Chapter 228: Watched castle

Fox is fully grown up, just like Jon saw her for the first time.
Now she can no longer see the black or gray marks on her body; she is almost the size of a swan. Although in terms of IQ, there seems to be no change compared to the past...
Fox flew to Jon's side lightly, and her golden beak had already been inserted into Jon's pocket... But she didn't seem to find the familiar herbal bag, and she retracted it again depressed.
"What's the matter?" Jon asked quickly.
Fox blinked at Jon, and then the long golden beak came to Jon's ear.
Then Jon only heard Dumbledore's voice:
"If you have time, you can come to my office!"
The sound seemed to come from far away, but it was very clear.
Jon couldn't help but curled his lips.
You said that for such a simple message, it’s okay for an owl to send it over... You have to ask Fox to send it over, knowing that you are in the Slytherin common room, and this stupid bird rushes into the fireplace. , Almost let myself be exposed.
And this one night, want to run from the basement to the principal's office on the eighth floor of the castle?
What if you encounter Filch on the way; even if you can't meet Filch, the impact of encountering Umbridge is not good!
Blame and complain... Jon is ready to set off to the eighth floor.
But Fox flew in front of him and stopped him, seeming to suggest something to him.
Jon had an idea and asked in a low voice: "Are you going to take me there?"
Phoenix nodded.
She turned her back, pointed her long tail at Jon, and flapped her wings.
Firelight appeared beside her... Jon quickly reached out and grabbed the tail.
Then, as if being dragged by something...there was chaos in front of me, only a mixture of gold and red could be seen...
...
With the sudden change in the foreground, Jon found himself again in the oval-shaped principal’s office—
The side of the wall is full of portraits of the principals and heads.
"Oh, a Slytherin?" Principal Phineas Black's familiar voice sounded in front of Jon; he seemed a little excited.
At the same time, the portrait of the old principal looked straight at the mark of the little snake on Jon's chest.
"I think you might be sorry, Principal Black!" Jon smiled at him, and then took off the iron ring.
"It's you, kid!" Principal Phineas Black's tone sounded a bit regretful: "I forgot what your face looks like."
"Go, Jon!" On one side, President Dalys-Dewent pushed Phineas Black away, then pointed to the back: "Professor Dumbledore is waiting for you."
Jon nodded, walked around the wall, and came to the principal's desk.
Fox had returned to the phoenix perch on one side, she retracted her head under one wing, looking a little sleepy.
And Principal Albus Dumbledore, sitting peacefully at his desk.
Dumbledore held a copy of the "Daily Prophet" in his hand, which happened to be the one that Jon had just seen not long ago—that is, the one where Umbridge was appointed as the senior attorney at Hogwarts. page.
"Are you used to living in school?" Professor Dumbledore raised his head gently.
"All right... after all I have been here for three years." Jon replied, "What about you, Principal Dumbledore?"
"Not bad!"
Dumbledore was obviously not telling the truth, he was a little more old-fashioned, and he looked a little tired.
Obviously because of Voldemort's return, he was very busy this time.
...
Dumbledore said softly, "Jon, I'm sorry to call you over this evening, but this is the most prudent way!"
"The most prudent way?" Jon frowned, "Professor, what do you mean?"
"Catch it!"
"It's another one, throw it out!"
"Meow meow meow……"
At this moment, Jon heard the noise coming from behind him.
Several of the principals in the portraits, including Derwent, Black, and Foster all took out their magic wands; and in front of them, was a kitten and down by cloth strips.
"In a few days, several cats like this have tried to break into my office from the portrait!" Dumbledore said with a smile: "It seems that our new senior prosecutor is very impressed with my daily routine. interest!"
"Umbridge... Is she watching you?" Jon asked grimly.
He remembered the decorative plates with various types of cats painted on them in Umbridge’s office in the memory of his previous life.
"I'm afraid it is to monitor the entire castle. In the portraits of the entire castle, many such kittens can be found!" Dumbledore explained: "Of course, the main surveillance objects are still'high-risk objects such as me, Minerva and Harry. '!"
Jon couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief... Fortunately, in the past week, his performance in the castle was normal, and there was nothing unusual.
He also understood why Dumbledore would not let Owl write letters and ask himself to go to the principal's office.
That way, the owl may be hijacked, and secondly, when he enters the principal's office, he may be spotted by the kittens in Umbridge.
Umbridge had climbed from the lowest level to the position of Deputy Minister of Magic step by step... The methods and scheming were very deep, not as simple as imagined.
So in the future, you may have to be more careful.
...
"What can I do, Professor?" Jon continued to ask.
"First, I suggest you be more cautious in school." Dumbledore said calmly: "Especially don't take off the ring easily."
"I understand!" Jon nodded ~EbookFREE.me~Second..." Dumbledore continued: "I heard you get along well with your Slytherin classmates? "
"Okay……"
"I think many of them will fall to the wrong side because of the relationship between their parents!" Dumbledore said grimly: "This is undoubtedly my fault. I want to be a principal and I Did not fully perform their duties, did not educate them!"
"I think it's possible!" Jon thought of the small group Malfoy had mentioned to him.
"So, I hope you can help them... at least don't let them get so deep..." Dumbledore sighed. "Many years ago, I have seen a lot of tragedies like this!"
"I think I will, professor!" Jon nodded solemnly.
"Okay thank you!"