Chapter 108: Second Year, Easy as Pie
No matter what Bruce thought now, Rowena Ravenclaw had made up her mind.
If Dumbledore wanted her to stay at Hogwarts, then Bruce was a condition that could not be compromised.
This kid has such a vicious tongue that Ravenclaw is now itching to hate him.
This must be properly educated.
If Bruce refused to agree, Ravenclaw would not mind using force and knocking him to his knees with one punch.
At this time, Katum whispered in Bruce's ear -
"Awei, will you agree to her?"
The owl said, "Because I found that I need her help with something."
"What do you want from her?" Bruce asked curiously.
"Because of that egg!"
The owl said, "It has been incubating for half a year but nothing has hatched. I suspect that there may be some key factor missing. If I can learn the alchemy method of creating life, maybe I can make up for the missing factor."
Owl came up with this idea after careful consideration.
Creating life sounds like a power that only God can possess.
But in the world of Harry Potter, it is not that exaggerated. Today, there are many magical creatures whose origins can be traced back to wizards and magic.
The most typical example is the basilisk - this creature was not bred naturally, but was created by the ancient Greek dark wizard Herpo the Vile.
An egg hatched by a toad can give rise to a giant snake with extraordinary powers.
Katum suspected that this was the result of alchemy.
There are also house-elves, who are rumored to have been created by wizards.
In that case, if they did it, Katum could do it too.
But Bruce was still not happy.
"Why should I agree to Ravenclaw's request just because of an egg?"
Bruce said, "The old woman obviously has bad intentions towards me."
"You were the one who scolded him first." The owl shook his head and said, "When will you learn the art of language from me and be kind to others?"
"you--"
Bruce almost gasped.
By this time, Ravenclaw was getting a little impatient.
"Bruce, do you agree or not?"
Of course I disagree, Bruce was about to say.
Then he suddenly felt a huge force coming from behind him, and Katum kicked him from behind.
Bruce lost his balance and stumbled into Ravencarlaw's arms.
Dumbledore smiled: "Ms. Rowena, it seems he agrees."
He didn't give Bruce any chance to explain.
Before anyone could react, it was done.
……
The turmoil in Ravenclaw's Chamber of Secrets subsided silently.
Other people in the school woke up from their dreams, feeling lost and confused.
Not everyone can see through the vanity of dreams.
It may take them a long time to recover from this impact.
“I dreamed about my parents.”
At a dinner party later, Harry sadly told his friends, "It felt so real that I even thought this was a dream."
"I know how you feel." Neville nodded with a dull expression.
When Hermione saw their behavior, she didn't know how to comfort them.
Different people react differently after waking up from a dream.
For example, Hermione, she just had a dream of becoming the Minister of Magic, and she woke up from the dream.
Ron was also not affected too much.
But for some people, like Harry and Neville, the withdrawal symptoms were too severe.
They wish they could live in the dream forever.
Ron was holding two chicken legs in his hands. He should have been carefree, but when he saw the look on his good friend's face, the chicken legs in his hands no longer tasted good.
"Think of something cheerful, Harry."
Ron whispered, "Look at Malfoy, he's not much better."
Harry turned his head and saw Malfoy staring at him unkindly from the Slytherin table.
It was as if Harry had taken away the most important thing in his life.
"I can guess what Malfoy was dreaming about."
Hermione whispered, "He always thinks that he should be the center of attention, but the real fame belongs to Harry."
"Then his troubles are entirely his own fault." Ron shook his head and said no more.
……
Dumbledore did not appear at the banquet, and not only him, but all the teachers did not attend.
At this time, in the principal's office.
Dumbledore put some parchment away in a drawer.
"Snape's been away for a month," he said.
In front of Dumbledore were the other head teachers, Professor McGonagall, Professor Flitwick and Professor Sprout.
They had different expressions and were all a little depressed. It was obvious that they had different experiences in their dreams.
Dumbledore looked at their expressions, sighed and said, "You should also adjust yourself well recently, because we have a heavy task ahead."
They must provide psychological counseling for every little wizard.
Otherwise, a dream may affect their whole life.
The deans nodded and said they would adjust as soon as possible.
"besides--"
Dumbledore hesitated for a second, and finally said, "When Snape comes back, let's just pretend we didn't see anything before."...
"This diary is for you."
