Chapter 320
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Yun Yin Shen
Chapter 320
McGuffin 'stared' at everyone staring at him, especially Percy's staring eyes.
This guy puffed out his chest, almost pulling his neck like noodles, staring at McGuffin for a long time with a very deep look.
Until Dumbledore then announced that Lupine and Hagrid were the professors of Defense Against the Dark Arts and the Protection of Fantastic Beasts respectively.
Only then did Percy stop his 'gaze salute' to McGuffin.
Regarding Hagrid's election as the professor of protection of magical animals, Harry and Ron stared wide-eyed, dazed for a long time before applauding vigorously, and the applause on the Gryffindor table was especially enthusiastic as they led the way.
"I just knew who would ask us to make a weird book that could eat us..." Ron roared.
McGuffin shot extra hard, and the news finally saved him from the vortex just now, although the twins still had some doubts about it.
But the food and delicacies that followed completely distracted their attention.
In an instant, the golden plates and goblets before them were filled with food and drink.
The difference from the previous two years is that this banquet has some other dishes,
For example, it is inserted on a wooden stick, floating in the air, and roasted whole lamb.
There is a brass tray in the middle of the entire Gryffindor long table (there are all four college long tables), jumping on it, burning with sparks, the high temperature slowly bakes the skin that has burnt red and shiny, accompanied by a sizzling sound, and a strong meaty aroma comes out...
Floating above the roasted whole lamb were five or six small knives flying in the air, colliding, and every time a piece of meat was cut, it would appear on the dinner plate in front of the little wizard...
This made Harry and the others salivate and feel even more hungry.
Of course there are other new foods
In particular, on the nearest dinner plate in front of each little wizard, there is a ball like a ball of yarn... Tangled noodles, a ball, sprinkled with rich tomato sauce, the knife and fork lightly touches, it will emit a slight fluorescence, stuffed into the mouth, jumping, melting, the taste is very unique, the right sweetness and sourness make it unique.
Listening to DeLS Malfoy's loud show off on the long Slytherin table, McGuffin and the others realized that this was the menu of a famous Italian magic restaurant.
In addition, there are also legendary magic dumplings that glow in the east, and spicy tofu that dances in your mouth... All kinds of fresh delicacies that have never been seen before appear on the table.
It was a perfect feast, and the auditorium echoed with the laughter and the clink of knives and forks as the little wizards reunited.
When the various chocolate desserts that appeared on the table disappeared and Dumbledore announced the end of the welcome banquet.
Ron reluctantly put down the cup in his hand.
It was originally filled with a chocolate milkshake. The rich milky aroma, sweet taste and the unique taste provided by chocolate made many people, including McGuffins, pour it into their stomachs until they couldn't hold it anymore.
A few of them haven't forgotten that some of them will go to the faculty common room soon to explain the dementors to the professors in detail.
Shir!
Thinking of this MacGuffin gives me a headache.
Rumors of beating a dementor with three punches must not be spread anymore, although McGuffin knew that his reputation among Hogwarts students was not much better.
But during this semester, we still have to keep a low profile.
Leaving aside his effort to keep the original plot unchanged, MacGuffin is required not to attract too much attention. In addition, the flying sweeper of [Global Light Wheel Company] is now being launched on the market...all of which require him not to have rumors of tearing up a dementor alive.
However, they took this opportunity to find Hagrid and express their gratitude.
"Congratulations! Hagrid!"
"Thanks to you guys... This is what I want..."
Hagrid's eyes were sour and red with excitement, and he covered his face with a tea towel, but he didn't notice what happened to McGuffin and the others on the train.
Professor McGonagall motioned for them to hurry to the staff common room.
On the way, they also encountered Filch and his cat.
But as soon as the two of them saw McGuffin, they immediately took two or three steps back, looking at him warily.
That's the kind of thing McGuffin is afraid of.
Obviously, after knowing that McGuffin tore a dementor alive, the image of the little wizard has been equated with Death Eaters and dark wizards.
