The days of hanging out at Hogwarts

"But I'm staying over for the Christmas break and won't have the chance to go to Diagon Alley."

"I can buy it for you and then call an owl to bring it to you."

"Very good!"

"By the way, Loren and Hermione, are you going to stay at school during the Christmas break?"

"No, we plan to go home."

"..."

The little wizards were chirping and chatting about the Animagus' imagination and the upcoming Christmas vacation. The endless topics were full of relaxation and leisure.

The third greenhouse is filled with warm, humid air, and the smell of various compost fermentation and earthy dampness floats in it. The little wizards picked the fat and bulging pink pods from the bubble branches and peeled out the shiny beans. .

Occasionally, beans are scattered on the floor of the greenhouse, and the mature bubble beans will explode violently, making a sound like firecrackers.

…

In the stands of the Quidditch stadium, Hermione was chatting with her two roommates. Parvati and Lavender stared at Cedric with their eyes wide open, unwilling to move away for a moment.

The rematch requested by Cedric was held as scheduled. With Gryffindor's dominance, this move won Hufflepuff many supporters from other houses.

Parvati suppressed some excitement: "Cedric is so handsome. Look, he looks like a heroic knight."

Lavender made a gesture of holding his heart in his hands: "And he is a tragic knight. This is so heart-warming."

"Hey..." Hermione gently tugged on her sleeve and reminded in a low voice, "Ron is watching the game in front, he can hear it."

"Oh, Merlin!" Lavender exclaimed, then straightened his posture and sat down calmly.

Parvati teased her a few words: "Actually, Captain Wood is also very handsome, isn't he?"

"Hahaha, yes, oh -" Lavender stopped laughing in time, glanced at Ron in the front row, nodded reservedly and said, "I mean, the players on our team are all handsome. "

"..." Seeing her like this, Parvati was speechless.

While several people were chatting, Loren, who had arrived late, was holding a box of multi-flavor beans in his hand, avoiding the excited little wizards watching the game, and carefully sat down next to Hermione.

Lavender and Parvati whispered a few words into Hermione's ear, and after letting out a few snickering laughs, they held hands and sat in other seats.

Hermione grabbed two or three candies from the man's candy box and put them in her mouth. The sweet taste spread along her saliva, and the girl narrowed her eyes slightly.

Lucky for you, they are all strawberry flavored.

"Don't you like Quidditch very much? Why are you late?" Hermione asked.

"Since when did I like Quidditch?"

"You even rushed to explain it when you were in first grade."

"That's for fun." Loren replied confidently.

"..." Hermione was silent for a moment. She felt that this person didn't think the explanation was fun, but that it was irritating.

"There won't be any dementors this time, right?"

"No, the weather is very good today, and the dementors can't get in."

"Good luck Harry..."

The two chatted one by one, and the chatter was quickly drowned in the deafening cheers, and the Quidditch match began.

"Angelina Johnson scores a goal! Beautiful shot, Gryffindor scores 10 points!"

The pitch filled with Lee Jordan's excited screams, sparking cheers from the Gryffindor stands.

"Another goal! Angelina, my queen! Lee Jordan's heart will always be yours!"

Lee Jordan roared in a feverish voice,

Professor McGonagall next to him couldn't help but greet him: "Behave yourself, Lee Jordan!"

Lee Jordan laughed twice, and soon he was immersed in the fierce competition again: "Spinnett caught the Quaffle...Wood kept it!"

"Oh! Look at this beautiful goal!

"Except for Cedric, Hufflepuff is no match for Gryffindor, but it's a pity that Cedric is being targeted by Harry!"

"Lee Jordan! Watch your words!"

"..."

There was no storm, no dementors, and no other accidents. The rematch between Hufflepuff and Gryffindor ended without any incident.

Cedric had just taken over the team and was struggling to cope with the powerful Gryffindor.

But given that this match was requested by Cedric, every audience present gave them heartfelt applause.

At the end of the game, the two teams' brooms came down and they paid their post-game tributes in the middle of the court.

George and Fred put their hands on Cedric's shoulders and praised him cheerfully:

"Thank you Cedric, even though your mind is not very good."

