Raven's Claw at Hogwarts

Chapter 68 The Unlucky Percy

Following the order from the chairwoman of the female student union, the carriage that Mike and the others were riding in was silently dragged up by two thestrals.

After a period of run-up, the two thestrals spread their bat-like wings, flapped twice, and flew up with the carriage.

Thestrals are indeed extremely excellent mounts for magical creatures. Not only does the entire take-off process flow like clouds and flowing water, but it also flies very fast.

Mike felt that it was definitely not the pair of wings that these thestrals could fly, but another special force, because when these thestrals spread their wings, he saw with his own eyes that there were many holes in their wings, the largest even With the size of 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 Britain is cold, and the evening wind brought a slight chill to his body. After shaking his body twice, Mike stopped looking at the two Thestrals, and got back into the carriage again.

In the carriage, Franklin was teasing the laughing owl Afu above his head. Due to the nocturnal characteristics of owls, the little guy was very excited, and his big eyes were curiously looking at the decorations in the carriage.

"It seems that your condition is not bad." Mike sat next to Franklin and said to him.

"I've said it a long time ago, it's nothing serious." Franklin waved his hand and said, "It's an old problem. I get a headache when I think about my parents, but as long as I don't think about it, I'm fine."

"Let's go to Madam Pomfrey's to have a look. It's best if nothing happens, and we can find out in advance if something happens."

Franklin originally wanted to say something, but when he saw Mike's sincere eyes, he didn't say the words that reached his throat after all. He only felt his nose sore, so he nodded and stopped talking.

The Thestrals were flying very fast, and within a short while they were sent to the hunting grounds of Hogwarts, where Professor Kettleburn was already waiting.

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

Professor Kettleburn was very surprised that the three of them had arrived at Hogwarts ahead of schedule. After learning what happened, he hurriedly notified Mrs. Pomfrey and asked her to send Franklin to the infirmary.

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

Professor Kettleburn did not leave, the Thestral carriages carrying senior students were landing one after another, and he had to pick them up here.

"You don't have to worry, Pomfrey is definitely the most skilled therapist I've ever seen, even the attending physician at St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Injuries is not as good as her." Professor Kettleburn threw two pieces of fresh meat After giving the two thestrals, seeing Mike and Penello looking very worried, he comforted him, "So don't worry, your friends will be safe and sound, you should hurry to the auditorium."

Mike and Penello had to leave after hearing the words.

Tonight's auditorium was magnificently decorated. When the two of them came to the auditorium, some students had already sat down on the four long tables representing the four colleges.

Professor Flitwick was sitting on the teacher-only seat on the high platform chatting with other classrooms. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Mike and Penello walking into the classroom, and hurriedly stood up from the high padded seat and looked towards the two. people waving.He almost fell off his seat due to too much movement, but fortunately Snape cast a levitating spell at the side.

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 table in Ravenclaw, and it didn't take long for Professor Kettleburn to bring the senior team to the auditorium.

The atmosphere in the entire auditorium instantly became active. The seats next to Mike and Penello were full of people, and everyone was talking about what they had seen and heard during the holiday, expressing the joy of seeing their friends again.

Dumbledore on the stage looked at the messy appearance of the little wizards below with a smile, and didn't stop them, as if he saw 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 bear the noise, rushed into the auditorium, put his wand against his throat, and released a loud curse: "Quiet me! The new students will arrive soon, all of them I'll sit down obediently! You don't want to..."

However, before she finished speaking, the door was opened again, and a wet red-haired boy walked in from the door, it was Percy.

Percy felt like he was going to be out of luck tonight.Those damned brats were simply demons from hell, which made him physically and mentally exhausted. If he hadn't wanted to create a good image of his confidant big brother, Percy swore that he would definitely let them know why the flowers were so popular.

The shoulder was still aching, and that damned Hagrid almost broke himself with a slap.

However, this was not the worst luck tonight. When Percy arranged many little wizards and came to the open space where the Thestral carriages were parked, he found that there was no Thestral carriages. There was only one left by the male and female student council chairmen on 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 the boat with the freshmen.

Percy didn't complain, and turned his head 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 really have to walk to Hogwarts.

Fortunately, Percy caught up with the boat.Unfortunately, since the seats in the boat were fixed, he could only squeeze in the same boat as Hagrid.

The result was naturally conceivable, Hagrid's boat was already struggling to carry Hagrid's weight alone, and with the addition of Percy's weight, the poor boat capsized without a doubt.Fortunately, there is an octopus and sea monster in the Black Lake that Hogwarts raised specially to prevent the little wizard 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 distressed appearance, and the Weasley brothers laughed the loudest among them.

Percy's face almost became the same color as his hair under the laughter of the crowd, and he had never been insulted like this before.

Professor McGonagall's expression was also ugly. She was always a face-saving person, and with a wave of the wand in her hand, all the moisture on Percy's body disappeared.Seeing that Percy was still frozen in place with a look of bewilderment, she shouted in a very low voice: "Go back to your own seat! Don't you think you've lost face enough today?"

Hearing that Percy was pardoned, he hurried to the long table in Gryffindor.I don't know if I was tripped by someone halfway, and I almost fell down, which made the students in the auditorium laugh again.

(End of this chapter)