Hogwarts: Harry Returns from Azeroth

Chapter 73 72. Discussion with Dumbledore and Ron's Growth
"Me?! Prediction?!" Confusion was written all over her face. Professor Trelawney opened her mouth in astonishment. She seemed to be afraid, but also expected. "I made a prediction? But I don't remember it at all - sorry! I didn't mean to scratch your arm! Sorry!!"

"Thank you for your help, Harry. I'll keep wearing them - I hope you don't mind. Well, I'm going to go now - bye!"

An inexplicable panic, as if she was worried that scratching Harry's arm would cause him to be angry and retract the rune horns, but in Harry's opinion, Professor Trelawney's panic was sudden and completely unreasonable.

It was as if she was rejecting it. Professor Trelawney was clearly eager for divination... or to do divination with her own consciousness.

Very mysterious.

So mysterious that before Harry even responded, Professor Trelawney was already running towards the castle in a panic, as if something was chasing her.

"I didn't expect that a true prophecy would appear at a time like this." Dumbledore quietly came over and stood beside Harry, staring at Professor Trelawney's back as she ran away and said, "This is really... unexpected."

"So she does have the gift of prophecy, a unique ability of wizards. You don't need to be a shaman to do divination." Harry shook his head slightly. "When she was divination, I saw her spirit, surrounded by a thick or thin mist."

"Oh, Harry, I don't understand the things between you prophets," Dumbledore shrugged and said, "But I think Professor Trelawney probably doesn't want this level of prophecy. She wants to be like you, taking out the bowl and taking a look when she needs to know something - well, I don't think many people can refuse this kind of look."

"Did you hear everything?" Harry asked, leaning slightly sideways.

"Just the latter part," Dumbledore shook his head and said, "I came here after noticing the changes in Professor Trelawney. Can you tell me if you don't mind, Harry?"

Of course, Harry didn't mind and told Dumbledore the entire prophecy.

Dumbledore remained silent for a long time after listening to this. He was thinking quickly with his eyes flickering.

"A child born in July is the most obvious indication," Harry suddenly said, "My birthday in this world should be the last day of July."

"No, no, I'm afraid we can't be so arbitrary, Harry." Dumbledore shook his head slightly and said, "You know, Neville Longbottom's birthday is also in July, and it's the day before yours - and the direction of this sentence in the prophecy is very vague. After all, there is a July every year."

"But I'm the only one who sounds the most suitable at the moment, right?" Harry laughed. "I guess you will definitely think of me."

But this time, Dumbledore did not deny it.

"So what does it mean that the Dark Lord is devoured by the past? Is there any history of the wizarding world that has been deliberately forgotten?" Harry still didn't know much about the various secrets of the wizarding world, so he continued to ask: "How should we interpret the three wars of the past, present, and future?"

"I don't know, Harry," Dumbledore sighed deeply, "A lot of people think I know everything, but in fact I only know what I know. This prophecy requires more information to interpret - but I think Professor Trelawney has proved her talent, right? At least you don't think she is a liar anymore."

"I never thought she was a liar." Harry shook his head.

This is true.

On the one hand, it was because of what Dumbledore had said in the Forbidden Forest, and on the other hand, it was because Dumbledore had specifically called out to him when the show was over today, and had been waiting on the other side when he was chatting with Professor Trelawney.

What Dumbledore did was actually to support Professor Trelawney, which was an unspoken understanding between Harry and him.

"Professor Trelawney probably really did inherit her grandmother's talent as a prophet," Harry said as a professional shaman. "But this talent cannot be used stably, which is why the fog surrounding her spirit is shallow or deep. She needs a stable tool to use this talent, rather than waiting for the talent to move on its own."

Harry said rather happily, "I am looking forward to the day when Professor Trelawney becomes a shaman. Compared to elemental powers, she should be more talented than others in divination. And the more talented she is, the more she can see, the farther she can see, and the broader picture she can present."

"Really?" Dumbledore looked at Harry in surprise. "That's really good news... Our Divination professor has been waiting for this day for too long."

"You've been waiting for this day for too long, haven't you?" Harry chuckled. "Have you considered creating a new Shaman class?"

Dumbledore kept Professor Trelawney by his side on the one hand for protection, and on the other hand probably so that he could obtain new prophecies in time when they appeared... After all, Professor Trelawney did have some real skills.

