Hogwarts: Bourne Returns from Warhammer

Chapter 74 "The sun shines in the sky, and the flowers smile at me"

The Scarecrow Curse is a form of black magic.

Originally, the wizard who invented this spell just wanted to trick Muggles and turn the scarecrow into a living creature to scare the Muggle farmers.

But later, some dark wizard discovered a phenomenon:
As long as the scarecrow awakened by the spell can absorb enough human blood, its behavior will become more and more like the owner of the blood.

Moreover, there is a certain probability that a scarecrow stained with blood will actively murder humans and drain the blood of its victims.

Because they want to occupy the magpie's nest and replace the victim's human identity.

At this time, if a dark wizard casts a transformation spell on the scarecrow, they can really replace the victim perfectly in the short term.

That's what Quirrell did.

However, he used his own blood to awaken the Scarecrow's mind, and then cast a transformation spell on the latter.

I walked around the work and carefully examined every detail on "Professor Quirrell".

Quirrell nodded with satisfaction, then raised the chestnut wand in his hand.

A flame burst out from the tip of the wand, causing the scarecrow stand-in to retreat.

"Control your eyes!" Quirrell gave 'himself' a hard blow, "Remember, I am your master!"

Having been a slave for a long time, he actually now enjoys the feeling of being a 'master'.

It's just that he can't repeat what Voldemort did to him on Scarecrow, he doesn't have time now.

"Go to the corridor on the second floor of the castle and hang around at the door of the abandoned girls' bathroom. You are not allowed to come back until I call you..."

After giving the instructions to the substitute and watching it leave the office, Quirrell immediately cast a disguise spell on himself.

Immediately afterwards, after confirming that there was no ambush in the corridor on the third floor where the office was located, he quickly slipped out of the door.

Walking out of the castle and following a remote path, Quirrell quickly ran into the Forbidden Forest where the trees grew lush and green.

And when he got far enough into the Forbidden Forest, he immediately took out the 'Sweep Three Stars' that he had treasured for many years. This was the game broomstick given to him by his family when he was selected for the Ravenclaw Quidditch team.

Unfortunately, he later discovered that no matter how good the broomstick was, it could not save Ravenclaw's overly stable Quidditch ranking.

"Fortunately, I am a nostalgic person and have kept this broom." Sitting on the broom and taking off from Wuhu, Quirrell secretly rejoiced, "Otherwise, going dozens of miles deep into the Forbidden Forest, it would be really difficult to go there on the same day. Come back."

Sitting steadily on the broom, feeling the breeze blowing on his face, he not only felt much more relaxed, but even had an illusion.

"Sure enough, if you get rid of that bastard Peeves, won't luck come to you?"

Hey hey! ——
Today is the day for Gryffindor Quidditch training, or in other words, Wood will conduct special training whenever he has time every day.

Having just participated in an activity of the Transfiguration Club, Bourne was still walking in the corridor while reminiscing about the difference between Transfiguration and Alchemy and how to use them together. When he was there, the elusive twins came to find him.

The two surrounded him from left to right, holding Bourne's arms, almost making him walk out of the castle with his feet off the ground.

"Wood went crazy and gave us both death orders."

"You must complete the entire training today, and you cannot be late or leave early."

"Quidditch season has begun, and we have to defend Gryffindor's honor."

"You take that 'triple-speed' bat and hit people... well, the task of hitting Bludgers must be mainly up to you."

The two brothers exchanged words with each other, from "college honors" to "flattering", they chatted with Bourne all the way.

There was only one theme of their speech: Boy, don't think about running away today, don't think about learning to play ball!
What can Bourne say?

The team's captain Wood, despite the pressure of the OWLs exam, still insisted on taking the lead in organizing team training, so much so that his hairline issued an early warning when he was only in fifth grade; George had been undergoing acupuncture and detoxification treatment recently, but he still insisted on following. Come to the stadium - even if you can't play, you still have to sit on the bench and participate in training...

"OK, OK, I can play the whole game today and go to the library in the evening. But, I have a question. We are not in the castle, what should we do with Professor Quirrell?"

Fred patted his chest and assured: "Don't worry, we have made an agreement with Peeves, and he will also 'play the whole game'."

George nodded: "Peeves also boasted that he could exert his own power without us following him, and he would try to reveal Professor Quirrell's true face today."

"Blow out?"

Bourne had a bad feeling.

However, the two brothers had already carried him onto the Quidditch pitch, and they could hear Wood's loud voice from more than a hundred yards away.

"Hurry up, time is tight today and the tasks are heavy. We have to practice the pincer formation!"

