A certain Hogwarts professor of runes.

"Great!"

Ron jumped up excitedly; his troubles were over just like that.

Whether it's Lockhart himself or his fans, he's finally rid himself of it all!

Percy looked at his youngest brother in bewilderment, wondering if the twins had made him stupid, since he was always locked up wherever he went.

It won't be a day less!

Chapter 99 Test

At eight o'clock that evening, a row of young wizards stood in the office of the Ancient Magic Runes.

Felix leaned against the table, rubbing his chin with one hand, "Hmm..." He sized up these mischievous troublemakers.

There were quite a few acquaintances there.

There were nine little wizards in total, and four of them had red hair: Ron, the twins, and Ginny.

The other six are Luna, Graham Monta, Marcus Flint, Eddie Camille, and Stebbins.

“All four colleges, without exception,” Felix said.

"Let me think... Fred, George, Graham, Marcus, the four of you, fighting on the court;"

"Luna Lovegood, Ginny Weasley, sneaked into the Forbidden Forest to feed the animals;"

"Eddie Camille, selling illegal drugs;"

“Stepbins,” Felix looked at him in surprise, “wrote over a hundred love letters to the same girl.”

"Of course, there's also Ron Weasley, who behaved inappropriately and shoved the professor."

Felix walked up to them; they were all talented individuals.

“Professor, they started it,” Fred said.

“You guys were spying on our team’s training!” Graham Monta said. He was in the same grade as the twins and was a pursuer in Slytherin.

"Aren't you the same? Don't tell me Warrington came here for a walk!"

Some of the other young wizards watched the spectacle, while others kept their heads down in silence. The two youngest girls, Luna and Ginny, stared intently at the argument, fiddling with Luna's Butterbeer cork necklace, while Ginny remained silent with her head down.

"Quiet," Felix said. "Arguing won't change the fact that you're standing in front of me."

"I've called you all here today to do some testing. I need you to uncover as many potential problems as possible."

He glanced at everyone and said, “I think this is much more interesting than copying data and dealing with weeds.”

Felix flicked his finger, and a dozen or so parchments flew to the young wizard behind him.

Fred looked at the parchment in his hand. It was exquisitely crafted, with a magical glow emanating from its surface. Apart from a ring of patterns around the edges, the center was blank.

"Oh, right, you need some temporary tables and chairs." Felix pulled out his wand, causing the various trinkets on the table to bounce and transform into small tables and chairs.

At the professor's signal, the nine young wizards sat in chairs. Marcus Flint was the largest, looking like a giant sitting on the ground, and Felix had to raise the height of his chair and table.

The group stared at the blank parchment.

"Professor, what do we need to do?"

Felix said, “The parchment in front of you is my new teaching aid, and all you have to do is answer the questions on it. Of course, you need to activate it before using it. The way is to place your wand on the parchment and say the words ‘I like ancient runes.’”

The young wizard on the chair stared blankly at Professor Hyp, who was talking eloquently.

The twins exchanged a glance, winking and making faces as if trying to express something.

Ron raised his hand: "Professor Hyp, I haven't studied ancient runes... and Ginny and her friends."

Felix said gently, "It has no impact. What you have now is still a test version. There aren't many questions about ancient runes on it. Most of them are common knowledge in the magical world."

Then, he looked at everyone and said, “You will find that all the questions are multiple choice. You just need to use your magic wand to point at the answer you think is correct, and it will give you feedback.”

"This process will be very interesting. Let's begin, little wizards."

Of all the young wizards present, Luna was the least burdened. She excitedly took out her wand and tapped it on the parchment, saying, "I love ancient runes."

Under the watchful eyes of several young wizards, the parchment emitted a faint glow, and then a line of text appeared in the blank space.

Welcome to the Q&A section.

A few seconds later, the writing disappeared, and the first problem arose.

Do you prefer leaves or thorns?

Luna happily selected the 'Leaves' option.

Do you prefer exploration, preservation, or service?

Luna's wand is set to the 'Explore' option.

Do you prefer thinking, touching, or feeling?

Luna thought for a few seconds and then chose the 'feeling' option.

The other young wizards suddenly realized that it didn't seem too difficult, and they couldn't wait to start trying it out.

An unexpected incident occurred: as Fred tapped the parchment with his wand, he instinctively uttered, "I solemnly declare—"

But he was immediately rebuffed by George.

“—Oh, well, I like ancient runes.” Fred smoothed things over.

