[HP] Sickness and Medicine

For this culture, we need to learn a set of symbols before we actually operate them, that is, ancient Chinese characters. Fortunately, it is not very difficult. It is somewhat similar to the runes we learned in the lower grades, and it is also a bit like the hieroglyphs of ancient Egypt. Word.Oh, and it just happens to be called Oracle. "

"Perhaps all the ancient texts have something in common?" Dolores quickly made up an excuse: "Kara, can I attend the lessons you are learning about the tortoiseshell scorching? It may be helpful to my study of ancient magic texts." help."

Carla readily agreed: "I'll ask you in the next class, and if the professor agrees, you can come with me!"

Although Trelawney does not fit people's general impression of professors, as a teacher, she does not reject studious students, even though she stated in advance that people without "horizon" can learn very limited things; It is even more difficult for people with "Tianmu" to see through the fog and see the future.

"Don't worry about the sight or the third eye!" Laka happily took Dolores's arm and went to the North Tower: "I don't have this thing, and I can always get E in the final exam! In her class, remember her It is enough to like reading omens, talking about doom, and predicting death!"

This was the first time in two lives that Dolores attended a divination class.Its teaching environment is very similar-climbing a silver ladder/ladder and then through the trap door to enter the top of the tower, similar to the way of entering the heaven above the clouds in religious oil paintings; all candles are covered with crimson lampshades, copper Some kind of fragrant liquid is boiling in the pot, and the shelves against the wall are full of divination tools, each of which looks old; the curtains have not been opened from beginning to end, as if some secrets die at the sight of light.

Trelawney didn't care about Dolores, the auditor.She drew a set of symbols on the blackboard, and began to lecture in an erratic tone, inadvertently criticizing how fuzzy and changeable the smoke is, which is not suitable as a basis for prophecy.It was the same in the next class. The students were drowsy in the dull classroom, and finally waited for the opportunity to practice.

There is a brazier on each small round table, and each two-person team gets a piece of tortoise shell. According to Trelawney's request, they have to hold the tortoise shell with tongs, put the outer side on the fire, and check every 7 minutes Once, until the tortoise shell is covered with distinct cracks.

"Ah! Listen—" When the crackling sounds of more than a dozen tortoise shells were heard one after another in the classroom, Trelawney waved her arms full of bracelets and rings and sighed softly: "What a wonderful sound! The ancient East People say that this is the gods conveying their will!"

Dolores, who was sitting next to Kara, nodded slightly.It is a very common ancient cultural phenomenon to regard natural sounds as the voices of gods.Even now, some parents still deliberately scare those children who don't want to sleep. The night wind blowing through the treetops outside is a sign of the arrival of the night witch Lilith. She will capture and eat all the disobedient children.

The tortoise shells in Kara’s group finished roasting after four 7 minutes. She and another girl named Lisa tried to translate with their notes, and Dolores didn’t say a word the whole time.Trelawney, who was wandering around as a guide, came to their table, and after listening to Kara's report, he said dissatisfiedly: "My dear, you can see that 'Ge' and 'Huo', 'Dou' and 'Ghosts', I think that this year there will be wars, wars, fights, and ghosts, which are all right, but it's too general, and I don't do divination, I can see these from the newspapers."

She tapped on the tortoise shell with her thin fingers: "Let me show you a demonstration - this 'Ghost' is next to 'Dong', one side is connected to 'Er' and 'Ding', and the other side is connected to 'Ding'. "Mother" means that this winter, two people close to you will die, and at least one of your mothers will get sick."

Dolores pursed her lips silently.This sounds bluffing, but it is actually casting a wide net.It is hard to make a mistake in these two judgments without specifying how close the person is or what kind of illness he is suffering from.If this was Trelawney's prophecy ability, she was even more worried about the effect of the Mopsos potion.

But she won't suddenly change her mind at such a critical moment, and she won't be able to catch up.According to the original idea, she observed the tortoise shell, selected a double-dent-shaped crack at the edge, and inserted the dialogue at the right time: "Professor, I have a question-look at this symbol, it must represent being alone 'Single'?"

Without waiting for Trelawney to answer, she continued to talk about her opinion: "Look at the two forks on this vertical stick. There are no small circles on it, but they are not straight enough, more like the representatives in the Anglo-Saxon Fortok text." The 'ear' of the grave."

Trelawney adjusted her large glasses frame: "You mean, you saw runes in the ancient Chinese-style tortoiseshell scorching?"

