Hogwarts 1991

Chapter 321 Change
"Okay, it's decided..." Dumbledore said with an attitude that could not be rejected: "Harry, you are too vulnerable to dementors. They can easily affect the thoughts in your brain, so you need to learn [Occlumency] or the Patronus Charm."

"As for McGuffin, you need to have the power to protect yourself even more when facing dementors, and the [Occlumency Technique] you have learned has gone down a wrong path..."

"Occlumency?" Professor McGonagall asked, and it was only then that she realized it.

Snape sneered, "Professor McGonagall, otherwise, why do you think the Sorting Hat went crazy at the beginning? Isn't it because this little wizard hid part of his memories and thoughts? It took a long time for Professor Dumbledore and I to understand this truth!"

"What, McGuffin, you..." Professor McGonagall stared at the little wizard with burning eyes.

Professor McGonagall was waiting to hear more, but Dumbledore said no more.

Instead, he ordered again, "Albert, let me say it again... You'd better stay in Hogwarts Castle and not go out until you have mastered the power to deal with dementors."

"Well, every Sunday night, you two have classes with Professor Lupine and Snape. I remember when we were renovating the staff common room, ... we also found a Boggart, which happened to be used as a dementor to train you ..."

"Albus!"

Snape yelled with a stiff face, "There's no way this fellow Remus Lupine and I..."

"Severus! I know the past grievances between you. But this matter is extremely important... After this incident, the dementors are ready to move, we must be on guard... and Harry and McGuffin are the most vulnerable little wizards. I have explained it clearly enough just now! So you should do it!"

Dumbledore's words made Mr. Goodman next to him cough several times, looking very embarrassed. (Apparently the professor accused the Ministry of Magic of not being able to control the dementors at all)
"Okay, you two can go back, right...it's so late, Professor McGonagall, use the magic elevator to send them to the Gryffindor dormitory!"

"Okay! Professor!"

Professor McGonagall was full of doubts, but now she saw Snape's eyes staring at Professor Lupine angrily, and knew that now was not a good time to ask.

"Come on! Harry, MacGuffin!"

Professor McGonagall softly beckoned the two out.When McGuffin closed the door and left the room, he saw Goodman was sorting out the old documents, walked towards the fireplace awkwardly, and bid farewell to Dumbledore and the others.

Walking in the corridor and before the marble stairs, McGuffin deliberately walked briskly to alleviate the suspicious eyes of the two wizards, one large and one small, staring at him.

When Professor McGonagall led them to stand in front of the translucent purple elevator, he still asked Lian his doubts.

"Mr. Albert, how did you learn... no, why did you learn the magic [Occlumency] before you came to Hogwarts."

Harry's eyes were also very puzzled, but he probably was more puzzled about what kind of magic Occlumency is, and why Professor Dumbledore had to learn it with Snape himself...

"I..." McGuffin answered Professor McGonagall's question.

— a ding.

The fuchsia, translucent elevator that seemed to be made entirely of glass arrived.

——It looks like a futuristic sci-fi feel.

Peeves was pressing his hands around inside, almost leaving an afterimage, causing the elevator door to be unable to open for a while.

Professor McGonagall frowned, took out his wand and pointed to the clock-like digital dial on it.

After the above pointer frantically circled, it finally stopped at the position of the letter 1.

Then with a puff, Peeves rolled over and was sprayed out directly.

At the same time, a female voice with tremolo sounded,
“[Global Allstone Magic Elevator Company] sincerely serves you...the company provides the most advanced and high-quality elevators..."

"Hogwarts Castle Gryffindor Tower!"

Professor McGonagall interrupted the elevator's extra speech impatiently, said directly, and then signaled Harry and McGuffin to go in.

The elevator was not big, but McGuffin quickly seemed to be different from the actual size inside when he looked from the outside.

The translucent elevator doors began to close slowly, and then the elevator trembled, making an extremely subtle buzzing sound, and began to slowly accelerate upwards.

Peeves rushed straight over, trying to pass through the elevator, as if passing through a wall as usual, but there was a snap (you can hear it loudly even through the glass)
It hung on that outer glass wall for a while... before it slowly slid down to the ground,

After a few seconds, McGuffin and the others went up, and Peeves was out of sight.

Professor McGonagall asked the question again.

"Professor, I...I was just afraid of a strange world, and then I found a book about protecting the mind in Les Finley's second-hand bookstore...he recommended it to me, so I tried to learn it...and then I learned it!"

McGuffin vaguely pushed everything on the hapless second-hand shopkeeper.

Fortunately, Professor McGonagall did not intend to delve into the matter. After she had a reasonable explanation, she let McGuffin go.

Taking the elevator quickly, they came to the seventh floor, which was the corridor leading to the Gryffindor common room.

"The new password is—Ji Xing Gao Zhao!"

Before they left, Professor McGonagall called from behind to remind the two reckless little wizards, reminding them of the password change.

At the entrance of Gryffindor, the portrait of the fat lady in pink has not changed.

MacGuffin did, however, notice that the edge of the faded metal frame around the portrait had become brand new.

After speaking the password, McGuffin and Harry walked into the common room.

Hermione and Ron were walking up and down the door, looking worried.

The Gryffindor common room hasn't changed much, it's still the same circular room with a roaring fireplace.

but……

The original old glass windows with patterns here have been completely replaced by a whole glass wall.

This floor-to-ceiling window occupies almost all of the original wall, connecting the ceiling above and the floor below.

On the entire glass curtain wall, black ink-colored runes flowed from time to time, shining slightly at the connection with the ground and the wall... Obviously, it has been casted by magic.

Dark red velvet curtains on both sides hang from the ceiling to the floor.

