When Xie Lin opened his eyes, it was not fully light yet. It was probably between four and five o'clock in the morning. Most of the students in the auditorium were still in a deep sleep. It seemed that the night talk last night was really... It consumed a lot of their energy.
Daphne was lying beside him, holding his left arm tightly with both hands, her pretty face pressed tightly against his chest, and the hot breath from her mouth and nose sprayed on his left rib, making him feel a little itchy. Feel. Satin-like blond hair covered his chest, and a few playfully tried to get into his nostrils, teasing his nose with the urge to sneeze.
On his right side, Meredith occupied his right arm, sleeping peacefully. Looking closely, the arrogant little girl in the past has gradually revealed her peerless grace, with delicate eyebrows and a hint of charm in her heroic demeanor.
Both girls are excellent life partners. If you find one of them, you will be a blessing from the previous life. Xie Lin thought that he could embrace everyone and enjoy the blessings of others, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of satisfaction in his heart. He felt that he had finally lived up to God's opportunity to live a new life, and he suddenly showed a happy smile.
He heard someone moving in the auditorium, and not far away, Dumbledore was speaking. It must be because he was worried about the safety here and came in to inspect again in the early morning.
Seeing Dumbledore walking towards Percy, Schelling quickly cast a "Hearing and Seeing Charm" on himself. This spell was one of Lestrange's family spells that could enhance the sensitivity of the senses. Lestrange's curses are generally related to the five senses and six senses, which may be related to their family's hobby of torturing curses.
"How is it here, Percy?" Dumbledore said in a gentle voice.
"Very well, sir, everything is under control." Percy's voice was slightly sharp, obviously excited to report directly to the principal. "Nothing has happened since last night."
"Very well, thank you for your hard work." Dumbledore was probably nodding to Percy. "Severus?"
There was a sound of footsteps approaching in a hurry, the robe was carrying the sound of wind, and the blowing air also carried a slightly spicy smell. Xie Lin recognized that this was the smell produced by slicing Aconitum wolfsbane. Then this person should be Professor Snape.
"Headmaster, I have searched the entire fourth floor, and he is not there. Filch also went to the underground classroom to look, but he was also not found." Snape's voice was full of fatigue, presumably because of the all-night search. .
"Very good, then what about the Astronomy Tower? Professor Trelawney's room? Owlery? Broomstick shed? Have these places been checked? Has Hagrid contacted his friends to check the Forbidden Forest?" Dumbledore's voice It's not big, obviously I don't want to wake up the sleeping students.
"We checked, he's not there."
"Very good, I always thought he wouldn't hang around." Dumbledore's voice obviously started to sound relieved.
"Headmaster, what do you think about how he got into the school?" Snape's voice was filled with anger.
"There are many possibilities, Severus. They are not the same, but I think the one you think of is absolutely wrong." Dumbledore's voice was extremely serious.
"Remember our conversation - Headmaster -" Snape's voice was lower, and Sherrin had to concentrate to make it out. "I objected to your appointment at the beginning of the term -"
"Okay, Severus!" Dumbledore interrupted.
"But, without internal help, he can't get into Hogwarts..." Snape still seemed to want to insist on expressing his point of view.
"Okay, Severus. I don't think anyone in the castle will help him get into the school. That's it, I'm going to go find the dementors first." Dumbledore raised his voice slightly.
Then the voices fell silent, and it seemed that Snape had also left. Only Percy was still patrolling there, thanks to his good spirit.
When the professors announced that the search was completed and Black had left the castle, the three women thought of Xie Lin's inference last night and looked at Xie Lin with strange eyes.
In this regard, Dumbledore did not feel disappointed - he just ensured that the intruder did not stay in the school, which was already very good. Eliminating the danger hidden in the school was the most important thing at the moment. matter.
In the days that followed, everyone in school was talking about the rumors about Blake. The stories of how he got into the castle are becoming more and more mysterious - Hannah Abbott of Hufflepuff heard that Black could transform into a flowering bush!
In addition to the increasingly mysterious rumors, many things have changed in the castle.
The vandalized portrait of the Fat Lady, for example, had been taken down from the wall and replaced by a portrait of Lord Cadogan in armor and his fat gray pony.
The Gryffindor cubs were not happy about this, and Sir Cadogan spent half his time challenging people to duels with him. The other half of the time was spent figuring out ridiculously complicated passwords, which he had to change at least twice a day. This troubled Neville, whose memory was not very good, and he had to record all the passwords on a small piece of paper to avoid being in the dilemma of not being able to enter the lounge.
For another example, Harry is now under strict surveillance. Professors walked with him in the corridors for various reasons and pretexts; Percy followed him everywhere like an extremely airy guard dog.
Of course, these things have nothing to do with Schelling.
Since the Patronus Charm exchange meeting, Schelling's popularity has once again reached a new level.
Many Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw students have developed a fondness for this talented but approachable junior student. When Xie Lin walks in the corridor, he can always meet students from these two houses who greet him enthusiastically and proactively. , and even the entire Slytherin house no longer seemed so annoying - the little wizards of Slytherin began to have friendly interactions with their Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw classmates.
There is another thing that also made Schelling popular.
"Me and the Basilisk at Hogwarts" written by Schelling was successfully published at the end of September. In just one month, it climbed to the top of the sales list of wizard novels, earning Schelling a considerable amount of money. In addition to gold galleons, it also added a lot of fame to Xie Lin. It can be said that he gained both fame and fortune.
Although many people knew about Xie Lin's killing of the basilisk in the secret room last year, they did not know the details, let alone the dangers involved. Only after reading this novel did they realize that Xie Lin was able to kill the basilisk in the secret room with a 2 It was such an amazing thing to successfully kill the basilisk in the secret room as a first-year student.