This made McGuffin even more worried about his reputation - Hogwarts is impossible to keep a secret for long, especially the kind of allusion of the old bee just now... It almost aroused the curiosity of the little wizards.
In the hall outside the Hogwarts auditorium, McGuffin saw the new decoration after the renovation. (Before they were anxious to go to the auditorium, they did not appreciate and observe carefully)
The marble staircase has not changed, but there seems to be a translucent purple-red spiral elevator next to it... Now Peeves is sitting in it making faces, playing up and down, and constantly laughing at the students who are climbing the moving stairs.
(Hermione suddenly realized - I said why didn't I see Peeves just now, it gets angry every year because it can't attend the welcome banquet, and makes troubles in other places in Hogwarts)
There are still burning torches around the walls, but there are some patterned sculptures with different details... There are more solemn reliefs, which look like some famous events in the history of magic. (Anyway, Hermione's eyes were seduced straight when she saw all of this, very bright)
When they saw Professor Dumbledore leading Goodman to the staff lounge, McGuffin and the others quickly followed.
……
In the staff common room,
McGuffin listened to Ron and the others describe his tearing up the Dementor from their own perspective.
It made him very tired.
One by one, Professor Dumbledore interrupted their narration from time to time, asking them to describe in detail how they felt in their hearts and what the texture of the black flame looked like, and the dementor's reaction to this.
This made Mr. Goodman sent by the Ministry of Magic keep flipping through some old documents.
Staring at the McGuffin with a very strange look.
After Ron, Hermione and the little wizards finished talking about this incident, everyone fell into silence, obviously shocked by this incident.
Harry also felt that he couldn't look directly at the McGuffin.
"Well, I don't think you have anything to do now, Miss Granger, you can leave first... We still have something to talk to McGuffin and Harry..."
"By the way, the secret protection spell I cast just now can last for about a week. By then, the Ministry of Magic's handling of this matter should have come down...then the spell will be lifted automatically."
Dumbledore said softly.
Hermione Ron looked at McGuffin with an extremely worried look, and reluctantly led Ginny, Luna, and Colin out of the staff lounge.
McGuffin dodged the strange glances of the professors, feeling very uncomfortable.
"Goodman, what is the attitude of the Ministry of Magic?"
Dumbledore sat behind the table and asked Goodman, who was flipping through the book next to him.
"Have you written anything like this in the wicked books of Alexis Stice?"
Goodman wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and raised his head, "There are indeed some records of such things... The Ecclesiastical Book of Evil did say that Fiercefire Curse, Killing Curse, Basilisk Venom, and other magics that can destroy souls can tear apart dementors, but they are far less simple, convenient and powerful than the 'Patronus Charm'..."
"But this little wizard is neither of the above two according to his friend's description. That is the last possibility... The legendary fire of the undead... can burn the soul flame."
"Wait! That grotesque rumor... Mr. Goodman, you are a very serious accusation..."
Professor McGonagall's expression was very serious.
Even Snape next to him looked incredible.
Professor Flitwick screamed directly, "Are you talking about... the undead flame that appeared in the Black Death that spread and almost wiped out the entire European wizarding world and Muggle society in the Middle Ages? The legendary devil wizard who created the black magic plague... the extremely evil magical undead fire?"
"Mr. Goodman! Professor McGonagall is right, your accusation cannot be accepted by us..."
"That was not what I meant!"
"It's just a possibility, and the legendary undead fire is a pale flame. Although it has no temperature, it can freeze the soul..."
Goodman explained repeatedly.
The quarrel between the professors and Mr. Goodman made McGuffin's head dizzy. In a few words, he was defined as some kind of demon king who destroyed the world.
"Okay, let's listen to what the parties have to say!"
Dumbledore knocked on the table to stop the topic from straying.
They looked at McGuffin.
"Professor, I... I don't know... I just feel angry, an uncontrollable anger, which drives the magic power to burst out, right! My wand drives me to emit the black flame directly."
