"Whew, scared to death...... I thought Professor Apokalis was going to be very harsh!"

Danilova patted her chest and said in hindsight.

They had left the Headmaster's office by this time, and were walking down the stairs outside the Gryffindor common room.

On the third day of school, she got into a fight, and was caught red-handed by the headmaster and the castle keeper - Danilova expected to be reprimanded very harshly, or at least punished for copying sentences or locked up.

In fact, the old wizard didn't blame them in any way.

On the other hand, Professor Apokalis also made a point of bringing sumptuous dishes to the kitchen for everyone to talk about while eating.

According to him, their infraction was to fight in a crowded place and disturb the order of the house, and they did not gather a crowd to break into the Hogwarts kitchen and wreak havoc, so there was no reason why they should not be allowed to eat dinner.

Of course, it would be more accurate to exclude the boy named Lucian Pol from "everyone".

Although everyone was enjoying dinner at the same mahogany round table, the arrogant Slytherin boy had only boiled broccoli and boiled potatoes on his plate...... and a few slices of bland boiled lamb.

"This is the punishment you deserve, Pol-"

Faced with the young wizard's bewildered eyes, Professor Otto Apokalis replied in a stern tone for the first and only time tonight, "It's not just that you've broken the school rules, but that as a fourth-year student, a student who has taken my Defence Against the Dark Arts class, you've behaved horribly tonight." ”

As he spoke, the old man naturally slipped open the Scottish smoked chicken, which was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and dipped it in the bell pepper sauce.

In the conversation that followed, Apokalis did not discuss much about the details of the previous conflict.

The old wizard picked up the Russian-language newspaper from a few years ago, looked at it a few times, and put it down, but instead talked with interest about the magical war that took place in that land decades ago, and some little-known trivia that happened after that.

The protagonist of the story is a middle-aged wizard named Novat Ivanovich.

It's about how he survived the terrible wizarding war until the last minute, how he regained the near-broken Russian magical civilization from the ruins, and, of course, his love for the land that transcends the boundaries of magic and non-magic.

"When you don't have enough voice, strength, and experience to challenge authority, it's best not to rush to express your opinion. ”

At the end of this extremely unique 'confinement' education, the old wizard whispered meaningfully.

At the same time, don't blindly attack each other under the agitation of authority...... Even the dark wizard who disappeared half a century ago has more influence in the world than a student can bear—not to mention that when we judge a wizard, it is the stupidest thing to quote someone else's conclusions, what is the truth...... Find ...... yourselves."

Then, before the students could taste the last dessert, they were kicked out of the principal's office.

As a student qualified to compete for the Shadow Prefect, Lucian Pol is not a fool.

In fact, it was precisely because he understood the importance of power and networks that he was so eager to become a prefect, and at the same time he knew best the story behind Professor Apocalis's story? Those hidden lines that weren't fully explained – with the passing of that Novat Ivanovi? The surname Ivanovich has become Irina's most powerful umbrella at Hogwarts.

What if Lucien Pol knew anything about non-magical politics? It might be described by another apt word.

- Political asylum.

Both for Hogwarts? As far as the British Ministry of Magic is concerned, from them to recruit Irina Ivanovich exceptionally? And when she generously registered her original name, the meaning and attitude were already self-evident.

Maybe they won't give this little witch any honor, any resources? But she would never tolerate someone attacking her.

So after leaving the principal's office? Lucian Ball and a group of senior Slytherin students, without even leaving a single word of the scene, walked away in a gloomy manner - it is absolutely impossible to apologize, not in this life.

"But then again......"

Danilova glanced at the gray figures not far away? He waved his small fist menacingly.

"What if I didn't beat that guy today? I don't know why, but I always think that the professor's reasons for punishment are a bit weird, and they don't seem to be the same as the teachers I used to have in school......

“...... This is Professor Apocalis's style, if you've ever taken a professor's class. ”

Hannah Abbott shrugged her shoulders and said in disbelief.

"It's a pity? You're a year late...... Most of Professor Apocalis's History of Magic and Defence Against the Dark Arts classes have you probably never had a chance to re-experience - those who take the initiative to stir up strife, and the punishment for the winner remains the same? Double the penalty for the loser – this is the rule that professors set last year when dealing with infractions, although many professors seem to have a slight opinion on this. ”

"Huh? Does Hogwarts still have such a rule?!"

Danilova's eyes widened in surprise, and she nodded thoughtfully.

"In that case? Then I'll have to watch out for them after that...... Suffered such a big loss today? I guess those seniors won't give up? Irina, you can teach me some spells after that......"

"Rest assured, after tonight, those boys won't continue to trouble us. ”

Irina shook her head and whispered in a firm tone.

"The professor threatened them very clearly when we were having dinner together, and they must have known about it. Otherwise, the boys just now would have at least let go of a few words, and would not just turn around and leave without saying a word. ”

"Threats, what threats? Didn't the professor just keep telling stories?"

Hannah was stunned for a moment and asked puzzled.

"Oh, yes, Professor Apokalis is amazing, they must be freaking out now, right?"

Danilova nodded in realization, "Sure enough...... Belch...... A legendary magical wizard. I used to wonder why the professor kept telling stories, but there was still this meaning in it!"

“？？？”

Hannah's eyes were a little more blank.

What does this mean?

Could it be that she missed any important conversations during her distraction during the meal?

"Remember to jump here, hmm, did Professor Apokalis say anything earlier?"

