Chapter 242: Forbidden Book Zone
The *** district of Hogwarts.
It's arguably the most heavily defended place in all of Hogwarts on the surface.
It's not about how many people are guarding the place. It's that there's a lot of magic traps and stuff like that. If you are found to have stolen or destroyed a book, it will be immediately triggered.
And such protective measures are only to prevent people, not books. That is, books are free, and they can harm wizards who walk in them. But wizards can't hurt the book.
I don't know which one made this happen, it's really ridiculous.
"You're going to ***?"
Mrs. Pince looked at the strip in her hand, and then at Luke, the suspicion on her face undisguised.
Luke wasn't annoyed either. Lady Pins, the Hogwarts librarian, is one of the two most eccentric Hogwarts faculty members with the exception of a prophecy professor.
The other is Filch.
Both men seem to have a natural distrust of students. Of course, Mrs. Pince is a wizard of the highest level. After all, the job of a librarian is really not something that anyone can do. So she didn't have the jealousy of the little wizard like Filch.
Her distrust of her students, Luke guesses is due to a penchant for books.
He understands this very well. If the person who borrows the book does not take care of it enough, the person who lends the book will be annoyed or even regretful.
"Yes, I'm going to borrow some books. Professor McGonagall wrote on it."
Luke said calmly to Mrs. Pince.
Professor McGonagall gave her a note saying that she wanted to borrow books, but she had asked Luke for help. And only the four deans and the principal were able to borrow the books from the *** district to their offices to read. Of course, Mrs. Pince has been a librarian for so many years. Naturally, I am aware of the behavior of some students and professors who exploit loopholes.
However, these rules were designed to be used by the deans to take loopholes. The reason why this authority is limited to the hands of the four principals and the principal is because most of the teachers in the school are decent people. But there are also those like Hagrid who are too emotionally focused. Or like Professor Trelawney, the desire for certain things is enough to exceed her bottom line as a professor.
The dean, who is selected from among the professors, must be trustworthy in his conduct. Even Mrs. Pince couldn't find too many faults and was willing to trust them.
"Then go ahead. If you borrow any books, you have to go to the library to register first."
Mrs. Pince returned the slip to Luke and said earnestly, "Don't think about being clever. The books in the district cannot be taken out of the library until they are stamped with a borrowing stamp."
There are some books in the district that are too tempting for students who have pursuits in certain areas. These students may not be able to resist the temptation to sneak the book out of the library.
But it is simply impossible to take it out. Hogwarts Library, how could it be so easy to lose books.
Telling Luke was just a matter of process, and of course, Mrs. Pince wasn't sure if the little guy would have anything else in mind. Everyone has their own secrets. Will Professor McGonagall know what Luke is really looking for?
….
Mrs. Pince didn't know that it didn't have much to do with her.
After Lady Pacing's negotiations, Luke walked towards the interior of the library. And there, Hermione, who often hangs in the library, noticed the tugging of Mrs. Luke and Princes early.
"You're going into ***?"
Hermione was a little puzzled, after all, the two of them had been pulling for a bit of a long time. Mrs. Pince looked like a man of many things. In fact, the personality is relatively cold. Normal borrowing doesn't talk nonsense with a lot of people at all. Then the only thing that can allow two people to have extra communication is the *** area.
It was Mrs. Pince's confined. Students rush to approach to be educated.
Everyone knows that the *** zone is dangerous. Mrs. Pince did this for their own good. But that doesn't mean they have to accept such a 'good intention,' A lot of things everybody
We all know it's wrong, but someone will still do it.
Luke nodded, "I'm here to find some clues related to Doris. By the way, look for any spells I need."
"That's good, it's hard to get this batch."
Hermione looked at the strip in Luke's hand with some envy. As a person who loves to read, it is indeed not a friendly thing for her to have a forbidden area in the library at all times.
But the rules for entering and exiting the *** area are not so easy to open, and she has begged Professor McGonagall several times last year, but she has not been approved, even the most grumpy Professor Sprout has been refused.
Luke looked at Hermione's envious expression and smiled, "You'll have to try a different target."
He was also aware of Hermione's several hits in the last year. So now I'm going to give Hermione an idea. Just as Professor McGonagall trusted Luke's strength, Luke trusted Hermione's reason. Even if she gets the approval of the *** area, she will not look for books or knowledge that are beyond her ability to cope.
With that, Luke walked in the direction of the *** district.
Hermione, who stayed where she was, looked thoughtful. She knew that Luke would definitely not let go of nothing, so ......
Thinking so, Hermione's eyes lit up.
Yes, the school has a new goal this year! And this goal seems to have no bottom line.
Luke, who had already walked away, wondered if Hermione had thought of Lockhart. But it doesn't matter. For now, Hermione doesn't need to use the knowledge to come to the *** area at all. There are some more dangerous or difficult supernatural spells, Luke can teach her, one-on-one teaching, how can the effect be better than reading a book.
When Luke crossed the border between the *** area and the normal area, he didn't really feel much at first.
And after taking a few steps, he suddenly felt as if something was staring at him.
Luke wasn't worried about anything hard to deal with. Right now, when he turned his head, he could still faintly see the shadow of Mrs. Pince. If there is an accident here, the big deal is to shout for help. A small life matters, and face is not worth anything.
So Luke turned his head and looked at the gaze that was being projected at him.
There is nothing behind him.
The books on the summer vacation stand quietly on the summer vacation, and many of them even look a little dusty.
….
He is the only one in the district, and the students can't easily get in, and the teachers can't easily come.
It stands to reason that new teachers who have just joined the company are generally the people who are most interested in the *** district. But this year's new teachers don't have time to waste on reading books.
