Harry Potter and the Burnt Badger

"That's probably it..." After finishing his thoughts concisely, Moon concluded: "The final decision has to be made by yourself. I'm not good at giving advice, so I can only tell you about the possibilities. Here are the problems and crux of the matter.”

Gemma sat in silence for a while, then stood up and nodded to Moon, "Thank you very much, Moon. I probably understand, but I need to go back and think about the final decision."

"Of course." Moon smiled and waved to Gemma, "No need to be so polite, see you later."

Gemma also showed a rare smile, then turned around and left the school newspaper office.

"Ah..." After both of them left the school newspaper office, Moon was alone again. He stretched his waist vigorously, then slumped back on the chair and looked out the window.

The moon in the sky is constantly emitting a cool light, and a few idle clouds are floating in the sky boredly. A few stars can be seen occasionally, but they also look extremely dim under the moonlight.

Several willow trees swayed their branches, and someone could vaguely be seen sitting under the trees, doing something unknown.

Moon felt inexplicably upset. The book in his hand was opened and then closed again. He tried to read a few sentences, but couldn't read them at all.

What are you upset about...

Moon threw the book in his hand aside, but his eyes suddenly drifted to the small teacup at his hand.

what……?

He suddenly realized something, moved the tea cup in front of him, and looked at the tea leaves in the cup - he had already drank all the tea, and now only the residue was left in it.

Not upset, but a premonition.

Moon took a deep breath, pulled out a piece of white paper, grabbed the teacup and put it on the paper with his backhand.

When the tea cup was moved away, a pattern was left on the paper. Moon didn't even need to use divination to interpret the hidden meaning of the tea leaves. He could see at a glance that the pattern seemed to form a spider. appearance.

Fragments of words suddenly flowed into my mind:

"The plot is out of context, the prey breaks free;"

"The mystery will be initially revealed tonight;"

"The big net that has been woven long ago will eventually be broken by two uninvited guests who are not on the net;"

"The ending will also break away from the destined trajectory."

"Huh..." Munn let out a long breath, then took out the metal plate and stamped the new prophecy on another page of the metal plate.

"Another new prophecy, hey, it looks much more mysterious than the last one. I can't tell what it wants to say at all."

Just as Moon thought, after making the prophecy, the upset in his heart disappeared almost immediately. He put away the metal plates and other things, and was about to leave the school newspaper office when Peeves suddenly looked ecstatic. He broke through the wall and rushed in.

"Moon Fox! Moon Fox! Peeves has something big to ask you!"

"Big things!"

Chapter 73 Tracks

"This is really big news! Guess what it is, Moon Fox! If you guess right, Peeves is willing to give you another piece of news!" Peeves grinned again. Big, his smile looked full of ill intentions - not towards Moon, but more towards the people whose secrets he had spied on.

Moon thought to himself that the school newspaper office tonight was really unusually lively, and scratched his itchy right arm.

He doesn't really want to guess, mainly because it's obviously impossible to guess right, but the problem is that Peeves usually has to be coaxed, otherwise he may not know which muscle is wrong and suddenly find it for you. Some trouble.Moreover, Moon was in a good mood at the moment, and he didn't mind playing with Peeves that much.

"Emmmm...can you give me some tips? Peeves?"

"Hint? Aha! Hint! You're right Moon Fox, Peeves should give you a hint!" Peeves' upper body, which had been leaning forward towards Moon, suddenly leaned back, as if being The spring seemed to be pulled back. He pretended to touch his chin with his hand and thought, and within a few seconds he gave a hint: "Listen up, Peeves is giving you a hint - this news is related to bats! "

Upon hearing Peeves' prompt, Moon was stunned for a moment. Bat?What is a bat?

But the next second, he remembered that when Peeves mentioned Professor Snape, he once called Professor Snape a "gloomy old bat".

"I guess, Peeves, you have found Professor Snape's 'secret lover', right?" Moon looked at Peeves dubiously.

"That's right! Moon! That's right! Peeves has found the secret lover of that gloomy old bat!!!" Peeves put his hands on his hips, which is really awesome. "Congratulations to Peeves! Peeves!" Definitely the best reporter in Hogwarts! He discovered such a shocking secret!"

The corner of Moon's mouth twitched. He resisted the urge to complain, kept a calm expression, and asked, "So, Peeves, who is Professor Snape's secret lover? And how did you find out?" Woolen cloth?"

