a certain scientific harry potter

On August 1994, 8, one week before Hogwarts officially started, the belated History of Magic OWL exam officially started.

In other words, Harry really explained what it means to "keep your ears off the window and read only the books of sages". Even though the legends about him have been spread all over the sky, he can still sit in the examination room and write quickly.

The senior students who took the exam together often glanced in Harry's direction every few minutes, and some Slytherins with gloomy faces even had venomous eyes all the time - after all, it was in the early morning of the day before yesterday that Harry was in front of the whole world. , blasted their parents.

But even so, Harry still remained calm, writing like flying.

With such performance, even the old professor Tofudi who was in charge of the exam had to secretly sigh in his heart... Harry is indeed a monster who cannot be born. He lowered the grades of the entire examination room by himself~

But there is one thing to say, the old professor Tofudi absolutely spoke highly of Harry's discussion on the test paper.

Wand legislation, goblin rebellion in the 18th century, enumeration of violations of secrecy laws, and the reasons for the founding of the International Confederation of Wizards... It is not really a great skill to be able to write down the contents of these books verbatim, It can only be said that Harry's performance at this age is amazing.

But what really amazed the old professor was Harry's sharp comments after these "historical facts"...or to put it simply, it was just a joke.

For example, one of the essay questions is about 'The act of burning witches in the Middle Ages is pure nonsense'.

This aspect of content actually appeared in the normal history of magic exam in the third grade, but as an important theoretical section that demonstrates the "superiority of wizards over Muggles", it must be shown again and again. .

In the general perception of the magic world, the act of burning witches in the Middle Ages was completely meaningless.

The non-magical people at that time - that is, ordinary people, they were particularly afraid of magic, but they were not good at recognizing magic.

And when they occasionally caught real wizards, ordinary stakes didn't do much, because wizards cast the Freezing Fire Charm, the basic magic that freezes flames, when they're being burned.

This way, they can enjoy the mild tickle of the flames while screaming in feigned pain.

The most famous example is Wen Delin, the fortuneteller. This witch who enjoys burning fetishes once allowed herself to be captured in various forms of makeup, and was tied to the stake for as many as 47 times...

How should I put it, although Grandma Bagshot is an elder who loves Harry very much, but he still wants to say... The "historical facts" about witch burning in "History of Magic" are purely a group of ordinary wizards who are talking about themselves. When the compilation of "History of Magic" is completed, this part of the content will definitely be greatly revised.

Because in fact, the so-called weirdo Wen Delin who escaped the stake 47 times in a row is a typical survivor deviation.

Ordinary people in the Middle Ages were really not good at recognizing magic, but they could recognize wands, and once the wands were confiscated, wizards were no different from ordinary people.

In the entire wizarding world, there are very few people who can cast spells silently and without a wand, including the use of apparition. Most wizards also need to use wands.

And after these wizards are captured, it can be said that they have no ability to resist or escape at all... There are two ready-made examples in Hogwarts, Sir Nick and Fat Friar, they both died like this.

True, Wendelin may have been a powerful witch, and in addition to being able to cast Freeze and Fire without a staff, she was also able to Apparate without a staff.

And if she wants to play more, she has to be able to cast fake transfiguration and confusion spells without a staff, because after being cast with the freezing fire spell, the temperature of the stake is not enough to make the wood burn, so she must have Being able to conjure fake fire and thick smoke continuously can fool the ordinary people who are watching the execution.

And, if she wants to pretend to be burned to death in the end, she still needs to know how to conjure a charred or ashesed corpse... and the traits must be generally passable, otherwise she will be seen as a flaw.

So here comes the question, how many wizards of Wendelin's level can be found in all of Europe?

The answer is obvious, very few at all.

Most wizards, like Sir Nick and the Fat Friar, are almost certain to die after losing their wands.

There are very few cases that escaped prison, such as the French witch Lysette de Lapin, who was arrested and sentenced in Paris in 1422 because she was accused of witchcraft.

But the night before she was about to be executed, she disappeared from the cell.

The reason why she was able to escape death was because she was an Animagus. After her wand was confiscated, she transformed into a rabbit and got out from between the bars of the cell window, and crossed over on a large cauldron with sails. across the English Channel.

In the end, she even became the confidant of King Henry VI, but the price was... She never recovered her human body in front of people.

Survivor bias like this will inevitably give contemporary wizards, especially children who are studying the history of magic, an illusion... Medieval Muggles are very stupid. Their witch hunts are actually killing themselves and finally dying. Those 'witches' are actually Muggle women.

But in fact, during the centuries-long witch hunting activities, wizards and ordinary women suffered heavy casualties, especially the children of wizard families. Because they have no way to control the magic of minors, they are often quite easily exposed...

And exposure means death!

The so-called witch burning is nonsense... The reason why Harry wants to overthrow this argument is that he hopes that wizards can face up to history and accept reality.

From the Middle Ages to the present, ordinary people have developed countless times stronger than before, but wizards are standing still or even regressing!

