Harry Potter and the Secret Treasure

What good is there in being appreciated and valued by Slughorn?

At the moment, it doesn't look like there is any at all, unless you count the Slug Club, which has expanded in size again.

Like Hermione, Ron wasn't too happy with Harry right now.Although Harry had promised to share the book with him in class, Ron couldn't decipher the handwriting as well as Harry could, and he couldn't always make Harry read it aloud to avoid suspicion... …

Chapter 1303 Trials

The handwriting that the Half-Blood Prince left on the book was very small, very dense, and very scribbled.

A little recognition was fine if there was enough time, not so much time in Potions class.

In fact, not only Ron, but even Ivan and Hermione struggled to see it, and it took a lot of effort.

Of all of them, only Harry could easily recognize...

It had to be said that there was a natural connection between him and Snape.

On the premise that Aiwen didn't take the initiative to say it, they also had speculation about the identity of the half-blood prince.

Hermione thought the Half-Blood Prince was a girl because the handwriting didn't look like a boy's.

Of course, she was very impatient when she said these words, and hoped that Harry would stop saying the above content.

After multiple "failures" in Potions, her strategy now was to try not to talk about that textbook.

Ivan also noticed that she has been spending more and more time on potions recently.

There were a few nights when Hermione offered to accompany him to brew potions instead of reading in the library.

Harry disagreed with Hermione's speculation. He thought that since it was called "Half-Blood Prince", it couldn't be a girl.

But when Harry said this, he wasn't quite sure.

Because he also told Ivan that the half-blood prince gave him a familiar feeling, very familiar...

He didn't say the second half of the sentence.

According to Ivan's speculation, Harry was probably thinking, could it be her mother who left this textbook?

Unlike Harry, who spent most of his energy on Quidditch, during this time, Ivan studied the textbook carefully, adding notes on almost every page, and there were only a few things related to potion making. small portion.

The remainder of the text contained some instructions, spells of Snape's own making up.

There are still some, which Aiwen did not study to understand, including some ancient runes, runes, complex formulas, etc.

The last part may be Snape's personal emotional record.

Just like a diary, he recorded his feelings in the sixth and seventh grades, but in a more subtle way.

With his understanding of what happened back then, Aiwen can probably understand a small part of it.

There are some contents in it. It can be inferred that he is expressing his dissatisfaction with Harry's father James, Sirius and others. Mother Lily's love is the same.

On the above, Snape also unreservedly expressed his admiration for that person and his recognition over the years.

Like most Slytherin students of that era, Snape was an avid would-be Death Eater, honored to serve Voldemort.

Putting these aside, just the improvement of the potion formula has benefited Aiwen a lot.

After reading this book, he realized that there are many potion ingredients that can be processed in this way.

There are also improvements in the production process and methods that are a bit inexplicable and unimaginable no matter how you think about them, but the effect is surprisingly good.

Apart from experimenting and modifying over and over again, Ivan really has no way to imagine how Snape thought of these back then.

Because of this "Advanced Potion Making", Aiwen's study and life arrangements were very tight in the first week of school.

Now, even Elaine rarely bothered him now, and she might have been intimidated by Hermione's review method.

The expression on her face when she looked at the two thick stacks of books in front of her was very unforgettable...

When breakfast was on Saturday morning, Elaine still joined Ivan and Hermione.

"There's a Quidditch tryout this morning!" she said. "You two won't be so obsessed with reading that you'll forget to watch it, will you?"

Elaine also signed up for the Gryffindor Quidditch Trials, competing for the Chaser position.

Elaine's flying is still good, but she still needs to strengthen her understanding of the basics of Quidditch.

"Don't worry, we will definitely go to see it, have you adapted to the new broom?" Ivan asked.

