Hogwarts starts with stealing power.

Lin Xia and Draco did not get a private room. Like other little wizards, they just lay on the green grass.

Draco cast an anti-eavesdropping spell, and then the two talked about what they had seen and heard this afternoon.

Lin Xia didn't explain it in such detail in front of Harry and the others. Some things were not convenient for them to hear, but she could tell Draco in detail.

Lin Xia first said that she was recommended by the professor to use a strange item in Hogwarts called [Container] to collect the professor's power to deal with the batch of candy pollutants, and gained a lot of benefits from it.

At the same time, it also reiterated that after cleaning the pollutants, there will be a strange fragrance. Wizards often smell this fragrance, which can improve their magical aptitude.

Draco was very curious about this.

He was born into a noble family like the Malfoys, and received a strict upbringing since childhood. His father required him to be the best in everything.

But fortunately, he has a good talent for magic, and with the skills taught by Lin Xia, he has never let his father down.

But as I grew older, the courses at Hogwarts gradually became more and more profound and complicated.

Although Draco didn't feel any difficulty yet, he felt that it was not as easy as the first and second year courses he faced before.

Sometimes he now has to review in advance what the professor will cover in the next meeting, for fear that he will not be able to keep up, and he feels a strong sense of crisis.

When it comes to studying, Draco always thinks he is pretty good. Even if he is not as good as Lin Xia, he is better than other young wizards.

It wasn't until he met Hermione that his pride was shattered.

It turns out that there really are so-called geniuses in this world!

Especially Hermione, she is almost a know-it-all. No matter whether it is spells or other research, as long as she takes over, basically nothing can stump her!

This made Draco feel full of crisis.

Draco thought for a while and said, "Since even the professor is flocking to this power, can we get the task of cleaning up the pollutants?"

Lin Xia raised her eyebrows when she heard him say that: "It seems that you are determined to clean up the pollutants and have considered whether you can accept such a task."

Draco smiled and said, "Lin Xia, I also want to improve. Even if I can't catch up with you, I can at least catch up with Hermione."

Lin Xia grew up with Draco, and she was very clear about Draco's potential. If she really compared him with Hermione, he was inferior.

This is also based on the "Purple Gold Mysterious Records" she taught, and her physique is stronger than Hermione.

Without this advantage, Hermione's talent would almost completely crush Draco, but -

Lin Xia said: "You shouldn't compare yourself to Hermione. Her magical talent is one of the best in the whole grade, or even in the whole Hogwarts. If you compare yourself to her, you will feel very stressed."

Draco couldn't help but complain: "If I don't compare her to me, I can't find anyone better than me. I can't compare you to me, right?"

He is crazy to compare with Lin Xia, and he is even more desperate because he can never compare with her.

Lin Xia couldn't help but laugh: "As long as you can withstand the pressure, it's okay even if you compare yourself to the professor."

She thought for a while and said, “I used the secret key to enter the interface of outstanding students and searched for tasks related to pollutants, but I couldn’t find anything.

We may need to obtain certain authority and approval from the professor to open the door for us. Moreover, we are still students and have been staying in Hogwarts. Hogwarts is still very safe and there are basically no pollutants.

If we want to stay in school and clean up the pollution, the only way is probably to start with the patrol mission every night."

Draco's eyes lit up, and he quickly figured it out: "You mean, if you find something unusual somewhere during a patrol mission, when you ask the professor to come over to check, see if you can apply to work with the professor to deal with the contaminants that are found?"

Lin Xia nodded: "This is the only way for us students to quickly come into contact with pollutants, and the probability of passing is relatively high."

Draco also thought this was the best way. It was a pity that Hogwarts was too safe. They patrolled for so long and only found a biting snake.

Moreover, I had not followed the professor to clean up at that time, so I could only look at it secretly with an invisibility cloak on, and I didn't dare to get too close, for fear of being discovered by the professor.

So that time, none of them gained any benefit.

Draco suddenly thought of something, his eyes lit up, and he asked, "Since it is difficult to come into contact with pollutants in school, can we take on missions outside of school during the holidays?"

Lin Xia said: "I think it's okay, but this kind of task should be applied for by the professor and must be led by the professor.

