In the high latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere, it is always very late in winter. Even though Hogwarts was still in England, it was now approaching the end of winter, but at half past six, the sky was still dark like an indissolvable ink ball.

Standing in the common room, looking out through the windows of the tower, as far as the eye can see, there are only hazy shadows one after another, everything seems extremely depressing, and there is even a cold wind swishing into the room, so so bad that some piercing screams make the ears very uncomfortable.

Everything seems to express one thing: it's not a good weather to go out and about.

But Neville knew very well that today would be a rare sunny day, dark or gloomy, and that everything would be fine when the sun rose over the horizon.

The same is true at Hogwarts, without the threat of the basilisk, everyone should be able to smile again.

Thinking of this, Neville's face also smiled.

"Knock, knock, knock......"

Dressed in a thick, warm cotton coat, Harry walked down the spiral staircase with a pair of dark circles under his eyes, and when he saw Neville, he wanted to say hello, but when his mouth grew, sleepiness hit him, and he had to yawn.

"You're up early. Harry covered his mouth as he walked over to Neville and poked his head to see what Neville was looking at, but he didn't expect the howling cold wind to muddy his face and make him cough.

"Hmm, cough, cough, cough, cough......"

In Harry's cough, Neville closed the window, turned his head to look at him, and said very seriously, very seriously, "There are some things that need to be clarified with you first, and I am not very good at talking, if there is something that is not your liking, you should not take it to heart." ”

"Oh?"

Harry answered, but his gaze was fixed on Neville's eyebrows and the hair on his forehead, he knew that the white things attached to the hair were the hot breath from his mouth and the condensation of frost, but he didn't know how long he had been standing here.

But Neville himself didn't care, wearing a long-sleeved tracksuit that looked very thin, and the contours of his muscles could not be covered even by clothing, this strong physique made Harry extremely envious.

"Even if you work out with me in the morning and do the same training content, never stopping, you may not be able to be the same as me. ”

Neville was honest as he had said, and poured cold water on him, only to see him spread his hand, and there was a very ordinary stone on it, and then he clenched his fist lightly, and in a clattering crackling sound, all that was in front of Harry was a small fragment of the stone.

"This is not the ability that can be cultivated by normal training, the so-called ten kilometers, 100 push-ups and 100 sit-ups, of course, will have the effect of strengthening the body, but such completely abnormal and reasonable things should not and cannot happen. ”

"Huh?"

Harry was visibly stunned, and frankly speaking, he was just trying to get stronger, so he was able to overcome many of his own faults and shortcomings, and he only slept for a little more than three hours before getting out of bed and running out for morning exercise on such a cold day.

And now, Neville was telling him very clearly that morning exercise wasn't going to make him any stronger, or that it wasn't as effective as Harry had hoped.

That's a hassle.

Harry knew he had to make a trade-off, and glanced out the window, it was too late to go back to sleep, and it was Sunday, and he had another busy night last night......

In short, there are many reasons and reasons for him to go back with peace of mind.

"Lyle has always said that there must always be a goal to do things, and if the goal is right, you will get twice the result with half the effort, and if the goal is wrong, you will get twice the result with half the effort. So I think if you're really going to do a morning workout with me, it's better to go back to a more realistic goal. With that, Neville scratched his head, smiled a little embarrassedly, and said to Harry, "Well, the previous words were actually said by Lyle, I'm just repeating them." ”

"Hmmm......"

Harry nodded thoughtfully, then asked a question, "So if I persevere, how much better can I be than I am now?"

"I don't know. Neville shook his head and said, "Maybe this doesn't work for you, you'll get seriously ill, or even worse." ”

"Actually, you should have said, 'I don't know, but at least it's going to be stronger than it is,'" Harry smiled wryly, "I have to admit that your words scared me." ”

"You shouldn't lie to your friends. ”

"That's called a white lie. ”

"Grandma said that one out of ten people who lied and deceived people for this reason may be excusable, but the other nine were definitely beaten. ”

“......”

