Chapter 404 404. Ravenclaw's Gala Dinner
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Po Sui Tai Di
Chapter 404 404. Ravenclaw's Gala Dinner
The subject of Scott's exam the next day was transfiguration, and the examiner in charge of the exam was still Ms. Marchiban.
After the written test in the morning was successfully completed, Scott was surrounded by a large group of people.
As a recognized Transfiguration genius at Hogwarts, many people wanted to discuss with him the answers to the Transfiguration written test in the morning, and seek some advice for the afternoon practice class test.
There are too many classmates around him, and Scott can't speak even if he has a few mouths.
"Sorry, there are too many people asking, I can't tell." Scott said a little loudly, "Well, I will write down my test paper for everyone to see."
Hearing what he said, everyone looked at him in surprise.
"Will it be too much trouble?"
"Scott, I didn't expect you to be so nice, thank you."
Many students showed "I didn't expect you to be such a warm-hearted and good person" on their faces.
Looking at their expressions, Scott felt a little bad.
How unkind do I seem?
he thinks.
I'm really sorry that I didn't let you see my kindness at a glance.
To complain, Scott still took out a piece of parchment, and magically branded the test paper he had finished on the parchment according to memory.
only……
Seeing his actions, the students' first reaction was not to thank him.
"So you didn't want to write down the answer yourself." A certain classmate blurted out, expressing everyone's aspirations.
"..."
Scott was speechless.
"What's the difference?" He asked helplessly.
"No, no, thank you."
The other party was grinning, and quickly took the parchment in his hand and looked at it.
Others started using the Copy Charm on the parchment.
At this point, Scott finally got rid of the group of classmates and walked out of the crowd with Roger and Milton.
Milton still looked uneasy, and he didn't even pay attention to Scott's answer on purpose.
"Transfiguration is my worst subject." He said distressedly, "I still don't want to know the answer, so as not to affect my practice exam in the afternoon."
Although he said so, the anxious expression on his face was already obvious.
Scott and Roger were used to how he behaved before each exam, and neither of them talked to him about the exam, but about the upcoming summer vacation.
Roger asked Scott, "Will you go abroad during the summer vacation? It's rare that this year's Quidditch World Cup is held in the UK. It would be a pity to miss it."
Scott said: "I will go to my parents first and wait until the day of the World Cup final to go back to England to watch the best game."
"That's not bad." Roger said with a smile, "But I'm going to watch the whole World Cup match."
Then, he began to discuss the level of the Quidditch national teams of various countries in detail, and predicted which team could win the World Cup championship trophy.
Neither Scott nor Milton knew about it as well as Roger did, but they also listened with gusto.
"So, do you think the British national team, as the host, has the hope of winning this year?" Scott asked.
"I can only say that there is hope."
Roger shrugged his shoulders, as if he was not too optimistic about the prospects of the British team winning the championship.
"I hope you can pay attention to safety."
Scott thought about it, and reminded him.
"What's wrong?" Both Roger and Milton looked at him in surprise.
"Don't forget that we were attacked in the Forbidden Forest last time." Scott said, "Although you were implicated by me last time, the blatant actions of the Carlo brothers and sisters also represent that the Death Eaters organization has changed again. Gotta get active."
Roger's face changed slightly, "Are you worried that they will make trouble during the World Cup?"
"I think it's possible." Scott said, "Now the Ministry of Magic is intertwined with many forces, and it has become very chaotic."
Roger's face became even more ugly, "There will be many wizards from all over the world to watch the World Cup. If something really happens, the British Ministry of Magic, which is the host, will undoubtedly be ashamed."
"It's embarrassing enough now." Milton shook his head. "There are frequent accidents in the British wizarding world, but the Ministry of Magic has been doing nothing. These things can't be hidden very well."
Roger nodded in agreement, and then asked Scott, "By the way, have the Carlos been caught?"
Scott shook his head.
It is undoubtedly a felony for the Carlo brothers and sisters to commit murder at Hogwarts, or to attack an underage wizard.
