Chapter 2641 Wind and Flowers (20)
In view of the fact that the double-sided mirror originally used for communication is broken, the interns are trying to make a new communication tool - a retractable cord and earmuffs. This is inspired by Muggle earphones, the difference is that the cord Both ends are earmuffs, and there is no plug.
It was Ravenclaw's prefect Penelope Collingwater who came up with this idea. Pomona remembered that she was the one who petrified with Hermione Granger back then, and it was because of her Pomona and Hermione looked at each other's backs with mirrors in hand, and it occurred to Pomona to do the same thing with the two-way mirror when she and Severus were on patrol.
When Pomona arrived in the tent, the interns were in a "decisive battle" with the knotted balls of thread. They made several pairs at a time, and they were fine during the experiment. Just tie the knot.
"Just make it cordless." Lucinda said condescendingly, she didn't want to bother with these balls of string anymore.
"No, I think it should be wired. Even if we get lost, we can find our way out of the maze along the line." Gabriel Truman said.
"And then you have to untangle the cord every day?" Lucinda asked impatiently.
"You can try unknotted wool, which is sold in Diagon Alley." Pomona reminded them, "In addition, when you need to talk with multiple people, how can you ensure that both parties can hear each other's voices? Not to be disturbed by others?"
Now that Lucinda had nothing to say, Pomona said to the crowd, "I won't have time to come for a week from tomorrow. Do you have any questions?"
No one spoke, and Jones took the initiative to come over and discuss the work arrangement with Pomona in detail. It seemed that the interns had already made a division of labor and what each person was responsible for.
This timetable is made by themselves, and Pomona thinks there is no problem. They will go to the Forbidden Forest to deal with the spider webs in the morning, have dinner in Hogsmeade at noon, and come to the stadium in the afternoon to continue practicing with the only remaining snails. ".
They were finally able to subdue the two snails that day not on their own, they would attack each other when swarmed together, and after losing both, one died and the other was badly injured before the trainees took control of it.
Evenings are for resting and preparing for the next day's work, whether it's preparing potions or continuing to make "earphones" that can be used in the maze.
Pomona was trying to find a "diva" among the girls, but she couldn't see anything, everyone seemed normal and didn't have the intense emotional ups and downs they'd just been through after a breakup.
After confirming that the interns could take care of themselves, and that they knew that Felix was always in the office to answer their questions, Pomona left the tent and walked into the Quidditch pitch.
Because the dark clouds covered the sky, the stadium was not only dimly lit but also very depressing. The outermost ordinary hedges had been erected, which looked majestic and terrifying.
There are three players in the Triwizard Tournament, and each player can choose an entry. Of course, they can also choose the same entrance as the previous contestants. They are likely to meet in the maze. There shouldn't be anyone killing people for a "game", right?
Pomona took a deep breath and walked towards the center of the "maze".
Some spiders make webs and lie in the center of the web waiting for their prey to come. These spider silks are not the same. The silk that builds the skeleton of the spider web is strong but not sticky. The other kind of silk has waterdrop-like protrusions. It is very sticky. Spiders will be careful not to step on the sticky silk. to avoid getting stuck.
It is sometimes difficult for humans to complete instructions that are too complicated, let alone the Goblet of Fire. Fortunately, the third game will not last for several days like some Quidditch games, and Pomona does not have to prepare many blueprints to "transform" it.
The simpler the order, the better, like the soldiers in the legion, turn left when they hear it, and go forward, they don't need to know why. Even if there is an abyss under their feet, what they can do and allow to be done is to overcome their fear and jump over it, so that the people behind him can stand where he was just now and continue to repeat what he did before.
It's easy to say, even against Bogut, there are people who are hard to beat, let alone true. In Defense Against the Dark Arts class, when it was Harry's turn, Remus Lupine subconsciously stood in front of him, because Remus thought Harry's Boggart would turn into a You-Know-Who.
Harry wasn't afraid of You-Know-Who, he was afraid of Dementors, but in the last month, he had used the Patronus to drive away hordes of Dementors.
All fear and hesitation will pave the way for failure. Gryffindor likes to boost morale by smiling. Remus taught Gryffindor how to deal with fear in class - laughing at it loudly. Under Remus' guidance, Neville had turned his Boggart into something... unforgivable for a Slytherin who remained graceful and refused any insult.
A sharp phoenix cry sounded from above her head, and then she saw two phoenixes flying towards her.
One phoenix is Fawkes, the other is Albus' phoenix Patronus, and they twine and dance in the air.
"Come to my office, Pomona," said Albus's phoenix Patronus. "The password is the gift you just gave me."
"Are you here to pick me up?" Pomona asked Fox.
Fox swooped down, passed over her head, and then flew high into the sky.
Wherever it flew, it left a scorching "breath", like a flame burning.
She thought about letting Fox take her for a while, but now it seems that she can only go by herself.
"Since you're not going to pick me up, what are you doing here?" she muttered softly, leaving the Quidditch pitch.
She came to the spiral staircase on the third floor without even having dinner.
"Pear Drops," she said to the gargoyle, and it began to rise slowly.
By the time she got to the Headmaster's office, Fox was already standing on its own shelf, and Albus was taking out a bottle of Firewhiskey from one of the shelves.
"How was your day?" Albus asked.