"That person is... Madam Pomfrey!" Peeves grinned wildly. "Hahaha! I didn't expect it! Severus Snape and Poppy Pomfrey, guess what this news will be like How much of a sensation will it cause?! Peeves is sure, Moon, this news will definitely make the school famous overseas!"

"..." Moon smacked his lips, feeling that his whole body was numb.If this thing is really published, he doesn't know whether the school newspaper will become famous overseas, but Peeves will definitely be stuffed into the toilet by Professor Snape and flushed overseas - but there is a slight possibility that Professor Snape can If you can.

Professor Snape and Madam Pomfrey?

Peeves is really a genius...the age difference between these two is a bit too big...

"Moon? Moon?" Peeves stretched his arm to twice its length and shook it in front of Moon's face. "How about it? Is this news from Peeves very exciting?"

"I won't tell you whether it's good enough or not, Peeves, where did you get this news?" Moon looked at Peeves.

"Saw, of course, Peeves saw everything with his own eyes." Peeves raised his head proudly. "Late that night, on the 16th day, Pomfrey sneaked into Sri Lanka secretly. Nap's office, I stayed in it for half an hour before I came out. Ha! There must be something wrong with them both!"

On the day NO.16?

Moon recalled for a moment, and then quickly realized what was going on - No. 16 was the night when Professor Snape and Hagrid faced off against the werewolf. Professor Snape was injured. It was exactly what I suffered that night.Madam Pomfrey ran to Professor Snape's office late at night, apparently to help Professor Snape check and treat his injuries.

"This news... is indeed quite exciting, but Peeves, are you really sure you want to publish this news in the school newspaper?" Moon looked at Peeves tangledly, "That piece of gossip about Professor Quirrell is a The specific behavior did not involve any insult to the professor. But this piece of gossip..."

"Of course I have to publish it! Of course I have to publish it!" Seeing that Munn seemed to be refusing, Peeves suddenly panicked. "This is precious news that Peeves found out with great difficulty! Wouldn't it be a waste not to publish it in the school newspaper?" Got it!"

Moon thought for a moment and finally nodded.But while nodding, he added: "You can publish it in the school newspaper, but you can't use words like 'secret lover' that are...obvious comments and almost humiliating, because this is just your guess, Peeves. But I can indeed put your discovery in the school newspaper exactly as it is, which is the fact that you saw Madam Pomfrey walking into Professor Snape's office late at night."

It seemed very regrettable to Peeves that Professor Snape and Madam Pomfrey's "secret lover" relationship could not be openly announced in the school newspaper.But no matter what, it was always a good thing to be published in the newspaper. He did not regret it, but he became happy again after a while. He nodded vigorously and said with a smile, "You can just write it like this, haha. Peeves's efforts were not in vain!" That sinister old bat, his secret will eventually be revealed by Peeves!"

Moon looked at Peeves helplessly and amusedly. He didn't know what it was about Professor Snape that made him so obsessed with this matter.

"By the way, Peeves, didn't you say that as long as I guessed correctly, you would give me a message? So the message you gave me was...?" After Peeves calmed down a little, Moon continued to ask. Said: "Let's talk and listen."

"Ah, you're talking about this." Peeves adjusted his clothes that were a little distorted by the large movements, and said with some lack of interest: "This is nothing, just last night, I saw it There's a bloody spider crawling into the Gryffindor common room. It looks quite novel. I've never seen a spider like that at Hogwarts."

Moon's originally relaxed expression suddenly froze, and even his breathing was unknowingly held for a moment.

"Peeves, are you sure you really saw a bloody spider crawling into the Gryffindor common room?"

Peeves, who was still tugging at the shirt that couldn't be pulled straight, raised his head and looked at Munn strangely. "Are you sure? What's wrong? Is this something fun?"

As he said that, Peeves's eyes lit up, "Quick, Moon, tell Peeves quickly. If there is something fun, Peeves won't want to miss it."

Chapter 74 Wild Boar Arlin

"What a fun thing?" Moon took a deep breath, and then showed a very sincere smile on his face, "It's really a fun thing... Peeves, if you can find the bloody spider, Hogg will win this year." Watts' awards for Best Gossip King and Best New Reporter are all yours. Not only will there be an entire page of the school newspaper dedicated to displaying your photos and award speeches, but there will also be a custom-made laurel crown as your most recent The certificate of Jia Bagua King.”

"Yes, Peeves, a crown! If you are willing, we will also find someone to help you write a song 'Peeves is the King of Gossip'."

Peeves' breathing immediately became rapid, and his eyes widened - bigger than Moon's fist, which looked quite scary. "Really? Can Peeves get a crown? You will?" Dedicate an entire page to Peeves’ picture?”

