404. Ravenclaw's Celebratory Dinner
Scott: The subject of the next day's exam was Transfiguration, and the invigilator was still Ms. Marchyban.
After the morning's written test was over, Scott was surrounded by a large crowd.
As a recognized Transfiguration genius at Hogwarts, many people would like to discuss with him the answers to the Morning Transfiguration Written Exam, as well as some advice for the afternoon practice exams.
There were so many classmates around him that Scott couldn't talk even if he had a few mouths.
"I'm sorry, there are so many people asking that I can't tell." Scott said a little louder, "Well, I'll write down my test paper for everyone to see." ”
Hearing him say this, everyone looked at him with some surprise.
"Wouldn't it be too much trouble?"
"Scott, I didn't expect you to be so good, thank you."
Many students had a look of "I didn't expect you to be such an enthusiastic and good person" on their faces.
Looking at their expressions, Scott felt a little bad.
How impersonal do I seem?
He thought.
I'm so sorry I didn't let you see my kindness at a glance.
Spit and complain, Scott still took out a piece of parchment and magically imprinted the test paper he had completed on the parchment according to his memory.
It's just that......
Seeing his actions, the first reaction of the students was not to thank him.
"So you didn't have to write down the answer yourself." A classmate blurted out and said what everyone thought.
“……”
Scott was a little speechless.
"Does it make a difference?" He asked helplessly.
"No, no, thank you."
The other party grinned, and quickly took the parchment in his hand and looked at it.
Others began to use the copy charm on the parchment.
At this point, Scott finally got rid of the group of classmates and walked out of the crowd with Roger and Milton.
Milton still looked uneasy, and he deliberately didn't even pay attention to Scott's answer.
"Transfiguration is the least good subject for me." He said distressedly, "I still don't want to know the answer, so as not to affect my afternoon practice exam." ”
Although he said so, the worried look on his face was already obvious.
Scott and Roger have gotten used to his performance before each exam, and neither of them has talked to him about the exam, but about the upcoming summer vacation.
Roger asked Scott, "Will you still be abroad during the summer?" It's rare for this year's Quidditch World Cup to be held in the UK, and it would be a shame to miss it. ”
Scott said: "I'll go to my parents first and wait until the World Cup final before I go back to England for the best game. ”
"That's not bad." Roger smiled and said, "But I'm going to watch the whole World Cup." ”
He then began to discuss the level of the Quidditch national teams in each country, predicting which team would lift the World Cup trophy.
Neither Scott nor Milton knew as much about it as Roger, but they listened to it with relish.
"So, do you think the hosts of the British national team have any hope of winning the title this year?" Scott asked.
"It can only be said that there is hope."
Roger shrugged his shoulders, seemingly not too optimistic about the British team's prospects of winning the championship.
"I want you to be safe."
Scott thought about it for a moment, but still reminded him.
"What's wrong?" Both Roger and Milton looked at him with some surprise.
"Don't forget the last time we were attacked in the Forbidden Forest." Scott said, "Even though you were involved with me last time, the blatant actions of the Caro siblings also represent a return to the Death Eaters as an organization. ”
Roger's face changed slightly, "Are you worried that they will make trouble during the World Cup match?" ”
"I think it's possible." Scott said, "Now that the Ministry of Magic is so mixed up that it's become very chaotic. ”
Roger's face became even more ugly, "The World Cup will have a lot of wizards from all over the world to watch the game, if something really happens, the British Ministry of Magic, as the host, will undoubtedly be embarrassed." ”
"It's shameful enough now." Milton shook his head, "There are frequent accidents in the British wizarding community, but the Ministry of Magic has not done anything, and these things cannot be well hidden. ”
Roger nodded in agreement and asked Scott again, "By the way, have the Caro siblings been caught?" ”
Scott shook his head.
It is undoubtedly a felony for the Caro siblings to commit murder at Hogwarts or to assault underage wizards.
