While Ron was teasing the bird, he was thinking about a question casually - what is the standard to measure whether a wizard is "useful"
First of all, going to Maccabees would definitely be a recipe for despair.
In terms of brains, even as smart as Hermione it is difficult to figure out every decision he makes; in terms of strength, two generations of Dark Lords have troubled the European wizarding world for nearly a century, but he was dumped in Hogwart at the same time. This is the vestibule.
And when the two are combined with each other, it makes people feel extremely reassuring just thinking about it. It is no wonder that he can almost replace Dumbledore and become a pillar of the wizarding world in such a short period of time.
Take a look! Even the terrifying ancient dark wizard Haierbo has been trapped by Maka's design, and he has not yet come out "next door" to them!
Therefore, geniuses like Maka who know how to work hard should not compare themselves with themselves. There is no need to make yourself unhappy.
However, since the most powerful peer can only be regarded as an exception, who should he choose as the standard of personal ability...or in other words, as a "goal" to strive for
After thinking about it, Ron let a little bird stand on the back of his hand, then held it and placed it in front of his eyes.
It's very delicate, and I've done a pretty good job in terms of details this time - although the feathers still don't have specific textures, the "imagination" in other places has been perfected.
If I were to score the Transfiguration test of NEWTs, it would not be a problem to get an "E (Excellent)". It is also unknown whether I could get the best evaluation of "O (Excellent)" for the practical exam of Charms.
However, if this magic spell is used in actual combat, it will probably only be able to give the enemy a meal or something.
"Oh... how about taking Hermione as the target?" Ron thought about it casually, but then shook his head with a subtle expression, "No, this seems to be a bit too far for me?"
I don't know when he started, but he suddenly jumped from "how to judge whether a wizard is useful" to "who should I target to chase".
Although this can indeed be regarded as his original intention of thinking about the problem, unfortunately, as his perspective has been lowered again and again, his vision has also narrowed a lot.
After Ron learned to try to think, his biggest problem now probably lies in this point.
"Well, how about we start with Harry first!" He nodded silently at the end and said to himself, "By the way, it's Harry who doesn't have the Sword of Gryffindor."
After that, he waved his wand to lift the spell that had summoned the birds, and then the tip of the wand began to tremble rhythmically again.
At least Ginny was wrong in one thing, because her current brother was actually working very hard.
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While Neville was discussing the secrets of the Patronus Charm with Harry and Ron was practicing his spell-casting skills alone, Hermione and Sirius entered the potion preparation room used by Maka.
"... I found the Mandrake Resurrection Potion!"
Since mandrake is of high value, even the stock of this potion in St. Mungo's is not large. However, petrified patients are generally not common, so even if there are few finished products, it is more than enough for emergency use.
But after getting the potion, Hermione looked at the bottle in her hand and seemed to hesitate suddenly because she thought of something.
"What's wrong?" Sirius closed the medicine cabinet he was rummaging in before turning around and said, "There's no need to worry about anything, right? Since Haierbo is trapped, it means that little Victor was not trapped by that The guy is possessed... If it's just normal control, we can still handle it."
He would say this, and of course he had his reasons - after all, it takes time to remove the petrification effect, and during that period, little Victor couldn't move around.
"Let's go! Let's give him medicine while it's just dark! This way he will at least have less time to wait for a whole night."
But Hermione still stood there without moving.
"That's not what I meant," she said hesitantly, "I was thinking that if Mr. Victor Jr. recovers, the father and son should leave, right? As you know, Mr. Victor Jr. listens to his father's words very much."
"Um?"
Sirius thought for a moment after hearing this, and finally understood what Hermione meant.
"Oh, I understand... Are you worried about Sinistra?"
"Yes," Hermione couldn't help but nodded slightly when she saw what he pointed out, "To be honest with you, I think Professor Sinistra should make it clear to old Mr. Victor, otherwise... otherwise..."
Although she thinks so, it can be known from the fact that she still cannot explain the reason. She only relies on her personal senses to make direct judgments.
To be honest, considering Hermione's usually rational decisions, it is actually quite rare for her to be so emotional.
"Otherwise, old Victor will never know that he has a daughter again? Or, Sinister will never be able to recognize his biological father again?"
Sirius immediately followed Hermione's words and helped her complete it, but just as Hermione was about to nod, he waved his hand first.