If the wizards continue to hold the example of 'Wendelin' and 'Lisette' and think that ordinary people are no threat to adult wizards at all, then they will really be completely abandoned by the world.

In 1692, the International Federation of Wizards enforced the "Law of Secrecy", which finally dragged the wizards out of the deepening conspiracy vortex, allowing the wizards to regain their strength slightly.

But today, 300 years later, once a similar conspiracy rises again, the current wizards, I'm afraid...

"Well, why didn't you continue writing?" Seeing that Harry finally crossed out the words about the conspiracy, Professor Tofty couldn't help being a little puzzled.

This kid, what kind of 'conspiracy' did he see?

"It's nothing, I'll digress if I write any more." Harry shook his head lightly, and handed in the test paper before the time limit expired.

What he wants to prove is the one-sidedness of the theory of "Wu Sheng Party", but if he writes too much, it will poke the sensitive nerves of many people.

The witch hunt in the Middle Ages, the ordinary people who suffered innocently, the driving force behind the disaster, and the Philosopher's Stone that Rowena hated...

This level of conspiracy, Harry didn't want to touch it now.

Chapter 580 The Twins Are Trapped, Debt Assignment

After the exam, acquaintances get together to check the answers. This tradition is probably common all over the world, and Hogwarts is no exception.

Although Harry skipped a grade to take the exam, he also had friends who could answer the questions in the exam room.

Like Cedric, or the Weasley brothers.

But, the Weasley brothers answering the answers together with the first two would seem a bit... asking for trouble.

The reason is naturally because Harry and Cedric are both academic masters.

On the other hand, the Weasley brothers, although they are quite good at invention and creation and Ye Luzi's alchemy, but when it comes to pure theoretical knowledge of the history of magic, these two guys are definitely the scumbags among the scumbags.

"Ah, I was wrong!" Finally, after realizing that he had written the name of the president of the first International Federation of Wizards wrong, Fred resolutely chose to give up.

"That's right, I was in a bad mood at first, but after checking the answers with you, our mood has become even worse now!" George also showed a heartbroken expression on the side.

"No... what's bothering you two?"

Harry frowned puzzled. In his opinion, the two brothers should have had a good time during this time.

The eldest brother and the second brother of their family came back, and with these two people under their pressure, Percy would not put on a bad face to them every day.

And they made a lot of money working for Harry, even if they didn't do well in the exams, Mrs. Weasley wouldn't blame them too much.

And most importantly, the two of them had just won hundreds of Galleons in the World Cup, which was not only enough to pay Harry's debts, but also left a lot of money.

No matter how you look at it, they should be pretty cool lately.

"Hey, don't mention it, we were tricked by that bastard Ludo Bagman!" Fred gritted his teeth angrily, "We don't know how many letters we wrote to him these days , but this guy never replied!"

"Tricked...why?" Harry couldn't help being taken aback when he heard this.

"It's not just the betting money, he didn't pay us the full amount at all!" George was also full of righteous indignation at the moment, "That guy did give us a box full of money at first, but when we checked later, we found out All that money is gone!"

"It's gone... Could it be that he gave you the leprechaun's gold coins?" Cedric on the side was obviously no stranger to leprechauns, so he quickly figured out why the Weasley brothers were cheated.

"Heh, you guys know what 'ten bets and nine loses' is right this time~" Harry shook his head with a look of "you two deserve it", "Gambling is not only about your luck, but more importantly It is the character of the banker."

"Damn it! If we can meet that guy...", "We will never spare him then!"

The two brothers stomped their feet in resentment, but both Harry and Cedric knew very well that with the energy of the two of them, it was almost impossible to get back the winnings from Ludo Bagman. It's like a fool's dream.

They are still children after all, if the other party keeps reneging on their debts, there is nothing they can do, they can't hope that the Auror will take care of this kind of shit, right?

"Oh, what a shame about that money..." After feeling sullen for a while, Fred said helplessly and apologetically, "Harry, I owe you the thousand gold coins, and I'm afraid we won't be able to repay it in the short term."

"Yeah, it seems that school is starting now, and we can only save a little bit of money when we are free to go to work." George also had a bitter face at this time.

"Is that so... I have something to know. When you two bet with each other, did you get a receipt from him?" Harry asked curiously after thinking for a while.

"Of course there is~" Fred hurriedly took out a crumpled note from his pocket, "Didn't you say before that any transaction involving money must be obtained from the other party in writing , so we not only registered the principal and odds in Ludo's book, but also asked him for a note."

"And we haven't told him yet that after we receive the money, he has to take it back and destroy it." George also said excitedly, but then his face collapsed, "But what are you talking about now?" It's useless, even if there is this thing, he probably won't pay us the money..."

Indeed, the receipt in this case is actually to guard against gentlemen rather than villains.

Since Ludo Bagman did such a shameful thing as topping up the leprechaun gold coins, no matter what evidence the Weasley brothers had, he couldn't obediently pay back the money.

