Chapter 63
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Shui Shen Zhi Feng
Chapter 63
When Xie Lin opened his eyes, the sky was not fully lit. It was estimated to be between four and five in the morning. Most of the students in the auditorium were still in a deep sleep. It seemed that the night talk last night really consumed a lot of their energy.
Daphne was lying beside him, holding his left arm tightly with both hands, her pretty face pressed against his chest, and the hot air from her mouth and nose sprayed on his left rib, making him feel a little itchy.The satin-like blond hair covered his chest, and a few strands tried to get into his nostrils mischievously, making his nose have the urge to sneeze.
To his right, Meredith took his right arm, sleeping peacefully.Taking a closer look, the proud and petite girl of the past has gradually revealed a peerless demeanor, with exquisite eyebrows and eyes, and a little charming in her heroic spirit.
The two girls are excellent life partners, and getting one is a blessing from previous lives.Xie Lin thought of being able to hug left and right and enjoy the blessings of being equal to everyone, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of satisfaction in his heart. He felt that he had finally lived up to God's chance to live his life again, and he suddenly showed a happy smile.
He heard people moving in the auditorium, not far away, Dumbledore was talking.It must be because he was worried about the safety of this place, and came in to inspect again in the early morning.
Seeing Dumbledore walking towards Percy, Schelling quickly released a "Sight and Ear Charm" on himself. This spell is one of Lestrange's family spells, which can enhance the acuity of the senses.Lestrange's spells are generally related to the five senses, which may be related to their family's penchant for torture.
"How's it going here, Percy?" Dumbledore said softly.
"Very well, sir, everything is under control." Percy's voice was slightly shrill, obviously excited to report directly to the Headmaster. "From last night until now, nothing has happened."
"Very well, thank you for your hard work." Dumbledore should be nodding to Percy. "Severus?"
The sound of footsteps came hurriedly, and the robe made the sound of the wind, and there was a slightly pungent smell in the blowing air. Xie Lin recognized that it was the smell produced by slicing chamaejasma aconitum.Then this person should be Professor Snape.
"Principal, I have searched the entire fourth floor, but he is not there. Filch has also checked in the basement, but he was not found either." Snape's voice was exhausted, presumably because of the all-night search.
"Very well, what about the Astronomy Tower? Professor Trelawney's room? Owl shack? Broomstick shed? Have you checked these places? Has Hagrid contacted his friends to check the Forbidden Forest?" Dumbledore's voice was not loud, obviously not wanting to wake up the sleeping students.
"I've checked everything, and he's not there."
"Very well, I always thought he wouldn't hang around." Dumbledore's voice obviously began to take on a relief.
"So Headmaster, what do you think about how he got into the school?" Snape's voice was tinged with exasperation.
"There are many possibilities, Severus. They are not the same, but I think the one you take is absolutely wrong." Dumbledore's voice was extremely serious.
"Remember our conversation - Headmaster -" Snape's voice dropped, and it took Schelling's full attention to make it out. "At the beginning of term I objected to your appointment—"
"There, Severus!" Dumbledore interrupted him.
"But without help from within, he wouldn't be able to get into Hogwarts..." Snape still seemed determined to make his point.
"Okay, Severus. I don't think anyone in the castle will help him get into the school. That's it, I'm going to find the dementors first." Dumbledore raised his voice slightly.
Then the voice fell silent, as if Snape had left too, and only Percy was still patrolling there, thanks to his good spirits.
When the professors announced that the search was over and that Blake had left the castle, the three girls thought of Schelling's deduction last night, and looked at Schelling with strange eyes.
In this regard, Dumbledore didn't feel disappointed at all - he just ensured that the intruder did not stay in the school, which was already very good, and eliminating the danger hidden in the school was the most important thing right now.
In the next few days, everyone in the school talked about the rumors about Blake.Theories about how he got into the castle are getting more and more mysterious - Hannah Abbott of Hufflepuff has heard that Black can transform into a flowering bush!
In addition to the more and more mysterious rumors, there are many things that have changed in the castle.
For example, the vandalized portrait of the Fat Lady had been taken down from the wall, and in its place was a portrait of Sir Cadogan in full armor and his stout gray pony.
The Gryffindor cubs were not happy about it, and Sir Cadogan spent half his time challenging people to duel him.The other half of the time is spent pondering ridiculously complicated passwords, and he has to change passwords at least twice a day.This annoyed Neville, who had a poor memory, so he had to write down the passwords on a small piece of paper to avoid the embarrassment of not being able to enter the lounge.
