The news that Newt became the substitute teacher of Care of Magical Creatures spread as soon as the class started. Except for a few little wizards in Gryffindor, all the other students were excited about it: This is Newt Scamander! Tom
What they saw in the box also spread to every corner of the school along with the news.
If there was a hot search list on campus, Newt would definitely be at the top of the list today. Hagrid, Malfoy, and Hippogriff were forgotten by everyone, and everyone was talking about Professor Scamander.
and his magical box.
After lunch, Tom set out to return to the lounge. He was ready to take a good sleep in order to prepare for the afternoon classes. However, three girls blocked his way. He recognized these three people, two of them were third-year Gryffindors.
The students were one named Parvati Patil, another named Lavender Brown, and the third person was Parvati's sister, Padma Patil of Ravenclaw College.
These two sisters left a very deep impression on Tom.
"Yordel, can I take you a little longer?" Parvati stopped Tom and looked at him expectantly, "Just a few minutes."
Tom glanced at Hermione, who adjusted the shoulder strap of her schoolbag and said, "I'll go back to the lounge first. See you in the afternoon!" After that, she squeezed into the crowd and disappeared.
Parvati and the other three took Tom to an empty classroom and explained their purpose to him.
It turned out that Parvati and Lavender respected Professor Trelawney so much that every prophecy she made was remembered in their hearts and troubled them day and night.
"It's okay to be wary of red-haired men. I just need to be careful when red-haired men pass by, but Professor Yodel Trelawney said that the thing Lavender fears most will happen on October 16th."
What should we do if this happens?" Parvati told Tom their worries.
In their eyes, Tom Yoder, who was highly praised by Professor Trelawney, might be able to help them solve their problems.
But Tom's mood was outrageous: What do you take me for? Am I the kind of fortune teller who solves bloody disasters on the roadside? Tom could only correct their wrong views with a very helpless mood.
"Divination is to accurately display the predetermined destiny. At this point, I have to say, you should not take every word of the professor seriously. Excessive modification will only cause people to misunderstand. The earthly life has polluted the professor.
The third eye made her judgments not so accurate. And fate is called fate precisely because it cannot be changed, cannot be violated, and can only be accepted." Tom expressed his interest in divination in his heart.
The definition was shared with three little girls.
Seeing the confused look in their eyes, Tom knew that they didn't understand at all.
Lavender thought for a moment and retorted: "Professor Trelawney's predictions are very accurate. Many of her predictions have come true - such as the predictions about Neville, so those predictions that have not come true
It’s just that the time hasn’t come yet.”
Tom sighed, "That's not the point. What I mean is that the predicted future cannot be reversed. The fortune tellers can only peek into a corner of the future through various means, but they are unable to reverse the future - if it is reversed,
That’s also destiny.”
Lavender obviously couldn't accept this negative statement. She wanted to argue more, but was stopped by Parvati.
"So at least tell us in advance what Lavender will encounter that day, so that we can be mentally prepared."
Tom only felt that it was a big headache, but there was nothing he could do. Let's practice with them. He thought so, so he agreed.
"But I don't have any divination tools..."
"It doesn't matter, we brought it." Sisters Lavender and Patil quickly took out a set of divination equipment: teapot, teacup, tea leaves, crystal ball...
They quickly placed the teapot on the table and used magic to boil the water inside. Then Lavender drank the tea in her cup with a speed that amazed Tom, leaving behind a penny of tea leaves.
She processed the tea leaves in the way Professor Trelawny taught her and handed them to Tom. Tom looked at Lavender's tea leaves and began to interpret them.
"Uh, this... seems to be a rabbit?" Lavender took a breath on the side, and Tom continued to turn the cup counterclockwise, "It seems that there is a fox behind the rabbit, so is the fox chasing the rabbit?"
Lavender exclaimed: "It must be my rabbit! Thank you, Yodel!" She jumped up from her seat and ran towards the owl loft.
Parvati spread her hands: "Look, the fate of Lavender's rabbit may have changed."
Tom didn't care about the fate of Lavender's rabbit. He just kept it secretly in his heart and planned to ask Lavender if "the thing she feared most" happened when October 16th came.
On the way to the common room, Tom also saw Professor Lupine walking in the corridor carrying a suitcase.
It seemed that the professor was looking for something or a creature in every corner of Hogwarts Castle. His face looked much better than when he was on the train, and he must have received sufficient rest and nutrition.
In the afternoon, Tom arrived at the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom on time, waiting for the arrival of Professor Lupin. However, by the time the bell rang, other young wizards had already arrived one after another, and the professor did not appear.
About five minutes later, Lu Ping opened the classroom door.
"Good afternoon everyone, please put your textbooks back in your bags. Today we have practical classes." Lu Ping had a faint smile on his face. Although his clothes were still ragged, his temperament was very different.
Last year Professor "Lockhart" also often gave practical classes, so the students were not surprised at all, but were curious about what kind of courses this professor would bring to them.
"You are lucky. I had already planned to let you read the textbook today...but just a second before the bell rang, I discovered this little guy..." Professor Lu Ping greeted the students and walked out of the classroom.
He led them towards the staff lounge.
Just as Professor Lupine was speaking, Anthony Goldstein, who was walking at the end of the line, felt someone tap him on the shoulder. He looked back, but only saw an empty corridor.
He was a little confused, and after thinking for a few seconds, goosebumps suddenly appeared on his body: I was at the end of the line, and there was no one behind me, so who was that person tapping me on the shoulder?!