Romani looked at the scorched soil, then at the light band above his head, and realized that he was on the battlefield 11 years ago.

Ten minutes ago, he was sitting in the classroom, and Matthew next to him was holding a quill with his back straight.Suddenly, there was a resounding "It's time to start the show, here should be thunderous applause", Romani didn't even see the professor's face clearly, the floor disappeared, and the ceiling got farther and farther... He was in the lifeless world. The land falls.

It was quiet all around, and he seemed to be the only one in this empty and barren land.Romani quickly calmed down. Professor Shakespeare must have had his intentions for letting them come here. He walked forward aimlessly, with scars everywhere he could see. There was a faint smell of burning in the air. is dead.This is what Matthew described as the end of the world.Romani continued walking, the scenery changed, the road became narrower, and white light spots appeared in the distance.He heard a familiar voice, Merlin's voice, and Merlin was laughing—then screams, blinding green lights—cries of pain, trembling, curled up—being The bloody hole pierced by the sword—Merlin’s smile—the limp body—

no!not like this!Romani backed away in horror, no, it's impossible——! !The way back collapsed, and Romani was drowned in darkness, screams, howls and laughter echoed in his ears——

"Romani!"

Romani opened his eyes suddenly, and Mash and Tachika Fujimaru were looking at him worriedly.

"Sorry... I fell asleep?"

"To be precise, I passed out." Lixiang said, "But it hasn't been long... get out of class is not over yet."

Romani found that the whole classroom was staring in his direction, Shakespeare looked at him with a smile, and he shifted his eyes uncomfortably.

It's really embarrassing for me to be stunned by a piece of history...but...

"I apologize to you. This drama was staged without prior explanation. However, there will be no notice before the wonderful story begins. It is the quality of a magic historian to be prepared to record the story at all times!" Shakespeare waved his hand and said in a very tone Exaggerated, "Arranging such content in the first class is also a wake-up call for everyone. Alright, homework, preview the history of the goblin revolution..."

Romani walked out of the History of Magic classroom in a daze, and the herbal medicine class that followed was a mess.When the elf root in his hand screamed due to excessive force for the third time, Romani felt that he must not have made a good impression on Professor Robin Hood.

At dinner time, Romani told his companions about his thoughts, "When I saw that period of history... I felt very strange...but I couldn't tell the reason." Romani bit his fork listlessly.

"You need to take a good rest. That scene is really uncomfortable, and I am also very uncomfortable...We are only in the first grade, and we have seen that kind of magic." Matthew said worriedly, "But since you care so much, tomorrow the magic spell Could you directly ask Professor Merlin about the situation at that time?"

Romani took Matthew's suggestion and climbed into bed early.Fufu occupied his pillow with peace of mind, and Romani chose to indulge its domineering, rolled up the old clothes and put them under his head.

His mind was in a mess, replaying scenes from History of Magic class in his head.He wanted to see Merlin so much, and he had many questions to ask... The sense of incongruity from that period of history could not be dispelled in his heart, he always felt that Merlin would not laugh and torture Solomon to death like that... But as Matthew said, Solomon was unforgivable, so why not?He also wanted to know why the Sorting Hat said that he was of pure blood, and the orphanage clearly said that he was picked up by the dean...

Merlin must know everything, just talk to him.Romani rolled over and fell asleep.

Romani didn't sleep well this time, and he still felt a headache when he woke up, and when he went down the spiral staircase countless times before going down to the Gryffindor lounge, the headache felt even stronger.

"Good morning!" Fujimaru Tachika and Mash were already waiting for him in the lounge, and their smiles made Romani feel better.

"Good morning." Romani waved to them and walked to the restaurant for dinner together.As soon as they sat down, hundreds of owls flew in from the window, hovered over the dining table, and dropped many letters.

A snow-white owl landed on Matthew's shoulder, stretching out its legs gracefully to let Matthew win the letter.Both Lixiang and Romani looked over curiously.

"Oh...it's from my dad." Matthew put the letter away a little embarrassedly, "He asked me how life is at school and do I need to send something from home... Oh, he just loves to worry too much."

"How wonderful." Lixiang sighed, "My home is too far away, after all, it is unknown whether my mother can even use an owl..."

Romani remembered his life experience, lowered his head and finished his porridge in two sips, wanting to go to the classroom earlier.Matthew and Lixiang also finished their breakfast quickly, and they walked through the long corridor to the Charms classroom together.

However, Merlin was obviously not the type to wait in the classroom ahead of time and chat with the students who came earlier.In fact, Merlin slowly appeared at the door of the classroom after the class was full.

