Scott looked at the Miss TA in front of him.

In the face of his skeptical look, Grapeland only smiled confidently.

Scott looked at Caccini again.

The girl kept staring at Milton.

"Looks like you're pretty confident." Roger spoke suddenly, "Caccini, I hope you don't make fun of Milton. ”

The smile on Caccini's face disappeared when he heard this.

She glanced at Roger nonchalantly and sneered.

"Don't worry, Davis." She said coldly, "I won't involve innocent Milton because of my past with you, you don't have that much weight. ”

"That's for the best." Roger replied and said no more.

Caccini sneered again in response.

Scott glanced back, and Roger's face flushed.

At this time, Milton shook his head at Scott and the three of them, and took the initiative to say to the two women: "Caccini, Miss Graplan, I have made my attitude clear, can you tell me what you want to do?" ”

Caccini turned to look at Grapeland again.

Scott: They were suddenly more sure that everything that happened today was led by this Miss Teaching Assistant.

Grapeland didn't answer Milton's question directly, her eyes were straight at Scott.

She smiled slightly, "I need to talk to you alone, Scott." ”

Hearing her say this, all three of Scott's roommates looked at Scott.

I see, Scott thought, and today's show was also aimed at him.

"Miss Graplan." Milton spoke a little hurriedly, "I'm sorry, it's my business, you shouldn't be involved in Scott." ”

As he spoke, he reached out and pulled Scott to get him to stand behind him.

Scott didn't move.

He stood still and observed Graplan, trying to make sure what she meant.

But Graplan's face always wore an amiable smile, and there was no clue at all.

"Don't worry, I just wanted to talk to him, right here." She said to Milton in a soothing tone, "We don't leave your sight when we talk, we just need to stay away." ”

Milton's attitude at this time was unusually tough, and he said without concessions: "This matter has nothing to do with Scott in the first place!" If Caccini wants to exchange talent with me, he just needs to make it clear to me. ”

He said to the silent Caccini, "And, though I didn't say it, I also understand that the magical talent I traded for my musical talent may not necessarily be yours, Caccini. ”

"It's mine." Caccini frowned and looked at Milton, "My magical talent is in yours. ”

Her tone was affirmative.

Grapeland smiled again and said to Milton, "Of course we will find a way to confirm before we look for you." ”

After saying that, she asked Scott again, "What about your answer, Scott, do you want to talk about it alone?" ”

"Yes." Scott agreed.

Talking about nothing alone, he is not afraid that Graplan will shoot at him.

It's not that I believe that she won't make a move, but I have confidence in my own strength and means.

"Scott!" Milton also wanted to dissuade.

"It's fine." Scott smiled confidently at the three roommates, "Don't worry, I'll be fine." ”

"Let's go." Caccini said to the three boys, "Let's stay away. ”

With that, she walked straight to the side.

"Are you sure?" Eddie asked Scott again.

Scott nodded.

"Okay then."

Eddie and Roger looked at each other and pulled Milton away.

But they didn't go far and stopped within ten paces.

Grapeland also did not express an opinion.

She said to Scott, "Cast the spell, and I won't take out my wand to avoid misunderstanding." ”

Scott nodded slightly, and casually arranged a soundproof spell.

After that, he didn't wait for Grapeland to speak first.

"Now, we can talk individually, Miss Stephanie Graplan." He directly said her real name, wanting to take some initiative in the conversation.

It's just that Graplan, who was called by her real name, didn't panic, she just glanced at Scott in some surprise.

"Okay, looks like we'll have to reintroduce ourselves." "I'm Stephanie Graplan, a graduate of Ravenclaw College, and Wilmina Graplan is my sister's name," she said. ”

"Why did you come to Hogwarts under the name of Miss Wilmina Graplan?" Scott asked.

Grapeland said in a casual tone, "Dumbledore needed a teaching assistant for the Magical Beasts Protection class, and Wilmina was busy studying horse-shaped monsters at Loch Ness, so I came." ”

Scott asked again, "So, why not use your real name?" It's not something to hide, is it? ”

"Because Wilmina is more famous than I am." Grapeland lifted her pipe and took another puff, a hazy smoke coming out of her full red lips, "Many wizards in the wizarding world know that she has a knack for magical beasts. ”

Scott's tone was calm, "Judging by your performance in class, you're not bad either. ”

"Thank you." Graplan smiled and thanked him.

Then, she fearlessly said, "It doesn't matter who I really am, even Dumbledore knows I'm not Wilmina." And it's getting late, so let's take a moment to talk about something else. ”

"Please, I'll listen." Scott said.

"It's simple." Grapeland pulled a golden card out of his pocket and handed it to Scott, "I'm going to invite you to join our organization. ”

Scott didn't reach for it.

He looked Graplan's eyes and deliberately asked her, "Dumbledore's Order of the Phoenix, Voldemort's Death Eater, or Medea's Green-robed Man?" ”

"Neither." Grapeland still held out his hand, "By the way, the organization that Miss Slytherin founded is called the All Witches. ”

Only then did Scott know that the green-robed man still had an official organization name.

But that wasn't the point, he said to Graplan, "Tell me about the organization you belong to, Miss Graplan, without knowing anything......

He glanced at the golden card in her hand.

“…… I'm not going to take this kind of thing randomly. ”

"Okay." Graplan withdrew his hand holding the golden card and shrugged his shoulders, "That's not going to work." ”

Of course! I'm not an idiot!

Scott belly slander.

"Okay, okay, that's a nuisance." Grapeland grumbled.

She put the golden card back in her pocket, pulled out a roll of parchment from her pocket, unfolded it, and shook it.