Within the Ministry of Magic, after the joint efforts of the All Witches and the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, they have all been officially wanted.
It's just that they disappeared completely after leaving the Forbidden Forest with Apparition that day, and they don't know where they hid.
Of course, Scott guessed that Dumbledore should have mastered their intelligence, including Voldemort's whereabouts.
Since Snape was still a double agent, he would naturally provide Dumbledore with this information.
In the "Original Book", Voldemort's successful resurrection caught Dumbledore by surprise, but it's hard to say whether he can be successfully resurrected this time.
But Scott didn't think about it too much, it didn't matter to him, he wasn't Harry, he had nothing to do with Voldemort, and many things didn't involve him.
The enemy he has to face is probably countless times more terrifying than Voldemort.
After lunch, the Transfiguration practical exam began.
Although this practice test was different from the previous ones, it was extremely simple for Scott.
Students need to use Polymorph to retrieve a golden key hidden inside a set of curved pipes.
Of course, under the premise of not destroying and changing the pipeline.
Scott used the transfiguration technique to conjure a mouse, and successfully took out the key. The whole process took less than 3 minutes.
But the exam process for others has not been as smooth.
Although many students can successfully conjure small animals that can get into the pipes, the small animals they conjure cannot move autonomously and can only be manipulated by themselves.
This put many students who were still in the first stage of transfiguration into a difficult situation.
Because the animals they conjure can only scurry around in the pipes, and it is impossible to find the key accurately and bring them out.
It may be that Scott's performance was too straightforward, which attracted the attention of Ms. Marchban, the chief examiner.
Seeing the 130-year-old witch approaching tremblingly, Scott hurriedly greeted her.
"Hello, Ms. Marchban." He greeted politely.
Lady Marchban took a good look at him with old cloudy eyes.
"What a handsome child." She laughed, and the wrinkles on her face unfolded layer by layer. "What's your name?"
"My name is Scott Trollope, ma'am."
Ms. Marchban thought for a while, and then asked, "Is this surname from a Muggle family?"
Scott nodded.
"It's amazing." Ms. Marchban spoke slowly, "My child, your performance reminds me of Albus back then, but you come from a Muggle family. Obviously, at this age, you are better than him."
"Thank you for your compliment." Scott quickly thanked him sincerely.
The smile on Ms. Marchban's face widened.
"You have no humility, and that's fine."
She was still talking slowly.
"For so many years, people have regarded Albus as a myth, and the students have never tried to surpass him, which is not a good thing in my opinion."
She reached out a hand as old as a dead branch and patted Scott's arm lightly.
"Albus is indeed powerful, but he is only one person after all. In the eyes of an old man like me, he has been too tired all these years. I don't want people to only rely on him, I only hope that there are children who can surpass him. "
She withdrew her hand, turned around slowly, and walked away tremblingly.
Scott looked at her hunched back, smiled, and turned to leave the examination room.
He doesn't know if he can surpass Dumbledore, but he will try his best to make it happen.
Because he has no way out.
The enemy he will face in the future is Slytherin. If he can't surpass Dumbledore, he can only die.
In the following time, Scott and the others took the exam step by step at the rate of one subject a day.
Defense Against the Dark Arts, Potions, History of Magic, Astronomy, Herbalism.
Ancient Runes, Divination, Protection of Magical Creatures, Arithmancy, Muggle Studies.
Among them, Divination and Muggle Studies were two subjects that Scott did not take as electives, so he did not need to take the exam.
After 12 days, the exam is finally over.
There is no practical exam for Muggle Studies, and on the last morning, after the written exam for this exam, the auditorium erupted with cheers from the students.
Soon, other students who did not take the elective exam joined in cheering.
Then, like a viral infection, the entire Hogwarts Castle erupted in cheers.
The staff of the Wizarding Examinations Authority withdrew from Hogwarts amidst cheers.
None of the Hogwarts professors stopped the students from having fun.
Even Professor McGonagall, who has always been the strictest, looked at the lively appearance of the students with a smile on his face.
