The days at Hogwarts

Hermione pushed his hand away and turned the page to the front by following the footer. "Look here. This expert proposed that Animagus is strongly related to the image of the Patronus, which is very helpful for the first transformation."

Loren frowned and thought: "So, our Animagus transformations would be killer whales and dolphins. That would be terrible. We can only move in the sea, which is not convenient at all."

The advantage of Animagus is that animals are more agile than wizards and easier to hide in some scenes, similar to Sirius's black dog, Peter Pettigrew's mouse, and even Professor McGonagall's cat.

If it were a water animal like a killer whale or dolphin, there would be no convenience, no hiding place, and if you are not careful, you might even strand yourself, which would be a complete negative effect.

Hermione smiled and said, "Didn't the paper say that? It's just related, not 100%."

"I can't talk properly or eat properly for a month, and I have to insist on chanting spells to my heart at sunrise and sunset..." Loren muttered quietly, "Suddenly I feel that practicing Animagus is not worth it."

Hermione rolled her eyes slyly, took out a pack of Bibiduo strange-flavored beans from the pendant, and opened the package in front of Loren.

"are you hungry?"

Hermione nodded, "Yeah, I didn't eat much for dinner."

"I also want."

Just as I thought... Hermione secretly delighted, but remained calm: "Open your mouth."

"Ah——" Loren opened his mouth happily waiting to be fed.

Something cold and slippery was suddenly stuffed into his mouth. The fresh scent of grass leaves made Loren a little dazed.

Hermione held his head with one hand and covered his mouth with the other hand. "Don't spit it out, and don't chew it."

"Ugh! Uh-huh!"

"It's not a sneak attack, it's not a sneak attack." Hermione patted his head as if to comfort a cat, and coaxed him in a soft voice, "It's just to make you learn Animagus."

"No no no!"

"Yes, yes, I am bad."

“Mmmmm….”

"It's too long to understand."

"..."

After Loren got used to the mandrake leaves in his mouth, Hermione let go of his little hand and fed him a few Bibi Multi-Flavor Beans.

There were leaves in his mouth, making it hard to chew. Loren smacked the taste of the beans. "The full moon has passed. There's no point in sucking on the mandrake from now on."

"Practice in advance and accumulate experience."

"Then why don't you practice?"

"The time-turner will affect the magic of the mandrake." Hermione explained seriously, "I think you will definitely fail. Practice in advance, and then we will officially start together next full moon."

"You--" Loren wanted to condemn her with a vicious look, but he was fed a few multi-flavored beans, so he couldn't look fierce.

"I won't do it. It's not fair." Loren sipped on the beans. "If I can hold out this month, and then count next month, then I will have to suck it for two months."

Hermione was in the wrong and couldn't argue, so she just fed him the beans silently.

The jelly bean shells came over, Loren took the jelly beans and returned the shells: "It's okay for you to practice with me, but I have some conditions."

"You say." Hermione didn't even eat herself and continued to feed the beans.

"For every day you hold on, you have to give me a kiss."

"what!"

It was inevitable that her lips would be touched when feeding him the jelly beans. She didn't notice it before, but when he stated this condition, Hermione suddenly felt as if her fingers had touched the flint in the fireplace and were burned.

The girl stole a glance at the man's lips, which had become a little red from eating candy. Hermione felt her heart skip a few beats, and her mind recalled her mother's reply.

"...My lovely daughter, the throbbing of youth is one of the most beautiful scenery in life. There is no need to escape, and there is no need to panic...I believe you can find a good balance."

Balance, balance.

Hermione blushed, shook her head and whispered, "No."

"Once a week?"

Hermione's eyes widened a little, and she felt herself beginning to waver, but after thinking it over, she shook her head.

"So, a month?"

Hermione felt her heart beating with joy. She opened her mouth, but the words of refusal were blocked by another emotion.

Finally, the girl said "hmm" in an unclear, tiny voice.

