Archaeologists at Hogwarts

Chapter 272 Strange Class

Harry also wanted to ask Ginny this question, why is she here?

And Luna, what is going on between these two people?

Before Harry could speak, Ron got the first step. He walked up to Ginny and looked at her over and over again.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Ginny said dissatisfied.

Ron looked a little nervous, even panicked.

"Wouldn't you--"

At this moment, Harry, Hermione, and Cedric all realized what question Ron was about to ask - it could only be the devil.

Since Cedric appeared in this classroom because of the devil's summons, does this mean that Ginny and Luna also learned about the devil?

"Wait a moment!"

Cedric quickly interrupted Ron's question: "These are two different things, don't-don't say it!"

It seems that Ginny and Luna did not appear in the classroom because of the devil, otherwise Cedric would not have asked Ron to keep it secret - the fewer people who know about this matter, the better.

Ron finally breathed a sigh of relief. He had known for a long time that the devil was not a kind magician. Of course, he hoped that Ginny could stay away from this type of magic. Otherwise, if Mrs. Weasley knew about this, the magic circle sweater would probably be destroyed.

The reprimand will really come.

"What can't be said?" Ginny asked with doubtful eyes.

At this time, it was Cedric who stopped him again: "Have you forgotten the rules in this classroom? You must not ask others why they are here without permission, otherwise you will be kicked out."

This is somewhat novel.

"Who set these rules?" Hermione asked curiously: "Also, who are the professors who will teach you later? Are they all Professor Heimer?"

"The first one is." Cedric said: "The person who set the rules for us is Professor Heimer, but the latter question - we can't determine it yet. We will have to wait until class."

This becomes even more surprising.

The trio had never known that such a special classroom existed, and it seemed like it had been for a long time.

When he heard that he couldn't just ask others why they came here, Ron stared at Ginny.

"You should have told me." he said.

"Why?" Ginny said defiantly: "Do you want to disobey Professor Hemmer?"

"Of course not." Ron frowned and said, "But it will be different after you leave the classroom. The rules only work here, right? Don't let your parents worry about you anymore."

"You're talking like it's all my fault." Ginny immediately started arguing with Ron: "Okay, I can tell you now - I don't know why I'm here, so that's okay, right?"

Ron had disbelief written all over his face. He turned to look at Cedric, but Cedric had always obeyed the rules, let alone the reason why Ginny appeared in the classroom.

Ron turned his head to Luna again, and happened to see her writing in her notebook: "Ginny's brother is here too today."

Soon, a line of reply text appeared on the notebook.

[Who are they? Those funny twins? Or the serious prefects? 】

"None of them. He's Ginny's least distinctive brother, only his hair is red——"

"Hey!" Ron shouted dissatisfied: "What do you mean only having red hair? Am I not a Weasley without hair?"

Luna raised her head and stared at Ron with foggy eyes, making him feel uncomfortable all over.

Later, Luna lowered her head again and wrote: "There are also freckles. My nose is covered with freckles."

"It will go away." Ron said, covering his nose, his voice muffled.

Hermione came over and said, "That would be best. Now I don't even know how to make my front teeth smaller - what are you writing, can you let me see it too?"

Meanwhile, Harry was asking Cedric a question.

"This classroom seems to be very private. Is it really okay for you to bring us here like this? Will it violate other rules or something?"

"Don't worry." Cedric said with a smile: "It might not work if it were anyone else, but if it's you, it'll be fine."

"Is it also because of the devil?" Harry asked in a low voice. This was the only reason he could think of.

"That's right." Cedric also lowered his voice and said, "That has a very important connection with a course. You will know it in a moment."

What could it be?

Harry thought in confusion.

Now not only are we trying to figure out why Cedric learned devil divination, but Ginny and Luna, two people who were originally unrelated, are also trying to find out.

This is really strange.

Cedric found a seat and sat down, and Harry followed him. After a while, Hermione and Ron sat next to them.

After waiting silently for a while, Harry found that no other students came in except them, which made him even more curious about such a special course.

until

"Merlin."

Ron exclaimed. He immediately raised his arm and pointed in the direction of the door and said, "Look, who is coming?"

Harry never thought that something like this would happen - the ghost of Slytherin House, the Bloody Barrow floating in through the door, the unchanging blood stains on the wizard's robes, and the heavy-looking

The shackles have not been taken off until now.

Although they had been mentally prepared for it, Barrow's appearance still shocked them speechless.

Even more surprising was what Barrow told the classroom.

"Soul." He stood behind the podium and said in a low voice: "In this lesson, we will talk about the soul next."

Is this why Cedric learned divination?

It is worth mentioning that after Barrow entered the classroom, he just glanced at the three extra students and said nothing more.

It's like he doesn't care who is attending the lecture.

And in fact, that's exactly what he did.

Barrow simply omitted the specific content of today's lecture. He just asked: "Since the end of the last course until now, have you had any questions?"

Ginny and Luna shook their heads together, but Cedric raised his arms high.

"Hurry up." At the same time, Cedric touched Harry with his arm under the table and said, "Isn't that why you came to me for help? Now someone who can really help you has appeared. Hurry up and raise your hand.

Hands."

Harry hurriedly raised his hand, even now he still felt that he was in an illusion, everything seemed so unreal - the ghost of Slytherin House was actually teaching them?

Are you kidding me?

"Those who raised their hands will stay." Harry saw Barrow glance around and said, "The rest can go back."

"Huh?" Ron said in surprise and subconsciously made a sound, not to mention Hermione. She was planning to listen carefully to what Barrow would tell them, but she didn't expect it to end before it even started.