We are all excellent students selected by Hogwarts and have great potential. The professors would rather let us grow up and help them, rather than rushing to clean up pollutants while we are still growing up, which would lead to infection and not be worth the loss. "

Draco hesitated for a moment and said, "Well, I will write to my father tomorrow and see if he has any good ideas."

After talking about this, Draco talked about their experience in the Shrieking Shack.

From his perspective, it is somewhat different from Ron's.

Ron's focus was on exploration, and it was because of his spell that the invisible conch pollutants were forced out.

As for Draco, he valued Harry more because he was with Harry throughout the whole process.

Draco said solemnly, "Lin Xia, I think something is wrong with Harry. Some of his symptoms are consistent with being infected by the evil god's whispers and falling into depravity. I guess Hermione has noticed it too."

He gave examples one by one: "Last semester, Harry could hear the voice of the basilisk. At that time, we all thought that it was because of his talent that he could hear every action and voice of the basilisk.

But now it seems that he may have already shown signs of infection at that time, so he can feel the basilisk more than those of you who can understand snake language.

Especially these two times in the afternoon...the candy in question was the one he heard the call and led us to.

Later, when they went to the Shrieking Shack, Harry also heard a voice calling him, and felt something was wrong, so he insisted on going in, and that’s how he discovered the conch contaminant.

Draco said very carefully: "I don't think this can be explained by his abilities. Don't you think this is too coincidental?"

When Lin Xia heard what Draco said, her expression became slightly more serious.

Draco added: "Ron told you that Harry fainted when he saw the conch. Harry explained that he fainted because of the shock, but I don't think so.

When he fainted, he muttered to himself, and I heard him mention 'The traitor should die! Let him die!' These words, he seemed to be experiencing a terrible nightmare. "

If it were someone else, they might think Draco was a little sensitive, but if it were Lin Xia, especially since she had been pulled into a scene by the conch before.

After hearing what Draco said, she immediately understood that Harry was probably also pulled into a certain scene by the conch.

At that time, the conch had not been purified and was a pollutant. Who knows what kind of scene Harry experienced?
From his sleep talking, we can tell that those scenes were probably very cruel, and perhaps they were closely related to him, which is why he was so angry when he fainted.

But Lin Xia believed in her own judgment more than Draco's. She said, "Perhaps there is something else behind these things. Harry's ability is indeed very similar to that of the polluter infected by the evil god's whispers, but Harry did not fall.

I've been around him so many times that I'm sure if he was infected, my body would tell me faster than my mind would."

Here, Lin Xia said very bluntly: "Draco, you should have some experience. The "Purple Gold Mysterious Gang Secret Record" I taught you has a strong sensitivity to the evil god's whispers, and can resist it to a certain extent.

If you practice to a high level, you will find that those skills have another ability, that is absorption. The skills can absorb the evil god's whispers and use them for your own benefit!"

These words left Draco in a trance for a long time, and his mind was greatly shocked.

It turns out that "The Secret Records of the Purple Gold Profound Gang" is so important, then why did he go to so much trouble to improve his magical aptitude?
It would be better to put all your efforts into practicing martial arts and improve your magical aptitude at the same time!

After all, as a student, it is difficult to get the task of cleaning up pollutants, but when it comes to cultivation, he can ask the Malfoy family for help and let the family provide him with various precious cultivation materials.

Thinking of this, Draco couldn't help but ask: "Lin Xia, what level have you reached in your cultivation? Why do I feel that the gap between us is so huge?"

He indeed felt what Lin Xia said about being able to fight against the evil god's whispers.

But he didn't feel anything at all when he was able to absorb it and use it for his own benefit.

Lin Xia said calmly: "I have already reached the Xuan Dian realm, and you have already entered the late stage of foundation building. As long as you take the last step, you can enter the Xuan Dian realm.

After that, you will unlock many magical abilities, and you will be able to feel what I am talking about."

She patted Draco on the shoulder and said encouragingly, "Go for it, young man!"

While Draco and Linxia were talking in the Hufflepuff common room, Ron, Harry and Hermione returned to the Gryffindor common room and started talking around the warm fireplace.

