Hogwarts: Voldemort, don't stop me from studying - Page 287
"Hey, look at Professor Abigail!" Michael suddenly said, "Haha, she's dressed up for Christmas in advance!"
Wade turned around and saw that Professor Abigail was wearing a rather cartoon-like Christmas robe. The red robe had a furry white edge and was decorated with patterns of Christmas trees, bells, stars, and the like.
She also wore a red pointed hat, like the one Santa Claus wears.
Professor McGonagall looked at her in surprise, while Hagrid had a dumbfounded look on his face, hesitating whether to remind his colleagues that Christmas was still a few days away.
Dumbledore was so amazed at her outfit that he made himself a pointy Santa hat with a sparkling star on top.
Over at Gryffindor, Fred whistled and said loudly, "Professor, you look fabulous in this outfit!"
"Haha, not bad!" Professor Abigail proudly put her hands on her hips, showing off her unique outfit, and said, "Although I won't be staying in school during the holidays, for me, today is my Christmas at Hogwarts!"
"Yes! That's it! Today is our Christmas!"
"Merry Christmas, Fred!"
"Merry Christmas, George!"
The Gryffindors all joined in the booing. Some slammed the tables and stamped their feet, some clapped, and some even sang Christmas songs.
The originally slightly dull atmosphere suddenly became warm. Professor Flitwick pointed his wand upwards, and large flakes of white snow fell from above. Some fairies carrying flower baskets flew around above the auditorium.
Lee Jordan from Gryffindor jumped up and shouted to the teachers' table, "Professor, can we have some mead? Professor!"
Dumbledore said cheerfully, "Why not?"
He waved his wand, and suddenly yellow mead appeared on every table. Although the quantity was not large, the students were almost crazy with joy.
Only Wade's expression did not change, and he silently moved the apple juice in front of himself.
"Don't get drunk, kids."
Amid the cheers, Dumbledore said happily, "Because you all oversleep and miss the train tomorrow morning."
But no one in the class was listening anymore; they happily began to pour wine, and the house-elves even delivered some special Christmas candies to the long table at the right time. The air was filled with sweet fragrance and happiness.
They all said -
"Merry Christmas, Hogwarts!"
"Om————"
Vader seemed to have heard some long sound vaguely, and he subconsciously opened another level of vision, seeing that the protective magic flowing through the entire castle remained the same.
It’s just that…those golden magic runes seemed to be more active, and the delicate magic lines became clearer, as if the castle was cheering along with the students.
……
Early the next morning, the student who was not good at drinking was still rolling on the bed with his head in his hands, but Wade had already packed his things and left the dormitory.
He first went to the library and used the copying spell to copy the book he was going to read during the holidays, so that he could bypass the library's limit on the number of books he could borrow.
It's a pity that many books that come with powerful protective magic are forbidden to be copied, otherwise Wade would be able to build another library sooner or later.
There were a lot of books to copy, but Wade could go back in time, and by the time he finished, Hermione had also arrived at the library.
She borrowed several large books for herself and stuffed them all into a backpack cast with a traceless extension charm.
"Let's go, Wade." Hermione checked the time and urged, "We're about to leave."
"it is good."
Wade put on his backpack and they walked towards Professor McGonagall's office together.
On the way, Hermione suddenly said, "Wade, will you keep taking these courses like Percy did until you get twelve OWLs?"
"Well, there is such a plan," said Wade.
He glanced at Hermione, who looked troubled, and said, "You don't need to refer to my opinion. Follow your own ideas and pace."
"I also hope to get all the certificates, but..."
Hermione frowned, revealing a subtle annoyance. "Professor Trelawney's Divination class is completely meaningless. She always encourages students to talk nonsense. To be honest, Arithmetic Divination is much more interesting."
"Every course has its meaning...but for now, there is really no need to take the Divination course." Wade agreed.
Useful knowledge is all in books, and you can just listen to Professor Trelawney's pretending to be mysterious words.
Although Wade felt that he had some talent in divination... he had always been very cautious about it.
According to historical legends, few of those who believed in divination had a good ending, and almost no one could change their so-called "bad" fate.
Rather than struggling in vain to change the outcome, or even having your own decision become a factor in your fate, it is better to move forward without knowing anything.
"So you're going to go on?" Hermione asked.
"Well...just assume that I have a habit of collecting all achievements." Wade said.
Hermione was speechless for a moment, then added, "Actually, Muggle Studies isn't that helpful to me... I want to discuss this with my parents during this holiday, and maybe I'll give up two courses later."
"That's good. You've been working yourself too hard lately." Wade agreed, "It would be more beneficial to learn the subjects you are good at."
Hermione gave Wade a resentful look.
The other party did not seem to notice that it was because there was Wade, a student in the same grade who took all the courses, that Hermione felt more pressure. Even though she hated Divination class, she always gritted her teeth and went to attend it.
