The Weasley brothers' fireworks incident was actually not a big deal. Although in the end it was a little fun and Ron was dragged into the Forbidden Forest for a walk, it was actually just this level of commotion.
But early the next morning, the door to Hogwarts Castle did not open as usual, which made many students confused.
In the end, Professor McGonagall came down to open the door in person - there was no other way, except for the door key, which was in the hand of the gatekeeper Filch, it was only on the wall of the principal's office. But when everyone wanted to find Filch, who had neglected his duties, they found that this guy had gone somewhere at night, and no one could find him for a while.
Without a janitor, the school will naturally continue to operate as usual. Under Professor McGonagall's instructions, breakfast was served in the auditorium as usual, and the students began eating as usual. As for finding Filch, of course it is all left to the professors.
Fortunately, today is Sunday, and Hogwarts still has enough manpower and energy to find the squib caretaker who has disappeared inexplicably.
To be honest, it is still a bit difficult to find someone in Hogwarts Castle. Even if you have a magic prop like the "Marauder's Map", you may not be able to quickly find the person you need among the dense moving writings. .
Of course, the matter of finding people has nothing to do with Maka. His recent task is to cooperate with the International Federation of Wizards personnel to complete the final preparations for the event.
At this moment, Maka had just come from the side hall, planning to eat something in the auditorium to fill her stomach, and then take advantage of this precious Sunday to go to the Ministry of Magic.
He had already heard about the fireworks incident and the missing janitor, but there was no danger in Hogwarts nowadays, so he basically didn't pay much attention to this little thing. Right now, he was sitting down at the staff table, picking up his fork and adding food to his plate, intending to soothe his empty stomach!
"... It seems that everyone is having a good time during this time, right?" He stuffed half a sausage into his mouth and looked down at the Shijo Dean's table. "Fred and George are really good at it." No matter how hard you work, don’t forget to cause some trouble for the school after graduation.”
Just as he was chewing food in his mouth and casually looking at the peaceful scene in the auditorium, the door of the auditorium was suddenly opened. And then, a man who looked like a dog... Well, I mean, an old man in a suit and leather shoes walked in seriously.
The old man had mottled black hair that obviously couldn't be dyed, and there were some signs of baldness, but he used what looked like a very low-quality hair oil to make his head shiny. His hair, which originally seemed to be shoulder length, was pulled back and tied up. At first glance, it looked quite similar.
The tuxedo he was wearing was very old, and it had faded a bit because it had been washed too many times. But he still ironed it, trimmed it and put it on meticulously, and there wasn't even a single thread that jumped up. .
Only the bow tie on his collar was very strange. The gaudy polka dot print and the oversized model completely destroyed the originally barely visible outfit. At first glance, others thought it was a Muggle actor preparing to perform a comedy on stage!
However, no matter how much he changed his clothes, it could not change his appearance. Everyone in the auditorium recognized the true identity of this "old man" with just one glance.
"...Filch?"
While the other party was still looking into the auditorium at the door, seemingly looking for someone, someone muttering first broke the strange atmosphere that suddenly fell silent. Then, the whole auditorium suddenly buzzed, and the young wizards rushed to discuss this rare spectacle.
"What is this old man planning to do?"
Even Maka looked confused at the moment. Although he could tell at a glance that something was wrong with Filch's eyes, he was still at a loss as to what caused this change.
"Filch!"
There were not many professors on the staff table at this time, because several of them had been entrusted by Professor McGonagall to search the entire castle with their house elves.
But now it seems that Filch did not stay in the castle, but went out overnight. Otherwise, let alone the professors' search, even if they just let the elf take a walk, the old man could be found quickly.
"Where were you last night? The responsibility given to you by Hogwarts is..." Professor McGonagall called him first, and then wanted to ask him on the spot, but soon she found that Filch's attention was not at all. Not on her side, "Filch? What's wrong with you?"
Before Professor McGonagall said this, she saw Filch walking quickly towards a certain position on the Gryffindor table as if he had found a target. If you ignore his strange attire, his steps alone still carry a hint of reserve and calmness.