"The Muggle world and the magical world seem to be isolated from each other, but believe me, sometimes the distance between them is actually thinner than a piece of parchment!" He smiled softly, "By the way, aren't you an insider now? '? Then let’s think about it!”
"If you can replace Sinista and confess everything to old Victor, then I agree not to use the resurrection potion on Mr. Victor. But if you can't do it, then you can come out with the potion and go with me. He takes medicine..."
"Give you some time to think about it!"
For some unknown reason, Sirius put down such a difficult problem in front of Hermione, and then went to wait in the corridor outside alone.
Hermione watched him walk out of the room until he was out of sight, then looked down at the potion bottle in his hand.
Go talk to old Victor on behalf of Professor Sinistra
She was just one of the students taught by the professor. Even if she happened to overhear the professor's secret family affairs, how could she be qualified to overstep his authority
But the multiple-choice question given by Sirius cannot be easily answered with just "not qualified".
While she was thinking hard about Sinista's decision, she unconsciously sat on a chair behind her. And she didn't notice that she had already sat on the seat where Maka often sat in recent days.
Habitually leaning sideways and resting her elbows on the edge of the table, Hermione tilted her head and rested her forehead in thought, and her eyes wandered randomly on the table.
"Well?"
When she glanced at the pen holder, she immediately spotted the simple feather inside—it was the quill pen style commonly used by Maka.
Suddenly, a sentence that Maka once said flashed through her mind for some reason.
“Sometimes, as long as the result we are pursuing is good, then we may not need to care how bad the process is.”
This is a typical Maka statement with a strong utilitarian flavor. But in fact, even Maka himself may not be able to fully abide by this principle, so he would not hesitate to put a "sometimes" restriction.
But isn’t this situation just that “sometimes”
Hermione paused, then stood up and hurried to the door. But halfway through, she suddenly turned around and took out the quill pen from Maka's pen holder.
"Maka, let me use it... you agreed without saying a word!"
After muttering to herself at the table, Hermione shamelessly took the quill in her hand and quickly left the potion preparation room.
"Sirius, I decided to go and make it clear to Mr. Victor!"
"What?"
Seeing Hermione turn around and walk towards the hall after saying these words, Sirius quickly grabbed her.
"Wait a minute -" he said slightly surprised, "Well, it's not that I won't let you say it, but... before you go, can you tell me what you think?"
To be honest, Sirius didn't know Hermione very well, but he also knew that she was a quite sensible girl.
If nothing else, with today's series of commands and actions, even he had to admit that Hermione had excellent leadership skills.
But to be honest, just because Hermione was too rational in dealing with things, this actually led her to make some wrong decisions in some situations.
The wizarding world is currently full of crises. If Hermione can grow and mature, Sirius feels that she will definitely be the one to support everyone's hearts at critical moments.
Just like today, when Maka was not around and Kingsley, who usually played a leading role, could only lie on the hospital bed, Hermione immediately showed her value.
Therefore, when Sirius discovered that Hermione actually showed her emotional side when it came to Sinista, he wanted to see which side Hermione would choose in the end.
For Hermione, this is undoubtedly a good opportunity to break through.
However, even Sirius, the instigator, did not expect that Hermione would give her answer so quickly—what was it that made her suddenly break out of her usual thinking
"What do you think?"
Hermione was stopped by Sirius and had to stop and turn around.
"I... well," she shook the quill in her heart again, and then said, "Someone once told me that the results are often more important than the process... I think if Professor Sinistra could work with her father and her If my brothers live together, they will definitely be much happier than they are now!"
"So?" Sirius nodded noncommittally.
"So," Hermione continued, "if Professor Sinister is worried about the safety of Mr. Victor and his family, I can do my best to protect them - just like Maka has been doing!"
"Like what you've been doing all this time?" Sirius couldn't help grinning, "You mean, taking people to Hogwarts on a whim, or simply bringing them to my house?"
Obviously, since the old Black house was donated by Sirius for free use by the Order of the Phoenix, many "irrelevant" people have lived there.
During the period when the number of people was at its highest, there were even more than 40 people living in the old house!
What's even more interesting is that several of them seem to have settled there. In the future, when he, the "theoretical head of the house", is buried underground, that house will be able to say goodbye to the damn surname "Black". .
Although Sirius didn't like his last name in the first place, this natural transfer of property occasionally made him dumbfounded.
"Uh... I'll try my best to find a place by myself?" Hermione said with an uncertain look.