Hogwarts: Voldemort, don't stop me from studying

But with Professor Snape speaking up, Professor McGonagall's anger seemed to have eased. She murmured, "Since it's understandable, I won't deduct any extra marks from you. I'll inform Professor Dumbledore about this. You all should hurry back to the common room - the students are enjoying Halloween dinner in their own colleges!"

Everyone left in a hurry, and when they were out of the professors' sight, someone suddenly burst out laughing, and several people started laughing one after another.

Chapter 31 Padma

"Honestly, when I first saw that big guy, I thought we were going to die!" Padma held Hermione's arm tightly and said sincerely: "Hermione, you are so brave."

Hermione blushed and said, "I had no other thoughts at the time except the Levitation Charm. I mean - I'm really lucky, the most I've ever made my textbooks float up before!"

"Brother, your slide spell is amazing!" Michael waved his wand and gestured: "The slide is average! You must teach me next time during self-study!"

"No problem." Wade turned his head and said, "--Harry, don't pay attention to Professor Snape's evaluation. It's a good idea to use a bucket. On the contrary, ordinary spells cast on the troll are almost like being bitten by a mosquito to it."

"No wonder Michael's petrification spell didn't work before - later you didn't use spells to attack the troll directly." Harry thought for a moment and said, "But I don't seem to have seen the two spells you used in the Standard Spells: Elementary."

"Ved has taught himself all the way to the Standard Book of Spells: Level 3," Michael said proudly, "and he spends all day in the library and study room, and has learned more spells than all of us combined—even though school has only been open for two months."

Harry suddenly felt ashamed and inferior - if Ron, Michael or even Malfoy knew more spells than him, he could comfort himself by saying that they had already learned them at home. But he knew that Wade and Hermione had never been exposed to magic before entering school, but now they were the best students among the freshmen.

He couldn't help but wonder - was he too lazy in his studies?

Watching everyone talking and laughing, even Harry naturally joined in the conversation. Ron wanted to say something but couldn't, so he followed behind feeling very awkward.

Soon they reached a fork in the road and separated. Harry, Hermione and Ron headed towards Gryffindor Tower. Without Michael and the others to joke around, the atmosphere between the three of them immediately became tense. No one looked at each other, and they quickened their pace and hurried back to the common room.

……

On the way back to the Ravenclaw Tower, Padma pretended to be casual, looking at the road ahead, and said, "Ved, can I learn that spell that makes the slide flat? It seems very interesting."

"Of course." Wade said, "I don't have classes tomorrow morning, so I can teach you."

"Hmm - it might not be convenient in the lounge. I heard -" Padma glanced at Michael quickly and said, "You have a place dedicated to practicing spells?"

After all, she was only eleven years old, and even though she had tried to make her request in a roundabout way, she still wanted to make the hint not too obvious.

Wade understood. He pondered for a moment and said, "I need to seek other people's opinions, but I don't think they will refuse your joining."

"Of course - welcome!" Michael said with a smile.

"Great!" Padma couldn't help but jump a little, then blushed. She pretended to be calm, straightened her skirt, and said, "I'm honored."

When we got to the lounge door, the eagle-shaped door knocker asked, "O, T, T, F, F, S, S, E, N, what's the next letter?"

"Uh..." Michael was one of those Ravenclaws who wasn't very good at guessing riddles. He held his chin and pretended to think, but gave up decisively after three seconds and asked, "What do you think it is, Wade?"

"It's 'T'," Padma said.

"Correct answer," the knocker said in a chanting tone, and then opened the door.

"Why is it 'T'?" Michael asked as he entered the door, "Is it the 'T' of Troll? Does the door knocker also know that we defeated the troll today?"

He made exaggerated faces and grimaced, and Padma couldn't help laughing. "It says the first letters of the numbers one to ten - One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten."

The common room was packed with people, it seemed that all Ravenclaws were here, and there were several long tables next to the fireplace, which were filled with food and drinks. Students celebrated Halloween here for the second time, and it was even better than in the Great Hall - because there was no professor watching over them and telling them not to do this or that.

Wade saw that some students who were usually more withdrawn also chose to stay in the lounge, just sitting in the corner. The lounge was dressed up for Halloween at some point, with a huge skeleton walking around in the lounge, causing screams from time to time; there were also students wearing skull masks, which occasionally made ghostly noises.

"How about a bloody lollipop?" Terry enthusiastically recommended to Lisa.

Wade bypassed the crowded crowd and went straight back to the dormitory - the stench of the troll seemed to still linger in his nose, and he was not in the mood to eat for the time being.

