Chapter 140 The Prophet's Prophecy

"That's great! Hermione and Ron aren't planning to go home either! We can spend Christmas together! Professor McGonagall is counting the little wizards who will stay in Hogwarts for Christmas!" Harry explained excitedly.

"They're not going back either?" Luo Lin was a little surprised. After all, Westerners attach as much importance to Christmas as Chinese New Year does! !

"Yes, ever since Ron's pet was gone, he has been looking for it. And after Hagrid's advice, Hermione decided to stay and help Ron." Harry explained patiently.

"Oh, so that's how it is... Hagrid's guidance?" Rowling nodded thoughtfully.

"Yes, Hagrid told us that the loss of a mouse shouldn't create a rift between friends! And Hagrid also said he would help us find Scabbers!" Harry said with certainty.

On Christmas Day, Rowling and the three little ones came to the auditorium. Although the auditorium was deserted at this time, the Christmas atmosphere was still strong!

This year, there were only 13 people, including professors, spending Christmas at Hogwarts! Dumbledore conjured up a long table and asked everyone to sit down and enjoy Christmas dinner!

After everyone sat down, they began to wait. At this time, there was still a professor at the long table who had not arrived. Just as everyone was watching the video on the Internet, the door of the auditorium quietly opened, and Professor Trelawney finally arrived! Dumbledore saw the last person coming and stood up to warmly welcome him!

When Trelawney saw that there were exactly 13 people dining, she immediately panicked, her face turned pale and her eyes were filled with fear.

She said in a trembling voice, "No, I can't sit in this position. It will bring misfortune." After that, she turned around and prepared to leave the auditorium.

Everyone was puzzled by her reaction, and they looked at each other. Dumbledore quickly stepped forward to stop Trelawney and asked gently, "What's wrong, Sibyl? Why can't you sit here?"

Trelawney's voice was filled with panic: "Because... because 13 is an unlucky number. It represents death. The first person to stand up when thirteen people are dining will be the first to die!"

After hearing her words, everyone turned their eyes to Dumbledore, because he was the only one who stood up! Dumbledore's smiling face suddenly froze for a second, and he secretly complained in his heart: "Why didn't you say it earlier!!"

However, he quickly adjusted his expression and said enthusiastically: "Don't worry, Sibyl. You should know that I am the oldest wizard here. I am over 100 years old! Hahaha..."

Despite this, Trelawney still insisted on her own ideas. After being comforted by Dumbledore, she finally chose a corner to sit down, and her expression gradually returned to calm. Everyone continued to enjoy the sumptuous Christmas dinner, but everyone had a trace of doubt and uneasiness in their hearts.

At the same time, Professor McGonagall and Hermione were even more disdainful of Trelawney's appearance at this time! They always thought that Divination was an extremely unreliable course, and Trelawney was the most unreliable person among them.

Looking at her nervous and weird appearance, Professor McGonagall couldn't help but frowning. She really didn't understand why this divination teacher was always so nervous, as if something terrible would happen at any time and anywhere.

Hermione shook her head helplessly. She felt that she was used to Professor Trelawney's behavior, but it was still difficult to understand why she was so superstitious.

At this moment, Rowling stared at them meaningfully. It seemed that Dumbledore was indeed the first to die. But that was all in the past. Could it happen again with his own influence?

After Christmas, life in the school returned to its normal state. Except for Sirius and Scabbers who had not appeared, everything seemed normal.

However, regarding the incident of Dementors attacking Harry, the Ministry of Magic only issued an apology statement and nothing more happened. This made many people dissatisfied, but facing the Ministry of Magic, Harry had no choice but to accept this result.

However, for Harry, the happiest thing during this period was that he finally learned the Patronus Charm. He excitedly told Rowling about it and couldn't wait to show him. Seeing the smile on Harry's face when he successfully cast the Patronus Charm, Rowling couldn't help but feel proud of him.

At this moment, in the divination class, Professor Trelawney was asking students to observe the changes in the divination crystal ball on their own. The classroom was filled with a mysterious atmosphere, and the students were all focused on the scene in the crystal ball.

At this moment, Professor Trelawney suddenly stared at the sleepy Ron and asked, "Mr. Weasley, what did you see?"

However, when Ron was awakened by Trelawney, Hermione beside him made a loud voice: "Oh, for God's sake, are we going to watch that damn black dog prophecy again?" She said sarcastically without any concealment.

Obviously, Hermione was very dissatisfied with this Divination course, she thought it was just some meaningless superstition. More importantly, she knew clearly that Sirius would not pose any threat to Harry.

After hearing Hermione's sarcasm, Trelawney immediately stood up, stared at Hermione angrily, and said sarcastically: "I'm sorry, I have never seen such a mediocre and hopeless student. The reason why you can't learn well is that you don't have the talent to predict the future at all."

After hearing this, Hermione stood up angrily. As a top student, she could not accept such an evaluation! Her eyes were flashing with anger. Perhaps because she had won the favor of Professor McGonagall, she felt that she had enough courage to confront the professor. Without hesitation, she swung her hand hard, knocking the crystal ball on the table to the ground, and then turned and left.

Rowling witnessed the whole process and thought to himself, "Does Hermione distrust divination, or does she just distrust Trelawney? If she really doesn't believe in divination, then wouldn't the predictions I made before be like farts in her ears?"

With such a change, the young wizards seemed to be affected and became more dishonest! Trelawney, who witnessed this, had to end the course early!

Harry walked to where the crystal ball had fallen and picked it up and returned it to Professor Trelawney! Suddenly, Trelawney made a crazy and hoarse voice, and with a blurred look in her eyes, she quickly said a prophecy:

"He will return tonight! The black-hearted murderer who betrayed his friends will be free! Innocent blood will be shed, and servant and master will be reunited! With the help of his servants, the devil will rise again, more powerful and terrifying than before!"