The White Lord of Hogwarts

Chapter 34 A chance encounter in the museum

Hogwarts has the largest magical library in Europe. For nearly a thousand years, the administrators of Hogwarts have worked tirelessly to collect various books from the magical world, making the library's collection staggeringly rich. situation.

Before the rise of Voldemort, there were even books teaching you how to make Horcruxes in the forbidden book section here!

It's a pity that the predecessors dug up the trees and the descendants were exposed to the sun. Ever since Voldemort created the seventh-quarter Riddle, Dumbledore hid all the books that were not suitable for young wizards. Although this move lowered the It has increased the upper limit of wizards, but it has significantly raised everyone's lower limit.

It can be expected that after Dumbledore's death, those hidden books will never see the light of day, and countless dark arts in the wizarding world will be lost. It is hard to say whether this is a good thing or a bad thing.

After dinner, the four of them went to the library on the second floor of the castle.

After entering the library, the four of them were shocked by the endless stacks of bookshelves.

"How many books are there here!" Ron bulged his eyes in surprise and made a rough estimate: "I guess there are a hundred thousand?"

Love calmly exchanged the academic points he had accumulated after unlocking the library map into intelligence-enhancing potions. In terms of the number of books, he agreed with Ron. He also felt that Hogwarts has at least one hundred thousand books. Ben, because this place really gave him the feeling of an ocean of knowledge.

In fact, one hundred thousand books is not really that much. Libraries in the Muggle world often have tens of millions of books. The largest library in the world (the United States Library of Congress) has an estimated collection of 210 million books. So Love and Ron's estimate of 100,000 copies is really very conservative.

"No one knows how many books Hogwarts collects." A voice suddenly sounded, startling the foursome who were looking at the bookshelves in a daze.

Love fell in love with this place after just one glance.

She glared at Ron fiercely, saying that you should either shut up or get as far away as you can - she regretted it very much, why did she invite this guy to study with her? She was so confused!

Seeing their immature faces, Mrs. Pince realized that they were all freshmen this year, so she cleared her throat and told the four of them the rules in the library very seriously: "Please note that there are no rules in the library. No talking, eating, drinking, or the use of wide-reaching spells. If you scratch, tear, dent, stain, damage, throw, drop, or otherwise damage, abuse, or desecrate a book in the library, I will issue a warning to you. Within the scope of my authority, I will let you bear the most dire consequences."

"Harry, do you have a pen?"

Seeing this, Love sighed secretly: the two of them didn't seem to get along with him very well, so there was no need to force them to study with him in the future.

It was a very reasonable request, and the four of them nodded to express their understanding.

Sure enough, as the system said, Ron couldn't calm down and read a book. He kept moving around like a child with ADHD, distracting other people's attention.

When Harry saw the red-haired girl, the red-haired girl also noticed them. After she saw clearly who was sitting in the corner of the library, she turned around and walked straight towards here.

"Love, have you copied this from Professor McGonagall?"

"Okay, then go to the left and go to the end. There is a place for self-study over there. It is very clean and has good lighting." Mrs. Pingsi arranged a good place for them to study by themselves.

It turns out that the place Mrs. Pince picked for them is indeed good. The desks are located in the corners of the library. Few people will pass by here, which reduces unnecessary disturbance. There is also a window behind the desk, and the outside

Light shines in through the glass, solving the lighting problem.

Ron closed his mouth angrily and made a face at Harry. A little boy of this age would be very embarrassed after being pointed at his nose and scolded, so naturally he didn't like Hermione at all.

Under his interference, the growth rate of Love's proficiency has indeed slowed down a lot. However, seeing that he can contribute a sum of academic points from time to time, Love also accepts it, but Hermione is spoiled by Luo's nonsense.

Well, I'm so confused.

"We are here to study." Love didn't have any books he wanted to borrow. They just wanted to find a quiet answer and read for a while.

The four of them sat down one after another, opened their schoolbags, took out their books, and started reading.

The desks in the library are also very distinctive. They are heavy solid wood desks. The wooden boards extend along the eaves of the desks to the floor, forming a closed structure surrounded on three sides. Even if someone is squatting inside, they cannot be seen from the outside.

After sighing, Mrs. Pingsi finally had the time to deal with the four little wizards in front of her.

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The person who suddenly appeared was Mrs. Alma Pince, the librarian of Hogwarts. She was a thin, old woman who looked like a malnourished vulture.

Now that the semester has just started, there are very few people in the library, and you can choose from a variety of top-notch seats. Come back at the end of the term, it will be good to have free seats by then.

After Love thanked Mrs. Pince, he and his friends walked in the direction she directed.

"Is that a relative of yours?" Seeing the red hair, Harry instinctively thought he was a member of the Weasley family, but Ron shook his head and said that he had never seen this guy before.

"Harry, look, this picture is so funny!"

Seeing that the new little wizard had such a good attitude, Mrs. Pince's tone softened somewhat.

"So what is the purpose of your coming here? Are there any books you want to borrow?" she asked. With her help, these little wizards can save a lot of time. Because even if there are clear signs, it is difficult to read from so many books.

It is also very troublesome to find the book you want. If you accidentally enter the restricted book area, you may even get into trouble.

She ignored the four Lovers and said to herself: "The general area, the forbidden book area, and... who knows how many books there are? Even I, who have worked here for half my life, only know about the ordinary area and the forbidden book area.

I just know the restricted book section relatively well."

Just when Harry and Ron were bored, a sound of footsteps attracted their attention. They raised their heads and saw a red-haired girl walking between the bookshelves holding a stack of books.

It can be seen that Mrs. Pince regrets that she cannot fully control the collections of the Hogwarts Library. Compared with the previous librarian, her authority is indeed less.

After Hermione got angry, Ron did calm down. But looking at his eyes, it was obvious that he was not concentrating on studying and his mind was wandering to nowhere. This is normal, after all, the school had just started and there was no pressure to study at all. Not only that.

It was Ron. Even Harry became lazy after reading the book for a while. He pushed the book forward and leaned on the back of the seat in a daze.

The red-haired girl came to the table occupied by the four of them and slapped the book in her arms on the table. She smiled and said, "Hey, are you coming to the library on the first day of school? Are you really going to come to the library on the first day of school?"

Is it Gryffindor?"

Love didn't even raise his head: "Aren't you the same? You went to the library on the first day, Senior Sister Foxy!"

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