Chapter 611: The Special Event of the Order of the Cat (Edited)

After dinner, Harry and Ron pretended to read for a while in the library, then carefully avoided the others and made their way to the Room of Requirement.

Due to the unanimous request of the members, the activities of the Order of the Cat had been moved up to seven o'clock since the second meeting, so when the two pushed the door and entered, many members had already gathered inside.

Harry and Ron glanced around the room and approached the boys, chatting casually with them, while the girls were now gathered around Hermione, petting and feeding Fish in his cat form.

Naturally, Fish was lounging on the cushions, enjoying the attention from the girls and purring contently.

After a while, all the members of the Order of the Cat arrived and positioned themselves according to their respective Houses and grades.

"What are we going to practice today?" Justin Finch-Fletchley from Hufflepuff eagerly asked, directing his attention to Harry, Cedric, and the others who were in the front.

Due to their involvement in the activities of the Order of the Cat, Professor Flitwick had praised Justin in Charms class some time ago, and everyone else also noticed the improvement in his strength, so now everyone's enthusiasm for learning was very high.

Likewise, the practical skills of Harry and the other students in charge of the main teaching were recognized.

Hermione and the others exchanged glances before Cedric stepped forward and said, "We discussed it the other day and thought it was time to try a different type of opponent."

As his words fell, a series of explosions rang out in the Room of Requirement, and a group of house-elves dressed in all sorts of strange and ragged clothing appeared before the group.

"It's a pleasure to serve Master Fish and everyone else!" The leader, Comey, bowed.

And Dobby, excited, ran up to Harry and loudly praised him, "Dobby heard! The selfless and great Harry Potter is helping his friends learn magic!"

"Well... ah... Dobby, that's enough..." Harry said, feeling the stares from all sides. He stopped the elf who was singing his praises, embarrassed.

"Well," Hermione said, clapping her hands. "Next, the elves will send us to the Forbidden Forest to compete with another group of Fish's friends, so don't panic."

Then, each member of the Order of the Cat stood next to a house-elf, and each of them grabbed the thin palm of the elf's hand next to them.

After another series of popping sounds, the group was sent to the Forbidden Forest.

"Incredible!"

The Gryffindor and Ravenclaw students, who had never experienced elf apparition, after a brief period of dizziness, looked at the scattered trees around them, showing expressions of astonishment.

"Isn't Apparition forbidden at Hogwarts?" Anthony Goldstein, the fifth-year Ravenclaw Prefect, asked.

"The defensive spell at the school doesn't apply to house-elves," Hermione curled her lips and explained with a slight sarcasm. "If we restricted the spells of house-elves, we wouldn't normally enjoy the impeccable service we have now."

"That's what we're supposed to do!" The house-elves, however, felt that it was a compliment from Hermione and thanked her in squeaky voices.

Hermione: "..."

She shook her head, put aside her frustration, and then said to the cat in her arms, "Fish, bring your friends here... well, call the opponents you think would be suitable for everyone."

Fish first rubbed against Hermione's arms, then agilely jumped onto her shoulder.

"Nya~~~"

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Fish's loud and clear meow spread into the distance.

Soon, the sounds of various animals returned from afar, and a rustling of different sizes could soon be heard from all directions, growing louder.

"Woof!"

A massive black figure crashed through the undergrowth and appeared in front of the group.

This figure was not unfamiliar to the group; it was Fluffy, who had battled the giant squid Kanaloa in the lake.

"We're not going to face him today, right?"

Neville's voice trembled, but no one laughed at him.

After all, the oppressive aura of Fluffy was too strong. The first time most people saw Fluffy, it was being attacked by Kanaloa, but that didn't stop their knees from shaking.

"Of course not, nya."

Fish, in his human form, ran toward Fluffy, and the large dog crouched down, allowing Fish to climb onto its head.

Fish climbed up and sat cross-legged on Fluffy, stuffing snacks into his mouth as he explained, "If you fight Fluffy, you'll lose so quickly that you won't get any exercise... that's what Hermione said anyway, nya."

?(Φ~Φ)?

Then he twitched his cat ears and said, "Here comes your opponent, nya."

With a scurrying sound, a group of tiny figures of various heights, but no taller than Harry's waist, appeared in front of them.

In addition to the Cornish pixies that Lockhart had shown them and the Leprechauns that had appeared at the Quidditch World Cup, there were Porlocks, Imps, Clabberts, and other magical creatures they had learned about in their textbooks, and Harry even spotted a few Red Caps that Lupin had told them to deal with.

When they appeared, they stood silently in front of Fish, and even the Red Caps, who had always enjoyed attacking humans, behaved very well.

But the members of the Order of the Cat didn't think the same way, as even the bravest of the twins felt a bit numb being watched by a group of magical animals.

Individually, these magical creatures are relatively easy to handle, but when outnumbered two or three to one, it's a whole different story.

"Let the game begin!"

?(≧?≦)?

Before Harry and the others could react, Fish, sitting on top of Fluffy, loudly announced. And the small magical animals, who had been silent, immediately pounced on the feline knights of the Order of the Cat.

"Wait, wait! We're not ready yet!"

Some members of the Order of the Cat shouted, hastily drawing their wands, and some members with poor psychological quality couldn't even hold their wands firmly and sent them flying.

But many more remained calm, gripped their wands, and calmly fought against the approaching magical animals, and those who had panicked at first gradually calmed down and joined the battle against the magical creatures.

The gatherings of the Order of the Cat helped the Cat Knights improve their combat skills and not panic as much as the first time they faced Fish.

Although everyone did well, in the end, they lost.

In fact, Fish had brought a few Demiguises, who had been hiding among the goblins and magical animals, targeting those who had performed the best, like Harry, Cedric... and Hermione.

"Nyahaha!"

?(≧?≦)?

Fish, sitting on Fluffy's head, laughed as he healed the group with a rejuvenation spell, mercilessly commenting, "How foolish you are, you've already lost before Fish gave you the order, nya."

The Cat Knights, who had been complacent about their progress, were devastated.

The army of monsters that Fish had prepared for them, with the exception of the Demiguise, did not exceed level XXX, and the Demiguise were at level XXXX due to their special characteristics, but they were not actually dangerous.

Despite the numerical superiority of the army of magical creatures, this was still unacceptable for some members of the Order of the Cat who had been complacent.

Many of them were already fantasizing about battling Voldemort, easily defeating Death Eaters and werewolves, and receiving the Order of Merlin from the Ministry of Magic.

However, it had been a pleasant surprise for the members of the Order of the Cat to realize that they had been a bit conceited about their own strength.

After discussing the shortcomings of the battle, the group was sent back to the castle by the house-elves.

Fish and Hermione stayed in the Forbidden Forest, distributing food to the magical creatures that had come to help before taking a ride on Fluffy.