She was hesitant because of this reason - as a Muggle-born student, Hermione felt a little inferior and uneasy.
So she always pushed herself to do her best, fearing that she would not do well on the exam, that she had not prepared for the questions the professor would ask, and that she would be surpassed by others.
But to Wade, it seemed that the issues she was hesitating about were all very simple - suitable, or not suitable.
Hermione secretly exhaled, and suddenly made a decision -
Stick with it for another half semester. If you really can't get the same results from those two classes, then... just give up.
As they were talking, they had already arrived at Professor McGonagall's office.
Wade knocked on the door, and then he heard Professor McGonagall's voice: "Come in!"
They walked into the office and took off the time-turner hanging around their necks. When they handed it over, Hermione breathed a sigh of relief, but Wade was very reluctant to part with it.
Professor McGonagall couldn't help but laugh when she saw this: "Don't worry, you'll be able to get it back in three weeks."
She locked the time-turner into the box and put it back on the shelf, saying to the two, "Go... the carriage is waiting for you."
Wade said goodbye to Hermione and left. When he walked out of the castle, he saw students from several colleges getting ready to set off. Hagrid was already waiting outside the castle with a team of Thestrals.
This short yet long semester has finally come to an end.
Chapter 408 Train Attack
The Hogwarts Express moved on the rails with a clang-clang sound. The deep red steel behemoth was extremely conspicuous on the white snow field in winter.
Of course, if a Muggle saw this train, they would subconsciously ignore its existence.
The enchanted carriage was very warm. Everyone took off their thick cloaks and gathered together to talk.
A lot of people were crowded in Wade's compartment, and they gathered together to watch Harry and Neville's puppets fighting.
Harry's puppet is a lion and Neville's puppet is a monkey, both gifts given to them by Vader last year.
The professors in the school forbid students to bring puppets into the classroom or library. Usually, everyone can only play with them for a while in the dormitory or public lounge. But on the train, with everyone watching, the simple games seem to become more exciting.
The lion and the monkey were about the same size, and there was not much difference in strength. They were fighting fiercely, and there were bursts of cheers and shouts all around.
"Come on! Come on! Bite its back!"
"Throw it out! Throw this big guy out! Give him a hug and throw him to the ground!"
The lion jumped onto the pile of snacks nearby and pounced on it. The monkey quickly dodged and kicked the lion on the bridge of its nose!
The two little animals roared in childish voices and fought against each other, but in the end, the monkey was defeated because the terrain was not enough to display his full strength.
A loud cheer rang out in the box, and the Weasley twins jumped up and shouted, "Pay the money if you lose! Pay the money if you lose!"
The supporters handed over their snacks with curses, and George even stuffed a few for Harry.
"It's my turn!" Khalil came over from the side and excitedly took out a lynx: "Just wait and see, my Mon Lisa will never lose to anyone!"
Ryan smiled and placed a white leopard on the table, grinning through gritted teeth, "What a coincidence, my Oscar is also a cat."
"Then let's see who is better!" Khalil was full of fighting spirit.
A new round of competition began, and other students crowded outside the door, craning their necks to see the battle clearly.
Wade leaned against the window, waving his wand, and secretly cast an invisible extension spell on the box.
He didn't understand. It was clear that Harry had asked about the holiday plans when he passed by the box at the beginning, and then it turned into a battle between him and Michael's puppets, and then Neville came, and then Caryl who passed by also joined in...
Although this guy was a transfer student, he had a very strong appeal and soon attracted a large group of people. Wade felt that the compartment was about to be filled to bursting with them.
Now, unless he turned into a peregrine falcon and flew out of the window, it would be absolutely impossible for him to squeeze out of the door.
Wade's eyes unconsciously fell on Khalil's excited and flushed face, and he remembered what Dumbledore said before -
……
At the end of yesterday's Apparition practice, Dumbledore suddenly asked Wade a question.
"You know why I kept Khalil and Abigail in school? Even though we both knew they might have problems."
Vader hesitated and asked, "For... tolerance and love?"
It's no wonder he said that in a childish way, because one of Wade's most profound impressions of Dumbledore was that "love is the greatest magic."
Hearing this, Dumbledore laughed and shook his head.
"Don't take me for an old, old man, Vader. I know when to be tolerant and when to be cautious."
Dumbledore said: "I kept them in school because I was sure that they would not be able to do anything at Hogwarts while I was still there."
Dumbledore said this calmly and confidently.
"Abigail is a very good professor, and Khalil is also a warm and cheerful child. They are not our enemies."
"Those who push them out and hide behind them are the real enemies. Make no mistake about that, Vader."
Wade frowned: "But...if we let them go and cause any harm..."
"Don't worry too much about things that haven't happened yet, Vader."
Dumbledore said: "If you consider the worst consequences for everything, you will have endless worries."