In the dormitory, Alan and Eddie were talking about a wizard who has been in the limelight recently - Gilderoy Lockhart. He has published many books about dark magical creatures in the past two years and is very popular among everyone.
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Of course, Lockhart's biggest selling point is his handsome appearance.
But in all fairness to Joel, Lockhart is not as handsome as him.
Joel slipped into the bathroom, took out his grapevine wand, and nodded his head in a self-taught way, "Disillusio charm."
A chill poured down from the top of his head, like a basin of cold water. Goosebumps appeared all over Joel's body and he shivered.
He looked at the mirror in the bathroom. In the mirror, there were only the shower, toilet and toiletries behind him, but he couldn't see himself.
Joel moved his body quickly and began to jump left and right, while focusing on the mirror.
Sure enough, when you move, you can still see a similar transparent object moving in the mirror, but as long as you stop moving, your body will naturally integrate with the surrounding environment.
chameleon.
This was Joel's first reaction. Like this animal, the Disguise Curse can also change the color of the body surface as the environment changes.
Joel practiced it three or four times in the bathroom to make sure it was all right before returning to bed.
Allen and Eddie went to have dinner together, but Joel excused himself because of his abdominal pain and stayed in the empty dormitory to sort things out.
He stuffed some candies from Honeydukes Candy Shop and his remaining 60 gold Galleons into his backpack, and then he also stuffed the "Indestructible Hammer" in just in case.
Now the backpack became a lot heavier. Joel picked it up and felt that the weight was moderate, so he zipped the zipper securely.
Joel came to the auditorium on Saturday night and saw Professor White sitting on the teacher's bench, stuffing a mouthful of food into his mouth from time to time, but his mind was obviously not focused on it, and his eyes were distracted.
Joel kept his eyes on Professor White. This behavior was not unusual. As long as Professor White came to the auditorium to dine, many male students would keep their eyes on Professor White's beautiful cheeks.
Eddie was even more affectionate. In this regard, Western children are indeed much more mature than Easterners.
"Alan!" Joel called.
"What's wrong?" Allen raised his head.
"I won't go back to sleep tonight, just lock the dormitory door."
"You are going..." Allen wanted to ask him why, but felt it was too abrupt, "I understand."
Professor White was obviously not in the mood to eat, and after barely taking two bites, he stood up and left the table.
Joel randomly stuffed two pieces of apple pie into his mouth and left quietly.
He did not follow Professor White, but went to Ravenclaw Tower, picked up his backpack, walked around the Black Lake first, and waited at the exit of Hogwarts.
A high iron fence tightly surrounds Hogwarts. There is only one gate left for entry and exit. There is a copper lock on the gate. It has the ability to ban magic and cannot be opened by the unlocking spell. The key is in Hogwarts.
In the hands of Watts Administrator Filch.
Joel tapped his head with his wand, "Disillusio charm."
The body and the backpack were hidden in the weeds next to the fence, and the place returned to peace.
A quarter of an hour later, as night fell, Professor Claire White walked over with Filch holding a lamp and holding the precious cat.
The grass beside the gate is rustling.
"Mr. Filch, I'd better be back on Monday morning, and I'll ask you to open the door then." Professor White said with a slight apology in his tone, carrying the wooden box.
Filch shook his head, "It's nothing, Miss White."
Filch, who always had the expression "The whole world owes me Galleons", rarely grinned, revealing his two crooked front teeth.
Professor White watched him stoop forward, put down the lantern in his left hand, took out a bunch of keys from his waist and unlocked the door.
"See you on Monday, Mr. Filch." Professor White chuckled. The lower door frame of the door was a bit high. Her right leg was a little weak when she stepped over and landed on the ground. Her body dwarfed, and she stood upright only after her left foot also passed the door frame.
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Joel, who was huddled in the grass next to the gate, saw Professor White go out, held his breath, and walked out with his bag on his back.
Using the Disillusionment Curse and the growing darkness, Filch didn't notice Joel passing by him.
But Mrs. Norris seemed to feel something. She turned her head in Filch's arms, looked at Joel's position and called out softly.
This frightened Joel so much that Filch glanced around with a somewhat suspicious look. There was nothing but darkness.
Joel took advantage of Filch's gaze to shift and quickly slipped out. At this time, Professor White had already walked some distance away. Filch shook his head in confusion, locked the door lock, put away the key, and picked up the key on the ground.
The lamp turned and left.
Joel let out a sullen breath, knowing that Mrs. Norris found him through the smell. Fortunately, the cat couldn't speak, so he could slip out from Filch's fingers.
He took a breath and quickly followed Professor White's pace.
After walking downhill for a while, Joel noticed that Professor White seemed to have some inconvenience in his right leg. Every time his right foot landed, he would lightly touch it and put his center of gravity on his left foot. This made his walking posture very awkward.
Injured?
Joel frowned.
He was glad that Professor White had no intention of apparating away. She went down the hillside and passed the stop of the Hogwarts train. There was a village not far ahead, and the village was brightly lit at night.
There is no hint of warmth in it.
It's Hogsmeade.
In the village of Hogsmeade, there are not only Honeydukes Candy Shop and other shops, but also wizard residences. Professor White carried the wooden box through the main road of the village, came to a two-story building in a remote part of the village, and took it from his pocket.
He took out the key and opened the door, then strode in.
The door was tightly closed. In order to prevent Professor White from discovering that he had been following her seven or eight meters behind her, Joel had no time to go in at this time. He could only put his ears on the door and try to listen to the movement in the room.
The soundproofing effect of the wooden door was not good, and Joel could clearly hear a person's heavy coughing. That sound was obviously not made by Professor White.
Joel carefully moved his position, wanting to move to the window to see clearly what was going on in the room.
This was when a man's voice suddenly came from the room, and Joel hurriedly stopped and held his breath.
It was a language that Joel couldn't understand. It was Spanish, Portuguese, German, French...
The man said a few words and immediately started coughing violently. Joel was worried that he would die from coughing. Then he heard Professor White's voice.
There was actually a bit of trembling in the voice, probably caused by emotional fluctuations.
She also used that kind of language, which made Joel a little irritated. He couldn't get any valuable information from the conversation.