Harry was speechless, he suddenly felt that maybe this training method was effective, but it would only work for people like Neville, because this kind of person is upright and tendonous enough, and many earth-shattering events are driven by such people.

"Forget it, it's not too early, let's go. Harry said, "Set a small goal and be able to defeat Malfoy in a duel." ”

"Hmm. ”

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At breakfast, Ron approached Neville and asked him where Harry had gone.

"Infirmary. ”

Neville replied without looking up, focusing on eliminating the food on the table, and speaking of which, he has been eating well lately, that is, the whole set of house-elve-run canteens here at Hogwarts can satisfy him.

And if the students are all good appetites like Neville, it is estimated that the tuition fees at Hogwarts will increase by about 30%.

Ron went to the infirmary after eating, Hermione didn't go, but stayed in the auditorium, and there were many other girls who did the same thing, all of whom seemed to be waiting for someone with anticipation.

"Who are you waiting for?" Neville asked casually, touching his belly, and stretching out in happiness.

"Professor Lockhart. ”

"He's not ......"

Neville subconsciously wanted to say that Lockhart had been transferred to St. Mungo's Hospital this morning, but it seemed that this matter had not yet been announced to the public, and yesterday's incident was told by the professors to keep it a secret, so he finally had to say in Hermione's questioning eyes: "...... Overslept, it's Sunday after all. ”

"No, today is an important holiday, and Professor Lockhart will not miss it. ”

Hermione's words seemed to convince herself, but Lockhart's active time and schedule, she was extremely clear, and this point did not appear yet, which meant ......

"He's not going to have an accident, is he?"

A woman's feelings are always magical, and after making her first extremely accurate judgment, Hermione's mind completely drifts to her own DIY plot.

Neville didn't listen, he just said a few words of comfort before leaving in a hurry.

It's Sunday, and it's some big holiday, but it has nothing to do with Neville, at least that's what he thinks.

When he walked out of the castle, the dazzling sunlight made him can't help but close his eyes,

When his vision is blocked, his other senses are much more sensitive, Neville's equally non-human nose catches a familiar scent with a simple sniff, and his ears tell him that a person is slowly approaching him from behind.

Surprise every day?

It's a good fit for Luna's style.

Neville thought to himself, and then stood still very cooperatively, even if it was a prank, it was carefully prepared by others, as long as it wasn't too much, it was better not to let it down.

There he stood and waited, and the entrance to the castle was so large that it would not block the passage.

"Da, da, da......"

The footsteps approached, and seemed to be accelerating, but when they got close enough, they suddenly turned, went diagonally to Neville's side, and then stopped.

What's the situation?

It's not the same as what is written in the script.

Confused, Neville quietly opened his eyes a slit, and with his control over his body, he must not have been noticed.

Well, there was no one on the front, only the sun hanging in the sky and the blue sky and white clouds, and the students passed by in twos and threes, and everything was normal.

The eyes hidden behind the eyelids turned, and the scene on the right side was taken into Neville's eyes.

Actually, it was nothing, just Luna standing next to him, her eyes closed and facing the sun, nothing more.

Oh, and the students passing by looked at these two people who had nothing to do in the middle of the road, basking in the sun, with strange expressions.

I don't know if she sensed Neville's gaze, Luna opened her eyes and looked at Neville, and Neville opened his eyes as well.

After the usual greetings, Neville asked, "What were you just doing?"

"Bask in the sun. Luna tapped a few times on her chest and said, "I used to have a lot of haze accumulated here, which was quite uncomfortable, but now that I am in the sun, I feel a lot better." ”

"Oh. ”

Neville replied, always sensing that Luna meant something, but couldn't grasp what she might be trying to say.

Professor Trelawney said that from today onwards, it will be good weather. He said, and then estimated the time, according to the previous agreement, he was going to the greenhouse to help Professor Sprout in the herb class transplant some more troublesome plants.

Five-point reward.