Chapter 307 The Third Attack
Hagrid rarely asked them for help, so they agreed without much hesitation.
Fortunately, the beast repelling spell was just a simple spell. Although the work was huge, it was finally completed in the evening with the joint efforts of the six people.
They also received Hagrid's thank-you gift.
Cedric and Kyle got a bunch of shrew feathers, all of which were the largest feathers on the wings, which were perfect for making quills.
Connor and Cho got a small bag for hair accessories and change. The weaving was a bit rough, but the unicorn hair material was enough to make up for the lack of craftsmanship.
Among the six people, only Fred and George came back empty-handed.
It's not so easy to meet a catkin. It takes time.
Hagrid told Fred and George to go to the cottage again after Christmas, and they can see the catkin.
As for whether Fred and George can gain the trust of the catkin and take them home, it depends on their own ability.
After all, this magical animal is very smart. If they don't like it, they can always run away.
"I really hope tomorrow is Christmas." On the way back to the castle, Fred said expectantly.
"What if the catkins don't like us?" George was a little nervous, he turned his head and glanced at Qiu and Connor. "Maybe, it would be nice if we asked for a small bag, Ginny would also like it."
"Why didn't you say it at the time!" Fred glanced at him.
"I just remembered..."
The few of them returned to the castle with laughter all the way. There was still some time before dinner, so they decided to go to the Room of Requirement on the eighth floor first.
Since Kyle told them about that magical place, it has become a good place to kill time.
But they had just walked to the third floor when a sharp voice came from the corridor on the left.
"Hit it, hit it! Hit it again! No one can be spared, whether human or ghost! Run for your life!"
The voice was very penetrating.
Kyle and the others looked at each other, and didn't care about going to the Room of Requirement, and ran over quickly.
In a dim corridor, they saw Peeves, who was yelling, and two ghosts in strange states.
Nearly Headless Nick and the Bloody Baron, they turned black, surrounded by smoke, and lay flat and suspended six inches above the ground.
Nearly Headless Nick had half of his head off, and a look of horror froze on his face.
Harry stood between the two ghosts, looking at them in panic.
At the same time, more and more people swarmed in, but surprisingly, no one approached the two ghosts and Harry. Everyone stood on both sides of the corridor, looking at Harry in the middle with complicated expressions.
"I... am not..."
Harry felt his stomach frozen into ice. He wanted to explain, but the words he said were pale and powerless.
At this moment, someone suddenly broke the silence and asked:
"Harry, did you see who made them like this?"
"I didn't see it. Harry seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw and quickly explained: "They were like this when I came, and then Peeves came, he..."
"Don't talk nonsense, it was you who did it!"
Hufflepuff's MacMillan squeezed out of the crowd, "Kyle, don't be fooled by him, he is a Parseltongue.
And in the dueling club, he once controlled a snake and tried to attack Justin Finch-Fletchley.
And Justin just said that he was going to the third floor to get the book he forgot in the Transfiguration classroom. "
"You must have eavesdropped on our conversation, right?" He looked at Harry and said, "Fortunately I lent him my book, so you didn't succeed! "
Behind Macmillan, a curly-haired boy was looking at Harry in horror. His face was pale, and he subconsciously leaned towards Kyle, as if he felt safe this way.
"I'm not, I didn't..." Harry explained: "I was in the library all afternoon, I didn't go anywhere, how could I eavesdrop on you!"
"I was caught on the spot..."
"Enough, Macmillan!" Professor McGonagall walked out of the crowd and said sternly.
Professor Flitwick and Professor Sinistra of Astronomy also came. They walked forward and bent down to check the situation of the two ghosts.
Peeves kept floating above his head, looking very happy.
Ever since seeing the Bloody Baron become like that, Peeves' smile has never closed, and he even composed a song.
"Oh, Potter, you annoying ghost, look at the good things you have done.
You made a ghost and you think it's funny..."
"Stop it, Peeves! "Professor McGonagall roared.
Peeves stuck out his tongue at Harry and ran to the other side to say hello to Kyle.
"Oh, little Kyle, you better be careful not to get killed... but it would be nice if you turned into a ghost."
"Peeves!" Professor McGonagall roared again, and Peeves ran away happily.
The two professors dispersed the crowd, and Professor McGonagall conjured up a big fan and handed it to Kyle, asking him to help send Nick, who was almost headless, and Bloody Baron to the school hospital.
Kyle nodded and fanned the two ghosts down the stairs like a balloon.
Professor McGonagall walked upstairs and said to Harry, "Come with me, Potter."
"Professor!" Harry said quickly, "I swear I didn't..."
"I can't do anything about it. Dumbledore wants to talk to you." Professor McGonagall replied briefly.
Their voices were getting farther and farther away, and soon nothing could be heard.
Kyle led the two ghosts through the hall and walked towards the school hospital.
They attracted so many people's attention that everyone they met along the way stared at them curiously.
"Kyle, what are you doing... Oh, isn't this the ghost from Gryffindor?"
In the courtyard, Kyle also met Lockhart. He looked at Nick, who was almost headless, "Did they make themselves a new set of clothes?"
"It was an attack, professor." Kyle said, "Just like the previous two times."
"Of course I know this is the case. They must have been cursed." Lockhart grinned and said, "I have seen such ghosts in the vampire castle. They angered the vampires and could only float on the ceiling like balloons.
But under my persuasion, the vampires finally lifted their curse... I just happened to Remember this spell. "
"That's great." Kyle continued walking forward without stopping, "Then come with me to the hospital ward, Professor McGonagall asked me to send them there."
"Of course, no problem, but I need to go back now and reply to my admirers."
Lockhart showed two rows of shining teeth, "Please tell Madam Pomfrey to wait for me for a while, I will go over to help her solve this problem right away."
...
After arriving at the hospital ward, Madam Pomfrey had no way to deal with the two ghosts, so she could only let Kyle fan them into the corner and then surround them with curtains.
As long as there is no wind, they will not run around.
Before leaving, Kyle casually said: "Professor Lockhart may come over in a while."
"What is he doing here?" Madam Pomfrey frowned.
"He said he was helping to solve the ghost problem."
"Help?" Madam Pomfrey was so angry that she laughed, "He can't even tell the difference between hellebore and clover. He can only make up stories and is ignorant..."
At this point, she suddenly realized that Kell was also here, and quickly shut up.
"Nothing... Go back quickly."