In the Defense Against the Dark Arts office, Lockhart put his feet on the table, looking nonchalant, and threw the diary to Bruce.
Bruce sat in front of him and took Voldemort's diary.
The diary at this time has changed a little. On the cover, there is a simple sketch of an eagle.
"I did something with the diary, especially the spirit in it."
Lockhart, or Ravenclaw, said, "I have also added some new features to the diary. You can slowly discover what they are.
"Consider this my gift to you as your apprentice."
Bruce still felt a little resentful about becoming a Ravenclaw apprentice.
But he didn't feel any psychological burden after accepting the diary.
He deserves it.
He casually put the diary into his arms and asked, "Are you going to continue using Lockhart's identity? Where is the real Lockhart?"
"I'm locking him up temporarily. I'll send him to St. Mungo's Hospital when the school year is over."
Ravenclaw said, "This guy cheated and swindled, and ruined the reputation of Ravenclaw College. I just wiped his memory, which was very merciful."
Bruce already knew Lockhart's true identity.
Those exciting adventure stories were all stolen by him. He himself is just a complete liar.
Then Bruce noticed the 'this school year' in Ravenclaw's words.
"You're not going to be the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher anymore?" he asked.
"Forget it. In my opinion, this course is meaningless." said Ravenclaw.
From her perspective, it was true.
The spells that dark wizards rely on today are the three unforgivable curses - the Imperius Curse, the Cruciatus Curse and the Killing Curse.
And these three spells are all unsolvable.
In this case, what exactly does the Defense Against the Dark Arts class defend against?
What Ravenclaw would rather do is to completely break the Unforgivable Curse.
Bruce disagreed with Ravenclaw's idea, but he didn't refute it.
Not every young wizard will encounter the Unforgivable Curses. What they need to learn more is how to deal with the common evil curses around them.
"Then what identity will you use to stay in school in the future?" Bruce asked.
"You can't think of that?"
Ravenclaw glanced at him and said, "Ravenna Royale, I picked this name specially."
Since she entered Hogwarts, she had already arranged a backup identity for herself.
"What about the witch?" Bruce asked, "Has she returned to her original world?"
Ravenclaw knew Bruce's background, so both sides could be more frank when talking.
The old woman shook her head and took out a rag doll from the drawer.
"She's here."
The workmanship of the puppet was a bit sloppy, and it was obviously sewn casually. It was the most common human-shaped puppet with messy hair and two buttons for eyes.
The witch doll was thrown onto the table and suddenly twitched. Then she climbed up from the table as if she had gained life.
She looked around warily and saw Lockhart's huge face.
"Uh-huh-"
The rag doll panicked and jumped off the table, fell to the ground with a thud, then immediately got up and ran out of the office.
"She escaped," Bruce deadpanned.
"You can't escape, just let her go."
Ravenclaw shook his head. "Let her do whatever she wants. When I need to study her, I will naturally call her back."
The magic from another world is worth studying.
"Oh right." She suddenly thought of something, "After the school year is over, are you going to another world? Can you take me with you to play?"
Bruce hesitated for a moment, then heard Katoom's voice on his shoulder.
"How dare she ask that?"
The owl said, "It's troublesome enough to take care of you alone. If there is one more, I will be exhausted."
What an impertinent fellow.
"I'm sorry, Ms. Ravenclaw, I can't do that at the moment," Bruce said.
"Okay, I'll just ask."
Ravenclaw waved his hand, "You can go now. Curfew is about to begin."
Bruce excused himself and left the office.
"I'm afraid the teachers will be very busy in the next half of the school year."
Bruce walked down the street and said to Katum, "Many of my classmates have developed psychological problems."
"Don't tell anyone else about it."
Owl shook his head, "When it comes to psychological problems, you have the biggest problem than anyone else."
Second personality...
Bruce thought about his biggest problem right now.
According to Owl, when the bat launcher appears in his hand, it will be the day when the second personality, Zul'N'A, will take over his body.
Is it really this serious?
Bruce didn't know, but he didn't think he would ever touch the Bat-Launcher on his own initiative.
You should take control of your own body.
"However, there is a problem now that deserves our attention."
Katum rolled his eyes. "What is this bat launcher made of?"
Owl was a little worried.
Barbatos wouldn't be so insidious as to add [metal] to the bat launcher, right?
(End of this chapter)
