HP: I beat the otome game at Hogwarts

Chapter 38 The Joy of Plush Toy Lovers

After Christmas, Lyra heard that Hermione had been admitted to the school hospital.

Ron vaguely said it was just a minor accident. Lyra wanted to ask for more details, but Ron made an excuse that he had to finish his homework. Meanwhile, Harry was staring at her without saying a word, which was quite strange.

In the end, Lyra let the two go and decided to visit Hermione at the school hospital herself. But to her surprise, Hermione was very resistant to her visit, hiding behind the thick curtains of her hospital bed and refusing to come out to see her.

"Are you alright, Hermione?" Lyra asked worriedly. "What happened?"

“Oh, it’s nothing serious, but…” Hermione’s voice was muffled, “You’ll definitely laugh at me when you see this… If you find out, George and Fred will definitely find out too, which means the whole school will know—”

“I won’t laugh at you, and I won’t tell George and Fred, I promise,” Leila said earnestly. “But it’s okay if you really don’t want to tell anyone, I’m just a little worried about you.”

“I believe you, since that’s the case…” Hermione hesitated for a moment, then slowly drew back the curtain.

A black cat head with yellow eyes appeared in front of Lyra.

"Oh my god!" Lyra was so excited when she saw Hermione's two pointed cat ears twitching and her long tail swaying back and forth. She spun around in circles and screamed.

"Ahhh, so cute!" Lyra couldn't contain her excitement and pounced on Hermione, pressing herself against her.

What an adorable humanoid catgirl! She's so cute! Plush toy lovers are overjoyed.

"Meow, let me go—" Hermione was completely bewildered by Lyra's enthusiasm and tried to struggle, but Lyra was already completely absorbed in the joy of petting the fluffy fur.

So soft and fluffy! Lyra pulled out a comb from somewhere and gently combed her somewhat messy black hair back to its smooth and soft state.

"Lyra...meow..." Hermione was initially shy and wanted to escape from Lyra, but she was gradually won over by Lyra's superb petting skills and lay down to be petted.

"Hermione, you look so adorable right now~" Lyra stroked her pointy cat ears with fascination. "Come with me, I'll take care of you for life~"

"Lyra!" Hermione called out helplessly, her cheeks flushed.

“Hermione, you can’t leave the school hospital until you’re completely back to normal,” Lyra said suddenly, seriously. “You’re so cute right now, you’ll get kidnapped by bad guys if you walk down the street!”

"Lyra!"

Are you hungry? Would you like some dried anchovies?

"Lyra!"

"Okay, I have to go now. I'll bring Ice Mouse to see you next time~"

"Lyra!"

*

According to the twins' later account, the inspiration for the steam locomotive gummy came from seeing Lyra drink the smoking stimulant.

Although Lyra punched the two of them on the spot with her scarf, she also admitted that the deformed candy was really fun and would definitely be popular if it were released.

Just then, Lyra visited Hermione, who had turned into a cat, and suddenly thought that making a series of animal-shaped products would be a good idea.

For example, after eating the prank candy, you might transform into a small animal for a short time, such as a canary or a lion cub; or you could transform parts of your body into animals, like growing rabbit ears, growing a cat tail, opening your mouth to breathe fire like a dragon, or other famous magical creatures, etc. It would definitely be very interesting.

After hearing Lyra's idea, the twins also thought the animal transformation series was a good idea. The three of them listed this transformation project as their next research and development goal and put it on the agenda.

However, Leila's battering willow project is still stuck in a rut. She has decided to put experiments such as battering willow bonsai and battering willow gift boxes on hold for now, and wait until she has learned more about herbalism in fifth grade.

She now has a new interest.

Just now, when animal transformation was mentioned, Lyra suddenly remembered when she first entered first grade. In her first Transfiguration class, Professor McGonagall transformed herself into a tabby cat (furry lovers weep: you can only look, not pet). It is said to be an advanced Transfiguration technique called Animagus.

After learning Animagus, everyone can transform into an animal, and the type of animal is probably related to a person's personality, weight, appearance, and so on.

But Animagus is a very advanced form of transformation, difficult to learn and extremely dangerous—if one fails to practice it, one will never be able to transform back into a human.

But if you successfully learn and master the transformation, you can switch between animal and human forms anytime, anywhere, which is really amazing.

Leila couldn't help but be tempted.

*

A wonderful holiday always flies by.

When the other students who went home returned to school after Christmas, they discovered that Hermione had missed classes and taken a long sick leave, and they all talked about her disappearance.

Given the frequent petrification incidents last semester, and the fact that Hermione is also a Muggle, everyone naturally assumed that she had been attacked as well, and flocked to the school hospital to see her.

To protect the adorable cat from being discovered by others, Lyra not only personally guarded Hermione's bedside and kept the curtains tightly closed, but also sent two red-haired bodyguards to use firearms such as dung balls to attack anyone who tried to spy on her.

In the end, Gryffindor suffered a point deduction, and Lyra and the twins were kicked out of the hospital by Madam Pomfrey—fortunately, everyone else was also kicked out, giving Hermione some peace and quiet.

Harry and Ron could only get close to Hermione by the excuse of delivering homework for the professor.

“If only I had drunk the cat hair potion that day,” Ron said, placing a huge pile of books on Hermione’s bed. “I’d rather have cat whiskers on my face for a while than do so much homework.”

“Don’t be silly, Ron. I’ll catch up on my studies later.” Most of the cat fur on Hermione’s body had fallen off, which made her feel much better. “Have you had any new leads recently regarding the Slytherin heir?”

“It must be Malfoy, he just won’t admit it in public,” Ron insisted.

“No, but…” Harry hesitated for a moment before finally telling his two friends about the Christmas card he had seen that night.

“You mean, you think that LH signature is Lyra White?” Hermione pointed out the key point.

“That’s impossible. How could Lyra possibly give Malfoy a Christmas present?” Ron said firmly. “It’s as absurd as Snape doing a striptease in class tomorrow.”

“Harry, I think you might be overthinking it. There are so many people in the school, it’s not like Lyra is the only one whose initials are LH,” Hermione analyzed rationally.

“Listen, buddy, Lyra could never be the one to send the gift,” Ron swore. “If it really is Lyra, I’ll wear Ginny’s dress and confess my love to Snape in front of everyone!”