Volume 2 The Basilisk is the Five Scumbags Chapter 8 The Right Way to Deal with the Roaring Letter
Harry and Ron missed the opening ceremony and the cool way to come to school, and the news spread all over the house for the first time. It is said that the Gryffindor common room almost had a party for this yesterday.
Daphany was speechless for the brain circuits of the lion cubs. It is said that the children in Secondary 2 have a lot of fun, and it seems that there are a lot of Secondary 2 children in Lion House, and there is indeed enough joy. It's just that Professor McGonagall is so bitter that such a serious person has to manage such a group of secondary two children.
Early the next morning, everyone, to be exact, everyone who got up on time had breakfast in the auditorium. Most of the people are waiting for their owls. Usually on the first day, the owl will bring over what the little wizards had forgotten. It's normal, Neville's owl sent a small suitcase straight over last year.
This year, though, Neville was confident because he had followed Daphany's advice and prepared a list early and double-checked all the items on the list before school started. Sure that nothing was left out - it should be clarified that the process was carried out with the help of his grandmother. Otherwise, Neville himself would have no problem making a list, but it's hard to say whether the list is complete. As for whether you can remember to read the list before leaving, it is also a serious issue worth discussing.
Daphany has always been reluctant to accept the owl's concentration on delivering letters during mealtimes. She was always worried that the owls would suddenly poop in her bowl or worse, on her body or head. Even if this never happens, at most a few feathers will fall.
Daphany's owl only delivered the latest newspapers this time. Daphany didn't rush to look at it, but patiently asked Niko to drink the milk from the bowl. Her original intention was that if Niko had eaten a little more, she would probably not be able to go out and hunt for food on her own. After all, I don't know what kind of mess this thing went out to eat - Niko's recipe now includes: rats, sparrows, bats, lizards, grasshoppers, fish and even trumpet goblins. Thinking that this thing would lick itself when she came back after eating, Daphne felt very painful.
Neville received nothing but a newspaper, as expected. It made him very proud. But his smile retracted before he could finish it.
An owl plunged headlong into the jug of milk in front of Hermione.
Hermione had been taught by Daphany last year about the speed of magical reactions. It seems that I have focused on practice, and the reaction speed is really fast. The first time I blessed myself with an armor charm. Splashes of milk and owl feathers, as well as spilled food, did not get on her at all.
But the people around her were miserable, and Harry, who was a little farther away, was fine. It's just a little milk on the robe. Neville and Ron are covered in milk and mess.
Why, can't this nightmare of breakfast on the first day of school be gone? Neville looked up at the sky at a forty-five degree angle, his face helpless.
"Errol!" Ron shouted, recognizing the owl that had crashed as his own, and his face suddenly turned as red as his hair. Hurriedly dragged the owl out and put it on the table. The wet owl was spread out on the table, legs stretched out in the air, and a wet red envelope in its mouth.
Daphany saw this from afar and quietly recited a spell.
"Oh! No! Ron let out a miserable cry.
"Don't be nervous, he's still alive." Hermione, clean and refreshed, poked the owl with her wand, apparently it was just tired and faint.
"No, it's the ......" Ron pointed to the letter, his fingers trembling slightly.
Neither Hermione nor Harry could see the difference in the letter, but both Ron and Neville had ugly faces.
"What's wrong?" Harry asked later.
"She- Mom sent me a yelling letter." Ron said weakly.
"You'd better open it, Ron," Neville whispered shyly, "it's worse not to open it." Grandma sent it to me once, and I ignored it, and it turned out to- " he gasped, "It's horrible." β
Harry looked at their horrified expressions, and then at the red envelope.
"What is a howl letter?" He asked.
But Ron's attention was all on the letter, and the corners of the envelope were already smoking.
"Open it up," Neville urged, "only a few minutes."
Ron reached out with a trembling hand and carefully removed the envelope from Errol's mouth and tore it open. Neville plugged his fingers in his ear, and Harry knew right away why, and at this moment he understood what a roaring letter was. At first he thought it had exploded, and a loud bang filled the auditorium, shaking the dust off the ceiling.
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After the roaring letter self-destructed, the entire auditorium fell silent. Only Daphne was still leisurely feeding Nico's dried fish.
"Cousin, are you alright?" Sitting next to Daphany was Draco, who had been talking to Pansy beside him, not paying attention to the commotion on the other side, and had barely been frightened by the first sound of the yelling letter and fell under his seat. Looking at Daphany, who was completely unaffected, she asked with a surprised expression.
Daphany ignored him and continued to feed the cat.
Draco asked again, but Dafanie was still ignoring him and was still feeding the cat.
Draco realized something was wrong and gave Daphany a nudge. Daphany looked up left and right. Then he smiled, waved his wand lightly and laughed, "What, talking to me?" Then he looked at Gryffindor: "Finished roaring letters?" β
"You ......" Draco looked blank, and of course he could see that Daphany had just used magic to shield her hearing, and she hadn't even forgotten to shield little Nicola as well. Otherwise, with such a big movement, the kitten would have exploded a long time ago. Didn't you see the owls that were supposed to beg for food?
"Why, you're not going to just stupidly listen to all the yelling letters, right?" Daphany swept over the small snakes around her with an incredulous and playful expression. Everyone was very close, and they naturally watched Draco and Daphany's performances. At this time, Daphine asked, and everyone was immediately embarrassed.
