After coming out of Professor McGonagall's office, Ani was going to go to the library first. Today was Saturday, and that was the place Hermione frequented most.
The library is on the same second floor as the current director's office, but far away.
After getting used to life in the magical world, the first thing people learn is not to believe their own eyes.
You thought that was a doorknob? No, it's actually a three-dimensional portrait.
It clearly looks like a wall. Don't panic, just walking over will get you to another place.
Ordinary three bedrooms and one living room?
No, no, no, after opening the door, you might be able to see a grassland, enough to accommodate more than ten men roping horses, as well as their horses, cattle and sheep.
Think about it, even Mr. Weasley's old Ford can accommodate their whole family, what about Hogwarts?
It's just that most areas are not open.
After all, the original intention of building Hogwarts was to protect a pure land in darkness and chaos. It was clearly built as a war fortress. If the firepower was fully used, the magic power required to be invested would be extremely terrifying. Maybe it might not even be affordable with the current state of the magic nodes. rise.
Walking on the way to the library, Aini resisted the urge to turn on his magic perception. Sylvie's warning still rang in his ears. Mr. Scamander didn't want to squat in front of the castle one day holding an umbrella, waiting. Chatting with this big guy.
After gaining the ability to know what he sees and understand in the incomplete version, the temptation of this thousand-year-old castle is too great for him. Aini believes that even if he can only analyze the most superficial part of it, it will definitely be a huge gain beyond imagination. .
In this way, he could only let his thoughts wander randomly, so as not to feel like he was being scratched by a cat when he looked around when he calmed down.
Even if magic perception is not turned on, Aini can still detect the magic whizzing around him. I really don't know what a spectacular sight it will be when this castle is fully activated.
There is no doubt that the four giants must have put a lot of effort into the place they recognized, and the power contained therein must be earth-shattering.
However, given the reputation and strength of the four giants at the time, the castle's defense measures had never been fully activated. If it had the power, it might be a pity.
Ani really wants to see its true appearance, but now most of the energy supply in the magic node is directed to the greenhouse, potions office, and the outskirts of the Forbidden Forest, and is used to cultivate materials or refine potions. Diversion will obviously cause unnecessary losses.
In addition, he currently lacks the authority of Slytherin, so it is destined that his small wish will be difficult to achieve.
Huh?
Aini suddenly felt that he had missed something, but when he thought about it, he had no clue...
"S...Professor Scamander."
Hearing the call from behind, Aini stopped thinking about it. Anyway, even if he couldn't find the answer for a while, he could just use his magic perception to plow the castle slowly in the future.
"Sir, this is the photo you asked for."
Colin Creevey ran over panting and handed a thick paper package into Aini's hand.
"Thank you, Mr. Creevey. But how did you find me?"
Ani's first impression of Colin Creevey was that the boy could always find Harry Potter and express his admiration to him.
Don’t think this is easy to do, just think about how difficult it is to find a senior in college with a different course without a mobile phone.
"I heard my husband's footsteps downstairs, and I happened to catch up with him with the photo."
Colin smiled with relief and said that Professor Scamander paid a full Galleons. He didn't have much pocket money. This unexpected fortune can bring some "decent" gifts to his family at Christmas.
After hearing his answer, Ani secretly thought that of course it was his extraordinary hearing that allowed Colin to always catch Harry.
"Professor, Muggle photos will not be moved, but Senior George gave me a bottle of developing potion. Are you satisfied with the effect?"
Speaking of this, the boy felt a little uneasy and let the photo move.
Getting up is still a completely new field for him, especially...
The behavior of those Lockharts was not very friendly.
Hearing this, Aini picked up the paper bag, and the edges on it collapsed softly. It seemed that Colin had been carrying it for the past two days.
Aini took out a few photos. The top Lockhart was stuck to the edge of the photo, as if trying to escape. The other Lockhart was covering his face, but it might have been squeezed due to too much strength. My nose felt extremely itchy, and I sneezed loudly. Two more bright marks were immediately added to the white milk stains.
In the other photos, Lockhart is also evasive, not at all like he usually does when he is rushing to be photographed.
But no matter how they dodge, after a while they will end up in the same pose as Aini when he pressed the shutter, with white milk spurting out of his nostrils. It looks extremely funny. There is no chance of winning the "Most Charming Smile Award". appearance?
"Perfect, Mr. Creevey. Perhaps I should place a standing order from you, if I can still capture something as interesting as this, for a galleons for ten pictures."
Ani happily gave it to Nanlong. This transaction was a sure profit and not a loss. Not only did it support the younger generation, I believe Mr. Lockhart would be "willingly" willing to pay a good price for these excellent works.
Not to mention that his plan needs to dampen his confidence in the early stage, and at least he must pay back all the money the students spent on books.
Thirty or forty galleons, if Hogwarts hadn't temporarily increased the student aid...
Aini shook his head and stopped thinking about it. After chatting for a few words, he said goodbye to the joyful Colin. Before he could turn around, Aini heard the rapid footsteps coming from behind.
"Hey Hermione, what's wrong? You don't look good."
Seeing the girl's angry look, Aini smiled and teased.
The little witch glared at him angrily. Don't you have any idea why you don't look good?
The escaped Welsh green dragon, the severely damaged Gringotts, and the unknown goblin damage, these things have been lingering in her mind for several days.
According to the "Daily Prophet" report, at dawn on September 3, when the vigilant goblins were inspecting the underground vault, they were attacked by the fire dragon that had secretly broken free and lit small candles.
Because the matter happened in a hurry, and as the guardian of the basement, the fire dragon was already engraved with magic patterns, so it would not trigger dense magic circles and curses when it acted. For a time, the goblin suffered heavy losses, and was successfully broken through by the Welsh green dragon. Go out and set a fire in the hall before leaving.
Afterwards, the British Ministry of Magic and Gringotts conducted a large-scale search of the surrounding area, but found nothing. The fire dragon seemed to disappear out of thin air, leaving no trace.
The young wizards have been discussing this a lot, and the heat has not dissipated to this day. There are also different speculations on the cause. Some of them sound quite reliable, and many more are very outrageous.
But no matter what everyone said, Hermione had no interest in participating.
She was involved in the entire prologue to the Gringotts Fire Dragon Incident!
