"A bit of personal business--"
Sure enough, when Amosota said that, the three little creatures in front of him immediately tensed up. Hermione frantically signaled to Harry, Ron anxiously watched his toes, and their reactions caused Harry, who was determined to figure out the matter, to hesitate.
interesting, what are these three little creatures trying to find out from me?
Amosota looked at the three of them with great interest,
"You three seem very curious about the reason for my visit to Hagrid?"
"It's like this, Professor Blaine--"
Harry carefully modulated his tone of voice, trying not to seem suspicious, "Hagrid is one of our three best friends..., and you are an investigator..."
Harry stumbled, his words trailing off.
Amosota nodded understandingly,
"You're worried that the Chamber of Secrets might be connected to Hagrid, so you're concerned that I'm going to investigate him?"
Harry's face turned a bit pale, and Ron's cheeks reddened. Hermione, after a moment of silence, suddenly blinked her eyes with an airy tone, breaking the awkward silence.
"I'm sorry, Professor Blaine, I've already told him two it's just pure speculation... Hagrid is the most trusted gamekeeper by Dumbledore headmaster, he couldn't possibly have any connection with the Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets, right?"
Amosota lowered his gaze and smiled, Miss Granger, trying to play the game of "tug-of-war" with me? You're still lacking about thirty years of skill!
He pondered for a while, neither confirming nor denying it, but smiling at them and saying lightly,
"It's actually like this, pure theory and practice cannot make you proficient in dealing with dangers that may come at any time, so according to the tradition of Dark Magic Defense class, I believe it is necessary for you to be exposed to some truly dangerous creatures..."
Seeing that Hermione and the others were listening intently, Amosota paused for a moment, shrugged his shoulders, and then continued,
"There are many interesting magical creatures living in the Forbidden Forest of Hogwarts, and among all the people in the school, Hagrid is the one who knows it the most, so I asked him to be my guide--"
Oh!
Upon hearing his explanation, the three little ones heaved a collective sigh of relief, their expressions instantly easing up.
Harry, with a shy smile showing through his embarrassment, twisted his body under Amosata's meaningful gaze. It was only then that he realized that he had already completely sweated on his back in such a short time.
"By the way, could you tell us what preparations you have made for us?"
Ron's eyes sparkled, "I know there are unicorns and centaurs living there, but Fred and George told me that there's much more interesting stuff in the forest!"
"H!"
Amosota leans back in his chair, lifting his head up, his voice sounds very mysterious.
"This falls under the category of things to be kept secret, Mr. Weasley. You see, it's very important to have an emergency response when facing unknown dangers. I didn't intend to give you any advance preparation time..."
By the way, don't think about going back to ask Hagrid later, I've already instructed him not to tell anyone, not even a single word. In short, you three, get ready for a surprise!"
Professor Blaine's words made the excitement and curiosity in their eyes almost overflow, even Hermione couldn't help but ask a few more questions for hints, but was mercilessly refused by Amosota.
"I can only tell you that I've prepared three dark creatures of varying degrees of danger, each stage of the year facing one type. The rest, you can forget about finding out!"
The discussion on this interesting topic continued for over half an hour. No matter how Harry and Ron indirectly asked, Amosata just smiled and remained silent, allowing them to guess. In the end, even Hermione stopped paying attention to Lupin's letters and joined the heated discussion.
The joyful atmosphere of conversation made Ron forget about Amosota's professor status. He looked at Amosota, muttering with a bit of resentment.
"It's incredible, Professor, how a wizard as remarkable as you could come from Slytherin..."
As soon as he noticed the reminder from Hermione, Ron immediately changed the subject,
"I mean, we've never met a Slytherin as friendly as you, Professor. The Slytherin wizards we've met always talk about purity-blood and honor and look down on Muggle-born witches... But you never mentioned that... In my opinion, you're more like a Gryffindor!"
Harry and Hermione nodded immediately in agreement, clearly having been puzzled by this question for some time.
"Actually, Slytherin and Gryffindor are quite similar sometimes..."
Amosota's flat statement made Harry and the others look at each other in surprise. What new theory is it that Slytherin and Gryffindor are quite similar?
In everyone's eyes, Slytherin and Gryffindor are the most incompatible of the four Hogwarts houses. This great difference in philosophy began with the founders of the school a thousand years ago, and even the current Chamber of Secrets incident is an extension of this trouble.
Should we give Dolores Umbridge some trouble?
Looking at Harry, whose eyes showed the most resistance to his statement, Amosota's lips curved into a malicious smile, clearing his throat.
"According to Headmaster Dumbledore's philosophy, the most powerful and unresistible force in the world is love, because love gives people courage, and courage, in turn, empowers people to face any misfortune... This philosophy itself is very in line with the ideas of Godric Gryffindor, the founder of Gryffindor House."
"Isn't that the correct idea, Professor Blaine?"
When it comes to Dumbledore, Harry immediately becomes sensitive, and Hermione also feels tense. She looks at Amosata eagerly, worried that Professor Blaine might say something like "pure-blood is noble and mixed-blood is inferior" next second.
"There are many things in the world, and the answers are not unique, Potter--"
Amosata shook his head and chuckled.
"I cannot say that either Gryffindor or Dumbledore's ideas are problematic or wrong, just... I have my own opinions..."
Before Harry could ask, Amosota explained on his own.
"My thought is, no matter how strong the love or hate, it cannot enable an ordinary person to lift a stone weighing five hundred pounds without the aid of magic."
"Harry, I believe that power is simply power, something very simple. Neither love nor hate can give you the ability to leap beyond... Of course, these two extreme emotions can indeed inspire a person to pursue power with determination."
Looking at the three little kids lost in thought, Amosota turned his head to look out of the window. The starry sky, still shining with faint light, is a mysterious and unreachable land that countless witches and wizards have longed to conquer for centuries.
After a while, Amosata shifted his deep and enigmatic gaze and smiled lightly.
"If I have to connect power, courage, and love, I would rather say that power can give people an infinite courage to pursue love and freedom."
......
"Which do you think is right, Ron?"
In bed, Harry recalled the solitude and yearning emanating from Professor Blaine as he gazed at the stars, and whispered.
"I'm not sure either, Harry," Ron mumbled as he turned over.
"But I think, compared to love, I seem to lack more power..."
