dumb wizard

Hugh left the cellar and slowly walked back to the Ravenclaw Tower, thinking all the way why when Snape said that he would not give him additional tutoring, he had the urge to refute him, or even ask him to change his decision.

This seemed incredible to him.

Xiu has always considered himself a contented person.He doesn't worship money, he doesn't want power, and he doesn't think about such high-end products as family, friendship, and love. He doesn't like to force anything, and of course he won't force others to do anything.Sometimes his standards are lowered to just being alive.

He has lived for more than 30 years (of course, this refers to the soul), and he has never been impulsive.He can say that he has no desires and desires, and occasionally sets a small goal for himself when he is bored, and slowly climbs towards that goal, even if he doesn't achieve it, it doesn't matter.When you see something, you will only strive for it within the scope of your ability, and never force it.

For something like Snape not giving him tutoring anymore, his normal reaction should be to accept it calmly, but he didn't want to protest violently from the bottom of his heart, so much so that he agreed to continue private tutoring.

This is not normal!

As Xiu thought, he tried his best to concentrate on thinking clearly where his abnormality came from.But maybe he got used to it, once that intense but short-lasting emotion passed, he didn't have much interest in pursuing that answer anymore.

Xiu soaked himself in the bathtub, closed his eyes, and relaxed himself.Then he heard a small inner voice protesting his neglect.

"No, you don't think about it because you are used to it, you just feel that the answer will tear up your calm appearance and make you irreversible, you are afraid!"

Yes, I am afraid, but what am I afraid of?

Xiu thought drowsily, his consciousness gradually blurred.He fell asleep in the bathtub.

The next day, Xiu caught a cold.

Probably the result of falling asleep in the bathtub, I got up from the cold water early in the morning, sneezed hard, and felt a little dizzy.

Rubbing his itchy nose, he finished washing in a trance, took his textbooks and planned to do morning exercises outside the castle.After running two steps, I felt dizzy, so I gave up and sat by the black lake, unable to read the book, just half-closed my eyes in a daze.

Snape came out of the Forbidden Forest and walked along the narrow path to the castle gate.Unsurprisingly, he turned his head slightly and saw the small figure on the edge of the black lake.

He remembered that it was around this time last year, when he was sitting on the lawn with this young man, he taught the young man how to start magic, and he could still completely picture the young man's focused expression in his mind.

Snape just stood there motionless, watching Hugh get up on the trunk of the tree, walk slowly into Hogwarts Castle, and finally disappeared from his sight.

Sure enough, it's good to stay away from him. The boy's influence on him has exceeded the limit, which is a fatal wound for a double agent.

Slytherins never run away.

Snape knew that Xiu had different meanings to him. Although he still didn't know why, where, and how different it was, he knew that this difference would only lead to danger for both of them, so He chose to distance himself.

The appearance of Harry Potter heralds the coming of crisis. The Dark Mark on his arm repeatedly reminds him that the Dark Lord is not dead, but is lurking in the dark and waiting for an opportunity. He may make a comeback at any time. It's dangerous, no matter who gets too close to him, it won't do any good.

The first class is Herbalism, in the glass room behind Hogwarts Castle.

Professor Sprout let them learn how to repot the Mandrake.The cries of mature mandrakes can be fatal, and the young mandrakes they tend to cry are not fatal, but can make people uncomfortable, even fainting.

Professor Sprout made them wear earplugs, pulled the mandrakes out of the pots they were in, quickly put them in another pot, and filled it with soil.It's not difficult, but usually some naughty or timid students can't do it well and cause some troubles.

Probably because Xiu has a very peaceful aura and is loved by plants. The herbs he takes care of have never been too much against him, and his herbal medicine grade is O.

Hugh quickly repotted the Mandrake, and Professor Sprout gave Ravenclaw ten points for his outstanding performance.The little eagles and badgers who attended the class together were already used to being excellent in their studies, and they didn't even bother to exclaim.

With nothing to do, Xiu sat down on a bench at the back of the greenhouse, leaning his back against the wall, closing his eyes and meditating.

"Madame Pomfrey, how is Xiu?" The voice was soft, but anxiety could be heard in it.

"Mr. Olander, don't worry, Xiu just has a cold, and he can leave after he wakes up and takes the medicine." It was Madam Pomfrey's loving voice.

"Thank you, ma'am."

"It's my responsibility. Oh, Mr. Hollander, it's time for you to go back to class, and come back to fix it later."

"Okay, Madam Pomfrey, goodbye."

"Goodbye, Mr. Hollander."

Some vague voices woke Xiu up from his deep sleep, and his consciousness was still a little confused. He propped himself up on the bed and half sat up, looked around, and found helplessly that he had entered the medical wing again.

"Xiu, you're awake." Madam Pomfrey opened the curtain and walked in, Xiu smiled palely at her.

Madam Pomfrey cast a Detection Charm on him, and made him drink a cold potion, a refreshing potion, and a nourishing potion.Xiu's ears spewed a lot of air, which made him extremely uncomfortable, but fortunately, this reaction only lasted for a while.

Xiu wanted to write a thank you note with a pen and paper, but he couldn't find his notebook, thinking maybe it was left there, so forget it.

