Hogwarts from another world

The life of the new semester began like this, everything was the same as usual, without any fluctuations.

"Severus Snape" returned to Hogwarts Castle just one day later, and Matthew saw him in the guest of honor at breakfast; he didn't look out of the ordinary.

Matthew frowned slightly, staring at the mysterious Transfiguration teacher, and soon fell into thought.

The house elves' resistance seemed to have stopped. For at least more than a month, Hogwarts' three meals had not encountered any major problems; most people had forgotten about it, except perhaps Hermione. Except for Granger, who still seemed to be paying close attention to everything with the house elves.

There was no news from the centaurs and goblins. At least in the Daily Prophet, Matthew did not see any records.

Not just Hogwarts, the entire magical world seems to have fallen into a strange calm...

As the instigator behind this series of events, the actions of the Order of the Phoenix seem to be meaningless.

……

As the cold months of January come to an end, spring has arrived.

Everything is recovering, and the originally harsh climate in the Scottish Highlands has gradually become milder. The sun shines on the Hogwarts castle again, and the gloomy winter atmosphere begins to gradually dissipate...

Every time they take herbal medicine classes and pass by the garden, they can smell all kinds of charming fragrances coming from there.

One day in mid-February, when Matthew came to the auditorium and saw the decorations around him, he realized that today was a special day——

It’s Valentine’s Day again.

The walls around the auditorium are decorated with all kinds of beautiful pink flowers, full of festive atmosphere; every time someone passes the door of the auditorium, there will be heart-shaped confetti falling from the sky; and in the four On the long table in the academy, there are piles of roses with striking colors, exuding a delicate fragrance...

Of course, none of this has anything to do with a sophomore like Matthew Wakefield. Only students in fourth grade and above are eligible to celebrate Valentine's Day...and thus get a one-day holiday.

As for students in third grade and below, Valentine's Day has nothing to do with them in principle.

However, there are some exceptions this year, because Valentine's Day this year is on a Sunday... Principal Grindelwald will not give an extra day off to students in fourth grade and above for this reason.

In addition to the decoration, the Valentine's Day atmosphere in the auditorium was strong. Even next to Matthew, you can see many couples cuddling together...

This feels very boring.

Matthew finished his breakfast quickly.

When he came to the corridor, he saw many students walking towards the garden...

However, there are much fewer people than this time last year... Since it is Sunday, Hogsmeade is also open to all teachers and students for an extra day today; many couples choose to go to Hogwarts to spend their Valentine's Day... …

Mrs. Patil's little teahouse is a very popular place for couples.

Matthew will naturally not go to Hogsmeade. After experiencing the Tom Gunter incident, he has some "psychological shadows" about it.

But he was interested in taking a look at the garden.

(The description of Valentine’s Day at Hogwarts in the previous chapter is somewhat different from the previous article and has been changed. Sorry!)

……

The decoration in the garden is also very ambiguous.

The sun hanging in the sky is heart-shaped, obviously the ceiling is enchanted; rose petals can be seen everywhere; and there are some golden cherubs (a kind of elves with special magic) in mid-air. Flying around...

There were couples cuddling together everywhere, and Matthew quickly walked away from them. At the same time, try not to disturb them as much as possible...

I have to say that the scenery in the garden is beautiful... Under the careful care of Professor Sprout, the herbal teacher, you can see many wonderful and rare flowers here...

The smell in the air is also very intoxicating.

Five minutes later, Matthew arrived at his destination.

The area where the flores and the Highland daisies are planted...

He approached and sniffed hard. After realizing that there was no peculiar smell in the air, he walked over with confidence.

Although theoretically Highland daisies can fully neutralize Flor flower pollen, Matthew felt that it was better to be cautious... After all, Flor flower pollen is still very toxic.

The blooming Flor flower is a light blue flower; I have to say, it is indeed very beautiful.

But Matthew wasn't here to appreciate its beauty... While there was no one around, Matthew bent down and took out his wand at the same time.

As quickly as possible, he dug out a Flor flower from the soil.

A Flor plant is close to two feet tall. It is very difficult to bring such a "behemoth" directly out of the garden... At the entrance of the garden, Mr. Pringle was staring at the students entering and exiting.

Plants in the Hogwarts gardens are not allowed to be picked easily, let alone taken out of the garden!

But luckily, just over a month ago at Christmas, Neville Longbottom gave Matthew a magical little wallet.

Although the space inside is small, it can accommodate items that are slightly larger than it.

Matthew carefully stuffed the flower into his wallet, trying not to damage its roots and stems.

Just after Matthew finished all this, a strange couple suddenly walked over.

They looked at Matthew suspiciously.

Matthew pretended nothing happened and walked away.

To be honest, such a "stealing" behavior made Matthew Wakefield feel a little guilty when he hurried out of the garden...especially the owner of these flowers, Professor Pomona Sprout, who was usually very kind to them. of……

He could only comfort himself with the poor excuse of "I worked so hard and spent most of half a year growing this flower."

……

Matthew left the garden with ease, and Mr. Pringle's passage posed no hindrance.

After all, Mr. Pringle wouldn't use a plant detector to search them carefully.

This also made Matthew feel a little relieved.

Just as he was about to return to the Slytherin common room—

"Matthew!" A shout almost startled Matthew.

For a moment, he almost thought that his behavior just now "came to light"...

Moreover, the person calling his name was Professor Horace Slughorn, the dean of Slytherin House.

"Hello...Professor Slughorn..." Matthew asked nervously.

