A certain Hogwarts rune professor

Chapter 538 Choice
Felix and Dumbledore opened their eyes at the same time, and the professor in the room watched them nervously.

"Are you whispering?" Sirius asked grimly. "We stared like idiots for five minutes."

This is true, because it was someone else's dream, and Felix didn't use his mind acceleration. As long as time passed in the dream, it would pass in reality.

Snape waved his sleeves in disgust and walked away.

"You can understand that the two therapists are discussing the treatment plan, and you don't want to be disturbed by some noisy guys." Felix said teasingly, "Speaking of which, taking students to apparate all day recently hasn't consumed your energy. Do you have energy?"

Sirius smacked his lips and murmured, "I should ask for a raise."

At this time, Professor Bubbaji woke up from the bed. She seemed flustered at first, but when Dumbledore's bright blue eyes looked at her through the lens, she quickly calmed down, and Felix was amazed. .

"Caredy, I don't want to sound accusatory, but you really shouldn't have to bear these troubles alone." Dumbledore said gently, "You can always ask for help at Hogwarts."

Professor Bubbaji took a deep breath tremblingly, tears streaming down her face, she covered her face and said, "Oh, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry."

Madam Pomfrey stepped forward and handed her a steaming cup, "Drink the hot chocolate, honey, it will make you feel better." She took it, took a sip, and whispered, "I It's so stupid..."

"Caredy, what the hell is going on? I've heard some of it from the students, but their claims are ridiculous, Squibs? That's impossible," Flitwick snapped. "Maybe we can help."

"It's a shadow." A deep and slow voice echoed in the ward: "I saw many wizards, vaguely, but I couldn't see their faces clearly..."

"Are you talking about the ancient rune exchange event held in Hogsmeade?" Professor McGonagall said bluntly: "Thank you, Sybil, I can't pretend that I didn't see this news in the newspaper... October 10th, three weeks from now."

"Of course not!" Trelawney yelled, as if she had been insulted, and stared at Professor McGonagall: "I had expected that there would be twists and turns in that exchange... Fate warned me, what I said was another One thing..."

"Then can you explain more clearly?" Professor McGonagall asked patiently, holding back a snort from his nose.

"Well... the third eye is not allowed to be abused, but... yes, I did see something," Trelawney tried to open her eyes wide, and raised her head, her lenses flickered, expressing deliberately The trembling voice said: "It seems to be an island, no, it may be a castle..."

The others lost interest in listening, and they turned their attention back to the person in the hospital bed.

Professor Bubaji's lips twitched, hesitating, not knowing how to speak.No one urged, and then she finally opened up: "It's my own fault - I learned something from the Muggle world, and as a result doubted myself...yes, doubted magic. Well, I just a fool."

"My thoughts changed a few times in the middle." She said softly: "About two years ago, the first time I came into contact with similar knowledge was a book called "The Biography of Mendel". Some of the views in it It coincides with what I have thought for a long time." She glanced at Dumbledore quickly, "You know, I am against the 'Pure-Blood Superiority Theory'...Of course, Muggle books will not mention wizards, but they mean almost."

Then she began to speak some unfamiliar terms unconsciously, such as "Mendel", "pea experiment", "gene" and "hybridization", which confused the people around her.They looked from Dumbledore to Felix.

"In a word, it is a vocabulary created by Muggles when they study the grand topic of 'life'." Felix said in a nutshell.

Several professors suddenly realized that it is much easier to understand in this way.

Professor Sprout looked at Professor Bubaji, "No wonder you chatted with me frequently for a while, it sounds like you are studying people as plants."

"Plants? How can humans be like plants?" Professor Sinista shook his head for a while.

"That's not exactly the case," retorted Professor Bubaji, "that book was only for enlightenment, and their research methods at that time were still very crude, and they have only been enriched in the past ten years... I mean, Mendel was nineteen years old. man of the century."

Felix blinked. Speaking of which, when was Headmaster Dumbledore born?He felt a little offended by the thought, and rationally kept silent.

"If I have to judge, you are already ahead of many people, Caredy." Dumbledore said gently: "But...how did you put yourself in a dangerous situation?"

"I, alas." She said with a sigh, "Two years ago, I participated in a Muggle research conference. The conference was interrupted unexpectedly, and my hastily completed paper had no chance to be published. Before that, Hai Professor Pu once advised me that my research would lead to collective opposition from pure-blood wizards. I didn't listen much..."

She sniffled. "I'm optimistic that if I research enough, I can prevail over foreseeable controversies and silence them with irrefutable evidence."

Professor Bubbaji said shyly:
"Later, my research stagnated, so I turned to Muggle books that gave me a lot of inspiration. I bought the most cutting-edge professional books, magazines, and papers, and read them dully. My progress was very slow, and there were too many uncommon words Children and the logical relationship going around... To be honest, I didn't think Muggles would make any amazing achievements at the beginning... I just wanted to find new ideas from it and improve my own theory. But as the research progressed Going deeper, I found a terrible fact: Muggles' research on the essence of life has no magic, not a single word...but their theory is unexpectedly self-consistent...I am very unconvinced and want to find a flaw, alas , The nightmare just happened.”

With fear in her eyes, she drank a big mouthful of hot chocolate with trembling, the fragrant liquid brought her courage, and she began to tell the most critical part.

