Chapter 399: The end of the third school year (Edited)

After giving the kitten a good thrashing, Professor McGonagall turned her attention back to Fish's werewolf form.

"You really weren't bitten by Remus?"

She asked seriously as she fiddled with Fish's head and looked up at him.

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Fish didn't want to talk to Professor McGonagall and rolled his eyes.

"Talk!"

Professor McGonagall was not used to Fish's bad temper, so she hit him severely on the head.

"Nya... Fish wasn't bitten!"

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The puss covered his head and resentfully replied, "Fish tried to open Remus' mouth, but Remus wouldn't."

"And you went for his mouth?!"

Professor McGonagall pinched Fish's cheeks again.

"Meow, Fish was a cat then, no danger nya!"

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Professor McGonagall frowned and smacked Fish's bottom a couple of times, but it wasn't too hard, so the little cat just grunted a couple of times, and obediently lowered his head.

Afterwards, Professor McGonagall questioned Fish about his werewolf transformation, and brought in Dumbledore to verify that Fish's werewolf form was similar to that of an Animagus, and not a werewolf curse, and that was a relief,

However, Professor McGonagall had instructed him not to tell anyone about his ability to become a werewolf, not only because she shared Lupin's concerns, but also because she was worried that her cat's special traits would attract unwanted attention.

Incidentally, Professor McGonagall had also docked all the House points Fish had saved, so that the kitten wouldn't cause any more trouble in the last week of term.

When the Gryffindors saw that their House points had suddenly been reduced by a large amount, and that a certain kitten had gone back to being peaceful, they instantly understood what had happened....

Everyone's mentality is very calm, it's just the Academy Cup, it doesn't matter.

Gryffindors, over the years, have come to share a common language with Hufflepuff.

Lupin left Hogwarts after two days of recuperation in the Shrieking Shack, with no intention of staying for the end-of-term party, along with Sirius, whom Dumbledore had hidden at the school.

Sirius intended to return to the Black family home, the safest place outside Hogwarts, though he didn't really want to, but Lupin needed a place to stay and some money for his activities to track down Peter Pettigrew.

Sirius, who was not easily seen outside, wanted to do his bit and had no choice but to give him shelter and money.

They left in silence, not even Harry was informed, only Dumbledore came to see them off, and anyway Sirius had already told Harry what he had to tell him, there was no need to be maudlin.

...

The week passed quickly and on the last day of term the exam results came in.

This year's third year results were a bit of a surprise.

Looking at the overall scores, it was not surprising that Hermione was top of the class, after all she took five subjects, and even if she only failed Divination, her score was still much better than everyone else's.

But in terms of individual grades, Hermione only beat Fish in History of Magic, and tied or lost to Fish in the other subjects.

Besides Hermione, the few third-year students who took three subjects did not beat Fish's grade.

In other words, this year Fish came in second overall and first in the average.

It was a shock to everyone, including Fish himself.

"So Fish is that good?"

(●⊙ω⊙●)?

When the kitten saw the results of his written test, he was also catatonic,

He was just writing down what he heard in the story....

Of course, this was all thanks to Professor McGonagall, who made up the various lessons in stories and patiently told them to Fish.

And after a moment of surprise, Fish immediately folded his arms and burst out laughing.

"Indeed, it doesn't matter if you read the book or not, nya! Nyajajajajajajaja!"

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Hermione, who spent most of her time reading: "..."

Professor McGonagall, who had only been merry for a while at the long teachers' table: "..."

Apart from the kitten, who was making good progress, Harry and Ron passed every class, and all the other students got good marks except Neville, who only failed Potions.

And Percy, who participated in the N.E.W.T. exam, got a high score, and the entrance to the Ministry of Magic is already a certainty, so he also changed his appearance would be usual and chatted excitedly with everyone.

The twins' O.W.L. results were not as impressive as Percy's, but they weren't bad either, and Mrs. Weasley may not have been happy with them, but they were good enough for the twins, who were already motivated to make a career in the joke store.

Compared to the students' individual results, Gryffindor's collective results this year were a little worse, not winning the Quidditch championship and only third in House points.... Even if Fish's hundred or so points had not been deducted, he would still only be in third place.

So Dumbledore simply gave up on adding contraband points this year, it was useless anyway, and there was no point in adding hundreds of points.

On the contrary, the headmaster was more pleased with Fish and Harry's growth this year... it was the fact that he never got a chance to tell Fish about his birthday that depressed Dumbledore a bit.

The big winner this year was a rare Ravenclaw, who won both the House Cup and the Quidditch Championship, and Professor Flitwick's grin never ceased at the end-of-term banquet, to the point where his face stiffened: many of his classmates had seen him massaging his cheeks afterwards.

The next morning, everyone packed their luggage, said goodbye to Fish, and took the Thestral carriage provided by the school to Hogsmeade station.

"Fish, I'll write to you as soon as I get home, you...and Professor McGonagall, be sure to come early."

Hermione, who had stayed behind until the end, watched the group leave the dormitory and ran to Fish with a solemn reminder.

Miss Know-it-all had now learned that when talking to the cat there were no euphemisms, you had to be direct.

In fact, if it hadn't been for her reminding him today, Fish would have forgotten and would never have remembered.

"Yes nya," nodded the kitten discreetly, then added, "But Fish won't be staying long at your house, Minerva said last year she was taking Fish on a trip nya."

Well, that's what I had just remembered.

"A trip?" Hermione's eyes lit up, "Then we could go together!".

"Yes... yes Minerva agrees, of course it's fine with Fish! It's fun when there's a lot of people nya."

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The little animated cat nodded happily and agreed without hesitation.

"We can call Harry and the others back!"

"Ah... that won't be necessary..." refused Hermione decisively, "They must have their own things to do during the summer vacations, we'd better not disturb them. It's best we don't interfere."

"Oh..."

The kitten nodded in confusion.

"Then it's a deal! Remember to be early!"

Hermione emphasized again, then opened her arms and hugged Fish, then ran off without looking back.