The Wind and the Wings of Hogwarts

Any doubt would be trouble for Scott.

And what happened afterward was the same; he had been through so much, it was impossible for him to remain flawless forever.

Certain details and coincidences also deepened Snape's suspicions about him.

Unless Scott can master Occlumency to the point where he can deceive Voldemort like Snape, this problem remains unsolved.

Fortunately, this was something that was only tacitly understood between the two of them.

Snape could only suspect, but he couldn't find any evidence against Scott.

Snape couldn't openly say that Scott had used Occlumency, as if he was hiding something.

It is, of course, illegal for a professor to use mind control on a student.

Chapter 163 Arithmetic Divination, Professor Victor

During the class, Scott and Snape made eye contact several times by chance.

He had to keep his brain closed to prevent Snape from spying on him.

After Potions class ended, Scott couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief as he walked out of the classroom.

The next period was elective class time. After saying goodbye to Milton, Scott went to the arithmetic divination classroom alone.

Arithmetic divination refers to a form of divination that uses numbers to explain a person's character and destiny, or to predict the future.

Another name for it is "mathematical esotericism".

This kind of prediction of the future does not require special talent like the divination taught by Professor Trelawney.

In divination classes, students often interpret vague images by looking at crystal balls, tea leaves, or palm lines, or deduce the inherent meaning of things from random graphics or scribbled words.

Arithmetic divination, on the other hand, is based on a series of rules and rigorous mathematical calculations.

Mathematics was a field Scott was familiar with and excelled in.

However, arithmetic divination is somewhat similar to big data deduction, and it cannot make some magical predictions like the divination professor Trelawney.

However, after today's arithmetic divination class, Scott seemed to have gained some insights.

He felt he had underestimated the potential of the course.

After class, he couldn't help but walk up to Professor Victor, who was in charge of the arithmetic and divination class.

“Professor Victor,” he asked politely, “I wonder if you have time to talk to me about arithmetic divination.”

"Mr. Trollope?"

Professor Victor looked at Scott in surprise.

He was a bald, middle-aged male wizard, very tall and as thin as a bamboo pole.

He was wearing glasses with thick lenses, making it almost impossible for Scott to see his eyes.

"Oh, let's talk about arithmetic divination."

Professor Victor nodded somewhat awkwardly and said woodenly.

"Of course, it's rare to find students who are genuinely interested in this course."

With that, he turned and left the classroom.

Scott looked at his retreating figure, somewhat puzzled. "Professor Victor?"

"Ok?"

Professor Victor stopped and turned around in surprise.

"Why didn't you follow me?" he asked, puzzled.

"Yes."

Scott quickly followed.

He could tell that Professor Victor was indeed very dull and not good at speaking.

Victor remained silent the entire way and went straight to his office.

He didn't greet Scott, but simply pushed the door open and went inside.

Scott quickly followed him into his office.

The first impression this office gives is that it's messy.

The entire office was filled with piles of parchment.

Scott followed behind Professor Victor, carefully making his way through the piles of papers.

They wandered through what felt like a maze, and it took them quite a while before they finally arrived at Professor Victor's desk.

Professor Victor put down his book, looked around for a while, and scratched his head.

"Would you like something to drink?" he asked somewhat awkwardly. "Oh, I'm sorry, I rarely have customers here, and besides, I don't know where my teapot is."

"No need for that, Professor Victor."

Scott quickly replied politely.

"OK then."

The straightforward Professor Victor immediately nodded and plopped down behind his desk.

Then he took out his wand and tapped it on the table.

Splash...

In an instant, countless parchments floated up automatically, constantly shuttling through the air.

After a while, some of the parchment flew to the vicinity of the desk, where they joined together to form a long scroll.

The remaining parchment fell from the sky and returned to the pile of paper.

At the same time, the quill pen in the ink bottle on the desk wobbled and flew up to write a series of numbers on the blank space of the long scroll.

Professor Victor looked at the long scroll, breathed a sigh of relief, and his expression relaxed somewhat.

"Oh."

He paused for a moment when he saw Scott, as if he had just forgotten about him.

"I'm sorry," he said somewhat awkwardly, "I was working on a difficult problem before class, and I couldn't calm down until I got the answer."

"Of course, that's fine."

Scott said with a smile.

Professor Victor nodded. “You want to talk to me? What exactly? Of course, Mr. Trollope, I remember you always did very well in your arithmetic divination class.”

Scott understood that one had to be direct when talking to someone like Professor Victor.

"After class today, I suddenly had some new insights into the subject of arithmetic divination."

He said it directly.

"I originally thought that arithmetic divination focuses on logic and cannot make predictions like traditional divination, since divination requires special talent..."

"Do not."

Professor Victor interrupted him somewhat excitedly.

“Arithmetic divination is a discipline no less important than divination!” he emphasized. “Of course, my course also requires talent!”

"of course."

Scott nodded quickly.

"Just today, I suddenly had a different idea about arithmetic divination."

"really?"

Professor Victor's tone was somewhat surprised.

"Can you tell me, Mr. Trollope, what did you learn today?"

"Of course, that's exactly why I wanted to talk to you."

Scott organized his thoughts.

"I think maybe I was wrong about this course before. It's not Muggle numerical calculations, although what we learn in class is somewhat similar to that."

He said it somewhat uncertainly.

"That shouldn't be true arithmetic divination, or it's just some superficial stuff, because arithmetic divination is also a kind of magic."

"Congratulations on noticing that, Mr. Trollope!"

Professor Victor stood up excitedly.

He said happily, "I've been teaching this course at Hogwarts for over ten years, but the young wizards haven't grasped its true essence. I think it's because the magic of divination is just too profound!"

He lowered his head again, looking at Scott through his thick glasses. "Is there anything else you've thought of, Mr. Trollope?"

"If I'm not mistaken..."

Scott said.

"Divination and arithmetic divination should each have their advantages. Divination does not require known conditions. As long as a person has a third eye, they can see some possibilities of the future by interpreting some vague images."

Professor Victor nodded repeatedly upon hearing this.

Scott said, "Arithmetic divination requires some known information, and we can use this magic to deduce the past and the more recent future."

“You’re not wrong!” Professor Victor excitedly pushed up his glasses.

Scott continued to express his feelings.

"Although arithmetic divination requires known conditions and it is difficult to predict the distant future, it should have advantages that divination does not have."

At that moment, as if struck by inspiration, he blurted out the answer.

"The results obtained by arithmetic divination are more accurate and detailed than those obtained by traditional divination."

Chapter 164 Scott's First Arithmetic Divination