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"The end of the semester? If we can wait until the end of the semester, I feel like the opportunity will be gone!"

In the corridor, they quickly rushed to the Divination classroom, Ron complaining as he walked.

Harry said, "It seems that this spell is very dangerous, so the professor is very cautious about us learning it."

Ron: "So we have to wait until the end of term?"

A hint of worry flashed across Lin Xia's eyes. For some reason, after returning from the press conference, her heart would occasionally beat rapidly, as if foreshadowing the arrival of a new round of danger.

Lin Xia shook her head: "No, it will be too late to study until the end of the semester. We need to master the Patronus Charm as soon as possible."

Draco couldn't help but ask: "Lin Xia, why are you so anxious for us to learn it? I think this is a bit unlike you."

Ron couldn't help but nodded.

In his impression, Lin Xia is always calm, rational and elegant, but recently she seems a little impatient when learning the Patronus Charm.

Could it be that she was feeling annoyed because she had a rare somersault in the Patronus Charm and couldn't learn it as quickly as before?

Lin Xia thought for a moment and said, "Draco, you are wrong. Not only do you need to learn it as quickly as possible, I also need to learn it as quickly as possible.

I don't know if you still remember what happened before the press conference. When the Death Eaters approached the students of Hogwarts, Professor McGonagall and Professor Flitwick used the Patronus Charm to stop the Death Eaters.

At the same time, they also blocked Bellatrix's malicious gaze. I think the patronus is a very important spell to resist evil gods and weirdness. "

Harry asked, "If that's the case, why don't you teach us as soon as possible?"

After asking this question, Harry felt that he had done something unnecessary.

He had learned the Patronus Charm and knew better than anyone how difficult it was.

This is not something a little wizard can learn at all!

Not to mention that the Patronus Charm is a realm for geniuses, and not everyone, even an adult wizard, can learn it.

But Lin Xia’s idea is right. The earlier you learn, the better you can resist risks.

Since they couldn't get through to Professor Flitwick, they could only try to find Professor McGonagall.

Suddenly, Ron turned around, looked around and said, "Wait, where's Hermione? She was by my side just now, how come she's gone?"

Lin Xia said, "Don't look for it anymore. Let's hurry to the Divination classroom. If you don't want to be predicted dead by Trelawney, you can be late."

These words were so intimidating that the little wizard couldn't help but tremble and quickly quickened his pace.

In the divination classroom.

Professor Trelawney had a new style again, she was wearing blue, with heavy blue eyeshadow on her face, and she used blue feather-like mascara.

Ron whispered, "I feel like her style this time is a bit like the paint on an Indian's face."

Harry glanced around the classroom and said, "But at least the surrounding blue tones look nice."

Although the style of the classroom has changed to blue this time, it is not as weird as last time. Instead, it is more warm overall.

But the teaching is still very much in Professor Trelawney's style.

When Trelawney walked into the classroom, she looked around at the little wizard and suddenly said meaningfully:

"It's nice to see you again. You may not know that you just had a brush with death a few days ago."

The little wizard looked around in confusion, chattering among himself, his eyes blank.

grim Reaper?

Where did the Grim Reaper come from?

These young wizards had their memories erased and were unaware of the crisis that had occurred at the press conference. They also thought that Trelawney's prediction was wrong this time.

But even if she was wrong, her predictions were still full of charm, and some little wizards firmly believed them.

They did have a brush with death!

Harry and the others couldn't help but feel nervous. They were the only ones who knew the truth, and they felt a sense of awe towards Professor Trelawney.

"Professor Trelawney is right. I did have a close call with death. I fell while taking a shower yesterday and nearly dropped my head into the toilet!"

"I was almost disfigured by a bee sting yesterday. This was also a close call with death. Madam Pang Lei told me that if the bee's sting had been a little more off, it would have pierced my heart!"

"I was almost eaten by a snake yesterday. It almost swallowed my finger. My pet is so fierce!"

Harry and the others listened to the little wizards' discussion in silence, and suddenly began to question their previous thoughts.

Professor Trelawney cleared his throat and said, "Okay, little wizards, now please take out your teacups and we will continue to observe the traces of tea leaves."

