Hogwarts: Don't call me the Staff Maker

Chapter 26 Familiarizing Yourself with the Venue in Advance

Celeste had considered taking advantage of Cerberus, and it was even one of his motivations for coming to Hogwarts.

One of the ancient and powerful magical creatures, with a rarity comparable to the phoenix, what wand maker could resist such temptation?

Xilun didn't know, but he was definitely not included.

So after school started, he went up to the fourth floor many times, but he never saw the three-headed dog, and he couldn't even get close to the locked door.

Xilun remembers that his first operation was on the first weekend after the start of the school year, at two o'clock in the morning, which is also when people are most sleepy.

He thought everything was foolproof, but then he almost bumped into Professor McGonagall, who was patrolling the corridor. Luckily, Fred and George were also out for a night stroll and managed to get him away through a secret passage.

Otherwise, he might have already been caught by then.

Afterwards, Xilun summarized the lessons learned and decided that since there were patrols at night, they should go during the day.

Therefore, he chose to carry out his second operation at 3:20 pm on Friday.

In the same corridor, he ran into Professor Aurora Sinesta, who taught astronomy. However, she had chosen a good time; class started at 3:30. She made an excuse that she was lost.

Professor Sinister not only had no doubts, but also enthusiastically took him to the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom.

The third time, he didn't even go himself, but sent Tom ahead to scout the way. Then Tom was captured by another tabby cat, Professor McGonagall in her Animagus form, and was put in solitary confinement for a few days... to learn the school rules (pet version).

Being easily subdued by a tabby cat, even though the cat's true identity was a wizard, really put Tom in a bad mood for several days. In the end, he had to give Mrs. Lorris a good beating to recover.

But this is not the point.

The key point is that Professor McGonagall actually used her Animagus form to capture people on the fourth floor.

As for?

Are they using students as Voldemort's defense mechanism?

However, after that incident, Siron gave up the idea of ​​getting close to Cerberus.

And thinking about it carefully, did he really just happen to meet Fred and George that night?

At the opening banquet, Dumbledore specifically mentioned, "Those who do not wish to die a painful death should stay away from the right-hand corridor on the fourth floor."

Will Fred and George be so obedient as to not go if they're told not to?

Impossible. Given their personality, the more they are forbidden, the more they want to find out.

But even after so much time has passed since the start of the semester, and despite several attempts to subtly inquire, Xilun hasn't heard a single word from them about the rooms on the fourth floor.

This means they've never been inside... and they even have a live map that allows them to observe the entire castle.

I can't believe that Harry and his friends were able to sneak into such a heavily guarded place so easily.

Could it be that the professor in charge of the inspection was not nearby at the time?

It's safe to say the chances are almost zero; Harry and his friends were deliberately let in.

Xilun pounded his thigh in frustration.

How could he forget something so important?

That was the "training ground" that Dumbledore had built for Harry, so naturally he needed to familiarize himself with the place beforehand.

Furthermore, Ron, Hermione, and Neville were all around Harry at the time, which shows that Dumbledore didn't mind others watching.

If Xilun had also found an excuse to "stop them from breaking school rules," he probably would have been able to sneak in too.

There's no problem plucking a few dog hairs when things get chaotic.

Unfortunately, I didn’t make it.

Celen sighed... Malfoy is such a damn fool, why couldn't he have waited a few days before arranging the fight!

"What's wrong with you?" Harry and Ron exchanged a glance as they watched Hillon suddenly sigh and pound his legs, and couldn't help but move their chairs back a little.

It's a bit scary that it even hits itself.

"Ah, it's nothing, it's nothing." Xilun forced a smile.

Even so, the two of them didn't dare to continue chatting with Xilun.

Xiren wasn't in the mood either, which made the second half of the History of Magic even more boring and somewhat dull.

This situation continued into the second Charms class. Siron didn't hear a word Professor Flitwick said. Fortunately, the lesson was on Restoration Charms, which he already knew. He even gave Gryffindor two extra points during the pre-get out of class check.

We're one step closer to reaching the maximum of 20 points.

The morning classes were over, and Siron went to the Great Hall with everyone for lunch, even reaching out to Harry and Ron.

"Are you... alright?" Harry asked hesitantly.

"What could be wrong with me? I just didn't get a good night's sleep last night," Xilun said nonchalantly.

He suddenly realized that he seemed to be getting stuck on a single point.

Cerberus is great, but Professor McGonagall's wand is also very important, especially its extremely rare "Disguise" ability, which might not be available at other times.

If Siron really had to choose, he would definitely choose the former without hesitation between [Disguise], which increases the success rate of Animagus, and Cerberus.

After all, good traits are hard to come by, but Cerberus has always been there.

And most importantly, he wasn't actually without a chance... there was a very special time when he could sneak in even without Harry by his side.

Halloween.

This idea came to Siren when he saw pumpkins being used as teaching aids in his Charms class.

According to Hogwarts tradition, a banquet is held on Halloween, and its importance is second only to the opening banquet and the Christmas banquet.

The school will invite a performing arts group to perform, and all the professors, including Headmaster Dumbledore, will be present in the Great Hall of Hogwarts on time. This means that no professor will be watching the door.

As for Filch...

That's easy. Just let Tom out. After getting a good beating twice, Mrs. Lorris now runs away whenever she sees Tom. And when he runs away, Filch will definitely chase after his own cat.

The more Xilun thought about it, the more feasible it seemed.

Dumbledore and Snape might keep an eye on Quirrell, but they certainly wouldn't care about a first-year student.

Moreover, Siren's goal is not the Philosopher's Stone, but the Cerberus, so they don't conflict with each other.

Of course, besides that, he could also ask Hagrid, the owner of the three-headed dog Louie, for help, which would be the safest way, but then he would have to wait.

After all, Fluffy is currently on loan to Dumbledore and has an important mission, so it's unlikely that Hagrid would go and help Siren pluck his feathers halfway through.

We can only wait until the end of the school year and everything settles down before making any decisions.

But that would take too long, and Xilun doesn't have that much patience; he can wait for half a year.

Halloween is definitely better.

He'll pluck the fur and leave. As long as he's quick and manages the timing well, he definitely won't delay Snape getting his leg bitten off.

perfect!

After making his decision, Siron felt much more relaxed and was no longer sleepy. He chatted with Harry as they walked into the Great Hall.