Harry Potter and the Burnt Badger

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Chapter 69 Prophecy and the Weird Ken O'Gorman

"I heard that Moon Fawkes of Hufflepuff was targeted by the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic. Is it true?"

"I think it's true. Fawkes didn't come to dinner in the morning. Look, he can't be found on the Hufflepuff table."

"It must be true. I saw him coming to the door this morning to deliver the school newspaper. He was followed by two wizards. They must be Aurors who are tracking him down."

"So...what happened to Fox?"

"I suspect he may have used dark magic? Otherwise, why would the Auror from the Ministry of Magic come here to check on a little wizard who has just entered the third grade?"

Early on Monday morning, the auditorium was filled with noisy discussions. Everyone lowered their voices and chatted about Munn.In just one breakfast, it was already known to everyone that "Moon Fox was targeted by the Aurors".Some people speculate that Munn was caught using black magic, some speculate that Munn has been studying evil spells, and some speculate that Munn secretly killed someone when he went to Hogsmeade last time...

In the end, everyone chatted and made themselves laugh, because they themselves knew how ridiculous their guesses were, especially after some young wizards from pure-blood families - just using black magic, research The evil spell is obviously not enough for the Ministry of Magic to send Aurors to keep an eye on Munn, unless Munn really causes some trouble. But if this is the case, the Aurors captured Munn early, how could it be like this? Following Moon like a bodyguard?

Even so, the little wizards are still willing to make random guesses. It doesn't matter whether it makes sense or not, and it doesn't matter whether it is unrealistic or not. What matters is that it is fun.

For example, if you look at the Weasley twins, in just a short while, these two people have diverged their thinking to the point where "Moon is the most loyal little servant of the terrifying You-Know-Who".

Ron felt embarrassed when he heard it, and he wanted to grab Fred and George by the neck and tell them to shut up.Percy was more direct. He knocked on the table hard and glared at Fred and George fiercely. "Stop talking nonsense. How old was Moon when the mysterious man fell? If you keep talking nonsense, I will send you a letter to tell you." Mother."

Fred and George looked at each other, and then both looked fearful - but the next second, they both laughed and said to Percy, "How are you going to report to mother?"

"Is it possible that you also want to join the mysterious man's camp and become his right-hand man with Moon?"

"Oh! Fred! You bad guy! Feel the extraordinary magic of King Percy!"

"Ha! George——"

"Ten points from Gryffindor. If you two continue talking, you will each be confined for two days." Percy glared at his two younger brothers, "Shut up now!" [Note 10]

Fred and George shrugged helplessly, making faces at the classmates around them, and temporarily quieted down to eat breakfast.Ron looked at Harry who was dumbfounded next to him, sighed silently, and patted Harry on the shoulder again. "To be honest, sometimes I also wonder whether I should kill Fred and George, or should I kill him." Percy—or, better yet, throw all three of them into Azkaban."

Harry nodded with deep sympathy, and then suddenly raised his head and looked at Ron, "So, hey, Ron, where is Azkaban? Sirius told me that it is a terrifying wizard prison. There's some kind of... soul-catching monster or something watching over there."

"It's a dementor." Ron grabbed a chicken leg and bit it viciously while saying vaguely: "It's not a dementor, and I don't know much about it. In short, it's very scary there, very. I heard that if you were imprisoned in Azkaban, you might want to die directly."

"Then will Moon be captured in Azkaban?" Harry asked again quickly.

"Don't worry, Moon will not be captured in Azkaban." This time it was not Ron who answered Harry, but Hermione. "Azkaban only imprisons some dark wizards with heinous crimes, unless Moon really Like Fred and George said, he became 'You-Know-Who's most loyal little servant', but that is obviously impossible."

Harry was relieved, but he still couldn't help but look back at the Hufflepuff table from time to time, his curiosity growing wildly.He couldn't help but keep thinking, what did Moon do?

This issue is also urgently known to the young wizards of the other three houses, especially the young wizards of Slytherin House.They were not that worried about Munn being captured in Azkaban, but the obvious surveillance by the Aurors made them even more uneasy.Randall, Gemma, Ashley, Terrence and even Gavin have become their main targets of inquiry. Unfortunately, no one can give them an accurate answer.

