Chapter 293 A Familiar Dream
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Yi Yang Shi Ming Yue
There was a table full of people sitting in the room, which should have been a joyous occasion, but at this moment only the harsh sound of Belby turning his spoon in the glass bowl was heard.
Everyone subconsciously gave Belby a strange look, but this guy only knew how to solve the ice cream in his bowl.
"Ah, I didn't know before that Eli had a fiancée. You all didn't know that the potionist who lived next door to me was yelling every day that he wanted to marry his daughter to Eli. He was young and promising."
Slughorn moved on to the next topic very quickly, avoiding a long awkward silence at the dinner, and he looked at Hermione again: "To be honest, when I knew Hermione was Eli's fiancée, I was terrified It was a jump, but now it seems that it is really right."
When Slughorn said this, Eli smiled, Hermione's face flushed, and McLaggen's sullen expression, who was about to glance at Hermione from time to time, gradually froze on his face.
Seeing the atmosphere pick up, Slughorn continued: "As far as I know, Hermione, you belong to a Muggle family, right? What do your parents do?"
Slughorn picked a relatively homely topic.
Hermione was still shy at this time, seeing that Slughorn brought the topic to herself, she couldn't find the right words to answer him for a while.
"Dentists...are specialized in treating people's teeth." Hermione was a little stuttering. She was actually reluctant to introduce her parents' occupations to wizards.
You must know that there is no such thing as a dentist in the wizarding world. Usually wizards have some minor oral problems, and a bottle of potion will restore them to the original state. Therefore, in the wizarding world, toothache is not a big problem.
The world of wizards has always been closed, and even some extreme wizards simply don't believe that there are people who don't know magic in this world.
Even Mr. Weasley, who is very enthusiastic about Muggles, was momentarily surprised when he learned about the occupations of the Grangers.
However, Mr. Weasley's expression was much better than the expressions of everyone on the table at this time.
The students who were invited looked at Hermione as if they were cherishing animals, and Slughorn's expression became "o_O?"
"Dentist?" Slughorn showed a puzzled expression as Hermione expected. "Is such a profession dangerous?"
Hermione glanced left and right in embarrassment, and kept pulling Eli's leg under the table with one hand, trying to get him to make a break.
"Actually...uh, sometimes there are dangers. Last time, a little boy bit my father's hand so badly that he needed seven stitches."
This is indeed not a very good answer, because such things as stitches on the body are also very rare for wizards.
As I said before, the wizard's treatment methods are very extreme. A bottle of potion and a magic spell can cure it, and it can be cured by lying down for a while. Those who can't be cured are like the Longbottom couple who have been lying in St. Mungo's for more than ten years. It didn't improve at all.
So, when Hermione's words came out, the scene fell into surprise again, and Slughorn's expression became "o_O?"
Seeing this, Eli immediately prepared to save the scene: "It's like this, Muggles don't know magic, so facing some physical troubles will be more difficult than wizards. Putting a mouse tail in the potion will hurt Muggles." It’s an incomprehensible thing to say.”
Slughorn immediately showed a half-understanding expression: "So, I almost forgot that Eli has a very rich understanding of Muggles. To be honest, the development of Muggles in recent years is indeed incredible. , I heard that the Magic Council in America still needs the assistance of the Muggle government in some matters."
Eli also nodded. At this time, the United States is indeed very powerful. Due to the existence of the Soviet Union, the other pole of the earth, the United States has made great efforts in the matter of development.
"Although Muggles don't know magic, they have their own way out. Some Muggles have even developed a weapon that can easily raze a big city to the ground."
Everyone's expressions turned into shock. Almost all of them were students from wizarding families. Their understanding of Muggles was the same as that of their parents, almost stuck in the Middle Ages.
Slughorn had lingering fear on his face: "It's unbelievable. As far as I know, there was only one wizard who almost used a terrible magic to burn the whole of Paris, but he was stopped. This level of magic may now be Dumbledore. Lido and... and the Mysterious Man can have it. The wizard was defeated by Dumbledore back then, and his name was Grindelwald. I have to say that it is incredible that Muggles can also have such power."
Compared with these students, Slughorn, who is a university scholar, obviously has more knowledge, and he doesn't know nothing about Muggle technology.
The dinner was very satisfying for Slughorn, and he was only happy to see a full house full of good students.
But for the students at the dinner party, such a dinner party was extremely awkward. Slughorn always told some old bad jokes, and they had to laugh together every time.
As he was about to leave, Harry grabbed Eli.
"Eli, I think now is an opportunity." Harry whispered to Eli.
"No, didn't Professor Dumbledore say that? That memory back then was a shame to Professor Slughorn. Wouldn't it spoil his fun if you went to talk to him now?"
