Hogwarts Card System Chapter 284

Chapter 284: Arranging Scabbers

February 14th, from early morning, an invisible pink, restless aura permeated the castle.

Because this day was Valentine’s Day!

Puppy love is a natural human emotion, isn’t it?

Besides, foreigners mature very early.

Ted and his classmates were already thirteen or fourteen years old, and with it being Valentine’s Day, a bit of youthful restlessness was inevitable.

Even Hermione, who usually didn’t bother with her appearance, didn’t rush to the Great Hall with her books today. Instead, she spent over twenty minutes getting ready.

The magic comb Ted gave her styled her hair in several ways before she was finally satisfied. She then took out the whitening pearl cream Ted developed and applied it to her face.

A young girl’s skin is in its most delicate, fair, and smooth stage, so she didn’t really need it.

Ted, who had just finished his morning exercise with Neville and arrived at the Great Hall, felt a stir in his heart. He looked up at Hermione not far away, a smile on his face: “Hermione, you look so beautiful today~”

Hermione’s smile was almost impossible to suppress, but she still feigned nonchalance: “Really? Clara insisted I try this hairstyle this morning. How is it? Is it okay?”

“Good! Absolutely wonderful!”

Clara, still dawdling and sleeping in the dormitory: …It seems someone is talking about me?!

At this moment, Ginny and Luna also walked into the Great Hall arm in arm, much earlier than usual.

Ron, who was discussing with Jerry how abnormal and a little scary Hermione was today, suddenly noticed that his sister seemed to have put on makeup too!

So, he mimicked Ted’s tone: “Ginny, you look so beautiful today~”

Ginny glanced at her brother: “Oh, you’re not bad either.” Then she walked two steps past Ron, smiling as she greeted Neville: “Good morning, Neville~”

Ron: …Huh?!

Ron felt something was off; everyone was a bit strange today.

Hermione had put on makeup and was constantly smiling and whispering with Ted.

His sister kept talking to a blushing Neville, while Lavender kept sidling up to him, giggling…

Fortunately, Harry still looked the same, in her baggy wizard robes, striding along.

Just when he and Jerry thought someone was finally normal, they found Harry was actually playing a ranked game with Malfoy!

Harry: “Malfoy, where the hell is your Norwegian Ridgeback~”

The two cooperated incredibly well, dominating the game and gaining 80 points! They were already in the top ten of the ladder!

Ron + Jerry: …Hiss?

Whenever there was a festival at Hogwarts, Ted’s singing was indispensable; otherwise, everyone would wonder: Has something happened?

This time was no exception, and Ted was quite happy, singing several songs.

Yodel’s “She Taught Me How To Yodel”~

With the special melody, the young wizards got excited~

Then came “Dalabangba,” and the four different voices (male, female, young, old) made many people disbelieve that it was actually Ted’s voice!

“A long, long time ago

A giant dragon suddenly appeared

Bringing disaster

And taking away the princess, then disappearing…”

At this moment, in the secret base, Ted’s red dragon egg shook a few times.

…

“Ding~ Talent [Otherworldly Knowledge (Gold)] triggered, discovered [T-Virus Blueprint (Green)].”

[T-Virus Blueprint (Green)] records the gene blueprint of a new RNA virus, a general term for the various strains isolated by Umbrella Corporation from the ancient virus—the Progenitor Virus combined with leech gene fragments. Requires 100 experience to exchange.

Ted had never seen such cheap otherworldly knowledge!

Damn it, no!

The undead were already headache-inducing enough, and now you’re bringing in zombies? Fighting poison with poison, huh?!

March’s otherworldly knowledge was completely wasted.

Alright! Continue researching the Grass Potion and alchemical bombs!

Ted thought the Witcher’s alchemical bombs were pretty good and planned to develop some new ones.

Hagrid had recently tried several and given different feedback.

It wasn’t until the weekend that Professor McGonagall finally notified the students again that they could go to Hogsmeade to shop.

The young wizards immediately cheered.

Since the zombie dog appeared, they hadn’t been allowed to go to Hogsmeade for several months. The young wizards were cooped up in school and were going crazy.

