Chapter 149 The Peeper Behind the Bookshelf
"Okay, although I never demand strict quality of work from my students, I still hope that you can take this thesis assignment seriously."
On the astronomy tower, Professor Sinistra waved his magic wand, and the transparent glass windows on the roof slowly closed, and the night sky studded with bright stars was completely blocked from everyone's sight.
After handing over their homework, the first-grade students still couldn't come back to their senses for a long time. They were shocked by the beautiful and brilliant Milky Way universe.
"Have you seen it? The astrology of that Scorpio constellation is really noble and beautiful, and it matches me quite well!" Siblank seemed to realize that his tone was too excited, and seemed to be somewhat inexperienced in the world, and quickly pretended to be With a noble gesture, he gently put down the instrument in his hand and pretended to be calm.
"Okay, Shiblank, we all know that you like astronomy class very much. In this case, it seems that you can complete the thesis assignment quickly..." Chloe held back her uncontrollable smile and talked with As Tolia and Rosa looked at each other quietly, then bumped into Shiblank's shoulder and started teasing.
The expressions of the two people opposite were managed quite well, unlike Chloe who was suppressing laughter and blushing. They just looked at the playful Chloe and Siblank with a faint smile.
"Of course homework is not something I need to think about, not to mention there is still a week left!" Siblank shrugged indifferently and glanced around casually, only to see several people with ordinary family backgrounds wherever he looked. Her classmates couldn't wait to please her and helped her complete her homework.
"You are really capable!" Chloe patted Siblank on the shoulder in disgust, then shook her head helplessly and turned to leave.
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Although Shiblank was not in a hurry to complete the assignment, one of the four was still interested in the astronomy class paper assignment.
After lunch, Astoria and Rosa went to the library alone to check out books about planetary motion trajectories.
The library seemed even quieter during the lunch break, with only a few students scattered in the corners. From time to time, the sound of quills rustling and pages turning could be heard.
The library at Hogwarts is very large. All the vertical bookshelves are arranged in two rows with their backs facing each other, neatly spread throughout the library. The nearly three-story-high wall is completely free of waste, except for the dim and warm wall lamps and the various books embedded in it.
Astoria walked to the astronomy section. The long, narrow and dimly lit aisle was silent, making people not want to stay any longer. Soon, Astoria walked to the designated location and pulled out the Jupiter Trajectory Period Collection from the bookshelf in front of her.
As the books were pulled out, the books at this position on the bookshelf opposite the back were also taken away at some point. At this moment, it was empty and the sun found the opportunity to get in through the gap in the bookshelf.
Warm light shines directly at Astoria through the bookshelf, illuminating her lake-blue eyes with sparkling light, like beautiful ripples on a calm lake, looking bright and vivid.
In her clear and shining eyes, apart from the light and shadow formed by the sunlight on the bookshelf, a familiar figure appeared at some point.
"Nott?" Astoria leaned against the protruding bookshelf in front of her with her chin on the book in her hand, her eyes full of curiosity.
Theodore Nott, it seems that every time I see him, he is either in the lounge holding books and parchment, or on his way to the library for research...
Sometimes I really wonder if the Sorting Hat assigned him to the wrong house...
Astoria looked at Theodore who was carefully turning the pages of the book and making notes with a quill on the desk in the distance. The sunlight shines through the glass window on the roof and directly onto the ivory white desk. The reflection is bright and reflected on Theodore's face, making him look even more aura of a scholar with a cold temperament. Inexplicably, people can't take their eyes away. .
Suddenly, Theodore's head, which had been lowered to read and record, suddenly raised, as if he was aware of this burning gaze. Astoria almost subconsciously hugged the books in her arms and squatted down on the ground. She was surrounded by tall stacks of books, and the bookshelf she could lean on behind her gave her a sense of security.
No, why should I hide secretly again?
The nervous and fearful mood in Astoria's eyes gradually changed, and she scratched her head in confusion.
"Huh..." Astoria took a deep breath, slowly opened her eyes, then stretched out her hand to support the gap in the bookshelf and slowly stood up. As his eyes gradually moved upward, the thick wall of books in front of him suddenly disappeared, and was replaced by a wall of chests wearing Slytherin school robes.
Astoria raised her eyes cautiously, and happened to look at Theodore who was already standing opposite the bookshelf. Her pupils shrank suddenly and she subconsciously took a step back in fear and leaned against the bookshelf behind her.
Theodore didn't show any surprise, as if he knew Astoria had been spying on him for a long time. Then he put the book in his hand back to the empty spot on the bookshelf, which also blocked the possibility of the two of them looking at each other.
For just a moment, Astoria seemed to glimpse, at the last moment when the books were stuffed into the bookshelf, an almost imperceptible arc appeared on the corners of Theodore's mouth, which was originally expressionless, and there was a trace of uncertainty in that smile. Full of ridicule.
When Astoria walked out from the corner of the bookshelf again, Theodore was no longer around the empty desk.
Wait, he doesn’t think he is a peeping tom who covets him!
!!!
Astoria even began to speculate wildly in her mind whether he would tell Draco and the others about his evil deeds...
Ah ah ah ah ah! Not a good thing anyway!
...
In the end, Astoria stayed in the library until she finished writing the paper before leaving. Because she did not need to bring textbooks for the afternoon Quidditch class, she rushed directly to the stadium without even returning to the Slytherin lounge.
But the real reason may be because I am really afraid to go back to the lounge and face Theodore’s embarrassing complaints directly...
At night, Astoria and her friends gathered in the Slytherin common room to chat and have fun.
