A Certain Magical Hogwarts
Chapter 315

Hermione's Professor Stark

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On the last day of the Easter holiday, Mrs. Norris birth to seven kittens.

A normal cat will give birth after two months, but a cat with Kneazle blood can be pregnant for as long as half a year!

Seven kittens, four orange and three tortoiseshell.

It inherited coat colors from both Bobocha and Mrs. Norris.

The kittens are adorable, but William doesn't have the energy to keep them all... Four orange cats, plus a Bobocha, could eat him out of house and home, so he'll definitely have to give them away.

The seven cats had already been divided up in advance. Nicolas's wife, Perenelle, had told William two Christmases that she wanted a cat.

Anne, Ginny, and Luna, the three little girls, would come to the dorm under the guise of watching the kittens, openly mooching off William's snacks and comic books.

They also pre-booked their pets.

Hermione chose a tortoiseshell kitten, rejecting the orange cat that was the same color as Bobocha!

Professor McGonagall happily got one too; as an older catgirl, she loves cats the most.

I guess I thought Bobocha was pretty good, so I decided to pick a similar orange tabby cat.

And Filch, we should at least leave him one, right?

Of course, this matter needs to be told to him later. He had been in a daze for more than half a year since the attack.

After the Basilisk died, he regained consciousness, but had lost a lot of his life force and needed to recuperate at the Hospital Wing for a period of time.

So, Filch didn't even know that his Mrs. Norris was pregnant... Not only was she pregnant, but when he left the hospital, he would suddenly discover that the baby was already running away!

This kind of stimulation is not something that ordinary people can withstand.

After Filch was discharged from the hospital, William planned to temporarily hide from him, carrying Bobocha with him.

Otherwise, if Bobocha is caught, he will definitely be castrated for life and will never be able to play happily with Mrs. Norris again.

Mrs. Norris cared for the kittens for two months, then stopped feeding them and chased them all out to forage for food on their own.

So the kittens went their separate ways to their new owners.

However, except for one cat that went to Nicolas Manor, the other six are still at school.

So for a long time, this scene could be seen at the school:

Mrs. Norris swaggered ahead, followed by six little ones.

With the arrival of June, final exams began.

Many students were in great distress because rumors had been circulating for a long time that:

The attack this semester will result in the cancellation of final exams, but the professors are worried that students will become complacent, so they will only announce this good news before the exams.

Many people believed it!

Many people even went to ask the professor, and the answer they received was that there would be a test, so everyone must not let their guard down!

People are increasingly convinced!

This rumor is definitely false.

The attacks ended before Easter, and with more than a month until the exams, how could there be no exams?

William learned through careful inquiry that the false information originated from Slytherin House.

The source of the rumor is... Professor Snape.

He was unhappy that Slytherin House's grades were the worst, so he spread false information in an attempt to lower the grades of students from other houses in order to save face... What a scheming snake!

Hermione was extremely pleased with herself. She had reviewed the material several times, and she even started making a study plan right after Christmas.

During Easter, she would go to Anne's dormitory every morning and force her to study in the library.

William was first in his grade, Hermione was first in her grade, and the girl naturally assumed that Anne should also be first in her grade.

Hermione also devised a seven-round review plan for Anne, with William strictly supervising it.

The last thing Anne does every night before going to sleep is to teach her cat, Pineapple Head, how to beat up Hermione's cat, Bobosha.

Soon, exam week began, and an unusual silence descended upon the castle.

Third-grade students emerged from the large classroom for their Transfiguration exam on Monday lunchtime, many of them pale-faced.

The exam was so difficult!

In the practical exam, Professor McGonagall asked everyone to turn a teapot into a kitten.

Professor McGonagall has a new "cat model," the little orange tabby she adopted.

William waved his wand gently, and an identical cat appeared.

Professor McGonagall gave him a perfect score.

However, most students turned out not into cats, but into sharp-nosed mice.

Professor McGonagall's little orange cat started playing a cat-and-mouse game in the classroom. The scene became quite chaotic.

For their Charms class exam, Professor Flitwick tested them on the antidote for hiccups, a charm that can restore normalcy to a person who is hiccuping.

Marietta went too far in this regard; she turned Qiu's hiccups into asthma.

Qiu kept coughing in the classroom, almost coughing up her lungs.

The following morning, Kettleburn presided over the exam on Care of Magical Creatures.

He had the whole class collect the sap sprayed by the Clabbert.

The task was simple, because after the attack, many students used the Clabbert as an alarm. For a time, the professor's office was filled with the fragrance of heather.

After the exam, everyone applauded the professor and bid him farewell. Professor Kettleburn choked up, seemingly reluctant to retire.

This made Hagrid was observing the exam in the classroom and preparing to learn two skills, extremely nervous.

However, Professor Kettleburn still left, Dumbledore gave him a complete set of enchanted wooden prosthetics.

That afternoon they had their Potions Class, and Snape spent most of the class hanging around William.

Their eyes met, and while William was brewing the Potions, he subtly held up four fingers, indicating that they could split the profits 40/60.

But Snape countered with a two, indicating that William's price must be 20% cheaper than the market price.

Professor Snape really knows how to talk big, like Merlin!

Since the deal fell through, William needed to think things over and focus on brewing the Potions first.

Snape pursed his lips and, before leaving, scribbled a few words of disdain in William's notebook, which looked like a perfect score.

