Harry Potter and the Burnt Badger

Moon stood there stupidly, a little confused.

But he hasn't asked anything yet.

Chapter 36 Snape’s Secret Lover

Peeves' enthusiasm lasted much longer than Moon expected.

At first, Moon felt that Peeves' enthusiasm for the school newspaper would probably fade away in a week, or in two or three weeks.After all, no matter how you think about it, pranks seem to make people happier than looking for gossip everywhere.

But Moon obviously underestimated Peeves' enthusiasm for gossip, and also ignored that Peeves was after all a master of pranks that had been in the school for many years - in fact, almost all pranks were nothing to him. New tricks.

Today is another Tuesday, exactly two weeks have passed since Peeves was officially invited to become the "special gossip reporter" in the school newspaper office.

The diligent Peeves found Moon and others after lunch, and happily ran along the corridor. Then he suddenly stopped in front of Moon, almost throwing his head off - Moon and the others all watched. It reached Peeves' long and narrow neck that was stretched.

Everyone can only be glad that Peeves is a "ghost", otherwise it would have been such a terrifying scene.

After stopping the car, Peeves pretended to bow to Moon. He looked less like a nobleman and more like a circus clown.But he soon dropped a big news, which scared Munn and the others half to death:

"Hey! Moon! Moon! Oh dear Moon, Peeves has discovered a big piece of gossip! Huge gossip! Peeves can't stand to just leave this news on the desk in the empty school newspaper office, Peeves must share this gossip with you! You will definitely be willing to let this gossip be published in the newspapers!" Peeves was so excited that Munn couldn't help but wonder if he had seen McGonagall. The professor and Professor Dumbledore danced side by side in Hagrid's cabin.

"Peeves found out, Severus Snape! Yes, the professor who taught you Potions! That professor! He has his own secret lover in the school!"

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Almost at the same time, the faces of the four little wizards showed three parts confusion, three parts puzzlement, three parts confusion, and 91% "I'll wipe it, please listen to yourself, are you speaking human language?" They looked terrible. There are four Excel pie charts that are said to be perfect.

Severus Snape is hiding a secret lover at Hogwarts? !

It's outrageous!

Peeves was greatly impressed by the expressions on Moon and Cedric's faces, as if it was a compliment to him. He happily did a backflip, but ended up using too much force. After the flip, his whole body collapsed. Floating a little higher, "Haha! You must be shocked by the gossip discovered by Peeves! Oh my god, Peeves couldn't believe it just like you when he discovered this gossip! That's what everyone likes! Ice and snow are smart! Strong! Severus Snape of steel! Professor Snape!"

After hearing this adjective for Professor Snape that made one wonder if Peeves had traveled from another counter-world, the expressions on the faces of the four little wizards all turned into a [-]% "haha".

What is this all about? !

"Ahem -" Moon cleared his throat, and tried to keep a straight face to make his expression more normal, and then said: "Peeves, are you sure?"

"Oh~ Peeves is very sure. Snape was in the Potions main classroom at that time. Peeves didn't dare to stick his head out of the wall, otherwise the oily Snape would definitely twist Peeves' head. Dropped. But Peeves did hear it. Yes, that gloomy old bat is in the Potions classroom, and he is talking to someone!" Peeves began to speak faster, and it sounded like he It seemed like he was about to start singing the song.He pulled his face hard, forcefully pulling the corners of his mouth that were about to reach the back of his head back to the normal position, and then made a cold face, probably pretending to be Professor Snape, "Listen up! If you still want to... …(Probably Peeves didn’t hear it clearly, so he simply skipped this part of the sentence as he spoke quickly), just listen to me honestly and don’t bring trouble on yourself. Otherwise, I don’t mind using it.”

The four of them were listening with great interest, but they didn't expect that Peeves suddenly stopped, like a damn dog author who broke out of chapter.

"...? Then what?" Moon looked at Peeves in confusion.

Peeves returned to his exaggerated smile, and he slapped his thigh hard. "Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha" ?”

With that said, Peeves quickly returned to Professor Snape's appearance, "Listen up! Woman! If you still want to be favored by me, just listen to me honestly and don't ask for trouble. Otherwise, I don't mind. I'll teach you a lesson with whips and chains - ah~ what a charming and affectionate confession!"

Gal and Arlin's eyes almost rolled to the sky. Cedric didn't know that his nerve was in the wrong place, and he was actually struggling to hold back his laughter.

