The Wind and the Wings of Hogwarts

Jacob shrugged. "Well, don't worry, I've already told her that you really hate that nickname."

"That's good." Scott didn't want to discuss the topic anymore.

Jacob then asked, "And what about my reward?"

Scott said helplessly, "Although it doesn't feel like a good deal, I won't go back on my word about the deal."

"Thank you." Jacob smiled sincerely.

Looking at his expression, Scott felt a rare sense of frustration.

However, as he himself said, he had no intention of going back on his word.

"Three Transfiguration instructions, is that right? Sure, let me know when you need them."

After Scott said that, Jacob left satisfied.

Scott lost interest in going to the library and chose to return to Ravenclaw.

……

The key figure in Chapter 049, "The Locked Room Incident"

Scott was stopped by the two Weasleys halfway back to Ravenclaw.

“Scott!” Fred leaned over and winked at him. “I don’t know if you remember, but we’ll be going to our magical creatures class together again soon.”

Scott looked at him strangely, "Of course I remember, how come..."

George interrupted rapidly, "This week in class we're going to officially cut off that poor little dog's tail!"

Scott suddenly realized, "Oh! The painless cutting spell! Sorry, I forgot."

Scott thought he hadn't forgotten.

However, this matter is not a high priority for him, so it hasn't come to his attention yet.

"Forgot? Merlin!"

George deliberately feigned a look of terror, and he looked at Scott with the same eyes he would have for Snape in a lace dress.

He exclaimed in an exaggerated, incredulous tone, "You? Scott? Scott, the top student at Ravenclaw Academy? You actually forgot to study!"

“Fred!” He turned to look at Fred. “Are we dreaming?”

“Perhaps,” Fred said immediately in a dreamy tone, “but it’s also possible that Scott was hit by a powerful Confusion Charm!”

"Okay, okay, it's my fault." Scott raised his hands in surrender and assured the two, "Don't worry, I'll get this sorted out before the Fantastic Beasts class this week!"

He laughed and said, "Or perhaps our other team member, Roger, has already learned it? I'll go ask him."

“I hope so.” Fred blinked. “At least one person in our group has to learn that spell, otherwise we’ll have to use ‘Split in Four’ to turn that puppy’s two tails into eight!”

George grinned and said to his brother, "If you do that, maybe that swallow-tailed dog will bite your ass into eight pieces?"

Scott laughed too. "Come to think of it, I'm actually looking forward to seeing that."

"Oh, you wicked Scott."

Fred suddenly reached out and grabbed the raven on Scott's shoulder.

"Is this your new pet, Scott?"

He stroked the raven's glossy black feathers a few times with his fingers.

"What's its name?" George poked the raven's head gently with a finger. "Why doesn't it crow?"

Scott made it up on the spot: "Obviously, it's a wild bird, so it doesn't have a name yet."

He reached out, and the raven in Fred's hand immediately jumped into his palm.

"Perhaps it's because Filch and Hagrid have been working too hard on pest control in and around the castle lately that it's stopped coming to stay by my side due to lack of food."

He gently stroked the raven's feathers, but a cruel smile suddenly appeared on his face. "The reason it doesn't call out is because its call is too noisy and unpleasant, so I cut off its tongue."

Fred and George immediately covered their mouths and took a step back.

Just then, several short screams came from the side.

Several young Gryffindor wizards happened to be passing by and overheard Scott's words. They stared at him in horror, their eyes wide with shock.

Fred and George immediately perked up, pretending to be scared, and said in unison, in a muffled voice, "You looked like you wanted to cut our tongues off too!"

“I do have those thoughts many times.” Scott’s expression grew increasingly sinister.

"Oh! Please let us go!" Fred and George pretended to be trembling.

At this moment, a little girl with red hair from the lower grades bravely stepped forward.

“You…you can’t do this!” She was a little scared, but still glared at Scott.

“Redhead?” Scott glanced at her, then began to deliberately mimic Snape’s tone of voice. “Another Weasley?”

