Hogwarts: Bourne Returns from Warhammer

Chapter 222: Ask clearly in person
"What is going to come will come," Bourne said to himself in his mind.

Seeing his pensive look, the three little ones were all a little worried. They were worried that Bourne would report what they were about to do.

That violated dozens of school rules!

But in fact, Bourne's worries are different from those of the little wizards.

Gryffindor's little lion has never been afraid of breaking school rules and deducting house points. House points can be deducted but can also be added back.

As for sneaking into the Slytherin common room, thanks to the indoctrination given to him by Grandpa Horace since he was a child, he even knows more ways than the serious little snakes.

The focus of his thinking was on how to deal with the basilisk - Harry didn't know who made the sound he heard, but Bourne knew that it was the murmur of a magical animal with a danger level of 5X - glare Whoever dies, monsters with such abilities are best killed by long-range sniping.

Seeing that everyone was silent, the atmosphere suddenly became tense, so Ron timidly suggested: "How about we stop preparing the medicine and report to Principal Dumbledore first."

In fact, this is what a normal young wizard should do when he encounters trouble at Hogwarts, but the three of them accidentally ignored it at the beginning.

Well, the subjective initiative is too strong.

Of course, Bourne had no intention of complaining after them. He just shook his head and stated a fact: "Dumbledore has not been in school recently. Not only that, our Dean McGonagall is not in Hogwarts either. They have some other We have to be busy with important things. In the past week or two, our Transfiguration class has been replaced by Potions and Charms classes, and you should be aware of this."

After catching the absconding Peter Pettigrew, Dumbledore immediately followed Kingsley and the others to London. Within a few hours, Dean McGonagall of Bourne's group also received a notice from the Fire Phoenix Fox and followed him to the Ministry of Magic. Before leaving, she entrusted the teaching affairs of Hogwarts to Snape.

Peter Pettigrew is also suspected of committing several crimes during his escape, several of which are related to his identity as an Animagus. As the most famous Animagus shapeshifter and transfiguration expert in this century, as well as the headmistress of Gryffindor (she was actually the headmistress of Gryffindor when Peter Pettigrew was in school), McGonagall The professor had no choice but to go to the Ministry of Magic in London to serve as a consultant to the Aurors, assisting them in collecting evidence and investigating.

As for why Vice President McGonagall entrusted important academic work to Snape before she left, rather than Sprout or Professor Flitwick, Byrne guessed that this might be Dumbledore's instruction.

Peter Pettigrew betrayed the Potters, causing Lily Potter to be killed. Snape may have been thinking about him for a long time.

If he wasn't overwhelmed by the academic responsibilities of hundreds of young wizards, based on Burn's knowledge of Snape, he had no doubt that the headmaster of Slytherin House would take the time to visit the Ministry of Magic in London.

After all, the temporary cell in the Auror office was not Azkaban, which was full of dementors.

It is not too difficult for a potion master to prepare a potion that can make the human body experience extreme pain, and even watch it dissolve into soup from the inside out after drinking it.

"But I don't sincerely advise you to provoke Professor Snape." Bourne sincerely advised the trio not to commit suicide recently. "In the past week or two, you went to his private storage room to borrow money from him without telling him." 'Things, once discovered, I suspect you will encounter great misfortune."

Hermione frowned: "But if we don't trick Draco, how can we know what other plots he has?"

For such a little witch with a stereotype of Slytherin, Byrne actually really wanted to tell her what those battle nuns who chanted "The Emperor is on High" and "conquered" heretics did. .

Look what they did!

Conspiracy or not, it is all a false excuse (only a certain big blue bird rarely does this). To put it bluntly, it is an inefficient method that is not uncommon for people to do it. Once they suspect someone of heresy, those girls usually come to the door to ask face-to-face.

Of course, he understands that there are differences between people, and after traveling through time, he gradually learned to face the differences between the two worlds.

Therefore, Bourne just patiently gave the trio a suggestion: "Some people like to keep diaries, but what is written in the diary must be what is in their heart?
You suspect that Draco is engaging in a conspiracy, but if you can figure it out with such a simple method as clichés, can it still be called a conspiracy?

Hogwarts is such a big place, and we are all in the same grade, and we take several classes together - we meet you without looking up - you can definitely find an opportunity to question Draco in person. "

What Bourne wants to express is also very simple: you can't understand it even if you ask him face to face, and you can't even understand it if you ask him behind his back.

Didn’t you see, the inefficient Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Human Empire has already lost 41k, and is still counting the losses caused during the Horus Heresy. In the tribunal established after the Great Rebellion, a small number of elite (head) and English (iron) judges began to learn to issue extermination orders on their own.

The reason why there is such a terrible efficiency gap is not because of one person who only works behind the scenes, but because of the other person who goes to the front line in person as soon as he encounters a problem and chooses to solve the root cause of the problem face to face. .

"Brilliant! That's a great idea! If I end up having to drink Polyjuice Potion with Crabbe or Gower's Toenail in it, I might as well just go for the snot-flavored Bibi's All-Flavour Beans."

Ron nodded approvingly.