"Oh Merlin! Is that my coffee can? It's actually placed on the fireplace. God knows what it will be like when it melts..." Siblank, who was resting lazily on the sofa, suddenly sat up straight. The body looked over the fireplace in disbelief.
"Rosa! Rosa, where have you been? I shouldn't have lent her my things!" Rosa, who had already returned to the dormitory and was asleep, could not hear Siblank's complaints, but Siblank's resentment was natural. There can't be no response.
Chloe and Astoria looked at each other, and in tacit understanding, they approached Shiblank and laughed and said good things to Rosa. They quickly walked to the fireplace and took down the hot coffee can from the countertop.
Due to the overloaded heat, the iron coffee can couldn't even stay in Astoria's hand for a few seconds before she quickly placed it on the round tea table nearby.
"How's it going?" Chloe looked up at Astoria and asked silently.
Astoria immediately opened the can and checked. Fortunately, the coffee inside was fine except that it was too hot. Seeing this, she breathed a sigh of relief and raised her hand in Chloe's direction to make an OK gesture.
On the dark brown tea table in front of you, in addition to the coffee can that was just placed, there is also a pure black mug filled with water. Next to it, a long piece of parchment is rolled up and spread out on the table. The ink left by the quill pen on it has not even dried yet. .
Astoria's eyes accidentally glanced at the words on the parchment, which were potions knowledge that only the fourth grade could learn. Combined with the steaming mug on the table and the wet handwriting on the pharmaceutical steps, this may be an assignment that a senior senior has just completed.
However... there seems to be a small error in the data in this step.
"Why are you standing here in a daze?" Astoria was suddenly tapped from behind on the shoulder, and Astoria suddenly came back to her senses only to realize that it was Draco staring at her suspiciously.
"Nothing,..." Astoria shook her head casually and prepared to take the coffee can and walk to where Shiblank was sitting.
"By the way, do you know which senior's homework this is?"
Well, Astoria still couldn't hold it back. After all, although the data is small, if applied to experiments, the finished product will be very bad, especially the Potions Professor is Snape who is extremely strict.
Draco seemed to be wondering why Astoria was interested in such a tedious and boring potions paper, so he raised his eyebrows in surprise and asked back.
"What's wrong? I mean, why would you want to know its owner." Draco glanced casually at the parchment and quickly looked away.
"Hmm...Senior, I accidentally wrote the wrong data. It's Double Concentrate. Senior may have thought it was Double and wrote Quadruple Concentrate..." Astoria hesitated for a long time, still out of trust. He told Draco what he had discovered.
Unexpectedly, not long after he finished speaking, Draco looked back and forth at the data on the parchment seriously for a long time. Maybe he couldn't see anything and didn't respond to Astoria too much.
"Ahem, I think what you said makes sense." Draco pretended to raise his hand and gently stroke his eyebrows, as if he had thought about it very seriously.
"Theodore!" The next moment, Draco suddenly waved excitedly when he saw a familiar figure appearing at the stairs.
Wait, Theodore?
Swish!
In the next second, Astoria had quickly curled up into a ball and nimbly crouched behind the back of the large sofa to hide.
"I didn't expect it. There was something wrong with your data. Fortunately, I reminded you!" Draco's proud laughter came from behind.
No! Is the paper still Theodore's? ! What kind of advanced potions is this second grader learning?
Astoria hit her head in annoyance, her face scrunched up, blaming herself for being nosy.
Here, Theodore looked at Draco's smug little expression asking for praise, pushed aside Draco who was laughing at him with disgust, picked up his parchment and inspected it carefully.
As Theodore's fingers on the parchment came to rest on the four portions of concentrated liquid, his originally emotionless expression finally fluctuated, and his brows wrinkled slightly, destroying the otherwise flawless calmness on his face.
Okay, he remembered. The word double in the book seemed to be "double" in double quotes. He had indeed misunderstood it.
"Who told you?" Theodore turned to look at Draco and asked.
"Oh, right, Lee -" Draco turned his head and saw that Astoria, who was standing next to him, had disappeared at some point.
"Lee..." Theodore muttered to himself several times, already having the answer in his heart.
Seeing Draco still looking around for Astoria, Theodore silently rolled up the parchment in his hand, his sight unobstructed, and the long golden curly hair under the sofa could not be ignored and invaded his eyes. In the eyes.
"Leah, you are here! It's Leah who discovered your mistake!" Draco suddenly pulled Astoria up, grabbed her shoulders and turned her around to face Theodore.
Draco's eyes were full of pride and excitement, and he happily praised Astoria with Theodore. Astoria was so embarrassed that she didn't dare to open her eyes. She grabbed Draco's arm and hid behind him, not wanting to face Theodore.
Oh my gosh! Could Draco really stop being so blunt! Now I am like that pretending lady, showing off my discoveries...
"Thank you." A low voice came from the front. Astoria raised her eyebrows slightly in surprise. She carefully grabbed Draco's arm and tentatively stuck out her head. She saw Theodore standing next to the tea table, his eyes wide. He stared at Astoria motionlessly, with a faint smile in his eyes.
"No...you're welcome." Astoria narrowed her eyes slightly, hiding all the confused emotions in her eyes without showing them. She just glanced at Theodore strangely and quickly avoided his gaze.
"That's right!" Draco seemed to be even more excited than the two of them. He rubbed Astoria's furry head vigorously, and then wanted to walk towards Theodore and be beaten by him. Dodge in disgust.
As the connector between Astoria and his friends, Draco saw Theodore, who had always been indifferent to others, taking the initiative to talk to Astoria. He nodded with satisfaction, seemingly satisfied with his achievements. affim.