Now that the matter was settled, no one gathered in the small classroom.
"I don't understand. Why should Professor Dumbledore applaud Malfoy? Malfoy was the one who wanted to get rid of Professor Lupin, and now he's going back on his word. Why should we praise him?"
In the corridor of Hogwarts Castle, Ron was still thinking about what had happened in the classroom and complained.
"What choice do we have? If Malfoy had said anything more, Professor Lupin's identity would have been exposed!" Hermione explained, sticking her tongue out before continuing.
"Perhaps to Professor Dumbledore, Malfoy was like a small, crying child who needed to be comforted by dessert."
Harry and Ron couldn't help but laugh at Hermione's apt analogy.
Ivan also smiled, although he did not think Dumbledore's idea was that simple.
Even the old professor's casual gestures were a form of guidance, presumably to show Malfoy another path to fame, flowers and glory, and not to draw attention to himself with bad ideas…
…
At the end of the ceremony in the Great Hall, Hogwarts Castle was restored to its former peace and quiet, and everyone enjoyed their final moments before leaving until the day the exam results were announced!
Ivan scored an unambiguous all-rounder, even in Trelawney's Divination class!
This was because he pretended to see a terrible omen in the crystal ball during his Divination exam and predicted a bloodbath in the wizarding world…
Professor Trelawney was pleased to hear this, praising his gift as a Seer and asking if he would be interested in furthering his studies…
Ivan did not hesitate to refuse!
He felt that Trelawney's ability to predict the future depended entirely on her talent, and that, except in certain situations, she was only half-baked.
During the exam, he predicted that the British wizarding world would not be shaken, but the entire European wizarding world!
To see if Trelawney could correct this, she did not notice.
Perhaps, as was rumoured at school, Trelawney simply enjoyed listening to prophecies concerning murder, death, and calamity…
"That's impossible!"
As Yvonne was thinking about this, Hermione looked at the report card in her hand and screamed.
"What's wrong?" Yvonne looked at her in surprise.
"I only got an A (passed) in Divination! I've never had such a low rating!" Hermione exclaimed in disappointment, then muttered under her breath that she should have known better.
Harry and Ron both rolled their eyes when they heard this. Most of their transcripts were A's (passed), but Defence Against the Dark Arts, Divination and Herbology were E's (exceeding expectations).
Ron said, "If you'd told Professor Trelawney that we were all going to fall to our deaths tomorrow, she would have given you the highest praise!"
Hermione shook her head. After the last two prophecies, she was very sensitive about such things, and she certainly did not talk nonsense. What if they came true?
Given that they would be leaving Hogwarts together on the train that afternoon, they chatted as they returned to their dormitories to pack.
Of course, only Harry and Ron were there to clean up.
With a casual wave of her wand, the bedding and a large amount of clothing flew into the air and folded themselves in mid-air before being stored in a small suitcase that had been enchanted with an Extension Charm.
It was the same with books and other miscellaneous items, which were sorted out in minutes.
"Is this one of your magical creations? How convenient!" Harry watched with envy as Ivan hefted the suitcase, then looked at his own bulky suitcase.
"Yes, I made it myself! If everything goes well, you'll be able to buy it before the next year…" Ivan said with a smile.
This portable suitcase was another example of his alchemical prowess.
After reading Burke's alchemy books, Ivan extracted the corresponding runes, and studied them for some time, combining them into a sequence of runes that had the same effect as the Extension Charm, allowing the object to be expanded.
This time, when he went back, he would teach this magical sequence to Alicia, and his shop would have one more magical item on sale.
After lunch, Ivan and the others boarded the carriage parked on the soft stone road and made their way to Hogwarts Station.
Hermione stared out of the window, mesmerized, at the emaciated creature in front of the carriage that seemed to have oversized bat wings.
Ivan followed Hermione's gaze and saw that she was looking at thestrals…
"What are you looking at? There's nothing there…" Harry asked curiously, and Ron looked puzzled.
"Thestrals…" Hermione began to explain, but Harry and the others looked puzzled.
"These carriages do not move through the air, but are pulled by thestrals, which are, um…special magical creatures, visible only to those who have witnessed their deaths."
At this, Hermione couldn't help thinking of Luna, pursing her lips and then cheering up, murmuring to herself.
"But now I can see it too!"
Ivan, hearing Hermione's low voice, shook his head to himself, unable to understand what was so good about seeing thestrals.
If you can believe that most people would rather never see…
[Ding! School year over. Would you like to proceed with the school year summary?]
Ivan was pulled out of his reverie by the system's prompt. He silently agreed, and the system panel appeared before him.
[As of today, your performance in this school year is as follows:
Evaluation: Perfect
Reward: 200 GPA
…
Final exam results: Transfiguration (Outstanding), Divination (Outstanding), Defence Against the Dark Arts (Outstanding)…
Reward: 900 GPA
…
Honor: Quidditch Champion (100 GPA), Gryffindor House Cup (100 GPA).
Overall Reward: 1300 GPA]
Due to the addition of several electives to the school year, the prizes for each year were higher than in the previous two years.
In addition to the points that he had previously reserved, there were a total of 3,000 points!
This was what he relied on during the summer holidays to study alchemy with Nick Flamel.
Ivan believed that as long as he could show his talent, there was no reason why this Master Alchemist would not accept him as a disciple…