"Despite my rational rejection, my subconscious mind has accepted these theories, and my research direction has quietly shifted: I hope to be compatible with both views. I mean, pinching them together...is really awkward. As a result, my mind was completely confused," Professor Bubaji trembled, and his eyes flickered with confusion: "It's very strange, they have amazing similarities in some points of view, but they are not the same in others. On the contrary... I couldn't reconcile these contradictions, so I chose to visit Muggle biology experts during the summer vacation, but this had even more dire consequences. I even began to doubt magic... Finally, finally..."

She closed her mouth tightly, and the ward fell silent.

Every professor was lost in thought.Snape looked at Felix strangely. Although his face was as calm as a stone or a plant growing in the darkness, his heart was violently fluctuating.

That kid almost screwed himself over.

His Christmas present to himself!Those chemistry books!Although Felix sent the experiment manual for middle school students, he happened to pass by a bookstore in Spider’s End Alley during the summer vacation and bought a few chemistry books on a whim. After reading them carefully, he felt that they were very beneficial...

Snape's expression was unfathomable, and he leaned against the wall with his shoulders folded. No one could guess what he was thinking.He did see a lot of inconsistencies with wizards from chemistry books, but he didn't dig into the dead end, because he knew a little bit early on that Muggles don't have magical powers. If you follow the steps above, the best result is to get a pot of stinky pus.

Thinking of this, he glanced at Professor Bubaji coldly, he didn't even recognize his identity as a wizard, no wonder he was betrayed by his own magic power.

At this time, Sirius broke the silence in the house.

"Why do you have to worry about these problems?" He spread his hands, "James and I modified motorcycles together... I mean, ventured to a Muggle shop, heck, investigating Death Eaters! That's right, that's it...then Sometimes we didn’t even understand what the spark plug was for, but it didn’t stop us from keeping it, and it wasn’t too much of an eyesore when we sat on it.”

"That's two different things," said Snape.

"I think it's the same thing," Sirius retorted subconsciously, "Maybe you think you can master all knowledge? Omnipotent?"

Snape glanced at him coldly, and ignored him: "Principal Dumbledore, if there is nothing else, I will leave first." After he finished speaking, he walked out of the ward, and after a few seconds, there was a voice outside the door Very energetic voice:
"Casting spells in the hallway is forbidden! Twenty points will be deducted from Gryffindor!"

Sirius couldn't sit still anymore, he found a lame excuse to leave, and soon, there was a heated argument in the corridor.

"Severus Snape! You try to deduct points indiscriminately!"

"Ah," Dumbledore recovered from deep thought, and turned to look at Professor McGonagall, "Minerva, you'd better go out and have a look, and separate them before they cause more trouble. I don't want to see Hogwarts professors fighting in the headlines." After Professor McGonagall left, others left one after another.

When only Dumbledore, Caredy Bubbaji, Felix and Madam Pomfrey were left in the ward, Dumbledore explained the two most feasible treatments to Professor Bubbaji, and unexpectedly, she The seemingly easy path was not chosen.

"I don't want to forget that knowledge," Professor Bubaji said hesitantly, "I will be more careful in the future!"

"If you insist." Dumbledore respected her choice, but still warned her: "But you can't do similar research in the short term."

Professor Bubbaji nodded cautiously.

"It's best to take Caredy to St. Mungo's for a period of recuperation. The environment here is still too rudimentary, and it can only deal with routine injuries." Madam Pomfrey suggested.

"But I don't want to be absent... I, well, well," said Professor Bubaji.

Dumbley stood up easily: "That's it, please wait a moment, I need a few minutes to explain to the students that their little minds are always full of all kinds of whimsical ideas, it's best not to let them They play..."

He walked out of the ward, and his brisk voice faintly came from outside:

"... I am happy to announce that... it will not have a long-term effect... I am too tired, I need to rest for a few days... I will return you a good professor in a short time..."

In the ward, Felix was about to say goodbye and leave.

"Professor Haipu," Professor Bubaji hesitated, stopped him and said, "I'm sorry, I didn't follow your advice."

"This is something that no one expected," Felix said calmly, "I understand what you did: you found a corner of the treasure along the way, and it's hard for a normal person not to be moved." He told Bubaji Sympathy, but more, self-reflection.

He thought about another question in his mind. If one day wizards reveal their identities, in order to promote communication between the two parties, it is necessary to establish a place where wizards and Muggles can coexist.It's like an experimental field, where all mature and immature ideas can be practiced...

Whether this place is placed in Diagon Alley or Hogsmeade is not appropriate, there are more realistic factors to consider - such as the attitude of the Muggle government.But Trelawney's words gave him some inspiration, an island...

Felix thought about it, wondering if he could create it in the future?

……

Professor Keridi Bubbaji did not live in St. Mungo's. She returned from the hospital after only two days of absence, which made no waves among the students. After demonstrating the Levitation Charm in class, the flimsy rumors were dispelled.

Hogwarts Castle regained its calm. As the time of October 10 drew nearer, the newspapers began to report relevant news at length, and photos of the Hogsmeade venue were published one after another.

A student was flipping through the latest newspaper. On it was a map of an unfinished site. Dozens of staff stood in a small open space in the middle of Hogsmeade village, directing the boards to appear in the correct position. .

"It looks like a huge open-air auditorium." A student reading a newspaper said.

"It's more like a dueling field," corrected his companion.

Their views are very representative.For this exchange activity, Hogwarts students have their own focus. They are automatically divided into two groups. One group focuses on the communication itself, discussing who will come and what effect the activity will achieve; Keep your eyes on the interlude of the networking event - the challenge segment.

Coincidentally, the latter view prevails in both Gryffindor and Slytherin houses.

(End of this chapter)