Professor Flitwick even announced to all Ravenclaws that a celebratory banquet will be held in the common room that night.
Under his proposal, the Ravenclaws all got busy.
Scott works with Professor Flitwick to rearrange the common room.
Professor Flitwick just flicked his wand lightly, and temporarily expanded the space in the common room several times.
Scott moved the sofas to the edge of the room and gathered all the wooden tables and chairs into one long table.
Professor Flitwick added a blue tablecloth with a huge emblem printed on the long table.
The girls brought some ornate lamp holders and lit white scented candles.
Milton took the members of the Classical Music Club and the Toad Choir together to set up the instruments and set up a small stage.
The house-elves working in the kitchen enthusiastically delivered lots of delicious food.
Eddie sneaked into Hogsmeade through secret passages and bought several cases of Butterbeer.
When night came, all Ravenclaw students gathered together, together with Professor Flitwick and Helena, to start a lively banquet.
Music, singing, laughter, and delicious food and butterbeer.
The seventh-grade students who were about to leave Hogwarts toasted Professor Flitwick, expressing their deep gratitude and solemn farewell.
Professor Flitwick, who has always been emotional, was so moved that he kept wiping away tears.
He hugged every graduating student and best wishes for their future.
Scott and Luna sat on the couch together, sipping smooth butterbeer, watching the emotional scene.
"It's really beautiful, isn't it." Luna's tone of voice was still erratic, "Tonight, the Harassing Gadfly is isolated from here."
"You're right." Scott agreed.
Luna turned her head to look at him, "There are two years left, and you are about to graduate."
"Two more years." Scott nodded.
He is about to enter the sixth grade.
The final two years will be a new phase for students at Hogwarts.
"Two years is very short." Luna said softly, "I have been in school for two years."
Scott turned to look at her too.
"Although we all have a hunch." He also said softly, "But I still hope that everyone can spend our student days peacefully."
Luna's gaze turned to the moonlit window.
"The prophecy is about to come true." She said firmly, "Professor Trelawney's prophecy about thestrals."
Scott's expression moved, and he quickly remembered the prophecy that he was about to forget.
Luna also said the content of the prophecy, "Those black magic stars will eventually return, and at the time of the transition from old to new, the revived witch will be in crisis."
"The transition from the old to the new." Scott muttered, "The Ministry of Magic has not announced that there will be a transition from the old to the new. Is it possible that it refers to the transition from the old to the new at Hogwarts?"
After all, the seventh grade graduates this summer, and the freshmen are about to enter school.
Luna shook her head.
"No, I think there will be a new Minister for Magic at the Ministry of Magic, during the summer holidays," she said affirmatively.
Could something happen to Fudge?
Scott guessed wildly.
He said to Luna: "You look more and more like you have a talent for prophecy."
"Because when Professor Trelawney was prophesying for thestrals, I saw the process of her opening her third eye." Luna said.
"So you learned it?" Scott asked in surprise, "Then you also opened your Celestial Eye?"
"I think so." Luna nodded.
Is it that easy?
Scott thought.
Will it be a little sloppy?
However, he didn't doubt Luna's words. After all, he could understand from his own perspective that talent is a very unreasonable thing.
Such was the way he himself had traveled.
No one but him could transform Transfiguration into complex instant alchemy.
Luna added, "I can't yet predict like Professor Trelawney, but I can see when the prophecy is about to happen."
Scott heard the words, looked at the girl in surprise, and asked excitedly, "Is it a vague induction or a precise time?"
"A vague induction." Luna said, "I just have a premonition that the things in the prophecy are about to happen, but I can't tell which day it is."
She put down the empty wine bottle in her hand and looked up at Scott.
"Sorry, Scott, my hunch about your prophecy is still vague. But don't worry, if I have a hunch, I will tell you as soon as possible."
Although a little regretful, Scott was still very happy.
"It's pretty good," he said, "thank you, Luna, it's really going to help me a lot."