McGuffin hastily shifted all responsibility to his little wand.
"The wand...is that the rumored Thestral tail feather wand? I've heard of it...it's indeed very rare...but it's not uncommon in history."
"In addition to those made with my own unique blood, such as those made by Meiwa's hair, I have even seen dark wizards in the Department of Mysteries make their own finger bones into wands...to cast their own original evil black magic...but I have never seen or heard of someone who can tear a dementor alive!"
Goodman said.
"By the way, Professor Dumbledore, what do you mean by having a clue..."
After arguing for a long time, Mr. Goodman finally remembered Dumbledore's previous words, and he looked suspiciously at the old fox.
——Is this guy watching him joke?
Dumbledore did not answer clearly, but waved his wand, calling out a small silver phoenix.
"After listening to Goodman's suspicion just now, I also confirmed..."
"The Patronus Charm!"
"This is the most useful spell against dementors..." he began slowly.
"Everything in the world is so wonderful. Originally, the food that dementors desire most... Once the memories of happiness and hope in the hearts of people are condensed through magic power, they become the most beneficial weapon against them."
"What does that have to do with the Black Flame that McGuffin used?" Snape asked impatiently.
"Don't worry, Severus, let me try..."
For a moment, Dumbledore's face became calm, but McGuffin Harry and the others could feel a chill starting to emanate from him.
A burning anger made the surrounding air immediately freeze.
call!
A black flame began to burn at the tip of his wand, and then died out in a flash.
"That's right, but it's still a bit difficult to do it for the first time!"
"Extremely suppressed anger, emotions and memories can indeed summon this kind of magic flame..."
"Professor, what's going on?" Professor Lupine, who had been keeping silent all this time to avoid confrontation with Snape, finally asked.
"It's probably like this. When our little wizard met the dementor, he was using Occlumency to seal his feelings. However, the dementor did not stimulate the negative emotions of guilt, sadness, and pain in his heart. Instead, it aroused repressed anger... These memories and emotions deep in the brain detonated the magic power, causing Albert to use up all his magic power to summon this riotous magic..."
"After all, anger is not a positive emotion, and it can also fight against dementors."
Dumbledore explained calmly, and the professors nodded, as if accepting this statement, but McGuffin did not forget the Thestrals with black flames he summoned in the first and second grades, and that extremely mysterious other world.
In any case, the truth is certainly not what Dumbledore said.
And this old bee directly helps McGuffin to hide this secret... what is he trying to arrange?
This immediately filled him with vigilance.
"Okay, it looks like it's just a shadow of a magic riot and a new spell..."
"Professors, if any of you are interested, you can apply for funding from Professor McGonagall and me to conduct research on this aspect. This is a very good topic!"
Dumbledore then turned his head to Goodman and said, "Mr. Goodman, you can make the Ministry of Magic's approval process for this incident a little faster... End this matter, and then give the dementors a clear answer... Otherwise, these monsters will definitely find an excuse to enter Hogwarts..."
"I know, I know, the families of the little wizards will approve of dementors stationed around the school, but they will definitely not allow them to enter the school, professor, we understand what you mean!"
Goodman nodded repeatedly.
"Okay, one more thing!" Dumbledore continued after seeing the end of the topic:
"Severus, Remus...can you two give separate lessons to the two little wizards, Harry and MacGuffin!"
"professor!"
Almost everyone stared at Professor Dumbledore in surprise, not understanding what this meant.
"Yes, I think these two little wizards must learn to protect themselves against dementors..."
"Professor... I..."
Professor Lupine had earned Harry's respect, but Snape...
Harry couldn't believe that he had to make up his lessons, not to think that both of them would be in extreme pain...
wait!Wait a minute... Harry immediately remembered Snape's weird smile and what happened to DeLS Malfoy, and all the connections made him terrified.
Especially... Harry looked at Snape, and he also seemed to remember something... Yes, that kind of smile.
Harry felt chills from the bottom of his heart, and his whole body began to tremble and shiver.
