Ancient wizards return to Hogwarts

Chapter 290 Rice: This prediction is so accurate! (2-in-1)

According to Rice's class schedule, his first class in the new semester is a divination class.

This course, together with Care of Magical Creatures, Ancient Runes, Muggle Studies, and Arithmancy, constitute the elective courses for students in Hogwarts' fifth year and below.

When choosing courses, Rice signed up for all the electives except arithmetic and divination. He was still very interested in the content of those classes.

Daphne signed up for the same classes as Les, and what he filled in was what Daphne filled in. Rice had no problem with that; in his opinion, the lessons had their value.

More importantly, this way he would have someone to help him with some meaningless homework.

Daphne doesn't know what the future holds for her. When she thought that she was about to come into contact with the mysterious science of divination, her face was filled with excitement.

"Do you think that after I learn divination, I will become a super powerful prophet? Before the final exam, I will directly divine the content of the next day's exam." Daphne's eyes were full of expectations for divination.

But her expectations were too unrealistic...

Les tried his best to twitch his nose twice and identified what was added to the firewood: it was some spices with soothing and insect-repelling effects. Maybe it’s easier to use your divination talent in a drowsy state?

During the conversation, the North Tower arrived.

Les nodded seriously. He was not prepared to listen carefully to the content of this class, and he planned to leave the homework to Daphne.

The main reason why he signed up for this course was that he was very interested in the teacher of this course. Rice learned from school documents that the current Divination professor was named Sybill Trelawney.

Les climbed up a staircase with a large rotation angle and came to a small platform. The platform is enclosed except for a circular trapdoor in the ceiling.

When he saw this last name, he decided to sign up for this course.

If a person's ability to observe words and emotions is strong enough, he can pretend to be a fortune teller, but his essence is more like a psychology expert and has little to do with a real prophet.

This is different from what Les remembered. It may have been modified by later generations.

The space above the trapdoor looks less like a classroom and more like a teahouse in the attic. There are more than twenty small round tables in the round room, and each table is surrounded by small bulging cushions.

In addition to the unpleasant smell, the lighting in the classroom was also terrible. Logically speaking, the Divination classroom located at the top of the North Tower should have the best lighting, but Professor Trelawney pulled down all the curtains, and the lights in the classroom were covered with crimson lampshades. This causes everything here to be bathed in a dull, scarlet light, which is depressing.

The surname "Trelawney" is not ordinary. Her family is a divination family and has been engaged in the divination industry as early as the ancient Greek times. Professor Trelawney's ancestors from thousands of years ago had left a deep impression on Rice. He wanted to see how much ability the descendants of the Trelawney family had inherited from their ancestors.

"Divination has little to do with hard work. Seers are born. This is an ability that is truly inherited through blood, so it is difficult for you to become a diviner through hard work." Les told Daphne the bad news.

"So you signed up for this class just to see the teacher of this class?!" Daphne couldn't understand Les' behavior.

Only in the face of major events that can affect history can the abilities of prophets be brought into full play.

She muttered and asked: "Then why do we sign up for this course? This time might as well be used to sleep."

In addition, there are many shelves placed on the walls of the classroom, with props for divination piled on them.

Seeing Les say this, Daphne's disappointment was palpable.

Even the rumored prophet cannot do what she expected - the most the prophet can do is predict your final score for you. Moreover, the accuracy of the prediction is directly proportional to the importance of the event.

As soon as he entered the divination classroom, Les smelled a dull, cloying aroma. He followed the smell and found that the source of the smell was the classroom fireplace. Professor Trelawney seemed to have added some special medicine to the firewood in the fireplace, so that the classroom was filled with a strange smell.

As the start time of classes approached, the platform gradually became crowded. The trap door suddenly opened, and a silver ladder dropped from above, landing right in front of Les's feet. He climbed up the ladder and came to a strange-looking classroom.

"Don't underestimate the Trelawny family. Her ancestors were priests responsible for delivering oracles. It is said that she was cursed by the gods for leaking prophecies at will, so that no one believed her prophecies. The power of prophecy is combined with the power of the curse. It has been passed down through the bloodline... Anyway, it’s not a bad idea to go see her.”

Les briefly introduced the history of the Trelawney family to Daphne, and she was stunned for a moment: If this is really the case, wouldn't the Trelawny family be more powerful than the Greengrass family?

If Les could hear Daphne's voice, he would tell her: Unfortunately, what you think is true. The most commendable thing about the surname Greengrass is that it is pure blood from generation to generation, but this pure blood does not inherit any specific magical talent - only the silver hair and some personality traits are inherited. The surname Trelawney is different. It really passes down the talent of divination through blood.

After the last student climbed up the ladder, Professor Trelawney emerged from the shadows of the classroom. She was so well hidden that most people didn't even notice her at first. Rice didn't find the professor visually, either.

After asking the students to sit down, Professor Trelawney began to introduce to everyone what divination was in a soft and fuzzy voice.

When Les heard her say, "If you don't have 'sight', then there's very little I can teach you." He nodded sincerely - this was exactly what he knew.

However, what Professor Trelawney said next was very lacking in nutrition. After a magical words and a few simple prophecies, Professor Trelawney started today's lecture.

Their first lesson was on tea divination. She divided the students into groups of three and asked them to go to her place to receive tea. After drinking the tea, they could divine the future through the remaining tea leaves.

Les was very familiar with this. He drank the boiling tea at an astonishing speed, and then handed his tea cup to Daphne. At this time, Daphne hadn't even drank half of her tea.

She complained to Les over a sip of piping hot tea that the class felt like a waste of her time.

"Don't think so. We can at least verify whether we have opened the 'Third Eye' and whether we have 'sight'. Of course, there are no prophets among your ancestors, and there is a high probability that you do not have this talent."

