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Chapter 237: Remus, Do You Like Her?
Chapter 237: Remus, Do You Like Her?
Hermione, who had been quiet, suddenly perked up and said, "Me too! I want to take all the classes!"
"But won't the class schedules conflict with each other?" Harry flipped through the list, puzzled. "How can we manage all of them?"
"Since Percy can take twelve classes, it means the school must have a way to make it work, perhaps through private tutoring or something."
Hermione shook her hair nonchalantly and said, "Anyway, I want to study all of them."
"I'm not surprised by you, Hermione." Michael looked at Ved and said, "But why did you choose all the classes too, Ved? I thought you wouldn't be interested in Divination."
Looking at the table, Divination class had the advantage of being easy to score in, but everything else was a disadvantage.
The most frequently appearing word was "pointless," followed by "waste of time," and then "nonsense." It seemed that everyone they knew had a poor impression of the Divination professor.
"I want to understand various magical systems," Ved offered an explanation, "It will also help with my alchemy studies."
Neville and the others nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite.
As they looked at the table, they gradually gained a clear idea of what they should study in the future.
"Thank you, Ved." Theo suddenly said, "Since you're taking all the classes, there's no need to analyze the characteristics and pros and cons of each subject, right? I know you did this to help us and spent time on it."
Some slower individuals, like Harry, finally realized and hurriedly stammered their thanks, feeling a bit embarrassed and blushing for some reason.
Ved shook his head, "Since it's about choosing a path for our future, I want you to select the most suitable ones. And I didn't do much; I just thought of a way to compare and summarize."
...
Just a few days into the break, everyone at Umbrella House had made their decisions and filled out their course selection forms.
The table Ved had made also spread, and students secretly communicated, even some Muggle-born students who had chosen blindly adjusted their options accordingly.
During the break, the two student presidents took the lead, pulling one or two prefects from each house, and organized a maze challenge competition among the students.
They were like a formal competition team, making all the necessary preparations in just a few days and even officially arranging referees and medical staff.
The students were naturally enthusiastic, and many invited students who had performed exceptionally well in their studies.
"Ved, let's form a team!" Michael said excitedly, "Together, we can definitely win the championship!"
"Sorry." Ved spread his hands, "Our Head Boy, West, told me that for the sake of fairness, I'm not allowed to participate."
—If he were to join, West had set some conditions for Ved, such as not using the Disillusionment Charm, not mobilizing the insect army, and preferably not using Confundus Charms, among others.
"What?" Michael was instantly furious, "This is a conspiracy! I'm going to protest to the referee committee! They're hindering the team with the highest chance of winning!"
"Forget it. I have other things to do during this break!" Ved patted Michael's shoulder, saying, "You'll have to manage on your own—good luck!"
"Other things?" Michael asked.
"Yeah." Ved smiled, saying with anticipation, "Remus has been keeping an eye on the Muggle weather channel. He said there's a high chance of stormy weather in the next few days."
MICHAEL's eyes lit up instantly. "So, you're almost successful in becoming an Animagus?"
"Yes," Vold said, placing a hand over his heart as if feeling the faint beat of a second heart. "If everything goes well..."
...
The Easter break lasted for two weeks, and Vold requested to go out, with Lupin meeting him outside the school gates.
"Oh, Remus," Hagrid, who had escorted Vold out, waved and explained, "Harry couldn't make it; he's busy with the competition!"
During this break, almost all the students stayed at school for the Maze Challenge.
"I know, he told me in the tent," Lupin smiled. "It's a pity that this competition isn't open to the public; otherwise, the audience would have been packed."
"I think so too," Hagrid scratched his shaggy head and grinned happily. "I'm going to be a judge tomorrow! The kids think I'm fair, so they invited me to be their judge."
In truth, Hagrid, being tall and robust, could always spot issues in the maze quickly and easily subdue magical creatures. During the break, many professors returned home, making Hagrid the students' top choice.
Undeniably, this former gamekeeper, once feared by most students, now enjoyed much better popularity.
Sometimes, when he was watering the vegetable garden, students would go out of their way to greet him, and some even brought leftover chicken legs for Fang (Hagrid's dog).
Vold had always suspected that this trend was initiated by the Weasley twins—they had long wanted to "bribe" Hagrid and Fang so they could roam freely in the Forbidden Forest.
After a brief chat, Vold and Lupin parted ways and embarked on the path to Hogsmeade.
The chilly spring air lingered, and they both wore thick black cloaks, with not a soul in sight. As far as the eye could see, only struggling blades of grass poked through stones and dirt.
Underfoot were scattered blades of grass, and in the distance, a lush green carpet stretched.
"You asked about our new professor, Sera Abigail," Lupin said. "I actually know her. She was a member of the joint investigation team and was hired by the Ifalmar School."
"Hired?"
"Yes, although she graduated from that school, she isn't a staff member at Ifalmar now. She's a freelance mercenary with a good reputation in the industry."
"If she didn't accept employment from her alma mater..." Vold said slowly, "Why did she come to teach at Hogwarts?"
"Perhaps it's precisely because it's her alma mater that she didn't accept the offer?" Lupin speculated.
"She's a very adventurous person. She's traveled to many countries, legendary dangerous places, and visited several other magic schools. Ifalmar is too familiar to her, so it lost its appeal."
Vold recalled Professor Abigail's previous words and asked, "Did she also go to Wagadu?"
"It's said that she was an assistant teacher there for half a year and even learned the African language because of it," Lupin replied with admiration.
"Now... she's come to Hogwarts," Vold said.
"Hogwarts is the best magic school. The opportunity to be a professor here for a few months should be very attractive to Abigail," Lupin said.
"Plus, she's American, and the curse might not be something she worries about."
Vold looked at him and suddenly asked, "Remus, do you like her?"
(End of Chapter)
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