The Gryffindor Common Room and the Ravenclaw common room stood at the tops of two towers, facing each other.
Apart from the drawback of being cold in winter and hot in summer (not a typo), this was an excellent vantage point.
Harry's dormitory had definitely been specially arranged by Old Bumblebee. From here, one could see the entire Castle, as well as the whole Forbidden Forest in the distance.
Su Er was busy, so he did not tour the Gryffindor Common Room himself. Carrying Crookshanks, he left through the Fat Lady's portrait.
"Meow..." Crookshanks gently raised a paw and patted Su Er.
"What is it, Crookshanks?" Su Er set Crookshanks down, and the big cat immediately darted back to the Fat Lady's portrait, raising a paw to knock on the frame.
"You want to go back?"
"Meow." Crookshanks licked his paw in reply.
"To catch Ron's rat?" Su Er said. "There's something strange about that rat, isn't there?"
At this, Crookshanks looked up at Su Er and bared his teeth.
"I know, I know." Su Er reached out and rubbed the big cat's head. "But there are more important things right now, Crookshanks."
"Meow..." Hearing the resolve in Su Er's voice, Crookshanks let his broad face droop, his ears bending slightly forward and his fluffy tail swishing back and forth.
This time, he offered no objections as Su Er carried him into the Hufflepuff common room. He jumped straight onto the window ledge and lay down.
"I still have something to do, Crookshanks. I'll take you to see Hermione tomorrow."
"Meow..." With his broad face resting on the ledge, Crookshanks gave a listless meow by way of reply.
Su Er climbed out through the barrel and headed toward Moaning Myrtle's Bathroom, but a theory he had seen on a certain