In the afternoon, Townsend walked around the bookstore in Diagon Alley, referring to the various books on divination in this world.

For example, in the original divination textbook "Clearing the Fog and Looking at the Future", there are some effective divination methods, such as teacup divination, crystal ball divination, at that time, it was more of some words and interpretations in the clouds, such as palmistry, dream interpretation or card interpretation.

People who really have the ability and talent to predict the future will not need these words and interpretations.

Trelawney, for example, is considered by many to be a liar – and to some extent she is, but it must be noted that she did inherit from her ancestors some prophecy that was usually not under Trelawney's control, so much so that Trelawney herself did not know which prophecies were true, and which were lies that she uttered casually.

Another person that Townsend knew of who possessed the ability to foresee, the first Dark Lord Grindelwald, often did not need to resort to any divination rituals, and his talent and inspiration allowed him to see certain pictures of the future when he needed to.

As for Townsend himself, his ability to foresee is derived from the potions he obtained in the previous world, which is more controllable and more precise.

In any case, the fundamental reason why the subject of divination has been unpopular with Hogwarts students is that people without talent simply cannot succeed in divination.

Townsend never felt that he could teach his students to predict the future, even since the founding of Hogwarts, no other divination professor has been able to do this, in fact, the main content of divination classes is to let students understand what kind of existence divination is, and the various ways of divination.

This is something that Townsend thinks he can do well.

In short, Townsend quickly decided on the textbook for the divination classes for each grade - he removed the books that had no nutritional words and interpretations, and added many books that recorded many interesting methods of divination.

Of course, in the fifth grade, students who have taken a divination class need to face. The LS exam, which is all about written readings of divination, is one of the reasons why students hate divination classes, and Townsend doesn't bother to spend an entire year forcing himself and his students to memorize them.

Maybe there could be an easier way, like writing a letter to the Ministry of Magic's Department of Education

After making a list of books, Townsend returned to the Leaky Cauldron, had another throat-high dinner, grabbed a handful of Floo powder, and the next moment was in his own office.

"Magic is so convenient."

Townsend sighed.

It was almost dusk, and the students had finished their day's lessons, and through the office window, Townsend could see a lot of students playing on the lawn under the castle, and in the distance there were students on broom rides speeding through the air.

"I don't know if I'll ever learn to ride a broom."

The idea came to Townsend, but it was quickly dispelled, and he suspected that his broom would burn up before it could reach the sky.

Obviously, the magic in his body is not the same as that of normal wizards, and the spells that wizards can use well have turned into a disaster in his hands-

Townsend had already experimented, whether it was a levitation spell, a repair spell or even some daily spells, as long as he successfully released them, they would turn into a burning spell or even an explosion spell

"Maybe it's because all I'm currently absorbing is the extraordinary properties of the fire dragon, and the effect of this magical beast's magic is relatively simple."

Townsend speculated, "Absorb the extraordinary characteristics of other magical beasts so that I can have the magic of diversity." ”

He decided that he would find an opportunity to ask Professor Flitwick about this, the master of spells should be able to answer some of his doubts.

With the textbook list in hand, Townsend pushed open the door to his office to hand it over to Professor McGonagall, but to his surprise, a figure was standing in the hallway.

Black robes, eerie temperament.

"As a professor at Hogwarts, you spent most of your time outside of school on your first day on the job." Professor Snape was obviously waiting in front of the door, and when he saw Townsend come out, he said with a cold face and a hard face: "This is very irresponsible. ”

"To be exact, I'm not officially hired yet." Tang Sen didn't care about his questioning, and smiled: "I'm sorry to keep you waiting, in fact, if you want to find me, you can go directly to the Leaky Cauldron Bar, where I will dine every day-"

"I'm not waiting for you." Snape interrupted Townsend and said, "I'm just passing by, and I'm reminding you that I'll go back and check the information about the request you made to me at noon." ”

"Oh?" Townsend looked expectant.

"Gastrointestinal problems are easy to solve, some evil spells, or some mischievous snacks have the effect of promoting digestion, of course, these cannot be cured, if you want to strengthen digestion for a long time and effectively, there is no such magic potion."

