harry potter book of crimes

By the way, Enns had only taken two steps after coming out of the kitchen when he heard footsteps coming from the corner not far away. Since it was evening, it was so quiet that even a pin dropped from the ground could be heard far away.

The footsteps sounded extremely clear to his ears.

He was worried about two things now - first, whether the other party had heard the squeaking sound of the fruit portrait closing just now; and second, where should he hide next.

Just listening to the steady footsteps again, the answer to the first question becomes obvious.

It is normal for these little badgers to run to the kitchen to get some food. They come and go as if they are at home. After all, there is only a small distance between the two places, but

The entire Hogwarts Castle is as big as a small city. If you want to be encountered by the professor on night watch or Filch, the chance cannot be lower.

"Oops...what should I do?" Enns has always been very timid, and he is not panicking at the moment, but if he is caught like this, he will definitely not be happy. "We are closest to the kitchen now, so we can open the door again

The other party will definitely hear the portrait once. There is no sound when the entrance to the common room is opened, but go over here and knock on the barrel lid... Damn it, why did the founder of Hufflepuff tinker with one?

What about such a troublesome way to open the door?"

Xiao Ens's head was turning fast enough. These thoughts only stayed in his mind for a moment, and then he threw them all aside.

Naturally, he also knew that instead of complaining now, it would be better to find a solution as soon as possible.

Of course, Enns' time in Hogwarts was too short after all. He didn't know yet that if the common rooms of other houses were to be opened, there would be much more noise than Hufflepuff's.

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However, time waits for no one. Enns only hesitated for a few seconds, and before he could think of a good way to escape, the footsteps seemed to be very close to the corner.

His judgment just now was correct. There is only one corridor without any forks. As long as the other party turns the corner, he will be able to see everything in this corridor.

"I have no choice but to hide it as much as possible first..."

Even though hiding in this almost unobstructed corridor was definitely a bad idea, with no choice, this seemed to be his only way out.

The moment he made his decision, Enns decisively ran deeper into the corridor against the wall.

For the Hufflepuffs who often come and go here, they know everything in this corridor very well. Although Enns has not been in school for a long time, at least this corridor is relatively familiar.

He trotted forward with a gentle step while rubbing against the wall, while constantly paying attention left and right, but found that there was really no place suitable for hiding people.

In desperation, he simply lifted up a corner of a tapestry on one side of the corridor and got in with his back against the cold brick wall.

To be honest, although this beautifully woven tapestry is large enough, it hangs down from near the top wall of the corridor. When he dives in, although the upper body cannot be seen, the two legs below are still visible.

Only a fool would not notice it if it was openly exposed!

The moment he had just hidden himself, a figure walked out from the corner at the other end. Looking at his stooped back and carrying a lantern, he was naturally swaying, so it was natural that he was causing trouble in the auditorium not long ago.

Filch, the janitor, made a big joke.

When the love potion takes effect, it will confuse the spirit and will of the user. However, unlike the Imperius Curse, after the effect wears off, the memory of the lost time will not become blurred, but will become as vivid as ever.

Eyes so clear.

So during this period of time, although Filch didn't know who had persecuted him, he was definitely very angry. Originally, he hated these "little brats who ran around and didn't learn how to learn", but now that this happened, then

Not to mention how angry I was.

"...If you let me catch you, I will hang you on a chain and whip you...I have not forgotten to oil those cute little toys for a day, you hateful ones...just wait and see...

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Filch, while mumbling to himself, walked slowly deeper into the corridor step by step. Although the underground corridor must be dark at night, he had a lantern in his hand. If he walked to Enns' hiding place,

If you are near the place, you will immediately notice the pair of unusually dazzling calves under the tapestry.

Enns touched the wand on his waist, and after thinking for a moment, he lowered his hand.

His current spell casting is not stable, and he has not learned many spells. His usual practice is more towards dueling spells. And he has practiced all day today, and he has not even recovered yet.

It has recovered! No one can tell whether something will go wrong if it is used now.

Besides, night walks are not really a big deal, but if you use magic spells to deal with the caretaker of Hogwarts, the nature of the matter will be different.