In Bourne's view, this little wizard might be the one with the highest understanding among the trio. After all, he is also a well-informed Weasley.

Then, Ron happily stretched out a finger and said: "Tomorrow we will have a common Potions class with Slytherin, and Snape has been very busy recently and will leave the classroom after class. We just need to make If you have a chance to confront Draco face to face, you might be able to find the answer to your question easily."

Harry originally wanted to say something, but then he thought of the illustrations in "Powerful Potions" he had just seen. Appetite determines the brain, and he immediately changed sides and became the one who supported Ron's ideas.

As a result, among the three people, the vote became three to two.

Although Hermione was still a little reluctant, due to the Disai system, she could no longer raise any strong objections.

"B-But I just borrowed this "Powerful Potion". Do I have to return it now? I haven't finished reading it yet."

Byrne said it was okay to worry about her. "You know you don't have to take this book to the auditorium to read while you're eating - you're probably going to have trouble eating after you touch the mold on the book; or read this book before going to bed - —When you rub your eyes, your fingers contaminated with those magic spores may also cause some harm to your eyes...

Then, you can finish reading "Powerful Potion" in about a week. When the time comes, you can find a time to give it to me, and I will come to the library to return it for you. Mrs. Pince will not have any complaints against you then. "

With Byrne's support, the trio's two thorny problems have been well solved. Only Harry seemed a little worried. He still couldn't completely rest assured about the house elf Dobby who could always appear by his side and cause some troubles repeatedly.

In this regard, Bourne could only tell him: According to the magic contract passed down from ancient times, house elves cannot cause harm to any wizard, at least subjectively they cannot do this.

Although Ron also agreed with Bourne, Harry was only skeptical in the end and temporarily accepted his comfort.

Mainly because he didn't have a choice.
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"This is suitable for today." Lockhart tidied his wardrobe and took out an orange pearl chain shirt.

He held the piece of clothing in front of him, then walked to the table with it.

"What do you think, Tom?" he said to a black leather diary on the table.

If this scene were seen by outsiders, it would be difficult not to make people wonder whether the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor's head was damaged by a curse.

But in fact, when he asked this question, a line of beautiful handwriting appeared on the notebook.

[I think it’s okay, but you are more suitable for a more dazzling sequined shirt, which matches your blonde hair better. 】

Lockhart chuckled.

Just like a hen laying eggs.

"You're a good judge of people." Lockhart didn't care at all that the words in the diary were flattering. In fact, he felt that he was just a clothes rack first. No matter what style of clothing, as long as he wears it, it will match.

"However, I plan to wait until Halloween to wear that sequined shirt. There will be a grand dinner at Hogwarts that day."

[Yes, yes, everything is as you wish]

A passage appeared in the diary again, which made Lockhart very happy. Although he picked up this diary, he now regards it as his own, and no one can take it away from him.

"Thanks to Snape and I entering the Slytherin common room that day. Otherwise, a diary with independent thought and free will like yours would have been taken away by the Potions professor. Now, let's talk about it." It may have become a pile of ashes under the cauldron.”

(Tom Riddle: Damn it, there are people who are better at PUA than me.)
[Of course, I am very grateful for your insight. Ordinary people like Severus Snape would never discover my existence...]

(Tom Riddle: I don’t want to be discovered by that guy either.)
[...He would just treat me as one of Marcus Flint's private collection of "not suitable for children" books, and then throw them all into the fire and burn them to ashes. 】

(Tom Riddle: That damn little wizard, those dirty things of his actually suppressed me. I must take revenge!)
"Hahaha, Tom, don't be angry, and don't resent Professor Snape." Although Lockhart said this, there was no consolation in his tone. "After all, not everyone can be like me - I have received special training - and can see the real value at a glance. That Professor Snape is just an ordinary wizard. It’s just a mortal body.”

【You are quite a nice person! By the way, are you looking forward to making a splashy appearance at your Halloween dinner? Do you want to hear my opinion? 】

(Tom Riddle: Damn it, let’s talk about business or I’ll run out of ink.)
Upon seeing these words, Lockhart quickly became energetic and he would not let go of any opportunity to show off.

"What do you suggest?"

[Suggestion is out of the question, I’m just giving you a small reward - if you want to make a shining debut, you also need a shining way to make a debut - didn’t you see that Principal Dumbledore used Fire Phoenix Fox from time to time in school? Instead, his sparkling and lightning-like appearance always attracts the attention of little wizards. 】

Lockhart's eyes lit up.

Although he had no eyes, Tom Riddle in the diary captured his mood swings, thus adding fuel to the fire.

[Of course, I’m not saying that you have to find a fire phoenix to take your place - I’m not questioning your ability and charm, it’s just that doing so would be a bit uncreative, and copying Dumbledore is too obvious. I mean, I have a way to help you suddenly attend the Halloween dinner in front of everyone at Hogwarts in a more dramatic way. 】

After some persuasion from Tom Riddle, Lockhart became more interested.

"Sounds great. If you have any ideas, please tell me."
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"It's best not to tell Hermione about this," Ron said to Harry, who was sitting in the row with him.

