Harry Potter and Master of Magic

Chapter 23 News from the Phoenix

"Good wizards can know in advance what they will learn in five years, and some idiots don't even know what they will learn soon. I think that's the difference between a genius and a fool."

Snape was pacing up and down the aisle. He paused as he passed Harry, then gritted his teeth and said, "If you're an idiot, why don't you write it down?"

In the classroom, the sound of writing 'rustling' sounded instantly.

"Aha!" Snape said, rubbing his chin, as if he had just remembered something. "In view of Potter's poor performance and Miss Granger's impoliteness, Gryffindor deducted five points. On the contrary, Zhang Hao deducted five points. Excellent performance and three points for Slytherin."

This time Slytherin got extra points, but no one cheered because they were struggling to transcribe notes.

Although there were some innocuous accidents, Snape's revenge was successfully accomplished, and his mood seemed to have improved a lot.

At least the poker face had a little smile on its face, and it didn't seem so intimidating.

However, this situation did not last long.

While practicing medicine in groups, Gryffindor's Neville made a mistake and burned Seamus' cauldron into a crooked piece.

The potion in the crucible was splashed on the slate floor, burning holes in the shoes of the classmates.

Within seconds, all the students were on the stools.

And Neville, the initiator, was even more uncomfortable. He was splashed with potion when the cauldron was overturned, and his arms and legs were covered with red and swollen boils, which made him scream in pain.

Zhang Hao felt pain just looking at it, while Snape growled, "Idiot! I think you probably put the porcupine thorn in without removing the cauldron from the fire, didn't you?"

Neville cried even more bitterly, and boils appeared on his nose.

"Send him to the hospital up there!" Snape snapped at Seamus.

He probably felt sorry for Neville too, and gave up teaching the poor boy.

Then he spun around Harry and Ron, who happened to be operating right next to Neville.

Zhang Hao thought that they might be implicated by Neville.

Sure enough, Snape said in the next second, "Potter, why didn't you tell him not to add the porcupine thorn? You thought he made a mistake to show your goodness? Gryffindor lost it because of you. One point."

Harry was about to defend himself when Ron kicked him behind the cauldron, stopping him.

After an hour, the Potions class was finally over.

A group of freshmen was finally able to relax, but only a few were still gloomy.

...

At around three in the afternoon, Zhang Hao met with the trio in the restaurant.

Today is the day to meet Hagrid. According to Harry, Hagrid seems to have found clues about the Lordless Phoenix.

"Hi! Good afternoon!" Harry seemed to have walked out of the shadows of the morning, and he happily greeted Zhang Hao.

"Good afternoon! Three!" Zhang Hao also greeted politely.

Ron didn't seem to like Zhang Hao, a Slytherin, so he answered dryly and stopped talking.

On the contrary, Hermione and Zhang Hao got along very well. She asked suspiciously, "Hao! Which book did you read about the smell of thyme? Why don't I have any impression?"

Zhang Hao smiled and said, "I forgot the title of the book, maybe I can help you find it another day."

"Really?" Hermione said happily, "Thank you so much for that!"

While chatting, the few left the castle and walked towards Hagrid's residence.

Hagrid lived in a log cabin on the edge of the forbidden forest, with a crossbow and rubber gloves in front of the gate.

Harry knocked on the door first, and they heard nervous struggles and a few muffled barks in the room.

Then, I heard Hagrid say, "Back up, Ya Ya, back up."

Hagrid opened the door a crack,

Showing his big bearded face.

While appeasing the big dog named Fangya, he let Zhang Hao and others into the room.

There is only one room in the chalet, with ham and pheasants hanging on the ceiling, boiling water in a copper pot in a brazier, and a large bed in the corner with a quilt stitched together with rags.

Zhang Hao shook his head secretly, this kind of living environment is too simple.

Hagrid was the most loyal friend to Dumbledore, but Dumbledore seemed to have forgotten Hagrid, never thinking of making him a better life.

"Oh! Hao, I know you're very picky in life. Since you're here, don't dislike it." Hagrid said apologetically.

"It's nothing, Hagrid." Zhang Hao shook his head and said with a sigh: "I've experienced a hard life, and you're pretty good here."

Hagrid laughed, "You can get used to it!"

Then he looked at Ron and Hermione again, and asked with a smile, "Who are you? Harry's friends?"

Harry said quickly: "This is Ron, this is Hermione, they are all my good friends."

Hagrid welcomed him and asked Harry how his life was going this week.

While nibbling on the rock skin cake hard, Harry told the scene of the class these days.

The trajectory of history has not changed in the slightest, and he and Ron are still at odds with Filch. The two complained a lot, and their dissatisfaction with Filch was almost indescribable.

This resonated with Hagrid, and he said unhappily: "Every time I enter the castle, I am stared at by that old bastard like a thief. This feeling is terrible!"

He also said that he would introduce Filch's Mrs. Norris to Yaya, looking like he was going to let Yaya take care of Mrs. Norris.

But Zhang Hao remembered that Yaya was a coward at all, and whether he could beat Mrs. Norris was a question.

Then, the topic turned to Snape again.

"Oh! Hagrid, you don't know how much Snape hates me! I feel like he'll kill me if given the chance."

"Nonsense!" Hagrid shook his head. "That's impossible! Why does he hate you?"

He seemed to change the subject intentionally, turned his head and said to Zhang Hao, "I heard a piece of news in Knockturn Alley. It is said that a wizard found a phoenix that was about to nirvana in the Lomiti Mountains in Italy."

As soon as this statement came out, everyone's attention was attracted.

Zhang Hao frowned and asked, "Is Nirvana soon?"

"Yes!" Hagrid's face was a little ugly, but he nodded: "This may be an opportunity, but it is very difficult to grasp."

"What do you mean?" Harry asked strangely: "Since it is an opportunity, it should be seized. I think if it is missed, it will be difficult to find the next unowned phoenix."

"Phoenix? Are you planning to catch a phoenix to raise?" Hermione didn't know Zhang Hao's plan yet, but at this moment she deduced the matter from a few words.

Harry spread his hands and said, "It's not us, it's Hao. He planned to raise a phoenix before school started. After waiting for so long, he finally got some eyebrows."

Ron said in surprise: "Phoenix? Will it be more difficult to raise than a dragon?"

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