Became good friends with the Boy Who Lived

"I..." Harry said weakly, "What's wrong with me?" He reached out for the Patronus tiger out of curiosity, but caught nothing.

"How dare you say that," Draco said unhappily, "I thought you were scared to death by the Dementors and made me worried."

Harry struggled out of Draco's arms and managed to stand up, but he was not steady and staggered back two steps before falling into a seat.

"I heard someone screaming," Harry said dreamily, "I wanted to help her..."

"No one screamed, Harry," said Hermione worriedly.

Aeris stuffed another chocolate frog into Harry's mouth. "Give me another, Aeris," said Draco.

Aeris handed a chocolate frog to Draco and opened one himself. While chewing the chocolate, he said, "Dementors are creatures that embody all the negative emotions of human beings. They are born in darkness, feed on human happiness, dance in despair, and take pleasure in human suffering. Dementors can, to a certain extent, awaken the deepest fears in human hearts. Although I don't want to irritate you, Harry, you may have heard the screams of your mother before she died..."

"Aeris..." Hermione screamed.

"But you..." said Harry. "I mean, you... you..."

"Why didn't we react as strongly as you?" Edwards finished speaking for Harry. Seeing Harry nod, Edwards continued, "Look around you. How much stronger are we than you?" Edwards couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Ginny curled up in Hermione's arms, and faint sobbing sounds could be heard. Neville, Ron, and Draco all had grief-stricken expressions on their faces.

Harry finally looked at Aeris, who waved his hand and said, "I'm different. I have the protection of a Patronus."

The guardian tiger roared again and lay down at Aesop's feet triumphantly.

"Can you teach me?" Harry said, "how to cast this Patronus?"

The others also looked at Aeris with eager eyes.

"Of course," said Aeris, "When our defense team gathers this year, I will teach the Patronus Charm to everyone who attends the gathering."

"You also organized a defense team?" Professor Lupin came back and said with interest.

Aeris scratched his head and said shyly, "It's just a mutual help group. Any student can join. The purpose is: help each other and make progress together. However, this year's gatherings will not be as frequent as last year. After all, we have a qualified Defense Against the Dark Arts professor this year..."

"Please be sure to continue this party," said Professor Lupin. "As you can see, my physical condition... is not optimistic. I'm not sure if I can continue to be your Defense Against the Dark Arts professor next year." After saying this, he looked at the tiger patronus lying at Aeris' feet in amazement, and the tiger patronus yawned loudly.

The train slowly stopped, and this time it really arrived at the station. Aeris cast the Patronus Charm and joined the crowd with Harry and the others. The classmates pushed and shoved to get off the train. As soon as Aeris got off the train, he heard the familiar rough shouting: "First-year students... First-year students, gather here..."

Harry called out, "Hagrid..."

"How are you? You guys," Hagrid said, "We'll talk some time. You know, my mission, first-year students... first-year students..."

Students in their second year and above had to take a carriage to enter Hogwarts. Aris and his friends came to an empty carriage. Harry curiously observed the Thestrals pulling the carriage. Ron asked in a trembling voice, "What are these?"

"Thestral!" Hermione rolled her eyes at Ron and said, "Don't make a fuss, get in the car." Aeris habitually stroked the Thestral's big dragon-like head.

Aeris, Harry, Hermione, and Ron were riding in a carriage. After the four of them entered, the carriage slowly moved. Ron said, "Fred and George told me that these carriages move automatically. They never mentioned the existence of the Thestrals."

"Those who have not witnessed death cannot see the Thestrals," Hermione explained.

"But," said Harry, "I can't remember a time when we witnessed a death."

Aeris said, "On Halloween in my first year, I summoned Galahad and worked with him to kill a giant monster. Unfortunately, you two happened to see this scene."

After hearing Aris' explanation, Harry suddenly understood. Hermione glared at Ron fiercely, and Ron smiled awkwardly.

Before entering the auditorium, Professor McGonagall found them in the crowd and said, "Miss Granger, Mr. Potter, both of you come with me."

Harry and Hermione left the team, and Aries and Ron were swept into the hall by the crowd.

After sitting down, Ron said, "Why do you think Professor McGonagall called them both away?"

Aris said quietly, "Miss Know-It-All has chosen a lot of courses this year. She should be discussing the course time allocation with Professor McGonagall. As for Harry, she may have Madam Pomfrey examine him."