"Oh my God," Dafanie propped her forehead, her tone full of helplessness, "how can this generation of Slytherins be so realistic, it's a pity that you didn't go to Gryffindor." β
A bunch of little snakes wish they could actually turn into snakes so they could find a hole to get into.
Hermione had been smashing Lockhart's books for the past two days, and although she had read them all before, she seemed to have plans to memorize them all right now. Dafanie wanted to stop it, but after thinking about it, she forgot about it. Although most of Lockhart's deeds seem to have been copied from others, after all, they are all experienced by real wizards. Throwing out the parts that Lockhart processes himself also have some practical use. It is precisely because of this that his books can sell so well, and so many adult wizards, women, have been deceived by him.
Daphany was given the class schedule the night before the official class, and the first class was a herb class. If there are no accidents, Professor Sprout will take everyone to repot the mandrake. Daphany wondered if she should vaguely mention the basilisk in class, but she was worried about whether it would be too much.
I don't know if it's an intentional arrangement or what's going on this year, and there are a lot of classes in the Snake Courtyard and the Lion Courtyard together, up to three sessions. Potions, Defense Against the Dark Arts, and Herbs are all taught together.
The next day, the baby snakes and the little lions arrived early in the greenhouse, waiting for Professor Sprout's arrival. Because of Daphany, at least the relationship between the Lion House and the Snake House this year is not particularly tense. Some of the students can also chat with each other.
The herb class was the only one Neville had without the help of Daphany or Hermione. Last school year, he got an excellent subject. This gave him a lot of self-confidence.
There was no need to take care of Neville, and Daphany naturally stuck to Hermione's side. Well, I haven't seen her in a summer vacation, and little Lori has grown a little taller and developed a little.
Little Hermione had no idea what a dangerous villain this guy was, and she was interested in discussing some of the spells and plots in Lockhart's "Traveling on a Boat with Vampires" with Dafanie.
"Daphine, have you ever seen a vampire?" Hermione asked curiously. As a non-wizard family, many things that are commonplace in wizard families have never been seen by Hermione. So she couldn't tell what was common and what wasn't.
"No," Daphne shook her head, "the number of mages is very small compared to ordinary people, and I think the number of vampires is probably even less than that of mages." And most of the low-level vampires are afraid of light. Even if it is a high-level person who is not afraid of the sun, he does not like it, and he rarely moves during the day. So even wizards rarely see vampires. Werewolves are much more common. β
"Oh?" Hermione's interest was instantly diverted, and she was also interested in werewolves. Because Lockhart has another book called "Wandering with Werewolves", which depicts werewolves: "So, do werewolves really turn into wolves on full moon nights and howl at the moon?" β
Daphine smashed her mouth, thinking that you would be able to meet a werewolf next year, so why don't you ask him. Come to think of it, though, it doesn't seem like a bad thing to let Hermione know about werewolves in advance. Immediately said: "Generally speaking, werewolves transform on full moon nights, and they will transform if there are no extremely special circumstances. However, high-level pure-blood werewolves can also transform at will in normal times. The kind of people who can only be forced to transform on the night of the full moon are generally poor ghosts who have been bitten by pure-blooded werewolves and have been poisoned by wolves. β
When Daphany was talking about werewolves, many of the little wizards around her leaned in. Apparently there are quite a few people interested in this topic. Even Harry and Draco stopped taunting each other and listened to Delfanie.
"Are werewolves also high-level and low-level?" Hermione asked suspiciously, she knew that vampires were high and low. It is usually divided by knighthood. But werewolves are also the first time I've heard of them.
"Yes. Yes, but not as complicated as vampires. Werewolves are divided into high-level werewolves, ordinary werewolves, low-level werewolves, and wolf slaves. A wolf slave is an ordinary person who has been bitten by a werewolf. Their transformations are passive, and they lose their minds, not so much as wolves, but monsters that become half-human, half-wolves. However, this kind of wolf slave is the most common, so most people think of wolf slaves as werewolves. Actually, they are more human. Wolf slaves can be purified through nurture and become real werewolves, that is, low-level werewolves. β
Daphne paused for a moment and continued: "Low-level werewolves are usually pure-blooded werewolves, that is, the descendants of werewolves and werewolves, and a few are purified from wolf slaves. They make up the vast majority of true werewolves. They are also half-human and half-wolf. However, compared to wolf slaves, their transformation is closer to that of wolves. And they are free to control the transformation in normal times. Of course, it is necessary to transform on the night of the full moon, but it is possible to maintain a certain amount of sanity.
"And ordinary werewolves, said to be ordinary, are actually considered high-level among werewolves. They are no longer half-human, half-wolves, but real giant wolves. The kind of giant wolf that is as big or even bigger than a horse. Both speed and strength are far from being comparable to ordinary werewolves or wolf slaves.
"As for high-level werewolves, they are very rare. They can transform into giant wolves or half-humans, half-wolves. However, compared to ordinary werewolves and wolf slaves, the half-human and half-wolf transformed into high-level werewolves are much stronger, and they are closer to human form. The combat power will be very, very terrifying, and ordinary adult wizards have almost no resistance in front of high-level werewolves. β
After thinking about it for a moment, Daphany made a small addition: "Pure-blood werewolves usually have very strong human forms, so if you hear about a werewolf attack nearby. Then if you see a very strong person, be careful! β
Some students wanted to ask something more, but they saw Professor Sprout walk in from the outside with an unhappy face. He was followed by Lockhart, who habitually bared a mouthful of white teeth.