HP Starlight

Esther regretted it very much, but she didn't know which thing made her regret more: whether it was secretly practicing high-level magic, running to Professor Snape's door to exchange feelings with the wand, or wanting to prove herself in front of Professor Snape.

Leona and Orion expressed great sympathy for Esther during the flying lesson. "Why don't you pretend that you fell off the broom and hurt yourself?" Leona helped out.

Orion was much calmer, "Even if she did fall and hurt her, she couldn't avoid it. Professor Snape is not a magnanimous person, even if the other party is a Slytherin."

Esther's broom floated unsteadily in the low sky, just like her master's depressed mood.She didn't even bother to open her mouth to say anything.

After flying lessons, Esther hurried to the auditorium, grabbed a sandwich, swallowed it, and ran to Snape's office.She hoped that her lateness wouldn't lower her image with Professor Snape any more, although there was little room for it.

Esther took a few deep breaths, let her heartbeat stabilize, then reached out and knocked on the door.

"Come in." Professor Snape's voice came from inside.

It didn't sound like she was angry, Esther thought about it, and walked into the room cautiously.Professor Snape was sitting behind his desk without looking up at her.Opposite was a small table with a volume of Magical Potions and Potions and a dozen parchments.

"Copy the book from cover to cover," said Professor Snape.

Esther resigned herself to copying the book.Every time I copy a page with pictures, I feel a little lucky in my heart, and I can save a few words.After copying a few potion formulas, she found that in some places, what was written in the book was slightly different from what they taught in class.

For example, in the second step of the forgetting potion, it says to heat until boiling and add two valerian, but they say that after heating at low temperature, add two valerian powder and then boil.In the fourth step, the book says to stir for four and a half circles, but what they teach is to stir continuously for three circles, then stop for one second and then stir for one circle.

Esther carefully recalled the content of the class and confirmed that he did not remember it wrong.She looked up at the black-robed professor, who was engrossed in grading papers.Esther didn't dare to disturb him, so he had to mark the difference behind the original copy.She also checked and supplemented the content that had been copied before, which wasted a lot of time.

When she copied the sleeping potion, Professor Snape finally said, "Let's stop copying here today, and continue at ten o'clock tomorrow morning."

After Esther's unremitting efforts, he finally finished copying the entire book of "Magic Potions and Potions" on the fifth day.She handed in the parchment full of words, hoping to have a chance to end the confinement early.

Professor Snape checked a few pages, "I don't have any opinion of my own in the notes, I just listened carefully."

Esther rolled her eyes silently.I thought it was perfect, but I didn't expect to get such a review.If I can change the formula, why do I need him as a professor, Esther complained in his heart.

"Why, not convinced?" Professor Snape stared at Esther sharply.

Esther quickly drove away the thoughts in his mind, and put on a sincere look, "No, professor, you are right, I can't even come up with my own understanding of these basic potions, and it is really wrong to try to make advanced potions It's conceited. I shouldn't be content with mechanically concocting potions. Copying books is rewarding, and I've learned a lot from it."

Professor Snape was very pleased with Esther's ingratiating behavior, showing a not-so-obvious smile.But there is no intention of ending the confinement early.

Esther sighed resignedly.It seems that the black-robed professor feels that punishment is not enough to save face, and he needs to find some sincere work to show his respect.Otherwise, in the days to come, she would have to face a narrow-minded professor who wanted to find fault at any time every day, and the whispers of the black lake would not let her sleep peacefully.Esther looked around carefully, and then asked tentatively, "Professor, there is still time in confinement today, do you think I need to clean the specimen rack? Or help you record the grades of your homework in the score book?"

Professor Snape was surprised by Esther's performance.Other students would be afraid of those things and wish to hide away, but she was quite courageous.It was the same last time at the potions shop, she didn't seem to be as afraid of him as the other kids.Professor Snape squinted at Esther, as if trying to see through her.

Esther saw that the face of the black-robed professor suddenly became dangerous, and he couldn't help feeling flustered. He didn't understand what he said wrong. Doesn't it mean that his thesis grades don't need to be registered?Or are you afraid that she will steal his things?Esther blinked her big blue-green eyes, and looked at Professor Snape a little aggrieved.

After a moment of silence, Professor Snape pushed a thick stack of papers and score books to Esther.

Esther picked up the papers and score book and went back to his seat, working hard.

During the last two days of confinement, Esther felt that he had done all the work he could do.Cleaning up those bottles and jars, supplementing labels, dismantling and bottling the whole potion ingredients, and working as an assistant for Professor Snape who made anti-swelling potions... The labor content became more and more difficult, and Esther began to regret his Making a decision is not as easy as copying a book honestly.

After finally surviving a week of confinement, Esther felt like a century had passed.Leona and Orion, who were finally able to sit together in the library again, looked at Esther lying on the pile of books sympathetically, and at the same time pushed Esther to the history of magic homework and the star chart of Jupiter and its satellites.Esther glanced gratefully, and began to make up homework.

