Riddler, get out...
Really annoying! Xifa complained.
The latter sentence should mean that the person controlling Professor Dumbledore noticed that he was aware that the professor's behavior was inappropriate, and he was watching his own performance.
If professors were the real audience...
So, Professor Dumbledore wants to make himself temporarily distrustful of him. In other words, the professor is personally involved in the drama, allowing others to manipulate him, and waiting for the mastermind behind the scenes to take the bait?
Will it be so? Or am I the real audience, and the professor is the mastermind watching my performance?
...It's a little chaotic... Anyway, it's a three-way game to see who gets caught first.
If the professor is pretending to cooperate, then everyone is an assassin in the dark, and whoever takes action will be exposed first.
From this point of view, it is better for you and others to live like their peers.
Xifa made a decision in his heart.
Previous sentence... Do we need to wait until Thor grows up?
From this point of view, even if he encountered a thunderstorm recently, he would lack the conditions and the transformation would fail.
It's a pity that I didn't tell myself this condition, I just told myself the opportunity to succeed...
I don't know how many times I have tried before...
Anyway, Thor has to grow up, let's wait until he transforms once and has the ability to summon thunder and lightning.
Xifa frowned and thought, tapping his fingers on the table.
Elise said that the ritual of Animagus has been optimized by her to the best, but compared with traditional magic, there has been no qualitative change, that is, the transformation speed is faster.
In this way, my guess is correct. The biggest reason why the Animagus of Fantastic Beasts failed is because of insufficient magic power...or insufficient origin.
Xifa thought of the unicorn giving birth, but her body was too weak and the baby unicorn could not be successfully born.
Increase the potion! As generations of wizards multiply, the bloodline of magical animals becomes thinner, and energy-enhancing potions are needed to strengthen them.
If the magic power is not enough...
It doesn't matter, use the Enhancing Potion and Animagus Potion. When the time comes when you are in the process of transformation, the spiritual sea damaged by saving Elise will be repaired, and you can easily absorb the power of nature.
I just don’t know how long it will take to accumulate enough magic power for transformation...
...
The seemingly short conclusions took Xifa nearly an hour.
While Xifa was thinking, Luna lay obediently opposite Xifa. She opened her eyes wide and looked at Xifa's handsome face.
Unconsciously, she fell into a deep sleep amidst the rhythmic sound of Xifa's fingers tapping on the table.
Usually, the three of them spend the night in the palace of thought. Although their bodies are rested, their spirits are still exhausted.
However, in this case, just taking a nap is enough, like taking a nap to feel refreshed.
"Thank you for your hard work. In one month! Thor will have the ability to summon thunderstorms!"
With a slight sigh in his heart, Xifa bent down and picked up Luna in a princess hug.
After careful consideration, Xifa still sacrificed his face and used the mage's hand to help relieve the pressure on his arm, and then cast another magic spell.
Then he walked gently on the way to the Room of Requirement.
In her sleep, Luna felt a familiar breath and couldn't help but shrink down and find a more comfortable position...
In the Room of Requirement, Sypha puts Luna down to rest on her cot.
He came to Elise who was looking through the information and handed her the paper of prophecy.
After discussing with Xifa for a long time, Elise relaxed a little bit about her research on Animagus.
"There seems to be no problem in the process, but you need to use great perseverance to stay awake throughout the process. Once you lose your mind, all your efforts will be in vain."
The above is Elise’s evaluation of the West Fa plan.
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A week later, Vice-Principal Fergus suddenly asked the prefects to announce that the House Cup Quidditch competition would resume.
For a moment, the somewhat lifeless Hogwarts was filled with life and vitality.
Both seniors and juniors were discussing who would be on their house's Quidditch team.
Still, more than half a year has passed, and whoever has been practicing in seclusion has improved by leaps and bounds.
In a week's time, four Quidditch teams from four houses were born.
It's the end of the week again. Two more weeks plus two weeks, which is about a month.
Six group matches complete the three weeks of Saturday and Sunday.
The two groups with the highest points will compete in the finals on Sunday. The last week will be exam week, and there will be a holiday after the exam.
