Chapter 705 Love and Killing, New Breakthrough!
Back in the auditorium, Andy paused slightly.
Compared to the noisy and bustling auditorium in the past, the auditorium at this moment seemed a little solemn. Everyone was whispering, and the air was filled with the smell of gunpowder.
Professor McGonagall stood on the podium in the auditorium, watching the scene with a grim expression, pursing her lips and saying nothing.
The President of the Student Union and the prefects of each college were maintaining order, especially the prefects of Gryffindor and Slytherin, whose faces looked particularly solemn.
Andy returned to his seat, poked Hermione and asked, "What happened?"
"Oh! Andy, you're back."
Hermione's face turned pale. She leaned close to Andy's ear and whispered, "That's terrible! If Professor McGonagall hadn't shown up in time, they would have almost fought."
Andy raised an eyebrow and turned to look in the direction of Gryffindor and Slytherin.
Has the conflict between the two sides reached this extent?
As the saying goes, when Dayu was controlling the floods, it was better to dredge than to block.
Gryffindor and Slytherin, the old enemies, had grievances in the past and hatreds in the recent days. The Battle of Diagon Alley and the arrest operation by the Ministry of Magic last night added a blood debt to each other.
If hatred cannot be vented, it will naturally grow deeper and deeper in the heart.
Andy could well imagine how the other three houses would suppress Slytherin once the news of 'Voldemort's death' was announced.
It might be a bit of an exaggeration to say that the fight will not end until one dies.
But exclusion, cold war and bullying are certain.
After thinking for a while, Andy suddenly asked in a low voice: "Hermione, has anyone contacted you?"
"What?" Hermione was stunned.
"There is no best."
Andy explained: "I'm worried that they want to unite and exclude Slytherin. If anyone comes to you, just say that we want to concentrate on our studies and have no contact with Slytherin."
Hermione nodded slightly, "I don't want to get involved in these things either."
Seeing this, Andy said no more.
It is difficult for young wizards born in peacetime to understand the cruelty of war. Their minds are not mature enough, and they want to vent their hatred and resentment.
In comparison, adult wizards who have experienced the last wizard war will be much more rational.
But it's not a big problem.
Time will always dilute everything.
After instructing Hermione, Andy didn't take the matter to heart.
It’s time to eat, it’s time to drink.
After eating and drinking, I put all my energy into studying.
……
At night, Andy returned to the dormitory.
As expected, the roommates brought up the idea of a joint boycott of Slytherin.
In fact, following several incidents of rioting by the Death Eaters, young wizards from the three major academies had their relatives killed by them.
The young wizards were full of vigor and loyalty, and they soon united with each other. Even if they didn't want to participate at first, they would have to participate out of courtesy.
Andy already had a plan for this.
Studying is the most important thing! How can I have time to deal with Slytherin?
In social interactions, learning to say no is a very important social skill.
It can save you from a lot of trouble.
But there is a way to refuse.
A blunt refusal will only offend your original friends.
The best way to say no is to appear to agree without actually agreeing to anything.
This is the charm of nonsense literature.
The next morning, Hermione mentioned the matter with great concern - she had encountered the same trouble.
"What did you say?" Andy asked.
"I said we should focus on our studies. We don't usually have much to do with Slytherins."
After saying that, Hermione sighed, "I thought that once Voldemort was defeated, the world would be at peace, but I didn't expect..."
Andy shrugged and said, "This is a class contradiction. Voldemort is only the leader of the class, not the creator of the class. Even if Voldemort didn't exist, the contradiction would still exist."
"Of course, Voldemort's actions exacerbated their conflict."
After a pause, Andy changed the subject and said, "Forget it, let's not talk about this. Time will dilute the situation, and both sides will calm down."
Having said that, Andy didn't have much confidence.
When class contradictions evolve to a certain extent, unless one side has an absolute advantage, it will become a life-and-death struggle.
The wages of avarice is death.
This cannot be prevented by calmness and rationality.
But...what does all this have to do with Andy?
"Andy, I figured something out last night." Hermione said suddenly.
"What?" Andy was stunned.
“Emotions!”
Hermione said: "Aren't you studying the power of the mind? So I was wondering, in the depths of the human heart, is hatred lasting longer, or is love lasting longer?"
"Oh? What's your conclusion?" Andy's eyes lit up.
Andy thought about this question a few years ago.
A deep-rooted hatred can be remembered for a lifetime.
Of course, the same goes for love.
But in comparison, hatred is more likely to be remembered.
"In fact, no matter what kind of emotion it is, we are easily influenced by the surrounding environment."
Hermione said seriously: "When everyone agrees with an idea, but you are the only one who disagrees, you are seen as an outlier in people's eyes."
"Last night...I was deeply touched!"
Speaking of this, Hermione's expression was a little complicated.
Andy sighed, "Humans are indeed easily influenced by the group."
Hermione continued, "Love and hatred are two completely opposite sides. When the two emotions accumulate to the extreme, people may risk everything for it, even their own lives."
indeed so!
Andy nodded thoughtfully.
Speaking of desperate, the first person Andy thought of was Harry's mother, Lily Potter.
She was willing to give everything for Harry and was able to deflect Voldemort's killing curse.
"Andy!"
Hermione gathered her thoughts and continued, "I think... you shouldn't focus on studying the magic of love, but should first understand the nature of love."
“Love is a willing devotion.”
“It is a great power in itself!”
Andy pinched his chin, looking thoughtful.
The nature of love...
The 'love' here is not just the love between men and women.
In other words, love between men and women is just a kind of "love".
Fatherly love, motherly love, love for the country and nation, love for the world and nature... Perhaps as Hermione said, love is a voluntary and selfless dedication.
It is undeniable that love can indeed inspire human power.
Andy can cite countless examples like this.
but……
How to integrate the power of love and the power of magic is what Andy needs to consider.
"That's right!"
Andy nodded and said, "But these are just theoretical foundations. What I need is practical methods."
Hermione knew this, of course.
The reason why she brought up this matter was not without purpose.
"Andy, the opposite of love is hate!"
Hermione said solemnly: "And hatred is the source of power of dark magic."
"Like... the Killing Curse!"