Padma watched his back and asked Michael with some trepidation: "Didn't Wade have dinner? Why didn't he come to the dinner?" She was worried that she was annoying and Wade would rather go back to the dormitory hungry than spend time with them.

"Don't worry, it has nothing to do with you. Wade just doesn't like crowded places." Michael said casually, concentrating on piling food on his plate.

Padma breathed a sigh of relief, but she was also a little hungry. After they had filled their stomachs to about 70%, they had time to continue chatting.

"By the way, when Wade asks for other people's opinions in your study group tomorrow, remember to say good things for me!" Padma couldn't help but remind him again and again when she thought of this.

"OK! OK! I will complete the task!" Michael raised his hand and said with a smile.

——Seeking opinions?

Michael knew better than anyone that as long as Wade agreed, no one else would have any objection.

Theo and Ryan were both easy-going and would never reject a candidate suggested by their partner; Neville was timid and Michael felt that he had no temper and no opinions of his own; the only one who might be a little difficult to deal with was Hermione, with whom Padma had just established a fairly good friendship.

In fact, when Michael proposed that "the addition of new members must be agreed by everyone", what he actually meant was "If Wade doesn't agree, you can't bring anyone else over" - the restrictions were on the other four people.

He knew very well that although the SSC looked like a whole that helped each other, it was actually Vader who was helping them most of the time - the notes compiled by Vader made it easier for them to understand the obscure expressions in the books, and the way of writing papers taught by Vader allowed them to complete high-quality assignments in a very short time. Vader also helped them master various spells quickly and accurately.

Anyone who joins this group will feel the benefits within a short period of time.

Gryffindor and Hufflepuff are both enthusiastic guys. If they think this place is great, they might bring their other friends here without even saying hello. Maybe they think that bringing more members is contributing to the group! In fact, it just adds trouble to Wade. This way, the SSC will not last long.

Wade would not refuse openly, but when there were more and more people and it became more and more noisy, he would one day quietly disappear from the umbrella house, just like now, staying in a quiet and lonely place where he was the only one.

That's why Michael had to set up rules, and then use the rules to restrain the people from the two academies from being too "enthusiastic", and also use the rules to tactfully reject those guys who tried to join through him. The only exception was Wade - because he was the center, he could of course decide who he wanted to help.

Michael had not told anyone about these calculations. At this time, facing Padma's request, he just nodded with a smile and promised that he would try his best to convince others.

Chapter 32 The most correct decision

Wade returned to the dormitory and found an unexpected visitor here - a house-elf wearing a tea towel stood in the middle of the room, staring at him with big gray-green eyes without blinking, which scared him suddenly.

Wade almost threw a spell, but he heaved a sigh of relief after seeing who it was. "Zoe? Why are you here?"

House-elves usually consider it an honor not to appear in front of their masters, so apart from going to the kitchen, Wade has never seen the school's house-elves appear in sight.

Zoe twisted her slender fingers, obviously feeling very embarrassed. She said in a soft voice: "Vide Grey didn't have dinner, and Zoe is a little worried. Zoe knows she shouldn't show up, but Zoe still came. Zoe wants to know if Vide Grey is feeling unwell."

"I'm fine." Wade half squatted and said, "It's just that the troll stinks and I have no appetite now."

Zoe said seriously, "But skipping meals is bad for your health. Vid Grey gave Zoe a gift, and Zoe liked it very much. She also cares about Vid Grey's health and doesn't want him to go hungry."

The way house-elves speak is very interesting. Whether they are referring to themselves or others, they always use the third person even when they are face to face.

Wade looked at Zoe, who had a small pumpkin carriage hanging around her waist and the light from the lantern flickering.

"Okay." He sighed, "Can you please get me some fruit? No jam or pudding, just fresh fruit. I'll take a bath and eat some before going to bed."

"Yes, sir!" Zoe nodded happily and disappeared from the room with a "pop".

When Wade came out of the bathroom, covered in sweat, he saw a basket of fruits on the table - apples, pears, bananas, a few strawberries, and a bunch of green grapes, all washed clean with water droplets on them.

Wade took an apple, took a bite, and found it plump and juicy, and he felt deeply moved.

In his previous life, his mother insisted on maintaining good health and believed that people should eat twelve kinds of food every day to provide the body with adequate nutrition. Vegetables and fruits were the most important. Sometimes she would eat a different food for a month.

After rebirth, although the food at Hogwarts was much richer than at home, most of it was roast meat and desserts. There were very few types of vegetables, and the cooking methods were very monotonous. Fresh fruits never appeared on the long table.

