A Certain Magical Hogwarts

Chapter 661 Cedric, aren't you surprised?

Rita's report hit Hagrid harder than he had imagined.

He didn't show up at the cottage for the entire Christmas holiday, becoming a missing person at Hogwarts.

Luwei is alright; it can go out and find some snacks to eat on its own.

But Ya Ya is different; he's greedy but lacks courage. He looks fierce, but he's all show and no substance.

Let alone foraging in the Forbidden Forest, he doesn't even dare to go to crowded places, for fear of being mistaken for Sirius Black and beaten to death.

Fortunately, Qiu was thoughtful and remembered that no one was feeding Ya Ya, so she took Cedric to feed her every day.

It's a miracle that Tooth has lived this long... Hagrid isn't just occasionally away from home; when he is, he makes things like rock cakes.

Tooth didn't starve to death, nor did it eat itself to death... Sure enough, it's a hidden aberration, isn't it?

Anne and Gabrielle also disappeared.

Or rather, they disappeared after they learned that William and Hermione had returned to school.

I dared not go back to the dormitory, nor did I dare eat in the auditorium.

They both had some self-awareness and knew their sins were unforgivable.

Once caught, the worst punishment is seppuku (ritual suicide), while the lightest is being hung up and beaten.

But can you really hide from it by simply hiding?

Furious, Hermione deduced in just five minutes that the two were hiding on Trinity's boat.

Then, they immediately went and dragged the two of them out.

Hermione wrote to Lyanna, suspending Anne's allowance.

William was also forbidden from giving her pocket money.

This is a wave of economic sanctions.

In addition, Hermione also kept her around, making her her little follower.

Hermione is William's assistant and personal secretary.

Previously, she was the one who handled all kinds of materials for William.

The work may seem easy, but it is actually quite complicated and time-consuming.

Hermione has already learned enough handling skills; continuing like this won't be of much help to her.

But Anne is different; she can learn.

Similarly, Hermione can free herself from this job so she can learn other things.

From then on, this kind of chores fell to Anne.

Hermione is preparing to train her to be her assistant.

There's also collecting fan mail, serving the feline overlords, scooping litter for Bossa and Crookshanks... Anything trivial, that's Annie's job.

She needs to work for Hermione to earn pocket money.

Knowing she was in the wrong, the little girl applied some eye drops, but finding that this trick didn't work, she had no choice but to agree.

Would she dare refuse? Refusing would mean a double whammy of William and Hermione.

The new semester has begun, and the atmosphere in fifth grade is becoming increasingly tense, with none of the laziness that precedes the prom gone.

Keeping one's word... that's Professor Snape's way of the ninja.

He really did grade the papers all night, and on Christmas Day, he sent the grades back to the students' homes.

After a period of intensive Akali training, her potion theory scores did improve.

However, many people's practical exam results remain as bad as ever.

It's like you've just finished one round of review and then you're asked to take the college entrance exam.

The exam setter is someone who likes to set obscure and tricky questions, and who walks around eating sunflower seeds during the exam... It would be strange if you did well.

In addition, Professor Snape strictly followed the OWLs' grading standards when giving marks.

As a result, the students were in trouble. Especially those from wizarding families, who received a lot of shouting letters during the holiday.

Snape's professors' demanding training instilled a sense of urgency in the students, who quickly entered a state of review.

The downside is that many young wizards become disoriented and gag whenever they see a potions textbook.

It's as if I've caught a magic potion textbook syndrome.

The symptoms would worsen upon seeing Professor Snape in person, turning from dry heaving into vomiting.

It looks like she's pregnant.

As a result, rumors that the Potions textbook could spread viruses quickly spread throughout the school.

Many students have already started to spontaneously burn their textbooks.

There's a reason the students were gagging: it was because of the skip-class pills from Akali's Mystery Shop.

Just one pill can provide half a day of dry heaving, making you feel like you're in heaven.

However, the persistent vomiting had nothing to do with the pills; it was simply Professor Snape's personal problem.

This aversion to learning has also spread to other subjects.

For example, herbal medicine class.

However, Professor Sprout was prepared and placed a bucket of fresh cow dung in the greenhouse.

She claimed that cow dung could cure the virus and encouraged students who felt nauseous to wrap their textbooks in cow dung.

I don't know if she has Indian ancestry, but everyone's illness was cured immediately.

What made everyone happiest... was the class on protecting magical creatures.

