Hogwarts Raven's Claw

Chapter 390 Career Counseling
"You don't have to worry about their safety at all." Mike looked at Harry and Hermione who looked worried and said with a smile, "They are both in a very safe place now. No one from the Ministry of Magic will be able to find them."

Harry was confused when he heard this, and Hermione thought for a moment and blurted out:
"You mean they have left Ying Country now?"

Mike didn't answer, just smiled.

However, Mike's behavior made Hermione more certain of her thoughts. Harry next to her also came to his senses at this moment, with a look of sudden enlightenment on his face.

"Okay, don't think about these things." Mike said with a smile, "You have been practicing brain occlumency for a while now. I think it's time to test you again."

Harry nodded quickly. With Mike's careful teaching in the past week, he felt that he had made rapid progress.

At least now he wouldn't fall asleep when he tried to clear his mind.

Hermione on the side showed an embarrassment. It was too difficult for Hermione to let someone try to invade her brain, especially when the other party was Mike.

Seeing that Hermione was somewhat reluctant, Mike did not force her. So after letting Harry prepare for a while, he tested the Legilimency charm on Harry alone.

The test Mike used this time was weaker than the first test. He didn't even use the full Legilimency spell. He just gave Harry an ordinary lie detector test.

That is, Mike asked Harry a simple question such as "How old are you this year?", and then Mike released a weakened version of Legilimency to conduct a lie detector test on him.

However, even such a simple test, Harry still failed.

Mike sensed Harry's thoughts very clearly.

This made Mike wonder whether Harry had the talent for Occlumency.

"How about it?"

Harry looked at Mike longingly, waiting for his answer.

In his previous life, Mike had consulted a professional psychologist because his son was addicted to games, so he understands children of this age very well.

Children of Harry's age tend to be short-lived in their enthusiasm for things.

What they like is continuous positive feedback. Many games use this continuous, visual numerical growth as positive feedback stimulation to make those mentally weak children addicted to the games.

But this method is also very good to encourage children to learn in real life.

Just like Harry, if Mike continued to give him positive feedback and allowed him to see with his own eyes that his strength was growing, then he could continue to maintain his passion for learning Occlumency.

Otherwise, the other party would most likely give up learning Occlumency directly - this is what happened in the original book.

So, after struggling for a while, Mike slowly said:
"Yeah, not bad. An improvement over the first time."

Harry cheered immediately when he heard that, but at this time Mike poured cold water on him again.

"Don't be too happy too soon. I still caught your idea this time, but I encountered some obstacles in the process!"

Upon hearing this, Harry became depressed again, but he soon perked up again. After all, he did make some progress this time, although not much.

Then Mike started chatting with Harry again, and the topic was mostly about Dumbledore. Mike wanted to try to interpret Dumbledore's words by understanding Dumbledore as a person.

Hermione, who was standing next to her, couldn't help feeling half worried and half happy when she saw that Mike had no intention of testing her.

I was happy that my inner secret was finally kept, but I was worried that I lost the opportunity to get Mike's praise.

Looking at the two people chatting animatedly, Hermione suddenly remembered something and asked:
"Mike, are you ready for the Q&A for tomorrow's career counseling session?"

"Professional quiz? What is that?"

"You didn't know that?" A trace of surprise flashed across Hermione's face. "You can ask professors some questions about the career you want to pursue in the future. The professors will give you some advice so that you can work hard towards the career you want. Didn't Professor Flitwick inform you?"

"No!"

"But that's true," Hermione said sourly after hearing Mike's answer, "You don't need that thing at all."

Mike laughed, not paying attention to the sourness in the other party's tone, and asked:
"What about you, Hermione? What career do you want to pursue in the future?"

"I……"

Hermione opened her mouth and was about to answer, but Harry beside her spoke first:
"I want to be an Auror! They are so handsome! And the key is that they are heroes who fight against the forces of the dark arts!"

Harry spoke with great righteousness and excitement, but Hermione, who was interrupted, was furious and sarcastically said:
"Ah! Auror! What a lofty ambition! But you probably can't do it, because to become an Auror you must obtain at least five newt certificates, and the grades cannot be lower than 'good'. In addition, you must undergo a series of rigorous character and talent tests in the Auror Office. You can't even do the first of these two points, your results are simply terrible! You can't even be a beater, because a beater also needs at least five newt certificates, and one of them must be a certificate in the Defense Against the Dark Arts class. But Umbridge will never let you pass the exam!
Oh! I forgot to mention. The careers I want to pursue after graduation include curse remover, pharmacist, healer, or staff member of the Werewolf Support Service. Of course, they also have restrictions on the number and subjects of newt certificates, but this is not a problem for me, because if nothing unexpected happens, I will get all 12 newt certificates, and all of them will be excellent! "

Mike opened his mouth slightly, looking at Hermione opposite him in a daze.

Harry lowered his head in disappointment.

But he was not angry at Hermione because of what she said. In fact, he knew very well that Hermione had no ill intentions at all.

He was still very disappointed because what Hermione said was right, he probably would not be able to be an Auror.

You know, poor grades can be improved by studying hard, but the relationship between him and Umbridge is really hopeless.

And as long as Umbridge is in Hogwarts, he will never pass the Defense Against the Dark Arts exam!
At this time, Hermione also noticed Harry's abnormality, and said softly with a guilty look on her face:

"I'm sorry, Harry, I..."

Before she could finish her words, Harry waved his hand to indicate that everything was fine, and at the same time forced a smile to face the two of them.

