Hogwarts: Nagini captured at the start

Chapter 36 Lou Williams the Cerberus

The four of them walked down the escalator, and at each turn, Robin would check to make sure that Filch and Lorice were not there before leading the three of them down.

About five or six minutes later, the four of them went down to the fourth floor.

They walked a short distance along the stone wall and arrived at the agreed duel location.

The prize display room is open 24/7. Under the hazy moonlight, the trophies, shields, armor, medals, and metal statues in the crystal glass cases are coated with a cold, silvery-gray halo.

Apart from Robin, the other three held up their wands, fearing that Malfoy might jump out from a corner and launch a sneak attack.

Time passed by, minute by minute!

Twenty minutes past midnight, and Malfoy and his men still hadn't arrived.

"Cowards! They dared to issue a challenge, but they don't dare to come over. We shouldn't have had any expectations of their courage!" Ron muttered, leaning against the wall.

Suddenly, a series of clattering and rustling sounds came from the corridor. Robin pulled the three of them and quickly pulled them behind the armor.

"Lorris, sniff around! That kid said a group of people are going to cause trouble in the prize room tonight. I'm going to catch all the bad guys and then beg the headmaster to expel them from Hogwarts!"

Meow! Meow!

It's Filch and his cat!

Whoosh!

Judging from the sound, Filch was carrying a keychain and had gone to search the display area next door. Robin raised his eyebrows and winked at the group, signaling them to follow him out of the display room.

After noticing the others nodding in understanding, he tightened his pajamas, then quickly dashed out of the showroom on tiptoe, with the other three following closely behind.

The four of them were running wildly down the corridor lined with gold and silver armor when suddenly Ron tripped over a piece of armor that wasn't positioned properly. In a panic, he grabbed Harry by the back of his shirt, and the two of them fell down together.

The armor, having lost its balance, crashed down on the two of them with a thud.

Tap tap! Splash splash!

Filch jingled his keychain and walked toward the showroom door; clearly, the commotion had startled him.

"Run!"

Robin grabbed Harry and Ron with all his might and dragged them to the right.

The four of them bypassed the doorposts, walked through corridor after corridor, and ran all the way to the spell class classroom, which was more than two thousand meters away from the exhibition hall.

"I think we've shaken off Filch!" Ron said, panting against the wall.

"I told you all not to wander around aimlessly!"

Hermione tugged at her clothes, letting more cold air rush into her chest. Robin glanced at her unintentionally and thought to himself: Holy crap, so white!

"We need to plan our route so we don't run into anyone else and it takes the shortest amount of time!" Harry said.

"Malfoy set a trap. You all heard it just now: Filch searched the prize room because someone tipped him off. How could you believe that jerk?"

"Stop being so hindsight, let's go, let's get out of here!" Ron suggested.

Unexpectedly, after the four of them had taken only ten or so steps, they suddenly heard the sound of a doorknob turning beside them.

Immediately afterwards, the big-faced, big-mouthed Pikachu darted out of a classroom and appeared in front of them. It opened its mouth wide and let out a high-pitched, grating laugh.

"Hey, shut up, or I'll call Blood Man Barrow to deal with you!" Robin whispered.

Pipi Ghost stopped laughing strangely, spun around a few times, and when he found that Blood Man Barrow was nowhere to be seen, he laughed again.

"Little rascal, a first-grader, not sleeping in the middle of the night, wandering all over the castle. Tsk tsk, naughty, really naughty. If you get caught, you'll get a spanking, ah ha, a spanking, what a humiliating yet exciting punishment, you little devil, you really are a genius."

Robin: →_→, you pervert, you're a real pervert, you're way more perverted than Filch.

"No, as long as you don't make a sound, no one can catch us. Peeves, just consider it a good deed and go play somewhere else!" Hermione pleaded.

Peeves' round, bright eyes gleamed with mischievous cunning. "Little devils, you have to be punished for doing wrong, that's the rule. I'm doing this for your own good. Filch, you bald old geezer, come quick! There are students here who aren't sleeping, come quick! They're right next to the Charms classroom."

"You naughty devil, you're so annoying!"

"Hehehe!"

After making a face at Harry, Pippi the Ghost continued to yell at Filch to come over.

Tap tap! Splash splash!

It's Filch, he's caught up!

"Never mind it, let's find somewhere to hide!"

As Luo Bin spoke, he led the three of them, dodging the spit attacks of the mischievous ghost, to the end of the corridor, and to a door that was locked!

Tap tap! Splash splash!

The footsteps and the clanging of keys grew louder and louder. Filch turned another corner and he could see the group of people.

"It's over, there's no way out, we're doomed. We didn't even get to have the duel, and we even caused Gryffindor to lose points. It's terrible, we're really doomed!" Ron said with a mournful face.

"That's not necessarily true!"

Robin took out his wand, drew a circle around the lock, then drew a vertical line downwards from the end of the circle, and with a determined look in his eyes, he chanted, "Alohomora!"

Click!

The door unlocked automatically, and Luo Bin pushed it open, leading the three of them inside.

After the door closed, the group pressed their ears against it, eavesdropping on the sounds outside.

"Hey Pee-chan, you saw the bad guys, didn't you? Tell me, where did they go?"

Filch, shaking his keychain, angrily questioned.

"You should say 'please'!" said Pipi Ghost after spinning 360 degrees in the air.

"Hey, I'm not in the mood to play with you. Tell me, where did those bad guys go?!"

Pee-Pee grinned widely and said in a humming, singing tone, "Filch, if you don't say 'please,' I'll say I don't know anything."

Filch's bulging eyes glared at Peeves, the whites of his eyes bloodshot. "Alright, Peeves, tell me where the bad guys are!"

"You know nothing! Haha! Bald, stinky old man, I told you, if you don't say 'please,' I'll say 'I know nothing'! Haha! Yue~ Bald, stinky old man, you stink so badly, have you never taken a bath? Filch doesn't bathe, bald, stinky old man doesn't bathe, you're so unhygienic!" Pikachu hummed as he flew away, while Filch cursed and went to search other places.

"I bet Filch definitely thinks the door is locked!" Ron said.

"Thank goodness, thank goodness Peeves didn't betray us!" Harry said, relieved to have escaped unscathed.

"You three really need to reflect on yourselves. Ron, you're always stirring up trouble, and Harry, you're such a disappointment. I thought you were a law-abiding and diligent student. And you, Robin, you're the one who should be reflecting the most... Hey, where are you?"

At this moment, Robin had his back to the three of them, admiring the three-headed giant dog, Lou Williams.

Just now, when he was escaping from the prize display room, he led a few people to run down the right corridor, just to see the rumored vicious dog.

Louie's massive body almost filled the entire space from floor to ceiling. Each of its three large heads was as big as two household water tanks, and its large, darting eyes exuded a fierce aura.

Its three large noses twitched rapidly, and clear, stringy mucus dripped down from its foul-smelling, yellow teeth like a waterfall.

Robin wondered what it would feel like to ride on Lu Wei's back and fly through the valley. It must be just as good as riding a flying broomstick!

(End of this chapter)