Hogwarts Bloodline

Chapter 6 Library

"Ivan, after dinner, how about we go back to the dormitory and play some wizard chess?" On Wednesday afternoon, Ron, who had just finished his last class, was chewing a chicken leg in the lounge and asked Ivan incoherently. Ivan slowly put the last piece of steak into his mouth, and after a little thought, he shook his head and refused. "No, I have to go to the library later, you and Harry can go play." "Harry's chess moves are really bad, not challenging at all." Ron shook his head in disappointment at first, and then, as if he suddenly realized what Ivan said, the chicken leg in his hand fell to the ground. "Oh my God! Library? I thought only one person in the whole grade would go there!" "Hermione?" Ivan thought about it. The little wizard who went to the library every day just a few days after school started should be our Miss Know-It-All. "Yeah, who else besides her?" Ron said in an exaggerated tone. Harry suddenly pulled Ron's shoulder, and Ron realized that Hermione, who was holding a pile of books, was also in the lounge. He lowered his voice and said in front of everyone how much Hermione liked to preach and how arrogant she was. Fortunately, perhaps because of the distance, Hermione did not move, and probably did not hear Ron's words. Harry also listened in embarrassment. He did not like this kind of behavior of saying bad things behind people's backs, but other little wizards were very interested. It must be said that Miss Granger has become famous in the gossip circle of little wizards with her preaching temperament in just a few days after the start of school. Ivan did not participate in the discussion about Hermione, but he was not surprised by this situation. After all, they are all little wizards of eleven or twelve years old, and no one likes to be preached to their faces, especially by a little wizard of the same age. "Ivan, what are you doing in the library?" Harry asked curiously. Are the brothers not fun anymore? Are the brothers not nice enough? Or is the wizard flag not fun anymore? Although Ron didn't say anything, his eyes clearly showed that. It's like a friend who makes an appointment with you to play games after school every day, but suddenly one day he says he wants to go to the library to study hard after school. Ivan's mouth twitched. He didn't want to play the wizard flag, but just made some attempts to see if there are other ways to get academic points. It's not because the wizard flag is both novel and fun. "Don't you think the homework assigned by the professors is getting harder and harder? What will you do at the end of the semester if you don't work hard now?" Ivan glanced at Harry and sighed for a long time. Ivan knew that his talent was mediocre and his wand compatibility was not good. Among the first-year wizards, his spellcasting level was basically at the middle and lower levels. In this case, if you want to improve the evaluation of the professors, you can only work hard on the knowledge level. Improve your knowledge reserves and answer questions regularly, maybe you can get some impression points or something. "Ron, are you coming?" After Ivan finished eating, he packed up his things and said to Ron. Although Ron's magic talent is better than his, it is only above average at best. Compared with Harry, the gap is still obvious. In addition, Ron himself did not work hard, so he will be the weakest of the iron triangle in the future. So out of good intentions, Ivan still reminded him. Although Ivan did not expect Ron to agree, Ron shook his head quickly. "What a joke, we have only been here for a few days, and it is still a long way to the end of the semester. Why are you in a hurry?" "Forget it," Ivan did not care and walked straight to the library. "Just wait and see, Ivan will be back in an hour at most, otherwise I will eat the chessboard," Ron muttered and swore. The library of Hogwarts has the most and most complete magic books in the UK and even in Europe, from ordinary teaching books to profound forbidden spells and black magic, it can be said to have everything! Ivan, who came to the library for the first time, was also shocked by the huge collection of books. Rows of bookshelves were closely connected, and each bookshelf had up to a thousand magic books, which was much more spectacular than the movies Ivan watched in his previous life. Perhaps because the school had just started, there were not many little wizards in the library. They leaned on the bookshelves or the corridors in groups of three or two, which vacated a lot of the rest area in the middle. [Ding, explore the library] The system sound in his mind drew Ivan's attention back. He looked closely and found that the task of exploring Hogwarts in the task tree had increased by five percentage points at one time. More importantly, with the increased academic points, it was just enough to collect the 100 academic points required to exchange for the academic master experience card. Ivan couldn't help but look at the forbidden book area. The magic he was looking for, such as Legilimency and Occlumency, could be found here. "Child, are you looking for a book?" Mrs. Alma Pince, the librarian, came over and asked softly. "Yes, Madam, where are the books related to Transfiguration? It's best to have the more basic ones." Ivan retracted his gaze towards the restricted area and turned to Madam Pince. "Follow me." Madam Pince directed Ivan to a bookshelf, took out a "Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration" from the bookshelf, handed it to Ivan, and then paused and continued. "You just looked at the restricted area. Unless you can get authorization from the professors, you are not allowed to read or borrow related books." "I'm just a little curious, but I don't plan to really go in." Ivan took the book in his hand and shrugged casually. Ivan didn't plan to read these dangerous forbidden books in the near future. After all, with his current magic foundation, it is not suitable for him to learn these advanced magics. Anyway, there is still a whole semester, so I will talk about it when I have free time and opportunity. After explaining to Ivan, Madam Pince turned around and left conveniently. After all, she still had to keep an eye on those senior wizards. Almost every once in a while, there would be little wizards trying to break into the restricted area. Of course, before leaving, Madam Pince did not forget to remind Ivan that no noise was allowed in the library! After sitting down in the lounge, Ivan did not rush to test the effect of the academic card, but flipped through the book by himself, preparing to read it in a normal state for a while, and then compare to see how much the learning efficiency can be improved. Soon, only the sound of turning pages was left in the lounge, and occasionally a little noise from somewhere else would interrupt his thoughts.