Harry Potter’s Book of Sin

"...Well, what the old man Slughorn thinks, I don't understand at all! Isn't it obvious that the rewards for the curriculum must be yours? Hermione?"

One day after school started at noon, in the Gryffindor common room, Ron was holding a book and complaining lazily while reading.And just around the table where he was, Harry and Hermione were doing their own things.

"It's not really the last moment, no one knows what the result will be. If you work harder, maybe the prize will go to you..." Hermione scribbled something on the parchment without looking up. .

In fact, Ron didn't really care about the rewards, because he was still very clear about his abilities now.Students in the "good" potions class like him are already lucky to be able to attend the class.Right now, he is more appropriate than complaining.

"Speaking of, you won the prize..." Ron turned the book in his hand and said casually, "But seriously, I really don't understand that the bald old man is here. Thinking of something... I actually said, "The gift for the lady can't be too shabby"... Isn't the prize just a potion? What's so shabby?"

"Maybe to wrap it?" Harry closed the notebook on the desktop, and then stretched hard. "I remember when Uncle Vernon gave Aunt Maggie some small gifts, he seemed to say something similar?"

"Anyway, I don't have much interest anyway." Hermione stopped writing and shook the feather of the pen. "Did Professor Slughorn mentioned in class? He said that in addition to not overdosing the fortunate, it also There are some other side effects...Since that is what Maca said, even if it has no basis, I still think it's best not to touch it!"

"But what Slughorn said later, I felt it was right--" Harry thought for a while. "Luck is impossible to measure. Whether the side effects of the elixir exist or not, no one can say no. clear."

"Then tonight, I won't go to the dessert tasting party hosted by Professor Slughorn. Then you can help me find a reason!" Hermione turned her head and glanced at him. "The prize goes to you, too. You don’t need to figure it out for yourself—I don’t need it anyway, and I don’t want to use it."

"No, no, Hermione..." Harry said helplessly, "I think you'd better take it this time! You didn't go there after the exam last semester... It's not appropriate to make excuses both times. ?"

"I—" Hermione opened her mouth, then looked down at the parchment, and then reluctantly said, "Well... I'll think about it, let's talk about it after dinner!"

...

Speaking of the small event held by Slughorn, Maca would not be missed.Yes, he also received the old man's invitation as in the past, but it is still unknown whether he will be there by then.

At this moment, in the responsive house, the "werewolf statues" that were originally placed arbitrarily have been placed on the wall, but on the surface of the floor where they were originally, there are faint blue brilliance .

This is where Maca studies rune patterns and individual rule runes.

The room is still dim, this is to eliminate other unnecessary line of sight interference, purely to observe the formation.Right now Maca was squatting in this big formation, his eyes staring at the little rule rune floating in the center for an instant.

Around the spinning rune, the ice crystal fragments flew up and down, then slowly fell and disappeared, exuding a clear beauty every moment.

It was so careful not to miss any moment of gaze. It lasted for several hours before Maca stood up and twisted his neck slightly.He was using his own eyes and his ability to sense magic while observing the rule itself and the appearance of its runes.

Why does the rule rune actually appear in this stroke?What is the special connection between this and the meaning of the rules?If he can comprehend the connection between the two, then his understanding of the cooling rune may be able to go further.

In this way, you might be able to comprehend another rule rune diametrically opposed to it.And even if it can’t, this will definitely help a lot in understanding other rule runes, isn’t it?

In fact, he has already spent a lot of time on this.

After resting for a while, Maca crouched down again, and continued to study the cooling rune in the center of the formation.

In fact, he deliberately chose a day when there is no magic text lesson this afternoon, so he plans to think about it.But no matter how much time there is, for things like studying rule runes, it is like climbing a ten thousand peak, how can it be calculated by common sense?

In this silence, time seemed to be slow, and it seemed to pass quickly, disappearing silently between fingers bit by bit.When the table deep in the room suddenly made a soft "ding", Maca straightened up suddenly and rubbed his face vigorously.