"It's absolutely true, that bloody spider is the biggest gossip in Hogwarts this year." Moon said confidently, "There is absolutely no joke at all."

Peeves was obviously very moved, but he quickly stared at Moon suspiciously, "Didn't you lie to Peeves? It just looks like a spider."

"Of course I didn't lie to you." Moon's words were quite certain. "Think about it, Peeves, when did I lie to you? When I said I wanted you to be a reporter, did the school newspaper already publish several articles that you discovered? gossips, and each one has your signature and photo. I also agreed to publish Professor Snape’s gossip this time, but I can’t add the content you speculated. I won’t lie to you, Peeves. But I really don’t recommend that you look for that bloody spider—I’ve been looking for that thing for a long time, but unfortunately there’s no news yet, and you were the first to find traces of it.”

"Ha!!!" Peeves laughed comically, "Then give up! Moon Fox! That spider belongs to Peeves! Peeves will definitely find it before you do!" The skin ghost has already advanced further than you!"

After saying that, Peeves turned around and ran away resolutely, as if Moon would grab his clothes from behind to prevent him from leaving.Before leaving the house, he shouted loudly: "Moon Fox! The best gossip belongs to Peeves! Peeves! You are doomed to fail!"

Seeing Peeves leave the office of the school newspaper, Moon shrugged, returned to the desk, took out the letter paper and pen, and began to write a letter to Professor Dumbledore.While writing, he smiled and muttered: "Okay, okay, everything is yours, everything is yours, I won't take it away... Peeves is the king of gossip~ He will go wherever there is gossip~"

This matter must be told to Professor Dumbledore - just in case, even if Professor Dumbledore does not plan to take any immediate measures, at least he can prepare in advance to avoid the problem suddenly erupting and causing everyone to Too busy.

The only pity is that there is currently no way to increase the speed of browsing banned books, unless he forcibly speeds up regardless of the damage.But the problem is that such behavior is undoubtedly squandering the entire lake and killing the goose that lays the eggs.If he did, the consequences would be completely unpredictable.Once there are unbearable consequences, such as being unknowingly eroded by black magic, it is putting the cart before the horse.

After writing the letter, Moon took out his wand and tapped it to let the ink dry quickly, while thinking about the prophecy he had just made on a whim.

'The mystery will be initially revealed tonight'. It seems to be true at present. The arrival of Peeves also gave him a new clue, and it is a clue that seems inconspicuous, but is very likely to be extremely critical. .

But in the last sentence, what are the so-called "two uninvited guests who are not online"?

If one of them refers to him, a person who shouldn't be in Hogwarts, then who is the other uninvited guest? [Note 1]

Did the series of things he did cause a chain reaction, causing other people to be involved in it...

Moon folded the letter and put it in the envelope, then left the school newspaper office and went straight to the kitchen.

It would obviously be stupid to go to the Owl Tower to ask Debbie to deliver a message at this time. To deliver a message to Dumbledore, the elves in the kitchen would be a better choice.

…………

After asking an elf named "Spicy" to deliver the letter to Professor Dumbledore, Moon crawled out of the kitchen and returned to the common room.

As soon as he entered, he heard Gal's soul roaring, "Yarlin! Go to hell!"

Before Munn could clearly see what was happening in the common room, a loud roar of laughter and several exclamations rang in his ears. The next moment, a black shadow rushed straight towards him, with precise precision. He bumped into Munn, knocking him to the door of the common room.

"Boom-"

In addition to his whole back being slapped against the door, the back of Moon's head inevitably hit a higher position due to inertia - dizziness and pain made him groan and squat down while holding his head.

What the hell, is there a wild boar in the common room?

The little badgers who were laughing and exclaiming just now became silent in an instant. Gal held up the sofa cushion in his hand blankly, not knowing whether he should throw it at Yalin's head.Yaerlin, the culprit who caused Moon to have a close contact with the door panel, also stayed where he was, feeling a little at a loss for a moment.

He didn't know why Moon came in suddenly.

Violet felt extremely distressed watching from behind, and quickly stepped forward to see Munn's injury. However, just halfway through, Munn suddenly raised his head fiercely, and looked at Arlin with gritted teeth. "Yarlin! Go to hell!"

Before Yaerlin could react, Moon jumped up suddenly, grabbed Yalin's waist, raised his leg and tripped him, knocking Yaerlin to the ground, then clamped his hand and angrily shouted: "Do you want to rebel! Do you want to kill someone! Do you want to kill me so that you can inherit my inheritance?! Tell me, Arlin! I will kill you a thousand times! It's not enough!"

