Chapter 63: Miscalculation (I)
The soul-piercing singing and Harry's debacle cast a shadow over Brandi and Ron's hearts. If Ron had wondered a few seconds before about heroically returning to the auditorium to receive the girls' enthusiastic greeting cards, he had completely given up on his plan to kill himself after such a small episode at the school hospital.
So for a whole day, the two of them hid from the pervasive dwarves like a plague god, and as soon as they got out of class, they would immediately kill them out of the classroom, and then quickly hide back in the tower—a little glad that it was Potions and Charms class that day. The former's own cold aura will consciously stay away even if it is a bug, let alone those who are quite sensible; And the latter -
Professor Flitwick, who had been barked at an old dog, was obviously not in such a gentle mood as before, and when the two gnomes were about to sneak into the classroom with a lot of stuff and take advantage of their height advantage to deliver them, he put into full play the skill of his dueling champion: with a flick of his wand, the two annoying creatures seemed to be grabbed by the collar by a pair of invisible hands, and then thrown out the window lightly.
"Yes, the silent spell, also known as the silent casting." Under everyone's admiring gaze, a smile of comfort appeared on his originally somewhat angry face. "It's not particularly difficult in terms of technique alone, but the magical burden may still be too great for you right now. The main point can be summed up in the main point of fixing on the target, getting rid of distractions, and reciting the mantra silently - it will be difficult at first, because you will find that you will be easily disturbed by any small noises, changes, or even scenery in the outside world while you are silent, so it is best to practice in the ashram first, and then slowly move to the place where there is a sound. It is important to note that silent casting is more demanding on mana, and the penalty for failing to cast will be heavier, so it is best to ......start with a simple fluorescent charm at first."
It was a rare occasion for Professor Flitwick to demonstrate first-hand what seemed to be a pretty impressive spell-casting technique in class. Even though they knew that this was not something that a young second-year wizard could grasp, there was a rustle in the classroom, and under Professor Flitwick's satisfied gaze, they scrambled to write down every word he said, lest they miss something important.
"I'm starting to thank Lockhart for this terrible Valentine's Day plan."
As the three of them rushed back to the break room for shelter, Brandi excitedly said to Harry and Ron. "Professor Flitwick had never taught us anything across grades before, and he must have been provoked by Lockhart this time to show his hand."
"Fourth grade, Brandy, to be exact." Ron clutched his crooked wand excitedly, eager to try it now. "Bill mentioned before that we won't be thinking about learning to cast silent spells until sixth form!"
"I wonder if Professor Flitwick will just teach us silent spells......" Harry said, now glad that he was discharged early and almost missed such an interesting lesson. If only it had been taught to us Gryffindor. ”
"Don't dream, at least the Ravenclaw guys must know that Professor Flitwick is their branch dean after all. Not necessarily in Slytherin, though, depending on whether Flitwick was called an old dog by Lockhart on the day they had Charms class. Ron smiled and said, "By the way, Harry, if you are discharged from the hospital early, Madam Pomfrey really won't trouble you when she comes back?" ”
"Don't worry, I left a note on the table. Let's just say that I can't stand the days of not having homework in class and studying makes me happy...... She should let me go after reading it. ”
This drew disdainful glances from Brandi and Ron.
They hurried back to the break room and sat down at the round table, and a few moments later, Hermione and Parvati arrived unsurprisingly. When Harry appeared in the classroom, they looked surprised.
"You'll be fine so soon, two days earlier than we expected." Hermione said, "How's Neville's doing?" ”
"It's still the same... I basically never left the room except to go to the bathroom, and I tried to greet him, but he still reacted violently, as if I would turn to stone the next day after talking to me. Harry said honestly, "But it's much better than when I was first in the hospital, and now at least I don't have nightmares to scream at night." ”
"So, he's probably out of that thing's entangled for a while......," Hermione muttered to herself, "It seems like the school hospital is much safer than your dorm, which is weird, and the school hospital should have less protective magic than we do in the towers, right?" Brandi, Ron, what's going on in your dorm right now? ”
"You want to say movement? Is it considered that Madara is being chased up and down by Yale all day long...... Our dorm room is about to become a battlefield for both of them. Ron glared at Brandy, "But it seems to have found a good place to hide, I don't even see it in the dormitory now, but a few times I woke up in the morning and saw it hiding outside the tower, probably sneaking out with someone at night." ”
They analyzed the information as usual, and then found nothing as usual.
"Well, at least for now, it seems that the Slytherin heir is in some trouble, so he stopped for now. But we can't be careless yet - by the way, you guys, did you get a Valentine's Day card from anyone today? Hermione was talking about business, but halfway through the conversation, she started gossiping.
The three boys looked at each other. Then they said in unison - "Of course!" ”
Of course, this must be, this is a problem related to the face of boys, whether they receive it or not, it is the best solution to stand up and come down first.
"Wow!" Parvati's eyes widened and he jumped up from the chair next to him excitedly. "It's really fake! Brandi, did you receive a greeting card? Is it a blue one with a big bow on it? And a small gift box with the greeting card with the duke of the bee's candy? ”
Kindness?? Which one is this...... How could the silly girl be so detailed? Could it be that she gave it to her......
Isn't that right, the silly girl will send me a greeting card? Brandi frowned, realizing that the matter was not simple.
Conspiracy, definitely conspiracy! It must have been Hermione who asked her to stand up for me, and if I shamelessly admit it, Parvati would definitely change her mind immediately! I'm going to have to be laughed at by both of them, yes, absolutely!