"It's okay, Harry." Mike slapped Harry's shoulder heavily. "I believe in your ability, so if you really can't get the newt certificate because of Umbridge's targeting, you can still come to work in my company. I can guarantee that the job I give you will not be worse than that of an Auror in any aspect!" "Really...really?"

"Of course, it's just a job, it's nothing."

"No, I mean..." Harry said awkwardly, "Do you really believe in my ability?"

Hearing this, Mike was stunned again, but soon returned to his initial smile.

"Of course! We're good friends, don't I know you?"

Harry, who had received positive feedback, regained his vitality once again. Seeing this, Mike thought to himself:
"Silly boy, you have no other merits except your good nature. You have no strength at all!"

……

The next day, when Mike rubbed his sleepy eyes and walked out of the dormitory, he found that everyone in the Hogwarts Castle was humming a song loudly!

The Weasley brothers, they cannot tolerate a single moment, they stand up to injustice, Weasley is our king!
The Weasley brothers are selfless and hate evil. They sacrifice themselves to create a better future. Weasley is our king!

Weasley is our king! Weasley is our king! Weasley is our king…

The name of the song is 'Weasley is our king! ', and Mike was very impressed by this song, because in the original book, this song was used by the Slytherins to mock Ron Weasley, who was new to the Quidditch field, but now it has become a hymn to praise George and Fred.

The song was not very nice to listen to, but it had a simple tune and catchy lyrics. Every student who sang it had a happy smile on his face, and even those professors who were usually serious began to hum the song softly!
Mike was not surprised at all. After experiencing what Umbridge did to Hogwarts, Umbridge became the most hated person by all the teachers and students in Hogwarts, no doubt about it.

Now that she was forced to leave Hogwarts temporarily, it was certainly worth celebrating.

But despite the celebration, the professors still kept their jobs in mind, so after fooling around with the students in the auditorium for a while, Professor McGonagall announced that all fifth-year classes were cancelled today, and all fifth-year students had to go to their respective deans' offices for career counseling before the OWL exams.

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of many fifth-grade students, except for a very few, changed immediately.

Due to the large number of people, they must immediately start going to the dean’s office of their respective colleges.

The long line is full of students with sad faces. In fact, they still have aspirations for the future. After all, they are just a group of students who have not experienced the blows of society.

But at the same time, they are also worried that the deans will cruelly and ruthlessly shatter their fantasies about the future.

And in the midst of all the sorrow, Mike was surprised to find that Franklin beside him was still humming a little tune with a fearless look on his face.

"Franklin," Mike asked curiously, "Aren't you worried about career counseling?"

"Why should I worry about work? I will definitely follow you after graduation. Are you going to treat me unfairly?" Franklin said indifferently. But as soon as he finished speaking, his expression suddenly changed as if he had thought of something. He said to Mike in horror, "What do you mean? Are you going to ignore me after graduation?"

Mike suddenly became playful. In response to Franklin's question, he didn't say anything but gave a meaningful smile.

This frightened Franklin. He quickly grabbed Mike's arm and said:
"Come on, Mike! You know, right? Apart from flying and spells, my grades in other subjects are terrible. I will definitely not get a newt certificate!"

Seeing that Franklin was really anxious, Mike stopped teasing him and said with a smile:
"I was just kidding, brother! We made a vow at the beginning, how could I not care about you!"

Franklin finally breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, but after he recovered, he started complaining about Mike. To him, this was not a funny joke.

Mike realized that his joke had gone too far, so he apologized directly.

As they were chatting and laughing, everyone arrived at the door of Professor Flitwick's office.

In order to maintain confidentiality, career counseling must be one-on-one, so Mike and other Ravenclaws could only wait outside the office door and watch their classmates come in and out of the office.

Waiting is always anxious, especially when the students who come out of Professor Flitwick's office all have bitter faces.

Mike's powerful mental power can clearly feel the tension in the air around him.

Under the influence of this atmosphere, Mike and Franklin stopped talking.

This is not to say that Mike is the kind of person who will be easily affected by the atmosphere around him, but if he and Franklin still act fearless in this situation, they really deserve a beating!
Finally, Mike's name was heard in the office.

Mike strode open the door of the office, and as soon as he entered, he saw Professor Flitwick sitting behind the special desk, looking at him with a serious face.

"Good morning, Professor Flitwick."

"Hello, Mike," Professor Flitwick pointed to the seat opposite him with a straight face, "Take a seat."

Mike felt a little puzzled. Given the relationship between him and Professor Flitwick, Flitwick shouldn't have this attitude towards him.

But he sat down opposite him, and only after he sat down did Professor Flitwick continue:

"Mike, originally I didn't want to invite you to this career consultation. After all, it doesn't make any sense for you to find a job after graduation. But I recently discovered something that made me change my mind."

Mike sat up straighter. He had a hunch that what Professor Flitwick was about to say might be the fundamental reason why Flitwick's attitude towards him had changed so drastically.

Professor Flitwick flipped the parchment in front of him and said sternly:

"I noticed that, apart from Charms and Ancient Magic, your grades in other subjects have been very bad recently!"

Mike was stunned when he heard that. No one had mentioned his grades to him for a long time. In fact, almost everyone knew that Mike no longer needed to prove himself with grades. Even he himself felt so. So except for the Charms class because it was taught by Professor Flitwick, Mike did not study other subjects seriously, and even took the daily tests just to get by.

But looking at Professor Flitwick's expression now, it seems that the reason why he is so angry is because his grades have dropped.

This...what kind of logic is this?
As Professor Effelvi is intelligent, he should understand that grades are no longer meaningful to him, right?
(End of this chapter)