Time always flies when people feel leisurely everywhere. In the blink of an eye, the snow on the ground had melted away, and the cold air gradually became warm and moist.
In February, winter hands over the dominance of this world to spring, everything revives, grass grows and orioles fly.
Throughout January, except for the first period, Maka felt that she really didn't have much excitement and uniqueness in her life.
He has already communicated with our minister about the proposal of the alchemy competition, and most of the troublesome things are on the other side; as for Lucius's matter, even he did not expect that the solution would be better than expected. Even better, he just casually wrote a letter and sent it to the Ministry of Magic, using a lame excuse called "undercover", and Lucius was released safely.
But think about it, he and Mr. Scrimgeour are in the honeymoon stage now, and their relationship is so good that it's like they are wearing the same pants. In addition, he himself was the wizard who defeated the Dark Lord. Whoever he said was an undercover must be an undercover—even if it wasn't, he could make it a yes for him.
After that, Malfoy and his son made a special trip to him to say thank you, and then Lucius hurriedly went to find Narcissa...well, Lucius's missing wife.
When those messy things were smoothed out one by one, Maka suddenly discovered that everything seemed to be smoother. There were so few things to worry about that he couldn't adapt to the slow pace of life for a while.
So, in the second half of January, except for the occasional visit to the fisherman Fisher's house, he basically spent the rest of the time at Hogwarts Castle. Lectures and studying magic day after day, and taking a walk by the lake that was gradually unfrozen from time to time, led a comfortable and relaxing life.
If Leng Buding hadn't coughed a few times, he would have almost completely forgotten the chaotic time he experienced at the end of last year.
Yes, excessive time travel left him with some inconspicuous but unforgettable traces after all, and he still hasn't been able to figure out what kind of harm it was.
Of course, compared to Maka's relaxation and leisure, the lives of Hermione, Ron and the other fifth graders were not so easy.
The amount of homework every night forced them to stay up late every day, and for players like Harry who had to participate in Quidditch training, time became even more pressing.
The Quidditch Cup competition of this school year is already halfway through. Last year, various emergencies made the team members uneasy, so that the entire fifth-grade Quidditch competition seemed somewhat a bit... Powerless. So far, the Gryffindor team's performance has been good, and it is quite risky to win the final championship.
It is during such a busy time, and I can't tell whether it is luck or misfortune, because the Valentine's Day that most young men and young girls are secretly looking forward to is coming soon.
In the UK, the age of 16 is a wonderful dividing line in life. Perhaps many people who have passed this age will no longer care too much, but when everyone is about to face this hurdle, their youthful feelings will stir up.
Because this age is the rough mark that distinguishes whether you can find a life partner.
Let’s not talk about whether to get married or not, it’s still early for an older child! But once you have the right to do something, when you see the person you like, the feeling of pounding is simply unstoppable. Even the fifth graders who are busy preparing for the OWLs exam are bound to make a fuss when that day comes.
Harry was worried. He was hesitating whether he should stare at other girls more. Otherwise, at this time when the boys around him are rushing for the first love of their lives, no matter how dull he is, he can't help but feel that his life is vaguely lacking in flavor.
Ron was obviously worried too, because that Lavender Brown suddenly confessed his love to him in the Gryffindor common room! Although he was overwhelmed by the pride that filled his chest at that time and agreed inadvertently, when he returned to the dormitory, he covered his head and fell into painful struggle.
Hermione...well, she was worried too. In fact, she was born earlier than Harry and the others, and she turned 16 in September last year.
Although she had already blocked Maka's mouth with a sneak attack confession earlier, in the days that followed, watching Luna's relationship with her gradually getting better and better, she was no longer sure about her determination. How much is left
That girl was indeed a little weird, but after having more contact with her, she deeply felt the purity of her heart. She felt more and more guilty competing for a Maca with such a pure-hearted girl. And this feeling directly caused her to be unable to take a step forward again, keeping the distance between herself and Maka at a certain level that was neither too far nor too close.
