"Principal, I believe in you, it will definitely be possible!"

Dumbledore, who was stuck in the office, was a little helpless: "Alice, you are the one who wants to learn the Patronus Charm, shouldn't you be the one to cheer?"

"I mean, let's work together." Alice waved her arms, "As the strongest Hogwarts and the strongest Hogwarts students, joining forces, the Patronus Curse is definitely not a problem."

"Thank you so much for trusting me." Dumbledore stood up, "However, the specific effect depends on teaching practice."

"Then let me explain the problem you have encountered."

Alice said that she was familiar with the process. After such explanations and supplemented by practical explanations of the spell, it made Principal Dumbledore understand the problem vividly and in detail.

"I also think that there is a problem with the memory of the choice." Dumbledore put forward his own opinion, "Do you know what the most important function of the Patronus Charm is in my opinion?"

"Uh, can it be used to ward off dementors and Voldebats?" Alice thought about the introduction to the spell's effect in the book, "But I think the most handsome thing is to deliver the message."

Other wizards use owls to convey messages, compared to how cool it is to use patron saints.

"I also have to admit, it's really handsome." Dumbledore nodded in agreement, "But I think the most important role is to help us recognize ourselves."

"know yourself?"

"Have you ever wondered why the Patronus Charm is called the Patronus Charm, and why you have to think of happy memories when you cast it?"

Alice, who was still ignorant at first, instantly understood: "Because what you want to protect is your happiest memory?"

"It can be understood in this way." Dumbledore nodded, "It can also be said that only the happiest memories can arouse the strongest desire to protect the caster."

"Then recognize who you are?"

"Actually, many people don't know themselves as well as they think." Dumbledore said with emotion, "This is the most difficult part of the Patronus Charm. Only when you really understand yourself and what you want can you find your happiest memories."

"Very reasonable." Alice expressed her conviction. "Then, principal, you mean that I don't really understand myself?"

"Yes." Dumbledore comforted, "This is a very normal thing. Many adult wizards can't really understand themselves, let alone you are still a child now."

"So my point of view is that you don't have to rush to master the Patronus Charm. In many cases, you can only really know what you want to protect after going through some things."

Unexpectedly, he was persuaded to leave by the principal.

Alice was a little depressed: "Then what if I have never been able to really understand myself, wouldn't it be impossible to use the patron saint's cool message?"

"No." Dumbledore reassured, "I have known since the first grade that you are a very independent child."

After all, from the beginning of Hogwarts to the present, no student has ever proposed the idea of ​​skipping a grade, let alone this student is still a first-year child.

The most important thing is that Alice didn't get excited, but actually proved her determination in five years.

"Including the plan you submitted before, the school board has already started to discuss it, and I think there is great hope." Dumbledore blinked, as if he had just realized that he had slipped his mouth, "It is reasonable for me not to disclose the process to you. Yes, but they always have to forgive the old man for his carelessness, don't they?"

In general, although the Patronus Charm is still far away, there is good news.

Wandering around in the empty hall, Alice comforted herself, and it was not for nothing, she was still young, and the future was promising!

"If you feel like you have nothing to do, go to the greenhouse and help Professor Sprout."

"Professor Snape! What a coincidence!" Alice's eyes lit up, and she planned to make one last effort in learning the Patronus Charm.

"There is a problem. I have already consulted the dean, Professor McGonagall and the principal." She frowned distressedly. "It's a pity that they haven't solved it yet."

"Does Miss Hall of Ravenclaw think that an ordinary potions master can solve problems that even the greatest white wizard of this century can't solve?"

Alice was silent, because the professor's sentence was too long and there were so many attributives, it took her a while to understand what the professor meant.

The translation of this sentence is that Professor Snape mocked her and the headmaster with one sentence.I feel that if she can have the language ability of the professor, she will write papers faster in the future.

"You can't say that." Alice smiled flatteringly, "You haven't listened to my question yet."

Then, she quickly explained her problem, in exchange for Snape's cold snort.

"So it's not just an academic issue, you plan to let me be your psychiatrist to help you recognize yourself?"

"Of course it's impossible." Alice retorted immediately, "I just want to refer to it, Professor, how did you know what your happiest memory was? Was this spell a success?"

This time Snape was silent for a long time before replying: "I knew it naturally, it was a success."

"Naturally?" Alice suspected that the professor was showing off like Professor McGonagall, "Isn't there any chance?"

"No." Snape's face was expressionless and his tone was stiff.

