Chapter 650 The Stealing Peeves

Harry leaned forward to grab it, but it was too late!

The egg rolled down the long stairs, and every time it went down a step, there was a loud bang, like a big drum was beating.

Boom, boom, boom...

The golden egg rolled to the bottom of the stairs, slipped out from under the tapestry, bounced off, and began screaming in the corridor below.

"Oops, it's going to wake everyone in the castle!" said Harry. "Hurry up, Ron, get him back!"

His feet were still stuck in the knee-deep prank steps, and he could only hurry Ron anxiously.

"No, someone is coming, we can't go there!" Ron said in a panic, and ran back quickly after taking two steps.

He re-wrapped himself and Harry in the Invisibility Cloak, and they stood stiffly in the middle of the stairs, listening in horror...

Almost in the blink of an eye, someone shouted, "Peeves!"

No doubt it was Filch the gatekeeper's alarmed cry.

His rapid, tapping footsteps could be heard getting closer, his panting voice raised with anger.

"What are you talking about here? Do you want to wake up everyone in the castle? I must catch you, Peeves, I want to catch you... Hey, what is this?"

Filch's footsteps stopped, he picked up the golden egg with a puzzled expression, and closed it.

There was only a click, the sound of metal colliding with each other, and the screaming stopped!

Harry and Ron stood motionless, Harry's foot still stuck firmly in the enchanted step.

Now, at any moment, Filch would lift the tapestry, expecting to see Peeves, but there was no Peeves at all.

If he made his way up the stairs, there was a chance of spotting Harry and Ron.

"Golden egg?!" whispered Filch from the bottom of the stairs. "My dear cat, here's a clue to the Triwizard Tournament, and it belongs to one of the school's champions! Ah, I see, Peeves, You stole something!"

His voice rose sharply, with irrepressible joy.

He ripped away the tapestry below, and Harry and Ron could see his hideous, saggy face and those pale, piercing eyes, staring up the dark, empty staircase.

Harry's heart was beating like a drum, and Ron's eyes widened, and he swallowed hard.

"It's hiding, isn't it?!" Filch whispered, "I'm coming to catch you, Peeves, you actually stole the clues of the Triwizard Tournament, Dumbledore will never let you go lightly this time." , you dirty, sneaky, mischievous..."

Filch began to climb the stairs, followed by his scrawny, dull gray cat.

Mrs. Norris's big bulb-like eyes were exactly the same as its owner's, and she was staring at Harry and Ron at the moment.

Harry's back was covered in cold sweat. He had previously suspected that the Invisibility Cloak would not work on cats.

Nearly fainting with terror, he watched as Filch approached in his old flannel dressing gown.

He struggled desperately, trying to free the stuck foot, but instead sank deeper and deeper.

Ron couldn't do anything either, he had been frightened for a long time, and stood motionless on the spot, like a wax figure.

Now, at any moment, Filch could walk up to him and Ron...

"What's going on, Filch?!"

Filch stopped and turned away when he was only a few steps away from Harry and Ron.

Snape stood at the bottom of the stairs with a livid face, his chest heaving violently, his wand clenched tightly in his hand, as if he had just run up.

Beside him are Ivan and Hermione!

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As soon as Ivan climbed up from the lake, Hermione rushed over and hugged herself.

She didn't care that Ai Wen's body was wet with water, she just hugged him so tightly, never wanting to let go.

She had just been staring at the dark lake outside, waiting for a few hours, for fear that something might happen to Ivan.

Especially for the last hour or so, it was a torment for Hermione, and Ivan had been down for too long.

If it weren't for the fact that she couldn't breathe underwater, she even wanted to go in and look for Aiwen.

Whether it's the Bubble Curse or Body Transfiguration, it's an advanced course, and Hermione hasn't mastered it yet.

Thinking of this, she felt that she was useless, and her magic power was so poor that she couldn't help Aiwen at all.

Under such complicated and tense emotions, Hermione sat alone by the dark lake for several hours.

Her body was frozen stiff, but she didn't care at all, she just hoped that Aiwen would be safe and sound.

Seeing Ai Wen come out, she was naturally very happy.

Being hugged tightly by Hermione, although the gusts of cold wind blew by, it felt really cold, but Ivan's heart was warm.

They just hugged each other for a while before being woken up by the freezing lake water and the cold wind.

Although Ivan wanted to do something to Hermione, it was too inappropriate to just stand in the waist-deep lake.

They embraced and walked back to the shore, feeling sweet and at ease with each other. Ivan listened to Hermione talking about her worries, her concern for herself, and hoped that she would become stronger and be able to help her in the future. to myself...

This girl is much stronger than he imagined.

Hermione has always been good, so you don't have to push yourself so hard, but proper practice is really necessary.

As for her biggest problem at present, it is also a common problem for young wizards of this age, lack of magic power...

Ivan was thinking that maybe he could give Hermione the Sorcerer's Stone left by Ravenclaw, and the extra piece would be of no use to him anyway.

As for the use of magic power of the Philosopher's Stone, he has also figured out a few tricks recently, and the research has made progress.

Unlike Harry, Ron, and Colin who lack theoretical foundation, Hermione's biggest problem now is the lack of sufficient magic power.

Similar to Ivan before, Hermione is very smart, has read a lot of magic books, and knows a lot of magic.

Although the focus is different, Aiwen is more focused on Transfiguration, Black Magic and Defense Against the Dark Arts.

Hermione likes spells, history of magic, potion classes, ancient runes, arithmetic and divination, and other non-practical types of magic.

But the problems she encountered were all the same, limited by the magic power, she couldn't cast most of the magic.

Because of this, Hermione is unable to fully demonstrate her own strength now.

The Philosopher's Stone is currently the only, best and fastest way to increase magic power.

Ivan was thinking that the next time he went to the bottom of the lake, he should bring Hermione with him.

After more than twenty minutes, the two returned to the castle hand in hand.

As soon as he walked into the foyer, he saw a figure quickly disappear at the corner of the stairs not far away.

Ivan was stunned for a moment, that person seemed to be Keresis... (To be continued...) Browse and read the address: