"I'm sorry, Professor." Without hesitation, Carl rejected Professor Carlo's expectations.

"Why? If you're worried that Alexis doesn't want to take the initiative to apologize. "Believe me, I don't think you need to be so stiff about this." ”

"I don't want to be friends with him. And not only because he insulted me, sir. "But because he hurt my friend." ”

"Your friend?"

"Fred and George, you know. The Weasleys were nice to me, but he called them a bunch of weasels that only gave birth. "I can forgive him if he insults me, but he looks down on my friends, and it is hard for me to feel good from the bottom of my heart." ”

"Weasleys ······" Professor Caro mused, "You must know that their family does not have a good reputation among purebloods. So Selwyn's children are a little prejudiced against them, and ······"

Before he could finish his sentence, Karl took the lead in saying, "They don't look down on the Weasleys from the bottom of their hearts, do they?" Why? Just because they're close to Muggles? ”

Professor Carlo was silent for a moment and nodded, "Carl, I hope you understand a truth, you are a wizard. ”

"I don't like to talk about that, because there's really nothing to argue about, and even the Weasleys, who are close to Muggles, are very different from Muggles."

"Muggles and we are two sapient beings." He raised his hand and motioned for Carl to calm down, "Of course, I fully agree with Dumbledore's idea that Muggles should have a place in this world, just like house-elves, centaurs, and other intelligent beings. ”

"But Karl, you have to be aware that wizards and Muggles have similar bodies, but they are always two creatures - monkeys and orangutans are also very similar to us, aren't they?"

Carl questioned, "Even if many of us come from the Muggle world?" ”

"Yes, even though many of you come from the Muggle world." Carl's words obviously could not shake a veteran old wizard, Professor Carlo did not hesitate at all, and nodded directly and said naturally: "I like to use this analogy: gold is made in mud and sand, but gold is gold. ”

"The same is true of wizards, no Muggle becomes a wizard through acquired efforts, and no wizard becomes a Muggle because of the desolation of the day after tomorrow. What does this mean? Illustrating the difference in the nature of Muggles and wizards is predestined from the moment of birth. ”

He sighed, "Of course, there are always some people who go too far, thinking that Muggle-born wizards are inferior because they have stolen magic without permission, that they are inferior and need to be restricted. But I'm not that kind of person, and there are very few people who are so radical these days. ”

"All in all, it was normal for pure-blood families to look down on Weasley, not because of their proximity to Muggles, but because of their proximity to foreigners. You can respect a foreigner because they are equally intelligent, but what would you think if someone preached that you were one with the house-elves and the centaurs, or even that you should intermarry with them? What do you think? How? ”

Karl didn't continue to speak.

He didn't agree with Professor Carlo's words, but he didn't want to say any more.

Now is not the time for debate, especially since this is an old wizard who has been through many years of ups and downs.

What is needed to change the views of such a wizard is hard facts, which Karl does not have now.

"Maybe." Carl vaguely but firmly rejected Professor Caro's proposal, and changed the subject, "Professor, let's talk about magic. ”

Professor Carlo stared at Carl for a long time, and finally he leaned back again, stared at the ceiling for a moment, and finally sighed and stopped talking about the topic.

"I can't teach you." "We don't have much time, it's almost April, you have to prepare for your final exams in June, we only have two months, and we're just getting started with what you need to know," he said. ”

"Carl, I never underestimate your talent, but you must know that the study of death is the most difficult and difficult proposition for wizards, and countless great wizards can only carve a small name on it."

"Two months is only enough time for you to have a preliminary understanding of this aspect, and as for more things, you may need decades to delve into."

Carl agreed, and as he took his leave, Professor Carlo stopped him again.

"Carl, if you change your mind, feel free to come to me - before June." He finally said. "You're all going to have to prepare for the exam in June."

"Thank you, Professor." "Thank you for your concern, but I think it's hard for me to reconcile with Alexis – I don't think he willing, after all, I'm Turinus, and he's a noble Selwyn, isn't it?" ”

Professor Carlo was slightly stunned, and then showed a wry smile.

"Carl, Carl. If only you were my child. ”

He repeated again what he had said.

"No, I think it's good to be Turinus too." Karl bowed slightly to Professor Carlo, "Turinus may not be as good as the name Carlo to shelter me, but I think Carl Turinus is much better than Carl Carlo." ”

In the days that followed, Carl behaved fairly honestly.

Of course, this also has a lot to do with the strict defense of the professors, since that day, whenever Carl appears in the dining room, then there must be a professor who eats in the dining hall and sits at the top until Carl leaves.

Not to mention going to Professor Flitwick's in the evenings.

Of course, from the professors' point of view, this is not surveillance, but protection.

It was because of the presence of the professors that the "lessons" planned by Slytherin and some of the Ravenclaws never materialized.

Now they can only press the emotions in their hearts, play prestige verbally, make up a few bullshit songs that don't even rhyme and sing in front of Carl, ridiculing Carl for being a coward, and scolding Carl for daring to do it.

But the coke broke Fred and George.

These two finally have room to perform.

They put their talents to good use and help Carl scold back. Carl's friends also spend more time with Carl, and they always act with Carl unless he insists on being alone.

Professors, friends don't forget it, Carl can often see Gryffindor "volunteers" wandering in the hallways.

They were all seniors, and whenever a Ravenclaw or Slytherin senior came towards Carl with a bad face, one or two "good Samaritans" would suddenly block their way.

Obviously, this is Charlie said to help.

In general, Karl was carefully protected from the inside out.

Carl was both touched and troubled by the kindness of these people.