citrus hogwarts

She didn't see Dumbledore here, but she knew that the old man must be watching her from an invisible corner.

Since he wanted to observe, she should show herself generously.

Quickly walking under the magnificent bird, Kate stretched her neck and watched curiously.

"The body shape is similar to that of a swan, the same body is fiery red, and the tail feathers are golden... Are you the phoenix that the teacher said?"

The Phoenix in front of him tilted his head, still standing on the perch and looking at her.

Kate couldn't help scratching her neck, and looked at the portraits of the headmaster who was still sleeping soundly on the wall behind her in a daze.

Is Fox a male or a female?

This doesn't seem to be mentioned in the original book.

She pursed her lips in confusion, thought for a while, and then whispered: "System, turn on the buff."

[The animal favorability buff has been turned on. 】

[Current Animal Favorability Level: Level 10]

As soon as the electronic female voice in her head fell, Fox, who was still a little indifferent to her, suddenly flapped his wings and swooped down towards her.

Kate was startled, shrank her body, and consciously blocked herself with her arms.

As she expected, Fox really stood on her arm buoyantly, staring at her closely with his dark eyes.

"Uh, hello, Phoenix."

Kate heard her heart start beating violently, she stretched out her hand tremblingly, before touching the gorgeous feather, Fox stretched out his head and rubbed it.

Soft, fluffy, warm, alive.

People in the Celestial Dynasty in the previous life did not know about phoenixes. It can be said that everyone has an inexplicable plot for the legendary phoenix.

And now, there is a living phoenix standing on her arm, accepting her caress intimately.

That's great, if it was in her previous life, she would definitely be able to take it out and brag about it.

Although there is a high probability that it will be regarded as a daydream...

Her heart was about to jump out, and Kate's hands were shaking.

On the contrary, Fox noticed her strangeness, a trace of human confusion appeared in his deep eyes, and he took the initiative to rub his head against her chest.

Kate:! ! !

Big Firebird, you are taking advantage of my old lady!

Almost about to throw this guy out, Kate suddenly remembered what the system had reminded her before.

It seems that after the buff is turned on, the animals will automatically understand her favorability as a parent-child relationship.

So... Does this guy treat her as a mother, or as a child?

Oh leak!

Kate began to push its head out hard, and whispered to it: "Calm down! You calm down, and I also calm down..."

Don't push my chest, and I promise not to throw you out.

I don't know if this sentence made someone laugh, Dumbledore quietly appeared in the room.

Fox, who was still pushing Kate's chest, suddenly lifted his head, let out a long cry, and flew over Kate's arm.

It just landed on Dumbledore's shoulder.

Kate turned her head, and her heart tightened slightly when she saw the familiar white beard.

But soon, she adjusted her expression and stood there timidly, "Good evening, Mr. Principal."

"Good evening, Kate." There was still a slight smile on Dumbledore's face covered by his gray beard.

Maybe I had a lot of fun watching the play just now.

Chapter 26 What is Acting School?

I knew you, a bad old man, was watching her jokes!

Kate slandered in her heart, but her eyes stayed on Dumbledore's face for a while like a real child, and then moved to Fox again.

Compared with the old man, she must like the Big Firebird more!

"It's called Fawkes," Dumbledore took the initiative to introduce, noticing the look in her eyes, "As you can see, it's a phoenix."

Kate stared at Fox enviously, "I really envy you, Mr. Principal, you can actually have such a legendary magical animal."

She hadn't seen it at Newt's.

"The phoenix is ​​indeed a rare magical animal, but what surprised me even more is that Fox likes you so much."

Dumbledore smiled, and let Fawkes fly, and as expected, it landed in Kate's arms again.

And still begging for hugs and kisses.

"This..." Kate struggled to pull it, "The teacher said before that I seem to be more popular with magical animals by nature."

"That's why Newt took you to the baby dragon breeding place, and asked you to track down the lost baby dragon cub with him." Dumbledore raised his eyebrows.

Thinking of what happened that day, Kate couldn't help shivering.

The Hungarian Horntail that she subdued afterwards did listen to her very well, but at the moment it pounced on her, she still felt the fear that death was close at hand.

"Your complexion looks bad, eat some sweets." Dumbledore waved his wand, and a pile of snacks appeared on the table.

I don't know if there is a small snack warehouse in his principal's office.

Kate struggled to send Fox back to the perch before she walked to the table pale and grabbed a chocolate candy and stuffed it into her mouth.

"Mr. Principal, actually I—"

"Son, just call me Professor."

She paused for a moment and changed her words: "Professor, I was too confident at the time, and thought that after studying with the teacher for a year, nothing would happen."

"You don't look like someone who would be blindly confident." Dumbledore restrained his smile slightly, and looked at her seriously.