"Not bad." Pomona watched him put the fire whiskey on the table, not sure if he wanted to find someone to drink with him or continue the previous training. If it's the latter, she'd love to tell him that Severus has a match tomorrow.
"Dancing?" Albus asked.
"What?" she asked in surprise.
"How much do you remember what I taught you?" Albus asked.
Only then did Pomona remember that Albus had indeed taught her to dance before.
"Would you like to dance with me?" Albus asked again, smiling.
"Of course," said Pomona, taking off the outer black cloak, and she and Albus danced in the Headmaster's office, albeit without music.
"Very good," said Albus happily. "You totally remember."
"What on earth are you trying to do, Albus?" Pomona asked suspiciously.
"There is a tradition in the Triwizard Tournament. Students above the fourth grade have to participate in the Yule Ball. I want you to be a dance teacher." Albus said.
"I?"
"What's the problem?" Albus asked.
"I don't understand, why am I here?" She asked confusedly.
"Maybe you can show the students another side of you," Albus replied.
Pomona couldn't imagine herself teaching dance, or how her children would react to seeing her teach them.
"Who taught you to dance?" Pomona immediately changed the subject.
In the spin, Albus looked up, glanced at something in the cabinet, and then at Pomona.
"An old friend." Albus smiled enigmatically, and hummed a song to accompany their dance.
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It was only later that Pomona remembered that the thing on the shelf that Albus was looking at was a decoration similar to the Deathly Hallows, except that it was three-dimensional.
With the Deathly Hallows, and dancing with Albus Dumbledore, who else but Grindelwald?
Even a genius like Albus has to experience the "first time" that he can't dance at all. Originally, Pomona thought that he would teach Severus to dance, but he did not expect that he would, but it was Voldemort who taught him to dance, and his partner was Bellatrix.
Later, Random came to the school. He didn't know how to get very close to Penello, and the two also participated in the Christmas ball together.
However, they did not become lovers, but partners. The first case they handled together was to solve a disappearance case. An unlicensed potion master disappeared from his home. He was suspected of supplying potions to Muggle hospitals.
It's not the "elixir of youth" or beauty potion of the Philosopher's Stone. Many Muggles love to buy antiques, and some antiques have jinxes on them. It can also cause blindness, deafness, etc., which Muggle medicine can't do anything about.
The pharmacist provided potions such as "eye drops" for these people. There was another person between him and the Muggle hospital. This wizard was the descendant of the once richest man in the world, Viscount Astor.
Somebody might be jealous of the business, but anyway the pharmacist was attacked at home, and his Muggle neighbors took him to the hospital, which happened to be the same hospital where he supplied the potions.
He was reported missing when the bar manager where he worked noticed he had been absent from work for several days, and in addition to his job as an amateur pharmacist, he was working as a bartender at a cocktail club. After getting the address of his home from the manager, Random and Penello went to his house together. Penello and Random had a dispute over the issue of "breaking and entering", and Penello felt that it should be used. The cracking curse was slowly cracked, and Random blasted the door open with the spell.
After checking the accounts, they found out that the pharmacist had done so many jobs in order to pay for the materials needed for his experiments. If a pharmacist does not have a supporter, he will not only have a hard life, but also need to go through illegal channels to obtain some materials, so he has contact with some shady forces.
He supplies them with potions, and they supply him with funds and ingredients.
Random also had a female partner at the time, but neither of them liked the paperwork, and Penelope was here to give it to her.
If Hermione hadn't mentioned it, Pomona would never have thought that Penello would fall in love with Passy.
Curiosity is common to everyone, and the paint on the Firebolt will not fade after touching it. Besides, Penello didn't force Passy, who doesn't have that ability, to say that he should have one too.
Pure-blood nobles are proud of their blood and origin, but in order to get promoted, Percy left his family and even severed contact. He can abandon family members who are blood related to Passy, let alone outsiders who are not related by blood?
Duckweed without roots will drift away with the wind and current. Although the lotus leaf seems to be floating on the water, its roots are stuck in the mud.
It not only blooms pure white lotus flowers on the surface of the water, but also has edible rhizomes under the water. After being cut with a knife, there will be silk attached to it, which is not as crisp and neat as cutting the mess with a sharp knife.
Pansy left when Draco needed her, and when Draco got better and became an intern at St. Mungo's, she wanted to get back together again, but Draco was engaged to Astonia Greengrass up.
When Lucius was in trouble, he managed to climb up to the Greengrass house to protect himself wisely, but when life was better, he felt that the Greenglass house was not prominent enough. During the heyday of the Black family, Malfoy had to rely on the Dark Lord to marry a young lady of the Black family.
When Black's house fell, he fooled around for a while, and then decided to go back to Naxisha's side. How dare he dare if the big tree of Black's house didn't fall?
When everyone ignored his words, Penello was still willing to listen to him, even if what he said was stupid.
Knowing that there are basilisks infested, it would be dangerous to continue to tryst in dark places, Penelope still took the mirror and "experimented" with Hermione.
Love is certainly hot-headed and irrational, but if the person changes, is she loving that person, or love itself?
The knock on the door woke Georgiana from her meditation, and she slowly opened her eyes.
"Mr. Raggett is here, ma'am," said Figore.
"Let him in," said Georgiana, rising from the ground.
"Albus" was gone, probably because she woke up.
