“…… Can't figure it out? ”

"Yes! It doesn't seem that easy. ”

The next morning, on the hillside outside the school gate, Maca was sitting on the floor with a stack of manuscript papers.

Beside him, you can see a small stack of scrap manuscripts pressed with stones, which are also filled with all kinds of diagrams, formulas, and notes.

It's been more than half a month since the last time I got out of that black and white space. This time, Maca wanted to take the initiative to go in again, but unfortunately without the guidance of the round stone slab, he has not been able to find a way back until now.

And what's more important is that the magic node that was discovered by Luna when she came out that time has now disappeared without a trace.

In this way, Maca, who had not suspected anything at first, now had to guess that the round stone slab buried deep in the ground at the beginning might just be something that Helbo deliberately left there to disturb his vision.

Shoving another piece of parchment under the stone, Maca put down the stack of blank manuscripts that had been piled on top of her and stretched wide.

Suddenly, a breeze blew quietly, stirring the blades of grass around him, and taking away a few pages of paper without paying attention.

He subconsciously wanted to wave his hand to call the manuscript paper back, but the next second he was stunned, and then he honestly got up and picked them up with his own hands.

There was no way, there were Muggles in front of this hill right now, and he had better not show his magic easily.

After picking up the blank manuscript paper that had been blown away in his hand, he saw Maca standing in place and turned his head to look not far away.

The first thing that catches your eye is the huge panel.

On top of a pedestal about the size of the Weasley's Burrow, there was a square metal panel with a support frame, which was facing straight up to the sky, barely tilting.

There is no doubt that this is a Muggle detection weapon that Maca borrowed from the old bishop and the Queen of England through Scrimgeour's mouth, the early warning radar.

Of course, since many devices are still in the process of being assembled, this thing can only look like it for the time being.

If it is said that this big guy can finally be put into use normally, it is impossible to say that it will have to wait until the trial operation, depending on the "face" of Hogwarts.

After all, with a lot of magic in Hogwarts Castle, it will have a huge impact on modern electrical equipment, and even if this radar is placed on the hillside outside the school gate, it may not be able to avoid interference!

Even Maca can't be sure of this.

"If it can be used, at least it should be able to determine the location of the meteorite after breaking into the atmosphere in time." He raised his head and looked at the blue sky, and thought to himself.

In fact, the use of early warning radar is not a great idea, after all, the data provided by Maca includes the specific time and location.

The main question is how to destroy it in just a few tens of seconds after it enters the atmosphere.

According to the calculations of the elder Victor, it is absolutely difficult for the missile to accomplish such an arduous task, because as long as it cannot be blown up, no matter how powerful it is, it will be useless.

Therefore, the work of trying to destroy the large stone that fell at high speed will only fall on Maca's head.

After looking at the sky for a while, he couldn't help but shake his head slightly.

"Do you want to keep counting?"

Beside Maca, the trench-robed wizard who had always followed him suddenly asked again.

"Of course."

……

Just as Maca outside the school gate was about to pick up her pen again, the castle also happened to ring another bell for the end of class.

The latest round of Quidditch matches is about to begin, but it has nothing to do with Harry.

After retiring from the academy team, he and Neville have spent more time together than before. And Neville is also a buddy enough, and he usually spends more time with Harry than Hannah when he spends more time exchanging magical experiences with each other than with Hannah.

No, after the end of the second class now, the next two people who did not have a class schedule went upstairs and walked to the room with their companions.

"Harry, how's it going today?"

"yes, not bad – so I'd like to try again."

"Come on, then! If you can make it bigger than last week, that's worth the wait...... But if I had to say, it must be bigger than mine! ”

"Hey, don't worry! I'll be sure to let you know how awesome I am ......."

On the stairs, three Slytherin students passed by the two, and they stole back and stared at Harry and Neville's backs.

"Look at what, look!"

Harry sensed the pinprick in his eyes and glared at them.

"Look what's wrong with you!"

One of the Slytherin juniors seemed to be a little unconvinced, and couldn't help but say something, but was immediately pushed behind by another senior senior.

