Chapter 409: The Cardogan that Only Recognizes Passwords
Chapter 409: The Cardogan that Only Recognizes Passwords
Just as Michael had expected, a lively banquet was held in the Hufflepuff Common Room that evening, and it lasted until late at night.
During this time, Laton flew out of the window with a small box, and when he returned, the box was filled to the brim with Honeyduke's candies... The atmosphere became even more lively.
Kyle felt that their laughter and noise must have reached the neighboring kitchen, as the house elves brought them more snacks, and whenever a plate was emptied, it was immediately refilled.
In the late night, someone finally couldn't hold on... They put down the pie in their hand, yawned, and returned to the dormitory.
The banquet gradually came to an end.
Kyle lay in bed and soon fell into a deep sleep.
...
After an unknown period of time, probably only two or three hours... The dormitory door was suddenly knocked on.
Then, Cedric, wearing pajamas, walked in and turned on the light, waking up the two people in the room.
"What's wrong, Cedric? Is the banquet not over yet?" Ryan climbed out of bed and rubbed his eyes as he asked.
"It's not the banquet..."
Cedric's expression was serious, "Sirius Black just broke into the Gryffindor dormitory and tried to kill a student."
Ryan was shocked and stood stiffly, unable to move.
"Get up quickly, we won't be able to sleep tonight." Cedric continued, "Professor Sprout just came by, and she asked everyone to stay in the Common Room until the professors finish searching the castle.
You guys go, I still need to notify the others."
When they arrived at the Common Room, there were already quite a few people there. Conna sat on a sofa in the corner and waved at Kyle.
"Did you hear about it?" she asked in a low voice, "That Sirius Black, he broke into the Gryffindor dormitory."
"Yes." Kyle nodded, "Cedric just told me about it."
"Do you think he might..." Conna looked towards the door, her face showing a trace of worry.
"Don't worry, he won't." Kyle said, "To enter the Hufflepuff Common Room, the first condition is that you must have a wand... You can't knock open those barrels with your hands."
...
More and more people gathered in the Common Room, all wearing pajamas, and they chatted and discussed what had just happened.
They couldn't understand how Sirius Black had managed to break into the dormitory of a college.
"I remember Gryffindor has a password," someone yawned and couldn't help but ask.
"And I heard that Sir Cardogan changes passwords very quickly, sometimes up to two or three times a day. How did Black guess it?"
"Maybe he tricked the painting... I remember Sir Cardogan, he looks silly and his mind doesn't seem to be working well."
Everyone gathered in the Common Room, chatting and waiting for the news of Black's capture.
At dawn, Professor Sprout returned and told everyone that Black had escaped again.
She asked them to go back to sleep, but many people didn't move.
They felt that even if they went back, they wouldn't be able to sleep, so they stayed in the Common Room.
Ryan was one of them, and the entire dormitory was left with only Kyle.
The next day, the castle was on high alert.
Professor Flitwick, holding a large photo of Sirius Black, found the guard at the castle gates, while Filch was busy running up and down the corridors, patching up every gap and sealing even the smallest cracks in the walls.
"You wouldn't believe what happened..."
"It was terrifying..."
At the Hufflepuff table, Fred and George were vividly recounting the previous night's events.
"Black was standing right in front of Ron, holding a knife..."
"Poor little Ron, he must have been terrified..."
"Wait, who were you talking about just now, Ron?"
At this moment, Cedric interrupted them, puzzled. "But shouldn't Black be looking for Harry? Everyone knows that Harry defeated his master."
"His initial target was undoubtedly Harry, that's for sure..." Fred said, "but I think he got the wrong bed."
George shrugged, "Everyone was under the curtains when they slept, and Black couldn't see anyone, so he had to search one by one. Ron's bed was the closest to the door..."
"He probably didn't expect to be discovered so quickly."
"There's one more thing." Cedric lifted his head, adding some cornflakes to his bowl, "How did Black get in? Your portrait... Sir Cadogan didn't notice at all?"
Speaking of this, Fred suddenly slapped the table in anger, "How could he not notice? Black was the one who let him in."
"That stupid knight, we thought he was interesting, but he turned out to be an idiot."
George said indignantly, "He even saw Black's face, but he didn't care at all, he only recognized the password."
"Fortunately, the Fat Lady was put back."
"That stupid knight only deserves to stay in the corner of the North Tower."
"Does Black know your password?" Conna asked.
"He even knows all the passwords for this week." George said, "because..."
"Oh!"
Before he could finish his sentence, a chorus of exclamations interrupted him.
At the Gryffindor table, Neville was holding a red letter and rushing out of the Great Hall as if he were running for his life...
It was a Howler.
Seeing his disheveled appearance, the Slytherin table burst into laughter.
Then, they heard the Howler explode in the entrance hall... Neville's grandmother's voice, amplified a hundredfold, screaming and condemning him for bringing shame to the Longbottom family.
The Slytherins' laughter grew louder.
Hermione also rushed out of the Great Hall, seemingly to comfort Neville.
"Just as you saw."
Fred shrugged, "Neville wrote down the passwords for the week on a piece of paper and then lost it..."
"Black must have picked it up somewhere..." George said, "and then he came to the tower and recited what was written on it."
"Professor McGonagall was furious and forbade Neville from going to Hogsmeade, and no one was allowed to tell him the password."
"Poor Neville, he can only go to the common room if someone takes him."
...
Thanks to Tianlang for the 1500 Qidian coins.
Thanks to Pluskr for the 500 Qidian coins.
Thanks to the flying fireflies, Han Shu loves functions, Codylia, the drinking bug, and the wind's battle song for the coins.
Thank you!
(End of Chapter)
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