Hogwarts: I graduated before the system came

Most Ravenclaw students disdain to look for ready-made answers and are very confident in themselves.

A few of those who wanted to get high scores did think about it, but they felt it was too embarrassing to ask Hufflepuff for the answers, so they gave up in the end.

The Hufflepuffs felt that doing so was a bit unfair to Professor Holmes. They also felt it was dishonorable to get first place by cheating. The most important thing was that even if they wanted the answers, they still had to memorize them, which was not worth it at all.

This time, Gryffindor and Slytherin got along harmoniously.

The class representatives from both sides, who had not yet taken the exam, reached a consensus privately on exchanging answers for the Defense Against the Dark Arts exam.

Each of them exchanged the answers to their own test paper from last month with the other person.

Then, smart people will find the problem when they get the test paper.

Secretly curse the other party for being treacherous.

But every college has a few confused ones...

After the exam, I hugged my textbook in grief.

No one dared to cause trouble to the other college for giving the wrong answer.

Although everyone is intentionally trying to trick the other person, strictly speaking it is still cheating and helping to cheat.

If Professor Holmes knew about this, everyone would be in trouble.

But don't think about it, Douglas dared to do this.

Even if the problems between their colleges are confirmed.

Why not swap Hufflepuff and Gryffindor? The relationship between these two houses is so good, and if someone is a little bolder, cheating is really possible.

During this practical class for lower grade students, Douglas did not cause any trouble.

Everything was very conventional, with first-year students forming groups of two to engage in magic duels, limited to students within the same academy.

The second and third grades are all about reviewing the practical course content of the fourth grade.

Thanks to their previous experience dealing with the monster, Gryffindor froze the lake as soon as they entered; Hufflepuff brought out Professor Sprout's magical plants; Ravenclaw used a Transversal Charm to transport themselves to the other side of the lake; Slytherin prepared another batch of potions, and with such force, he kicked Grindylow's thin arm and broke it...

This time Douglas didn't indulge anyone.

"Do you know what the test is about? Dealing with Grindylows.

Just pass the customs without any contact?

Was my month-long spell teaching in vain? "

Of course, the above is not directed at Slytherin. Douglas should thank them for kicking Grindylow in the head...

But he was very dissatisfied with the potion created by Professor Snape. If this continued, Slytherin would become even more powerful than Gryffindor...

Finally, amid Professor Holmes' dissatisfaction, everyone began to go underground to deal with Grindylow in an orderly manner.

If they beat Grindylow, they passed. If they teamed up as a three-year second-year student, they defeated a giant monster. If they teamed up as a two-year third-year student, they defeated a giant monster.

Of course, the most important thing is that Douglas removed all the obstruction spells in the water, which is why they can do it so easily.

Otherwise, those fourth graders would be so upset.

But even Harry and his two companions, who had already defeated the troll last year, were unable to defeat the troll this time.

Hermione always felt sorry for the fact that she suddenly vomited due to nausea at the critical moment. She blamed herself for not vomiting first. Ron and Harry might not have vomited as well, and maybe they could have succeeded.

This made Ron and Harry feel a little uncomfortable. They felt that this was so unlike Hermione. It must be the troll's disgusting smell that was poisonous and made Hermione confused.

Because it is November now, the weather is quite cold.

Douglas did this to prevent the school doctor from blaming him for adding to her workload.

He thoughtfully lit two fires around the troll.

So that people who come out of the lake can keep warm and avoid catching a cold.

But I don't know if he did it on purpose, but in that warm environment, the troll's unpleasant smell became even more disgusting.

Almost everyone who went there vomited.

Even if a student used the Clear Water Like Spring Mantra to extinguish the fire, it was difficult to dispel the disgusting smell.

In the end, Douglas had to grade the students based on who could survive longer in the troll territory and how many spells they successfully cast.

The practical exams for the fourth grade are even more challenging.

The fourth graders in almost every college are competing to see who can surpass more fifth graders.

This puts even more pressure on fifth graders.

The exam content for sixth graders was relatively simple; they just had to break through the fog. After all, they were already actively participating in morning jogging training, so Douglas had nothing to punish them with.

The seventh grade students finally breathed a sigh of relief this time as Professor Holmes was not going to make their exam process public.

Friday noon.

Douglas has a rare visitor in his office - Luna Lovegood, a first-year Ravenclaw student.

She brushed back her messy, somewhat dirty golden hair, trying to appear less dazed, and handed the item in her hand to Douglas.

"Professor, I think you need this!"

Douglas looked at the notebook that was tightly tied with ropes of various colors and materials.

His face suddenly changed. He pulled out his wand, looked at Luna carefully, then tapped the wand lightly, and the notebook flew onto the table under the effect of the spell.

Through the gaps in the ropes, Douglas could clearly see the name Riddle.

He did not untie the string around the diary right away.

Instead, he looked at Luna carefully and felt that she seemed no different from usual, so he asked:

"Ms. Lovegood, could you tell me why this diary is in your possession?