At this time, the first-year students entered the hall. Aeris and Ron stopped talking. The short Professor Flitwick walked quickly with the Sorting Hat in his hand. The roster floated in front of him, and there was an automatic walking stool behind him.

The Sorting Ceremony began, and Ron muttered, "I wish they would hurry up, I'm starving..."

Aris handed two chocolate frogs to Ron. "Let's eat some first. I don't know when this chatterbox will stop singing."

"Thanks!" said Ron, looking at the Sorting Hat with a resentful look on his face.

As expected, the Sorting Hat sang for nearly half an hour, and the formal sorting also took quite some time. When Professor Flitwick packed up everything and walked back, Harry and Hermione sat down next to Aris and Ron.

"Oh no!" said Hermione, a little chagrined. "We missed the Sorting."

"Why, Miss Know-It-All," said Aris, teasingly, "I didn't realize you were quite fond of Mr. Hat's singing?"

Hermione glared at Aris and was about to say something when Professor Dumbledore's voice rang out, "Welcome, my children. Welcome back to school, and especially welcome to the new students."

"Before you enjoy the delicious food, please allow me, an old man, to say a few words to you in case you are too sleepy to listen to my advice."

"First of all, Sirius Black, a serious criminal from Azkaban, escaped from prison. In order to protect the safety of the students, the Ministry of Magic decided to have the guards of Azkaban stationed at all entrances and exits of the school. I want to remind you, my children, that the Dementors will not be lenient to you just because you are underage. I want you to stay in school honestly during your spare time. Don't try to provoke the Dementors, and don't give them any reason to hurt you. All disguises are ineffective against Dementors, whether it's an invisibility cloak or something else..."

Professor Dumbledore glanced meaningfully in the direction of Harry and the others, and continued:

"We have a slight change in our teaching staff this year. I am honored to invite Remus Lupin, an outstanding graduate of Hogwarts, to be the professor of the Defense Against the Dark Arts course. Everyone, welcome Professor Lupin."

After that, Professor Dumbledore led the applause. Professor Lupin also stood up from the guest of honor seat and nodded to the students somewhat stiffly. Aeris was the first to applaud, and a round of applause, neither loud nor soft, rang out in the auditorium.

"Finally, our Care of Magical Creatures professor, Professor Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank, has submitted her resignation to me several times due to her age. She hopes to spend some leisure time with her artificial limbs and legs. Therefore, I have the honor to announce that our gamekeeper, Rubeus Hagrid, will concurrently serve as our Care of Magical Creatures professor."

As soon as Professor Dumbledore finished speaking, the students at the Gryffindor table, led by Harry, burst into warm applause. Hagrid stood up from his seat in the guest of honor somewhat awkwardly, and his strong body made the table tremble.

Professor Dumbledore motioned Hagrid to sit down, stretched out his arms, and said gently: "Enjoy your dinner, children."

As Professor Dumbledore finished his words, all kinds of exquisite dishes appeared out of thin air on the tableware on the dining table, and Ron couldn't wait to start devouring them.

Aries, Harry, and Hermione passed their favorite delicacies to each other, until the dessert disappeared, and the feeling of fatigue swept over Aries like a wave.

Led by the new prefect, Aris and his classmates returned to the Gryffindor common room. Lying on the familiar four-poster bed in the dormitory, Aris fell asleep in less than a second.

The next day, Aris, Harry and others were enjoying breakfast at the Gryffindor table. Draco, as usual, was fighting with Harry for the food on the plate. Hermione seemed very happy. The new semester had begun and they needed to choose more courses. Aris, Harry and Ron chose Care of Magical Creatures and Divination.

Hermione chose many courses, including Arithmancy, Rune Studies, and Muggle Studies...Eris gave Hermione a strange look. Hermione avoided his gaze unnaturally and said unhappily, "What for?"

"You still need to study... non-magical personnel?" Aeris said strangely, "In the eleven years since you came into contact with magic, you haven't studied it thoroughly?"

"None of your business!" said Hermione. "I just think it's interesting to study... you know... from a different perspective..."

"I really can't relate to you." Aeris said dimly.

Ron leaned over and saw Hermione's schedule with an incredulous look on his face. He said in confusion, "Arithmancy and Divination both start at nine o'clock. How can you be in two classes at the same time?"

