Having escaped famine, I was accepted into Hogwarts

Although his hair in human form is pretty much the same.

Kane looked at the ceiling with a sense of helplessness. For some reason, perhaps due to years of disrepair, there were always water stains on the ceiling of this abandoned bathroom.

The next moment, the real owner of this bathroom crawled out of the toilet, splashing water all over the ceiling.

Well, thankfully Kane is still wearing his raincoat, otherwise, given his current condition, it would be quite troublesome to dry himself off if he got wet.

The small room fell silent again, and even the ghost Myrtle, who had suddenly returned home, was at a loss for words at the sight.

These young wizards, you could say they're silly, that they can secretly brew complex potions and elixirs for older students, but you could also say they're smart, that they can't tell the difference between human hair and cat fur.

Finally, Ron broke the eerie silence: "Shall we still carry out our plan?"

“Why not do it?” Kane shrugged helplessly. “It’s not like all three potions are made of cat hair. Besides, Hermione, we’re one short now. I think you can join the shapeshifting squad. Parkinson’s should be unconscious somewhere right now, so… pull out some hair.”

Hermione nodded. Of course, she wanted to laugh out loud without thinking, but she felt that laughing out loud wouldn't be good for Kane or her own merits, so she could only nod and force herself to shut up.

"And what about you?" Unlike Hermione, Harry didn't have any of those strange taboos. He never hid his laughter when he could, and the people in the small room could only hear what he said after he finished laughing.

"Um... are you still coming with us?"

Kane rolled his eyes. "I'm going to find Dumbledore."

"Wait here, I'll go get you the invisibility cloak."

After Harry finished speaking, Kane felt a slight sense of emotion.

Although Harry is a bit unreliable, he's incredibly loyal to his friends. What should he say in this situation?

"There's no need for that! I've been through thick and thin in the Eternal Realm, what haven't I seen? Besides, this is Hogwarts, the most magical place in all of Europe. What haven't the people who live here seen? So what if I turned into a cat? Is that something to be ashamed of?"

After saying that, Kane left the abandoned washroom without hesitation and headed towards the principal's office.

On his way to the headmaster's office, he learned that the people at Hogwarts really hadn't seen anything like it.

The first people I saw when I stepped out of the restroom—or rather, the first group of portraits I saw—were all utterly shocked.

Kane realized that he might have been a bit presumptuous; his current situation might not be so...common.

But that shouldn't be the case. Among all the students at Hogwarts throughout history, would he be the only one who would accidentally put cat hair into Polyjuice Potion and drink it?

Were all the young wizards I knew before so clever? Or was Professor McGonagall's words true?

Are they really the worst class Professor McGonagall has ever taught?

Something's not right. Maybe these portraits are just ignorant. Although it's a bit abstract to say that portraits that have lived for who knows how many years are ignorant, what if that's the case?

What if their memories are automatically refreshed every morning at dawn?

Then he ran into the Weasley brothers at the next corner, who seemed to be up to no good.

Kane watched the Weasley twins, eager to try their luck. The Weasley family was a long-established pure-blood family in the entire wizarding world. If it came to the history of magic, or previous cases, no one knew more about it than them.

It's perfectly normal to casually ask them about my current situation, of course, just asking if any other unlucky people had drunk compound decoctions laced with cat hair before me.

Of course, besides being eager to try, there was also a little bit of hesitation.

These two shouldn't pull off anything earth-shattering for him, right?

Unlike the conflicted Kane, the Weasley twins were so startled by the cat-headed figure that they almost took a step back when they saw it suddenly appear around the corner.

For a moment, they even thought they had discovered a new species that had never appeared in the wizarding world before, or perhaps a new species created by some evil professor—well, to put it bluntly, Professor Snape's evil magical experiments.

So, will Snape secretly silence them for the atrocities they witnessed?

Fortunately, this eerie sense of dread was dispelled when he saw Kane's familiar robe and the little pumpkin following behind him. Oh, not long ago, Kane had dyed the little pumpkin with some unknown dye, but it was still recognizable as a little pumpkin.

In short, upon seeing the familiar robes and pumpkins, the Weasley twins had a terrifying thought.

"Could this cat-like person in front of me be...?"

Chapter 144 This can be considered a stunning first release.

"You...you're not Kane, are you?"

Kane's heart leaped into his throat, because the Weasley twins were so frightened by him that they could no longer speak properly.

So, could my situation really be... um... a shocking debut?

Although her heart was pounding, her face remained calm and familiar: "You're making a fuss over nothing. Can't you all tell what's wrong with me?"

The Weasley twins were relieved to receive Kane's response. Yes, Hogwarts is a magic school, and theoretically, no matter how many magical perspectives or strange situations there are, they are not a concern.

but...

"Kane, although we've seen many big scenes."

"But we still have to say it."

"We've never seen anything like this before."

The Weasley twins started circling around Kane as they spoke.

They fiddled with Kane's cat bones for a while, then flicked his bony ears. Then, it was unclear whether it was George or Fred among them who suddenly spoke up: "So where's your tail?"

