Hogwarts starts with stealing power.

Fortunately, after a few days, Harry felt better because his strange outfit somehow attracted other young wizards.

Many little wizards also dressed up like this, and it seemed that the whole Hogwarts was in vogue with strange costumes.

This made Ron say it to him several times in a tone of great pride.

"Harry, that's why we are the fashion leaders. Look, so many little wizards are following our fashion trends!"

Harry emphasized: "I am following my style, not yours. Your styles are very normal. I am the only one who wears so many accessories!"

Privately, Harry also wondered how this look became popular.
He didn't think that he had such great charm that all the little wizards could follow him and learn from him.

Until one day, he was studying at night in the Gryffindor common room and heard Hermione fortune-telling for other young wizards.

After listening to Hermione's analysis, the young wizard asked worriedly, "From this perspective, something dangerous and serious might happen to me recently. How should I solve it?"

Hermione asked calmly, "Do you believe in the power of the mind?"

A trace of confusion flashed across the little wizard's eyes.

Hermione continued: "Maybe you could learn from Harry and wear a lot of protective gadgets.

Although those things are useless, they can bring you spiritual strength. As long as you firmly believe that they are useful, you will not be afraid of those things.

As long as your mind is strong enough, you will not panic too much when you encounter danger. As long as you stay calm, you will definitely be able to find a solution.

After all, when people see something dangerous, their first reaction is to freeze in place, but as long as you are not so scared, you can quickly run away and avoid it!"

When the little wizard heard this, he thought it made perfect sense and quickly ran to the grocery store to buy things.

Hermione was fortune-telling for another little wizard.

Recently, everything she predicted seemed to be disasters, which made the little wizards who came to see her a little worried, and each of them asked her how to solve the problem.

At this time, Hermione would often say——

“Do you believe in the power of the mind?”

After a combination of mental power punches, the little wizard decided to go to the grocery store to buy some protective gadgets.

It is better to believe that it exists than to believe that it does not exist!
The power of the mind is also a powerful force!
Ron and Harry heard the conversation between Hermione and the little wizard and looked at each other in surprise.

Ron covered his mouth with his hand and whispered, "So clothes are so fashionable. Should we thank Hermione for making us look less weird?"

Harry couldn't help but say it again: "It's me who's dressed a little strangely, you and Hermione are dressed normally."

He didn't know what kind of mentality he had when he said this. He seemed to care about this kind of dress, as if he could tell the difference from it.

But this is not right.

This is not something to be proud of.

He has been very troubled by these little bits and pieces lately.

For example, every time I go to sleep, I feel my body is very heavy. When I turn over, I can hear the sound of pendants falling on the quilt, which is muffled and heavy.

But after wearing these flashy little gadgets for the past few days, Harry had to admit that he did feel a sense of peace of mind.

In particular, there are portraits of four great men hanging around his neck. Once these great men are mentioned, they are all well-known figures.

Not only that, the strange costumes of the little wizards also attracted the attention of Professor Traory.

She changed into another set of clothes, which was red. But unlike the shabby red she wore at the beginning, this red dress was very bright and colorful, and it was obviously new at first glance.

Trelawney took out a transparent crystal ball in class, stroked it a few times like a charlatan, closed his eyes and spoke out the prophecy with feeling:

"Oh, so that's how it is. You want to avoid the impending danger in this way...

I have to say, you are so smart, this will indeed have some effect."

Because of Trelawney's prophecy, the little wizard went on a buying spree in the grocery store.

Some of the little wizards were originally skeptical, but now everyone was caught up in the frenzy.

Although Lin Xia and others could not understand Trelawney's divination class, no, to be precise, many people could not understand it, but it did not prevent the little wizard from admiring Trelawney very much.

With the dual endorsements of Hermione and Trelawney, the protective gadgets sold in the grocery store were quickly sold out.

The grocery store had to put up a small "Restocking" sign on Tuesday afternoon.

The Weasley twins have been following this fanatical phenomenon and came to interview Hermione: "Is the power of the mind the power of self-deception?"

Hermione said in an argumentative tone: "Who can deny that self-deception is not a kind of power? Moreover, believing in the power of the mind makes some wizards even bolder!"

George thought about it carefully and said, "Hermione, you are a smart and excellent student, but at this moment, I think you are more like a philosopher."

Fred added: "What George means is that what you said is the same as what you said."

A sly look flashed across Hermione's eyes. "I'm just a student. I only know a little about divination. Why don't you interview Trelawney? Maybe she has a better answer."

The Weasley twins actually went to interview Trelawney.

But Trelawney's explanation is even less plausible.

She said mysteriously, "Do you believe in fate? I am under the guidance of fate. Those little gadgets can really play a role at the critical moment."

George couldn't help but ask, "But Professor, you haven't shown me anything yet. Don't you need divination to answer this question?"

Fred added: “It makes you look a bit unreliable.”

Professor Trelawney said: "Even without the help of tools, I can talk to fate directly."

The Weasley twins thought about it for a long time, and after some revisions, they finally came up with an "Investigation Report on Recent Odd Costumes at Hogwarts".

The report appeared in the form of a newspaper, and the cover aroused people's interest.

There were only two lines of large characters on the cover. The first line read:

Do you believe in the power of the mind?
The second line of characters is——

Do you believe in fate?

It seems that the students of Hogwarts are very fond of metaphysics. The two lines of mysterious characters aroused their interest and made the students buy it crazily!

Of course, one of the reasons may be that it is cheap enough.

It only costs 5 Copper Knuts to purchase a report.

But after this incident, the Weasley twins' ideas for making money were broadened.

They don't necessarily have to earn Galleons by reselling Hogsmeade products, they can also become a content maker and make money by selling their own content and ideas!
……

In the auditorium.

