The Bard of Hogwarts

Chapter 297 The Hidden Room in the Principal's Office

Time always slips away quietly.

After Dumbledore announced the end of the dinner, all the young wizards from the four houses returned to their dormitories in an orderly manner, led by their prefects.

Of course, an important part of this process is singing the school song together.

……

They left the auditorium.

While everyone was discussing the three-way battle, Ino turned and walked towards the stairs.

However, all six prefects of Slytherin—years 5, 6, and 7, both male and female—unanimously chose to ignore this inappropriate scene.

Privilege was on full display at this moment.

But what happened next was quite interesting: the red Gryffindor and the blue Ravenclaw walked side by side on the moving staircase.

The two colleges each occupy half of the space, clearly separated, but behind the red and blue colleges, a green college hangs far in the distance.

At the same time.

Hermione and Cho began their moonwalk performance.

It's like you're watching someone move their feet, but they're actually moving backward.

"Ino..."

"Why are you here...?"

Two crisp sounds rang out at the same time, but then stopped simultaneously.

Hermione turned her head in surprise, but relaxed when she saw it was Qiu.

The four of them joined the Transformers Club together. Hermione knew Cho fairly well; Cho had a boyfriend, so she didn't care much.

Compared to Hermione's indifference, Cho seemed a little shy, as if she were secretly giving milk tea behind her friend's back. However, this subtle change was fleeting.

"I happen to be on my way to see Professor Dumbledore."

After seeing the two girls, Ino did not hide his itinerary.

"Alright! Don't forget the club meeting on Wednesday! I have to go back now."

Qiu was the first to realize that in that short delay, she had noticed that many people in Ravenclaw were starting to look back frequently.

After finishing his brief explanation, he followed Ravenclaw's group, since there were too many people here.

"You're looking for Professor Dumbledore? Because of the Triwizard Tournament?"

Unlike Cho, who was afraid of gossip, Hermione seemed unconcerned, letting those who liked to gossip do as they pleased.

"It's not a three-way battle, but there are some things I'd like to discuss with Professor Dumbledore."

Ino and Hermione walked side by side down the moving staircase, chatting as they went.

It looks like a chat, but Hermione is doing most of the sharing, while Ino listens and gives some responses.

……

Generally speaking, no matter how long the journey, it will eventually come to an end.

The eighth floor of the castle.

Ino's destination was the headmaster's office, while Hermione followed the Gryffindor group down the corridor.

A few minutes later.

Once again, Ino found herself in the familiar corridor.

Gazing at the stone beast not far away, this time, before he could even get close, the guardian stone beast automatically turned around and made way for him.

To be honest, he was surprised when the stone beast opened the door on its own for the first time two years ago, but later he became used to it.

During this time, Ino also criticized the current security system of the principal's office more than once, saying it was like keeping a husky to guard the door. Heaven knows what really happened in the original story.

Despite being recognized by the Ministry of Magic and the twelve board members, Umbridge simply couldn't get through that door.

Thinking of this, as Ino passed the stone beast, he reached out and patted its head—a 'gatekeeper' that was sometimes reliable and sometimes unreliable.

……

Pass the stone beast and cross a connecting corridor.

Ino went to the principal's office once again.

After looking around, he had to admit that his timing was somewhat unfortunate.

After the dinner, Dumbledore did not appear to go straight back to his office.

While this result was somewhat unexpected, it was also within the realm of possibility. After all, with the new hunting ground keeper arriving this year, it was only natural that Dumbledore would return to his office a little later.

Sitting on the sofa, Ino waited quietly.

It seemed to be truly nighttime; even Principal Blake, who was usually quite talkative, was now snoring, and the entire office was unusually quiet.

Similarly, amidst the snoring of successive principals, Ino slowly closed her eyes.

……

Unlike the quiet of the principal's office.

On the other side of the eighth floor of the castle.

The Gryffindor common room has a really lively atmosphere.

"I've made up my mind! I'm going to participate!" Ron said righteously.

But apart from Harry's habitual nod, no one paid any attention to him.

"I wonder how the warrior will be chosen! Will it be decided by drawing lots? But if you ask me, it would be best to have a wizard chess tournament to select the warrior."

Ron stroked his chin and earnestly expressed his opinion.

"I'd much rather have a Quidditch game!" Harry immediately expressed his different opinion.

"Come on, Ronnie! Your wild ideas are making me laugh." George emerged from the crowd.

He was also carrying a large pile of butterbeers, which suggested he was selling merchandise.

"Laughing? What's so funny!" Ron said with some dissatisfaction, but he also knew that George was right. Choosing the Warrior in Wizard Chess was probably just wishful thinking.

Ron quickly changed the subject, which was unfavorable to him:

"I'm just curious, you and Fred are both so rich, why do you still need to sell these things?"

Ron hadn't forgotten the scene at the end of the Quidditch World Cup: when Ginny opened her purse, it was full of Galleons, at least dozens at first glance.

"Does selling things necessarily mean making money?" Fred appeared behind Ron.

"We're having fun, and besides, we didn't add a single nut to this. Oh, and by the way, Harry, this is for you."

With that, Fred took a can of butterbeer from his pocket, put it down, and handed it to Harry.

"What about mine? I'm your little brother." After confirming that he didn't get a share, Ron's eyes widened in disbelief.

"Oh, little brother!" George kindly took out a jar and handed it to Ron.

"Little brother! Honesty is the best!"

With just one sentence, Ron's smile froze on his face.

……

Time passed by, second by second.

Principal's Office.

Ino slowly opened her eyes, looked up at the alarm clock on the wall, and saw it was 10:30 p.m.

This made him decide not to wait any longer; who knew if Dumbledore would even return tonight?

"Koribe!"

With a soft exclamation, a beautiful figure in orange appeared in the office.

As Ino stood up, preparing to have Phoenix take her back to her dormitory, an oval archway suddenly appeared on the office wall.

Although he was a little curious, considering that the office owner was not there, he turned his head away and pretended not to see it.

However, just as Ino picked up Coriber, an old voice rang out in the room:

"I thought you'd be at least a little curious, but you left so decisively!"

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Xiao Di's sharing today: The Invisible Beast Demiguise

British Magic Classification Level: xxxx

Origin and distribution: The Invisible Beast is generally distributed in the Far East.

Appearance: The Invisible Beast looks somewhat like an elegant ape, with large, dark eyes often hidden behind long fur, revealing a faint sadness. Its entire body is covered with long, fine, silky, silvery fur.

Habits: The Invisible Beast is a gentle, quiet, herbivorous magical animal.

Abilities and Effects: When threatened, the Invisible Beast can become invisible and possesses a certain ability to predict the future in the short term. Therefore, they are very difficult for ordinary people to see; only skilled wizards who are adept at capturing them can spot them. Invisible Beast pelts are highly valuable because their fur can be used to weave invisibility cloaks. However, over time, invisibility cloaks made from Invisible Beast fur will eventually lose their effectiveness and become opaque.

Related knowledge: Because the Invisible Beast has the ability to become invisible, it represents the number "0" in the Runic alphabet.

(End of this chapter)