The early morning of Christmas is very cold, and there is a vast white area everywhere. Last year, Lawrence and the twins must be having snowball fights at this time, but this year, the twins are studying hard by the stove in the Glenfindo saloon. Lawrence looked at today's "Prophet Daily". Through the cover of the newspaper, he looked at the newly made map.

"Is there any important news?" Fred asked casually, writing on a brand new parchment paper.

"No..." Lawrence quickly swept the newspaper's title and replied,

"I'm really looking forward to this night's Christmas dinner," George said hopefully. "This is probably the thing I'm looking forward to the most this year."

"It's okay, next year is coming soon," Lawrence said. "You'll have something new to look forward to soon."

"For example, do you think of the final exam?" Fred sarcastically said, "or is the school where only pure blood students are left?"

"Who knows?" Lawrence said, looking at the map, Ginny. Weasley's small dot, "Maybe the professors would have caught the murderer before that?"

"I hope so." George said, "Walking with the Ghoul" and said, "I don't believe that the fifth-grade O.W.L will take this kind of thing." (Note 1)

"I don't believe it either," Lawrence shrugged, "but I believe the final exam will be taken."

"Oh, that's enough." Fred complained, "Let the dinner start quickly."

The hall of the Christmas dinner looked very beautiful and had a strong Christmas atmosphere. In addition to two large Christmas trees hanging with frost, heavy decorative bands hanging from the ceiling, cross-decorated mistletoe, and snowflakes falling on the roof from time to time. Dumblido led several songs, and the atmosphere became more and more lively.

"Hehe, it's time to test my hard work." Fred took out his wand maliciously, cast a spell on Percy's senior badge, and successfully turned it into a pin. Except for Percy who was unknown, everyone laughed.

"Oh, this is amazing." George said with satisfaction, "Will some more Christmas pudding? Harry."

"Okay...oh no, Hermione." Harry was about to agree, and he and Ron were pulled away by Hermione. Lawrence and the twins looked at each other.

"It seems they have some little secrets, right?" George glanced at the three who left.

"Do you think it's related to the secret room?" Fred asked,

"Maybe?" Lawrence replied, after they finished the rest of the meal, they returned to the saloon in Glenfindo with satisfaction.

Lawrence took out the map to watch, but saw a thrilling situation that made him see. There were two small black dots in the abandoned girls' toilet on the second floor, one was Ginny and the other was Hermione. Lawrence stood up without saying a word. At this time, the small black dot representing Ginny was slowly leaving the girls' toilet. She was walking towards another corridor, and there was another small black dot in that corridor - Luna. Lovegood, Lawrence closed the map,

"Hey, what's wrong?" George asked,

"Find someone." Lawrence replied, he walked out of the saloon and took out the map. He found that Luna. Lovegood's little dot was heading towards the Sita Owl House,

"Not being attacked? It should have just happened to pass by." Lawrence breathed a sigh of relief. He did not try to meet Ginny, but arrived at the girls' bathroom first.

There was still water everywhere here. Except for a hidden door, the rest of the room was empty. Lawrence knocked on the door, but there was no reaction inside. Lawrence took out the map and confirmed that Hermione's small dot was indeed in front of him.

"Hermione?" Lawrence pushed the door open, and was surprised to find that the door was not locked, but something was stuck, and only some gaps were exposed.

Lawrence looked up at the gap between the top of the door and the ceiling. Although it was very wide, it was a little too high. So Lawrence struggled to squeeze his upper body into the gap in the gap in the door crack, and then he saw a strange scene.

Hermione. Granger... or a fluffy cat man, if there is no map, Lawrence must have thought she had read it wrong. Her feet stuck to the door and fell diagonally on an empty cauldron, with her face facing down, and a mirror tightly in her hand.

"Damn." Lawrence retracted and punched the wall hard. He raised his wand and thought, "The big spider riot on the Hogwarts Express, wandering in the castle at midnight, and experimenting with explosions...

"Call the God Guard."

Lawrence put away his wand and waited quietly. After a while, Dunbulido arrived with him, Professor McGonagall was also with him. Dunbulido waved his wand, and the door of the toilet jumped open automatically. Hermione slowly floated up. Dunbulido looked at the empty cauldron, and he sniffed the residue.

"Compound Decoction?" Dumblido raised his eyebrows, "I don't know that the second grade will teach such a difficult potion?"

"Uh... you might ask Snape?" Lawrence didn't understand, "But I think something might happen... it would become... a cat?"

"Well, to be honest, Lawrence, if there was no attack, I might laugh." Dunbulido said, looking at Hermione's fluffy cat face, "But I think you will keep it secret from Miss Granger, right?"

"Uh..." Lawrence was speechless. At this time, Harry and Ron rushed into the girls' bathroom. They seemed a little panicked when they saw so many people standing in the bathroom.

"Professor McGonagall, please take Miss Granger to the hospital room," Dumbledore said. Professor McGonagall nodded seriously, "Lawrence, Harry and Ron, please come with me."

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Dunbulido brought them to his office. Lawrence discovered that the originally beautiful Phoenix Fox had turned into a fluffy young bird, which was flapping its wings hard.

"The last time I saw it, he was so small and bare?" Harry said without thinking. Lawrence understood that Harry saw Fox just reborn from the ashes (Note 2)

"Oh, yes. I gave it a little help," said Dumbledore, who turned out to make a few chairs, "It will soon become beautiful, you all sit."