Another example is that Harry is now under intense surveillance.The professors walked with him in the corridors for all kinds of reasons and excuses; Percy followed him everywhere like a guard dog of great pomp.
Of course, none of these things had much to do with Schelling.
Since the Patronus Charm exchange meeting, Schelling's popularity has reached a new height again.
Many Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw students have developed a good impression of this powerful but approachable junior student. Walking in the corridors, Schelling can always meet students from these two colleges who greet him enthusiastically, and even the entire Slytherin house is no longer so annoying—the little wizards of Slytherin began to interact with Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw students friendly.
There is another thing that also makes Schelling's popularity soaring.
"I and the Basilisk at Hogwarts" written by Schelling was successfully published at the end of September, and it climbed to the top of the sales list of wizard novels in just one month, earning a considerable amount of Galleons for Schelling and adding a lot of fame to Schelling, which can be described as both fame and fortune.
Although many people knew about Xie Lin's killing of the Basilisk in the Chamber of Secrets last year, they didn't know the details, let alone the danger. Only after reading this novel did they realize how amazing it was that Xie Lin was able to successfully kill the Basilisk in the Chamber of Secrets as a second-year student.
With a lot of word-of-mouth publicity from the students, the content of "I and the Basilisk at Hogwarts" became the hottest topic in the school, even overshadowing the topic of Sirius - everyone was worried that they would not be able to fit into this topic, so they mail-ordered this book from Diagon Alley, so that almost everyone in Hogwarts had a copy.
On Friday, in the Defense Against the Dark Arts class, the students were surprised to find that Professor Lupine was absent due to illness, and Professor Snape would be teaching instead.
The students were in an uproar—this was probably the first time that everyone heard that the professor was absent from class due to illness since entering the school.The medical room with Ms. Pomfrey sitting in charge has always been known for its strength, and there are very few incurable diseases.There are even rumors that the level of the medical room is not lower than that of St. Mungo's Hospital.As an outstanding adult wizard, the professor rarely has such symptoms.According to the memories of the students who went to the school medical room only yesterday, Professor Lupine was not there.
"What happened to Professor Lupine?" Dean Thomas asked anxiously.
"Perhaps I should teach you how to respect the professor, Mr Thomas." Snape had that chilling smile on his face. "I'm not Professor Lupine, I don't have such a good personality. For you breaking the classroom order and disrespecting the professor, Gryffindor will deduct [-] points."
"I'm sorry, Professor." Hermione responded. "Sorry, we're just worried about Professor Lupine's condition."
"It's not life-threatening..." He said slowly, but his tone was so cold that it seemed that ice balls could form out of thin air. "Now back to your class, Professor Lupine did not leave any records of what you have learned..."
"I'm sorry, sir, we learned Boggarts, Red Hats, Kabbahs, and Grindylows (Grindylows were learned a few days ago, just after Halloween)," said Hermione briskly, "and were about to start learning—"
"Quiet," said Snape coldly. "I'm not asking. I'm just criticizing Professor Lupine's lack of method."
"But he's the best Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher we've ever had!" Seamus Finnigan exclaimed.He has great admiration for the strength shown by Professor Lu Ping on weekdays, and he is a die-hard supporter of Professor Lu Ping.
"It's just what you've seen, Mr. Finnigan." Snape still had no expression on his face. "You guys are too easily satisfied. You know, I always thought that dealing with Red Hat and Grindylow is at the level of a first-year student. Well, what we're going to talk about today is—" He opened the textbook, searched for a long time, and then spit out two words softly: "Werewolves!"
"Sorry, Professor." Hermione stood up again, "According to the progress, what we should learn is Hinkpunk."
"Miss Granger, are you the teacher? Or am I?" Snape pursed his thin lips. "I'm talking to all of you!" He gave the class a vicious look.
"Okay, can someone tell me the difference between a real wolf and a werewolf?" Snape asked, a strange gleam in his eyes.
Everyone sat motionless and without saying a word, except for Hermione, who suddenly raised her hand as usual.
"Could it be that—" Snape's voice began to sneer, "Professor Lupine hasn't told the difference between the two to the third year students?"
"We told you," said Parvati suddenly, "we haven't gotten to the werewolf chapter yet, we're still learning—"
"Quiet!" said Snape in a snarky voice. "Yeah, I can't believe I'm going to meet a class of third years who can't recognize werewolves. I'll have to tell Professor Dumbledore how far behind you are..."