When Ron was doing the experiment, a voice suddenly rang in his ear.

"Ron, you did it wrong. This is not how you pour out tea leaves!"

Ron was startled and looked up to see Hermione standing next to him, giving instructions.

Ron frowned: "Hermione, where did you go just now?"

Hermione said righteously, "I've always been by your side!"

Ron: "No way, I was looking for you just now, but I didn't--"

Hermione interrupted, "Just because you didn't see it doesn't mean I wasn't there!"

Seeing Hermione's firm attitude, Ron continued to study the traces of tea leaves with half belief and half doubt.

Harry and Hermione discussed the professor's first words at the beginning of the class.

I thought I could get Hermione's approval and make her less disgusted with Professor Trelawney, but Hermione said with even more contempt:
"I asked senior students, and they said that during the three months in Trelawny, they would be told in every class: You have brushed shoulders with death!

She was just being mysterious and saying some weird things to convince the little wizard.

She can only fool people of our age. Seniors in higher grades don't choose her classes.

Her class was once banned by other senior courses, and I don’t know why Headmaster Dumbledore kept her.”

Lin Xia said: "Principal Dumbledore is so great, his actions must have a profound meaning."

They mentioned Dumbledore here, and on the other hand, Dumbledore and Nico's research also came to an end.

Dumbledore picked up a smear of ashes between his fingers and grabbed a worm in the black blood.

The insects had long lost their vitality and died.

This kind of insect is very special. It seems that it can only live in the body of a living person. Once the host dies, the insect will die immediately.

If they are vomited out along with blood, they will become inactive within just a few minutes and the dead insects will have no research value.

The moment it dies, it becomes just a nutritional protein, without showing any special properties.

But Dumbledore and Nico firmly believed that this kind of insect was the key to the ghost's ability to possess the body of a wizard.

At the same time, it is also the key to the evil god's strange transformation of the wizard's body, and the insects play the role of controlling the wizard.

Unfortunately, it was dead and could not be resurrected, so no more accurate data could be obtained. Dumbledore gave all the bugs to Nico, hoping that Nico could continue his research.

Nico readily agreed: "Although I am more interested in magical materials, these insects involve the mysteries of the evil god, and I will try my best to study them.

However, my wisdom is limited. If you want to make progress as quickly as possible, I suggest you make these bugs public and send them to several other sages.

Those sages who specialize in the biological field should be able to come up with answers more quickly."

Dumbledore shook his head and said, "Nicol, I only trust you at the moment. Let's keep it a secret from the others for now."

Nico shrugged: "I don't care. Don't complain that I'm too slow in my research."

Dumbledore turned his head to look at the scenery outside the window and said in a low voice: "No matter how fast or slow it is, it will not affect the arrival of the great era.

I have a feeling that even if the secret of these insects is solved, the weird ones will find another way to control the wizard.

We need deterrence through force more than progress in research.”

Nico said solemnly: "I understand what you mean, but this is too dangerous. High-level wizards are constantly disturbed by the evil god's whispers.

Every time they use their powerful force, they become a little more corrupt; this is an unsolvable vicious cycle.

We must make greater progress in the field of research. If we can help senior wizards alleviate some of the disturbance caused by whispers, then our durability will be longer."

Dumbledore was silent.

He also devoted a lot of effort to the field of research, introduced many laws that favored research, and also provided many benefits.

However, research is a long process and it is impossible to produce results quickly.

Babel's Researchers Association was born for research. Just look at how obsessed the wizards there are with research. They have even opened up countless resources and accelerated the flow of time to conduct research.

But the number of successful research topics every month is not as good as that of Lin Xia, who is supported by Hogwarts.

This made Dumbledore even more certain that research belonged to geniuses.

Unless you are a one in a million genius, it is impossible to grasp that fleeting inspiration.

Successful research that relies solely on the accumulation of time cannot change the entire wizarding world. At least it cannot make a decisive vote!
Therefore, Dumbledore is more optimistic about high-end military force.

