The Mysterious Black Cat at Hogwarts

"You seem to be very happy today." Hermione put her chin in her hands and stared at the sizzling rabbit meat in front of the fire in a daze.

"It is said that rabbits in autumn are the fattest, but I think rabbits in winter are also good. The fat accumulated for the winter is used up just right." Macon grabbed a handful of seasonings and carefully sprinkled them on the barbecue. The fat and spices were melted under the high temperature. Driven by it, it evenly blends into the meat, and the aroma alone is enough to make people lick their fingers. "Harry made the right choice, shouldn't you be happy for him?"

"When you were fully expecting what choice he would make, I didn't even realize that this was your plan." Hermione pouted in dissatisfaction. She was really good at acting.

"What I'm looking forward to is Harry's psychological activity when he makes a choice, not whether he can give up hatred." Macon took the dinner plate brought by the levitation technique, cut the breast meat under the blade, and handed it to the unhappy Hermione. "Anyway, things are going in a good direction, right?"

"Oh, if you dare to use that perverted ability on me, I will kill you..." Hermione took the dinner plate, her malicious eyes slowly moved down on him, and then picked up the knife Cut the roast viciously.

"Don't worry, I'm too lazy to do unnecessary things."

"Huh? You mean I'm easy to understand?"

"Ah~ I mean, the deeper I get to know you, the deeper I find my love."

"When you've finished eating, let's have another one."

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Christmas is approaching in the Hogwarts cafeteria. Even if it is decorated warmly by Professor Flitwick, it is difficult to create a lively atmosphere. Almost everyone's eyes are focused on Harry and Ron.

Although Professor McGonagall used the negative emotions caused by Harry's magic power fluctuations to make him dissatisfied with Snape's teaching, so he went straight to Slytherin's Potions Office with his long sword and wand in his head to prevaricate.

But some people still think that things are not that simple. First of all, magic power fluctuations are not that easy to generate. Secondly, Harry, who has the aura of the savior, attracts a lot of attention on weekdays. If he changes slightly, he will be easily discovered.

"Seamus, did Harry and Ron have a falling out?" Neville stared at the two silent people while eating lunch, "Ron was having a temper before, and Harry would humor him, you see. Looking at it now, I didn’t find that they had any conversation today.”

"Maybe," Seamus turned his head and glanced, then returned his attention to the food in front of him and whispered to Neville, "First Ron was weird, and now they are both equally weird."

"Should we help them?" Neville couldn't bear to see the two people who were good friends now becoming strangers. He hesitated for a moment before speaking out his thoughts.

"We are all in the same dormitory, and we don't know about the conflicts between them. How can we help them?" Simo rubbed his head and told him with his eyes to eat quickly and stop meddling in other people's business.

"But, we are friends." Neville still couldn't understand why the two of them, who were so good at wearing the same pair of pants, suddenly became like this.

"Do you think Hermione is smarter or you?" Seamus put down the food in his hand and turned Neville's face to look at him.

"Of course Hermione." Neville said without hesitation.

"Isn't that right? They are the Iron Triangle. Didn't you notice that Hermione was not here?" Seamus realized that Neville still didn't understand what he meant, so he could only continue to explain, "Since she is not here, it means there are two ways. The situation, firstly, she knows the cause of the matter, but the problem is not big and she doesn’t want to get involved. Secondly, she is already taking action.”

"Oh~ that's right, I understand when you say that." Neville suddenly understood and ate his lunch with peace of mind. He didn't know whether Hermione could solve the conflict between Harry and Ron, but Macon was still there, so It's foolproof.

At this moment, Ron suddenly dropped the half-bitten chicken leg in his hand, stood up and left the canteen.His strong body naturally attracted the attention of most people. Feeling the gathering of those eyes, Ron felt relieved and couldn't help but think, "Look, watch carefully. As long as I leave, your savior They will follow me like a follower."

But before he could take a few steps, most eyes left him. Ron froze on the spot. He unconsciously turned around to observe Harry, and found that he was still eating lunch quietly, without any trace of emotion. It means to follow up.

How is this going?Is it the reason why I didn’t go far?Ron walked quickly to the door of the cafeteria without believing anything, but his keen sense and quiet behind him told him that Harry really didn't follow.

Ron snorted coldly, and a surge of anger suddenly surged from the bottom of his heart. He suppressed a sigh of relief, turned around and left quickly.

"What, what's going on?" Neville put down the bread in his hand blankly and asked Xiang Ximo.

"I seem to understand..." Seamus touched his chin, and then said to Neville seriously, "This scene reminds me of my first love!"

"Ah?" Neville's mouth opened wide. He thought he was stupid, but he was not so stupid that his brain circuit completely deviated from the service area.

"Come here," Seamus asked Neville to come closer and said in a firm tone, "Do they look like men and women having quarrels in their first love? The girl ignores the boy, and the boy leaves deliberately, expecting the girl to respond? "

"What you said makes sense," Neville recalled Ron's resentful look when he left just now. He was about to nod, then shook his head, "But why do I feel that the boys ignored the girls and the girls left on purpose? , and expect boys to respond?"

"Huh?" Seamus looked at Neville in surprise, "Does it matter who ignores whom?"

"That's right, men and women don't matter... Oh! Merlin's... Uh-huh!" Neville realized something was wrong belatedly, and Seamus immediately covered his mouth.

Harry helplessly looked at Seamus and Neville who were making a mess. His physique far beyond that of ordinary people naturally gave him sensitive hearing. The reason why he didn't chase Ron was because he already understood some problems. After what happened in the morning, he His thinking gradually became clearer.

Ron had always been envious of himself, and they had quarreled more than once before, but now, the envy had turned into jealousy.He was indeed greedy for money, but that was limited to small things. When he was in Hogsmeade, facing the suitcase filled with the Black family's treasures, the expression on Ron's face was no longer greedy but greedy.

All the problems started when Ron left Hogsmeade. Ron didn't buy anything. The only thing he had left was Slytherin's locket!

He has also seen items that can affect a person's mind, such as Voldemort's diary.But Madam Pomfrey had determined that Ron had not been struck by the Imperius Curse or a similar curse. Even so, it was difficult for him not to associate the locket with the Horcrux.

As the mysteries that troubled him were gradually solved by him, not only did he not feel relaxed at all, but he was troubled by more doubts.

For example, Macon, who originally hoped to get the locket, why did he suddenly lose interest in it?

And Hermione, since Ron became weird, she rarely intervened in their quarrels, and she, who never missed school, missed two classes in a row today, including her favorite arithmetic.

Things that he would not have doubted before were now popping up like mushrooms after a rain as his memory went back. He always thought that he was about to escape from the giant net, and he couldn't help but laugh at himself.