[HP] I was the scroll king at Hogwarts

Chapter 118

"Can you do me a little favor?" Alice asked.

Harry panicked, the first thing he thought of was the one hundred points deducted: "I still have ten times to copy that manual."

"Ten times... I didn't expect you to copy it very quickly." Alice said pointedly.She couldn't be more clear about the manuals she wrote, and the volume is definitely not small.It's not impossible to copy twenty times a week, but it would take almost all the free time.

As far as she knew, Harry Potter was not idle at all this week.Coupled with the incident of the snaketalker, it was hard to believe that he would stay in the dormitory patiently and honestly copy the manual.

So is there a magic method or someone else copied it?

Harry felt guilty after being stared at, and couldn't help lowering his head.

"Potter!" Snape snorted coldly, just like his father, reckless and arrogant, with poor character.

Ever since he knew what Potter was doing in Potions, he'd thought a hundred percent was too little.But Alice has already deducted too many points, so it is not easy for him to deduct it again.

but now……

Under Harry's horrified gaze, Snape said happily, "Gryffindor button..."

"Wait!" Alice quickly stopped, and gave Snape a flattering smile, "I already deducted too many points, so I don't need to deduct any more."

It's not that she's not angry, it's just that Harry will be asked to help in the future. If the points are deducted too severely now, it may arouse his resistance.

Harry breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at Alice gratefully.Everyone had avoided him like a snake and scorpion, if Gryffindor was deducted points because of him again, he might really not be able to stay in the academy.

"Thirty times a week, less than three times a day on average, right?" Alice asked gently.

A bad premonition suddenly emerged, but Harry could only answer honestly: "Yes."

"Then you might as well work harder!" Alice said happily, "Well, you can copy the remaining ten times to me the day after tomorrow. Let's make it quick so as not to delay your study."

"You say so?" she asked Harry.

Half of the previous twenty times were copied by his roommates in his spare time.Now that the demand is so urgent, Neville and the others all have to attend class, how can they finish copying?

Harry swallowed, and nodded in despair under Snape's staring gaze.

"Great!" Alice clapped her hands twice, "I think Hermione's progress is about the same as yours, right? The three of you come to the office the day after tomorrow and give it to me."

"Okay." Harry gave up struggling completely.

"Ahem, now it's time to get down to business." Alice took out the little notebook she had used for many years, "From what I've seen before, you can speak snake language, right?"

"Yes, but I didn't order the snake to attack Justin, I did it to save him!" Harry said excitedly.

"Yes, I believe you. I don't think you can do such a cruel thing." Alice bluntly expressed her attitude, and at the same time blocked Harry's words.

Snape quietly sat behind the desk, crossed his hands and rested his chin, as if he didn't intend to intervene in the ensuing conversation.

"Did you realize that you can speak snake language after the accident?" Alice asked while recording in the notebook.

"Yes." Harry, who was sitting across from Alice, couldn't help sitting up straight.

"That is to say, if there is no snake on the opposite side of you, you can't use snake language independently, can you?"

"Yes." Harry paused, a little uncertain, "It should be?"

Alice drew a cross after a line of words, then shook her head regretfully: "Sure enough, this idea is a bit naive."

Harry hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help but ask, "Excuse me, what's your idea?"

"Learning snake language, but I gave up the idea as soon as it came out." Alice explained, "Learning an animal language that is not in the current language system is too difficult, and it is too time-consuming, and the investment is not proportional to the income."

She touched the amber necklace on her chest, and continued: "I was expecting it. But since you can't use Parseltongue independently, you can only give up completely."

A good teacher can often get twice the result with half the effort, but Harry is obviously not a good teacher.

"Learning Parseltongue?" Harry's eyes widened. "But they all said that it is only for descendants of Slytherin, and it is a symbol of dark wizards."

"Talents are good or bad, but magic and skills are not." Alice corrected seriously, "Except for the three Unforgivable Curses, I think every spell has its meaning. If used properly, black magic can also save people."

"But that's black magic!" Harry retorted excitedly, "everyone who uses black magic..."

"But you are a Parseltongue, does that mean you are a dark wizard?" Alice asked back.

Harry blushed, unable to think of a rebuttal for a long time.

"Then let's skip this topic." Alice turned the notes back a page, "Since we can't learn, we can also use it. In comparison, this idea is more meaningful and practical."

"What?" Harry didn't respond.

"Translator." Alice's eyes lit up, "You can't freely use the snake language, but you can talk to the snake, that's enough. It's not learning, but recording, recording your conversation with the snake."

