Chapter 833 Riddles and Stories (Please Vote for Me~)

"Huh, I'm scared to death... I thought Professor Apokalis would be very strict!"

Danilova patted her chest and said belatedly.

They had already left the principal's office and were walking down the stairs outside the Gryffindor common room.

She got into a fight on her third day at school, and was caught red-handed by the principal and the castle administrator - Danilova originally expected to be reprimanded very severely, or at least punished by copying sentences or being placed in solitary confinement.

In fact, from beginning to end, the old wizard had no intention of blaming them.

On the contrary, Professor Apokalis specially asked the kitchen to send sumptuous dishes for everyone to chat while eating.

According to him, their disciplinary violations were fighting in a crowded place and disturbing the order of the college. They did not gather a crowd to break into the Hogwarts kitchen and wreak havoc. There was no reason to deny them dinner.

Of course, to be more precise, "everyone" must exclude the boy named Lucian Ball.

Although everyone was enjoying dinner at the same mahogany round table, the arrogant Slytherin boy only had boiled broccoli, boiled potatoes... and a few slices of bland boiled lamb on his plate.

"This is the punishment you deserve, Bol—"

Facing the confused look in the little wizard's eyes, Professor Otto Apokalis replied in a stern tone for the first and only time tonight, "It's not just because you violated the school rules, but as a student." A fourth year student, one of my Defense Against the Dark Arts students, your performance tonight was truly terrible."

As the old man said this, he cut open the Scottish smoked chicken that was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside very naturally, and dipped it in the bell pepper sauce.

In subsequent conversations, Apokalis did not discuss many details about the previous conflict.

The old wizard picked up the Russian newspaper from a few years ago and briefly read it. After putting it down, he talked with great interest about the magical war that took place in that land decades ago, as well as some interesting things that happened after that. Known trivia.

The protagonist of the story is a middle-aged wizard named Novat Ivanovich.

About how he survived the tragic wizarding war until the last moment, how he restored the almost annihilated Russian magical civilization in the ruins, and of course, his love for that land that transcended the boundaries of magic and non-magic.

"It's best not to rush to express your opinions before you have enough voice, strength, and experience to challenge authority."

At the end of this extremely unique 'confinement' education, the old wizard whispered meaningfully.

"At the same time, don't blindly criticize each other under the instigation of authority... Even the dark wizard who disappeared half a century ago, the influence he left in the world is not something that a student can bear - even more Needless to say, when we judge a wizard, quoting other people's conclusions is the stupidest thing to do. What is the truth... you can find it for yourselves..."

Then, before the students had time to taste the last dessert, they were kicked out of the principal's office.

As a student eligible to compete for Shadow Prefect, Lucian Ball was no fool.

In fact, it is precisely because he understands the importance of power and connections that he is so eager to become a prefect. At the same time, he also best understands the hidden lines behind the story told by Professor Apokalis that are not fully explained - with that After the death of Novarte Ivanovich, the name Ivanovich became Irina's most powerful protection at Hogwarts.

If Lucian Ball had known anything about non-magical politics, he might have used another appropriate word to describe it.

--Political asylum.

Whether it is for Hogwarts or the British Ministry of Magic, the meaning and attitude have been there since they recruited Irina Ivanovich under special circumstances and generously registered her under her original name. It goes without saying.

Maybe they won't give this little witch any honor or resources, but they will never tolerate anyone attacking her.

Therefore, after leaving the principal's office, Lucian Bol and other senior Slytherin students walked away dejectedly without leaving even a single word - it is absolutely impossible to apologize in this life. Neither is possible.

"But then again..."

Danilova glanced at the gloomy figures not far away and waved her fist threateningly.

"If I didn't beat that boy today, wouldn't he be punished? I don't know why, but I always feel that the reason for the professor's punishment is a bit strange. It seems that he is not much different from the teachers I had in school before. Same……"

"...This is Professor Apocalis's style, as you will know if you have ever taken the professor's class."

Hannah Abbott shrugged her shoulders and said calmly.

"It's a pity that you came a year late... You probably won't have the chance to experience Professor Apokalis's History of Magic and Defense Against the Dark Arts classes again - those who actively provoke disputes will have the same punishment for the winner, and the loser will not be punished again. Double the punishment - this is the rule the professors set last year when dealing with violations of regulations and disciplines, although many professors seem to have some objections to this."

"Hey, does Hogwarts still have such a rule?!"

Danilova's eyes widened in surprise, and then she nodded thoughtfully and seriously.

"In this case, I will have to be careful about them in the future... After suffering such a big loss today, I guess those senior students will not let it go. Irina, please teach me some magic spells... "

"Don't worry, those boys won't continue to trouble us after tonight."

Irina shook her head and spoke softly with a firm tone.

"When we had dinner together just now, the professor threatened them very clearly, and they must have known it. Otherwise, those boys just now would have at least said a few words, instead of just turning around and leaving without saying a word."

"Threat? What threat? Wasn't the professor just telling stories?"

Hannah was stunned for a moment and asked in confusion.

"Oh, yes! Professor Apokalis is so powerful, they must be scared now, right?"

Danilova nodded in realization, "She is indeed... uh... the legendary magical wizard. I was a little confused before about why the professor kept telling stories, but it turns out there is such a meaning in it!"

"???"

Hannah's eyes were a little more confused.

What does this mean?

Did she get distracted during the meal and miss some important conversation?

"Remember to jump here. Well, did Professor Apokalis say something just now?"

