Chapter 47 The Two Cat Dealers Upgrade Their Tactics
Gryffindor common room.
Harry and Ron sat at a table, frowning.
"What should we do?" Ron asked depressedly.
Originally, they planned to deal with Abe first. As long as they could get its favor, they could get twice the result with half the effort by asking Aaron for his consent.
But after a few days, Abe had eaten nearly 20 chicken legs, but he was still not interested in them, which made the two people who were already guilty even more guilty.
Until today, Aaron couldn't stand it anymore, because the two of them were too good to Abe, and they had fed him half a pound of fat.
When Aaron dragged the slightly fat white cat and asked them not to continue feeding it, the two were confused and embarrassed. They could dig out a Hogwarts with their feet.
"How should I know?" Harry was also speechless. "The original plan is scrapped for now. The cat is cute, but it's a bottomless pit.
By the time he is fed, Snape will probably run away with the Philosopher's Stone."
"Alas!" Ron leaned on the sofa and said thoughtfully: "Borrowing in a roundabout way will definitely not work. Abe is not that easy to bend, and Aaron may not lend it to us."
Harry was slightly stunned, looked around, and after making sure that there was no one, he lowered his voice and said: "So what you mean is that we go and steal?
Isn't this appropriate? Although Aaron is a Slytherin, he is also our friend."
"Harry, I also know that this is not a very kind thing to do, but do you have a better way? ?
Think about Snape, you don't want him to get the Philosopher's Stone!
Besides, we don't really want to hurt Abe, we just want to borrow it for an hour, as a reward for the three days of chicken legs we have given it. "
Harry was a little tempted, but also a little worried, "But what if it is discovered?"
"No one will. " Ron said confidently, "Don't forget, you still have the Invisibility Cloak.
Aaron can't always take Abe with him, for example, they must be separated when going to the toilet.
At that time, as long as we are careful, stealing a cat is not easy. "
Hearing this, Harry's mouth twitched, this method sounded a little mean.
And if this was discovered, their friendship with Aaron would be overturned, the risk is very high, so high that it is a little unbearable.
"No, we can't do this, it's too much.
They are simply human traffickers, no, cat traffickers."
"Uh... this..." Ron reacted with an awkward but polite smile on his face, "Don't talk nonsense, I'm just giving you an idea.
If you have a good idea, then bring it up."
Harry opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but he didn't say a word.
Because he also thought that this bad idea was the only one at the moment.
"What if Aaron finds that the cat is missing?"
"Hahaha!" Ron laughed, "Harry, Abe is a cat! It should be normal for it to wander around when its owner is not around, as long as it is not missing for too long.
After we show it to Hagrid, we will release it directly, and it will automatically run to Aaron.
Cats can't talk, everything is very natural, there will be no flaws."
"Wait!" Harry suddenly sat up, "I have a way."
"What is the way?" Ron was a little curious.
"Didn't you just say it's a cat?
What can a cat do? Catch mice!
If we let Scabbers appear in front of Aaron while he's in the bathroom, and then lead him to Hagrid's hut, wouldn't that work?"
"No!" Ron slammed the table in anger, "I absolutely disagree, there's no worse idea than this.
Harry, you know cats catch mice, but cats also eat mice, what if Scabbers doesn't run away?
It's been with me for a long time, I can't bear to let it do such a dangerous thing."
"Sorry!" Harry lowered his head in shame, "Does that mean we can only steal?"
"That's right, but we need a rigorous plan." Ron crossed his arms and looked serious, "After all, Abe is alive, and if he's caught suddenly, he will definitely resist violently, and it will be bad if he makes a noise."
"Yeah!" Harry nodded, "I think Hagrid will have a good idea."
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The next day, they arrived at the gamekeeper's hut.
After explaining his purpose to Hagrid, the simple giant showed an embarrassed expression on his face, "Isn't your idea a little unreliable? Why don't you give up!"
"Then tell us who participated in the design of the Philosopher's Stone." Harry said immediately.
"This... of course not." Hagrid was even more embarrassed, and his thick beard was squeezed together.
It would definitely not work to tell them directly. He didn't want Harry and the others to continue to get involved from the bottom of his heart. He could delay it for a day.
But he was reluctant to study new species. His intuition told him that Aaron's pet was definitely not simple, and even not inferior to some magical creatures.
"That's it." Harry said helplessly.
"But why are you looking for me? I can't help you!"
"No, Hagrid, you are the only one who can help in the whole Hogwarts.
No one knows animals better than you, you must have something that can make Abe fall asleep."
"Shh!" Hagrid looked around guiltily, "Who told you?"
Harry and Ron smiled at each other, "It seems you really have it."
Hagrid rolled his eyes at the two of them and rummaged through a box in the corner. After about half a minute, he took out a small purple bottle.
"Special sleeping potion, this thing is only useful for pets, not people.
But if it is a magical animal, the effect may not be so great. The more powerful the magical animal, the lower the effect.
For example, magical animals such as dragons and phoenixes, as long as they are not cubs, this sleeping potion is the same as boiled water."
"Enough, we want to knock down a cat, not a dragon." Ron said with a smile, but he didn't know that they were going to knock down a dragon.
"Okay! I can give you the stuff, but be careful about the dosage." Hagrid reminded, "With Abe's physique, one drop is enough for him to sleep for two hours.
Also, you have to return this bottle of medicine to me after you use it."
"Got it!" Harry took the bottle and pulled Ron out of Hagrid's hut.
The two of them returned to the common room without stopping and began to discuss the battle plan. Looking at the purple bottle on the table, they became more and more excited.
Although they knew that it was a bit unfair to do so, they were eleven-year-old children after all, and this kind of interesting and exciting thing had an inexplicable attraction to them.
"What are you two doing? Why are you so happy?" Hermione came over with a stack of review materials.
Ron quickly put away the sleeping pills on the table, "Nothing, we are just discussing the Quidditch game."
"Really?" Hermione was a little skeptical.
"Of course it's true, otherwise what do you think can make us happy?" Harry said, "Unless Malfoy fell into the toilet, or Snape was expelled."
Hermione rolled her eyes, "I won't talk about Snape, but Draco hasn't offended you recently?"
"But he offended us at the beginning of the school year?" Ron said unhappily, "That kind of bossy attitude is exactly the same as his father Lucius Malfoy."
Harry nodded in agreement, Malfoy's self-righteous attitude made him dislike it.
"It's up to you!" Hermione slapped the information in her hand on the table, "This is for you. As long as you memorize these, you will have no problem with the final exam."
"Hermione!" Ron's eyes twitched, "Are you sure this is for the final exam?
Our textbooks should not be this high when piled together!"
"What's your attitude? This is my study notes. Many people asked me for it, but I didn't give it to them!"
"No! But this is too much!" Harry smiled bitterly. The two of them had no talent for learning. As long as they could pass the exam, they would be satisfied, but Hermione arranged a hellish difficulty for them. This is for full marks in all subjects!
Hermione also knew that it was unrealistic for them to study. "You don't have to memorize everything, but at least read it a few more times, so that you don't know what to write in the exam."
Harry and Ron looked at each other, but they were speechless. No matter how unhappy the poor students were, they had to bow their heads in front of the top students.
"By the way, has Hagrid agreed?"
"No!" Harry shook his head, "He still has the same conditions as before."
"What about Abe?"
At this time, the two poor students showed a tacit understanding, shook their heads at the same time, and a little bitterness appeared on their faces.
Although the acting skills were not up to par, they were full of confusion.
"Alas!" Harry sighed dejectedly.
Ron also cooperated and said: "The cat didn't give us any chance at all."