A Kitten with Extraordinary Skills

A Cat of Many Talents

Xiwen ate gloomily, wondering how to face these unexpected events coming one after another.

First of all, he deeply realized that relying solely on his currently meager magic power, the sparse magical knowledge accumulated from just a few years of self-study, and at most the many restricted spells of Kamar-Taj, it would be difficult to ensure everything went foolproof.

The primary task was of course to strengthen his own power, learning more magic knowledge of this world so as to know how to cope with various crises. He had to admit, the danger brought by the Venomous Leopard had a huge impact on Xiwen.

As for magic power, unlike the wizards in his previous world who cultivated their magic through practice, magic power here accumulated naturally within young wizards as their bodies grew older.

Because of this, this was completely a world focusing entirely on talent. As long as one's magical talent was good enough, they would naturally possess a continuous, inexhaustible total amount of magic. If the talent was average, casting just a few spells might bring the risk of magic overdraft.

From this perspective, pure-blood families insisting on pure-blood marriage since ancient times and looking down on Muggle-borns had some reasoning to it.

So, should I rejoice that I was born into a pure-blood family with pretty good talent? Xiwen chuckled to himself.

It was difficult for the total amount of magic to reach the skies in a single step, but self-preservation capability was not completely without shortcuts.

Xiwen suddenly thought of a magical artifact frequently used yet always neglected back in Kamar-Taj—the Sling Ring!

Although the wizarding world had two types of spells that restricted spatial travel—the Anti-Disapparition Jinx and the Anti-Apparition Charm—these spells only targeted wizards' Apparition and couldn't even restrict House-Elves, let alone target spatial spells from another world.

If he had a Sling Ring, upon seeing the traces of those dark wizards, he could neatly and decisively open a portal. He could advance to attack and retreat to defend, or even call for backup directly without fighting fair. Just imagine, while dark wizards were still lurking, a dozen Hogwarts professors suddenly surrounded them—how desperate would that scene make them feel?

If I had a Sling Ring, Professor Kettleburn's left leg wouldn't have been broken, right? Xiwen shook his head bitterly and looked toward Professor Kettleburn's location... only to find a young and pretty nurse meticulously feeding him this lunch with a spoon.

...Xiwen's sentimental mood vanished instantly.

After finishing lunch, Professor Kettleburn chatted with Xiwen about his cat.

"That cat of yours is extraordinary," he said. "It's one thing to possess the abilities of a Cat-Leopard, but it actually has the abilities of a Zouwu at the same time."

"Professor, are you sure?" Xiwen asked curiously.

"I am quite sure! Newt once saw a Zouwu, and was even taken by the Zouwu to break through the Anti-Disapparition Jinx and travel through space. We've exchanged thoughts on this magical creature before." Professor Kettleburn smacked his lips and said with emotion, "The Zouwu is an ancient magical creature from the East, possessing the ability to travel a thousand miles a day and able to distort the time and space around itself when moving fast. It is extremely rare for your little cat to possess both this ability and the hypnotic power of the Cat-Leopard!"

"You must know that the abilities of many magical creatures conflict with one another. For magical creatures mixed with different bloodlines, it is already a blessing to retain just one ability from their bloodlines, and many mixed-breed magical creatures cannot inherit any abilities from their parents at all!"

Hearing the professor say this, Xiwen also felt extremely astonished. He hadn't expected that his whim at the Magical Menagerie would actually allow him to strike gold!

"Hey, wait, do you know where the little cat went?" He suddenly noticed that the little cat was nowhere nearby, felt somewhat worried about her condition, and asked the professor.

"How would I know? I'm injured worse than you, aren't I? I lost consciousness completely after your cat took us through space-time!" Professor Kettleburn said with bristling beard and staring eyes. "Instead of asking me, you might as well ask Huma."

With that, he waved far off toward Mrs. Dallaire.

Seeing this, Mrs. Dallaire walked over and asked, "Is there any place on your body that still feels uncomfortable?"

Professor Kettleburn waved his hand and said, "Not really. This time it's Xiwen; he wants to know where his cat went."

Mentioning the little cat, the expression on Mrs. Dallaire's face during serious work melted instantly, and she said with all-encompassing kindness, "Are you talking about that cute little kitten? Professor Dumbledore had her tucked in your arms when he brought you both to the Hospital Wing, and I arranged a separate hospital bed for her."

"The little kitten recovered much faster than the two of you, and she woke up this morning. I fed her a little bit of food and stroked her fur while she ate—her texture was so wonderful!" Mrs. Dallaire narrowed her eyes, a satisfied smile blooming at the corners of her mouth as she said, "Then she slipped away, and I have no idea where she went, but she looked like she was in pretty good shape."

Xiwen muttered inwardly: So why are owls driven out when they enter the Hospital Wing, but cats get a separate hospital bed when they come in? Jabi just isn't as pretty as the little cat, is that it? What a lookism world!

However, hearing that the little cat was fine, Xiwen also relaxed.

"Xiwen, the Headmaster and the others will definitely come tonight to inquire in detail about the course of events," Professor Kettleburn said in a low voice to Xiwen after Mrs. Dallaire went off to busy herself with other matters.

"Remember, never reveal your cat's special ability, otherwise that rigid old fellow Dippet will certainly not let you keep her at school!"

Xiwen nodded obediently.

By nightfall, after Xiwen and Professor Kettleburn finished their dinner, Headmaster Dippet and the four Heads of House walked into the Hospital Wing as expected.

"Silvanus, is your body doing well?" Headmaster Dippet thanked Mrs. Dallaire, sat down on the chair she had just moved over, and greeted Professor Kettleburn.

"Not bad!" The professor's complexion was still somewhat pale, but his mental state was very good, and he joked cheerfully, "If I'm not bitten by those big guys once every few years, I don't feel used to it; now I feel comfortable!"

Xiwen saw the corners of the Headmaster's and the four Heads of House's mouths twitching fiercely one after another.

"Silvanus, this is the first time I've discovered you have a talent for acting in plays." White-haired Hufflepuff Head Professor Birley seemed to want to keep up with Professor Kettleburn's train of thought, and also casually made a joke.

"Really?" Professor Kettleburn obviously didn't think this was just a joke, and said with pleasant surprise, "Then you must give me a part in the next theatrical performance; don't break your word!"

Professor Birley's face turned dark in an instant.

"Cough, cough." Professor Melesi couldn't watch anymore, gave a light cough, and said, "Herbert, Birley, you can discuss matters of drama another time. Today we came here to understand the specific situation of last night."

With that, she looked toward Professor Kettleburn, and the Headmaster and the other three professors also cast their gazes over here.

Professor Kettleburn also turned serious, weighed his words, and slowly recounted, "Last night was supposed to be a normal patrol of the Forbidden Forest, and then a Unicorn suddenly appeared..."

He faithfully recounted the specific course of the events the two of them experienced last night, starting from entering the Forbidden Forest.

However, he omitted Xiwen's little cat using the ability to distort time and space, merely mentioning that the Unicorn Xilisi helped them leave the Forbidden Forest.