Chapter 329: Fish hates Minerva (Edited)

"This, this is... what's going on?"

Professor McGonagall's eyes adjusted to the bright light around her and she looked around the new common room and at all the students, slightly dazed.

"Happy birthday, Minerva!"

?●ω●?

The little cat in her arms repeated.

The students around her said, in unison, "Happy Birthday, Professor McGonagall!"

Finally she reacted.

Glancing at Dumbledore, who was looking at her with a smirk, Professor McGonagall rubbed the cat's head between her arms, and then....

She grimaced.

"You stayed up late! Don't you have class tomorrow?!"

After successfully scaring everyone, she flashed a smirk and said, "Thank you, for playing with this little guy, Fish."

"Fish is not playing!"

?(●`ω′●)?

The kitten grumbled in protest, then was rubbed on the head by Professor McGonagall, and was reduced to a steady "Nyanyanyanyanyanya."

After sternly bullying her own kitten and venting her surprise, Professor McGonagall bent down and kissed Fish's small cheek forcefully.

"Good boy, what made you think of celebrating my birthday?"

"Wasn't it because Hermione's mother bought you a birthday present when we were in Diagon Alley? And then Fish thought of Minerva."

(●?ω?●)

Fish answered truthfully, his eyes widening as he shot a "congratulate me quickly" look.

"Mua!"

Professor McGonagall didn't hesitate to give the good cat a big kiss.

"By the way..." Fish was so pleased with the compliment that he quickly pulled the gift he had prepared out of his pocket and handed it to Professor McGonagall, "Minerva, this is a birthday present Fish bought for you nya. "

Originally, other Gryffindor students also wanted to prepare birthday presents for Professor McGonagall, but Sharpay stopped them.

Fish was the main attraction of Professor McGonagall's birthday, there was no need for them to take charge, and....

The gifts they could give were nothing to Professor McGonagall.

Just as now she didn't care what present Fish gave her, Professor McGonagall put the present in her pocket without even looking at it, hugged the kitten and kissed it wildly again.

"Thank you, I really like Fish's present very much!"

"But you haven't even opened the box, Minerva..."

?ω?

"Because no matter what Fish gives Mum, Mum will love it!"

Professor McGonagall put her arms around the kitten's neck, rubbed against his cheek and replied.

"Nya?!"

(●?ω?●)

The kitten's eyes lit up.

"So if Fish gave Minerva a Multijuice Potion, would you like that too nya?"

Professor McGonagall: "..."

Gritting her teeth tightly, and resisting the urge to smack the kitten, Professor McGonagall replied against her will, "Of course I'd like that too, but whether or not to drink it is another matter."

"What's it good for then nya..."

(〃｀3′〃)

The kitten's bright eyes went out and he grimaced.

Today is a happy day.... I can't beat it, I can't beat it, I can't beat it, I can't beat it, I can't beat it, I can't beat it.....

Professor McGonagall closed her eyes and took a deep breath, once again suppressing the thought of making a move against the kitten.

"Fish, don't you want some birthday cake? Professor McGonagall is here, and it's time to get the party started."

Sharpay intervened just in time to stop the kitten from continuing to court death.

"Sure, eat cake!"

He dragged Professor McGonagall over to the long table that had been set up and pointed to the cake on the table and said excitedly, "It's taken Comey and the others a long time to make, and Fish wants the two cats on top of it!"

Professor McGonagall joined Fish in the main seat, then waved to the students gathered around, "Sit with us, and try this birthday cake..."

She paused, then added, "Go back to bed early after lunch, you have classes tomorrow."

When Professor McGonagall said this without her usual stern expression, no one felt afraid and she sat around the long table with a smile on her face.

Meanwhile, Comey and the other elves, who had been waiting in the kitchen, quickly brought the drinks and snacks to the table, as the birthday cake was large enough that no other main course was prepared.

Professor McGonagall and Fish, with a long kitchen knife, cut the cake into numerous pieces and divided them among the others.

Of course, the two creamy tigers on top of the cake went to Fish, of course.

With much laughter, the dean of Gryffindor and her cat and students, along with the headmaster of Hogwarts, finished the huge birthday cake.

"Well," Professor McGonagall returned to her usual stern tone after the house elves took everything away, "I thank you for a memorable birthday party, but now, it's time for you to go back to bed."

Unlike Fish, the night owl, everyone was still on a normal schedule, and after a long night of fun, most were already yawning, so they dutifully followed Professor McGonagall's orders and said goodnight as they made their way to their dormitories.

In moments, the common room, which had been slightly crowded, was empty.

"You too, back to bed!"

Professor McGonagall picked up the young cat, who was about to run away, and whacked him on the head.

"But Fish still wants to go to the Forbidden Forest to play with Fluffy!"

?(●`Д′●)?

Fish struggled with his arms and legs, the kitten was so excited about his birthday party that he didn't want to sleep.

"No! It's late, go back to bed."

"How can you do this, nya?"

∑(●°Д°●)

The kitten, who had thought that Professor McGonagall would let him do whatever he wanted after celebrating his birthday today, gasped.

"Cross the river and knock down the bridge! Ingratitude! Fish hates Minerva nya!"

?(●`Д′●)?

The little cat shouted all the words he knew and appropriate for this scene, then ran back to his dormitory angrily.

Professor McGonagall, of course, didn't care about such trivialities, as the kitten would forget about this in the morning anyway.

"So, are you going to continue with the warning spell, Albus?"

She asked, raising an eyebrow at Dumbledore.

By this time, Professor McGonagall had already guessed that the supposed warning spell was nothing more than an excuse for Dumbledore to trick her into coming, but the thing itself, she thought, was worth doing...

Provided, of course, that Dumbledore actually had the supposed solution.

"No need," Dumbledore smiled and shook his head, "I think the Fat Lady can do the job, after all, even I, the Headmaster, was prevented from entering without a password, wasn't I? And..."

He shrugged and continued, "I think you've guessed that I don't actually have one of those nifty spells that can screen individual students."

Professor McGonagall shot a look of recognition, rolled her eyes, and bid Dumbledore goodnight before returning to her office.

It was then that she had time to look at the gift Fish had given her for her birthday.

Unwrapping the wrapping paper with the cat paw pattern, Professor McGonagall pulled out the golden Flying Snitch ornament in the shape of a cat's head.

After a quick play, Professor McGonagall saw through the spell attached to the cat's head and knew its function and how to activate it without even looking at the manual.

Without hesitation, she turned off the lamp she was using and placed the cat head ornament Fish had given her on her desk.

Then, Professor McGonagall activated the magic rune on the ornament and illuminated the floating cat's head.

The golden cat's fur glowed brightly, but not blindingly white, illuminating Professor McGonagall's office once again.

At the same time, the base underneath glowed with a golden light, a special inscription from the seal that only appeared when the cat's head was lit.

When Professor McGonagall looked down, two brief lines of gold writing appeared on the base.

Happy Birthday, Mum.

-Fish loves you forever.