Hogwarts doesn't need a savior

"This is……?"

As soon as she held it in her hand, Hermione felt a completely different weight, heavy.

"Full marks. Why do you think you have such a relaxing week, clever little detective?"

Lynn's words made Hermione surprised and a little ashamed.

Recalling her previous speculations, uneasiness and cowardice, she quickly lowered her head to cover her cheeks which had turned red without her noticing.

"Thank you, Professor!"

"This is what you deserve. It's also a new mission. Researching the engraving mechanism of rune magic will be your topic for the next year."

Lynn was completely unaware of the little witch's thoughts and casually took out a thick book from the bookshelf and placed it in front of her.

"This is your job for the next period of time. Proofread and write down your comments and reflections."

"Professor, is this...is this your new book?" Hermione asked nervously, stroking the gold-plated cover.

"It is expected to be published next year after revisions." Lin En nodded, "If you don't understand anything, just ask."

As he spoke, he was still working on a piece of parchment, his technique extremely delicate, as careful as a master sculptor making the final fine-tuning of his work.

Looking at the magic book in her hand, Hermione felt great surprise.

Not only can you access the most cutting-edge research results, but you can also consult professors at any time.

The haze in her heart was swept away, and she was even happier than when she received the reward.

Fearing that something unexpected might happen, she nodded obediently and threw herself into the intensive work of proofreading and studying the manuscript.

From morning till night, even lunch was brought straight from the kitchen by the house-elves, and Hermione threw herself into the work, asking endless questions.

Lin En was not tired of asking her questions and just gave her a few pointers before letting her think on her own.

Compared to Percy and Doris, whose wizarding careers have already taken shape, he appreciates rough diamonds more - because there is more room for creation.

This is one of the most important sources of joy for teachers.

In the blink of an eye, it was already six o'clock in the evening, and Lin En had not finished her work yet. It was even hard to tell how different it was from the morning.

Hermione wanted to stay here and read for a while, but Lynn reached out and pressed her head as if she had foreseen the future.

He also rubbed his hair.

"It takes time to understand and digest. Go eat quickly, and don't forget the end-of-month meeting and research report."

Lynn's smiling face gave Hermione great encouragement.

She nodded vigorously in high spirits, determined to go to the library to borrow some more books after dinner.

Wait, borrow a book?

Halfway through the walk, she thought of the instructions Harry and Ron had given her before they set out.

"professor……"

She quickly braked and looked eagerly.

Chapter 60 A little bad taste

"Why, is there anything else you need my help with?"

Taking off his gold-rimmed glasses, Lynn pushed the papers on the table slightly away.

Hermione saw its true appearance.

This piece of paper looks very old, and it is even difficult to tell what it is made of, but it is emitting a faint glow.

There were lines of unknown text on it, and the handwriting had a hazy charm that attracted her attention.

But she had more important things to do now, so she didn't care about that. She stammered, "Professor, I want to learn something about potions - about potions."

"For potion knowledge, you should go to Professor Snape, right? Although I don't have a good relationship with him, he is one of the most outstanding potion masters in the world today."

Lin En shook his head with a half-smile and put his glasses aside.

He didn't like Snape, but he had to admit that this man was better than his old friend Alex in the field of Potions.

"Professor Snape may be a little prejudiced against us - no, against me." Hermione stuttered and almost let the cat out of the bag.

She was not very good at lying, and the note in her hand was almost soaked with sweat.

"Is that so..." Lynn stretched out her tone, "Well, maybe I can introduce you to an expert if he's free... You know, running a booming potion shop is hard work."

Hermione didn't know how to respond: "I... Professor, I think..."

She tugged at her hair absentmindedly, as she did when she was nervous.

"I can show you the potions he makes. They are not much worse than those made by Professor Snape."

Although she had already guessed Hermione's intention, Lynn decided to tease her.

The bracelet glowed faintly, and bottles of exquisite potions were neatly stacked on the table.

"Joy potion, an improved formula that can reduce the amount of unicorn hair used by 30% and reduce the side effects of overdose. It is his latest innovation."

His fingertips swept across a bottle of clear golden potion, making a pleasant sound on the glass bottle.

"A demulcent. A good student like you might occasionally use it together with a vitality tonic to give yourself a good mood and plenty of energy for the day."

He pointed to two adjacent bottles of potion, causing Hermione's eyes to light up.

"A blood tonic. It can be used as an emergency medicine when wounds are difficult to heal and bleeding cannot be stopped. If you want to travel and explore after graduation, it will be a good partner for you."

The bright red potion was so thick that Hermione hoped she would never have to use it.

"Beauty potion, many girls like it. An improved version was released a few years ago. Truly beautiful people probably don't need it."

Lynn said with a smile. He thought of Euphemia when she was in school. She was a bit similar to Hermione now. She didn't care much about her appearance, but her natural beauty couldn't be concealed.

"me……"

Seeing Hermione becoming more and more conflicted and her little face almost wrinkled, Lynn, contented, decided to let her go and picked up the last bottle of potion.

"Or this, Polyjuice Potion. It can change your appearance for a period of time, but it must contain a part of the human body - preferably hair." He spoke meaningfully, but Hermione just focused her eyes on the potion bottle.

