In the last month of his first year, Hoffa didn't worry about the future. After leaving the hospital, he wasn't in a hurry to complete anything.
He spent most of his time in the library, preparing for exams and reading "Hogwarts, A School History". In his spare time, he would take a walk with his two friends by the Black Lake, play with kites and frisbees, and sometimes sit on the grass and drink some iced juice.
Miranda didn't show any signs of turning evil, and Aglaia didn't think about being the boss all day long.
They were like three ordinary students, playing, studying, and chatting.
Sometimes, Hoffa would go to Joey's place to accompany Maya. With Aglaia and Miranda.
Maya now completely regarded him as one of her own kind. She would often catch raw fish from the Black Lake and feed it to him, but Huo Fa could not accept such kindness. The three of them were often chased by a big bird and had to run away.
However, as Maya grew up, Joey often worriedly said that he wanted to take Maya back to America. While the British Ministry of Magic hadn't found out.
Hoffa didn't stop any of this. He calmly accepted the fact that he might have to part ways with Maya and Joey.
He lived in the present.
Not long after, the final exam arrived as scheduled.
Hoffa got a relatively high score in Magic Spells and Transformation, but his other subjects were very ordinary.
Miranda.
She still got an ordinary score in every subject and barely passed every subject. Even in Magic Spells, she barely passed.
As for Aglaia, of course, she was first in every subject, including Transformation. (Hoffa's Transformation Theory and History weren't as good as hers.)
After the scores were released, the three of them passed the first year without too many surprises.
After June arrived, the weather gradually became warmer and the semester was about to end.
Before the graduation ceremony, Ghoshak and Dippet returned to school from Romania.
They didn't have any special comments about what happened on the day of the Quidditch finals, even though everyone talked about seeing unidentified flying objects in the rain on the day of the finals.
At the graduation ceremony banquet, Dippet just gave a dry speech. He hoped that the graduating seventh year Hogwarts students could work hard and so on.
In the end, because Ravenclaw and Gryffindor both didn't finish the Quidditch finals, the Academy Trophy was taken away by Hufflepuff.
But Hoffa didn't care about this.
However, the day before leaving school, Hoffa received a letter from a senior student.
He was playing wizard chess with Miranda at the window of Ravenclaw.
(Neither of them wanted to play with Aglaea, because a game without suspense was not interesting at all.)
After the senior student gave the letter to Hoffa, he left.
When Hoffa received the letter, his two friends came over.
Aglaia: "Someone would write to you, is it to sell Wizard insurance?"
Miranda: "Is it a letter of love from a little girl?"
(Chess: That must be the king's conscription, idiot!)
But the two people and Chess guessed wrong.
After opening the letter, Hoffa saw a row of cursive English words.
Your actions on the day of the finals were very brave.
Dippet wishes to reward you in private.
Please come to the principal's office on the tenth floor of the main building.
The password is Provence.
Dumbledore's letter was, as usual, unsigned.
After reading it, Aglaia said sourly: "Reward, a private reward, Dippet is so stingy. Such a big contribution should be announced at the graduation banquet, I should also be rewarded because I made the potion. "
Hoffa rolled his eyes and thought to himself: "You were born in the wrong era."
Miranda: "That will expose Hoffa as an Animagus, it's not good for him, Hoffa, you should go quickly."
Without saying anything, Hoffa put away the letter and hurried to the tenth floor of the main building.
He had been here on Christmas Eve when he was chasing Mille, so he was familiar with the place.
When he came to the stone statue of the Dripping Monster, Hoffa said the password. "Provence."
The Dripping Monster spun and opened.
Going up the spiral stairs, Hoffa came to the legendary place for the first time, the principal's office.
However, it didn't look much different from the time of Dumbledore in the future.
The office was full of scrolls and books, and there were stairs on both sides that led to the second floor. Behind the principal's desk, there were six very imposing carved roman columns.
A huge silver ball swung back and forth behind the office like a pendulum, making a very slight ticking sound.
The walls were full of portraits of the former principals, and he even saw Sirius' great-great-grandfather on the wall.
When Hoffa came in, he heard faint voices, so he rested for a moment by the door.
The voices belonged to Principal Dippet, Vice Principal Ghoshak, and Dumbledore.
Ghoshak: "Is everything arranged?"
Dippet: "Yes, everything is arranged. Sorry to trouble you with the Far East side."
Ghoshak: "No problem."
"What about you guys, are you done with the handover?" Dippet asked.
"Yes," Ghoshak said coldly.
"Abusi, do you have a problem with that?"
"If it's only two years, I have no problem with that," Dumbledore said softly.
"Very well, you guys go." Dippet sounded tired.
Footsteps sounded in the office, and two figures appeared at the door.
It was Ghoshak, Abusi, and Dumbledore.