This weird feeling made the little wizards all look at him to see what he wanted to do.
However, just as Filch reached the middle of the long table with steady steps, he suddenly knelt down towards a figure sitting next to him, and then pulled out a bottle from his sleeve with a swipe. A bright red flower.
"Oh... beautiful Miss Lavender Brown, you are as charming and charming as this rose on the north slope. It made me sleepless all night yesterday... Oh! I think I have fallen deeply in love with you..." He put the rose on He walked forward and said loudly in his hoarse voice, "Excuse me, would you be honored to invite you to take a walk in the sea of flowers on the north slope on this day when thousands of flowers are blooming?"
"Wow-"
When it comes to the instinct to join in the fun, little lions are no less than any other group of people. Just when Filch's confession, which he had learned from nowhere, completely frightened Lavender, a burst of cheers like an avalanche and tsunami suddenly erupted from the Gryffindor table, and soon the Students who brought along several other students.
To be honest, no one expected that Filch would cause such a surprising show, which made the whole auditorium boil.
Of course, the most shocked person at this time is undoubtedly Miss Lavender Brown, one of the parties involved. Before Filch appeared, she kept looking at Ron, as if wondering why her "little trick" didn't work!
Yes, after she saw the love potion in Slughorn's Potions class that day, she immediately became interested in this magical potion. In order to get it, she even went out of her way to follow Slughorn's office and carefully stole the thing.
But who knows, fate always likes to play tricks on those who take things for granted, and she, Lavender Brown, is one of the victims.
"… I gonna go see."
At the staff table, Maka said to Professor McGonagall, who also had his eyes widened, before standing up and walking towards the jaw-dropping "confession scene".
"Give way, give way, give way -"
He pushed aside a group of young wizards, came to Filch's side in everyone's sight, and patted him on the shoulder casually. Filch is still half-kneeling in front of Lavender, as if he won't get up if Lavender doesn't agree.
"Filch? Hello-"
Maka patted him a few more times, and seeing that he had no reaction to her actions, she simply waved her hand and used a floating spell to control his clothes and lift him up.
"No, let me go...let me go! I want to invite the beautiful Miss Brown for a walk, and I want to give her the most romantic proposal in the sea of flowers! I -"
"You'd better be quiet first!"
Maka waved her hand in front of his eyes, which immediately made him droop his eyelids, and the hoarse struggle from before also subsided. After Maka checked him for a moment, he removed the floating spell, causing him to collapse on the ground limply.
"Mysterious..." Maka was about to casually tell the source of Filch's symptoms, but after glancing at Lavender, she stopped talking, "Let's all go back to eat! There's nothing to see - Miss Brown, breakfast Come to my office later."
The previous fireworks incident was not a big deal, but the fact that a student used a love potion to charm an old Squib was not the right time to talk about it. The alchemy competition is about to begin, so we must always pay attention to any negative influences.
Therefore, even if Lavender was asked to see him later, he said this very quietly, and only Lavender and Hermione, who was sitting next to him, heard it.
Soon, after Maka took the semi-conscious Filch out of the auditorium and went straight to the school hospital, the farce finally settled down for the time being. Although there are still many students in the auditorium guessing something privately, it is obviously not that easy to find the real answer.
On the other hand, if it must be said, Alexander and Enns can be regarded as the two instigators of this farce. Unfortunately, there were so many twists and turns of unexpected situations here that the two of them were completely unaware of them.
As far as they were concerned, Neville, who had eaten a piece of Love Potion chocolate, was the most important observation target. As for Filch, who accidentally swallowed a whole box of Love Potion chocolate, what did that have to do with them
During the entire breakfast time, the two of them mostly focused on Neville. They kept paying attention and were fully prepared for the next time they tried the Elixir Chocolate.
Alexander was able to confirm the effect of the Elixir last night, and Neville's luck was absolutely unparalleled. Then, as long as there are no significant side effects after the effect is lost, success is just around the corner.