A certain Hogwarts rune professor

Chapter 671 Letter

In the next two weeks, Hermione's mood visibly became happier, and she was beaming all day long. Harry found her more than once when she was reviewing her homework and suddenly used her wand as a baton, pretending to be conducting a concert.

"Hermione is crazy, we're done for this year's exams," Ron whispered to Harry.

"Maybe it's some kind of technique for exercising magic power?" Harry guessed, while he was speaking, a string of ancient runes intertwined, like colored notes, surrounded Hermione, chasing the soft white glowing wand in her hand. stick tip.

When Hermione continued to add new notes to the herb class textbook "The Encyclopedia of Carnivorous Trees", Ron asked her curiously: "You are so happy, is there any happy event? Like-well, won the "Daily Prophet" annual awards?"

"Oh, and the draw won't be until July!" said Hermione cheerfully.

"Or you came out on top in the Wizards Weekly quiz," said Ron firmly.

"I'm really looking forward to this year's 'Best Smile Award,'" Hermione said. It got better."

Harry knew that "Wizard Weekly" was a magazine popular with witches, and there were some previous volumes in the library, and he sometimes looked through them.However, he is not interested in the above content, mostly celebrity news, fashion trends, quizzes, consultation columns, quick divination, recipes and other content.Ron's mother was one of its readers.

It is worth mentioning that this magazine selects the "Most Charming Smile Award" every year. Gilderoy Lockhart, Harry's second-year Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, was once the darling of the magazine for five consecutive years. year for this honor.

When Lockhart was ruined and sentenced to prison, Ron once asserted that "at least half of the British witches shed tears on the spot, and the sales of this witch magazine will also be greatly reduced."

But Harry is not worried. In his opinion, whether it is Professor Hemp, or the experiences of Dumbledore and Grindelwald when he was young, and the many outstanding wizards he saw in the pensieve, any of them Taking it out alone is more topical and discussion-worthy than a thief who can only boast and steal other people's memories.

The biggest change that Dumbledore's class brought to Harry was that it gave him a deep understanding of the structure of the entire wizarding world, especially the British mainland.There were times when Harry closed his eyes and was lucidly aware that he was connected to hundreds of wizards, that he knew them, their past and their present.These wizards are like a huge glowing net all over the place, so that Harry can know his position even in the dark.

This feeling is getting stronger as the memory approaches the current point in time.

Last Saturday, in the headmaster's office, Harry finally worked up the courage to identify Professor Bagshot.

That night, he and Dumbledore kept traveling through memory, spanning 20 years.Not only did Harry once again see the entirety of Grindelwald's speech in the underground theater at Pere Lachaise (this memory is someone else's), but he also met another member of the Dumbledore family.

"Credence. Grindelwald bewitched him and named him Aurelius Dumbledore."

Harry was taken aback.

"The name and Arianna—"

"Something similar, isn't it?" Dumbledore asked softly, and Harry nodded, especially the first two syllables. "But he's my nephew. He's Aberforth's kid, as ill-fated as my sister." He explained to Harry: "The kid's mother was a Muggle, and they were once in love, but then Separated, neither Aberforth nor I knew the baby existed at the time."

"Later, he was adopted by a Muggle organization that hates magic, and had to suppress his magic. In the end, like Ariana, he became a silent one."

Harry fell silent, he didn't know what kind of mood Dumbledore was in to say all this calmly, his heart was very heavy, and he also thought of another thing.

It was the day they saw Aberforth at the school gate.

According to the results of his private discussions with Ron and Hermione, Aberforth chose to hand over his memory because his sister compromised.But now he wasn't sure if he heard it wrong, maybe besides Ariana, another person with a similar name also played a big role.

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It was another weekend, and Felix returned to the office after washing up. He saw Phoenix Fox and Sniff Varen sharing canned fresh fish on the small table next to the sofa. Fox's sharp beak poked a hole out of the can.

Varen, who was just about to help, shrank his hands in fright and patted his chest with lingering fear.Fox tilted his head and looked at it rather innocently.

It was still a bit chilly in the morning in May. Felix was putting on a coat while thinking in his mind how to persuade Fox to take the sorting hat out for a walk next time. He must be quite lonely, with few friends, maybe a well-intentioned confusion The spell can remind it of those happy times.

Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, Rowena Ravenclaw and Salazar Slytherin.The years when the four school founders lived in harmony are theoretically also the beautiful childhood of the Sorting Hat.

At this time, Fox, who was staring at Varen unscrewing the lid of the can, suddenly made a "click click" collision sound, signaling Felix to come over.Felix walked over, sat on the sofa, met the big fiery red bird's eyes, and loosened the clenched paw that was attached to its belly.

The black resurrection stone ring fell on the table, jingling, and there was a small piece of paper rolled into a cylinder in the ring of the ring.

A long crane-like leg swept lightly, and flung the ring to Felix's hand, and Fox gave him a low cry.

"Oh, so it's because of this." Felix came to his senses, "Headmaster Dumbledore sent you?" He picked up the ring, took off the note, and after unfolding it read a short line of small words,'We said before OK '

So, Dumbledore doesn't need the resurrection stone for the time being?Felix thought.

The silhouette of the silver patron saint of Swift was drawn from the air—"You know who to look for, right? Luna Lovegood, and remember to remind her to bring the letter." Swift's little head nodded, Then spread its wings and deftly flew out of the window.

Felix once again turned his attention to Fenghuang, who was eating fresh fish with his head down.

"Tell Dumbledore for me that I will return the resurrection stone to Miss Lovegood immediately after he finishes using it." After finishing his business, he asked curiously, "Fox, how old are you?"

Fenghuang tilted his head to look at him, and blinked suspiciously.