Loren was cheering in his heart, but he did not continue to provoke the little witch. Instead, he pretended to be serious and put a few candy beans in his mouth, then opened the magazine and started reading.

A doctor is right. Many people like to compromise. If you say that the room is too dark and you need to open a window, she will definitely not allow it. But if you advocate removing the roof, she will compromise and be willing to open the window.

In a corner of the busy common room on a weekend night, a boy was concentrating on reading an upside-down magazine without blinking. The girl next to him was holding a bag of multi-flavored beans, and from time to time she raised the corner of her mouth, revealing a silly but secretly happy smile.

Perhaps there is more than one person who wants to take down the roof.

……

As October approached, the weather became colder, the rain increased, and the nights became darker, but the mud, strong winds and heavy rain could not destroy Wood's determination. In his graduation year, he must lead Gryffindor to win the glittering silver Quidditch trophy.

That evening, after training, the players of the Gryffindor Quidditch team dragged their tired bodies towards the common room.

Although they had already changed their clothes in the stadium's locker room, the players were still wrapped in the chill. The team's captain and goalkeeper, Oliver Wood, was doing psychological preparation for the players:

"We know that we are the best team in the school..."

Fred shouted back, "Yes! We have three of the best Chasers!"

Aaliyah Spinnet and Katie Bell smiled shyly, while Angelina Johnson elbowed him and gave him a look that warned him not to act weird.

Fred was temporarily suppressed, and George stood up: "And there are also terrific seekers and keepers!"

Harry smiled shyly as well.

Just then, George and Fred said in unison, "It's your turn, praise your unbeatable hitter."

Their undisguised narcissism caused everyone to laugh and echo their praises, making George and Fred pretend to blush and look embarrassed.

Wood was also laughing, and when the laughter slowly died down he continued: "Please help me, we must win the Quidditch Cup, this is our - this is my last chance.

"I'm leaving at the end of this school year, and there won't be another chance... So, even though you're facing OWLs, I still want to say - please, everyone!"

There was a kind of determination in Wood's suppressed tone, and it was spoken so tragically that even Fred and George were moved.

"We're going to do this, Oliver!"

“It will definitely succeed!”

Standing in front of the portrait hole, the team members made an agreement.

Walking into the common room, Harry found that the roaring fireplace was emitting waves of warm heat, and that the common room was bustling with activity.

Harry found a few friends in their old positions and asked, "What happened?"

No one answered him. Loren and Hermione were finishing two star charts for the astronomy class. Ron, who was sitting opposite them, was holding a notebook with a serious expression.

Harry sat down in a chair next to Ron and craned his head to look at his notebook. "A little tip for learning the Patronus Charm?"

Ron slammed the notebook shut as if frightened, and stared at Harry warily.

Harry asked in surprise, "Why can't you show it to me?"

"Professor Lupin's club is about to start, and he's going to teach us the Patronus Charm." Ron pointed to a notice posted on the tattered notice board, "This Friday."

I think I mentioned this before.

Harry scratched his head. "What does this have to do with me not being able to read your notes?"

"Of course! Loren and Hermione have already learned the Patronus Charm, and you've taken a few more classes than me. I don't want to be the last one to learn it." Ron straightened his back and said proudly, "So I have to sneak away!"

Harry was a little speechless: "You asked Loren and Hermione for the notes, I can also ask them for advice."

"No!" Ron said anxiously.

Harry and Ron both looked at Loren and Hermione opposite them, and only then did they realize that there was something wrong with these two people and they looked strange.

Chapter 320: Improvement Direction of Wolfsbane Potion

Loren was holding a book called "Exploring the Dark Arts" in his hand, smacking his lips from time to time, and it seemed that he had candy in his mouth.

Hermione had her head buried in her ancient runes textbook, not showing a bit of her face.

The two of them sat in a row, chairs next to each other, their arms close together, and every time Loren's arm brushed against Hermione's, she would scurry away like a frightened rabbit.

And Loren would move closer every once in a while, as if he was treating teasing Hermione as a fun game.