"Please, sir," said Hermione, still holding her hand high, "there are a few small differences between a werewolf and a real wolf. The snout of a werewolf—"
"This is the second time you've spoken without permission, Miss Granger." Snape said coldly, "Another five points from Gryffindor for being an outrageous know-it-all."
Then, he turned his head and said, "Xie Lin, tell me!"
To be fair, Schelling felt that Snape was right, although the little lions were quite innocent—how to identify werewolves was actually a first-year class, but such an important class was ruined by Quirrell. Under Quirrell's stuttering explanation, most little wizards must be wandering, except for Hermione, who is extremely studious.
Schelling took Silver Fang out of his pocket first, and then used Transfiguration to turn the table into an immobile werewolf. Let the two stand side by side, and explained in detail while pointing out the subtle differences between the two.
Schelling's explanation was lively and interesting, even the little lions of Gryffindor listened very attentively, and even Hermione couldn't help but feel admiration - if it were her explaining just now, she would never be able to be as good as Schelling.
Snape hadn't expected Schelling to make such a move, but it was exactly what he wanted, so he gave Slytherin fifteen points.The little lions were not unconvinced by the extra points this time, after all, they did understand Schelling's explanation - Ron complained a few words like "grandstanding", but no one wanted to talk to him, making him feel very boring.
Before get out of class was over, Snape gave homework on werewolves - a paper on how to identify and kill werewolves, at least two parchments.
While the students were complaining about their homework, the first Quidditch match of this semester would start the next day.
Originally, the opening match was Slytherin against Gryffindor, but Slytherin's captain Marcus Flint found an excuse to swap the game order with Hufflepuff because he didn't want to play against Gryffindor in bad weather.
Hufflepuff's new Quidditch captain, Cedric, complained to Schelling about it more than once.This wave of operations by Flint really filled Slytherin with a wave of hatred, which was enough to offset the goodwill Schelling worked hard for Slytherin.
Schelling didn't take it seriously. Flint was a pure-blooded diehard. He and Schelling had a conflict of ideas. Schelling also knew that there would be a dispute between them sooner or later, so he chose to watch Flint's death.
(End of this chapter)
When Xie Lin opened his eyes, the sky was not fully lit. It was estimated to be between four and five in the morning. Most of the students in the auditorium were still in a deep sleep. It seemed that the night talk last night really consumed a lot of their energy.
Daphne was lying beside him, holding his left arm tightly with both hands, her pretty face pressed against his chest, and the hot air from her mouth and nose sprayed on his left rib, making him feel a little itchy.The satin-like blond hair covered his chest, and a few strands tried to get into his nostrils mischievously, making his nose have the urge to sneeze.
To his right, Meredith took his right arm, sleeping peacefully.Taking a closer look, the proud and petite girl of the past has gradually revealed a peerless demeanor, with exquisite eyebrows and eyes, and a little charming in her heroic spirit.
The two girls are excellent life partners, and getting one is a blessing from previous lives.Xie Lin thought of being able to hug left and right and enjoy the blessings of being equal to everyone, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of satisfaction in his heart. He felt that he had finally lived up to God's chance to live his life again, and he suddenly showed a happy smile.
He heard people moving in the auditorium, not far away, Dumbledore was talking.It must be because he was worried about the safety of this place, and came in to inspect again in the early morning.
Seeing Dumbledore walking towards Percy, Schelling quickly released a "Sight and Ear Charm" on himself. This spell is one of Lestrange's family spells, which can enhance the acuity of the senses.Lestrange's spells are generally related to the five senses, which may be related to their family's penchant for torture.
"How's it going here, Percy?" Dumbledore said softly.
"Very well, sir, everything is under control." Percy's voice was slightly shrill, obviously excited to report directly to the Headmaster. "From last night until now, nothing has happened."
"Very well, thank you for your hard work." Dumbledore should be nodding to Percy. "Severus?"
The sound of footsteps came hurriedly, and the robe made the sound of the wind, and there was a slightly pungent smell in the blowing air. Xie Lin recognized that it was the smell produced by slicing chamaejasma aconitum.Then this person should be Professor Snape.
"Principal, I have searched the entire fourth floor, but he is not there. Filch has also checked in the basement, but he was not found either." Snape's voice was exhausted, presumably because of the all-night search.