"...Is it time to eat? Hmm...that sounds really hungry?"

As he said, with a sudden wave of his hand, the rule rune disappeared instantly, and the faint blue streamer on the floor also disappeared without wind.As he walked straight to the door, the "werewolf statues" that were leaning against the wall also floated up and fell to their original positions, covering the rune pattern on the ground.

"Click--bang!"

The door of the House of Requirement was closed easily, and it quickly disappeared into the wall behind Maca.

"This kind of research is really time-consuming and laborious...Ah!" As he walked forward, he tilted his head as if thinking of something again, "It seems that Slughorn's dessert is coming tonight? Huh... …Then post-dinner research is temporarily postponed! The old man’s network of connections is still quite useful..."

Now that there is no urgent crisis, Maca is no longer as hurried as in the past.The magical road is winding and long, but life is limited. Under the premise that it cannot be achieved overnight, it is also very important to know how to enjoy life from time to time.

When it's time for dinner, the Hogwarts auditorium will become as lively as usual. Seeing this scene where teachers and students gather and enjoy themselves, everyone will feel a sense of warmth rising in their hearts.

"...After the observation during the beginning of the school period, the class is obviously higher than in the past, especially some of the students..."

When Maca sat on the staff seat, he heard the little Professor Flitwick talking to Professor McGonagall about his views on the little wizards.He also smiled knowingly when several familiar names appeared from the other's mouth.

Of course, Hermione and others were one of several names that Flitwick had specifically named. Maca knew that the words he had said in the ward were working properly.

The almost conclusive conclusion about "Voldemort will be resurrected" can bring a sense of crisis to everyone present at the time; and a suitable resurrection period can allow everyone to properly convert that sense of crisis into a driving force for progress.During the current safe transition period, it would be great that they can steadily improve.

"It's a pity that they can't actually sense the magic, otherwise the practical content of the magic text can be deepened a lot... It's really a pity..."

He was thinking while enjoying the food tonight, feeling that such a life is indeed very good.

"McLean, haven't you forgotten my little event for a while? I really hope you can come here. This time I asked Ambrosio to get me some new sweet varieties, which are not available in the store. Sell ​​it!"

Slughorn, who was several seats away, suddenly poked his head out and suddenly interrupted Maca's thoughts.Maca didn't mind at all, but just nodded.

"Of course, I will pass..." He smiled. "Several professors, don't you go together?"

"Oh, I actually invited them too, but—"

"That's not appropriate," Flitwick said in his sharp voice. "Slughorn invited a lot of students. If we guys go, they will definitely be uncomfortable."

"Look at it!" Slughorn spread his hands and said, "Actually I want to say that the professor should mingle with the students. This will also be of great help to the teaching!"

"That's not necessarily true," Snape interjected when he heard the old man say this. "I admit that you can use this method to achieve results, but it doesn't mean that everyone can use it. Let me see. Those students are usually too relaxed, so it took seven full years to learn only so little things."

Maca couldn't help but smile secretly when he heard the words-it was obvious that even Snape could hardly deny Slughorn's ability.But his philosophy is completely different from that of the old man, so it will inevitably be unconvincing.

"That's right," Maca thought for a while, and suddenly asked, "I have a general understanding of the senior year situation, but what about this group of freshmen? You know, my course is an elective subject, which is not too big for them. Understand! Can you talk about it, professors?"

His remarks reminded all the major professors a little, and he obviously compared the freshmen horizontally in their hearts.

"It's not bad to have three students," said Professor McGonagall. "Everyone in the first grade is still in contact and adapting. This stage is the easiest way to show the difference in talent. Sarah Hohenheim of Ravenclaw, Ens Tavon of Hufflepuff, and Alexander Wolf of Gryffindor-these kids are worth looking forward to."

Having said that, McGonagall paused, and finally added: “Of course, talent is not everything. Every student deserves our energy to guide them on the right path.”