Chapter 390 Career Counseling

"You don't have to worry about their safety at all." Mike looked at Harry and Hermione who looked worried and said with a smile, "The two of them are in a very safe place now, and people from the Ministry of Magic will never be able to find them. .”

Hearing this, Harry looked confused, while Hermione blurted out after thinking for a moment:

"You mean they have left the country now?"

Mike didn't answer, just smiled.

But Mike's behavior made Hermione more sure of her thoughts. Harry next to her also woke up at this moment, with a look of enlightenment on his face.

"Okay, don't think about these things." Mike said with a smile, "You have been practicing Occlumency for some time now. I feel like I can test you again."

Harry nodded quickly. Under Mike's careful teaching in the past week, he felt that he was making rapid progress.

At least he won't fall asleep when he goes to clear his mind now.

Hermione next to her looked embarrassed, letting others try to invade her brain, especially when the other person was Mike. This was really too difficult for Hermione.

Seeing that Hermione was a little reluctant, Mike didn't force it, so after letting Harry prepare, he tested Harry's Legilimency spell alone.

The test used by Mike this time was even weaker than the first test. He didn't even use the complete Legilimency spell, but just conducted an ordinary polygraph test on Harry.

That is, Mike asked Harry a simple question such as 'How old are you this year?', and then Mike released a weakened version of Legilimency to detect his lie.

However, even with such a simple quiz, Harry still failed.

Mike sensed Harry's thoughts very clearly.

This made Mike have to wonder whether Harry had any talent for Occlumency.

"How about it?"

Harry looked at Mike longingly, looking forward to his answer.

In his previous life, Mike consulted a professional psychologist because his son was addicted to games, so he knew children of this age very well.

For a child of Harry's age, it's easiest to do things in three minutes.

What they like is continuous positive feedback. Many games use this continuous and visual numerical increase as positive feedback stimulation to make those children with weak minds addicted to the game.

But this method is also very good when used in reality to encourage children to learn.

Just like Harry, if Mike constantly gives him positive feedback and allows him to see with his own eyes that his strength is growing, then he can always remain enthusiastic about learning Occlumency.

Otherwise, the other party is likely to give up learning Occlumency directly - this is the case in the original work.

So, after struggling for a while, Mike slowly said:

"Well, not bad. It's improved compared to the first time."

Harry cheered immediately after hearing this, but then Mike poured cold water on him again.

"Don't be too happy. I still captured your thoughts this time, but I encountered some obstacles in the process!"

Hearing this, Harry became a Yanji again, but he quickly cheered up again. After all, there was still progress this time, although not much.

Then Mike started chatting with Harry again, and the topic was mostly about Dumbledore. Mike wanted to try to interpret Dumbledore's words by getting to know Dumbledore as a person.

Hermione next to her saw that Mike had no intention of testing her, and she couldn't help feeling half worried and half happy.

I was happy that my inner secret was finally kept, but I was worried that I had lost the opportunity to be praised by Mike.

Looking at the two people chatting enthusiastically, Hermione suddenly remembered something and asked:

"Mike, are you ready for the career counseling Q\u0026A tomorrow?"

"Career Q\u0026A? What is that?"

"You don't know?" A trace of surprise flashed across Hermione's face, "That is, you can ask the professors some questions about the career you want to pursue in the future, and the professors will give you certain suggestions to help you move towards the future. Work hard for the career you want to pursue. Didn't Professor Flitwick inform you?"

"No!"

"But that's right," Hermione said sourly after hearing Mike's answer, "you don't need that thing at all."

Mike laughed and didn't care about the sourness in the other person's tone. Instead, he asked:

"What about you? Hermione, what career do you want to have in the future?"

"I……"

Hermione opened her mouth and was about to answer, but Harry beside her said first:

"I want to be an Auror! They are so handsome! And the key is that they are heroes who fight against the forces of dark magic!"

Harry spoke with dignity and excitement, but Hermione, who was being robbed of her words beside her, was furious and sneered mercilessly:

"Ah! Auror! What a lofty ambition! But you probably can't do it, because if you want to become an Auror, you must obtain at least five newt certificates, and the results must not be lower than 'good'. In addition, you must also be in Auror Luo's office undergoes a series of rigorous personality and talent tests. You can't even do the first of these two points, and your results are simply eye-catching! You can't even be a hitter, because a hitter also needs at least five A newt certificate, one of which must be a Defense Against the Dark Arts certificate. But Umbridge will never let you pass the exam!

oh! I forgot to say that. The careers I want to work in after graduation include being a curse breaker, a pharmacist, a therapist, or a member of the werewolf support service department. Of course, they also have restrictions on the number of newt certificates and disciplines, but this is not a problem for me, because if nothing happens, I will get all 12 newt certificates, and all of them will be excellent! "

Mike opened his mouth slightly and looked at Hermione across from him in a daze.

Harry, on the other hand, lowered his head in disappointment.

But he wasn't angry at Hermione because of her words. In fact, he knew very well that Hermione meant no harm at all.

He was still very disappointed, because what Hermione said was correct, there was a high probability that he would not be able to be an Auror.

You must know that poor grades can be improved through hard study, but the relationship between him and Umbridge is really hopeless.

And as long as Umbridge is still at Hogwarts, he will never pass the Defense Against the Dark Arts exam!

At this time, Hermione also noticed Harry's abnormality, and said softly with a guilty look on her face:

"I'm sorry, Harry, I..."

Before she could finish her words, Harry waved his hand to indicate that it was okay, and at the same time forced a smile to face the two of them.

"It's okay, Harry." Mike slapped Harry hard on the shoulder, "I believe in your ability, so if you really fail to get the NEWT certificate because you were targeted by Umbridge, You can still come to work in my company, and I can guarantee that the job I will give you will not be worse than that of an Auror in every aspect!"

