Archaeologists at Hogwarts

Chapter 265 Draco and Lupine

It all started with Draco's first lesson.

When he learned that he was going to teach Lupine, he was filled with disgust. He didn't like this shabby-looking guy at all, even though Lupine was already considered the most competent black man since Draco entered school.

Defense Against Magic has been taught, but Draco has always been prejudiced against Lupine.

So Draco didn't take Lupine seriously at all. Even in the first class, he deliberately took the owl Virgil with him just to deal with it casually.

However, what Draco didn't expect was that Lupine happily accepted it as a means of making fun of him.

"You know, when I was in school, I thought about having an owl. Unfortunately, not all wizarding families are so wealthy. This is already a luxury pet for me - wait a minute, if I didn't look

If not, there seems to be something wrong with its eyes."

This is really amazing!

Draco did learn about some strange animals in Defense Against the Dark Arts classes - such as red hats, who like to attack lost people with sticks; and Kaaba, who are always ready to strangle and kill people by wading in their ponds.

A defenseless person.

But Draco really didn't expect Professor Lupine to be able to spot Virgil's problem at a glance.

"Then can you cure it?" Draco asked pretending to be casual.

In a while, Virgil will be performed in the play prepared by Professor Heimer. He doesn't want to make Professor Heimer unhappy because of Virgil's little problem. It would be terrible if Virgil messes up the performance.

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"Cure it?" Lupine, still looking at Virgil, shook his head and said, "No, this little guy doesn't need treatment, there's nothing wrong with him - it's just blood. Your owl is a hybrid.

, the blood of other magical animals should be flowing in its body, so it behaves abnormally."

This is somewhat novel.

Draco didn't notice at all that he had deviated from his original intention, and just asked curiously: "What magical animal is that?"

"We need to check it carefully." Lu Ping turned his head and asked, "Can you do me a favor? Bring the suitcase in the corner."

Draco did as he was told, and when he came to his senses, he found that he had helped Lupine complete the final test - fill a cup with water, then put a Virgil feather in it, and the water

It turned black little by little, and the feathers also faded, leaving circles of strange lines on them.

Lupine reached out and took out the feathers from the cup and looked at them carefully, and at the same time explained: "Did you see the seven circles above? They all overlap together - this is the characteristic of the sheep-eating beast, and the same is true on its tail.

There are seven circles - it seems that we guessed wrong, Mr. Malfoy, this owl is not a hybrid, but survived an attack by a sheep-eating beast, so everything becomes a little different."

"Sheepeater? What is that?" Draco asked.

He has lived in the magical world since he was a child, but he has almost never heard the name of this magical animal and has no memory at all.

"A very magical animal, but also very dangerous." Lu Ping said: "It is a blood-sucking animal in America. It looks very much like a lizard, and a bit like a much smaller fire dragon."

Fire dragon?

Draco knew that from this point of view, the money his father spent did not seem to be completely lost. Virgil himself still had a lot of value - anything related to the fire dragon was expensive.

Just as Draco was looking at Virgil with a new sense of novelty, Lupine said abruptly: "I've forgotten what to do - shouldn't I let you teach me?"

Draco's attitude towards Lupine has softened a lot, but it is not yet to the point where he has to bother with class, and besides, he has not prepared anything in the first place.

But Lupine seemed to have expected this. He said gently: "I remember you are the minister of the Black Devil Club, and I also know that at the end of each semester, Toby will evaluate the minister's contribution before deciding whether to

Continue to take over - then please allow me to ask, have you prepared your own work? Why not show it for me to take a look - or have you prepared other courses? "

Of course Draco was unprepared for anything, and he got angry when he thought about it - with Luna's anti-monster glasses, how could he succeed?

I will definitely be embarrassed in public at the end-of-semester dinner.

"That's it." Draco started to deal with it casually again. He said angrily: "The work I prepared is Virgil."

In fact, he doesn't even have a good idea yet.

"Virgil?" Lupine said with interest: "It's a good name. Let me guess, you are planning to use Vergil's special feature, that is, to become a half-blood - through this, you will create something interesting.

A magic item?"

Draco felt like something was lighting up in his head.

"This is a very good idea." Lupine praised: "I know that many wizards still keep pets such as swallow-tailed dogs, but their tails are forked. In order to avoid attracting the attention of Muggles,

, so the Ministry of Magic stipulates that when a swallow-tailed dog reaches six to eight weeks old, one of its tails must be removed with a painless cutting spell to prevent attracting the attention of Muggles. Moreover, in addition, the owner of a swallow-tailed dog must also

It needs to pass a test to ensure that it can control this dog breed in a Muggle-inhabited area before it can obtain a license issued by the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures."

"If your idea can be realized, then maybe those wizards won't have to work so hard. They only need to touch the swallow-tailed dog with your work for a short time to permanently change its appearance. This will be helpful to some who are not good at using it.

The spell is extremely difficult for a wizard to refuse - wait a minute -"

Lupine seemed to understand something. He looked at Draco and asked: "So, in fact, you already knew the reason for Virgil's mutation. Was it just a test for me? I have to say, this kind of

The feeling is indeed somewhat novel.”

Draco stayed under Lupin's gaze for a full ten seconds.

Then he immediately said hurriedly: "Yes, this is a test - just like the professor will ask questions to the students in class, I just tested you on purpose."

Lu Ping didn't appear angry at all. He still said gently: "So, did I pass the exam?"

Draco kept an eye out.

