Chapter 60: The Lingering Ghost

"Yunkai, you can take off your earmuffs!"

Daphne smiled and stretched out her hand, directly pulling off the earmuffs buckled on Lu Yunkai's ears.

On the way from the greenhouse to the main castle of Hogwarts, the two peers walked side by side.

"Why do you seem so happy today? Is there any good news?"

Lu Yunkai was a little confused, looking at the smiling Daphne.

"No! It's just that my father wrote me a letter last night."

"Oh." Lu Yunkai also smiled.

Daphne's father has been on a business trip across the Atlantic this summer. It seems that there is a prehistoric magic relic or something like that. In the words of Daphne and her sister complaining about their father, maybe because of this magic relic, the two sisters will never see that old man in their lifetime...

"Aren't you curious about what he wrote to me?" Seeing Lu Yunkai's insincere answer, Daphne was a little unhappy.

"You'll tell me if you want to. If you don't, I won't ask!" After a month of getting along with Daphne for seven or eight hours a day, Lu Yunkai already knew Daphne's personality very well.

"Huh. I won't tell you!" Daphne pouted and turned her head to the side.

Lu Yunkai smiled and didn't take it too seriously.

"It seems that there is still more than half an hour before the Transfiguration class?"

"Yeah! What, do you want to go back to the dormitory to sleep?"

"No. Chris went somewhere last night. I didn't come back until I went out to eat this morning. I guess she's sleeping soundly in bed now." Lu Yunkai shook his head, "I'll go back and disturb her rest."

"I really don't know which of you is the pet and which is the owner." Daphne sighed.

Don't you know that cats are the masters of people?

Lu Yunkai didn't say this because it was a bit embarrassing.

The two of them talked back and forth, and came to the front yard of the school.

The first class of the first day of school was fully booked for all students of all grades. Naturally, no one would wander around at this time. The empty front yard seemed to be reserved by the two of them.

The two sat side by side under the eaves, looking at the clear autumn sky, and stopped talking.

Just like that, they sat quietly for a full half an hour.

There were more noises on campus. It was obviously the time for the first small class in the morning, and the students were all gone.

The two did not speak, and did not even remind each other. They just stood up together and came to the Transfiguration classroom.

Professor McGonagall seemed to be a little late here, but this was normal. Thinking back to the first Transfiguration class, Lu Yunkai and the others did not have an easy time.

Moreover, seeing that no second-year students had appeared yet, it seemed that there were some mistakes in the Herbology class.

After waiting for a while, the first-year students inside finally began to leave the classroom.

Lu Yunkai and Daphne consciously made way for the passage, but they were still greeted by the first girl who came out.

"How is your soul-eating lynx?"

The way the girl greeted him was a bit overwhelming.

"...It's pretty good."

Lu Yunkai was a little speechless about this girl named Luna. After meeting her by chance in Ollivander's Wand Shop a year ago, Lu Yunkai had checked the Quibbler magazine that she and her father mentioned by chance in their conversation.

How should I put it? It's very suitable for reading on the train from London to school.

It's only suitable for reading on the train.

It's full of all kinds of weird "train literature"-level articles, and many things are ridiculous.

But Lu Yunkai couldn't say that this book is worthless, because the soul-eating lynx really exists.

It can only be said that the crazy book has a crazy editor-in-chief Lovegood, who is Luna's father.

"You haven't been eaten by it yet, you're really lucky." Luna's next words almost made Lu Yunkai spit out blood.

Just when Lu Yunkai didn't know how to answer this crazy girl, Ginny next to him greeted her.

"Luna! Let's go! Be careful not to be late for the spells class!"

"Oh!" Luna smiled at Lu Yunkai, then turned around and ran towards Ginny, holding Ginny's hand and leaving together.

Lu Yunkai was just looking at Ginny politely, and when he was about to smile and say hello, suddenly, his mouth opened and couldn't close.

His eyes fell on a notebook in front of Ginny's chest.

The brown and worn leather cover, the paper inside was old and yellow...

Even if this broken book turned to ashes, Lu Yunkai would recognize it! !

No! This thing really came to Hogwarts again? How come it's so fast!

Lucius! You dog X! How did you get this unlucky star into Ginny's hands?

Looking at the backs of Ginny and Luna leaving, Lu Yunkai tried to piece together the possibilities of the matter in his mind.

Ginny is the only daughter of the Weasley family after all. She is spoiled by her brothers. It is impossible for her to pick up something from the roadside. Besides, Mr. Weasley works at the Ministry of Magic after all. Even if Lucius is very brave, he would not dare to send this thing to Ginny by owl, right?

There is only one possibility...

