Hogwarts Raven's Claw

Chapter 391 The nightmare returns
Thinking of this, Mike cast a puzzled look at Professor Flitwick.

Flitwick also saw that Mike was puzzled, and he sighed and said softly:

"Mike, I know very well that with your current strength and achievements, you no longer need grades. You don't even need to continue going to school. The courses at Hogwarts are just a bunch of dispensable garbage to you.

Judging from your attitude towards studying, you should be considering dropping out and leaving Hogwarts now, right?

Don't deny it, you and I have been together for so many years, I can still see this.

But you know what? School memories are very precious in one’s life. No matter how amazing your future achievements will be, no matter how strong your abilities will be, I hope you can have this memory.

That way you won't have any regrets when you get old and start to while away your time reminiscing about the past.

So, promise me, Mike, that you will take those courses seriously and finish your studies well, okay? "

Professor Flitwick spoke with deep emotion, his voice even choking up a little in the second half.

Mike on the opposite side also had moist eyes. He could feel Professor Flitwick's genuine feelings from his words. To be honest, he really enjoyed the feeling of someone caring about him.

But at the same time, he was also very clear that Professor Flitwick's expectations were doomed to fail, and Voldemort would surely make a comeback in the near future.

At that time, he would have to leave school and stand up for himself and his Masonic fellows to fight for wealth and glory!
However, although the future was already determined, at this moment Mike could not say anything that would disappoint Professor Flitwick.

Mike took a deep breath and said in a slightly trembling voice:
"I promise you, Professor Flitwick!"

"Good boy!"

Professor Flitwick finally smiled, and seeing this, Mike also smiled, but there was a hint of bitterness in that smile.

……

Ten minutes later, Mike walked out of the office with his head down and expressionless.

The students who were still waiting to be received had surprised looks on their faces. In their expectations, an outstanding student like Mike should come out with a smile on his face.

Could it be that Professor Flitwick is so strict that even a student like Mike can't satisfy him?

This thought arose in the students' minds and grew wildly, making their already ugly faces even uglier.

"Mike, what's wrong with you?"

Franklin, who was waiting for him on the side, came over. Mike waved his hand and walked towards the lounge alone.

Franklin could see that Mike was in a bad mood, so he really wanted to catch up with him and comfort him, or at least just stay with Mike in silence.

But at this moment his name suddenly sounded in the office, which made Franklin anxious.

But Mike still had no intention of paying attention to him. He returned to the dormitory alone and threw himself on the bed.

It is not a pleasant feeling to feel guilty for deceiving an elder who loves you deeply.

To be honest, Mike hasn't felt such a hypocritical emotion as guilt for a long time. After all, Mike has been hardened by life's experiences.

But Professor Flitwick is different. He is the first person who treats Mike wholeheartedly since he came into this world.

This made Mike particularly uncomfortable.

In fact, he himself was very clear that this matter was nothing big. After all, if things really developed to the point where Mike needed to leave Hogwarts, Professor Flitwick would definitely understand him.

But Mike feels very uncomfortable and guilty now!

This is a very strange state. On the one hand, your reason keeps telling you that all this is a trivial matter, but on the other hand, sadness and guilt fill every corner of his heart.

Mike had experienced this situation before. At first, he called it a brain cramp, but later he found that it was not a good idea to scold himself like that, so he called this condition "menstrual period".

Fortunately, this kind of "men's period" does not last as long as that of girls, but after the sky had completely darkened, Mike finally recovered from this inexplicable emotion.

It was only then that he realized that he had been lying in bed all day and his stomach was growling in protest.

Taking a deep breath, Mike used his magic power to resist the hunger, but he was surprised to find that the magic power in his body had increased significantly compared to yesterday!

Mike couldn't help but feel ecstatic. Since entering the stable growth period, his magic power hasn't increased so much in a long time!
At the same time, this also reminded Mike of what Dumbledore gave him: the key to legend lies in belief and emotion!

Mike's expression couldn't help but become strange. Could it be that if this kind of 'menstrual period' happened a few more times, he would be able to enter the legendary realm?

Thinking of this, Mike became even happier.

As long as he can reach the legendary realm, he can accept not only the emotional "menstruation", but even the real "menstruation"!
After a while of ecstasy, Mike called Shuke and asked him to prepare food, while he opened the door.

As soon as he opened the door, Mike saw three people squatting in front of his door, namely Franklin, Hermione and Harry.

At this time, the three of them were squatting against the wall with worried faces. When Franklin saw Mike appear, he immediately struggled to stand up and said anxiously:

"Mike, are you okay? What on earth did Professor Flitwick say to you? You've locked yourself up all day!"

"Hahaha, it's okay, it's okay! Everything is fine now!"

Franklin and the other two looked at each other with strange expressions, especially Hermione and Harry. They had originally come to learn Occlumency from Mike today, but they met Franklin as soon as they arrived at the door.

After asking, they learned that Mike was in a low mood, but Harry, who now appeared in front of them, was smiling. How could this be the situation that Franklin had described before?

"Phew! I'm glad you're okay. I was scared to death today!"

Franklin let out a long sigh. He didn't care at all that Mike didn't tell him the reason for today's abnormality. He still believed in the saying, if Mike said it's okay, then it's really okay!
"Okay, everyone is standing at the door, Harry and Hermione, you are here to practice Occlumency, right? Come on in."

Mike smiled and let the three people into the room. At this time, Shuke also brought in the food that had been prepared long ago.