Eli didn't think it was a good idea to go to Slughorn and ask for that memory now.
This matter is not an urgent matter at all, just take it slowly.
In addition, Slughorn is not someone who is waiting for nothing, or Eli sneaks a Legilimency.
But Harry didn't quite agree with what Eli said, he insisted on finding Slughorn now.
Unable to resist Harry, Eli had no choice but to let him try first, and left with Hermione first.
When everyone had left, Harry was still standing by the fireplace.
After bidding farewell to the students cheerfully, looking back to see Harry who stayed behind, Slughorn asked in surprise, "Harry?"
"Oh, sorry, I was just looking at those pictures." Harry pointed to the pictures on the wall.
"Ha, I've introduced all of these to you. Many aspiring students want their photos to appear on it."
Harry glanced at Slughorn, and kept talking in surprise, "What about Voldemort? Did his picture appear in there too?"
Slughorn's expression froze in an instant, and he didn't even realize that the wine in the glass overflowed.
Harry continued to output: "I heard that he was also your student, can you tell me about him?"
After being stunned for a long time, Slughorn woke up like a dream when the overflowing wine dripped on the ground and made a ticking sound.
"Many teachers in the school have taught him, not just me..."
Seeing Slughorn's strangeness, Harry softened his tone: "I'm sorry, Professor, I just want to know more about him, after all my parents died at his hands."
Slughorn turned his head slowly, like a rotten log for a split second.
He looked at Harry's face, and his eyes flicked over his lightning scar that had been stared at by countless people, but he dared not look at his pair of green eyes.
"When I first met Mr. Riddle, he was a smart and quiet kid who wanted to be a first-class wizard, just like most people, even you. Maybe he had countless dark and cruel thoughts, But that's also hidden in the deepest part of his heart, and I don't know it, Harry."
Slughorn showed a very regretful expression.
Harry walked alone in Hogwarts at night, he and Slughorn didn't have a few words, and he was sent out by him on the grounds of curfew.
Eli was right that Slughorn was afraid to mention Voldemort.
What he was afraid of was not the frightening name, but the memory that he regarded as a stain on his life.
At night, Harry tossed and turned, thinking about Slughorn's expression at that time.
Also restless was Eli.
In a place of chaos, Eli only felt that every plant and tree were very familiar.
He walked down the familiar path, and when he saw the river and the three wizards waving their wands to conjure a bridge, Eli remembered immediately.
Everyone subconsciously gave Belby a strange look, but this guy only knew how to solve the ice cream in his bowl.
"Ah, I didn't know before that Eli had a fiancée. You all didn't know that the potionist who lived next door to me was yelling every day that he wanted to marry his daughter to Eli. He was young and promising."
Slughorn moved on to the next topic very quickly, avoiding a long awkward silence at the dinner, and he looked at Hermione again: "To be honest, when I knew Hermione was Eli's fiancée, I was terrified It was a jump, but now it seems that it is really right."
When Slughorn said this, Eli smiled, Hermione's face flushed, and McLaggen's sullen expression, who was about to glance at Hermione from time to time, gradually froze on his face.
Seeing the atmosphere pick up, Slughorn continued: "As far as I know, Hermione, you belong to a Muggle family, right? What do your parents do?"
Slughorn picked a relatively homely topic.
Hermione was still shy at this time, seeing that Slughorn brought the topic to herself, she couldn't find the right words to answer him for a while.
"Dentists...are specialized in treating people's teeth." Hermione was a little stuttering. She was actually reluctant to introduce her parents' occupations to wizards.
You must know that there is no such thing as a dentist in the wizarding world. Usually wizards have some minor oral problems, and a bottle of potion will restore them to the original state. Therefore, in the wizarding world, toothache is not a big problem.
The world of wizards has always been closed, and even some extreme wizards simply don't believe that there are people who don't know magic in this world.
Even Mr. Weasley, who is very enthusiastic about Muggles, was momentarily surprised when he learned about the occupations of the Grangers.
However, Mr. Weasley's expression was much better than the expressions of everyone on the table at this time.
The students who were invited looked at Hermione as if they were cherishing animals, and Slughorn's expression became "o_O?"
"Dentist?" Slughorn showed a puzzled expression as Hermione expected. "Is such a profession dangerous?"
Hermione glanced left and right in embarrassment, and kept pulling Eli's leg under the table with one hand, trying to get him to make a break.
"Actually...uh, sometimes there are dangers. Last time, a little boy bit my father's hand so badly that he needed seven stitches."
This is indeed not a very good answer, because such things as stitches on the body are also very rare for wizards.
