harry potter book of crimes

"Remember? In the third lesson I gave you, we learned about the numbers in runes. When we talk about this inscription today, we have to use them!"

"As we all know, '7' is the most magical number. I believe students who have taken divination courses will still remember this concept. Because of this, in the runes, we use 'unknown' to represent the number '7'."

"Pay attention to the word I use - represents, because before this rune character is given the meaning of '7', 'unknown' is its true interpretation..."

That morning, Maka was teaching his N.E.W.Ts magic text class, and Hermione was of course also in this classroom.

Maka spoke very seriously, because once they enter the teaching stage of the N.E.W.Ts course, it means that students who walk out of his class will have a higher chance of engaging in work related to ancient magical literature.

While students are under the dual pressure of graduation and employment, professors, as imparting knowledge, also bear a sense of responsibility that can affect students' lives.

Of course, compared to other disciplines, there are obviously far fewer positions related to ancient magical literature.

"...So, can anyone tell me what the meaning of the character '7' is when it forms a rune group with 'purple shirt' and 'hail'?"

During Maka's lectures, he did not ask students many questions, but he never neglected to communicate with students. Because he knew that meaningful interaction with students was also a very important teaching method.

And of course, once the professor asked a question, Hermione would be the first to raise her hand.

"Professor MacLean——"

Maka looked at Hermione and smiled, then glanced around the classroom again, because she was not the only student who wanted to answer this question.

"Sorry, Miss Granger, this is the third question you have answered today." Maka said, glancing at a certain position by the window, and then said, "Miss Hannah Abbott

!”

"oh!"

Hannah seemed to be startled, as if someone poked her with a needle from behind, she stood up almost reflexively.

"That... purple shirt... ice, hail..."

"Oh no," Maka chuckled and waved her hand, "I know you should be able to answer the answer, because you have always done a good job in your homework... I just want you to relax and not be so flustered all the time.

Zhang, do you remember when we played with brooms in the backyard of McMillan’s house?”

"Ah, oh... yes," Hannah folded her left and right hands and said softly, "I was very happy that time."

"Then try to maintain the mood you had at that time! Well, maybe I can consider how about we go outside on the lawn next class?" Maka nodded and said, "Then, please sit down, Miss Aibo——"

He finished speaking with a brisk expression, but then stretched out his hand to signal to the position next to Hannah.

"Then, could you help me wake up Miss Lovegood next to you? I want to leave this question to her to answer." He said, "get out of class is about to end, and I think this may help her to be in a clearer state. Enjoy a delicious lunchtime pudding.”

Before he finished speaking, many classmates burst out with good-natured laughter.

"Okay, okay..."

Hearing this, Hannah quickly pushed Luna amidst the laughter of her classmates, but Luna still buried her face in her arms and had no intention of waking up.

"She is actually sleeping in Maka's class?" Hermione, who was sitting not far away, saw this and couldn't help but muttered in her heart.

In fact, she was still very concerned about what happened in the library that day, especially when she finally expressed her feelings, Luna did not respond positively.

What should I say?

Perhaps, this is the complaint you feel when you feel that you are constantly working hard, but suddenly find that your ‘opponent’ is slacking off?

"No, how could it be 'complaining'?" Thinking of this, Hermione immediately shook her head, "In this case, I should be snickering, right?"

I don't know since when, Hermione may have regarded Luna as a true friend.

"Luna! Luna..."

"Well?"

While Hermione was still thinking about the relationship between friends and rivals, Miss Hannah Abbott finally woke up the sleeping Luna.

But she saw that the latter managed to pull her face out of her arms, and her long pale golden hair covered most of her face.

And when she opened her hair in a daze, everyone immediately noticed that there were several red marks on her fair face.

"Miss Lovegood," Maca looked at her face, dumbfounded, "please tell me, in the runes, the rune group of '7', 'purple shirt' and 'hail' will express to us

What does it mean?"

"Purple shirt? Hail?" Luna stood up slowly, "7 plus 13 plus 9... equals 30?"