Ron, on the other side, looked at him, somewhat puzzled. "You like ancient runes so much? And you even have to swear an oath?"

In any case, everyone started answering the questions.

They soon discovered that the questions were not fixed; some were very simple—asking about your feelings or some basic magical knowledge; but others were very difficult, involving knowledge from various disciplines.

Moreover, the parchment provides different feedback for different types of questions.

For example, Ron is faced with a question: 'If you encounter a basilisk, how should you deal with it?'

He confidently chose the 'defeat it' option and even showed it to Ginny, only to have several large, blood-red words appear on the parchment—

"Your ending is heartbreaking. If there's a next time, run faster."

Luna, who had come over to watch the commotion, let out a string of owl-like laughs. She laughed so hard she could hardly breathe, and Ginny patted her back to comfort her.

Ron looked a little unhappy.

Marcus Flint mostly faced questions about ancient runes. The earlier questions were relatively simple, and the parchment's feedback to him was always "You're amazing," "You're the next rune expert," and "Incredible victory."

Then he answered seven questions wrong in a row, and the parchment's evaluation of him plummeted, becoming "a bit terrible," "Did you really study?" and "What's that in front of me, a troll?"

His face visibly darkened.

But the next question concerns the history of magic: 'When was the International Wizarding Federation's Secrecy Act signed and came into effect?'

Marcus hesitated for a long time before choosing the first answer, '1637', nothing more, just pure guessing.

Several exaggerated figures appeared on the parchment, depicting a group of people beating up a large figure that looked like a monstrous monster.

Also appearing was an explanatory text: 'The Secrecy Act was signed and came into effect in 1689. Remember that if you don't want to be treated like a troll!'

Marcus scoffed. Who would bother remembering this?

Eddie Camille answered almost all the questions about the consequences of reselling illegal drugs.

In 1927, the dark wizard Campos sold substandard Buffet brain-boosting potions. What happened next?

He looked at the options: 'Killed by another dark wizard while making a purchase,' 'Imprisoned in Azkaban and sentenced to ten years,' 'Safe and sound, made enough money to retire.'

Eddie Camille chose the last option with great anticipation.

Black and red writing appeared abruptly on the parchment, looking as if it had been written in dried blood.

'Campos was attacked by his partner while purchasing goods, and was subsequently captured by the Ministry of Magic's Aurors and sentenced to ten years in prison.'

Eddie swallowed hard, but it wasn't over yet. The next line read, "Campos only stayed in Azkaban for seven years before he died."

Other young wizards will more or less encounter this type of question related to their confinement, and many of them will be sweating profusely by the end.

Behind his desk, Felix leaned back in his chair, looking at the exquisite scroll in his hand, and smiled happily.

Chapter 100 Ginny's Testimony

About half an hour later, Felix stood up from his chair and walked over to the little wizard.

"Alright, little wizards, stop."

Everyone looked up, some with cold sweat dripping down their faces.

Felix glanced around. "Now, tell me how you feel."

“I found it very interesting, except for a few questions that were a bit strange,” Luna said in her ethereal voice.

You mean—

“It’s about some questions about the Forbidden Forest,” Luna thought for a moment, “like, ‘You come to the Forbidden Forest because you’re playing around, you hear a clicking sound, you turn around and see a large claw covered in thick black hair, what will happen next?’”

"Oh, what's your answer?" Felix asked, adding the question on the spot.

“I chose ‘Say hello to it,’ Hi, Mr. Octopus Spider.”

“Why didn’t you choose to run away?” Felix asked her.

“But that’s the second step,” Luna replied seriously, while the other young wizards stared at her in shock.

Ron's eyes were bulging out.

“So you think—” Felix said somewhat awkwardly, “If you encounter an eight-eyed giant spider in the Forbidden Forest, you should greet it first, and then turn around and run away.”

Luna nodded, then added, "Actually, these two things can be done simultaneously, depending on how fast it catches up with you."

“Well, thank you for your reply, Miss Lovegood. But I don’t recommend you do that. In fact, you shouldn’t have trespassed into the Forbidden Forest, especially with a young wizard in tow.”

His gaze fell on Ginny, who was clearly much more normal. She lowered her head sadly; this was her first time being confined since starting school.

"What other insights do others have?"

“Professor, George and I believe that the parchment feedback needs to be more comprehensive. We just tested it, and currently there are only about twenty types.”

“Oh? Go on, tell me more,” Felix asked with interest.