Ravenclaw's Sapphire

Just after the Ravenclaw students returned to the common room in groups and chatter (the mess of the afternoon had long since disappeared), everyone was very excited, and many people gathered in the common room to chat non-stop, watching The look will last for a while.Doing homework in the lounge is obviously not a good choice, and today is Halloween, so Zooey is willing to be lazy and go to bed early to sleep comfortably.

But before they even returned to the dormitory, the Ravenclaw prefect ran into the lounge and called everyone to gather in the hall.

"Penelo, what happened?" a senior Asian girl asked after the prefect with long brown curly hair finished giving her instructions.

"Qiu, you don't know, now they are going to be arguing, Professor Dumbledore asked all the students from the four colleges to go to the auditorium - the professors all gathered together, they were also shocked, I don't know why he can Break through the restrictions of the dementors and the school itself..." Penelope's face was not very good, with horror, "Professor Flitwick is unwilling to tell me too much, but I learned from Gryffindor Heard a lot of inside stories, he even broke the portrait to get into the lounge."

"Who?" the Asian girl Penello called Qiu asked.

"Who else could it be? The criminal the Ministry of Magic has been tracking these days—Sirius Black slipped into Hogwarts!"

*****

"In fact, I just want to live the whole festival in peace, not something that must happen every year." Zoe spread her sleeping bag on the ground, complaining to Luna, Luna's sleeping bag was spread on her beside.

At this time, the students of the four colleges were all gathered in the hall of the auditorium. They had to rest here tonight, because the staff, prefects, and the president of the student union needed to search the entire castle to see if they could find any traces of Black.The faces of the professors are very bad. In fact, when a murderer may appear around you at any time, you will not feel relaxed, let alone they must be responsible for the safety of the students.

"I bet this school is cursed, a lot of things happen every year. The first year it was a troll, the second year it was a basilisk, this year it's a lunatic murderer who hides somewhere...Merlin, I Why can't I go back to my soft, clean bed? This sleeping bag is not comfortable to sleep in!"

Luna ignored Zoe's complaints, because she actually said so much just because she hated sleeping with hundreds of people.The professors divided the territory for each house, and Dumbledore kindly provided sleeping bags.Every student was excitedly yelling, whispering, exchanging information they knew, and willing to speculate on the whereabouts of Sirius Black.

Luna happily eavesdropped on the Ravenclaw students on the right's speculation about Black's whereabouts (he thought that Black must be hiding in those thick armors to avoid usual tracking), although the students all knew that Black was dangerous, many people Sharing a living space with a guy like this is scary, but that doesn't mean they don't find it exciting, and the excitement is cool to them.

"I don't think it's a good choice to wrap yourself up so tightly, Zoe."

Zoe got into the sleeping bag a long time ago. In order not to hear anyone's voice or meet anyone's eyes, she shrank herself into the sleeping bag and zipped it up. It was like a cocoon .

Was she really going to breathe?As soon as Luna thought about it, Zooey's sleeping bag squirmed, and the zipper quietly opened again, and Zooey got herself out again with a straight face.

"Come on, Zoe. It's also the first time I've been in the hall with so many people, but I think it's very novel."

"But I hate being surrounded by people. It always feels like someone threw a handful of thorns on me, and every pore is rejecting." Zoe said, "I don't mind if Blake is in this place." In the castle, he wouldn't do anything to the students anyway."

"He won't do anything to the students? But as far as I know, he will even get involved with innocent Muggles." Luna was very curious about what she said, "Do you know what's going on?"

"It's just a weird feeling that comes out of me sometimes," Zoe said.

"Then if he's innocent, why did he come to Hogwarts?"

"That may be because he has a target that must be tracked here." Zooey didn't want to say any more, she felt that her mind was in a mess, and those strange thoughts would occasionally flood into her mind, interfering with her words and deeds .Although this situation has disappeared briefly since the summer vacation, it is not eradicated.

Most despairing of all, she was unable to capture or isolate the thoughts that could easily manipulate her mind.That is, after Hermione made a connection with her before, she felt a little more relaxed.

"Zoe, you might have the qualifications of a fortune-teller. You always have a convincing aura when you say these words." Luna said confidently, and Zooey smiled at her uncomfortably. It would be nice if what Na said was so simple.

*****

For days after Black's intrusion into Hogwarts had occurred, the whole school had been discussing it.The professors hadn't found Blake anywhere that night, and his previous presence seemed like a lie, were it not for the portrait of the Fat Lady still hanging on the other side through a hole.

