Neville found that in addition to the Herbology class, he had another favorite course - Ancient Runes.
It's not that he had a special feeling for Ancient Runes, just like he was good at fiddling with various magical plants. On the contrary, because of his poor memory, he was one of the few poor students in the class. In the most recent exam, his grades were only slightly better than those of Crabbe and Goyle from Slytherin.
He liked the Ancient Runes class because he liked the professor of this course. This reason was similar to the reason why he hated Potions class.
"Neville, your grades are not the best, but your attitude is serious enough, which is what I admire about you." After a class, Professor Happ said to him and gave him a privately made bookmark.
On it was a short story written in Runes. According to the professor, this short story covered 127 theoretical ancient runes involved in this school year.
With the help of Hermione, the master of ancient runes, he completed the translation work -
'Nar is a clumsy person.
This clumsiness was told to him by others, and over time, he himself thought so.
Nar likes to play with clay dolls. He is naturally sensitive to the characteristics of different types of clay. He likes to watch the black, red, brown, white, gray, and various colors of clay taking shape in his hands little by little, turning into delicate and lovely shapes.
This kind of love is stress-free and can bring comfort to Nar when he is sad.
His parents are very busy and don't spend much time with him. Even on the most important Christmas, they only see each other briefly. His biggest wish is that they can spend more time with him.
Nar spent two months quietly completing a set of dolls, which included his parents and himself. They were holding each other and smiling happily.
He thought: When mom and dad see it, they will definitely touch his head and say with a smile: Nar is the best.
On Christmas Day, Nar gave the gift to his parents. His parents looked at him in surprise because the doll was so delicate and very touching. They said to him apologetically: We ignored you. You are no dumber than anyone else. We swear to accompany you in your growth.
Nar is very happy. '
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Neville carefully put the bookmark in the textbook of Ancient Magical Runes, his action was so careful and cautious that Hermione was a little jealous.
"Thank you, Hermione." He said sincerely.
"Ah? Oh, it's nothing..." Hermione was not used to his attitude and waved her hands repeatedly.
She returned to her seat and saw Ron looking at the test paper in his hand with a sad face. "Hermione, the questions you set are too difficult."
"Really?" Hermione looked at him in surprise. "I always set questions according to what is taught in class. Each question has a prototype."
Ron showed her the ancient magic textbook with his scribbled notes. "Not everyone is like you. You can't wait to write down every word of the professor. I'm in a normal state. If you don't believe me, look at the others." He complained, "Harry, Dean, Seamus..."
But Hermione disagreed at all. "My test paper is not beyond the syllabus. It's your own problem." She suddenly looked at Harry. "Do you think so too?"
Harry was startled and said tactfully, "Hermione, half of the students in the class failed this exam."
Hermione slumped on the table in frustration.
Harry opened his mouth, "Actually...actually it's okay. Professor Happ said that the difficulty of his final exam was about this level. It's very useful for reference, right, Ron?"
Ron quickly said, "Yeah, that's right, that's it."
Hermione turned her head and looked at the center of the common room. Fred was the only twin there, but there were many people surrounding Fred. He excitedly showed the heart-shaped couple mirror in his hand, "It has both text and voice functions. Text communication has almost no distance restrictions, which is enough for you to chat with friends from all over the world for a whole day during the summer vacation. Voice conversation can only cover the school for now, but it is a favorite of couples. Let me demonstrate it to you once--"
He shouted to the couple mirror, "George, where are you now?"
A clear voice came from the mirror, "I'm in the Ravenclaw common room. Do you need me to describe the layout here to you?"
Fred said, "I've been there, but some of our friends don't know it yet." He winked at the others.
The voice in the mirror said, "Then I will take you to visit the common room of Ravenclaw College. I'm George Weasley," he cleared his throat, "let's start now -
the colors here are mainly bronze and blue, and there are stars painted on the ceiling and carpet. I also saw a white marble statue. There are many bookshelves. In addition to various tomes, there are also some small ornaments...
In general, although it is not quite the same as ours, it looks very novel. Speaking of this, I have to criticize a few words. Slytherin's underground common room is like a dungeon..."
Lee Jordan looked at Fred in surprise: "Have you been to Slytherin's common room?"
Fred smiled and said, "We covered our heads and ran around in it."
George in the mirror was still talking, "...you can see the Black Lake from the small window, but it makes people worry that it will be flooded when sleeping. There are chains hanging from the ceiling. The decoration style is similar to Filch's office, and the lighting is like a ghost light-" "
George, you're off topic." Fred interrupted him.
"Okay," said the voice in the mirror. Although no one could be seen, many little wizards could imagine George shrugging his shoulders and even pretending to smirk. "Next, let's randomly interview some Ravenclaw students. Hello, what book are you reading? Your necklace is very beautiful. It reminds me of the proprietress of the Three Broomsticks. She is so charming..."
"George!" Percy shouted angrily at the couple mirror.
But a dazed little witch's voice came from the other side: "A Collection of World Jokes, a very interesting book."
"Really? I'm suddenly interested. Dad's joke book is too old-fashioned. Who would be interested in the stinking armpits of a troll..." George said. "It's
Luna!" Hermione said to Harry and Ron in surprise, and they also gathered around.
Ron said, not knowing whether he was worried or looking forward to it, "This girl will definitely give us a surprise."
Then, almost all the little wizards in Gryffindor heard Luna tell a cold joke in a somewhat ethereal voice. No one laughed, only George on the other side asked with interest, "It sounds good, but what is a lottery?"
At this time, another cheerful female voice appeared -
"It's a small card with a sticker. After you scratch it, there are prizes of varying values on it; or you are asked to guess a string of numbers..."
Percy in the lounge said in surprise: "Penelope?"
The other side asked in confusion: "Percy? Is this the couple's mirror? It's better than I thought... I want to confiscate it. Are you Fred or George? I remember I paid a deposit."
George's voice on the other side sounded a little embarrassed: "This is a sample. It's not for sale for the time being. If you need it, Fred and I can tie Percy up and give it to you."
Harry and the others didn't know what happened next, because Percy snatched half of the couple's mirror from Fred and ran to the corner to whisper.
Fred stayed where he was, looking at everyone with a smile in his eyes: "The above is the demonstration this time. It only costs three galleons to book in advance. Friendly reminder, the price will increase in the near future..."