"You're welcome, I hope you're okay." Luna smiled happily.
(End of this chapter)
The subject of Scott's exam the next day was transfiguration, and the examiner in charge of the exam was still Ms. Marchiban.
After the written test in the morning was successfully completed, Scott was surrounded by a large group of people.
As a recognized Transfiguration genius at Hogwarts, many people wanted to discuss with him the answers to the Transfiguration written test in the morning, and seek some advice for the afternoon practice class test.
There are too many classmates around him, and Scott can't speak even if he has a few mouths.
"Sorry, there are too many people asking, I can't tell." Scott said a little loudly, "Well, I will write down my test paper for everyone to see."
Hearing what he said, everyone looked at him in surprise.
"Will it be too much trouble?"
"Scott, I didn't expect you to be so nice, thank you."
Many students showed "I didn't expect you to be such a warm-hearted and good person" on their faces.
Looking at their expressions, Scott felt a little bad.
How unkind do I seem?
he thinks.
I'm really sorry that I didn't let you see my kindness at a glance.
To complain, Scott still took out a piece of parchment, and magically branded the test paper he had finished on the parchment according to memory.
only……
Seeing his actions, the students' first reaction was not to thank him.
"So you didn't want to write down the answer yourself." A certain classmate blurted out, expressing everyone's aspirations.
"..."
Scott was speechless.
"What's the difference?" He asked helplessly.
"No, no, thank you."
The other party was grinning, and quickly took the parchment in his hand and looked at it.
Others started using the Copy Charm on the parchment.
At this point, Scott finally got rid of the group of classmates and walked out of the crowd with Roger and Milton.
Milton still looked uneasy, and he didn't even pay attention to Scott's answer on purpose.
"Transfiguration is my worst subject." He said distressedly, "I still don't want to know the answer, so as not to affect my practice exam in the afternoon."
Although he said so, the anxious expression on his face was already obvious.
Scott and Roger were used to how he behaved before each exam, and neither of them talked to him about the exam, but about the upcoming summer vacation.
Roger asked Scott, "Will you go abroad during the summer vacation? It's rare that this year's Quidditch World Cup is held in the UK. It would be a pity to miss it."
Scott said: "I will go to my parents first and wait until the day of the World Cup final to go back to England to watch the best game."
"That's not bad." Roger said with a smile, "But I'm going to watch the whole World Cup match."
Then, he began to discuss the level of the Quidditch national teams of various countries in detail, and predicted which team could win the World Cup championship trophy.
Neither Scott nor Milton knew about it as well as Roger did, but they also listened with gusto.
"So, do you think the British national team, as the host, has the hope of winning this year?" Scott asked.
"I can only say that there is hope."
Roger shrugged his shoulders, as if he was not too optimistic about the prospects of the British team winning the championship.
"I hope you can pay attention to safety."
Scott thought about it, and reminded him.
"What's wrong?" Both Roger and Milton looked at him in surprise.
"Don't forget that we were attacked in the Forbidden Forest last time." Scott said, "Although you were implicated by me last time, the blatant actions of the Carlo brothers and sisters also represent that the Death Eaters organization has changed again. Gotta get active."
Roger's face changed slightly, "Are you worried that they will make trouble during the World Cup?"
"I think it's possible." Scott said, "Now the Ministry of Magic is intertwined with many forces, and it has become very chaotic."
Roger's face became even more ugly, "There will be many wizards from all over the world to watch the World Cup. If something really happens, the British Ministry of Magic, which is the host, will undoubtedly be ashamed."
"It's embarrassing enough now." Milton shook his head. "There are frequent accidents in the British wizarding world, but the Ministry of Magic has been doing nothing. These things can't be hidden very well."
Roger nodded in agreement, and then asked Scott, "By the way, have the Carlos been caught?"
Scott shook his head.
It is undoubtedly a felony for the Carlo brothers and sisters to commit murder at Hogwarts, or to attack an underage wizard.
Within the Ministry of Magic, after the joint efforts of the All Witches and the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, they have all been officially wanted.