Harry's teeth ached. After a moment of silence, he looked at Ron and asked, "How long have they been like this?"

"Not sure." Ron scratched his head. "They were already like this before I came. Loren was answering all the questions asked."

Harry gritted his teeth as an image of a girl flashed through his mind.

Damn, I'm so envious...

Seeing that Harry was also beginning to be in an abnormal daze, Ron expressed his confusion. He knocked on the table to interrupt the game between the two people opposite him: "Loren, Hermione, you have already learned the Patronus Charm, do you still plan to join Professor Lupin's club?"

Hearing the question, Loren looked up and thought about his recent arrangements.

Brewing wolfsbane potion, studying black magic, Animagus ritual...

Loren shook his head: "I won't go."

Hermione also raised her head from her textbook, her cheeks flushed a little: "I, I won't go either."

Hearing their answers, Harry couldn't help but start to imagine if he was the first to cast the Patronus Charm in front of the little wizard, would it be very eye-catching? Would Qiu Zhang notice him because of this...

"Hey! Hey—"

Coming back to his senses, Ron waved his hand in front of Harry and looked at him questioningly, "I'm asking you a question. Do you still want to join Professor Lupin's club?"

"Yes!" Harry nodded heavily.

"Then I'll join in, too." Ron slumped down in his chair and complained weakly, "I'm so busy. I want to get into the Animagus class, I want to learn the Patronus Charm, and I want to join the Quidditch team... Third year isn't fun at all."

Seamus, who was passing by, suddenly interrupted: "But third years can go to Hogsmeade."

"Don't mention Hogsmeade!" Ron complained even louder. "Because of those Dementors, I don't know when we can go to Hogsmeade this year."

……

Wednesday.

The last class of the morning for the Gryffindor third years was Defense Against the Dark Arts.

"This week's homework is to write a comprehensive paper on dangerous aquatic organisms, and comprehensively discuss the methods of dealing with these organisms... Combined with what you have learned in the past two years, pay attention to environmental factors..."

"Okay, that's all for today's class. Loren, please stay for a moment."

After Professor Lupin finished speaking, the little wizards cheered and rushed out of the classroom.

"Go to the auditorium and get my food first. Remember to grab my favorite roast chicken legs and mango pudding." Loren looked at Hermione.

Hermione wrinkled her nose cutely. "No, roasted chicken legs won't do. They might damage the mandrake leaves."

"Okay, okay, take it as you wish..." Loren yelled, pushing Hermione's shoulders and escorting her out of the classroom.

So only Loren and Professor Lupin were left in the classroom. Lupin packed up his textbooks and looked at him: "Come with me."

"what?"

The Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom was not far from the office. Loren followed Lupin into the office. Although the decoration was still simple, there were many sealed wooden boxes in the corners, covered with black cloth, which looked mysterious and had the atmosphere of a Potions office.

In the corner, the water tank where the water monkey Kaba was originally stored was replaced by a water tank. A disgusting green monster with pointed horns replaced the water monkey. It stuck its ugly face on the glass of the water tank, made all kinds of weird faces, and knocked on the glass with its fingers with hypertrophic thorns.

"Grindylow? Why is it here? We have learned this before, right?"

Lupin put down his textbook and sat down, smiling, "You have learned it in the third grade, but other grades still need to learn it."

Simple dark magic creatures such as Grindylows and Red Caps were part of the second grade teaching content, but due to the special circumstances of Loren and his group of students, the teaching was delayed to the third grade.

Loren also laughed: "This is Professor Lockhart's fault."

"Would you like a cup of tea? I was just about to make myself a cup of tea."

"No, Professor, please tell me what you want to say. I'm in a hurry to have lunch."

"See that wooden box over there? A new batch of Boggarts has arrived, and there are enough of them, so you can pick one." Lupin was busy looking for a teacup, putting in a tea bag, and pouring hot water.

Loren lifted the black cloth and saw a whole row of wooden boxes. After a rough count, he found that there were at least thirty Boggarts.