Hogwarts: Me? Fight Voldemort?

Her gaze swept over the group of young wizards dressed as quails, and she said sternly, "As for punishment... you all need to write a 12-inch-long self-criticism and hand it in within a week!"

Jimmy nodded repeatedly, promising to make changes, and then watched as Professor McGonagall chased away a large group of drunken young wizards from the shop.

Jimmy and Hermione, who remained behind, sighed helplessly. After cleaning up the mess in the shop, they and a few other employees sold the remaining drinks at a low price to Ms. Rosemotta of the Three Broomsticks Bar.

They also changed the sign of the mainland bar to Raccoon Restaurant & Bar, and that completed the rectification.

After completing these renovations, Jimmy returned to the castle and visited the left-behind children, Harry and Hydra, with snacks and drinks.

The two were in the Great Hall listening to Ron, who had just showered and was reeking of alcohol, boast about his heroic exploits at the bar. "I really don't know where those Slytherins got the courage to drink with me? I single-handedly drank over a dozen of them under the table. Crabbe and Goyle, those two idiots, were spitting out their noses from drinking so much, and each of them only drank five bottles..."

This legendary performance rekindled Harry's longing for Hogsmeade, and his face was full of envy. "That's great, Ron."

"Ron~ I know you're the best~!" Lavender, sitting next to him, rested his chin on his right hand and gazed at Ron with affection.

Ron got even more excited and put his arm around Lavender, who was now in a relationship with him. "That was so much fun! Men should drink!"

“We’re not selling alcohol anymore.” Jimmy slammed the snacks on the table and glared at Ron, who was spouting nonsense.

Regardless of whether it was Ron's fault or not, the blame has been shifted onto him.

However, after seeing Ron and Lavender's close relationship, Jimmy snorted sullenly, finally managing to bring the two together and thus achieving his strategic goal.

"Can we sell them secretly?" Ron asked cautiously, as if afraid of being discovered by Professor McGonagall.

Jimmy refused without hesitation: "Don't even think about it."

Harry and Hydra both laughed, and laughed heartily.

This pub party was a major event in the history of Hogwarts, and by the time the banquet began that evening, the entire school knew about it.

Since it wasn't on campus, Professor McGonagall didn't deduct points from their papers, but writing a 12-inch-long apology was still quite a hassle.

After the sumptuous dinner, everyone returned to their dormitories.

As a result, when Jimmy returned to the Gryffindor common room, he saw the crowd blocking the corridor and sighed helplessly.

Upon closer inspection, it was indeed found that the canvas for the portrait of the fat lady had been torn, with one corner missing, and the fat lady in the portrait had also disappeared.

Sirius Black may not have seen the note, or he may have seen it but still acted according to his own ideas.

The students who couldn't get back to their dormitories formed a human wall to block the corridor, and everyone was talking about it, speculating about who had vandalized the portrait of the fat lady.

These discussions quickly reached the professors' ears, and soon Professor Dumbledore and the other professors who followed him arrived at the scene.

Dumbledore, standing at 1.8 meters tall, could easily see the damaged portrait.

“We must find her.” He turned with a serious expression, looking at Professor McGonagall, Professor Lupin, and Professor Snape who were walking quickly towards him, and said, “Professor McGonagall, please go to Mr. Filch immediately and tell him to search every portrait in the castle for the Fat Lady.”

Jimmy rolled his eyes. All the portraits in the school were Dumbledore's spies. How could he not know where the Fat Lady was, or that Sirius Black had run into the castle?

He's played this trick so many times that he's become too lazy to expose it anymore.

Sure enough, news soon arrived that Sirius had broken into the castle and everyone would have to rest in the Great Hall that night.

The young wizards in the castle were filled with anxiety, and the students who had already returned to their dormitories were led back to the Great Hall by the professor.

Professor Dumbledore waved his elder wand in the center of the Great Hall, causing the long table in the Great Hall to disappear, and then summoned hundreds of fluffy purple sleeping bags.