While eating a late dinner, Mike chatted and laughed with the three of them.

Among them, Hermione was the most excited. She first continued to ask Mike why he lost control today, and after being perfunctorily answered, her topic finally changed to today's career consultation.

During the conversation with her, Mike learned that Professor McGonagall had great expectations for her future. Mike was not surprised at all. You know, Hermione is a student who can almost undoubtedly get twelve newt certificates and will most likely get excellent grades. She really has a promising future.

In the past, the only place for such students was the Ministry of Magic, because other jobs would not have such strict requirements and would not provide treatment that matched their abilities. But now, given that Hermione has a bad relationship with Umbridge, a senior official in the Ministry of Magic, Hermione probably won't choose to join the Ministry of Magic.

Franklin's career advice was mediocre. Perhaps because he loved Franklin, Professor Flitwick still had a good impression of Franklin, a boy with not very good grades.

Of course, he was also well aware that Franklin would most likely continue to work for Mike after graduation, so he just said some words of encouragement in the office and that was it.

Finally, Harry, he was in the worst condition.

Although Professor McGonagall did not explicitly say that she was not optimistic about Harry's goal of becoming an Auror, she also made it clear to Harry the difficulties he might encounter if he wanted to become an Auror. This made Harry look disappointed, and he kept his head down and said nothing throughout the conversation.

Mike saw this and knew it was time to give this young man some positive feedback, so he smiled and said to him:

"Harry, let's do another Legilimency test."

"But didn't we just do this yesterday?"

"I think you didn't perform very well yesterday. If you can prepare well today, the result may be better!"

"Is... is that so? Fine then, I don't mind, but..."

As he spoke, Harry looked at Franklin standing aside.

Strictly speaking, he and Franklin were not very familiar with each other, and Harry did not want his brain to be invaded in front of Franklin, which would be a very embarrassing thing.

"I won't watch it!"

Franklin also understood what Harry meant, and turned around, but he didn't show any intention of leaving.

Harry knew very well that Franklin didn't want to leave because he was worried about Mike's condition, so he didn't say anything, but just closed his eyes and began to prepare.

He had just closed his eyes when Franklin turned around.

Franklin was also very interested in Occlumency and Legilimency. Of course, he had no interest in learning these two advanced spells. He just wanted to see how humans would react when their brains were invaded.

Unfortunately, as soon as he turned around, Hermione glared him back with a death stare. Franklin snorted twice in dissatisfaction, but ultimately did not look back.

Mike laughed twice, then raised his wand at Harry.

This time he planned to use the full version of the Legilimency spell. It had been a long time since he last looked through Harry's memories. Harry should have some new and interesting memories after such a long time.

Mike was very curious about this.

However, when he successfully invaded Harry's brain, he was stunned, because the person who appeared in front of him was the horrible figure he still remembered vividly - Voldemort!

Mike instinctively wanted to summon the wand, but found that he could not control this body at all. Then he realized that he was now in Harry's memory.

The Voldemort in front of him was still wearing his iconic flowing black robe, and his pale, noseless face looked more like a snake than a human.

He paced around as if he hadn't noticed Mike or Harry at all, and there was a thick fog around him, with only Voldemort's figure clearly visible.

Faced with such a strange scene, Mike immediately understood that this must be a dream of Harry, a dream he had had before.

This also means that Harry must have dreamed about Voldemort recently, but he didn't tell himself, and it is very likely that he didn't tell anyone!

Disobedient naughty child!
Mike cursed in his heart, and the scene in front of him began to change. The thick fog gradually dissipated, revealing the scene around Voldemort.

It was a large, dim room with rows of shelves filled with various crystal balls and strange gadgets neatly arranged in it.

Voldemort was walking among the shelves. His steps were quick and his face looked extremely anxious, as if he was looking for something.

Behind him, a large group of Death Eaters wearing black robes and tall pointed hats were following closely behind him.

Suddenly, Voldemort stopped in front of a row of shelves.

A ferocious smile appeared on his face, as if he had found what he wanted.

But Voldemort did not reach out to take it, but suddenly turned his head and looked at Harry (Mike)!
The two gazes collided in the air. Mike was startled by this sudden scene, but when he calmed down, he found that the surrounding scenes had disappeared and the memory had been played out!

Mike silently exited Harry's mind and looked at Harry in front of him with a gloomy face.

"Mike, you...what's wrong with you?"

Hermione asked with some concern, she felt that Mike might have had another attack.

But Mike did not reply. Instead, he woke up Harry and asked in a deep voice:

"Have you started having those nightmares again lately?"

Hearing this, Hermione and Franklin looked at Harry in shock, while Harry bit his lip and lowered his head.

"I'm asking you a question!"

Mike's roar made Harry's whole body tremble. After a while, Harry said tremblingly:

"Just last night. I wanted to tell you tomorrow, but..."

Before Harry could finish his words, he found that Mike in front of him had stood up and started changing his clothes.

"Mike, what are you doing?"

"To inform Dumbledore, of course!"

"What? You know where Dumbledore is?"

Harry asked in surprise.

"Don't expect me to take you with me!" Mike said in a bad tone, "You should have told me or Professor McGonagall about this right away! This is a very serious matter, but it's a pity that you don't seem to realize it! Now, all of you go back to your dormitories!"

Hearing this, Harry lowered his head again, and Mike reached out and held the arm of the house-elf Shuke, and disappeared into the dormitory after a crisp snap of his fingers, leaving Franklin and the other two looking at each other in bewilderment.

(End of this chapter)