"Uh...... No, I received that one that was pretty ordinary, and then I didn't receive anything else because I kept avoiding those short guys. Brandy's mind was racing, and he replied in a hurry, and at the same time gave himself a hundred and eight likes in his heart.
"Huh?" Parvati lowered her head in disappointment, looking like she was about to cry. "It's a shame that I held it back for so long to write, but you didn't receive it. I don't even want to eat the candy in there......"
Ron and Harry closed their mouths in surprise, almost jaw-dropping at the shocking news. But they weren't the most excited—Hermione's Guide to Dangerous Creatures fell to the table with a thud, and she didn't realize it.
"What!" She screamed at the top of her voice, "Silly girl, did you send a greeting card to Brandi?" ”
"............" Parvati buried her face in her hands and let out a snorting sound.
What's the situation?
Looking suspiciously at Hermione's face, and seeing that the surprise on it didn't seem like a fake, Brandy's heart began to drum.
Hiss~ There's something wrong with this script, isn't it really a prank by Hermione and Parvati?
Just when he was a little remorseful about why he hadn't been caught by those little dwarfs honestly, Ron quietly kicked him under the table, and then smiled evilly and snorted in the direction of Parvati, he looked over suspiciously, just in time to see the pair of sparkling eyes between Parvati's fingers covering his face were quietly observing everyone's reaction.
Hermione, it's been so hard for you to live with a silly girl for so long.
But it's strange that Parvati, the stupid fool, could fool Hermione into making such a boring joke......
Hermione also recovered from the momentary shock, and when she saw the smile on Brandi's face, she couldn't react that she had been deceived. So her face turned red, and she was about to go up and fight Parvati with her teeth and claws.
"Parvati, you soulless! Thanks to my kindness some time ago, I was kind enough to help you glue the hair ring, I'll fight with you! ”
"Brandy, hurry up and save me!"
Parvati ducked behind Brandy, grimacing at the angry Hermione.
"I'm not talking nonsense, someone really sent this to Brandi, the same Slytherin stupid girl you played against at the Dueling Club some time ago! I heard it when I passed by the basement classroom! She also said that she has a great advantage! ”
Hermione's movements paused.
"Merlin's beard, it's really Millicent!" Ron and Harry burst out laughing, and they looked at Brandi in unison, whose face immediately turned sad.
Millicent says she has a big advantage...... That's really true, she just needs to see Brandi pounce on it - that's an overwhelming advantage, hahahaha~~"
The lounge of Valentine's Day is, as always, nuclear level.
After the farce was over, they decided to let that Parvati be the next victim - it was supposed to be Ron according to the predetermined plan, but there was no way, Hermione's inexplicable sulking breath had not yet come out, and no one dared to touch Hermione's moldy head at this time. But fortunately, Parvati himself has this realization...... Or maybe she didn't dare to go back to the bedroom at night, God knows if she would be hung up and beaten by an angry Hermione.
"Then I'll go, you have to come to see me often!" She put on a pitiful posture with tears in her eyes, but regretfully found that everyone had seen through her true face, and couldn't help but sigh regretfully, and drank the contents of the medicine bottle in disappointment.
"Let's forget it...... The potion you were taking was genuine, and if you drank it, you would have diarrhea at best, and if you were lucky, you might be able to come out tomorrow, so why should we go to the doctor-" Brandi waved his hand in disgust and motioned for Parvati to get out of here. "But Hermione can't talk about it, I think she'll probably go over tonight to teach you a lesson......"
"Nonsense, Brandy." Hermione pinched him angrily and amusefully, "I look so careful?" But seriously, I'm really planning to go over tonight...... Remember what Professor Lockhart said? He said there was no curfew at school tonight! Without Filch's patrol, God knows if the heir of Slytherin would have chosen to do it at this time-"
"Are you worried that Neville is in danger?" Brandy's face straightened.
"Yes, so today I'll go with Parvati." She said firmly, "If nothing else, our symptoms will probably be cured in the middle of the night, and the two of us should be the strongest except for you at the moment - don't make a fuss, Ron, you haven't gone to the Fifth Seal to accumulate combat experience." If the monster does come tonight, we should be able to delay for a while, at least until the professors come. ”
"Then I'll go too? At least it can help you. Hermione's words made Brandi a little worried.
"Going to so many people might alarm the attacker, and I suspect he's been observing your dormitories by some means. Look at Harry, he was in the hospital and I guess if you leave the dormitory in a strange way, maybe the monster won't come to attack...... We've got to get that guy exposed, or Neville is going to break down if he's been so scared. ”
She patted the wand on her waist, then drank the potion and disappeared into the doorway with Parvati.
"Don't worry about them, Brandi." Ron patted him on the shoulder and comforted him, "Remember the day I defeated Seamus in the Dueling Club, knowing that I still used a broken wand that didn't work from time to time." They drank the awakening potion last year, and they really fought the wizard in the fifth seal, so there will be no problem, right? Besides, the heir of Slytherin may have lost his courage, and now that the whole school is so vigilant, the risk of opening the secret room must be huge at this time. ”
"yes, Brandy, maybe that monster—whatever it is—is now settled and ready to hibernate for another fifty years!" Harry stood up and stood with Ron. "Let's go back to the dorm, I need to catch up on my sleep - the ward is really not a good place to rest, and I always feel like someone is staring at me."
Brandi didn't speak, he walked to the wall, looked at the slanting sun outside the window, and always felt his heart beat hard.