Hogwarts starts with stealing power.

As Christmas approaches, the school begins to be filled with the sweet aroma of candy and gingerbread.

This is a holiday that everyone likes, but the little wizard feels a little unmotivated when he thinks about the final exams that will start soon after Christmas.

Lin Xia rushed back this time and needed to put the experimental equipment in the laboratory, so she asked them: "Are you going to the laboratory to review, or do you have other review plans?"

Draco spoke first: "I'll just stay in the lab to review. I have some experiments to do."

Hermione originally wanted to stay in the lab, but Harry suddenly said, "I'm not going to the lab. I'm studying with Ron in the common room."

Ron also quickly spoke up: "Yes, Harry, review with me!"

Hermione gave the two a suspicious look, "Are you sure that if the two of you review together, it will really be effective in reviewing?"

It wasn't that she doubted the two of them. Ron and Harry's final exams last school year did not do badly, and both got A's.

But only they themselves know how much water is in this A.

Ron and Harry's faces turned red when they were looked at by Hermione with suspicion.

Ron pretended to be calm and shouted, "We can study on our own and the results won't be any worse!"

Harry immediately nodded in agreement, "Yes, if you review by yourself, you will remember the points more deeply."

Hermione said bluntly: "But you two don't understand the point at all. Ron is fine, he has recently taken a knowledge test, but Harry you..."

Ron interrupted her forcefully, "I also pulled Harry into the knowledge test group. He has been reviewing with me for several days with the help of the game. Even Professor Snape praised us!"

"Professor Snape?"

Now not only Hermione, but also Draco and Lin Xia looked over with curiosity.

It is hard to imagine what words of praise could come out of Snape's poisonous mouth.

Harry also turned to look at Ron, his eyes slightly open, looking confused.

Ron coughed softly, and then imitated what Snape had said behind them last night, saying in a rhythmic way:
"It seems that you are not that stupid. At least you know how to cram before the battle. This can give you a few more pitiful points!"

The other four people: "..."

So, is this a compliment?
Ron said confidently: "At least he said we can increase our scores by a few points, which proves that reviewing with knowledge test is useful!"

Hermione shrugged speechlessly: "Okay, you can think so if you want, it's up to you."

Lin Xia thought for a moment and said, "So you guys will stay in the common room for a while, and then go to the professor?"

Harry said quickly, "No, we're not going to the professor today. We'll just stay in the common room."

Lin Xia raised her eyebrows: "Didn't you say that we would use the knowledge level-breaking mini-game to review?"

Ron said with a wandering look in his eyes, "We have been taking tests at the professor's place these past few nights, and we feel a little tired, so we want to give ourselves a night off today."

Harry nodded immediately, "Yes, yes!"

Lin Xia smiled softly: "Okay."

Neither Hermione nor Draco said anything as the three of them separated from Ron and Harry, with one group heading in the direction of the Gryffindor common room while the other headed towards the laboratory.

Hermione walked for a while before saying, "These two people don't think their lies are so convincing, do they? With that lame excuse and guilty look, you can tell at a glance that they are lying."

Draco said nonchalantly, "It feels like they are planning something."

Lin Xia also said, "Hogwarts is very safe, and it's not curfew yet. No matter what they want to do, it should be safe."

Hermione looked hesitant. She continued walking forward for a while, then suddenly stopped and said solemnly, "No, I'm still worried. I want to go back and see them."

Lin Xia called her: "Hermione."

Hermione turned to look, "Huh?"

Lin Xia reminded: "If you have something to say, talk it over nicely, don't start by blaming them."

Hermione took a deep breath and nodded, "Don't worry, I know my limits."

Draco looked at Hermione's departing back, a little confused: "It feels like Hermione has changed. She wasn't so easy to talk to before. Did something happen that I don't know about?"

Lin Xia didn't know what she was thinking of, and said, "Draco, everyone is working hard to grow. In places we can't see, Hermione is also making rapid progress."
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After saying goodbye to Lin Xia and her group, Ron and Harry pretended to walk slowly at first.