And why did you think of giving it to me instead of Professor Flitwick?

Of course, you don't have to be nervous, you can sit down and we can chat over tea."

Douglas moved Luna to the tea table.

Luna shook her head, and her airship-shaped earrings swayed along with it.

He seemed to be very casual but seemed to have noticed Douglas's vigilance. He took off the wand tucked behind his left ear and placed it on the table far away from him, then said in a daze:

"Oh, really? I'm not nervous.

You mean Tom?"

Douglas nodded and poured Luna a cup of tea.

Luna took the teacup, placed it in front of her, took a look at it and said:

"I think I received it on Monday morning. It was a very poor owl, very weak...

Oh, yes, notebook.

It's a strange book, very dangerous, though I can't see where the danger lies, but I feel like it's full of harassment horseflies..."

Douglas had to interrupt Luna's voice. Although he knew that there were many strange creatures in the minds of Luna and her daughter, he really couldn't remember what the functions of those creatures were.

“Sorry, Harassment Fly, what is that?

I mean, what does it do?"

Luna seemed very happy to be asked about the Harassment Fly, and introduced it in a very cheerful and lively voice:

"Disturbance flies... They're invisible, they float into your ears and mess up your mind... Dad has always wanted to create a siphon for harassment flies that would remove all interference from the area surrounding the thinker. Of course, this is still classified..."

Douglas did not refute anything, but found a problem in Luna's explanation:

"You mean harassment flies mess up people's brains? But that's a notebook, why would harassment flies appear around it?"

Luna tilted her head and said:

"Yeah, that's why I said it was a strange and dangerous thing."

Then she said in a sing-song voice:

“Never trust anything that thinks for itself until you see where it hides its brain.”

Douglas only glanced at Luna and the diary several times, his expression becoming increasingly confused. Could there really be such a thing as a harassment horsefly?

Isn't it said that this thing is fictional?

Others may not know, but he knows that there is indeed a soul hidden in this diary.

Just like that, he was discovered by a first-grade wizard?

This is too unscientific, ah, it's too unmagical.

It was even more magical than Luna coming to him directly with Riddle's diary.

Chapter 105: Say Whatever You Want, I Will Pay Attention to You

Douglas brought the subject back again.

"What then?"

Luna seemed distressed:

"Later, I opened it due to the interference of the harassment horseflies...

I know this is wrong. Dad has told me many times to stay away from places where harassment horseflies gather. This will completely mess up your thinking..."

Then she changed her expression to one of disgust:

"He said his name was Tom Riddle, and it was obvious from the book...

He also said that he knew a lot and told me to ask him any questions I had.

But he didn't know about the Scimitar-Horned Snorkack and the Harassment Fly in Sweden, or about the Bubble-Snot Monster, or about the nymph hooks that grow in mistletoe...

He knows almost nothing...

I don't think he's ever seen The Quibbler...

The sales of The Quibbler have been good recently, and Dad said he would take me to Sweden to look for the Scimitar-Horned Snorkeller during the summer vacation..."

Douglas glanced at the diary with sympathy, then quickly brought the subject back to the topic:

"I mean, what made you think you'd give him to me?"

Luna glared at Douglas unhappily, as if she was very unhappy with him interrupting her fantasy, but then she immediately realized that the person sitting opposite her was the professor:

"Of course it wants to see the professor.

Maybe I not only want to see the professor, but also want to see my father.

After failing to answer my question, it seemed unhappy and kept asking about my dad and the professor.

I originally wanted to give it to my dad, maybe he could develop a harassment horsefly farm or something like that.

But I still think it's too dangerous.

So…so, I think the professor might need it…”

Luna felt a little embarrassed when she talked about this. She was very emotional and her thoughts were often wild and imaginative, but she still knew that it was somewhat unkind to push the danger directly onto others.

Douglas felt a little embarrassed when he saw Luna's attitude.

He had already guessed why Voldemort chose Luna. After all, it was his article that caused the incident. Voldemort must want to investigate the identity of Xenophilius Lovegood.

Then why didn't he just send himself to Lovegood's home? Douglas guessed that Voldemort was still very weak because he had no chance to absorb any vitality. He was probably worried that if he fell into the hands of an adult wizard, it would be difficult for him to have a chance to be resurrected.

Voldemort hadn't expected that the first-year witch, whom he thought was in control, would not follow his tactics at all...

Thinking of this, Douglas couldn't help but burst out laughing.

To be honest, Luna still gave herself face, at least she didn't ask those weird questions in class.

Although he seemed to be unsociable, he was able to complete the assigned tasks well.

"Ms. Lovegood, I'm so glad you trust me so much.

But I hope you won’t tell anyone else about this for now. After all the problems are solved, I believe Headmaster Dumbledore will not be stingy with his reward…”

After sending Luna away, Douglas did not choose to open the diary immediately.

Instead, he took out a stone box with a picture rune on it that he had prepared long ago and put the diary directly into it.