0177 Failed Exchange

0177 Failed Exchange

"Okay, Ron, I'll try to find a chance to ask Professor McGonagall." Encouraged by the presence of Professor Watson, Harry made a decision that was more in line with his wishes.

Hermione's beautiful eyebrows furrowed together, she glared at Ron dissatisfiedly, opened her mouth as if to refute, but before she could speak, Crookshanks, who appeared out of nowhere, jumped onto her lap with a fat, stunned rat in his mouth.

The ginger cat looked proud of his catch, as if he had brought a precious gift to his owner.

"Does it have to eat that thing in front of us, it will make the common room stink!"

Ron frowned showing his disgust. He hated Crookshanks for always chasing his pet rat, Scabbers, and now he had to watch him devour another rodent.

"You can go to the courtyard to eat this, Crookshanks–"

This was a good idea, even Hermione didn't want her clean wizard robes to be stained with rat guts and blood and such. she said gently, trying to pick up Crookshanks and send him out of the Gryffindor common room, but unexpectedly, Crookshanks, who was squatting on her lap, suddenly jumped onto the coffee table, dodging Hermione's hand, a pair of yellow eyes staring straight at Ron.

"Get rid of it, Hermione!"

Ron was annoyed and pulled his planetary orbit map, which he had worked hard all night to make, from under Crookshanks' feet, glaring at Crookshanks and said,

"It almost ruined our astronomy homework, and, Scabbers is sleeping in my bag, do you want him to watch this cat eat his own kind?"

Crookshanks stared motionlessly at Ron, but after hearing this, his fluffy tail tip shook, he glanced at Ron's bag, raised his chin, as if to show Ron the rat in his mouth better, his yellow eyes shining with a strange light.

"What are you trying to do?"

Crookshanks' appearance made Ron more wary, he hugged his bag impatiently and asked, but Crookshanks did not waver, just stretched his neck forward, and lightly bit the rat in his mouth.

"I think–"

Crookshanks' appearance confused Hermione too, but Harry suddenly laughed, he couldn't help but look at Ron and said his thoughts,

"He probably wants to trade the rat in his mouth for your Scabbers, Ron!"

Ron was stunned, and then glared at Hermione angrily, "See, Hermione, this brainless cat wants to kill Scabbers, I really don't understand, why do you have to bring this beast back!"

"Don't talk nonsense, Ron!"

After silencing Harry with a haughty look, Hermione impatiently said, "Crookshanks has no reason to do that, he might just want to introduce a friend to Scabbers!"

Hermione screamed, because, Ron was unable to drive Crookshanks away, so he was frantically swinging his bag like a windmill, but even so he still couldn't get rid of Crookshanks, instead Scabbers flew out of the open bag.

Scabbers landed on the floor with a squeak, and tried to run away, but Crookshanks was faster. He chased after Scabbers, his eyes gleaming with malice. In order to catch these two crazed animals, all the young wizards in the common room moved, and finally, Scabbers was pulled out from under an old cupboard by Ron, and Hermione, who had messy hair and was embarrassed, threw herself on the ground, holding down Crookshanks who was struggling hard.

"You're happy now, aren't you!"

Looking at the skinny, trembling Scabbers in his palm, Ron was furious and yelled. He glared at Hermione, who was holding Crookshanks, and said,

"Look at what your cat did to my bag, and to Scabbers! He's terrified, Hermione, can't you see that?"

"Crookshanks was just–"

Hermione's eyes were shining with tears, she weakly tried to explain for Crookshanks, but her words were rudely interrupted by Ron,

"That cat just wants to eat Scabbers, when will you admit it, Hermione!"

He raised his voice, and his face was red with anger.

"How can you talk to Hermione like that, Ron?!"

Ginny hurriedly ran over from the other side of the common room, gently hugged Hermione's slender trembling shoulders, and glared at Ron, who was trying to coax Scabbers back into his pocket.

"Ron, she’s your friend! You can’t shout at her like that! It's not her fault that Crookshanks is a natural hunter, and Scabbers is a natural prey!"

Ron, who was still fuming, looked up and opened his mouth to retort,, but after seeing Hermione, who had tears in her eyes, he hesitated,

"Keep that beast away from me, Hermione, or else–"

Ron muttered something that only Hermione and Ginny heard, then walked away angrily, leaving only a more angry Ginny and a sad and helpless Hermione. Ginny hugged Hermione and comforted her, while giving Ron a dirty look.

"Ron was just too worried about Scabbers, Hermione–"

Harry hesitated and said, he looked at Crookshanks in Hermione's arms, rationally he agreed with Ron's view, this slightly strange big ginger cat seemed to be targeting Scabbers, but he couldn't say that in front of Hermione,

"Don't worry, I'll go talk to him."

Harry, who was already depressed by not being able to go to Hogsmeade, sighed heavily and dragged his tired steps to the dormitory. He hoped that Ron and Hermione would make up soon, and that Crookshanks would stop chasing Scabbers.

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