"Don't worry, I will write a letter to my family later. My father is an Auror of the Ministry of Magic." A fourth-year wizard whispered: "I can ask him and see if he can tell me anything. "

"What if Moon is really arrested? What will happen to the school newspaper?"

"There should be someone else taking over...such as Gemma?"

"I'm not very optimistic about this matter... Even if someone else takes over, the school newspaper may not be as fair as it is now. If someone from another college takes over the school newspaper, maybe it will become the same as before." Ignaz Baker, who had taken the divination class with Moon, said disappointedly: "When the time comes, we should return to the one-on-three situation we had before."

"Ahem -" Gemma cleared her throat. She still looked like before, with a calm face without any fluctuations. "Stop talking nonsense, eat well, and then go to class quickly. Draco Malfoy, Watch your smile, otherwise you may get beaten when you leave the auditorium later."

The cheerful smile on Malfoy's face suddenly froze. Looking at the malicious smiles around him, he shrank his neck and chewed the bread honestly.

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In fact, most of the young wizards at Hogwarts never thought that Moon would be targeted by Aurors - Moon is a kind person and always helps everyone, guiding homework, correcting wrong pronunciations and gestures of spells, and even He can also repair their broken things, help them get rid of Peeves, organize the Four Wizars Tournament for them, and merge unpopular societies.We have also created a school newspaper that is fair and just and is favored by many people. The four colleges can be as good as they are now. There are so few bullying cases and everyone has become more and more friendly. Most of these are attributed to Moon. .

That's why after the incident happened, they were so surprised and kept discussing and speculating, trying to understand the truth of the matter.Some people find it funny because from the bottom of their hearts they don't want to believe that something will happen to Moon; some people feel worried because they are afraid that something will happen to Moon.

Obviously, this is not good news for the Aurors.

The first class on Monday was Herbology, which Hufflepuff and the third-year wizards from the two houses of Ravenclaw took together.When they walked into the greenhouse chattering together, Moon was already in his seat, and in the corner of the classroom, there was an adult wizard they had never seen before. There was no doubt that everyone knew everything immediately. This should be the Auror who came to keep an eye on Moon.

As a result, Ken O'Gorman became the focus of the class, and even Professor Sprout did not get as much attention as him.If Professor Sprout hadn't told everyone to listen carefully several times, O'Gorman had no doubt that he would have been watched and saluted by all the little wizards in the classroom.

After arriving at the Defense Against the Dark Arts class, the situation did not get any better. What was even more embarrassing was that Professor Greengrass came to class today - he not only knew O'Gorman, but also knew O'Gorman's father.As a result, poor Ken O'Gorman became Professor Greengrass' assistant, and was even forced to tell everyone about his Auror experience, searching for interesting things that happened when he dealt with Grindylow.

Isn’t this a happy ending?What’s so interesting about dealing with Grindylow!Not against Grindelwald!

"Hey, Moon." Taking advantage of Mr. O'Gorman's inner torture and a brief moment of deep thought, Gal secretly bumped Moon's arm. "We'll go find Sirius after class later. What else?" Do you want us to do it for you?”

"It's gone for now." Moon whispered back.

"Okay, will you be okay?"

"Relax, no."

After a while, O'Gorman finally made up something and began to share it under the eyes of the little wizards: "Ah, if I really have something to share with you, I did think of this. pieces..."

Professor Greengrass sat behind Ken O'Gorman, puffing on his pipe, and winking in the direction of the little wizards, especially Moon, with a smile.

Moon was startled for a moment, then understood something and nodded with a smile.

The afternoon History of Magic class was the most comfortable class O'Gorman had today, because most of the little wizards were sleeping and Professor Binns didn't even say hello to him.To be honest, Professor Binns probably didn't care that there was an extra adult in the classroom.He sat behind Munn and watched as Munn pulled out a book "Twelve Sources of Magical Fire" from his bag.

"You are only in the third grade, and you are starting to read this kind of book?" O'Gorman asked in a low voice: "Many of the magical flames mentioned here may not be involved in the seventh grade."

Moon turned to look at O'Gorman in confusion, "If I were an ordinary third-year wizard, would you have three Aurors watching me together?"