In the night, the rain curtain poured down from the sky... On the entire glass curtain wall, streams converged and flowed down.

There are many little wizards who moved the armchairs (some of them are brand new small armchairs, which seem to be made of wood, but the imprints pressed by the little wizards make it look like a kind of leather sofa) there to quietly enjoy the peaceful scenery.

It has never been so quiet here, except for the rattling of the rain curtain, there is only the crackling of the fireplace... the sound of the firewood cracking and burning.

However, due to concerns about McGuffin and Harry, it is clear that Ron and Hermione did not have time to appreciate the changes after the renovation of the Gryffindor common room.

"McGuffin! Harry, are you two all right?"

"Professor Dumbledore, what are you doing here?"

Ron asked hastily.

"Eh?" After Harry and McGuffin looked at each other the same way, they pulled them to a secluded corner and told about what happened just now.

"Take Snape's class, you two are miserable, it will be an eternal nightmare!" Ron said in a tone of extreme shock.

"But it would be nice to learn some protection spells from Professor Lupine... those dementors are disgusting."

"It's the Patronus Charm! Ron!" Hermione corrected Ron's wrong name with some dissatisfaction.

"Everyone knows that the Patronus Charm is the bane of dementors, and it is also the most effective magic against dementors."

"It is a symbol that embodies the heart, and it is a very profound magic. When casting this spell, the wizard needs to concentrate, think of the happiest thing in his heart, and say "Call God for Protection"."

"When fully functional, you can summon your own Patronus, and let the Patronus take the attack on your behalf or do things for yourself. Different people have different Patronus. Most wizards cannot cast a complete Patronus, and being able to cast the Patronus Charm is usually considered a sign of extraordinary magical ability."

"This kind of spell is considered to be the oldest, the most perfect and powerful, and it has not changed much after being modified by modern spells..."

"I can't believe you two can learn such advanced spells now..." Hermione's tone was full of envy.

"No, no, I don't think you need to learn this, McGuffin. Dementors should be afraid of you..." Ron Diao said with a smile.

"Ron, stop joking, the MacGuffin is in danger! The dementors are sure to come after him. He's got a dementor out of -!"

Hermione shook her head, looked around to see if there was no one around, and then whispered: "But to be honest, I still can't imagine that you, McGuffin, would kill a dementor like that..."

Just as she was about to continue speaking, Hermione's wrist hurt a bit, and a blue bracelet appeared on her wrist, tightly strangling the flesh.

This made several people stop the topic immediately, and it seemed that it was the secrecy spell cast by Dumbledore.

"But, MacGuffin, Hermione... what exactly does Occlumency mean? Why does Professor Dumbledore insist on making me learn this spell?"

"McGuffin, can you teach me... Do you have to let Professor Snape teach me?"

Harry asked with slightly expectant eyes.

"Occlumency, this is a defensive spell, which is often used to prevent mind-taking, or a defensive type of magic that affects the brain or mind through other means."

"It's a vague branch of magic... and a very old and powerful spell that hasn't changed over the years..."

"If further refinement can prevent [Imperial Curse] [Memory Curse] [Confusion Curse], even Veritaserum and some curses can be effective defenses... But in the wizarding world, wizards who are proficient in this kind of magic are often magical spies from the Ministry of Magic of various countries... This is a highly useful spell."

McGuffin explained to Harry.

"Harry, you also heard what Professor Dumbledore said, my [Occlumency] is self-taught, and it seems to be seriously flawed, so I made such a move under the stimulation of the dementor...

"So I have to re-learn [Occlumency]..."

McGuffin hadn't expected to speak for the old bee in front of Harry.

"Harry, isn't Professor Lupine with me? We won't let Snape take advantage of this class to torture you!"

Listening to McGuffin's comfort, Harry hesitated to speak, he couldn't express the "extra about Snape" worry in his heart.

Especially with Ron and Hermione in front of him.

After chatting for a while, the little wizards all left the common room tired.

McGuffin and the others also walked to their respective stairs, climbed the spiral staircase, and returned to their familiar dormitory. (Not much has changed in the dorms)
……

When McGuffin woke up the next day and went to the auditorium for lunch, as he expected, traditional arts (rumors) had already begun to fly in the sky.

Although most of them are rumors about McGuffin and Harry fainting.

However, there were also a small number of little wizards who questioned where the dementor who got into the car to inquire had gone.

It's a pity that it has been drowned out among the spit stars of DeLS Malfoy and her gossip group.

She got together with a few Slytherin witches, talking loudly about the scene where the MacGuffins and Harry passed out, and the unfair special treatment they received.

When Harry and the others passed by, De LS turned around and pointed at Hermione and yelled, "Granger, did you just find two such timid boyfriends?"

"Hey! Potter!" Pansy Parkinson, who looked like a poodle, opened his teeth and claws, put his wizard hood on his head, and yelled, "The dementor is here, the dementor is here!"

"McGuffin! Look...it's a dementor! Is it...?"

But before she could continue shouting, McGuffin drew out his wand and slapped it in his hand.

This made the guy dumbfounded, started to divert his attention, and started taunting loudly at Hermione.

And the two big hunk "flower protector" emissaries in front of them - Gore and Crabbe saw McGuffin's uneasy expression, and quickly took a step back.It can be seen what McGuffin's reputation in Slytherin is like.

Hermione tried her best to suppress her anger, as if comforting Harry, and as if persuading herself, "Ignore them, it's not worth it, they're all fools..."

However, Harry and McGuffin were not angry at all, ... really, not angry at all.

As long as the two of them see that guy De LS Malfoy present, they feel uncomfortable and want to avoid it far away.

(End of this chapter)