Archaeologists at Hogwarts

Chapter 265 Draco and Lupine
It all started with Draco's first class.

When he learned that he was going to teach Lupin, his heart was full of disgust. He didn't like this shabby-looking guy at all, even though Lupine could be regarded as the most competent black man since Draco entered school. Defense Against Magic is taught, but Draco has always been prejudiced against Lupine.

So Draco didn't take Lupine seriously at all, even in the first class, he deliberately took Virgil the owl there, just to deal with things casually.

However, what Draco didn't expect was that Lupine readily accepted it as a way to make fun of him.

"You know, when I was in school, I wanted an owl. Unfortunately, not all wizarding families are so rich, this is already considered a luxury pet for me - wait a minute, if I didn't read If it's wrong, there seems to be something wrong with its eyes."

This is really amazing!

Draco had indeed learned about some quirky animals in his Defense Against the Dark Arts class - like Red Hood, who liked to attack lost people with a big club; unsuspecting people.

But Draco really didn't expect that Professor Lupine could see Virgil's faults at a glance.

"Then can you fix it?" Draco asked pretendingly casually.

In a while, Virgil will be staged in a play prepared by Professor Highmore. He doesn't want to make Professor Highmore unhappy because of Virgil's little problem. It will be bad if Virgil messes up the performance. .

"Cure it?" Lupine, still looking at Virgil, shook his head and said, "No, the little guy doesn't need treatment, there's nothing wrong with him - it's just about the blood. Your owl is a hybrid , there should be blood of other magical animals flowing in its body, so it behaves a little abnormally."

This is a bit novel.

Draco didn't notice that he had deviated from the original intention when he came here, and asked curiously: "What kind of magical animal is that?"

"It needs to be checked carefully." Lupine turned his head and asked, "Can I do you a favor? Bring the suitcase in the corner."

Draco did so by mistake, and when he came back to his senses, he found that he had helped Lupine complete the final test-filling a cup with water, and then putting a Virgil's feather in it. Little by little, it turned black, and the feathers also faded, leaving circles of strange patterns on it.

Lupine reached out to take the feather out of the cup and looked at it carefully, and at the same time explained: "See the seven circles on the top, they all overlap - this is the characteristic of the sheep eater, and there is also a feather on its tail. Seven circles—it seems that we guessed wrong, Mr. Malfoy, this owl is not a hybrid, but survived an attack by a sheep eater, and everything will be a little different."

"A sheep eater? What's that?" Draco asked.

He has lived in the magical world since he was a child, but he has hardly heard of the name of this magical animal, and has no impression at all.

"A very magical animal, but also very dangerous." Lupine said: "It is a blood-sucking animal in America. It looks a lot like a lizard, and it also looks a bit like a much smaller dragon."

Fire dragon?

This Draco knew, so it seemed that his father didn't lose all the money he spent, and Virgil still had a lot of value in himself—things related to fire dragons were expensive.

Just as Draco looked at Virgil with a new and novel feeling, Lupine said abruptly, "I forgot how to do it - shouldn't I have you give me a lesson?"

Drake's attitude towards Lupin had softened a lot, but not to the point where he had to bother with the class, and besides, he wasn't prepared for anything.

But Lupine seemed to have expected this a long time ago, and he said gently: "I remember that you are the minister of the Black Devil Club, and I also know that at the end of each semester, Toby will evaluate the contribution of the minister before deciding whether to Continue to take over—then please allow me to ask, have you prepared your own work? Why don’t you take it out and let me have a look—or do you have other courses prepared?”

Of course Draco hadn't prepared for anything, and he was pissed at the thought of it - with Luna's anti-monster glasses, how could he succeed?

At that time, I will definitely lose a lot of face in public at the dinner at the end of the semester.

"That's it." Draco started to deal with it casually again, and he said angrily: "The work I prepared is Virgil."

In fact, he didn't even have a good idea yet.

"Virgil?" Lupine said with interest, "Not a bad name. Let me guess, you're trying to make something interesting out of Virgil's peculiarity of being like a half-breed." magic item?"

Draco felt something light up in his head.

"This is a very good idea." Lupine praised: "I know that many wizards still have pets such as swallowtail dogs, but their tails are forked. In order to avoid the idea of ​​Muggles , so the Ministry of Magic stipulates that when the swallow-tailed dog grows to six to eight weeks, one of its tails must be removed with a painless cutting spell to prevent the attention of Muggles. Moreover, in addition, the owner of the swallow-tailed dog also It needs to pass a test to ensure it can control the breed in Muggle-inhabited areas before it can be issued a license by the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures."

"If your idea can be realized, then maybe those wizards don't need to work so hard. You only need to use your work to touch the swallowtail dog for a while, and you can change its appearance permanently. This is for some people who are not good at using It's extremely difficult for a wizard of spells to refuse—wait a minute—"

Lupine seemed to understand something, he looked at Draco and asked: "So, in fact, you already knew the reason for Virgil's mutation, was it just a test for me? I have to say, this kind of It’s really a strange feeling.”

Under Lupine's gaze, Draco stayed for a full ten seconds.

Then he hurriedly said, "That's right, this is a test—just like the professor would ask students questions in class, I just tested you on purpose."

Lupine was not angry at all, he still said gently: "So, did I pass the exam?"

Draco kept an eye out.