(End of this chapter)
McGuffin 'stared' at everyone staring at him, especially Percy's staring eyes.
This guy puffed out his chest, almost pulling his neck like noodles, staring at McGuffin for a long time with a very deep look.
Until Dumbledore then announced that Lupine and Hagrid were the professors of Defense Against the Dark Arts and the Protection of Fantastic Beasts respectively.
Only then did Percy stop his 'gaze salute' to McGuffin.
Regarding Hagrid's election as the professor of protection of magical animals, Harry and Ron stared wide-eyed, dazed for a long time before applauding vigorously, and the applause on the Gryffindor table was especially enthusiastic as they led the way.
"I just knew who would ask us to make a weird book that could eat us..." Ron roared.
McGuffin shot extra hard, and the news finally saved him from the vortex just now, although the twins still had some doubts about it.
But the food and delicacies that followed completely distracted their attention.
In an instant, the golden plates and goblets before them were filled with food and drink.
The difference from the previous two years is that this banquet has some other dishes,
For example, it is inserted on a wooden stick, floating in the air, and roasted whole lamb.
There is a brass tray in the middle of the entire Gryffindor long table (there are all four college long tables), jumping on it, burning with sparks, the high temperature slowly bakes the skin that has burnt red and shiny, accompanied by a sizzling sound, and a strong meaty aroma comes out...
Floating above the roasted whole lamb were five or six small knives flying in the air, colliding, and every time a piece of meat was cut, it would appear on the dinner plate in front of the little wizard...
This made Harry and the others salivate and feel even more hungry.
Of course there are other new foods
In particular, on the nearest dinner plate in front of each little wizard, there is a ball like a ball of yarn... Tangled noodles, a ball, sprinkled with rich tomato sauce, the knife and fork lightly touches, it will emit a slight fluorescence, stuffed into the mouth, jumping, melting, the taste is very unique, the right sweetness and sourness make it unique.
Listening to DeLS Malfoy's loud show off on the long Slytherin table, McGuffin and the others realized that this was the menu of a famous Italian magic restaurant.
In addition, there are also legendary magic dumplings that glow in the east, and spicy tofu that dances in your mouth... All kinds of fresh delicacies that have never been seen before appear on the table.
It was a perfect feast, and the auditorium echoed with the laughter and the clink of knives and forks as the little wizards reunited.
When the various chocolate desserts that appeared on the table disappeared and Dumbledore announced the end of the welcome banquet.
Ron reluctantly put down the cup in his hand.
It was originally filled with a chocolate milkshake. The rich milky aroma, sweet taste and the unique taste provided by chocolate made many people, including McGuffins, pour it into their stomachs until they couldn't hold it anymore.
A few of them haven't forgotten that some of them will go to the faculty common room soon to explain the dementors to the professors in detail.
Shir!
Thinking of this MacGuffin gives me a headache.
Rumors of beating a dementor with three punches must not be spread anymore, although McGuffin knew that his reputation among Hogwarts students was not much better.
But during this semester, we still have to keep a low profile.
Leaving aside his effort to keep the original plot unchanged, MacGuffin is required not to attract too much attention. In addition, the flying sweeper of [Global Light Wheel Company] is now being launched on the market...all of which require him not to have rumors of tearing up a dementor alive.
However, they took this opportunity to find Hagrid and express their gratitude.
"Congratulations! Hagrid!"
"Thanks to you guys... This is what I want..."
Hagrid's eyes were sour and red with excitement, and he covered his face with a tea towel, but he didn't notice what happened to McGuffin and the others on the train.
Professor McGonagall motioned for them to hurry to the staff common room.
On the way, they also encountered Filch and his cat.
But as soon as the two of them saw McGuffin, they immediately took two or three steps back, looking at him warily.
That's the kind of thing McGuffin is afraid of.
Obviously, after knowing that McGuffin tore a dementor alive, the image of the little wizard has been equated with Death Eaters and dark wizards.
