I'm the king of the roll at Hogwarts

Chapter 210 Occlumency

Snape sneered.

There was a lot of thunder but little rain. I thought Louis could come up with some kind of patronus, but I never expected that he would just release a burst of blue smoke and that was it.

That's it?

Louis was also a little confused. He was clearly thinking about the happiest time just now. Logically, he should be able to make the patronus take shape.

He couldn't help but fall into deep thought, is it possible that I don't have Catherine in my heart?

So he thought from love to philosophy, from philosophy to science, from science to literature, and finally stopped at who I am, where I am, and what I want to do.

In the end, it was Snape who solved his doubts.

Perhaps Snape couldn't bear to see this kid wasting his precious time.

"I think if you have a little knowledge of linguistics, you should be able to find out--"

Snape was halfway through his sentence, and he didn't look like he was going to make Louis happy.

"You go ahead and say it." Louis waited for a long time but nothing came of it. When he looked up at Snape, he saw him standing there in a daze, as if he had forgotten his lines.

If you don’t know, you might think it was Sun Wukong who came and cast a spell to immobilize him.

"Your pronunciation is wrong, think about it carefully." Snape gave a reason that Louis found a little unacceptable.

How is that possible? This was Louis' first reaction. It must be a pronunciation problem. Who in this country can pronounce as well as my family? My family's accent is the standard English accent!

The law? I am the law!

But... he thought about it carefully and it seemed, as if, probably, that he had really pronounced it wrong.

He accidentally pronounced the "num" in "patronum" as "nam"...

Louis couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed, and quickly raised his wand and cast the spell again.

"Expecto Patronum! (Calling God to Protect)"

*Congratulations on learning the special spell: Patronus Spell, current skill level: MAX
*Tip: The Patronus Charm has no proficiency or level, it is only linked to one's current mood.

This time, there was not only the misty fog, but also many silver filaments. Suddenly, a little bird flew out from the fog, flapping its wings and flying in the air. Louis felt that it looked very familiar, but he couldn't remember what kind of bird it was.

On the contrary, Snape looked at the bird with a feeling of nostalgia.

After a while, he said, "Well...it's to be expected, Yan Zi..."

A house swallow.

Louis suddenly realized that it was a swallow...

I still remember the nursery rhyme I sang in my previous life: Little swallow, wearing flowery clothes, comes here every spring.

I asked Yan Zi why she came, and Yan Zi said, take care of yourself first...

The memories of the dead were attacking Louis madly, and he didn't even notice what Snape said, "It's not surprising."

He controlled his patronus, the swallow, to fly around the house with a little clumsiness. As he flew, he wondered why his patronus was a swallow.

To be honest, this doesn't match his painting style. It's not that I look down on Yan Zi, I just feel that the painting style doesn't match.

It was Snape who cleared up his confusion.

"Thinking back then, Emma...your mother's patronus was a swallow." Snape looked at the swallow that was still flying, thoughtfully.

There seemed to be a hint of anger at her for not fighting back - anger at myself for not fighting back and failing to live up to the high hopes of my senior.

"My mother?" Louis controlled the swallow to fly to his hand and stood there. He looked at the swallow and then at Snape: "Could it be possible that the Patronus is also hereditary?"

"Generally speaking, the shape of the Patronus varies from person to person, and is related to the wizard's personality and physique." Snape said slowly, "But I can't understand it either. You..." As he spoke, he looked Louis up and down, and continued with some disdain, "You are a little troll who is growing as fast as Hagrid, why is your Patronus a swallow? Even from a genetic point of view, it is unclear..."

"I heard that the patronus is not always the same. It will change when it suffers a big blow or a huge emotional upheaval." Louis said meaningfully. He didn't say this on purpose, but he did it on purpose.

Snape paused, gave him a sharp look, and stopped talking.

"You can ask Ms. Liv when you go back." Snape was referring to Ye Ziyan: "Perhaps a wizard from the same mysterious Eastern country can give you a good answer to this question."

"I'll accept that suggestion, Professor." Louis waved his wand to dispel the Patronus Charm: "Okay, can we move on to the second training?"

"You mean Occlumency?" Snape said, "I think you should start from the basics. In order to avoid the embarrassing situation just now, I think it is necessary for me to teach you the pronunciation of this spell."

"That's not necessary, Professor." Louis spread his hands. "It was just a beautiful accident. You don't need to worry too much."

Louis had read in a book in the Restricted Section that Occlumency was a prerequisite to defeating the lie-detection abilities of a Legilimency, a process that involved dubious practices such as avoiding face-to-face or eye contact.

"You will be an excellent master of Occlumency, Louis." For the first time, Snape did not spit venom, but instead praised Louis.

This made Louis a little confused. He was not a mean person, but he just felt that he didn't quite understand what Snape was up to.

"Just be frank, professor. I'm a little scared of you."

Snape's eyelids drooped, and he sneered, "The brain-occlusion technique requires people to suppress certain emotions. And you, Louis, are a little wizard of your age. I have never seen anyone as expressionless as you. Sometimes I even doubt whether the smile you show is from the heart."

"Why not?" Louis gave what he thought was a very kind smile.

"Look, just like now, your smile is fake." Snape commented: "You don't have to smile if you don't know how to smile. Don't force yourself, Louis."

Louis: …

After being silent for a while, he suddenly seemed to remember something and said, "According to what you said, I actually think Draco is extremely talented in brain blockage, but Harry probably doesn't have the talent for brain blockage. You know, Harry's problem is that his emotions are always too close to the surface, and he has been hurt too much in some way. But at the same time, he can also feel his feelings about his own experiences very clearly. He did not suppress his emotions, but faced them very honestly. He could not suppress them, and could not suppress those memories.

