Chapter 9 The Path of Learning
The next day, until the third day of the day, Seamus reluctantly got up from the bed, I have to say, young is good, yesterday's tired body, after a night of rest, became energetic, replaced by the overwhelmed programmer body in the previous life, it is estimated that it is still sore.
Stretching, he slowly paced to the bathroom, slowly brushed his teeth and washed his face, and when he changed into flip-flops and pants, he slowly wandered to the living room, only to find that Lupin was already sitting on the sofa, holding a newspaper and flipping through it, obviously having already finished reading it.
"Hey, Remus, aren't you used to sleeping here when you wake up so early?" said Seamus, still a little sleepy-eyed, rubbing his eyes to Lupin.
"No, it's much more comfortable than where I've been, it's just that people get older and don't sleep as they get better. Lupin noticed his arrival and shook his head with a smile.
"You look very young, not yet 30 years old, if you put on a school uniform and go to college, no one will doubt you, how can anyone say that you are old so early. Seamus was amused.
"Just turned 30 years old, a miserable life can make people grow old quickly, not to mention this, how are we going to solve today's breakfast?" Lupin joked with some emotion.
"Let's go have breakfast first, I know there's a good breakfast shop where the freshly baked bread is crunching and chewing, and I'm going to buy you some clothes. Seamus thought for a moment, then took out yesterday's purple handbag and handed it to Lupin, "This is the 2,400 gold Galleons you deserve, and there are some pounds in it, which is Muggle money, but you have to live in the Muggle world for a year, how can you do without money?"
The rest of the Golden Gallons had already been included in the ability panel by him, after all, only that was the safest.
"Then it's better to be respectful than to obey. Lupin also saw that this was a man who was not short of money, so he did not excuse himself too much.
They walked to a nearby breakfast shop, smelled the smell of wheat wafting from afar, and when they walked in, they saw that there were still a few breads left on the counter, and there were basically cream cakes in other places, and it was clear that it was already past breakfast.
Seamus asked for a few breads and a glass of milk, Lupin was not quite used to such a breakfast shop, although it was not much different from what he had experienced before, but the behavior of the people around him, all revealed that this was a Muggle world, which always brought a sense of strangeness. So in the urging eyes of the clerk, he could only be embarrassed to say, "Me too." ”
Of course, Seamus could see it, so he said with a smile that couldn't be concealed on the corner of his mouth: "Drink more milk and grow taller." ”
Lupin tilted his head and glanced at him fiercely: "Just you talk a lot." ”
They sat in their seats and ate the bread, although it was already a little cold, but the good taste was still good.
"Well, it tastes good. Seamus asked Lupin.
"Not bad, compared to the house-elves at Hogwarts. Lupin replied contentedly.
"Shhhh Seamus lowered his voice and said to him.
Lupin smiled a little awkwardly and nodded to indicate that he understood.
The two of them were ready to set off to buy a few clothes for Lupin, after all, his current clothes were indeed not very decent, although there was no problem with dressing, but after escaping the food and clothing line, people always had to be kind to themselves.
They came to a large shopping mall and walked into a store with plenty of air conditioning, and they didn't know why they needed to turn on the air conditioner in this weather, maybe this is the persistence of the so-called high-end brand. There were a few suits in the window, and he said to Lupin: "You have a strong bookish atmosphere, it should be nice to wear a suit, and I will give you a change of outfit today, which should make up for yesterday's greeting." ”
"No, I don't have to go to any formal occasions anyway, and I don't need to buy it. Lupin had some resistance, saying that these were things that were not needed.
Seamus rolled his eyes and said to him with a smile: "It doesn't matter if you use it or not, as long as it's suitable to buy it, let the salesperson here pick out two sets for you." ”
"Hello, sir, is there anything I can do for you?"
With the help of the salesperson, Lupin managed to walk out of the store with two suits, and then he pulled him towards the casual clothing area.
"When you buy clothes, you have to buy a full set, the suit just now is too formal, and I will buy you a few casual clothes. ”
In this way, Seamus and Lupin made a big purchase at the mall, and when they went out, Lupin's hands were already full of large bags and small bags, and the clothes on his body had changed from the original ruined robe to a tweed coat.