This made McGuffin even more worried about his reputation - Hogwarts is impossible to keep a secret for long, especially the kind of allusion of the old bee just now... It almost aroused the curiosity of the little wizards.
In the hall outside the Hogwarts auditorium, McGuffin saw the new decoration after the renovation. (Before they were anxious to go to the auditorium, they did not appreciate and observe carefully)
The marble staircase has not changed, but there seems to be a translucent purple-red spiral elevator next to it... Now Peeves is sitting in it making faces, playing up and down, and constantly laughing at the students who are climbing the moving stairs.
(Hermione suddenly realized - I said why didn't I see Peeves just now, it gets angry every year because it can't attend the welcome banquet, and makes troubles in other places in Hogwarts)
There are still burning torches around the walls, but there are some patterned sculptures with different details... There are more solemn reliefs, which look like some famous events in the history of magic. (Anyway, Hermione's eyes were seduced straight when she saw all of this, very bright)
When they saw Professor Dumbledore leading Goodman to the staff lounge, McGuffin and the others quickly followed.
……
In the staff common room,
McGuffin listened to Ron and the others describe his tearing up the Dementor from their own perspective.
It made him very tired.
One by one, Professor Dumbledore interrupted their narration from time to time, asking them to describe in detail how they felt in their hearts and what the texture of the black flame looked like, and the dementor's reaction to this.
This made Mr. Goodman sent by the Ministry of Magic keep flipping through some old documents.
Staring at the McGuffin with a very strange look.
After Ron, Hermione and the little wizards finished talking about this incident, everyone fell into silence, obviously shocked by this incident.
Harry also felt that he couldn't look directly at the McGuffin.
"Well, I don't think you have anything to do now, Miss Granger, you can leave first... We still have something to talk to McGuffin and Harry..."
"By the way, the secret protection spell I cast just now can last for about a week. By then, the Ministry of Magic's handling of this matter should have come down...then the spell will be lifted automatically."
Dumbledore said softly.
Hermione Ron looked at McGuffin with an extremely worried look, and reluctantly led Ginny, Luna, and Colin out of the staff lounge.
McGuffin dodged the strange glances of the professors, feeling very uncomfortable.
"Goodman, what is the attitude of the Ministry of Magic?"
Dumbledore sat behind the table and asked Goodman, who was flipping through the book next to him.
"Have you written anything like this in the wicked books of Alexis Stice?"
Goodman wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and raised his head, "There are indeed some records of such things... The Ecclesiastical Book of Evil did say that Fiercefire Curse, Killing Curse, Basilisk Venom, and other magics that can destroy souls can tear apart dementors, but they are far less simple, convenient and powerful than the 'Patronus Charm'..."
"But this little wizard is neither of the above two according to his friend's description. That is the last possibility... The legendary fire of the undead... can burn the soul flame."
"Wait! That grotesque rumor... Mr. Goodman, you are a very serious accusation..."
Professor McGonagall's expression was very serious.
Even Snape next to him looked incredible.
Professor Flitwick screamed directly, "Are you talking about... the undead flame that appeared in the Black Death that spread and almost wiped out the entire European wizarding world and Muggle society in the Middle Ages? The legendary devil wizard who created the black magic plague... the extremely evil magical undead fire?"
"Mr. Goodman! Professor McGonagall is right, your accusation cannot be accepted by us..."
"That was not what I meant!"
"It's just a possibility, and the legendary undead fire is a pale flame. Although it has no temperature, it can freeze the soul..."
Goodman explained repeatedly.
The quarrel between the professors and Mr. Goodman made McGuffin's head dizzy. In a few words, he was defined as some kind of demon king who destroyed the world.
"Okay, let's listen to what the parties have to say!"
Dumbledore knocked on the table to stop the topic from straying.
They looked at McGuffin.
"Professor, I... I don't know... I just feel angry, an uncontrollable anger, which drives the magic power to burst out, right! My wand drives me to emit the black flame directly."
McGuffin hastily shifted all responsibility to his little wand.
