Chapter 29: Challenges
The Defence Against the Dark Arts class scheduled for this afternoon was cancelled due to Professor Quirrell's leave of absence. Pen %Fun %Cabinet www.biquge.info Xie An was a little curious about the funny Professor Quirrell, as I said before, Professor Hogwarts is not stupid, Dumbledore is not easy to fool, Quirrell has been teaching at Hogwarts before, he will not be far behind.
The cancellation of the class was a bit of a surprise, Shayne gently fiddled with his wand, and the students began to leave the classroom one after another, and after Ron whispered a few words to Harry, Harry apparently rejected Ron, and Ron left the professor in a boring manner.
In the end, only three men remained, Andrew Lee, Harry Potter, and the overlord Hermione Granger.
The atmosphere was heavy, and Hermione and Harry glanced at each other, Harry blushed a little, and Hermione was a little embarrassed.
"Do you need me to give you some time?" Xie An smiled.
"Andrew, I didn't reveal our conversation to anyone at all!" Harry explained first.
"I know..."
"I also don't think that you and Qiu are together because of money. Harry then explained.
"I know, but that's not the problem. Xie An said coldly.
"Andy, what do you think is the problem?" asked Hermione directly.
"That's you, Hermione Granger. Shayne waved her Fuso wand boringly, and from time to time the wand bloomed different flowers, Hermione Granger looked at Andrew with wide eyes.
"Andrew Lee, what are you talking about, you don't mean thatβ" Hermione understood Shea's literal meaning, and then she realized that perhaps the most terrible thing was the truth--- savior boy and genius boy might really like herself.
For the first time, Hermione felt that her front teeth might not be so ugly.
"No, Andrew, it's not like that, I'm just, I just kind of enjoy being around Hermione, I don't think... I don't think there's anything wrong with that. Harry had clearly thought of something, and explained incoherently.
"Harry, Miss Granger is really good! I had no intention of interfering in her private life, but I need a complete environment where Granger is not bothered by anything else, so I can't give Miss Granger to you. Xie An said flatly.
"Andrew, I've said it all..."Harry wanted to distinguish his friendship from love, but before he could say a word, Hermione had already screamed: "Andrew Lee, who do you think you are, I don't need you to give me to anyone, I am a person, a person with my own opinions!"
"So you want to be with Harry?" Shayne frowned, the twins were right, the problem with this rumor was that it gave a complete picture of the current situation - Harry Potter and Shayne both needed Hermione Granger.
"You fool, do you know what you're talking about? We're only twelve, and now is not the time to think about it, and you'd better both not think about anything, or else... Otherwise, I'll ignore him!" Hermione said with her characteristic scream, pointing at Andrew and Harry.
"Alright, that's it, no fighting!" Hermione commanded in Professor McGonagall's tone, and then tapped her Defence Against the Dark Arts textbook with her wand, which floated obediently behind Hermione, like a henchman following Hermione out of the classroom.
The Boy of the Salvation and the Wizard of the Kirin glanced at each other, "Andrew, do you really like Hermione?" Harry Potter couldn't help but ask.
"Of course, no... I just need a qualified thinker. Xie An thought about it for a moment, put the wand away, and a gorgeous blood-red rose fell from the wand.
"What about you, Potter, what do you think of Hermione?" Shayne quickly turned the fallen rose into yellow sand, and then was blown away by the wind.
"Actually... I... I really like to be with Hermione. Harry didn't deny it, but he didn't think it was love.
"I get it, I don't have desires, I just want to be friends. Oh, maybe we're all wrong, Hermione was right. Shayne didn't think Hermione Granger had offended her, nor did she think Harry had robbed him of anything.
"You're saying we can live together in peace, as long as the rumors don't happen?" Harry asked, somewhat uncertain.
"The part about Hermione can be as if it didn't happen, but the other part about Autumn can't. Xie An said coldly.
Harry and Shay An walked out of the classroom together, and Shay saw that Hermione had left, so he said directly to Harry: "That Hufflepuff girl will naturally be punished, but I have decided to handle the matter of Ron Weasley myself, and I want you to help me with a word: next time Defence Against the Dark Arts class, I hope Ron Weasley will be ready, and I will challenge him in the presence of Quirrell." β
"What? Andrew, Ron can't be your match! you're not going to kill him, are you? Harry looked at Shea in surprise.
"Hmph, kill him, there's no need, but I'll teach him a profound lesson for his offense. I know what I'm doing. Xie An snorted coldly.
"I'm afraid that's not good, maybe Ron can apologize to you?" Harry wanted to protect his friend.
"Harry, you still don't know Ron Weasley, and I wouldn't bother him if he could be like his brother. But ruining the reputation of a kind girl for selfish purposes is not something that can be easily forgiven. β
"But..."
"Would you believe it? Ron Weasley wouldn't agree to your suggestion, even though he knew he had no chance of winning. Xie An sneered, then turned around and left.
