Chapter 467 Another Successful Plan

It was a sunny and crisp autumn morning, and Ron rushed to the Gryffindor common room in a hurry. As soon as he arrived at the gate, the portrait of the Fat Lady frowned and asked unhappily, "Why are you in such a hurry? Give me the command!"

Ron quickly replied, "I'm sorry, ma'am, I seem to have forgotten my homework in the dormitory, I have to get it back... Oh, by the way, the password is Lucky Stars!"

"Okay, got it. Don't be so careless next time." The Fat Lady nodded, then moved sideways, and the door to the public room opened...

Ron hurriedly climbed the stairs, pushed open the door of the dormitory and walked in. But after entering the dormitory, he did not look for any lost homework, but ran straight to his little mouse - Scabbers.

"Scabbers, Scabbers, that's great. You're safe." Ron said excitedly, with an ecstatic expression on his face.

However, at this moment, Peter Pettigrew had a confused look on his face and had no idea what was going on.

Ron didn't give Pettigrew much time to think, but as usual, he grabbed Scabbers and held him tightly in his hands. "Remember that Crookshanks? I saw Hermione brought it out again, I'm really afraid it will hurt you! No, I have to hide you!" Ron said worriedly. After that, he carefully put Scabbers into the cage: "I know a place that is absolutely safe. No matter how capable they are, they will never find it."

After this series of operations, Pettigrew's mind was in a mess. To be honest, although the cat named Crookshanks disgusted him to the extreme, it did not pose any substantial threat to him. If it were not for the need to conceal his true identity, with Pettigrew's ability, he would have gotten rid of this hateful cat long ago.

But now, he faced a choice: should he leave with this stupid guy Ron; or should he pretend to flee in fear and play a game of hide-and-seek?

Just as he was lost in his thoughts, he didn't notice that a magic wand had quietly been grasped in Ron's hand. The spell was instantly read out, and a beam of light quickly shot towards Pettigrew. Poor Pettigrew fell into a coma before he even had time to react.

Ron did not stay any longer. He took out the parchment that he had prepared long ago from his arms without hesitation and left the common room in a hurry. After thanking the Fat Lady again, his pace became faster and faster. But when he walked to a secluded corner, his figure began to lengthen and soon changed into another appearance. The long black hair and beautiful face, who else could it be but Nagini?

"Oh, it was a close call. I should have prepared an extra dose of Polyjuice Potion... After all these years, I still can't do things reliably. I don't know if the master will blame me..." Nagini murmured softly, with a little regret and worry in her voice. As she spoke, she walked faster and soon disappeared around the corner of the corridor...

Time passed quickly and it was the next morning. The sun shone through the window into the Hogwarts Great Hall, illuminating the long table filled with food. Yang Tian and his friends sat together, happily enjoying a hearty breakfast. At this time, Harry and Ron appeared in front of them, but they looked hesitant, as if they wanted to say something but stopped.

"What's wrong with you two?" Seeing their strange behavior, Penelope couldn't help but ask, "What happened?"

Harry and Ron looked at each other, and finally, Ron timidly said: "Oh... Actually, we just want to ask, have you seen my Scabbers?"

This question confused the friends who were eating at the same table, and they all looked at the two of them in confusion.

"Haven't you seen him? You brought Banban to the auditorium again?" George asked directly.

"No...no..." Ron said in a panic, "I put it in the dormitory yesterday, but when I returned to the dormitory at night, I couldn't find it..." As he spoke, he glanced at Hermione from time to time.

This kind of reaction, which was only intended to cover up the truth, actually made Hermione laugh: "Ron, why are you looking at me? Are you not smart enough? We are Ravenclaw and you are Gryffindor. I have never even been to your common room, so how could I possibly do anything to your pet?"

"Not really... I don't doubt you." Ron explained quickly.

"Then why are you looking at me?" Hermione became even angrier.

Ron's face flushed red all of a sudden, and he stammered, "I... I just suspected that Crookshanks would sneak into my dormitory and take Scabbers... After all, you know, last time in the hall..." He stammered, trying to explain, but he sounded extremely guilty.

Unlike in the original book, Hermione is not alone now. She has many friends and a protective Yang Tian to back her up. With Ron's personality, he really doesn't dare to act too unreasonably.

"Sorry, that's not possible." Before Hermione could say anything, Padma took over the conversation with dissatisfaction: "Since the last incident in the hall, we followed Yang Tian's advice and never took Crookshanks out of the common room again. Even when we go to class, we will lock him in a cat cage... and, as you said, our Crookshanks also stayed in the cat cage yesterday and was not released until before curfew in the evening. I can testify to this because I returned to the dormitory earlier than Hermione, and I was the one who let Crookshanks out of the cage."

"That's right, Ron, you can't just suspect Hermione just because of the accident in the hall!" Fleur said dissatisfiedly.

"Yes, and it's common for pets to run away... Just like my Leif, he always runs away when I'm not paying attention and comes back after a while." Neville also said immediately.

As expected, Hermione's friends all spoke up...

"But...but..." Ron seemed to want to say something, but Harry stopped him and said, "I'm sorry, everyone. Ron is so impatient because Scabbers is missing. I'm really sorry." After saying that, he took Ron and left quickly...

Watching the two people walking away, Hermione couldn't help but feel grateful and speechless. She held her forehead and said, "Thank you, Yang Tian. When you made this request before, I didn't understand you and was angry with you. It's not until now that I understand your painstaking efforts. If you really keep asking for it, how can I explain it clearly?"