Chapter 135

But what to do to escape this punishment?

The wind swirled in from the window; turning points sometimes happen so suddenly.

After a gentle meow, Mrs. Norris actually quietly leaned close to Xiang Xien; Xiang Xien could see that this assistant to Mr. Filch actually revealed a hint of intimacy in a human-like way.

"Oh, you're welcome."

Xiang Xien seemed to understand something.

Three days ago, also near the dungeon, Xiang Xien saw a group of Gryffindors surrounding Mrs. Norris.

Mr. Filch was truly hated by the young wizards, and they even wanted to give Mrs. Norris and the others a hard kick.

So Xiang Xien watched from the side for a while, and those reckless young wizards left on their own.

"Thank you, Mrs. Norris."

Xiang Xien seemed to remember something and took out a box of dried fish given by Jia Siting from his bag.

Watching Mrs. Norris lean against his hand, Xiang Xien couldn't help but stroke her furry head.

【You have gained the closeness of the magical creature Kneazle (Mrs. Norris) with the Skilled standard, proficiency +10】

The suddenly appearing panel prompt startled Xiang Xien; he opened the panel, and the proficiency column had clearly added some content:

【Magical Creature Kneazle (Mrs. Norris): Not Close (10/90)】

【Apprentice-level Magical Creature Closeness, can unlock the Apprentice-level title in the Magical Creature field】

Truly an unexpected gain.

Xiang Xien thought while walking quietly along the corridor.

Far behind him, at the end of the corridor swallowed by heavy darkness, there were two blurred, golden halos hanging low in the air.

It was Mrs. Norris.

She moved silently, her soft paw pads stepping on the cold stone floor without stirring a single echo.

Her yellow eyes, like light bulbs that could see through everything, locked unblinkingly on the small figure in front that made her feel close.

And in her mouth, lazily yet accurately, she held a small, dried silver fish.

At this moment, the small fish was emitting a faint fishy fragrance between her sharp teeth, and with the slight swaying of her head, it flashed in the moonlight.

"Oh——Minerva, just as I said, magical creatures always see those kind children at a glance."

The old wizard with a long white beard was wearing purple robes, standing next to a shiny suit of armor, his words full of deep meaning.

To his left, the worry in the tall witch's eyes never ceased; she watched him groping forward in the flickering light with a pale face, his gaze distant and unfocused.

At this moment, the old wizard's bright blue eyes blinked, and the armor next to Xiang Xien suddenly dropped its sword.

With a "clatter," it was so loud in this silent night,

Xiang Xien stiffly turned his head.

Was it because his mental state was too poor that he was confused?

Why didn't he remember touching this suit of armor?

There was no time to think; Xiang Xien quickened his pace to leave this place; the sound of the wind whistled past his ears, and the tension of night-wandering left him with no time to care about the brighter light in the corridor ahead.

A figure carrying a lantern suddenly rushed from behind a tapestry to Xiang Xien's right; he was panting, looking around like a madman, searching for people violating school rules.

He had a thick plaid scarf tied around his head, and his nose was abnormally red.

Xiang Xien hid behind the armor, his heart pounding.

"Xiang Xien Green! Night-wandering! Making a mess everywhere! Let me tell you, I've had enough! Green, come with me!"

Well, it's over.

Xiang Xien sighed and walked out from behind the armor; at this moment, he was not nervous anymore.

At the same time, next to another suit of armor, Minerva Maige turned her head away, her eyes almost spitting fire; the old wizard pretended not to see and moved his gaze away:

"Ah——Minerva, you and I both know that this child shouldn't be punished, but let's see, how will he face... Mr. Filch?"

Xiang Xien never thought he would enter Filch's office like this—most students avoid this place like the plague.

This was a dim, dirty room with no windows, only a lonely oil lamp hanging from the low ceiling.

The air was filled with a faint smell of fried fish.

Many wooden filing cabinets were lined up along the walls; from the labels, Xiang Xien knew that the cabinets contained detailed information on every student Filch had punished.

Fred and George alone occupied a whole drawer.

On the wall behind Filch's desk hung a set of shiny chains, handcuffs, and shackles. Everyone knew that Filch often asked Buliduo to allow him to hang students by their ankles from the ceiling.

However, Xiang Xien was more concerned about the mud-covered floor and walls here, as well as things like rat intestines, which emitted a foul odor.

It looked like a prank by some daring young wizards.

"Damn brats, mud again, have to wash and scrub, busy for three hours!

Ah——Green, Green, truly bold, need to kill the chicken to scare the monkey... where is the form... here..."

He took out a large roll of parchment from his desk drawer, spread it in front of him, and then picked up a long black quill, dipping it in the inkwell.

"Name... Xiang Xien Green. Crime..."

"Night-wandering."

Xiang Xien confessed honestly.

This made Filch stunned.

"Since you know your crime! You still dare to be so bold! I must have you expelled!"

Filch said viciously.