A certain Hogwarts magical cat

Chapter 183 Meow Just Touched It

After putting the Philosopher's Stone in his pocket, Charlie raised his paw and pointed to the big bookcase behind Dumbledore, and tentatively complimented:
"As expected of being called the greatest wizard of this century, Principal Dumbledore has collected so many magic books!"

Dumbledore sat on the recliner, his heart moved, he stroked his long white beard, and replied with a smile:

"Oh, those magic books are gifts from many old friends in the wizarding world during the holidays every year.

Hey, they always think I like books, but I've read so many grimoires in my life that I just want a pair of thick wool socks, and I never have enough of them! "

"Versailles, Versailles, very Versailles!"

Charlie complained secretly in his heart,
He wanted to mention the matter that Dumbledore said before the holiday that he would guide him in spelling, and also wanted to ask, since he was not interested in those magic books, could he lend them a look?
After all, as an old friend of Dumbledore, he is definitely not low-key, and the magic book he gave must not be ordinary stuff!

But before he even opened his mouth, Dumbledore seemed to have guessed his thoughts, and sighed softly:
"But although I don't like it very much, and I don't really need it, it's all the wishes of old friends and I can't let it down. So I treat them as precious gifts and neatly place them on the bookshelf to show respect. I won't lend them to others easily!"

Dumbledore read some of Alice's memories through Legilimency, and knew that Charlie often asked Alice to help him borrow a large number of magic books from the library to read, and he even stole Professor McGonagall's magic books.

So when Charlie mentioned the big bookcase behind him, he knew Charlie's intention immediately.

……

"Old Fox!"

When Charlie was about to say something, Dumbledore immediately stopped him, so he could only curse secretly, and then replied:

"Then how can it not be 'easy'?"

Dumbledore's wrinkled old face suddenly showed a chrysanthemum-like smile and said:
"If there is a cat who is willing to pay attention to observe if there is anything that does not belong to the castle while wandering around the castle at night, then I am still willing to lend these precious magic books to it!"

"make a deal!"

Charlie didn't talk nonsense and agreed directly.

He knew that Dumbledore was still somewhat wary of what Harry said today,

So I hope that this unique and powerful cat can help patrol and check at night,
The key point is that in Dumbledore's view, Charlie has a strong physical body (he once slapped a giant monster to death), outstanding magical ability (he can spell many wizards), cute and harmless in appearance (who would be wary of a phantom cat!),
Is the most suitable person to patrol the castle at night,
Although there was already a very conscientious gatekeeper in the castle, Filch was only a squib after all, with little ability to resist in real danger.

Of course, this is nothing to Charlie, because he himself wanted to find the little wizard who got Voldemort's note,
After all, the basilisk is already a thousand years old, and the experience after killing it is definitely quite rich, and Charlie is bound to get the basilisk's fangs, which are currently the most suitable thing for destroying Horcruxes.

Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Dumbledore was very refreshed. With a wave of his wand, there were hundreds of magic books on the table.
"Although they are all replicas, they can be kept for at least a year. If you don't finish watching it and disappear, you can come to me again!"

"Copy Curse!"

Charlie couldn't help grinning secretly, this is definitely a kind of ridicule from Dumbledore for his behavior of stealing Professor McGonagall's magic book with the Copying Curse last time,
However, he also had to lament how powerful Dumbledore was. After his copying spell was triggered, it only lasted for two days, while Dumbledore's could last for a year!
A copy is a copy, as long as you can read it anyway, Charlie swept his tail and put the hundreds of magic books into his cat vest.

"Hey, principal, what kind of bird is this? Why does it feel like it's dying!"

After loading the magic book, Charlie suddenly became like an ordinary cat. He stretched out his paw curiously, and lightly touched the sleeping old phoenix standing on the perch above the table.

"That's my magic pet phoenix, his name is Fox, and he's about to be reborn from nirvana!"

Dumbledore glanced at his old friend, and replied with a gentle smile on his face.

Charleton pretended to be surprised and said:
"Oh, this is the legendary phoenix. I read it in a book in the library. Does it really never die?"

"Well, the phoenix has the magical ability of immortality, just like you can transmit thoughts to other people with spiritual power, so every time it dies, it will be reborn from the ashes,

They are very pretty most of the time: amazing red and gold plumage all over.

Phoenixes are very strange and fascinating beings, they can carry extremely heavy things, their tears have healing properties, and they are extremely loyal pets. "

Dumbledore nodded affirmatively, boasting fiercely to his phoenix.

"Really? That's good!"

Charlie the cat raised its mouth slightly, and just hit the sleepy old phoenix's claws and spit out fiercely. The old phoenix uttered a cry immediately, and then it first turned into a flame, then turned into ashes and fell on the table.
And his body also trembled twice, the feeling of body comfort twice in a row made him ecstatic, and he could only sigh inwardly that he was worthy of being a divine beast phoenix, it was really extraordinary!
"Oh, what's going on here? Look, I just touched it. You have to know that our cats are always very curious. I didn't expect it to be like this. Is it reborn from the ashes? It should be fine, right?"

Charlie looked at the ashes on the table, blinked his innocent eyes, and his tone was full of blame,

You see, it’s normal for cats to be curious about birds. It’s an instinctive reaction for me to scratch it. I can’t blame it for turning into a fireball.

Besides, you said it wouldn't die!
Dumbledore stood up from the recliner, looked at Charlie, was silent for a moment, looked helplessly at the ashes on the table and said:
"It's okay, I just thought it would take a while, but I didn't expect you to regenerate it early!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a baby bird slowly emerged from the ashes, and uttered a clear cry towards Dumbledore, then stretched out its head and pecked at Charlie,

"Okay, since I have nothing to do, I will withdraw first. Goodbye, Professor Dumbledore, and the cute little Phoenix!"

Charlie dodged and easily avoided the little phoenix's peck. After leaving a few words, he jumped up and disappeared under the spiral staircase. Only the voice of Dumbledore comforting the little phoenix was still echoing in the principal's room behind him.

(End of this chapter)