Hogwarts, where the stars shine

January passed horribly quickly, and February arrived unknowingly, bringing warmer and humid weather and good news for Lilia.

In the secret room behind the portrait, Mesa plays with a stone engraved with runic letters.

On the desk in front of him were an open book, a leather bag, and several stones also engraved with letters.

It is important to relax yourself at the right time, which is both a kind of rest and a kind of energy storage.It's just that Mesa's relaxation is not suitable for everyone. His relaxation is divination using ancient runes.

Many people may think that ancient rune divination is also a kind of learning, but Mesa believes that it is no different from playing poker, it is nothing more than replacing the cards with stones.

The method of using ancient runes for divination is very simple. Take out some runes carved on bones or stones from a bag, or randomly select some from the runes laid out on the table.

Guided by destiny (spirit), an appropriate letter is chosen and displayed in rune form.This is ancient rune divination, some are like tarot cards, and some are like lottery tubes.

Depending on the number of stones selected, interpretation methods vary.

The most common ones are the 3-letter interpretation and the 6-letter interpretation, which are very close.The first rune represents the current situation, the second rune represents the road ahead, and the third rune represents the next action.

Mesa used the simplest three-letter interpretation method. He only needed to take out three stones from his leather pocket.

Closing his eyes, Mesa took out the first stone, which is pronounced [nauthiz]. Its original meaning is oppression, restraint, and potential power; Mesa took out the second stone, which is pronounced [algiz], which is original. It means elk, but also means getting lost, destiny, etc.; the last stone is pronounced [eihwaz], and its original meaning is purple shirt, and also means destruction and creation.

Mesa frowned as he looked at the three stones he had chosen with his own hands and passed the runic alphabet in his mind.Every fold of skin on the face is filled with the word "confused".

These three stones were chosen for Undina Adjani.

If we look at it literally, Adjani inspired her own potential power, which made her lose herself to a certain extent. There will be two results waiting for her, either destruction or rebirth.

The interpretation came out, but Mesa felt that the results of his divination were as unreliable as interpreting the tea leaves in a tea cup.

According to Mesa's inertial thinking about divination (divination), the divination results should not be so straightforward, but should be hazy and ambiguous.The result of the rune divination was just pointing at Adjani's nose and saying she was the murderer.

Mesa put the three stones back into the bag, then shook the bag vigorously, disrupting the stones with runic letters engraved inside.

The second rune divination began. Although the first two stones had different letters, they both had the meaning of "the entrance and exit from the spirit into the entity."Mesa's frown deepened, and he put his hand into his pocket again, ready to pull out the third stone.

Before Mesa could make a choice, the door to the secret room opened, and Lilia got in with a smile on her face.

"It's done! I have an appointment with Lina Veronica!" Lilia walked happily and sat beside Mesa carelessly.

"Do you know how difficult it is to hook up with Veranika without letting Adjani know?" She continued, "These two people are stuck together all day long, as if they were under a permanent sticking spell. "

The third stone was not caught, and Mesa suddenly did not want to know the result of the second divination.He asked: "If it is so difficult, how did we get an appointment with our smart and lovely Miss Shafiq?"

A man's mouth is a liar.Most straight men are fake. It just depends on whether they want to do it or not, and whether they are pretending to be stupid on purpose.

"Of course a smart person like me has a lot of ideas!" Lilia said, "The two of us are inseparable and go in and out together, so I'll just force them to separate!"

Lilia suddenly lowered her voice mysteriously and said: "I added some ingredients to Veranika's water glass and made her run to the bathroom a few more times. Adjani can't follow her every time, right?"

After listening to Lilia's "method", Mesa suddenly felt a chill running down his spine. He carefully recalled his recent performance.After confirming that he had not offended Lilia recently, the heart hanging in his throat fell back to its original position.

"So you've been waiting in the bathroom, waiting for Veranika to show up alone?"

Lilia wrinkled her nose, nodded slowly, and said, "Oh... I regretted it very much at that time. I should have added ingredients to Adjani's cup. This way I don't have to stay in the bathroom!"

She shook her head and put on a regretful expression.

Mesa deeply sympathizes with Veranika's misfortune.After sealing the leather bag containing the stones, Mesa asked: "Time and place?"

"Next to the fireplace in the common room at midnight tonight," Lilia replied. "Veranika can't come to see you until Adjani falls asleep."

Mesa closed the open books again, and while arranging the table, he said: "Have you ever thought about it, you can actually ask Veranika to add some ingredients to Adjani. Two drops of Dreamless Sleeping Potion is enough Or sleeping pills."

Sleeping pills can make the user quickly fall into deep sleep for a short period of time, while dreamless sleeping pills can make the user have a dreamless night.

"Yeah, why didn't I think of that," Lilia said. "I just thought about separating the two of them and thinking that Adjani might become very cautious, so I focused on Veranika."

When it comes to being a mean person, Lilia Zhao is far worse than Mesa.Mesa was the one who could strike up a conversation with Peeves, and he was sure to have some clever ideas in his mind.

"Okay, let's go back." Mesa said, "Do you need me to apologize to Veranika for you?"

"No need, no need at all." Lilia took the lead and walked out, "I already apologized when I asked her out."

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At 11:30 that night, Mesa and Lilia sat by the fireplace, which was the prearranged location.But Veronica hadn't appeared yet, and there were still a few students in the common room.

Jenkins Benson and Atlee Gregg were sitting together, and the two were discussing graduation matters; the two first-year kids were still playing wizard chess, shouting "Crush it, you idiot"... …

It wasn't until after midnight that the students dispersed one after another. Jenkin and Atli also said hello to Mesa as they left. In a blink of an eye, Mesa and Lilia were the only ones left in the common room.

After a while, Lina Villanica tiptoed out of the girls' dormitory, her cautious look like a thief.

"Wendina has fallen asleep." Veronica came over. "Ever since that incident, she always wakes up at night. I really hope I can catch that bastard sooner."

Veranika sat down, but Lilia stood up. Lilia said: "You two chat, I will go and look after you. If Adjani wakes up, I can hold her back."

With that said, Lilia strode back to the girls' dormitory without even seeing Veranika's eyes.Veranika especially hopes that Lilia can stay, she really doesn't want to face Mesa alone.

"Am I that scary?" Mesa asked softly. He had already discovered that Veronica was afraid of him, and he knew it when they first met.

"Ah... no, no." Veronica said slightly panicked, "I'm just a little nervous in front of unfamiliar people. Yes, that's it, a little nervous."

Veranica said casually, but the more she emphasized, the more it sounded like she was lying.

"Don't be nervous, don't be afraid. Although I'm not a good person, I won't mess around." Mesa comforted, "I just want to ask you something alone."

Mesa's comfort was somewhat effective, and Veranika's tension was relieved.She whispered: "Shafiq mentioned it to me, but she didn't say anything specific. If you want to ask about that day, I'll tell you everything I can remember."

"No, Lina, what I want to ask about is about Undina Adjani." Mesa said.