It was the weekend, and Xifa and Luna went to the Quidditch pitch to watch a game between Gryffindor and Ravenclaw.
Although her own academy narrowly lost to Gryffindor, the exciting match made Luna, who was walking back to the castle, chirping excitedly while explaining the results to Xifa.
"At that time, if our academy's chaser Kevin didn't pass the ball, he just rushed forward and made a fake maneuver..."
"If Mellie, our House Beater, hits the Quaffle towards Robin, the Gryffindor Chaser, instead of Cassie, the Gryffindor Seeker, just ten points would be awarded to prevent Robin from scoring the ball. , it will be a tie if they catch the snitch. There will be overtime..."
"That's not right, didn't they still score in overtime?"
...
In short, although Ravenclaw caught the Golden Snitch, Gryffindor scored a crucial goal at the last moment.
This makes Ravenclaw plus one point ten points behind Gryffindor.
It's a pity to lose!
Seeing Luna's little face flushed with excitement and anger, Xifa sighed and pulled her around the black lake to relax.
Elise didn't come. She didn't like such lively occasions, and the potion brewed by Luna also needed to be supervised. Fortunately, Thunderbird Thor stayed with her.
In fact, Luna would have been Ravenclaw's seeker. If she came on the field, the game would end when the Golden Snitch appeared in sight. Luna, who has strengthened her body, is so strong.
Originally, Senior Sister Avnia came to find Luna. She knew how strong Luna's flying talent was.
When Luna was not yet in school, the brightest star on the Quidditch field was Luna.
At that time, the senior sister scheduled Luna to become the chaser of the Ravenclaw Quidditch team.
However, when Luna enrolled in school last semester, the school stopped the Quidditch match because the situation was tense and the professor could not attend.
The situation is still tense now, but the negative emotions in the students' hearts need to be vented, otherwise the friction between the little wizards will increase.
It's taxing for the professors stationed at the castle to deal with these conflicts on a daily basis.
So, when professor after professor complained about the increasing friction between the young wizards, Vice Principal Fergus made the decision to resume the Quidditch game.
That day, when Senior Avnia explained her purpose to Luna.
Luna's eyes were filled with joy. She had been waiting for this day for a long time. She loved the game of Quidditch very much.
To be precise, she likes flying and showing off her flying talent. Moreover, his body has been strengthened, and even in normal condition, his eyesight is far beyond that of ordinary people.
It can be said that with her here, the Ravenclaw team cannot lose. She is confident that the game will end when the score does not exceed 100 points. Even if there is interference from outside forces, she is not afraid due to her current physique.
As a good friend of the vice-principal's granddaughter and a wizard at the vice-principal's own college, making an exception for first-year Luna to join the Quidditch team was a stress-free thing.
However, after the joy, Luna thought of something.
Joining the Quidditch team means she has to practice with other members of the team and spend a lot of time playing three group matches.
If it were the finals, she would not hesitate to participate and win honors for the academy.
reputation.
It's a pity that these hours are enough for her to survive Sol's ration expenses for a week.
In this regard, she had to reject Senior Sister Avnia with great regret.
After some pulling and pulling, Senior Sister Avnia finally left with a look of disbelief on her face. It was obvious that Luna loved Quidditch so much. The sparkle in her eyes at that moment was not artificial.
If you want to come back, you are always welcome to commit as a sophomore, and you have the requirement to join the team. Senior Sister Avnia disappeared around the corner in despair.
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It's a nice day today, with white clouds covering the bright sunshine.
You won't be exposed to the scorching sun.
The gentle breeze gradually calmed down Luna's mood.
"Xifa, let's go back and eat..."
At this moment, the sound of splashing water was heard in the distance.
"Tom!" A sharp cry made Xifa's mind stir.
Tom Riddle? Did he fall into the water? !
Xifa was shocked and ended the conversation without changing his expression.
Holding Luna's hand, she looked for the sound and saw several young wizards in gray robes calling anxiously from the shore.
It seemed that they were lower-grade students from the outer houses, that is, students from Hogwarts who were not qualified for the sorting ceremony.
