HP: I’m working on redemption at Hogwarts

Chapter 63 The Petrification of Mrs. Norris



"My Loris! Who did it?"

Mr. Filch's high-pitched scream came from the corner, and it was visible to the naked eye that the road was blocked by dense crowds of students from various colleges.

Qiu Zhang and Cedric looked at each other with unhappy expressions, and immediately ran towards the crowd.

Through the gaps between the students of different heights in the first few floors, Qiu Zhang could still clearly see Mr. Filch's cat, Mrs. Norris, on a torch bracket hanging on the wall. Her whole body was stiff, and her round pupils had long been dilated. It was dull and hung rigidly on the wall like a petrified object.

"what……"

Cho Zhang was so frightened by this somewhat horrifying scene that he couldn't help but whisper. Cedric immediately took the initiative to hold Cho Chang's hand and squeezed it gently to express comfort. His eyes were full of doubts and sorrow as he looked at the picture in the center of the crowd.

……

Ever since the horrifying petrification incident of Mrs. Norris, the entire Hogwarts school, from professors to classmates, has been nervous and anxious.

Well, except for those arrogant Slytherins who were gloating and looking forward to the arrival of the Master of the Chamber of Secrets.

Qiu Zhang and others were also anxious about this unprovoked incident. After all, Ravenclaw was almost mostly composed of mixed-blood and Muggle-born young wizards. They saw that the students were restless in class and did not even have the patience to listen. As he entered the class, Professor Flitwick couldn't help but shook his head helplessly.

Cedric mustered up the courage to ask his classmates about the source of this horrific incident that might endanger their safety. However, as soon as Professor Flitwick heard the words "Chamber of Secrets", he was so frightened that he fell off the platform made of thick books. , and then he stood up in embarrassment and started class again. However, even if the students in the classroom were so noisy, he seemed unwilling to explain and share a little bit with the students. He just assured the students that the professors at Hogwarts would protect everyone. .

Fortunately, Qiu Zhang and his classmates learned the truth they wanted to know in the Transfiguration class.

"I know that the whole Hogwarts is in panic right now, especially you, but maybe you should learn your magic lessons well and believe that school is what you should do best!"

Seeing the students shaking their heads left and right to discuss here, shaking their heads right and discussing there, or hiding under their seats in fear, Professor McGonagall sighed helplessly and warned everyone.

"professor!"

Qiu Zhang raised his hand cautiously, and with Professor McGonagall's slight nod, he slowly asked everyone's doubts.

"Maybe you could tell us about the secret room? We're so worried..."

Professor McGonagall paused and said nothing. The Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff students in the class gradually lowered their voices until they were completely quiet. Dozens of pairs of eyes were staring directly at Professor McGonagall beside the podium as if they were eager to get some answer. .

"Oh, well, many classmates did report this problem to me..."

Professor McGonagall sighed slowly for a long time, looked at the many pairs of hot and curious eyes in front of her, and slowly spoke to her classmates about the relationship between the Chamber of Secrets and Slytherin.

"Perhaps everyone knows that a thousand years ago, Hogwarts was formed by four wizards with extraordinary magic, namely Gryffindor, Slytherin, Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff, but among them Slytherin believed in the theory of pure blood only, had disagreements with the three exception wizards, and eventually left Hogwarts and left a secret room here."

"Is this the secret room?"

Cedric frowned and couldn't help but question subconsciously. Then he thought that it might not be very polite, so he immediately closed his mouth and smiled apologetically at Professor McGonagall.

"It's okay, Diggory! You're right, that's it. Legend has it that only the true heir of Slytherin can open the Chamber of Secrets and release the extremely terrifying monsters inside!"

As soon as Professor McGonagall said this, the already restless mood in the classroom reached its peak. Many Muggle-born students were holding on to their textbooks and looking around, and some were trembling uncontrollably. But fortunately, Professor McGonagall cast some calming spells on everyone and comforted the students, and then the students slowly calmed down.

……

Although the secret room incident has made people panic, we still have to continue to live the life we ​​should live and go to school as we should.

Qiu Zhang came to the court to train with the Ravenclaw team as usual.

"Well, although things this year are indeed a bit worrying, there is nothing to worry about. Train hard and muster up the energy to compete well!"

"it is good……"

Captain Davis couldn't help but sigh when he heard the lack of enthusiasm from everyone and the overly worried expressions on most people's faces, but he still had to encourage everyone to train.

"Okay, okay, get ready for training!"

Suddenly, members of the Gryffindor team appeared at the entrance of the stadium. Wood, the leader, quickly walked forward with a flattering look on his face and put his arms around Davis's neck to plead.

"Davis, can you give us half of the court? Or can you practice first and give us an hour at the end?"

Wood knew that he was in the wrong, but he still came to ask shamelessly with the expectations of a Gryffindor player.

Seeing Wood's rare aggrieved expression, Qiu Zhang quietly turned his head to look at him, and couldn't help but be amused by his expression. It seemed that Wood must have been greatly wronged by someone...

Seeing that it was rare for Wood to be so submissive and pleading to him, Davis couldn't help but snickered and joked.

"Why is it the turn of Quidditch number one to beg me!"

Davis still remembered that this kid showed off to him nearly eight hundred times last year, and his ears almost became calloused. He still couldn't get enough of it. Ravenclaw and Gryffindor were obviously tied for first place...

Really convinced...

However, when a friend is in trouble, of course he just laughs at it, but he still has to help.

"Okay, okay, but I'm quite curious. Wasn't your Gryffindor training yesterday? Why did you borrow the venue from me today? What? Are you afraid that you will lose to us if you don't practice enough?"

Davis asked with some confusion, with a hint of ridicule in his tone, but it felt like Wood could really get rid of such a thing.

"No...it's all that Slytherin's fault. They actually took advantage of Professor Snape's authorization to rob our venue!! Ahhhhhh!!!"

The more Wood thought about it, the angrier he became, and he stamped his feet in anger. Davis patted him on the shoulder to reassure him and nodded to show that he understood.

Qiu Zhang felt that this Slytherin really had no scruples. Is he still so arrogant now that he is on the cusp of such a storm?

I don’t know if I was thinking too seriously, but I didn’t know when the doubts in my heart were expressed by myself. The surrounding Ravenclaw teammates also nodded in agreement and were very impressed by Slytherin’s style of doing things. dissatisfied.

"With a character like Slytherin, if he can be afraid of these things, he may still be happy to secretly rejoice in everyone's fear and fear of them!"

Wood shook his head, sighed helplessly, and then left without disturbing the Ravenclaw team's training.

"Qiu, train well and see you later!"

Wood touched Qiu Zhang's head affectionately, his eyes serious and encouraging with warmth. Maybe he noticed that everyone was in a bad mood recently, so he encouraged Qiu Zhang to train well and not to be affected by others.

"Uh-huh……"

Qiu Zhang raised the corners of his lips and smiled to show his understanding. Then he turned around and followed Captain Davis and the team members to training with brooms.


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