It's just that they disappeared completely after leaving the Forbidden Forest with Apparition that day, and they don't know where they hid.
Of course, Scott guessed that Dumbledore should have mastered their intelligence, including Voldemort's whereabouts.
Since Snape was still a double agent, he would naturally provide Dumbledore with this information.
In the "Original Book", Voldemort's successful resurrection caught Dumbledore by surprise, but it's hard to say whether he can be successfully resurrected this time.
But Scott didn't think about it too much, it didn't matter to him, he wasn't Harry, he had nothing to do with Voldemort, and many things didn't involve him.
The enemy he has to face is probably countless times more terrifying than Voldemort.
After lunch, the Transfiguration practical exam began.
Although this practice test was different from the previous ones, it was extremely simple for Scott.
Students need to use Polymorph to retrieve a golden key hidden inside a set of curved pipes.
Of course, under the premise of not destroying and changing the pipeline.
Scott used the transfiguration technique to conjure a mouse, and successfully took out the key. The whole process took less than 3 minutes.
But the exam process for others has not been as smooth.
Although many students can successfully conjure small animals that can get into the pipes, the small animals they conjure cannot move autonomously and can only be manipulated by themselves.
This put many students who were still in the first stage of transfiguration into a difficult situation.
Because the animals they conjure can only scurry around in the pipes, and it is impossible to find the key accurately and bring them out.
It may be that Scott's performance was too straightforward, which attracted the attention of Ms. Marchban, the chief examiner.
Seeing the 130-year-old witch approaching tremblingly, Scott hurriedly greeted her.
"Hello, Ms. Marchban." He greeted politely.
Lady Marchban took a good look at him with old cloudy eyes.
"What a handsome child." She laughed, and the wrinkles on her face unfolded layer by layer. "What's your name?"
"My name is Scott Trollope, ma'am."
Ms. Marchban thought for a while, and then asked, "Is this surname from a Muggle family?"
Scott nodded.
"It's amazing." Ms. Marchban spoke slowly, "My child, your performance reminds me of Albus back then, but you come from a Muggle family. Obviously, at this age, you are better than him."
"Thank you for your compliment." Scott quickly thanked him sincerely.
The smile on Ms. Marchban's face widened.
"You have no humility, and that's fine."
She was still talking slowly.
"For so many years, people have regarded Albus as a myth, and the students have never tried to surpass him, which is not a good thing in my opinion."
She reached out a hand as old as a dead branch and patted Scott's arm lightly.
"Albus is indeed powerful, but he is only one person after all. In the eyes of an old man like me, he has been too tired all these years. I don't want people to only rely on him, I only hope that there are children who can surpass him. "
She withdrew her hand, turned around slowly, and walked away tremblingly.
Scott looked at her hunched back, smiled, and turned to leave the examination room.
He doesn't know if he can surpass Dumbledore, but he will try his best to make it happen.
Because he has no way out.
The enemy he will face in the future is Slytherin. If he can't surpass Dumbledore, he can only die.
In the following time, Scott and the others took the exam step by step at the rate of one subject a day.
Defense Against the Dark Arts, Potions, History of Magic, Astronomy, Herbalism.
Ancient Runes, Divination, Protection of Magical Creatures, Arithmancy, Muggle Studies.
Among them, Divination and Muggle Studies were two subjects that Scott did not take as electives, so he did not need to take the exam.
After 12 days, the exam is finally over.
There is no practical exam for Muggle Studies, and on the last morning, after the written exam for this exam, the auditorium erupted with cheers from the students.
Soon, other students who did not take the elective exam joined in cheering.
Then, like a viral infection, the entire Hogwarts Castle erupted in cheers.
The staff of the Wizarding Examinations Authority withdrew from Hogwarts amidst cheers.
None of the Hogwarts professors stopped the students from having fun.
Even Professor McGonagall, who has always been the strictest, looked at the lively appearance of the students with a smile on his face.
