The Mightiest Badger at Hogwarts

"Filch?"

Link said with some surprise.

What appeared in front of him at this moment was Filch, who had left long ago.

Filch looked a little weak now.

He squatted in the corner holding the stiff Mrs. Lorris, looking half-dead.

But after hearing Link's voice, Filch trembled and instantly jumped up from the ground.

"Mr. Foley? I'm sorry, I scared you."

Filch looked very nervous. As he spoke, his free hand continued to rub his sleeve.

"Why are you here?"

Link nodded and said.

He somewhat wanted to persuade Filch to go back. The remnant spirit of Voldemort in that diary was very hostile to non-pure-blood wizards. It was actually very dangerous for a squib like Filch to wander around the castle in the middle of the night.

"Yes... that's the case. Principal Dumbledore just said something about the Mandrake. I just want to wait until they come out before asking when the potion will be ready. After all, Mrs. Lorris... Luo Mrs. Liz, she...wuwu!"

Halfway through, Filch hugged Mrs. Norris and burst into tears.

Seeing this, even though Link was still in the process of Occlumency, he still felt a little emotional.

People who have never been a cat slave will probably not understand what Filch is feeling at this moment.

This feeling of losing a beloved pet is really suffocating.

What's more, Mrs. Lorris means more than just a pet to Filch, but a true friend and even a relative, someone who will accompany him, help him with work (referring to catching students who travel at night), and will not Relatives and friends who would laugh at his status as a Squib.

Sighing, Link began to feel a little more confused.

Because at this moment, he actually had two bottles of finished mandrake resurrection potion in his hand.

This is a potion that Link specially prepared during the summer vacation considering the possibility of fighting Arkham.

However, the reserves of mandrake in the country are too low, so Link only managed to get two bottles after all his efforts. If he gives Filch one bottle now, he may encounter an emergency in the future. not enough.

Besides, Professor Sprout was already cultivating the mandrake. Strictly speaking, Filch only had to wait a little longer.

After persuading himself for a while, the pity rising in Link's heart was gradually suppressed by the coldness of Occlumency.

However, at this moment, Link gritted his teeth when he saw Filch in front of him, bowed to him with great determination and said:

"Mr. Foley, I want to apologize to you! Obviously... you are obviously a person of noble character, but I just misunderstood you! I really deserve to die!"

After saying that, Filch slapped himself.

The force was so strong that he shook himself, and his face instantly swelled.

Seeing this, Link closed his eyes in pain.

Now that Filch had caused this incident, his compassion that had been suppressed so hard was brought out again!

"Okay, okay! I get it!" Link scratched his hair impatiently, took out a small stone bottle from his pocket, stuffed it into Filch's arms and said, "Take it quickly!"

"This is?"

"I just prepared a copy of the mandrake resurrection potion you asked for!"

"This...does this really work?"

Filch said doubtfully.

Upon hearing this, Link's eyes widened and he reached out to take back the medicine bottle.

But Filch moved faster, biting open the wooden stopper with a change of hand, and poured all the potion in the bottle into Mrs. Lorris' mouth.

Then a magical scene happened.

A faint electric light was seen flowing rapidly from Mrs. Lorris's body, and then her stiff body softened again.

"Meow!~"

A weak meow came from Filch's arms. Seeing this, Filch burst into tears. He hugged Mrs. Lorris tightly and cried.

His move obviously angered Mrs. Lorris. Mrs. Lorris screamed strangely, gave him a paw with her backhand, broke away from Filch's arms, jumped to the side and licked his fur alone.

"Thank you! Thank you so much! Mr. Foley!"

After being scratched, Filch seemed to shift the target of venting his emotions to Link, and rushed towards Link with a cry.

Seeing this, Link turned sideways and hid, glanced at Mrs. Lorris with a complicated look, and then said to Filch in disgust:

"Okay, I'm not doing this just to thank you. Go back quickly. Hogwarts is not peaceful recently, so the night patrols should be stopped!"

After saying that, Link turned around and continued walking towards the lounge.

Too much happened tonight, and he needed to sort it out.

However, before he took a few steps, Filch's voice came from behind him again.

"Wait! Mr. Foley!"

Link turned around and saw Filch looking at him with a pair of red eyes and a determined look on his face.

"As a thank you! I have something to show you!"

"Oh? What is that?"

“It’s hard to explain in just a few words here, but you’ll know it when you read it.”

Hearing this, Link fell silent.

He somewhat doubted whether Filch had discovered any clues about Arkham and the mysterious man.

After all, Filch can be said to be the person who knows Hogwarts the most besides Dumbledore.

It was normal for him to discover something.

Thinking this, Link finally nodded.

"Then let's go take a look."

...

Half an hour later, Link followed Filch and Mrs. Norris to the eighth floor of Hogwarts.

This is the floor where Dumbledore and Professor Flitwick's offices are located, and not many people usually go here at all.

After all, it is too far from the auditorium.

Even Filch, who had the responsibility of cleaning the castle, rarely came here. This could be seen from the accumulation of dust in the corners of the corridor.

"Here we are."

Following Filch's hushed voice, Link also stopped.

What appeared in front of him at this moment was a tapestry depicting a brown-haired wizard and a giant monster holding a thick stick in its hand. Judging from the picture, the giant monster seemed to be hitting the wizard on the head with a thick stick.

"That's it?"

Link said to Filch with a confused look on his face.

He really couldn't think of anything else hidden in this painting.

Seeing this, a hint of embarrassment flashed across Filch's face. He pointed to the wall opposite the tapestry and said:

"Well, Mr. Foley, this is what I want to show you."

"Are you sure you're not kidding me? There's obviously nothing here!"

"There is a very mysterious space hidden here. It responds to the requests of those who ask for help! Whenever it appears, it is always arranged to suit the needs of the seekers. I can swear on my mother! You only need to go back and forth in front of this wall Walk three times while silently thinking about the venue you need!"