In a blink of an eye, a semester is coming to an end, and Esther has passed his first exam as a wizard.The content is not difficult, and Esther is very satisfied with his test performance.

The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and there are golden spots of light shining on the black lake.The giant octopus basks lazily on the shore with its tentacles paralyzed.After the exam, Esther also spread himself on the grass like it, feeling happy.But Leona next to her didn't seem so happy.

"I think I missed at least two of the basic rules of transformation," Leona twisted a small grass, and the green juice drew fine lines on her fingers, "And when making ordinary antidote, Si Professor Nepe must have noticed my mistake. He seemed to snort when I finished adding the mistletoe berries."

"The exams are over, what are you still thinking about?" Esther turned her head and said to Leona.

"What if you fail? Will you repeat the grade?" Leona covered her eyes and dared not think.

"If you repeat the grade, you will have no homework burden, and you can hand in the papers you wrote before." Esther said with a wicked smile.

"So you will really repeat the grade?" Leona's voice was a little trembling.

"There will be make-up exams, and no one will pass the make-up exam." Orion said solemnly, but this made Leona even more frightened, and she wailed.

"Let's tease you, don't you look down, okay? I guarantee you passed, maybe even excellent. Enjoy the sunshine, honey." Estella said to Leona, taking her hand.

"I'm not joking. If you fail, you will have to make up the exam." Orion still had no achievements on the road of humor.Esther glared at him angrily, wondering how to coax Leona well.

It turns out that Leona's worries were unfounded.They all got good grades, Esther got No.2 in grade, slightly higher than Leo and second only to Orion.In fact, she felt that she had a chance to hit the first place in her grade.Of course, the premise is that her history of magic test paper does not confuse the time when the folding cauldron appeared with the automatic stirring one, or if the characteristics of Io can be written in the astronomy test.

A sea of ​​green and silver flooded the Great Hall at the end-of-term banquet as Slytherin defended the House Cup for the fourth time.On the wall behind the staff table hung a huge banner with a drawing of a Slytherin snake.Every Slytherin (especially the first-year freshmen) had smiles on their faces, and even Professor Snape, who usually had an indifferent expression, was a little loose.

On the train home, Leona expressed dissatisfaction with the ownership of the House Cup by the Gryffindors.They believed that Slytherin's winning streak was due to cheating and Snape's favoritism.

Leona and Orion dismissed it.Professor Snape was not the dean he became just four years ago. If they were partial, they could win the Academy Cup, and they might win the Academy Cup for a longer period of time.If they had to think they were deceitful, it could only show that Slytherins were cunning and cautious by nature, and they rarely lost points.

Fortunately, the differences between the colleges did not affect the friendship of the three.Leona's parents and Orion's mother were already waiting on the platform when the train arrived.Esther waved goodbye to her friends, and followed Aunt Connie back to Magnolia Road.

Living in Muggle society can be a hassle for wizards.Because they must be careful at all times when using magic, otherwise they will be prosecuted by the Ministry of Magic if they are discovered by Muggles, and they may even be imprisoned in Azkaban.

So Esther hardly goes out during the holidays.She was relatively free at home, though, and the Ministry of Magic couldn't find out what she was doing as long as she didn't use her own wand.

Esther also kept everything in her room like Aunt Connie, so that when other people came to the house as guests, their secrets would not be discovered.In fact, apart from Harry, it is unlikely that anyone will come to Esther's house as a guest.

"Would you mind a late birthday cake?" Esther said with a grin, bringing a chocolate cake to Harry.

"Not at all, to be honest I thought you'd eat it like you did last year," said Harry happily, looking at the cake.

"If you don't come again, I'll really eat it," Esther lit the candle, "Although it's a make-up, it needs to be more formal."

After eating the cake, Esther wanted to take Harry to see a movie or play in the playground for a while, but Harry refused.Harry came out when Aunt Petunia asked her to tidy up the yard, and could find him missing at any moment, and he couldn't stay too far from home.Esther had to accompany him to play game consoles at home for a while, but it also made them happy enough.

The relaxing vacation soon came to an end, and Esther returned to Hogwarts as a second year student.This time they no longer took a boat, but went back to school in a strange-looking horse-drawn carriage.But Esther found that neither Leona nor Orion seemed to be able to see them.She wisely chose to remain silent.Remaining silent when there is a difference with others is the belief that Esther has always adhered to.

There were almost no changes between the second grade and the first grade, the same curriculum, similar schedule, except for the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher.I heard that Professor Bullock contracted a serious infectious disease during his vacation, and he is still being treated in St. Mungo's Hospital.

The senior students are not surprised by this.The Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher changed every year, and they were used to it.For Slytherins, there are many ways to study poisonous curses, curses and even curses, and they rely more on self-study, and it doesn't matter who the teacher is.Besides, they have a dean who knows more than the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, so there is no need to worry.

"Teach me after you learn any spells." Leona said bluntly.With two Slytherin companions, she certainly wouldn't let them go.

