Chapter 12: 12, Weird Friends

The next morning, when it was still daylight, Hoffa woke up. It's ironic to say that he was not a good student in his previous life, and his grades were mediocre in school. Belongs to the kind of person who can study with 5 points of effort, never 6 points of effort, can get 80 points in the test, and is absolutely too lazy to take the test of 90 points.

But after coming to Hogwarts, he was unexpectedly motivated to study.

Is it because of curiosity about magic?

That's really not true, because World War II is coming, unless he can hide in the United States or Australia before World War II starts. Otherwise, it is not safe to go anywhere on this planet.

Especially in Europe, it is extremely dangerous.

Escape is not Hoffa's favorite solution, so his only choice is to study magic well before the war, and strive for some self-protection capital in the future where there is a hail of bullets. Gewarz finished exploring, and then got the second great knowledge of theology, and got together the spell fragments. As for the others, they were just extras.

There was an extra class schedule on the bedside table, and Hoffa picked it up to have a look.

There are only two classes on Monday.

Charms and Transfiguration.

The first class is the Charms class, and it is also a class where freshmen from each college meet their respective deans. No students from other schools attended together.

The second transfiguration class was taught with freshmen from the other three colleges.

Hoffa remembered that Harry and Ron were often late, which he didn't want to be late due to the changing environment at Hogwarts. So he got up while the other roommates were still in bed.

Ravenclaw's public bathroom is on the east side of the dormitory, shared by men and women, and it is a very tidy place. It is divided into three floors, the top floor is for prefects, and the bottom floor is for ordinary students. There are blue or cyan floor tiles everywhere, and there are rows of faucets carved with eagle heads.

Hoffa bought a toothbrush but forgot to bring a cup because when he was in London, he felt that a cup would take up too much space, and he only had a bag, so he didn't buy it.

He habitually followed certain thoughts from his previous life, thinking that it would be the same to use his hands to throw water anyway.

So he brushed his teeth sparingly, and then stuck his head under the water pipe after brushing his teeth.

Then when he lifted his head with puffed cheeks, he saw in the mirror a person he didn't want to see the most.

Aglea.

That's right, she also got up early in the morning, holding a cup and various small things, and standing behind Hoffa in a blue star-dot dressing gown like a ghost.

She looked disgusted at the sight of Hoffa carrying only a toothbrush and water with his hands. It's like being constipated in the morning.

Hoffa thought it was really Murphy's Law, the more you don't want to see the more you see. Now it's just the two of them in the bathroom, which is very embarrassing.

Aglaia whispered disgustedly: "Barbarian."

Hoffa suppressed the idea of ​​pulling out his wand to turn the opponent into a crow. He spit out mouthwash expressionlessly, washed his face, and strode out of the bathroom.

At this moment, he swore that no matter how provocative the other party was, he would never say a word to this girl.

After washing up, Hoffa waited in the common room for a while.

The classmates got up one after another, and left the lounge talking and laughing with their friends.

Hoffa didn't wait for Miranda to come down. He thought that the other party might get up earlier than himself. So he went to the auditorium restaurant by himself. But at the Ravenclaw table, he still didn't see Miranda.

Maybe she's already gone to class, Hoffa thought as he sipped his oatmeal. The guy was an early riser.

The breakfast at Hogwarts is quite like a hotel buffet. It is rich and filling, and the taste is not bad.

The only problem is that humans aren't the only ones eating the food.

In the middle of the breakfast, suddenly a large group of owls flew down from the skylight of the castle for no reason. They came to find each other's masters with letters and items.

Some little wizards are very powerful and manage their owls submissively. Some little wizards (especially girls) dote on owls too much, causing owls to walk around among the public dishes.

When Hoffa fished out a feather from the milk oatmeal, he lost his appetite and hurriedly packed up and left. He was afraid that if he didn't leave again, he might experience the legendary scene of birds flying under the rain.

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When Hoffa was in elementary school, junior high school and high school in his previous life, teachers always went to the classroom to teach. But here, little wizards have to learn to go to different classrooms early on.

After breakfast, Hoffa followed the old student and walked through several corridors to find the Charms classroom.

When he came to the classroom, there was no one in the room. In front of the wall covered with ancient spells, there is a huge wall clock that is ticking non-stop.

Hoffa scratched his head, feeling that he still had a lot of time to spare, so he walked out of the classroom, wanting to take the opportunity to explore other areas of the school.

