Chapter 109 Slug Club
As expected, Professor Slughorn's career plan was very popular in the school.
Almost as soon as he opened the reservation system and released free time slots, those conversation spots were snapped up by senior students.
The adept professor quickly recruited a large number of outstanding students in his eyes and quickly organized a meeting of the Slug Club the next weekend.
"This time they are all senior students - fifth, sixth and seventh graders!" he said when inviting Jian Yu. "After talking with them, I found that there are quite a few excellent students with ideas!"
A smile appeared on his round face, and he said in a proud tone:
"Of course, my child, you are an exception. Although you are a third grader, they should be honored to meet you."
Such a party should be attended by students from Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff, and perhaps this is a good opportunity to expand customer resources.
Jian Yu agreed immediately.
Seeing her giving him face like this, Professor Slughorn smiled broadly.
But when she arrived at the scene, she found that the head boy and girl presidents and many prefects were in the room. There were also several senior students she didn't know.
This is obviously not a good opportunity to promote game consoles, because the prefects may be more worried about students getting addicted to gaming and losing the house cup than the game consoles.
Jian Yu sighed.
But Slughorn, who was surrounded by a laughing crowd, saw her immediately.
"Oh! Yu, my child!" He jumped up, his stomach shook twice, and even the gold buttons on his vest almost fell off. "Great, you are finally here!"
He quickly rushed to the door, put his arm around Jian Yu's shoulders, and walked into the crowd, as if he was introducing a superstar of tomorrow:
"Well, let's get to know each other--"
Gemma immediately came over and hugged her. Slughorn looked very happy:
"Of course, of course, you are all from the same school, so it's natural that you have a good relationship!"
Penelope, the Ravenclaw prefect, also came forward to greet her warmly and asked if she needed help with her essays and courses.
"Huh!" Slughorn's eyes were full of wonder. "Perhaps you have seen this before -?"
Penelope smiled, her long curly hair trembling slightly:
"Last year I was petrified by the basilisk in the Chamber of Secrets, and she killed the basilisk and helped me!"
Percy Weasley from Gryffindor also came up and stretched out his right hand to Jian Yu solemnly:
"Miss Jane, nice to meet you!"
This was not the first time Jian Yu met him. They met each other on the last day of summer vacation, but she didn't speak to him because she was busy finishing her homework.
He is a member of the Weasley family, and like his brothers and sisters, Percy has trademark red hair. He also wore a pair of glasses and was dressed neatly.
She remembered Ron complaining that his brother was a stickler for rules and had no sense of humor.
In accordance with British social etiquette, she extended her right hand to shake his hand.
"Are you okay?" he said in a serious tone, his voice becoming a little stiff and stereotyped.
"Very good, thank you--" Jian Yu replied.
Slughorn was visibly almost amused by such social etiquette. He knew that Percy was an ambitious man who, like himself, liked to interact with powerful people and celebrities. Unfortunately, his personality was too rigid and deliberate in communication, which made him unpopular:
"Percy, I think you have heard of her name!" He stepped forward to help, "Jade, this is Percy, the Weasley child, the current male student union president!"
Percy looked relieved. He had been wanting to thank Jane ever since she helped his girlfriend Penelope and his younger siblings last year.
But he did not want to expose his close relationship with Penelope in public, so he explained:
"Miss Jane saved my sister Ginny last year and also helped Ron...our whole family is very grateful to her!"
Hearing everyone thanking and praising Jian Yu, Slughorn smiled like a plump sunflower:
"Oh, this is really delightful!" He said with satisfaction, "Just as you said, Yu is indeed a kind and capable child. She can defeat the basilisk in the second grade. What a powerful little witch!"
Seemingly wanting to add to Jian Yu's reputation and connections, he deliberately revealed the reason for returning to Hogwarts:
"I didn't plan to come back to teach. Look, I'm already so old—"
"But Yu found me. She heard that many senior students were confused and said that you needed some career guidance—"
"That's why I accepted Headmaster Dumbledore's invitation."
"We are so lucky!" Gemma was very smart and immediately understood his subtext. "Thank you for coming back!"
She turned around and held Jian Yu's hands:
"Yu, we have to thank you for your efforts for us!"
Gemma then began to tell the others stories about what happened during the summer vacation.
She had only mentioned in the letter that everyone was confused about their future development. Their good junior, Jade Jane, who had won the school's Special Contribution Award twice, traveled thousands of miles to find Slughorn and persuaded him to come and teach.
