Take things as they come at Hogwarts

Locke also sighed deeply as he left Professor McGonagall's office.

He had known for a long time that this would be the case.

In fact, if he deliberately concealed this, he would not necessarily be discovered by Professor McGonagall in the end.

But he couldn't.

However, before today, he had not thought about whether his actions had betrayed Professor McGonagall's trust in him.

He couldn't help but reflect on himself, has he become a little arrogant lately?

Feel like you're on good terms with your professors, feel like you're in control of the owl barn, and then take it for granted that it's okay for you to intercept a letter from a parent to the school?

If you taste the sweetness because of this incident, will you gradually let yourself go in the future and do more lawless and disappointing things?

Could it be that this is also influenced by Tom's memory?

Speaking of which, this approach is indeed Tom's style.

Locke felt very sad and depressed.

Since he came to this world, he has rarely regretted it so much, but this time, it was a real failure and regret.

The thought of how to face Professor McGonagall in the future made him feel depressed!

Unconsciously, he came to the edge of Black Lake 07, which is where he and his friends usually practice spells together.

It seems that coming here can make him feel more at ease.

Soon after he arrived, the merfolk swam up from the bottom of the lake.

They seem to notice that Locke is in a bad mood, so they sing a soothing ballad together.

Locke couldn't help but smile on his face.

He loves music and thinks it's the most beautiful thing in the world, and no matter how many words there are, the emotions that music can convey will never be missing.

And the mermaids have the most beautiful singing voices in the world, and their singing voices are simply addictive.

Speaking of which, ever since the merfolk in the Black Lake discovered Locke, their appearance began to change, with the characteristics of the fish decreasing little by little, and the characteristics of human women increasing little by little.

Locke reckoned that in two years, they would be able to charm a group of young wizards like Ron, who were just starting to fall in love.

When the time comes, the professors don't know if they will have a headache because of this.

Locke once saw in the book that only in the warm waters of the southern region are mermaids beautiful and charming. And in the cold waters of the north, such as here in the north of England, mermaids are ugly.

But now it seems that the reason for determining their beauty and ugliness may not be so simple.

However, if they are women who are pleasing to themselves, Locke does not want to admit that he has so much charm.

Locke took a small harp from the bird's snakeskin pouch, enlarged it with a swelling charm, and then used the spell to make it play to match the merfolk songs.

So the rest of the year turned out to be so good that Locke couldn't help but flick his wand and cast the Patronus Charm.

Although the silver golden crows gathered are not as large and condensed as usual, they fly on the surface of the lake, and there is a feeling of lightness and ease.

Locke and the merfolk stayed on the shores of the Black Lake for a long time, until the sky suddenly turned cloudy and it began to rain heavily.

He had to leave in the midst of the merfolk's regretful voices.

For the mermaids, rain is a good thing to cheer up.

But Locke wasn't very used to it.

Also, the sound of the rain interferes with the music, so there's no need to stay any longer.

When Locke arrives at the castle and dries himself with a drying charm, he sees Helena waiting for him.

"Locke, you shouldn't be too close to those merfolk. "

"Is it dangerous? I don't perceive malice. Locke asked.

"Locke, you must know that merfolk lure human males into the lake through their singing, and reproduce in this way. Moreover, they will later kill and eat human males. Helena tried to be as tactful as she could.

"You've been at Hogwarts for so long, have you ever seen anything like this?" asked Locke curiously.

"Nope. But maybe it's just that they used to have a high level of vision, or maybe they didn't have access to ordinary humans. Helena said dryly.

"Helena, their singing is really beautiful. And I can protect myself, for example, with this spell. Locke easily unleashed a dozen blue-purple flame butterflies, which fluttered around him. (If you read a violent novel, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

He even reached out and let one of them land on his hand.

In the dimly rainy castle, Locke's appearance was not real enough under the reflection of the flame butterfly.

Helena was a little stunned.

Locke is 13 years old, his voice is beginning to change, the genes of the Western half are starting to exert force, the skeleton is wider and larger, and the three-dimensional sense of the face is beginning to increase.

Perhaps for Locke, this made him a little uncomfortable, but for Westerners, it was just right. []

"Helena?"

"Locke, whatever spell you know, if you don't have a wand in your hand, there's nothing you can do. Moreover, merfolk also have their own magic, and there are few wizards who are their opponents in the water. Helena said quickly.

"I'll take note, thanks for the reminder, Helena. By the way, do you have anything to do with me?"

"It's nothing, it's just that someone told me that you had a fight with Minerva. I'm a little worried about you. "

"It wasn't a fight, it was just that I made a mistake and let Professor McGonagall down. I won't be like that in the future, though. "

"No matter what happens, you can talk to me. Because I'm a good at arguing and making mistakes. Helena laughed a little to herself.

"Hehe, then I'm definitely going to use you as a negative teaching material. "

Helena heard Locke say this, gave him a roll of the eyes, and then floated away.

And as soon as she left, Barrow the Bloody floated up from the other end of the corridor and looked at Locke with a stern gaze.

"Hello, Mr. Barrow. Locke greeted with some habit.

"I've made mistakes, and that's why I've become like this...... Hopefully you won't. "Rarely, the bloody Barrow said two complete words to Locke, and then after 787, he floated past Locke.

This made Locke look at his back, a little dazed.

At lunchtime, neither Locke nor Professor McGonagall showed anything out of the ordinary, as if the events of the morning had never happened at all.

This is probably a wordless tacit understanding between the two, and neither of them wants their previous relationship to be destroyed because of this incident.

Harry, on the other hand, did not receive a warning letter from the school, because after Professor McGonagall gave Dumbledore Harry's uncle's report letter, Dumbledore forgot about it because he was confused.

Of course, whether he is really confused or fake, only he knows.

And Locke didn't tell his friends about it.

He didn't want Harry to blame himself for it.

Before you know it, June passes, July arrives, and the Hermione family finalizes their family travel plans. They were going to France for a vacation.

Hermione even tried to invite Locke along, but knew it wasn't possible.

Without a guardian, Locke couldn't leave the school at all, so Locke decisively refused.

In response, Hermione wrote three letters to complain to him, complaining that he had refused too decisively and should be tactful.

Locke was very speechless at the girl's repeated temptation to know the result from the beginning, but still have to try.

I understand you're a little uneasy, but you don't even have a decent opponent, what the hell are you worried about?.