Half of the Potions lesson had passed, and Bourne had finished his share of the potion. Neville, who was in the same group as him, also passed the test without any danger.

Others were not so lucky. Most of them were still struggling with the cauldron placed on a slow fire in front of them. They had no idea when the magic cowpeas in the pot could be boiled to the standards in the book, that is, "Thick like oatmeal."

Bourne was "kicked out" by Snape, or more accurately, he was whisked away by Professor Snape to his private office to brew up some potions.

Recently, the weather has turned cold, so Madam Pomfrey asked Snape to brew a large amount of cold medicine.

However, because he has been very busy recently, he asked Bourne to do this repetitive work on his behalf - "After all, he is the grandson of Dean Slughorn, and he is still a little better than ordinary little wizards. "These are Snape's exact words.

As for the other little wizards, even Hermione, the little witch who was recognized as the most talented in the second grade, had to cook those magic cowpeas in the classroom.

In Snape's opinion, except for Bourne, none of these young wizards have actually mastered the introductory skills of this craft.

"We need to go east and west," Harry whispered to Ron. It was less than fifteen minutes before the end of get out of class. "I'm going to attract Snape's attention, take Crabbe and Goyle away at the same time, and then You can stop Draco and ask him about his conspiracy."

While talking, Harry looked at the dozens of cauldrons standing between the wooden tables, as well as the copper scales and jars of ingredients on the table, and secretly looked at Snape who was patrolling back and forth in the smoke. , who rudely criticized the Gryffindor students, while the Slytherin students gloated and snickered from the sidelines. Draco Malfoy was Snape's protégé, and he kept rolling his goldfish eyes at Ron and Harry. The poor guy didn't know what was about to happen to him.

Ron whispered: "What are you going to do? If you use magic to blow up Crabbe and Goyle's cauldron, I think your plan to participate in the Quidditch match this Sunday will definitely be ruined, Snape You will be detained until Dean McGonagall or Principal Dumbledore returns to school."

"Then I'll use my fists." Harry thought for a moment and replied, "I'll just walk over and punch those two guys in the eyes."

Because they were thinking about "how to stir up trouble", Harry and Ron accidentally went through the fire and the potion became too thin.

So, when Snape stopped to laugh at his watery soup, Harry almost didn't hear it. His mind was full of how to use the fastest way when Snape turned around to find trouble with other Gryffindor students. He ran to Crabbe and Goyle at a very fast speed.

And at this moment, while Harry was still doing some mental construction, he vaguely noticed from the corner of his eye that Hermione seemed to be "ticking" her long, fluffy hair with her wand.

"Has she never thought about wearing a hairpin?" For some reason, such an idea suddenly popped into Harry's mind.

However, he did not realize one thing: using the wand casually while brewing the potion was actually an illegal operation. How could a good student like Hermione make such a low-level mistake?
But fortunately, he quickly corrected his misconception - thanks to his excellent dynamic vision ability - Harry saw a sparkling firework stick that was hard to pull out when it was exposed to water and sprang out of Hermione's hair. The speed was so fast that even the little wizard who was with Hermione didn't notice.

In mid-air, the firework stick began to hiss and burst out sparks, and finally fell accurately into Gore's pot.

Goyle's potion exploded immediately, pouring it on almost half of the class. However, because Slytherin and Gryffindor were clearly distinct, this "half of the class" were basically Slytherin snakes.

Everyone screamed under the attack of the potion. Crabbe's mouth was stained, and his two thick lips were firmly stuck together; Goyle covered his eyes that could not be opened with his hands and stumbled around. Snape tried desperately to silence everyone, and even had to cast a petrification spell on several young wizards who were blinded by the potion. In the midst of the chaos, Harry and Ron couldn't help but look at Hermione. They were both stunned.

Since when have conservatives become so radical?

"Quiet! Quiet!"

Snape growled.

"Those who have been splashed by the potion, please stay where you are and don't move. Wait for me to cast a spell on you to untie the cowpea glue..."

What he asked the students to endure in this class was to temporarily add a strong glue potion. After the magic cowpea paste cools, it will turn into a very viscous glue. Its most common use is at home for wizards. Capture "pests" such as rats and goblins.

Well, he's not targeting anyone (just take it as such), he just wants to broaden the horizons of the little wizards. Unexpectedly, it turned into a farce.

Although Snape finally angrily untied all the little snakes that were "heavily injured" by the glue, he still had to personally take several little wizards who looked frightened and frightened to the hospital wing after class. And it is almost foreseeable that the head nurse Pomfrey, whose qualifications are not far behind Dumbledore, will definitely make him, the current Head of Slytherin, relive the experience of being scolded in school.

Maybe it was luck, or maybe he was prepared (Draco never went to Potions class with Crabbe or Goyle), but little Malfoy became one of the few students in Slytherin who was not affected. This time he walked out of the classroom alone.

"What are you waiting for?"

Seeing Harry and Ron looking at her with ghostly expressions on their faces, Hermione couldn't help but blush, but she immediately reacted and gave each of the two little wizards a shudder.

"What a great opportunity this is, go find that Draco Malfoy and ask him face to face!"

(End of this chapter)