On February 14th, which was coming soon, should I shamelessly make an appointment with Maka
Miss Hermione Granger has always been a very independent girl. But this time, her reason and kindness made her fall into a strange circle. God knows how many times she has been in that closed circle
As for Luna and Maka, the former didn't seem to have much idea about Valentine's Day, while the latter, he had noticed, but something happened recently that forced him to put aside the days when boys and girls were getting emotional. aside.
It wasn't that there was any accident. From his perspective, the day was going on as smoothly as ever, and everything seemed to be progressing within reason. However, Madam Maxime sent another letter from Beauxbatons, along with the decision of the International Federation of Wizards.
A world-class alchemy competition has already had the opportunity to start. Madame Maxime formally invited him to come over and have a face-to-face meeting to initially explore the plan of Nick Flamel's alchemy laboratory.
Not to mention that Hermione was still wondering whether to ask him to spend Valentine's Day, even if he wanted to spend this holiday with Luna, he probably wouldn't have the free time.
At noon on the day he received this letter, he gently closed a magic book and placed it on the top of the pile of books next to him.
Recently, he has been reading some alchemy documents, but as he expected, much of the knowledge in this subject is incomplete, making it difficult for people to summarize a more systematic theoretical system. From the information he has reviewed, he can find that in fact, this subject must have been extremely grand in its most complete period. Just from what he could see, it could be divided into many seemingly completely different academic branches.
He once tried to use the material rules he studied to apply analysis, and found that in alchemy, "matter and spirit" have corresponding research directions, which can be separated from the category of magic and form a specific knowledge system alone.
Judging from Nick Flamel's supreme alchemical masterpiece, the Philosopher's Stone, the direction of his research should be the branch of alchemy based on the material system and supplemented by spirit and rules. And it is unknown whether he may encounter many unique alchemical products in his laboratory.
But in general, he still doesn't know much about things like alchemy formations. There was a big difference between those alchemical symbols and the ancient magic texts he studied. The inconsistency between the two brought great interference to his alchemical research.
Perhaps, only in Nick Flamel's laboratory can he find a more reliable way of interpretation, right
Maka stood up and twisted her neck, then walked around the books and materials that were almost piled up on the wall, opened the office door and walked to the corridor outside.
In the past few days, he had become interested in the Florob caterpillars that Hagrid had raised, because after Hagrid mentioned them that day, he found that something was really wrong with those little guys. What is more bizarre is that in recent days, they have actually stopped eating lettuce leaves, and inexplicably started running around again.
Logically speaking, their active period is usually at the end of spring, when they will be busy in order to reproduce offspring and leave as many offspring as possible for themselves. But now, it’s time for them to feast!
Walking all the way to Hagrid's hunting cabin, he walked around the house and went straight to the backyard. There, Hagrid had already spread out a large area of rattan blankets for the "big fat boys", each of which was nearly ten inches long, to live comfortably.
Apart from anything else, at least the thickener used by Maka and Snape will not have to worry about it for ten or twenty years.
"Hagrid, how are they today?" Maka stood outside the fence, looking at the sea of insects inside, and casually asked a nonsense question, which he took as a greeting.
"Still not eating much, and there are no signs of mating. They just keep crawling around!"
Hagrid's tall figure was particularly eye-catching in this small yard. Seeing him keep catching the caterpillars that were about to crawl out of the backyard back to the rattan rug, Maka had to use magic to help him. .
But to be honest, Hagrid enjoys these tasks. When it comes to his love for magical creatures, he is definitely not inferior to anyone.
"I told you before, you should get a cover for them..." Maka drove the Flobber caterpillars back to the center, and then persuaded again, "Otherwise, you will just worry about moving them all day long. Moved!"
"No, I don't think this situation can last long. They must have new changes."
Hagrid looked very excited when he said this. What he likes most is cultivating new species, especially species like the Florbe caterpillar, whose genetic characteristics are extremely stable, and alienation is rare.
He really wanted to see what these little things would become in the end!