Chapter 365： simple arithmetic

 Chapter 365 Simple Arithmetic Divination

“I don’t understand, I really don’t understand, what are these things!”

Li Jordan, who had just left the divination classroom, looked very anxious.

 This divination lesson failed to teach you anything useful. Most of the time, Professor Trelawney asked them to use the fifth and sixth pages of the book "Looking Through the Fog to See the Future" to interpret the shape of the tea leaves.

Later, Fred’s cup actually allowed Professor Trelawney to interpret the worst omen—a harbinger of death!

 This made Lee Jordan very uncomfortable because he was the one responsible for interpreting Fred's cup.

 “You don’t take it seriously, do you?” Albert suddenly said, feeling the oppressive atmosphere around him.

Several roommates stopped and looked at Albert.

"As far as I know, Professor Sybill Trelawney has predicted the death of a student every year since she arrived at this school." Albert calmly recounted the fact, "Foreseeing signs of death is her favorite way to welcome new students. The way."

 “Is this the case every year?” Fred couldn't help but ask.

“Yes, it’s like this every year.” Albert patted Fred on the shoulder and said, “So far, none of them have died.”

"It seems you don't have to die." George smiled and hugged his brother's shoulders.

“Yeah, that’s great.” Fred couldn’t help but sigh, “To be honest, I was also shocked by Professor Trelawney’s prophecy.”

 “But… prophecy…” Lee Jordan was still struggling with this matter.

"The prophecy is of course false. I doubt that Professor Trelawney can predict the future at all. At least, she cannot directly predict the future like those fortune tellers. Otherwise, she will definitely show us her prediction ability during class. There’s nothing more convincing than that.”

 “Then what’s going on with your prediction?” Lee Jordan asked still unwillingly.

"Of course it's a lie." Albert noticed a group of people eavesdropping next to him and curled his lips and said, "Ever since Harry Potter came to Hogwarts, Principal Dumbledore has been mysterious in the castle. I created a restricted area secretly, and I always felt that something bad might happen."

 “You guy, I thought…” Lee Jordan stared at Albert dumbfounded, knowing that he had been deceived again.

“We’ve been together for two years, and you still don’t understand Albert!” George said with an expression on his face that said, “You are not one of us after all.”

"Albert still needs a prophecy?" Fred joked, "He doesn't need it. If you really want to make a prophecy, just speak up and it's guaranteed to be more accurate than the prophecy."

 The twins looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.

 That’s right, in the opinion of the Weasley brothers, Albert’s mouth was more accurate than prophecy.

As for Professor Trelawney’s death prophecy, it is probably true that it was her way of welcoming new students. If you ask someone about this kind of thing, you will actually know whether it is true or not.

As for whether Albert can predict, Fred and George are more inclined to think that this guy can do it.

 There is no other way, his mouth has already said a lot of things correctly. Another point is that Albert doesn't like to let too many people know something, such as whether he can do divination. Maybe Albert didn't mind telling them these things in private, but asking them in public was deliberately stirring up trouble.

Moreover, this guy likes to tell some truths, some lies, and some half-truths, making it completely unclear which ones are the truth and which ones are the lies.

Fred and George never asked anything more private in front of everyone, and even if they did, it was purely as a joke.

If you want to know anything, just go back to the dormitory and ask privately at night.

 That is to say, Lee Jordan's stiff head could not be turned around for a while.

Fred and George both looked at Lee Jordan to tell him to shut up, and then changed the subject.

“There is a Transfiguration class next, and there are also Magical Creatures and Potions classes in the afternoon. The classes these days are so full, it’s really uncomfortable.”

 “Your mathematical divination is so messed up.” When they passed the deserted corridor, George frowned and asked.

"No, I've already sent the avatar to class. Okay, don't ask me how I did it. This needs to be kept secret." Albert took out his pocket watch and checked the time, then walked into the boys' bathroom next to him and said, "wait a second."

Albert pushed the door of the cubicle lightly, and found that the door of the cubicle was locked. He knocked it lightly three times, and there were also three knocks on the door of the cubicle. Albert turned and walked into the cubicle next to him. , just as the door was closed, the originally locked door opened, and Albert, with a tired face, walked out.

As for the compartment that had just locked the door, Albert was taking out the time turner from his leather bag, put it around his neck, and then turned the time turner once.

Albert felt like his time was moving backwards rapidly, and something seemed to be pounding in his ears. The next moment, he felt that his feet were stepping on solid ground, and everything was focused together again.

  Putting away the time converter, he took out his pocket watch from his pocket and checked the time. Albert quickly walked out of the boys' bathroom, preparing to go to the math divination class.

“Speaking of which, Arithmetic Divination seems to be held in Classroom 7A on the eighth floor.” Albert murmured to himself, “Oh, it’s really annoying to have to travel a long distance.”

The "numerology" of arithmetic is a branch of arithmetic and refers to the mysterious relationship between many events and simultaneous events.

Albert had read Wakefield's "Number Divination and Shapes" during the summer vacation, and it was not very friendly to most wizards who had never really studied mathematics.

These things reminded him of a book called "The Kabbalah Numeral Code," which is a Jewish esoteric divination technique that people call "numerical secrets."

 In Albert's view, the arithmetic field in the wizarding world amounts to a mixture of probability calculations and a bunch of very strange stuff.

 If that is the case, it may explain why curse breakers need to be proficient in this thing.

This will allow them to assess the success rate of undoing the curse without actually performing it, which means they can minimize the risk of the undoing failing.

