The Admiral of Hogwarts

Watching Filch storm off angrily down the corridor. Several students present were curious about who Filch had caught this time.

Since the direction Filch left in was conveniently on the way back to Ravenclaw Tower, at Veneto's suggestion, Hugo and his friends decided to follow and watch the fun.

Following Filch, who wore a look of morbid excitement, they turned a corner and arrived at a corridor leading to the Grand Staircase near the castle entrance.

Two Gryffindor Quidditch players, covered in mud, were standing there, trying to wave away Mrs. Norris, who was meowing at them.

After a bit of effort, Hugo and his friends recognized the two people standing there as the Weasley twins. They were covered in mud, even their faces had streaks of it, making it difficult to identify them at first.

Apparently, the Weasley twins had fallen into a mud pit during practice. Or perhaps they had deliberately fallen in to avoid training.

It seemed that only such a situation could get Captain Wood to send them back to the castle, as they were in no condition to continue training with at least two pounds of mud on them.

Although wizards have a spell similar to 'Scourgify' to clean themselves, it's a very standard spell that's easy to learn but difficult to master.

That is, a first or second-year student can cast the spell after a simple lesson. However, precisely removing dirt without also removing the dyes from clothing isn't something everyone can do.

After all, the precision of the spellcasting is very important to use this spell well. And for students whose magic is growing rapidly, and whose bodies and magic are changing rapidly, such fine magical manipulation is difficult to achieve.

This is why the Weasley twins needed to return to the castle to change clothes, but in doing so, they inevitably left a trail of muddy footprints and splatters on the floor. As a result, they were discovered by Mrs. Norris, who was patrolling the area, shortly after entering the castle.

Seeing Filch arrive, Mrs. Norris, who had been jumping around to avoid the mud splattered by the twins, immediately ran to Filch's side and meowed. Filch, as if understanding the cat's meows, glared at the Weasley twins.

"Filth!" he shouted, pointing with his broom at the mud and dirty water dripping from the Weasley twins' Quidditch robes, his eyes bulging frighteningly, the flesh on his double chin trembling. "Filth everywhere, a complete mess! I've had enough! You two, come with me!"

"Alright, Mr. Filch, I don't think the Weasley twins did it on purpose, so there's no need for extra punishment." Just as the Weasley twins were about to leave with Filch, Qi Ye, who had just finished helping Professor McGonagall write lesson plans and came out for a stroll, saw this scene and advised.

Because Qi Ye had helped Filch with a few tasks during her daily patrols recently, and because her current identity was a faculty member rather than a caretaker, Filch released the Weasley twins' arms after she spoke, and then looked at her and said.

"I've been terribly busy these past few days, hissing slugs… frog brains… rat intestines… there are so many things defiling the castle, and every time I encounter such a thing, I have to spend several minutes or even hours cleaning it up."

It seemed that these kinds of things were indeed bothering Filch quite a bit, so much so that he said it in front of so many people. "So I think I should catch a few typical examples and punish them severely, which should reduce the occurrence of such things."

"Alright, Mr. Filch, I understand your thoughts and have no intention of interfering with your authority. But I think we should distinguish whether these kinds of things are intentional or unintentional, and then give corresponding treatment."

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Saying that, Qi Ye turned her head and looked at the Weasley twins and said. "You haven't done nothing wrong either. I think it shouldn't be too difficult to cast Scourgify on the stone floor, right?"

"Of course, no problem." Seeing Qi Ye defend them, the Weasley twins immediately said in unison, and then took out their wands and began to clean up the surrounding stains.

After Filch supervised the Weasley brothers cleaning up various stains and leaving, Qi Ye also said hello to Hugo and his friends before leaving.

Since discovering that Qi Ye had come to the school to teach, Hugo and his friends met with her in her office two to three times a week on average. After all, during the previous vacation, everyone's relationship on the surface could already be said to be friends. So, it was very reasonable to take the time to meet and chat a few times a week.

Of course, everyone wasn't just getting together to chat. For example, Hermione, after discovering that Qi Ye was very willing to share her knowledge with others, would bring the difficulties she encountered in her studies to ask her for advice. And each time, she was able to get very satisfactory answers.

"Indeed, Sister Qi Ye is much more reasonable in dealing with this matter than Filch." On the way back to Ravenclaw Tower, Hermione said to Hugo and Veneto. "I really don't understand why Filch wants to punish Fred and George. It's clearly not their fault today. Cleaning up the mud that dripped on the ground would be enough."

"Filch is like this to all the little wizards, because he is a Squib." Hugo explained to Hermione in a low voice.

"He is the opposite of wizards like us who grew up in ordinary families, and is one of those who cannot cast spells but are born into wizarding families. However, unlike pure Muggles, they cannot cast magic, but they can see everything related to magic."

"This keeps their lives in pain, especially when they see those little wizards who can use magic, they will naturally have a sense of jealousy." Saying this, Hugo spread out his hands. "It's a bit pitiful, but it's a bit too much to vent the dissatisfaction in your heart on the students."

At dinner that afternoon, Hugo ate a Michelin three-star restaurant-level cream of pumpkin soup. It must be said that this kind of thick soup with a lot of cream can completely warm the whole body on such a rainy night.

With this warmth, Hugo and his friends took their schoolbags to the library, preparing to complete their weekend homework and flip through some magazines that had just been delivered to the school over the weekend. But after they sat down at the table and studied for less than 20 minutes, they suddenly saw Harry walking into the library alone.

He looked around at the entrance of the library, and then walked straight to the table where Hugo and his friends were sitting. It looked like he had something to find Hugo and his friends.

"Good evening, Harry! Is there something you need now that you're here?" Looking at Harry who was walking over in a hurry, Hugo waved and greeted him, then lowered his voice and asked softly.

After all, Mrs. Pince was patrolling the library, and Hugo didn't want to attract Mrs. Pince because his voice was too loud.