"Left leg or right leg, it probably won't be comfortable to put it inside, will it?"

"Besides, you'll have to sit down eventually, and then it'll be uncomfortable for you."

"Over time, your tail will become numb."

Hearing this, Kane felt a little better. Clearly, the Weasley twins were quite shrewd.

Thinking this, he breathed a slight sigh of relief: "So I'm not the first one, right? Have you seen anyone else like me before?"

Clearly, what the Weasley twins said next sent Kane flying from the Astronomy Tower straight into Snape's dungeon office.

No.

"The reason we're so calm and able to give you advice is simply because we have big hearts."

"...Alright, it's pointless to ask you. I'll just go find Dumbledore." Kane sighed helplessly, his once-protruding whiskers slowly drooping.

"So Kane, I suggest you pull your tail out of your pants beforehand."

"Otherwise, it will not only hurt your bottom, but it will also make your tail numb!"

"........."

Kane couldn't help but speed up a little, and then he suddenly regretted it.

Why did I insist on getting involved in this mess when I already knew who was behind the Slytherin successor?

Why did I have absolutely no suspicion about the short hair when I clearly knew the length of Parkinson's hair?

And most importantly, why did Harry, Ron, and Hermione have to choose such a damn time to cause trouble for Malfoy?

It's neither Quidditch practice time nor Hogsmeade Week, and a terrible cold wind is blowing outside, so all the students from first to seventh year are inside the castle.

So much so that Kane walking from the second floor to the eighth floor was essentially a compliance test.

From first-graders to seventh-graders, almost everyone made three sounds when they saw Kane.

Huh? Eh? Hey?

As for the situation, they were all in similar circumstances. The first question was: when did Hogwarts get such a strange creature?

The second sound was one of surprise, because by this time they should have all seen the raincoat made by Mrs. Weasley on Kane, and the little pumpkin following behind Kane.

At this moment, they were all extremely surprised. After all, although Kane was usually abstract and liked to do some crazy things and outfits that ordinary people couldn't understand, he had always maintained a cool and elegant style. Why was he going for a cute look today?

Then came the third sound, "Eh?" This wasn't a question or anything like that; it meant they already had a bad idea. Although Kane usually looked terrifying and sounded terrifying to others, he was so frightening that he wanted to replace the fish head with a little wizard when eating Stargazing Pie.

But at this point, everyone became incredibly audacious.

He usually bullies all the first to third year students at Hogwarts... Although Kane has never done anything so heinous, due to the unintentional spread of these ideas by some unintentional people and Kane's own temperament, unfortunately, that's how others perceive him.

However, today, the great villain who bullied the first to third grade wizards has become a big cat.

I absolutely have to go up and touch it. Even if I get killed by Kane afterward or turned to stone by Kane's Slytherin heir's henchmen, it'll still be worth the price of admission!

Kane was utterly baffled as to why this group of people, whom he usually avoided by taking a detour, would suddenly come over and start touching him inappropriately today.

Is this in accordance with Huo Li?

That is certainly not right.

So he naturally used shadows to hang them one by one from the ceiling, which made him feel more comfortable.

The many young wizards who were hanging from the ceiling were surprised to find that they were just hanging from the ceiling, and not missing limbs or turned into stone statues!

Oh my god! This cat-headed guy has changed! He's become kind!

Kane walked and hung along the way until he finally arrived at the principal's office on the eighth floor, where he discovered a cruel truth.

The silly-looking stone statue guarding the principal's office wasn't looking at magical fluctuations, but rather at its eyes.

So much so that they wouldn't recognize Kane if he changed his appearance today.

"Eh~"

When Dumbledore came out of the Headmaster's office, this was the scene he saw: a cat-man holding a menu from Bee Duke's restaurant, reading out the names of the dishes at the entrance of the Water Droplet statue.

The swirling shadows beneath his feet told him the cat-man's true identity.

"So, Kane, if I don't come out soon, are you going to use your shadow to tear down my two guardian statues?" Dumbledore tried his best to hide the smile in his eyes and forced himself to remain calm as he spoke.

Kane looked up at Dumbledore and nodded somewhat helplessly: "More or less. Hmm... So you're the only person I've seen today who hasn't shown any obvious surprise, so you should have a way, right?"

Dumbledore circled around Kane. As for the solution, not to boast, but because the magical world is constantly evolving, there is no such thing as ancient magic being strong and modern magic being weak.

Therefore, Dumbledore can say with certainty that Hogwarts today, including wizards, portraits, and ghosts, has the highest and most extensive reserve of magical knowledge.

But Kane had never seen anything like this before.

Dumbledore nodded, as if he himself believed his own statement.

In other words, he really didn't have a way to turn Kane back into a human.

Seeing Dumbledore about to shake his head in frustration, Kane gave him an understanding look, and then asked the question that was most important to him.

"So am I really the first student like this since the founding of Hogwarts?"

Dumbledore's answer completely extinguished Kane's anxiety.

"You can guess from the shocked looks in my eyes and the portraits' eyes... yes."