The Law That Something Always Goes Wrong on Halloween

October,

A strange cold front from East Greenland suddenly swept in, enveloping Hogwarts Castle.

Because of the cold wave, a cold suddenly broke out among the students and professors, leaving Madam Pomfrey in a flurry of activity.

Not only Professor Snape, but even William was dragged into it to help brew Potions.

They needed to brew a Pepperup Potion, a Potions with immediate effects, but those who drank it would experience smoke coming from their ears for several hours.

William's Warming Badge suddenly became a bestseller.

He sold off a batch of inventory he made last year and made a fortune.

Lockhart was jumping around the Hospital Wing, shouting that he would provide several Potions " for treating colds and telling everyone not to worry.

He claimed, "No one knows this cold better than me!"

But because of his continued contact with patients, he eventually caught it too... and caught a cold.

And it's very serious.

This pleased Madam Pomfrey so much that she specially sent Professor Snape his "made" Pepperup Potion.

In Professor Snape's words, "With a touch of my special essence, it can nourish Lockhart's body and restore his vigor."

Unfortunately... after Professor Lockhart drank it, his cold got better, but his stomach started to hurt so badly that he didn't want to open his mouth to speak.

Occasionally, it may be accompanied by unpleasant symptoms such as nausea, dry heaving, and a craving for sour foods.

Professor Snape brewed him another milky-white Potions, but Lockhart refused to drink it.

For third-year wizards, Professor Trelawney's Divination suddenly became the most popular.

Everyone loves Divination.

Who told her to accurately predict the massive flu outbreak in October during the very first lesson?

Let's see what a great Seer and a master Divination are like! (Leans back tactically)

William only learned after a brief conversation with the twins that Professor Trelawney had also predicted the arrival of a cold during her first class in fourth grade.

But the timeframe is... November!

She also made predictions for January, March, and May of next year for several other grades.

Historically, these periods all coincide with peak flu seasons.

With such high-intensity predictions, there's bound to be at least one correct prediction that successfully fools an entire grade level, right?

No wonder she's called a fraud.

Professor Trelawney was born for this!

Of course, as Professor Trelawney predicted in her first lesson of third grade, she naturally lost her voice.

But this did not affect his status in the eyes of the third-year wizards at all; on the contrary, it made him even more respected.

As for whether he was faking his loss of voice, William dared not say, nor did he dare ask.

Even when she was sick and lying in bed, Trelawney still managed to shout out in her hoarse voice: Paid leave!

So Professor McGonagall bestowed upon her a severe beating... cough cough, a bottle of Potions.

The kind that's infused with Professor Snape's essence.

With Lockhart setting an example, Professor Trelawney's voice miraculously returned to normal without her even taking a sip of water.

It's simply a medical miracle!

Therefore, Professor Snape is truly a god forever!

It's the ultimate weapon against any dissent at Hogwarts!

With the influence of the cold wave, the weather has been particularly bad.

Hogwarts seemed to have suddenly entered the rainy season.

Raindrops the size of bullets pounded against the castle windows for days on end.

The water level of Black Lake rose, turning the flowerbeds into mudflats, and the pumpkins Hagrid planted swelled to the size of a greenhouse.

He planned to hang it in the Great Hall on Halloween.

Halloween Eve arrived quickly.

Hogwarts was decorated extravagantly, and the Great Hall was decorated with live bats as if it were a festival.

The giant pumpkins from Hagrid's species were also carved into lanterns, large enough for three people to sit inside.

Pumpkin lanterns were hung in the Great Hall, resembling private boxes, creating a strong festive atmosphere!

Anne told William that Dumbledore had booked a Red Skull Dance Troupe that would perform striptease in the evenings to entertain everyone.

A bunch of skeletons... what's so interesting about them all? Forget striptease, even pole dancing, what kind of amazing thing could they possibly do?

William was speechless. Dumbledore just liked to do fancy things and didn't understand the feelings of the students.

In the afternoon, William skipped Professor Trelawney's Divination and went to Professor Vector's Arithmancy.

Arithmancy refers to a form of Divination that uses numbers to interpret a person's character and destiny, or to predict the future.

Another name for it is "Numerology".

Professor Trelawney's Divination is based on interpreting vague images from crystal balls, tea leaves, or palm lines, or deducing the inherent meaning of things from random shapes or scribbled words.

Arithmancy, on the other hand, is based on a series of rules and rigorous mathematical calculations.

The fundamental tenet of Arithmancy is that the world is built upon the power of numbers.

After explaining some lessons, seeing that everyone was not very interested, Professor Vector put away "Arithmancy and Gramatica" and began to teach everyone how to calculate luck.

Professor Vector could definitely be called the most beautiful girl at Hogwarts, wearing a knee-length cream-colored Ireland sweater that just reached above her black leather boots.

She had thick, wine-colored hair that fell naturally over her shoulders, and a face that bore a striking resemblance to Lily Collins.

William understood why everyone loved Professor Vector's Divination.

With such a beautiful professor, how could grades be bad?

Professor Vector tapped the wall with his wand, conjuring a Dahei with a set of numerical tables on it.

"Don't forget the three Ns I taught: 'Event Numbers,' 'Quantitative Numbers,' and 'Result Numbers.'"

Professor Vector's clear, melodious voice further enhanced her charm; many students described her voice as a delightful treat for the ears.

William followed the rules, choosing three things he liked and disliked, and then converting them into numbers.

Professor Vector's Arithmancy involves converting letters into the ancient Latin alphabet in the order of ABC, and then matching them with the numbers 1 to 9 to perform Divination.

William quickly calculated his number to be... 777.

"Oh dear, this is not a good result, Mr. Stark." Professor Vector frowned and took the note from William.

Everyone stared at William as if he were about to die.

"As we all know, 7 is a magical number," Professor Vector said.

That's true. In William's previous life, 7 was a magical number, and in Arithmetical Divination, 7 also possesses magic.

Bridget Winlock, a 13th-century Arithmetical Divination, was the first wizard to discover the magical properties of the number 7, and she then wrote extensively about this idea.

Professor Vector analyzed:

"The first 7 signifies approaching danger; the second 7 is a quantifiable number... it could be seven times, or it could be seven; the last 7 signifies failure!"

William frowned.

Professor Trelawney told him in the first class that what he was worried about would happen before Christmas.

Professor Vector also told him that danger was drawing ever closer.

Does the second 7 refer to seven instances of danger, or seven enemies?

The final defeat... does it refer to William's defeat, or a perilous defeat?

As expected... Divination is always an ambiguous matter!

William felt that it was best for him to prepare some Felix Felicis.

After all, the Halloween curse and the curse that Defence Against Dark Magic can't last more than a year are both causal weapons!

The kind that can't be avoided.

William... is starting to panic.

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