The Silent Witch of Hogwarts

Chapter 556 Mr. Parkinson and the Ravenclaw Crown

"Professor Hamilton, you've really come!"

"Professor Hamilton, could I have your autograph?"

"Quick, take a picture of me with Professor Hamilton!"

"Hmm!"

As soon as Loila entered the room, she was surrounded by enthusiastic Pinecone Party members. These students, who were usually silent in the classroom, seemed to have awakened some kind of power after leaving Hogwarts.

No way—have you ever been this enthusiastic when answering questions in class?

Surrounded by a group of students, Loila took a few steps back in fear, unsure of what to say for a moment.

"Alright, everyone, quiet down!" Thankfully, it was Ezreal, a highly respected figure within the Pinecone Party, who spoke up. She looked at Loila and said, "Thank you so much, Professor Hamilton, for coming to the banquet—we all thought Pansy was lying to us."

"My sister would never lie!"

"Um?!"

Mr. Parkinson's sudden words startled the students present, including Loila.

"Don't say anything, Edward," Pansy quickly stepped forward and pulled Mr. Parkinson aside, saying, "They're joking."

"Ah—this is my brother—Edward Parkinson," Pansy said, pulling him to a corner. "Professor Hamilton had something to ask him, so I wrote to him and summoned him here."

"Here, this isn't good for him—probably because he was recently expelled from the Ministry of Magic." Pansy pointed to her head.

"Ah—is that so?" Ezreal pursed her lips and looked at the other students.

Why does Mr. Parkinson's relationship with his sister seem so strange?

Loila also pursed her lips and looked at the two of them with some curiosity, but it was obvious that Miss Parkinson was the one in control between them.

Because she was angrily pulling on Mr. Parkinson's ear.

"Um—anyway, it's a pleasure to have Professor Hamilton here." After a brief and somewhat strange interlude, Loila's first Pinecone Party gathering began.

Although it's called a gathering, it's actually more like a fan meeting.

Loila was either awkwardly signing autographs for students or answering questions.

"Professor Hamilton, do you have a boyfriend?"

"Professor Hamilton, I've heard that seven or eight boys are pursuing you at the same time!"

"Professor Hamilton, what is your ideal man like?"

"I've heard you like girls, is that true, Professor Hamilton? Do you think I have a chance?"

No way—what kind of questions are these?!

And aren't you all girls? Why are you all so curious about this kind of thing?

All Loila could offer was silence and an awkward smile.

Of course, aside from these issues, Loila was happy to answer questions about the magic circle.

"Professor Hamilton, I have some questions about magic circles that I'd like to ask you." The arrival of the studious Miss Granger brought a sigh of relief to Loila.

I've never liked her this much before—she always had the most questions among the students, and because of that, she should be able to help me get through a long, awkward period!

"Ah—what's the problem?" Loila quickly asked with a smile.

"That's right, Professor Hamilton," Hermione said, taking two pinecone-shaped brooches from her bosom and placing them in front of Loila.

The moment the two brooches were taken out, Loila's eyes lit up: "These are magic array props, right?"

"Yes, that's right, Professor—this is—"

"There's an energy storage magic circle on it—and a connection magic circle—" Before Hermione could even begin to explain, Loila had already picked up the two brooches and started looking at them.

"The magic circle is drawn very well—it's detailed, but there's a slight problem with the brushstrokes—you need to pay attention to drawing it in the direction of the magic flow—"

"Then there's the issue of the magic array—the energy storage magic array is handled very well, without any problems—the transmission magic array also went without error—it's consistent with the textbook—"

"But there seems to be a problem with the connection to the magic circle—" Loira paused, then looked at Hermione: "Miss Granger, there seems to be a problem with your pairing."

"If you want two connecting magic circles to be paired, the matching magic runes in the core of the circle must be the same—there seems to be a problem with yours."

"Is that so, Professor?" Hermione, who was initially pleased by Loyla's analysis, immediately nodded seriously and picked up her notebook to take notes.

"This isn't the magic circle we've been teaching in class lately, is it?" Loila asked as if she had just remembered something. "I remember—we're still talking about transmitting magic circles, right?"

"That's right, Professor Hamilton." Hermione nodded and whispered, "This is something I practiced beforehand—after studying it in advance."

Should we study in advance?

Loila raised an eyebrow and nodded at Hermione. Was Miss Granger actually teaching herself magic circles?

"Reaching this level through self-study is already quite impressive," Loila said subconsciously.

Her words made Hermione feel a little proud. She pursed her lips and said, "Professor Hamilton, your textbooks are also very well written."

"It feels very easy to understand."

"Ah—that's because the magic circle itself is very simple," Loila explained a little embarrassedly. "In the past, magic circle experts didn't need textbooks to learn."

After all, there were definitely no textbooks when my father learned magic arrays, and there weren't any when I learned them either.

Loila, who had intended to be modest, only made Hermione's admiration grow even stronger after she spoke.

Professor Hamilton is truly amazing! Magic arrays are so difficult, yet he learned them so well without any textbooks and became a magic array expert—I need to work hard too!

Seeing Hermione remain silent for a while, Loila pursed her lips and changed the subject, saying, "Um—why is this brooch designed like this?"

"Ah, that's because I made this for the Pinecone Party members," Hermione said with a smile. "After all, the situation at Hogwarts is a bit—strange, isn't it?"

"I feel we might need to have a closer discussion."

Want to discuss how to play a prank?

Loila pursed her lips and didn't speak. She actually supported the students' actions—after all, indirectly, they had saved Umbridge's life.

Following that, Loila and Hermione discussed a lot more about magic circles, and it seemed that she had accumulated as many questions as a notebook.

While Loila was answering the students' questions, Parkinson, sitting in the corner, bit his lip sadly.

She clearly said she had something to discuss with me—why has she been chatting with students all this time? He subconsciously wanted to ask Loira, but just as he was about to lift his leg, he felt a cold gaze fall upon him.

Sisters are just too scary.