Chapter Twenty-Eight: There Is No Fairness in Love and War
Transfiguration class classroom
As the first class of the school year, even the energetic and "informal" little lions did not dare to challenge the majesty of their dean, Professor McGonagall, and all but two fools had already arrived in the classroom early.
"Gawain, what's wrong with you? Maybe you should go see the professor and don't have too much psychological pressure. ”
Hermione looked at Gawain worriedly and said that he had been distracted since just now.
It's like seeing a ghost.
"Jane, you won't understand. What the hell..."
Gawain shook his head, looking a little helpless.
"Speaking of which, do you know anything that helps people fall asleep?" Gawain asked Hermione casually, and he suddenly remembered the scene from earlier.
Admittedly, he had confirmed at the time that there were no students or professors nearby.
But Gawain forgot that he was not at Eton College, but a magic school with a history of thousands of years.
So, rightfully so.
The ghost appeared.
"Good day. ”
It was a female apparition, tall and dressed in a long, intricate Byzantine dress, with a beautiful face and fair skin. Her chin was slightly raised, as if she was trying to show her domineering appearance.
But for some reason, Gawain felt a little...
Cowardly, and pitiful?
“... Good day, ma'am. ”
Gawain felt a little embarrassed, and through the other party's expression, he was sure that the other party had witnessed his entire "skywalk" performance.
"You're a lot like her, but you seem to be different. ”
The ghost nodded, folding his hands in front of his waist.
"I think you need to get a good night's sleep and stop dreaming. ”
She spoke in an ethereal voice.
"Goodbye. ”
Before Gawain could understand the meaning of her words, she nodded slightly, and her milky white transparent body burrowed under the floor.
"Wait a minute, at least tell me your name. ”
Gawain wanted to keep it, but he pounced in vain.
"Helena", which seemed to be a hallucination, seemed to be real, and Gawain heard a sigh that seemed to be in his ear.
"Fall asleep? I've seen a potion called Living Hell Potion in Magic Potions and Potions, and if you drink it, you will fall into a forced dreamless sleep, but it's a very complicated potion that you only learn to make in the fifth grade.
There are also some magical herbs mentioned in "A Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi", which can also play a similar role. But many of them are toxic and need to be configured according to Gobarott's laws. ”
When it came to something of interest, the corners of Hermione's mouth lifted a little smugly, and she gushed endlessly.
"What are you asking for? Is it you trying to use? You should go to the professor and ask about it, not pour something that might kill you!"
Suddenly, she frowned and straightened her face.
"I'm just getting to know. Look, I never knew Professor McGonagall had cats!"
Gawain said with some weakness that he pointed to the podium in order to distract Hermione.
There was a gray tabby cat there, and Gawain always felt as if he had seen it somewhere.
It sat quietly cross-legged.
"There's still a little bit before class, maybe we can tease it and see who is more attractive. ”
Gawain took out his wand and proposed to Hermione.
"No, Gawain, the professor could rush to the classroom at any moment, and don't think you're going to fool you around like that!"
Hermione whispered, squeezing her throat.
"Or maybe you're afraid you can't compare to me?
Hurry up, or you're going to have to go to class!"
Gawain chuckled, the wand in his hand ready to try.
This made Hermione's brow furrow even worse, and she suddenly raised her right wrist, "Lumos (fluorescent flicker)!"
A faint silver glow lit up.
"That's what you said, the loser has to agree to win!"
As she spoke, she raised her wand high, shook it for a moment, lowered it again, and raised it again.
A curious creature like a cat can't help but want to pounce and grab it whenever it sees someone doing it.
This is from the abyss.
"You're actually running away!"
Gawain looked at Hermione with some surprise, the corners of her mouth rising slightly, as if she had finally been able to grab Gawain's upper hand.
But Gawain didn't just take on a challenge, he just called "Lumos" lightly.
A ball of light floated out of the top of the wand, like a firefly, slowly swaying in the air.
Seeing this ball of light, the eyes of the cat that was originally lazy suddenly narrowed, and its two front legs were lying forward, looking like it wanted to jump up.
This caused Hermione to bite her lip and wave her wand even more anxiously.
But Gawain still has a killer move!
"Luckily, I brought my pockets with when I came out. ”
Gawain thought to himself, took out a box of canned cat food from his pocket with his left hand, and quietly pulled it away.
"In war and love, there is no fairness. Now, it's war. Should I ask Jane to help with my troublesome homework?, or should I let her do some experiments with me?", he thought with some smugness, already seeing victory.
But to Gawain's surprise, the cat remained unmoved. Instead, there was a sudden sound of dense and messy footsteps in the hallway.
The classroom door was suddenly pushed open, causing everyone to look behind in surprise.
- The two remaining Gryffindor fools, Harry and Ron, gasped into the classroom.
They walked briskly.
"It's time to catch up!", Ron said happily, "Think about it, McGonagall's face will scare the hell out if she's late!"
The next moment.
Gawain felt as if his heart was about to stop, and Hermione next to her shouted "Ah!" in a low voice, and then glanced at Gawain viciously.
He finally remembered where he had seen the gray cat.
- because the cat suddenly jumped forward and landed in the dark green robes of Professor McGonagall.
"That's pretty cool!"
Ron said subconsciously.
"Thank you for your comment, Mr. Weasley. ”
"Maybe I should have turned you and Mr. Potter into a pocket watch, so that at least one of you two could keep time. ”
Professor McGonagall barely saw a smile on her face, and she pursed the corners of her lips.
"We're lost. ”
Harry looked down in embarrassment.
"That's right, Mr. Potter, you can be in charge of turning it into a map. But I guess you don't need a map to find your own seat, right?"
She shook her head, then glared at both of them one more time before turning and walking towards the podium.
"Also, Miss Granger, I think I'll have to add 2 points to Gryffindor House for your fluorescent flicker spell, but I'm looking forward to your next time using it in a more ... 'suitable' place.
And Mr. White, though I would like to give you the same credit for your excellent performance, but now that we are in the classroom, please do not have dinner here even if you are hungry. Gryffindor deducts 2 points. ”
Standing back on the podium, Professor McGonagall said with a grimace.
But Gao Wen, who was holding the canned cat in her hand, dared to swear that she was definitely holding back a laugh!
PS1: Hermione is extremely competitive, and in the sixth part, she even went to great lengths to check various newspaper clippings in order to investigate the identity of the half-blood prince, especially at the beginning of the first part.
PS2: The plot reference for this chapter is from the movie, as the original description in the novel is too simple. Although it's a fan.,I also want to avoid completely off-the-shelf creations as much as possible.。