As long as one of them can break through to a higher level and confront the evil god's world, they can stop the evil god's invasion!
Nico looked at Dumbledore's expression and sighed silently in his heart.

Dumbledore still hasn't come out!
Nico said, "I have to rush back to the laboratory. It's a pity that I didn't get to meet Lin Xia. I want to give her a gift. Can you help me take it to her?"

Dumbledore came back to his senses, his blue eyes were as deep as the ocean.

He smiled and said, "I thought you would ask Babel to bring you a gift."

Nico also smiled: "After thinking about it, I think it would be more appropriate for you to take the lead."

He blinked his eyes deliberately. "Are you serious in front of Lin Xia? I asked you to bring a gift so that you can gain her favor. If you come up with something in the future, give it to Hogwarts as soon as possible."

Dumbledore: "Thank you for your kindness, Nico. I didn't pay as much attention to Lin Xia as Harry did. She seemed very wary of me.

And with Babel watching, it's better for me to have less contact with her. Now is not the right time."

Nico frowned, "Dumbledore, the wizarding world hasn't gotten this bad yet. Aren't you making a decision too early?"

Dumbledore said calmly: "Nick, this is the path I have chosen."

……

Finished the divination class.

Lin Xia and others came to Professor McGonagall's office.

No other little wizards came to ask questions to Professor McGonagall. After all, she was rather serious. Only the little wizards who often interacted with her could feel the deep warmth from that cold face.

Professor McGonagall cares for every student, regardless of whether they are from the same college or not.

Few professors are as fair as she is.

Professor McGonagall was a little surprised to see Lin Xia and the others coming. She said first, "I hope you guys are not causing me trouble again and I have to clean up the mess."

Lin Xia smiled and said, "Professor, we came here to learn from you, not to cause any trouble."

Mag raised his eyebrows and said, "Lin Xia, if you came here alone, I would still believe it, but the fact that a group of you came here to study together terrifies me."

The little wizard couldn't help but laugh.

Serious people cannot be humorous. Once they are humorous, the contrast will be too strong.

Lin Xia told them the purpose of their visit.

unexpected.

When Professor McGonagall heard that they wanted to learn the Patronus Charm from her, her reaction was not like Professor Flitwick's, thinking that they were daydreaming and would never be able to learn it. Instead, she pondered for a long time, as if she was weighing and estimating something.

After a while, McGonagall said, "Your idea is very good. Judging from the things you do every semester, learning the Patronus Charm early will make you safer."

"It's just that..." She changed the subject and said, "I've been very busy lately and don't have time to teach you. I recommend a professor to you who has a lot of experience in the Patronus Charm."

Lin Xia and the others looked at each other and asked curiously, "Who?"

McGonagall said simply: "Professor Lupin."
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The young wizard left the office.

No one expected that Professor McGonagall would actually recommend Professor Lupin, but if you think about it carefully, as the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts, he shouldn't be too weak.

It’s a pity that Lupin did not participate in the press conference a few days ago, otherwise they would have been able to witness Professor Lupin’s strength on the spot.

So far, he is quite good at teaching, and it is not difficult for him to teach them the spells.

As for advanced spells, the little wizard didn't know Professor Lupin's true strength because he had never seen him cast them.

Lin Xia said decisively: "Let's go find Professor Lupin now. The person recommended by Professor McGonagall will definitely not be bad. We can trust her on this point."

Compared to the other professors, Professor McGonagall's office seemed more deserted.

When they arrived at the door, it was not completely closed, but opened a crack. Lin Xia and others pushed it open silently.

Suddenly, they heard a conversation.

“It’s so dirty, ugly, and smells so bad!”

Isn't this arrogant voice Professor Snape?

Everyone was stunned.

Professor Lupin's voice came: "Snape, if you would shut up, I would be more accepting of this awful potion."

Snape sneered: "No one forced you to drink, you don't have to drink."

Lin Xia coughed lightly, and a noise came from the small house. After a while, Professor Snape pushed the door and walked out.

There was a small cubicle in the office, and Professor Snape and Professor Lupin were in it.

The young wizard wanted to see what was in the compartment, but Professor Lupin came out and quickly closed it. (End of this chapter)