As I said before, the wizard's treatment methods are very extreme. A bottle of potion and a magic spell can cure it, and it can be cured by lying down for a while. Those who can't be cured are like the Longbottom couple who have been lying in St. Mungo's for more than ten years. It didn't improve at all.
So, when Hermione's words came out, the scene fell into surprise again, and Slughorn's expression became "o_O?"
Seeing this, Eli immediately prepared to save the scene: "It's like this, Muggles don't know magic, so facing some physical troubles will be more difficult than wizards. Putting a mouse tail in the potion will hurt Muggles." It’s an incomprehensible thing to say.”
Slughorn immediately showed a half-understanding expression: "So, I almost forgot that Eli has a very rich understanding of Muggles. To be honest, the development of Muggles in recent years is indeed incredible. , I heard that the Magic Council in America still needs the assistance of the Muggle government in some matters."
Eli also nodded. At this time, the United States is indeed very powerful. Due to the existence of the Soviet Union, the other pole of the earth, the United States has made great efforts in the matter of development.
"Although Muggles don't know magic, they have their own way out. Some Muggles have even developed a weapon that can easily raze a big city to the ground."
Everyone's expressions turned into shock. Almost all of them were students from wizarding families. Their understanding of Muggles was the same as that of their parents, almost stuck in the Middle Ages.
Slughorn had lingering fear on his face: "It's unbelievable. As far as I know, there was only one wizard who almost used a terrible magic to burn the whole of Paris, but he was stopped. This level of magic may now be Dumbledore. Lido and... and the Mysterious Man can have it. The wizard was defeated by Dumbledore back then, and his name was Grindelwald. I have to say that it is incredible that Muggles can also have such power."
Compared with these students, Slughorn, who is a university scholar, obviously has more knowledge, and he doesn't know nothing about Muggle technology.
The dinner was very satisfying for Slughorn, and he was only happy to see a full house full of good students.
But for the students at the dinner party, such a dinner party was extremely awkward. Slughorn always told some old bad jokes, and they had to laugh together every time.
As he was about to leave, Harry grabbed Eli.
"Eli, I think now is an opportunity." Harry whispered to Eli.
"No, didn't Professor Dumbledore say that? That memory back then was a shame to Professor Slughorn. Wouldn't it spoil his fun if you went to talk to him now?"
Eli didn't think it was a good idea to go to Slughorn and ask for that memory now.
This matter is not an urgent matter at all, just take it slowly.
In addition, Slughorn is not someone who is waiting for nothing, or Eli sneaks a Legilimency.
But Harry didn't quite agree with what Eli said, he insisted on finding Slughorn now.
Unable to resist Harry, Eli had no choice but to let him try first, and left with Hermione first.
When everyone had left, Harry was still standing by the fireplace.
After bidding farewell to the students cheerfully, looking back to see Harry who stayed behind, Slughorn asked in surprise, "Harry?"
"Oh, sorry, I was just looking at those pictures." Harry pointed to the pictures on the wall.
"Ha, I've introduced all of these to you. Many aspiring students want their photos to appear on it."
Harry glanced at Slughorn, and kept talking in surprise, "What about Voldemort? Did his picture appear in there too?"
Slughorn's expression froze in an instant, and he didn't even realize that the wine in the glass overflowed.
Harry continued to output: "I heard that he was also your student, can you tell me about him?"
After being stunned for a long time, Slughorn woke up like a dream when the overflowing wine dripped on the ground and made a ticking sound.
"Many teachers in the school have taught him, not just me..."
Seeing Slughorn's strangeness, Harry softened his tone: "I'm sorry, Professor, I just want to know more about him, after all my parents died at his hands."
Slughorn turned his head slowly, like a rotten log for a split second.
He looked at Harry's face, and his eyes flicked over his lightning scar that had been stared at by countless people, but he dared not look at his pair of green eyes.
"When I first met Mr. Riddle, he was a smart and quiet kid who wanted to be a first-class wizard, just like most people, even you. Maybe he had countless dark and cruel thoughts, But that's also hidden in the deepest part of his heart, and I don't know it, Harry."
Slughorn showed a very regretful expression.
Harry walked alone in Hogwarts at night, he and Slughorn didn't have a few words, and he was sent out by him on the grounds of curfew.
Eli was right that Slughorn was afraid to mention Voldemort.
What he was afraid of was not the frightening name, but the memory that he regarded as a stain on his life.
At night, Harry tossed and turned, thinking about Slughorn's expression at that time.
Also restless was Eli.
In a place of chaos, Eli only felt that every plant and tree were very familiar.
He walked down the familiar path, and when he saw the river and the three wizards waving their wands to conjure a bridge, Eli remembered immediately.