"Good morning, I'm Merlin Ambrosius, your Charms professor, I think many of you here have heard my name." Merlin's eyes slowly scanned around, and Romani heard the words behind him. Some students whispered yes, but they grew up listening to their parents talking about Merlin.Romani stared at Merlin intently.

"However, I'm actually not good at spells." Merlin shook his head and sighed. "I was appointed to teach charms, and I was miserable too. It's easy to bite your tongue when you read spells, and students complain about long and complicated spells." , teaching this class is really thankless."

The student seats became noisy, Fujimaru Tatsuka looked at Romani, his eyes seemed to be questioning the Merlin you were looking forward to?

"But—" Merlin's tone changed, and the classroom fell silent immediately. "Before you reach a level where you don't need to chant spells like me - spells are the most basic things, I hope you can pay attention to them. If you can't even master the most basic things, unfortunately, Hogwarts may not be suitable for you .Okay, open the spell book."

After Merlin calmly said this passage, he smiled again. The whole class did not dare to neglect, and followed each word seriously.It was only then that Romani realized that Merlin's gentle voice and pure British pronunciation were charming when he uttered each syllable.At least until the end of get out of class, Romani had already heard no less than five girls lamenting that Professor Merlin was handsome and had a nice voice.

"Professor!" Romani rushed to the podium after class, and Merlin was sorting out the materials.

"Akiman? What's the matter?" Merlin kept moving his hands.

Romani was taken aback by the change in address, "Ah...well, I want to ask the professor a few questions...can we talk about it alone?"

"I'm sorry, I still have classes later." Merlin said, and Romani immediately said sorry for the interruption with a face full of disappointment, and turned to leave.

"Don't worry, I haven't finished yet." Merlin pulled out his wand from his sleeve and pointed at the packed materials, the large roll of parchment and textbooks disappeared, "If you don't mind, I'll find you tonight, okay? ?”

"Really? Of course!" Romani turned back excitedly, "I'm sorry to trouble you!"

For the next afternoon, Romani didn't have the heart to attend the class, and only hoped that the time would fly to the evening.Fujimaru Tateka reminded him, "Merlin is the head of Slytherin, it is impossible to find you in the Gryffindor lounge."

Matthew also agreed, and said with a measured tone, "Romani, Professor Merlin is not as strict as you imagined... My family is often deceived by him, so we can't believe everything he says."

Romani found a blind spot, "I suddenly realized that Professor Merlin looks so young, how could he be Aunt Matthew's teacher? In the history that Professor Shakespeare showed us, Merlin also looks like this now..."

"This..." Matthew hesitated, "Professor Merlin seems to be able to change his appearance with magic. He may be a centenarian now."

"I already knew it!" Fujimaru Tatsuka said in a proud tone, "You are too late, Romani."

Romani was shocked, and added another question in his mind.

The three of them waited for a long time in the soft armchairs by the window in the Gryffindor lounge, until the rest of the lounge went upstairs to sleep, and Merlin couldn't wait.

"I'm really sleepy." Fujimaru Tatsuka yawned, "I'm sorry..."

"Senior, go to bed, I'll wait with Romani for a while," Matthew said.

"Go to bed together! I'll be fine by myself." Romani quickly waved his hand, feeling very sorry, "Speaking of which, when did Matthew start calling Lixiang-senior! Are you secretly behind my back? Has the relationship improved?!"

"Yeah, yeah," Lixiang said with a smile, stretched and got up, "When you were addicted to Professor Merlin, we were already the best duo!"

"Hey—?!" Romani protested, "No, I thought the three of us were a combination?"

"Of course it is, senior, don't tease Romani." Matthew said, and yawned, "Then let's go to bed, and you should go to bed earlier? Professor Merlin is unbelievable."

"Yeah, good night." Romani watched them disappear through the door, feeling heavy in his heart. Is Professor Merlin really lying to him?

Romani also felt sleepy. He lay down on the armchair and decided to go to sleep after a while, and then pulled Merlin into the blacklist in his heart, and don't let him be a guardian... He was thinking wildly, his upper and lower eyelids were fighting sleepily, this At that moment, a small silver-white bird appeared out of nowhere and flew around him several times.

"...birds?" Romani rubbed his eyes, "Why are there birds in the Gryffindor lounge..."

The silver-white bird was very lively, bouncing around him, and suddenly rushed out from the door of the lounge.Romani quickly followed, and when he got through the hole, he saw Merlin smiling at him.

"I'm sorry, I'm late, the school is busy with something, are you sleepy?"

"I'm not sleepy!" Romani cheered up, "I thought you wouldn't come... Did you send that bird just now?"

"Well, I've been waiting for a long time." Merlin replied softly, "That's my patron saint, and you have it too. Let's talk in another place, shhh, quietly. If the administrator Professor Wei Gong finds that I take the students outside in the middle of the night, He'll definitely give me a hard time."

