Oh, oh, who's that? Big-headed ghost Percy! Fred said.
"But I just saw him go out with a pile of books. Tsk, it looks like that's just cover? George said, "This is the first time, right?" I thought he was only interested in libraries. β
Carl looked into the distance and soon saw Percy in the midst of the bustling crowd. He walked with a group of people with a tired face and a blank face.
"Who's next to him?" Fred whistled. "Is Percy so popular?"
"Impossible." "We've got so much news about him, and no girl is going to like Percy." β
"George, I must correct you for a mistake." Fred retorted, "Not only the girls, but the boys didn't like him either. β
Percy, who was expressionless, was indeed surrounded by a number of girls, all wearing Ravenclaw uniforms and smiling strangely on their faces.
The girl who walked beside Percy had long curly hair, and she was talking to Percy, and Carl couldn't see her face clearly.
"I think there must be some misunderstanding here." Fred suddenly said seriously.
"We should correct those girls' misconceptions about Percy." George looked at Carl.
"Whatever you want." Carl shrugged, "I'm not going to attend, though." I don't want to be caught by Percy, he's not the kind of person to be emotional. β
Fred and George looked disgusted in unison and said in unison, "That's why he's so annoying!" β
Lee Jordan looked at Karl: "Then you're going to go directly to Jokowi, right?" β
He was going to look at Karl's arrangements before making a decision.
Karl looked at a figure not far away and said, "I've seen Professor Carlo, and I'll have to go find him." β
Professor Caro.
The serious name made the three of them look at Carl in unison: "Hey! Carl, it's Saturday! β
No student likes to see the teacher during the holidays, even if they know that the teacher doesn't treat them well, but it's hard to feel uncomfortable.
Especially a few of them, appearing in a place where they shouldn't have been.
"Rest assured, Professor Carlo isn't the kind of person who meddles with things." "He's not as stern as he seems, he's a very sensible old man in private," Carl assured. β
Mastery is what Hattings says about Professor Caro, and in Black Cat's opinion, this old man is not the kind of person who follows the rules.
There are two situations in which he follows the rules: either the rules are in his favor, or he can only choose to follow them.
In short, this is a person who lives very clearly and understands how to live.
Obviously, Karl's assurances carry a lot of weight.
The other three looked at each other and said to Karl, "Then, I'll see you at Jokowi's later, Karl." β
After the three of them left, Carl did not choose to meet Professor Carlo in the first place.
He looked at Professor Caro, who was walking in a certain direction, hesitated for a moment, and took out his wand.
Located on the outskirts of Hogsmeade Village, the Screaming Shack is nothing more than a long-abandoned and dilapidated shack, with sturdy planks nailed to all doors and windows, making it impossible for people to enter or exit.
There have been legends of ghosts and ghosts here for a long time, and few people come here.
Carl almost laughed out loud when he first heard Lee Jordan talk about the legend with a look of fear and anticipation. Let's not mention that there are so many ghosts at Hogwarts, let's just say that their defense against the dark arts textbook records a lot of ghost and ghost defense.
He couldn't understand why a group of wizards were afraid of ghosts, and why none of them took the initiative to exorcise ghosts.
If Dumbledore and the Hogwarts professors felt that this matter was too small to be worth taking it personally, but the entire Hogsmeade village was full of people, and there were so many wizards, didn't there be a single wizard who was interested in it?
Lee Jordan is at a loss for what to say.
Instead, Fred and George gave a possible reason.
Their parents had scared the twins with the screaming shack, and in their mouths, there were indeed many wizards who were interested in exorcism at first, but many of them couldn't even get in, and those who did eventually left in disgrace, and even these people were cursed with a rather bad taste.
"One of them is said to be sweet for a long time. There is also a mouth that is full of bad breath as long as one mouth. Even after all these years, Fred is still terrified.
Eventually, these enthusiastic people agreed that the ghosts there were very difficult, not bad, but full of bad taste.
"Just like Peeves, if you don't provoke him, he'll be there all night. If you provoke him, you're out of luck. β
It is also under the certification of the tragic experience of this group of people that the screaming shack has completely become a well-known "haunted house", and many people have stayed away from it, and rendered it more and more terrifying, and finally became a tool for wizarding parents to scare their children.
Karl was standing not far from the screaming shack, where Professor Carlo was standing, his arms folded over his chest, as if waiting for someone.
He was hesitating to undo the illusion spell on his body and meet Professor Carlo, when a cold, powerful hand suddenly grabbed his wand hand from behind, and at the same time something pressed against Carl's back.
"Who are you?"
An eerie voice came from behind Carl, who struggled to turn his head.
There was no one behind him.