Chapter 1035: Harry's Private Tutoring

"Harry, how was your Christmas?" Cho asked. .

"Well, not bad, how about you?" said Harry, feeling his appetite whetted!

Ron looked at the two of them from the side, and felt that Qiu's appearance was too coincidental, as if he was waiting here specially.

If Hermione had been here, she would have pulled him away, leaving Harry and Cho alone, but Ron didn't feel that way.

On the contrary, he found it very interesting and wanted to help Harry make suggestions.

"I spent this holiday quite quietly, I didn't go anywhere." Unable to explain why, Qiu seemed a little embarrassed and didn't dare to look at Harry, "Well, I'm going to Hogsmeade again next month, Did you see the notification?"

"What? Oh no, I haven't looked at the bulletin board since I got back."

"It's Valentine's Day..."

"Oh!" Harry didn't understand why she was telling him this, "do you want to..."

"If you will," she said eagerly.

Harry froze, he was about to say: Do you want to ask when the next d.a. event is?

They were still discussing this matter just now, and Ai Wen said that it is necessary to speed up the learning speed.

But Qiu's answer didn't seem right, she didn't seem to be asking about this matter.

"I……"

"Oh, forget it if you don't want to!" She said, seeming a little humiliated, "It's okay, see you later."

She walked away awkwardly, Harry stared at her back, his mind spinning wildly.

"Dude, she looks like she's asking you out!" said Ron, who still had some use for staying here.

Harry woke up suddenly, wasn't this what he had been thinking about all along? !

He hurried over and caught up with Qiu on the marble stairs.

"Well, do you want to come to Hogsmeade with me on Valentine's Day?"

"Oh, yes!" Cho blushed, smiled brightly, and looked at Harry expectantly, "Do you want to come with me?"

"Of course I want to, I dream of it, then it's a deal." Harry felt that the day was not a complete failure.

Snape's private tutoring at night seemed to become less difficult all of a sudden.

Regarding Harry's performance, Hermione only had two words, that is idiot!

Ivan didn't say anything, because his performance in chasing Hermione was not much better than Harry's.

When it comes to how to chase girls, they are all novices, and they all need girls to take the initiative.

But it doesn't matter now, that's all in the past. Now Aiwen has been tested and is very proficient.

As long as he was alone with Hermione, he knew what to do, and before the Christmas holidays this year, it was easy and the opportunities abounded.

But now there is a small problem, that is to get rid of Elaine.

Is Valentine's Day the next time you go to Hogsmeade? Maybe revisit with Hermione at Madame Puddiffe's Tea House.

Ivan tapped the edge of the table lightly with his knuckles while thinking about it.

Meanwhile, Harry was standing outside Snape's office door, feeling ominous.

He paused outside the door for a moment, wishing he was elsewhere.

As long as it's not here, it can be anywhere, then he took a deep breath, knocked on the door and went in.

It was a dark room, with hundreds of glass bottles on the shelves, slimy specimens of animals and plants floating in colorful potions.

A cabinet in the corner was filled with all kinds of precious medicinal materials, but now they were all in Ivan's pocket.

Harry looked around, his attention quickly drawn to the desk.

In the candlelight was a shallow stone basin engraved with mysterious symbols, which Harry recognized immediately as Dumbledore's Pensieve.

He was wondering what it was doing there when Snape's cold voice from the shadows startled him.

"Close the door behind you, Potter."

Harry complied, feeling terrified that he had shut himself up.

When he turned around, Snape had already stepped into the light, pointing silently at the chair opposite the desk.

Harry went over and sat down, and so did New Nep.

His hard black eyes were fixed on Harry without blinking, disgust etched into every line of his face.

"You know what you're here for," he said softly. "The Headmaster wants me to teach you Occlumency, and I can only hope you're a little smarter than you were in Potions."

"Yes." Harry dared not answer.

"This may not be an ordinary class, Potter!" Snape's eyes narrowed sinisterly. "But I'm still your teacher. You should call me Mr. or Professor at any time. This is the minimum respect."

"Yes, Professor!"

"Very well, Occlumency, you learned it from Mason before, you should know that this spell can prevent your mind from being invaded and affected by magic, you need to learn it, the principal is worried that the Dark Lord will extract feelings and memories from your mind ..."

"Why would he do this to me?" Harry asked immediately.

This was the answer he'd always wanted to know, and it would be great if Snape could answer it.

"There are many possibilities, and the most commonly used spell is Legilimency!" Snape said, "It is also the simplest."

"Is it mind reading?"

"You're not paying attention, Potter!" said Snape, his dark eyes gleaming coldly. "You've been like this for a long time, and it's the main reason why you've got poor grades in your subjects and always made potions so badly." The reason, of course, has nothing to do with me."

Snape paused for a moment, apparently savoring the pleasure of insulting Harry.

"Only Muggles talk about reading people's hearts. People's hearts are not a book, which cannot be read at will. Thoughts are not engraved in the skull, and people can't read them. Human hearts are complex and multi-layered things. Well, at least most minds are." He laughed, "I want you to remember what I said, which Mr. Know-it-all won't teach you, the Dark Lord is studying other people's minds and making correct decisions. Explain that this is the power of magic, which he is very proficient in. For example, he can almost always see that others are lying to him. Only a person who is good at Occlumency can seal away feelings and memories that contradict lies. Lying and not getting caught."

"But why always me?" Harry asked bravely.

"The bond between you and him is especially strong because of the scar on your head," said Snape. "And, you need to call me Professor!"

"Then can he know what we're thinking now, Professor?"

"The Dark Lord is far away, and the walls and grounds of Hogwarts are guarded by many ancient spells, which ensure the physical and mental safety of the people in the school." Snape said, "Time and space have an impact on magic. Yes, Potter, he can't do that yet."

"Then why am I still learning Occlumency?"

Snape glanced at Harry, running a long thin finger to his mouth.

"As I said earlier, the routine doesn't apply to you, Potter, and the spell that failed to kill you established a bond between you and the Dark Lord, and there are indications that there are times when your mind is at its most relaxed. , When you are most vulnerable, such as in your sleep, you can perceive the thoughts and emotions of the Dark Lord. Like last time, you witnessed what happened far away in Norway, and the headmaster didn't think it should be allowed to continue, so he asked me to Teach you how to close your mind to the Dark Lord." Browse the reading address: