Chapter 663 The Blooming Old Rose
The Weasley Brothers fireworks incident is actually not a big deal. Although it was a little fun that caused Ron to be taken to the Forbidden Forest for a stroll, it was actually a disturbance of this level.
And early the next morning, the gate of Hogwarts Castle was not opened as usual, which caused many students to have doubts.
In the end, Professor McGonagall came down to open the door himself—no way, except that the gatekeeper Filch had the door key in his hand, and it was only on the wall of the principal's office. But when everyone wanted to find Filch, who had neglected his duties, they found that this guy had gone somewhere at night, and no one found him for a while.
Without a janitor, the school will naturally continue to operate as usual. Under the instruction of Professor McGonagall, breakfast was normally served in the auditorium, allowing the students to start eating as usual. As for the matter of finding Filch, of course it is all left to the professors.
Fortunately, today was Sunday, and Hogwarts still had enough manpower and spare energy to find such a Squib janitor who disappeared inexplicably.
To be honest, it is still a bit difficult to find someone in Hogwarts Castle. Even with a magic item like the Marauder's Map, you may not be able to quickly find the one you need from the densely packed moving writing .
Of course, the matter of finding someone has nothing to do with Maca. Recently, his task is to step up cooperation with the group of International Wizards Federation personnel and make a perfect finish for the final preparations for the event.
At this moment, Maca just came over from the side hall, and planned to eat something to fill his stomach in the auditorium, and then take advantage of this precious Sunday to go to the Ministry of Magic.
He had heard about the fireworks incident and the janitor's disappearance, but Hogwarts wasn't in any danger now, so he basically didn't care about such trivial matters. Right now, he is sitting at the teaching desk, picking up the fork to add food to his plate, intending to soothe his empty stomach!
...It seems that everyone has had a good time? He stuffed half a sausage into his mouth, and looked down at the four long tables of the college, Fred and George are really Can make a fuss, and don't forget to cause some trouble for the school after graduation.
Just as he was chewing his food and casually looking at the peaceful scene in the auditorium, the door of the auditorium was suddenly opened. Immediately afterwards, a person who looked like a dog... well, I mean, an old man in a suit and leather shoes walked in solemnly.
The old man had mottled black hair that couldn't be dyed well, and there were still some signs of baldness, but he used what looked like a low-quality hair oil to make his head shiny. He pulled back his shoulder-length hair and tied it up, but at first glance it looked pretty decent.
And the tuxedo on his body is very old, because it has been washed too many times and even faded, but he still meticulously ironed and trimmed it on his body, and he couldn't find a single thread that jumped up. .
Only the bow tie on his collar is very strange. The gaudy polka dot print and the oversized size completely ruined the outfit that was barely visible. At first glance, others thought it was some Muggle actor preparing to perform comedy on stage!
However, no amount of change in his attire could change his appearance. Everyone in the auditorium recognized the true identity of this old man with just one glance.
...Filch?
When the other party was still looking into the auditorium at the door, and seemed to be looking for someone, someone mumbled first, breaking the weird atmosphere that suddenly became quiet. Afterwards, the entire auditorium suddenly buzzed, and the young wizards were all scrambling to discuss this rare spectacle.
This old man... what is he going to do?
Even Maca was stunned at the moment. Although he could tell at a glance that there was something wrong with Filch's eyes,
But what caused this change in the other party, he was at a loss.
Filch!
At the moment, there are not many professors on the teaching staff, because several of them were entrusted by Professor McGonagall to search the entire castle with the house elves.
But looking at it now, it seems that Filch didn't stay in the castle, but went out overnight. Otherwise, let alone the professors searched, even if the elves were only allowed to take a walk around, the old man could be found quickly.
Where did you go last night? Hogwarts gave you the duty to... Professor McGonagall first called him, and then wanted to ask him on the spot, but soon she found that Filch's attention was not at all Not on her side. Filch? What's wrong with you?
