Hogwarts pet owl

Chapter 38 The owl that fell into a trap

"jingle!"

Another guest came in.

Aberforth looked up at the door and said in a cold voice:

"There is no more wine today. Guests, please come back."

"Hahaha, it doesn't matter if you don't have any liquor, I can just drink some butterbeer,"

The man who came in pointed at the dozens of butterbeer bottles behind the counter.

"I just couldn't sleep at night, so I went out for a walk."

George and Fred heard that the voice seemed familiar, so they turned their heads. When they saw the person clearly, they were startled——

Enter Gilderoy Lockhart.

"Oh, aren't these Mr. Weasleys? Ha! It turns out Miss Weasley is here too,"

Lockhart smiled.

"What a bunch of naughty little naughties!"

Aberforth raised his wand without hesitation and cast a spell on Lockhart——

"Obliviate! (Everything is forgotten)"

Aberforth's idea is simple. As long as Lockhart's memory of tonight is erased, Errol and the Gemini will not be punished.

But he never expected that Lockhart waved his wand casually, and the silent oblivion curse collided with Aberforth's oblivion curse, canceling each other out.

Lockhart is an expert at forgetting spells.

"Boss, you don't have to be like this,"

Lockhart's eight teeth still reflected the light stubbornly under the dim light of the oil lamp.

"I am an adventurer myself, and my favorite children are those with an adventurous spirit! So I will not tell others about these three children!"

Lockhart sat next to Hagrid,

"Mr. Administrator, I remember you were already managing the Forbidden Forest when I was studying, right?"

Hagrid felt a little uncomfortable;

"Yes, Professor Lockhart."

Seeing the two of them chatting, George picked up the half-awake and half-drunk Errol - the reason why she was said to be half-drunk and half-awake was because although she had already begun to talk nonsense, she said, "Her daughter was a kid when she was little." You're so good and obedient." She also said, "It's so hard to conquer the five countries." But she can communicate with people normally.

The whole situation is very strange.

"It's already very late. We still have classes tomorrow, so let's go back first, Grandpa Aberforth!"

The twins drank neither fast nor too much. Although they were a little dizzy at this time, their consciousness was clear. They staggered out with Errol in their arms.

"Boom!"

A dialog box went over George's shoulder and hung down on his back, looking a little twisted.

[Grandpa, I’m leaving. I’ll see you next time! 】

Seeing the three brothers and sisters leaving, Aberforth's face suddenly darkened. He looked at Gilderoy Lockhart. It was this bastard who scared his little cutie away! It just depends on whether I can add spices to your wine!

……

After walking out of the Pig Head Bar, the cold wind in early November made the two men more awake. Goosebumps immediately appeared on their skin despite their thin clothing.

Fred tightened his robes, "I didn't expect Gilderoy Lockhart to have two hands!"

Although George couldn't make the same movements as his brothers, the owl in his arms was warm.

"Did we misunderstand him? His cowardice in class was all just an act?"

The two said in unison:

"Same as Quirrell last semester!"

Then they both shook their heads at the same time,

"No, no, it doesn't make sense?"

"With his personality that loves to show off, is it possible that he won't show off his magical attainments in class?"

"Do you think it's possible that Lockhart is only good at certain spells?"

The secret passage they chose today was neither Honeydukes' basement nor the Shrieking Shack, but rather beside the goose shed behind Literary Residence Quill Shop.

"George, something's wrong,"

Fred suddenly stopped walking.

"When we came out just now, those geese kept squawking, but why are they so quiet now?"

George also felt something was wrong, tightened Errol in his arms, took two steps back, bowed slightly, and lowered his center of gravity.

"Hiss-"

A strange sound came. If the sound wasn't so loud, the twins would almost have thought it was a snake spitting out a message——

But when a huge snake appeared in the moonlight, George and Fred turned and ran,

"It's really a snake!"

"We Gryffindors are born to be at odds with snakes! Merlin's footbath! How could there be such a big snake!"

"Is this snake raised by Slytherin? What a ghost!"

Although they did not see the entirety of the giant snake, the two men immediately understood one thing from just that section of the body - this giant snake was not something they could handle.

"Run! Go back to the Pig Head Bar!"

Errol was in a daze, half asleep, and heard the words "snake", "Slytherin", and "run".

Although Owl Girl was almost drunk, she still realized something.

Is it a basilisk?

"Boom!"

[Fourth brother, fifth brother, you all grab my hand. 】

hand?

Sister, where do you have your hands?

So you're talking about your wings?

Although they didn't know what Errol was going to do, the twins still put their hope in her - because the "hissing" sound behind them was getting louder and louder, and if they didn't do something, they would be overtaken by the big snake!

So Errol's wings were grasped by the twins on the left and right, and the whole eagle showed a cross shape.

She tried to open her eyes and activated her magic power——

【Target】

【determination】

【Calm down】

"Hey!"

The three siblings disappeared on the stone road in Hogsmeade village.

The basilisk, which had already opened its mouth and was about to bite it, looked at the deserted street and twisted its huge snake head blankly:

Where are people? Where's the eagle?

Do today's little wizards learn to apparate so early?

……

"Hey!"

The three siblings left Hogsmeade.

There was no sound of the terrifying giant snake behind him, and there was no cold wind blowing around him.

It's the familiar warmth.

"That's cool! Errol, when will you be able to Apparate?"

"Haha, our sister is so talented!"

The familiar environment made the twins instantly free from the tension just now. They were not afraid of being almost bitten by the giant snake at all. Instead, they were excited because of the excitement.

"What apparation?"

A familiar voice came from behind.

After snapping his fingers, the room lights up.

The twins were stunned.

How do they...

"George Weasley! Fred Weasley! What are you doing! Let Errol go!"

Mrs. Weasley was in a light sleep, and was awakened by the crackling sound of the Apparition,

When she turned on the light, what she saw was George and Fred grabbing one of Errol's wings, looking as if they were going to tear her in half!

George and Fred looked at each other, feeling bad.

It's cool that Errol can teleport, but teleporting back to her home and appearing in her parents' room is not cool at all!

"Arthur, Arthur, wake up!"

Molly Weasley shook her husband vigorously, intending to wake Mr. Weasley up from sleeping like a dead pig.

"What's the matter, Molly Shiver?"

"Our anti-Apparition formation hasn't been completed yet?"

Mr. Weasley was still confused, "The price of materials has increased recently, and our family doesn't have enough money. It's not a big deal anyway, so it doesn't matter if it's delayed, right?"

Looking at her husband who couldn't open his eyes, Mrs. Weasley stopped talking to him. Seeing that his wife didn't ask any more questions, Mr. Weasley muttered twice, turned over and continued to sleep.

Mom got out of bed angrily, walked up to the twins, and hugged Errol into her arms.

A strong smell of alcohol assaulted his nostrils.

"Oh! Merlin's beard!"

Mrs. Weasley was shocked and angry.

"Did you give Errol alcohol?"

"Night outing! Drinking! Even taking my sister with me!"

"Illegal use of Apparition? You are not old enough! You have not been trained, you will split up!"

"Fred Weasley!"

"George Weasley!"

"How dare you??"

Under their mother's roar, the naughty twins lowered their heads obediently.

Dear Mom, would you believe us if we said it was Errol's idea to go out drinking tonight?