Even a new course was created in Hogwarts to accommodate Professor Trelawney. Harry suddenly realized that his previous positioning of the board of directors might be a bit wrong. Dumbledore's power as the headmaster might be unlimited. As long as he wanted, it would be useless even if the board of directors opposed.

"Oh, by the way, Harry, there is something I must tell you in advance." Pretending not to hear Harry's words, Dumbledore changed the subject and said, "The Department of Mysteries of the Ministry of Magic has always collected and preserved prophecies that appear in the wizarding world. I guess they will find you tomorrow, so please don't have any violent reactions."

"You mean they now know that Professor Trelawney has just made a prophecy?" Harry said in surprise.

"Yes, but don't ask me how they know it. No one knows this secret." Dumbledore winked playfully and said, "Anyway, they will probably ask you for a memory, the memory of you witnessing Professor Trelawney's prophecy. There will be no danger. If you are worried, you can also give that memory to them yourself. I guess you should have mastered the memory charm."

Harry nodded.

In the book "The 100 Most Commonly Used Spells", the Memory Spell is also ranked very high.

The two of them walked towards the castle while chatting, and neither Harry nor Dumbledore had a deeper discussion about the prophecy made by Professor Trelawney.

On the one hand, the level of trust between them has not reached that level yet, and on the other hand, neither of them is the kind of person who knows nothing about prophecy and divination and just thinks that such things are amazing.

The angle of interpretation, the reaction to the prophecy, and different understandings of different people are all factors that will cause changes in the results of the prophecy. There are too many records and experiences to prove this. Many times, it is often a person's own choice that determines the outcome of the prophecy.

Even the inferences made when the prophecy was first received were found to be completely opposite when the results of the prophecy came to light.

So it is not necessary to react too excitedly because of a prophecy - even if the prophecy has a very suggestive direction.

More interpretation is needed, but Dumbledore is certainly not wrong on this point.

Harry finished the entire dinner under the spotlight of everyone - to be honest, he received much more attention today than when he first entered school.

After all, the students at that time only paid attention to Harry Potter because of the name they had heard since childhood and the things he had just reported before entering school. Those children from Muggle families didn't care who Harry Potter was at all.

But it is different now.

Apart from anything else, the fierce scene of the four giant elements fighting each other that I saw today is enough to convince any stubborn little wizard. It was really cool, with a kind of beauty of intensity that does not distinguish between men and women.

The only thing that made everyone a little disappointed was that they didn't get to see Professor Trelawney get mad and quarrel with Professor Harry, but they felt relieved when they thought that Professor Harry hadn't talked about the shaman's divination ability today.

After class, the students returned to the castle and immediately rushed to the library to look through the history of a hundred years ago. They were particularly looking for the period when Headmaster Dumbledore had just entered the school - then they saw from those records how powerful the students of Hogwarts at that time were.

Not to mention that he defeated the Ash Serpents and poachers and even put down the goblin rebellion in the fifth grade, the senior that Headmaster Dumbledore mentioned could be said to have an influence that was almost unmatched by others during that period.

Even after graduation, he continued his legend, and was even awarded the title of wizard hero for his deeds of suppressing the rebellion of vampires and giants, quelling the riots of werewolf wizards and centaurs, and eliminating the threat of goblins. He was also enthusiastically sought after by people at that time.

He received so many Orders of Merlin that it was said that someone even suggested replacing the fountain of magic brothers in the lobby at the entrance of the Ministry of Magic with a statue of this senior. The discussion was very heated, but it eventually came to nothing.

The Magic Brothers Fountain is a group of pure gold statues composed of wizards, witches, centaurs, goblins, and house-elves. The tallest among them is a noble-looking wizard who holds his wand high up and points it to the sky, while the others gather around the wizard, looking up at the two wizards with infinite admiration.

——Harry found it quite interesting, because according to the information he had learned so far, other races in the magical world did not seem to agree with the wizards' views.

But the wizards themselves don't care. In the wizards' classification, other races are all humanoid intelligent creatures or magical animals. The reason they protect them is just to show that they are civilized and humane. It is a margin of strength for the strong.

Unlike the world of Azeroth, humans on Earth are in a dominant position, and wizards are also human beings. Today's young wizards can grow up freely and healthily without having to worry about being killed by some dark magic creatures in their sleep. We really have to thank the actions of wizards of all generations.

After all, they are all human beings and wizards, so their positions are naturally those of wizards.

Even the newly enrolled young wizards couldn't help but snort and subconsciously straightened their backs when they thought of a senior at Hogwarts who was only in the fifth grade when he started doing all kinds of great things a hundred years ago.