This attracted the admiration of all the seniors, and there was an endless stream of people trying to get to know Jian Yu.
After all, during this week, they all had "heart-to-heart talks" with Slughorn and gained some benefits to varying degrees. Many people sorted out and gained a solid career plan, and some even received letters of recommendation and internship opportunities.
Jian Yu, who brought this professor to them, was naturally sought after because of his love for the professor.
Slughorn watched all this with great satisfaction.
Perhaps he couldn't help Jian Yu too much in terms of strength, after all, she had a powerful wizard like Dumbledore by her side.
But he can definitely build connections for her both inside and outside of school, and they can help her go further!
With such unity, perhaps we can fight against the hidden dangers...
Of course, it also filled his own talent collection cabinet——
What a wonderful thing!
As the banquet continued, Penelope suddenly mentioned during the casual conversation:
"Our patrol duties have become particularly heavy this year."
Percy nodded in agreement. Although the newly appointed Head Boy was a workaholic who tried his best to ensure that the Gryffindor students behaved well, his job was particularly difficult due to the adventurous nature of the little lions and the crazy sabotage of his own younger brothers.
As energetic as he was at the beginning of the school year, he is as tired now.
"This year, the entrance to the school is full of Dementors." His face became stern, and he was obviously very unhappy about this. "Principal Dumbledore has emphasized that we should not have conflicts with them, and we are not allowed to leave the school without permission, but they are still so unruly."
While Percy enjoys the pleasure that comes with power, he also believes that he has a responsibility to protect students and ensure that they do not conflict with Dementors.
"Can you believe it? Some people even said they wanted to see what Dementors look like to verify whether what the books say is correct!" Penelope ruffled her hair in anger. "Yesterday I caught a Ravenclaw who almost wandered out of the castle at night. If I hadn't patrolled there, he might have lost his life!"
Listening to their conversation, Jian Yu suddenly remembered the Patronus Charm.
"Have you learned the Patronus Charm? Perhaps it would be helpful on patrol?" she asked the two.
Penelope and Percy shook their heads at the same time.
"We have seen this spell in a book," Penelope explained, "but it is difficult. It is a high-level magic, far beyond the level of ordinary wizards. Many experienced wizards and witches encounter difficulties when using it. Learning it requires the guidance of a senior wizard."
Jian Yu frowned.
So if students accidentally encounter Dementors, they can only drink them like milk tea?
After all, even if the prefect was there, they didn't know the Patronus Charm and could only add some pearls to the milk tea.
Professor Slughorn drank hot tea and chatted with the people around him with a smile, but his eyes were always following Jane Yu's figure. When he saw her chatting with Penelope and Percy, he also walked over.
"What are you talking about, kids?"
"We are talking about the Dementors in the school." Jian Yu replied, "They have caused a lot of pressure on the work of the prefects. We would like to ask you how to learn the Patronus Charm?"
Slughorn answered her questions eloquently, and when his mouth was dry, he heard Jane suggest:
"You are so knowledgeable! Perhaps you would be willing to help the senior prefects learn this spell at the next gathering?"
"After all, as you know, the past two years of Defense Against the Dark Arts classes have been almost nonexistent—"
It must be said that the second use of this spell - conveying information and speaking in the voice of the caster successfully attracted her.
If she learned the Patronus Charm, wouldn't she be able to communicate quickly with Aberforth and others and keep in close contact with them?
After all, an owl takes a long time to fly - and it is possible that someone might shoot down the bird and the letter along with it along the way.
Slughorn froze.
He immediately realized that this was a good opportunity to expand his influence in the school!
By tutoring the Patronus Spell, we can take this opportunity to enhance the cohesion of the Slug Club and recruit some high-quality talents!
This can not only reduce the pressure on the prefects, but also gather these outstanding wizards——
This is a win-win situation!
As expected, it was Jian Yu, the little wizard he valued the most!
She really knows herself!
After giving Jian Yu an appreciative look, he said:
"Excellent suggestion, Jade!"
"Everyone, you are all the best wizards of your age. I believe in your abilities. Why don't we start training next week?"
As soon as these words were spoken, they immediately aroused warm applause from the class leaders.
"If we can learn this spell, we won't have to fear Dementors anymore!"
"We can protect the younger students—even if they come into conflict with the Dementors!"
"Yu Ke is so smart to come up with such a good idea!"
They all had expectant smiles on their faces.
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