Hogwarts lazy snake

Horn walked alone in the corridor of Hogwarts at night. The moonlight sprinkled on the ancient stone walls, casting mottled shadows. It was so quiet that only his own footsteps could be heard.

Suddenly Horn saw a pair of eyes emitting a faint light in front of him. As he got closer, he found that it was Mrs. Loris.

Horn squatted down, took out a strip of meat from the small bag, handed it to the cat with a smile, and said softly, "Hey, Mrs. Loris, how are you tonight? Here's a little snack for you."

Mrs. Norris reached around and rubbed Horn's chest with her furry head. She called out to him gently, as if responding to his greeting, then turned around, opened her little mouth and bit the strip of meat.

Horn, who was in the Animagus form inside the puppet's chest, did not expect that Mrs. Loris knew his location.

He smiled helplessly, thinking: Because I can't use magic now, I can't help you take care of your tangled cat hair. And Mrs. Norris seemed to know it, she turned around and walked away with an elegant pace, holding the meat stick in her mouth, as if to say: "It doesn't matter, I know you are good to me."

Then Horn came to the Room of Requirement, opened the door, and found someone inside. He asked in surprise, "Why aren't you back to the dormitory so late? Are you going out for a night out?"

George and Fred immediately stood up and said in unison with a serious look on their faces: "As the brave lions of Gryffindor, night walks are also a form of exercise."

After saying that, the two of them winked at each other and smiled mischievously.

After listening to them, Horn ignored the two and turned to look at the three little ones. Then he said to Hermione, "I don't find it strange that Harry and Ron are out for a night outing. What's the matter? Our Miss Granger also likes this activity?"

Hearing Horn's words, Hermione blushed slightly and explained hastily, "Because we have astronomy class today, Harry and Ron don't have to go to detention tonight, so..."

Before the other party could finish, Horn looked at him with a sly smile and interrupted, "So you just happened to be awake, and you just happened to see the two of them out for a night stroll, and you just happened to want to supervise them and prevent them from doing bad things, and just by chance, you came to the Room of Requirement?"

Before Hermione could reply, George and Fred imitated Horn's tone and continued, "We just happened to meet two handsome Weasleys, the future wealthy wizards, who were strolling around at night, and they happened to come to the Room of Requirement together."

"Stop, stop, stop!" Ron held his forehead, feeling dizzy. "I just heard a lot of coincidences from you guys. I feel dizzy. My mind is full of coincidences."

After hearing this, Horn roughly understood some information. It turned out that Ron and Harry were going to the Room of Requirement, and met George and Fred who had the same goal, and then they just came together.

Then Horn asked George and Fred: "Is there anything wrong with you?"

George smiled and said, "We didn't have enough to eat tonight, so we thought of coming to the Room of Requirement to find something to eat."

After hearing this, Horn understood that the other party must have been hungry after wandering at night, and he happened to be in the Room of Requirement. He was also familiar with the house-elves in the castle kitchen, so the Room of Requirement provided food 24 hours a day.

Horn didn't need George to continue, and then he looked at the three kids and said, "What are you three doing here again? You can't be looking for food, too."

Ron quickly waved his hands and said, "No, no."

But at this time Ron's stomach started to growl, which made Ron, who had just denied it, very embarrassed.

At the same time, this sound seemed like a starting horn. Five sounds, from Harry, Hermione, George, and Fred, rang out in the room.

At this time, Horn realized that there were only four people at the scene except Ron, so where did the grunting sound of the fifth person come from? Following the sound, he saw that the door of the shooting range was opened, and there stood a fat figure - Neville.

Ten minutes later, a pot was set up in the living room, emitting steam. Several people began to chat. George and Fred, because Harry and Ron had full classes today and were not in detention, imitated Snape.

George lowered his voice and said with a straight face: "Humph, you little brats can't even prepare such a simple potion. You are simply wasting my time."

Fred imitated Snape's sneer and said, "Look at you guys, you are so clumsy. I don't know how you got into Hogwarts."

Everyone except Horn laughed. Horn shook his head helplessly, and then asked why Neville came out besides Hermione, Ron, and Harry.

After hearing Horn's doubts, Hermione had to tell the truth: "Neville just got up to go to the bathroom, and he ran into Harry and the other two who were going out for a night out. He was discovered and had no choice but to follow them."

However, after hearing this, Horn saw Neville, who was even better equipped than Harry and the others, and thought to himself that Neville was probably here for target practice. After all, Neville came last night, and he should come tonight as well, but he just happened to meet the three little ones.

Horn looked at the three people who looked like they were being betrayed and were counting money for others, and asked with a smile why they were looking for him.

Ron immediately asked Horn in surprise and curiosity: "How do you know that we are here to see you?"

Horn glanced at Harry, whose face showed "I have something to talk to Horn about."

Harry also lowered his head in embarrassment, scratched his head and said, "Actually, I have something I want to ask you."

Horn smiled and said, "Okay, just tell me what you want to say."

Harry hesitated, then said, "Horn, did anything strange happen to you during your Defense Against the Dark Arts class with Lockhart?"

Horn immediately perked up when he heard this and asked quickly, "Do you also think there's something strange?"

Surprisingly, Horn saw that everyone present except Neville and Hermione nodded and said yes.

Horn quickly picked up the meat from the pot and put it into everyone's bowls, and asked hurriedly: "What is it? Tell me quickly."

Then they all said in unison: "The weird one is Professor Lockhart."

Horn said anxiously: "I know he is weird, please be more specific."

Ron said first: "He always brags about his adventures in class. It seems so exaggerated. I don't know if it's true."

George went on to say, "Yes, and he always dresses up in a flashy way. His taste in clothes is really not good."

Fred also agreed, "Yes, yes, and he doesn't seem very reliable when teaching magic. He only knows some superficial skills."

Horn immediately asked them to stop talking in disappointment.

At the same time, I was thinking that maybe only their Slytherin class was so special, or maybe the classes they took were different from what I had experienced.

Then Harry looked at Horn, who seemed to be hesitant to speak. Ron saw this and immediately said, "Horn, Harry might have encountered something bad. He said he kept hearing some strange noises."

After hearing this, Horn realized that he was only concerned about Lockhart's weirdness. He immediately put Lockhart's weirdness behind his mind, put down the cutlery, and said seriously: "I have something to ask Mrs. Norris."

Then he walked towards the door, and saw Draco just opening the door and coming in.

Horn was afraid that something might happen to Mrs. Norris, so he took Draco's hand and walked to the side aisle. The people in the room looked confused, not knowing what had happened.

But he still put down his cutlery and walked out the door.

As soon as I walked out of the Room of Requirement, I heard a huge cat's scream echoing through the corridor.

"The cat is in danger!"

Horn shouted and ran hurriedly in that direction.

The people who had just come out later all realized one thing, that is, something had happened to Mrs. Loris.

When Horn arrived at the source of the sound, he found a cat with its fur standing on end standing on a lampstand, staring at a place in the distance, motionless, like a sculpture.

"My Lady Norris! Did you do this?"

Horn quickly explained: "It wasn't me. I came here because I heard the noise."

"Isn't this classmate Horn? Why are you still outside so late?" At this time, another voice came over.

Horn's heart tightened. What? Lockhart is here too?

Harry and the others also arrived