Luke doesn't feel like the feeling of being spied on is his own delusion. So he began to pay close attention to the books on each shelf.
It didn't take long for him to feel something strange.
Walking to the front of a bookshelf, Luke reached out and removed a book from the shelf.
The Eye: Another Possibility for Magic Unleashing. 》
On the cover of the book, there is a picture of a pair of eyes, which is so lifelike that it looks almost indistinguishable from real eyes.
When Luke picked up the book, his eyes blinked arrogantly several times.
Obviously, it also knew that even if it deliberately unleashed malice to play a prank, the little wizard in front of it would not be able to help it. After all, you can't hurt the book, it's also the rule.
Luke looked at the book, which didn't have much ill will towards people as a whole, opened it, snorted disdainfully, put it back in its original place, and said, "What a fool's dream. Unleash magic with your eyes? Want to replace your wand with your eyes? Do you want to change your own eyes?"
"I don't know what to say!"
Luke's dismissive voice of criticism put the eyes on the cover, 'Swim, to the crest of the book, and glared at Luke.
Luke, on the other hand, smiled lightly, the contempt in his eyes undisguised.
This is also a little bit of knowledge that Luke learned while wandering around his library.
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If you come across a book that is self-conscious and has malicious intentions towards you, then you might as well insult the contents of the book if you can't help the other person.
That's the very existence of the book. If the content is denied, then it is a denial of the meaning of the existence of this book.
Conscious books will instinctively be angry at such words.
Luke didn't pay much attention to it, but he could feel that all the other snooping eyes around him had disappeared at this point.
"Good people deserve to be held at gunpoint?"
Luke shook his head helplessly, and then walked into the depths of the *** area. Although it looks no different from the normal area, if you really feel it, you can easily feel a little gloomy and malicious.
But it gives people a comfortable feeling.
The more comfortable it is, the more it speaks to the malice contained in it.
"It's really not a good place."
Luke sighed, and walked into the area.
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On the other side, Ginny looked at Luna, who looked a little embarrassed in front of her, frowning, and her face was quite ugly.
"It's too much!"
Luna didn't pay much attention to it, just picked up the "Singing Contradiction" on the ground, and her face was still quite relaxed.
"It's okay, Ginny."
She was still smiling at Ginny.
"They just don't understand and don't want to believe it."
Ginny looked at Luna, who had a relaxed face, and her eyes were full of distress. It was really hard for her to think about how Luna could bear such ridicule.
….
Luna could read Ginny's expression and smiled, "It really doesn't matter. They just don't want to trust us, just like their parents. My dad would have been treated the same way when he met their parents."
"But my dad and I still have our friends."
Moreover, Luna's friends are still those who still have "Singing Back" on the ground and laugh at Luna on a level that they can't reach at all.
Don't look at Luke's image of being close to the people all the time. In fact, there are only a few people who can really deal with Luke.
Luna's ostracism had nothing to do with the fact that she was able to sit at that table and eat.
Ginny helped Luna clean up as she said, "We should tell Luke...... Or maybe we teach them a lesson!"
[In view of the general environment,
"We can take a moment to find a pattern to their movements. Then ambush them. A few new spells I've learned lately should come in handy!"
There was a hint of excitement in her tone, resentment.
Luna looked up at Ginny, who was in the sunlight with a sparkling smile on her face, and the expression on her face was not clear.
"Ginny? What's wrong with you?"
She asked, a little heavily.
"What's wrong with me? I'm ...... Wrong...... I ......."
Ginny's expression was natural at first when she faced Luna's question, but later it seemed a little awkward. It also looks a little confused.
I don't know if it's an illusion. When Ginny's face showed confusion, Luna seemed to hear someone scolding and a surge of malice.
"Luke was right, there's really something eyeing Ginny." Luna thought to herself. And such a situation is only more than Luke thinks.
"Ginny, you don't look well. Are you going to take a look at Madam Pomfrey?"
Luna picked up her wad of "Singing Contrarian" and asked Ginny with concern.
Ginny rubbed her head, shook her head, and said, "No, it's okay Luna, maybe I've been staying up late lately training a bit lately, and I've been overworked."
That's really what she thought. After all, she will be in late contact for the past two days, and she didn't have classes this morning, so she originally wanted to get a good night's sleep. But inexplicably I can't sleep
Make move.
Luna didn't let her guard down, and after being alerted by Luke, she could easily sense that something was wrong with Ginny.
"Contact me if you need anything." Luna looked at Ginny and said, "Don't carry it alone."
Ginny glanced at Luna with emotion. She knows Luna's personality and doesn't like to deal with other people very much. I don't really like to have anything to do with other people's troubles. In other words, what she pursues is a freewheeling life.
And now, she can be said to have put Ginny's comfort within the scope of 'wanting'.
So Ginny stepped forward and gave Luna a hug.
"Don't worry, I'm fine!"
Luna, holding a stack of magazines, let them fall to the ground again, and she herself reached out and hugged Ginny.
"Don't be careless."
Luna said.
"You're in trouble."
Luna knew it.
She felt that something was wrong with Ginny just now, and it was definitely not as simple as not sleeping well. And the scolding I heard and the malice I felt were not fake.
Ginny was targeted, or rather, she jumped into the pit herself.
If this was a stranger, then Luna might just be a reminder. But Ginny was her friend. Then this matter cannot be left alone.
"Luna! We're going to have to pick up the magazines again!"
"Then pick it up again, it won't take much effort anyway."
"That's not the case!"
Ginny looked at the reckless Luna and shook her head helplessly.
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