Chapter 308: Refreshed! (Edited)

The moving train finally arrived at Hogsmeade station after about ten minutes of travel.

Everyone donned their robes, put on their wizard hats and pushed off the train in the freezing rain.

Fish, who had excellent night vision, scanned the crowd and saw that most of the faces looked terrible, some frightened, some distraught, some teary-eyed....

Obviously, the Dementor that boarded the train wasn't the only one Fish and the others encountered, and the others didn't have Professor Lupin by their side, so they didn't know that eating chocolate could alleviate the Dementor's influence.

"Eat some chocolate! You'll feel better, nya!"

Fish shouted to the students leaving the station, "If you don't have any chocolate, come to Fish to get some!"

?(●ΦωΦ●)?

The kitten pulled out his magic bag, held it high and waved it at them.

The crowd was silent for a moment, and then they all ran toward Fish, with Percy and Penelope, the Prefects, stepping forward to keep order.

"Don't bunch up! Let the youngest go first."

"Share the chocolates amongst yourselves, don't stand here in the way!"

With Fish leading the way, everyone contributed their chocolates, and the chocolates in the train's food cart ran out in an instant.

After a while, everyone ate at least one small piece of chocolate, and everyone's complexion was much relieved.

Hagrid, who had been robbed of his paper, let out a chuckle and scratched his head, waving to Fish and Harry from a distance before shouting, "First years, come here!".

Entering Hogwarts by boat across the Black Lake is something every first year student must experience, back then, Fish also followed Hagrid to take those boats, but with the exception of the first year, the kitten had never seen why the boats were moving.

Surrounded by a crowd of people, Fish arrived at a rough, muddy road where at least a hundred carriages awaited them.

"So it's Shadow and the others..."

Fish trotted up to the carriages and waved to the Thestrals pulling them.

"Hi nya!"

?(●ΦωΦ●)?

The Thestrals let out an odd hiss at the sight of Fish, but most didn't move, except for a few of the higher-ranking Thestrals in the pack, like Shadow, who leaned over and rubbed against Fish's head.

Fish cheerfully reached out his hands and patted them on the head as a gesture of friendship.

Originally, to most students' eyes, Fish's behavior of talking and petting in the air should seem a bit strange, but thanks to Fish often running about on animals in the Forbidden Forest at Hogwarts, the students had known and understood Thestrals for a long time, so everyone seemed extremely calm about Fish's behavior.

After greeting the Thestrals, Fish climbed into the carriage Shadow was pulling and greeted Harry and the others.

"Come here quick nya, this carriage is still empty."

?(●ΦωΦ●)?

The young witches who had wanted to accompany Fish in the carriage stopped and gave Harry and the others a jealous look...

Of course, it was mostly Hermione and Ginny who looked.

Hermione and Ginny ignored the jealous looks and joined Harry, Ron and Neville in the carriage with Fish, and then Lupin brazenly followed them.

Since he was a professor and had done them a favor...and, more importantly, had been "accidentally" hit by Fish, they were fine with it and moved to make room for him to sit down.

But with the addition of Lupin, the inside of the carriage became a bit cramped, and Fish simply turned back into a cat and jumped into Hermione's arms.

When Shadow shifted his feet, the carriage shuddered and rocked forward.

Curious about what was happening outside, Fish hooked his paws around Hermione's tunic and climbed onto her shoulder,

Then, through the small window behind his, he stretched his head to look out.

But after a while, Fish lost interest....

For after crossing the muddy path to the main road, Shadow had taken the more conventional route from Hogsmeade to Hogwarts, and the kitten had been up and down that road more times than he knew, without a hitch.

If it weren't for the train ride and his ability to turn into a big white tiger, Fish would have felt he had suffered greatly....

In fact, he still thought Professor McGonagall had tricked him... after all, he didn't remember becoming a tiger.

The little kitten lay on Hermione's lap, wagging his tail sadly.

But soon, under Hermione and Ginny's skillful cat petting techniques, it happily squinted and let out a purr.

The carriage had already been in motion for a while when Fish suddenly felt a familiar chill, and the kitten instantly frowned, arched his body and took a cautious stance towards the outside of the carriage door.

"Ha~!"

? (=`Д′=)?

Soon, Harry and the others noticed the unpleasant shiver and paled, especially Harry and Ginny, who unconsciously shrank their bodies.

"Don't worry, the Dementors won't dare get into Hogwarts."

Lupin said quickly and reassuringly.

The main goal is to appease Fish, he doesn't want to be scratched by a kitten turned big cat again, God knows if he will be lucky enough to survive again.

Hermione and the others also spoke up, they didn't want Fish to turn into a tiger again either, the carriage was much smaller than the train, and if Fish turned back, Lupin wouldn't be the only one who would get hurt.

Fortunately, the two Dementors stationed at the entrance to the school did not take any more of the joy out of the passing students, and the carriage passed them unscathed, passing through the two imposing wrought iron gates on the outside of Hogwarts Castle and entering the long uphill path to the castle.

It wasn't until the carriage was far away from the Dementors that the cold disappeared and the little kitten with the ruffled fur relaxed.

But in Fish's mind, he had a bigger problem with this Sirius Black.

The carriage stopped with a rattle and Fish and the others descended, surrounded by the students who had also just gotten out of their carriages, and they all gathered in a large group and walked up the stone steps and into the castle.

They had just walked through the foyer and into the great hall, and before they could take a seat at the long Gryffindor table, they saw Professor McGonagall approaching.

"Minerva~."

?●ω●?

Fish immediately pounced on her, shook his head and rubbed against Professor McGonagall's arms, then looked up and complained to her with a grimace, "The train was no fun nya, and Fish ran into a nasty Dementor and felt bad nya."

(??ˇ?ˇ??)

Professor McGonagall bent down, kissed Fish on the cheek and whispered a few words of reassurance, then patted his on the head and said, "Then go eat something hot at the table, I have things to do now, and you can come back and see me in the evening and I'll read you a story, okay?"

"Yes, nya!"

?(●ΦωΦ●)?

Fish's main purpose was to be pampered by his mother, and as for the Dementors...

Hadn't he been defeated by him?

The cat didn't remember, but it was a fact.

As for his defeated opponents, Fish had never been too worried.

The little cat who had finished performing flirtatiously left Professor McGonagall immediately and ran to the Great Dining Room table....

There's something good to eat again!

?(?)?

After dismissing the kitten, Professor McGonagall turned her attention back to Hermione.

"Come with me, Miss Granger..." she greeted Hermione, then turned and headed back to her office, saying to Hermione who was following her, "Let's talk about your schedule for this term.... Why are you blushing?"

A certain smitten girl who mistakenly thought her "future mother-in-law" was going to give her a kitten talk: "..."