Chapter 264: No to the harassment of cats! (Edited)
After Professor McGonagall sternly reprimanded Dumbledore, who stood with folded hands and an embarrassed face, she turned her gaze to a certain small cat cowering in a corner.
"Nya!"
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Fish's tail hair instantly bristled and his body tensed.
But soon, he threw herself at Professor McGonagall, lifted his face and looked up at his with wide eyes.
"Minerva, Fish knows he was wrong."
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It was the best thing to do at a time like this, to admit your mistakes like Dumbledore.
"You know you were wrong, but you dare to do it again, don't you?"
Professor McGonagall growled as her pincer-like hands fell over Fish's little face.
"Nyanyanyanya..."
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The defeated kitten could only wave his hands in vain and let out a cry of pain.
"So, can you tell me what's going on now?"
Professor McGonagall continued to clutch Fish's cheeks, then turned to Dumbledore.
"Actually, I didn't want you to worry too much, so I played along with Fish's white lie..." explained Dumbledore, not forgetting to defend himself, and laying the main responsibility on a certain cat who tricked Grandfather....
Anyway, he wasn't lying, it was Fish who had begged him to hide it.
"Cut the crap!"
Unfortunately, Professor McGonagall didn't want to hear any of that, she knew what kind of temper Fish had.... She didn't need Dumbledore to remind her.
And this old man, who wanted to clear his name, was also too childish!
Dumbledore didn't dare say anything else, he told Professor McGonagall everything that had happened, and this time he didn't dare hide anything, including the fact that Fish had stumbled upon Voldemort's memories.
You betrayed the cat, you naughty old man!
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Fish looked at Dumbledore in surprise, expecting him to withhold access to Voldemort's memories in any case.
"Fish McGonagall!!!"
Professor McGonagall let out another lion-like roar that sent Fawkes flying, and even the portrait directors, who were pretending to be asleep, opened their eyes at the roar.
But Professor McGonagall had no time for that, and her eyes widened as she looked at the little cat in front of her.
How many times had she told him that Voldemort was dangerous and to come straight to her or Dumbledore if he found anything wrong?
How dare the little rascal do this!
Without a word, Fish let go of Professor McGonagall's hands, turned around and was about to run away...
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Her [Beast Instincts] had been alerted by Professor McGonagall, and in this case, although he knew that running away would be worse, Fish opted to hide and wait for Mother McGonagall to calm down.
Unfortunately, Fish had only taken two steps when Professor McGonagall grabbed him by the back of the shirt collar, and then pulled the little fluffy cat backwards and pinned him back down very deftly on his own knees.
"Nya! Minerva, I was wrong, nya!"
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Fish begged for mercy.
But Professor McGonagall ignored his pleas, and a storm of slaps landed on the cat's bottom once again, and the headmaster's office was immediately filled with the sound of Fish's miserable screams.
"Waaaaaaaaaaaah! Stop it, Minerva! Fish knows she's wrong! Nyanyanyanyanyanyanyanyanya..."
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"Say, you dare to worry your mother anymore?!!" After hitting Fish hard, Professor McGonagall finally stopped and asked viciously.
"No, I won't..."
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The little cat sniffed and replied with a sob.
I must be more careful in the future, and I can't let Minerva easily find evidence of my mischief!
And that mean old Albus, I won't tell him any more secrets!
Fish swore in his heart.
As to whether his fear was the same as Professor McGonagall's, that was not a question the kitten had to consider.
Professor McGonagall had no idea what was going through Fish's mind and, with a cold snort, she released the cat and turned her attention back to Voldemort's Horcrux.
"How are you going to get anything out of Voldemort's Horcrux?"
A stern-faced Professor McGonagall looked at Dumbledore, who had already returned to his desk and was sipping black tea quietly.
"Ahem..." Dumbledore replied as he put down his cup of tea, "This Horcrux's soul is still weak and unaware of the outside world, so we can have Fi.... uh... Harry, let Harry talk to Voldemort, and let's see if we can find out how many Horcruxes he is planning to make, or what he is planning to make them out of."
Dumbledore had intended for Fish to continue his conversation with the diary, but seeing Professor McGonagall's protective demeanor, he changed in time and replaced him with Harry.
But even then, Professor McGonagall could not agree.
"No, it's too dangerous!"
Professor McGonagall denied, shaking out her full mane, "Don't forget that Harry still has Voldemort's magic in his scar..., what if he uses it to do something to Harry?"
"You can be sure of it," Although Dumbledore temporarily changed to allow Harry to use the diary, he wasn't talking nonsense, "The magic left in Harry's scar is not as strong as that in the diary, and..."
He looked at the kitten, who was sitting off to the side with his mouth pouting, sobbing with his arms around Fawkes, and then continued, "Actually, I don't know what will happen when the two Horcruxes come into contact, but now that we can test them under our watch, it's better than if Harry inadvertently touches another Horcrux in the future, and then something goes wrong."
Fish already knew about the Horcruxes, so Dumbledore wasn't going to keep Harry's situation from him, except that the kitten was too upset to care about the strange things he was saying.
Dumbledore did not press the issue and continued to persuade Professor McGonagall, "Of all the students, apart from Fish, Harry is the only one Voldemort has in his sights, and it would be most effective for both of them to talk to Voldemort."
In fact, Professor McGonagall also knew that Dumbledore was right, and it was even the best option for Fish to continue communicating with the diary. It's just that her teaching philosophy is different from Dumbledore's, Professor McGonagall doesn't like to see her students take risks
"Couldn't we just destroy it?"
"It's rare to have such a good chance" Dumbledore said firmly, shaking his head, "Minerva, as long as Horcruxes exist, Voldemort will be resurrected sooner or later, and sooner or later we will have to destroy them all, and with me watching, it won't be a problem." "
"That's... well..."
Professor McGonagall pursed her lips, still choosing to trust Dumbledore, so she nodded before shaking her head, "Then there's no need to change Harry, let Fish do it."
Although she was worried about her own cat, Professor McGonagall couldn't afford to risk another boy taking Fish's place, and it would be easy to make a mistake by replacing him on the fly.
As for Dumbledore's comment about whether Harry would have any problems with other Horcruxes, she could wait until he was ready to prepare the diary and then call him to test it.
"Fish, come here."
Professor McGonagall motioned to the cat, who was still hugging Fawkes and whispering.
"What are you trying to do again nya? don't hit Fish again!"
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Fish not only didn't come closer, he twisted his buttocks, moved the chair he was sitting in backwards, looked intently at Professor McGonagall, pressed his ears down and the tail behind him bristled.
"I won't hit you anymore!" Professor McGonagall rolled her eyes, angry and amused, "There are very important things for you to do now."
"You really won't hit Fish anymore?"
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The kitten hugged Fawkes and jumped out of the chair, but leaned toward the door, its large, almost pupil-filled eyes fixed on Professor McGonagall's hands, intent on fleeing at the first sign of danger.
At that moment, Dumbledore cheerfully approached Fish, held out his hand and took Fawkes in his arms, then explained, "Don't worry, Minerva has calmed down, now we want you to continue communicating with Voldemort in the diary."
"What? I don't want to do that!"
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The kitten refused, he had written in the journal before and got a good beating, now he wants me to write again after the beating...
No to cat bullying!