harry potter book of crimes

"... According to Hecate's uncertainty theory, we can know that when casting all transformation spells, no one can achieve 'complete imagination'. In other words, no matter how hard we usually study and study matter, The nature reflects that in practical application, we are all 'careless'. We cannot take all the details into consideration - yes, I can't do it either."

"But, why can we still successfully perform the deformation technique in such a 'sloppy' situation? In other words, why can we still significantly improve the success rate of deformation through continuous practice? This is actually because we Every time a spell is successfully cast, some traces will be left in our subconscious, and they will invisibly help us cast a spell next time..."

"Therefore, continuous practice is definitely necessary. Please don't slack off after class. Even if we will always become 'sloppy' in actual application, practicing daily will still bring us great benefits." s help."

Professor McGonagall taught the class seriously on the podium. While explaining the boring theory of transfiguration, he also encouraged everyone to practice on their own after class.

But to be honest, in Professor McGonagall's class, such deliberate reminders were actually relatively rare before. However, the situation in Europe has become increasingly severe recently, which also filled her heart with worry, so much so that she couldn't help but We want students to grow up as quickly as possible and acquire some ability to protect themselves.

However, geniuses are often in the minority in this world, and luck does not always come to you. Learning cannot be rushed.

But even so, the little wizards tried their best to listen.

There is no doubt that by now, the students on the ship have already made many speculations about the situation in the outside world. Even if the professors do not often talk to them about specific things, the ship has not docked for such a long time. There's always a reason, right? Little wizards are not stupid.

And it was at this moment when the professor was worried and the students were secretly anxious that a young wizard who was seated closer to the porthole suddenly seemed to have caught a glimpse of something and was stunned for a moment.

"Hey! Look, it's foggy outside-"

He reached out and poked the classmate sitting next to him, looked out the window and whispered.

Yes, it seems to be a bit foggy on the sea outside - this is not the weird gray fog like in the UK, just a very ordinary fog.

Obviously, fog on the sea is not a rare thing. Sometimes when the wind is stronger, a thin layer of mist is often cast on the sea. And if the fog is sometimes very heavy, it may mean that a storm is coming. .

In fact, during this period of sailing, everyone has experienced even very terrible thunderstorms at sea more than once.

"What's the big deal...don't be distracted! This is Professor McGonagall's Transfiguration class, are you trying to kill yourself?"

The classmate whose elbow he poked with his finger didn't even move his head, and just complained like this in a very small voice.

"But--"

The little wizard couldn't help but turn around and take a look, only to see that the fog outside the porthole seemed to be thickening at a speed visible to the naked eye. Soon the window was even covered with a layer of water vapor, making it impossible to see anything. Cleared.

However, when I thought that my classmates were telling the truth, it seemed that there was nothing to make a fuss about.

"But... I seemed to have seen something big passing by outside just now." He couldn't help but mutter in a low voice, "Well, forget it... Maybe I saw it wrong because it was hazy!"

With this thought, he forced himself to return to the state of listening carefully to the lecture and temporarily put the doubts in his mind behind him.

However, the fog was a real fog, and the huge shadow he saw was also not an illusion.

…

Almost at the same time, Snape, who was casually chatting with his sister Tia on the deck above, suddenly frowned slightly and turned around again to look at the sea outside the ship's side.

"Is it foggy again?" He muttered slightly annoyed.

"Well," Tia couldn't help but pause after hearing this and echoed, "Every time the fog comes up, it always reminds me of Mr. Lockhart's performance... Mr. MacLean's magic is really wonderful.

"

"That's just with the help of Dumbledore's Pensieve." Snape said, and then added, "However, that boy's talent and ability are indeed pretty good."

"You're here again," Tia blinked, "Can't you sincerely praise others?"

But Snape just shook his head in disapproval.

"People who are truly capable don't need my praise."

He said this casually, but his eyes kept wandering in the increasingly dense fog on the sea. Because at this moment, he, who was proficient in Occlumency, had vaguely noticed that there seemed to be some kind of spiritual power in the fog.

spread quietly.

However, he could not find the source of that power.

"Tia, go back to the cabin!"

"Oh, of course, the fog suddenly became so thick that the hems of my clothes were almost wet."

As soon as she finished speaking, she saw Snape walking quickly towards the cabin door. As soon as she saw him, she hurriedly followed him, and the two of them got into the cabin in the blink of an eye.

"Safety and security."

As soon as he entered the cabin, Snape took out his wand and cast a spell with his backhand, directly sealing the cabin door. Seeing that the mist no longer came in through the cracks in the door, he nodded to himself and walked along

He strode straight from the aisle to the back half of the ship. But after taking a step, he suddenly paused, turned to look at Tia and said:

"What are you still doing? Follow me."

Tia, who was lagging behind, was still looking at the hatch sealed by Snape. After hearing the other man's reminder, she quickly continued to follow.

During this time spent with Snape, she got to know her brother somewhat. Now that he was doing this, needless to say, something might have happened.

A moment later, Snape passed by the classroom on the ship where Professor McGonagall was teaching. He thought for a while, then stopped in front of the classroom door, stretched out his hand and knocked on the door.

Soon, I heard the lectures inside stop.

"Please come in."

As soon as McGonagall's voice came to mind, Snape opened the classroom door, took a step inside and said to the person behind the podium:

"Something's going on. Let's pause the class for now!"

Because it was inconvenient to elaborate in front of the students, Snape just mentioned it, then immediately turned around and left the classroom, continuing to walk to the other end of the corridor.