Hannah deftly jumps over the mischievous staircase while looking at the girl next to her in confusion.

"Professor, did he threaten those boys just now? Why don't I remember ...... at all?"

"Of course—"

"Of course not, how could you threaten the students of Hogwarts as a full professor?"

Danilova was about to explain, but before she could finish speaking, Irina quickly picked up the conversation, glanced at the senior sister who usually lived with the dangerous "Fairy Queen" not far away, and said thoughtfully.

"Senior Sister Aibo, what you said is right, I understand...... I'll pay more attention to it later. ”

"Huh?" Hannah blinked.

"I get it, I got it, I won't say it-"

The next moment, Danilova glanced downstairs in the hallway and nodded in realization.

There was a faint boisterous noise at the bottom of the stairs, and it was clear that the dinner party in the school auditorium was over, and it was obviously not appropriate to continue talking about it - as the daughter of a nuclear physicist, the basic principle of secrecy was still clear to Dani.

"Abba Aba—"

Hannah looked at the two freshmen beside her and opened her mouth weakly.

She really doesn't understand!

Even if they looked at her with such serious eyes as she usually looked at Elena, she didn't know what the hell the hell the two little ones were talking about - and worst of all, it seemed like she didn't understand tonight?!

"Well, I'll go back first...... See you tomorrow~"

Before Hannah could figure out how to ask, Danilova suddenly spoke.

The entrance to Ravenclaw's common room was at the top of the spiral staircase on the west side of Hogwarts, and in the middle of the conversation, they had reached the fork in the floor, and Danielova waved goodbye before walking to the other side with her school bag.

As the "little key" of Ravenclaw's eagle ring, according to the agreement, she has to go and open the door for everyone.

"Well, uh, well, see you tomorrow. ”

Hannah waved her hand helplessly, watching the little girl with a smart head that was not inferior to Elena and Hermione leave, hesitated for a moment, and turned her head to look at Irina beside her with the consciousness of breaking the boat.

At this very second, the duel between "maintaining the majesty of the senior sister" and "asking the questions in your heart" is over!

Anyway, she wasn't a face-saving tsundere like Elena and Hermione, and compared to the ethereal majesty, if this dumb puzzle wasn't figured out, Hannah felt that she might not be able to sleep soundly tonight.

The Slytherin common room was on the same level as Hufflepuff, and it was long enough for her to ask.

"Well, Miss Ivanovich, we ......"

"Sister Hannah, you go first, I'm still going to go to the owl shed. ”

Irina Ivanovich glanced at Danilova's back and suddenly spoke.

"I'd like to write a letter to my dad asking for something, you don't have to wait for me, I may be back in the Slytherin common room a little later - don't worry, I remember the way I came, and I know how to get back to the dorm. ”

"Uh, uh, uh...... Okay, then there you go......"

The smile on Hannah's face froze, and she waved her hand weakly.

As soon as he finished speaking, a large group of young wizards who had just finished dinner suddenly poured out of the stairs below.

The sudden crowd quickly separated the two, and in less than a few seconds, Irina's figure was completely submerged among the Gryffindor and Ravenclaw students, and completely disappeared from Hannah's sight.

On the other side, where Hannah's eyes could not see, the calm maintained on Irina's face finally disappeared.

Instead of heading to the owl shed, as she had said, Irina mingled with the Gryffindor students who went upstairs, and returned to the corridor on the top floor of the castle, walking towards the ugly-looking stone guards.

Before writing to her father, she had to go back to the principal's office once.

The deep meaning of Professor Apocalis's stories, although at first glance they seem to be a quiet reminder of the mistakes made by the Slytherin students, there are many small stories that sound superfluous.

After all, if it's just to deter those upperclassmen, there's no need to introduce too much about Novat's life.

Unless, the old wizard wanted to send a message that wasn't just for the seniors......

Or -

Irina's eyes flickered, and she groaned thoughtfully.

Those senior students are just incidental ......

And the person who Professor Otto Apokalis really wants to convey the message is actually her?

In Irina's memory, Grandpa rarely talks about the story of his youth.

Even if he occasionally talks about the old events of decades ago, most of them are about rebuilding Cordos Dorez, and rarely talks about how he and other wizards fought against Grindelwald's wizarding invasion in the snow and ice.

However, in the mouth of the old wizard, there was a lot of emphasis on the time of the wizarding war.

What's more, in the story of Professor Apocalis, a person appears who is extremely important to both her and her father.

A man who almost never appears in Grandpa's stories.

Novat Ivanovich's wife, her grandmother, the one she and her father never met.

Most of the past events described by Professor Apokalis were not much different from what she had heard from her father and grandfather over the years, but this was the only one that was different from what Ivanovich Sr. had described.

Not long after his father was born, his mother died in childbirth — the version she had known for a long time.

However, just now, Irina heard another explanation.

Come from...... Military members of the Muggle government?

If what Professor Apokalis said is true, then ...... Her grandmother, most likely, is still alive now.

But the only question was why the old man would be so cautious, even to the point of leading the illusion of reasonableness, as if it were just to warn the Slytherin students to stay away from her.

Or rather, it doesn't really mean much...... It's just an old man's sigh?

"Zizi Bee Candy!"

Irina whispered, recalling Professor Apokalis' command.

Then, the girl passed through the passage behind the stone statue and pushed open the closed door to the principal's office.

"You're slower than I thought, Miss Ivanovich......"

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