Before Professor McGonagall could finish his words, Filch walked quickly towards a certain position on the Gryffindor table as if he had found a certain target. If one ignores his strange attire, just this pace alone still has a ghostly reserve and calmness.
This weird feeling made the little wizards all watch him to see what he was going to do.
However, when Filch came to the middle of the long table with steady steps, he suddenly knelt down to a figure sitting beside him, and then pulled out a swish from his sleeve. A bright red flower.
Oh...beautiful Miss Lavender Brown, you are as charming as this North Slope rose, which made me sleepless last night...Oh! I think I have fallen deeply in love with you... He Sending the roses forward, he said in a hoarse voice, May I have the honor to invite you to take a walk in the sea of flowers on the north slope on this day when thousands of flowers bloom?
Wow--
In terms of their instinct to join in the fun, the cubs are not inferior to any other group of people. Just when Filch's heartfelt confession, which he didn't know where he learned from, completely frightened Lavender, a burst of cheers erupted from the Gryffindor long table, and soon Driven the students of several other students.
To be honest, no one expected Filch to pull off such an astonishing show, which set the whole auditorium on fire.
Of course, Miss Lavender Brown, who was one of the parties involved, was undoubtedly the most shocked at this time. Before Filch appeared, she kept looking at Ron, as if wondering why her little trick didn't work!
Yes, after she saw the Love Potion in Slughorn's Potions class that day, she immediately came up with the idea of this magical potion. In order to get it, she even tried her best to follow Slughorn's office, and carefully stole the things.
But who knows, fate always likes to play tricks on those who take it for granted, and she, Lavender Brown, is just one of the victims.
……I gonna go see.
On the teaching bench, Maca said something to Professor McGonagall, who also stared wide-eyed, then stood up and walked towards the jaw-dropping confession scene.
Get out of the way, get out of the way—
He pushed aside a group of young wizards, came to Filch's side in everyone's sight, and patted him on the shoulder casually. This Filch is still half-kneeling in front of Lavender up to now, and it seems that if the other party refuses to agree, he will not get up.
Filch? Hello—
Maca patted a few more times, seeing that he didn't respond to his movements, he simply waved his hand, controlled his clothes with a floating spell and lifted him up.
No, let me go... let me go! I want to invite the beautiful Miss Brown for a walk, and I want to give her the most romantic proposal in the sea of flowers! I—
You better be quiet!
Maca waved his hand in front of his eyes, immediately causing his eyelids to droop, and the previous hoarse struggle also calmed down. After Maca checked him for a while, he removed the floating spell, causing him to collapse on the ground limply.
Mysterious... Maca was about to casually tell the source of Filch's symptoms, but after glancing at Lavender, she stopped talking, Everyone go back to eat! There's nothing to see—Miss Brown Come to my office after breakfast.
It's not a big deal like the previous fireworks incident, but it's not appropriate to gossip about something like a student using a love potion to charm an old Squib. The alchemy competition is about to start, and all bad influences must be paid attention to at all times.
Therefore, even if Lavender was asked to meet him afterwards, he said this in a very low voice, only Lavender and Hermione who was sitting next to him heard.
Soon, after Maca took the semi-conscious Filch out of the auditorium and headed straight to the school hospital, the farce finally settled down for the time being. Although there are still many students in the auditorium who are guessing in private, it is obviously not so easy to find the real answer.
On the other hand, in fact, if I have to say it, Alexander and Ens can be regarded as the two initiators of this farce. It's a pity that there are too many unexpected situations here, so the two of them didn't realize it at all.
As far as they were concerned, Neville who ate a piece of Felix chocolate was the most important target of observation. As for Filch who inadvertently swallowed a whole box of Love Elixir chocolate, what did that have to do with them?
Throughout the breakfast time, most of the attention of the two of them stayed on Neville, and they paid attention to it non-stop, making the best preparations for their next attempt at Felicia chocolate.
Alexander had confirmed the effect of the Elixir of Felicity last night, and Neville's luck was absolutely unparalleled. Then, as long as there are no significant side effects after the effect is lost, success is in sight.
