A certain Hogwarts rune professor

Chapter 97 Communication
Seeing Felix's thoughtful expression, Flitwick explained: "Slughorn is the former head of Slytherin House. Like Severus, he teaches Potions."

Felix nodded. He had no contact with this potion master, but he had only heard of the name, so he couldn't match the name for a while.

Flitwick said: "It is said that he lived a happy retirement life. Of course, when he was teaching at Hogwarts, he had very high requirements for the quality of life."

"Professor Flitwick—"

"Felix, you can call me by my name." Professor Flitwick waved his hand, "We are already colleagues, right?"

"It's...well, Felius," Felix said.

"Me too, Felix, we don't have to be so polite in private," said Professor McGonagall.

So Felix said to her, "Minerva." The Transfiguration professor smiled at him kindly.

Then he turned to Snape, who looked back blankly, as if he were looking at a rock.

But Felix knew him best, and he said in a long voice, "Ah, Severus..."

Snape's lips quivered with anger.

Flitwick was suddenly interested in the scenery outside the window, and Professor McGonagall looked at the interior decoration with great interest.

There are smiles in the corners of their eyes.

This awkward atmosphere didn't last long, and a woman with a graceful figure and a beautiful face came over.

"A small glass of canyon water—"

"Mine," said Professor McGonagall's voice.

"A sherry soda with ice and conch—"

"Hmm! Thanks, Rosmerta," said Professor Flitwick, smacking his lips.

"A glass of water—"

Snape took it silently.

Ms. Rosmerta looked at the newly added Felix, "My guest, what do you want, oh wait, you are Felix Hep?"

Felix looked at her suspiciously.

He did come to The Three Broomsticks when he was at school, but never spoke to her except for drinks.

Rosmerta looked at him: "Mr. Haipu, you don't know how famous you were when you were in school. There are many people sitting here discussing your deeds..."

Felix teased himself: "I guess, it shouldn't be a good word?"

"No, there are many people who admire you." She didn't specify, but smiled slightly: "Besides, a good reputation and a bad reputation are a pair of inseparable friends - inviting one of them as a guest will inevitably bring the other along with it." One. What wine would you like?"

"A butterbeer, I'm still used to that."

Flitwick issued an invitation, "You have a drink too, ma'am, and sit with us."

Rosmerta looked at the scattered tables of guests in the tavern, "Okay, thank you."

After a while, she came back and handed Felix a butterbeer.

Rosmerta took the empty seat next to him, a glass of gin in front of her.

The lady was good at dancing and took a few sips of drinks. She showed an expression of reminiscence: "During the years of running the tavern, my greatest pleasure is to listen to the conversations of the guests, of course, not to eavesdrop. On this occasion, they will not say anything secret. ..."

"We understand what you mean."

"Yeah, little wizards come and go one after another, and only the most outstanding ones will leave their names, which is memorable. I think, the most famous one in recent years must be Mr. Haipu, but in fact there are still some people……"

Rosmerta said a name: "Bill Weasley, should he join you?" She looked at Felix.

"Yes."

"I remember, he got [-] excellent in the OWLs exam, which was talked about at the time." Rosmerta said, "and his younger brother, who seems to be the captain of the Quidditch school team, later I ran to raise a dragon."

Professor McGonagall had a straight face, and she had been brooding over this matter: "He should join the national team, Charlie has the potential."

"But that's not what he wanted, Minerva," said Flitwick. "As professors we should be proud of him."

"I really—" McGonagall blushed, and said falteringly, "I just feel a pity that the national team has not had any good seedlings in the past few years."

She has always been a big fan of Quidditch.

"There is also a little girl named Tonks. Her Transformation Magus is very characteristic." Rosmerta said, "If you think about it carefully, many of them are little wizards from Gryffindor."

Flitwick said with some embarrassment: "Actually, Tonks is from Hufflepuff College, but what I want to say is... Ravenclaw also has many excellent graduates."

Rosmerta blinked, "Of course. They are active in all walks of life and are well-deserved leaders."

Snape snorted, "Ms. Rosmerta, I want to remind you that Slytherin has the lowest number of people, but has won the most House Cup champions."

"Severus! Last year's House Cup belonged to Gryffindor, and there is a high probability that this year will also be—" Professor McGonagall retorted unconvincedly.

Snape gave a low snort.

Seeing that the deans tended to quarrel, Rosmerta quickly said: "There are many outstanding students in every college. This is a fact. By the way, what were you talking about just now?"

Flitwick also smoothed things over, and he answered, "We're talking about Damocles Belby, Severus, you should have seen the formula of Wolfsbane Potion, right?"

"I see it, it's a clever idea, but I don't think it's useful to study this kind of potion."

"At least that solves the werewolf problem, doesn't it?"

"From a political point of view - indeed, it fills a gap." Snape showed his usual sneering expression, "but unless the price of the potion can be reduced to less than seven galleons, it will not be as good as a chain. "

In the wizarding world, werewolves are basically synonymous with poverty, and no one wants to hire them.So werewolves either live alone or associate with evil.

In other words, at the current cost, few werewolves could afford it.

"As far as the current effect is concerned, wolfbane potion can only relieve the pain of the full moon transformation and keep the werewolf rational, but it can't cure the werewolf. Moreover, the cost is indeed not low." Felix said, these are the things he and Da I learned about it when Mocles corresponded.

Professor McGonagall smacked her lips, "But it's not bad, if—" She glanced at Snape and stopped talking.

She thought of her former student, Remus Lupine, who was also a werewolf, but the relationship between Lupine and Snape was not good, it could even be said that it was terrible.

Although Rosmerta was curious, she wisely did not press the question. The chat continued. After a while, she got up to greet the other guests.

For a while, several professors discussed their teaching.

Felix talked about the dueling course that just ended, and he expressed regret for the overall level of the little wizards.He said: "The disarming spell is actually not difficult, but very few people have mastered it."

After detailed questioning, Flitwick put forward a different opinion.

"Felix, maybe they just don't understand the concept of fighting. Let me tell you, if you pick a senior at random, the number of little jinxes he can know will exceed your expectations."

Felix froze for a moment, this point of view was something he hadn't thought about before.When he was in school, he was not at all interested in useless little jinxes.

"You mean, they can't disarm because they don't know the spell?"

"Or, don't pay attention to it. After all, the effect of this spell can't please the little wizards." Flitwick is an experienced spell professor, and he understands the mentality of little wizards very well: "Only those effects that are exaggerated and make people happy." The little curse that makes people laugh is their favorite."

Flitwick snapped his fingers, "The Tripping Curse, the Pimple Curse, the Tickle Curse, the Front Teeth Stick, the Slug Curse...there are too many of them. Although the school clearly forbids them, these spells have been passed down from generation to generation among young wizards. .”

Felix said knowingly, "Perhaps, I should tell the little wizard the difference between dueling magic and minor jinxes. What do you think, Severus?"

Snape didn't speak, but that meant agreement.

Flitwick then asked Felix if he could join him in the next dueling lesson.

"I was also a dueling champion when I was young." He said with some embarrassment, "Don't worry, it's just one lesson. I just want to share my experience with young wizards."

Felix looked at Flitwick and said happily, "Of course, Flitius."

Professor McGonagall couldn't help but interjected, "If you don't mind, Felix, I also want to show the little wizards the application of Transfiguration in duels."

(End of this chapter)