But this is not something Zooey should pay attention to, the trouble has already found her.During Snape's routine lectures, recently he would find time to let her familiarize herself with the Patronus Charm.But Zoe found that she, who had always been able to quickly master the knack, finally encountered an obstacle with the Patronus Charm.

"Call God Guard!"

I don't know how many times I have chanted this spell, whether it is the clarity of the words, the ups and downs of the pitch, or the speed of the syllables, it is perfect, let alone the perfect Patronus, there is not even a trace of silver mist between her sticks appeared.Generally speaking, spells—especially spells such as the Patronus Charm, which are closely related to the mental state of the caster—will have a weak feeling when the spell is successfully cast, such as whether the spell is successfully cast in the brain.

But these few lessons, Zoe seemed to be purely chanting spells, and she suddenly became as dull as a Muggle, completely unresponsive.

"I've already said the gist of the Patronus Charm, Siegel." Snape was watching her jokes as if he were watching a funny little theater that would entertain him.

"But I'm trying to think about something happy! But it's not working!" Zoe said irritably, staring blankly at the wand in her hand, as if it was just an ordinary branch.She had never been in such a powerless state, and the Patronus Charm completely ignored her.

"There are usually several situations where this happens. For example, the memory of your attempt to summon the Patronus is not pure, or your belief in what constitutes a Patronus is not firm."

"But I don't know what to do? I'm just thinking... I never knew that the Patronus Charm is so difficult." Zoe took a deep breath and used another Patronus Charm, but there was still no response.

"Siegel, do you know why people usually recommend using happy memories to summon the Patronus?" Snape stepped down from behind his desk and pulled out his wand, "Call the Guardian."

Silver mist spread from the staff. According to what Zoe read from the book, the patron saints of wizards usually appear in the form of animals (the patron saints of very few wizards are magical creatures), and their power Regardless of shape, even a Patronus the size of a chipmunk can do the same thing as a Patronus the size of a rhino.

"Professor, can I ask about the posture of your patron saint?" Looking at the unknown creature hidden in the mist, it vaguely looked like a beast.Zooey asked curiously.

"No. Don't focus on something unimportant, Siegel. Answer my question," said Snape unhappily, and with a wave of his hand the Patronus disappeared.

"Because the Patronus was born with the positive personality of human beings as the driving force, the Patronus Charm is originally a high-level protection spell, and it has a unique role in preventing the erosion of evil—for example, those dementors." Zuo Yi recalled what she knew.

"That's right, the reason why people would suggest beginners to use happy memory as a medium to call out the patron saint is because it is the easiest to construct of all related emotions, and almost everyone can construct their own happiness, which is positive enough Effective enough." Snape said dryly, "but that's not the only emotion that can summon a Patronus. Happiness is just one of them, and it usually only works on some innocent, ignorant blank slate. The easiest to be colored, and the purest heart is the easiest to attract the Patronus."

"Of course, as far as I am concerned, the Patronus is a kind of self-affirmation-don't rush to refute me, this is just some of my summaries over the years." Snape stopped Zoe and continued, "Because the Guardian Gods usually appear in the form of creatures, and Patronuses don't last forever - some people who go through great upheavals may even lose their Patronuses. I'll tentatively think that their appearance is closely related to the soul power and mental state of humans , but I don’t think that power has to be positive, warm emotions.”

"But in that case, dark wizards should also be able to master it, rather than being unable to learn it."

"Dark wizards..." Snape sneered, "This kind of statement is very one-sided. It is difficult for dark wizards to learn the Patronus Charm, but it is not because they are evil. That kind of frenzied mental state is what affects the Patronus. The main reason for the curse. I also said before that the simpler the person, the faster the Patronus will respond to him, but this is not to say that all black wizards cannot learn it..." He paused, and Zoe felt that there was something in his heart. There must be enough examples to support his argument.

"To learn the Patronus Charm, you must have a clear enough understanding of yourself. First of all, you must have affirmation and recognition of yourself, which is the basic condition for the birth of the Patronus; Faith, a strong will.Dumbledore usually called it 'love', but I don't think so, I prefer it as a kind of obsession, because even pain can sometimes be fuel for Patronuses —Of course, that's extremely rare."

"However, the statement in the book is not completely unreasonable. My conclusion is not necessarily the truth. In fact, positive emotions are most likely to resonate, thus calling out the best patron saint. As a protective spell, goodwill and love will always It is the best nutrient, and such a patron saint is usually the most powerful."