The three of them ran over quickly. George and Fred greeted the team members very familiarly, especially when they were with Angelina...

Well, Bourne finally knows why George insists on participating in the training camp even though he is injured. He didn't even bother to talk about him.

Angelina has a good sense for Bourne and takes good care of this little boy during training.

This is mainly because the Khan from Bourne stayed in their dormitory overnight.

Khan, who can imitate people's speech, is said to have learned a song from the girls who couldn't put it down——

"The sun is shining in the sky, and the flowers are smiling at me. The bird says, early, early, early..."
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quack quack!
Peeves laughed wildly in his heart, as if he had transformed into the "duck" devil (duck is homophonic to dark).

For today's solo hunting trip, he put on a tweed hunting suit that he "picked up" many years ago, and also put on a deer hunting hat.

At this time, standing next to him was a female ghost with straight and long hair and thick glasses.

She is the ghost who lives in the abandoned women's bathroom on the second floor, Moaning Myrtle.

"Good girl, do as I say." Peeves said with a smile: "I promise, I will share the location of the secret bathrooms of the prefects of each college with you soon."

After receiving the assurance, Moaning Myrtle showed a satisfied expression on her face.

Recently, there have been uninvited guests in her "home" - the sneaky Professor Quirrell - who spends half the day muttering in front of the sink in the bathroom at noon every day.

Weird and scary.

And more importantly, Professor Quirrell was not handsome at all, which made it difficult for Myrtle to welcome him.

"How confident are you that if you scare him once, the professor won't dare to come again?" Myrtle asked in a sharp voice.

"Hmph!" Peeves pouted, "Uncle Peeves is here to take action. You don't have to be afraid. Just do it!"

After saying this, he swirled and disappeared into the deserted corridor like a deflated balloon.

"I believe you ghost!"

Myrtle murmured under her breath.

However, when she thought that she could hang out in the prefects' bathrooms of each college in the future, she felt that enduring Peeves once was nothing.

"Go and ambush quickly, people are coming!"

Peeves' voice suddenly sounded in the ears of Myrtle, who was covering her face with a silly smile, startling her.

Cursing, Myrtle hurriedly floated into the bathroom, hid in the toilet in her usual stall, and hid in the sewer.

As she got ready, the toilet's water tank gradually filled up, and the water level in the U-shaped pipe began to gradually rise.

Two ghosts were waiting in the toilet, patiently waiting for Professor Quirrell to arrive.

Not long after, "Qi Luo" wearing purple wizard robes appeared at the corner of the stairs. "It's a bit early today." Peeves, who was hiding in hiding, calculated the time and thought in his mind: "But it's okay to come early and finish early. These days, the little wizards haven't been bothered by Peeves for a long time. The uncle has taken care of him, quack quack..."

As usual, "Quirrell" looked around cautiously before heading straight to the abandoned women's bathroom.

However, when he reached the door of the bathroom, he did not push the door open as usual, as if he were going home. Instead, he walked straight past the door and towards the end of the corridor.

Ok?
This will make Peeves useless.

But the prank trap he had laid out before did not fail because of Professor Quirrell's abnormal behavior.

More than a dozen "crouching hands" made from the palms of executed prisoners came out from under the curtains, from the ceiling hanging lamps, and from the dark alcoves, like They quickly crawled towards the target like giant spiders.

At this time, the professor had just arrived at the end of the corridor, and the moment he turned his head, he was met by an ambush hand.

It was as if he had no fear.

Even though some hands crawled up his trousers to add drama to himself, he still walked as usual when he took a step.

Looking at the trousers that were constantly squirming, and then looking at "Quirrell" with a normal expression, even Peeves swallowed secretly.

"Hiss..."

Peeves gasped.

He strongly suspected that the professor had been hindered by Voldemort's curse on Defense Against the Dark Arts - otherwise, who in the right mind would sleepwalk in broad daylight?
And just when Peeves was about to call off the Hand of Ambush, those old prank props went crazy because they failed to scare the target.

In Peeves' design, they originally came up with other things later, but at this time they all changed their minds.

They turned their palms over and either revealed one thick firecracker after another, or they took out the matchbox they had been holding in their palms...

"do not want!"

His original design was like this:

1. Professor Quirrell walked into the washroom and let Myrtle startle him, attracting the professor's attention but leaving him too late to pull out his wand.

2. Fu Xing's hand was launched. Before Professor Quirrell had time to react, he raised and lowered his hand while stuffing his garlic turban with firecrackers.

