Chapter 257 Seeds and Sprouts

? Whether you admit it or not, of all the students at Hogwarts, Irving is the most famous.

Started a very successful newspaper, far surpassed the little wizards of his age, defeated the terrifying basilisk, proved Professor Lupin's innocence, rescued Sirius Black, defeated the evil Peter Pettigrew, etc. He did a lot to become famous and even cause A sensational event in the wizarding world...

In less than two years, Ai Wen has accomplished many things that wizards could never accomplish in a lifetime.

Given his age and Muggle origins, it was incredible to be able to do that.

While everyone envied Ai Wen, they also had to admire his efforts.

He and Hermione spent more time in the library every day than all the little wizards, not even the students preparing for the wizarding level exams.

Everyone can often see such a picture. Ivan and Hermione are sitting on the long black table on the innermost side of the library. They are surrounded by thick magic books or other materials. The two of them quietly under the candlelight Watching, taking notes, and occasionally exchanging a few words in a low voice.

In the quiet atmosphere, there is a touch of warmth.

The long table was their two fixed seats, and Irving and Hermione were used to coming there an hour after dinner and staying there until about ten o'clock in the evening.

If it's early, Hermione will have two cups of hot chocolate ready. Because there was no sugar, it was particularly bitter. Ai Wen frowned and drank it under Hermione's smiling gaze every time, but this thing was very helpful to improve the spirit.

After leaving the library, the two of them would stroll through the dark castle.

Then head back to the Gryffindor common room to chat with others, play wizard games, or help Harry, Ron, and Colin with their homework.

Ivan and Hermione's routines are very regular, and everyone is completely familiar with them.

But since the start of the new semester, everything has changed unknowingly.

The first is Hermione, because she has too many courses to choose, she shuttles back and forth between different classes every day, and she has no free time. It is also customary to do homework in the corner of the common room every night instead of going to the library to read.

Ai Wen spends more and more time in the library. Now he hardly participates in any college activities. As long as there is no class, he sits alone in the library.

Near his seat, sometimes he could smell the pungent smell of potion.

All wizards who have in-depth research on potions will know that the potions that Aiwen takes are energy potions, which can allow the user to concentrate, improve concentration, and not feel fatigued in a short period of time.

The materials needed for this potion are extremely precious, and little wizards generally do not use them.

But Ai Wen was forced to, and what he lacked most now was time.

He has completely entered a bottleneck in the research on the black magic books taken from 12 Grimmauld Place, and needs to supplement more theoretical knowledge as a basis.

Because it is all the most cutting-edge black magic, the theoretical knowledge that Aiwen needs to supplement is also very profound and complicated. He can only read and study in the library during the day.

After everyone fell asleep at night, he would also take out those forbidden black magic books and conduct research secretly by himself to verify some of his ideas.

With the in-depth research, Ai Wen's magical water strength increased rapidly.

The side effects are also very obvious. In the long run, if it wasn't for the help of the potion, his body would not be able to bear it at all.

In fact, Ai Wen's recent abnormal behavior has also attracted the attention of some people.

For example, Mrs. Pings, the librarian, can know what she thinks about Ai Wen from the increasingly worried expression on her face.

If you take the time to talk to her, Mrs. Pince will be more than willing to express her opinion of Ivan.

In her opinion, Ai Wen is likely to become an evil dark wizard.

Many of the magic books he borrowed were taboo, and they were full of theoretical knowledge related to black magic or dark creatures. Although after the school's screening, there are no direct black magic books, but frequently borrowing these magic books is not a good sign in itself.

However, Ivan had Sirius's approval note in his hand, and Dumbledore also acquiesced to Ivan's behavior. Although Mrs. Pince was worried, she couldn't say anything.

In addition to her, Ron also paid special attention to Aiwen's behavior and research content.

Since the topic of Ivan was inadvertently discussed with Harry that night, the seeds of distrust have sprouted in his heart.

Although he repeatedly warned himself in his heart that Ai Wen had saved him from the Basilisk and Peter Pettigreen many times before, he should believe in Ai Wen unconditionally.

But when he thought that Ivan might be conducting evil black hair research, Ron's strange emotions became stronger and stronger.

It is undeniable that he is very jealous of Ai Wen and everything he has.

Ron was used to this feeling. Ever since he was a child, he has been very jealous of his brothers, jealous of their new magic items, achievements and so on.

After entering Hogwarts, he also used to be jealous of Harry.

But overall, he was still willing to believe them. Ron's deepest emotions were not so much jealousy as he was just envious, envious of the things they had that they didn't have, power, achievement, fame, etc.

But he is now full of suspicion and distrust of Ai Wen while jealous. As time went on, Ron became more and more suspicious of what Ivan was doing, doubting what he was researching, what he had done, and even his purpose of saving himself, etc.

Ron knew that his thoughts might be a little out of the ordinary, even terrifying.

He can be sure that he is not under the influence of any mind-bending magic now, this is his true thoughts, and the seeds of mistrust have sprouted.

Ron hesitated for a long time with self-contradiction, and finally found the answer.

He is not doubting Ai Wen, he is helping each other. If Aiwen is really conducting black magic research, he should stop it as soon as possible.

When Ai Wen understands, he should be grateful to him.

Unlike Mrs. Pince, the librarian who found clues but was not ready to take any action, Ron decided to investigate the contents of Iwen's research.

He had discussed this with Harry many times. But there was no result. Although Harry was also a little worried, he still believed in Ivan in general. Harry repeatedly admonished Ron that he might be overcomplicating things.

Even if Ai Wen is really studying black magic, he must have a valid reason.

In Ron's view, it was not what he thought was complicated, but what Harry thought was too simple. Like everyone else, everyone was confused by Ai Wen's surface.

Since Harry wasn't willing to help, he was going to do it alone.

Ron was going to start from the notebook he saw secretly that day with scary patterns drawn on it, to figure out what Ai Wen was doing.

Because he clearly knows Ai Wen's influence in the school now, before everything is investigated, Ron does not intend to make a statement, nor does he intend to talk about this matter with others. This matter is just his own secret.

After discussing it with Ron a few times, and seeing that he never mentioned it again, Harry gradually put the matter behind him and devoted himself to Quidditch training.

It's just that he doesn't even know that Ai Wen's research on black magic has left a deep impression on him.

Unlike Ron, who was ready to act, Harry just didn't want to think about it, didn't want to believe it.

However, the seeds of distrust have been planted, quietly waiting for the day to sprout. (To be continued.)