When the Rooster Crows, the World Turns White

Filch felt his head become much heavier, as if something was standing on it.

But with the monster right behind him, he dared not make a move, for fear of alerting something.

Hermione and the other two stared blankly at the rooster that had suddenly appeared on his head, forgetting even to turn around.

As soon as the rooster appeared, it looked at Hermione's back with a disdainful gaze, flicked its bright red comb, and raised its head.

"Cock-a-doodle-doo!"

The rooster stretched its neck and crowed, its body glowing with a soft, shimmering light.

To quote a saying from an Eastern country, "When the rooster crows, the world turns white."

A loud voice and a burst of light spread out together, dispelling the darkness in the blink of an eye.

Hermione clearly heard the crawling sound behind her stop for a moment, and then a terrible scream came to her ears.

The monster seemed to have been burned by the light emanating from the rooster; it howled in agony and then hurriedly fled.

After the monster fled, the putrid, stench dissipated considerably.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"The monster escaped?" Lavender asked.

Parvati leaned slumped against the wall, looking somewhat weak.

"Looks like we're safe."

Just as the group was celebrating their narrow escape, Professor McGonagall's voice suddenly rang out from around the corner.

Are you alright?

She looked at them anxiously, her lips pressed into a thin line, her wand gripped tightly in her hand, with Snape following behind her, equally ready for battle.

It seems that their patrol team is composed of teachers and students.

Professor McGonagall walked around the corner, her wary gaze sweeping around as she searched for any trace of the monster, but to no avail.

Snape glanced around and saw something extremely strange.

Goyle and Crabbe, petrified, still had Cake stuffed in their mouths, their expressions of terror frozen forever.

Granger and her two roommates gripped their wands tightly, looking visibly shaken.

As for Filch, he was holding a lamp, and a... rooster was perched on his head?

"Hmm? A rooster?"

Professor McGonagall glanced at the rooster on Filch's head with a strange look and asked, "What exactly happened?"

"They've been petrified!" Lavender shouted.

Parvati interjected, "We were going back to the lounge."

Hermione exclaimed, "A monster has appeared!"

The three people were talking at once, and it was impossible to understand what they were saying.

Professor McGonagall waved her wand and cast a calming Spells on them.

"Calm down. Miss Granger, explain yourself."

Hermione swallowed hard, recalled the events, and gave a brief explanation.

"We came out of the library, ran into Mr. Filch, and then heard Goyle and Crabbe screaming."

"By the time we got there, they had already been attacked." Hermione glanced at the two statues by the window. "Then we heard strange noises and realized they might be coming from the monster in the Chamber of Secrets of Secrets, so we called for help, and that's when you arrived."

"That's right, exactly." Lavender and Parvati nodded repeatedly.

Professor McGonagall glanced worriedly at Goyle and Crabbe by the window.

I never expected something like this to happen at the very beginning of the new semester.

This time it's Pure-blood wizard...

Professor McGonagall could already imagine the terrible consequences this would have.

Her cheeks puffed out as she looked at the rooster on Filch's head and asked curiously, "What's going on here?"

Before Hermione could answer, Filch started shaking his head and cursing.

"Hurry up and get this damn fat chicken down here!"

"Mr. Filch, it just saved you," Hermione reminded him, frowning.

"Damn it!"

Filch trembled with rage, the lantern in his hand swaying back and forth, casting the shadows of the group in different shapes.

The rooster on his head proudly raised its head, looking down at Snape.

"What is it doing! Get it down!"

Filch roared, reaching up to grab his head, but only touched a pile of chicken droppings...

Lavender and Parvati exchanged a glance, trying hard not to laugh out loud.

Filch deliberately made things difficult for them earlier, and now he's getting his comeuppance.

The rooster proudly turned its head away, slowly transforming into countless specks of light that flew towards Hermione and reverted to the necklace.

"Damn it!" Filch cursed angrily.

Professor McGonagall waved her wand helplessly, using a Scourgify to remove the chicken droppings from Filch's head.

"Enough, Filch!" Professor McGonagall sternly stopped the furious Filch.

She asked again, seriously, "What's the deal with this rooster? And how did you defeat the monster?"

Lavender quickly answered, "The rooster is Hermione's necklace; when it crows, it scares the monster away."

"It protected us!"

Hermione nodded in agreement.

Professor McGonagall and Snape exchanged a glance, both seeing a hint of surprise in each other's eyes.

From the very first petrification incident, Snape secretly investigated the matter as Dumbledore had instructed.

But to this day, nothing has been achieved.

Their understanding of the Chamber of Secrets and the monsters within Chamber of Secrets remained at the level of mere hearsay.

They still don't know what the monsters in the Chamber of Secrets are, let alone how to deal with them.

But now, she managed to scare the monster away with just a necklace.

This is truly incredible.

"Miss Granger, did you know beforehand that the monster was afraid of roosters?" Snape asked, frowning.

Hermione shook her head. "We originally planned to attack with Spells, but for some reason, the necklace suddenly turned into a rooster."

After she finished speaking, Hermione explained to them again.

"This necklace is an alchemical item; it can transform into small animals such as birds, goldfish, or roosters."

"However, in the past, a spell was always required. I'm not quite sure why it turned into a rooster on its own this time."

Parvati added from the side, "This is a birthday present from Prewett to Hermione."

Professor McGonagall and Snape were even more surprised.

Is it possible for Prewett, a second-year student, to make something like this?

"Miss Granger, if it's alright, may I take a look at this necklace?" Professor McGonagall asked.

"Of course, Professor." Hermione took off the necklace and handed it to her.

Professor McGonagall held the necklace up to her eyes and examined it closely, secretly surprised.

This necklace is imbued with a powerful Transfiguration Spell and engraved with many Ancient Runes. It is exquisitely crafted and brimming with magic.

This was actually made by Silan?

Professor McGonagall knew that Silan's grades were excellent, but Alchemy was not part of the curriculum for lower grades.

Where did he learn that?

How did you learn it so well?

Putting these random thoughts aside, Professor McGonagall returned the necklace to Hermione.

Snape glanced at the necklace, then remained silent.

But he secretly nodded in approval; as a birthday gift, it was indeed a good choice.

It seems that Alchemy is indeed worth studying.

At least the gifts I made were more appealing to girls than Potions.

Prewett did a good job in this regard.

Snape's lips curled up, and he nodded to himself.

Professor McGonagall frowned and pondered for a moment before slowly speaking.

"Severus, could you and Filch please take Goyle and Mr. Crabbe to the Hospital Wing?"