And I think Draco is the kind of person who is very talented and can separate his life from his emotions, and he has always done so. He can shut down his pity and lock up his sympathy, so as to effectively bully others. For example, in the first year, he liked to make fun of Neville. If I hadn't seen it..."

"Okay, Louis." Snape sneered, "Can you really not stand it? I don't think so. Sometimes you are really too immersed in the play... Aren't you just using them to..."

"Cough cough..." Louis interrupted Snape's words with a violent cough.

"Okay, let's change the subject - do you really think I have a talent for this?" Louis asked with a smile.

Snape rolled his eyes in a classic old man style: "For a morally vacuum and profit-oriented British aristocrat like you, not learning the brain block technique is the biggest waste."

"In addition, according to some books, the technique of brain blockage can effectively prevent being possessed by unknown entities." Snape added: "In the wars long ago, wizards used this method to avoid being forcibly possessed by demons."

"I understand, Professor." Louis nodded: "How about... let's practice it now?"

"If you don't mind having your memories read." Snape shrugged, just as he had when he had spoken to Lockhart on the dueling stage.

"How could that be..." Louis grinned: "If you happen to read it, I can only say that I am not good enough in learning, and I can't blame you..."

Before he finished his words, Snape raised his wand.

"Legilimency!"

"Occlumency!" Louis' eyes became blank, and he cleared his mind in an instant.

With the help of Heart of Oak, Sword of Mind and Eye of Grifon, Occlumency is quite good. At least Snape slowly put down the wand in his hand.

"Nice Occlumency, but a little fake," Snape said with a forced smile.

"Hmm?" Louis didn't quite understand what Snape meant: "Why do you say that?"

"Your brain... just now..." Snape said with some disdain: "If a curled-winged demon opened your brain, it would definitely leave disappointed..."

"If you want to deceive someone who is using Legilimency on you, you have to do more than just clear your brain." Snape's voice was still disgusted: "You have to learn to just block your emotions and some memories, and then simulate some 'illusions' so that people can't tell that you are lying, understand?"

"I kind of understand." Louis said, and his eyes became confused again.

He quickly jumped back and stretched out his hand to stop Snape's movements: "Forget it, I won't bother you with the rest. I'll go back and practice slowly with Catherine..."

Just kidding, if you want to practice partial closure, then part of your memory will inevitably be read by others. For this matter, it is more reliable to find Catherine to practice.

He didn't want his memory to be read by a greasy middle-aged man who didn't wash his hair. He was not Harry...

Porter: Don't cue.

As if he was used to Louis being dumped on him, Snape waved his hand impatiently and chased Louis out like a fly.

"By the way, Professor." Louis poked his head back into Snape's office.

"Speak." Snape said briefly.

"I think it's necessary for Harry to practice Occlumency," Louis suggested.

Snape didn't say anything, but just turned his head to look at him. The emptiness in his eyes made Louis' heart skip a beat for no reason.

Louis looked around, opened the door and walked in. After closing the door, he turned back and said to Snape, "Harry's body... um, there is a remnant of Voldemort's soul..."

"How did you know?" Snape was obviously unconvinced.

"Dumbledore told me." Louis began to make a big deal out of it: "You may not know that just when Voldemort went to Godric's Hollow to kill Mrs. Potter..."

Snape's eyes suddenly sharpened.

Louis said quickly, "Afterwards, her ancient spell protected Harry, but when the Killing Curse rebounded, it also tore out a part of Voldemort's soul and possessed Harry. This is why Harry had a headache when he stared at Voldemort behind Quirrell's head when he entered school in the first year."

Snape was stunned for a moment, and seemed to believe what he said.

Louis struck while the iron was hot: "After all, Professor, you don't want Harry to be controlled by Voldemort, right? Think about it, if Harry was controlled by Voldemort, and he found a deserted place in the underworld and quietly killed him, what would you see in his beautiful green eyes..."

"Stop talking." Snape pointed to the door. "I will consider your opinion. Now - please go out, Mr. Louis."

Louis wisely left, leaving Snape who was still thinking about his life.

Louis, walking on the road, called out his patronus, and the swallows were chirping around him. Although there was no sound, Louis could clearly feel that the swallows were chirping happily.

This skill consumes ten mana points every minute, and it is quite fun to use it for fun. Louis, who is rich and powerful, doesn't care about this little mana at all.

Opening the attribute column and taking a look, the mana automatically recovered per minute is almost two hundred. Do you still care about this when you are rich and powerful?

There were not many people between Snape's office and his own office, so no one noticed his Patronus Charm. When he returned to the office, Ye Ziyan and Christasza were playing Wizard Legend.

This is a very addictive game. Louis stood next to the two of them for a long time without attracting their attention.

"Cough cough." Louis coughed, and the two women noticed Louis' presence and looked up.

Ye Ziyan saw the swallow patronus standing on Louis' shoulder, her eyes lit up, and she said in surprise: "Louis, you can summon a patronus? This is... Hey, this patronus is the same as Sister Yu's! It seems that you are really her child..."

"What are you talking about? How could I not be my mother's son?" Louis rolled his eyes. If I'm not my mother's son, whose son could I be?

"No, what I mean is." Ye Ziyan stood up and stretched out her hand to hook the virtual beak of the swallow, "You inherited Sister Yu's bloodline, which is why you can summon the guardian of the swallow."

"I'm kidding, Ye Zi." Louis looked down at the swallow, then at Ye Ziyan: "Why don't I see anything special about it?"

"Of course there is. This is not an ordinary swallow." Ye Ziyan's eyes wandered, and he murmured an ancient poem in a low voice -

(End of this chapter)