His expression was still stiff, and his tone seemed to be discussing an academic issue.

"I've found several herbs that may be effective, and depending on their properties, maybe I can try to concoct the potion you need."

"Professor Snape is a Potions Master." "I'm looking forward to your good news," said Townsend, "and now I have to go and give Professor McGonagall a list of books for the divination class." ”

Snape's face was a little ugly, obviously it was not a happy thing for him to be praised as a Potions Master for concocting potions of this effect, but he rarely did not sneer, but blocked Townsen's steps to leave, and his voice was low:

"The price you said at noon"

Tang Sen patted his head, revealing a sudden look: "Resurrection Stone? ”

He said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I thought you weren't interested in this thing." ”

"Of course I'm not interested!" Snape let out a cold snort of unknown meaning, "The Resurrection Stone is just a legend, and there is no such thing as a stone that can bring people back from the dead. ”

"I'm just giving you a piece of advice, you are a professor, don't be like those naïve little wizards, who spend their days immersed in the false stories depicted in the Tales of the Poet Bean."

Townsend smiled meaningfully, looked Snape in the eye, and said, "Thank you for your advice, I haven't read the Tales of the Poet Bean, and as you know, I didn't grow up in England." ”

"I did, however, see some clips of the future, and in those clips, three things known as Deathly Hallows appeared. Among them is the Resurrection Stone. ”

"Future?" Snape's brow trembled uncontrollably, "What kind of future?" ”

"Isn't Professor Snape not interested in divination?" "Unfortunately, I can't tell you what I saw, that would have unforeseen consequences," said Townsend. ”

Such remarks made Snape look uncontrollably disgusted, and he stared at Townsend and squeezed out a few words: "You're wasting my time!" ”

"I know you're in a hurry." Tang Sen was relieved: "But don't worry, although I can't tell you the specific future, I can reveal some details to you, and it will be regarded as your reward for concocting potions for me." ”

He said slowly, "I can see what the man with the resurrection stone looks like, and maybe I can find out his recent whereabouts through divination." ”

"As for what you're going to do and what will happen after that, that's none of my business."

Tang Sen blinked innocently, "I'm just a soothsayer who has nothing to do with the world." ”

Snape stared at Townsend for a long time, and after a long time, he finally spat out one word: "Good." ”

"Come in with me, I think this situation applies to crystal ball divination." Townsend walked into his office and sat down behind his desk, placing a crystal ball of sterling silver in the middle of the table.

Snape followed, closing the door by the way.

"Crystal ball divination is a great way for both soothsayers and onlookers to see the picture from the future." "Of course, this kind of divination is very complicated, and not every soothsayer is able to make the picture come to life, and many soothsayers can only see what the crystal ball presents through their own eyes. ”

"This has also led to too many people who have no predictability but claim to be soothsayers using crystal balls to deceive, so if you want to find someone to divination, don't trust the person who uses the crystal ball for divination."

Snape stood straight at his desk, like a stiff black sculpture, and said coldly, "I'm not here to listen to you. ”

"I'm sorry." Townsend's apologetic explanation, "I'm getting used to being a professor, you know, I need to explain a little bit more about those little wizards. ”

He placed his palm on top of the crystal ball and closed his eyes.

Then, Snape saw a thick mist appear in the center of the crystal ball, which turned from white to red, and quickly turned into a colorful tulle, filling all the space inside the crystal ball, illuminating the entire office in a somewhat dreamy light.

Then, a picture appears on the surface of the crystal ball.

It was a man in a black double-breasted gown, with towering cheekbones and blue eyes, and the whole person's temperament looked a little unique, Snape didn't know how to describe it, it was obviously a very ordinary face, but the overall look always felt slightly different from everyone he had seen, with a subtle exotic atmosphere.

He was strolling down a very gloomy alley with a golden, ornate cane, and Snape caught a glimpse of a sign for a shop—

Boginbock.

He wanted to find more details, but the images gradually became nothing, and eventually reverted to a multicolored mist, which gathered and shrunk and disappeared into the center of the crystal ball.

(End of chapter)