"Professor, maybe I..." She carefully considered her words, "maybe I can first lay a solid foundation through self-study, such as reading more books and understanding some background knowledge."

"I see." Lin En nodded with regret and waved his hand to take back the potion. "He might feel sorry for missing out on such an excellent student like you. What book do you want to read?"

"Professor, I want to borrow this book 'Powerful Potions' to study." Hermione quickly held up the wrinkled note, "But this book is in the restricted area, so I..."

"So you need a professor's signature." Lin En took over with a smile and took the slightly damp paper. "Don't be nervous. The approval slip is almost crushed. I'll sign another one."

He agreed readily and took out the blank approval slip without any hesitation.

Not only that, he also wrote a few more.

"You'll also need a few reference books, which are also in the restricted section. The last one is related to the task I gave you. I suggest you read it carefully in your spare time."

Lynn casually stuffed a stack of approval notes into Hermione's hands and spoke with encouragement and advice.

As long as safety is ensured, he does not object to students taking the initiative to explore.

After all, he wasn't a good kid at school.

The scope of the young detectives' investigation had already been deliberately defined by him in a way that even Dumbledore could not fault.

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After seeing Hermione off, Lynn leaned lazily back in his chair.

He silently took out a magic recorder that Arthur had specially modified from his arms and smiled with satisfaction.

With the recording, he is not afraid that the old man with the crooked nose will not admit it. Instead, he can train the young man in a down-to-earth manner.

Facing something as dangerous as Tom's, it is not suitable for these second-grade kids. The safest way is to hand it over to the professor.

But in other aspects, as long as it is beneficial to the growth of young people, he will not be stingy with any small help.

However, this scope will not be limited to the reckless trio - to be precise, it will not be mainly based on them.

Having worked as a teacher in a magic school for more than three years, he has a deep understanding of the joy of teaching and educating.

Rather, he had been enjoying this kind of happiness long before he graduated from Hogwarts.

From his classmates to students in the same school who were a few grades higher or lower than him, he never spared his knowledge.

The result of this is that Stargazers, a cooperation and mutual aid organization composed mainly of young wizards, has a distinct academic flavor.

Most of the members received explicit or implicit attention and guidance from their predecessors while they were in school, so they naturally integrated into the group after leaving school.

Not to mention Percy and Doris, who were already preparatory members, outstanding students such as Cedric, Boyce, and Hermione were also the focus of Lynn's attention and the ones he hoped to guide.

Just as Dumbledore was always developing and expanding his Order of the Phoenix.

Perhaps the biggest difference between him and Dumbledore is that the headmaster is old and no longer has the energy and willingness to pay close attention to many potential stocks.

Rather than focusing on training the so-called "savior team", he hopes to build on this foundation and pass on more knowledge and power to outstanding talents who are less noticed.

For example, the list of the first members of the Stargazer Club compiled by Percy and Doris.

In addition to the three assistants, there were more than a dozen young wizards who responded to the invitation, each of whom was worthy of careful training with resources and effort.

Compared with the student gatherings that had been carried out secretly before, the professors' club that had entered the mainstream was obviously a qualitative change.

In time, they will give Dumbledore, who believes in fatalism, a little shock that belongs to the new generation.

Lynn firmly believes this.

"Tuk Tuk Tuk"

Just as I was thinking about it, there was a knock on the door.

Before he could get up, the little head had already popped in.

"Professor, is our puppet finished?"

The person who came was Doris. Since getting to know each other, she became more and more lively, and was completely different from what she was in other occasions.

It fits Euphemia's assessment perfectly.

[Cold on the outside but warm on the inside, very kind to people he approves of, very sentimental. 】

But her words hit Lynn hard.

Compared with the real body, young wizards in peacetime still prefer the ever-changing dolls that can be DIYed according to their own temperament.

A sad generation gap lies ahead.

And he had no choice but to accept it.

It is embarrassing.

Chapter 61 Quidditch

"So~boring~wow~!"

Another week passed in the blink of an eye, and Doris, who was pretending to work but actually slacking off in Lynn's office, cried out in grief.

"You won't be bored if you study seriously, Doris." Percy said expressionlessly. After spending so many days together, he has become immune to the noise attacks from the people around him.

"I'm not a nerd like you." Doris made a face and looked at Lynn boredly, "Professor, is Quidditch so fun? On match day, there are only a few people in the school."

"To be honest, one of your seniors has recommended it to me countless times, but I still can't understand its charm."

Lin En, who was studying an ancient book, said this and turned another page while speaking.

"Right! I knew it!" Doris seemed to have found a soulmate, and she shouted, "It's more fun than a duel. It's a pity that those two idiots, Boyce and Andrew, also went to watch the game, so there's no one to play with me."

"Speaking of which, Penelope is also going to watch the game." Lynn put down the book and asked curiously, "Percy, aren't you going to accompany your girlfriend?"

There was no urgent task today, and even Hermione was pulled away by Ron.

His two assistants stayed in the office just to read books - or to kill time.

Percy said without even looking up: "No need. I want to master rune magic as soon as possible and I also have to finish my History of Magic homework."

"Don't make yourself too tired. Reading every day doesn't necessarily mean you'll be more efficient." Lin En shared his experience as a veteran. "Proper rest and actual practice may be more effective. For example, you can practice dueling with Doris. It just so happens that she has nothing to do."