After grabbing the bird and snake, Rove looked at the devastated owlhouse and prepared to flee the scene of the eucalyptus discovery.
But before he could retreat with Luna, Ginny and Colin, he was caught red-handed by Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall.
Even the owl shed collapsed. Anyone who was not deaf or blind would have been alerted by such a big movement.
Dumbledore took the bottle from Rolf's hand, his eyes shot down from his long aquiline nose, and he stared at the bird snake intently.
Professor McGonagall's lips turned pale. She grabbed her clothes with her hands and gasped for air. She didn't know whether she was angry or just glad that nothing happened to the student.
She waited for a long time, then finally pursed her lips and said in a trembling voice:
"Mr. Scamander, I know that you are very powerful, know a lot of things, and have learned a lot of ways to deal with magical creatures from Newt... But if you encounter this kind of thing again in the future, please inform the professor and let us handle it."
"Don't always act alone, it's very dangerous!"
"I understand, I'm sorry, Professor McGonagall." Rolf looked remorseful, and he promised: "This is the last million times I have violated school rules."
Professor McGonagall's expression suddenly softened a lot, and she looked at Ginny and the others again.
"And you three, you're only in first grade and you're following Scamander around, right?!"
"Professor, we caught the mysterious animal that attacked the students!" Ginny opened her mouth to defend: "It's not nonsense."
She feels a little aggrieved. Even if she is not given any extra points, she still needs to be criticized?
Rolf tried not to laugh out loud. He was still too young. If it were Shirley and Hermione, not even Neville would open his mouth to defend himself.
Don't be stubborn at this time, otherwise Professor McGonagall will let you know... what is the iron fist of justice!
Sure enough, Professor McGonagall immediately turned solemn and said sternly:
"This is not a reason for you to take risks. I am very angry. Three first-year students went to catch birds and snakes! I have never heard of such a thing before!
It’s even more outrageous than last year’s Halloween when a few students went to fight the troll!”
Speaking of this, Professor McGonagall suddenly remembered that Rolf seemed to be involved in the troll incident... Why is it that you are always there!
"You, Miss Weiss, the role models you should learn from are your brothers Bill and Percy, not George, Fred and Ron!" Professor McGonagall said coldly:
"And Mr. Creevey, no matter what, if you take photos of birds and snakes, they should be sent to me first, not to Mr. Scamander. I am your dean, not him!
Both you and Miss Weasley are going to be put in solitary confinement!
"
"As for you, Miss Lovegood, I will tell Professor Flitwick about this and let him deal with you."
Luo Fu stood aside, watching his nose and heart, absolutely silent, and even looked remorseful, so as not to get into trouble.
Sure enough, Professor McGonagall finally ignored Rolf, who had an "extremely sincere attitude", and only punished Ginny and the three of them... which made him almost laugh out loud.
After everyone left, only Rolf and Dumbledore remained in the owl loft.
Dumbledore raised his wand, waved it gently and said, "Recover as before."
The owl shed that was destroyed by Rolf and the Birdsnake was restored to its original appearance in an instant. Except for the absence of the Birdsnake, the entire shed was exactly the same as it was when Rolf came here...exactly!
Witnessing such a magic spell with his own eyes, Rolf was also amazed. Not only was Dumbledore so skillful, but also...
The vines that he had used magic to grow shrank back.
He was very sure that a normal wizard's "restoration as before" would never be able to achieve this effect...it could only be due to the Elder Wand.
After all, it has the magical power to restore even broken wands!
Rolf quickly told the principal that he had discovered Lockhart smuggling birds and snakes... Of course, he did not hide the behavior of sneaking into Lockhart's office.
"I understand." Dumbledore nodded calmly: "I will tell Minister Fudge about this.
At the end of this semester, no matter what... our Professor Lockhart will have to pay for what he has done."
Luo Fu nodded lightly and said, "Then I'll go back first, Professor."
"Rolf, take this back with you, you worked so hard to catch it." Dumbledore turned around and threw the bottle containing the bird and snake to the young man. The old man winked and said:
"By the way, don't let Professor McGonagall see it, she wants me to confiscate it..."
Rolf grinned and said, "I know!"
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The sudden collapse of the owl shed was witnessed by many students... This incident spread throughout Hogwarts in the shortest possible time.
Everyone was discussing this bizarre incident, and many students immediately went to the owl shed to see what was going on.
But the strange thing is that when everyone got there, they discovered that the birdhouse was intact!
One student may be dazzled, but it is impossible for all students to be dazzled... This is simply a supernatural incident in the owl shed!
However, the popularity of this matter did not last for two days before it was covered by another breaking news:
The mysterious animal involved in the trophy room attack was caught, and it was a bird and a snake!
Professor Dumbledore confirmed the incident at the dinner and praised Rolf and the others, but at the same time warned the young wizards that they should notify the professor first when in danger and not act without authorization.
The students were very concerned about the issue of birds and snakes, and gathered around Luo Fu and the others every day, trying to get information.
Fortunately for Rove, he was always surrounded by students wherever he went, so there was no pressure at all, but this was the first time for Luna, Ginny and Colin to experience this kind of thing.
Everyone, please go and try it soon.]
All three of them tacitly chose to keep their mouths shut.
Ginny, in particular, is not like Ron, who would add insult to injury when encountering something and deliberately attract everyone's attention.
However, although they were recognized as heroes by the students, the three of them had to clean up the bird droppings on the floor of the owl loft as this... punishment.
Fortunately, Rolf paid double the reward, which gave Ginny some comfort.
Professor Lockhart once again demonstrated his superb acting skills. He obviously lost the bird and snake, but he claimed that it was lost by the attacker who opened the secret room.
Let’s throw the pot away first!
Professor Lockhart was still in class, telling the students without blushing or heartbeat:
"I don't think there will be any more trouble. The secret room will never be opened again this time. The bird and snake have been caught, and the criminal has no tools. He will definitely not dare to show up again!"
When Hannah raised her hand and asked Lockhart what if the attack happened again, he said calmly:
"It doesn't matter, I will take action!"
With the protection of the house elf Sasia, Lockhart was extremely confident.
He also believed that the students were frightened and it was time to boost their morale.
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(Thanks to "Ji Ai Wa Lang Shui" and QQ reading user "Book Friends" for their tips)