"I'll see." She looked at the parchment in her hand, "Ahem, our organization is called the Scholars Alliance, and it is the oldest surviving magical society in Europe, and its members have always been well-known wizards in various fields. ”

Scott looked at the witch in front of him, who was obviously following the script, with some dismay.

Is this so-called alliance of scholars lacking people or is there really no ranking? Just let such a witch who doesn't seem very reliable recruit new ones?

Graplan continued to read, "The purpose of our association is for scholarship, for cooperation in the study of the mysteries of magic. Most of our members don't like to get involved in politics and struggle, and we've always liked wizards who focus on magic itself......"

"Stop." Scott stretched out his hand helplessly, "You better give me the parchment and let me read it for myself." ”

"No problem." Grapeland agreed so happily that he couldn't wait to shove the parchment into Scott's hand.

Scott took a quick glance at the parchment in one hand.

The handwriting on the parchment is all handwritten, and the content is arranged somewhat confusingly.

He knew the handwriting on the paper, which was from Graplan.

But he quickly understood what kind of magical association the so-called League of Scholars was through the content on paper.

According to Grapland's writings, the so-called League of Scholars was founded in the 15th century, more than 500 years ago, and although it is not as old as Hogwarts, it still has a long history.

As the name suggests, this organization is a loose alliance of scholar-type wizards, originally formed to gather talents and work together to revive ancient magic.

It's just that after years of development, the organization no longer restricts the research direction of its members.

If everything that is written in the sources is true, it seems that it is really just an academic exchange organization that does not involve any politics or struggle.

But Scott didn't believe 100% of what it said.

Medea's Green Man...... No, it's the All Witch Society, and it's still under the banner of "For a Better Future".

"How's that, isn't it tempting?"

When Grapeland saw that Scott was about the same, he immediately began to persuade.

"By joining the Scholars Alliance, you can communicate with a lot of talented young people like you, all over Europe, and everyone is a rare genius. You can also always ask questions from many knowledgeable wizards, who are renowned experts in their fields. Let me say, our Scholars Alliance is undoubtedly the most suitable organization for you! ”

What's going on with this tone of Mr. Tony's selling hairdresser membership cards?

Scott was tempted to complain.

Graplan's pitch continues, "We will be of great help to each and every one of our members, both in terms of money and knowledge. If you run into a problem that you can't solve on your own, there will be other members of the team to help. You can even get everything you want here. ”

"Sounds good." He smiled and asked, "So, what do I have to give?" ”

Despite Graplan's rhetoric, Scott didn't believe that there was no cost to joining the so-called Union of Scholars.

"The price?" Grapeland affirmed, "You don't have to pay anything. ”

Scott looked at her with distrust in his eyes.

Grapeland said with some fanaticism; "The Scholars Alliance exists to ensure the continuation of the wizarding civilization! Join us and you can redeem your knowledge for credits and then exchange them for everything you want. Of course, all this is voluntary! ”

I see.

Scott's distrust of Graplan's words subsided somewhat.

That's right, it's normal to have to pay to get something.

Listening to what she just said, she thought that she could get everything if she didn't do it.

Scott was interested in learning more.

He asked, "Knowledge exchange?" Can knowledge be quantifiable? And how to redeem the so-called credits? Is it okay to have any knowledge? ”

"Of course not." "Only your own original knowledge can be exchanged for credits." ”

She gave Scott a few examples.

For example, what Scott learned in school or what he read in books cannot be redeemed for credit.

But if he invents a new spell, that's knowledge that can be redeemed for credits.

In addition, if he restores some kind of ancient magic, translates ancient magic texts that have never existed in the world, invents a new potion, excavates new ancient ruins, or even understands the habits of a strange magical animal...... These are all redeemable.

All in all, as long as the organization does not retain knowledge, it can be redeemed for corresponding credits according to the preciousness.

Scott raised an eyebrow.

Could it be that the so-called Scholars Alliance wants to gather all the knowledge of the wizarding world?

That's probably too much of an appetite.

"Still that question." "Is knowledge quantifiable, and how can organizations be fair?" he said. ”

Graplane reached out again and pulled out the golden card.

She shook the card between her fingers and said with a smile, "I'm going to leave this question to it." ”

Scott looked puzzled.

"More than 100 years ago, in order to better pass on the wizarding civilization, the scholars of the Scholars Alliance worked together to construct a great magical device using large-scale magical rituals and alchemy, which the current members call [the Knowledge Bank]. ”

Without waiting for Scott to ask again, she put the golden card into her left hand, which was pinching her pipe, and held out a finger to Scott with her right hand, "First, [Scholar] is the highest title bestowed on members of the Scholars Alliance, and they are all great wizards who have made outstanding contributions to the development of wizarding civilization. ”

Then she held out a second finger.

"Second, [the knowledge bank] is the magic device that stores all knowledge, and it also handles the exchange of knowledge for credits and other things for members. It's just a magic device with no thinking powers, and you don't have to worry about something unfair happening. ”

Saying yes, she picked up the golden card with her right hand and shook it again.

"If you join the Scholars Alliance, I'll activate this badge for you." "This magical card can connect to the great [knowledge bank] anywhere in the world, and you can redeem it for credits, or exchange credits for the resources you want." ”

As she spoke, she held out her hand again.

"What are you waiting for?" In an urging tone, she said, "Accept this hard-won opportunity." ”

But Scott still didn't accept the card.

Seeing that Scott remained unmoved, Grapeland was a little discouraged.

"I'm really not fit for this kind of work." She muttered quietly.

Her eyes flickered, and she quickly changed her tone again.

"Scott, you want to help your friend." She glanced at Milton in the distance, "With credits, you can help that boy get his musical talent back." ”

"Is Caccini also a member of your organization?" Scott said calmly, "According to you, if she wants to regain her magical talent, she should work hard to earn credits to achieve her goals. ”