"But we admit that you are an upright Hufflepuff."

"..."

Cedric smiled helplessly, pushed their hands away, and shook his head, "You should have won the game last week. Our team is still adjusting, and our training is not as hard as yours. "

Fred smiled even more happily: "Why don't you join us as Gryffindor?"

"Fred!" Wood scolded him seriously, walked over, pushed the twins away, and relieved Cedric. The two captains had a serious conversation and made appointments for a few training matches.

Next it was the turn of the two Seekers, Harry and Cedric, to speak. Cedric smiled and patted Harry on the shoulder: "The emergency stop and climb just now was so cool. Harry, you are near Hogwarts." The most talented Seeker in years."

"Thank you, thank you..." Harry scratched his head shyly. He felt that there was a kind of magic in Cedric. Even as an opponent, he would be impressed by this man's character.

But this admiration only lasted a few minutes.

After the game, Harry watched with his own eyes as Cedric trotted to the sidelines and fell into the arms of Qiu Zhang. The two talked intimately, and Qiu Zhang seemed to be comforting Cedric who had lost the game.

Her expression was so gentle and the smile on her lips was so elegant.

"..."

Harry seemed to have been hit by a powerful repelling spell. He showed a distressed expression, his features wrinkled together, and then looked at the twins: "Cedric, Cho Chang...he, they..."

"You talk about them." Fred glanced at him from a distance. "Cho Zhang is Ravenclaw's seeker, and Cedric is Hufflepuff's seeker. The two of them seem to be practicing Quiz. We came together during the Diqi period.”

"During Quidditch practice?" Harry looked at the two people hugging each other in disbelief, as if he had suffered a serious blow.

He obviously practiced Quidditch very hard, so why wasn't he the one who met Qiu Zhang?

George gloated and teased: "Yes, yes, I really want to see what will happen when they meet on the field. Will Cedric go all out?"

Angelina suddenly interrupted the conversation: "Maybe Qiu Zhang is more powerful?"

"Hahaha, will Qiu Zhang show mercy?"

"..."

Although he won the game against Cedric, Harry didn't feel the joy of winning the game at all. Instead, he felt empty inside, as if he had lost completely.

They were laughing and joking about the inter-house love between the two Seekers; the people in the stands were cheering for victory, and the Slytherin people came up to challenge them, and were scolded back by George and Fred; Ron was shouting about the selection of new players. matter.

Human beings' joys and sorrows are not the same, Harry only thinks they are noisy.

Harry was in a daze for the next few days, thinking wildly and being distracted. He was in a daze when eating, only eating what was on the plate, and he walked unsteadily, as if he had been sucked stupid by a dementor.

…

The selection of the substitute goalkeeper for the Gryffindor Quidditch team was held the next day. Loren was not present, so he did not know the specific situation.

But Ron came back angrily that night, and he sat on the sofa cursing: "Damn Cormac McLagan, he did it on purpose! He defended as many balls as I did, no more, no less, just the same number. !”

He gasped angrily and looked at Harry strangely: "Harry, why don't you say anything? You don't think he is more suitable to be a goalkeeper than me, do you? Which side are you on?"

The dazed Harry came back to his senses and looked at Ron with a complicated expression, which seemed a little difficult to say: "Actually... George and Fred have given you a break, so your score is the same as McLaggen. .”

"What?" Ron's eyes widened in disbelief.

"Shh-" Harry quickly held him down, "It was Angelina who suggested it. She saw that you were a little frightened, and McGragan didn't cooperate with the rest of the team... so we used this method to convince Wood and let you The two will become substitutes together, and after he graduates and leaves, we will decide who will take over."

"It's so disgusting...it caused my mandrake blades to be bitten to pieces..."

Ron muttered something vaguely.

The Quidditch matter has come to an end, and the Animagus teaching class that the little wizards have been waiting for has finally started.

That afternoon, Loren and Hermione walked into the Transfiguration classroom with the pictorials handed out last semester and sat down in their seats.