It was cold outside the window, so cold that there was even a piece of ice outside the window.

The temperature difference between indoors and outdoors is so great that you need to use magic to clear the frost and blood on the windows before you can see the scene outside.

Although there is still a month before Christmas, the Gryffindor common room has already been decorated by the little wizards.

The young wizard used the magic he had learned to gradually prepare many bright red transformation objects for the lounge.

At the same time, they also conjured up ribbons that could burn with flames and hung them on the ceiling of the lounge, adding a touch of bright color.

When they arrived, some of the little wizards cast spells on the large area of ​​carpet on the ground.

Sparks were about to fly when I waved the magic wand, but it just wouldn't fire, and it always failed.

When Harry and the others passed by, they heard their discussion. They said that they wanted to add some lifelike special effects to the carpet. They didn't know whether they should use Transfiguration or go to the grocery store to buy some magic dyes.

As they sat down, Ron couldn't help but say, "The younger wizards are really energetic, and they are very skilled in using spells. They are much smarter than I was at that time."

He shrugged. "At least when I was in the first and second grades, I had not yet mastered Transfiguration and could not perform effective Transfiguration. It was not until this year that I felt much better."

Harry felt the same way. He still remembered the embarrassing things that happened when he first entered Hogwarts.

I am amazed at every magical item I encounter, like a bumpkin from the countryside.

At that time, he thought that Hogwarts was the most wonderful place in the world.

Hermione said: "Every little wizard develops his magical potential at a different time and speed. Some wizards are full of power when they enter school, but there are also wizards who continue to lay a solid foundation and accumulate knowledge, and then they will achieve great success later.

Ron, you don't have to underestimate yourself. I think all the young wizards who can enter Hogwarts are very powerful.

For example, only wizards who were previously recognized to have mediocre qualifications were selected by Hufflepuff, and most of the smartest wizards came from Ravenclaw College.

But in our grade, most of the smart wizards are in Hufflepuff, but are they really smarter than Ravenclaw students from the beginning?"

Ron and Harry looked at each other and Hermione went back into lecturing mode.

But it sounds interesting.

Hermione said: "I heard from Lin Xia that the Hufflepuff common room has a strong study atmosphere.

During break time, the little wizards would spontaneously use the Transfiguration spell to create many tables and chairs and hold one study and discussion tea party after another.

It's very free there, and you can meet like-minded partners to study together no matter what you discuss.

I think a wizard's magical aptitude is innate, but it can be developed and explored through acquired efforts. Acquired efforts are more important than innate abilities."

Ron was afraid that Hermione was going to start another long speech, so he quickly agreed, "You're right!"

After what happened just now, Hermione also felt a surge of momentum. She no longer hesitated and turned to look at Harry with a slightly sharp gaze.

"Harry, are you hiding something from us?"

Harry was a little unresponsive.

Hermione got straight to the point and said, "Ever since you fainted in the Shrieking Shack, something has been wrong with you. You've been distracted and not in a good state.

Were you affected by those inexplicable calls? Or was the fainting unusual and you were actually hurt?"

Hermione paused, her voice suddenly became very soft, "Harry, you..."

She looked at Harry, who was about to say something, and suddenly thought of something. She immediately took out her wand and cast several "anti-eavesdropping spells" around her.

She also cast Armor Protection on herself, just in case.

Ron was confused by her series of actions. The "anti-eavesdropping spell" was fine, but some of their conversations were not suitable to be heard by other young wizards.

Although he suspected that even if he said it out loud, the little wizard would automatically lose his memory related to the "pollutant".

For example, he had never heard the words "real restricted area" before. It was only after he took on the night patrol mission that he gained certain authority and was able to hear the real restricted area discussed by Hermione and Lin Xia.

But what the hell was Hermione doing casting Armor Protect on herself, was it necessary, who would attack her?
However, the next second, he heard Hermione say very seriously: "Harry, have you been infected by the evil god's whispers? Your mental state is in chaos, you are irritable and can't control yourself."

Ron's heart skipped a beat and he turned to look at Harry, his whole body tensing up involuntarily.

(End of this chapter)