Professor Flitwick even announced to all Ravenclaws that a celebratory banquet will be held in the common room that night.
Under his proposal, the Ravenclaws all got busy.
Scott works with Professor Flitwick to rearrange the common room.
Professor Flitwick just flicked his wand lightly, and temporarily expanded the space in the common room several times.
Scott moved the sofas to the edge of the room and gathered all the wooden tables and chairs into one long table.
Professor Flitwick added a blue tablecloth with a huge emblem printed on the long table.
The girls brought some ornate lamp holders and lit white scented candles.
Milton took the members of the Classical Music Club and the Toad Choir together to set up the instruments and set up a small stage.
The house-elves working in the kitchen enthusiastically delivered lots of delicious food.
Eddie sneaked into Hogsmeade through secret passages and bought several cases of Butterbeer.
When night came, all Ravenclaw students gathered together, together with Professor Flitwick and Helena, to start a lively banquet.
Music, singing, laughter, and delicious food and butterbeer.
The seventh-grade students who were about to leave Hogwarts toasted Professor Flitwick, expressing their deep gratitude and solemn farewell.
Professor Flitwick, who has always been emotional, was so moved that he kept wiping away tears.
He hugged every graduating student and best wishes for their future.
Scott and Luna sat on the couch together, sipping smooth butterbeer, watching the emotional scene.
"It's really beautiful, isn't it." Luna's tone of voice was still erratic, "Tonight, the Harassing Gadfly is isolated from here."
"You're right." Scott agreed.
Luna turned her head to look at him, "There are two years left, and you are about to graduate."
"Two more years." Scott nodded.
He is about to enter the sixth grade.
The final two years will be a new phase for students at Hogwarts.
"Two years is very short." Luna said softly, "I have been in school for two years."
Scott turned to look at her too.
"Although we all have a hunch." He also said softly, "But I still hope that everyone can spend our student days peacefully."
Luna's gaze turned to the moonlit window.
"The prophecy is about to come true." She said firmly, "Professor Trelawney's prophecy about thestrals."
Scott's expression moved, and he quickly remembered the prophecy that he was about to forget.
Luna also said the content of the prophecy, "Those black magic stars will eventually return, and at the time of the transition from old to new, the revived witch will be in crisis."
"The transition from the old to the new." Scott muttered, "The Ministry of Magic has not announced that there will be a transition from the old to the new. Is it possible that it refers to the transition from the old to the new at Hogwarts?"
After all, the seventh grade graduates this summer, and the freshmen are about to enter school.
Luna shook her head.
"No, I think there will be a new Minister for Magic at the Ministry of Magic, during the summer holidays," she said affirmatively.
Could something happen to Fudge?
Scott guessed wildly.
He said to Luna: "You look more and more like you have a talent for prophecy."
"Because when Professor Trelawney was prophesying for thestrals, I saw the process of her opening her third eye." Luna said.
"So you learned it?" Scott asked in surprise, "Then you also opened your Celestial Eye?"
"I think so." Luna nodded.
Is it that easy?
Scott thought.
Will it be a little sloppy?
However, he didn't doubt Luna's words. After all, he could understand from his own perspective that talent is a very unreasonable thing.
Such was the way he himself had traveled.
No one but him could transform Transfiguration into complex instant alchemy.
Luna added, "I can't yet predict like Professor Trelawney, but I can see when the prophecy is about to happen."
Scott heard the words, looked at the girl in surprise, and asked excitedly, "Is it a vague induction or a precise time?"
"A vague induction." Luna said, "I just have a premonition that the things in the prophecy are about to happen, but I can't tell which day it is."
She put down the empty wine bottle in her hand and looked up at Scott.
"Sorry, Scott, my hunch about your prophecy is still vague. But don't worry, if I have a hunch, I will tell you as soon as possible."
Although a little regretful, Scott was still very happy.
"It's pretty good," he said, "thank you, Luna, it's really going to help me a lot."
"You're welcome, I hope you're okay." Luna smiled happily.
(End of this chapter)