He opened his system panel.

current mystery

【Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry】

The current exploration degree is 0.1%.

In a thousandth, Hoffa was shocked. He ran to the Black Lake, the Great Hall, and the Ravenclaw Tower yesterday. Plus today's classroom.

The degree of exploration is only one thousandth! How big is the school?

Comparing it to King's Cross Station where you can get rewards for running a few steps, Hoffa thought that he might not be able to get a second great knowledge of theology this year.

After looking at a few classrooms, the degree of exploration has not changed at all, which is too insignificant for Hogwarts. Moreover, when he walked to a room where many unknown animal bones and specimens were stored, an old man in a robe pushed Hoffa away.

"You're not old enough to take magical creature classes, walk around and stay there!"

Hoffa, who was driven away, sat back in the Charms classroom with disinterest, thinking that his task of finding the Disillusionment Charm was about to be put on the agenda.

Wanting to explore in the magic school without invisibility is simply a dream. Many places here are forbidden for freshmen to explore.

Principal Armando is so strict, he doesn't have the halo of the savior to escort him, if he is discovered due to wanton exploration, he will stay in school for probation.

After a while, people in the classroom came one after another.

A group of children gathered together, chattering with excitement. They compare each other with their wands, exploring the secrets of each other's wands.

Hoffa laid his wand flat on his lap, and when asked, he kindly said that the core of his wand was made of unicorn hair. Anyway, they can't take it apart to check.

The noise lasted for five minutes, and Hoffa kept paying attention to the big clock in the middle of the classroom.

tick tock tick tock

One turn in seconds to 12

Clock hand turns to 9

The moment the hour hand hits 9.

Slap!

The door was pushed open.

An old man in a bronze robe stepped on the spot very precisely and pushed open the door of the classroom. This is the vice-principal, Adebe Goshak.

Entering the classroom, he waved his wand, and the door slammed shut. The voices in the classroom suddenly stopped, and the crowd did not dare to breathe out.

Looking at the serious and mean face of the old professor, Hoffa suddenly thought of the dean 50 years later, the little Professor Flitwick, who was also the dean of Ravenclaw. But he is much cuter.

Goshak stood in the middle of the classroom with his hands behind his back, took a deep breath, and glanced at the new students with his gray eyes.

"One person is missing, who didn't come."

The Ravenclaw students looked at each other, and Hoffa felt that something was wrong.

He looked around.

It turns out that Miranda is not in the classroom.

This guy is late? Is this really good...

Seeing that no one was speaking, Professor Gosak took out a piece of parchment and began to roll the roll.

"Aglaia Draces!"

"Yes," the blue-eyed girl replied lightly.

"Ace Mira"

"arrive!"

"Antonio Colón"

"arrive!"

"Hoffa Bach"

Hoffa quickly replied, here!

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After ordering more than a dozen, the old man cast a gray eye, "Miranda Goshack."

No one answered.

Everyone in the classroom lowered their heads, and Hoffa found the moment a little awkward.

I don't know how many people know that Miranda is his granddaughter, this guy really doesn't give his grandfather face!

Vice-principal Goshack, who had experienced many trials and hardships, put down the parchment and said slowly, "If you are late on the first day, you will be deducted 50 points from Ravenclaw."

hiss! All the students in the school gasped.

50 points deducted, 50 points deducted for the first day of class, this guy is really the head of Ravenclaw! ?

This was not over yet, Professor Goshak asked again: "Who is closest to her in the dormitory."

Among a group of students bowing their heads, the silver-haired girl Aglaia slowly raised her hand.

Professor Goshack: "If you know you are in class but don't call your classmates, Ravenclaw will deduct another 20 points!"

All the students around opened their mouths.

Hoffa was startled, this old man is simply more ruthless than Snape, anyway, Snape still deducted Gryffindor points, but you are fine, deducting your own student points and even sitting down.

Aglaia looked anxiously: "I didn't call? I did. It's because she doesn't want to come to your class. What does it have to do with me! I can still drag her up..."

But the old man never gave Aglaia a chance to explain.

After deducting points, he waved his magic wand, and all the pages of the book were automatically opened.

"Spell is a precise knowledge. It is different from potion and transformation. It is an ancient wizard skill passed down by word of mouth. It cannot be mastered by people who are not rigorous and wise. Feel the magic with your heart, use your spirit to control the spell, and Not the tongue..."