When Albert appeared on the fourth floor of the castle through a shortcut, and was about to go to the eighth floor through other secret passages, he happened to see the two unlucky guys who were talking back to Filch, the red-haired Ron Weasley of the Weasley family. Sly, and the other one is...the famous Harry Potter.

“Red-haired Weasley, huh, don’t think I don’t know what you are planning. Students are not allowed to go to the restricted corridor on the fourth floor.”

As soon as Albert got closer, he heard Filch's angry voice.

"Get lost, I don't believe you are so lucky to get lost in the restricted area on the fourth floor."

Soon, Albert saw a person heading over there. It was Professor Quirrell. He was supposed to be going over to check the protection checkpoint, and happened to help two unlucky guys who were lost.

"If I see you preparing to get lost and enter the restricted area again." Filch looked at the two people who had escaped in anger and threatened, "I'll just put you in solitary confinement. Maybe staying in the dungeon for a day will help." Clear your heads."

When Harry and Ron passed the corner, they found Albert standing at the corner, looking at them with a half-smile.

"As expected of Weasley, are you planning to go to the restricted area of ​​the school on the first day of school?" Albert said softly, looking at Ron.

"No, we're just lost," Ron argued.

 “We’re just looking for the Charms classroom,” Harry muttered under his breath.

"Then go, keep walking from here, and you will arrive soon after passing through the armor corridor." Albert said softly, "If you get lost, it is best to find someone to ask for directions instead of wandering around the school by yourself. , that’s what people without brains would do, believe me, many people will be willing to help you lead the way, Potter, as long as you ask.”

Harry and Ron trotted in the direction Albert pointed.

 “Do you know him?” Harry asked quietly.

“Fred and George invited him to my house during this summer vacation, and my father and mother also like him very much.” Ron said dryly, “It is said that he is a very powerful genius.”

"But why did he say that?" Harry couldn't help but ask.

"Fred and George like to be naughty and mischievous in school. He probably thought that I would be like them." Speaking of this matter, Ron felt a little depressed. He suddenly knew why Filch targeted them. Eighty percent related to Fred and George.

Albert didn't know what Harry and Ron said. He finally took a shortcut to the arithmetic and divination classroom before class.

 The teacher of this course is Professor Victor. She explained to them in class what arithmetic divination is.

 …refers to a form of divination based on the assignment of numerical values ​​to words or phrases. Although this may seem contradictory at first glance, arithmetic uses a more rigorous and mathematical approach to predicting the future.

Well, this is actually the original words in "Number Divination and Graphics".

"...Mathematical divination requires rigorous logic." Professor Victor said to the students below who were swollen. "You can't make things up randomly. Don't think that you can cope with me just by filling in a bunch of numbers in your homework."

 Next, Professor Victor asked them to look at the dense numbers on the blackboard and began to teach them how to perform mathematical divination.

Except for a few Muggle-born students such as Zannah and Albert, most students in the class frowned and listened carefully.

There is no other way. It will undoubtedly be very difficult for a group of students who have not fully mastered the four arithmetic operations to learn mathematical divination.

However, Albert easily understood, well, the content is probability calculation.

"Okay, let's do the rest of the questions. If you haven't finished this lesson, take it back and do it. This is today's homework." Professor Victor said to the students in the class.

 “Aren’t you going to do it?”

Shanna raised her eyebrows and asked, she would not think that Albert didn’t understand.

 Albert pointed to the table on his parchment. He had already finished the calculation.

 It’s very simple and you can get the answer in a few clicks.

 “Why were you able to calculate it so quickly!”

Katrina felt incredible. She just noticed that Albert barely did any calculations, so he quickly calculated the pile of numbers on Professor Victor's blackboard and filled them in on the parchment.

 “I have studied advanced mathematics.” Albert said casually.

 Compared with higher mathematics, current arithmetic divination is indeed very simple.

It is undeniable that in this regard, Muggle wizards are far more advantageous than wizards born in wizarding families. After all, they all went to school when they were young, learned mathematics to some extent, and were exposed to the four arithmetic operations.

Professor Victor walked over, picked up the parchment on the table, and glanced at the numbers in the table.

 All are correct.

Professor Victor looked at Albert in surprise. She had heard about Albert's deeds before, but when she taught him in person, she truly understood why other professors commented on him that way.

"Look, Mr. Anderson has finished the calculations, and they are all correct. Gryffindor adds 10 points." After Professor Victor finished speaking, he leaned over and said to Albert, "After class, you can stay for now. I have something to talk to." you say"

Arithmancy is indeed difficult for many students. Except for Shanna, even Katrina, who was immersed in calculations, could not finish calculating the pile of numbers before the end of get out of class.

Such a huge gap devastated Katrina.

 After Albert came out of the classroom, Katrina wanted to say something, but Shanna beat her to it.

 “What does Professor Victor want from you?” Shanna asked curiously.

“Professor Victor asked me to go to the advanced class to attend classes when I have time.”

"Advanced class? I heard that only the smartest students are admitted to the advanced class. I heard from other seniors that it seems to be called advanced arithmetic and divination research. The classroom is on the first floor of the castle." Shanna suddenly asked, "Can I go to the class with you? ?”

 “I don’t care.” Albert shrugged.

"How did you do it? I mean how did you learn it so quickly? Do you have any tips?" Katrina finally couldn't help but ask.

"The difficulty you feel may be related to the fact that you haven't studied mathematics." Albert said truthfully, "Arithmancy is very similar to Muggle probability calculations. If you have learned this knowledge, you will feel very comfortable learning the current arithmetic. Simple."

Katrina glared at Albert fiercely, turned and left. She didn't want to talk to the guy, it was so annoying.

 (End of this chapter)