Hogwarts: A Chinese-Style Professor

Chapter 122 The Flaws of the Crown

The students at Hogwarts found that ever since Professor Levy arrived, the school seemed to always be full of fun.

Although there weren't any major news events throughout April, there were still plenty of little amusements.

Besides the daily news reports on duels—who made eye contact with whom in the corridor, what their scores were on the assessment list, and who won and who lost.

Who else has been driven mad by Professor Li Wei's assignments, letting out desperate wails in the common room?

The most valuable and talked-about aspect among them, and the one that the four colleges are most proud of, is the unusual behavior of the fourth-year students.

Gryffindor and Slytherin, two houses that are irreconcilable enemies, have seen their fourth-year students, who have always been the main force in their past struggles, surprisingly enter a disgusting honeymoon period that resembles a romantic relationship!

Inside the Great Hall, George sat calmly with two Slytherins at the table—Fred sat on the other side, also with two Slytherin students.

Ron, sitting not far from them watching them, couldn't help but say:

"Did you two have a fight? I've never seen the two of you standing so far apart."

"No, we are undergoing a rigorous and sacred training—"

"—You'll never understand this secret until you're in fourth grade, little Ronnie."

The two brothers spoke very seriously—if you disregard the wide distance between them and their four frowning partners, they could actually be quite serious.

As for now—"If the price of knowing this secret is spending all my time with two Slytherins, I wish I never knew it."

His words drew angry stares from the four men.

"Oh—I was wrong, I was wrong—don't be angry—I have to say, you two are quite in sync now."

"Shut your mouth, Ronnie, or you'll probably be walking with your head down in the hallways forever—"

"Your two older brothers won't protect you anymore, understand?"

“I understand, I understand—but there’s one last thing I’d like to confirm with you.”

Ron quietly approached his brother and whispered:

"Will you one day be like the other fourth graders, holding hands with these disgusting guys?"

"I would rather die than—! Don't worry, this is only temporary!"

Fred and Ron assured them.

If Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw hadn't been so involved, they wouldn't have gotten mixed up with the Slytherin students.

However, working together on ordinary days is already their limit.

It's absolutely impossible for them to act together like another class, not only but also to hold hands and practice connecting magic whenever inspiration strikes!

At the end of April, Livy met Dumbledore again.

The old man seems to be very busy lately. He didn't even show up for the previous large-scale public dueling class. He only gave Li Wei a message: he couldn't handle the crown issue on his own and had to go to Nicolas Flamel.

Now that they've reappeared, it seems there's been a resolution.

Li Wei hoped it would be good news.

The two sat at the table where Li Wei was entertaining guests. Looking at the gaze coming in through the French windows, Dumbledore's face showed a slightly relaxed smile.

He looks like he's been working himself to the bone lately—but that should be good news.

Dumbledore was indeed a bit tired, so he gave up on keeping her in suspense and directly produced a brand new crown that shimmered with bright light.

"Looks like it's fixed?"

A look of satisfaction appeared on Li Wei's face.

“Yes—Nico put a lot of effort into it—the original crown was destroyed, and he rebuilt one, transferring the wisdom that the crown was attached to here.”

"It seems you owe him a favor."

Li Wei casually expressed his opinion.

"I thought we all owed him something?"

Dumbledore looked at Livy helplessly.

"Didn't you repay that favor for me?" Li Wei said with a smile as he accepted the crown. "So you've all experienced—the wisdom of the crown?" "No—no."

Dumbledore shook his head.

“You discovered it, it belongs to you—Nico and I both believe that you should be the first to use it.”

"That doesn't really matter. I'm not a perfectionist when it comes to cleanliness—I wasn't the first person to use it anyway."

Li Wei shook his head and picked up the crown.

"But I'm quite curious—neither of you seems very interested in it?"

"We still have interest—but I've lived a long time, and Nicole even longer—we don't believe there's anything that can be solved simply by wisdom."

Not to mention the wisdom that comes from objects.

"Is it still a kind of arrogance? But I think it's more like a loss of vitality than pride—never mind, I'm not qualified to talk about you."

Li Wei shook his head and put the lady's crown on his head.

"Oh--"

He made a sound that was difficult to understand.

"This is really true."

Li Wei's voice continued.

"What do you feel?"

Seeing his unusual reaction, Dumbledore also became curious.

"You sensed wisdom?"

Li Wei smiled and said something that sounded like nonsense, then quietly removed the crown.

"What's wrong? Is the legend untrue?"

Dumbledore was quite surprised to see that he had only experienced the crown for a short while before taking it off.

"Why don't you try it on and see?"

Li Wei didn't rush to express his feelings—he hadn't fully figured it out yet.

Dumbledore was intrigued by his performance. After hesitating for a moment, he still picked up the crown and put it on his head—in fact, he hadn't originally planned to experience it.

But Li Wei's behavior really piqued his curiosity about what had happened.

Just to figure out what Li Wei was thinking, he had to put it on and see.

"Oh--"

Dumbledore also let out a call that was not quite clear.

"This is really interesting."

After he finished speaking, he tentatively removed the crown—during which his wise eyes blinked rapidly.

"I suddenly felt my mind fill with wisdom, as if all the difficult problems had been solved—"

Dumbledore carefully considered his words.

"But it seems that all this wisdom disappeared after I took off my crown?"

This feeling... seems addictive.

Having said that, he lost all interest in the crown before him.

Based on Dumbledore's words, Livy offered his own assessment.

"Hmm—this thing is roughly equivalent to a low-efficacy, long-term Felix Felicis—but compared to Felix Felicis, it has a fatal flaw."

"Oh? What is it?"

Dumbledore became interested—after all, the tiara was one of the legendary artifacts, and Li Wei's calm demeanor pleased him while also making him somewhat curious.

(End of this chapter)