Live-Action Catwoman

Christmas is coming soon.

But there wasn't much of a Christmas atmosphere at school, because Justin from Hufflepuff House became the next victim.

Harry and Ron have been spotted at the crime scene again!

The two felt wronged, especially Harry.

He didn't want to wander around the campus; he just wanted to lie quietly in bed and reminisce about the 250th day since he last spoke with Qiu.

But Ron insisted on getting him out of bed and dragged him through the trash cans of various schools, searching for Scabbers ' body.

Ron wanted to give Scabbers a decent funeral and collect some money as a gift so he could buy himself some Christmas presents.

Holy crap, he's really profiting off rat blood... Ron's move is brilliant, he's wasting his talent by not going into social media!

Unfortunately, they didn't find Scabbers's body, but they did find Justin, who had been attacked, which was quite awkward.

Peeves was also present at the time, and he started shouting everywhere, "Potter and Weasley killed someone!"

The reason is quite simple.

According to Justin's roommate Ernie, on the night of the Duelling Club, Justin was assigned to fight Ron by Snape, during which he punched Ron in the head.

Moreover, Justin was Muggle-born and had told Harry that he was originally going to Eton College.

As a result, everyone became even more frightened.

Not only Harry, but Ron was also isolated... The two of them were known as the "perverted" duo.

Rumors are circulating that the two of them were working together to commit crimes across the country.

Simply put: one scouts, one follows, one attacks, one keeps watch; male-male teamwork makes the work easier!

However, these rumors did not affect William and his group. They planned to take advantage of the last period before the holiday to thoroughly check one of the sewer branches.

We're not going home for Christmas!

Fred picked up a few Galleon from the pipe and put them in his pocket, then said this.

"Where are Mr. Weasley and the other man?" William asked, marking the sewer map in his hand.

"They're going to Romania to visit Charlie, so they can't go home for the time being; there are reporters everywhere," George explained.

Ever since Ron injured Malfoy, his father Lucius has been lobbying to get Weasley out of the Ministry of Magic.

Reporters also crowded into homes, spending all day conducting interviews, hoping to find some valuable news.

The attack on Hogwarts was surprisingly ignored, clearly suppressed by Dumbledore and the Ministry of Magic.

"Are you going back?" George asked.

"I want to go home. I haven't been back in so long," Cedric said.

"I'm going back too," William said with a smile.

He had already told Anne he was going home, and Hermione would do the same, not spending the Christmas holidays at school.

"We should be able to search the sewers and find the Chamber of Secrets by Christmas," Fred said.

William hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Let's suspend all activities during Christmas."

William wasn't at school; he was still afraid something might happen to the twins.

After all, he had already received information from Dumbledore... the mastermind might be a magical artifact left behind by Voldemort.

This level of danger has increased dramatically.

"That's good," George said. "We can keep an eye on Ron and Harry and make sure they don't run around."

"Can you keep an eye on them?" William chuckled. "They're also planning to test Malfoy today."

"Testing Malfoy?"

"Yes, they felt that the diary incident was inseparable from the Malfoy family, so they wanted to try and get some information out of them."

If all goes well, they're probably already in Slytherin House.

"Won't there be any danger?" Fred asked doubtfully. "Ever since Ron injured Malfoy, neither of them has been welcome in Slytherin."

Fred's words... sound like he'd always been popular.

"There shouldn't be any problems," William said confidently. "We have Polyjuice Potion, and Hermione's here too."

As soon as William finished speaking, he felt the ring getting hot. He pulled out a Sound Transmission Conch made by Nicolas, and Hermione's crying immediately came from inside:

"William, where are you? Come save me!"

"..."

William immediately felt a burning pain on his face; it was swollen from Hermione's slap.

Indeed, slapping someone in the face is an art, and timing is crucial!

Moaning Myrtle's Bathroom.

Moaning Myrtle sang merrily as she knocked on the door and called out, "Granger, come out quickly!"

