Enns had only taken two steps out of the kitchen when he heard footsteps coming from the corner not far away. Since it was evening at this time, it was so quiet that even a pin dropped on the ground could be heard far away, so the sound of footsteps sounded extremely clear to his ears.
He was worried about two things now - first, whether the other party had heard the squeaking sound of the fruit portrait closing just now; and second, where should he hide next.
Just listening to the steady footsteps again, the answer to the first question becomes obvious.
It is normal for the little badgers to run to the kitchen to get some food, and they feel as relaxed and casual as if they were at home. After all, there is only a small distance between the two places, but the entire Hogwarts Castle is as big as a small city. If you want to be encountered by the professor on night watch or Filch, the chance cannot be lower. .
"Oops... what should I do?" Enns has always been timid, and he is not panicking now, but if he is caught like this, he will not be happy. "We are closest to the kitchen now, but we can open it again. The other person in the portrait will definitely hear it. There is no sound when the entrance to the common room is opened, but go over here and knock on the barrel lid... Damn it, why did the founder of Hufflepuff create such a troublesome thing? What’s the way to open the door?”
Xiao Ens's head turned quickly enough. These thoughts only stayed in his mind for a moment, and then he threw them all aside.
Naturally, he also knew that instead of complaining now, it would be better to quickly find a solution that would be more effective.
Of course, Enns' time at Hogwarts was too short after all. He didn't know yet that if the common rooms of other houses were to be opened, there would be much more noise than Hufflepuff's.
However, time waits for no one. Enns only hesitated for a few seconds. Before he could think of a good way to escape, the footsteps seemed to be very close to the corner.
He had judged correctly just now. There was only one corridor without any forks. As long as the other party turned the corner, he would be able to see everything in this corridor.
"I have no choice but to hide it as much as possible first..."
Even though hiding in this almost unobstructed corridor was definitely a bad idea, with no choice, this seemed to be his only way out.
The moment he made his decision, Enns decisively ran deeper into the corridor against the wall.
For the Hufflepuffs who often come and go here, everything in this corridor is well known. Although Enns has not been in school for a long time, at least this corridor is relatively familiar.
He trotted forward lightly while rubbing against the wall, paying close attention to the left and right, but found that there was really no place suitable for hiding people.
In desperation, he simply lifted up a corner of a tapestry on one side of the corridor and got in with his back against the cold brick wall.
To be honest, although this beautifully woven tapestry is large enough, it hangs down from near the top wall of the corridor. When he drilled in, the upper body was no longer visible, but the lower legs were still openly exposed. Only a fool would not see it!
The moment he had just hidden it, a figure walked out from the corner at the other end. Looking at his hunched back and carrying a lantern, he was naturally the janitor Filch who had caused a big joke in the auditorium not long ago.
When the love potion takes effect, it will confuse the mental will of the person who takes it. However, unlike the Imperius Curse, after the effect wears off, the memory of being lost will not become blurry, but will become as clear as if it were vividly remembered.
So during this period, although Filch didn't know who had persecuted him, he was definitely extremely annoyed. Originally, he hated these "little brats who ran wild and didn't learn well", but now that he was like this, he couldn't help but feel very angry.
"... If I catch you, I'll have to hang you on a chain and whip you... I haven't forgotten to oil those cute little toys all day long. You guys are hateful... Just wait and see... "
Filch, while mumbling to himself, slowly walked deeper into the corridor step by step. Although the underground corridor was definitely dark at night, he had a lantern in his hand. If he walked near Enns' hiding place, he would immediately spot the unusually dazzling pair of calves under the tapestry.
Enns touched the wand on his waist, but after thinking for a moment, he lowered his hand.
His current spell casting is not stable yet, and he has not learned many spells. His usual practice is more towards dueling spells. Moreover, I have already practiced all day today, and I haven’t even recovered yet! No one can tell whether something will go wrong if it is used at this time.
Besides, night walks are not really a big deal, but if you use magic spells to deal with the caretaker of Hogwarts, the nature of the matter will be different.
