Chapter 78 The Beginning of Peeves’ Torment
"I'm really looking forward to tomorrow."
One day when Andrew was returning home late from the library, as was customary, his roommate, Hughes, murmured under his breath before going to bed.
Andrew, who had only gained a little knowledge of transfiguration after a busy day, looked at him a little tiredly, "Did you mix up the diary?"
There's a Potions class tomorrow!
How about you wake up! That's Potions class!
Not only was he staring at Hughes with strange eyes, but also the other roommates. Since the class schedule has not been adjusted this semester, it is impossible for everyone to forget this matter.
"It's not a magic potion anymore, it's a new issue, a new issue is released, have you forgotten?"
Hughes obviously didn't want to be treated as an outlier, so he spoke in a rather exaggerated tone.
"New issue, that's right! There will be a new issue tomorrow!"
The atmosphere in the dormitory suddenly became lively, and even Andrew had to pretend to be interested to join in - what's so good about a new publication, it means that the next deadline is approaching!
I haven’t decided what to write about next month yet…
Amid this sense of contradiction, Andrew fell asleep while chatting with his roommates.
I hope there won’t be any daring guys watching in class tomorrow... Otherwise, I’m afraid I’ll be targeted over time.
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It turns out that Andrew thought too much, and the professors were surprisingly lethal.
After killing the chicken in the last incident, everyone became better and better this time. Even in the evening, the discussion at the auditorium table focused on the new story.
"Elves...are there really such elves?"
"Five in Hogwarts alone?"
"Something feels wrong. Everyone knows that Bloody Baron can scare Peeves, but can he stand up to Dumbledore for so long?"
"And it was also vaguely mentioned that many regular things are fragments left by the disappearance of elves...Dumbledore just mastered a big piece so he can go back to the past? This is too false..."
"Yes, elves are even divided into nine levels. Those who can act independently and gain immortality are level nine - this is somewhat similar to the classification of floating spells, but I have never heard of this..."
The story this time is much more messy than before. The battle of wits between Dumbledore and Peeves is interspersed with the perspectives of many other people who are obviously not in Hogwarts, but it is not difficult to read.
The main reason is that it’s hard to accept—the addition of elves always feels like it’s not magical enough.
Goblins do have a lot of good things, but they are made by goblins, and they are not things left behind after the goblins die...
Could it really be made up?
The author should come out and apologize! Really, they almost ransacked the entire castle these days, but they didn't find any treasures, and there was no legacy left behind... It's so irritating!
But the place where the prefects gathered was different from other students. Not only did there not be enthusiastic discussions, but instead, everyone looked at each other and read doubts in each other's eyes.
They really don't believe the half-truths and half-false things in front of them. Where did the Elder Wand come from in the wizarding world? That's just a fairy tale.
But... the fragments of the elves...
Although prefects are not all determined by grades, most prefects are good students, and even if they are not, they are quite aware of the top students in the same class.
Therefore, the time turner is not a secret among the prefects.
In addition, they are also quite familiar with the Ministry of Magic and rare magic items.
The secretive Department of Mysteries, the extremely precious elixir that almost makes wishes come true, the almost abandoned magical rituals - these things can more or less be linked to the so-called elves.
The most critical thing is Peeves - the prefects' biggest opponent when it comes to maintaining order. After taking office, almost everyone tried to look up its information to solve the problem once and for all, but they always ended up with repeated failures over a long period of time. persuade.
‘Really Peeves, really an elf? ’
They all thought it was a legendary story at first, but now——
The glances were exchanged. Could it be that Dumbledore really decided to give up on this guy? It's not impossible... After Dumbledore dug up so many castle treasures and saw the students endlessly searching for them, he announced this treasure that he had not solved yet?
Even Percy, a fifth grader in his owls year, is no exception - he is still using a time turner. The reason why he lay in the hospital for so long before was not entirely because he wanted to fight back against Andrew. Rather, it was because the Time Turner was not being used all of a sudden that it needed to be trimmed.
As for whether to use a time turner to destroy those students' plans - he had never thought about this. That would be tantamount to betraying the entire academy in one fell swoop.
But that was all in the past, and now he faced a very serious problem, that is - although he guessed that this might be a benefit given by Dumbledore to his students, he was completely unable to deal with Peeves.
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"We didn't break any rules, Percy."
In the empty classroom, the twins looked at Percy seriously, with sincerity written on their faces.
It's a pity that Percy doesn't even believe in punctuation, but it's impossible for him to settle the accounts between the two at this moment.
"Listen, this isn't a joke - it's real. There's a big problem with Peeves."
"ah?"
"Are you kidding, Percy?"
The twins were even surprised that they were not in sync.
"I'm not kidding, it's true... Peeves has a problem, and what the elf said may be true."
George stretched out his hand and put it on Percy's forehead, but Percy knocked it down impatiently.
"I have thought about it for a long time. It is impossible to conquer Peeves by normal means. What Dumbledore can't do, let alone us, we can only start with what Dumbledore is not good at - that is, his conjecture, using Mischief conquers Peeves."
"You're kidding."
The two of them looked at Percy, seriously suspecting that their brother had been deceived. How could this be possible? Could it be that the Elder Wand was really there?
“I’m not kidding, I can’t tell you the exact information, but most of the content is correct. There are indeed almost rules in the magic world. I have even dabbled in ancient ritual magic, and their effects are amazing. ”
"Can't mean what...it's wrong."
George waited for Percy, his eyes suddenly became sharp, "Percy, you have been abnormal since you started taking elective courses in the third grade! Now that I think about it, there is no way you can fit in your class schedule!"
As the latest batch of top students in their family, the twins have seen their mother use Percy's report card to spur them on more than once. They didn't pay attention at the time, but in retrospect, the report card corresponded to what the two of them called a ghoul routine. The curriculum is simply impossible to establish!
This is something they did their research on before choosing a course!
"You used a time-converting thing. You used that thing to deceive time and then completed your homework! You have been in bad shape since you were in third grade, and we would even see you in different places around the same time!"
The two of them exchanged words with each other and immediately uncovered Percy's second biggest secret.
"Show us, Percy, or we won't help you!"
The two became more and more powerful, and finally stared at their brother with wide eyes.
"No, I swore not to tell anyone else, let alone show it to you!"
"Okay, it turns out there really is!"
The tone of the two suddenly became extremely excited.
Percy just wants to give himself a slap...
(End of chapter)