Chapter 435: Schemes (Edited)

"Minerva~"

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Fish ran back into the Great Hall, the professors hadn't quite left yet, Professor McGonagall, Dumbledore and Mad-Eye Moody were still here, chatting about some work stuff.

Fish ran over, gave Professor McGonagall a hug and then looked at Dumbledore with a straight face.

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"Albus, is the register a test? are you aiming for Fish?"

"How is that possible?" said Dumbledore with a smile, "We have to prepare for the Triwizard Tournament, we don't have time to prepare another test for all the students who want to register."

"Actually it will only be a short test," he said winking his blue eyes at Fish, "But it will require enough knowledge, and I can't tell you any more."

As long as he didn't have to take a test, Fish had nothing to fear, and as for mastering new knowledge... there was Professor McGonagall's history, wasn't there?

So the kitten didn't bother asking any more questions, instead turning his attention to Professor Moody.

"Hello."

Moody's blue magic eye swiveled erratically for a few moments, then nodded slightly at Fish, not seeming to want to interact with him too much....

Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall were not surprised, given Mad-Eye Moody's eccentric personality and cautious habits, it was only natural that he would not react too well to Fish's affinity.

"Your eye is very strange..."

The cat stretched his neck, staring at Moody's magic eye, wagging his tail inquisitively. "Fish can look at it?"

"Fish! Don't be so rude."

Professor McGonagall smacked the cat on the head, then turned to Moody and apologized, "Sorry, Alastor, Fish is a bit more curious."

Mad-Eye Moody shook his head, gave a terrified smile, and replied, "I don't mind, Minerva, and I'm well aware of his condition, but...," he warned, "you'd better not let him sneak into my office... it wouldn't do for him to get hurt by mistake."

Although Professor Moody didn't say exactly why he would accidentally hurt himself, both Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall understood what he was referring to, Mad-Eye Moody had made a habit of setting all sorts of magical traps in his chambers due to the number of enemies he had, and he obviously had no intention of changing that habit after entering Hogwarts.

"You shouldn't have said that..."

Professor McGonagall rubbed her forehead and looked at the small cat next to her.

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In fact, after Professor McGonagall's education over the past few years, Fish had rarely entered other people's private space without their permission, so if Professor Moody hadn't said what he had just said, Fish wouldn't normally sneak into his office, but now that he had said it, it was a different story....

These words had piqued the cat's curiosity.

Professor McGonagall knew then that she could only trust Fish's instincts, after all, she couldn't watch the cat all the time, but she had to warn him, so she raised her voice and warned the anxious puss, "Do you hear me? I told you not to sneak into Professor Moody's office!".

"Don't worry, Fish will behave himself!"

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Like I'm going to believe you!

Professor McGonagall sighed helplessly and then, with a hint of resentment, looked at Professor Moody.

"... I'm sorry, I didn't think it through, and since it's Hogwarts, I can adjust the setting to be relatively gentle."

Moody said to Professor McGonagall after a moment of silence, and looked at Fish with his magic eye.

Indeed, what he had just said was deliberate on the part of young Barty Crouch.

In any case, Fish was the one who had sabotaged the Dark Lord's plans, and from what Voldemort and Pettigrew had told him, the young wizard was not simple, so he had carefully analyzed Fish's character before coming here, knowing full well that he was very curious.

Before sending him to Hogwarts, Voldemort had also made it clear that he would probably need the young wizard's special powers, so as angry as he was at Fish, there was no way Barty could really hurt him.

So he suppressed his no longer so strong malice and deliberately used that maneuver to test Fish's sensibilities and teach the little wizard a little lesson, it would be best if he succeeded, but if not, it didn't matter.

"Nya?!"

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Fish felt a sudden and not so strong shiver, he quickly looked this way and that, then quickly noticed Moody staring at him with his magical eye.

"Minerva! This big little eye wants to fight Fish!"

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Fish pointed at Mad-Eye Moody and yelled out loud.

It was now clear to little Buddy that the rest of the plan needed some tweaking.

He narrowed his eyes, didn't argue, and just kept a sullen look on Fish's face.

"Alastor doesn't like people intruding on his personal space...", sighed Professor McGonagall helplessly, stressing once again, "So behave yourself!".

"Fish wasn't planning on sneaking in nya..."

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The guilty cat looked away.

Seeing that success had diverted his line of thought, Barty smiled softly and then, not intending to linger any longer, nodded toward Dumbledore and said, "So, Albus, I'll be back first."

"Yes, I'll see you tomorrow, Alastor."

Dumbledore was equally unconcerned, replied casually, and turned his attention back to Fish.

"Fish, would you like to come to my office for a while? It's been a while since you and Fawkes have seen each other, hasn't it? I've got the latest pile of roaches, in American and Oriental roach form."

"Yes!"

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Fish gave a whoop of delight and then looked hesitantly at Professor McGonagall.

"But Fish still wants to hear Minerva's story."

Although Professor McGonagall's stories weren't as interesting as the cartoons on TV, is there TV here at Hogwarts? And since it was necessary to have certain magical knowledge afterwards to pass the entrance exam, you still had to listen to Professor McGonagall's stories.

"Ahem, if you want me to teach you how to pass the exam in a story, forget it," Professor McGonagall said, clearing her throat. "The stories I'm going to tell you are just what you need to learn this year, and if you want to get the highest score or pass the Triwizard Tournament entrance exam, you'll have to go through the books yourself."

"How can you do that?!"

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Fish was startled, didn't that mean he still had to read the books if he wanted to pass the exam?

In fact, it wasn't that Professor McGonagall couldn't teach Fish something more advanced, and she had done it before, but this was different.

For one thing, she thought she was cheating, so she had to stay out of it.

Secondly, Professor McGonagall wanted to take this opportunity to make Fish turn the pages....

It's just that now that Fish has a know-it-all girlfriend like Hermione, the second goal is unlikely to succeed.

But it will also further enhance their relationship and pave the way for Hermione to accept Fish as a non-human in the future.

In any case, Professor McGonagall was unlikely to be able to tell a story that would teach Fish more than she needed to know in the meantime.

Although Fish had learned many tricks from Voldemort, he was unable to see through Professor McGonagall's and young Barty's schemes.

The cat's mind is still too simple.