The man behind Hogwarts

Hogwarts, Quidditch training ground.

Ron and Hermione were sitting in the audience watching.

Today, Saturday, the Quidditch teams of various colleges are taking the time to train and prepare for the upcoming college games.

As for the other one of the three little ones?

He is not a spectator, but a performer.

"Harry's talent is so great. I heard he is the only one who can join the Quidditch team in his first year."

Ron was holding a lollipop in his mouth and speaking slurringly.

"Indeed, and he's also a Seeker."

Hermione was wearing a pair of knitted gloves and said with emotion: "Each team has only one seeker. Their responsibility is to catch the fastest golden snitch. Only by catching the golden snitch can the game end. It can be said that this is Biggest endorsement for Harry.”

At this time, a pair of twins walked up to the two of them.

"Ron, you're eating candy again, I'll tell mother."

"No!" Ron looked bitter.

The family believes that eating too much sugar is bad for teeth. If my mother knew about it, she might write a snarling letter to teach him a lesson.

"Fred, George, why are you here?"

Ron tried to change the subject.

But George saw through his little trick at a glance, spread his hands and winked.

Ron sighed, took out two candies from his pocket, handed one to each of them, and muttered complaints.

"I am your biological brother."

"That's right..." Fred and George looked at each other and said in unison: "Two pills each!"

"puff!"

Hermione couldn't hold it back and chuckled.

Although she had long known the twins' funny personalities, she still couldn't help but feel happy when she saw the scene in front of her.

Ron sighed again and obeyed.

Another day of being manipulated by my brothers.

"Tell me, why are you here? Just now we were wondering why you didn't participate in the training. Did you escape secretly?"

"No, we've already finished training."

Fred looked at the training ground: "Wood's goal now is to train Harry hard and let him adapt to the speed of the Golden Snitch. The two of us were Quidditch players last year and don't need much training."

George added: "Wood is too strict. If I didn't give him face, I wouldn't want to come."

The Weasley twins joined the Gryffindor Quidditch team last year.

Both are batsmen.

The captain of the Gryffindor team is Oliver Wood, a man who George describes as very strict.

He required the team to train three times a week. Because of this, Harry and Ron often complained that they didn't have time to do homework. They also often used this reason to ask Hermione to copy homework, and Hermione often gave him a blank look.

Fred turned back to the topic of the previous two people and said:

"Ron, you just said that Harry is the only one who joined the Quidditch team in the first year. This is correct, but did you know that there is another person who was also invited, also in the first year."

"Really? Who else?"

"William Sides!"

Fred spit out a name and said softly: "This is exclusive news."

"When William was in first grade, Mrs. Hooch suggested that he join the Quidditch team because of his outstanding flying skills. Professor Flitwick also strongly recommended..."

“But he refused and turned around and founded the Gem Club!”

Ron and both looked shocked.

I can't help but feel like "I have tried my best to have something, but others have abandoned it like a pair of worn-out shoes."

But thinking about William's deeds, I feel excusable.

"I didn't expect him to be so good at flying." Hermione sighed softly.

She couldn't help but recall the scene when she first saw William in Diagon Alley.

The dark and scary Knockturn Alley, the mysterious werewolf, the mysterious Full Moon Store...and the gentle and reliable strange senior student.

In retrospect.

There is actually a slight sweetness.

George said: "You all know about the Gem Club, but do you know the real situation of the Gem Club?"

"What's going on?" Hermione asked.

George's eyes lit up, and after talking for a long time, he finally got to the point.

So he began to explain in simple terms.

"The Gem Club is now the most popular club in the school, even more powerful than the clubs organized by the professors themselves, especially after events such as the Order of Merlin, Wizarding Weekly, and Debate Competitions.

There is no doubt that no one wants to join the Gem Club.

Even Fred, he once applied, but unfortunately he failed..."

George was obviously prepared.

Just like memorizing a manuscript, he slowly told the situation of the Gem Club, including various attractive benefits.

When he got excited, he also revealed what happened to Fred.