Lu Yunkai suddenly remembered the smile Lucius gave him when he was in Flourish and Blotts! Stepping back, he picked up an old book next to Ginny and put it back in.

It must be at that time that the guy stuffed this notebook into Ginny's luggage.

And the unprepared Ginny probably also adhered to the idea of ​​"it's just a notebook anyway, don't use it in vain", wrote on it, and then just like she did...

But Ginny is only an eleven-year-old girl, and it would not be difficult for Voldemort to deceive her!

Isn't this too shameful?

Lu Yunkai thought about how Voldemort wanted to help him find a sacrifice but was rejected by him.

There was a chilly air behind him.

Is this cute little girl the sacrifice chosen by Lucius?

"This Ginny will definitely be as beautiful as Mrs. Zabini when she grows up." Daphne's voice sounded at the right time.

"Yeah." Lu Yunkai responded instinctively.

Such a beautiful girl is called a living sacrifice! Lucius has no limits on what he can do!

"Why, if you like her, just catch up with her and ask her to chat with her after class! It just so happens that you and her brother are also friends, how convenient."

"...You!!" Lu Yunkai finally came to his senses.

He turned to look at Daphne.

The sour smell of this girl's words could be used to pickle Laba garlic...

"What, you think I'm in the way? Why don't I just hide away?" Daphne got angry and walked into the Transfiguration classroom first.

"Daphne! What are you doing! That's not what happened..." Lu Yunkai quickly chased after her.

Facing him, he saw Professor McGonagall packing up things on the podium.

"Lu Yunkai!"

"Professor McGonagall." Facing this professor who always took good care of him, Lu Yunkai was very restrained and polite. He could only walk over and say hello first.

"I had a good summer vacation. I've grown a little taller."

"Thank you Professor McGonagall."

"Did you practice Agmanis during the holidays?"

"Yes. But there's still not much progress. The animals turned into still have all kinds of strange combinations."

"Yeah. Don't worry, the most difficult part of Agmanis is this step. Once you find the right animal, you're basically 90% done."

"I understand." Lu Yun smiled and nodded.

In fact, if not strictly speaking, he can now turn into a sparrow without any side effects without drinking protective medicine. He should be considered a qualified Agmanis.

It's just that he has strict requirements on himself and feels that a bird covered in colorful feathers that looks like a bird of paradise but is about the same size as a sparrow is too fake, so he refuses to admit that he has completed the practice of Agmanis.

After exchanging a few words with Professor McGonagall about Agmanis and asking two more questions about preparations for transformation, the classroom behind Lu Yunkai finally became lively.

The second graders who finished herbal medicine class came to take transfiguration class.

Lu Yunkai also ended his chat with Professor McGonagall, and turned around to go to Daphne to explain that he was not looking at Ginny in a daze just now, but found that she was already sitting with her two best friends.

And he was immersed in reading a book, as if he didn't intend to talk to Lu Yunkai.

Lu Yunkai felt that it was better not to get into trouble with her at this time, because both Pansy and Millicent looked at him as if they wanted to tear him apart.

Pansy is not afraid. Millicent...

Lu Yunkai decided to sit next to his good buddy Blaise.

"Did you argue with Daphne again?"

As soon as Lu Yunkai sat down, Blaise rushed over to complain.

"...First of all, there was no quarrel, and secondly, why did you say again?"

"During the summer vacation..."

"Why are you here so late?" Lu Yunkai interrupted Blaise to settle old scores.

He did have an "argument" with Daphne during the summer vacation about whether there was any difference between dark magic and ordinary magic. Because of this, Lu Yun went to Brays' house to play for a day.

And because of Astoria, the two seemed to have had a quarrel...

"Stop talking, it's not that idiot Neville. We were all out of class, but that guy took off his earmuffs before he left the classroom. Professor Sprout happened to be transplanting mandrakes at that time. He I fainted immediately. But when I fainted, I knocked a flower pot on the table to the ground, and another one fell out, and then there was a mess, and our time for finishing get out of class was also delayed." Blaise nagged. , "Where did you and Daphne go on a date?"

"This is not a date!"

"Okay, come on! Don't do this with me!" Blaise waved his hand, "I've seen more than you've ever heard."

"..."

"As a friend, let me remind you that there are only two types of women: particularly troublesome and more troublesome. Daphne seems to be developing more and more into the former one. You may need to spend more time coaxing her. Of course, if you don't want to accept In the next few years, I will always spend my time on this kind of strange quarrels for no reason. It is better to stay away from her. "

"Okay, get ready for class!"

Lu Yunkai looked at Professor McGonagall who was ready to start class on the podium.

How could he have time to think about how to coax Daphne now?

All he could think about now was the notebook.

What should we do? !

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