Chapter 32 Damn it
Fighting at Hogwarts is very particular - to be precise, the fighting between Gryffindor and Slytherin is very particular.
Because the other two houses basically do not participate in group fights, the Ravenclaws are too focused on fighting within themselves and are not very aggressive externally, while the Hufflepuffs - given their numbers and unity, almost no one is going to cause trouble. provoke.
The incompatibility between Gryffindor and Slytherin has been proven for a long time, so group fights basically have a fixed pattern.
The first thing is to stay away from the castle, because there are too many variables in the castle. If any professor passes by, everyone will be locked up.
The second step is to set up lookouts so that if anything goes wrong, they can run away.
Third, try not to use magic, and even if you use it, use a curse that can break the curse - because the injuries caused by magic are more serious than those caused by normal fists, especially if you use any serious curse, you will be finished. .
And the last point, if you can escape, run away. If you can't escape, leave one or a few people to resist. Points will be deducted and you will be detained and eaten, and then you will be fine.
This is not a special case of one class of students, this is the default rule that has been accumulated through so many years of confrontation - a group of teenagers with huge destructive power naturally formed such a thing through constant confrontation.
This is also the reason why the school hospital at Hogwarts always has a large amount of white vegetables, a large bottle of bone spirit and other serious injury medicines - thanks to the blessing of these students, Madam Pomfrey can sit on them when she goes to St. Goman's Hospital for exchanges.
The reason why these rules are mentioned is that the first-year freshman Harry Potter inexplicably abides by the rules, and also inexplicably breaks the rules.
In short, he was blocked, too.
Normally, the fight between the new students from both sides would happen after each other's Quidditch match, but this year, it was earlier than expected.
The Slytherins blocked Harry on his way back to the castle after they had dispersed from the Herbology class. They beat him and ran away before the Gryffindors could support him.
Although Harry, Ron and Neville fought hard, they were still outnumbered and sent to the school hospital.
All the above information was narrated by Andrew from his roommate Hal during lunch - according to him, it is estimated that there will be another conflict tonight.
"Most of the things in the first grade are solved by the first grade. Only the Quidditch match is a little chaotic."
Hal never tired of telling his four roommates what he knew about the so-called unspoken rules of those guys' fights - they were messy and disorderly.
Anyway, after listening for a long time, Andrew confirmed a few things - 'We will beat them until all the guys who can lead people go to enforce the confinement, and then the students will almost know who their future prefects will be. ’
'Madam Pomfrey would not tell the Professor unless she suffered a magical injury. ’
‘There will be no fights on the weekends, it is considered a truce day (Andrew has a desire to complain about this, but after careful consideration, he found that this is indeed a wisdom gained over the years.)’
"Anyway, let's look at their potions class in the afternoon. Haha, I'm afraid the whole grade will be involved. It's the last class before the weekend!"
All in all, it was a big scene.
But Andrew and the others also have a class, History of Magic.
There's nothing we can do about it, the classroom is really far away.
"I can't help but think about how to take notes in the afternoon..."
Andrew made a concluding speech, and everyone counted the time without making any objections - Ravenclaw would not speak hard on the facts without any additional factors.
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“Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa”
Andrew, who finally got through History of Magic, covered his mouth with his hands, yawned loudly, and then asked if he had any roommates who went to the library to read books with him.
But no one was invited - probably because History of Magic's special attack is relatively strong, and everyone wanted to go back and rest.
After searching for a partner to no avail, Andrew had to go to the library by himself to complete the two extra assignments and edit the manuscript. "Haah..."
There was no one to talk to on the road, so Andrew could not get rid of the sleepiness accumulated in the History of Magic course. When he yawned for the second time, he decided to go to the bathroom and help himself with cold water.
'I remember there was a magic called Clear Water Like a Spring, but unfortunately, the foundation was too far behind...'
He stimulated himself with water and thought. After his sleepiness was dispelled, he carefully pulled out a piece of paper from his backpack and touched it with his wand, turning it into a towel.
'On the other hand, after understanding the theory and practicing the Transfiguration Technique, my growth rate is frightening...'
He casually wiped his face with a towel and looked in the mirror.
Pupils dilated, breathing paused - in the mirror, a transparent ghost stood behind him, staring at him.
Andrew's hair stood up almost immediately, and the drowsiness that had been firmly occupying his position had long since dissipated. He almost immediately pressed his left hand on the nail in his trouser pocket and prepared to pull out the wand.
Damn it!
Wait a minute... As he pulled out his wand, Andrew finally realized this, oh, what the hell...
This is Hogwarts, ghosts are normal.
He saw ghosts when school started. Although the ghosts of Ravenclaw basically ignored them, he could still see the ghosts of other colleges clearly.
It's just... I'm not used to it yet.
I was looking in the mirror when I was sleepy, and suddenly I saw a ghost standing behind me - who can adapt to this! ! !
“What are you doing?”
The ghost behind her stared at Andrew maliciously and asked, her eyes very aggressive.
"Wash your face." Andrew understood what had happened. Although his heart was still pounding, he was no longer afraid. After passing the science popularization in the senior class, the only harmful and combustible garbage in the whole school... The ghost was Peeves, a man who looked like Like a male ghost.
"Aren't you planning to drop a book on Myrtle's head or belly?"
There was a high probability that it was the so-called Myrtle female ghost who was staring at Andrew's backpack with malicious intent - it was bulging with stuff, and it looked like it contained tools for committing crimes.
"I'm a Ravenclaw and I won't do boring things without reward."
Although these two points are not related at all, and Andrew has seen a lot of Ravenclaws who kill time, he still confidently stated this absurdity - after all, this is the fastest way to solve the problem.
Only because he has a hole in his mind does he try to argue with a female ghost who seems to be delusional (who is a normal ghost who crawls into the men's room and comes out to scare people!), which is destined to not go smoothly.
"ha?"
"Boring?"
"Unrequited?"
The female ghost's mouth became wider and wider, and then she cried under Andrew's puzzled eyes, "Useless, boring Myrtle..."
"Myrtle, despised by the first-year kid..."
"Myrtle no one cares about..."
Tears fell quickly from her transparent eyes. For some reason, the faucet opened with a brush, and then Myrtle got into the water pipe and ran away with a cry.
(End of chapter)