However, he couldn't think of any good solution at the moment, but Filch obviously wouldn't give him time.

As the other party got closer and closer, Enns, who was always paying attention to the footsteps, could not help but have a trace of anxiety on his face. To be honest, his current method of hiding seemed really stupid.

If someone found out... with his pride, he might as well just show up in front of Filch!

"... Damn it, just be punished! What's the big deal!"

When he saw from the lower edge of the tapestry that the light of the lantern was almost spreading to the instep of his feet, he gritted his teeth silently and planned to stand up alone.

But in the next second, Enns, who subconsciously touched his pocket, suddenly had his eyes lit up, and then he slightly retracted his toes. While avoiding the light range as much as possible, he took out a chocolate from his pocket, including the ones outside.

I didn't even have time to peel off the tin foil packaging, so I just stuffed it into my mouth and bit it down hard.

When a fragrant and sweet chocolate flavor spread from his mouth, the wonderful feeling that had accompanied him almost the entire day filled his entire body again. And the atrium in his chest was gradually blocked by anxiety.

, and immediately became clear and bright.

What to do now? Isn’t that obvious!

A unique kind of self-confidence enveloped Enns' thinking, and gave his right hand an almost instinctive instruction - to pull out the wand and wave it casually at the pastry portrait next to the barrel pile opposite.

As a normal freshman at Hogwarts, Enns doesn't have any high-end silent spell skills. But he doesn't need to cast a decent spell now - he just needs to let the portrait

Making a little noise is enough to achieve the goal.

Sure enough, a chaotic magic power passed by the portrait, slightly tilting it, but it also made a suspicious sound.

Filch, who had been keeping his spirits high these past few nights, turned his head sharply when he heard the sound, and without hesitation leaned towards the pile of barrels opposite with the lantern in his hand. He wanted to take a look.

, which kid actually dares to play hide and seek under his nose.

But what Enns was waiting for was the moment when Filch turned around!

I saw him flicking his wand on the other side of the corridor where there was almost no light, and he boldly recited the incantation in this quiet place...

"Floating into the sky."

The sound of his incantation was not loud, but this corridor was too quiet. Not to mention speaking, even the slightest movement of his feet would be heard clearly.

However, after eating a piece of Fuling Elixir chocolate, Enns felt an indescribable clarity in his heart - his actions were absolutely correct!

So, just when Filch heard someone chanting a spell and turned around quickly, the tapestry covering Enns's upper body suddenly moved. Under the control of the levitating spell, it shrank into a ball with a crash and stood upright.

He rushed towards Filch, and when the other party was suddenly startled, he turned an unusually flexible corner and flew away in the direction where Filch came from while staying close to the ground.

This sudden fright caused Filch's heartbeat to speed up suddenly, and even a layer of cold sweat appeared on his slightly bald forehead.

But after all, he has been working as a janitor at Hogwarts for so long, and has experienced all kinds of harassment from Fred and George, a pair of trouble-making geniuses. What the hell has he not seen before?

In the blink of an eye, he realized that there was indeed a student wandering at night! And the student not only played a trick on him, but also wanted to run away!

Filch immediately widened his eyes, bared his yellow teeth, turned around and chased back with the lantern. He could see that the shadow was moving very fast, and from a distance it was already in the dark corridor.

It became a bit blurry, but I could barely catch a figure from behind.

However, Filch did not realize that his so-called "night-walking student" was actually just a finely woven tapestry hanging on the wall. As for Enns, who directed this escape scene, he had probably already

Taking advantage of this opportunity, did you sneak towards the entrance of the Hufflepuff common room...?

No, what is surprising is that not only did he not take the opportunity to return to the dormitory, but instead controlled the tapestry and followed Filch in the darkness behind him.

If an ordinary person had been given such a good opportunity, he would have run away long ago. But only wizards who are proficient in potions know that people who have taken the elixir cannot be judged by common sense in the world, and they will usually have

Come up with some unique and unique ideas.

For example, Enns now wanted to sneak back to the dormitory directly. But when he took the first step, he somehow had an idea - he should follow!