Hoffa glanced at Aglaia, who was crossing her arms angrily. Depressed too much. Although the college was inexplicably deducted 70 points, but seeing this guy deflated, Hoffa felt secretly refreshed.

The old man was eloquently lecturing in class, and Hoffa took out a quill to take notes like everyone else. If there is anything good about an adult soul, it is that he knows how to be humble.

In the field of magic, he is a noob.

Halfway through the class, Miranda hadn't come yet. It was only then that Hoffa felt that he really knew nothing about this new friend. Maybe there was a rebellious heart hidden under her gentle surface.

The first class did not give Hoffa a chance to experiment with the wand, because this class was a theoretical class, mainly talking about syllables and movements.

In addition, Goshak was so strict, everyone could only watch him cast various spells, and did not dare to try them at will.

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After the spell class is over, there will be a transfiguration class. The transfiguration class is a public class held together by the four colleges. Hoffa looked forward to the class with great anticipation.

Dumbledore taught in person, and only in this era has the opportunity. After a few years when this great wizard became the headmaster, only Harry Potter has enjoyed this honor.

Thinking of the excitement, Hoffa hurried.

Suddenly, a lazy voice came from my ear.

"Dumbledore's class, I'm really looking forward to it!"

Hoffa turned his head, okay! It was that Miranda guy.

Holding a stack of books, she suddenly appeared next to Hoffa, as if apparating.

Her black short ear-length hair, which was supple yesterday, was a little messy, like a chicken coop. There are still two bags under the eyes, and it looks like he hasn't slept enough.

Has this guy been sleeping all morning?

The surrounding Ravenclaw students glared at Miranda, with fire in their eyes.

Aglaia had already drawn out her wand with a gloomy expression.

She took a step forward, almost piercing Miranda with her murderous gaze.

Seeing that a fight was about to start, Hoffa quickly pushed Miranda into the corridor aside. whispered:

"You're crazy, yesterday you told me not to fight against your grandfather in class! Now it's good, Ravenclaw deducted 70 points in the first class, you 50, Aglaia 20!"

Miranda opened her eyes wide, "Aglaia was also detained?"

"Because she didn't drag you up!" Hoffa said in a low voice, "Hey, next time you sleep in, at least come to class to sleep!"

Miranda spread her hands.

"Tch, these people are really nervous, just deduct as many points as you want to earn back, what's the big deal? Besides, you can't eat that academy cup, so you're fighting for land, what are you doing?"

After speaking, she easily pushed open the door of the corridor.

However, the corridor in front of him turned into a bathroom door at some point.

The previous aisle was nowhere to be found, and just as Hoffa and Miranda were talking, the terrain here completely changed.

Hoffa was dumbfounded. He didn't know what was going on, but he didn't want to give Dumbledore a bad impression by being late to his first class.

Miranda also had a slightly dignified expression. He asked Hoffa, "What day is it today?"

Hoffa said with a dark face: "Monday, you are sleepy."

"Oops, Monday, these damn magic corridors. Quick, come with me!" As soon as the words fell, Miranda pulled Hoffa and ran into the bathroom in front of him.

She counted left and right in the bathroom, and then pushed open the third row of toilets, revealing a deep corridor below.

It's a secret way!

Miranda waved to Hoffa, "Come in!"

Hoffa didn't know why Miranda knew such a hidden secret passage, but now he had no choice but to follow her into the secret passage.

After entering, Hoffa started to slide. The secret path was as smooth as a kindergarten slide. The two of them slid faster and faster one after the other.

After a landslide, Hoffa bumped his head under Miranda's robe, and the two rolled into a ball.

Fortunately, it was so dark that he couldn't see anything, and Hoffa didn't know what he had bumped into. In short, he quickly sorted himself out, blushing a little.

Miranda: "Lumos."

Whispering, her wand flashed, and they stood in a stone tunnel.

"follow me."

Miranda calmly led Hoffa quickly through the secret passage.

Up and down, ten minutes later, they finally got out of the secret passage.

Here is the interior of the castle, where oil paintings talk in the stairwell. Amidst the conversation, the stairs shifted under them like restless gears.

Just below Hoffa's feet, the stairs wobbled against a solid wall. It seemed like he wanted to bang his head on it.

Without hesitation, Miranda climbed onto the stairs and jumped.

Hoffa didn't have time to stop her, and watched in shock as she jumped off the ledge, which was at least seven stories high below.

Is this girl looking for death?