"You all saw that, your friend, Miss Hermione Granger was attacked," Dumbledore said gently, "Fortunately, she was only 'petrochemical'..."

Harry opened his mouth to speak, but closed his mouth again. Ron looked pale and felt relieved when he heard this.

"I probably know what's going on, Professor." Lawrence said, Harry and Ron looked at Lawrence in surprise, "It's a Basilisk."

"But the demonic eyes of the snake monster are deadly," said Dumbledore. "No one died in several attacks."

"But that time fifty years ago," Ron shouted, and he noticed that Dumbledore and Lawrence were looking at him, blushing, "It was Malfoy who said..."

"Oh, I think we know what you did with compound decoctions," Dumblido said with a smile, "Please continue, Lawrence, I think you will say that, there must be some basis."

"I was really confused at first, because neither Cat nor Colin died, so I thought it was some unknown black magic, and it was not surprising that even the professor could not remove the spell," said Lawrence, and everyone listened to his discussion quietly.

"It was not until Justin Fenlieri and Nick, who was almost headless, were attacked that I realized that this might not be something the wizard's spell could do, so I went to check the information." Lawrence explained, "Eye contact with the basilisk is a condition for death."

"Eye contact." Dumblito thoughtfully, he understood.

"So Justin touched the basilisk's eyes through Nick who was almost headless?" Ron asked, Lawrence nodded.

"Mrs. Loris is the water on the ground," Harry said loudly,

"Colin is the camera," Lawrence added, "I think Hermione looks like a cat and doesn't want to open the door, so the Basilman looks inside from the gap between the door and the ceiling, and Hermione happens to be in contact with the Basilman's eyes from the mirror in his hand."

"Very good, then I think..." Dumblido smiled. Before he could finish speaking, the office door was pushed open rudely, Lucius.

Malfoy walked into the office arrogantly, followed by a short and thumpy witch with anxiety and messy hair. He held a round hat, wearing a pinstriped suit and a bright red tie. Hagrid followed them with a look of horror. His huge body seemed to be timid at this moment. Professor McGonagall patted his arm to comfort him--because his shoulders were too high to be able to pat them.

"Connelly Forge? Demon... Minister of Magic?" Ron stuttered at the squad witch, but no one responded to his words.

"Awful things, Dunbulito, I'm sorry to disturb you on Christmas Day," Connelly.

Fudge said in a hurry, "The Ministry of Magic has just received news that the school has been attacked again. This is the fourth time that a non-pure-blooded wizard has been attacked. We must take some measures."

"Yes, Fudge," Dunbulido's blue eyes looked at the Minister of Magic, and he said firmly, "but I don't think it would be helpful to capture Hager."

"You must understand that Hager's record is against him, in fact, the previous incident..." Connelly.

Only then did Foggy notice that there was a student present, he shut up and did not continue talking.

"I don't, professor," Hegel begged Dumblido, "Really, I swear."

"I trust Hager, Fudge, I absolutely trust him," Dumbledore said. "In fact, we already have some clues..."

"In fact, it's us, not you, Dunbutel," Lucius.

Malfoy lazily interrupted Dumblido's words,

"Oh?" Dumbledore looked at Malfoy, as if flames were pounding in his blue eyes.

"I have a suspension order here, and you can find the signatures of our twelve school directors," Malfoy said happily, smiling hypocritically. "We think you can't stop the situation from developing. Before we continue to lose the "precious" non-purebred wizard, the principal's position may have to be replaced."

"Oh no, Mr. Malfoy," Fudge said in a panic. "If even Dumbredo is gone, who can stop it?"

"It remains to be seen," Malfoy smiled, "but our school directors agreed..."

"How much benefit did you give them?" Hagrid roared angrily, "Bribery or intimidation?"

"The prison guards of Azkaban will not like your attitude." Malfoy said with a malicious smile.

"Hag, calm down," said Dumbledore. "Since the school directors think I should leave, I think I should do that..."

"No! Professor." Hagrid shouted,

"...but," Dunbulido's eyes shining, and his body exuded a stunning spirit. He said clearly, "Only when no one in Hogwarts needs me, I really leave. When someone needs help, he can still get help, as long as he - still remember."

"It's admirable," Malfoy bowed. "We will miss your management style and hope your successor can effectively stop this...uh... 'murder', right, McGonagall?"

Professor McGonagall did not respond. Lawrence could feel that Professor McGonagall was very angry, but she did not speak.

"Okay, I think we should leave?" Malfoy said, he took the lead and left the principal's office, Dumbredo also left, Connelly. Fudge fiddled with the top hat on his hand, and he waited for Hagrid to leave first, and Hagrid suddenly stood there before leaving, saying loudly,

"If anyone wants to know something, just follow the spider, well, I'm done." Haegel said this without thinking and left with great strides, Connelly. Fudge was obviously confused. He looked at the three students suspiciously, then turned his eyes to Professor McGonagall, then shook his head and left.

"I think you three must go back to the dormitory to sleep," Professor McGonagall pursed his lips and said seriously, "It has been over twelve o'clock for a long time, and I will take you back."

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Author's words: Hermione must carry a mirror with her, otherwise how could she know that she had become a cat if she only looked at her hands? In the past few days of the midterm exam, she could only write little by little. No surprise, after a few chapters, she will fight the snake monster... Probably?

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Note 1: O.W.L: Ordinary Witchcraft Level Test

Note 2: In the original work, Harry first met Fox when he was attacked, when Fox was reborn in front of Harry.
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