The first district of Hogwarts.
This can be said to be the most heavily guarded place in the entire Hogwarts.
It's not about how many people are guarding the place. But there are a lot of magic traps and the like here. If there is any theft or destruction of books, it will be triggered immediately.
Such protective measures only protect against people, not books. That is, books are free and they can harm the wizards who walk within them. But wizards cannot harm books.
I don’t know who is responsible for this, it’s really ridiculous.
"Are you going to the *** area?"
Mrs. Pince looked at the note in her hand, and then looked at Luke, the suspicion on her face undisguised.
Luke wasn't annoyed either. Mrs. Pince, the librarian of Hogwarts, is one of the two most eccentric people on the faculty of Hogwarts, except for a certain professor of prophecy.
The other was Filch.
Both men seemed to have a natural distrust of students. Of course, Madam Pince was an excellent wizard. After all, not everyone can do the job of a librarian. So she didn't have the jealousy towards the little wizard that Filch did.
Luke guessed that her distrust of students was due to her over-protection of books.
He understands this very well. If the person who borrows the book does not take good care of things like books, the person who lends the book will be annoyed or even regretful.
"Yes, I want to borrow some books. Professor McGonagall wrote on them."
Luke said calmly to Mrs. Pince.
The note given by Professor McGonagall said that she wanted to borrow a book, but she just asked Luke for help. Only the four deans and principals can borrow books from the *** area to their offices for reading. Of course, Mrs. Pince has been a librarian for so many years. Naturally, I know that some students and professors exploit loopholes.
However, these rules were designed to allow deans to find loopholes. The reason why this authority is limited to the four deans and principals is because most of the teachers in the school are decent people. But there are also people like Hagrid who pay too much attention to emotions. Or, like Professor Trelawney, her desire for certain things is enough to exceed her bottom line as a professor.
The dean who selects the best among the professors must be trustworthy in terms of character. Even Mrs. Pince couldn't find too many faults and was willing to trust them.
"Then go ahead. Remember to register at the library first if you have borrowed any books."
Mrs. Pince returned the note to Luke and said seriously: "Don't try to be clever. Books in the *** section cannot be taken out of the library without a borrowing stamp."
There are some books in the *** section that are too tempting for students who have pursuits in certain areas. These students may be tempted to smuggle the book out of the library.
But it was impossible to take it out. How could books be lost so easily in the Hogwarts library?
Instructing Luke was just a matter of procedure. Of course, Mrs. Pince was not sure if the little guy had any other ideas. Everyone has their own secrets. Will Professor McGonagall know what Luke is really looking for?
….
Mrs. Pingsi didn't know, and it had nothing to do with her.
After Luke finished negotiating with Mrs. Pince, he walked towards the interior of the library. And there, Hermione, who often went to the library, noticed the pull between Luke and Mrs. Pince early on.
"You want to enter the *** area?"
Hermione was a little confused, after all, the two of them had been fighting for a long time. Mrs. Pince seems like a busybody. In fact, he has a rather cold personality. For normal borrowing, you won’t waste much time talking to people. Then the only place where two people can have extra communication is the *** area.
That's Mrs. Pince's forbidden area. Students must be educated if they approach rashly.
Everyone knows that *** zones are dangerous. Mrs. Pince did this for their own good. But that doesn't mean they have to accept such good intentions. Many things for everyone
We all know it is wrong, but some people still do it.
Luke nodded: "I'm looking for some clues related to Doris. By the way, I'm looking for the magic spell I need."
"That's great. This batch of notes is hard to get."
Hermione looked at the note in Luke's hand with some envy. As a person who loves to read, having a forbidden area in the library is really not a friendly thing for her.
But the tickets in and out of the *** area are not so easy to open. Last year, she asked Professor McGonagall several times, but she was not approved. Even the best-tempered Professor Sprout was rejected.
Luke looked at Hermione's envious expression, smiled and said, "You have to try another goal."
He also knew that Hermione had encountered several obstacles last year. So now I also plan to give Hermione an idea. Just as Professor McGonagall trusted Luke's strength, Luke also trusted Hermione's rationality. Even if she gets the approval slip from the *** area, she will not look for books or knowledge that is beyond her ability to cope with it.
After saying that, Luke walked towards the *** area.
Hermione, who stayed where she was, looked thoughtful. She knew that Luke would definitely not let go, so...
Thinking of this, Hermione's eyes lit up.
Yes, the school has a new goal this year! And this goal seems to have no bottom line.
Luke, who had already walked away, wondered if Hermione was thinking of Lockhart. But it doesn’t matter. For now, the knowledge that Hermione can use does not need to be in the *** area at all. If there were some more dangerous or difficult super-class spells, Luke could teach her. One-on-one teaching was no better than reading a book.
When Luke crossed the boundary between the sexual area and the normal area, he actually didn't feel much at first.
After taking a few steps, he suddenly felt as if something was staring at him.
Luke wasn't worried about anything being too overwhelming. Right now, when he turned his head, he could still vaguely see the shadow of Mrs. Pince. If an accident occurs here, the worst possible outcome is to call for help. Life is important, face is worthless.
So Luke turned around and looked at the gaze directed towards him.
There is nothing behind him.
The summer vacation books stand quietly on the summer vacation, and many of them even look a little dusty.
….
He is the only one in the *** area. Students can't get in easily, and teachers can't come easily.
It stands to reason that new teachers who have just joined the job are usually the ones who are most interested in the *** area. But this year's new teacher doesn't have time to waste on reading books.