"but……"

"Now, immediately, go to the greenhouse."

Alice was about to continue asking when she was interrupted by Snape. Looking at the professor's face, she finally realized that something was wrong. She turned around and left without further words.

After leaving the castle, Alice breathed a sigh of relief.In so many years, it was the first time she had seen Professor Snape look so gloomy.

Substituting it in, she shuddered.If the professor had this face every day, she would be like Carrie, wishing she could stay ten meters away from him.

"It shouldn't be." She slowly recovered, since it was a happy memory, it was fine if she didn't smile, why was the reaction so terrible?

But I couldn't wait for Alice to think about it, so I went to the greenhouse.

"Alice, you came just in time, help me move these pots." Professor Sprout's voice interrupted her.thoughts.

Without thinking about it, she immediately replied: "Good professor, I'll come over right away."

……

On Christmas, in addition to the graduation party held by the school and helping various professors, Alice did not forget to write letters to her friends and her boyfriend.

By the way, she also mentioned her experience of learning the Patronus Charm in the letter, and semi-mandatoryly asked them to reply with their happiest memories.

Carrie first sent Alice Christmas wishes, and then expressed her deep sympathy for what happened to her.

After laying out a whole page of parchment, he frankly stated on the second parchment: I have always been very happy, and I am temporarily unable to determine when I will be the happiest.

"Okay, this is unreliable." Alice put the letter aside, praying that the next few people could provide even a little inspiration.

The first half of Charlie's letter is similar to Carrie, except that a large section of his own Christmas activities is added.

This also caused Alice to see Charlie's understanding of happiness at the end of the second parchment: going to Romania to raise dragons in the future will be his best memory!

Alright, Alice put this letter together with Carrie's letter, this time completely ignoring the requirement of "memory", and just using it to express her dream.

"Boyfriend, don't let me down." She took out the envelope that was specially saved until the end.

As soon as the envelope was opened, a photo floated out.In the photo, the Weasley family stood neatly, waving and smiling at Alice.

Looking at the content of the letter again, Bill described the Christmas situation in more detail than Charlie, including Mrs. Weasley accidentally burning the dishes, and what pranks the twin brothers did.

Although she knew that her boyfriend wanted her to have a sense of participation and Alice was indeed moved, she still felt that there was no need to write down what she ate every meal.

After patiently reading through the three parchments, she finally turned to the last page: "I think the happiest time is when the family is reunited."

"Family." Alice was a little dazed. In her mind, Hogwarts was already a symbol of home.

But what about the family?

The professors and students at Hogwarts are lovely, but they can't seem to be called family.Friends and boyfriends also have parents and brothers.

Mrs. Rice is very good to herself, but in comparison, Mrs. Rice should be Tom's family.

Although she yearns for the love of her parents, her parents, whom she has never met, seem unable to give her a complete image of her family.

After thinking about it, it seems that only her grandmother is her family.

It's just that her grandmother passed away, and Alice's eyes felt hot. For some reason, she suddenly missed her grandmother more than any other time in the previous five years.

Thinking about it this way, it seems that she is the happiest when her grandmother is around.Even though her life is not rich or even slightly embarrassing, she doesn't have any worries, let alone worry about money. She only knows to go to school happily and heartlessly every day.

The reason why he is heartless is that he feels that everything is done by his grandmother, who will take good care of himself.

As a result, after the accident, she panicked. If it weren't for Mrs. Rice's overt and secret help, she might not have survived.

"Call for the protection of the gods!" Alice tremblingly recited the spell, not to summon the patron saint, but to confirm whether this was her happiest memory.

It wasn't clear, but this time she saw her Patronus, which, like the Animagus, was a mockingbird.

Jumping grades, studying like hell, and running a business were all about surviving in the first place.

Later, Alice really fell in love with studying and making money, but she didn't want to be like Carrie, with a happy family, no need to work so hard, just enjoy campus life.

So even though the money she has learned is enough, there is still a voice in her heart that keeps reminding her: You are an orphan, and this is not enough.

Alice also guessed the reason why the patron saint is still vague, but her desire to protect is not strong enough.

"So, I have no family now, who should I protect?" Alice said to herself.

She could be considered to know why Professor Snape's complexion was so bad. It turned out that happy memories did not necessarily bring happiness to people.

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The author has something to say:

! !I reorganized the timeline today, and found a big problem: my syllabus is wrong, I let Percy enter a year early qaq

Woooooo, when it comes to the plot, it can't be changed, so I can only wrong him...

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