She spread the notebook in front of Harry: "Spend half an hour a day to communicate with snakes. Whatever you want to communicate with, the most important thing is to be natural. Then record it through the crystal ball, and then note the content of the snake language. As long as there is enough time Long, the snake language translator is not a problem at all."

"This, this is simply unheard of." Harry adjusted his glasses nervously, "But is there any use for the Parseltongue translator?"

"Snake language may be a bit strange. But what about cat language, dog language, and bird language?" Alice narrowed her eyes happily, "If there is a cat language translator, the owner can understand the cat language .”

Although she can only understand and cannot communicate, she believes that this is an irresistible temptation for most people.

"But that's Parseltongue." Looking at the mighty Alice, Harry said weakly.

"Some people's pets are snakes, and if they go on an adventure in the forest, a snake language translator can avoid a little bit of risk." Alice has already begun to draw a blueprint for the future, "Snake language is a special translator, as long as we find a way to translate other common The language of animals will one day be able to realize barrier-free communication between wizards and animals."

There is no problem with Harry in the snake language translator.Although she can only speak birds in her Animagus form, she also has a bird language translator.

The most important thing is cat language translator.You know, Professor McGonagall's Animagus is a tabby cat!

Thinking of this, Alice sighed in her heart. If there is a cat, it will be complete if the dog language translator can be completed.

Alice on this side gave full play to her imagination, but Harry on the other side hesitated.

In any case, Parseltongue is a symbol of dark wizards in the eyes of others.If the snake language translator is really developed, wouldn't everyone know that they can speak snake language?

"You're still too young," Alice sighed. "Do you know why people avoid you because of Parseltongue?"

"Because it's the mark of a dark Slytherin wizard."

"No, it's because no one can speak Parseltongue except you. The rejection of aliens is a subconscious protection mechanism of human beings." Harry's eyes were full of confusion, and Alice changed to a more popular explanation, " Because only the descendants of Slytherin can speak Parseltongue, and Slytherin is synonymous with evil among most people, so you who can speak Parseltongue are of course equated with them."

"As long as more people, or in other words, everyone can understand Parseltongue and become half-Parseltongue, then there will be no mystery, and Parseltongue will no longer be scary."

What Alice doesn't say is that Harry underestimates human curiosity.Even if Parseltongue is considered evil, who can resist buying a translator?It's really cool to be able to understand snake language!

"Really?" Although he still didn't quite understand what Alice said, Harry still grasped the point. As long as he had a Parseltonian translator, he would no longer be considered a descendant of Slytherin.

"Of course!" Alice replied without blushing.Although she felt that some people still thought that Harry had Slytherin blood, at least they would not equate him with a dark wizard, and would no longer be full of malice towards him.

"Then I agree!" Harry patted the armrest of the sofa excitedly.

"One point deducted from Gryffindor for damage to public property." Although he kept quiet all the time, Snape did not intend to give up any chance to deduct points from Potter.

Suppressing his anger, Harry withdrew his hand from the armrest.

"Okay, here is the contract, in duplicate." Alice took out a piece of parchment, "There are clear regulations on the distribution of benefits, confidentiality during the research and development period, and time schedule. If there is no problem, just sign it." .”

Harry scratched his head as he looked at the so-called contract with a dozen or so sheets of parchment, and wrote his name directly on the last page.

……

"Is he a little too naive?" After Harry left, Alice didn't recover for a long time, and turned to Snape who was beside her after a while.

Can the contract be signed at will?It was also fortunate that she had no ill intentions towards Harry, otherwise he would be finished if he did something casually.

"Gryffindor is still brainless as always." Snape flipped through the contract and asked as if casually, "Why did you suddenly think of the Parseltongue translator?"

"As Harry and I said, it's interesting, meaningful, and profitable." Alice's smile froze, and she replied in a low voice.

"Arguing with the bird back then didn't inspire you?" Snape put down the parchment and looked sideways at Alice.

Alice suddenly turned sideways, lying in Snape's arms, covering all her expressions, and said angrily, "Since I guessed it, why do you have to force me to say it?"

How many midnight dreams, Tom's desperate and resentful eyes, and the tragedy of Mrs. Rice before her death repeated in her mind over and over again.

She knew that it was Voldemort who manipulated Mrs. Rice in the end, and she knew that Mrs. Rice's last words were Parseltongue, so she wanted to know the meaning of that Parseltongue even more.

Not translated by others, but by herself, listen clearly, what did Voldemort say in the last moment of Mrs. Rice's life!

Snape reached out, trying to push Alice away.He just felt the trembling of his hands, and he didn't move at all.