"Don't remember? Live too long or be affected by Nirvana?" Felix muttered to himself.

The house fell silent.After eating the canned fish, Fox shook hands with Warren with one paw, spread his wide wings and planned to leave. He quickly asked the question in his heart, "You should know Grindelwald, right? During the war?"

Fox's beautiful eyes flickered, and he looked at Felix reproachfully, raised his head and let out a cry, his body turned into flames and disappeared.Little sparks sprinkled down.

Felix crushed the spark into embers, and was amazed in his heart. He actually saw the shadow of another person in the eyes of the phoenix, a young black-haired wizard.

It turns out that Fox didn't follow Dumbledore from the beginning.

Felix remembered that he had read an unconfirmed news in a book introducing an ancient wizard family. It was said that the Phoenix would respond to members of the Dumbledore family when they were in urgent need.

On the other hand, because it was the weekend, Harry got up later than usual. When Harry got dressed and appeared in the common room, he saw Ron sitting there with a worried face.

"Another one is missing, this time Elvira," he complained.

"Who is it?" Harry asked.

"Don't you remember? She was part of the Animagus class. And I saw her at Creevey's club," said Ron.

Harry blinked, and an image of a girl who liked to ask questions came to mind.In his impression, Elvira had a good talent, but every time he saw him, he would ask all kinds of messy questions, which made him a little overwhelmed.

"What's wrong with her?" Harry asked casually, only to find Ron glaring at him, protesting, "Are you listening?" Harry held up his hands, "Sorry, just woke up..."

"She didn't show up this morning, and I asked Susan, and she said Elvira had failed," Ron babbled. Because I was too excited, I forgot to get up early to chant the mantra, and then Virgil, Sabini...I heard that only four students signed up on the night of the full moon last time."

Harry didn't know how to comfort Ron. Ronka had been in the second step of the Animagus transfiguration for more than a month, and he hadn't made any progress yet.

Hermione looked up from her book and said grimly, "Leave him alone, Harry, he asked for it."

Harry was a little surprised by her attitude. He thought Ron would retort, but Ron didn't, but his mood seemed worse. "What's going on?" Harry asked as they went downstairs to breakfast.

"He's a bit resistant to his shapeshifting form," Hermione said first.

Ron whispered with an abnormal expression: "I don't think my patron saint is majestic enough."

Harry instantly understood his concerns. According to the previous successful examples, the form of the Animagus is generally consistent with the form of the Patronus.Because the Patronus is often associated with the mind of the wizard (with a few exceptions), it is for this reason that Harry, Hermione, Neville, Hannah, etc. seem to be very comfortable when practicing Animagus.

"But I think the Hound is pretty good, don't you like Fang Fang very much?" Harry asked puzzled, "You didn't think like this when you were practicing the Patronus... Oh, you won't be influenced by Malfoy, right?" ? Don't listen to him, think about Sirius..."

Ron was somewhat persuaded.

"Okay, maybe I'm digging into a corner. Are you still going to Dumbledore's today? There's an exam coming up."

Harry nodded.

"Last time I saw Rita Skeeter in the Pensieve, and may soon see my parents, oh, and Professor Hype."

"That's weird, haven't you learned anything else?"

"Yeah, I—"

He talked too much, and collided with a figure flying over.Harry fell to the ground, rubbing his forehead in pain, tears streaming down his face.When Harry stood up with stars in front of his eyes, shaking his drowsy head, he said in surprise, "Luna?"

"Oh, Harry? Hello." Luna also said with a little pain, covering her forehead with one hand and clutching the cardboard box with the other.

"Are you okay?" Harry asked sullenly, suddenly feeling something wrong with his hands.He lowered his head and found an envelope stuck under his hand.No, there were six or seven letters lying within sight. He quickly glanced around, and they seemed to be overwhelmed by envelopes.

Ron helped Harry up, and Hermione knelt down to help Luna gather up the scattered letters on the floor.

Harry picked up one of them curiously. The envelope was painted with a strange pattern, very in Luna's own style. It might be some kind of imaginary plant, he thought.In the middle of the pattern is written 'To my dear wife Pandora'.

"Thank you, Harry," Luna said, looking at the letter in Harry's hand, which Harry handed to Luna.After putting the last letter in the box, Luna said, "I still have something to do, so I'll go first." She waved to the three of Harry.

"She's sending so many letters at once? I suspect adding all the couriers in the owl shack won't be enough for her," said Ron in surprise.

"It might have been saved before," said Hermione, noting the handwriting on the letter as well. "But who is Pandora?"

Hermione didn't expect an answer, but Harry did.

"It's Luna's mother."

"Oh, oh——" Hermione seemed to understand at once, she took a breath, tears glistened in her eyes.

Ron's eyes widened, "But didn't she... die a long time ago? Because of an accident?"

"Remember Luna looking for the Resurrection Stone at the beginning of school?" Hermione said softly. "Now we know what those letters are for."

A few minutes later, the ancient rune office.

Felix stood at the door and said towards the inside: "Then, Luna, according to the agreement, you have one morning. I have to remind you that the Resurrection Stone is not perfect in any version of the story, so be careful not to be fooled by it."

"Thank you," said Luna in a calm voice. "I feel sorry for Mom, but I still have Dad, and I never felt like she left us, it's just that we couldn't see her and had to use some tools. Both Dad and I Cherish this opportunity."

Felix paused for a few seconds and closed the office door.At this time, the voice of Luna reading the letter faintly came from inside the door.

The weather outside became sultry, and Felix and Valen, who was standing on his shoulders, came to the courtyard. The shrubs here are very lush, and you can smell the strong fragrance of flowers. Finally, June has arrived.

(End of this chapter)