And Ted finally saw from the divination that Scabbers’ fortune had reached its lowest point.

“Ron, Jerry, I still have an experiment unfinished. Tomorrow, do me a favor and go check out a shop for sale in Hogsmeade for me.”

Ron immediately stopped chewing his chicken leg: “Ted, are you opening a shop?”

Ted nodded: “It’s not really me opening a shop, it’s George and Fred. They can’t wait until graduation, so we decided to partner up and open a joke shop in Hogsmeade to test the waters.”

“Recently, the land prices in Hogsmeade are very low. Someone recommended an old shop that closed down a long time ago. You guys help me check out the location, and see if it needs extra renovations…”

“Oh, right, the rat tonic you asked me to buy for you also arrived. But the owl had some problems, so it’s currently in Hogsmeade. You can pick it up directly. Let Scabbers drink some and see if it has any effect. If not, I’ll refund your money immediately.”

Sure enough, as soon as Ted mentioned money, Ron immediately became serious.

He decided to take Scabbers to Hogsmeade, and as soon as he got the rat tonic, he would make it drink it. If it didn’t work, he would return it on the spot!

Scabbers had been shedding a bit recently, and he was worried if the old rat was reaching the end of its life.

After all, it was just an ordinary rat; living for ten years was already a miracle.

And Ted also contacted Lupin, asking him and Sirius to come to Hogsmeade tomorrow, as he needed their help with something.

…

“No! This isn’t right!” Jerry was much more alert than Ron.

So when he was ambushed by a box trap in the shop and sucked into an underground space, he wasn’t harmed.

But the underground of this shop was like an abandoned maze, with passages in all directions, filled with strange clutter. Even his sense of direction seemed affected. He walked for a long time but couldn’t find a way out!

He was a little worried about Ron.

And he was worried that this strange shop might be a trap set for Ted.

He pulled out his two-way mirror to contact Ted, but there was a magic covering here, so there was no response!

“Don’t panic! Jerry, you’re the best. First, find Ron, and then figure out how to leave here. If we don’t go back for a long time, Ted and the others will surely come looking for us. Don’t worry, self-preservation first!”

Meanwhile, Ron wasn’t doing so well.

He had actually gotten distracted when he fell and injured his leg!

Clutching the Unit- 01 he wore around his neck, he sat against the wall on the ground, staring at the silent, dim underground space.

If there was danger, even with limited space, he would activate Unit- 01 immediately.

However, there had been no movement here.

Ron endured the pain and pulled out Scabbers, whispering: “I wonder how Jerry is doing? Scabbers! Now I can only rely on you. Find Ted, find him. I need help now. Please!”

He tossed Scabbers out, and the rat glanced at him before scurrying away with a whoosh.

Now Ron could only hope that Scabbers understood him and could go out and find Ted, but that probability was quite low.

And Scabbers, after getting away from Ron, wandered in an abandoned corridor for a long time. Finally, it slowly swelled up and transformed into a short, chubby, shifty-looking man.

His expression seemed a bit neurotic. He hunched his neck, nervously surveying his surroundings, even shaking his hands, as if very unaccustomed to it.

He turned around in place several times, hesitating, but finally, with a hardened heart, he began to explore in the direction away from Ron.

Peter Pettigrew: That kid Ted is too scary. I can’t stay at the Weasleys’ anymore. Escape, escape Great Britain, go to Eastern Europe, go to Africa, anywhere is fine! Go, go now! As for Ron… I can only wish you well.

Ted looked at the crystal ball in his hand, a smile on his face.

For the past ten years, Peter had used the Weasley family as a refuge, like a fox hiding under a scholar’s robe to avoid heavenly thunder.

Now, because these young wizards were too troublesome, he decided to abandon Ron, effectively exhausting the borrowed luck.

“Knock, knock, knock~ Ted, we’re here.” Sirius’s voice sounded from outside the door.

This is the only one. The previous one was sent by mistake, directly.

I’ve been feeling particularly uncomfortable lately… Damn it, super uneasy.

(End of chapter)