"To be honest, the broom you designed is too bulky and not suitable for me at all." Elaine said bluntly, "Not only me, but even Ginny thinks so. But don't worry about me, I never I borrowed the Firebolt from Harry. I like this kind of broom better. If you are selected by the team, you can consider buying one. Ginny said that the Firebolt has a new model this year. I saw the promotional poster, the new Firebolt The performance has been improved a lot, which is perfect.”

Yeah, the price is perfect too, it's ridiculously high...

Aiwen felt that Elaine might not know what he was talking about. Where did she get so much money for the latest model of Firebolt?

This guy is still paying for the food bought by Ivan, and Keresis doesn't care at all.

He was relieved that Elaine would be taken care of by Ivan, and Keresis would be gone.

How can he feel at ease if he doesn't even pay for living expenses?Is it my uncle...

Aiwen sighed, Felicity Potion, new Firebolt, no matter how you look at it, he will spend a lot of money this Christmas.

Looking up at the rainy ceiling, he suddenly felt that today might not be the right day for Quidditch trials.

The same is true for the spectators, who will be sitting in the cold and damp stands in the rain for a while.

At this moment, compared with Elaine's relaxed expression, Ron on the other side of the table was obviously much more nervous.

That expression reminded Ivan of the situation when Ron participated in the competition for the first time last semester.

That's what he was, and needless to say, that match against Slytherin turned out to be a nightmare.

Weasley is our king is the favorite song of the Slytherin students.

"Come on, Ron, can you relax, you played Quidditch for a whole year last year!"

"It's different this time. The number of people who signed up for the selection this year is more than four times that of last year, and many of them are very good." Ron said.

"Strange, I don't know why the team has suddenly become so popular!" Harry agreed, looking at the long registration list in his hand.

He is also a little nervous, this is his first test after becoming captain.

"Come on, Harry!" said Hermione. "Don't you understand? It's not Quidditch that's popular, it's you! You've never been more interesting than you are now, and frankly, you It's never been more likable."

"what?"

"Now everyone knows you're telling the truth, right? The entire wizarding world has to admit that your news about Voldemort's return is true, and that you've actually fought him twice in the past two years, Narrowly escaped death twice. Now they call you 'the savior', what, now you don't understand why people are obsessed with you?"

"But it's not just me, but Ivan..."

"Yeah, and Ivan, he is considered to be Dumbledore's successor and the candidate with the most potential to become a powerful wizard." Hermione said impatiently, "Like you, he is also very popular, Ivan She was very popular among the students before, that's why I have received so many love letters recently..."

"Hmm, love letter?" Harry blinked, feeling that the topic was going in a strange direction!

That's right, Ivan has received a lot of those love letters recently...

Chapter 1304 Tradition and Visiting Hagrid

At Hogwarts, writing love letters to Alvin is also becoming a tradition.

The tradition originated on Valentine's Day in Lockhart's year, and a lot happened that term.

But what Ivan remembers most is not the basilisk, nor Riddle's diary, but that Valentine's Day, the embarrassing scene when the dwarves rampaged around the castle sending love letters and they read love letters aloud. atmosphere.

He remembered being kicked out of the classroom by Professor McGonagall, when the dwarf tried No. 12 to break into the classroom.

After Valentine's Day, Lockhart released the number of love letters each boy had received.

Ai Wen couldn't remember what he did that was notable as a freshman.

He felt that he was very low-key at the time, and it stands to reason that he shouldn't attract girls' attention.

But in the end, he actually received the most love letters and became the most popular boy among the girls in the school approved by Lockhart.

In his words, Ai Wen has the potential to become a well-known figure like him in the future.

It's terrible, the love letters that Ivan received didn't belong to Hermione, but many of them belonged to senior girls he had never met.

It was probably because people in the castle were really panicked at that time, and these seniors didn't dare to confess their love to their sweethearts. After discussing it together, they felt that it was a pity to give up such an interesting opportunity. Why not choose a boy to write a love letter and make a big news ...

In this way, they chose the still freshman Alvin, and also started a quirky tradition.