Many people even put themselves in the shoes of that senior student, imagining that they themselves had experienced the adventures and battles recorded in those records and eventually gained the title of wizard hero.

Just imagining it made many students excited, and they wished they could do the same great thing right now.

—and then they were all kicked out by Madam Pince for shouting in the library.

Well, although it’s a bit embarrassing, it doesn’t affect the students’ excitement at all!

Even though everyone knows in their hearts that the past is the past and the present is the present, others are others and they are themselves, and that the excellent OWL scores of students a hundred years ago and the excellent OWL scores of students nowadays are two different concepts - but this does not affect their fantasies at all!

What's wrong with fantasy? Fantasy is not illegal!

In front of the students who did not sign up for the Shaman Club, these people sighed exaggeratedly and boasted about what they had seen in today's class. Those who did not go were so excited that they wanted to hit their heads against the dining table with a piece of cheese and then question their past selves why they did not sign up.

Especially when the last thirteen people stepped into the restaurant with a pair of distinctive rune horns on their heads, they became the most eye-catching people in the entire restaurant.

Needless to say, there were all kinds of envious voices. These people cherished it so much that they even refused to let others touch it, which really made other students grit their teeth in secret.

So when Harry and Dumbledore finally arrived at the restaurant, they saw a strange sight - there were three tables in the entire restaurant that were bustling with activity, and everyone was eating while listening to a few people talking excitedly.

Only the Slytherin table looked extremely deserted. Oh, it seems that this is not quite accurate, after all, there were many people gathered around Draco Malfoy, listening to what he was saying.

Malfoy seemed to have finally regained his state at the beginning of the school year. People gathered around him, and he was so excited that his face turned red. He raised his neck and talked, and put the earth element he summoned on the table in front of him for people to see.

As the house that Harry repeatedly pushed down, Slytherin had the most students who did not join the Shaman Club, and it was impossible to say that many of them did not regret it now.

This feeling of regret became even stronger when he heard the constant discussions about what happened in the club class coming from the table next to him, coupled with the constant provocations and deliberately amplified boasting coming from the Gryffindor table, and Malfoy's smug laughter nearby.

The power of elements, the spiritual bond potion... Damn it!
Unfortunately, Harry has announced that there will be no second test this school year, so even if they want to sign up secretly, they can only wait until next year with the new students.

Before they even finished their meal, the students of Slytherin House had already left the table early in twos and threes. When they left, the empty Slytherin table made the students of the other three houses laugh even louder.

Harry had just sat down in the seat Hermione had reserved for him when he heard Ron arguing with his two brothers. After all, among all the people sitting there wearing rune horns, Ron was the only one who had not yet established a connection with the elements.

Well, it was precisely because of Ron's example that Harry felt a little overwhelmed by the eager gazes of the people around him, so he ate a few bites of food in a hurry and slipped away.

Now that things have come to this, let’s go home and have dinner - the area around the small room in the suitcase just needs to be decorated.

As the only person with a pair of rune horns but no connection with the elements, Ron not only endured pressure from within Gryffindor House, but also from students in Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff Houses. After all, Harry's class was a large class that spanned both houses and grades.

As for Slytherin House... bearing the pressure from Slytherin students is a daily routine for every Gryffindor student, and they will get the pressure back anyway.

It's nothing more than some words like Ron got the rune horn because he was Harry's friend, and follows Harry around all day long... It's really not very nice to hear.

Harry didn't think that he had harmed Ron or anything. After all, Hermione, Neville and Ron were all his friends, and the four of them would act together most of the time. If Hermione and Neville were there but Ron wasn't, that would really make Ron sad.

But it has to be said that Ron was very tough this time. Perhaps it was the powerful Snape standing behind him who honed Ron's mind. Not only did he not become upset or sad because of the words of those students, but he scolded back very toughly.

——Where were you when Harry and I beat up the Slytherins together? ! What kind of friendship do we have? ! Bah! Are you qualified to question our friendship? ! Even if I, Ron, am not a shaman, I am still Harry's best brother! Bah! !
Well, that's about it.

In short, Ron was so tough this time that his brothers kept shouting that little Ron had grown up - to be honest, Fred and George were planning to come out to help after seeing Ron's joke, but they didn't expect that they would not have the chance to do anything.

It's really moving.

Percy even said directly that he would write a letter to tell his mother so that she and his father would know that Ron had grown up and become a man.

(End of this chapter)