There are many familiar faces in the classroom, Seamus, Dean, Draco, Rolf, Luna, Ginny... I can't tell whether it's Professor McGonagall who has lowered the difficulty of the exam, or the popularity of Animagus. The increase has aroused the interest of the little wizards, so they are actively preparing for the exam.

In short, the number of students in the teaching class has doubled or tripled, and there is almost no room left in the classroom.

Harry and Ron borrowed Loren's illustrated magazine and looked through it. They couldn't help but exclaimed as they looked at the wonderful human deformations.

"The first step is to hold the mandrake leaves in your mouth. This is not difficult, it just requires a little more patience."

Neville, an experienced veteran student, was explaining in a low voice to the new classmate Hannah.

Hannah, who had two golden ponytails, looked at the content in the pictorial and asked curiously in a low voice: "Is there someone whose Animagus is a plant, with poisonous tentacles or something?"

"Generally speaking, no, Animagus transforms into an animal."

"The poisonous tentacles can also move?"

"..." Neville was silent for a moment, "But the poisonous tentacles have magic power, and Animagus will not turn into something with magic power."

"Like the Patronus Charm?"

"Yes."

"But I heard that Principal Dumbledore's patronus is the magical phoenix."

"..." Neville didn't know how to answer for a moment. He was so nervous that a small line of sweat broke out on his forehead and his neck turned red.

Hannah couldn't help but giggle: "Shall we ask Professor McGonagall later?"

"Yeah." Neville responded dully.

Jingle Bell--

The school bell rang.

Professor McGonagall closed the lesson plan, put the books on the table, and looked at the students with a smile: "Good afternoon, children."

"You should have already learned about the teaching class from the previous students. Animagus is a very complex magic, which involves exquisite human body transformation and long magic rituals..."

"As for the knowledge of Transfiguration, being able to pass the exam has proven that you have a solid foundation. After a period of study, I believe you will have a deeper understanding of the basic principles of Transfiguration."

George suddenly raised his hand: "Professor, do our members who have already learned this part of knowledge need to learn it again?"

"It's up to you."

The smile on Professor McGonagall's face was still gentle: "Many people have already learned this part of the basic knowledge of Animagus, mainly for new members. I personally recommend listening to it more than once, but I also know that you have People are about to face O.W.L.s exams and N.E.W.T exams, and there are no mandatory requirements."

Loren poked Hermione's arm: "Do you want to hear it again?"

As expected, Hermione nodded and hummed slightly, leaving Loren confused.

He doesn't want to hear more about what he has learned. Wouldn't it be better to use this time to set fire to the library?

Professor McGonagall's lecture continued: "What's left is the accumulation of human body transformation experience and the control of reason. The new members will not be able to officially start the ceremony until after the Christmas vacation. Of course, before that, you can Limited attempts and practice.”

Harry and Ron thought this was good news, as both of them had damaged blades.

Draco, who was sitting in the back row, made a sound and licked the blade in his mouth with his tongue, as if he wanted to spit it out immediately. After hesitating for a moment, he resisted the urge.

The little wizard below chattered for a while, and then slowly became quiet.

"There are two full moons before the end of November and Christmas. I believe that the members of the previous term will set a good example. If the weather does not go wrong, I will take the two full moon nights with me. Everyone watched as they prepared the secret potion."

"Next, let's start the class." Professor McGonagall paused for a moment. "This class is a brief introduction to the origin of the Animagus and the recorded incidents of the human body deforming out of control. Members who have listened can leave."

The classroom suddenly became quiet. Most of the fifth and seventh grade students hesitated for a moment, then stood up and left.

Just when Loren wanted to leave, Hermione held his hand under the table. The girl's soft and white left hand held Loren's right hand, and the meaning she wanted to express was self-evident.

Loren looked over and saw that the girl's ears were a little red and she was looking at the notebook intently, as if that hand had nothing to do with her.

So Loren laughed happily, squeezed the girl's palm, put five fingers through her fingers, and held them interlocked.

Although the knowledge that has been learned once is boring, Hermione's hands are very interesting.

Loren looked up and looked out the window. Clouds were floating aimlessly in the sky. Cotton-like white masses hung on the clear blue background. Some cool wind blew gently, and it was as peaceful as a painting.