Raven's Claw at Hogwarts

Following the order from the female student council president, the carriage Mike and the others were riding in was silently dragged up by two Thestrals.

After a period of run-up, the two Thestrals opened their bat-like wings, flapped twice and took off with the carriage.

The Thestral is indeed an extremely outstanding magical creature mount. Not only does the entire take-off process flow as smoothly as clouds and water, but it also flies very fast.

Mike felt that the Thestrals' ability to fly was definitely not the pair of wings, but another special power, because when the Thestrals spread their wings, he saw with his own eyes that there were many holes in their wings, and the largest ones were even As big as Mike's head, no matter what kind of creature it is, it will never be able to fly with such a pair of tattered wings.

The climate in England was cold, and the evening wind brought a slight chill to his body. Mike shook his body twice and stopped looking at the two Thestrals, and got back into the carriage.

Inside the carriage, Franklin was teasing the laughing owl Afu above his head. Due to the owl's ability to lie dormant during the day and come out at night, the little guy seemed very excited, and his big eyes curiously looked at the decorations in the carriage.

"It seems that you are in pretty good condition." Mike sat next to Franklin and said to him.

"I told you a long time ago that it's nothing serious." Franklin waved his hand and said, "This is an old problem. Thinking of my parents gives me a headache, but as long as I don't think about it, it'll be fine."

"It's better to go to Madam Pomfrey's and have a look. It's best if nothing happens. If anything happens, you can find out in advance."

Franklin was originally thinking about saying something, but when he saw Mike's sincere eyes, the words that reached his throat were not uttered after all. He only felt his nose was sore, so he nodded and stopped talking.

The Thestral flew very fast, and within a short time the two of them were sent to the hunting grounds of Hogwarts, where Professor Kettleburn was already waiting.

Professor Kettleburn is the Magical Creatures professor at Hogwarts. He is a very enthusiastic old man. Because he usually has to take care of and study those dangerous magical creatures, Professor Kettleburn is often injured, which also causes him to be permanently injured. lost an arm and half a leg. It is said that due to his physical disability and increasing age, he will retire next year.

Professor Kettleburn was very surprised that the three of them arrived at Hogwarts early. After learning the whole story, he hurriedly notified Madam Pomfrey and asked her to take Franklin to the infirmary.

Mike and Penelope originally wanted to go with them, but Madam Pomfrey sent them to the Great Hall on the grounds that they would disturb the treatment.

Professor Kettleburn has not left, the Thestral carriages carrying senior students are landing one after another, and he must pick up these students here.

"Don't worry, Pomfrey is definitely the most skilled healer I have ever seen. Even the chief physician at St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Maladies is not as good as her." Professor Kettleburn threw two pieces of fresh meat. After giving it to the two Thestrals, he saw that Mike and Penello looked very worried and comforted them, "So don't worry, your friends will be safe and sound. You'd better go to the auditorium as soon as possible."

Mike and Penello heard this and had to leave.

Tonight, the auditorium was decorated magnificently. When the two came to the auditorium, some students were already sitting on the four long tables representing the four major colleges.

Professor Flitwick was sitting in the teacher's seat on the high platform chatting with other classrooms. From the corner of his eye, he saw Mike and Penello walking into the classroom. He hurriedly stood up from the high cushioned seats and walked toward them. People wave. The movement was too big and he almost fell off his seat. Fortunately, Snape on the side cast a levitating spell.

Mike also saw Professor Flitwick and waved to him. At the same time, he also noticed that there was no Professor McGonagall in the classroom. It seemed that the professor who organized the freshmen to participate in the sorting ceremony today was still McGonagall.

Mike and Penello sat down at the long Ravenclaw table, and not long after, Professor Kettleburn came to the auditorium with a large group of senior students.

The atmosphere in the entire auditorium became lively in an instant. The seats next to Mike and Penello were full of people. Everyone was talking about what they had seen during the holiday and expressing their joy at seeing their friends again.

Dumbledore on the stage looked at the mess of the little wizards below with a smile, and did not try to stop them. It was as if he had seen the most beautiful scene in the world.

In the end, Professor McGonagall, who was still standing outside the door waiting for the new students, couldn't stand the noise anymore. He rushed into the auditorium, put his wand against his throat, released a loud curse, and yelled: "Quiet, everyone! The new students will be here soon, everyone." I'll sit down obediently! You don't want to either..."

However, before she could finish her words, the door was opened again, and a wet red-haired boy walked in from the door, it was Percy.

Percy felt like he was unlucky tonight. Those damn naughty children were simply demons from hell, which made him exhausted mentally and physically. If he didn't have to create the image of his close brother, Percy swore that he would definitely let them know why the flowers were so red.

His shoulder was still aching, and that damn guy from Hagrid almost broke his bones with a slap.

However, this was not the worst luck tonight. When Percy arranged for many young wizards to come to the open space where the Thestral carriage was parked, he found that there was no Thestral carriage anywhere. There was only a picture left by the President of the Male and Female Student Council in the open space. A piece of paper that says:

Sorry, there was a little accident. Although I don't know who you are, you may have to squeeze into the boat with the new students.

Percy didn't complain, and turned around and ran towards the pier, because he knew that Hagrid and the others were about to set off, and if he couldn't catch the boat, he might actually have to walk to Hogwarts.

Fortunately, Percy catches the boat. Unfortunately, since the seats on the boat were also fixed, he had to squeeze into the same boat as Hagrid.

As you can imagine, Hagrid's boat was already struggling to carry Hagrid's weight alone. Add in Percy's weight and the poor boat would undoubtedly capsize. Fortunately, there is an octopus and sea monster in the Black Lake that Hogwarts specially raised to prevent little wizards from falling into the water. Otherwise, Percy might not be able to come back tonight.

Everyone in the auditorium laughed loudly when they saw Percy's embarrassed appearance, with the Weasley brothers laughing the loudest among them.

Percy's face almost turned the same color as his hair amidst everyone's laughter. He had never been insulted like this before.

Professor McGonagall's face was also ugly. She had always been a face-conscious person, and with a single wave of her wand, all the moisture on Percy's body disappeared. Seeing that Percy was still frozen on the spot, looking at a loss, she yelled in a very low voice: "Why don't you get back to your seat quickly! Don't you think you've been embarrassed enough today?"

Hearing this, Percy hurried to the Gryffindor table as if he had been granted amnesty. I don't know if I tripped or almost fell down, which made the students in the auditorium burst into laughter again.