"We have to wait a little longer." He said: "We have to wait until when we can make what you said - this is your final exam."

Since then, things have gradually gotten out of hand.

Draco finally saw the hope of winning Luna. He was sure that if he succeeded in making such a thing, it would definitely not only change the swallow-tailed dog, but also some other more powerful guys.

For example, vampires, giants, and maybe werewolves.

But only if he can really do it.

But in this case, Draco would inevitably have to accept the help of Professor Lupin - this was not a problem, even he did not expect that this process would be so easy, and even the other party came up with the idea.

But who knows?

After all, even Lupine himself thinks so.

Draco thought proudly.

Later, he almost spilled the beans once. In front of Harry and Ron who were provoking him, he spent a lot of effort to suppress the idea of ​​revealing his ideas. He just sneered and left without saying anything more.

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No matter what, we have to make something first.

According to Lupine, Draco was extremely lucky because Virgil was an extremely rare owl that escaped the attack of a sheep-eating beast and managed to survive. Perhaps there was only one such owl in hundreds of years.

, is a very important sample.

While researching how to use Virgil to make things, Draco's attitude towards Professor Lupin changed greatly. This was not because the other person was very knowledgeable and seemed to have seen all kinds of animals - but because he discovered that

I am getting closer and closer to my final goal, but unfortunately I am just a little bit behind each time, and then there is always some shining hope left.

In other words, Draco was obsessed with it and could no longer get away from it.

And all of this happened in just a few weeks.

Tonight, Draco came to the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor's office again. He tried hard to hide his excitement. He sat on the sofa with a rare honest and well-behaved attitude, and looked expectantly at Virgil who was studying Virgil behind the desk.

Lupine, I hope he can gain something this time.

Lupine poked his wand back and forth. Instead of resisting, Virgil, who was very short-sighted, curiously moved his head over, trying to see clearly what Lupine was holding.

It has never shown any emotions such as fear. Of course, it may be difficult to see it from its face - after all, its expression has not changed much. It looks serious to outsiders, but in fact there are only a few people.

Know that it's just trying to see clearly.

After a while, Lupine suddenly asked without raising his head: "By the way, Mr. Malfoy, can I ask what you plan to make this special item look like?"

Draco had already thought about it.

"Magic ball." He said: "I plan to make something that looks similar to the magic ball. The specific appearance is-"

He thought about it carefully. Although the magic ball was magical, it was still easy to describe: "A round ball with a surface engraved with gold and silver patterns -"

"No." Lupine interrupted: "There are only gold lines, and other parts are all silver - I have seen this collection of Toby's, and it impressed me deeply."

"But," he continued in a troubled tone: "Although I agree with your creativity, you should also know that this is also a magic circle item that belongs to you - the key is this - magic

Array items can also be regarded as special scepters. Therefore, some steps must be completed by you personally."

Draco opened his mouth, and he almost forgot about it, almost revealing the biggest flaw.

He himself had made a badge to symbolize Slytherin House, and he also learned about it in the ancient magic class later. Scepters, other than magic wands, are best made by the owner himself.

Otherwise, he wouldn't even be able to figure out how to use this item.

By the way, he has now learned how to use his badge. The specific method is to hook his fingers into the shape of the silver snake on the badge, and then he can control it at will, and there is no problem with divination.

He had performed a divination before coming today, and the result was good, so he was so excited this time. Maybe Professor Luping would make new progress today.

However, Draco didn't expect that this development was related to him - it was time for him to get involved.

"What should I do - this is another test." He quickly added the second half of the sentence.

Lupine acted as if he didn't see Draco's flaw at all, and instead thought seriously: "It will probably be difficult to do. After all, the person who knows the most about ancient magic is Toby, and I haven't been in contact with it for that long.

——And his work is indeed terrible to read. I really don’t understand why he can’t even describe it clearly. However, this may also be the true nature of ancient magic. It’s hard to tell clearly.”

Draco vaguely heard Lupine's intention to ask Professor Hemmer for help.

How is this possible?

He didn't want Professor Heimer to know about this now, it would be terrible if he saw the omissions in it - not the omissions of the magic circle item itself, but his use of Professor Lupin.

"Is there any other way?" Draco asked quickly, not even caring about the reason for the "test".

Lupine was silent for a while, which made Draco gradually feel uneasy.

"Yes." He said abruptly.

Draco heard his own sigh of relief, as if it was ringing in his ears rather than in his heart.

Lu Ping continued to explain: "Maybe we can try it once, it may not necessarily succeed, it is just a try - do you still remember the mood when you made the first magic circle item? I heard that every student in the school

All passed such an exam.”

Draco remembered this clearly and couldn't forget it - it took him a lot of effort to make the Slytherin emblem, especially the silver snake on it. It was not an easy task to make it move.

That was almost the time Draco studied the most.

He listed a series of characteristics of Slytherin House: full of ambition, pursuit of supreme achievements, and the need to be shrewd at all times.

"Okay." Lupine said with a smile: "I almost saw Toby standing in front of me - but, Draco, what I want to ask is your mood, not all Slytherins, must

It has to be your own."

Today's lesson is nothing.

Although he didn't say it explicitly, Draco still understood that he had an extra homework.

He remained silent on the way back to the dormitory, his eyes gradually becoming gloomy.

Only he himself knew which thing he could not forget the most when making the Slytherin badge——

Harry once saved his life in front of everyone.

This incident made Draco resentful to this day and he could never forget it.