The black lines on Moon's head almost covered his entire face. He sighed, steeled himself and said to Peeves: "Indeed, Peeves, this sounds really exciting. But, I think It would be a pity if such violent gossip was published in the school newspaper immediately. Why don't you look, why don't you go and find out more, if you can successfully find out who Professor Snape's secret lover is, I I think it will definitely shock the whole school. By then, everyone will praise your name, and everyone will rush to spread the gossip you discovered. Wouldn't this be better?"

At first, Peeves was a little unhappy, but when Munn said "praise your name" and "spread it around", Peeves suddenly became proud and said, "Ha, you're right, Munn. You have to go find out more!"

As he spoke, he passed through the wall, and a small, dusty bag fell out of nowhere and landed on the ground beside the wall.

Gal was the first to see the thing. He quickly stepped forward to pick up the small bag and was about to call Peeves.

At this time, it was too late for Moon to stop him.

Before Gal could say anything, the small bag suddenly exploded with a "poof" sound, filling the sky with dark green stench. Gal almost fainted from the stench in an instant.As a result, there was actually a Peeves doll in the opened bag, grinning with a devilish laugh, "Silly Gal! Silly Gal! Silly Gal!"

Under the double torture, Gal didn't know whether he was angry or intoxicated, but he sat down on the ground anyway.Arlin and Cedric hurried to help him, while Moon pulled out his wand, fearing that Peeves would retaliate.

Unexpectedly, Peeves cunningly revealed only one face from the ceiling above, and said with a playful smile, "Okay, Peeves is going to continue to follow the old bat Snape, bye Moon, bye everyone, bye Silly Garr." "

After saying that, he left completely.

Chapter 37 Screaming

In the days that followed, Peeves was no longer heard from again, and no one knew where he had gone.Garr vowed several times to kill Peeves when he saw him again, but just two days later, he completely forgot about it.

Because on Thursday, a breaking news appeared in the Daily Prophet.

"Minister for Magic Millicent Barnold has officially announced her retirement, and her successor has yet to be determined."

"Wow, the Minister of Magic will actually retire?" Gal held the newspaper and read it with gusto. "Is this retired Minister very senior? Why did he retire?"

"I don't know, maybe the minister will feel tired after working for a long time." Moon also saw this news before, but he didn't take it seriously - after all, he even knew who the next minister would be." Ms. Barnold has been the Minister of Magic since 1980, so it has been ten years now. What’s more, during her tenure as Minister, the British wizarding world happened to be able to emerge from the dark clouds of the mysterious man. When I was there, I felt a little overwhelmed. My uncle took me to visit Ms. Barnold several times, and every time she was extremely busy."

"That's no wonder." Gal curled his lips, "If I'm too busy, I won't do it even if you give me the position of British Prime Minister."

"Ha, so it turns out that Gal's dream is to be the British Prime Minister?" Gabriel arrived late and arrived at the auditorium almost after breakfast time.He rubbed Gal's hair vigorously, then sat down next to Gal, "What are you talking about?"

Gal re-arranged his hair dissatisfied, and then handed the "Daily Prophet" to Gabriel, "Here, the headline on the front page is that the Minister of Magic has resigned."

Gabriel glanced at it, "Oh, this, actually there was news a few days ago, it should have been officially announced yesterday. By the way, there is a lot of support for Professor Dumbledore to take over as minister."

"Professor Dumbledore?!" Garr's eyes suddenly widened. "Does anyone still support Professor Dumbledore as Minister of Magic?"

Gabriel laughed because of Gal's appearance. He hurriedly swallowed the omelette in his mouth and said, "You really should read more books and other newspapers besides the school newspaper. If you read it every day, If you read the Daily Prophet, you won’t be so surprised. Don’t forget, Professor Dumbledore is the greatest white wizard of our time. Isn’t it normal for wizards to support him in becoming minister?”

"Yes..." Gal scratched his head and wanted to chat with Gabriel for a few more words, when he heard Moon and Cedric behind him say in unison: "Let's go Gal, it's time to go to class."

Gal was stunned for a moment, looked at the time, and then realized that it was indeed almost time for class.He quickly stood up and picked up his bag. Before leaving, he didn't forget to say to Gabriel, "Gabriel, you have to eat quickly, or else-"

After he had finished speaking, Yaerlin grabbed his bag and dragged him away. While dragging him back, he said, "Are you an idiot? Gabriel has no class in the first period in the morning!"