"The wand...is that the rumored Thestral tail feather wand? I've heard of it...it's indeed very rare...but it's not uncommon in history."
"In addition to those made with my own unique blood, such as those made by Meiwa's hair, I have even seen dark wizards in the Department of Mysteries make their own finger bones into wands...to cast their own original evil black magic...but I have never seen or heard of someone who can tear a dementor alive!"
Goodman said.
"By the way, Professor Dumbledore, what do you mean by having a clue..."
After arguing for a long time, Mr. Goodman finally remembered Dumbledore's previous words, and he looked suspiciously at the old fox.
——Is this guy watching him joke?
Dumbledore did not answer clearly, but waved his wand, calling out a small silver phoenix.
"After listening to Goodman's suspicion just now, I also confirmed..."
"The Patronus Charm!"
"This is the most useful spell against dementors..." he began slowly.
"Everything in the world is so wonderful. Originally, the food that dementors desire most... Once the memories of happiness and hope in the hearts of people are condensed through magic power, they become the most beneficial weapon against them."
"What does that have to do with the Black Flame that McGuffin used?" Snape asked impatiently.
"Don't worry, Severus, let me try..."
For a moment, Dumbledore's face became calm, but McGuffin Harry and the others could feel a chill starting to emanate from him.
A burning anger made the surrounding air immediately freeze.
call!
A black flame began to burn at the tip of his wand, and then died out in a flash.
"That's right, but it's still a bit difficult to do it for the first time!"
"Extremely suppressed anger, emotions and memories can indeed summon this kind of magic flame..."
"Professor, what's going on?" Professor Lupine, who had been keeping silent all this time to avoid confrontation with Snape, finally asked.
"It's probably like this. When our little wizard met the dementor, he was using Occlumency to seal his feelings. However, the dementor did not stimulate the negative emotions of guilt, sadness, and pain in his heart. Instead, it aroused repressed anger... These memories and emotions deep in the brain detonated the magic power, causing Albert to use up all his magic power to summon this riotous magic..."
"After all, anger is not a positive emotion, and it can also fight against dementors."
Dumbledore explained calmly, and the professors nodded, as if accepting this statement, but McGuffin did not forget the Thestrals with black flames he summoned in the first and second grades, and that extremely mysterious other world.
In any case, the truth is certainly not what Dumbledore said.
And this old bee directly helps McGuffin to hide this secret... what is he trying to arrange?
This immediately filled him with vigilance.
"Okay, it looks like it's just a shadow of a magic riot and a new spell..."
"Professors, if any of you are interested, you can apply for funding from Professor McGonagall and me to conduct research on this aspect. This is a very good topic!"
Dumbledore then turned his head to Goodman and said, "Mr. Goodman, you can make the Ministry of Magic's approval process for this incident a little faster... End this matter, and then give the dementors a clear answer... Otherwise, these monsters will definitely find an excuse to enter Hogwarts..."
"I know, I know, the families of the little wizards will approve of dementors stationed around the school, but they will definitely not allow them to enter the school, professor, we understand what you mean!"
Goodman nodded repeatedly.
"Okay, one more thing!" Dumbledore continued after seeing the end of the topic:
"Severus, Remus...can you two give separate lessons to the two little wizards, Harry and MacGuffin!"
"professor!"
Almost everyone stared at Professor Dumbledore in surprise, not understanding what this meant.
"Yes, I think these two little wizards must learn to protect themselves against dementors..."
"Professor... I..."
Professor Lupine had earned Harry's respect, but Snape...
Harry couldn't believe that he had to make up his lessons, not to think that both of them would be in extreme pain...
wait!Wait a minute... Harry immediately remembered Snape's weird smile and what happened to DeLS Malfoy, and all the connections made him terrified.
Especially... Harry looked at Snape, and he also seemed to remember something... Yes, that kind of smile.
Harry felt chills from the bottom of his heart, and his whole body began to tremble and shiver.
(End of this chapter)