But, just because the Weasley brothers can't ask for money, it doesn't mean that this credential is useless to Harry~

"Well... I think so, anyway, the purpose of your winning this money is only to pay off your debts, so I will forgive your debts." After thinking for a while, Harry suddenly waved his hand in a 'magnanimous' way, A decision was made that left both brothers dumbfounded at the same time.

"You... what did you say?"

"Harry, you don't need to do this, this is Ludo's problem, there is no need for you to bear the loss!"

When the two brothers heard that Harry wanted to cancel their debts, they couldn't help but feel grateful when they refused; as for Cedric, he secretly felt that Harry was indeed a friend enough to do this kind of generosity for the Weasley brothers. degree.

But soon, the three of them realized that they had misunderstood, so that the reverence they had just raised immediately fell to a lower level than before.

"You two are thinking too much, I mean you can give me this receipt, together with Ludo's debt relationship." Harry shook his head lightly, and took Fred away The receipt in his hand, "That is to say, from now on, we will pay off the one thousand Galleons."

"After that, how I ask for money from Ludo is my business, and it has nothing to do with you. And I will not hand over the hundreds of Galleons that are more than the gambling money minus the debt, either. The right is to let you spend money to buy a lesson."

"In this case, it doesn't seem to be impossible..." Fred thought for a while, and felt that this proposal was actually quite reasonable.

After all, Harry was much better than the two brothers. He went to collect debts, and maybe he could really get the money back.

"And we actually have nothing to lose. After all, if there is no Harry, we may not be able to get the extra few hundred Galleons. We should pay back the one thousand Galleons we owe~"

George also thought the same way. He felt that his two brothers had done nothing more than work in vain. Although they lost hundreds of Galleons in net income for nothing, their original purpose was actually to pay off their debts.

"Since you all agree, let's do this first, bye~"

Seeing that the two brothers had no objection, Harry waved his hand decisively to leave, and quickly left the place with the receipt.

"Well, let me interject..." After Harry left, Cedric reminded in confusion, "You two went to place a bet on someone else's handicap, didn't you both pay the principal?"

"You... what are you talking about?"

"principal?!"

As soon as this remark came out, the Weasley brothers were stunned on the spot.

In the next second, the two immediately chased after Harry with claws and claws, causing the entire corridor to jump around.

"Harry, stop! Give us back the principal of the ninety Galleons!"

"There's a fake wand too!!"

Well, now they finally know what kind of money Harry spent on the so-called 'spending money to buy lessons'~

Chapter 580 Three Manor Dungeons, Hidden Shadows

To be honest, with the relationship between Harry and the Weasley brothers, it's normal for them to play around occasionally.

So the bet of nearly a hundred Galleons...

He will never return them~

Gambling is risky, and betting needs to be cautious. Harry must impress the Weasley brothers this time, and let them remember... not everything can be done casually.

Fortunately for them this time, Harry happened to be very interested in Ludo Bagman, so he was willing to help them out.

But in the future, what should they do if they encounter a bigger scam and Harry can't help?

"Okay, okay, spend money to buy a lesson~" Fred, who had been messing around in the corridor for a while, knowing that he couldn't get his money back, had no choice but to accept the reality in the end.

"Harry, do you know that you really look like Percy sometimes." George also grimaced in disgust.

Calling someone 'like Percy' is definitely a pretty poor thing to say about the Weasley brothers.

"Hey, look, Harry."

Near noon, when the three of them finished the exam and walked all the way to the cafeteria, Fred suddenly pouted to the side.

It was a Slytherin fifth year who had been glaring at Harry, and he had also come back early for his exams.

Harry had actually noticed him too, after all, from the moment he was in the examination room, this guy's gaze had been fixed on Harry.

Of course, the Weasley brothers also knew why the other party had such eyes. They were watching the whole thing that night. Harry beat this guy's father like a grandson. People still remember.

"Hmph, didn't everyone say that the Snake Academy is very united, why are they starting to place orders?" George sneered disdainfully, "These guys usually form gangs, but now that something happened, there is no one around."

"Except for some guys whose IQ is really owed, most of the parents of the Snake House are actually very good at observing the situation." Harry explained indifferently, "Demonstrating and torturing ordinary people are simply violating the "Secrecy Act" , even if the accountability is not too serious. But at the end of that day, the Dark Mark was produced, and the news I disclosed before that Voldemort had escaped from Albania, the nature of this is completely different. In this kind of At that time, getting too close to these families who committed crimes could easily be regarded as joining Voldemort."

"Indeed... Dad also said later that the Dark Mark that day, in fact, should be the Death Eaters who betrayed Voldemort the most." Fred nodded approvingly, "It seems that the Crabbe family People are really brave~"

"Then how about we launch a new product to commemorate his bravery?" George's eyes suddenly lit up, obviously having a new ghost idea, "Edible Dark Mark, take a bite, guaranteed to make you sick all day!"

"Haha, this is such a good idea! Let's study it quickly!"