Within the Ministry of Magic, they have been officially wanted after the joint efforts of the Witch Society and the Department of Magical Law Enforcement.
It's just that they completely disappeared after leaving the Forbidden Forest with apparition that day, and they don't know where they hid.
Of course, Scott guessed that Dumbledore should have had information on them, including Voldemort's whereabouts.
Since Snape, the double agent, was still there, he would naturally provide Dumbledore with this information.
In the "original book", Voldemort's successful resurrection caught Dumbledore off guard, and it is a little difficult to say whether he can be successfully resurrected this time.
But Scott didn't think much about it, none of this mattered to him, he wasn't Harry, he had nothing to do with Voldemort, and many things didn't involve him.
The enemy he had to face was countless times more terrifying than Voldemort's.
After lunch, the Transfiguration Practical Exam began.
Although the practice exam was different from the previous ones, it was exceptionally easy for Scott.
Students need to use Transfiguration to retrieve a golden key hidden inside a set of curved pipes.
Of course, on the premise of not destroying and altering the pipeline.
Scott used Transfiguration to conjure up a mouse and successfully retrieved the key in just three minutes.
But for others, the exam process didn't go as smoothly as it did.
Although many students can successfully conjure small animals that can burrow into the pipes, the small animals they conjure cannot move independently, and can only be controlled by their own hearts.
This has put many students who are still in the first stage of Transfiguration into a predicament.
Because the animals they conjure up will only scurry around in the pipes, and they can't find the exact key to bring them out.
It may be that Scott was acting too crisply, which caught the attention of the examiner, Ms. Marchiban.
Seeing the 130-year-old witch trembling over, Scott hurriedly greeted her.
"Hello, Ms. Marchiban." He politely took the initiative to say hello.
Lady Macchiban looked at him carefully with her old, cloudy eyes.
"What a handsome child." She laughed, the wrinkles on her face unfurling layer by layer, "What's your name?" ”
"My name is Scott, ma'am."
Miss Machisban thought for a moment and asked, "Is this surname from a Muggle family?" ”
Scott nodded.
"It's amazing." "Son, your performance reminds me of Albus, but you're from a Muggle court, and it's clear that you're better than him at this age. ”
"Thank you for the compliment." Scott hurriedly thanked him sincerely.
The smile on Ms. Marchban's face widened.
"You're not modest, and that's good."
She still spoke slowly.
"For so many years, Albus has been seen as a myth, and students have not tried to transcend his ideas at all, which is not a good thing in my opinion."
She reached out a hand that was as old as a dead branch and patted Scott's arm gently.
"Albus is indeed powerful, but he is only one person after all. In the eyes of an old man like me, he has been too tired all these years. I don't want people to just rely on him, I just want children to surpass him. ”
She withdrew her hand, turned slowly, and walked away tremblingly.
Scott looked at her rickety back, smiled, and turned to leave the exam room.
He didn't know if he would be able to surpass Dumbledore, but he would try to make it happen.
Because he has no way back.
His future enemy was Slytherin, and if he couldn't surpass Dumbledore, he would have to die.
In the following time, Scott and the others took the exam step by step at the pace of one subject a day.
Defence Against the Dark Arts, Potions, History of Magic, Astronomy, Herbology.
Ancient Magic, Divination, Protection of Magical Creatures, Arithmetic Divination, Muggle Studies.
Divination and Muggle Studies were not elective, so they did not have to take exams.
After 12 days, the exam is finally over.
There were no practical exams for Muggle Studies, and on the morning of the last day, after the written exams were over, the auditorium was filled with cheers from the students.
Soon, other students who didn't take the elective exam followed suit.
Then, like a virus, cheers rang out throughout Hogwarts Castle.
The staff of the Wizarding Examination Authority withdrew from Hogwarts amid cheers.
None of the Hogwarts professors stopped the students from reveling.
Even Professor McGonagall, who was always the strictest, looked at the lively appearance of the students with a smile on her face.
