Chapter 397 Rice: Is It My Fault that I Am Too Strong?

When Hermione and Astoria returned with the puppet that had been turned into parts, everyone present was stunned.

Including Les, who was hiding not far away and using a spell to peek at the scene.

The puppet was still alive and well just now, and everyone thought there would be a fierce battle, but it disappeared in a flash, and no one knew what was going on.

Les rushed to the scene quickly.

When he arrived at the battle scene, Daphne and Cedric were still in a state of confusion, but Les quickly found out why the puppet was defeated.

His power remained on the puppet. In other words, the puppet was defeated by "him".

As the question setter and examiner, Les naturally could not help the candidates cheat in this exam, but the phantom Les summoned in Hermione's domain could.

Before the exam, Les had evaluated the combat effectiveness of the phantom, but he believed that the phantom would not cause too much interference to the puppet because the phantom was unlikely to summon its own domain.

Unexpectedly, the children's minds were quite open. They actually thought of releasing the domain in the brooch and letting the phantom control this small incomplete domain.

Although the duration of the phantom is limited and the domain in the brooch is only an incomplete domain, it is still not something that the puppet can match.

After all, the secret order monks who provided the raw materials were very weak. If they used masters like Capricorn, they might be able to hold on. But that intensity is suspected to be a bit too high.

Alas, it is really difficult for me, the questioner.

"I'm here - oh, it seems that you have solved the problem." Les's acting skills are good. When he arrived at the scene, there were even a few fine beads of sweat on his forehead.

"Les, you are here!" Seeing Les appearing safe and sound, Daphne's face showed a happy smile from the heart.

"Are you okay? Are you injured?" She looked at Les and asked with concern.

"I'm fine, I was just delayed for a while by the spell. You are quite agile!" Les shifted the topic back to the puppet.

Everyone turned their eyes to Hermione, and Hermione took the opportunity to explain what had just happened in her domain.

"Speaking of which, we were able to deal with the puppet so easily thanks to your help, Les." At the end, she said half seriously and half jokingly.

After this, the four little wizards had different thoughts.

Daphne and Astoria thought this was of course natural. In their opinion, if Les had not been trapped by the sand ball, the puppet would have been solved before running into the Forbidden Forest. He was trapped not because of his lack of strength, but to save Daphne, and it was Daphne who held him back.

Cedric was extremely shocked. He originally thought that Les was Daphne's follower, and might also be one of the heirs of Slytherin - although the number of three heirs suddenly appeared was a bit too many, it seemed that there was no rule that there could only be one quota, and Helga did not tell him much about Les.

As a result, it now seems that he is the strongest among the three. According to Miss Granger's description, he was 90% sure that Les also had a complete elemental domain.

How did he do that? He was only in the third grade! Could he have brought the practice from his previous life with him? !

Sometimes, the truth is often hidden in absurd ideas. For a moment, Cedric grasped the biggest secret of Slytherin, but he quickly threw this absurd idea away.

Hermione glanced at Les with a strange look. In her opinion, things were a bit strange.

Les's phantom, combined with the incomplete version of the domain carried by Astoria, could kill the puppet almost instantly. Les's real person would only be stronger than the phantom, so why was he trapped by the sand ball for so long?

Was Les deliberately stalling for time? The thought of such a thing flashed through Hermione's little head.

But this idea was rejected by Hermione after a flash, because Les had no motive.

Why did he do this? What good would it do him? If these two questions are not answered, Les should not be doubted.

"That's great. Although I didn't make it, I fought side by side with you in another way." Les had a sincere smile on his face, as if he was really happy about it.

Several young wizards did not realize the true thoughts under Les's skin, and they really believed Les' words.

"Okay, it's time to go back to Professor White's office." Les's eyes swept over the puppets on the ground, and a trace of subtle depression flashed in his eyes.

Is this final exam a success or a failure?

It's a failure, but the illusion is also part of Hermione's strength. Hermione killed the puppet with her own strength. But Les can hardly bite the bullet and say that the trial was successful.

The children won too easily. Daphne and Cedric fought with all their strength for less than a quarter of an hour, and Astoria was paddling all the time. The use of all the wisdom is now different from their initial idea.

However, everyone is still remarkable, especially Astoria's overall view in the process, which makes Les' eyes light up.

'Maybe it will be better to arrange trials separately in the future? 'Rice began to summarize and reflect. He even had the urge to send them out to hunt down the monks of the Secret Order.

The few of them quickly picked up the puppet fragments on the ground and returned to Professor White's office.

"Why does Professor White have this kind of thing here?" After returning to the office, Daphne finally began to vent her inner doubts.

Several people were silent, only Rice looked at her and suggested that she go directly to ask Professor White.

"This..." Daphne realized belatedly that she seemed to have messed up.

The evil doll in the closet is indeed the professor's secret, but it is obviously not the secret mentioned by Professor White. If I do this, I'm afraid I will be punished, right?

"What should I do, Rice?! I don't want to be put in detention!" Daphne is a little panicked now. She asks Rice for help, hoping to get his help.

"It's not a big problem, you won't be put in detention." Daphne's reaction makes Rice feel a little relieved: the Gryffindor flavor on this child is finally not so strong.

According to his observation, Gryffindor students don't seem to be so afraid of detention. Although they often violate school rules, they are still relatively frank when accepting punishment.

Daphne's reaction is the orthodox operation of Slytherin-trying to reduce and reduce punishment through advance preparation. Of course, a true Slytherin would not let himself fall into this situation.

