Harry Potter’s Morning Light

   Chapter 2541 Smoke and Mirror (seven)

  Pomona trotted all the way and arrived at the potions classroom before the castle closed.

   She adjusted her breathing at the door and knocked on the door after confirming that she had nothing abnormal, but it didn't say anything like "come in".

  There is no restriction on the door, which means that Professor Snape is currently "opening business". Sure enough, after she opened the door, she found that he was brewing a potion on the edge of a desk, which was difficult to drink even if it smelled.

   "Sorry, I'm late." She said like a student, and of course no student would dare to say that, unless he wanted to be "drenched" with snake venom.

   "I believe that dying patients can wait patiently." He looked at the potion in the cauldron and said without raising his head, "Just put things at the door."

"need my help?"

  There is only "gurgling" in the classroom, like the sound of soup boiling.

   She shrugged and placed the potion at the door of the classroom, just about to leave.

   "Who are you meeting?" he asked suddenly.

   "Date you mean?" she asked.

   He didn't answer, and focused on the potion, as expected of a "potion nerd".

   "No, I haven't seen anyone." After she finished speaking, she was about to leave. Before leaving, she turned her head on a whim and found that he was looking at her.

   He naturally looked away, staring at the cauldron.

   "What exactly are you trying to say?" she asked, akimbo.

   "Get out!" he roared fiercely.

   She was also angry, pulled the door, closed it with a bang, and left the cellar.

   On the way back, she met several Slytherin students. Most of them didn't say hello when they saw her, as if they had forgotten the etiquette of the nobles.

   She became more and more angry, just then there was a knocking sound outside the window, she looked over and found that it was the mermaid Cynthia in the Black Lake who was greeting her.

   "See you at the old place." Cynthia said to her, and swam away.

  Pomona stuck her tongue out behind her, then quickened her pace and left the cellar. As she passed the hall, she went to the auditorium, grabbed some bread at the table closest to the door, and ran to the Black Lake.

   She only took two steps, and suddenly remembered that she was now a professor, so she slowed down again, and strode forward very "steadily".

   She came to the other side of the lake where she could see the beech trees and found a place to sit, nibbling on the bread while she waited.

When she went to Lily's house in Kirkworth for the summer, they found a slightly cleaner river in the suburbs, and there were a few swans in the river, and they fed them with breadcrumbs, and they swam away in disdain. .

   An old man passing by yelled at them both, "They are swans, not doves, stupid girl!"

   The two of them didn't even think about retaliating, and when she reacted, Lily burst out laughing.

   "God, I was just thinking about how rude that Muggle is!" Lily said, clutching her stomach.

  Pomona didn't give up, she also wanted to sprinkle some breadcrumbs, maybe there was a swan who loved bread or was starving.

  It turns out that the swans really don't eat bread, but they didn't leave because there was no food, but they went water skiing gracefully around the two.

   "I still prefer deer." Lily looked at the swan and said, "Mum took me to London Zoo, and I fed them vegetables."

"But your mother always let you eat vegetables." Pomona said that she saw Mrs. Evans ask Lily to stop eating vegetables several times, while Penny ate the vegetables on the plate very clean every time, and she would also Help mom clear the table.

   "Don't be so boring, okay." Lily said disappointedly. "I just wanted to say how cute they are."

   "How about we go to London Zoo before school starts?" Pomona asked. "We're going to Diagon Alley anyway."

   "Can you change a pet? Why would you keep a turtle." Lily frowned.

   "Is it weird?"

   "Isn't it good to keep an owl or something?" Lily asked.

   "Why don't you take care of yourself?" Pomona asked.

   "I'm going to bring my pet home during the summer vacation. Mom will be upset."

   "You can tell her that this is required by the school."

   "She won't understand." Lily pulled the weeds glumly. "She's a Muggle."

  Pomona felt that it was not good for Lily to say that about her mother, but what she said was true.

   "Before, Sev and I were the only ones talking about the wizarding world." Lily whispered, "He made magic so interesting, I thought magic schools were the same."

   "You think school is boring?" Pomona asked in surprise.

   "Do you think it's different from a Muggle school?" Lily asked subconsciously, and then she remembered that the "Gorgon" in front of her had never been to a Muggle school.

   "I think...school is not the place for us to play," Pomona said awkwardly.

   "I know, it's to learn knowledge and find a job in the future, right?" Lily was so depressed that she lay on the grass and looked at the dazzling summer sun. "Next time, let's go to another place to play, to a farther place."

   "You mean abroad?"

   "I haven't gone on vacation abroad yet."

   "Wow!"

  The barking of the dog brought her thoughts back. She looked over and found that Sirius had turned into a **** dog.

   She looked around and saw no one, and there was an island in the heart of the lake blocking her view, but she still felt that she was being watched.

   "What are you doing!" she roared in a low voice.

   Sirius returned to human form.

   "Where's the double-sided mirror I gave you, Knox." Sirius asked. "If we have it, it would be easier for us to contact."