Professor Flitwick even announced to all Ravenclaws that a celebratory feast would be held in the common room that evening.
At his suggestion, the Ravenclaws began to get busy.
Scott and Professor Flitwick worked together to rearrange the common room.
With a slight wave of his wand, Professor Flitwick temporarily expanded the space in the common room several times over.
Scott moved the sofas all to the edge of the room, bringing together all the wooden tables and chairs into a long table.
Professor Flitwick added a blue tablecloth to the long table with a huge coat of arms.
The girls brought some ornate lampholders and lit white scented candles.
Milton took the members of the Classical Music Club and the Toad Choir to place the instruments and set up a small stage.
The house-elves who work in the kitchen warmly deliver a lot of delicious food.
Eddie sneaks into Hogsmeade through a secret passage and buys a few crates of Butterbeer.
When night came, all the Ravenclaw students gathered together, along with Professor Flitwick and Helena, to start a lively feast.
Music, singing, laughter, and delicious food and butterbeer.
As they leave Hogwarts, the Year 7 students toast Professor Flitvier to express their deep gratitude and farewells.
Professor Flitwick, who has always been emotional, was so moved that he couldn't stop wiping tears from his eyes.
He hugged every graduating student and sent good wishes for their future.
Scott and Luna sat on the couch together, sipping a smooth butterbeer while watching the touching scene.
"It's beautiful, isn't it." Luna's tone was still fluttering, "Harassing flies are isolated here tonight. ”
"You're right." Scott agreed.
Luna turned to look at him, "You're graduating in two years." ”
"Two years to go." Scott nodded.
He's about to enter sixth grade.
For the students of Hogwarts, the last two years will be a new phase.
"Two years is a short time." Luna whispered, "I've been enrolled for two years. ”
Scott turned to look at her as well.
"Although we all have a hunch." He also whispered, "But I still hope that everyone can spend our student days in peace." ”
Luna's gaze turned to the moonlit window.
"The prophecy is coming true." She said firmly, "Professor Trelawney's prophecy about Thestrals. ”
Scott's expression moved, and he quickly remembered the prophecy he was about to forget.
Luna also said the content of the prophecy, "Those dark stars will eventually return, and just as the old and the new alternate, the resurrected witch will be in crisis." ”
"At the turn of the old and the new." Scott muttered, "There's no news of an upcoming change from the Ministry, is it possible that it refers to the replacement of Hogwarts?" ”
After all, the seventh grade will graduate this summer, and the new students are about to enroll.
Luna shook her head.
"No, I think the Ministry of Magic will change a Minister of Magic, just in the summer." She affirmed.
Could something be wrong with Fudge?
Scott speculated.
He said to Luna, "You are becoming more and more like you have a gift for prophecy. ”
"Because when Professor Trelawney was prophesying for the Thestrals, I saw her open her eyes." Luna said.
"So you learned?" Scott asked in surprise, "And then opened his eyes as well?" ”
"I guess that's it." Luna nodded.
Is it that easy?
Scott thought.
Wouldn't it be a bit sloppy?
However, he did not doubt Luna's words, after all, he could understand from his own point of view that talent was a very unreasonable thing.
That's how he walked himself.
No one but him could transform Transfiguration into a complex instant alchemy.
Luna added, "I can't prophesy like Professor Trelawney did, but I can see when the prophecy is about to happen." ”
When Scott heard this, he looked at the girl in surprise, and he asked excitedly, "Is it a vague sense or a precise time?" ”
"It's just a vague sense." "I just had a premonition that the prophesied ones were coming, but I couldn't tell what day it was." ”
She put down the empty bottle in her hand and looked up at Scott.
"I'm sorry, Scott, but my hunch about your prophecy is vague. Don't worry, I'll tell you if I have a hunch. ”
Although there are some regrets, Scott is still happy.
"It's already good." He said, "Thank you, Luna, this can really help me a lot." ”
"No thanks, I hope you'll be okay." Luna laughed happily.