Finally, George solemnly said:

"Hermione, do you want to join the Gem Club? We can help you."

"Ah?" Hermione was suddenly startled, "But even so many seniors can't join in. I'm only a first year, can I?"

"You absolutely can do it, just believe in yourself!"

Fred encouraged: "There are people from all houses in the Gem Club, but there is no Gryffindor like us. Now the whole house is looking forward to who can become the first person.

Hermione, we believe you! "

After more than a month of observation, the twin brothers finally determined one thing.

Hermione is definitely the most promising person.

Even more likely than Harry.

The two brothers thought about it again and decided to help Hermione as soon as possible, so they came to find her today.

"We have already inquired clearly, Hermione, do you want to join the club? As long as you are willing, we will help you find an invitation quota. You only need to prepare for the club's inspection."

Hermione twisted her clothes.

I thought and thought.

He said softly: "Let me give it a try."

For some reason, at this moment, she suddenly felt like she was shouldering the weight of public expectations, a little heavy and a little excited at the same time.

Ron suddenly said: "I want to participate too, please help me get a place."

"Sorry Ron, we can only get one spot."

The twin brothers said in unison, then took turns rubbing Ron's head and left the audience.

Ron was left confused.

"Sometimes I really wonder if I am their younger brother..."

Hermione looked at his red hair and affirmed: "You have to believe in yourself, you are!"

……

After the three little ones had their turn, Ron immediately told Harry about it.

Harry was sweating profusely, but he still congratulated: "Congratulations Hermione, you will definitely join the Gem Club!"

"Thank you."

Hermione nodded. She preferred wizarding debates to Quidditch, which was what made him want to join the club.

"By the way, have you spent the prize money from the last championship?"

"Not yet. I'd like to ask Fred to buy me some candy."

"Add me."

"Add me too."

The three of them looked at each other and laughed in unison.

In the first wizard debate, the first-year champions were the Harry trio.

Whether it was the knowledge quiz or the debate, they defeated Draco's team and finally won the championship. The reward was ten Galleons each.

It is worth mentioning that.

Hermione performed very well in the competition, and the judges who presided over the competition were quite satisfied with her performance.

Harry and Ron are equally brilliant.

Harry put forward a very novel point of view during the debate, while Ron answered many unpopular questions in the wizarding world.

Although Draco was powerful, his knowledge was not as good as Hermione's, and he ultimately lost.

Because of this incident, he was even more dissatisfied with the three of them.

……

……

On the other side of the campus, William was practicing magic on the lawn.

He originally thought that wind control was a wrong magic, but Malzahar was able to learn it, so he wanted to try it again.

Malzahar told him all about his experience in learning the wind control technique.

Including how powerful it will be after learning it, how much the strength will be improved, etc...

Of course, to William, the first one was only useful, and he didn’t remember any of Malzahar’s bragging words.

While he was concentrating on practicing, a figure suddenly appeared.

This man was tall, but had a gray beard and looked very old. He was clearly the principal Dumbledore.

"headmaster?"

"It's okay, you don't have to worry about me, I'm just taking a walk."

William nodded.

Take a walk? Who would believe it? He just happened to wander next to me and couldn’t leave!

After practicing for more than ten minutes, William stopped in disappointment.

He really can't learn the wind control technique.

In the past, when I learned magic, I could feel the rhythm of magic. But when I learned the wind control technique, I didn’t feel any strange feelings at all. Even the magic power didn’t respond. The ending was exactly the same as before, which made William realize that learning the wind control technique really requires uniqueness. physique.

He doesn't have Malzahar's physique.

Even if you know your thoughts and feelings, it will have no effect.

"You practice wind control?"

When Dumbledore saw William stop moving, he suddenly asked.

"As you can see, I can't learn this magic."

William shrugged, not caring.

The books recording the wind control technique were still with Dumbledore. It was not surprising that he knew about the wind control technique. Maybe he had also practiced it.

Moreover, Grindelwald entrusted the book to him, indicating that Grindelwald may also know the wonders of wind control, and William is prepared to meet this legendary figure when he has time.

