Hogwarts Card System Chapter 152

Chapter 153: Little Cat-Girl

Taking advantage of no one paying attention, Ted looked at the card he received as a reward for the festival task.

With just one glance, he cried out in dismay!

“I shamelessly completed the task, but you deceived me so thoroughly. Damn it! Give me back my Spectral Tiger!”

Ted had initially thought this [Wobbly Tiger (Green)] card would be some kind of summon, or at least a mount.

But he was wrong, terribly wrong.

[Wobbly Tiger (Green)]

Item Card

Upon use, places a magical toy rocking tiger.

Duration: 30 minutes, Cooldown: 1 hour.

He thought the card’s illustration depicted a Spectral Tiger, but it turned out to be a rocking toy?

Ted couldn’t care less about anything else and immediately used the card at the very front of the Great Hall.

As Ted waved his hand, a toy tiger mount appeared, its base fixed to the ground, connected by a large spring.

“Ted, what is this?” Hermione asked curiously.

“This is… this is a toy I specially made for Christmas. Do you want to try it?”

Ted: I’m crying! I’m really crying!

“Come on, come on, I’ll help you sit on it. Don’t worry, it’s very safe!”

Hermione was still unaware of the situation when Ted hoisted her onto the Wobbly Tiger.

As soon as her bottom touched the toy tiger’s back, the toy tiger’s eyes lit up, and it began to rock back and forth, up and down, as if running. At the same time, it began to sing: “What does Daddy’s Daddy call? Daddy’s Daddy calls Grandpa~”

Hermione: ??? (#ﾟДﾟ)!

Many people were already watching the six of them, and now everyone looked over. Many simply gathered around.

Goodness, in an instant, twenty or thirty people surrounded them, packed like sardines, watching Hermione wobble on the rocking tiger. The rocking tiger was still singing: “What does Daddy’s Mommy call? Daddy’s Mommy calls Grandma~ What does Daddy’s older brother call? Daddy’s older brother calls Uncle~”

Hermione’s face flushed crimson. “Ted!!! Quick, help me down~~~” This isn’t a car going to kindergarten!

Hermione got down, and Jerry shot up like a rocket: “My turn! My turn!”

Ted glanced at Hermione: See? Many people are queuing up!

The young wizards, having received a relatively sheltered education since childhood, had never seen anything like this. It was truly a marvel!

Their hearts itched with desire, and they formed a long queue, each person only getting one minute to ride.

The last young wizard was rocking along when his bottom suddenly met empty air, and he landed on the ground with a thump—the Wobbly Tiger’s time was up.

Everyone cried out in regret, discussing when Ted would make another one so they could have another go.

Many people hadn’t even had a chance to ride yet!

Poor children, Ted had no choice but to promise to find time for them to continue rocking~

The lavishness of the Christmas luncheon goes without saying, with various new dishes that left everyone thoroughly satisfied.

The house-elves presented a dish called “Hogwarts Eighteen Arhats Platter of Turkey,” which was truly exquisite!

…

After the luncheon, everyone went to the “secret base.”

Hermione made a final check on the Polyjuice Potion she had brewed, and Harry finalized the action plan.

After the Christmas tea in the afternoon, the “Interrogating Malfoy Operation” officially began.

Harry and Jerry successfully drugged the gluttonous Crabbe and Goyle with spiked cupcakes, then pulled out their hair and threw them into the lavatory.

Neville and Jerry drank the Polyjuice Potion and transformed into Crabbe and Goyle—the scene was somewhat bizarre, as if their entire bodies were being molded like clay!

After their disguise was complete, they couldn’t believe it, staring at themselves in the mirror and pinching their own faces.

Neville: “My voice sounds terrible!”

Jerry: “We look so stupid!”

Ted urged them from the side: “Don’t delay, time is limited, hurry up and go!”

The two put on oversized robes and headed for the Slytherin common room.

After all, they hadn’t experienced anything like this before, and when it came to the real deal, they faltered. Jerry was relatively calm, but Neville’s legs wouldn’t bend, and he walked stiffly.

Ted looked at their retreating figures and wanted to sing a soaring song—“The wind sighs, the water is cold at Yishui,” no! That’s inauspicious.

Let’s switch it—“Be brave, be brave, my friends, there’s no rainbow in Slytherin~”

Ted turned around, “Next, it’s your turn, Hermione. Are you alright? Come out now.”

But Hermione hid in the small cubicle, refusing to come out. Earlier, she had said she felt a bit unwell and told Neville and Jerry to go first.

Harry also grew anxious: “Hermione, are you alright? Did something happen?”

“No, I’m fine~” Hermione’s voice was a bit sharp and tinged with panic.

“Hermione, come out. We are good friends, no matter what, we will face it together.” Ted coaxed.

There was a moment of silence in the cubicle. “Then you must swear you absolutely won’t laugh!”

Ted: “I swear!”

Harry: “I swear too.”

Harry nudged Ron, and Ron said, “Oh, me too.”

The cubicle door slowly opened, and a fluffy cat head peeked out.

Hermione had turned into a cat-girl—the hair she had taken from the banshee that night at the Duelling Club wasn’t her hair, it was a cat’s hair!

It turned out that using Polyjuice Potion to transform into an animal was not effective.

