Hogwarts: I graduated before the system came

I don't know which college started this story, but there's a story about a ghost that's been single for a thousand years and is out to take revenge on lovers.

Of course, the Hogwarts ghosts have always denied the existence of this ghost.

In fact, Douglas has always suspected that the three of them were killed because of that incident.

He was secretly cursed by the couples they had reported. At that time, he heard the upright Hufflepuff seniors several times.

They were actually discussing how to curse ghosts in the common room...

You know, although many girls wrote love letters to them during school,

But they were still single until graduation, the pure kind of single...

Of course, what we are doing today is not just to protect the purity of Hogwarts.

More importantly, it is a plan to make morning exercises a course at Hogwarts as soon as possible.

As an ordinary professor, he couldn't directly ask students to get up early and do morning exercises.

However, this team can be gradually expanded through solitary confinement.

Thank you Hogwarts for your trust in the professors.

Allow professors to arrange their own lockdown content…

Just when he was about to find the second pair,

Suddenly, a lone ink dot was spotted heading towards the forbidden forest.

He recognized the name on it, it was a third year Hufflepuff student.

Douglas frowned. It was so late, and they were heading towards the Forbidden Forest, and they were Hufflepuffs...

When he noticed the movement trajectory of the ink spot and found that the destination was not in the direction of Hagrid's hut, he couldn't help but feel relieved.

These days, Douglas often took advantage of his morning exercise to go to Hagrid's place to see if his chickens were okay.

Hagrid saw Douglas hanging around his cabin every morning.

Although I didn't disturb his nap, as a school employee, I always felt weird being watched by the professor while sleeping.

When he noticed that Douglas always took a look at the chickens he raised, whether intentionally or unintentionally.

I thought Douglas wanted to make beggar's chicken again, but was too embarrassed to say it.

So Hagrid generously said that he would give Douglas three or four beggar's chickens.

But Douglas refused.

I guess I made three or four chickens because I was afraid that one wouldn't be enough for you. Oh, even Hagrid with his thick eyebrows and big eyes has become more cautious about his food...

Return your focus to the present!

I watched as the figure was about to disappear at the edge of the Marauder's Map.

Douglas ran quickly toward an open corridor.

Then, with an acceleration, his left foot stepped on the edge of the wall, and his right foot stepped into the air.

Using the long-lost left foot kick right foot flying style...

Above Hogwarts Castle,

The cry of a crane that had been missing for three years was heard again...

Chapter 69 He once wanted to ride a crane to ascend to heaven, but he did not expect to become the crane being ridden

Black gown, white sleeves, and red sand on the head.

Spread your wings and fly freely into the sky.

Last night, Jiu Gao woke up from a clear dream.

A loud voice resounded through the colorful clouds.

A huge adult red-crowned crane flew straight into the sky above Hogwarts, then swooped down quickly.

In the moonlight, it looked like a flash of white lightning, falling into the woods at the edge of the forbidden forest.

Douglas changed back into human form, quietly hid behind a tree, and stared at the Hufflepuff student.

The student noticed that something white seemed to have fallen into the forbidden forest not far in front of him.

He hesitated for a moment and walked in another direction.

Douglas sighed and quietly walked in that direction in the Forbidden Forest again.

This was why he didn't like using Animagus in school, it was too big a target.

And it's a kind of bird that doesn't belong here, so it's easy for people to associate it with something.

But this kind of thing is not under his personal control at all.

He had suffered a lot in order to transform into an Animagus.

It took almost three years to successfully transform.

He performed the first step alone seven times.

(A mandrake leaf is held in the mouth continuously for a full month (from full moon to full moon). Under no circumstances may the leaf be swallowed or spit out. As soon as the leaf leaves the mouth, the entire process begins again.)

God knows how difficult this process is for a Hufflepuff.

The second step failed 4 times. His luck was really bad.

(On the second full moon, place the leaf soaked in your saliva in a small transparent bottle and let it receive pure moonlight. If it happens to be cloudy that night, you must find another Mandela leaf and start over.)

Finally, he succeeded on the 7th try.

He couldn't help but sigh that 7 was indeed a magical number in the magical world.

As long as you complete the first two steps, you won't go wrong as long as you are careful with the following steps.

If he hadn't known that Animagus could remain conscious in Azkaban and not be devoured by Dementors, he probably wouldn't have been able to hold on so many times.

(After all, Bill gave up after failing three times. He felt that transforming into an animal wasn't that much fun! Charlie gave up the idea after learning that an Animagus couldn't transform into a dragon.)

At that time, Douglas had to be on guard against Voldemort's return, as a Muggle-born wizard, his wand would be broken.

In case he had never resisted and was imprisoned in Azkaban, becoming an Animagus could ensure that he would not be tortured into insanity while waiting for Voldemort's downfall.

During his time at Hogwarts, he had linked magic and cultivation together more than once.