William nodded in satisfaction. Professor Snape was showing some sincerity, and the foundation for their conversation remained intact.

The History of Magic exam was on Wednesday morning, William easily wrote down the reasons for the founding of the International Confederation of Wizards on the exam paper.

Because William had chosen all the courses, and several exams were scheduled for the same time, he had to apply for separate exams.

Professor Trelawney was very unhappy with William, and he skipped most of her classes.

However, it seems the principal had spoken to Trelawney beforehand, and despite William's ramblings about the Prophecy Orb, Trelawney still gave him a high score.

As William was leaving, he caught a glimpse of several cases of sherry piled up in Professor Trelawney's small warehouse.

What an old drunkard!

A week later, the results came out, and William was once again first in his grade.

At the dinner, Ravenclaw defended their House Cup.

This was inevitable; during the Chamber of Secrets incident, Dumbledore added two hundred points to both William and Harry's score, which put Ravenclaw and Gryffindor ahead of all other houses.

After reminding the professors of the beast tide attack, Dumbledore added fifty points to each of William and the other two.

William's combined score with Autumn's score already exceeded Slytherin's House Points.

Professor Snape was absent from the dinner party; it was said he had an upset stomach, apparently due to his period.

The school year is finally over.

The next morning, everyone boarded the Hogwarts Express.

William and his group occupied a large private room.

During this time Malfoy came to see Harry again, seemingly to make a pre-summer confession... oops, goodbye!

After all, we won't see each other again for another two months.

However, the two did not have a friendly exchange.

Harry used his diary to Dobby, the Malfoy family's House-elf, which infuriated Malfoy.

"If I had a wand, I would have taught him a lesson!" Ron shouted after Malfoy left.

That night in the Chamber of Secrets, to prevent Ron from biting his tongue, Harry put Ron's wand in his mouth.

The wand is completely damaged and cannot be repaired.

"I'll get you a new one," Harry said apologetically.

"No... that wand is actually not working properly anymore." Ron blushed and waved his hand. "I hope Mom and Dad will buy me a new one."

"Didn't you want a pet?" Harry asked, puzzled.

"No, we already have Scabbers, so the pet is out of the question." Ron pulled Scabbers the mouse out of his pocket.

The little mouse Scabbers is back. It had been missing for more than half a year, and everyone thought it was dead. Little did they know that it had been hiding in Neville's shoe all along.

Ron grabbed Scabbers's tail and swung it around, making him do circular motions.

"Scabbers loves this game the most; look how happy it is." Ron increased the frequency of shaking the mouse.

Harry's eyelids twitched; he had a feeling that Scabbers ' tail was about to be torn off.

Anne, Luna, and Ginny are dressing up three kittens.

Luna casually hung her carrot earring on a cat's ear and asked, "Are you going to the cabin again this summer vacation?"

"No, thank you." Anne shook her head. "My family and Hermione's parents have made plans to go on vacation to France. We probably won't be back until the end of summer vacation."

Luna was somewhat disappointed; she still missed last summer.

Cedric and Cho are studying a map, planning a trip for William and his family's France vacation.

"We definitely have to go see the France Quidditch League Cup; there are matches during the summer vacation." Qiu scribbled on her paper. "It would be a shame to miss it."

"And those wand shops... their craftsmanship is also very sophisticated," Cedric continued, chattering on.

"Ced, whether you look at a wand or not is irrelevant..." Qiu retorted.

"How can I not care? That's art..." Cedric said seriously.

William and Hermione watched the two arguing with great interest.

If necessary, they can readily vacate the carriage to allow Cedric and Qiu Zhenren to fight!

"How about we go check out Beauxbatons?" Hermione suddenly blurted out.

"What are you going there for?" William paused for a moment, "There's no one around during summer vacation."

Hermione popped a mint candy into her mouth, her cheeks puffed out, dimples bulging, and mumbled indistinctly, "Oh, then I'll go when there are people around!"

William grinned, but remained silent.

"Actually, I'd like to be an exchange student too," Hermione said softly, swallowing a mint gummy. "To see what other schools are like."

"Then go for it. With your grades, you could get an exchange program with any magic school."

"But I'm a little afraid of unfamiliar environments," Hermione said in a low voice. "William, I know I have personality flaws and it's hard for me to make friends, especially if I'm all alone..."

"Oh, that's easy." William tapped the edge of his chair with his right hand, his smile bright. "By the time you've decided on a school, I'll be almost graduated. Then I can just apply to be a professor at that school."

"Huh?" Hermione tilted her head, looking at William with warm, gentle eyes, and said, "Then you've become my teacher?"

"Yes, I'm your private tutor now too." William laughed. "Please call me Professor Stark."

"However, you should worry about other things, such as the fact that if I apply to be a teacher right after graduation, the school may not accept me."

"No way!" Hermione propped her chin on her right hand, a smirk playing on her lips, and said proudly, "With Professor Stark's abilities, which school wouldn't be eager to hire you if you wanted to be a teacher?"

"So, if I go on an exchange program, you absolutely must come with me as a teacher," Hermione earnestly instructed. "William, don't let me go to a strange place alone."

William hummed in agreement, staring at Hermione in a daze.

A gentle breeze carried a faint fragrance, and William reached out to smooth Hermione's disheveled brown hair from her forehead.

The two of them looked out the window at the sky.

--The End of Tom Riddle's Diary!

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