Chapter 189: Twins and Snape's Gossip

Chapter 189: Twins and Snape's Gossip

After the fifth-year Ancient Runes class in the afternoon, Felix Harp asked the twins to stay back.

"Professor, are there really seven types of scrying mirrors?" Fred asked curiously.

In the recent lesson, Felix's arrangement for their year was similar to that of the seventh year. He had explained the entire year's curriculum and briefly reviewed the content from the third and fourth years. Towards the end of the class, he mentioned that apart from magical puppets, they would also be introduced to a new type of magical runic creation this year – scrying mirrors.

Felix nodded and said, "Indeed, they do exist. You'll see them in the next class."

He had delayed because there was one type of scrying mirror still in the process of adjustment.

In "Secrets of Ancient Alchemy," there were descriptions of how to create seven types of scrying mirrors, all following the alchemical route. During this period, Felix had been replacing some of the runic circuits in them, maintaining their functionality while even enhancing it.

He tirelessly experimented. If possible, he intended to spend most of this year working on this task – transforming alchemical creations into runic ones.

With the presence of the alchemical master, Nicolas Flamel, he had confidence in his endeavors.

...

George asked, "Why would there be seven types of scrying mirrors?"

Fred replied without hesitation, "Perhaps they disguised the appearances of the mirrors? Like, it might look like a doorknob most of the time, but if you touch it, it starts shouting loudly."

Building on his idea, George continued, "A bit like our fake wands, or it could be the other way around. It looks like a scrying mirror, but if you try to do something with it, it shoots fireworks from the tail and dashes around the room..."

Fred chuckled, "Excellent thinking, George, you've got a captivating imagination."

George bowed playfully, "As do you, Mr. Weasley."This chapter was first shared on the Ñøv€lß1n platform.

"Ahem!" Felix coughed twice, stopping their mutual admiration, "Seeing how cheerful you are, it pains me to withhold the upcoming news from you."

Both twins turned their heads to him simultaneously.

"Oh, come on, Felix, we're all in this together," Fred said nonchalantly.

Felix chuckled, having said that not too long ago, "Not showing respect to the professor, are we?"

Fred raised his hands in a pleading gesture.

However, neither side took offense. Felix had long noticed that these two had personalities perfect for friendship, as long as you maintained a certain degree of authority around them; otherwise, their habitual pranks could be headache-inducing.

Being their assistant wasn't quite appropriate. Initially, Felix had considered finding someone to help him share the workload, but he could hardly imagine the twins seriously grading assignments. He even suspected that they might curse poorly written papers.

For instance, putting a Pustule Jinx on inadequate assignments, letting lazy wizards feel the malice of a runic assistant...

Felix envisaged himself in battle, ancient runes swirling around him, seamlessly coalescing into powerful ancient magic at his will. Others' spells would at best be beams of light, while he had abandoned wands altogether, unleashing a relentless barrage of attacks with just his raised hand.

No escape, no avoidance.

"Overthinking. There aren't many who can make me go all out now. I should focus on what I'll discuss with Nicolas Flamel in our next interaction. His understanding of alchemy far surpasses my imagination."

"With his perspective, I can scrutinize alchemical creations and runic creations from a higher level."

"This will help me comprehend the essence of runes better."

As evening arrived and Felix left his office to head to the Great Hall for dinner, he unexpectedly caught wind of two pieces of gossip.

The first was an accident during Hagrid's first class; a student got injured. After careful inquiry, Felix breathed a sigh of relief. The situation wasn't grave—given Madame Pomfrey's skills, the student's wound with a touch of foreign magic would heal in about three days.

He brushed it off; the previous professor of this class caused much worse chaos, and Hagrid at most would receive a warning.

The second piece left him scratching his head. In Dark Arts Defense class, the new professor had instructed third-year students to resist a Boggart—the creature that took the form of one's greatest fear.

Boggarts weren't inherently powerful, but their effect on wizards with fatal weaknesses or deep fears was astounding, particularly when caught off guard.

During the class, one student's greatest fear turned out to be Severus Snape. With encouragement from Professor Lupin, the student overcame their fear and cast the Boggart-Banishing Spell, "Riddikulus." And the outcome turned out to be truly absurd—Professor Snape, who symbolized their inner fear, transformed into a dress with a triangular hat and a massive red handbag swaying in hand.

Felix sat at the Hufflepuff table, two seats away, as a young witch with two braids of golden hair vividly described the scene:

"...Professor Snape stormed towards us, even though his target was Lumberton. But I also felt a chill down my spine, thinking, 'Uh-oh, he's definitely going to fail.' Guess what happened?"

Hannah Abbott blushed as she recounted, "Lumberton shouted the spell, and it was like a whip lashed at Professor Snape. His clothes transformed into a flowery green granny dress, with a triangular hat on his head, and he was swinging a massive red purse..."

"Honestly, I never realized that Lumberton, that boy with the L surname, could be so cool!"

Felix listened in astonishment. Based on his understanding, Professor Snape must have been livid.

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