Hannah looked at the girl next to her in confusion as she nimbly jumped over the prank stairs.

"Professor, did he threaten those boys just now? Why don't I remember it at all..."

"certainly--"

"Of course not. How could a full professor threaten the students of Hogwarts?"

Danilova was about to explain, but before she could finish, Irina quickly took over the words and glanced at the senior sister not far away who usually lived with the dangerous "Fairy Queen" day and night. If Said thoughtfully.

"Senior Aibo, you are right. I understand... I will pay more attention in the future."

"Eh? Huh?" Hannah blinked.

"I understand too, got it! I won't tell anyone -"

The next moment, Danilova glanced at the corridor downstairs and nodded in realization.

There were faint sounds of people at the bottom of the stairs, and the dinner in the school auditorium was obviously over. It was obviously not appropriate to continue talking about these contents. As the daughter of a nuclear physicist, Dany still knew the basic principles of confidentiality. .

"Aba Aba——"

Hannah glanced at the two freshmen beside her and opened her mouth weakly.

She really doesn’t understand!

Even if they looked at her seriously, just like she usually looked at Elena, she didn't know what the two little guys were talking about - and the worst thing was that, from the current point of view, it seemed that tonight Is it just her who doesn't understand? !

"Then, I'll go back first...see you tomorrow~"

Before Hannah could think of how to ask, Danilova suddenly spoke.

The entrance to the Ravenclaw common room is at the top of the spiral staircase on the west side of Hogwarts. While they were talking, they had arrived at the fork of the floor. Danilova waved goodbye and carried the The schoolbag walked towards the other side.

As Ravenclaw's eagle ring "little key", according to the agreement, she had to open the door for everyone.

"Well, uh, okay, see you tomorrow."

Hannah waved her hand helplessly and watched the little girl with a brain as smart as Elena and Hermione leave. She hesitated for a moment, then turned to look at Irina beside her with the awareness of burning the boat.

At this second, the duel between "maintaining the dignity of the senior" and "asking the questions in your mind clearly" ended!

Anyway, she is not a arrogant person like Elena and Hermione. Compared with the illusory majesty, if this riddle problem is not solved, Hannah feels that she may not be able to sleep peacefully tonight.

Slytherin's common room was on the same floor as Hufflepuff's, so the distance was long enough for her to ask clearly.

"Then, Miss Ivanovich, we..."

"Sister Hannah, please go first. I still plan to go to the owl loft."

Irina Ivanovich glanced at Danilova's back and suddenly said.

"I want to write a letter to Dad to verify something. You don't have to wait for me. I may not be able to return to the lounge of Slytherin House until a little later - don't worry, I remember the way I came just now, and I know how to do it. Back to the dormitory."

"Eh, uh, um... okay, then you go ahead..."

The smile on Hannah's face froze, and she waved her hands feebly.

Just as he finished speaking, a large group of young wizards who had just finished dinner suddenly poured out of the stairs below.

The sudden crowd quickly separated the two of them. Under the swarm of people, in less than a few seconds, Irina's figure was completely submerged among the Gryffindor and Ravenclaw students, completely disappearing from Hannah's sight. disappeared.

On the other side that Hannah couldn't see, the calmness on Irina's face finally disappeared.

Irina did not go to the owlhouse as she said, but mixed with the Gryffindor students going upstairs, returned to the corridor on the top floor of the castle, and walked towards the pair of ugly-looking stone guards.

Before writing to her father, she had to go back to the principal's office.

As for the profound meaning of Professor Apokalis's stories, although at first glance it seems that they are meant to calmly remind those Slytherin students of the mistakes they made, there are many little stories that sound a bit redundant.

After all, if it is just to shock those senior students, there is no need to introduce too much about Novat's life.

Unless, the message that the old wizard wants to convey is not just for those senior students...

Or--

Irina's eyes flickered and she pondered thoughtfully.

Those senior students are just incidental...

And the person Professor Otto Apokalis really wants to convey the message to is her?

In Irina's memory, grandpa rarely talked about the stories of his youth.

Even if they occasionally talk about old things from decades ago, most of them are about rebuilding Kodos Dorez. They rarely talk about how they worked with other wizards to fight against the invasion of Grindelwald's wizards in the ice and snow.

However, in the mouth of the old wizard, he focused on many things about the Wizarding War period.

More importantly, in Professor Apokalis's story, there appears a person who is extremely important to both her and her father.

A man who almost never appears in Grandpa's stories.

Novarte Ivanovich's wife, her grandmother, the relative whom neither she nor her father had ever seen.

Among the past events described by Professor Apokalis, most of them were not much different from what she had heard from her father and grandfather over the years, but only this one thing was different from what old Ivanovich said. The description is different.

Not long after his father was born, his mother died in childbirth - this was the version she had known for a long time.

However, just now, Irina heard another explanation.

Soldiers from...the Muggle government?

If what Professor Apokalis said is true, then... her grandmother is most likely still alive.

But the only question is why the old man was so cautious, and even went so far as to give a reasonable illusion, as if just to warn the Slytherin students to stay away from her.

Or, in fact, it doesn't have much profound meaning...it's just the lament of an old man?

"Sizzling Bee Candy!"

Irina recalled Professor Apokalis's password and said softly.

Immediately afterwards, the girl walked through the passage behind the stone statue and pushed open the closed door of the principal's office.

"You are slower than I thought, Miss Ivanovich..."

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