After turning a corner, they looked back and saw that no one was following them.

The two of them couldn't help but look at each other, smiled quietly, and ran away quickly the next second.

Ron asked, "Should we set off now, or go back to the dormitory first?"

Harry: "Let's go back to the dormitory first. I need to prepare some things and try to get as many self-defense items as possible.

By the way, didn’t Lin Xia and Draco prepare a lot of cold pills for us? Bring the cold pills with you, so that you don’t lose your mind when something unexpected happens.”

Ron said, “I carry all these items with me, but you reminded me that I can bring some prank items, and maybe even play some pranks.

Professor Barbling's office, the scene is different every time we enter it, I was thinking maybe we can enter an amusement park scene."

This is a brand new adventure. They are going to explore the office of a mysterious professor who teaches ancient magic runes.

Harry and Ron didn't expect to learn advanced ancient magic knowledge in the office, they just wanted to experience the scenes in the knowledge-based game.

If before, their desire to explore was just out of curiosity, they didn't have such a strong desire to explore.

So these few days, when evaluating the knowledge-breaking game of Ancient Demon Script, the two of them were deeply attracted by the huge effect displayed by the learned Ancient Demon Script.

According to Lin Xia, Professor Babel's office is made up of ancient magic runes and has its own consciousness, so Ron and Harry want to experience it.

The two had good ideas, and they ran smoothly into the dormitory. At this time, only Neville was in the dormitory.

Neville was lying on the bed, reviewing Transfiguration with his head down, frowning from time to time with a puzzled look on his face.

Neville thought that he should go to the common room to discuss with other friends, perhaps this would be more efficient.

After a while, there was a bang from the dormitory door, and Ron and Harry ran into the dormitory at a rapid speed, followed by the sound of rummaging through drawers.

Neville got up from his bed and looked out: "Harry, Ron, what are you two doing?"

Harry replied, "We're going to go to the common room to review and find some more things."

Neville looked confused. What kind of review was it that required him to look up everything?
And looking at the things Ron took, they all seemed to be related to pranks. Would they play tricks on other little wizards in the common room? But soon, Neville gave up this guess.

Ron and Harry were not that bad. This kind of behavior was more likely to happen to their senior brothers, the Weasley twins.

Neville immediately rolled over and got up, "I also want to go to the common room to review, let's go together."

Harry and Ron looked at each other. For a moment, neither of them could think of a good way to refuse. They couldn't possibly slap themselves in the face in an instant.

A few minutes later, the three of them set off together to the common room.

Ron and Harry walked quickly in the front and soon left Neville far behind. Neville was still a little confused and didn't notice anything unusual about them.

Ron bumped into it and whispered, "How do we get rid of Neville? Why don't we just run away?"

Harry thought for a while and shook his head. "No, Neville has a strong sense of justice. If he can't find us, he will look for us everywhere. By then, many people will notice that we are not here, which will definitely arouse Hermione's suspicion."

At this point, Harry hesitated, "Ron, are we really not going to invite Hermione along?"

"Hermione?"

Ron's eyes widened, as if he had heard something horrible: "I don't want to call her, not to mention whether she will allow us to explore Professor Babel's office.

Even if I allow her to do so, during the exploration, she will definitely whisper in my ear, saying that I can’t do this or that. Do you want someone to control you?”

Harry hesitated: "But we are friends with Hermione, and Hermione's starting point is always for our own good. I just think this is not good..."

Ron: "It's precisely because she's our friend that I didn't want to invite her.

I know her temper. If I call her, Hermione will definitely scold me and get angry. It would be better to let her know nothing. This way, I will be happy and she will be happy too."

Harry felt that what Ron said made sense, but he just felt something was wrong. Just as he was about to say something else, a clear and pleasant female voice suddenly rang out:

"I heard you mention my name. Are you talking about me?"