3. The "savior" Peeves appeared and loudly reminded Professor Quirrell to put out the fire with water and asked him to stick his head into the bathroom sink.

4. He drew the little wizards over by shouting and making a scene, showing them the disheveled professor in the girls' washroom.

In order to better reflect the tension of the plot and further enhance the mood of the characters, Peeves spent a lot of money on "conquering the Tao".

Not only did he use Fuxing's hand, which could be sold as an antique in Knockturn Alley, to act as an "extra performer"; he also took out the gunpowder for his only Napoleon cannon and carefully crafted a batch of powerful [True· Big firecracker].

As I have said many times before, wizards are generally more intuitive than Muggles. The more powerful a wizard is, the keener their intuition is.

Being able to become a professor at Hogwarts (and Peeves was very sure that this kid had tricked him), Peeves recognized his strength.

Therefore, he felt that Quirrell must be able to feel the power of those firecrackers on his body.

In shock, and because of the suddenness of the incident, the professor would most likely do what Peeves roared and "jump into the sink".

Everything seemed so logical.

However, the first thing Peeves never expected was that today Quirrell was wandering around the corridors as if sleepwalking.

The second thing I didn't expect was that those ambushes would suddenly go crazy and act without permission without obeying orders.

(As a prank prop that crosses the line, the Haunting Hand can actually be regarded as a black magic item. Once it sticks to human blood, there is a high chance of going crazy.)
More than a dozen paying hands acted together. Not only did they light the firecrackers and throw them into "Quillo"'s pockets and turban, they also quickly grabbed his throat, covered his mouth, and tightened his grip. wrists, and one even tried to snatch his wand!

They are murdering!

"Seen a ghost!"

Peeves couldn't help but curse.

He didn't even realize that the ambush hands had indeed "seen a ghost", and that the ghost was his uncle Peeves.

"I have to think of a way! The crime of murdering the professor is too big, I can't stand it!"

Peeves began to think quickly, and in an instant, the CPU was going to smoke. But don't tell me, he really came up with an idea.

"Myrtle!" Peeves yelled at the top of his lungs as he rushed into the bathroom. "Plans have changed. Open the gate and let out the water!"

Since Quirrell can't get water in his head, let the water find his head.

"It's not like waiting for him to come in..."

Although Myrtle was confused by this voice, she still chose to obey the order due to Peeves' power.

puff-

A stream of water spurted out from the sewer of the toilet. Since this was a bathroom that had been abandoned for many years, the water that spurted out was still pure water.

It's just that the flow of water is too small.

"Not enough, not enough, show your true skills!" Peeves yelled at Myrtle, scaring the female ghost into tears.

As she cried, all the toilets in the bathroom seemed to explode, and they sprayed water from the sewer to the outside.

The abandoned bathroom seemed to have turned into a bathhouse, and Peeves immediately transformed into a waiter and ran out to attract "guests" to the bathhouse.

He showed his figure, grabbed "Quillo"'s arm, and pulled the professor towards the bathroom.

"Come with me quickly, there is a beautiful lady waiting for you here!"

Although as a special kind of ghost, Peeves has the ability to contact entities, but his strength is really limited to that.

Even if he tried to pull Quirrell, who was covered with more than a dozen lurking hands, Peeves still felt powerless.

Just when he was about to pull the professor through the door of the "Bath House", the fuses of the firecrackers stuffed into "Qui Luo" by Fu Xing's hands had just burned out.

Bang, bang, bang...

Firecrackers filled with black powder exploded one after another, and Peeves was knocked backwards into the bathroom.

The explosion produced billowing smoke, which suddenly enveloped the three-story corridors of Hogwarts Castle, making it difficult to see where one could reach out.

Myrtle screamed "Yeah", then immediately turned around and jumped into the toilet, and escaped to an unknown place with the sound of flushing water.

Peeves was choked by the smoke and kept coughing. When he finally broke out of the smoke area, he stretched out his hand and saw that he was only holding a torn piece of robe in his hand.

Peeves's heart (if he had any) suddenly changed. Gritting his teeth, he rushed into the smoke area again and fumbled around for a long time.

As a result, apart from pieces of Fu Xing's hand that had been blown to pieces, he only saw many fragments of robes that could not be pieced together into one piece of clothing.

It seemed that the professor had been blown to pieces.

What's even worse is that this violent explosion obviously shocked the entire castle, and even the warning bell on the tower that never sounded all year round rang for it.

Peeves heard the footsteps on the stairs and Professor McGonagall's signature cry: "Peeves, what the hell are you doing?"

"It's over." Peeves felt that he might be in big trouble.

(End of this chapter)