Where did Dumbledore go?

What is he doing?

Over the next few weeks, Harry only saw the Headmaster twice.

Since he rarely showed up during meals now, it seemed that Hermione was right about the headmaster being gone for days at a time.

Did Dumbledore forget that he was supposed to give himself private lessons?

Dumbledore said that those lessons were ultimately related to the prophecy.

Harry had once felt encouraged and at ease, but now he felt a little abandoned.

In mid-October, they went to Hogsmeade for the first time this semester.

Due to the increasingly strict precautionary measures around the school, Harry originally thought that they would not be allowed to go to Hogsmeade.

Now that he knew he still had to go, he was very happy.

It's nice to leave the castle and relax, even if it's just for a few hours.

On the morning when he went to Hogsmeade, there was a strong wind outside. Harry woke up very early and passed the time before breakfast by flipping through the book "Advanced Potion Making".

Of course, he usually doesn't lie in bed and read textbooks. On this point, Ron is right. This kind of behavior is unsightly for anyone except Hermione, and Hermione's behavior just seems a bit unsightly.

Just weird.

However, Harry felt that the Half-Blood Prince's "Advanced Potion Making" could not be considered a textbook at all.

The more Harry studied the book, the richer it became.

Not only are there easy-to-follow tips and shortcuts that earned Harry Slughorn's warm praise,

Moreover, there are many creative little curses and magic spells written down in the margins of the book.

Judging from the scrawled and altered handwriting, Harry felt that these things were invented by the prince himself.

"Actually, you are a very smart wizard. Until now, I have not figured out why you chose to join the Death Eaters after graduation. If you had not joined their team, you would still be a very smart wizard.

Celebrity."

"Becoming a Death Eater... was a wrong decision I made at the beginning. I was still very young when I made this decision, and at that time, becoming a subordinate of Voldemort was not a very shameful thing. In a family of pure-blood wizards,

There is a great sense of accomplishment inside.”

There was nothing going on tonight, so Jon chose to have some tea with Snape and chat about past stories. After all, he was actually quite curious about why Snape became a Death Eater.

"But you are not a pure-blood wizard, and you have deep hatred against some people who are pure-blood wizards. Or is it precisely because of these hatreds that you chose to join Voldemort's team?"

"Actually, I don't know if I hate Potter that much. It's a mystery.

If he is still alive now, maybe there will be an answer, but he is dead, and so is Lily. I have always regretted not seeing him one last time before I died, but after all, this matter cannot be solved by regret.

Dumbledore can resurrect after death, but Lily is just a Muggle-born wizard. Although she married into the Potter family, she does not have such a deep foundation or strong strength, let alone the level of the Sacrifice Curse she used.

Magic... Many times I wonder, is it really worth it for a child?"

"Of course it's worth it. Why do you have a picture of your mother on your desk?

Mothers can do many things for their children, even if they sacrifice their own lives, I have never doubted this."

"Yes, mother can always do a lot of things, but it's a pity that she chose the wrong man. If she chose..."

"Of course she won't choose you. You just think that the two of you have a relationship in the past, so she should like you, but how can there be such a good thing in this world?

People always want to see what they want to see, but often ignore those things that have also happened but do not want to see."

"yes."

"Speaking of which, do you know about that?"

Jon asked tentatively.

"Are you talking about Dumbledore's arrangements for Harry?

I do know it, but what’s the use of knowing it?

I couldn't save his mother at first, and I can't change his fate now."

"Don't worry, as time goes by, everything is getting back on track. You have to protect yourself. I'm still waiting for you to become the president of my university."

"Really? I will try my best."

Snape put down his teacup and stood up.

"Speaking of which, our boy is learning the magic spells I left behind recently. Are you sure you don't want to interfere? These spells are not good ones."

"Our boy has grown up and always needs to learn to face the world on his own. It is good to let him learn some methods in advance."

After hearing Jon's answer, Snape turned back and asked him one last question.

"Will you still save people?"

"What?"

"I mean, will you still save people? Just like you saved Sirius, will you come down and die afterwards?"

"No, not unless there is a real need."

Jon drank the last bit of tea in his cup and said calmly.

"I always save people because I have regrets in my heart, but these regrets will always disappear with time. In fact, I no longer have such a strong feeling of regret. Whether those people will die or not is not a big deal to me.

I started to care less about the relationship."

"Yes, time will make these things pass away." Snape snorted: "Welcome, you have finally come to the real world."

…

…

Harry had tried several spells invented by the prince in the past two days.

One of the curses made people's toes grow wildly. He secretly did an experiment with Crabbe in the corridor, and the effect was extremely interesting;

There is also a spell that sticks a person's tongue to the roof of the mouth. The effect of this spell was tested on Filch. At that time, Filch did not try to resist. He did not discover the existence of this spell.

But when he told Jon about this, he realized that while Harry had already gotten the result he wanted, Jon was not doing anything;

Then, among those spells, the most useful one is the ear-closing spell. This spell can fill the ears of everyone around you with an indiscernible buzzing sound, so that you can chat as you like in class.

Not afraid of being heard by others, Jon was very interested in this curse, because he had always thought that this curse was a normal curse with inheritance, but ignored that this curse was originally created by Snape

of.

After all, he only used earplugs once to listen to spells on the train back to Hogwarts, and he never used this kind of spell again. The emergence of force fields replaced most of his concealment magic. Compared with

Instead of waving a wand to cast a spell, who wouldn't like a force field that's quick and convenient and can be there at all times?

On Harry's side, the only one who didn't think these magics were fun was Hermione. When Harry used these magics, she always kept a straight face and looked disapproving.

If Harry cast the Hearing Charm on someone nearby, she would simply say nothing.

Because she doesn't need to use these magics at all. To be honest, her intelligence is not much worse than Snape's, and if she wants, she can create some magic by herself. It's just a matter of time, so this time

It might be a bit long, and under such circumstances, she didn't have the time to spend on such things.

But even so, she doesn't have to care.

But Harry is different.

Whether it's Harry or Ron, neither of them are that smart. This can be seen from their results. They don't have this kind of brain. If they are in different places, Hermione

If you are a young wizard born into a pure-blood wizard family, then the results may be different.

Go back to the dormitory.

Harry sat on the bed, turned the textbook over and carefully studied a spell written in the scrawled handwriting. The prince seemed to have spent a lot of time on this spell.

After countless scribblings and corrections, finally the following words were written crowded together in the corner of the page: 

The Upside Down Golden Bell (silent).

The strong wind was wrapped with sleet, beating mercilessly on the windows. Neville snored loudly, and Harry stared at the two words in brackets.

Silent...must refer to the silent spell.

Harry didn't know if he could successfully practice this special spell, because it seemed a bit difficult.

He was still not good at silent spells, and Snape made irresponsible remarks about it in Defense Against the Dark Arts classes.

In fact, the prince taught Harry much more than Snape.

Harry pointed at a random place with his wand, flicked it upwards, and silently said in his mind: The Upside Down Golden Bell!

"Ah ah ah ah ah!"

A bright light flashed and the room was in chaos.

Ron let out a scream, waking everyone up, and Harry threw away "Advanced Potion Making" in panic.

Ron was hanging headfirst in the air, as if an invisible hook hooked his ankles, hanging him upside down.

"sorry!"
To be continued...