"What! You want me to apologize to Andrew's megalomaniac? Harry, you're crazy, look at the way he looks today, and his self-proclaimed biggest face in the world, hmph, I really think I'm a bully like Ron Weasley, come on, I can't wait for the next Defense Against the Dark Arts class." Ron said excitedly.
"You have no idea how powerful magic Andrew wields, many of the older students can't defeat him, you're going to lose badly, maybe he'll humiliate you in front of all his classmates!" Harry said excitedly. Sure enough, Andrew guessed it, and Ron's arrogance blinded his reason.
"Harry, you're underestimating me, the Weasleys are pure-bloods with a long history, and that Andrew ancestor is nothing more than a rich Muggle, I just have to ask Percy, he will be able to tell me a spell to easily defeat Andrew's megalomaniacal!" Ron didn't feel like he was preparing for a winless battle, but was scrappy, as if he could defeat Andrew in the next moment.
Ron thought he could defeat Andrew with a little help from his brother.
"Ron, you're thinking too simply, you've forgotten the traces in the Forbidden Forest, the powerful magic fluctuations, which Percy can't make. Even many adult wizards can't, and Andrew has been dealing with a powerful evil wizard for a long time, maybe Hagrid can't do it!" Harry also wanted Ron to realize who he was fighting against, but how could the youngest boy of the Weasley family, who felt he had never been insulted like this, listen.
"Magical rampage is not a normal spell casting ability at all!" Although the berserk magic gave Ron a sense of foreboding, the intense anger quickly took over the high ground, and Ron chose to turn a blind eye.
"Ron..."
"Harry, don't say it, I don't want our friendship to be lost because of a Ravenclaw, you just have to tell me now if you support me or him. Ron interrupted Harry and asked directly.
Harry was silent for a while, the atmosphere became more and more oppressive, Harry's heart became more and more uncomfortable, and just when Ron thought that Harry would reject his friendship, Harry whispered, "Maybe you should send a letter to your two brothers and see if they have any powerful spells." β
"Ha, Harry, that's what I thought, too. Ron happily patted Harry on the shoulder.
Shea Ann placed a thick magic book on the table, and Mrs. Pince glared at him coldly. Lady Pins was a stern, conformist Hogwarts librarian. Shea didn't look back at Mrs. Pince, he had failed again, and there was still no way to read the spells. What is the principle of the Silent Man's curse, and whether there are any loopholes, Xie An really wants to ask Dumbledore now!
"Andy, I came to you this autumn. Luna saw Xie An's bad mood and said softly.
"Got it, Luna, do you know any way to unravel these spells?" Xie An asked casually.
"Of course, you can understand it if you just turn into something else, and I guess this spell is only for humanoids. Luna replied casually.
"What?!" Xie An turned back in shock and looked straight at Luna.
"If you're a teapot, then of course the Requisition Charm won't work for you. If you're a teapot, the Silencer's magic can't make a teapot unable to read the words in a book. Luna said in an obvious tone.
"Oh my God, Luna, you see, I'm not a teapot! and a teapot can't read these spells!" Xie An held his face speechlessly, isn't Luna really crazy?
"Andy, you know what, never jump to conclusions about something you haven't tried. Luna said calmly.
"I'm not a teapot and can't give it a try. Xie An groaned.
"But you can turn into a teapot. Luna said again in an obvious tone.
"Turn into a teapot... Luna. Xie An was stunned, and Luna's words swept across Xie An's head like lightning. Xie An felt too stupid again. There are so many ways, and it's so stupid to just think about cracking the spell head-on!
Xie An ran wildly to the bookshelf: "Potions, magical creatures, Quidditch, Transfiguration! Obviously not this one, not this one..."Xie An frantically wandered through the transformer shelves, trying to find what he needed.
"Andrew Lee, I have to warn you, if you do these brutal acts again, I'll ask Flitwick to keep you out of the library for a year!" Mrs. Pince's angry voice rang out behind Shayne.
Xie An turned his head sharply and stared at Mrs. Pins. Mrs. Pince felt as if she had entered a frightened hallucination in an instant, and her surroundings turned into a sea of fire, and the earth into a desert. Before Mrs. Pince screamed, everything was back to normal.
"Oh, I'm sorry, I'm so excited. Irma Pins, can you tell me what kind of magic can turn people into something else?" The red light in Xie An's eyes quickly disappeared, and the power of the end was hidden.
"You, youβ" Even though it was only for a moment, the uncomfortable feeling was very uncomfortable for Pins. Then, a terrible memory of the man who couldn't even say his name quickly surfaced.
"The book you're looking for is there. Mrs. Pince held on to the old heavy bookshelf, as if that would be the way she could stand.
Xie An followed Mrs. Pins's hand and looked over, a thin book that looked old was placed on the top layer of the shelf, Xie An took the book over, there was no dust, it seemed that someone had read this book recently: "Agmanis - Introduction to the Most Magical Transfiguration".
Xie An obediently registered the book as asked by Mrs. Pince, and when Xie An registered the form, he looked at the previous person who borrowed the book: Fred Weasley.