O'Gorman was suffocated upon hearing this, as if...it was indeed the case?

"Ahem, sorry, go ahead." He leaned back in his chair and continued to look around the classroom idly.

In the evening, after the day's classes ended, Moon followed O'Gorman back to the school newspaper office. The young Auror had already brought dinner, and the four of them gathered around an empty table and ate quietly. dinner.

After dinner was over, Moon came to his table, took out the crystal ball again, and opened "Parting Through the Fog to See the Future."The three Aurors were chatting there, planning their next actions against Moon's class schedule.

Moon raised his eyebrows and put his hand on the top of the crystal ball.

There was a thick stack of documents blocking the crystal ball, and Moon's right hand just covered the exposed part of the crystal ball.In front of him was the divination book open, and his left hand was placed next to the book. Everything was exactly the same as last night.No one was suspicious because both of Moon's hands were in their field of vision, and no one saw the light white smoke rising from the crystal ball.

"Wounds, blood, stinking rotten flesh..."

"The weak heart sinks at the end of the night..."

"Only moonlight, only moonlight..."

"Only in this way can the hatred hidden in the ashes be revealed..."

Moon blinked lightly, rubbed his hand on the crystal ball again, and then looked up at the three Aurors.

The result given by the divination method does not sound very good. It seems that he still needs to find a way to use the Mortland Glass Illusion to see what happened in the Three Broomsticks at that time, but the Mortland Glass Illusion must ignite the passage. It was an enchanted brazier and required chanting a spell. It was difficult to cast this spell in front of three Aurors.

The reason for going to the toilet was obviously not good. Even if the Aurors didn't follow him into the toilet cubicle, they would definitely be waiting outside the door. He would be exposed as soon as he chanted the spell.

"Okay, then it's decided." Several Aurors probably discussed the result, and Ken O'Gorman nodded. "Tomorrow, Li will go to class with Fox, and the two of us will stay here. Li, please pay attention. These little wizards...well, like to stare at us."

The young Auror named Elijah Lee responded, stood up and walked to the window, "Don't worry, there will be no problem. Ha, actually I wanted to relive the feeling of class in the classroom. I have been here from time to time in the past few years after graduation. I will think of the professors, and sometimes I wish I could stay at Hogwarts for a few more years."

"That couldn't be better." O'Gorman responded, and then while Li was looking out the window, he pointed at Moon's class schedule and showed a smile with a hint of schadenfreude to the other Auror. .

Moon, who had taken in everything, looked back at Li thoughtfully.

His three classes tomorrow are Transfiguration, Potions, and Charms. Professor Flitwick has a gentle temperament and is never very strict with his students. Obviously, he will not let Ken O'Gorman show such a gloating smile.Professor McGonagall and Professor Snape were left, and no matter which one, they might be able to help Moon.As long as they hold Li back, they will have the opportunity to use the Mortlan glass illusion to see what happened in the Three Broomsticks at that time.

However, why would Ken O'Gorman do this, if he knew that Li would be made difficult by a certain professor...

Is it just because he was teased by Professor Greengrass today?

Moon tapped the pages in front of her with her fingers, and some inexplicable thoughts came to her mind.

Chapter 70 Coordination

Nearly two weeks have passed since Professor Snape "returned his evil ways", and the popularity of this matter is still somewhat high. If Hogwarts also had a hot search tag (tag) list, #snee Professor Pu stopped swearing # Even if this tag cannot be in the top three, it must at least be one of the top five.

One young wizard even said shamelessly at the dinner table that he began to miss the time when Professor Snape was eccentric and "quick-witted".

The good news is that no matter how much I miss it, this matter has become a thing of the past. Facts have proved that when Professor Snape wants to restrain something, he is really very tolerant. In the last period of fifth grade During Gryffindor's Potions class, he almost turned his face from sallow to dark brown, but in the end he successfully restrained his impulse and did not start his classic argumentative writing style of sarcastic attacks.

But you can always believe in good fortune - misfortune lies where good fortune lies, and good fortune lies where misfortune lies. This is no joke.

In the third week of this series of major events, the little wizards sadly discovered that, probably to compensate for their high-intensity patience, Professor Snape chose a new way to vent his anger - deducting points.