Kate's heart skipped a beat, she lowered her head in frustration, her thin fingers tugged at each other.

"I...I just want to let the teacher know that I can go out of the teacher and come to school to study with other peers."

"The teacher cared about me very much. Before leaving, he even asked me if I wanted to go to Hogwarts. If not, he could keep me."

"I didn't know how to answer him at that time, but later I wanted to use this opportunity to prove myself so that he wouldn't have to worry about me anymore."

"But, I seem to have screwed up."

As she spoke, Kate's voice began to weaken, and finally there was a faint sob.

Crying has always been a cub's privilege, especially a cub like Kate whose charm value is as high as 40 points.

Under her deliberate control, when she cried, it was pear blossoms with rain, and I felt pity for it.

Although Dumbledore is an old man, he is still the principal after all, and he cherishes every child.

She raised her head quietly, and saw that Dumbledore was still unmoved, but he didn't panic, but asked him instead:

"Professor, the teacher said that my body needs to be checked every month, and I have also drank many bottles of those bitter potions..."

"Is it... I shouldn't come to Hogwarts, and I shouldn't be close to those classmates?"

She is not smart enough, nor does she have the strength to crush everything.The only thing that can be used as a weapon is your own age.

Seeing her disagreement and crying, Dumbledore's face was slightly moved, and he walked over and took the initiative to pull her to sit down.

"I understand how you feel, Kate. It was Miss Wilson who attacked you last night, didn't she?"

Kate nodded with tears in her eyes.

A child who was already sensitive in his heart came to a strange environment with other worries, surrounded by strange students.

After finally being able to suppress the anxiety in her heart, she was assigned to a different house from the Miss Granger who came with her.

Then on the first night of the branch, he was attacked by his peers.

Under such circumstances, she did not retaliate against the other party, but chose to report to the dean.

Although when reporting, there will be some exaggeration——

Dumbledore looked at Kate with red eyes, and sighed softly inwardly.

He seemed to be asking too much of the kid.

Under the influence of such an anxious heart, it is not too much for her to regard this behavior as campus violence and hope that the professor can severely punish it.

Before Kate entered the school, Newt had written with him.

In a relaxed environment surrounded by magical animals, Kate can actually show her childish side.

She can also be lively, and she can cook quietly when she is hungry in the middle of the night.

Now she is as restrained as she was a year ago, it's all because she hasn't adapted to the environment yet.

"Professor Snape has already punished her, Kate, you don't have to worry about someone looking at you in a strange light. At Hogwarts, all little wizards are the same."

He comforted her in a warm voice, and looked at her gently with blue eyes: "Kate, you don't have to be so anxious in the future, it doesn't matter if you let go a little bit."

"Let it go?" Kate blinked. "Can I make friends here, too?"

"Of course, apart from studying, Hogwarts also advocates harmonious coexistence among young wizards. Here, as long as you want, you can gain lifelong friends."

Kate still hesitated: "But my body...I'm afraid I will hurt them."

"Don't you have to go to the school doctor's office for a physical examination every month? As long as it is as usual, how can you hurt your companions?"

Thank you, old Dengtou.

Now she can finally let go and "make friends" in Slytherin.

Kate raised her hand to wipe away the tears that were about to fall, then sniffed lightly, jumped off the stool and bowed to him.

"I will try my best to do what you want, Professor."

Dumbledore was helpless, the child still didn't seem to understand what he meant by "let go".

Forget it, take your time later.

"Professor..." After taking a few steps outside, Kate suddenly stopped and looked back at him with some embarrassment.

Dumbledore still looked kindly: "What's wrong?"

"It's almost curfew time, I'm afraid of the dark..." Kate lowered her eyes pitifully.

She has always been able to stick to her personality to the end.

"Let it accompany you back."

With a wave of Dumbledore's hand, Fox couldn't wait to fly to Kate's shoulder, and rubbed her head affectionately.

Watching the silver ball disappear into the office, Dumbledore habitually fed himself a candy.

Now it seems that Kate, who has hidden magic power, only needs limited attention from Severus.

He could have his hands free to train Harry.

Chapter 27 Potions

Walking out of the principal's office, Fox beside her has been standing on Kate's shoulder, rubbing her head non-stop.

It was as if he really treated her as his own daughter.

After symbolically blocking it a few times, Kate let it go.

Anyway, the phoenix, like the ball-dun bird, can disappear and reappear at will, and when it gets annoyed, it will know to go back.

In fact, Kate knew that Dumbledore would definitely find her during the first week of school.

It's just that Wilson's provocation and her counterattack last night forced Dumbledore to advance the time a little bit.

Because of this magical power, in Dumbledore's eyes, she has always been a potential obscurity.