Hermione’s current situation was even more severe than that of a typical demi-human. Her head had completely transformed into a cat’s head!

“Pfft~ Pfft~” Ron was the first to fail to hold it in, forcefully covering his mouth, gasping as if deflating, his face turning red.

Harry tightly pursed her lips, pinching her thigh hard, which finally stopped her from laughing.

Only Ted, his expression management was quite perfect.

“Oh, Hermione. Well, don’t be afraid, I believe Madam Pomfrey will definitely be able to cure you. Don’t worry, okay?”

He reached out and hugged Hermione, stroking her cat head—the cat head felt really good to touch~

This was a rare opportunity, he had to pet it enough!

…

While Ted and the others were trying to figure out how to get Hermione to the hospital wing, Neville and Jerry’s situation wasn’t going smoothly either.

Just figuring out how to enter the Slytherin common room took them over ten minutes until they accidentally overheard the password from other students.

The Slytherin common room was located in the deepest part of the castle’s dungeons. There was a stone wall with a relief of a giant snake on it. When the password was spoken, the relief snake would come alive and bulge out, forming a door.

After finally entering the Slytherin common room, seeing the silver and green decorations and murals everywhere, the two had no idea where to find Malfoy and stood rooted to the spot, dumbfounded.

But you have to admit, this act did fit Crabbe and Goyle’s personalities; they sometimes did stand around in a daze.

Fortunately, children who often daydream don’t always have bad luck. After standing for two or three minutes, they happened to run into Malfoy returning from outside.

“Hey, how many times have I told you two, don’t just stand around in the common room. You two are too embarrassing.” Malfoy puffed out his chest, looking like an aristocrat.

Neville and Jerry exchanged glances and quickly followed Malfoy.

Malfoy chattered incessantly about the gifts he received for Christmas from various people. Jerry wanted to kick him from behind!

Upon reaching the dormitory, Malfoy flopped onto the sofa and casually picked up a book, flipping through it aimlessly.

Jerry gave Neville a look, and Neville stammered, “Oh, Malfoy…”

Before he could finish, Jerry stepped on his foot. Jerry quickly took over, “Draco, we… we’re still scared. Do you really not know anything about the Chamber of Secrets?”

Fortunately, Malfoy didn’t notice Neville’s slip in address.

He leaned close to Malfoy’s ear and whispered, “Are you really not the Heir? I mean, we all hoped you were the Heir…” This was true.

Malfoy frowned and put down the book. “How many times do I have to tell you? I’m not the Heir! Stop saying such stupid things! Who knows who the Heir is! If the Chamber of Secrets opens and someone gets killed like fifty years ago, who can guarantee it won’t be us? Dead people are always bad.”

Malfoy’s expression was serious with a hint of worry—he had learned some things about what happened back then from his father. People had died back then!

“But… but… we’re pure-bloods!” Neville asked.

Malfoy glanced at him: “Pure-blood? Who can say for sure about such things? Will that monster check your blood before killing you?”

Hearing these words, the two were somewhat surprised. And also a little disappointed, if even Malfoy didn’t know who the Heir was, then what were they to do?

Afterward, Jerry took the opportunity to glean a lot of information from Malfoy, mainly to see if Malfoy had any recent plots against them, and also his opinions about them.

However, a few minutes later, Neville suddenly noticed Jerry’s ears starting to deform!

He froze for a moment, immediately realizing—the Polyjuice Potion’s effects were wearing off!

Hermione, after all, was only in her second year, and it was her first time brewing such a complex high-level potion. It was inevitable that its effectiveness would be reduced, and Neville and Jerry had wasted too much time earlier.

Neville grabbed Jerry, who was still talking: “I just remembered I left something behind!” He pulled Jerry and ran out, leaving a bewildered Malfoy behind.

If the two had reverted to their original forms in the Slytherin dormitory, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

The two stumbled and ran out of the common room, fortunately, exiting from the inside didn’t require a password.

In the dungeon corridor, Jerry already felt his body was wrong, his shoes started to feel loose, and his robes became too big, the hem almost tripping him.

As they ran, they began to revert to their original forms. Fortunately, no one else was nearby, otherwise, they would have been terrified. They would have thought they were two shapeshifters!

When they returned to the abandoned classroom, they learned from Ansu, who had been waiting there, that Hermione had already been hospitalized.

The two changed their clothes and went to the hospital wing.

Being hospitalized on Christmas was quite miserable.

In the hospital wing, Hermione’s bed was blocked by a curtain; she didn’t want anyone to see her in her current state.

Although Ted’s head-patting felt nice, she simply couldn’t accept looking like a cat-girl.

Neville and Jerry shared the information they got from Malfoy, and also mentioned Malfoy’s strange attitude—he was actually worried about people dying? That was rare.

Now, they only knew that the Chamber of Secrets had been opened fifty years ago and someone had died, but they knew nothing else.

In the end, it even caused Hermione to be hospitalized. It could be said that Harry’s clever plan to trick Malfoy resulted in losing the lady and suffering losses.

That evening, Ted and the others didn’t attend the Christmas feast. Instead, they brought a large amount of food to the hospital wing to spend Christmas with the lonely Hermione.

(End of Chapter)