Tsk, let me just say, how could Riddle fall into the water? It’s more like him letting people fall into the water.
It seems that he is a student from the outer college named Tom.
Elise once told herself at the lakeside that there was a big squid in the black lake. When a little wizard was playing and drowning at the lake, it would send the little wizard back to the shore.
Obviously, the young wizards in the outer courtyard did not know this information.
Now that he had been bumped into, Xifa exerted force on his hand.
The dirt rolled, and he and Luna quickly rushed to them with support.
"What's going on?"
Of course Xifa asked what they were doing.
With a wave of the wand in his hand, the water plants by the lake began to grow longer, and then intertwined to form a vine.
Pulled the struggling little boy out of the water.
"It's all my fault, Tom was trying to protect me..."
The girl in gray robe knelt beside Tom, who was lying on his back on the ground. Several other young wizards also released a boy who looked somewhat similar to Tom.
It looked like he wanted to jump down and save someone.
Xifa didn't ask why they didn't use magic...that would be like rubbing salt into their bruised magical talents.
Apparently, a group of them were playing by the lake. The little witch in front of them lost her footing and was about to fall into the water. In order to save her, the boy fell into the lake himself.
"Recover quickly"
"Whirlwind Sweep"
...
A series of magic removes the water stains from the boy's body and then stimulates him to wake up.
Without saying any more greetings to them, Xifa waved his hand to say goodbye and said goodbye to them.
If it weren't for the Quidditch game, these little wizards from the outer courtyard would have no chance to play here.
By the way, Tom...this is really a popular name.
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After lunch, he walked out of the Great Hall and passed through the gate of Hogwarts Castle. Xifa saw a group of Aurors from the Ministry of Magic rushing towards them.
What happened?
Later, Xifa shook his head and gave up his intention of following them to their destination to watch the excitement. He had done nothing recently and it was definitely not looking for him.
Could it be that the little wizard named Tom died? Do you suspect you did it yourself?
Seeing the group of Aurors walking towards the back of the castle, Xifa guessed.
I would never encounter such a bloody thing!
The next day, Senior Sister Miranda found the three of them in the auditorium.
She had some magical questions to ask.
So, the three of them took Senior Sister Miranda back to Ravenclaw's
Common room.
Luna and Xifa went back to Xifa's dormitory first, while Elise explained to senior Miranda in the common room.
Xifa, Luna, and Thunderbird Thor were fooling around for a while.
Elise walked in with a solemn expression.
"What's wrong? Is there a difficult problem to solve?" Xifa was a little confused.
Could it be that Senior Miranda asked some excessive questions?
"No..." Elise shook her head.
"Yesterday, during the Quidditch match, the herb greenhouse was vandalized!"
Hearing this, Luna, who was teasing Thor, jumped up suddenly.
"What!" she screamed, frightening Thor to circle in the air before slowly waving his wings vigorously in front of the three people to express his dissatisfaction.
Luna, however, let it down, pulling it aside without even looking at it.
He put his hands on Elise's shoulders, looking excited.
Elise looked solemn and nodded again, indicating that it was true.
"Yesterday, the Auror we met came to deal with this matter. By the way, we reported to the Ministry of Magic that Hogwarts needs to purchase some strategic supplies."
Oh my god...Luna looked like she was beyond hope.
Xifa looked a little confused. The herb greenhouse was damaged. What does it have to do with Luna?
The lost Luna naturally would not answer Xifa's question.
Seeing the confusion on Xifa's face, Elise hugged Luna to comfort her and explained to Xifa softly.
"Luna has always purchased some materials from outside. For many herbs, Luna would go to the herb greenhouse to collect wool."
"Does Professor Bernice Leslie not care?" Xifa was shocked. The Herb Shed is run by Bernice Leslie, Professor of Herbology and Head of Hufflepuff.
"Of course not, Luna also wants to prepare some oxytocin for Professor Bernice Leslie as a trade."
Hearing this, Xifa breathed a sigh of relief. If Professor Bernice Leslie helped Luna for free, then the favor would be huge.
