Chapter 78: First Place in Acting Stupid
Ron's words really offended the Slytherin wizard.
"We raised snakes, but we kept them isolated and didn't leave them outside!"
"You were frightened. Why do you think it was us who did it? It couldn't be someone from Gryffindor who did it?"
"Don't slander Slytherin. If there really is a snake, why are we only discovering it now?"
"I think you Gryffindors just have bad intentions and want to make our house lose points!"
At this time, the first place in the Academy Cup was firmly controlled by Hufflepuff, beating the second place by 200 points.
The second place is Slytherin, and the gap between the third place and Gryffindor is 50 points.
Ravenclaw, the smartest and wisest, is the worst, finishing at the bottom.
In the past, Ravenclaw's extra points were all taken away by Hufflepuff. They had no advantage in sports, and they couldn't do experiments as well as Slytherin. It was very difficult to add extra points.
The people in Gryffindor were immediately unconvinced when they heard what Slytherin said.
"Isn't it just a college cup? We, Gryffindor, will definitely surpass you!"
"Gryffindor never keeps disgusting snakes, it must be you Slytherins who keep them!"
"Your common room is in the basement. Who would go to such a gloomy place? Don't let your pets sneak out because you didn't take care of them!"
The young wizards of Slytherin and Gryffindor exchanged insults across the Hufflepuff table, setting off a round of scolding.
Lin Xia glanced at Mikel. He had been sullen since he entered the auditorium.
Mikel's face was very pale, and his condition looked even worse than Ron's, as if he had been frightened.
In just one meal, the news that there was a snake in the basement spread throughout Hogwarts.
The senior Gryffindor seniors, for some unknown reason, ran to the basement one after another saying they were looking for snakes.
Lin Xia followed suit and went to the basement.
She didn't notice the snake, but found that Gryffindor people seemed to especially like to provoke Slytherins.
Looking for a snake is just an excuse, wanting to fight with someone is the real thing.
The next day, Lin Xia went to Hagrid's hut and observed the lion.
Draco did not go with him and continued to do experiments in the dormitory.
He has a tree house used for training, which can be used as a temporary laboratory. He puts everything into a ring with a traceless stretching spell like Lin Xia did.
"Hagrid, good morning!"
The weather was getting colder and colder, and the sun came out slowly in the morning. Lin Xia was walking on the road and saw that the pine flowers on the roadside had condensed into "songbing flowers" because of the cold.
"Hi, Lin Xia, nice to meet you. You came here so early. Few little wizards can get up early."
Hagrid stretched out his hand, found that Lin Xia's hand was too small, and took it back awkwardly.
Lin Xia smiled and clenched her hands into fists, colliding with Hagrid's broad palm.
"Thank you, Hagrid, this is my first time seeing a live lion and I need your help!"
Hagrid said warmly and friendly: "Of course, I am happy to help the little wizard, especially you, Lin Xia, the mother of magnetic wands! Oh, this is really a great invention!"
He babbled: "I attended your press conference last Saturday and saw many wizards picking up magnetic wands and being able to cast spells immediately. This is amazing and requires no adaptation at all!
I also wanted to try it, but I was sitting very far back and it was not my turn to try out the magnetic wand. It would be great if this wand could be invented earlier, so that I could use it earlier. "
After Hagrid finished speaking, he realized something was wrong and immediately changed his mind: "Oh, no, I mean, it can be used by more people earlier, and it can save lives at critical times!"
Lin Xia asked curiously: "Hagrid, where is your wand? Why didn't I see it?"
Hagrid was silent for a while and said somewhat dullly: "For some unspeakable reasons, my wand was broken."
"Then you can go buy a new wand!"
Hagrid shook his head: "Can't buy it."
It’s not that I don’t want to, it’s that I can’t.
Lin Xia was keenly aware of the meaning. After thinking about it, in front of Hagrid, she put her hand into the small leather bag and rummaged around.
Lin Xia took out a long wooden box and threw it on the ground.
Hagrid saw it and was stunned: "Little witch, you have lost your things."
Lin Xia looked around and pretended to be dumbfounded: "No, I didn't drop anything. Even if I did, it's just trash I don't want."
Hagrid couldn't understand what this little witch was doing.
When he passed the wooden box, he felt that the patterns on it were quite delicate. He couldn't bear to throw it away as garbage, so he planned to put it back in the wooden house for storage.
Suddenly, he heard a "clang" sound coming from inside.
Hagrid looked at Lin Xia's back and decided to open the wooden box to take a look. Maybe the little witch had made a mistake and there was something else inside.
A low-key, unpretentious and strong black wand appeared in front of Hagrid.
Hagrid stared at the wand blankly, feeling a surge of ecstasy in his heart!
Isn't this a magnetic wand? !
He was so excited that his hands were shaking a little, and he stroked her like a treasure, swallowing a few mouthfuls of saliva in his throat.
Suddenly, Hagrid looked around and saw no one around.
He quickly ran into the hut and put away the magnetic wand first.
Hagrid thought from the bottom of his heart that Lin Xia, this little witch, was such a good person!
…
Lin Xia observed the lions all morning and had close contact with them.
In Hagrid's eyes, these lions are all well-behaved and cute big cats.
Lin Xia saw the lion jump on Hagrid and bite his arm fiercely, but Hagrid easily threw it away.
Hagrid said to her with a bright smile: "Big cats are really cute, right?"
Lin Xia couldn't help but be silent.
She felt that maybe she should re-evaluate Hagrid's fighting ability.
At noon, she returned to the Great Hall for lunch, and in the afternoon, Lin Xia continued to do experiments with Draco.
Originally, they didn't plan to be so anxious, and only used the free time from Monday to Friday to do experiments, and read books on weekends.
But because Draco needed to get an excellent student as soon as possible, the two of them wanted to make some results as soon as possible, so they worked overtime.
When Lin Xia came out of the laboratory and went to the Great Hall for dinner in the evening, she found that the "snake in the basement" incident had evolved into a prank version.
For some reason, the Weasley twins went to Hogsmeade Village and purchased a batch of simulated snakes!
Not sold to other colleges, only to the little wizards in Gryffindor.
One of the favorite things that the little wizards of Gryffindor did today was to put a simulated snake in their pockets, run to the basement, and throw it in front of the little wizards of Slytherin to scare them.
After throwing it out, some little wizards shouted that it was a snake that ran out of the Slytherin common room.
This is a deliberate scam.
The little wizards of Slytherin were not to be outdone, and ran to the Weasley twins to buy a bunch of prank toys, specifically to trick the little wizards of Gryffindor.
Lin Xia couldn't help but sigh that the Weasley twins really played "eating both ends" clearly.
The next day, Monday.
In the afternoon, there was a potion class, and the little wizards went into the basement one after another.
Maybe everyone didn't find snakes in the basement on the weekend, so they were still in a relaxed and happy mood.
Until-
"Ahhh! There are snakes!"
"Oh my God, why are there so many snakes!"
There was a huge commotion in front, and the little wizards retreated one after another. The people behind didn't know what was going on and had to move forward again.
Then someone accidentally fell, and then one after another, and soon there was a stampede.
Lin Xia frowned and was about to stand out to stabilize the order when Professor Snape's voice came.
"Shut up, be quiet, you idiots!"