Hermione was wondering whether Trelawney had any connection with the grocery store. Perhaps Trelawney's prophecy was just a marketing hype.

Trelawney was able to get some gold galleons from the grocer. Hermione was so sure because she saw it with her own eyes!
Hermione swore, "Just last night at ten o'clock, I was patrolling on the fourth floor and saw a sneaky figure walking out of the grocery store. The back looked a bit like Trelawney."

Lin Xia asked curiously: "Just to see the back?"

Hermione shrugged. "I can't help it. The shadow flashed by and I only got a rough idea of ​​it. And it seems she also cast some magic. My little lion didn't record anything."

She changed the subject and said, "But I have already reported what I saw to the professor. The professor went there in person, but found nothing."

Lin Xia asked: "Did the professor search the grocery store at that time?"

Hermione shook her head: "No, Professor Snape just walked around outside and said sarcastically that I was dazzled and saw it wrong."

Lin Xia suggested: "Next time you find something like this, you must ask the professor to open the grocery store. Maybe the person is hiding in the grocery store."

Hermione's eyes lit up, "Okay, I'll do that next time!"

Ron suddenly thought of something and said, "If Professor Trelawney really has a partnership with the grocery store, then everything makes sense.

Have you noticed that Professor Trelawney is not short of money recently? She has changed her clothes into a new one, which is decorated with crystal stones and feathers.

If I'm not mistaken, these feathers are from the phoenix.

The feathers of this bird are not cheap at all. It is said that under the sunlight, they can emit colorful colors and have a certain psychic effect.

The phoenix is ​​not easy to raise and is a protected species in the wizarding world."

Harry couldn't help but say, "I observed the divination items that Professor Trelawney had. They were much newer than the equipment we used. It seemed that the school had specially replaced all of them with new ones for her."

Hermione shook her head: "That's not the right way of thinking. Why didn't the school replace her equipment with new ones before? Why did they do it recently? She must have paid for it herself!"

But Professor Trelawney didn't look rich at first glance.

It looked as if Hermione had gotten into a fight with Professor Trelawney.

She chose the fourth floor as her patrol location every night and hung around the grocery store every day, trying to find evidence that Trelawney was in cahoots with the grocery store.

……

As night falls, in a dark corner on the fourth floor.

It was three o'clock in the morning and the patrolling wizard had just left.

Snape began to walk around the fourth floor.

Just now, that annoying Gryffindor know-it-all lady once again stated that there was something around the grocery store, but she couldn't produce any evidence at all.

This made Snape sneer: "Does our Miss Know-It-All patrol based on her feelings?
There is clearly nothing unusual, but you feel there is something unusual. Are you trying to use this to get extra points?"

Hermione was used to Snape's ridicule and said firmly: "Professor, I really saw it, but the black shadow used some kind of magic to make my video recorder completely ineffective.

For the sake of Hogwarts' safety, I suggest that you patrol the grocery store and open the store for patrols. I strongly suspect that the shadow is hiding in the store!"

Snape wanted to say something when suddenly there was a noise not far away, as if something fell to the ground.

The sound was very light.

But the corridor was too quiet.

With only the two of them, the slightest echo could reverberate in the corridor.

Hermione couldn't help but take a few steps forward. The place where the sound came from seemed to be in the grocery store.

Suddenly, Snape reached out to stop her. In the dim candlelight, his black robe looked more like a thick shadow than a person.

Snape raised his head, stared at her coldly and said, "Granger, your patrol is over. You should return to the dormitory now."

Hermione frowned: "But Professor, we all heard the sound just now."

Snape's voice was like a cold venomous snake: "What's that sound?
I didn't hear anything, it was your imagination.

It's very late now. You have been patrolling at this point recently, which has caused you to be a little mentally unstable, so you made mistakes in a trance.

I suggest you go on patrol earlier next time, so you don’t get too listless during classes during the day.”

He said arrogantly, "After all, the only thing you are worthy of is your status as an excellent student. Once your grades drop, the school will be able to deprive you of your status at any time."

Hermione hesitated.

Snape snapped, "Do you want me to say it a second time?"

Hermione took a deep look at the grocery store, then turned and left.

But in fact, she did not leave. She seemed to have arrived at the magic elevator, but she did not press the down button.

After waiting in the elevator for a while, Hermione quietly clicked the open button and walked out of the elevator.

She hid in the corner and watched Snape walk towards the grocery store little by little.

Finally, Snape entered the grocery store.

Hermione couldn't help but use the clairvoyance charm.

After Snape opened the grocery store, he closed it again. Hermione couldn't see what was going on inside, so she could only amplify her hearing in the hope of hearing something.

But she heard nothing.

The grocery store was so quiet that she couldn't even hear Snape's footsteps.

What Hermione didn't know was that as they approached the grocery store, Snape noticed something and waved his wand calmly.

An invisible anti-eavesdropping spell enveloped the grocery store, and no one outside could hear anything.

The grocery store looks small from the outside, but the warehouse inside is huge.

He looked up at the picture frame hanging outside. The frame was blank and the person inside had disappeared.

Ever since the "Now in Stock" sign was put up, the person in the frame has disappeared.

Snape walked to the warehouse and looked at each container one by one.

Suddenly, a dark figure appeared in front of him and looked at him fearlessly.

She had dark circles under her eyes, and she kept blowing bubble gum, looking a little crazy.

"Snape, long time no see, haha."

—Bellatrix!
Snape asked expressionlessly, "How did you get into Hogwarts?"

Bellatrix circled around Snape, then turned around a few times herself, and said with a smile:
"I got in just like that. I have my own way. But you, you have been a professor at Hogwarts for so long——"

She paused, her expression becoming ferocious, "Have you forgotten the favor bestowed by the master?"

"I haven't seen you at these rallies." (End of this chapter)