Romani couldn't imagine how anyone would dare to criticize the famous Merlin, but he still quietly followed Merlin out of the tower and across the grass to the side of the Black Lake.This feeling is very strange. In Hogwarts, where there is no one in the middle of the night, he holds his breath and walks lightly, following Merlin in a white robe who seems to be glowing in the darkness. This sneaky sense of thieves even makes his heart beat faster.

"Right here!" Merlin stopped beside a big tree, "So, what does Romani want to ask?"

"Well, I took a history of magic class taught by Shakespeare..."

Romani spoke out all the doubts he had these days, including his bloodline, doubts about history, and curiosity about Merlin's age.

"Oh, this is really troublesome." Merlin sighed, "Forgive me, I have been answering your questions since I picked you up from the orphanage?"

"That's right..." Romani remembered that this was indeed the case, and since he met Merlin, he had problems one after another.

"I didn't mean to blame you? It's good to have problems." Merlin conjured up a set of silver-white tables and chairs, and put a candlestick on the table. "Come on, sit down. I just picked flowers to make tea, which has the effect of calming the nerves."

Romani sat down in a daze, thinking that he could conjure tables and chairs like Professor Merlin at any time, Merlin seemed to see through his mind, and said with a smile: "This is not such a great magic, you will also learn it in the future of."

Romani nodded and sipped her scented tea.The tea was fragrant and fragrant, and the floral fragrance was not too strong to lose the tea flavor. Romani unconsciously drank a few more sips.

"Looks like I'm going to talk to Professor Shakespeare." Merlin leaned back in his chair relaxedly, "It's really inappropriate to show first-year students that kind of clip."

"No! Professor, I didn't mean that." Romani said, "It's good and helpful to understand that period of history by putting yourself in it! I just find it strange..."

"Think I can't use that cruel spell?"

"Um……"

"Romani." Merlin shook his head, "Did I tell you outside Elizabeth's gown shop that I'm not a good person? I can do anything. You can't see the future like you did in the orphanage." , What if I push you into the lake now? There are many magical animals in the Black Lake of Hogwarts, and you simply cannot handle them."

"I..." Romani was speechless, everything was silent, and the stars twinkled above their heads.

Merlin showed a smile that he knew so well, "Next time, don't come out alone so late, and be more vigilant."

Romani feels a little wronged, it's not because you came so late!At this point, I should have hugged Fufu and fell asleep——

"Okay, Professor."

"Well. The weather is so good tonight. Look, it's rare that there are no clouds. The stars are so beautiful. I think this atmosphere is more suitable for talking about lighter topics."

Romani looked up at the starry sky with Merlin, he was no longer sleepy at all.

"Do you want to talk about your troubles in love?"

"Pfft——" Romani almost spit out the flower tea in his mouth, "Professor! I've only started school for two days!"

"It's a pity. If you have any doubts about this in the future, please feel free to contact me."

"I won't have this problem!" Romani said angrily, "I have to study hard!"

"Yeah." Merlin stopped joking, "Study hard, magic is very profound."

"Hmm!" Romani replied, "Professor, can you teach me the...that Patronus spell you just had? It's so beautiful, and if I learn it, I can use it to find people..."

Merlin looked at Romani in surprise, "It's okay, but this is a magic that only seniors learn? It's very difficult. And it's not for finding people. It can only show its true strength when facing dementors." effect."

So Merlin spent a few more minutes explaining the dementors in detail, and Romani said: "When I saw that period of history, I felt very much like encountering a dementor!"

"That's far from it." Romani sneezed in the wind, and Merlin added another pot of hot tea. "But, well, if you're interested, I'm your guardian anyway, and I'll let you know when I have time."

"Thank you." Romani said sincerely, and suddenly remembered that his original intention was to ask Merlin questions, but he hadn't answered any of them, "Professor—you still—"

"It's so boring to get the answer so easily." Merlin's expression was rarely serious. "You have only started school for two days, and you have plenty of time to slowly discover the answer."

"Professor!" Romani cried unwillingly.

"It's getting late, I'll take you back to the dormitory."

Merlin's tone was unquestionable, so Romani had no choice but to obey obediently.No one spoke a word along the way, and Merlin kept sending him to the door of the Gryffindor lounge.

"Good night." Merlin said softly.Romani sullenly reported the password: Iron Fist. In the portrait, Martha was very dissatisfied with waking her up, and angrily opened the door.Romani apologized repeatedly and glanced back before going into the hole. Merlin had disappeared.The silver-white patron saint, the scented tea by the black lake, everything seemed like a dream he had.

TBC.

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