"Very well, what about the Astronomy Tower? Professor Trelawney's room? Owl shack? Broomstick shed? Have you checked these places? Has Hagrid contacted his friends to check the Forbidden Forest?" Dumbledore's voice was not loud, obviously not wanting to wake up the sleeping students.
"I've checked everything, and he's not there."
"Very well, I always thought he wouldn't hang around." Dumbledore's voice obviously began to take on a relief.
"So Headmaster, what do you think about how he got into the school?" Snape's voice was tinged with exasperation.
"There are many possibilities, Severus. They are not the same, but I think the one you take is absolutely wrong." Dumbledore's voice was extremely serious.
"Remember our conversation - Headmaster -" Snape's voice dropped, and it took Schelling's full attention to make it out. "At the beginning of term I objected to your appointment—"
"There, Severus!" Dumbledore interrupted him.
"But without help from within, he wouldn't be able to get into Hogwarts..." Snape still seemed determined to make his point.
"Okay, Severus. I don't think anyone in the castle will help him get into the school. That's it, I'm going to find the dementors first." Dumbledore raised his voice slightly.
Then the voice fell silent, as if Snape had left too, and only Percy was still patrolling there, thanks to his good spirits.
When the professors announced that the search was over and that Blake had left the castle, the three girls thought of Schelling's deduction last night, and looked at Schelling with strange eyes.
In this regard, Dumbledore didn't feel disappointed at all - he just ensured that the intruder did not stay in the school, which was already very good, and eliminating the danger hidden in the school was the most important thing right now.
In the next few days, everyone in the school talked about the rumors about Blake.Theories about how he got into the castle are getting more and more mysterious - Hannah Abbott of Hufflepuff has heard that Black can transform into a flowering bush!
In addition to the more and more mysterious rumors, there are many things that have changed in the castle.
For example, the vandalized portrait of the Fat Lady had been taken down from the wall, and in its place was a portrait of Sir Cadogan in full armor and his stout gray pony.
The Gryffindor cubs were not happy about it, and Sir Cadogan spent half his time challenging people to duel him.The other half of the time is spent pondering ridiculously complicated passwords, and he has to change passwords at least twice a day.This annoyed Neville, who had a poor memory, so he had to write down the passwords on a small piece of paper to avoid the embarrassment of not being able to enter the lounge.
Another example is that Harry is now under intense surveillance.The professors walked with him in the corridors for all kinds of reasons and excuses; Percy followed him everywhere like a guard dog of great pomp.
Of course, none of these things had much to do with Schelling.
Since the Patronus Charm exchange meeting, Schelling's popularity has reached a new height again.
Many Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw students have developed a good impression of this powerful but approachable junior student. Walking in the corridors, Schelling can always meet students from these two colleges who greet him enthusiastically, and even the entire Slytherin house is no longer so annoying—the little wizards of Slytherin began to interact with Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw students friendly.
There is another thing that also makes Schelling's popularity soaring.
"I and the Basilisk at Hogwarts" written by Schelling was successfully published at the end of September, and it climbed to the top of the sales list of wizard novels in just one month, earning a considerable amount of Galleons for Schelling and adding a lot of fame to Schelling, which can be described as both fame and fortune.
Although many people knew about Xie Lin's killing of the Basilisk in the Chamber of Secrets last year, they didn't know the details, let alone the danger. Only after reading this novel did they realize how amazing it was that Xie Lin was able to successfully kill the Basilisk in the Chamber of Secrets as a second-year student.
With a lot of word-of-mouth publicity from the students, the content of "I and the Basilisk at Hogwarts" became the hottest topic in the school, even overshadowing the topic of Sirius - everyone was worried that they would not be able to fit into this topic, so they mail-ordered this book from Diagon Alley, so that almost everyone in Hogwarts had a copy.
On Friday, in the Defense Against the Dark Arts class, the students were surprised to find that Professor Lupine was absent due to illness, and Professor Snape would be teaching instead.
The students were in an uproar—this was probably the first time that everyone heard that the professor was absent from class due to illness since entering the school.The medical room with Ms. Pomfrey sitting in charge has always been known for its strength, and there are very few incurable diseases.There are even rumors that the level of the medical room is not lower than that of St. Mungo's Hospital.As an outstanding adult wizard, the professor rarely has such symptoms.According to the memories of the students who went to the school medical room only yesterday, Professor Lupine was not there.
"What happened to Professor Lupine?" Dean Thomas asked anxiously.