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After rushing to the greenhouse panting, the four little wizards quickly put away their things and stood next to their pots of mandrakes.Professor Sprout saw that everyone had arrived, so he started teaching as usual.

Munn was listening to the class when suddenly a small piece of paper passed over several people and floated to Munn's desk.

He picked up the note, glanced left and right, and happened to see Milton putting his wand away in his pocket.

Moon, who didn't know what Milton was up to, didn't hesitate. He opened the note and browsed the contents:

"I almost forgot. Ian from the Wizard Chess Club asked me to tell you that he wants to make an appointment with you to meet at the school newspaper office at two o'clock this afternoon."

Ian from Wizards Chess Club?

Moon put away the note. He had an impression of Ian. Last year, this guy was still a key member of the Wizards Chess Club. However, last year's chairman of the Wizards Chess Club seemed to have graduated this year. Maybe Ian has become the new one. President of the Wizards Chess Club?

He didn't dwell too much on this matter. Anyway, when they met in the afternoon, they would naturally know what Ian wanted from him.

Professor Sprout was still explaining the details of caring for Mandrake in this class, but the little Hufflepuff wizards were no longer as panicked as when they first saw Mandrake.

The reason is simple. After repotting the mandrake, they no longer need to pull the mandrake out of the pot, and they will no longer hear the suffocating scream of the mandrake.

Without danger, everyone has nothing to be nervous about.

As a result, just as everyone was listening to the class happily, the sound of broken flowerpots suddenly came from the back row of the classroom.

Everyone looked over there subconsciously. The few students who reacted quickly realized something and quickly reached for the earmuffs. However, before they could put them on, a piercing scream could be heard.

"Fuck!" Munn didn't have time to think too much. Although the mandrakes they were taking care of were small mandrakes, theoretically speaking, the cry would not be fatal, but if the situation continued, it would be very troublesome for all the little wizards to be knocked unconscious. thing.He saw Professor Sprout quickly draw out his wand, but he was not sure what measures Professor Sprout was going to take.

It's always better to be prepared.

The little wizards are still wearing earmuffs on their heads. Some of them are smarter and know that wearing earmuffs is too slow. It is better to run outside quickly.

Moon was already starting to feel dizzy. He gritted his teeth and planned to fire a magic blast at the greenhouse wall not far away from him - this location was much faster for the little wizards than the classroom door.

At this moment, Professor Sprout waved his wand, and the mandrakes on the ground suddenly flew up together with the soil. Then, the soil wrapped the mandrakes in groups.After returning to the soil, the mandrake immediately stopped barking.

Professor Sprout shook his dazed head and looked angrily at the Hufflepuff student who accidentally knocked over the mandrake.

But that guy, like several little wizards, fell to the ground and fainted completely.Except for the few students who fainted, most of the remaining students were staggering around and dizzy at the moment, and only a few could barely stand still.

Professor Sprout sighed helplessly, "Today's class ends here. Please help each other out of the greenhouse and go outside to the yard to sober up and find a place to sit down and rest. I have to put these unlucky people out of the way." Send the egg to the school doctor's office."

Normally, the little wizards would have happily agreed, but now, everyone could only nod feebly.

Chapter 38 Wizard Chess Game

The drama in herbal medicine class had far more repercussions than that.

It seemed that only a few students fainted, but after the Herbology class, the next class was Professor Snape's Potions class.

Of course, students who fainted could not go to the Potions classroom.

After keenly discovering that there were many missing students in the class, and learning that these people were because someone accidentally knocked over the mandrake, the little wizards ushered in a new Snape-like taunt.

"What a shame, Milton Gravers, the screams of the mandrake should have knocked you out so I wouldn't have to see your pot of... murky mud."

"And you, Sutton." Snape turned around and faced Arlin who was burying his head in laughter. Arlin was so frightened that he almost threw the stirring rod away. "What are you laughing at? You can laugh at yourself." Wrong dose of rat tail? Or laughing at yourself that this pot of sludge looks prettier than Mr. Gravers' pot, even though there isn't really any significant difference between them?"

After finishing speaking, Professor Snape seemed to still feel that he was not satisfied. He supported the table in front of Arlin with both hands and stared at Arlin. "Tell me, what kind of potion is this?"

"Erect, erect, erect hair potion..." Under the influence of nervousness and fear, Arlin's words were no different from Professor Quirrell.

"Hair erecting potion?" Professor Snape laughed - of course, the kind of smile that is superficial but not smiling at all. "Then guess what will happen after you drink it?"

