The man behind Hogwarts

Dumbledore left though.

But William did not relax.

The conversation just now reminded him that although he had some strength, since he was still studying at Hogwarts, he couldn't offend the principal.

Maybe Dumbledore was joking just now.

But things continue like this.

Maybe you will have different ideas.

"I have to find a way to ease the relationship with the principal."

"How about giving him a gift?"

William thought to himself and thought it might be feasible. Dumbledore was not a rigid character, but rather an amiable type.

Giving him a gift not only expresses sincerity, but also helps him stop paying so much attention to himself.

He didn't even know how Dumbledore knew about him being in the Forbidden Forest?

"Jarvis, I want to give Dumbledore a gift. What do you think is best?"

"Sorry, I don't know the principal's character and can't give professional advice."

"It's okay, just say it, let's talk about it for reference."

"I heard that he likes candy. How about giving him some candy?"

"candy……"

William shook his head. It was true that Dumbledore liked candy, but what he liked were all kinds of weird candies, and the house elves could satisfy his needs.

"Any more suggestions?"

"...With all due respect, Dumbledore has reached the highest level of the wizarding world, and nothing can be new to him."

"It makes sense. First of all, it must be novel."

After thinking for a while, an idea suddenly came to my mind.

When he went to see Dumbledore a few days ago, he noticed that he quietly put a few cards into a drawer, which he obviously valued very much.

And those cards.

Somewhat familiar.

Searching the memory bank, I immediately made a discovery.

“Chocolate Frog Card!!”

"Yes!" William had an idea and made a decision, "In the previous life, the Ministry of Magic planned to withdraw Dumbledore's Order of Merlin because of Voldemort's affairs... When Dumbledore found out, he didn't care.

As long as he doesn't take him off the Chocolate Frog card, he said.

It can be seen that what he values ​​most is the honor on the card. "

"Fred wants to ask me for an invitation to join the club. It's just right and he can help me collect cards."

perfect!

Kill two birds with one stone!

He found the Weasley brothers that day and explained the terms of exchange.

The two brothers clapped their chests and agreed.

……

The next day.

After William sat in the club for a while, he waited for a teacher at the door of an office.

"Hello, Professor Babling..."

William introduced himself softly and relayed Dumbledore's opinions.

"The principal agreed that I should take your course as an elective. Although this year's courses have already started for a while, I should be able to catch up. I hope you can agree that I will study with you."

Professor Babling's full name is Basilda Babling, and she is a female professor.

He was young, probably in his early thirties, less than forty years old.

Her age is considered a new generation among the teachers at Hogwarts.

Regardless of her age, her academic skills are definitely not weak.

Otherwise, Sinista would not have asked William to come to her to learn.

"William Sides?"

Babuling smiled slightly, opened the office and invited William in. Her voice was very clear when she spoke.

"The principal has told me that he specifically asked me not to look down on you because of your age. He said that you are the smartest person he has ever seen. I am very curious, how smart are you?"

Ok?

Did the principal praise me so much?

I'm a little flattered!

"Excuse me. I don't think I have any extraordinary intelligence. I just put in a little more sweat."

"If I have to say something special..."

"That's because I learned by standing on the shoulders of giants, and the wisdom of my predecessors inspired me."

"How humble."

Babuling nodded slightly, and she was very satisfied with William's attitude.

"Since you have the confidence to take elective courses across grades, let me test you..." Babuling's smile faded, and she put on a teacher's aura and asked: "How much do you know about ancient runes?"

“Whether it’s what you read in a book or your own understanding, speak as much as you know.”

"Yes."

William responded, thought for a while, and organized the knowledge in his mind.

"I have read a lot of books about runes from the library. I have a preliminary understanding of the concepts, origins, development, applications, etc. of runes.

The books I have read include "A Simple Introduction to Ancient Runes", "Rune Dictionary", "Magic Phonetic Chart" and other basic books.