"Perhaps I should teach you how to respect the professor, Mr Thomas." Snape had that chilling smile on his face. "I'm not Professor Lupine, I don't have such a good personality. For you breaking the classroom order and disrespecting the professor, Gryffindor will deduct [-] points."
"I'm sorry, Professor." Hermione responded. "Sorry, we're just worried about Professor Lupine's condition."
"It's not life-threatening..." He said slowly, but his tone was so cold that it seemed that ice balls could form out of thin air. "Now back to your class, Professor Lupine did not leave any records of what you have learned..."
"I'm sorry, sir, we learned Boggarts, Red Hats, Kabbahs, and Grindylows (Grindylows were learned a few days ago, just after Halloween)," said Hermione briskly, "and were about to start learning—"
"Quiet," said Snape coldly. "I'm not asking. I'm just criticizing Professor Lupine's lack of method."
"But he's the best Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher we've ever had!" Seamus Finnigan exclaimed.He has great admiration for the strength shown by Professor Lu Ping on weekdays, and he is a die-hard supporter of Professor Lu Ping.
"It's just what you've seen, Mr. Finnigan." Snape still had no expression on his face. "You guys are too easily satisfied. You know, I always thought that dealing with Red Hat and Grindylow is at the level of a first-year student. Well, what we're going to talk about today is—" He opened the textbook, searched for a long time, and then spit out two words softly: "Werewolves!"
"Sorry, Professor." Hermione stood up again, "According to the progress, what we should learn is Hinkpunk."
"Miss Granger, are you the teacher? Or am I?" Snape pursed his thin lips. "I'm talking to all of you!" He gave the class a vicious look.
"Okay, can someone tell me the difference between a real wolf and a werewolf?" Snape asked, a strange gleam in his eyes.
Everyone sat motionless and without saying a word, except for Hermione, who suddenly raised her hand as usual.
"Could it be that—" Snape's voice began to sneer, "Professor Lupine hasn't told the difference between the two to the third year students?"
"We told you," said Parvati suddenly, "we haven't gotten to the werewolf chapter yet, we're still learning—"
"Quiet!" said Snape in a snarky voice. "Yeah, I can't believe I'm going to meet a class of third years who can't recognize werewolves. I'll have to tell Professor Dumbledore how far behind you are..."
"Please, sir," said Hermione, still holding her hand high, "there are a few small differences between a werewolf and a real wolf. The snout of a werewolf—"
"This is the second time you've spoken without permission, Miss Granger." Snape said coldly, "Another five points from Gryffindor for being an outrageous know-it-all."
Then, he turned his head and said, "Xie Lin, tell me!"
To be fair, Schelling felt that Snape was right, although the little lions were quite innocent—how to identify werewolves was actually a first-year class, but such an important class was ruined by Quirrell. Under Quirrell's stuttering explanation, most little wizards must be wandering, except for Hermione, who is extremely studious.
Schelling took Silver Fang out of his pocket first, and then used Transfiguration to turn the table into an immobile werewolf. Let the two stand side by side, and explained in detail while pointing out the subtle differences between the two.
Schelling's explanation was lively and interesting, even the little lions of Gryffindor listened very attentively, and even Hermione couldn't help but feel admiration - if it were her explaining just now, she would never be able to be as good as Schelling.
Snape hadn't expected Schelling to make such a move, but it was exactly what he wanted, so he gave Slytherin fifteen points.The little lions were not unconvinced by the extra points this time, after all, they did understand Schelling's explanation - Ron complained a few words like "grandstanding", but no one wanted to talk to him, making him feel very boring.
Before get out of class was over, Snape gave homework on werewolves - a paper on how to identify and kill werewolves, at least two parchments.
While the students were complaining about their homework, the first Quidditch match of this semester would start the next day.
Originally, the opening match was Slytherin against Gryffindor, but Slytherin's captain Marcus Flint found an excuse to swap the game order with Hufflepuff because he didn't want to play against Gryffindor in bad weather.
Hufflepuff's new Quidditch captain, Cedric, complained to Schelling about it more than once.This wave of operations by Flint really filled Slytherin with a wave of hatred, which was enough to offset the goodwill Schelling worked hard for Slytherin.
Schelling didn't take it seriously. Flint was a pure-blooded diehard. He and Schelling had a conflict of ideas. Schelling also knew that there would be a dispute between them sooner or later, so he chose to watch Flint's death.
(End of this chapter)