Madam Pomfrey stroked his hair pityingly, "Xiu, you have to learn to take care of yourself. Although I like you very much, I don't want to see you in the medical wing at all."

The corners of Xiu's mouth curled into an arc, and he nodded.

"You fell asleep in the greenhouse, and Professor Sprout found you with a fever and sent you to the medical wing." Madam Pomfrey said, "Mr. Olander came to see you just now, and he is very concerned about you. "

It turned out that the voice was Ansair.

Xiu nodded, and pointed to the door of the medical wing.Madam Pomfrey said softly: "No, Xiu, you should rest for a while, and you can leave in the evening."

No one could argue with Madam Pomfrey in the medical wing.Xiu obediently lay flat, covered the quilt, and closed his eyes in a resting state.Madam Pomfrey looked at him for a moment, then walked away.

"Xiu!" The blue-eyed little snake rushed into the medical wing with a worried face, followed by a platinum dragon.

Xiu, who was leaning on the bed and reading a book, smiled at them, and Harry asked eagerly, "How are you? Is there anything uncomfortable?"

Xiu shook his head, and asked Harry to take his notebook and pen that Madam Pomfrey brought over and put on the bedside table just now, and took a lot of effort to calm the two little animals.

After finally reassuring the anxious two little snakes, Ansair walked in, with a thin layer of sweat on his forehead, it could be seen that he came here in a hurry.

"Xiu, are you okay?" Ansair asked, his eyes full of concern.Xiu was a little surprised when their relationship was so good, but he still nodded slightly to show that he was fine.

Ansair breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "How could you catch a cold this season? You were so careless."

Xiu smiled shyly, of course he was embarrassed to admit that he was so stupid that he caught a cold when he fell asleep in the bathtub.

snort!After all, it was all Professor Snape's fault for causing him to think about problems and fall asleep!

Xiu vented his anger in his heart.

Draco, who was standing aside, looked at Ansair and then at Xiu, always feeling that something was wrong.

With Madam Pomfrey's approval, Xiu finally left the medical wing. After being greeted and warmed by the kittens for a long time, he was able to escape and return to his room.

He felt very tired, not physically tired - he just drank the stamina potion, but a kind of burnout from the bottom of his heart.

Xiu fell asleep lying on the bed, sleeping all day long, and he didn't attend a single class on Tuesday.Sleeped too much, felt top-heavy, took a random shower, half-dried my hair, and went foraging.

It was already eight o'clock in the evening, Xiu went to the kitchen, cooked some noodles, and ate a bowl of noodles.Then he thought of the man in black in the cold cellar in a very hopeless way. After struggling for a while, he rolled up his sleeves resignedly, made two midnight snacks, and walked to the cellar with his hands.

He has been making excuses for his actions along the way, and finally the reason "he taught me so much, and I should repay him" gave him plenty of comfort.

Snape's face was as black as ink when he came to open the door, and Hugh suspected that at that moment he wanted to give him a disappearance.

Snape never thought that Xiu would come again. When he felt the fluctuation of his magic power, he thought he felt something wrong. When he really saw him standing at the door with supper again, looking up at him with a pretty little face, he was momentarily surprised. I don't know what it's like.

Who would have thought that while he was in a daze, the kid would sneak in from beside him, and naturally sit on his exclusive sofa with a big smile on his face.

Snape was furious, and immediately said: "Mr. White, I remember that I told you not to come here again. Now it seems that your ears are purely for decoration, don't they even have the value of Achnatherum splendens?"

Xiu took a pen and paper and wrote: "Professor, what you said was not to come to confinement again, but I didn't come to confinement. I came to deliver you a midnight snack."

Snape frowned severely, and said: "It seems that Mr. White, you think house elves are a very good job. Maybe Dumbledore would be happy to hire another wizard to be an elf."

Xiu wrinkled his nose and wrote: "Huh! Professor, believe me, Hogwarts can't afford me. You know, my job in the Muggle world is a chef. I only need to cook twelve dishes a day for a month. His salary is twelve thousand pounds." This was a lot of money in Britain at the time.

Snape frowned again. "Mr White, are you reminding me that I should pay for what I ate before? Maybe you even counted the price?"

Distorting his meaning again!

Xiu stopped arguing with him and wrote directly: "Please use it, I'm leaving first, good night."

Xiu stood up and was about to leave, but Snape spoke in a dry voice, as if being forced by someone: "Your cold is better?"

Is this caring about him?

Xiu immediately laughed and nodded vigorously.Snape was startled by his blinding smile when he realized what he was asking, a little annoyed, and said gruffly, "If your damned splendens-stuffed little head is still working, you should know how to give others It's a terrible thing to be in trouble, I don't think Madam Pomfrey would be too happy to see you in the hospital wing. Boy, move your troll-like legs now and get out of here."

Knowing his awkward temper, Xiu no longer provoked him, nodded with a smile, went out, and closed the door behind him, the door closing with a "click" sounded like a knock on Snape's chest.

He turned to look at the supper on the table.It's very simple, there are only three things.Three delicacies tofu soup, cold tribute vegetables and buckwheat minced pork.Great for a late night snack.

Snape sat down and ate slowly.

The left chest felt warm, like being covered by something soft, an indescribable feeling.