"The teachers and I need to conduct a thorough search of the castle. For your own safety, you will probably have to spend the night here. I hope the prefects will guard the entrance to the Great Hall, and I have entrusted the presidents of the student council and co-educational council to manage it. Report to me immediately if anything happens."

Dumbledore said to Percy with great seriousness, “Send a ghost to deliver the message.”

Jimmy found a sleeping bag against the wall, pulled Hermione inside, and used the Unseen Expansion Charm to modify the inside of the sleeping bag, turning it into a small room.

Hermione sat on the soft cushions of her sleeping bag and said worriedly, "Do you think Sirius Black came to the school to attack Harry?"

"Everyone get into your sleeping bags! Hurry up, and no more talking! Lights out in ten minutes!"

Percy's voice came from outside the sleeping bag, which made Jimmy crawl out of the sleeping bag again and put up a "Do Not Disturb" sign next to it.

Back in his sleeping bag, he reassured the worried Hermione, "Don't worry, Professor Dumbledore will handle this."

Chapter 226 Pedicure

"Does this kind of accident happen every school year?" Hermione had given up hope for Hogwarts' security measures. The school seemed to be cursed, with strange things always happening every year.

She really doesn't want this year to be like that again... Wait!

Hermione suddenly stared at Jimmy with a suspicious look, making him look puzzled.

Jimmy stroked his chin, looked at Hermione, and asked with a smile, "Want a kiss?"

“No.” Hermione rolled her eyes at him and asked seriously, “Do you know something? About Sirius Black?”

Jimmy nodded and said, "I do know some."

He didn't intend to lie to Hermione about anything, since telling Hermione wouldn't have any impact on the incident anyway.

"Tell me about it!"

Hermione, who loves solving puzzles, immediately sat up straight and waited for Jimmy to speak.

Jimmy then gave a general account of what happened between Sirius Black and Peter Pettigrew. Hermione's expression changed several times, eventually turning into deep confusion.

More than a decade ago, Sirius Black took it upon himself to secretly replace the Keeper of the Faithful Charm with Peter Pettigrew. Peter Pettigrew, fearing Voldemort's power, betrayed the keeper, leading to the murder of the Potter family.

After learning the truth, Sirius Black went after Peter Pettigrew, who blew up a street and escaped by turning one of his fingers into a mouse.

Sirius Black, though avenged, was still filled with remorse and remained where he was, where he was captured by the Aurors and imprisoned in Azkaban.

Too many incomprehensible things made up this absurd scene; Muggle wizards really struggle to understand the thinking of traditional wizards—it's too abstract…

Hermione couldn't understand why Sirius Black didn't clarify things when he was captured, and she found it even harder to imagine what could possibly motivate a wizard to willingly spend over a decade as a rat.

"Where are you keeping Peter Pettigrew locked up now?"

"On the eighth floor of the castle, in front of the tapestry where the troll beats Barnabas, if you silently think of the room you want in front of that tapestry and walk back and forth three times, a door will appear on the wall opposite the tapestry. The room you want is inside that door. That place is called the Room of Requirement. I've temporarily locked him up there."

Jimmy explained, "I still need Peter Pettigrew. Sirius won't lay a hand on the students, so we can leave them alone for now."

Hermione breathed a sigh of relief, her heart finally at ease, and she was happy for Harry. "Harry would be so happy if he knew he had a godfather."

“We should go to sleep.” Jimmy was also very happy now. He took out a piece of paper from his pocket and used the world’s best magic, Transfiguration, to transform it into a three-piece suit, which was then kept at a comfortable temperature of 21 degrees Celsius using an alchemical thermostat.

"Hmm." Hermione took out her wand, cast a cleansing spell on her body, took off her shoes, and lay down on the bed.

Jimmy stared at Hermione's feet, which were tucked under the covers, then suddenly frowned and squatted down in front of the mattress, saying to Hermione, "Hermione, your toenails seem a bit long. Let me trim them for you!"

Hermione was taken aback at first, then pursed her lips slightly and looked back at Jimmy with a dreamy gaze.