Yes, the bad news after the good news is that the intensity of Professor Snape's point deductions has begun to increase significantly, and he even deducted a full fifty points from fourth-year Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff in one class: The Crucible Ten points were deducted for explosions, five points for whispering, and five points for each of the two people. The last thirty points were all deducted for the little wizard who boiled the potion into mud, and twenty points were deducted because his potion was so bad. , the poison is so strong that it can kill all the little wizards in the class, and the remaining ten points are because he did not completely clear the table when he left.

However, the little wizards still used their talent for enjoying hardships and found some solace: Although Professor Snape deducted points much more severely, he now also started deducting Slytherin's points.

Not as hard as the other three colleges, but still.

So the pressure came to Sirius. This handsome Assistant Black suddenly became the most unfair professor in Hogwarts under Professor Snape's brilliant operation. According to statistics, Assistant Black recently had a deduction The number of Slytherin house points lost was more than twice that of Gryffindor.

The point difference is even greater than that of the improved version of Professor Snape.

Just from this scene alone, it's hard not to wonder whether Professor Snape had planned it.

And in a certain angle that everyone ignored, only the injured world of Slytherin wizards was achieved.The new assistant Black was keen on deducting their marks, and then somehow, the dean of their own college became Professor McGonagall No. [-] and started to attack his own college.The poor little Slytherin wizards have recently dreamed of prying open Professor Snape's head to see what kind of ecstasy soup was poured inside.

It's a pity that they will never have this opportunity. Even if someone's head will be "pried open" one day, it will definitely be their own head, not the famous Severus Snape's.

After all, if even a newly promoted Auror has to "pry open" his head, what hope can these young wizards who are still in school have?

The second period on Tuesday morning was the Potions class. When the third-year Ravenclaws and Hufflepuff wizards walked into the Potions classroom quietly and obediently, they were prepared to pay attention to all the students. While following Moon's instructions step by step, Professor Snape had already found the best target for his class.

Ever since Moon had said those words to him that day, and since he had secretly and seriously thought about it himself, the Potions classes he liked the most had become those of third-year Hufflepuff and first-year Gryffindor. Potions class.In the former, he can ridicule Moon Fox unscrupulously, showing no mercy and with full firepower; in the latter, he not only has Harry Potter as a target, but he can also keep a close eye on the poor follower. Saint Crabbe and Gregory Goyle rivaled Neville Longbottom.

But now he found out that he was wrong because he met Elijah Lee.

Well, how should I put it, this wonderful feeling is like witnessing Albus Dumbledore's nose being crooked.

When following Munn into the Potions classroom, Elijah Li suddenly felt like he was on pins and needles, like a thorn in his back, or like a lump in his throat [Note 1].At first he subconsciously thought it was an illusion, but soon he realized that it was definitely not an illusion.

This panicky feeling is so familiar...

Li took a deep breath, forcibly suppressed his desire to turn around, and walked step by step behind Moon.

If possible, he really wanted to go back to the time before entering the classroom and cast a Disillusionment Curse on himself before walking into this damned place.But unfortunately, he couldn't.

"Moon Fox, answer me -" Just as Munn arrived, Elijah Lee heard the familiar, nightmarish voice "-What is OWL?"

Not only Elijah Lee couldn't help but swallow after hearing this voice, in fact, almost all the little wizards in the Potions classroom were awakened to the fear that had been dormant for two weeks.This kind of light, half-smiling tone with indescribable malice is not unfamiliar to the young wizards. After all, Professor Snape used to use it every time when he wanted to taunt them. That's the tone.

"OWL, Ordinary Wizarding Level, is an exam we need to take in fifth grade. Only by obtaining certain scores in the corresponding subject exam can we successfully enter the next stage, which is sixth and seventh grade. I'm studying." Munn answered solemnly.

"Very well, Mr. Know-It-All." Professor Snape walked slowly to Moon's desk step by step, and looked at Moon. In fact, Professor Snape never looked at Eli during the whole process. Ya Li glanced at it, but Elijah Li just felt like he was being targeted by something.

"So, if you're going to continue taking Potions in sixth and seventh years, what grades do you need?"

