Chapter 122 I feel like the Sorting Hat doesn’t have the guts

"So why can't I borrow these books to read during the summer?"

After observing to no avail, Les was about to leave when he heard Hermione arguing with Mrs. Pince.

"This is a library policy, Miss Granger, please put these books back." Mrs. Pince's voice sounded cold.

This librarian has a paranoid love for books. She loves the books collected in the library, so she also hates the little wizards who borrow books, because every time they turn over, they will cause damage to her beloved books. She believes that the ideal state of a library is that the shelves are full of books and the desks are empty.

So it is very counter-intuitive that Hermione, who likes to spend time in the library and reads a lot, is not favored by Mrs. Pince.

She also adheres to strict rules for those little wizards who borrow books, and will carefully check the condition of the books when returning them. Hermione's behavior of wanting to borrow the book for two months was almost impossible to accept in her eyes.

"But--"

"No, the maximum time students can borrow books is one month."

"Then I'll find an owl to send the book back before it's due."

"The library is closed during the summer vacation, and books are not allowed to be taken out of the campus. Books must be returned in person by the borrower. Miss Granger, you can find these books at Flourish and Blotts Bookstore in Diagon Alley."

Hermione: "..."

After dismissing all of Hermione's excuses, Mrs. Pince walked away with her head held high as if she had won a battle, leaving Hermione alone with a dark face returning the pile of books in her arms to their original places.

Les smacked his lips: he thought Pingsi's ideas went against the original intention of the four of them when they established the library.

At that time, the four of them, with Ravenclaw as the main force, donated a large number of books, which formed the basic framework of the Hogwarts library. Over the past thousand years, the teachers and students of the school have worked together, and over time, the Hogwarts Library has become what it is today. The Watts Library has the largest collection of books in Europe.

But books are meant to be read, not placed on bookshelves as decorations. If these books were sitting in the library with no one checking them out, Les would really feel sorry for them.

But while Rice resented Mrs. Pince as a person, he also acknowledged that she was not without merit.

As the school develops and grows, it is normal for the rules to become more complete and strict. Everything Mrs. Pince does is based on the school rules, but Hermione is unreasonable. Unreasonable rules cannot be a reason for her to let others break the rules for her. She can write a letter to Dumbledore and ask him to change the school rules.

But all things considered, Les didn't mind helping Hermione.

"Lend me some parchment," he said to Hermione, walking over to her.

Hermione didn't understand what he meant, but she still took a stack of parchment and gave it to him. As soon as Les raised his hand, the parchments turned into the books in Hermione's arms.

"You can take them away now, just remember to return them after school starts." Les placed the fake books on a table next to him.

"But..." Hermione hesitated.

"It is a shameful waste for books to sit on the bookshelf without anyone paying attention to them - they are not dangerous books, nor are they rare and unique copies. You can just borrow them if you want. Remember to write a letter of opinion to Principal Dumbledore later and ask him to Change the school’s policy on borrowing books.”

Looking at the pile of books in her hand, Hermione's desire for books defeated her fear of school rules. She decided to listen to Les and take these books home and return them after school started.

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Even if the little wizards don't give in, the last day of this school year has arrived.

The students transferred the clothes from their wardrobes into their suitcases and set out for Hogsmeade Station. There, they will take the return train and return to London to start their summer vacation.

"The use of magic is prohibited during the summer vacation?" After putting the luggage on the luggage rack, Les sat on his seat and read the notice that was sent to them an hour ago.

But the title of this notice made it difficult for him to hold back.

When does it also violate a wizard's use of magic? ! Absolutely ridiculous!

But then I thought about it, in order to hide the existence of the magic world, this was a necessary and helpless move. Children seem to be more likely to expose the existence of the magical world than adults, but adults are not reliable either.

Recalling the "interesting stories" about wizards playing tricks on Muggles that he had read in the newspapers, Rice felt a cold sweat about the implementation of the Statute of Secrecy.

The key that shrinks a little every day and eventually disappears, the teapot that bites people's noses, the lawnmower that runs wild when the switch is pressed... It is a miracle that the magic world can keep it secret until now.

"Theoretically, underage wizards cannot cast magic outside of school, but in fact this rule is not so binding - if you cast spells in Diagon Alley, Hogsmeade Village or other wizarding gathering places, the Ministry of Magic will not I won't care about you." Daphne, who was sitting opposite Les, didn't pay attention to this notice at all: "You can also cast spells at will in the magic family's manor. The Ministry of Magic has acquiesced that adult wizards can well fulfill the Statute of Secrecy. "Obligations."

At this point, she thought: "Would you like to come to my manor to escape the summer heat? There is no magic ban there. You also need to worry more about the potions Astoria takes. You should have saved some of the evil spirits last year. ”

Les felt a little moved. It didn't really make any difference to him where he spent his summer vacation.

"Father should also have some potion raw materials stored in his storage room..." she said seemingly unintentionally.

Les now decided to visit Greengrass Manor during the holidays.

"But don't use magic in those Muggle areas." Daphne quickly added, fearing that Les would not take the notice seriously.

"As soon as you use magic, the Ministry of Magic will notice it. Dad said it's because the underage wizards have traces on them."

"Oh?" Les became more energetic.

He really wanted to know if there were any traces on his body. Logically speaking, there were no traces, because he could not be considered a member of the modern magic world at all, and he had never noticed that positioning magic had been cast on him, but maybe there was an accident... …

"Do you know what happened to Zongsi?"

Daphne shook her head: "I only know that wizards under the age of seventeen will be detected if they cast spells outside Hogwarts. As for the principle of trace silk, that is a secret of the magical world - if you are really curious, I can Let me help you find out, but all underage wizards who have studied at Hogwarts will have it, and you should be no exception."

Daphne knew that Les had been in a state of near seclusion before, but she believed that Les would not be an exception.

Hearing what Daphne said, Les suddenly felt that this trace seemed to be similar to the school's admission notice, and the principles of the two were probably the same.

There is a book called the Book of Admission in Hogwarts Castle, which is the basis for Hogwarts to recruit students. It is an "artifact" made by myself and three other old friends for enrollment. It has a built-in spell that covers the entire British Isles. It can detect newly born wizards through magic fluctuations, lock their names and addresses, and generate a list of admissions based on age. He used to release magic signals to deceive people. After passing the admission book, let your name appear on the list of new students.

Rice felt that large-scale group magic like Zongsi might be similar to the Book of Access.

But can these rookies really be able to produce magic props of this level? ——The "Reasonable Restraint of Minor Wizards Act" was promulgated in 1875. Rice did not believe that wizards at that time were capable of making magic props of the level of the Book of Access.

Wait a minute, went to Hogwarts...

That being said, there seems to be a shortcut - just give all the new students arriving at Hogwarts a trace silk? That's not a large-scale detection magic, but a contract magic.

Attaching contract magic to the little wizards allows the Ministry of Magic to get positional feedback when they cast spells. This is much simpler than monitoring the magic fluctuations in the entire British Isles - the specific content may be different, but in general it should be this principle .

So what is something that all little wizards have done? The answer popped into Les' mind instantly.

All freshmen have worn the sorting hat and participated in sorting.

If you have time in the future, you can ask the Sorting Hat for confirmation - it's normal for him not to notice the existence of Traces. He doesn't believe that the Sorting Hat has the guts to do anything to him.

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