Then, for some unknown reason, the girl walked to the window ledge in the painting and leaned against it.
This sunset was far worse than the one in Mr. Cat's office, not pretty at all.
She thought to herself involuntarily.
Her lips twitched, seemingly about to droop. Her perpetually smiling eyes became a little moist.
Suddenly, her waist was embraced by a huge, furry paw.
Turning around, she saw that at some point, the large cat had grown to the size of a small house, lying in the classroom.
"Meow~"
The giant cat let out a soft meow, then hugged the girl into its soft embrace.
Barely perceptible sobs came from within, and a sense of sorrow overflowed the entire painting.
… …
… …
Howl turned the corner, still pondering the two scenes of hell he had just witnessed, and happened to run into Fred and George, who were pulling Ron, asking for the detailed account of what had happened.
Seeing Ron's flushed and excited face, it was clear he couldn't keep a secret.
"Come here, all of you," Howl beckoned.
The twins walked over with smiles, followed by Ron.
"Professor," the three greeted him first.
"Ron, don't get used to this body of yours. In the future, I will strip away the power it has given you," Howl warned.
Ron's face showed some disappointment: "Professor… Alright."
"You don't need to be disappointed. You'll soon realize how terrible this body is. During the time I'm cleansing it, you'll realize why this power is called a Curse!
Also, regarding your body, don't spread it widely. Remember to keep it a secret."
"Okay," Ron nodded, "I promise I won't."
Howl nodded, then looked at the twins, saying seriously:
"You two, don't make fun of this either, after all, it's not funny."
Actually, Howl thought it was still somewhat fun…
Unfortunately, it wasn't convenient to say, otherwise, these two brats might use this immortal trait to play some tricks.
"Also, one more thing is that you'd best not be exposed to moonlight, which means you can't go out after sunset. Otherwise, you'll turn into a hideous skeleton."
As he spoke, Howl raised his hand. In his hand, he simulated moonlight shining on Ron.
Immediately, he turned into a skeleton with rotting flesh hanging from him.
"Merlin's chest hair!!" Fred was stunned.
"That's terrifying, Ron!" George exclaimed, "When are you planning to team up with the Ghoul in our attic to create a haunted house??"
Howl withdrew the moonlight and looked Fred up and down with a strange gaze.
"Then Professor, what about when the sun and moon are in the sky at the same time, during twilight?" George quickly asked.
"During twilight, sunlight is dominant," Howl explained.
"Oh," the three nodded.
"Then this moon really isn't good," Fred said with a chuckle.
"Tsk…" Howl took two steps closer, grabbed Fred's head, and shook it, as if mixing a drink.
"You brat, the sun?! None of those who walk this path are not muscle-bound. We are Wizards! Wizards!! Do you understand the status of the moon in mysticism?!!"
"Wrong, Professor! Wrong, wrong! Captain, Captain, spare me!!" Fred pleaded repeatedly, but the strength in that hand was terrifying, and he couldn't resist at all.
After this bout of laughter and mischief, Howl's mood also improved significantly, and the gloom in his heart was swept away.
He looked at Ron.
"By the way, I originally planned to give you a gift for Christmas, but the situation is special now, so I might as well give it to you now."
"Christmas gift?" Ron pointed at himself in disbelief. What kind of character was he to get a Christmas gift?
Howl swept his right arm, and a jingling sound immediately rang out.
"Christmas gift—a new wand!" Howl said with a smile.
"Oh no, Professor, this is too valuable," Ron waved his hands repeatedly. This was ten Galleons! To be frank, he sometimes felt that such an amount of money was enough to buy his life.
Especially when he was craving snacks.
However, his hands were uncontrollably dragged by Howl using some unknown magic, forcing him to accept the money.
"Professor, what about ours?" The twins looked at Howl with burning eyes.
"You two?" Howl looked at them, "Ron's academic performance has improved by at least fifty points in the past six months, while you two have only improved by twenty points. You still want gifts? No!!"
With that, he directly returned to his office.
Leaving the twins looking at each other behind him.
"No, we two… don't have that much room for improvement either!!"
"Ron, how useless are you really?" George turned back to look at Ron with resentment.
"Let's go, let's go!!" Fred directly grabbed him, "Let's thoroughly examine your body."
"Professor said no…"
"We're going to the secret base."
"Really?! No… didn't you used to hide it and not let me go?"
"Now you can go."
"I'm not going!"
"Are you putting on an act now?"
… …
Listening to the laughter outside the door, Howl also smiled.
Giving Ron a new wand was, firstly, because everything this kid had endured since the start of school was an undeserved misfortune.
Secondly, it was indeed an unconscious act made in a rather pleasant mood just now, after all, it was only a few Galleons, which was not worth much to him.
Thinking, he looked at the flames in the fireplace. Because Fawkes had just been reborn, she still needed a lot of rest and was not here. Lucifer also seemed to have had his soul drawn out.
"Where are we?" Howl said.
"We're… uh… here," he muddledly propped himself up, as if he had just woken up.
"We are now in…"
"Athens!"
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