"As far as I know, Professor, your score requirement for Potions OWL is that you must get an O, which means excellent [Note 2]."

"Ah, yes, you answered my question perfectly with your memory which is better than that of a Beetle, Mr. Fox. But I got new questions..." Professor Snape slowly turned his head and talked with Eli Ya Li looked at each other affectionately - the kind that makes the person sweat profusely.

"Mr. Li, what was your OWL score that year...?"

Elijah Li seemed to have turned into a fish on the chopping board at this time. He could only open his mouth in vain, but could not make any sound.

"It seems that your memory is not as good as the Beetle." Professor Snape's signature sarcastic smile appeared on his face. "Did you encounter a troll when you were an Auror and had your brain replaced? Ilya... Lee? You can't even remember your OWL score?"

"I……"

"Then let me help you recall your memories." Professor Snape suddenly turned around, and his raised robe almost hit Elijah Lee. "E, ExceedsExpectations, good. How did you join the subsequent NEWT course? ? Can't remember? The answer is that I only took the last two months of seventh grade, and you were thrust into the NEWT class of Potions for two months - after I came back, You've already taken the exam. Ha, I'm still curious to this day, how did you do it-"

Professor Snape's voice stopped abruptly, because he had already walked to the blackboard, took out his wand and left a question on the blackboard, "Mr. Li, please answer, why can some people completely reproduce all the steps on the blackboard?" Under the premise, you still boil your potion into a pot of black cinders?"

Elijah Lee looked at the blackboard in confusion. It wasn't until Professor Snape mentioned the 'black cinders' that he finally remembered - ah, is this something I have done before?

Hmm...what was the reason at that time...

"It seems that you don't know the answer to the question. So, Mr. Li, please answer -" Professor Snape waved his magic wand, and the writing on the blackboard suddenly changed. "What kind of terrible mistake does it take to get a dose of The coagulation potion [Note 2] turns into a ghost that explodes when shaken lightly?"

"..." Elijah Li lowered his head simply.

Professor Snape looked at Elijah Lee with a sneer, and said in a serious tone: "Mr. Li, if I were you, I would choose to take a year off, buy a few more Potions textbooks and go back to read them. , rather than being complacent after becoming an Auror because of your family background and luck. With all due respect, with your mind and knowledge, I doubt that you can perform any tasks well."

"In other words, if I were your boss, you would have said goodbye to your current position."

After saying that, Professor Snape ignored Elijah Lee and turned to look at Moon. "Of course, at the same time, I don't want some people to be complacent just because they are a little stronger than Beetle. Or should I say , Mr. Fox, do you think you can answer the two questions just now?"

Under the stunned gazes of the young wizards, Moon rarely contradicted Professor Snape, "Even if the steps for making the potion are completely reproduced, the potion may still fail to be made. The reason is just like even if Muggles master the Without the complete process of potion preparation, there is no way to prepare a potion - in addition to the precise mastery of the formula, the coordinating casting of the wand is also an extremely important part of the production of potions. The more advanced the potion, the more difficult it is to make it. That's true. Therefore, if the steps are exact, if you do not control your magic power well when using a wand to cast a spell, or use the wrong spell, it will also cause the potion to fail."

"As for the second question, the coagulation agent uses a variety of raw materials that have very similar appearances after processing. Once the raw materials are added in the wrong order, the coagulation agent will become extremely unstable, causing the liquid to solidify. The coagulating agent transforms into a liquid explosive."

"I think my answer is correct, Professor Snape."

Elijah Li buried his head even lower, while the other little wizards in the classroom all looked at Munn in shock. What shocked them was not that Munn answered the question, because everyone knew that Munn had already answered the question. I have already started flipping through the senior potions textbook.What really shocked them was that Moon usually warned them not to make things difficult for Professor Snape, but today, Moon actually became the warrior who faced Professor Snape directly.

Many people even wondered if Moon had taken the wrong medicine.

Professor Snape's face darkened visibly within a few seconds. The corners of his mouth twitched twice and he glared at Moon fiercely. Then he waved his wand and left today's potion formula on the blackboard. " Everyone else, prepare the potion according to what’s on the blackboard, Moon Fox, get out of here.”