"Do you also want to learn black magic?" Esther raised his eyebrows and said provocatively.

"You don't know how to learn the dark arts, do you?" Leonor was naively confident at times.

"We need a place to practice. Magic can't be learned by reciting spells every day." Esther said before Orion.Otherwise, with his personality, he would definitely say something like "Yes, we do secretly study black magic".

Finding a suitable location has become an important task for them.Occasionally they find an empty classroom to practice with, but their practice is always interrupted by haunting ghosts and peeves.They belonged to different colleges, and the relationship between the two colleges was not very good, and if Peeves spread the news, it would cause a lot of trouble.

The task of finding a practice place was mainly handed over to Leona, because it was not safe for Orion to wander around the castle, and there were always people trying to make trouble for him.And Esther joined the Quidditch team as a substitute this semester, and she couldn't get away from training and competition.

What people didn't expect was that Esther had a chance to play in the first game.It was raining on the day of the game, and the line of sight was very unclear, which made the game not over from the morning to the dark.Each position of Slytherin has been changed for a round. The non-stop flight in the rain makes people lose the temperature quickly, and every time the team members come down, they are shivering with cold.

"We have to end the game as soon as possible. Francis and Marcus are too tired to fly." After another call to stop the game, captain Martha Rivers screamed, "Collins, you will come on for Webb in a moment, shut up Kress, we have no other choice. Don’t worry about anything, just catch the Snitch and the game will be over. Don’t fly like them.” The other team members protested softly to express their dissatisfaction, and no one wants to fight in this kind of weather. They didn't mean to delay time.

Esther is in very good condition, she is the youngest player, and no one expected her to play in the game.She didn't even get out of the tent to watch the game, but it also allowed her to preserve good energy.

Esther hopped on her broom (it was a borrowed sweep from Orion) and kicked off onto the court.The surrounding stands have been lit up, which is brighter than during the day, but the dense raindrops also make the reflection stronger.Esther finally understood why Seeker was so aggrieved.There are flashes everywhere, and it is really difficult to find the snitch.

The whistle blew and the game continued.Esther flew around the field, but found nothing.The same goes for the Gryffindor Seeker.This is not going to work, Esther thought to himself, and those who count on using it may not have hope tomorrow morning.She flew over the field to find a safe place, closed her eyes and listened.

At first, only the sound of pattering rain, the sound of brooms flying slowly, the sound of bat hitting, and the sound of cursing gradually became clearer.She carefully distinguishes each sound and is familiar with the feeling of each sound.When she felt that she had almost remembered, she started a new round of flying around the field.

This time she tries to give up the function of her eyes as much as possible, except for avoiding people or Bludgers (a ball that tries to knock her off her broom), and hardly sees with them.She picks up the sounds around her with her ears and searches for targets like an animal.Finally, when she flew near the goal on the third lap, a small vibration caught her attention.This is a voice that has never been heard before, light and agile.She followed the sound and saw a small shiny golden ball hovering around the goal post.Esther flew over without hesitation and squeezed it in her hand like picking a raspberry. "Beep—" a whistle sounded, and the game was finally over.

Esther scored 150 points for her team in catching the Snitch, a big boost to her standing in the academy.She was finally no longer a little transparent, and the situation of Orien was much better.Many senior students greeted them, and even Professor Snape looked less critical at her now.Captain Rivers even regarded her as a main player and began to focus on training. She no longer had to wait on the bench, but it also made the training time longer.

During the Christmas break, Esther gets her first broomstick.Aunt Connie bought the newest sweep for her Christmas present.

But after school started, Esther felt that Rivers was happier seeing the new broom than seeing her, so he took her directly to the court for training.

"Professor Snape has given special approval for the two of us to return to the dormitory later. I hope you can join the starting lineup for the next game. Of course it is a bit risky, but I hope you are worth the risk." Rivers said as he walked, "Although You caught the Snitch in the last game, but that was a special situation. Your game experience is too little, so you need to give you extra training before the next game."

Esther winced, half wishing now that she hadn't made the Quidditch team or gotten a broomstick so she wouldn't have to run out in the ice and snow.

When Esther joined the team, it was more like a mascot.Slytherin pursues elegance and refinement, especially Slytherin girls.They feel that fighting on the court is what boys should do, and cheering on the stands and admiring the heroic appearance of the boys is also a manifestation of participation.That's why there are very few girls in the Slytherin team.When Rivers, the oldest female team member with outstanding grades, became captain at the beginning of the school year, she wanted to recruit a girl to accompany her.As the only girl to sign up for the team, Esther became a substitute with little effort.

"Hurry up, hurry up, you will definitely be thrown away by the opponent at this speed." Rivers shouted while flying behind her.

Esther was frozen stiff, and she was sure that Rivers wouldn't have been able to catch her, or she wouldn't have just yelled.But there is no way, who let others be the captain.Esther gritted her teeth, trying to make the broom go faster.