Chapter 228 Merlin Doesn't Roll the Dice
Tom Riddle holed up in the Room of Requirement, which can only be described as a mixed blessing.
The good news is that his location has been confirmed, which is better than letting him continue to hide in the dark and make troubles; the bad news is that Rove can't get into the Room of Requirement either.
After finishing the interrogation of Wormtail, he rushed to the eighth floor that day and found the portrait of silly Barnabas.
Barnabas was a Jewish Christian in the New Testament, also known as an apostle. He sold his land, donated it to the church, and helped St. Paul and St. Mark.
And that painting described the story of Barnabas trying to teach the troll to dance the ballet, but was beaten by the troll.
Opposite the portrait is a white wall, just walk past this wall three times and concentrate on what you want...the entrance to the Room of Requirement will appear.
However, when this room is used by someone, the wizard who wants to enter must have the same requirements as the user before he can enter.
Rove tried many ideas, but unfortunately none of the doors came up.
Since they can't get in, they can only monitor. Rove asked the invisible beast Uduka to take her two daughters to take over in turn... 24-hour surveillance!
He couldn't believe that Tom wouldn't come out.
Although this is a stupid method, it is also the most effective method.
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The school is safe for now until Tom leaves the House of Requirement, but the professors clearly don't think so.
Every class is escorted by a teacher, and the students can go out for activities, no less than five people at a time, so you can often see a long queue at the door of the toilet.
In order to ensure the safety of the students, the teachers also moved out of their respective offices and lived in the common room, so as to ensure that the students can be protected as soon as possible when problems arise.
Even the Quidditch match was forced to be cancelled, for the second consecutive year that the game was interrupted.
This is not good news for Hufflepuff. They have ranked first in points for two years and have a high probability of winning the championship. They were unable to compete due to emergencies.
What is even worse is Captain Truman and a group of veterans. They are in their prime and have rich experience, but they will graduate this year. If they miss this opportunity, the decline in team strength is obvious.
But the students really didn't care about the competition, especially when Fudge, the Minister of Magic, suddenly appeared at Hogwarts the day before the Easter break.
For a while, rumors spread everywhere, saying everything.
Malfoy told everyone that the school was going to have a new headmaster, but when asked who it was, he always said vaguely: "It's my dad's good friend anyway!"
McLaggen of Gryffindor also mysteriously said that the Ministry of Magic had caught criminals, and that his uncle and the director of the Auror office, Scrimgeour, were good friends.
As for why it is not announced, I can only say that everyone understands it, and if you don’t understand it, you don’t understand it, so it’s better not to say it.
Susan even told the Hufflepuff students that Hogwarts was going to be closed. Her aunt, Amelia Bones, was the head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement. It seemed that the news was reliable.
Everyone has their own information, whether it is the uncle of this person, or the second uncle next door to that person works in the Ministry of Magic.
Even the ghosts of the school seem to have old friends who can't be reached, and tell them some secret gossip.
But the work of the school is still going on in an orderly manner, especially the second grade students, they need to consider the third grade courses.
"You should think about it during this Easter holiday." In the Transfiguration class, Mag pursed his lips and said with a serious expression:
"This is a very important choice in magic education. It is related to the ordinary witchcraft level test in the fifth grade...it is also related to your future jobs..."
Although the second grade is not over yet, Professor McGonagall has already thought about the issue of future employment. Her suggestion is to learn a few more important courses and get some important certificates.
Those courses that are useless can be given up selectively.
But when the little wizard asked, what is a useless course, Professor McGonagall just smiled and said:
"Merlin doesn't play dice."
This sentence was interpreted to mean that Merlin did not do divination. Many people knew that Professor McGonagall did not like Professor Trelawney very much, and compared her divination class to throwing dice.
Professor Trelawney also doesn't like Professor McGonagall. She predicts that Gryffindor will die every now and then, and that the Gryffindor Quidditch team will not win the championship.
Professor Sprout also reminded the little badgers that the employment situation of the seventh graders this year is very severe, and it is the most difficult employment season in history... Everyone must choose courses carefully.
Compared with the considerations of the teachers, the students' priority is that the courses are simple, easy to pass and...the teacher is not forced.
The most classic negative case is the Potions class, where learning is difficult, exams are difficult, and the teacher is still a bitch.
Of course, everyone said this very carefully, for fear of being heard by Professor Snape.
At this time, compared to experienced professors, seniors and seniors seem to be more trustworthy.
After all, they have stepped on all the pits they should step on!
It's like choosing a tutor for a graduate student, regardless of how good the outside world is, how beautiful the boss's resume is, how round and how big the pie he drew for you...
If his students implicitly express that they do not recommend coming, they should run quickly without any hesitation!
"If you want to choose the easiest subject to pass, my suggestion is Professor Trelawney's Divination class."
In the Hufflepuff common room, Prefect Cedric imparts personal lessons.
"Didn't someone say that Professor Trelawney would predict the death of a student every year?" Hannah asked worriedly.
"But it has never been realized," Cedric shrugged. "Professor Trelawney is a bit weird, but her courses are very easy. You only need to know how to lie to pass."
The little wizards were all whispering, and many of them decided to take a divination class.
But there are exceptions. McMillan heard that ancient runes are the most difficult. He has always claimed to have a high IQ, and he wants to cash in on his talent.
As for Justin, he was even more chic. He numbered the courses, then closed his eyes, and rolled the dice... he chose whichever course he got.
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in the library,
Rove and the others are also discussing the choice of courses.
Neville looked confused. His family sent him many letters, giving him many suggestions on choosing courses. According to the contents of the letters, he might need to take all the courses.
"It's okay, just choose what you are good at." Rove said softly, "Neville, you plan to engage in herbal medicine research in the future, and even stay at Hogwarts as a herbal medicine teacher.
Arithmetic and divination courses will not help you in your future employment, and you don't like them too much...then there is no need to choose them. "
As Rove said, he checked his courses. He didn't choose Muggle Studies and Arithmetic Divination. He only chose the Protection of Magical Beasts, Ancient Runes and Divination courses.
The protection of magical animals and ancient runes are the subjects that must be taken. As for the divination class, he is rushing to go to the prophecy of Professor Trelawney... although this is a matter of probability.
Shirley's other courses were the same as Rove's, only the divination class was replaced by arithmetic divination by her.
Only Hermione was the most troubled. She took a dozen reference books and studied there for several days.
"We still have to be cautious, this will affect our entire future." Hermione pursed her lips when she spoke, looking a lot like Professor McGonagall.
Hermione studied for a long time, and finally came to a conclusion:
These courses are very valuable to learn, and it is best to choose all of them!
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(Thanks for the reward from the big guy who loves to go to the water.)