Hogwarts: A little lion in the skin of the Eagle School

"Ron, let's talk."

That night, Hermione, returning from the school hospital, found Ron in the Gryffindor common room.

Perhaps because Hermione's expression was so serious, Ron swallowed back any words he was about to use to tease her.

He then said calmly.

"What are you talking about?"

Harry, who was standing nearby, also keenly sensed that something was wrong, but he was reluctant to leave this gossip scene, so he picked up a book and pretended to be dead.

"...call."

Hermione took a deep breath, as if she were mentally preparing herself, before continuing.

"I'm sorry, Ron."

"It was my fault that I turned a blind eye to the frequent attacks on Banban from Crook Mountain. I shouldn't have ignored your feelings."

"sorry."

Hermione rattled off her apologies in one breath, calmly and deliberately.

Ron and Harry, on the other hand, looked as if they had seen a ghost.

This was the first time they had seen Hermione take the initiative to back down.

Even Ron, the person being apologized to, didn't react for a moment.

"...Uh, I..."

To be honest, what angered Ron was Hermione's condescending attitude.

What angered him most was that Crookshanks allowed him to harm his pets and ignored his feelings.

He had already thought it through: if Hermione didn't take the initiative to back down, he would never reconcile with her.

But now that Hermione has given in, he doesn't know what to do.

Harry quickly nudged Ron, signaling him to hurry down the steps.

Ron didn't want to continue arguing, but perhaps it was just the nature of a young man to be proud.

He said something with a smug look on his face.

"Alright, I accept your apology. Just keep your stupid cat in check, and make sure it doesn't attack Banban again the moment you turn your back."

In the past, if Hermione had apologized like this and Ron still acted this way, Hermione would have already exploded.

But now Hermione said very seriously.

"I know, I've temporarily entrusted Crookshan to the care of a junior student."

"It will no longer appear in the Gryffindor common room, which should reduce the likelihood of attacks."

"I will discipline it properly from now on."

Ron should have been happy to hear this.

But he subconsciously grasped the unusual point.

Did you hand over Crook Mountain to a junior student?

Who?

That kid named John?

How could Hermione entrust the care of Crookshanks to someone else when she cherishes him so much?

Harry, standing to the side, didn't see anything wrong with it.

They even felt that Hermione had really changed, that she could actually make such a big concession.

He happily poured himself a few glasses of water, pretending they were wine.

They celebrated their reconciliation.

Hermione was also very happy; she had taken this step and felt that she had grown a lot in terms of mindset.

Finally, I no longer have to waste my energy on meaningless arguments.

She happily sat down beside the two men, chatting and laughing with them just like she had done in the previous two years.

Ron was a little distracted. Even though he got the apology and concession he wanted, he couldn't feel happy at all.

......

"Big Orange, how come you're so ugly?"

On his bed in the dormitory, John hugged Big Orange and muttered to himself.

Crookshank: ......

I had a chat with Hermione today.

Hermione agreed to go and apologize to Ron.

However, the fact that the orange cat attacked Ron's rats could not be ignored.

So John tentatively suggested that they temporarily leave the orange with him.

This can reduce the occurrence of conflicts, and then we can gradually teach him not to attack Banban.

To my surprise, Hermione actually agreed.

So, naturally, Big Orange appeared in John's dormitory.

After hearing John's description, Ryan and Ethan readily accepted the cat as a guest in their dormitory.

Fortunately, they don't dislike cats, otherwise John really wouldn't have been able to bring them in to live with him.

"Hermione washed you so clean, you smell so sweet and soft, hehehehe, you're going to suffer a lot from now on~"

Then John, with a lecherous expression, buried his face in Crookshan's belly and inhaled deeply.

Ah, it feels so good to pet a cat.

Crookshan, on the other hand, accepted John's "kneading" with a look of utter despair.

My owner doesn't want me anymore and dumped me on this perverted man. Do you have any clues?

......

The following Sunday, John appeared at the Great Hall carrying a large orange.

"Sister Luna, look! This cat is so ugly!"

John would introduce the oranges to everyone he met.

The way it was presented might not be to Daju's liking.

"Yesterday I told you to go after Hermione, and what happened? You ended up bringing her cat back with you!"

Luna recognized the cat as Hermione's cat from yesterday.

He asked, amused.

"What do you mean by 'bringing them back'?"

"It was Orange who insisted on coming back with me, wasn't it, Orange?"

John scratched Big Orange's chin.

Big Orange reluctantly glanced at the orange, which was its response.

"See, I didn't lie to you."

John said with a chuckle.

Luna found this amusing and didn't expose John.

"By the way, this cat's face looks a bit like a tabby cat. Could it have tabby cat blood?"

"A civet cat? What's that?"

Luna looked at Crookshan's face and suddenly asked a question, but John had no idea.

"The takin is a very intelligent feline-like animal that can smell bad people and identify suspicious objects."

"Many wizards like to keep a cat or raccoon by their side to help them eliminate hidden dangers."

"I think this cat's face looks a lot like a tabby cat, so it probably has tabby cat blood and maybe even some of the tabby cat's abilities."

John was also very surprised to hear this.

I never expected you to be so talented, Orange!

I like it even more now.

"Big Orange, you'd better help me find bad guys while you're by my side."

John spoke to Crook Mountain, shaking its paw as he spoke.

"Okay, okay~" John said in a mocking tone, pretending to be the orange cat speaking.

"Pfft~"

Suddenly, a light laugh came from behind.

John flinched and turned around to see Hermione had somehow appeared behind him.

"No, Hermione, you walk without making a sound?"

John couldn't help but complain after being attacked from behind twice by Hermione.

"It's clearly your own fault for being so inattentive, and you're blaming me?"

Hermione chuckled and scooped up the big orange from John's arms.

Then, mimicking John's earlier actions, she grabbed the orange cat's paw and waved it, saying in a low voice, "I only help my master find bad guys~"

This scene amused John as well.

Luna, standing to the side, looked at John and Hermione and smiled enigmatically.

"John, you didn't bully Crookshank, did you?"

"Just kidding, I treat it better than you treat it. You can ask it if you don't believe me."

The orange cat also meowed sensibly.

John immediately raised his head proudly.

"Okay, you're great. Big Orange likes you even more now. Are you satisfied?"

Hermione was too lazy to argue with John, so she affectionately patted John's head and said...

Hermione patted his head again. Although he didn't dislike it, he felt a little embarrassed with so many people watching.

John quickly shook his head to stop him from touching him.

Hermione insisted on touching him, and the two of them started playing around like that.