Capturing Wormtail 3
## Chapter 146: Capturing Wormtail 3
Before Wade's message, Harry and Hermione were still in the library researching the Weather Charm. It was a very difficult Spell, and after a few minutes of looking at it, Harry started to feel dizzy.
But Hermione was still studying diligently, so Harry had no choice but to force himself to read those abstruse sentences.
He found that every two sentences he read, the words would quickly disappear from his mind, forcing him to go back and read them again…
More than half an hour passed. Hermione had already filled several pages with notes, but Harry was still stuck on the first page.
Wade's message was like a lifeline to him. Harry eagerly jumped up, packed his things, and rushed over.
Hermione was a step behind. After returning her books, she hurried to catch up.
When they arrived at the entrance to the Gryffindor common room, they saw Wade leaning against the wall, staring at a folded piece of parchment, seemingly engrossed in something.
"Wade, you said you had something important to tell me?" Harry asked.
"Hmm, wait…"
Wade looked up, motioning for him to be quiet. After staring at the parchment for a moment, he suddenly pointed his Wand forward, and a huge, viscous mud pit appeared in the corridor.
"You rotten boy! What are you doing? Get rid of them!"
The Fat Lady shrieked.
"Wade, what are you doing?" Hermione shrieked, covering her face. "Professor McGonagall will take points from you!"
"Don't worry, I'll cancel it later," Wade said. "Harry, what's the password to open the door?"
Harry was confused. He hesitated but ultimately decided to trust his friend.
Even if someone stepped into the mud, a Scouring Charm could solve the problem.
Was Wade trying to play a prank on someone? He had to admit, his pranks were quite serious…
Harry's mind raced with jumbled thoughts. Standing by the mud pit, he said to the Fat Lady, "Salamander."
"Make him get rid of those horrid things! Get rid of them!" The Fat Lady was still screaming loudly.
"I said the password, Fat Lady! You need to open the door," Harry said, emphasizing his words.
The portrait opened, and the Fat Lady tried to hide at the edge of the painting, as if afraid the mud would get on her.
The next second, an indistinct shadow darted out from the door and landed directly in the mud pit. It struggled inside, letting out "squeak, squeak, squeak" cries.
"Scabbers?" Harry said, surprised.
Just as he was about to retrieve Ron's rat, he heard the person beside him recite several Spells in quick succession—
"*Petrificus Totalus! Stupefy! Incarcerous!*"
The rat, struck by the consecutive Spells, became stiff and unconscious, bound by several ropes. Wade had just used a Levitation Charm to pull it out when several more people rushed out of the common room in succession—
Fred and George, Percy, and Ron.
Hermione's eyes widened, unable to understand how these people had emerged from the doorway so quickly.
Ron, the last one to run out, first tripped over Percy, then collided with Fred, and finally rolled into the mud, furiously shouting, "Damn it! What in the world is going on?"
"Where did this mud pit come from?" Percy yelled angrily. "I'm giving you detention!"
"He escaped! Wade… oh, you caught him?" Fred exclaimed in surprise.
"Really?" George struggled to lift his head from under his brother's backside, shouting, "Be careful, that guy's as slippery as Peeves!"
Ginny stayed at the back, lucky not to fall into the mud pit. She lay in the doorway, giggling as she watched her brothers' misfortunes.
"What happened?" Harry asked, confused.
Ginny finally saw him. The girl shrieked, darted back inside, and vanished.
Wade had already dealt with the rat. He tucked the jar into his bag and sighed deeply, looking at the Weasleys tangled together on the ground, unable to get up, and covered in mud.
Well… this was Gryffindor…
Wade removed the mud pit and used a Scouring Charm to clean the mud off the Weasleys. They finally disentangled themselves and got up from the ground.
Percy pulled his robes back, steam practically rising from his head in anger. He glared furiously at them, saying coldly, "You'd better give me a proper explanation!"
"Forget that for now! Where's Scabbers? What did you do with it?" Ron demanded.
Harry and Hermione exchanged bewildered glances.
Fred and George, however, exchanged looks with Wade: "Are you sure it's that guy?"
"Yes."
Wade nodded, then said to the others, "This isn't the place to talk. Let's go to the Umbrella Room for an explanation."
"Okay." Harry and Hermione, the curious onlookers, were the first to respond.
In fact, other students had already gathered to watch the commotion.
Percy stood still, his face cold, pushed forward by the Weasley Twins.
"After you hear the whole story, if you still think we're wrong, go ahead and tell Mum," Fred said smugly. "But I guarantee, you… and little Ronnie, you'll thank us."
That rat was originally Percy's pet. It was only given to Ron when he started school later.
Actually, Percy had once tried to give the rat to his youngest sister, Ginny, but she couldn't accept a nearly dying rat as a pet, which was why Ron ended up with it.
Thinking about this, Fred and George couldn't help but feel a chill of fear.
The Ministry of Magic strictly controlled Animagi and required all Animagi's animal forms to be registered with the Ministry.
They considered concealing one's Animagus identity and living among other wizards in animal form a serious offense because many similar malicious incidents had occurred in the past.
The group, pushing and shoving, dragged themselves towards the Umbrella Room, with Ron still angrily saying, "Whatever you want to say, just give Scabbers back to me first!"
"No, Ronny." Fred flatly refused, "It'll run away."
"It won't run wild if you don't chase it!" Ron yelled. "You scared it!"
"We're the ones who got scared by it, you know?" George said impatiently. "Listen to our reasons before you argue with us, okay? Don't shout and scream like a child."
Ron's face went pale with anger.
Suddenly, a sharp cat's meow sounded nearby, and the Weasley Twins reflexively shrieked, "Filch!"
Right after, Filch rushed out, staring at them breathlessly. He first scanned the students with a cold gaze, found no contraband, and then said, "Fighting?"
"No!" Fred threw an arm around Percy's neck and ruffled Ron's hair with his other hand. "This is just friendly brotherly communication!"
The two still-angry Weasleys turned their heads away, saying nothing.
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