HP: The Moon Over the Magic Academy

Chapter 122 The Abandoned Cat Effect

Draco obediently came to the Great Hall at noon.

Unfortunately, the person he wanted to see had vanished without a trace.

Harry looked toward the Slytherin table, where a large group of people, including Goyle and Crabbe, were gathered and whispering.

There was no doubt that Draco's injury during Hagrid's class made it to the school forums.

Students have already begun protesting Hagrid's teaching methods.

"This first day of school was quite interesting," Harry said to Hermione.

After dinner, Draco ignored Madam Pomfrey's medical advice and went straight back to the Slytherin common room.

He stood at the door, pacing back and forth, his fingers hovering over the door before falling back down, going back and forth like this for a long time.

The more he thought about it, the more wronged he felt, and the more he felt that Landric was also at fault, and then he gradually became more and more self-righteous.

With a determined effort, I pushed open the door and went straight in.

The empty lounge was quiet and deserted, not a single living creature could be found.

Draco immediately rushed to Landric's locker, opened the door, and looked for the small blanket that Aunt Tana had prepared for Landric.

Draco searched from top to bottom but still couldn't find his brother's blanket.

The courage and anger that I had painstakingly accumulated in my heart vanished in an instant.

His mind went completely blank. The once aggressive man stood blankly by his owner's bedside like a drenched puppy, staring intently at the patterns on the bed.

Landric went to the 7th floor corridor, where there was a tapestry depicting Barnabas teaching a troll ballet.

He faced the blank stone wall, silently recited the words, and then walked back and forth across the wall three times.

Before long, there was no trace of anyone there.

The Room of Requirement was sealed off immediately after Landric acquired ownership of Hogwarts.

Previously, some students knew about this place, including Hermione, but now only she can enter the room, and the marker on the Marauder's Map is gone.

Landric sat in this modern-style room, with a small calico cat slowly pacing on the table in front of him, its two pairs of eyes, one blue and one purple, cautiously watching Landric.

Landric stared intently at the cat. It was a male calico that Lin Ye had painstakingly found and given to him to win his favor.

When this cat first came here, it was a very proud little prince. Perhaps it was spoiled by the forestry workers who took it back with them, and it started to misbehave when it came to him.

He liked it very much, so he indulged it in everything.

If something breaks, just buy a new one. If the bed gets wet, he'll sleep in the guest room. The kitten eats the best imported food, and he specially made it for it.

It's no exaggeration to say that this cat was practically worshipped as a god in his eyes.

Until one day, when Lin Ye came, the cat jumped from his arms to Lin Ye's feet without hesitation and then rubbed against him obediently.

That was a side of Landric that he had never seen before; it had never shown him that way before.

So he treated the cat even better, rewarding it and making it happy.

Once the cat had developed a complete, human-like attachment to him, he threw it away.

The kitten was always protected and pampered in the ivory tower. When it went out, it was no match for the wild cats outside, so it could only be bullied.

He had placed a tracking device on it, and only after making sure the kitten had finally suffered enough did Landric take it back and continue to feed and care for it well.

After that, the cat never misbehaved again. It became extremely docile towards him and would even act affectionately towards him, just like it did towards Lin Ye.

At that time, Landric remembered one thing: anything that belonged to him must be firmly under his control.

So why did Landric get angry today after Draco showed signs of rebellion, a guy who's always been pampered and indulged? It's because he felt a sense of being out of control over something he was used to, and he was unhappy.

Landric sat on the sofa and suddenly felt that perhaps Draco should be like this cat...

A whole host of plans flashed through my mind in an instant.

Finally, considering the complex situation in the wizarding world and thinking of Draco and Malfoy behind him, he sighed.

Humans are not cats, after all.

Fear could not keep Draco in his obedience.

Landric frowned, unable to come up with a solution.

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Hermione looked at Draco's distraught state and asked, "Why did you come to see me?"