This is the possibility that Aiwen thought of when he analyzed the reasons why they did so at the time.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for hundreds of seniors to write love letters to him at the same time.

In the end, the number of love letters and greeting cards Ai Wen received reached a terrifying two hundred, accounting for almost half of the number of girls in the school.

Anyway, Lockhart's whimsical ideas and this incident finally made Ivan famous.

After that, Ivan's fame grew, and the tradition of writing love letters to him was also maintained at Hogwarts.

Until now, many single girls would write love letters to Aiwen and publicize it as a show off.

That look, that kind of atmosphere, as if it's weird for any girl not to do it.Every year when freshmen who have just entered the school study the school rules, the girls will learn one more thing, which is to write a love letter to Mr. Ai Wen to express their love...

This situation and the number of love letters Ivan received reached a peak after the things Hermione just said happened.

Harry was just welcomed by people, but now Ivan was molested by the girls in the whole school.

That's right, it's just teasing!

Although the contents of the love letter seem bold, in fact, most of the girls in it are not really in love with Aiwen at all.

Also, recently, even some boys secretly sent love letters to him, so what's the situation? !

These things, Ivan finally handed over to Dobby the house elf.

Dobby would usually find those sneaky love letters and throw them into the fire before he found out.

As for those love letters that were brave enough to hand over to Ivan face to face, they would all end up in Hermione's hands.

Hermione, who knew the actual situation, didn't say anything, but it was impossible to expect her to be happy about it.

The more love letters Ivan received, it would only make Hermione, who was irritated by the Half-Blood Prince's textbook, even more irritated.

Her current attitude showed that, across from him, Harry seemed to want to inquire about the love letter in detail.

Judging by his expression, it was obvious that he hadn't received anything.

But Hermione didn't pause at all about the love letter, and directly talked about another reason for Harry's popularity.

"Beyond that, you've been persecuted by the Ministry of Magic, attacked by dementors, tried by the Ministry of Magic, and they've tried desperately to portray you as a capricious individual, an expert liar, That vicious woman forced you to write the imprint with your own blood, but you still insisted on your statement, which was reported by the newspaper..."

"It was the exclusive report of the "Hogwarts Wizarding News", and those issues sold very well." Ivan interjected, more precisely, it was Rita Skeeter's series of reports, and she was incompetent about the Ministry of Magic. And Umbridge is so popular at Hogwarts.

"Also, Harry, it's impressive that you've grown almost an inch over the summer," said Hermione at last.

"That counts?" Ron said without thinking, "I'm so much taller."

Ivan also grew a lot taller, but Ron probably didn't notice it, and Hermione wanted to say that Harry's height had hardly changed.

Yes, for a boy of this age, he has grown almost an inch compared to the previous year, which is really an impressive figure.

Therefore, Hermione ignored Ron at all, she turned her head to look at the teacher's table, and changed the subject.

"He's not here again today, is he?" she said worriedly.

"No!" Harry also forgot about Hermione's theory and love letter just now.

He raised his head and looked worriedly at Haig's big empty seat at the staff table.

It was an ominous sign that Hagrid had stopped eating at the staff table after Monday was over.

And he didn't invite them to visit him, for the first time in years, and the few times they met him in the hallway or outside on the playground, he pretended not to see them or hear them say hello.

Elaine and Colin also told them that Hagrid became very lethargic and depressed in class.

When you think about it, this is actually not surprising at all.

It was no wonder Hagrid was in a good mood when the four students who he thought he had the best relationship with and supported him the most had dropped out of his class at the same time.

"We all know why." Ivan said, he felt that he should explain.

Hagrid is sometimes careless, but his feelings in this kind of matter are very delicate, and he is easy to think wildly.

It's not his fault, his identity already makes him have little confidence.

"Yeah, we all know why!" Hermione repeated Ivan's words, and then said, "We should explain it, and go today."

"It's the Quidditch trials in a while." Ron said immediately.