Judgement Day (Hogwarts Mystery Year 7 Retell)

Chapter 18: The Essential Wizards Guide to catching a loose Wampus.

"With Foxes we must play the fox." - Thomas Fuller.

Authors Note: No Nifflers were harmed in the making of this chapter.

"Wampus Cat." Ethan muttered. "Why does it have to be a Wampus Cat?" He asked Ryder as they made their way back to Amos Diggory.

"I'm more concerned about the fact that a Wampus Cat was in the middle of Great Britain when it's supposed to be indigenous to America." Ryder replied. "I got a bad feeling of how it got here."

"It was smuggled." Ethan theorized. "The sooner Amos knows about this, the better." Ethan thought.

"That's right, Ethan. That means Trotsky is in America." Ryder agreed.

"What if it's not Trotsky?" Ethan asked. "What if it's someone else?"

"Not likely." Ryder answered. "It's too much of a big coincidence to ignore. And I'm not taking chances. Trotsky didn't do this alone. He must've had help."  

Ethan couldn't argue that one. But what the biggest concern was, was the Wampus Cat. And he could see Amos back at the Ministry department of Magical Creatures talking with Barnaby and Charlie. "Great job with that Niffler, boys." Amos said to Charlie and Barnaby. "Although, I'm pretty sure that we might have to talk about filing their claws and covering yourself in gold glitter." He commented.

"Sorry, Barnaby." Charlie awkwardly apologized to Barnaby who had scratching on his face and some golden glitter.

"Nothing like a child's love." Barnaby replied.

"Mr. Diggory, I'm here to report on the Hogsmeade creature sightings." Ethan announced as he saw Barnaby. "What happened to Barnaby?" He asked.

"Scratching... Nifflers. Don't ask for details." Charlie answered. 

Amos turned the conversation back to Ethan's mission. "Excellent! Charlie's just finished his Niffler-related tasks, so he'll be joining your investigation." He announced.

"Hello, Ethan!" Charlie greeted.

"So what have you learned so far?" Amos asked.

"Liz and I interviewed the victim, Madam Umbridge, at Hogsmeade Station. Though, victim is a word I would not use." Ethan began. "Then, we found out that a Hogwarts student suffered a similar attack."

"A Hogwarts student?" Charlie asked in disbelief. "Anyone we know? Please say it wasn't Percy, Fred, or George!" He really did care about his brothers. Now he knew how Bill felt.

"No, it wasn't any of your brothers, Charlie." Liz quickly answered. "It was Ismelda Murk."

Charlie breathed out a sigh of relief. But then caught himself. "Oh, I'm sorry to hear that..."

"Hmm... this case may be more serious than I thought..." Amos thought out loud.

"There's more, Mr. Diggory." Ryder interrupted. It's a Wampus Cat." 

Amos felt like he had fallen over. "A Wampus Cat?" He asked.

"The creature left large cat-like claw marks on the victims. Both were also disoriented after the attack. They couldn't recall most of the attack, though Ismelda did remember seeing big, yellow eyes. It's pretty clear to say that it is a Wampus Cat." Ryder answered.

"How odd. Wampus Cats aren't indigenous to the British Isles at all!" Amos thought out loud.

"I believe the creature may have been imported. Ryder said it was possible. Then again, importing a creature isn't out of the question..." Ethan replied.