Hogwarts in the shadows

Hermione rolled her eyes at Hefeth and said, "Hefeth, what do you say we should do now? I really don't want to get into any unpleasantness over such a small matter."

She sighed and continued, "But I can't keep Crookshanks locked up in the house all the time. That would be too unfair to him."

"Then let Ron lock Scabbers in the house!" Hephis said indifferently.

"I'm serious." Hermione raised her voice and looked at him with some dissatisfaction.

"Okay, seriously, seriously." Hephis thought about it.

"You mean, even when Crookshanks is full, he'll still want to eat Scabbers, right?"

"Yeah." Hermione nodded vigorously.

"For things like this, we need to find the root of the problem." Hephis said seriously.

Hermione looked at him hopefully, with anticipation glittering in her eyes.

The corners of Hephis' mouth rose slightly. "Catch more mice for Crookshanks. Let him eat until he vomits. He will never want to eat mice again."

Hermione rolled her eyes in dissatisfaction, "What a bad idea, no, think about it again."

"How can it be a bad idea? There is science behind this..."

Hephis wanted to argue, but Hermione interrupted him.

"No, think about it again." Hermione showed her little fangs.

"Okay." Hephis shrugged and told the real solution.

"Then swallow Crookshanks's shadow and find out why he wants to eat Scabbers. Then we can treat him accordingly."

Hermione's eyes lit up when she heard that. "Yes! Heffie, you are so smart! I will go get Crookshanks now."

She stood up quickly and ran towards the castle.

Seeing this, Hephis quickly grabbed her.

"Wait, Hermione. This is not urgent. We haven't seen each other for a long time. The sunset is beautiful now. Let's sit for a while."

Hermione sat down again without blushing or beating her heart, snuggled in his arms, and complained softly.

"It's only been a few days since we last met! You said it's been a long time."

Hephis said without hesitation, "There is an old Chinese saying that goes 'One day without seeing you feels like three years'. It has been several years."

Hermione hit him lightly, "Just to coax me."

"If not you, who else can I comfort?" Hephis smiled.

"Tsk, there are so many little witches eyeing you right now. Maybe one day you'll run away." Hermione complained unhappily.

"My damn charm!" Hephis rubbed the little girl's head.

"Hermione, you have to have confidence in yourself and defeat them."

"Defeat them? I don't have that much free time." Hermione snorted and bared her little fangs.

"I will defeat you directly. Dare to run? I will break your legs!"

Hephis was amused by her sudden harsh words, "So harsh? But I like it."

Hermione raised her delicate chin, "I am a little lion."

Hephis looked at her soft little lips and her lovely appearance.

He couldn't help but silently say in his heart: "Three years to start, three years to start!"

Hermione is definitely a person with an impatient temper, the type that won't stay overnight if something happens.

After she and Hephis finished their dinner, she asked Hephis to wait in the Room of Requirement.

She rushed back to the Gryffindor common room in a hurry to hug Crookshanks.

Hephis looked at her receding back and shook his head helplessly.

This little girl is really...

What can he do? Just spoil her.

Hephaestus walked slowly into the Room of Requirement.

Less than ten minutes had passed.

Hermione came in breathlessly, holding Crookshanks, who had obviously gained a lot of weight.

Hephaestus hadn't seen Crookshanks for a long time.

He was stunned when he saw it.

Is this a cat or a pig?

Why are you so fat?

This cat is so fat, but it still wants to eat mice. It must have something wrong with its brain.

Crookshanks seemed to recognize Hephesus and jumped out of Hermione's arms.

It rubbed its big cat head against Hephis affectionately.

Although it hadn't seen Hephis for a long time, it often saw An'an.

Its main food source comes from An'an.

An An's master is Hephis, so we have to give An An some face.

Hephis also squatted down and picked up Crookshanks. I have to say that he was quite heavy.

He took Hermione's hand and walked towards the sofa, "Hermione, take a breath first. I can't run away. Why are you in such a hurry?"

Hermione finally caught her breath, but didn't say anything. She just glanced at Crookshanks with a helpless look.

The meaning is self-evident.

Hephis also shook his head, with a pair of black scissors in his hand.

While Crookshanks wasn't paying attention, he cut out Crookshanks' shadow with a click.

Hephis's physical fitness has greatly improved now, and the power of the Shadow Fruit is still increasing.

Not to mention a cat, even Dumbledore's shadow would only take two or three hits now.

Hephis swallowed Crookshanks' shadow in one gulp and began to search its memory.

His eyes flickered slightly, and a playful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Interesting, really interesting!

"Hephis, what do you think? Is there any way to solve it?" Hermione looked at Hephis hopefully.

Hephis pursed his lips, a sly look flashed in his eyes: "Well... there is a way."

Hermione asked anxiously: "Tell me quickly, tell me quickly."

Hephis smiled and said, "Just let it eat Banban."

Hermione glared at Hephis in dissatisfaction and attacked in a baby voice, "Hephis~~~"

"Don't worry! Don't worry! I have found the reason. It's just a little trouble."

Hephis raised his hand, with a slight distance between his thumb and index finger.

"What's the trouble?" Hermione asked.

"Nothing, I just need to get Ron's Scabbers." Hephis shrugged.

"What's going on?" Hermione sensed something unusual in his words.

It seems that the problem is not with Crookshanks, but with Scabbers.

Hephis said slowly: "Scabbers is actually an Animagus."

Hermione's pupils shrank suddenly, "What... doesn't that mean..."

She didn't know what she was thinking about, and she muttered quietly, "Ron is so miserable!"

"What are you thinking about in that little head of yours?" Hephis tapped her head gently.

Hermione pouted, "Damn it, what now?"

"That's easy. Just get an identical mouse, modify its memory, and then swap it with Banban." Hephis shrugged.

"Uh..." Hermione sighed helplessly.

Hephis often does things in such a simple and crude way, but... it is really effective.

She nodded, "So what do I need to do?"