Raven's Claw at Hogwarts

Chapter 228 It's Another Year's School Day
Seeing the dementors who were so arrogant in front of him, like a stray dog ​​being chased by Lupin's Patronus, Mike felt a little uncomfortable while heaving a sigh of relief.

At this moment, Lupine's urgent voice came from behind them.

"Sorry, I'm late!"

Everyone in the carriage looked back quickly, and saw Professor Lu Ping running towards him out of breath.

It can be seen that Professor Lu Ping's body is very weak, and a lot of cold sweat broke out on his head after only running such a short distance.

Lupine took the opportunity to greet everyone and rested for a while, and then ran towards the front of the car again, while his Patronus flew there one step ahead of him.

This made Mike very jealous. The powerful patron saint can be far away from the releaser. Some powerful wizards even developed the function of using the patron saint to send messages over long distances.

Not long after Lupine left, the train continued to start. Mike didn't go to check the driver's situation with Lupine, nor did he go to Harry's side. Instead, he stayed in the original compartment and accompanied Penello.

Maybe it was because the dementors gave her too much stimulation just now. From the moment Mike appeared, Penelope threw himself into Mike's arms, hanging on him like a koala, and never let go of anything. .

Mike could feel Penelope's body trembling constantly. Some distressed Mike took out a large plate of chocolates, first shared some with the rest of the car, and then took out a water glass and melted a cup of hot chocolate with the flame spell. The chocolate was passed to Penello.

"Hey, drink this and you'll feel better."

Penello stuck his head out of Mike's arms, opened his mouth but didn't speak.

The meaning was already obvious, and Mike took out another spoon and fed Penello one bite at a time.

It stands to reason that the effect of hot chocolate should be better than eating it directly, but Penello's body has been shaking uncontrollably, which makes Mike very anxious.

And Penello also seemed to realize that chocolate was not of much use to her. She took a sip of chocolate, hugged Mike's neck and kissed it directly.

What is the taste of a girl's lips?
The old driver can tell you from experience that it is a very special sweet fragrance, which is very light, and you can't feel it at all if you don't taste it carefully.

At this moment, Mike couldn't feel any kind of taste at all, and the chocolate in Penello's mouth turned into a burst of rich sweetness that hit his taste buds, making him unable to taste other flavors at all.

Penello's actions were intense, and Mike responded enthusiastically to her.

Surprisingly, after a period of time, Mike found that Penello no longer trembled, and his mood gradually returned to calm.

Even so, the two did not stop, but became more intense.

However, at this moment, a familiar voice came from the side.

"Oh! Oh! Sorry! Mike, I didn't mean to interrupt."

The two hurriedly separated, and when they saw that it was Professor Lupine Penello buried his head in Mike's arms shyly like an ostrich, while Mike looked at Lupine speechlessly.

"I just wanted to ask if you want to go and check on Harry. Someone told me he woke up. It's okay, it's okay if you don't want to go, you go ahead." Lupine stepped back awkwardly, "To be honest It’s the right thing to do, kissing can be as fast as chocolate. But only if it’s with someone you love.”

After Lupine finished speaking, he quickly disappeared from Mike, leaving only Mike and Penello, a lonely man and a widow, in the dark cubicle.

"It's true what he said and I feel better now."

Mike turned his head when he heard the sound, and saw Penello looking at him with piercing eyes.

"So, you have to continue..."

Mike was amused as soon as he heard it, and said jokingly, but his mouth was gagged before he could finish speaking.

……

On the other side, Harry was surrounded by a large group of people at the moment.

Most of them were here to watch the excitement, and few were really worried about Harry.After all, the boy who survived the catastrophe was directly frightened and fainted by the dementor. This is really a funny thing.

In fact, Harry himself thought the same way. During the two years since he entered the wizarding world, he had been trying his best to play the role of the hero who saved the world. At this moment, no one was hurting him, but he suddenly passed out. This made Harry feel very sad. It's embarrassing, I have the urge to find a hole in the ground and go in.

Fortunately, Lupine arrived in time to disperse the crowd, which prevented the embarrassing scene from continuing.

"Harry, how are you feeling now, have you had any chocolate?"

Lupine asked Harry with concern, but Harry was not in a high mood at the moment, facing Lupine's inquiry, he just lowered his head and said, "Well, I feel good now."

Although he said it felt good, anyone with a discerning eye could tell that Harry was in a bad mood right now.

Having said that, Harry suddenly raised his head and looked around. Seeing that his friends were all there, but there was one person missing, he hurriedly asked, "Where is Mike?"

Harry felt a little sad that Mike, arguably the first friend he'd ever known, wasn't there when he was in trouble.

"He's in the front car." Lupine said with a strange expression, "His little girlfriend is in a bad situation, and he's comforting her there."

"Oh, is that so?"

Harry didn't notice Lupine's expression at all, but felt that he was in a slightly better mood.

'Mike didn't do it on purpose, there are people who need him more. ' thought Harry.

The train was moving at high speed, and it arrived at Hogwarts in a short while.

This year's Hogwarts looked extraordinarily gloomy. There were many dark shadows hovering over the brightly lit castle in the past, which made people feel creepy.

Mike and a group of old students and freshmen separated at the station and arrived at the castle in a Ye Qi carriage.

As soon as he arrived at the castle, Mike saw Professor McGonagall rushing to the students and leading Harry and others out of the crowd.

Mike walked forward calmly, holding Penello's little hand in his hand.

The woman had returned to normal after being comforted by Mike in the car for a while, but even so she was unwilling to let go of Mike's hand.In desperation, Mike could only hold her hand all the way to the auditorium of the castle.

The new year's school-opening dinner has started again. There is really nothing to say about the process of the dinner. Mike has participated in it for two years, and he is already familiar with the process.