"We'll have to wait a little longer," he said. "You'll have to wait until you make something like what you said—this is your final exam."

Since then, things have gradually become out of hand.

Draco finally saw the hope of winning Luna, and he was sure that if he succeeded in making such a thing, it would definitely not only change the swallowtail dog, but some other more powerful guys.

Such as vampires, giants, and perhaps werewolves.

But only if he can actually do it.

But in this way, Draco will inevitably have to accept the help of Professor Lupine-this is not a problem, even he didn't expect this process to be so easy, and even the idea was proposed by the other party.

But who knows?

After all, even Lupine himself thought so.

Draco thought proudly.

Later, he almost slipped his mouth once, just in front of Harry and Ron who provoked him, he took a lot of effort to suppress the idea of ​​revealing his ideas, and he just sneered and left without saying anything .

No matter what, you have to make something first.

According to Lupine, Draco was extremely lucky, because Virgil was an extremely rare owl that escaped the attack of the sheep-eater, and managed to survive.Perhaps there will be only such one in hundreds of years, and it is a very important sample.

While studying how to use Virgil to make things, Draco's attitude towards Professor Lupine changed a lot.This is not because the other party is rich in knowledge, it seems that he has seen all kinds of animals - but because he finds that he is getting closer and closer to the ultimate goal, but it is a pity that he is a little bit behind each time, and then he is always left behind. Down some shining hopes.

In other words, Draco was so obsessed with it that he couldn't let it go.

And all of this happened in just a few weeks.

Tonight, Draco came to the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor's office again. He tried his best to hide his excitement. He sat on the sofa with a rare and obedient attitude, looking expectantly at the researcher who was studying Virgil behind the desk. Lupine, I hope he can gain something this time.

Lupine poked back and forth with his wand. Virgil, who was short-sighted, didn't resist. Instead, he moved his head curiously, trying to see what Lupine was holding.

It simply never expressed fear or anything like that.Of course, it might be difficult to tell from its face - after all, its expression hasn't changed much, and outsiders look serious, but in fact, only few people know that it is just trying to see clearly.

After a while, Lupine suddenly asked without raising his head: "By the way, Mr. Malfoy, may I ask what you plan to make this special item into?"

Draco had already thought about it.

"Magic ball." He said, "I'm going to make something that looks similar to a magic ball. The specific shape is—"

He thought about it carefully. Although the magic ball is very magical, it is still easy to describe: "A round ball, the surface is engraved with golden and silver patterns—"

"No." Lupine interrupted: "It's only the gold veins, and everything else is silver - I've seen Toby's collection, and it impresses me."

"However," he continued with a embarrassed tone, "Although I agree with your idea, you must also be aware that this is also a magic circle item that belongs to you—the key is here—magic magic Array items can also be regarded as a special scepter. Therefore, some steps must be completed by you yourself."

Draco opened his mouth, and he almost forgot about it, almost showing the biggest flaw.

He himself made the badge symbolizing Slytherin House, and he also learned about it in the later ancient magic class. The scepter, other than the wand, is best done by the master himself.

Otherwise, he wouldn't even be able to figure out how to use this item.

By the way, he has now learned how to use his badge.The specific method is to hook one's finger into the shape of the silver snake on the badge, and then manipulate it arbitrarily, and divination is no problem.

He had done divination before coming today, and the result was good, so he was so excited this time, maybe Professor Lupine will have new progress today.

It's just that Draco didn't expect this development to be related to him - it's time for him to get involved.

"What should I do—this is another test." He hastily added the second half of the sentence.

Lupine acted as if he didn't see Draco's flaws at all, but he thought seriously: "It will probably be difficult to do, after all, the person who knows the ancient magic best is Toby, and I haven't been in contact with it for that long. —and his writing is really terrible to read, I really don't understand why he can't even describe this kind of thing clearly-but this may also be the real face of ancient magic-it's hard to say."

Draco vaguely heard Lupine's intention to ask Professor Highmore for help.

How is this possible?
He didn't want Professor Haimer to know about it now, it would be bad if he saw the omissions in it - not the omissions of the magic circle item itself, but the fact that he used Professor Lupine.

"Is there any other way?" Draco hurriedly asked, not even caring about the reason for the "test".

Lupine was silent for a while, which gradually made Draco feel uneasy.

"Yes." He said abruptly.

Draco heard his own relieved voice, as if it sounded in his ears, not in his heart.

Lupine continued to explain: "Maybe we can try it once, it may not be successful, it's just a try-do you remember the mood when you made the first magic circle item? I heard that every student in the school They all pass the test."

Draco remembered this clearly, and he couldn't forget it-it took him a lot of effort to make the Slytherin badge, especially the silver snake on it, and it was not an easy thing to make it move.

That was almost the time when Draco studied the most.

He listed a series of Slytherin house characteristics: full of ambition, the pursuit of the highest achievement, and always shrewd.

"Okay," Lupine said with a smile, "I almost saw Toby standing right in front of me - but, Draco, I'm asking about your mood, not about all the Slytherins, must It has to be your own.”

Today's lesson is over.

Although he didn't say it clearly, Draco still knew that he had an extra homework.

On the way back to the dormitory, he remained silent, his eyes gradually becoming gloomy.

Only he knows what he can't forget when making the Slytherin badge—

Harry saved him once in full view.

This incident made Draco hate it until now, and he will never forget it.

(End of this chapter)