For several days after receiving the watch, Harry remained in a state of unconsciousness.
His keen intuition told him that the meaning of Professor Blaine giving him the watch might not be just a tradition in the wizarding world as Ron said, because this tradition has always been completed by parents, elders or guardians, and Blaine Professors are not among them.
Of course, compared to other professors, Professor Brain has always taken good care of him, but this kind of care will not exceed the bottom line.
For example, in order for Snape to stop targeting him, Sirius would warn Snape face to face and even have a duel with him in the castle, but Professor Blaine would not do this. In fact, he is teaching Professor Snape has the best relationship among the staff.
He, Ron and Hermione have always had the most frequent dealings with Professor Brain among the young wizards, but Professor Brain pays more attention to him than Hermione and Ron.
This is not because he is the famous Harry Potter, but because of course, this is just speculation. Harry believes that he and Professor Blaine are both orphans, so there will be some emotional resonance between them.
There must be some other meaning.
This thought made Harry always try to figure out what was unusual about this watch. Whenever he was free, his eyes would always fall on his left wrist, and he would subconsciously fiddle with the dial, which looked like Astonished.
Even in class, he couldn't control himself, and this triggered a series of 'accidents'.
For example, in Professor Flitwick's class, when he and Ron were practicing the Happy Charm face to face, his wrist subconsciously deflected due to being attracted by the light reflected from the crystal-clear dial, and then, after a deafening roar, Ron was hung by him under the large chandelier hanging from the ceiling. Moreover, his face was blackened and white smoke was coming out of his mouth.
"Oh, I'm fine, really, I'm sure of it!"
Faced with roars of laughter and Harry's self-reproaching look, Ron, who was put down, assured Professor Flitwick with certainty. As a result, the incident ended with Harry being deducted five points.
And in Professor McGonagall's Transfiguration class, they were learning how to turn a delicate teacup into a turtle, and Harry shook his wand carelessly, and the teapot in front of him exploded with a bang, and there were several tables nearby. The little wizards around him all suffered.
"Seriously, Potter!"
Professor McGonagall raised her black square eyes, strode from the podium to Harry, and said sternly
"When did you learn Mr. Finnigan's skills, Mr. Potter!"
Well, five more days away from Gryffindor.
"Please, Harry!"
On Thursday afternoon, on the way to the Potions basement, Hermione said worriedly,
"Don't worry about why Professor Blaine gave you the watch. If Professor Snape catches you, he won't deduct five points!"
Harry fully agreed with Hermione's advice. He should really let this matter go.
However, not actively causing accidents in Potions class does not mean that unfortunate things will not happen.
"Professor Snape!"
Harry was concentrating on brewing the intoxicating potion according to the steps in the book. Malfoy suddenly raised his hand across a row of tables. Harry looked over and found Malfoy curling his lips at him with a strange smile.
"What's wrong, Draco?"
Standing under the podium, looking at the entire dark basement, Snape looked at Draco and asked lazily.
"Potter is trying to interfere with me brewing the potion, Professor. He is using that fake gold watch to reflect sunlight and sting my eyes. It makes me unable to concentrate!"
"You're talking nonsense!"
Harry was furious. He pointed at the tightly fitting curtains and shouted,
"There's no sunshine at all here!"
"Oh, yes, yes--"
Snape walked over with a greasy smile, and slowly lowered his eyes to Harry's gold watch. There was a hint of evil in his dark eyes, but no one noticed it.
"The famous Mr. Savior has got a new gadget to attract attention, right?"
Snape glanced at the thick potion in Harry's cauldron with disdain.
"Before you explain your despicable behavior, could you please tell me what was in your cauldron, goblin vomit?"
Harry did not refute Snape's words, because the experience of the past two years told Harry that no matter what he said, Snape would not give up humiliating him, but would incur more severe punishment.
To be honest, it had been a while since Sirius had had a fight with Snape, and it had been a while since he had been targeted like this in Potions class.
Snape waved his wand suddenly, and the confusion potion that Harry had worked hard for an hour to brew suddenly disappeared. He stared at Snape with a livid face, and all he got was a light comment,
"A piece of rubbish, 0 points, Potter. Before the next class, you need to hand in a separate fifteen-inch paper on the properties of intoxicating drugs to me."
Hermione winked at Harry desperately, and Ron kicked his ankles desperately under the table, but Harry couldn't stand Malfoy's gloating smile.
"I didn't stab Malfoy in the eye with the light Professor Snape!"
"Ten points, Potter -" Snape said coldly, "This is your punishment for lying."
The anger was about to ignite Harry's whole body, and green veins burst out on the back of his hand. It took almost all his rationality to resist the urge to put the hot cauldron on Snape's head. However, Snape Snape obviously didn't intend to let him go just like that. He slowly leaned down until Harry could smell the complex mixture of smells on Snape's body.
"Maybe you think you can disrespect the professor by having a murderer in your school, Potter, but if I catch you showing off your ridiculous skills in this classroom again..."
"Sirius is not a murderer, he has been proven innocent!"
Harry was furious. He stood up with a swish and looked directly into Snape's eyes, even if Ron was about to pull down his pants and didn't care!
Snape's eyes flashed with a terrible light, and he was about to say something, but Hermione suddenly spoke.
"Professor Snape——"
Hermione obviously mustered up the courage to interrupt someone who was about to get angry. She said in a trembling, waxy voice,
"Harry - this watch was given to him by Professor Blaine as a reward, uh. Last year, it was Harry who discovered the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets -"
At that moment, Harry found that the cold light in Snape's eyes, who was very close to him, disappeared, and instead revealed an unexpected surprise. However, this also only lasted a short time, and then, Snape Pu straightened up, turned and left expressionlessly.
In the following time, the Potions classroom was filled with an extremely depressing atmosphere. Neville made a mistake in the dosage of scurvy, which caused something like cement in his cauldron to erupt like a volcano, almost The students in half the classroom suffered.
But this time, Malfoy did not immediately laugh at Neville. He could tell that Professor Snape was probably not in the right mood now, and Professor Snape was indeed acting unusually. If it had been before, then Neville was destined to be with him. He had been dealing with slug mucus and frog brain until the end of the semester, but this time, he said nothing and just waved his wand to clear away the solidified liquid.
"You have to admit, Harry—"
The bell rang, and Harry didn't waste a second. He grabbed his schoolbag and rushed out of the basement with a livid face. Ron and Hermione hurriedly packed their things and caught up with Harry.
"If it weren't for you, Hermione—"
Ron said with confidence,
"Harry and Neville are probably soaking in the jar where Snape stored the potion ingredients."
"It's Professor Blaine's name that plays a role -" Hermione said, staring at Harry's profile.
"He didn't pursue it for Professor Blaine's sake. I know you want to defend Sirius, but no matter what Harry said, you shouldn't yell at a professor."
"Who are you mad at, Harry?"
Sirius walked down the stairs opposite the hall. He smiled and said goodbye to several sixth-year wizard gauntlets from Ravenclaw, and then walked over quickly. When he got close to the three of them, he smelled Harry and the others. The smell on his body and the fact that he noticed the three Harrys standing at the exit of the basement made Sirius's face lighten. He squinted his eyes and stared at Harry, who looked a little unnatural, and there was a hint of anger in his tone.
"Why, that snot-nosed guy is causing trouble for you again?"
(End of chapter)