Gal finally caught the opportunity, taking advantage of Munn's hold on Yaerlin's hands, and quickly grabbed another sofa cushion, then rushed forward and smashed the two sofa cushions on Yalin's head in turn.

"Spare your life! Spare your life! Spare me, I was wrong!" Arlin shouted in humiliation: "I was wrong! Murdered——!!! Who will save me——!!! Cedric! !!”

Cedric, who had high hopes from Arlin, stood outside the crowd. After thinking about it, he grabbed two more sofa cushions and threw them in, using them as murder weapons. At the same time, he shouted with a smile: "Here I come! Arlin Lin! Hold on! I'm here to save you! You must never give up!"

"Okay!!! I won't admit defeat~!!!"

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[Note 1] This is a tip to prevent misunderstandings: Readers don’t have to worry, there will be no double or multiple time travels in this book, Moon is the only one who travels through time.

Chapter 75 Dog barking on a rainy night

This "siege" finally ended with Yaerlin's plaintive cry for mercy.

After everyone left happily, Arlin's sad and desperate eyes did not look at Munn who was restraining him, nor at Gal who was frantically swinging the cushion over his head, but fell on Cedric.

Did you promise to rescue me?You promised me to hold on?Are you telling me not to admit defeat? !

Men are all big-skinned swallows, and their mouths are deceptive.

Moon had already run to the fireplace to play with the cat with Violet, Gal was still cleaning up the battlefield, Cedric was sitting in the corner pretending to be stupid and reading a book, and Arlin was sitting on the ground alone, full of sorrow.

Why am I always the one who's hurt?

What?You said I was the one who provoked Gal by hitting him on the head with a pillow?

Well...that's okay.

Arlin patted his butt and got up from the ground in a hurry. Then he came to Gal's side and smiled mischievously. Together with Gal, he picked up the scattered sofa cushions.

It was said to be a heavy blow, but in fact, Gal's pillow didn't hit him at all, and it was always aimed at his forehead. Playing and making trouble, there is still some sense of proportion - Munn often talks about this. talk.Therefore, in fact, the most seriously injured person tonight was not Yaerlin at all, but Moon, who was inexplicably hit.If he really felt aggrieved, it would be Moon who would do it: I returned to the common room happily, but who knew someone put a spearhead in the middle!

While holding a jar filled with cat biscuits, Violet looked at Moon who was feeding Snowball with biscuits, and asked softly: "Does it still hurt? Do you want to go back and take a rest?"

"It's okay." Moon stared at Snowball, who was chewing the cookies, and said with a smile: "It only hurt for a moment, and now it's nothing."

After nibbling two small fish-shaped biscuits in succession, Xueqiu didn't know whether he was full or temporarily lost his appetite. He was completely indifferent to the third biscuit handed over by Moon and licked it to himself. Got hairy.

Moon put the cookies back into the jar in Violet's hand, then lazily collapsed on the sofa, enjoying the warmth of the fire.

Of course it won't stop hurting so quickly, but it's nothing serious in itself. Just rest for a while. There's no need to tell Violet about it.

Violet put away the jar, touched Snowball's little head, and then looked out the window of the common room.

I don't know when, it suddenly started to drizzle outside, and little bits of water splashed up and hit the window. It seemed that people couldn't help but feel lazy and want to sleep.

After a few minutes, the rain began to become violent.

The originally thin raindrops turned into large raindrops, and the density also increased crazily. It was like someone was holding a basin in the sky and pouring it down crazily. The originally dark sky also turned completely dark. .

Faintly, if you listen carefully, you can still hear the barking of irritable dogs, one after another, endless.

In the hut outside the Forbidden Forest, Hagrid's expression began to become solemn. He listened to the barking, thought about it, and finally picked up his little red umbrella and lantern, put on his coat, and walked outside. go.

Yaya wanted to go out with Hagrid, but Hagrid stopped him with his hand, pressed its head and pushed it back into the room. "No, Yaya, not today, just stay inside."

Ya Ya whimpered lowly, as if he was a little scared and a little worried, but Hagrid remained unmoved, closed the door behind his back, and broke into the Forbidden Forest in the rain.

The barking of dogs continued to come, which became the best guide for Hagrid.Relying on his familiarity with the Forbidden Forest and the weak light of the wind lantern in his hand, Hagrid continued to move forward firmly and smoothly even though the sky was gloomy and there was not even a little more light in the Forbidden Forest.