"Uh...... No, nothing, let's go down. ”

"Humph!"

Harry pursed his lips, not bothering to bother with the three Slytherin snakes, beckoning Neville to continue up the stairs.

"Beck, why don't you let me say a few more words—aren't they just on good terms with McLean! What's the big deal. ”

"yes!" Another little girl in the same grade as him also said, "And Professor McClain is not the kind of person who helps anyone who has a good relationship, the red-haired Weasley and Malfoy almost quarreled last semester, wasn't it still Professor McLean's persuasion!" ”

But who knows, the senior Slytherin immediately waved his hand and said:

"Who said I was here for this? Alas, you are still young and do not know all the dirty things. Look at that Potter and Longbottom, they've been together all day this semester...... Tsk tsk. ”

"What?" The little girl wondered, "What 'dirty thing'?" What's wrong with them? ”

"Hey," the senior student grinned, "don't you understand?" It's good if you don't understand...... Forget about today! If you figure it out, I'm afraid you'll be sick for lunch for a while! ”

"Ahem."

Just when the little girl looked puzzled, a dry cough suddenly sounded behind them.

"What are you doing here? If you have a class, go to class, and if you don't, go to the common room to study on your own - or do you want to follow me around the Forbidden Forest? ”

"Professor Snape?"

When the three of them heard this, they hurriedly turned their heads to take a look, and then went downstairs in a puff of smoke.

Snape, who suddenly appeared here, glanced at them a few times before looking up again and looking in the direction where Harry and Neville had left.

After a while, he didn't say anything, just smacked his tongue unhappily and turned around and left.

……

On the other hand, Harry and Neville don't know that they are both about to be seen as "good partners" in some illicit relationship.

Of course, even if they heard about it, it wouldn't be too painful - after all, in this regard, there are still rumors that are spreading more and more widely in Ron's back to stop them!

After Harry locked the door, Nevuddon, who had already gone inside to light up the room, waved his wand and motioned to Harry:

"Hurry up! There's only one lesson left, and there's a history of magic lesson to be taught later! ”

With that, Neville suddenly pointed his wand forward and shouted:

"Divine Guard!"

Although he had already been able to cast the Patronus Charm with the technique of the Silent Spell, according to the theory on Maca's data, only by pronouncing the spell clearly could he exert the most powerful power of a spell.

With Neville's swing of the staff and chanting the incantation, a large cloud of silvery-white brilliant light immediately erupted, condensing in front of him into a sturdy shining lion.

Here, Harry took a good look at Neville's Lion Patronus before pulling out his phoenix tail feather wand.

If it had been at a certain time, when he saw Neville, the patron saint, he would have been immediately envious. But now, he doesn't.

By the time Neville had been consulted sincerely, Harry had a better understanding of the Patronus Charm.

And his understanding is not something that he realized because of chance and coincidence like Neville, but something he really studied and figured out little by little.

Obviously, Neville was able to summon the current Lion Patronus because his intention to protect his grandmother completely broke through the cowardly appearance of the past. When his courage burst out all at once, the courage to guard made his true heart instantly stand out.

However, the image of the Patronus is only a symbol, and it does not represent the strength of the Patronus Charm itself.

Harry's own Patronus is a stag, so the best way to grow up is not to try to change the image, but to continue to explore the meaning of the "stag".

"Casting a Patronus Charm requires happy memories or a belief in protection."

After repeating the words in silence, Harry reached out his wand as well, and there was no longer any confusion in his eyes.

"Call the gods to protect you."

At the moment when the silver light erupted, his mind flashed the figure of his long-dead parents, and then Dumbledore's kind smile, and of course, a series of companions such as Ginny, Ron, Hermione, and Neville.

And in the end, those flashing images are finally frozen on a back of Maca.

In the next second, a huge amount of silver light and mist diffused around him suddenly contracted, and a stag with huge antlers like a tree crown on its head suddenly ran out of it and leaped around him.

There is no doubt that this patronus is still in the form of a stag, but in many details it is quite different from the past.

What's more, it's not inferior to Neville's lion in size.

"Hey! Check it out! This time it's bigger than yours! ”