The Day of the Draw at Hogwarts

Ron swallowed the sandwich in his throat. Without a drink, he ate the sandwich dry, which made Ron choke. After rolling his eyes, he said to Harry: "We checked a lot of books today, and you have also seen that wizards often have many strange abilities - generally speaking, these abilities will disappear after adulthood, but they always There are very few exceptions. You can recall whether you had any special abilities when you were a child, which might help. I would say, this is much more useful than aimlessly flipping through books in the library."

Harry sighed, he didn't like the feeling of being an alien. But he felt that Ron's words were very reasonable. He frowned and thought for a while, and something gradually emerged from the depths of his mind.

It was his cousin Dally's birthday, and he had not yet received the Hogwarts acceptance letter. On Dally's birthday, he went to the zoo with his classmates, and Harry was also taken along - it was not that the Dursleys wanted to take him out for a ride, but that Mrs. Figg had something to do and could not help the Dursleys. look after baby.

Uncle Vernon fought for a while and finally chose to take Harry out between letting Harry stay at home and taking him out.

In the zoo, Harry discovered that he could actually understand what the python said and could make the glass disappear! He used these two abilities to scare his cousin. Originally, he thought this matter was something that God knew and that you knew and I knew, but in the end, Uncle Vernon saw through it and he was severely punished.

Originally, he had completely forgotten about this incident, because people always subconsciously forget those unhappy memories, which is also a human memory protection measure. But when Ron mentioned it, Harry thought about it again.

"What? You can understand a python!"

What caught Harry off guard was that Ron dropped the sandwich in shock after hearing the news.

"Isn't this normal? You said that wizards have all kinds of magical little abilities. For example, shortly after he was born, Neville could use magic to make the blanket wrap himself tighter, and Tom could make withered flowers bloom. ..." Harry gave several examples to make his words more convincing.

"Parseltongue is different." Ron said very seriously.

"Snake...sorry, what?"

"Snake, Snake, Snake," Ron said one word at a time. He also looked around to make sure that no other creatures except sparrows were listening to their conversation. "Harry, can you understand Snake?" Don’t tell other people about this matter. You and I know everything about it, so it’s okay to talk to each other. Fortunately, you told me about this matter in advance——”

"Why?" Harry felt a little ridiculous. How could he become an alien again? Is it the original sin to understand Parseltongue?

In the British wizarding world, speaking of Parseltongue is really an original sin. Because this talent has become the hallmark of the dark wizard. Ron even felt that no decent wizard could talk to snakes. This is mainly because it is a very rare ability and is usually hereditary. Almost all Parseltongues are descendants of Salazar Slytherin, and these descendants are basically all ardent supporters of pure blood theory. As we all know, the distance between pure-blood supporters and dark wizards is thinner than parchment, so in this context, Parseltongue has been completely stigmatized.

Parseltongue in the British wizarding world is similar to the arm-raising salute and beard brushing in the Muggle world. The arm-raising salute originated in Rome, and the brush beard was a popular style in Germany in 1930. However, because of a failed art student, this gesture became synonymous with the far-right forces. No German will retain this style anymore.

Harry saying he knew Parseltongue in front of other classmates had the same effect as growing a mustache and raising his arms to passers-by on the streets of Germany.

Ron told Harry the whole story, and Harry was stunned.

"How is this possible, I..." Harry really couldn't accept this reality.

Ron patted his shoulder, "I'm not surprised. This ability is hereditary. The Potter family is a pure-blood family with a very long history. They must have a distant or close blood relationship with Slytherin. Maybe Which of your ancestors does this talent come from?"

Ron's words were not pure comfort, but they were true. In order to maintain the purity of their bloodline, pure-blood families will only marry other pure-blood families - at least those who remain on the family tree. Over the centuries, each family has more or less mixed blood from other families.

Even mortal enemies are no exception. If Ron Weasley wanted to, he could definitely be related to Draco Malfoy. If we dig deeper, the two might even have a very distant blood relationship.

Even with this statement, Harry was still very disappointed.

"Eh? Why are they two together?" Ron's voice attracted Harry's attention.

At this time, Harry and Ron were at the window of Gryffindor Tower. From the window, they could clearly see the entire lawn outside the school. The two of them watched in surprise as Lockhart and Professor Dumbledore walked across the lawn and into the castle. Looking at the hurried pace of the two, it seemed that something big had happened.

Although Professor Lockhart has conquered the little wizards with his cool courses in the past few weeks, for some reason, Harry and Ron always have a faint sense of distrust towards Lockhart. This feeling is rooted in the bottom of my heart and seems to be as instinctive as breathing.

Are Professor Lockhart's classes interesting? have. Do you like it? like. So do you like Professor Lockhart? No.

This is a very complicated and strange feeling, and neither Harry can find the reason for it.

"It's so weird. What can the two of them do together? Is it going to a candy store to buy candies?"

Ron felt that when President Dumbledore and Professor Lockhart got together, it was definitely not to buy candy, but something important had happened.

"Come on, follow us and take a look!" He and Harry quickly ran back to the dormitory and took out the invisibility cloak - it was a Christmas gift that Harry received when he was in first grade. He never understood who put it like this. Something precious was given to him.

He and Ron put on the cloak together, hiding their figures.

"Go to Professor Dumbledore's office! If there is anything big, the two of them must go to the principal's office first." At this time, Harry's brain was spinning rapidly and he made a guess.

They arrived outside Dumbledore's office, huddled in the corner and waited quietly. Soon, Professor Lockhart and Dumbledore appeared in their field of vision. Dumbledore spoke the password, and the gargoyle slowly opened a passage for them to pass. Harry and Ron also followed Lockhart and entered the passage behind the stone statue.