There are also more profound ones such as "Advanced Rune Translation" and "Magic Symbol Collection".

And Proto-Indo-European…

As a bridge between contemporary languages ​​and ancient runes, I can fully master Proto-Indo-European, whether it is listening, speaking, reading, writing, or using it for rune translation, I can do almost everything.

Additionally, I learned some special runes.

For example, texts related to galaxies and divination, I know a few..."

A eloquent narration.

William's speaking voice was very gentle and of good quality, sounding as clear as jade and like a ring.

Coupled with his firm eyes, people can't help but listen attentively, which is quite mesmerizing.

Babuling's original attitude was more arrogant.

The neck is slightly raised and the pupils are sunken.

In her opinion, it was just another self-respecting student who wanted to challenge the difficult rune course. Although she didn't know how to get Dumbledore to agree, Barbling didn't care too much.

Ancient runes are very difficult.

There is no extraordinary talent, tenacity, or hard research...

It is impossible to gain anything from this course.

But when she heard William's explanation... Babuling's attitude became more and more calm, her slightly raised neck unconsciously lowered, and her eyes leveled...

Finally, he looked at William with a straight gaze.

"If these are really your own perceptions..."

Babuling said softly: "I have to admit, maybe you really deserve the principal's praise."

"What does Acromantula mean?"

Barbling pronounced a difficult-to-pronounce word, which sounded a bit like Acromantula, but William knew that it was not this word, but a professional rune word.

William did not answer immediately.

Pick up the pen and paper on the table.

Write a winding symbol on a white paper.

This symbol looks very special. It is connected end to end, with the curved part in the middle forming several circles, and two corners protruding at the end.

"The runic meaning of this word is Acromantula."

William wrote as he spoke, "It appears in "A Simple Introduction to Ancient Runes", in the third part, the second word."

"It's worth noting...

In the runic alphabet, the eight-eyed Acromantula is used to represent the number eight.

This word also appears in "Advanced Rune Translation", and also puts forward a novel view. The author believes that this word is closely related to the poison carried by the Acromantula. He believes that if this word can be thoroughly studied, , maybe it can help people develop an antidote to the Acromantula poison..."

Babuling was shocked.

She said a word casually, and William would never know the answer in advance.

That is to say...

He really knows the runes.

"how can that be?"

It’s okay to know the definition of the word Acromantula, but why does he even know which book it appears in, which chapter, and which page?

Can you also draw inferences?

And it can also link knowledge from different books...

What kind of monster is this?

"How can you remember it so clearly...I mean, how can you actually remember which page the word appears on?"

"I have a very strong memory. I have a photographic memory."

William explained: "After I read a book two or three times, I can almost recite it fluently. I basically read the books I talked about many times, so I remember them more clearly."

After seeing William finish speaking, Babuling hurriedly closed her open mouth quietly and wiped her hands on her pants.

day.

She actually sweated.

Professor Babling swallowed. Although she was probably sure of William's level, she was still a little unconvinced.

Then read out a few more words.

Ehwaz, Quintaped, Demiguise…

One question and one answer.

In good order.

No matter what vocabulary Babling asked, William could give the answer immediately, in the exact same form as the Acromantula vocabulary.

Explain the interpretation, draw inferences from one instance, extend and expand...

Suddenly, Babuling was so excited that she read out a word that was even more difficult to pronounce and boring.

"Ok?"

"Sorry, Professor, I don't know this vocabulary."

"Finally there is something you don't know!" Babuling blurted out.

"..."

William scratched his head, wondering if his performance was too outstanding, and how could he arouse the professor's competitive spirit?

Excellent people always shine.

I felt a little complacent.

He was immediately pressed down.

……

After a friendly and harmonious exchange between the two, Babuling finally believed that William was indeed qualified to skip a grade.

Even skipping a grade would be too conservative.

With his current level, he can definitely enter the upper grades.

Some senior students taking ancient runes are worse than William.

