Chapter 395 "Is It a Boy or a Girl?"
There are some words that different people say that will lead to different interpretations by others. Similarly, if the same sentence is said by the same person with different expressions, the meaning will change to others.
After leaving the school doctor's office, Zhang Xu frowned and asked Professor McGonagall, who was walking beside him, "Professor McGonagall, I have a question about some traditions of the family here in the UK, can I ask you about it?" ”
Professor McGonagall was a little surprised, after teaching at Hogwarts for so many years, she had been asked countless questions by her students, from her knowledge of magic to whether she liked to eat fish, but this was the first time she had been asked about family traditions. But considering that Zhang Xu is a foreigner, it makes sense to ask such a question.
Thinking of this, Professor McGonagall replied, "What questions do you have?" ”
"Professor McGonagall, in England, if a lady cheats on her and has a child, and the child does not use her father's surname, can that child use her mother's surname before she got married? If so, would the mother's old family accept the child? Zhang Xu's expression was still very sad after saying the question, as if this was a very serious problem for him.
After asking the question, Zhang Xu continued to take two or three steps forward, only to realize that Professor McGonagall had not followed.
Zhang Xu turned his head and found Professor McGonagall stunned in place, her hands trembling a little under her robe, and the expression on her face was like seeing Voldemort's head grow long hair like Dumbledore's beard.
When talking to smart people, the advantage is that sometimes smart people can draw inferences, and sometimes smart people will stop the car and think too much.
Before Zhang Xu could deny the triple, Professor McGonagall glared at him and asked incredulously, "Merlin's beard!" Who are you and ...... It's still cheating...... This is something that has not been done at Hogwarts in all these years! ”
"It's not me, I don't, don't think about it!" Zhang Xu hurriedly denied it. If Professor McGonagall's brain continues to run the train, she will ask Zhang Xu if the other party is Ron's mother or Neville's grandmother.
Looking at Professor McGonagall's skeptical eyes, Zhang Xu continued: "That person's name cannot be mentioned, and I promised His Excellency the President that I would not reveal the identities of both parties. ”
"Albus!" Professor McGonagall had a shocked look on her face, as if she had seen Voldemort pole dancing.
"How could he...... He's not...... Aren't you old......"
When Zhang Xu saw Professor McGonagall's performance, she knew that she wanted to be crooked again, and her reaction after thinking about it was fierce, which was somewhat unexpected by Zhang Xu.
However, this time Zhang Xu did not correct Professor McGonagall, after all, the principal does not die the students, and it is good that this pot does not fall on himself.
After being shocked for a while, Professor McGonagall's train of thought returned to Zhang Xu's initial question.
Professor McGonagall thought for a moment, then said, "If it's an old family, they value the lineage, and they don't mind taking back a child who has the blood of their mother's family into the family. ”
Zhang Xu nodded, he had a little idea about how to deal with that incident in the process of playing table tennis with Dumbledore, but there were some details that needed to be improved.
"Is it a boy or a girl?" Professor McGonagall's inquiry interrupted Zhang Xu's thoughts.
"I don't know yet." Zhang Xu replied, "It is said that the due date is around July. ”
Professor McGonagall didn't say anything, and left in a hurry after saying goodbye to Zhang Xu at the next intersection.
Hermione woke up early in the morning and was discharged from the hospital with Madam Pomfrey's approval, and she left the school infirmary and went straight to the cafeteria for breakfast. It's not uncommon for someone like her to have an accident and spend the night in the school infirmary, so it wasn't a big deal.
The first day of school was always fun, with everyone in the cafeteria eating breakfast and continuing to talk about the Christmas holidays, as well as telling a joke about Professor Dumbledore's chasing a classmate this morning.
After all, a student has been chased and beaten many times by professors, especially Professor Snape, and everyone has slowly gotten used to it. And after the person who beat him this time became Professor Dumbledore, everyone was concerned about whether a certain classmate could escape into the Forbidden Forest smoothly. After all, Professor Dumbledore was so powerful that the students couldn't have imagined, as exemplified by a student who couldn't escape and was hung upside down on the top of the foyer in a single pendulum movement.
After being put down by Filch ten minutes before class, Zhang Xu immediately rushed to the Charms classroom on the fourth floor.
At the door of the classroom, Zhang Xu saw Malfoy hurrying over from the other side of the corridor.
Just as Malfoy was about to push the door and walk into the classroom, Zhang Xu patted him on the shoulder and said to him, "Wait for me in the reading room at eleven o'clock tonight, if you don't come, you will bear the consequences." ”
After finishing speaking, Zhang Xu entered the professor a second before the class started, and Malfoy, who was stunned for a moment, was deducted five points by Professor Flitwick for being late.
The sixth-year wizards were thrilled with the appearance of the annual Phantom Shifter Class registration form on the bulletin board in the common room this morning.
Many students who have been teased by their apparition relatives since childhood have been waiting for this day for years, and they have been looking forward to this day every year when they saw this registration form.
Being excited about other things during class means not paying attention, and the consequences of not paying attention in Charms class are somewhat serious.
Seamus Finnigan, who had thrown Professor Flitwick into water by waving his wand, was transcribing "I'm a wizard, not a baboon swinging a stick". While copying sentences on parchment, he turned his head and asked Zhang Xu at the other table next to him, "Can you apparition, Zhang?" ”
"No, it won't." Zhang Xu shook his head and said.
"You don't know how to do magic?" Seamus asked in surprise.
"Yes," Zhang Xu replied solemnly, "I'm very bad at all kinds of explosions. ”
Zhang Xu's answer made the students around him laugh. Hogwarts Survival Essentials (1996 Edition) has a clause that says when Seamus Finigan wields his wand, you either cast an Iron Charm on yourself or stay away.
Professor Flitwick walked towards where the laughter had come from, and Zhang Xu hurriedly cast a spring like water spell, a stream of water spurting out of his wand and falling exactly into a goblet on the table, which was filled when the spell was over.
Professor Flitwick smiled and nodded, and left without saying anything. Whether it's ancient or modern, good students always get some preferential treatment in class.