However, he couldn't think of any good ideas at the moment, but Filch obviously wouldn't give him time.
As the other party got closer and closer, Enns, who was always paying attention to the footsteps, couldn't help but have a trace of anxiety on his face. To be honest, his current method of hiding seems really stupid. If anyone found out... given his pride, he might as well just show up in front of Filch!
"... Damn it, you'll be punished! What's the big deal!"
When he saw from the lower edge of the tapestry that the light of the lantern was almost spreading to the instep of his feet, he gritted his teeth silently and planned to stand up single and voluntarily.
But in the next second, Enns, who subconsciously touched his pocket, suddenly had his eyes lit up, and then he slightly retracted his toes. While avoiding the scope of the light as much as possible, he took out a chocolate from his pocket. He didn't even have time to peel off the outer tinfoil packaging, and directly stuffed it into his mouth and bit down hard.
When a fragrant and sweet chocolate flavor spread from his mouth, the wonderful feeling that had accompanied him almost the entire day filled his entire body again. And the heart in his chest, which was gradually blocked by anxiety, immediately became clear and bright.
What to do now? Isn’t that obvious
A unique kind of self-confidence enveloped Enns's thinking, and gave his right hand an almost instinctive instruction - to pull out the wand and wave it casually at the pastry portrait next to the stack of wooden barrels opposite.
As a freshman at Hogwarts who is still within the scope of common sense, Enns does not have any high-end silent spell skills. But he doesn't need to cast a decent spell now - he just needs to make the portrait make a little noise, which is enough to achieve his goal.
Sure enough, a chaotic magic power passed by the portrait, slightly tilting it, but it also made a suspicious sound.
Filch, who had been keeping his spirits high these past few nights, turned his head sharply when he heard the sound, and leaned the lantern in his hand towards the pile of wooden barrels opposite without hesitation. He wanted to see which kid dared to play hide and seek under his nose.
However, what Enns was waiting for was the moment when Filch turned around!
I saw him flicking his wand on the other side of the corridor where there was almost no light, and he boldly recited a spell in this quiet place...
"Floating into the sky."
His incantation was not loud, but this corridor was too quiet. Not to mention speaking, even the slightest movement of your feet will be heard clearly.
However, after eating a piece of Fuling Elixir chocolate, Enns felt an indescribable clarity in his heart - his actions were absolutely correct!
So, just when Filch heard someone chanting a curse and turned around quickly, the tapestry covering Enns's upper body suddenly moved. Under the control of the levitating spell, it shrank into a ball and rushed straight towards Filch. When the opponent was suddenly startled, it turned around with unusual flexibility and stayed close to the ground. He flew away in the direction Filch came from.
This sudden fright caused Filch's heartbeat to speed up suddenly, and even a layer of cold sweat appeared on his slightly bald forehead.
But after all, he has been working as a janitor at Hogwarts for so long, and has experienced all kinds of harassment from Fred and George, a pair of trouble-making geniuses. What the hell has he not seen before
In just a blink of an eye, he realized that there were indeed students traveling at night! And that student not only played a trick on himself, he actually wanted to run away!
Filch immediately widened his eyes, bared his yellow teeth, turned around and chased after him with the lantern. He could see that the shadow was moving very fast. From a distance, it became a bit blurry in the dim corridor, but he could barely catch a figure from behind.
However, Filch did not realize that his so-called "night-walking student" was actually just a finely woven tapestry hanging on the wall. As for Enns, who directed this escape scene, he probably took advantage of this opportunity and sneaked towards the entrance of the Hufflepuff common room...
No, what is surprising is that not only did he not take the opportunity to return to the dormitory, but instead controlled the tapestry and followed Filch in the darkness behind him.
If an ordinary person had gotten such a good opportunity, he would have run away long ago. But only wizards who are proficient in potions know that people who take the elixir cannot use common sense in the world, and they usually have some unique and strange ideas.
For example, Enns now wanted to sneak back to the dormitory directly. But when he took the first step, he somehow had an idea - he should follow!