With a lot of word-of-mouth publicity from students, the content of "Me and the Basilisk at Hogwarts" became the hottest topic in the school, even overshadowing the topic of Sirius - everyone was worried that they would not be able to fit into this topic. Many people ordered this book by mail from Diagon Alley, so that almost everyone in Hogwarts had a copy.
On Friday, in the Defense Against the Dark Arts class, the students were surprised to find that Professor Lupine was absent due to illness, and Professor Snape would teach instead.
The students were in an uproar—this was probably the first time that everyone had heard that a professor was absent from class due to illness since joining the school. The medical room with Madam Pomfrey in charge has always been known for its power, and there are few illnesses that cannot be cured. There are even rumors that the infirmary is not of a lower standard than St. Mungo's Hospital. As an outstanding adult wizard, the professor rarely suffers from such symptoms. According to the memories of students who went to the school medical office yesterday, Professor Lu Ping was not there.
"What's wrong with Professor Lupine?" Dean Thomas asked anxiously.
"Perhaps I should teach you how to respect professors, Mr. Thomas." Snape had that chilling smile on his face. "I'm not Professor Lupin. I don't have such a good character. I will deduct ten points from Gryffindor for disrupting the order of the class and disrespecting the professor."
"I'm sorry, Professor." Hermione responded. "I'm sorry, we are just worried about Professor Lupin's condition."
"It's not life-threatening..." He said slowly, but his tone was so cold that it seemed like ice crystals could form out of thin air. "Now back to your class, Professor Luping did not leave any records about what you have learned..."
"Excuse me, sir, we learned Boggart, Redcap, Cabba and Grindylow (Grindylow was learned after Halloween, a few days ago)," Hermione said quickly, "we're about to start - —”
"Quiet," Snape said coldly, "I didn't ask any questions. I just criticized Professor Lupin's lack of structure in his teaching."
"But he's the best Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher we've ever had!" exclaimed Seamus Finnigan. He admired Professor Lupine for his daily strength and was a die-hard supporter of Professor Lupine.
"It's just something you've seen, Mr. Finnigan." Snape's face still showed no emotion or anger. "You guys are too easily satisfied. You know, I always think that dealing with Red Hat and Grindylow is at the level of a first-year student. Well, what we are going to talk about today is-" He opened the textbook and searched for a long time. Then he gently uttered two words: "Werewolf!"
"Sorry, Professor." Hermione stood up again, "According to the schedule, what we should be learning is Xinkpunk."
"Miss Granger, are you a teacher? Or am I?" Snape pursed his thin lips. "I'm talking to all of you!" He stared at the class fiercely.
"Okay, who can tell me the difference between a real wolf and a werewolf?" Snape asked, a strange light flowing in his eyes.
Everyone sat motionless and silent, except Hermione, who suddenly raised her hands as usual.
"Could it be that-" Snape's voice began to sound sarcastic, "Professor Lupine hasn't told the third-year students the difference between the two?"
"We told you," Parvati said suddenly, "we haven't learned the werewolf chapter yet, we're still learning-"
"Quiet!" Snape said angrily, "Yes, I never imagined that I would meet a class of third-year students who cannot recognize werewolves. I must tell Professor Dumbledore how backward you are..."
"Please, sir," Hermione said, still raising her hands high, "there are a few small differences between werewolves and real wolves. A werewolf's snout—"
"This is the second time you have spoken without permission, Miss Granger." Snape said coldly. "Another five points from Gryffindor for being an intolerable know-it-all."
Then, he turned around and said, "Xie Lin, tell me!"
To be fair, Schelling felt that Snape was actually reasonable, although the little lions were quite innocent - how to identify werewolves was actually a first-year course, but it was a pity that such an important lesson was ruined by Quirrell. Under Quirrell's stammering explanation, most of the young wizards must have been in a daze, with the exception of extremely studious students like Hermione.
Xie Lin first took out Silver Fang from his pocket, and then used the transformation technique to turn the table into a motionless werewolf. He made the two stand side by side, pointing out the subtle differences between the two, and explaining them in detail.
Xie Lin's explanation was lively and interesting. Even the little lions of Gryffindor listened very attentively. Even Hermione had to admire her - if she had been the explanation just now, she would never have been able to do it. Lin is so nice.
Snape didn't expect Schelling to come out like this, but it suited him exactly, so he gave Slytherin fifteen points. This time, the extra points did not make the little lions unconvinced. After all, Schelling's explanation did make them understand. Ron complained a few words about "grandstanding", but no one was willing to pay attention to him and make him feel self-conscious. Very boring.
Before get out of class ended, Snape gave him a homework assignment on werewolves - a paper on how to identify werewolves and how to kill them, with at least two pieces of parchment.
While the students were complaining about their homework, the first Quidditch match of this semester was about to begin the next day.
Originally, the opening match was between Slytherin and Gryffindor, but Slytherin's captain Marcus Flint didn't want to play against Gryffindor in bad weather, so he found an excuse to fight with Hutch. Patch reversed the order of the game and changed the game to Gryffindor versus Hufflepuff, which made Gryffindor furious. Even Hufflepuff was very dissatisfied with Slytherin's approach.
Hufflepuff's new Quidditch captain, Cedric, complained about this to Sherrin more than once. Flint's operation really aroused a wave of hatred for Slytherin, which was enough to offset the favor that Schelling had worked hard to win for Slytherin.
Schelling didn't take it seriously. Flint was a pure-blooded die-hard. He and Schelling had conflicts of ideas. Schelling also knew that sooner or later there would be a dispute between them, so he expressed disapproval of Flint's act of seeking death. I chose to sit on the sidelines.
