Hogwarts: Voldemort, don't stop me from studying

Harry secretly glanced down at Lupin's expression.

- Is Remus really as calm as he appears to be, or is he just hiding all his emotions?

As if Lupin saw through his thoughts, he suddenly said, "I am different from Sirius."

"Since that night, Sirius has been imprisoned in Azkaban. He was unable to attend their funeral, and he had no chance to visit them again... He must have a lot to say to James now..."

"Have you been to pay respects to my parents, Remus?" Harry asked, trying to calmly not sound like a blubbering child.

"Well, every year," Lupin said gently.

……

"You went to pay respect to your parents?"

Hermione asked quietly in the common room, looking at Harry as if he were a piece of fragile china.

"Are you okay? ... I mean ... if you need it, I can lend you my shoulder to lean on ..."

Hermione stammered.

"Oh, no thanks." Harry didn't want to look into her eyes, so he lowered his head and said, "Actually, I... um... I've gotten used to not having parents, so..."

He couldn't continue and Hermione was on the verge of tears.

"Hey, Harry, there you are!" Ron suddenly came in from the doorway. When he saw Harry, he said happily, "Come with me, they have done a big project by the Black Lake!"

Harry heaved a sigh of relief. He couldn't wait to get out of this embarrassing atmosphere, so he immediately stood up and said, "What is it?"

"Just follow me and you'll find out." Ron hurried out of the door again and shouted, "Hermione, what are you waiting for?"

"But Harry, you haven't finished your Potions paper yet!" Hermione shouted worriedly as she followed.

"Never mind that! This is way more interesting than the damn paper!" said Ron.

The fat lady at the lounge door shouted angrily at him, "I just opened the door for you!"

Ron had no time to pay any attention to her.

Several people hurried out of the castle, and Harry was surprised to find that almost all the students in the school had come. They lined up in a long queue in front of the seven doors. Ron immediately pulled them to stand behind the shortest queue.

"Damn, we're late!" Ron said in annoyance. "I thought they would at least be open tomorrow!"

Harry gasped, "So... what... is this?"

Chapter 168: Hogwarts Real-life Game

"I think the name Ultimate Challenge is not a good one." Vader said to Michael, "Ultimate Challenge should not have 'Ultimate'."

"What if your final boss is defeated?" Michael asked.

"Then tell the challenger that it is just an Iron BOSS. After Iron, there are Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Emerald, Diamond, Master, Grandmaster, and King. Then there are One-Star King, Two-Star King, Three-Star King... When you reach Nine-Star King, there is also the God Level. Isn't that great?"

"Please spare us all!" Michael rolled his eyes. "If we keep going like this, we'll never be able to finish this game in our lifetime."

"Why do you want to finish it?" Wade asked back, "A game with an ending will soon become a dregs in your memory. Only when there is no ending will it be hard to let go."

"I think... this memory will never become a residue..."

Michael said, "Tell me the truth, did you come up with this because everyone disliked the Vader version of the escape game?"

"...How is that possible?" Wade retorted with a guilty conscience: "Of course I have thought about it for a long time, thinking about how to make these games more interesting and more useful to everyone... This is not a spur of the moment idea."

"Don't quibble, your hesitation says it all." Michael complained.

Vader: “…”

The professors nearby were paying attention to the students' progress while watching the two bickering with a smile on their faces, and even Professor Snape didn't say anything.

During this day and more, Wade truly realized the strength of the school's professors.

His memory went back to yesterday noon.

……

Padma gathered a few girls and drew a new sketch in just one afternoon.

This is a huge space, divided into seven different areas, each of which is a complicated maze. From the outer layer to the inner layer, the area becomes smaller and smaller, and finally converges into one place.

Players need to choose one of seven entrances to enter, go through seven levels, and finally face the final boss.

Once you fail or give up, you have to start from the beginning.

Michael and others from the SSC borrowed the complete set of Care of Magical Creatures from the library and compiled thirty-seven kinds of magical creatures suitable for students.

Wade contacted Professor Murray through the Book of Friends, and consulted Mr. Scamander, and finally designed a new alchemical work.

Its popular name is "real-time scorer".

But the inscription that Vader carved on it was——【Hero List】!

While he was busy working tirelessly to complete his alchemical work, Professor Flitwick brought in all the faculty and staff of the school to help - from Dumbledore to Filch, from Professor Kettleburn who was about to retire, to the Thestrals who pulled the school's carriage, no one was left out.

Most of the teaching staff joined in with great interest, except for Filch, who grumbled and complained, fearing that some naughty kids in the school would take the opportunity to cause trouble.

First, several professors of the Herbal Medicine Course took the students in the advanced class to take action. Overnight, they made countless shrubs grow out of thin air, completely covering the previous playground and forming a basic framework.

Although the thorny bushes are not as dangerous as the devil's ivy, they are still very painful. They grow densely and the gaps between them are so small that only small insects such as ants can pass through.

Then came Professor Flitwick and the students in the Advanced Charms class, who set up various terrains in the area between the bushes.