Hoffa stood up from the bench. This was the first time he had been in close contact with Dean Goshack in recent days, but the feeling of contact this time was completely different from before.
Looking at the old man who had once killed his son, Huo Fa silently stepped aside. He had no intention of condemning him. He could only say that extraordinary people could do extraordinary things.
He calmly walked past Huo Fa and didn't say much. It was no different from before.
Professor Dumbledore was much friendlier. He patted Hoffa's shoulder and said, "Go in."
When Hoffa entered the office, he saw Dippet with a gloomy expression. He couldn't help but look at his left rib.
There must be a knife wound left by Nimon.
Dippet Amando looked at Hoffa for a long time. His eyes stayed on Hoffa's ears for a long time, and finally his expression softened.
"Hoffa, Bach. Is that right? "
Hoffa nodded. As an unknown person, it was very difficult for the principal to remember his name.
"Last July, Abusi told me that he saw an unregistered French descendant in London. I didn't pay attention, but now it seems that I was careless."
Hoffa scratched his head and didn't say anything.
Amando stood up, coughed twice, and said, "As the principal, I have always been fair in my rewards and punishments. You took the initiative to help the Hogwarts. This is extraordinary courage. I will record this matter in the school's history and award you with a special contribution medal. "
Hoffa raised his eyebrows, but before he could say anything, Dippet said,
Dippet continued, "But I don't think these things are very attractive to Ravenclaw. So I prepared this for you. "
Dippet picked up a silver watch from the table and threw it to Hoffa.
Huo Fa took it and looked at it. It was heavy. It was an exquisite but old watch.
The watch was round, simple, and elegant. It had a silver case and a brown dragon belt.
There were ticking star dials on the dial. Some of these dials marked the time, but there were also some dials that he didn't know. These dials were 1x, 2x, 3x, 4x, and 5x respectively.
"Francois' Magic Watch," said Dippet.
"Put it on."
Hoffa put on the watch as he was told.
The moment the cold dial touched his skin, a red pointer on the dial floated to 1x and stopped moving.
Dippet said, "Do you see the red pointer inside? That red pointer represents the amount of magic power. 1x is the amount of magic power a standard adult wizard has."
“1x？”
"Yes, 1x is an important measurement unit for a wizard's level, danger index, and magic index."
Hoffa opened his mouth and looked at his watch again.
So, his magic power was only one-tenth of an adult wizard's value?
"This is a magical artifact from a long time ago. Its previous owner was an old friend of mine named Boothbottom. Francois Lebrun gave it to me for my 100th birthday. But, I don't need it anymore.
In addition to recording the magic power value, it also has the ability to store magic power. I see that you seem to be troubled by this problem. "
Hearing this, Hoffa's face finally changed.
He looked at the watch on the back of his hand and thought that if there was such a function, then this watch would undoubtedly be the most suitable reward for him who lacked magic power.
"But." Dippet coughed softly. "Right now, it doesn't have the ability to store magic power. After all, this is an old watch. The crystal chip used to store magic power has been used up. "
Hoffa, "That's …"
Dippet, "You don't have to worry about that. If you don't have any plans for the summer, I suggest you go to France. Let's go to my friend Francois Lebrun. He'll give you a new chip to store magic. "
France.
Hoffa nodded silently. Since he was in Europe, going to France was probably the same as going out of the province in his previous life. It wasn't a big deal.
"Very good." Dippet nodded.
"But it's too sudden. I don't have extra tickets for you. I'll arrange for a fresh graduate of Hogwarts to go with you. On one hand, it's to protect you, and on the other hand, it's to give you some experience."
With that, Dippet took out a letter from under the table and handed it to Hoffa.
Take it. Go to the docks and wait for the fresh graduate according to the time and place written on the letter. She'll take you there and give this letter to her.
Hoffa took the letter and put it in his chest.
At this time, there was a light knock on the door.
"Go, Bach." Dippet looked a little tired, "Have a good summer vacation."
After walking out of the principal's office, Hoffa saw the person who just knocked on the door.
Tom Marvolo Riddle.
At this moment, this old acquaintance of the orphanage was standing in front of the principal's office with a piece of paper in his hand.
Seeing Hoffa come out, he showed a slightly surprised expression, then he smiled and said, "You're not going back to the orphanage either?"
Hoffa nodded.
Tom waved the paper in his hand, "I'm staying at school. What about you?"
"I'm not staying," Hoffa said indifferently.
Then, he walked around Riddle and went to the spiral staircase at the corner.
"Bach."
Behind him, Riddle called out again.
Hoffa turned his head and saw an unusually cold face, which reminded him of a hissing snake.
He stood on a high place and looked at Hoffa as if he was looking at prey.
"Did you see an eagle that day?"
Hoffa paused for a second, then shook his head and smiled, "No. Have a good summer vacation, Tom."
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