Arlin swallowed and said, "Uh, will it make me look scary...?" [Note 1]

The smile on Professor Snape's face instantly faded, startling Arlin again, and soon he said: "It is indeed scary, because after drinking it, your hair will fall out and your scalp will rot. "

Yaerlin didn't dare to answer the question at all this time.

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The Potions lesson ended with Professor Snape leaving a huge amount of homework.

"Oh my god... when will our Potions professor retire?" Gal slumped on the chair in the school newspaper office, looking as if he was about to faint. "It's so awesome to take Professor Snape's class." It’s just suffering.”

"Stop dreaming." Moon pointed out the truth ruthlessly while revising the manuscript for the next issue of the school newspaper. "Professor Snape is just 30 years old this year. At least until you graduate, if nothing unexpected happens, he will always be there." Be your professor.”

"Ah! Let me die!" Garr stood up angrily, "Don't stop me, I'm going to jump off the astronomy tower, unless -"

Moon was too lazy to listen to Gal. He could use his toes to guess the second half of Gal's words. Arlin was still telling Nash about his horrific experience in the last class. Only Cedric asked desperately: "unless?"

Gal turned around and looked at Moon and Cedric with bright eyes, "Unless you are willing to copy this Potions class assignment for me."

"..." Moon's face was speechless, and Cedric turned his head away, pretending that he didn't hear anything.

"Moon! Cedric!" Gal cried so hard that he couldn't shed tears but even peeked at the two of them. "If you don't copy my homework, I will definitely not be able to finish it on time. Then Hufflepuff will be deducted points, and I will be severely scolded by Professor Snape! Can you bear it?!"

"Be patient." Moon said without raising his head: "Anyway, you usually deduct points from Hufflepuff, and you are often severely reprimanded by Professor Snape."

Violet, who had been listening next to her, burst into laughter, while Garr cried even more "miserably".

At this moment, there was a knock on the door of the school newspaper office.

Moon glanced at his pocket watch, then rolled his eyes at Gal, "Stop crying, unless you want to maintain this image in front of others - Ian from the Wizard Chess Club is here."

Gal had no choice but to restrain his sadness, and ran to his desk to sort out the photos.

Seeing that Garr had stopped howling, Moon quickly walked to the door and opened it. Sure enough, Ian, the short, fat Slytherin blond boy from the Wizards Chess Club, was standing at the door with a smile on his face.

But his eyes were darting around, and he obviously heard Gal's howling through the door, and he was probably curious at the moment.

"Hi, Ian, you're here." Moon opened the door and welcomed Ian in.

Ian nodded, followed Moon into a separate cubicle in the school newspaper office, and said, "Well, that's it. You should know, Moon, that Langley has graduated."

"Yes, I know." Moon responded. He indeed knew, because the Longley in Ian's mouth was the former chairman of the Wizards Chess Club, a... standard Slytherin who was a bit arrogant.

"Ha, I said you should know." Ian pinched the bridge of his nose and tried to restrain his expression, but still showed a little bit of pride. "Now I am the president of the Wizard Chess Club."

Moon thought you might as well not hide it. This expression looked a bit too funny. Of course, he could only think about it in his heart. On the surface, he still congratulated politely: "That's it. Congratulations. , so you came to me because you wanted to..."

"I want to hold a wizard chess competition in the name of the wizard chess club." After showing off, Ian finally said his purpose, "It's open to the outside world, even people who haven't joined the wizard chess club can participate."

"So you want me to help you promote it in the school newspaper?" Moon roughly guessed what Ian was thinking.

Sure enough, Ian nodded hurriedly, and then added: "Yes, I have already asked Professor Snape for approval. You just need to leave a small space for us to tell everyone the time and place of this competition. That’s fine—of course, it would be better if it was more obvious.”

As he spoke, Ian took out a gold galleon and said, "This is the publicity fee."

Moon was stunned for a moment, and then said in a dumbfounded voice: "No, we help release most of the news on campus for free. Just keep the money. There is no need. You only need to provide the specific time, location, and registration method." Just provide me with the details of the competition cycle and prizes."

Ian was also stunned. He really didn't know that the school newspaper would help publicize this kind of thing for free. Before he came over, he hesitated for a while because he was not sure how much he would pay.

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[Note 1] The original English text of Hair-Raising Potion is "Hair-Raising Potion", and "Hair-Raising" has the meaning of "horror, thriller" in English.

Chapter 39 Batman