There are alleys like the previous game fields, swamps, woods, flower fields or hills, as well as grasslands that look flat but are actually full of traps.

Professor Flitwick casts a spell on some keys or paper airplanes, allowing them to fly freely around the area, and students will need to catch them to get clues.

Professor Flitwick also invited Lockhart to join in the action, and Lockhart happily waved his wand, declaring that he would create a strange sight. However, the spell he shot accidentally bounced back at him, knocking him out and falling into the trap that Professor Flitwick had just set.

Professor Flitwick had no choice but to ask the students to take Lockhart to the school infirmary first.

Next came Professor Dumbledore, Professor McGonagall and the students, who were experts in Transfiguration. They performed Transfiguration at will, making the maze area even more psychedelic and bizarre.

A branch turns into an arch, a dead leaf turns into a falling rag, and a rotten apple on the ground turns into a carriage that exudes a decaying smell.

Dumbledore also set up several small traps, and people who fell into the trap would briefly turn into goats or wild boars. He was obviously looking forward to the moment when the trap would take effect.

Professor Snape and Madam Pomfrey took out their stock of potions and hid them in the maze. Some of the potions could expel magical creatures, some could confuse enemies, some could heal, and so on.

But Professor Snape didn't want his potions to be used in vain by students who didn't know how to cherish them, so he put potions with opposite effects next to the useful potions.

For example, there are potions that make people vomit or burp constantly, and some can cause fainting or make people irritable.

Then, the professor racked his brains to come up with many different logical reasoning or potion quiz questions, and students who answered incorrectly would taste the bitter fruit of not paying attention in class.

Finally, it was Professor Kettleburn and Hagrid, who placed different magical creatures into different areas based on the list Michael had compiled.

The two were very eager to let the fire dragon Norbeta play the role of the ultimate boss, but unfortunately they were unanimously rejected by the other professors.

Finally they adopted Wade's suggestion.

The boss of the last level is a ball python that uses the expansion spell.

This is an ordinary non-venomous snake, but under the influence of magic, it can resist most spells, is agile in movement, and has a body as huge as a prehistoric monster.

The giant snake swam slowly at the last level, its scales gleaming with metallic luster. Just a glance at its huge body from a distance was enough to scare the timid children to tears.

Vader was looking forward to the day when it would be defeated by the students.

Of course, there are also some harmless common animals, as well as enlarged insects that are harmless but look scary.

Wade maliciously gave higher scores to those guys who looked the most terrifying, so challengers who wanted to increase their scores had to face them.

Humph.

Fairies are cute, right? Can fairies give you points?

Wade thought.

A earthworm grew bigger and burrowed into the soil, creating some underground passages for the maze. Professor Flitwick hid the entrance but left a riddle full of hints.

The Thestrals are among them, and they will lead students who are in trouble out of the maze, and may occasionally create a spooky atmosphere.

Dumbledore also specially assigned a group of house-elves to act as lifeguards.

They can Apparate freely in Hogwarts, their big ears can hear any movement in the entire maze, and their innate magic allows them to feel people's most urgent needs. They can be said to be the most suitable lifeguards.

This was also the first time that the house-elves appeared in front of the students openly.

When they first appeared, some Muggle-born junior students were frightened, thinking they were monsters in the maze, and shouted "Go away!"

But soon, the students who had been rescued several times began to affectionately call these elves "little saviors". Some people even secretly stuffed candies or even knuts into the house-elves, hoping that they could help them skip classes or defeat their opponents. This was of course not allowed.

With the concerted efforts of everyone, the new playground "grew" at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the first "trial run" began just a day and a half later.

This is a miracle in everyone's eyes.

When the trial run began, Wade and the professors looked in all directions to see if there were any hidden dangers or areas that needed improvement.

The students lined up in a long queue in front of the entrance. Filch had a sullen look on his face, staring at the students to follow the rules and not cut in line.

Even if some people were quickly escorted out by the house-elves, they would immediately run to the back of the line and queue again, eager to try for a second time.

What motivates students to constantly challenge themselves is not only the presence of such a large-scale real-life game in their boring study life, but also the huge, constantly changing list near the entrance.

[Single-day standings];

[Single level score list];

【Total score list】

The game has just begun, the competition for the top spot on the leaderboard is fierce, and the scores are changing rapidly.

Different names kept scrolling on the list. Sometimes, the person who was just ranked first would scroll to the bottom of the list in just a few minutes.

Some people suddenly emerged and took the top spot.

Even just staying in the first place for a few minutes is enough for many students to brag about it.

One of the reasons why points-based games are so fascinating is the sense of accomplishment and excitement that the instant feedback brings, and students can easily gain satisfaction and happiness from them.

And unlike ordinary people who are addicted to mobile games, these students need to work harder in their studies, master more magic, and learn more about various subjects in order to get higher scores in the maze. Therefore, the professors will not stop them, but encourage them to participate.

The next chapter update will be delayed until the evening