Chapter Forty-Six: A Chance Encounter with Willy
"What's wrong?"
Maca looked at the sudden boiling scene around her, and couldn't help but pull Charlotte's sleeve.
"What's wrong!" Charlotte grinned, "We've got the House Cup!" β
"Huh?" Maca froze, feeling as if she had missed something.
At this time, Darren on the other side sat down and said, "Because you- Dumbledore gave you a full hundred points!" Although Gryffindor has added a lot of points, it is still not as high as us! This year's House Cup is our Hufflepuff Trophy! β
"It's been a long time since our house has won the House Cupββ! He couldn't help but feel emotional.
Maca saw Dumbledore smile and wink at him, as if she was glad that he had received the honor he deserved.
"That means," Dumbledore said loudly, because this is the only way to drown out the thunderous cheers, because even the Ravenclaw and Gryffindor students are celebrating the sudden crushing defeat of Slytherin, "we need to make some small changes to the dΓ©cor here." β
He clapped his hands, and in an instant, the green dangling ribbons turned earthy yellow, and the silver ones black; The giant Slytherin snake disappeared and was replaced by a small badger with a shrunken head.
"No matter how many times I watch it, I still feel a little dirty!" Maca looked at the hall weakly, thinking that it would be better to give the House Cup to Gryffindor, at least the gold and red looked more festive.
However, looking at the reddened smiling face of Dean Sprout on the guest of honor and the cheers of the students around him, he couldn't help but feel that his contribution to the college was at least worth it.
A few days later, the results were announced.
Hermione finished first in her grade, and with her push, Harry and Ron both got good grades. As for Maca, who never took the exam seriously, he won the third place.
If you want to say that this is a good result, it is indeed a good result; But if you want to ask why he only finished third with his in-depth study of magic, you have to mention his impressive astronomical achievements.
Compared with the super high evaluation of other courses, a barely passing "A" evaluation directly dropped him by two places. Obviously, he had little interest in astronomy.
At this moment, Maca, who was coming from Platform Nine and Three-Quarters to the real King's Cross Station, was heading towards the exit of the station.
"Well, if you can use the illusion to shapeshift, you won't have to bother so much......"
He grumbled as he slowly walked out.
"The more I think about it, the more strange it becomes, why can't I use it well? The farther the distance, the greater the randomness error...... What a headache! β
And so it is. In Hogsmeade, he had practiced more than 100 times. Every time it is a successful move without exception, the visible coordinates will always deviate from the predetermined position, and the farther away the straight line, the greater the deviation.
According to Maca's estimates, if he were to go directly to Albania from here, he would appear either in Romania or Italy! Or, the possibility of falling directly into the sea is not small.
"Alas-" Thinking about it, he couldn't help but sigh again, "I had to take the plane honestly, and see the situation when I got to Italy......"
"Anyway, let's go to Gringotts for some pounds!"
In Diagon Alley, Maca, who wanted to go straight to the airport, paused and ended up going to Lovegood's house.
After all, it's a long trip, and he doesn't know when he'll be back! Although there is plenty of time for the summer vacation, it is estimated that there are a lot of things to do, and it is very likely that it will not be able to meet the start date.
He had followed Dumbledore to the Headmaster's Office before, just to take precautions against this matter, so as not to cause more trouble when he got it. Unexpectedly, this time Dumbledore was unexpectedly easy to talk to, and even promised to extend his vacation a little. This was something that Maca had never expected.
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An hour later, Maca, sitting at Lovegood's dining table, was chatting with Luna.
"What about your father? Did you go out again to collect materials? Maca asked.
"Well, yes, he's always busy." Luna nodded, tilting her head to look at Maca, "Are you going to a far place?" β
"Yes! It's a long way off, indeed. Maca smiled and didn't say anything more.
Luna let out an "oh" and blinked.
"The owls of the school are already starting to leave, and you should be receiving an offer of admission to Hogwarts in a few days," Maca said, taking a sip of tea, "If I can get back in time for school to start, I'll come with you." β
"Maybe you'll go to Ravenclaw, I think so. When the time comes, you can say hello to Lady Gray, the ghost of the Ravenclaw Tower, I have already mentioned you to her, and she will show you around and introduce you to the school. Believe me, Ms. Gray is a good person, despite her haughty personality. β
Luna nodded as she listened, it seemed that she was still interested in the matter of entering the school.
