Hogwarts: Bourne Returns from Warhammer

Chapter 35 Mark of Purity (6k) (page 13)



The Transfiguration classroom is on the third floor of the castle. There are windows on both sides of the oval classroom. Looking out from the windows, you can see the lush tree crown.

Six huge bird cages placed in pairs, seemingly for peacocks, and some smaller cages are the biggest feature of this classroom with a simple decoration style.

Although they are all empty, with so many types of birdcages placed together, it is difficult not to suspect that Professor McGonagall, who uses this classroom to teach classes on the Transfiguration Spell, is a bird lover.

Two blackboards stood at the end of the classroom like two screens. Together with the globes placed next to them, they guarded a thick red oak podium.

At this time, a tabby cat with dark stripes was squatting on this podium, looking exactly like those cat owners who like to stand at high places at home and look down on their "own country".

When Bourne walked into the classroom with a plate of food, the tabby cat glanced at him and purred dissatisfiedly in his throat.

Realizing that he had done something wrong, Bourne laughed twice and quickly put the food and plates on the desk next to him.

"How do you bring food into the classroom?" Hermione, the little witch who had already sat in the first row of the classroom and had even previewed the teaching materials for a while, turned her head and looked at Bourne.

Miss Beaver had a rather serious look on her face.

She said in a tone that was full of regret and anger: "Although as a witness, I understand that you cannot be entirely blamed for the accident that happened on the train, but you should remember that our Gryffindor team is now in the negative. .

I deliberately read the history of Hogwarts last night. In the past ten years, the most points gained by a Gryffindor in a single school year was 230 house points. The person who set this record was Ron's brother Bill Weasley.

If everything goes well - I mean, if our freshmen work hard together - it is not impossible to offset the minus 250 points disadvantage at the beginning with the extra points gained.

In addition, in addition to working hard to gain extra points for the college, we must also try to minimize or even completely avoid continued deductions. For example, if Professor McGonagall sees your behavior of bringing food to the classroom, he might deduct points from us! "

To be honest, there is nothing wrong with Hermione, the little witch. It's just that her tone when speaking was not very friendly, and she seemed a bit arrogant and defiant.

Fortunately, Bourne is not the type to argue just for the sake of arguing. He is a very reasonable person.

In addition, Hermione didn't know but he was like a mirror in his heart. Professor McGonagall was watching from the podium not far away!

"Sorry, sorry, I promise there won't be a next time..."

Just when Bourne was about to pass the test, two running little wizards rushed into the Transfiguration classroom at the same time. They ran directly to Bourne and sat down next to him.

Harry: "We almost got lost just now. Fortunately, we met George and Fred who pointed out the location of the Transfiguration classroom to us. They also told us that you made a big fuss in the banquet hall not long ago and even brought Snape to his knees. The professor was shocked!"

Ron, who had caught his breath, also interjected: "They said you placed a curse on Marcus Flint. After Professor Snape left, Marcus was so frightened that he wet his pants in public. !

Both George and Fred were feeling sorry. They said that if they hadn't gotten up late today, they would definitely help you beat up those Slytherin guys.

Also, they want us to talk to you and meet together after class today. They want to learn that curse from you.

Bourne, can you also teach me and Harry when the time comes? "

While he was talking, he saw the food on the table, so he immediately gave Bourne a thumbs up, probably meaning "I'm really reliable."

However, before Ron could say anything else, Bourne quickly took a pre-emptive strike - picked up a piece of pumpkin pie on the plate and stuffed it into Ron's mouth at lightning speed, blocking this unfair roommate. The mouth of Youyou.

At the same time, Bourne did not forget about Harry, and used a piece of pudding cake to interrupt the latter's about-to-be-spoken words.

Rain and dew all belong to it.

After taking care of these two teammates, Bourne secretly looked at an older cat girl on the podium who was about to explode, and then ignored Miss Beaver, who was looking at him angrily with wide eyes, and then quickly said: "I didn't, I'm not, don't talk nonsense. !”

He first expressed his attitude with a wave of denials, and then continued to explain:

“First, I just reasoned with Marcus and the others, there was absolutely no fighting;

Second, Professor Snape did not deduct points from Gryffindor at that time, so stop talking nonsense, I am the victim;

Third, I didn’t put a curse on Marcus. Even if he was really frightened and peed, it was because he had a physical problem and he should go to Madam Pomfrey. If that didn’t work, just go to St. Mungo’s.

I swear on the name of Merlin that these three things I said are all true. "

Well, I swear on Merlin's name, there is nothing wrong with saying that.

After saying that, Bourne sat upright, looking forward, with an innocent temperament.

Harry and Ron swallowed the food in their mouths with difficulty, and were about to ask more questions, but the scene that happened on the podium made them open their mouths wide, and they were unable to say a word.

The tabby cat jumped down from the podium and began to transform in mid-air, turning into Professor McGonagall wearing a slim wizard robe in a dazzling manner. This form transformation process was so smooth that some sharp-eyed little wizards even discovered that the circles around the tabby cat's eyes had now turned into a pair of glasses worn on the bridge of Professor McGonagall's nose.

Professor McGonagall glanced at Bourne, Harry, and Ron who were sitting in a row. With one look, the two boys who were chatting with each other immediately became like the good students around them. They sat down obediently and straightly. .

"Put your food away. You are not allowed to bring your own food in my class."

Professor McGonagall is a strict and smart witch. The first lesson gave the students in the class a big shock.

But at the same time, Professor McGonagall is also a very principled professor, and he never likes to punish people without teaching like some guys who are just teachers.

"Also, does anyone know why food can't appear in the Transfiguration classroom?"

Bourne raised his hand weakly.

Professor McGonagall motioned for him to answer.

"There are five major exceptions to Gamp's law of transformation, one of which is food - simply put, food cannot be directly transformed using magic. If the food transformed by transformation is eaten by someone, it will be destroyed when the transformation time is over. When it encounters or encounters some other situations, it will immediately return to its prototype.

For example, if you turn a stone into a honey cake, you will eventually have an extra stone in your stomach after eating it.

Therefore, it is best not to eat anything in the Transfiguration classroom. By analogy, it is best not to bring food into the Transfiguration classroom. "

"Mr. Slughorn, if you know this, why do you still make mistakes?

Because of your mistake, Gryffindor House will be deducted three points. As for Potter and Weasley who are talking about eating, since it is your first offense and you are unaware, no points will be deducted for just verbal criticism, but you must remember that there will never be a next time. "


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