"Very good, I'll give you the class schedule. You can come to class starting tomorrow."

"Thanks you."

Babuling thought for a while, but couldn't help but ask: "Are you sure you will only start from the third grade?"

William sweated, "The principal only allows me to skip one grade."

"Professor, would you like to help me apply?"

"Forget it, I don't have such a big face."

Babuling shook her head. She didn't dare to mention such an outrageous thing to the principal.

Then the atmosphere in the room became more harmonious.

William didn't feel restrained because the other person was a professor.

Everything he says and does is generous.

This attitude inadvertently infected Babuling, and she gradually regarded William as a peer.

"You said you know some advanced runes about galaxies and divination. What is the source of these?"

She did not forget William's words and asked this question.

After the test just now, she found that William did know many special words, some of which she was not even proficient in.

"That's right...I studied with Professor Sinistra for a while."

"Including Proto-Indo-European, which she taught me."

William said softly: "When I was learning divination, she said that it would be difficult for wizards who didn't know ancient runes to succeed in divination, so she taught me a few runes related to divination.

But she said that you are the most expert in learning ancient runes, so she recommended that I come to you to learn. "

A small compliment.

Babuling showed a helpful expression.

Praise from different people and different identities has completely different effects.

William can always say the right words at the right time, and without realizing it, his social skills have improved to another level.

"You know divination?"

"A little bit." William was very modest.

He won't go around talking about it. He can divine things about Dumbledore, and this matter is destined not to be known to third parties.

Babuling became interested. Divination is a very advanced knowledge.

"It just so happens that I recently wanted to inspect a ruins. I heard that several ancient runes appeared. Please help me divine it.

Let's see if this trip goes well. "

"No problem, give me a medium."

William nodded in agreement, interpersonal communication is nothing more than exchange of interests. You help me today, I will help you tomorrow.

"Where is the ruins you are going to? Is there anything related to the ruins? If there is a medium, my divination will be more accurate."

"Yes, wait a moment."

Babuling took out an envelope from the drawer, which contained a letter and several photos.

In the photo, there are several words on the stone walls, which do look a bit like runes.

"This sounds a bit like Meioye, Merlin's meaning..."

"I think so too," Babuling echoed, "but the word in the photo is missing part of it. I don't know if it was written wrong or if it means something else."

Later, William rushed back to the Gem Club to get a new crystal ball.

The quality of this crystal ball is not as good as the previous one.

It just works.

……

Light the yarrow, empty your mind, and let your inspiration extend...

After a while, William suddenly opened his eyes.

His pupils were full of shock.

How can it be so coincidental?

He discovers a surprising thing during divination. The investigation trip that Babuling is about to embark on is very dangerous and may endanger her life.

William saw three images.

The first picture: Babuling was attacked by magic, unable to dodge and was hit, and fell directly into a coma.

The second picture: Babuling grinned in front of a mirror, showing a sinister smile.

The third picture: In the stone prison, Babuling is drowsy...

These three pictures may seem a bit confusing to outsiders.

But William was all too familiar.

How similar it was to the divination of Paul!

Combining the calculations from Paul's previous divination, William easily analyzed the interpretations of these three pictures.

While going on an inspection trip, Babuling was attacked by Paul and others and was knocked unconscious.

Paul uses Babbling's hair to create Polyjuice Potion.

Just enough to match the second picture.

The person who smiles sinisterly is not the real Barbling at all, but the silver-haired Paul after taking Polyjuice Potion. The real Barbling is at the end of the third picture, locked up in a stone prison and never seen the light of day. .

Polyjuice Potion can completely transform a person into another person.

But it has a specific——

Paul must ensure that Babling lives. If Babling dies while he is taking the medicine, the consequences will be extremely serious.

Paul will always remain Barbourine.

"Professor Babuling, let me count on my fingers, you are destined to commit a crime!"

"..."

What do you mean?