Although Les looked down on Malfoy, he agreed with a statement about the Malfoy family: You will never see a Malfoy family member at a crime scene, even if the wand used to commit the crime is covered with their fingerprints.

Daphne still needs to guide herself more.

Thinking of this, Les glanced at Astoria. He was quite satisfied with this student.

He was very sure that Astoria was also curious about the things in the closet, but she was able to pick herself out of it and wash herself clean.

"Will you really not be put in detention?" Les' words made Daphne feel relieved, but she was a little confused: her behavior, after thinking about it, seemed not so acceptable?

"I don't think this is a very serious question." Les certainly couldn't say that he and Helga wanted to use the Imperius Curse to control you to open the closet, so he could only start looking for various reasons.

"If this thing is really dangerous and important, Professor White would definitely not store it like this. When Diggory became interested in the cabinet, she would definitely explain the pros and cons. Professor White didn't say it, which means it's not a big problem."

"But you just told us to destroy it at all costs?" Hermione remembered what Les had said before.

Les:...

After being hit by a boomerang, he began to make up for it, saying some nonsense like although it's not a big problem, it still can't run away, and finally fooled Hermione.

"What's next?" Astoria looked at Les.

"Keep making parts, what else can you do? Daphne, if you make a few more parts, Professor White will spare you."

Les' words inspired Daphne's work motivation. In the following time, her speed of making puppet parts was close to Les who didn't give up.

This opened Les' eyes, and he sighed that when people are forced into a desperate state, they can do things that they can't do at ordinary times.

When it was almost time for dinner, Helga came back.

Of course, the Ministry of Magic invited her to have dinner with them, but she declined.

She was looking forward to the results of the trial. Her own Cedric should have played a crucial role, right? Driven by this mentality, Helga rushed back without stopping.

As soon as she entered the office, Helga's eyes fell on the puppet that was broken into parts. She felt happy immediately: the children did not disappoint her expectations and really found the puppet!

What she feared most was that when she returned to the office, she found that the four children were all shrinking in their positions to make parts, then all her efforts would be in vain.

Of course, she left Salazar here to prevent this situation.

If it really came to the last moment, Salazar would definitely start the fight himself and open the cabinet door by himself. The subsequent plot development was that he was suddenly killed by the puppet, and then let the other four people present clean up the mess for him.

This was also a last resort, because it was too different from Salazar's usual personality.

Helga, overwhelmed by joy, did not notice the complex look in Salazar's eyes. She was still immersed in the joy brought by the success of her plan.

Seeing Professor White come in and stare at the broken pieces of the doll without saying a word, Daphne was very nervous.

Under great psychological pressure, she took the initiative to apologize to Professor White, saying that she was too curious and accidentally broke the professor's things.

Helga reacted and comforted Daphne, saying that it was her fault and she forgot to remind you not to open the door of the cabinet. It was great that you were not injured.

Seeing that Professor White had no intention of punishing her, Daphne was relieved.

"Okay, you have worked so hard, go and enjoy your vacation-Diggory and Lint stay for a while." Helga seemed to feel a little guilty for her mistakes, so she asked the students to go back and rest, exempting them from work.

As for Cedric and Rice who were left behind, they naturally helped her repair the doll.

After repairing the doll, Cedric was also sent away by Helga for a reason, while Rice stayed with great insight.

"How was it?" As soon as Cedric walked away, Helga couldn't wait to ask about the children's performance.

Les shared the story with his old friend with a complicated expression, and saw Helga's face turn from sunny to cloudy.

"You've really grown up, Salazar!" Helga gritted her teeth and said, "You're really capable!"

Rice:...

This is not my problem. Is it my fault that I'm too strong?

"It's Miss Granger's strength that exceeds our imagination. Rowena will probably be very happy." He said in a complicated tone.

This time, Helga felt even worse.

Her subconscious told her that if Granger grew up in her field, Cedric might not be her opponent.

Alas, she should have been brought to her own college!

It's all Salazar's fault!

If he had instilled some good words about Hufflepuff College when he met Hermione, the child probably wouldn't have gone to Ravenclaw.

Rice rolled his eyes. He saw at a glance that Helga was shirking the blame.

He didn't indulge her and walked out of her office directly. He left in such a hurry that he even forgot to ask about the progress of the multi-power competition.

Not long after leaving Helga's office, Les ran into Neville, who looked much paler, but his whole face was filled with joy.

"Les!" After seeing Les, Neville immediately called him and told him a good news: the compass grass that Les had given him before was saved by him!

"Oh? Awesome!" Les was also shocked.

When he gave the compass grass to Neville, he actually didn't believe that he could save it. As time passed, his attention to Neville also decreased, and later he completely forgot about him.

Unexpectedly, he suddenly brought him a surprise today!

"Look!" Neville didn't say much, and directly took out a pot of green and vibrant compass grass.

"It's amazing..." Les didn't know what to say, he could only say that Neville was a good guy.

"You've worked so hard, I don't know how to thank you." Les was already thinking about what reward to give Neville.

Experience of magic flow? Helga's food magic? Or Godric's training method?

However, Neville bravely made a small request himself - he hoped that this compass grass could continue to be kept here for a while.

"I want to try to reproduce some." After he finished speaking, he looked at Les eagerly, afraid of getting a rejection response from him.

In Les's opinion, this can't even be considered a reward!

Cultivating compass grass is not an easy thing. If it was so easy to grow, how could the Romans let it go extinct?

Les readily agreed to Neville's request.

"Great!" Neville, who was so excited that he almost jumped up, almost knocked the compass grass in his hand to the ground.

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Although it's a little late, the update is here~