Hogwarts Outsider Chapter 40: Deputy Principal’s Office
Neville Longbottom had the lightest thing in his hands, and he was also at the head of the team.
He knocked lightly on the door, and soon, Professor Rozier's slightly indifferent voice sounded in the room:
"Come in!"
Neville pushed open the door, and then the three of them walked into the vice principal's office carrying a lot of household items.
"Professor Rozier." Neville looked a little nervous, and his voice also stammered: "Mr. Pringle sent us...to...to clean your office."
Professor Vita Rozier was sitting behind her desk, she raised her head: "Okay, let me know when you need my cooperation."
After speaking, she lowered her head again, as if she was continuing to review the students' papers after class.
Neville looked visibly relieved.
Professor Rozier's aura is indeed strong enough, just looking at them makes them a little breathless.
Even Matthew felt the same way.
On one side, Harry Evans turned pale with fright.
……
Professor Rozier's office looks quite simple.
All the furniture, including only: a bookshelf full of books, a cabinet that doesn't know what it contains, and the desk and chair she is working on now.
Nothing else.
This kind of room is the easiest to tidy up at first glance.
It seems that their luck is much better than that of Crabbe and Gore.
The cleaning work has begun.
Matthew and the others did a simple division of labor. Neville was in charge of sweeping the dust off the floor with a broom, Evans was in charge of cleaning the windows, and Matthew was in charge of wiping the bookshelves with a rag.
On the way, they moved as lightly as possible so as not to disturb Professor Rozier.
The books that can be placed on Professor Rozier's bookshelf are naturally not ordinary books.
While wiping the dust off the bookshelf, Matthew glanced at the covers of the outermost books from time to time.
He saw a copy of "Secrets of Cutting-Edge Black Magic" and a copy of "Guide to the Top Transfiguration"...
If it wasn't for Professor Rozier right behind him, Matthew might not be able to resist turning the pages to take a look.
Of course, now, he only dares to concentrate on cleaning...
While washing the rag, Matthew secretly glanced at Professor Rozier.
She seemed to have made a cup of black tea, and she took a few sips from time to time while correcting the thesis.
Professor Rozier suddenly raised his head again, scaring Matthew to look away.
The bookshelf is finished, now it's the cabinet's turn.
From the crevices of the cupboard, one can faintly smell a strange smell, somewhat familiar, but for a while, I can't remember where I smelled it.
Minutes and seconds passed.
Neville had already thoroughly swept the room with a broom, Evans had also cleaned the windows, and Matthew had also completed his task.
Now it's time to mop the floor——
Matthew picked up the mop and began to mop the house from the inside to the outside.
Neville put a few dirty rags into the sink, and walked towards the bathroom with the sink.
Evans was about to help Matthew, but was stopped by Professor Rozier.
"Mr. Evans!" She pointed to a thick pile of waste paper on the table: "Please bring them to Mr. Pringle."
"Okay...okay..." Harry Evans stammered, and then picked up the foot-high waste paper with some difficulty.
Then he also walked out of Professor Rozier's office.
Now, only Matthew and Professor Rozier are left in the room.
As Matthew mopped the floor, he felt the quiet atmosphere, which was a little penetrating.
……
Soon, Matthew came to Professor Rozier with a mop.
"Professor Rozier." He asked softly, "Can you make room for a little bit?"
Professor Rozier didn't reply, but stood up suddenly, and then she looked Matthew up and down.
When she looked at Matthew, Matthew only felt his body trembling suddenly and his hands and feet were cold.
Fortunately, such gazes did not last long, and Professor Rozier left her position and walked out of the office.
Matthew couldn't believe what he saw——
Professor Rozier left carelessly like this, plus Neville and Evans who had left here before, now he was the only one left in the entire office.
He turned his gaze to where the bookshelf was.
But soon, he dismissed his thoughts... Maybe Professor Rozier just went to the bathroom. If he moved her things rashly now, he might be caught in the face later.
He did not forget Mr. Pringle's warning earlier.
Matthew moved away Professor Rozier's bench and was about to start mopping the floor.
However, his movements stopped in an instant.
Because in front of him, he suddenly saw a small drop of blood-like liquid.
Very bright bright red, looks slightly hideous.
And according to the location of this drop of liquid...it is very likely that Professor Rozier accidentally dropped it while sitting on a bench drinking something.
So, that is to say——
Matthew turned his gaze to the teacup on the table.
The teacup is tightly covered by the lid ~IndoMTL.com~ I can't see any information inside.
However, a few traces of bright red can be vaguely seen on the edge of the teacup.
Shall I...go over and open the teacup to see what's inside?
Matthew hesitated for a moment...
However, Mr. Pringle's warning sounded again in his mind:
"Also, Professor Rozier doesn't like others messing with her things, don't blame me for not warning you!"
Without hesitation, he lowered his head, waved the mop, and wiped away all the traces in front of him.
All of this happened in an instant.
Like Matthew Wakefield, seeing nothing.
……
Just after Matthew had just mopped the floor of the entire room.
Neville Longbottom returned, basin in hand, and some rags.
"Everything should be settled." Matthew said softly.
"Okay, thank you for your hard work, Matthew." Neville said quickly.
"You have worked hard too."
While they were talking, Harry Evans also returned.
This thin boy seemed out of breath at this moment, and he was almost exhausted from carrying such a heavy thing.
However, Professor Rozier still hasn't come back.
The boys looked a little embarrassed. According to common sense, they should be able to pack up their household items and return to Mr. Pringle.
But they hesitated, whether they should say goodbye to Professor Rozier.
……
At this moment, there was a burst of violent barking in the corridor downstairs.
It's Mr. Tang's voice.
That golden retriever seemed to suddenly become extremely manic!