v3 Chapter 516： The eve of the exam

"Yes, it's weird!" Behind Professor Macchiban, a vigorous wizard in a weird plaid shirt added:

"I remember Ogden made a prediction a few months ago. He said that Dumbledore would live to be at least one hundred and fifty years old... I didn't expect that his predictions were sometimes unreliable..."

Several old men and old ladies were chatting and talking about the "prophecy" and "Ogden", completely ignoring the principal Jon Hart who was on the side.

This also made Principal Hart very embarrassed for a while, and he didn't know what to say.

The very small, hunched-back Professor Macchiban was still the leader, who first refocused his eyes on Jon.

She looked up and down at Jon, frowning as if to recall something: "Oh, Principal Hart...you look so young...you are so young that you don't even look like an adult wizard..."

The old lady pondered over there, "But I don't even remember, which year you took the exam. The exam is coming... The invigilation of the Ls exam. I have missed twice in the past 100 years... But exams. I have never been absent. All the wizards who have participated, I should have some impression..."

Jon couldn't help being speechless.

Fortunately, his embarrassment did not last long, and before he was allowed to answer this question from Professor Macchiban, the Vice-President Minerva McGonagall arrived breathlessly.

"Oh, Professor Macchiban!" Professor McGonagall shouted.

"If I remember correctly, you are McGonagall from Fort William!" After seeing Professor McGonagall, Professor Macchiban said with a look of excitement: "It was the summer of 1953. It was me during the exam. Test your transfiguration and spells... You successfully turned a vase into a tabby cat. The pattern on that cat is the most beautiful I have seen so far..."

"It's an honor, Professor Marchban." Professor McGonagall responded with a polite smile.

At the same time, she replied helplessly with a voice that the other party couldn't hear: "In these years, every time you see me, every line you say after seeing me has really not changed a word..."

The arrival of Professor McGonagall successfully solved Jon's urgent need.

Several old wizards and wizards surrounded McGonagall with enthusiasm, recalling the details of the exam...Jon also "successfully" handed over the reception task to Professor McGonagall.

got away successfully.

……

But he didn't take a few steps. When Jon came into the corridor behind the auditorium, he ran into the oncoming Hogwarts castle administrator, Mr. Argus Filch.

Mr. Filch dragged a huge pocket behind him. He respected the new principal, and quickly stopped to bow and salute: "Good evening, Principal Hart."

"Good evening, Mr. Filch." Jon also stopped quickly and nodded, at the same time he pointed curiously to the big pocket behind him: "What's in there?"

"Some dry dung from the fox feces... and African sniffing urine..." Filch replied with a grin, showing his yellow teeth.

Jon’s mouth twitched slightly...

"From Ravenclaw's sixth-grade student Wardy Catassa, and Slytherin's sixth-grade Harold Dingo..." Filch continued grinning and said, "They paid a high price. Sell ​​these to other students and lie to them. These are Dragon Claw Powder and Buffy Brain Rejuvenation..."

Dragon's claw powder refers to the claws of Norwegian Ridgeback. After being ground into powder and eaten, it can make people "invigorate" and make people feel particularly refreshed in the next few hours; and Buffy Brain Rejuvenation This kind of potion with very precious raw materials and very expensive price can make the user's memory at its peak for ten hours after taking it.

There is no doubt that during the .Ls exam, these potions are strictly controlled contraband.

"I just brought the two of them to my office to be confined, and they immediately admitted the true'identity' of these things...the dried feces of the foxes...and the urine of African sniffing!" Filch Added: "It's disgusting, I'm about to throw them in the trash can now."

"Thanks for your hard work, Mr. Filch." Jon smiled helplessly.

Then he also added: "Remember to stay in confinement longer."

"Good!" Upon hearing this, Filch suddenly looked like a happy flower.

……

This little "accident" is obviously not enough to stop the headmaster.

Jon continued to walk towards the principal's office.

But when he returned to the door of the principal's office, he found that the office door was just concealed... he immediately understood who was coming.

Push aside the badger's first door knocker gently, and Jon heard Astoria’s voice from inside

"Jon...I don't know if it's appropriate to be here now..." Astoria's voice sounded a little bewildered: "But I'm sorry...I'm going to take the exam tomorrow, I'm really nervous..."

"It's okay." Jon smiled gently: "What's wrong with this..."

"But...when I came in...it seemed to be spotted by Pippi in the corner..." Astoria said with a pale face.

"Pippy ghost." Jon still looked indifferent, just turned his head to find a portrait, and asked softly: "Mrs. Bok...Mrs. Bok..."

"What's the matter, principal?" The portrait of the witch in the dark green robe opened her eyes.

"Excuse me, please go find Barrow, the blood man, and ask him to discipline Pepi Ghost recently." Jon said softly.

"Okay, I understand." The witch on the portrait nodded, and then disappeared quickly.

Astoria's pale complexion seemed to have recovered a little.

"That's right..." Jon remembered the previous "Encounter in the hallway" and quickly asked: "You haven't bought anything recently... Dragon Claw Powder... or Buffy Brain Rejuvenant. Something..."

"I..." Astoria's face changed suddenly: "Sy... Selwyn gave me a small bottle of potion this morning... Said it was the Buffy brain refresher she bought at a big price... But I swear, I am not prepared to take it at all..."

"Don't be nervous." Looking at her expression, Jon couldn't help but smile: "Go back and remember to throw that bottle in the trash can. It's fake..."

"Fake?" Astoria blinked.

"I think Selwyn must have been bought from Harold Dingo, that silly girl was fooled." Jon said with a smile: "But if you want Buffy brain rejuvenation, I can now configure it overnight. There shouldn't be enough time."

"It's... forget it..." Astoria shook his head quickly.

"There is no need to be nervous." Jon continued in a gentle tone: "I just met Professor Macchiban who is in charge of the exam... She... She is a very upright witch. Just try to impress her as much as possible. ..."

……

With Jon’s relief, Astoria’s nervousness seemed to relax a lot.

"That's right, Jon." Just as the conversation between the two was about to come to an end, Astoria suddenly asked, "Did she give you the last part of the mother's memory?"