Fortunately, Slughorn didn't come here because of what happened just now.

At least he didn't mention-

"It's another Sunday, right, Matthew, my child..." The Potions Professor winked at Matthew, "Do you have any plans for the evening?"

"No," Matthew shook his head, "I'm only in the second grade, and I'm not old enough to participate in Valentine's Day... We are not qualified to participate in the Valentine's Day celebration party..."

"That's great!" Slughorn looked beaming. "In that case, Matthew, don't forget our party...the Slug Club party..."

Matthew then realized that because he was too nervous, he fell into Slughorn's language trap.

"... If I remember correctly, you haven't been here for a long time... Haha, not positive at all..." Slughorn complained.

"Sorry..." Matthew tried hard to find an excuse for himself, "..."

In fact, after the new semester, due to the premonition that terrible things were about to happen in Hogwarts, and Draco Malfoy's warning... Matthew had tried hard to draw a clear line between all "dangerous people".

He is very low-key in school now!

Among them, of course, is Horace Slughorn.

Although Matthew believes that with Slughorn's smoothness, there is a high probability that he will not be too deeply involved in dangerous matters... but it is better to be cautious.

"...There is Professor Grindelwald's Valentine's Day celebration tonight...those senior students will definitely not come over," Slughorn shook his head, "Be sure to be there, don't forget, Matthew! Don’t let our party get too deserted!”

At this time, Matthew really couldn't find any excuses, so he finally nodded.

After that, he turned and left.

……

Since it was Valentine's Day, Sunday's fighting club activities were also temporarily canceled.

Matthew spent an afternoon in the library... In today's Hogwarts, probably in the library, you won't be able to eat dog food at any time...

After all, if you dare to show affection in the library, you have to be careful of the wrath of the administrator, Mrs. Pince.

It was not until six o'clock in the afternoon that Matthew reluctantly put down the book about "Dementors" in his hand, and then stood up... He had to attend Slughorn's dinner.

Ten minutes later, Matthew arrived at the door of the Potions teacher's office.

Knocking lightly on the door, the door was soon opened.

"Welcome, Matthew..." Slughorn said eagerly. He was wearing a dark green down jacket and looked particularly bloated, "Come in..."

Just as Slughorn guessed, today's Slug Club dinner was a bit shabby.

A small number of club members were present…

There is no doubt that this is related to Professor Grindelwald's Valentine's Day celebration...Those senior Slug Club members, whether they are couples or not, obviously they are not willing to miss the celebration held by Professor Grindelwald...

The number of members among the lower-grade students is not that many.

The original two long tables have been reduced to one; at this single long table, there are a few students sitting scattered...

Slughorn didn't take Matthew to chat with him as usual; he seemed to have something else to do.

After opening the door, he turned around and started talking to an adult man——

Matthew knew him. He was one of the several Aurors stationed at Hogwarts by the Ministry of Magic... vaguely remembered his name, which seemed to be "Delix"...

When Delis graduated from Hogwarts, all his test scores were excellent. After graduation, he became an Auror of the Ministry of Magic... Although his performance in the other world line was very poor, it must be said that he was indeed excellent. It's no surprise that he has a close relationship with Slughorn.

They seemed to chat for a long time, during which Delis raised his hands and gestured.

It wasn't until Matthew took his seat that he left in a hurry.

……

Hermione Granger did not attend the party.

When not communicating this bait with those senior wizards, Hermione was still very rational.

She also recalled the warning Matthew had told her about Slughorn.

Apart from Matthew, the only second-year students were Neville, Malfoy, and Blaise Shabini.

There is only one Elaine Shafiq in the first grade.

Plus three third graders...

All the members of the Slug Club were here... and there was no doubt that even Slughorn couldn't make up a table.

"It's a bit embarrassing, isn't it..." Neville whispered.

Matthew nodded thoughtfully.

But Professor Slughorn didn't seem to feel embarrassed. On the contrary, he seemed to be very happy.

Maybe it's just disguise.

"Cheers to our little gathering!" he shouted, holding the mead high.

Matthew took a sip of his own mead. He didn't know why...he suddenly felt that today's mead tasted better than before.

"How is your grandfather doing, Draco!" Since there were not many people, Slughorn could have a cordial conversation with them one-on-one.

"His dragon pox is now under control...it has not recurred..." Draco Malfoy replied very respectfully, "He has been staying at home to recuperate in the past few years..."

"That's good..." Slughorn nodded and said with great regret, "Poor Abraxas, he got dragon pox at such an old age. How pitiful..."

"By the way, Cormac..." He turned his attention to Cormac McLaggen again, "I think your uncle's health is not bad, right?"

"Of course," McLagan said carelessly, "He can eat three kilograms of beef in one meal now!"

……

To be honest, this Slug Club dinner was a little boring.

Horace Slughorn has been chatting with the younger students about their fathers and ancestors... There is no doubt that Matthew can't wipe his mouth with a word.

But he was not idle either.

Because Elaine Shafiq was pulling him and asking him questions, which made Matthew very bored; but he couldn't refuse.

There wasn't even time to quietly communicate with Neville.

Now, he just wants this party to end soon.

He almost lives like a year——

Finally, this nightmarish two hours finally passed.

Professor Slughorn was beginning to feel tired as well.

It was actually time to leave.

Students from various colleges left together one after another.

Suddenly, Elaine Shafiq covered her head in pain, as if something was wrong.

"Oh, damn, Elaine..." Slughorn's expression changed.