A Certain Magical Hogwarts

Chapter 266 The Law That Something Always Happens on Halloween

October,

A strange cold front from East Greenland suddenly swept in, enveloping Hogwarts Castle.

Because of the cold wave, a cold suddenly broke out among the students and professors, leaving Mrs. Pomfrey in a flurry of activity.

Not only Professor Snape, but even William was dragged into it to help brew potions.

They need to brew a stimulant, a magical potion with immediate effects, but those who drink it will experience smoke coming out of their ears for several hours.

William's warm-up badges suddenly became a bestseller.

He sold off a batch of his inventory from last year and made a fortune.

Lockhart was jumping around in the school hospital, shouting that he would provide several magical "remedies" for treating colds and telling everyone not to worry.

He claimed, "No one knows this cold better than me!"

But because of his continued contact with patients, he eventually caught it too... and caught a cold.

And it's very serious.

This pleased Mrs. Pomfrey so much that she specially sent Professor Snape a "made" stimulant to him.

In Professor Snape's words, "It contains a little of my special essence, which can nourish Lockhart's body and make him vigorous again."

Unfortunately... after Professor Lockhart drank it, his cold got better, but his stomach started to hurt so badly that he didn't want to open his mouth to speak.

Occasionally, it may be accompanied by adverse symptoms such as nausea, dry heaving, and a craving for sour foods.

Professor Snape brewed him another milky-white potion, but Lockhart refused to drink it no matter what.

For third-year wizards, Professor Trelawney's Divination class suddenly became the most popular.

Everyone loves divination lessons.

Who told her to accurately predict the large-scale flu outbreak in October during the very first class?

Let's see what a great prophet and a master diviner really are! (Tactical lean back)

William asked the twins a little and learned that Professor Trelawney had also predicted the arrival of a cold during her first class in fourth grade.

But the time is... November!

She also made predictions for January, March, and May of next year for several other grades.

Historically, these periods all coincide with peak flu seasons.

With such high-intensity predictions, there's bound to be at least one correct prediction that successfully fools an entire grade, right?

No wonder she's called a fraud.

Professor Trelawney was born for this!

Of course, as Professor Trelawney predicted in her first lesson of third grade, she naturally lost her voice.

But this did not affect his status in the eyes of the third-year wizards at all; on the contrary, it made him even more respected.

As for whether he was faking his loss of voice, William dared not say, nor did he dare ask.

However, even when she was sick and lying on her bed, Trelawney shouted with her hoarse voice: Paid leave!

So Professor McGonagall gave her a severe beating... cough cough, a bottle of magic potion.

The kind that has Professor Snape's essence added.

With Lockhart setting an example, Professor Trelawney's voice miraculously returned to normal without her even taking a sip of water.

It's simply a medical miracle!

Therefore, Professor Snape is truly a god forever!

It's the perfect weapon to quell any dissent at Hogwarts!

The weather was particularly bad due to the cold wave.

Hogwarts seemed to have suddenly entered the rainy season.

Raindrops the size of bullets pounded against the castle windows for days on end.

The water level of Black Lake rose, and the flower beds were covered in mud. Hagrid's pumpkins swelled up to the size of the greenhouse.

He planned to hang it in the auditorium on Halloween.

Halloween Eve arrived quickly.

Hogwarts was decorated extravagantly, and the Great Hall was decorated with live bats as if it were a festival.

The giant pumpkins from Hagrid were also carved into lanterns, large enough for three people to sit inside.

Pumpkin lanterns were hung in the auditorium, making it look like a series of private rooms, creating a strong festive atmosphere!

Anne told William that Dumbledore had booked a Red Skull dance troupe to perform striptease in the evenings to entertain everyone.

A bunch of skeletons... what's so interesting about them all? Forget striptease, even pole dancing, how fancy can it be?

William was speechless. Dumbledore just liked to do fancy things and didn't understand the feelings of the students.

In the afternoon, William skipped Professor Trelawney's divination class and went to Professor Setima Victor's arithmetic divination class.

Arithmetic divination refers to a form of divination that uses numbers to explain a person's character and destiny, or to predict the future.

It is also known as "mathematical esotericism".

Professor Trelawney's divination method is based on interpreting vague images from crystal balls, tea leaves, or palm lines, or deducing the inherent meaning of things from random graphics or scribbled words.

Arithmetic divination, on the other hand, is based on a series of rules and rigorous mathematical calculations.

The basic tenet of arithmetic divination is that the world is built upon the power of numbers.

After explaining some lessons, seeing that everyone was not very interested, Professor Victor put away "Numerical Divination and Graphics" and began to teach everyone how to calculate luck.

Professor Victor could definitely be called the most beautiful girl at Hogwarts, wearing a knee-length cream-colored Irish sweater that just reached above her black leather boots.

She had thick, wine-colored hair that fell naturally over her shoulders, and a face that resembled Lily Collins.

William understood why everyone loved Professor Victor's divination classes.

With such a beautiful professor, how could the students' grades be bad?

Professor Victor tapped the wall with his wand, conjuring a large blackboard with a set of numerical comparison tables on it.

"Don't forget the three Ns I taught: 'Event Numbers,' 'Quantitative Numbers,' and 'Result Numbers.'"

Professor Victor's clear, melodious voice further enhanced her charm, with many students describing her voice as a delightful treat for the ears.

William followed the rules, choosing three things he liked and disliked, and then converting them into numbers.

Professor Victor's arithmetic divination method involves converting letters into the ancient Latin alphabet in the order of ABC, and then matching them with the numbers 1 to 9 to perform divination.

William quickly calculated his number to be... 777.

"Oh dear, this is not a good result, Mr. Stark." Professor Victor frowned and took the note from William.

Everyone stared at William as if he were about to die.

"As we all know, 7 is a magical number," Professor Victor said.

That's true. In William's previous life, 7 was a magical number, and in arithmetic divination, 7 also possesses magic.

Bridget Winlock, a 13th-century arithmetic diviner, was the first wizard to discover the magical properties of the number 7, and she then wrote extensively about this idea.

Professor Victor analyzed:

"The first 7 signifies approaching danger; the second 7 is a quantifiable number... it could be seven attempts, or it could be seven; the last 7, however, represents failure!"

William frowned.

Professor Trelawney told him in the first class that what he was worried about would happen before Christmas.

Professor Victor also told him that danger was drawing ever closer.

Does the second 7 refer to seven times the danger will occur, or to seven enemies?

The final defeat... does it refer to William's defeat, or a dangerous defeat?

As expected... divination is always an ambiguous matter!

William felt that it was best for him to prepare some Felix Felicis.

After all, the Halloween curse and the curse that defense against black magic can't last more than a year are both causal weapons!

The kind that can't be avoided.

William... is a little panicked.

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