A Certain Magical Hogwarts

Chapter 23 Immortal Cat Jump

From a metaphysical perspective, having a nightmare at night usually brings good luck the next day.

However, the mysterious power of the East inexplicably failed at Hogwarts.

William got lost very early in the morning.

There are a total of 142 staircases in Hogwarts. Some of them are wide and large; others are narrow and small, and they are shaky.

At certain times, some staircases lead to different places, more punctual than a period!

Some stairs have a step that suddenly disappears halfway up. If you don't react in time, you'll miss your footing and fall straight down.

Special magic will ensure the young wizards land safely, but that means you have to climb back up from the first floor!

If it happens during class time, it's better to just fall and get injured, then go to the school hospital. That way, you'll have a reason to be late and won't lose points from your college.

Of course, clever little wizards will also specifically seek out these stairs to quickly return to the first floor for their meals.

This way, they won't be stuck at some intersection, waiting anxiously for the prefect to deal with Peeves' pranks.

They even gave this kind of staircase a catchy and exciting name—the drop tower!

In addition, Hogwarts has many doors that will not open if you ask them to open them rudely or if you poke at the wrong spot.

Some doors are not real doors at all, but just solid walls that look like doors.

It's not easy to remember where things are, because everything seems to be constantly moving. The people in the portraits are constantly visiting each other, and even the armored figures can walk.

It is said that Ravenclaw herself came up with this design, and her purpose was to discourage less intelligent students.

As a freshman who had only been enrolled for one night, William had zero understanding of the Hogwarts staircase, and although he had read "Hogwarts: A History of the School," it didn't help much.

Bobo Cha followed behind William, yawning, waiting for him to find the way to the restaurant.

If it still can't find it, it decides to go back to its dormitory along the same route to eat honey.

This is the food offered by my newly acquired little brother, Mini Bear.

Just then, its ears folded back, curling into airplane ears.

William asked, "What's wrong? Did you find the way?"

Bobo Tea meowed warily, and William followed its gaze, discovering a cat crouching under some armor.

This is a very thin cat with a medium-sized head, a square mouth, and a pointed chin that is in line with its upper lip and nose.

It has large, furry ears, big eyes, and a long tail with dark gray fur.

Maine Coon cat.

William recognized the breed of the cat.

However, the other party was too thin and looked extremely gloomy. It stared at William with bulging eyes.

Or, to put it another way, Boba tea.

His eyes were cold.

The keeper Filch's pet—Mrs. Lorris.

According to the twin brother, Filch was practically one of the three scourges of Hogwarts!

Where there is Mrs. Lorris, there is Filch, and Mrs. Lorris is usually an accomplice.

William was about to leave quickly with the Bobo Tea; he didn't want to be bothered by Filch and miss his potions class this morning.

That's right, the first class on Monday morning is Snape's Potions class!

William was stunned when he saw the class schedule on the wall of the common room.

Today's luck is absolutely terrible!

But Bobo Tea slowly walked over and squatted down not far from Mrs. Lorris.

Two cats

They stared at each other, wide-eyed!

After an unknown amount of time, Mrs. Loris stood up and walked silently down a corridor.

Bobo Tea turned around, meowed, and jumped back into William's arms, blinking its blue eyes to signal him to hurry up and catch up.

Is everything really okay?

Are you sure you won't be deliberately led into the restricted area, and then Filch will be entrapped by them while he's nearby?

William always felt that Mrs. Lorice was doing a "fairy cat jump"!

The adult world is full of tricks and schemes, so the adult cat world probably isn't much more sincere either.

Fortunately, the journey was uneventful. William followed Mrs. Lorris through several secluded corridors and successfully entered the first-floor restaurant.

William pulled a small dried fish out of his pocket as a thank you gift, but Mrs. Lorice was completely ignored. She glanced at the Boba Tea and turned to leave.

It seems that William was nothing more than a piece of trash that had been carelessly misplaced.

Merlin's claws!

William, who is the newly crowned heartthrob of Ravenclaw, was completely ignored by a cat.

Indeed, this is an era that judges people by their race!

William silently made up his mind to go back and feed his Flerken into an orange pig as revenge on Mrs. Lorris.

Come on, let's hurt each other!

There weren't many people in the restaurant; everyone was still recovering from summer vacation blues.

The first class is scheduled to start at 9 a.m., and it's only 8 a.m. now.

William had barely sat down at the Ravenclaw table when Cedric came over from the Hufflepuff table with two small round loaves of bread.

He sat down next to William, took a bite of his bread, and mumbled, "Why are you all alone?"

William picked up a pumpkin pie, and a matcha aroma wafted towards him. Hogwarts Castle was also carved on the side.

He finished one in one go and replied, "Marcos and the others are still sleeping in."

Last night, Prefect Robert gave a long pep talk, and the first-year wizards were all excitedly shouting, vowing to use their wisdom to change the wizarding world.

But that didn't stop them from sleeping in this morning.

Cedric took a sip of milk, leaving a white ring around his lips, and said speechlessly, "Who asked about your roommate?"

William said irritably, "Oh, you're asking about Qiu... I don't live in the girls' dormitory, how would I know?"

"Hey? Cedric, since you're so curious, why don't you ask Professor Flitwick for permission to come to Ravenclaw?"

Cedric chuckled and imparted his life experience as a senior: "William, you don't understand. Have you ever seen a student from any college who would date a girl from their own college?"

They all went to other departments; it's called complementary personalities!

To be honest, William thought there was some truth to what Cedric said.

As the saying goes: A rabbit doesn't eat the grass near its burrow!

But as the old saying goes, those who are near the water get the moon first!

Cedric was constantly trying to find out what was going on from William.

Therefore, language is profound and extensive!

William needs to savor this carefully.

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(End of this chapter)