"Yes, 'purple shirt' can represent the number '13', and 'hail' can also represent the number '9', which is true..." Maka said helplessly, "But hey! Miss Lovegood, I

I'm asking you to explain the meaning, not asking you to do a math problem——"

At this point, Maka had to remind: "By the way, the sum of the three numbers is 29!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the students in the classroom were stunned, and then laughed out loud again. But Maka gave them a weak look - wouldn't anyone have realized it if he hadn't said it?

But it is a pity that this is the case, because Miss Granger, the only one here who is very sensitive to numbers, is still immersed in her own inner conflict at this moment!

Of course, let's put aside the wizard's strange arithmetic abilities for now.

Because even Maka can't understand why a modern wizard who can master such weird money conversions as "1 gold Galleons = 17 silver Sickles, 1 Silver Sickles = 29 copper Nats"...

Extremely slow about numbers?

"Meaning?" Luna seemed to be quite enlightened after hearing Maka's words, "Uncertain death may be ended... Its meaning is 'possible rebirth'."

"Very good, the answer is correct, please sit down!" Maka clapped her hands, giving Luna a little applause, but it was just to attract the students' attention, "The purple shirt represents 'death', and 'death' is

Represents 'destruction and rebirth'——"

Before he could finish speaking, a bell suddenly rang in the corridor outside, which meant that it was time for get out of class to end.

Maka didn't have the habit of dragging the class, and his explanation and Luna's answer were enough for everyone to understand the problem, so when he heard the bell rang, he immediately stopped talking.

After the bell rang, he said loudly again: "Today's homework is behind me... analyze the meaning of these rune groups and write a paper using them as key words, the length of which should not be less than

Two feet!”

After saying that, Maka waved her backhand, and five rune combinations immediately appeared on the blackboard. Immediately afterwards, a wailing sound erupted in the classroom.

"Professor MacLean, haven't you always set a length limit for our papers? Why are you here today..."

Maka then shrugged and showed an expression of "I'm very sorry about this".

"I'm sorry," he said frankly, "the principal reminded me a few days ago that my N.E.W.Ts class homework seemed to be too little? But seriously, don't you want to add more skills to your future?

"

Seeing what Maka said, several students' eyes suddenly lit up, and they immediately forgot about the fact that the bell had rang.

"Professor Maclean," asked a Hufflepuff student, "are you saying... that you are going to teach us how to use that... you remember, the one you performed in the first class?

?”

"Well," Maka said noncommittally, "if your efforts can meet the minimum standards, I probably won't mind teaching you more..."

"Okay, get out of class is over! Quickly pack up and prepare to go to the auditorium for dinner!"

After saying this last customary line, Maka picked up the textbook from the desk and took the lead to walk out of the classroom door.

Although he has never opened this book several times from beginning to end, if he doesn't hold something in his hand, he will never have a strong sense of "he is a professor".

Even now, he has actually become a qualified "magic preacher".

…

After Maka left the classroom, he walked straight towards the stairs. There was no need for him to go back to the office, because as long as he stuffed the textbook into his waist, he could go directly to the auditorium to enjoy the food.

However, after finishing class today, he still had some other things to do!

When Maka went down to the first floor, he turned around. The auditorium was on the right, but he walked to the corridor on the left instead, and ran into a group of junior wizards who had just finished their Transfiguration class.

them.

The Transfiguration Classroom was just ahead, but that still didn't seem to be his destination. After passing the classroom door, he continued to walk some distance and came to the closed door of the staff lounge.

Usually no one is here, but the person Maka is looking for now may have arrived here before him.

Oh, okay! Speaking of which, that person has been unable to be called a ‘human’ since a long time ago.

As the creaking sound of the door being pushed open resounded in the corridor, Maka stepped into the lounge without hesitation. Then, he closed the door smoothly.

Not far away, Professor McGonagall, who had just walked out of the classroom, glanced here - she did hear some noise, but when she walked to the corridor, the door to the staff lounge had been closed again.