He always fantasized about the day when he could transform his flying broom into a flying sword, change his Potions class into alchemy, and create some talismans to subdue ghosts. When he graduated, he could wear a Taoist robe and, in front of everyone, look like an immortal, ascend to heaven on a crane, making a group of die-hard magic fans envious...

Perhaps for this reason, his Animagus turned into a crane, which indeed looked ethereal and extraordinary.

But it was different from what he had imagined at the beginning. He wanted to ride a crane instead of being ridden by someone.

He had never used his Animagus in front of Bill again, ever since Bill had once jokingly said he wanted to try the feeling of flying on a crane that Douglas had described.

The only people who knew about his Animagus form were Bill and Charlie, although some creatures in the Forbidden Forest were not considered human.

Just as he was daydreaming, the Hufflepuff student had already entered the Forbidden Forest.

It was not far from Douglas's location, so the other party did not notice him.

Douglas stared at the student in front of him, trying to figure out what he was trying to do.

The Hufflepuff student stepped into the edge of the Forbidden Forest cautiously and stealthily.

Even Douglas, who was hiding nearby, could see the other person's body shaking constantly in this dim light.

And he kept muttering something.

When the other party walked to the place where the moonlight shone, his body trembled even more violently, as if there was a man-eating beast in front of him.

Douglas touched his nose and thought, how dare you enter the forbidden forest at night?

The student trembled and cast the luminous charm three times before lighting it up, then took out a silver knife.

After measuring his distance from the edge of the forbidden forest, he began to carve words on the tree next to him with shaking hands.

While carving the words, he was ready to run at any time, as if a monster would rush out from the depths of the forbidden forest to catch him at any time.

Douglas frowned slightly. Is this a message to someone?

He waited silently for the other party to finish carving the words.

After the other party ran out of the forbidden forest in shock and even with a crying voice.

Douglas looked carefully and cast a revealing spell, only to find that there was no one else around.

So he walked to the tree, lit his wand—"Partridge Quincy is no coward!"

Douglas's mouth twitched...

After waiting for so long, you let me see this?

He took out the Marauder's Map and saw that the other party was still some distance away from the castle. He planned to catch up and ask why...

Suddenly he glanced at the Marauder's Map and saw the names of George Weasley, Fred Weasley, Argus Filch, Mrs. Norris and Peeves overlapping, right at the door of his office...

Soon, he caught up with the student named Patrick Quincy.

Because the other party was a Hufflepuff, Douglas did not deduct points or criticize him harshly right away.

Instead, he helped up the child who had fallen to the ground in shock due to his sudden appearance.

Douglas had to spend some time comforting him.

After the other party calmed down, he finally heard why this student who made him nervous appeared in the Forbidden Forest at this time.

"Professor... they all look down on me... but I'm really scared... the astronomy tower is so high, every time I go up I'm worried I'll fall... In fact, I've never flown higher than ten feet in my flying class...

I'm also very afraid of the dark...

I have no talent for magic, and I learn much slower than others...

Originally, Slytherin made a bet with me, but I didn't agree...

Other classmates also comforted me, saying that it was okay not to go, and that Hufflepuffs didn't care about other people's opinions.

But…but, Zacharias Smith said, I was a coward and I had damaged the honor of Hufflepuff.

As a result, he couldn't even hold his head up in front of other colleges...

For the honor of Hufflepuff..."

Douglas looked at the other person's sincere eyes and chose to believe what he said.

Of course, he also received a little help from Legilimency. Although it did not explore the other party's memory, this spell made it easy for him to distinguish whether the other party was telling the truth. He didn't think that the other party could use brain occlumency or was better than him.

As for Zacharias Smith being a sophomore, he did have an impression, and a very bad one.

He had always been curious about how Mr. Smith was sorted into Hufflepuff.

Give the Sorting Hat a bad review...

Finally, Douglas had to tell the other party with regret:

"Mr. Quincy, I'm glad you're doing this for the honor of Hufflepuff, but unfortunately, I don't think I can give you any extra points for this.

Because of your behavior of wandering at night and entering the Forbidden Forest, according to the rules, I should deduct 50 points from Hufflepuff.

Of course, as a Hufflepuff, I am moved by your courage in upholding the honor of your house.

In that case, 20 points will be deducted from Hufflepuff, and Headmaster Sprout will inform you of your detention in due course."

Finally, Douglas took the other party back to the castle and said goodbye in front of the hall.

Douglas looked at the other party and said:

“Mr. Quincy, don’t do such boring things to prove your courage in the future.

In fact, at certain times, being able to restrain those meaningless impulses is also a kind of courage.

One last point, your classmates are right, Hufflepuffs really don't care about other people's opinions.

There's more to protecting the honor of your own academy than just this...

come on! "

After saying that, Douglas hurried towards his office. Who knows what will happen when these four get together...

ps: The following content is a description and method of transforming into an Animagus. Students who are not interested can skip it.