A Certain Magical Hogwarts

Chapter 459 Annie's New Pet - Silverwing

After three minutes,

The door was slightly ajar.

A small head peeked out, its dark green eyes darting around. Then, another head followed suit, sneaking out as well.

William suddenly unleashed a mantis kick, wedging the crack in the door before Anne could react.

Seeing that they couldn't close the door, both heads quickly shrank back, ready to run back.

William pushed open the door, took two quick steps, grabbed Anne and Ginny's arms, and dragged them back.

"Run? Do you two think you can escape?" William snorted.

Inside the room, besides the main perpetrator Annie and accomplice Ginny, there was another suspect—Luna!

Luna was dressed strangely, wearing a necklace made of corks from butterbeer and a straw hat woven from vines.

Seeing her friend being arrested, she tilted her head and thought for two seconds before rushing over, jumping onto William's back, wrapping her arms around his neck, and sticking to him like an octopus, trying to use a chokehold.

William released Ginny and delivered a sharp chop to her head with his right hand. Luna winced in pain, clutching her head and crouching on the ground.

Once released, Ginny tried to tickle William's armpits, launching a tickling attack.

William released Anne again, and with his left hand free of a staff, he cast a spell, causing Ginny to float up and hang upside down in mid-air.

Annie let out a sharp cry and charged at him like a giant black cat, ready to bite him.

Snapped!

William pressed his right hand against Anne's smooth forehead, and she was jolted back two steps by the impact.

The little girl was stunned for several seconds, shook her head, and then rushed over again.

William raised his arm again, mischievously grabbed her ear, and gently twisted it.

"Ouch, brother...it hurts!" Annie stood on tiptoe and tilted her head, begging for mercy.

She forced two tears to fall from her eyes, revealing a pitiful look on the verge of tears.

William shook his head and sighed, letting go of his troublesome sister. He then snapped his fingers and gently lowered Ginny, who was doggy-paddled in mid-air.

"Why is it always the three of you, huh?!"

William wandered around the room and picked up Luna's straw hat that she had dropped on the floor.

He discovered that it was actually woven from the vines of the Devil's Web!

Luna... she's such a little devil.

William brushed off the dust and put the head back on the little girl.

He looked left and right, and finally got Luna wearing it correctly.

The withered yellow devil's net hat covered her eyebrows and forehead. If you ignored the necklace made of corks from butterbeer around her neck, she would look somewhat like a normal little witch.

Luna seemed to have "heard" William's thoughts, and suddenly stared at him with wide eyes.

William immediately used Occlumency to block her mind control.

The little girl smacked her lips, seemingly a little disappointed.

"Lead the way, let's go see your little 'secret'."

Annie pouted, as if she wanted to act cute again.

William remained unmoved.

The younger sister, who was unyielding to power and unmoved by poverty, hummed twice to indicate her refusal.

William couldn't help but chuckle, reached out and pinched her delicate nose, then strode forward and lifted the trapdoor.

He looked down and saw a faint light below.

William jumped down, using a slowing spell before landing.

Since there was no way to avoid it, Annie had no choice but to accept her fate and jump down as well.

After landing, William squinted and looked around.

The room was filled with torches, and the walls were covered with graffiti.

It is clearly a great creation by the three little ones.

They used this place as a secret base.

When William first came, all the messages written by Hermione and the others were gone.

I don't know if it was erased by someone or stolen by some shameless thief.

William walked through the room and came to the room that should have contained countless flight keys.

The key is gone, all that's left is a smooth door.

William gestured for Anne to open the door.

She pulled a large, antique-looking key from the security checkpoint.

William remembered that the key had always been with Hermione, and it seemed that Anne had taken it from him.

"Brother, don't be too surprised later," Annie said mysteriously, raising her eyebrows.

"What's so surprising?" William shrugged. He was a veteran of countless battles; what kind of big scene hadn't he seen?

William was stunned when he pushed open the door.

A half-grown chick is sleeping in a nest made of unicorn feathers.

Thunderbird?!

What the hell?