  Pomona didn't answer. After Sirius graduated, he and James wouldn't need the double-sided mirror. This was originally used by the two of them when they were in confinement. They didn't have to worry about being locked up after graduation.

   At least that's what they thought at the time.

   "I lent it to someone else," Pomona said.

   "Can you come back?" Sirius asked.

   "I'll ask," Pomona said.

   "Can Harry do it before vacation?" Sirius asked.

   "You're going to follow him when he comes home from vacation?" Pomona asked.

   "I've been to Privet Drive and watched him get on the knight bus." Sirius said sadly, "He's afraid of me."

   Who would be scared to see a dog the size of a man at night, not to mention that Harry is only 13 years old.

  The big dog is different from the basilisk. The basilisk is like a monster that only appears in a nightmare, and it is normal for the neighbor to have a dog.

   "I'll find a way to contact you, go away!" Pomona hurriedly urged.

   "Aren't you worried?"

"worry about what?"

   "I forgot how to change back, how to change from an animal back to a human." Sirius said with some excitement, "Like those who tried Animagus and failed."

  Pomona watched him silently.

   Sirius covered his head, and after a while he said, "You gave up looking for that mouse?"

   "No, I asked Neville to find it for me," said Pomona. "He's the Longbottom's son."

   "I think he won't be an Auror when he grows up," Sirius said.

   "What do you want to say?" Pomona crossed his arms around his chest.

   "You know what I'm talking about." Sirius said arrogantly.

   "He doesn't look very smart..."

   "Why don't you help him?" Sirius asked eagerly.

  I have my life too!

   She wanted to tell him that.

   "Exam week is coming, Sirius, and Mr. Longbottom sacrificed his study time to help you, and I think you should at least say thank you," Pomona said.

   He smiled contemptuously.

"take an exam……"

   "It may not be important to you, but not to others." Pomona said solemnly, "If it weren't for your uncle to support you, you would also face the problem of making a living after you left home."

   Sirius was tired of the subject.

   "You've changed, Knox."

   He dropped this sentence, then turned into a black dog and left.

   "You too, Sirius." Pomona looked at his back and said, then left the Black Lake without looking back.

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   "So... this is the information you can provide?" Saint Tyrrell asked with a look of embarrassment.

   "Is that book hard to find?" she asked.

   "Muhammad is a very common name, and there are many books on the soul," Santirel said.

   “You can lock it to around the 10th century,” she said.

"That's even more difficult. The Arab Empire in the 10th century was divided. There were several capitals such as Cairo, Baghdad, Yemen, etc., and each capital had its own library. How do you know that the author's book must be included in the Alexandria Library? "

   She couldn't answer.

   "If that book isn't in Egypt, I don't think I can help you, ma'am."

   She remembered that there was also the Istanbul library, and she went to the local club members to find the book about the Yin people, maybe she could ask them to find the book about the soul too.

   "Don't say so early that you can't help me, you won't know until you find it!" She threatened, "Or..."

   "Yes, ma'am," said St. Tyrel dryly. "I know that 100,000 francs is not so easy to get."

   She also felt a little depressed. The current atmosphere is far less relaxed and pleasant than the Nile fin chatting in the museum before.

   "Speaking of this, I just met the principal of the No. 1 Primary School in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. He asked me if the No. 1 ruling would still fulfill his promise?"

   "What promise?" she asked.

   "The first government promised that as long as the republic existed for one year, he would send roses of 3 Louis to the primary school, and it has been four years since 1798," St. Thiel said.

   Now she knows where the house full of flowers can go, and these flowers add up to more than 12 louis.

   "Don't you like roses?" said St. Tyrel, "what must you do to forgive him?"

   This is no longer a question of understanding.

   She wanted to tell St. Tyrel this way, that she no longer wanted to be "distracted" by love like Madame Maxime, so that she forgot more important things.

This is what the "white wizard", who has won two consecutive Dark Lords, taught her that love is a kind of distraction, and pouring too much into it will affect the business, just like a student's early love will affect her studies, although she fell in love for the first time. It was almost 40 years old.

   "What do I have to do to make you feel like I've forgiven him?" she asked.

  San Tirel didn't speak for a long time.

"Don't spend your time and energy on this, you also have more important work, the French Academy is no longer the 'academic' institution that accompanies the king and makes the rich and powerful in the past. You should be more concerned about the future of mankind and citizens. Benefit."

   "Yes, ma'am." St. Tyrel whispered, "I will do my best."

   There were cheers from outside, as if the game was almost over.

   "Let's go." She smiled and said to San Tirel, "Let's see who wins?"

   They left the lounge politely and reciprocally.

   "You know what? They're betting on fellowships and military money." Saint-Tierel said, "Whoever wins gets a million francs."

"what……"

   Saint Tyrrell smiled ambiguously, "How much did you bet?"

   "Don't tell me, you gambled all the 100,000 francs I just gave you!" Georgiana said angrily.

  San Tyrell smiled nonchalantly, like she really meant it.

   (end of this chapter)