"You can't treat him like an ordinary professor." Cedric reminded him from a distance: "If you ask me, you should leave first. There should be opportunities in the future."

This did not satisfy Hermione, but Barrow's sight made it impossible for her to stay here any longer, so she could only reluctantly leave with Ginny and Luna.

"Hey, wait for me." Ron also stood up and said. He especially didn't want to be in the same room with Barrow. It was already very difficult to hold on until now.

After a while, there were only two students and a ghost left in the room.

Barrow stared at them with straight eyes, and the atmosphere became permeable. Harry regretted not following Ron, but Cedric showed him a good example at this time - he seemed

Knowing that now was the time to ask the question, he immediately asked: "How do you explain that badgers and unicorns will appear in the same divination result?"

This question was a bit strange, but it immediately reminded Harry of what Cedric had said before - he didn't know that he had actually made a successful divination earlier, because even he didn't understand what that prophecy meant.

What.

Now it seems that badgers and unicorns are related to Cedric's divination.

Barrow didn't seem to need much time to think about it. He quickly said in an unchanging tone: "This means danger and unpredictable consequences, but it also allows you to get unparalleled loyalty-unicorns have always been

They are very loyal animals, but badgers are not so easy to mess with."

Cedric pondered Barrow's answer over and over, and Harry looked at him with envy. Judging from this explanation, Cedric's process of making an automatic casting wand may be difficult, but he should always be able to get an order.

Satisfactory results.

There is also loyalty, which should refer to the allegiance of the wand to the wizard.

At this time, Harry noticed Barrow looking towards him, and he immediately realized that he should ask a question.

"Excuse me, professor——"

"I'm not your professor, just call me sir."

"Many, Mr. Barrow, how can I make the results of divination more accurate?"

Barrow stared at Harry for a while, and answered after five minutes: "Many wizards have thought of being able to predict the future and get the only correct answer. But divination never has an answer, it is just part of the process. There is no beginning.

, and it won’t end.”

After saying these words, Barrow didn't even say hello, he walked directly through the wall and left. It seemed that he was as perfunctory as possible.

But that wasn't right, after all, he still gave Harry an answer.

process

Barrow's words had a profound impact on Harry, making him understand that the way he had been using devil divination might be wrong, and he should try another method.

"It seems you have gained a lot." Cedric said from the side.

"Yes." Harry whispered, "By the way." He suddenly asked: "Has Professor Hemmer ever taught you a class here?"

"No." Cedric shook his head: "Not once."

"Who else is a professor besides Barrow?" Harry asked again.

"You should have heard of her name." Cedric said: "Ms. Grey, she is the ghost of Ravenclaw Academy. The content she has talked about is also related to the soul, but similarly, the questions she answered are not

There are no restrictions - and something that not only me, but Luna and Ginny have also noticed - Ms. Gray and Mr. Barrow are never in the same class, and are always bypassed."

Harry received a lot of complicated information at once, but he at least figured out one thing - besides Professor Binns, there were finally other ghost professors in Hogwarts, and there were two of them at once.

Ghosts, plus Professor Helmer's skeleton collection.

Death really was always by his side, never leaving him.

After saying goodbye to Cedric, Harry left the classroom. Ron and Hermione, who were expected to be waiting at the door, had long since disappeared, probably leaving with Luna and Ginny.

After thinking about it, he did not rush back to the common room. Instead, he found an empty classroom on the third floor. There was no one in it, so he quickly got in, took out the recorder from his pocket, and hesitated.

Stare at it determinedly.

Prophecy is only part of the process, it has no beginning and will not end.

And Sirius

Harry suddenly felt that maybe he shouldn't directly divine Sirius, but should regard him as part of the process, which might go more smoothly.

But what process is most appropriate?

The Legend of Sirius?

Harry thought about the drama.

After a short moment of silence, he raised the recorder and made a hissing sound.

The paint-like rune snake appeared immediately, with three heads staring at Harry.

"Okay." Harry said to himself: "Let me think about the devil's way of divination - first there must be a devil, and now there is. The recorder is no longer a scepter, the devil must be regarded as a real person

The scepter will do. What else? Process, this is very important. You can’t just pursue the results, but you should try to divine the process.”

"Okay." He repeated: "Okay, try it now."

In ancient magic classes, everyone has learned the universal divination method. It is very simple. You only need to touch the magic circle items left and right three times.

This time, Harry didn't use such a simple method.

He continued to say something in Parseltongue, which was his way of controlling the devil. At the same time, Harry moved his eyes to the head he disliked the most - because it had the same lightning bolt as Harry.

The scar, it either comes from Voldemort's soul, or it's Harry's true dark side. He doesn't want either of those two things.

In Harry's eyes, the snake's head suddenly twitched sharply, as if it was undergoing torture - this was what Harry had imagined happening to Sirius - he was captured by Grindelwald's gang.

, being tortured every moment.

Maybe it even involves turning him into a devil. Who knows how much ancient magic Grindelwald knows, maybe even more powerful than Professor Hemmer.

But at this moment, changes occurred.

The head with the lightning scar suddenly regained its composure, and it could be seen that it had become very tired, as if it would fall asleep if not careful.

Harry couldn't hold on any longer. He gasped for breath, and the devil dispersed little by little.

But he already knew the result, or rather it was a feeling.

Sirius might not be dead, or even caught by anyone.

But his life is destined to be full of misery, and he relies on his last breath to hold on. Once he relaxes, there will be no possibility of persisting.

Another point is that this sign appears on the lightning scar's head.

so.

"As long as I'm alive, Sirius should be fine, he will be."

Harry said to himself.