Harry and Ron looked up and saw Hermione coming out from around the corner and appearing in front of them.

Harry and Ron: ...

Ron, in particular, was frightened by Hermione's sudden appearance and took a few steps back, almost screaming out loud.

Hermione stared at him with a frown on her face, and approached him step by step: "Did you just say something bad about me?"

"No!" Ron immediately shook his head and raised his hands. "I swear, I didn't say anything bad, otherwise I will be struck by lightning."

In Ron's mind, those words were just complaints at most, not bad words at all, so he swore with a clear conscience.

Hermione narrowed her eyes but didn't let him go, "But I just heard you mention my name, you must be talking about me behind my back!"

Ron stammered, not knowing what to say, his mind going blank.

Harry suddenly had an idea and stepped forward and said, "Hermione, you misunderstood Ron. Ron just told me that without your review materials, he didn't know how many points he could get in the exam. Why don't you borrow some from me?"

Hermione stared at them for a long moment, then reluctantly accepted the explanation, raised her head slightly, and said compassionately:

"Since you want my study materials so much, I will give them to you. I will not go to the laboratory tonight, but will stay in the common room with you to review. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me."

"Ah, that's not necessary." Ron said subconsciously, meeting Hermione's sharp gaze.

He immediately changed his tone: "Okay, okay, we couldn't ask for more!"

"Harry, Ron, don't walk so fast, wait for me!"

Neville's voice came from afar. Hermione turned her head and looked back. Soon she saw Neville walking hurriedly and panting. Her doubts were relieved a little.

It turned out that they came with Neville, and it seemed that their original plan was to go to the common room. Perhaps she really had misunderstood them.

With Hermione joining, the group became a little more lively.

Hermione would not leave Neville and walk forward, but would chat with Neville as they walked. Ron and Harry did not dare to walk too fast, for fear that Hermione would discover anything.

Because they knew that Hermione could use the ESP spell and was very good at it, the two of them didn't even dare to whisper to each other, and could only hint with their eyes from time to time -

Ron winked at Harry: What do you say we should do now?

Harry shrugged: I don't know either, what do you think we should do?

Ron gestured with his fingers as if he was running, and Harry just shook his head helplessly.

When they arrived at the public lounge, they searched for a long time before finding an empty private room.

As soon as they sat down, Harry's fan Colin suddenly appeared and said excitedly:
"Harry, are you going to review? What are your expectations for the final exam results? Are you going to strive for first place in the year?"

Harry covered Colin's mouth with a headache: "No, don't talk nonsense, I just want to come here to review."

Colin looked at Harry with sparkling eyes: "Can I review with you? Don't worry, I won't talk and disturb you!"

Harry refused without thinking. Colin would not disturb them. He would only take pictures secretly and use the flash of the camera to remind them to pay attention to etiquette at all times to avoid being photographed in an ugly way by him.

Colin looked at Harry somewhat sadly, and for a moment Harry felt that his rejection was too cruel for him.

But the next second, Colin sat on the box next to them and smiled brightly at them.

"Okay, I won't sit with you. I'll sit next to you. If you have any questions, just come to me... No, if I have any questions, I will come to the seniors without hesitation. Thank you for your answers."

Everyone:…

Even Hermione looked at Colin helplessly. If they were in the same grade, she could still blame him, but Colin was a year younger than them and they seldom met each other.

As soon as they meet, they basically create trouble.

Not long after Colin sat down, Harry and the others began to review, and Hermione explained to them the key points of the Transfiguration exam.

"I think this final exam must be related to anthropomorphism. Professor McGonagall repeatedly asked us to give human movements or forms to the transformed objects in class..."

"Crack card wipe!"

Everyone heard a flashing sound and their expressions froze, as if bugs were crawling on their bodies, making them want to lower their heads to check if their posture was correct.

But after about 10 minutes, Harry couldn't stand it anymore and stood up, "I'm going to the bathroom."

Ron immediately stood up and followed, "I'll go with Harry!" (End of this chapter)