Batman's Owl Godfather

Chapter 20 Giant Squid in the Great Lakes

It was already dark.

The train slowed down amidst the mountains and woods under a deep purple sky.

Hogwarts is almost here.

Neville was no longer as nervous as before. It might be that the experience of Hermione taking him all the way to knock on doors just now made him trust this girl.

He began to join in the conversation between Hermione and Bruce.

At this time, Hermione was still talking about Harry Potter, all of which were recorded in the book, and the topic had turned to the mysterious man.

Bruce and Hermione both came from the Muggle world and had no fear of Voldemort, so they just called him by his name when they mentioned him.

Neville's expression suddenly changed: "You can't say that name!"

Bruce and Hermione turned around in confusion, only to see that Neville's face had turned red, and the flesh on his round face was trembling.

"My grandma said that the name has magical power and cannot be called by its name..."

Neville's voice was trembling and he looked like he was about to cry.

Katoom's teasing voice sounded in Bruce's ears: "Poor kid, he's scared."

Just a name has such a great deterrent power.

Bruce asked Katum in confusion: "Why is this happening? Is this some advanced spell?"

"A spell? It's not that simple."

Katum said, "This is the power of fear, the fear from the heart of man, even if it's just a name, he dare not mention it."

The power of fear.

When Bruce heard this concept for the first time, he was thoughtful.

"How did he do that? Voldemort, I mean."

Bruce was really curious about what kind of method could make a name so intimidating.

If he can do this, the chaos in Gotham will surely be curbed.

From this moment on, Bruce's interest in Voldemort began to grow wildly.

"You need to understand this on your own." Katum did not answer directly, "The situation in each world is different. You have to find a path of fear that suits Gotham."

Bruce has to figure out what kind of person he wants to be.

He wants to be the Dark Knight of Gotham, not the Dark Lord of the wizarding world.

Suddenly, while Hermione was still comforting Neville, a voice echoed in the train.

"The train will arrive at Hogwarts in five minutes. Please leave your luggage on the train and we will take you to school."

We have arrived at Hogwarts.

The train slowed down and finally stopped.

The students pushed and shoved, crowded towards the door and got off on a small, dark platform.

Bruce had already changed into his uniform and followed Hermione and the others out of the car.

A lamp was swinging above the students' heads, and a rough voice was heard.

"First years! First years come over here! Harry, come over here, how are you?"

He was a burly man, his face almost completely hidden by his long, unkempt hair and a tangled, thick beard.

He was greeting a little boy in the crowd. There was a commotion among the crowd, and they apparently recognized the boy as the legendary Harry Potter.

It was also the first time that Bruce met the youngest person in the history book. At the first sight, Bruce felt that he had the same temperament as himself.

In Katum's words, this is called orphans' sympathy.

Hey, wait?

Bruce suddenly realized when he got used to Katum's hellish jokes. Even when the other party didn't say anything, he took the initiative to imagine what Katum would say.

It's crazy.

Bruce shook his head and put these ridiculous thoughts out of his mind.

"Come on, follow me. Are there any first-year students? Watch your step. Okay! First-year students, follow me!"

Hagrid waved the lantern in his hand and led a group of students towards Hogwarts.

The path was dark on both sides and it was quiet except for Neville's occasional sniff.

"Turn this corner and you'll soon see Hogwarts for the first time."

A black lake suddenly opened up at the end of the narrow path.

On the high hillside across the lake stood a towering castle with spires everywhere and windows twinkling under the starry sky.

"No more than four people in each boat!" Hagrid shouted, pointing to a fleet of small boats moored to the shore.

Bruce, Hermione and Neville got on the same boat, which started automatically, carrying a group of young wizards towards Hogwarts Castle.

No one spoke. Everyone looked at the towering castle, thinking different things.

Only the owl Katum showed no interest. He jumped to the side of the boat, stretched his wings into the water, and let the moving boat create a series of ripples.

At this moment of complete silence, a huge black shadow suddenly swam past under the small boat, and the entire fleet was shrouded in this shadow.

A little wizard first discovered this and screamed: "What is this!!!"

The sound was so sharp that it immediately attracted everyone's attention, and the fleet was immediately thrown into chaos.

Hagrid laughed loudly, "Oh, don't panic, don't panic, this is a giant squid, it's very docile, it won't hurt you, and if someone falls into the water, it will even save you!"

After hearing these words, the little wizards finally calmed down, and each of them looked at the shadow below with curious eyes.

Is this too big?

Bruce also watched the giant squid pass by with interest, and then Katum suddenly jumped onto his shoulder and wiped the water stains on his wings with Bruce's hair.

"There's a rumor about a giant squid. Do you want to hear about it?"

If I say I don't want to, will you stop talking?

Bruce didn't answer, and Katum just started talking.

“According to unofficial historical records, the giant squid’s identity is actually unusual.

"Someone once said that Godric Gryffindor, one of the four founders of Hogwarts, is still alive. He is the giant squid in the Great Lake. He is the largest Animagus in the wizarding world and may also be the oldest.

"Every night at eleven o'clock, the giant squid will transform back into its original Gryffindor form and walk around the school grounds until the sun rises the next day."

This unofficial history is really wild.

Anyway, Bruce has read so many books about the wizarding world, and none of them mentioned this.

"Who told you that?" Bruce asked.

"JK Rowling," Katoom replied.

"Who?"

Bruce frowned. How come he had never heard of this name before? Was he from the magical world?

But Katum obviously didn't want to delve deeper into this issue. He just watched the black shadow in the lake slowly go away thoughtfully.

"If this rumor is true, it means that there is a more advanced form of transfiguration in this world."

Katoom said to Bruce, "The giant squid is not an animal, but a magical creature. Normal Animagus can only transform into animals, but this kind of Transfiguration can transform into a magical creature, even... a mythical creature."

After saying that, he patted Bruce's head again.

"Don't worry, Little Wayne, if such a transfiguration technique really exists, I will definitely teach you how to do it!"

(End of this chapter)