"Thank you, Professor." Hermione bowed slightly to Professor Lupin to express her gratitude. Professor Lupine's guidance on her paper just now made her enlightened. At the same time, she was a little embarrassed: Although Professor Snape said something unpleasant, he actually said it.
It's true. My paper really doesn't deserve such a high score.
"Yeah." Lu Ping nodded, and then the three of them fell into silence again.
The atmosphere was a little awkward. Finally, Lupine said helplessly to Hermione, "Miss Granger, I have something to do with Mr. Yoder - I hope he can be my assistant and help me tutor someone."
Tutoring someone? Hermione was confused, but Tom vaguely had an answer.
"I need him to help Mr. Potter practice the Patronus Charm and other spells." Lupine showed his cards, which made Hermione a little stunned.
Tom, help with the spells?
It sounds like a good thing, but why Tom? Spell sparring sounds somewhat reasonable, but if you think about it carefully, you will find that this excuse is ridiculous. Why does Lupine need any sparring? He can't do this kind of thing by himself
?
"People of the same age can be more motivating." Lupine gave a slightly valid excuse. In fact, this was Dumbledore's arrangement.
After hearing that Harry was afraid of dementors, Dumbledore immediately found Lupin, hoping that he could help Harry. If possible, it would be better to help Tom Yoder.
Inspired by the orphan of his friend and the request of his teacher, Lupine happily accepted this task. And his solution was to give Tom and Harry a small start.
"Professor, if possible, I think you can consider teaching the Patronus Charm to everyone so that more students can learn this spell." Tom made a suggestion.
The more people who know the Patronus Charm, the better.
Lu Ping thought about it and felt that teaching one person was still teaching, and teaching a group was still teaching, so there was no big problem.
"This is a very difficult spell——"
"You'll never know if you don't learn, right?"
This sentence also has some truth. So Professor Lu Ping included the Patronus Charm in his teaching content.
"So it's settled? You'll be my little assistant?"
"Of course no problem."
After reaching a consensus, Lu Ping felt a lot more relaxed.
"Would you like a cup of tea?" He found his teapot, tapped it with his wand, and a stream of steam spurted out from the spout. The water had boiled.
Lupine had reached this point, so Tom and Hermione naturally did not refuse and sat across from Lupine. Lupine took out a dusty jar and took out the tea bag inside.
Lu Ping, who was used to being poor, still maintained his simple habits after getting a well-paid job. This was the sense of crisis he had cultivated over the years. Lu Ping had been saving money to avoid falling into poverty again after suddenly losing his job in the future.
Dilemma.
"I heard that you are good at tea divination?" Looking at the tea bag in his hand, Lupine remembered Tom's "talent" in the rumors, and couldn't help but ask curiously.
"Yeah." Tom admitted openly, "How did you know?"
"The whole school has been talking about something. How could I not know if I am deaf or not?" Their conversation was interrupted by a knock on the door.
"Come in," Lupine said loudly.
Snape walked in carrying a slightly smoking goblet. Seeing Tom and Hermione here, his dark eyes narrowed slightly.
Snape is here to deliver Wolfsbane potion to Lupine.
Wolfsbane potion should be taken a few days before the full moon, so that the effect can be optimal. The potion he prepared last time has been consumed by Lupine, so he needs to boil another pot in case of emergency. As a
Werewolves are active at Hogwarts, so it's best to always have wolfsbane potion stored in Lupine's office.
Although Snape had a sharp tongue, he was indeed a responsible professor, and the safety of his students was his first priority. So, he stayed up all night to make the Wolfsbane potion and delivered it to Lupine. Unexpectedly, he was actually there
Meet Tom Yoder and Hermione Granger in Lupin's office.
Snape's mood suddenly improved. He knew very well that Tom and Hermione were both students who were good at potions, and Tom had studied the replica of wolfsbane potion with him. For Tom, recognizing the wolf
The poison is so easy.
After recognizing the Wolfsbane Potion, Lupine's identity can be easily revealed - it can't be said that Lupine is also obsessed with potions, right?
"Remember to take it on time." Snape said coldly, his words full of hints.
"No problem." Lupine seemed unaware, as if he didn't notice Snape's hint.
He accepted the potion sent by Snape and politely asked Tom and Hermione to leave the room.
…
"Tom, I thought you should have noticed it!" Hermione quickly walked in front of Tom and blocked him.
"What did you see?" Tom asked knowingly.
Hermione paused suddenly and hesitated. She also understood that this kind of thing should not be discussed in public. She looked around and found that there was no one around, so she lowered her voice: "Of course it's Professor Lupin's
True form..."
"I know." Tom's flat attitude drove Hermione a little crazy.
"I believe Professor Dumbledore." Hermione choked on the second half of the sentence and was speechless.
"Okay then," Hermione shook her head helplessly, her brown hair flying, "As long as you know what's going on."
At this time, a flying pigeon attracted their attention.
It's Tom's homing pigeon.
"What is this?" Hermione came over curiously, wanting to read the content of the letter. But Tom dodged it.
Hermione:?
"A small project, I mentioned it to you before."
Hermione understood immediately: this was news about private prisons.
"So fast?" She was a little surprised. She knew very well the troubles in dealing with the government. The administrative efficiency of Great Britain was surprisingly low. She thought that there would be no news until the end of this year. Even the end of this year.
It's a luxury hope: because this year's cabinet is about to change.
Ministers are focused on changing the cabinet, so how can they think about approving a private prison?
The proposal was submitted and approved by the cabinet - this is an application to contract a prison for serious offenders, which will definitely cause controversy, and may even go to the parliament. Even if we are lucky, the cabinet and parliament approve Tom's application, and then a large number of
After he had run through a bunch of complicated processes, there was still a big obstacle in front of them: building a prison.
Everyone knows about the infrastructure in Great Britain. It is very likely that when Tom graduates, the prison will still be under construction...
"So what's going on? What's the news?" Hermione was extremely curious and couldn't help but ask again and again.