At this moment, Wade made up his mind: after graduation, he wanted to go to the East to have a look - magic is the wings of miracles, but the future lies in the East.

Moreover, in this world, there are also mysterious powers, and maybe you can see more wonderful scenery.

……

The process of Padma joining SSC went very smoothly, and no one raised any objections. After all, this girl was not only smart and generous, but also very beautiful. Her deep eyebrows and eyes were like affectionate eyes, which made Theo and others blush unconsciously.

Hermione spent more and more time studying because Vader put a lot of pressure on her. In the most recent Transfiguration class, Vader successfully turned a mouse into a beautiful little teapot, with lines as delicate as a piece of handicraft just put on the shelf. Professor McGonagall praised Vader's Transfiguration loudly and said that he could get an "O" in the final exam with his current level.

At the same time, Hermione also knew that Wade's owl brought him a full set of "Standard Spells" and "Intermediate Transfiguration" from Diagon Alley. Therefore, although Hermione was already the best first-year student in Gryffindor College, she still felt that she was lagging behind. She was irritable every day because of her studies and she scolded Ron several times. After she knocked out the troll, Ron never complained about it again, let alone said something behind her back.

Now Ron was expecting Hermione to give him some advice, because he found that what Hermione said was right. But Hermione finally corrected her habit of being a teacher. She tried to turn a blind eye to the various violations of school rules by the Gryffindors, which improved her popularity in the college a little. Especially Harry, they were almost friends.

Wade could hear Hermione complain almost every day: "I had a whole weekend to do my homework, but I only wrote a title! I only got anxious when it was time to hand it in, saying - Hermione, please let me copy the homework!"

"Did you let him copy it?" Wade asked while writing.

"No!" Hermione wrinkled her nose and said disdainfully, "What good can there be in copying homework? But I promise to help him check it after he finishes it!"

"But Hermione—" Padma asked in confusion, "Won't this cause you more trouble?"

Hermione looked at her incredulously: "This is the way to learn knowledge!"

The two girls looked at each other, and after a moment, they tacitly skipped the topic.

When Padma finished her homework, only Neville was still biting the pen and working hard. She stuffed the parchment into her schoolbag and walked briskly around the partition wall - in order to prevent people practicing spells from disturbing students doing homework, Wade recently added a sky blue partition wall in the umbrella room, dividing the room into two areas of 1:3, and added a silencing spell in the middle.

Turning to the other side, there were two rows of targets in the classroom, most of which were very worn out, and the damage could not be restored even by the repair spell, but it did not affect their continued use. The entire wall at the end was installed with a mirror, and Wade said that this would make it easier for them to correct their movements at any time.

Michael repeatedly set the target on fire with [Burning Flames] and then extinguished it with [Clear Water Like a Spring]. Theo tortured his target with [Shattered into Pieces] and [Repaired] in turn. Hermione cast a dancing spell on a spider, and the spider's thin legs danced wildly in the air.

Ryan said to a gray mouse that was looking out from the corner of his eye: "Petrify them all!"

The mouse's body suddenly stiffened, with only its tail swaying slightly. A moment later, it suddenly jumped out and turned into a small branch in the air with a "bang".

"Petrification spell. When drawing a circle with this spell, use your wrist as the center, and make the turns quickly and sharply."

Wade waved his wand and the branch floated in the air. He touched it with the tip of his wand again and the branch turned into a mouse again.

"All petrified!"

Wade demonstrated it once, and suddenly the mouse's claws and tail were pressed against its body, as hard as wooden boards, and fear seemed to be revealed in its dark eyes.

It fell to the ground with a thud, exactly like a stone.

Vader untied the spell and asked Ryan to continue practicing, then walked over to Padma and asked, "Do you want to learn the slide first, or practice other spells?"

“That—” Padma stuck out her tongue and said embarrassedly: “Actually—even my repair spell sometimes works and sometimes doesn’t—”

She waited for Vader to give her a "this is a big problem" look, but he simply tapped the target next to him with his wand, and the wooden target immediately cracked in the middle.

Wade said, "Then start with the repair spell. Let me see your level first."

Padma's arms were shaking slightly as she raised her wand.

——She suddenly realized that she might have made the best decision since she entered school.

She will definitely learn a lot here!

"——Restored to its original state!"

Chapter 33 Secret

The weather has been getting colder recently, but the atmosphere in school has quietly become hotter - because the Quidditch season has begun.

Michael is a loyal Quidditch fan. He watched the Quidditch World Cup last year. The game lasted for five days and five nights. Michael told seven times how the Scottish team missed the victory and how the Canadian team won the championship.