Luke didn't think the feeling of being spied on was his illusion. So he began to pay careful attention to the books on every bookshelf.
It didn't take long for him to feel something strange.
Walking to a bookshelf, Luke reached out and took down a book from the shelf.
"Eye: Another possibility of magic release." 》
On the cover of this book, there is a picture of a pair of eyes. The picture is so lifelike that it looks almost the same as real eyes.
When Luke picked up the book, his eyes blinked arrogantly several times.
Obviously it also knew that even if it deliberately unleashed its malice to play pranks, the little wizard in front of it couldn't do anything about it. After all, you can't hurt the book, that's the rule.
Luke looked at this book, which on the whole was not very harmful to people. After flipping it through, he snorted disdainfully, put it back to its original position, and then said: "What a stupid and lunatic's dream." .Use your eyes to release magic? Want to use your eyes to replace the wand? Do you want to modify your own eyes?"
"Ridiculous!"
Luke's disdainful critical voice caused the pair of eyes on the cover to swim to the top of the book and glared at Luke.
Luke smiled softly, the contempt in his eyes undisguised.
This is also a little bit of knowledge Luke learned while wandering around in his home library.
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If you come across a book that is self-aware and malicious towards you, then if you can't do anything to the other person, you might as well insult the content in the book.
That is the basis of the book's existence. If you deny the content, you are denying the meaning of the existence of this book.
Conscious books will instinctively feel angry at such words.
Luke didn't pay much attention to it, but he could feel that all the other vague prying eyes around him disappeared at this time.
"Should good people be held at gunpoint?"
Luke shook his head helplessly, and then walked deeper into the *** area. Although it looks no different from a normal area, if you really feel it, you can easily feel a bit sinister and malicious.
But it still gives people a comfortable feeling.
The more comfortable it is, the more malicious it is.
"It's really not a kind place."
Luke clicked his tongue and walked into this area.
……………………
On the other side, Ginny looked at Luna who looked a little embarrassed in front of her, frowning and looking quite ugly.
"unacceptable!"
Luna didn't pay too much attention, she just picked up "The Quibbler" on the ground, her face still relatively relaxed.
"It's okay, Ginny."
She was still smiling and comforting Ginny.
"They just don't understand and don't want to believe it."
Ginny looked at Luna who looked relaxed, her eyes filled with distress. It was really hard for her to think about how Luna could bear such ridicule.
….
Luna could understand Ginny's expression and said with a smile: "It really doesn't matter. They are just like their parents and don't want to believe us. My dad will be treated similarly when he meets their parents. .”
"But dad and I still have our own friends."
Moreover, Luna's friends are still those who still have "The Quibbler" on the ground and laugh at Luna on a level that is completely out of reach.
Don't look at the fact that Luke has always been a people-friendly image. In fact, there are only a few people who can really deal with Luke.
Luna's exclusion had something to do with her being able to sit at that table and eat.
Ginny said while helping Luna clean up, "We should tell Luke...or we should teach them a lesson ourselves!"
[In view of the general environment,
"We can take some time to find the patterns of their movements and then ambush them. The few new spells I have recently learned should be of great use!"
Her tone was filled with anger and a hint of excitement.
Luna raised her head and looked at Ginny with a faint smile on her face under the sun. The expression on her face was no longer indifferent.
"Ginny? What's wrong with you?"
She asked in a slightly serious tone.
"What's wrong with me? I'm... wrong... I..."
When Ginny faced Luna's question, her expression was very natural at first, but then she looked a little awkward. Also looking a little confused.
I don’t know if it’s an illusion. When Ginny's face showed confusion, Luna seemed to hear someone cursing, and there was a hint of malice.
"Luke was indeed right, something is really targeting Ginny." Luna thought secretly in her heart. And this situation is probably more embarrassing than Luke thought.
"Ginny, you look uncomfortable. Do you want to go see Madam Pomfrey?"
Luna picked up her stack of "The Quibbler" and asked Ginny with concern.
Ginny rubbed her head, shook her head and said, "No, it's okay, Luna. Maybe I've stayed up late and trained too much recently, and I've overexerted myself."
That's really what she thought. After all, she would be in touch very late these two days. She had no classes this morning and originally wanted to have a good sleep. But somehow I can’t sleep
With.
Luna did not let down her guard. After being reminded by Luke, she could easily feel that something was wrong with Ginny.
"Contact me if you need anything." Luna looked at Ginny and said, "Don't carry it alone."
Ginny glanced at Luna movedly. She knew Luna's personality and didn't like to deal with others very much. I don't really like to be involved in other people's troubles. In other words, what she pursues is a life of her own accord.
And now, it can be said that she has put Ginny's comfort within the scope of her desire.
So Ginny stepped forward and gave Luna a hug.
"Don't worry, I'm fine!"
Luna, who was holding a stack of magazines, let the magazines fall to the ground again, while she herself reached out and hugged Ginny.
"Don't be careless."
Luna said.
"busy."
Luna understood.
She felt that what was wrong with Ginny just now was definitely not as simple as not sleeping well. And the curses he heard and the malice he felt were not fake.
Ginny was targeted, or rather, she jumped into the hole herself.
If it was a stranger, Luna might just give him a warning. But Ginny was her friend. Then this matter cannot be ignored.
"Luna! We have to pick up magazines again!"
"Then just pick it up again. It won't take much effort anyway."
"That's not the case!"
Ginny looked at the straightforward Luna and shook her head helplessly.
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