This sounded very inappropriate, and Lisa on the side laughed, and quickly covered her mouth to apologize.Dolores didn't mind at all and suggested: "I also think it's weird. I guess it's because the roasting time is not enough and the symbols are not clear enough, which made me misunderstand. Why don't we try roasting for another 7 minutes?"

"Okay." Trelawney nodded in agreement, and said in her ethereal tone: "But it is undeniable that Eastern witchcraft will inevitably be affected when it comes to the Western magical world." retreat.

Dolores turned a deaf ear, held the tortoise shell with her bare hands, and only turned one side to the fire, waited patiently for 7 minutes, and then exclaimed in surprise: "Professor, look! It has changed again! But... how did it become a fire again?" 'algiz'? Symbolizes 'elk sedge'? How can this be explained?"

"No." Trelawney took the tortoise shell and observed it against the firelight: "It is a 'fruit', it has a trident shape at both ends, but the lower one is smaller. It indicates that you will have Great harvest..."

Her lingering sound was covered by an explosion, the flame in the brazier suddenly rose, and the tortoise shell exploded as if it could not withstand the high temperature, which alarmed everyone in the classroom.

Dolores, who caused the accident with a silent spell, hid her wand in her sleeve, supported Trelawney pretending to be panicked, and covered her bloody right hand with a cotton handkerchief: "Professor, you are injured! I will send you to The school hospital!" Kara and Lisa also expressed their willingness to help.

"It doesn't matter." Trelawney pushed Dolores away, pulled off a shawl and wrapped it around indiscriminately: "Every accident has a deep meaning. Just now, we saw an unspeakable future..."

Dolores took the opportunity to put away the handkerchief, and bent down to pick up a card that had fallen from her body, on which was drawn a bolt of lightning striking a high tower.

"... Misfortune and disaster are approaching." Trelawney snatched the cards and looked up at her, but acted as if he noticed her for the first time, with confusion in his eyes magnified by glasses: "Oh, my dear, you Why are you here? Why are you here? You don't belong here!"

"Professor—" Dolores feigned regret and took the opportunity to end the operation: "In short, I'm sorry that this happened, but you should go to the school hospital as soon as possible. Of course, if you don't welcome me to attend, then I won't bother you again!"

Trelawney ignored her, and walked to the next table with folded arms: "Honey, do you see anything?"

Rejecting Carla's persuasion, Dolores quietly climbed down the silver ladder, ran across the spiral staircase, and breathed a sigh of relief on the grass blowing in the breeze.Once back in the dormitory, taking advantage of her roommate's absence, she quickly extracted the blood from the handkerchief with an analyzing spell, which occupied a shallow layer at the bottom of the test tube, which could be regarded as a drop.

The next step is to find a safe and hidden place to ensure that the potion stays in the crucible for 49 days without going out.After three days of observation and experimentation, she chose an abandoned classroom closest to Severus' office.Probably because it is too close to Severus, almost no students are willing to pass by here.

After the cooking started, Dolores breathed a sigh of relief and returned to her studies.She will take the Ultimate Wizarding Examination next June, and some subjects cannot be relaxed at all, such as Potions.Although in Slughorn's first class, she used her experience in her previous life to complete the Grand Pepperup Potion the fastest and best, and won the prize he promised, but in the following classes, she Follow-up is a bit difficult, and all the evaluations I get are E or A.

The other thing she had to focus on was Black Defense, which was now in charge of Severus.Due to the restrictions of Umbridge in the previous school year, they learned theoretical knowledge for a whole year. Now Severus not only had to complete the teaching tasks of the seventh grade, but also made up for the missing practical part of the sixth grade.No matter what the students were about this, Severus didn't complain at all. It seemed that the rumors that he had longed for the teaching position for many years and secretly wrote the lesson plans were probably true.

Just in the first class of this semester, in a classroom used to be used as a black defense class, Severus strolled under the subtle candlelight, pointing to the pictures on the wall of various human tragedies caused by black magic, Introduce them with a peculiar admiration.His voice was very soft, as if he was telling some forbidden story.

"Black magic—thousands and thousands, all shapes and shapes, treacherous, everlasting. Fighting them is like fighting a monster with many heads. When one head is cut off, it immediately grows another one that is more fierce and powerful than the original one. More cunning heads."

"What you are facing is something unpredictable and indestructible. Therefore, your defense must be as flexible and innovative as the black magic you are trying to dispel..."

Mopsos potion ([-])

Inheriting what the sixth grade learned, the seventh grade black defense technique continues to include the three unforgivables.This is the Ministry of Charms