Dumbledore said: "When he gave me this book, I tried to learn it the first time, but I didn't learn it either."

It turns out that Dumbledore didn't learn it either...

What if you tell Malzahar this news?

He should be happier.

"William, are you sure you want to take the elective course?" Dumbledore asked.

"I hope you can agree, principal." William said solemnly.

"Okay..." Dumbledore nodded, "It is indeed a waste of time to only let you attend the second grade class. By the way, your grades were all perfect last time, and the teachers were very surprised."

The 'last grade' he said did not refer to the first-year final exam.

Rather, it was a separate test for Willian last week.

At that time, William approached Dean Flitwick and expressed his desire to take third-year classes in advance, including electives. Flitwick was shocked, but considering William's 'criminal record', he did not object immediately.

The condition he proposed was that William must ensure that the curriculum of this grade does not decline.

William didn't make empty promises, but suggested a second-year test.

Obvious.

Even for the second-grade tests, William passed all of them with full marks, proving that he no longer needed to take second-grade classes.

Only the teachers knew about this, and it had not spread throughout the school.

"What course do you want to take?"

"Divination, ancient runes."

"Okay, I will notify Professor Trelawney and Professor Babbling. You can just find them then."

Dumbledore nodded in agreement and said casually: "Have you not already learned divination? You are now able to divination my affairs. You shouldn't need to take this elective course anymore, right?"

Although Dumbledore's tone was gentle.

But William could still hear a trace of resentment.

Obviously, Dumbledore felt a little embarrassed about the ancient book divination last time, so that he still remembers it now.

William respectfully said: "The art of divination is profound and profound. I am just an apprentice who has just entered the threshold. I am far from being proficient. I heard that Professor Trelawney has a unique divination ability, so I want to learn from her."

A true master always carries the heart of an apprentice.

William didn't have much else, he was cautious enough and humble enough, especially when it came to learning.

Even Voldemort admired Trelawney's divination, and he had no reason to look down on her.

At present, William has integrated centaur divination, Sinista's stargazing, Jarvis's computational simulation ability, and his own super inspiration.

If she could learn Trelawney's divination ability again, then she would be a little prouder.

In his opinion, knowledge is nothing more than two points.

The first step is to cultivate deeply and concentrate until you become proficient, and then learn from hundreds of schools of thought to create your own way.

He is constantly groping forward...

Dumbledore nodded slightly.

Looking at the high-spirited and determined student in front of me, I couldn't help but sigh that time flies by, and his era may really be passing.

"Don't you often go to the Forbidden Forest with Hagrid? Why don't you choose to protect magical animals?"

"Uh……"

William raised his eyebrows guiltily and said softly: "I like magical animals, but now is not the time to study them..."

"I understand." Dumbledore blinked, "Because you can go to the Forbidden Forest often, so you don't want to waste time on the Care of Magical Creatures course, do you?"

silence.

A brief silence.

William understood, but the principal was still a little unconvinced.

Having his own information divined by his own student, and even semi-coercing him to tell stories about ancient times, still made the principal somewhat unhappy.

So he used the matter of trespassing in the forbidden forest to beat him.

I thought about it.

William said: "I'm just a little curious. After all, Ravenclaw, a little curiosity is normal."

"If you, principal, disapprove of me going to the Forbidden Forest, I will try not to go there in the future."

"Little naughty boy." Dumbledore laughed twice.

"It's up to you. Even the Red Giant Bee can't hurt you anyway, the Acromantula is no match for you, and the centaurs are all your friends... The Forbidden Forest is not for you to roam around."

William: "..."

You Dumbledore with thick eyebrows and big eyes, I can't hide anything from you, right?

"Thank you, principal! Your mind is as broad as the sky!"

"Hmph, I won't do this. Don't predict me next time. I'll just thank you."

"Ok."

Dare next time.

Watching Dumbledore leave, his back in the distance...ah, no, there is no back.

He used Apparition to get away.

The principal's privilege!