"Oh! Scott!"

Fred quickly pulled the little girl behind him, putting on a righteous and awe-inspiring appearance.

“She’s our innocent little sister!” George stepped forward as well. “We won’t let you hurt her!”

Scott glanced coldly at the little girl behind the two of them.

“Is that so?” he said, still in Snape’s voice. “I’m not interested in your business, but you’re bothering me.”

He drew his wand and gently stroked the raven's feathers with the tip.

He continued, “Just like this bird, your tongues will also be cut off.”

"No!" Fred said in grief and indignation, "You are too cruel! Without our tongues, how will we chant spells in the future?"

Scott's lips twitched.

Fred's desire to perform was so strong that he even spoke in an operatic tone.

But when he caught sight of a few first-year wizards out of the corner of his eye, he couldn't help but twitch his lips again.

Judging from the expressions of these "audience members," they were clearly more immersed in the role than the "actors."

Scott continued his performance, “Spells? Don’t worry, maybe you can get Mrs. Pomfrey to put your tongues back together. But remember to remind her, lest she mix your tongues up.”

Fred and George instantly showed expressions of disgust.

But George immediately transformed into someone about to bravely face execution, turning to his sister and shouting, "Ginny, you two go first!"

Ginny Weasley was pale and her eyes were red, but she still shakily took out her wand.

It seems she wants to fight alongside her brothers.

The other first-year Gryffindors didn't run away either; they all pulled out their wands with trembling hands.

Scott felt that if things continued like this, the young wizards might "accidentally escalate the situation" and offend some professor, so he stopped the performance.

He drew an arc with his wand and chanted a restoration spell.

Then, the raven that had been moving around in his hand gradually stiffened, and the wood grain appeared on its body.

"Oh! Is it over?" George asked with a grin.

"Is this your new prank?" Fred reached out and snatched the raven wood carving from Scott's hand, examining it from all angles.

“I love this!” George clapped a few times and offered a suggestion, “It’s just that your expression wasn’t wicked enough, Scott.”

He leaned closer and whispered, "Just like the way you speak, you can imitate that greasy old bat, Snape, in that respect too."

“I’ll try to improve next time,” Scott nodded, accepting his suggestion.

"Fred! George!"

Ginny Weasley roared angrily and grabbed her book, throwing it at the twins.

"You two bastards!" After throwing down her books, she rushed at them and started punching and kicking them.

"Oh, Ginny!"

"You get angry just like your mother!"

Fred and George quickly dodged away, laughing and joking.

Scott stood aside, his gaze sweeping over the several dazed young wizards, and began to secretly observe and sense the state of the enraged Ginny Weasley.

This is the key figure in the "locked room incident".

……

Chapter 050 As Halloween Approaches

Scott was observing Ginny Weasley to gauge the extent to which the Horcruxes were affecting her.

He hoped that this would give him a rough idea of ​​when the 16-year-old Tom Riddle in the Horcrux diary would begin his actions.

However, after observing her, Scott found that Ginny Weasley was doing quite well.

At the very least, the way she hit people was very energetic.

Similarly, he couldn't detect anything unusual in his perception of magic.

Scott was somewhat disappointed.

If he could find a clue in Ginny Weasley's magic, he could end the "Chamber of Locked Room" incident now—all he had to do was tell the professors.

If he could sense the anomaly, there was no reason why Dumbledore wouldn't.

Pity.

However, although it was a pity, Scott was not too surprised by it.

After all, Ginny Weasley was controlled by Voldemort's Horcruxes, and that level of dark magic creation was clearly beyond Scott's current capabilities to fathom.

Although, if it were Dumbledore, he might have already noticed something amiss with Ginny Weasley, unfortunately, Dumbledore usually doesn't get close to young wizards.

Aside from Harry Potter.

Dumbledore, who held many positions in the wizarding world, was so busy that he was often not even at school.

Scott had no reason to direct Dumbledore to check on Ginny Weasley's condition.