"Really...really?"

"Of course, it's just a job, it's nothing."

"No, I mean..." Harry said coyly, "I mean do you really believe in my strength?"

Hearing this, Mike was stunned again, but soon returned to his original smile.

"Of course! We are good friends, don't I know about you?"

After receiving the positive feedback, Harry regained his energy again. Seeing this, Mike thought to himself:

‘Silly boy, you don’t have any other advantages besides being kind by nature. You have so much strength! ’

…

The next day, when Mike walked out of the dormitory, rubbing his sleepy eyes, he found that everyone in the entire Hogwarts Castle was humming a song loudly!

The Weasley brothers, they could not tolerate it for a moment. They stood up in the face of injustice. Weasley is our king!

The Weasley brothers, they are selfless and hateful, sacrificing themselves to open up a better future, Weasley is our king!

Weasles our king! Weasley is our king! Weasles our king...

The song is called 'Weasley is our king! ', Mike was very impressed by this song, because in the original book, this song was used by Slytherins to mock Ron Weasley when he first entered the Quidditch field, but now it has become a song used to An ode to George and Fred.

This song is not very nice, but it is better because of its simple melody and catchy lyrics. Every student who sang this song had a happy smile on his face, and even the usually stern professors hummed softly at this time. Sing this song!

Mike was not surprised at all. After learning what Umbridge did to Hogwarts, Umbridge became the most hated person among all the teachers and students at Hogwarts.

Now that she's been forced to leave Hogwarts temporarily, that's certainly cause for celebration.

But celebrations are celebrations, and professors still keep their jobs in mind, so after accompanying the students in the auditorium for a while, Professor McGonagall announced that today's fifth-grade classes are cancelled, and all fifth-grade students must go to their respective places. The Dean's Office conducts career counseling prior to the Owl exam.

As soon as this statement came out, the expressions of many fifth-grade students except for a few people suddenly changed.

Due to the large number of people, they had to immediately start going to the offices of the deans of their respective colleges.

The long queue is full of students with sad faces. They actually still have longing for the future. After all, they are just a group of students who have not experienced the heavy blows of society.

But at the same time, they are also worried that the deans will be cruel and ruthless to destroy their illusions about the future.

And amidst all the gloomy faces, Mike was surprised to find that Franklin next to him was still humming a tune, with a fearless look on his face.

"Franklin," Mike asked curiously, "Aren't you worried about career counseling?"

"Why should I worry about work? I will definitely follow you after graduation. Will you still treat me badly?" Franklin said indifferently, but as soon as he finished speaking, he seemed to have thought of something. As if his face suddenly changed, he said to Mike with a frightened look, "What do you mean? You don't mean to say that you won't care about me after graduation, do you?"

Mike suddenly became playful. Faced with Franklin's inquiry, he did not speak, but gave a meaningful smile.

This startled Franklin, and he hurriedly took Mike's arm and said:

"No, Mike! You don't know, right? Except for flying classes and spell classes, my grades in other subjects are really bad. I'm the kind of person who will definitely not be able to get the newt certificate!"

Seeing that Franklin was really anxious, Mike stopped teasing him and said with a smile:

"Brother, I'm kidding! We made an oath at the beginning, how could I leave you alone!"

Franklin breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, but after he regained his composure, he complained about Mike. To him, this was not a funny joke.

In this regard, Mike also realized that his joke was a bit too much, so he apologized directly.

While talking and laughing, everyone came to the door of Professor Flitwick's office.

In order to keep confidentiality, career counseling must be one-on-one, so Mike and other Ravenclaws could only wait outside the office door and watch their classmates coming in and out of the office.

Waiting is always anxious, especially when the classmates who come out of Professor Flitwick's office have a bitter look on their faces.

Mike's powerful mental power could clearly feel the emotion called tension filling the air around him.

Under the influence of this atmosphere, Mike and Franklin stopped talking.

This is not to say that Mike is the kind of person who is easily affected by the atmosphere around him, but in this situation, if he and Franklin still act so confident, they really deserve a beating!

Finally, Mike's name rang in the office.

Mike took big steps and pushed open the door of the office. As soon as he entered, he saw Professor Flitwick sitting behind the special desk with a serious look on his face, looking at him.

"Good morning, Professor Flitwick."

"Hello, Mike," Professor Flitwick pointed to the seat opposite him with a straight face, "Sit down."

Mike felt a little confused. Given the relationship between him and Professor Flitwick, Flitwick shouldn't have this attitude towards him.

But he still obeyed and sat across from him, and it wasn't until he sat down that Professor Flitwick continued:

"Mike, originally I didn't want to call you for this career consultation. After all, it means nothing to you to find a job after graduation. But I recently discovered something, which made me change my mind."

Mike sat upright slightly, and he had a hunch that what Professor Flitwick was going to say might be the root cause of Flitwick's change in attitude toward him.

Professor Flitwick turned over the parchment in front of him and said sternly:

"I noticed that, except for Charms and Ancient Magic Texts, your grades in other subjects have been very poor recently!"

Hearing this, Mike was stunned. No one had mentioned his grades to him for a long time. In fact, almost everyone knew that Mike no longer needed to use his grades to prove himself. Even he felt so. , so except for the Charms class, which was taught by Professor Flitwick, Mike didn't pay attention to other subjects, and even the daily tests were just a matter of course.

But looking at Professor Flitwick now, it seems that the reason why he is so angry now is because his grades have dropped.

This... what's the truth?

With Professor Flitwick's intelligence, he shouldn't understand that grades are meaningless to him, right?