After hesitating for a moment, Xifa said, "Since this happened in the herb greenhouse, shouldn't we go visit Professor Bernice Leslie?"
In addition to comforting her, you can also see what herbs have survived.
When it came to herbs, Luna's thoughts were spinning very fast.
She understood Xifa's secret purpose when he finished his words.
Luna immediately broke away from Elise's arms and wiped away the non-existent tears.
He grabbed Elise and rushed out of the door.
Xifa also wanted to catch up and trotted to the door, only to notice Thor who was feeling resentful.
He pulled out a bucket of Thor's favorite ration from his pocket.
Throwing it on the ground and telling it not to go out, he hurriedly chased after the two girls who disappeared at the end of the aisle.
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The herb greenhouse is at the back of the main castle, which is why the Aurors rushed to the back of the main castle.
When I entered the shed to check, I found that instead of the entire army being wiped out as imagined, only one shed was completely destroyed.
Here, they met Professor Bernice Leslie who was working hard to replant herbs.
"It's you! Come and help! I'll reward you afterwards."
As for the three Xifas, their craftsmanship is pretty good. They helped me sort out the mess, which made me feel relieved.
Although the area of the herb greenhouse was completely destroyed, Professor Bernice Leslie did not greet the three of them angrily.
Seeing Professor Bernice Leslie smiling gently at them, the three of them could not say any comforting words.
They came all the way, plus they found out that the professor was the big boss who supplied Luna with the potion.
The three people in Xifa worked hard without any complaints.
As he continued to do it, Xifa felt something was not quite right.
These herbs seem to be detoxifying herbs.
Mandrake, Grimacea, Jump
Jumping mung beans...
With a thought, Xifa asked, "Professor, are all the detoxifying herbs grown in this greenhouse?"
"Yes!" After hesitating for a moment, Bernice Leslie seemed to have heard about the deeds of the three people.
She continued, "Don't publicize it to the outside world. The mature mandrake here is an important ingredient to lift the curse."
"The prisoner is very cautious. He destroyed this place. He wanted to destroy the shed next door, but I discovered it. The most annoying thing was that he escaped. There was no trace left. The Auror checked carefully."
"If only I knew who it was!" Professor Bernice Leslie became more and more angry as she spoke. Finally, Professor Bernice Leslie said through gritted teeth.
The professor's talent is in herbal medicine, and he is not good at magic such as combat, so it is normal to invite an Auror.
To be able to make the good old Professor Bernice Leslie behave like this seems to have really offended her.
Xifa quickly motioned for Luna to go up and comfort the professor.
With Luna's comfort, Professor Bernice regained her peace of mind.
With the help of three people, the herb greenhouse was revitalized.
However, the herbs here are all seedlings. Even if the environment is suitable and assisted by accelerators, it will be difficult for them to mature in a short time.
Professor Bernice Leslie told the three of them that the potions they needed were not damaged and they could just come and get them if they needed them.
Back in the dormitory, Xifa warned the two not to act alone in the future.
"What's wrong?" Luna answered immediately with joy when she learned that her herbal medicine was not damaged.
Xifa collected his thoughts and told his guess to the two girls.
If you can't, can the professor raise a problem?
Although he didn't say it out loud, Xifa still saw this sentence from the faces of the two.
Simply, Xifa didn't hide it anymore and told the two of them about his experience and the reasons for his speculation.
"In other words, this murderer may have cast the Scarecrow Curse again. He destroyed the Mandrake just to prevent the antidote from being found in Hogwarts?"
Xifa nodded in agreement.
"What about Professor Dumbledore?" Luna said hesitantly.
"The professor is probably acting. He is waiting for the mastermind behind the scenes to reveal his identity, so we intervene. Just protect yourself." Xifa said with a wry smile.
It seems that the Shadow Empire has sent a second shadow. It's not certain. Maybe the young wizard in the school has been cast a soul-stealing curse, or he is an undercover agent, or... he has taken away the body...
In short, there is nothing wrong with being careful.
In this way, the three of them returned to the days of acting together...
Three weeks passed quickly, and during the week of the Quidditch finals, another letter from Ogg was brought to the three of them by Xiaobai.