"Don't want..."

"If you don't come out, I'll call for help and let everyone come and see!" Moaning Myrtle threatened.

"Don't want...!"

William strode into the bathroom and witnessed the farcical scene unfolding before him.

After six months of airing out, the stench of rotting food in the bathroom has finally dissipated.

Upon seeing William approach, Moaning Myrtle exclaimed excitedly, "William, you're here! How awful! Finally, someone uglier than me!"

Moaning Myrtle's jubilant expression reminded William of Sister Pomegranate... Sister Pomegranate had been gloating like this after Qiuxiang was struck by the Disfigurement Kick.

"Where is Hermione?" William asked.

Moaning Myrtle pointed to a toilet, then flew out to notify the other students.

William went over and pushed the door, but it wouldn't open.

"Hermione, open the door, it's me."

Only suppressed sobs could be heard inside.

"How can I save you if you don't open the door?"

Hermione sobbed, her words broken, "The Polyjuice Potion I brewed... only lasts for an hour... and then... I can turn back!"

"The Polyjuice Potion isn't for animal Transfiguration, and you won't revert back to your original form an hour later," William gave a definite answer.

The crying from the bathroom grew louder, but Hermione refused to open the door.

"Moaning Myrtle went to call the students. If you don't open the door, the other students will arrive soon. You don't want to be seen by others, do you?"

Snap!

The door lock was opened.

William pushed open the door and went inside.

Hermione was huddled in the corner, covering her head with her robes, desperately trying to hide herself.

William sat down on the toilet and gently reached to lift the robe, but the girl clutched it tightly, refusing to let him take it away.

"No... William!" Hermione cried out, her lips trembling and her voice trembling with tears.

"Be good, listen to me!"

William lifted the robe again, and Hermione no longer struggled.

Hermione had transformed into a real-life Catwoman... Her face was covered in black fur, her eyes had turned yellow, two long, pointed ears protruded from her hair, and she had a thin, long cat tail.

She cried out in anguish, "Mi- Millicent must have a cat! I didn't take her hair, I took cat fur!"

"..."

To be honest, this was the first time William had ever seen such a scene. Although he was a professional, he... really wanted to laugh.

She wanted to laugh but dared not, so she could only suppress it and slightly turn her head away.

"...!!"

Hermione grabbed the robe, ready to throw it hard at William's face. But she raised her hand, held it for a long time, and still couldn't bring herself to actually hit the boy.

Then, seemingly angered by William's expression, she turned her back and pressed her head against the cold wall.

Hermione simply shed tears, without making a sound.

William sighed quietly, composed himself, and reached out to wipe the tears from the girl's cheeks.

Seeing that Hermione didn't turn her head, William crouched down, gently raised his hand, and slowly turned the girl's head toward him.

He said softly, "Silly girl, so what if you turn into a cat? Think about it, I've turned into a sea eagle, and I'm not much better looking than you, am I?"

"That's different... Yours can turn back!" Hermione choked out.

"With me here, you can turn back into the old Hermione!"

William took out a bottle of Polyjuice Potion from his ring, staring intently into Hermione's eyes with a clear and serious gaze.

"If you can't turn back, I'll drink a bottle of Polyjuice Potion with cat hair in it and stay with you forever, how about that?"

Hermione nodded blankly, murmured an "Mmm" through sobs, then shook her head and tossed the bottle of Polyjuice Potion into the toilet.

With tears welling in her eyes, she said, "I don't want you to drink it!"

William smiled, stood up, bent down and picked Hermione up, pushed open the door, and walked out of the bathroom.

Hermione's head was pressed against William's chest, her long, thin tail swaying in the air before gently hooking around the boy's neck.

William paused for a moment, then broke into a bright smile.

Um,

The tail is thin and soft.

My neck is still a little... itchy!

(Thanks to "Hell Cat" and "Arcane Mage" for their generous donations.)