First, the Sorting Hat presented the song he had prepared for a whole year, and then the freshmen were sorted one by one...

The only difference here is that the old students of the various colleges are far more enthusiastic than in the past two years. Whenever a new student is successfully sorted, his college will burst into deafening cheers.

Mike expressed his understanding of their behavior. He had just encountered the kind of fright on the train, and now it is normal to release his inner fear in this way, which is called compensation psychology.

In their hearts, they want to rely on this carnival to make up for themselves.

This kind of psychology will also appear in people who usually work very hard together.

The actual performance is that a person often works overtime, which is very fortunate.But the more this is the case, the less he will take a break when it is time to rest. Instead, he will go to bars, clubs, Internet cafes and other exciting places to have carnivals. This is to make up for his psychology.

In this joyful atmosphere, Mike seemed a little lonely. The dementors hit him hard on the train just now.

He originally thought that with his current Patronus Charm level, not to mention being able to drive away the dementors, but at least he should be able to have the power to protect himself.

However, the reality gave him a big mouthful.

Let alone self-protection, if Lupine hadn't arrived in time today, both his and Penello's lives would be in danger.

Casting the Patronus Charm during training is a completely different experience than casting the Patronus Charm in front of a dementor. During training you are in a completely safe environment and you can easily generate positive emotions in this situation .

However, when facing a dementor in actual combat, your subconscious mind warns you to stay away from that monster all the time. This sense of danger will make people very nervous, which will affect the release of the Patronus Charm.

Not to mention, the dementor itself can absorb joy, and the difficulty of casting the patron saint spell increases geometrically under this double superposition.

Speaking of it, it’s pretty good that Mike can use the Patronus Charm in front of the dementors. Most beginners will freeze their hands and feet when they face the dementors for the first time, and they can’t cast it at all. curse.

"are you OK?"

Penello looked at Mike worriedly, while holding Mike's hand tightly.

When she was in the car just now, she noticed that Mike was very depressed.

At first, she thought it was because the side effects of the dementors hadn't subsided, so she kept looking for Mike for comfort. She herself is not a person who has a strong desire for this, and she just wants to use this method to make Mike recover.

However, judging from the current situation, Mike's emotional problems should be hidden.

Feeling the temperature in his hands, a forced smile appeared on Mike's face, and he said firmly, "It's okay, I'll take care of it!"

Penello looked at Mike with big eyes, she didn't understand what Mike was going to do.But these are not important. Penello has strong confidence in Mike. Since Mike said it will be done, it must be fine.

"Well! I believe you!"

Seeing Penello's sincere smile, the smile on Mike's face gradually became real.

At the same time, the sorting ceremony was over, and Headmaster Dumbledore slowly stepped onto the podium and began his annual persuasive speech.

"Welcome! Welcome back to Hogwarts, everyone! I have a few things to tell you, one of which is extremely important, so..." Dumbledore paused, "So I think it's best to be honest. You're enjoying a good meal, and it's better to tell you before your brains get foggy."

Dumbledore's cold English joke once again made many people in the audience laugh, but Mike remained indifferent.He didn't feel the point of this kind of joke at all, all he felt was embarrassment.

"Our school is currently welcoming several Azkaban dementors. They are sent by the Ministry of Magic to perform official duties. You already know, because they searched the train."

Dumbledore paused again when he said this, and Mike noticed that Dumbledore's expression was particularly ugly under the candlelight at this time, and it seemed that Dumbledore was also very dissatisfied with the behavior of these dementors.

"What I want to say is that the nature of dementors will not understand any excuses and sophistry, so I remind everyone here, don't give them a reason to hurt you. They will be stationed at each entrance of the school, and no one will be allowed to leave Leave the school without permission. They will not be fooled by any tricks, tricks, or disguises, including invisibility cloaks and disillusionment spells."

When Dumbledore talked about the Disillusionment Curse, he glanced at Mike, which made Mike's heart tremble. It seemed that Dumbledore had known about his use of the Disillusionment Curse for night travel.

Fortunately, Dumbledore just took a look, then retracted his gaze and continued: "Okay, let's take it easy. We have two new teachers this semester."

Dumbledore stretched out his hand to Lupine and said, "First of all, Professor Lupine, he was invited by me to come to Hogwarts as a professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts class."

Lupine straightened his clothes and stood up, nodding to everyone in the audience.

Except for Slytherin, students from the other three houses gave their warm applause.Lupine's performance on the train just now made these students stand in awe, ignoring his poor attire.

Then Dumbledore once again introduced the new Protection of Magical Creatures teacher, Hagrid.

Now the applause from the students of the other colleges except the Gryffindor students seemed a bit perfunctory. There was no way, Hagrid offended him by choosing the book "The Monster Book of Monsters" as a textbook. A lot of people.

There were few students present who had not been bitten by this book.

I don't know if it's because of the lack of nerves in his mind. Hagrid didn't feel embarrassed in the face of this situation. He was even moved to tears. He was wiping his tears with the tablecloth and blowing his nose from time to time. .

His disgusting behavior made Professor Flitwick, who was sitting next to him, look very bad. Professor Flitwick glanced at Hagrid helplessly, and silently moved his seat further away.

What followed was the once-a-year feasting moment. After Dumbledore gave an order, the auditorium instantly turned into a battlefield, and young wizards from various colleges were sweeping up the food in front of them.

After the dinner was over, Mike did not follow the group back to the dormitory, but sneaked away from the crowd, and came to the only way from the auditorium to the office of the Defense Against the Dark Arts class.

He was going to express his opinion to Lupine tonight, the sooner he learned the Patronus Charm, the greater the advantage for him.

However, when he was hiding in the corner waiting for Professor Lupine to appear, he heard Professor Lupine and Snape arguing.

(End of this chapter)