A strange mix of shame and happiness welled up inside her; she hadn't expected Jimmy to go to such lengths for her, and a sweet feeling welled up inside her.

"Okay, okay." Hermione got up and sat on the edge of the mattress, pulling her legs out of the covers. Her body felt hot as if she were drunk, and her cheeks flushed.

Jimmy held her feet as if they were precious treasures, carefully examined them, and then used Transfiguration to conjure tools to meticulously trim Hermione's nails.

During the process, Hermione would always make strange laughs because she felt itchy, making the nail-trimming process seem exceptionally long.

Jimmy not only trimmed Hermione's nails, but also conjured up a wooden basin and warm water, along with antibacterial medicine, and washed Hermione's feet inside and out.

Hermione's eyes softened even more as she watched Jimmy wash her feet and carefully dry them with a towel. She was so touched that she almost cried. Suddenly, she noticed that Jimmy was acting strangely.

"Huh?! What are you doing! Ouch! It tickles! Let go, hahaha! Quick, let go!"

Slurp~ Slurp~!

After washing again, Jimmy finally lay down on the bed, completely satisfied.

"Don't do that again!!!" Hermione, who was initially touched, was now amused by Jimmy's antics and pinched his arm lightly. "Disgusting behavior!"

Jimmy cried out, half-jokingly, "No! You can't do this to me!"

"I said no, and that's final!" Hermione elbowed Jimmy again. "If you lick me again, I won't kiss you..."

"Is it okay to rinse your mouth and brush your teeth first?"

"no!"

The two flirted and teased each other until they were too tired to talk and finally fell asleep...

After learning about Sirius Blake's situation on Halloween night, Hermione never worried about her friends' safety again.

The next day, just as Jimmy had predicted, the students in the castle were constantly talking about Sirius Black, while the professors seemed unconcerned.

After a few classes, the students at the school quickly stopped discussing Sirius Black and became engrossed in Quidditch.

On a stormy day, the young wizards, clad in raincoats, arrived at the Quidditch pitch. Undeterred by the weather and the cold, the Gryffindor and Slytherin players raced across the pitch.

The large raindrops and the fierce winds made today's match exceptionally intense, with both teams giving it their all and relentlessly chasing each other on the field.

In the Gryffindor stands, Hermione was not interested in watching the game because she couldn't find Jimmy.

They had just arranged to meet at the stadium not long ago, but he suddenly disappeared while he was in a restroom.

Although she wasn't too worried about Jimmy's safety, she felt like she'd overlooked something...

What is it?

Suddenly, Harry and the Slytherin Chaser spotted the Golden Snitch soaring into the sky. The two climbed higher and higher, trying to catch the Snitch before it could reach them.

Click!

A bolt of lightning struck through the thick, dark clouds, and Slytherin's Chaser, under pressure, stopped his pursuit.

The lightning bolt also cleaved through the thick fog in Hermione's mind, and she abruptly stood up, finally remembering what the important matter was.

Thunderstorm... Jimmy's Animagus ritual is in its final stage!

Hermione was completely distracted from watching the game. The Animagus ritual was also quite dangerous; if Jimmy couldn't hold onto his true nature, he might become an animal forever.

But she didn't know where Jimmy was, and despite her anxiety, she could only pray silently for him.

At the top of the hill behind the castle...

Despite the fierce winds and torrential rain, Professor McGonagall patiently repeated her admonition, "Let your clothes blend into the transformation, keep thinking, and calmly observe the transformation process!"

Jimmy, writhing on the ground in pain, didn't hear what Professor McGonagall was saying at all. He only knew that his body felt like it was being twisted and turned in agony, and that the increasingly clear second heartbeat was synchronizing and merging with his original heartbeat rhythm.

Chapter 227 Jimmy's Animagus Form

In the rain, Jimmy's eyes gradually turned golden yellow, and fine downy hairs sprouted densely on his face. When he opened his mouth, sharp teeth broke through the shackles of flesh and grew wildly.

Its limbs were shortened, its black robe blended into its skin, and a long tail grew out from its rear end.