"What nonsense are you talking about, Ron?" Hermione said unhappily, "Of course I can't be in two places at the same time, but it's not a problem. I have discussed it with Professor McGonagall..."

Aeris nudged Hermione with his elbow and whispered in her ear, "Professor McGonagall gave you the Time Turner? Although it's a wonderful idea, a person's energy is limited. You simply can't learn all your courses before you have a mental breakdown."

Hermione's cheeks flushed, but she didn't say anything. She just looked at Aries stubbornly. Aries gave in and stopped trying to persuade her.

After breakfast, Aries, Harry and Ron went to their first Divination class together. "Does anyone know where the Divination classroom is?" Ron asked.

Aerius and Harry shook their heads at the same time. At this time, a landscape painting hanging on the wall showed a short knight in full armor, waving a knight's lance and shouting, "Common people, pay your sincere respects to the great knight Don Quixote!"

After saying that, he swung his knight's gun twice, but fell down comically. Eris said politely, "Great Knight Don Quixote, can you take us to the divination classroom?"

The dwarf knight in the painting stood up awkwardly, pointed his lance in one direction and said, "The place you are looking for is in that direction, follow me, civilians." After that, he rushed out of his own frame, knocking down the characters in other frames without a care.

The three boys smiled at each other and followed the dwarf knight. They came all the way to the top floor of the north tower. The dwarf knight had stolen a pony from somewhere and was having fun in a picture frame.

"Thank you for leading the way, Knight Don Quixote!" said Aeris. The dwarf knight nodded, and with a "whoosh", he rode away on his pony to who knows where.

The ceiling of the floor they were on was not high. A rope was connected to the ceiling and a square trapdoor. There was a nameplate on the trapdoor that read: "Sybill Trelawney's Residence, Divination Classroom."

Ron gently pulled the rope, the trapdoor slowly opened, and the wooden stairs slowly lowered one by one. Aeris and Ron looked at Harry at the same time, smiling and saying in unison: "You go first..."

Harry rolled his eyes and climbed down the stairs and through the trapdoor, followed by Aris and finally Ron.

The space of this classroom is not small, but it does not feel like a classroom. Aeris feels that this place is just like the chess and card room in his previous life. There are twelve round tables distributed everywhere, and there are many armchairs and thick cashmere cushions around each round table. The fire in the fireplace is burning brightly, and a large copper teapot is placed on the shelf above the fire. The rich aroma of tea wafts into the air, making this classroom a little misty. Various objects related to divination are placed on the wooden shelves against the wall.

"Welcome, children!" an ethereal and hoarse voice sounded, "It is a great honor to study with you the precise and rigorous subject of divination."

Professor Trelawney was a very neurotic woman. Although she was young, she was already wearing a pair of reading glasses. The glasses made her eyes look very big. According to Harry, it looked like a huge insect flying out of the mist.

Aeris saw this "Shamatte" in the magic world. Professor Trelawney's outfit was very much like a gypsy, with colorful robes, decorations all over her body, and various neurotic little movements...

The Divination class started inexplicably. When Professor Trelawney said that practice was more important than books in this course, Hermione next to Aries snorted in dissatisfaction.

"When did she sit next to us?" Ron asked in horror. Hermione rolled her eyes at Ron and opened her divination textbook: "Seeing the Future Through the Mist".

Professor Trelawney seemed to want to show off her ability. She walked to Parvati Patil and said mysteriously, "Dear, be careful of the red-haired man!" Parvati moved away from Ron.

Professor Trelawney stroked Neville's head again and said quietly, "After you break the first teacup, when you choose another one, please choose blue. I like those red teacups very much."

Professor Trelawney had just taken two steps when Neville accidentally dropped his teacup on the floor. With a "crack", the cup broke into pieces. Neville was a little at a loss, and the girls all looked at Professor Trelawney in admiration.

Professor Trelawney quickly took a blue teacup from the shelf, handed it to Neville, and said, "Don't touch my red teacup."

Professor Trelawney raised her hands above her head again and said nervously, "Around Halloween, one of us will leave us forever."

This Divination class was heavy and depressing, especially after Professor Trelawney predicted Harry's tragic death more than a dozen times. Every student had an unshakable solemnity on their face, and their eyes were full of pity when they looked at Harry.

And Aeris also awakened some special talents in this divination class. Some images that did not belong to his memory always appeared in his mind.