Hogwarts Card System.

Chapter 246: Neville, is it finally your turn to die?
"It's over! We're going to be late for our first divination class!" Neville looked as pale as death.

Jerry was still asking for directions from each portrait one by one, but it turned out that most of the portraits had fallen asleep in the middle of the night. Only a few were woken up by the noise. It was not known whether they really didn't know or they didn't want to tell because their sleep was disturbed. They all said they didn't know.

Ron... Ron burped, and the burp smelled like chicken legs.

I fell asleep right after eating. I have indigestion!
Just when the three were in despair, a knight on horseback, wearing armor, with a goatee on his chin, looking very thin and exceptionally energetic, appeared in the frame.

"Oh, it's a traveler who needs help! Sir Cadogan will do his duty! The divination class is in the north tower, follow me! Charge~ Charge~"

He mounted his skinny horse, raised his lance and charged, rushing from one portrait to the next. The portraits along the way were thrown into chaos.

Many of the portraits were shouting: Crazy old Cadogan has gone mad again! Who let the old man out again? !
The three of them didn't care about this because someone was leading the way.

Neville: "Hurry up and follow me!" He ran while holding the hem of his robe.

The three of them followed the portrait all the way to the North Tower. Ron was exhausted and out of breath, but his two friends didn't seem to be abnormal at all.

Ron: Oh no! Could it be that I didn’t eat enough and I’m a little weak? !
Suddenly, Sir Cadogan in the portrait caught his horse in a hurry and knocked the fisherman in the picture frame into the river.

He seemed to realize that he had gotten into trouble, and said quickly: "The top of the tower is the divination classroom. I suddenly remembered that I have something to do, so I won't go up with you. Goodbye!"

"Thank you! Thank you, Sir Cadogan!" Neville hurriedly thanked him.

"You're welcome. Helping the weak and suppressing the strong is what knights like me do! Hahahaha! Charge~"

While the fisherman hadn't climbed up yet, he rushed back.

The unfortunate portraits were messed up again.

"Fortunately, fortunately we have this kind-hearted knight to help us, otherwise we would..." Neville quickly pushed open the classroom door.

Everyone has arrived and is looking at the three late kids who are pushing the door open.

Neville, who was somewhat socially anxious, tensed up when he was stared at by everyone. He quickly moved his stiff feet and tried to sit next to Ted and Hermione.

At this moment, Ron behind him suddenly stopped. Before he could breathe, he suddenly remembered something: "Wait! Cardo..."

He was halfway through his words when a female voice sounded behind him. It was ethereal, slow, a little hoarse, and had a mysterious tone.

"Classmate, please don't block my way. You can be late for class, but you can't be late for fate~"

As she spoke, the lady who looked to be in her forties walked around Ron and the other two and went to the desk in the middle of the classroom.

The visitor is Sybill Trelawney, professor of Divination.

His naturally curly, fluffy, tan hair made his head look big, but his face was small, with high cheekbones, or rather, thin cheeks.

She also wore a headband on her forehead and a lot of small bits and pieces like beads on her body.

She wore a pair of black-framed glasses with very thick lenses, which made her eyes look unusually large. Her eyes were also a bit staring, which made her look quite scary when she looked at people.

Ron didn't dare to say anything more. The three of them quickly bent down and trotted over to sit next to Ted and the others.

This classroom is a semicircular lecture hall, and the professor's desk is in the middle at the bottom. On the desk is a huge crystal ball.

The classroom is surrounded by curtains, glassware and other things to create an atmosphere.

Apart from anything else, this old lady knows a bit about stage art, performance and marketing.

There should be a market for being an expert on TV and doing something like "a decision that goes against our ancestors".

Ted took some time out during his vacation to investigate Sybill Trelawney.

After all, the Salted Fish House is really helpful for intelligence gathering.

Her great-grandfather was the famous fortuneteller Cassandra Trelawney.

She is half-blood and her mother is a Muggle.

She was a Ravenclaw graduate and a former member of the Slug Club.

After graduation, she got married once, but it was said that she didn't want to change her surname, so she divorced in the end.

In the original book, she met with Dumbledore in 80 to apply for the position of professor of Divination. Before that, she had changed many jobs, but finally resigned.

Dumbledore had a complicated attitude towards prophecy. He originally wanted to cancel the course, but since her ancestors were real fortune tellers, he agreed to meet her at the Hog's Head.