Daphne:......

She wanted to curse: How could she not know whether there was a prophet in the Greengrass family?

She slammed the teacup in her hand onto the table and said angrily, "Then I might as well sleep in today!"

Daphne's voice became louder, and Professor Trelawney, who was not far away, seemed to hear her words, so she "floated" to the table where they were sitting, and picked up Les's teacup from Daphne's hand.

"Let me see, dear." Professor Trelawney stared at the teacup and turned it counterclockwise.

Les raised his head and quietly waited for the results of Trelawney's divination.

"Hmm...Broken-winged Falcon, my child, you have had enemies before, but you seem to have gotten rid of their influence?" Trelawney asked, looking into Les's eyes.

After years of experience, she will adjust her predictions based on the other party's reaction. However, it is a habit she has persisted in for decades to make a negative prediction first.

Les nodded. Trelawny was right. He did have enemies, and he did deal with them.

Seeing Rice's positive response, Trelawney smiled. She knew the little wizard in front of her and knew that he was one of the most popular figures in the past two years. Although he was not as prominent as Daphne Greengrass beside him, he was still a child worthy of attention.

In her research day after day, Professor Trelawney had long accepted the tragic reality that she had not inherited the talent of her ancestors. Although she never admitted it with her mouth, she had already accepted this fact in her heart.

Then her divination gradually went astray and turned into something close to psychology.

Before the start of each year, she would collect information from the list of students who signed up for divination classes, and make targeted predictions after analysis.

Trelawny's task today is to fool Daphne and prevent her from going against her, otherwise she will not be able to continue her classes this semester. In Trelawney's view, Les, who had a good relationship with Daphne, was a very good entry point.

Her question seems very specific, but if you think about it deeply, you will find that it is actually very vague - the false gods of Northern Europe are regarded as enemies by Les, so is Malfoy, who has opposed him many times in the first year, considered his enemy? ?

Of course Les didn't regard him as an enemy. He had never looked squarely at this descendant of the Malfoy family. But in the eyes of Professor Trelawney, Draco Malfoy is of course Rice's enemy, and Malfoy really doesn't dare to mess with Rice recently. That must be because Rice has "get rid of the influence of his enemies."

Rice's affirmation gave Trelawney the courage to make further predictions.

"Okay, but don't be careless. The falcon only broke one wing. Your enemy will come back one day." Trelawney did not believe that Draco Malfoy would let it go. She felt that the two of them would inevitably There is still conflict, so this prophecy was made.

"Let me see again -" she continued to turn the teacup, then took a sharp breath and said in a strange tone: "The big stick that hit the hat... Oh, my dear, this is not a lucky teacup. ! Betrayal from a good friend! Poor child, miserable child!"

She stretched out her bony hands as if she wanted to give Les a hug.

Les:…

He narrowed his eyes and looked at Professor Trelawney carefully: Is your prophecy intentional or accidental?

I have to say that her prediction was quite accurate.

Les craned his neck to look into the tea cup and found that Trelawney was not fooling around. The pattern of tea leaves did look like her description.

Daphne:? !

After hearing Professor Trelawney's divination, she suddenly felt like "when people sit at the table, disaster will come from the sky": Will Rice's good friend betray him? Who else could his best friend be besides himself? What does this old thing Trelawney mean? Will she betray Les! ?

Wait, does my sister fall into the category of Les's best friend? And that Hermione Granger, she knew Les earlier than she did... Daphne began to have random thoughts.

Les just glanced at Daphne's expression and knew that this girl was under Trelawney's control.

He couldn't help but rub his forehead and whispered: "It's not actually a betrayal, it's just a little disagreement between friends."

Trelawney's eyebrows twitched: she just wanted to give Daphne some "eye drops", but she accidentally did it and got it wrong again? I am in good condition today!

Trelawney became happy and decided to pursue the victory and continue to prophesy. However, the two predictions just now contained negative prophecies. Trelawney knew that things must turn in reverse, so she decided to say two beautiful words to end this divination - look at the expression of the little Greengrass girl. , she was already shocked by herself. After removing the thorn, it will become easier to teach the next lesson.

‘Just say a few kind words and today’s mission will be successfully completed. ’ Trelawney secretly encouraged herself in her heart, and after writing a draft, she turned Rice’s teacup again.

After an exaggerated performance that whetted everyone's appetite, she spoke.

"I saw the bright starlight from your tea cup. As an adult, your achievements are limitless. Perhaps the entire magical world will spread your name. I saw the crucible used to make potions, the badge symbolizing power, and the wealth. The gold coins... they are all hidden in the starlight. My child, you have to seize this wonderful future. If you act carelessly, everything in the starlight may come to nothing..." Trelawney said vaguely. said.

In her opinion, isn't it certain that a young wizard like Les, who is extremely talented and is very close to the heir of the Greengrass family, will have a bright future?

Even if something unexpected happened in the future, he didn't say anything to death, right?

Seeing that Les didn't answer, Professor Trelawney returned the tea cup to Les and drifted away.

After Professor Trelawney walked away, Daphne asked cautiously: "Les, who do you think... will betray you?"

Les glared at her angrily: "In this case, I will break up with all of you first. If you don't have good friends, won't you be stabbed in the back by your good friends?"

Daphne quickly shrank her neck and stopped talking.

But after a while, she pushed her tea cup to Les's hand again. She wanted to ask Les to do a tea fortune telling for her.

"Let me see... um... I did see your future." Les took the tea cup and pretended to look at it for a while before coming to a conclusion.

"What future?" Daphne pricked up her ears, afraid of missing a word.

"You have to do two divination class assignments." Rice responded decisively: This is an indisputable future that will never change.

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