The man behind Hogwarts

As soon as William walked out of the classroom, a handsome boy immediately approached him.

"Cedric, you haven't left yet. Are you waiting for me?"

This person is clearly Cedric, who was in the same class just now.

At this time, he was wearing thick clothes, with a Hufflepuff College-style scarf around his neck, a faint smile on his face, and his cheeks were slightly red, perhaps because of the cold.

"Well, I have something to ask your opinion on." Cedric asked with a smile.

William raised his eyebrows and said, "What's the matter?"

"The last thesis topic I chose was about studying the growth cycle changes of a plant. I had already chosen the research goal, but I had a new idea a few days ago."

He walked with William and continued: "My original intention is to find a plant with a short growth cycle, the best one with significant growth changes within a month. Professor Sprout has many such plants."

"I had already made an agreement with the professor, but the professor said a few days ago that she received a new plant."

"She said that plant is a very rare magical plant with high medicinal value, and she agreed to let me study it."

William nodded slightly: "That's very good, so what's your question?"

Cedric pursed his lips bitterly and said: "The research value is very high, but its growth cycle is longer than the original goal. It is estimated that it will be difficult to make significant changes in one month."

At this point, William understood what he meant.

What Cedric was struggling with was nothing more than a question of choice.

There must be no problem in studying the original goal, he already has a detailed plan;

But a new research object appeared with higher research value, and he was obviously more interested. The only obstacle was that due to time issues, it was too late to get results.

"It turns out that you didn't apply for an extension when choosing your topic, so you were worried about not having enough time."

"That's right, so I want to discuss it with you."

"Where is the magic plant you want to study? I'll go take a look."

Cedric nodded: "Okay, follow me."

The two of them walked through the castle complex towards the back.

Although the back of the castle belongs to the Hogwarts school, there are no buildings and no one is managing it.

"I have opened up a planting area here."

Keep moving forward along a looming path, and finally stop in front of an artificial stone wall.

William looked at it in surprise: "You actually built a wall. How big is the area inside."

"Well...it's about the same size as our club office."

"This is not small."

Opening the wooden fence, William walked in and saw clearly the layout inside.

A long, rectangular vegetable patch, the general size and shape of which is indeed similar to that of a club office. It is blocked by stone walls on all four sides, and the only entrance is a small wooden fence gate.

The vegetable field was divided into a dozen square squares, with a very narrow aisle between the squares.

Cedric pointed to a square on the right and said: "The one with only three leaves is called the three-leaf purple orchid."

Come closer, squat down and observe.

The three-leaf purple orchid is only 30 centimeters tall, as straight as a small bamboo. Except for the three leaves on the main trunk of the plant, there is no other structure.

The three leaves do not grow together, but one on the bottom, one in the middle, another on the top, and a small bud at the top.

"No wonder you are so interested." William smiled, "Three-leaf purple orchid is a good thing, and it can be used as the main ingredient in many potions."

"Not only is it medicinal, but the key is that it is rare, which further enhances its value."

"Professor Sprout gave you a good one."

Cedric sighed: "It's precisely because of this that it's even harder for me to decide."

He carefully touched the trifoliate orchid and said, "It will bloom soon. The seeds will be scattered within two days after blooming. If you miss this time, you will have to wait until next year to study it next time."

It's obviously already December, but the three-leaf purple orchid is just getting ready to bloom at this time.

And although the three-leaf purple orchid will bloom, it will not bear fruit.

Its greatest value is the petals when the flowers are in full bloom.

Within two days of flowering it will scatter pollen to the ground...its pollen is its seeds.

"The survival rate of Trifoliate Orchid seeds is too low. I want to study what is the reason that limits its survival rate." Cedric whispered.

William patted him on the shoulder and stood up.

"If you're interested in it, study it."

"But, it's too late." Cedric was embarrassed.

William said: "Then think of ways to shorten the time it takes to grow."

"Shorten it? How to shorten it?" Cedric stared at William with sharp eyes.

"I have Moon-Crazy Beast's poop, which can promote the growth of magical plants and keep the plants healthy."

"Moon-Crazy Beast's feces?!" Cedric exclaimed: "You actually have such a thing, how did you get it?"

"Don't worry about it. Just say whether you want it or not."

"I want it, I definitely want it." Cedric smiled happily, showing his neat and white teeth, "If I had known you had such a good thing, why would I have been struggling. Fortunately, I found you."

"Okay, I'll give it to you at the club tonight."

"no problem."

Then he continued to visit the vegetable field and saw many plants that were not in the greenhouse. It was obvious that Cedric had collected a lot of wool from Professor Sprout.

We found a deserted place and entered the Yuanwang Hotel.

All the precious things he collected were placed here, including Moon Chimon's excrement.

"Keep some of it to complete the mission and give the rest to Cedric."

While rummaging through the Moon Chi Beast's feces, William found that there seemed to be less material for magical creatures in this pile than before.

This surprised him. These things were related to system tasks, but they were the most important thing.

Check it carefully immediately and check dozens of materials one by one.

"Moonchimon's excrement, correct."

"One of the fish's tentacles is missing from the Lamora fish."

"Horse fur, correct."

"..."

Relying on his memory to check one by one, William was surprised to find that there were indeed some missing items.

Some things are just partially missing, and others are simply gone, with nothing left at all.

For example, one of the Potter's Warthog's thorns was obtained before.

Now he has searched through this pile of things and has not found this thing. This is the only thing that is completely missing.

"How is this going?"

William looked at the things in front of him doubtfully, then looked around, but found nothing unusual.

This is the Yuanwang Hotel, a space that belongs to William alone. No outsiders can come in, and there is no possibility of being stolen.

Then, the only possibility is a domestic thief.

"House thief...Vega?!"

"It is the only living thing in the entire Yuanwang Hotel, who else could it be..."

William's face suddenly darkened, and he shouted at the door: "Vega!"