After lunch on Sunday, Scott, who was leaving the auditorium, was stopped by Jacob.

"Scott."

Jacob smiled and shook two fingers.

Second Transfiguration Instruction?

"I see."

Scott nodded, greeted his roommates, and walked with Jacob to an empty classroom.

"How did you practice the method you were taught earlier?"

Scott sat down first.

"There's been a clear improvement."

Jacob sat across from him.

"It's been a little slow, but I understand that it's a limitation of my talent, not your method."

So Scott sensed his magic.

"Actually, you don't need to be in a hurry." "You're only in the first grade, and you're still in the middle of a high-speed growth period," he said. ”

Jacob smiled, "I understand, but one step is slow, and I need to do my best." ”

Scott certainly agrees.

But......

"Actually, your talent is not bad." He looked at Jacob, "At least in terms of mana, it's about the middle level. ”

"Medium, I know, but I'm not satisfied with that." Jacob said calmly.

Scott just said, "Then it's going to take your own effort." ”

Jacob answered, then pulled out a pen and paper and began asking Scott some Transfiguration questions.

Scott patiently answered for him.

He will still do what he promised.

When Jacob's question was finished, Scott took out his pocket watch and glanced at it, there was still two hours left before he had promised.

Jacob put away the pen and paper and said, "Can I ask questions that aren't related to Transfiguration?" ”

"Yes." "But I'm not necessarily going to answer them all." ”

Jacob nodded.

"I heard about what happened yesterday." He looked at Scott, "Word from Gryffindor, they say you've helped Neville improve his magic. ”

I see.

Scott knew what to expect.

"You're pretty well-informed." He looked at Jacob.

Jacob smiled, "A lot of people don't believe it, and think it's someone bragging, but I think it might be true." ”

"That's true." Scott said.

He watched as Jacob's eyes lit up.

"But that's not accurate." Scott added, "Neville's magic isn't lifted, it's unleashed. ”

"Release?" Jacob asked, puzzled.

Scott gave Neville a brief explanation.

“…… Neville is a special case caused by psychological problems. He concluded.

"I see." Jacob's tone was regretful, "I thought it was ......"

Scott said with some amusement: "It's you who think too highly of me." ”

Jacob said, "I want to give it a try." ”

"Huh?" Scott looked at him in surprise.

"I want to give it a try." Jacob said seriously, "Although I don't have any mental problems, as long as there is a slight improvement, it is good. ”

"It's not the same thing."

Scott shook his head.

"And if it's you, I probably won't be able to do it."

He looked at Jacob.

"A strong-willed guy like you, you are not very affected by psychedelic spells, and you will not open your heart easily, and my magic fluctuations cannot channel your magic."

"I can." Jacob said.

"Huh?"

Scott was really surprised.

He looked at Jacob and shook his head, still holding on to his judgment, "I can't be mistaken. ”

Jacob frowned slightly, "After so many things, haven't you seen it clearly?" ”

He said this sentence without beginning or end, and Scott didn't understand it for a while.

"I thought I had made a statement." Jacob said earnestly, "I would like to follow you and take you as the horse's head, Scott." ”

But I didn't have any organization to set up......

Scott was a little blindsided.

He didn't want to be a demon king.

"We all come from the same background and stand the same ground." Jacob was still saying, "Of course, if you're not at ease, we can make a contract......

"Stop."

Scott held out his hand to stop Jacob from going any further.

"Try it if you want." "It's not a big deal," he said. ”

Jacob's eyes lit up again.

"Don't you need a contract?" He asked.

"No, you don't!" Scott said angrily, "Are you misunderstanding me, I don't have any organization to build." ”

"Didn't you?" Jacob was a little surprised, "But there are already some people gathered around you. ”

"Who are you talking about?"

Scott was full of question marks.

Jacob began to count, "Needless to say about your roommates, besides the three of them, the Weasley twins, Cedric?" Diggory, Luna? Lovegood, plus Neville who was enveloped yesterday? Longbottom ......"

Scott listened to his words and his heart broke down a little.

"That's right." And Jacob said, "Even the Savior and his two friends are on good terms with you......

"...... the hell you have"

Scott couldn't help but hold his forehead.

He always thought that this kid was normal.

Now it seems that it may be because Travers has been given a heavy blow since he started to contact the wizarding world, which has caused his thoughts to go astray.

"I'm not Travers."

Scott said with a dark face.

"The people you're talking about are my friends."

"Really?" Jacob nodded in understanding, "I see." ”

"If only you understood." Scott smiled.

In the next second, Jacob said meaningfully, "I can be your friend too!" ”

“……”

You know the ball!

Scott almost burst into a foul mouth.

"No...... You don't understand......"

Scott looked at Jacob's questioning eyes, and felt powerless in his heart.

No, he had to make it clear!

"I mean true friends." He looked seriously into Jacob's eyes, "Friend! Literally! And it doesn't mean anything else, you know? ”

When Jacob heard this, he just looked at him in a daze.

Scott knew he hadn't turned the corner.

"You're so nervous, boy!"

Scott reached out and patted him the shoulder, bringing him back to his senses.

Looking at Jacob's rare expression, Scott suddenly remembered the first time he saw Jacob last semester.

This made him sigh uncontrollably.

"I know, because you're unlucky, everything that happened to you when you first entered the wizarding world was bad."

Scott softened his tone.

"Those experiences forced you to make changes to protect yourself and your family."

Scott remembers boasting in front of Eddie that he is a "great guy who helps others."

I didn't expect that I was really doing good deeds now.

"But I want to say...... Don't let those things cloud your judgment. ”

He looked into Jacob's eyes sincerely.

"There may be a lot of danger in the wizarding world, and there may be a lot of scum, but it's not that there are no good people and good things. Here, you can not only learn magical magic, but also make real friends. ”

"True friends?"

Jacob repeated Scott's words with some hesitation, and his eyes turned red.

At this moment, Scott suddenly thought of something.

This kid is only 11 years old.

The little boy who used to be just curled up on the couch and crying helplessly may still be there.

It's just that he has been hiding in an illusory disguise and layers of sharp shells.

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