Because of that French Thunderbird, William can't see it now; he always feels like it's going to electrocute him!

The Thunderbird was awakened by the noise. It looked up, saw William, and sure enough, let out a threatening sound.

Bilibili!

Blue and white arcs of electricity erupted from both wings, indicating that they were ready to deliver an electric shock to William, the intruder, at the slightest provocation.

It caught sight of Anne again, flapped its wings, and took flight.

The Thunderbird circled twice in the room, then plummeted downwards, its claws hooking onto Anne's arm. Its snow-white wings flapped, and it turned to face William, its eyes cold and sharp.

"This is my Thunderbird... Silverwing!"

Anne smiled smugly and reached out to pat the baby bird's head.

Silverwing stuck out its tongue and licked Annie's palm, its little head nestling against the girl's arm.

"..."

They've even come up with a name? This little sister... she really is as warm and comforting as a little cotton-padded jacket.

A padded jacket in summer, and short sleeves in winter!

William asked with difficulty, "The Thunderbird's egg?"

Anne nodded.

"How did you get here?"

"I really didn't steal it on purpose," Anne explained.

"Gabrielle and I encountered that Thunderbird on Werewolf Island."

It attacked us, but hesitated to use powerful magic because of the bird eggs.

Then, for some reason, it flew away.

Gabrielle and I were afraid it would come back and attack again, so we took the two eggs with us, just in case.

"Gabrielle did it too?!" William said speechlessly.

He now understood why the Thunderbird had left Newt.

Damn it, it wasn't for the Fairy Diamond... it was for its eggs.

It was because of the egg that it was able to find its way here, instead of having to go to America to find Tom.

No wonder he stayed at Hogwarts for a few months before flying to France.

Wait, why go to Beauxbatons? The Thunderbird Egg should be in Gabriel's.

William quickly found a sound-transmitting vortex inside the safety watch.

This is an alchemical artifact invented by Nico, similar in function to a two-way mirror, allowing for long-distance conversations.

William made a pair and gave them to Hibiscus as Christmas gifts.

"Cave demon, cave demon!

"Please respond if you hear me. Furong, big sister, are you there? Answer me quickly, someone's about to die..."

France,

Beauxbatons School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Principal's Office.

It was almost lunchtime, and Furong was preparing to say goodbye to Mrs. Maxim and head to the auditorium when she suddenly felt a cracking sound coming from her fingers.

Furong looked at the ring on her hand.

The ring clearly bore the logo of Akali's Secret Shop.

She took out a sound transmission conch.

"Hibiscus!" William's voice sounded extremely anxious. "Thank you, Merlin, you finally heard me. I have something to tell you."

Furong glanced at the person next to her, a faint, blushing smile playing on her lips.

"Don't tell me," she joked, "that you're coming to Beauxbatons now to deal with that Thunderbird?"

The American stunner you mentioned, Roppiquell, has already moved into Beauxbatons…

"Oh, Piqueli has arrived? But that's not it, there's something more important."

He usually speaks quite fluently, but he sounded somewhat hesitant at this moment.

"I told you not to be afraid, that thunderbird... might be heading for you."

Gabrielle probably accidentally left the Thunderbird egg on you. Check your ring or luggage carefully.

Hibiscus's smile vanished. "What did you say?"

"It's a long story. Anne and Gabrielle stole two bird eggs, and I suspect one of them is with you. That's why the Thunderbird went to Beauxbatons."

Don't tell Mrs. Maxim about this. She has a terrible temper, as volatile as her sacred horse.

Pretend you accidentally found the bird eggs, and have Picqueli return them to the Thunderbird. Don't mention me to Maxim.

She's probably still holding a grudge because I stole her divine talisman horse back then...

"Hey, Furong, are you still listening?"

"Of course I'm listening, Stark!"

Furong's voice disappeared, and on the other end of the communication conch shell, a low and pleasant whisper filled the air.

William shuddered, nearly dropping the sound-transmitting conch shell in fright.

Why did we hear Maxim's voice?

It must be because I've been under too much pressure lately.

I'm hallucinating!

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