Seamus looked him up and down, always feeling that there was still something missing, and after thinking about it for a long time, he finally had a flash of inspiration and pulled Lupin towards a barbershop, "You need to change your hairstyle, you can't be as greasy as if you haven't washed your hair for a few days." ”
Then he pressed him to the seat of the barber shop and said to the barber who came up, "Give him a proper hairstyle to look younger." ”
By the time they finally returned home, Lupin was no longer the same person as before he went out, he was dressed in clothes, and he was dressed in gold, and now Lupin looked more than 10 years younger than before he went out.
"If there is a mirror, you will find that it is only your heart that suffers and lives old, and you are still the one who can sweep thousands of girls. Seamus said with a satisfied smile.
But now Lupin no longer has the strength to listen to him, and the whole person is spread out on the sofa, as if he has just finished a marathon. said weakly: "I have never been the person who has swept thousands of girls, but a friend of mine who deserves this title." ”
"Have confidence in yourself, you are a powerful wizard, not bad-looking, tall and big, as long as you dress up a little, you are the most beautiful boy in the night" Seamus said happily.
"Okay, now let's start today's study, I teach you life, you teach me magic, shouldn't this be called learning from each other. ”
"Let's get started, yesterday we learned the Levitation Spell and today we learned Transfiguration. Lupin heard that he was going to start learning magic, and he bounced straight from the couch, not showing that he was just tired.
"Oh, I'll ask you something, did you know that wizards are much more physical than Muggles? Seeing him like this, Seamus suddenly remembered the changes on his ability panel.
"Someone has done research on this issue for a long time, and it was the work of a dark wizard who harmed a lot of lives in order to figure out the physical differences between wizards and Muggles. He was eventually sentenced to death by the Ministry of Magic at the time, but his findings were retained, one of which was that his lungs would fill with water after being subjected to a drowning curse. If it is a wizard, then he can hold back the pain with his willpower, and then either cough up the water or use a counterspell to solve it. But if it's a Muggle, they die within two minutes. Lupin was reminded of some bad memories by his words, and whispered, "In short, according to his research, wizards' physical fitness is several times that of Muggles, but there is no significant difference in strength. ”
Hearing what Lupin said, Seamus compared it with his own ability panel, and found that this was indeed the case, the wizard's physical fitness was better, which would bring better physical strength, the ability to resist blows, and the ability to withstand abnormal situations.
"Somebody knows why, I felt like my physical fitness got better yesterday, so what's causing this change?" Simo continued.
"No one knows about this, but based on the information left behind by the dark wizard, most people believe that in the process of using magic, magic will transform the wizard's body. So that it is more affinity for magic, as for the rise of physical fitness, it is completely incidental. Lupin said as he thought.
"So what is the magic and how does it need to be enhanced, or rather, increased. Seamus asked a big question in his heart, after all, if magic is only related to talent and age, it does not mean that underage wizards will never be able to compare with those who have graduated.
Lupin's answer was not surprising, he said calmly: "The strength of magic is related to a person's talent and age, the older you are, the stronger your magic is." However, it should be noted that the vast majority of people will not be able to fully exert the magic in their body in their lifetime. As I said, when you use magic, the magic will transform your body, and the speed of this transformation is different for everyone. Therefore, most people, because of diligence or talent, cannot use all their magic. ”
"Remus, you mean to say that a lot of people's strength has nothing to do with their talent, it's because they're not diligent enough, right?" said Seamus tentatively.
"No, talent is more like something that can double your growth rate, different people put in the same effort, and it is often the one with the better talent who gets more, as for where a person is at the limit, no one can say clearly. "Lupin is acting very seriously now.
"Okay, I see, so let's get started. "Seamus is feeling scrappy right now, Lupin has said that his talent is not bad, and the ability panel can bring him double the growth, so what reason is there not to work hard.
"Hmm. Lupin agreed, but he spoke with some confusion: "Before you start, I can tell me why you want to learn magic so much in advance, I can sense your urgency." ”
Seamus put down his hand that raised his wand, looked at Lupin with a plain but enthusiastic gaze, and slowly spoke: "I just want to take my fate into my own hands, and never grovel to anyone, that's all." ”
Seeing his determined appearance, Lupin didn't speak for a long time, the two were silent like this, and finally, Lupin said: "I don't know why you have this idea, but the pursuit of freedom is indeed not sinful, I agree with your idea, and will do my best to support you." ”