Seeing this, Maca smiled and added, "Although there is a sentence that is not suitable for me, I seem to be quite popular at Hogwarts recently, haha...... If you have any difficulties, just report my name, and I think it will always work. β
After giving Luna some advice, Maca handed her a small pink suitcase.
"I made it myself some time ago, and it has a Traceless Stretching Charm in it, and an old Ministry of Magic permission slip." "It's convenient to put a lot of stuff so you don't have too much luggage," he said. Of course, keep a low profile when using it, and the permission sticker was moved from another box, and it doesn't match the box. β
"Well, thank you," Luna smiled at him, "but I still want you to come back sooner." β
"Of course, I hope so." Maca looked at Luna's beautiful gray eyes and nodded slightly.
In the end, Maca didn't wait for Xenophilius to return, and he had to say goodbye to Luna and leave in a hurry. He still has a lot to prepare before he sets off, such as the cage of the owl Marfa.
The cage had already been taken out and thrown away by Marfa herself, but she couldn't continue to let Marfa stand on her shoulders on the plane, right?
There's a lot more to prepare!
Two days passed quietly, and just as Maca had just arrived at the airport, she saw an unexpected person.
It was a little girl dressed in loose Muggle clothing, with a small pale blue back and a large hat on her head, which reminded Maca of someone.
"Miss Blois?" Maca looked at the petite figure standing in front of the ticket gate and shouted.
Willie turned her head, looked at Maca, and then said calmly, "Hello." β
"How are youβ" "Can I ask you a question?" β
Maca's words were interrupted by Willy's flat tone, and he had to nod and close his mouth.
"You know," said Willy, "how do you get on thatβwell, plane?" β
"This is your first time flying?" Marka asked, and Willy nodded.
"Where are you going? I'll buy your tickets for you. β
"Paris."
"You're in Paris? Well, let's go today......"
The dialogue mode has not changed, Maca asked, Willie answered, although this is very efficient without nonsense, but Maca always felt a little wrong.
And just when Maca wanted to go to the line, Willie behind her pulled the hem of his clothes.
"What's wrong?" Maca turned back.
"Where are you going?" Willie raised her head slightly and asked quietly.
"Uh, go buy a ticket?" Maca was a little confused.
"I'm going to Paris, where are you?" Willy remained calm, as if she was used to not being understood.
"Oh, you mean that! I'm going to Italy and I have something to do. Maca said suddenly.
"Well, I'll go too," Willy nodded to herself.
Immediately, she was afraid that Maca would not understand, and added: "Italy." β
"What are you going to do? I'm not going to play, aren't you going home? Maca was stunned and said strangely.
"I don't want to go home, I don't have plants," Willy said naturally, "not at all." β
Maca felt her head start hurting again. He even wondered if the scar on Harry's brain had been moved to his forehead by Voldemort.
It's good to talk to Willy, but people don't listen at all. Maca couldn't leave a little girl who didn't know much about the Muggle world here, it would make him feel guilty about abandoning children.
In the end, Maca had to say yes. He had a hunch that this trip might have made him feel better.
Sitting on the plane, Maca watched Willy leaning against the window, looking at the clouds outside with a blank face, but that wonderful illusion appeared again - could she be that she just didn't know how to show her emotions, in fact she was just a very ordinary, very low-key little girl, but no different from everyone else?
"Please don't keep looking at me." Willie suddenly turned her head and said calmly.
All right! She is really different from other children. At least, other peers have learned some sophistication and will not speak so straightforwardly.
Maca moved her gaze back to her notebook and began to write and draw.
There are still many rule runes, if you don't hurry up and continue to study, God knows how long and in what month it will take to complete them all!
On the plane, Maca kept his attention on his notebook, and it didn't take long for him to arrive at his destination.
Looking out the window at the Italian-style architecture, I felt that if there weren't so many things to do, this trip might have been more worth looking forward to.
But unfortunately, when he gets off the plane, he will be busy again.