The result of this conversation was not very good. Dumbledore thought that it would be better to cancel this course. As a result, Trelawney suddenly entered the "second sight" and predicted the birth of the golden boy and the defeat of Voldemort.

Snape overheard the first half of the prophecy on the other side of the wall, then fled after being discovered, which led to what happened afterwards.

However, this old lady cannot control her own abilities, so most of the time she is just cheating and fooling people!
Soon, she was performing on her own.

He started by reading faces and making a few specious "predictions".

It's very vague, like the language used by street fortune tellers. Do you have a dog at home?
If you keep a dog, it will become a nuisance to you, so you have to send the dog away.

If you don't have one, then you should get one to ward off disasters and protect your home.

Commonly known as blocking at both ends!
But it is obvious that Professor Trelawney will not be satisfied with just this little bit of performance, as it cannot demonstrate her abilities.

So she has other things to do.
Let’s start tea leaf divination!

Ever since the British began trading with the East, drinking tea has become a top priority in life.

Therefore, there is this new skill of "tea leaf divination". In fact, it was not until the 17th century that it emerged.

It is somewhat similar to the ancient Chinese practice of burning tortoise shells to see the patterns on them.

After drinking the tea, look at the pattern of tea residue left in the cup and start “guessing”!
The mural inside the tea bowl has symbols that help interpret tea leaves, and there is also a sentence printed on the edge: Drink the fragrance of tea and observe the aura of life.

The students here started to drink water after the automatic teapot poured water, waiting for their own tea leaves to appear.

Trelawney sat at Neville's table, while Ted and his six companions sat at two tables.

Trelawney stared at Neville with her big eyes behind her thick glasses: "Child, you have to be careful with the teacup."

She was so close that Neville leaned back in shock and his arm hit the teacup.

What she didn't expect was that Neville's reaction was extremely quick. He picked up the fallen teacup and put it on the table.

Neville: "Phew! That was a close call! The tea didn't spill!"

Trelawney: Uh... what's going on? What's next?

……

"It's ominous! It's ominous! Oh my God~"

Trelawney pointed at Neville's teacup and stepped back repeatedly, with a look of sadness and fear on her face, but she was already laughing in her heart.

The tea residue in Neville's cup formed an abstract ghost face, with horns on its head and sharp teeth in its mouth.

But how to say it?

If Trelawney hadn't said it was ominous, most people wouldn't have imagined that this thing could be seen as a grimace.

But at least Trelawney seized the opportunity!
Trelawney: Phew! We're finally back on track!
Trelawney's voice was trembling, and her body movements were exaggerated, giving her a nonsensical performance style.

"Child! Child, you, you must be careful! This is a bad sign, a harbinger of death! Be careful, you must be careful!"

……

Well, by breakfast the next day, the news that “Neville was going to die” spread throughout the school!
Neville himself is scared too!

You all say I'm going to die, wouldn't it be impolite for me to continue living?

The guys were a little nervous.

Although I have experienced a lot, I am still young and easily influenced by the outside world.

The professor and many of the students all had an attitude of "be careful", which inevitably made them feel uneasy.

Seeing this, Ted had to comfort them: "Okay, don't take it too seriously. As far as I know, Professor Trelawney predicts the death of a student every year."

At this time, the twins ran over happily, "Neville! Neville! Is it finally your turn to die this year? Two years ago, Lee Jordan was predicted by Professor Trelawney to not live past Christmas, but she didn't say which Christmas it would be. How disappointing!"

Lee Jordan on the side: Thank you so much! You are really my good friends!
Twins: You're welcome, we'll show off your tribute at your funeral!

Neville looked much better, at least he wasn't so worried anymore, after all his friends still supported him to stay alive.

Ted smiled and said, "How about this! I'll tell you a prediction that will definitely be accurate!"

Upon hearing this, the little wizards around all stared at Ted.

Ted: "I predict that anyone who drinks the water will die!"

After two seconds, Jerry suddenly jumped up and said, "Ted, your language is so accurate!"

Everyone laughed!

As the saying goes: It is better to make your own decisions than to ask for divination, it is better to have the ability than to chant Buddha's name and recite scriptures, and it is better to practice boxing with a stick than to meditate.

As for divination and prediction, it all depends on how you do it.

As the saying goes, 30% is determined by fate and 70% depends on hard work. How can there be a fixed future?
(End of this chapter)