After Hagrid went missing, Professor Dumbledore found a new teacher.

On Tuesday, a witch appeared in the classroom.

"I am Professor Glapland, your temporary substitute teacher," the witch said.

Professor Glapland was not young; her gray hair was cut very short, and her chin was very prominent.

"Professor, do you know where Hagrid went?" Cho asked curiously, raising her hand. "He's never home."

"He wasn't feeling well, and I don't know where he went," Professor Glapland said, clearly unwilling to elaborate.

"Please walk this way, everyone," she said, walking around the temporary stable and heading into the distance.

In the stables, the rune horses of Beauxbatons were also getting restless.

Without Hagrid's care, they looked a bit thinner.

However, being this thin might not be a bad thing.

The Divine Rune Horse used to be very strong, but Hagrid raised it for half a year and turned it into a Divine Rune Pig.

Led by their teacher, the students walked toward a large tree at the edge of the forbidden forest, where a beautiful unicorn was tethered.

Many girls exclaimed in admiration upon seeing a unicorn.

Autumn was the same; her eyes were glued to the screen.

"Wow, it's so beautiful!" Qiu nudged William with her elbow. "Isn't it? How did the teacher get it? Unicorns are really hard to catch!"

Autumn has forgotten Hagrid.

This unicorn was indeed beautiful, dazzlingly white, making the surrounding snow appear somewhat hazy in comparison.

It pawed the earth restlessly with its golden hooves and raised its horned head.

"Boys, stand back!" Professor Glapland shouted.

"Unicorns only like being touched by women. Girls, stand in front and approach it carefully. Come here, relax..."

The unicorn was clearly a lecherous old man. When the girls approached, it stopped being restless and instead raised its proud head to enjoy being petted.

As the boys approached, it let out a loud barking, seemingly expressing its disgust.

Then, the girls would soothe the unicorn even more gently.

Many male students wished they could yell: Let go of that unicorn, come at me!

Professor Grapland began listing the many amazing properties of the unicorn, turning her voice up so that everyone could hear her.

She spoke very well; much of what she said wasn't in the textbook.

It is impossible to do this without extensive parenting experience.

Professor Grapple won the approval of all the students in just half a class period.

"I really wish she could stay!" Eloise said as get out of class ended.

"Yes, this is the kind of magical creature protection class I envision... elegant animals like unicorns, not little monsters..." someone echoed.

Qiu glanced around, and not seeing Hagrid, whispered:

"I didn't know half of what Professor Glapland told us about unicorns."

"To be honest, I prefer this kind of magical creature conservation class to taking care of the blasting snails."

"Hagrid, that's not suitable..." she said in a low voice, "Okay, we can actually have two magical creature teachers."

I never expected that you, Qiu with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, would also betray us.

Well, William thought she made a lot of sense.

The two pushed through the crowd and entered the auditorium when Cedric rushed over.

He seemed very happy, and said with great enthusiasm, "Autumn, let's go to the prefectural hall to take a shower together tonight."

I have a little surprise for you to see.

"..."

Harry was walking towards Cho when he overheard this.

He was struck dumb.

"Harry, don't do this, don't do this!" Ron grabbed Harry and dragged him backward.

Honestly, it's amazing how a guy can suddenly rush up to a girl and tell her he's going to take her to the bathhouse that night... and there's even a little surprise in store...

Anyone would have the wrong idea.

William was no exception; his gaze toward Cedric was immediately filled with admiration.

Qiu blushed, glared at him fiercely, and stormed off angrily.

"What's wrong?" Cedric asked, puzzled. "I want to show Cho the secret of the golden egg... I've almost cracked it."

"Why didn't you put that sentence at the beginning?" William said speechlessly.

Cedric sighed, then put his arm around William's shoulder and said, "Why don't you come with me? We can shower in the prefectural bathroom for a long time and get rid of the moisture."

"..."

The atmosphere suddenly seemed to become tense.

"Come on, let's go together, otherwise I'll keep getting harassed by Myrtle," Cedric said again.

You know this, yet you still asked me to come along!

William suddenly laughed and said, "Cedric, you haven't deciphered the meaning of the song yet, have you?"

"No, I have some guesses," Cedric said. "I'll listen to it a few more times tonight and get a feel for it."

"To the Black Lake...to find the mermaids," William said with a smile. "You're going to meet your fiancée, aren't you excited?"

"..."

Cedric's smile froze instantly.

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