Chapter 504 Want to win once
“Isobel, can I come in?”
After a brief knock on the door, Katrina's voice sounded from outside the door.
"Hold on."
Isobel raised her finger and touched the double-sided mirror lightly, stood up and walked to the door, opened it and let her sister into the room.
Before Katrina went to Hogwarts School, she often ran to her room and asked her to tell stories or teach some simple magic.
However, since going to school, the relationship between the two parties seems to have become distant.
Katrina has finally grown up and no longer needs to rely on her sister everywhere.
Isobel looked at her sister and thought happily.
“Who were you talking to just now?” Katrina asked doubtfully.
"What's the matter?" Isobel asked, changing the topic, "Are you still worried about the results of the divination exam?"
Katrina looked at the furnishings in the room and glanced across the desk. Several years had passed, and there were almost no changes except for more books.
"Do you think you can get excellent results in the O.W.Ls divination exam?" Katrina did not delve into the question just now, but directly asked about the divination exam results.
In the divination exam last semester, Katrina only got a good grade.
“You want to ask me if I can do divination?”
Isobel looked into her sister's eyes and answered the question calmly, "Unfortunately, I'm not good at divination, and I can't predict the future through a crystal ball. Divination requires talent, and I obviously don't have it."
"But why are you so sure that you can get high scores in the O.W.Ls divination exam?" Katrina raised her doubts this time.
To be honest, she disliked Professor Trelawney very much and felt that he was a liar. Although she had worked hard in this area, her gains were far less than in other subjects.
“Professor Trelawney should not be a liar.” Isobel seemed to have seen through her sister’s thoughts and explained kindly, “
She is a descendant of the famous soothsayer Cassandra Trelawney. Without real ability, I'm afraid I won't be able to serve as Divination professor at Hogwarts for a long time. "
“Moreover, prophecy requires the support of talent.”
"I didn't say what Professor Trelawney expected to see, and she just gave me a good one in the end?" Katrina knew exactly what the crystal ball divination exam was like.
"Katrina, there is one thing you need to be clear about. In fact, the divination we have learned is only the most basic knowledge. Even the advanced divination class cannot really teach you how to predict the future." Isobel was like stroking a kitten. Smoothing Katrina's exploded hair, "Crystal ball divination, tea leaf interpretation, and palmistry (checking the life line and wisdom line) are the contents of the O.W.Ls divination exam."
“The exams every year are all about these three, do you know why?”
Katrina shook her head, how could she possibly know the reason.
"They never expected to rely on divination classes to cultivate excellent fortune-tellers. Prophecy requires talent." Isobel repeated this sentence again: "Talented wizards will naturally be able to master it quickly after taking divination classes. Those divination knowledge, and based on it, began to learn to master their own prophetic abilities. Wizards without the gift of prophecy can only figure out the items they see by themselves, and give so-called standard answers based on the knowledge given in the book."
“The results are not important. Even if you can get excellent grades in this course, you will not be a good fortune teller without the gift of prophecy. In the end, you will only be regarded as a liar.”
“What is the purpose of this course?” Katrina was even more confused.
"It's easier to identify who can do divination." Isobel thought for a while and then added: "Let your three years of hard work have a perfect ending, instead of being completely rejected."
Hmm, didn’t Professor Trelawney give her the impression of being a diviner with insufficient talent?
It is indeed a liar.
“Can Albert really know how to divination? You should know what I mean!”
Actually, Katrina didn't really want to mention this name in front of Isobel. Every time she mentioned it, it always made her feel quite embarrassed.
"He will." Isobel nodded, "In fact, several of his predictions have come true."
“He told you?”
“Why do you ask?”
"Nothing." Katrina said: "That guy always likes to be mysterious."
“Mysterious boys are more attractive, aren’t they?” Isobel said.
“When did you start dating?” Katrina asked dryly.
“The time when school started last semester!” Isobel blinked and said playfully, “I confessed my love to him first.”
"This is impossible, you are so good." Katrina was stunned and stuttered a bit.
"He is better than me." Isobel did not tease her sister and said with a smile, "Who confesses first is really not that important, as long as you can get the result you want."
“Is it really you who confessed first?” Katrina was still struggling with this question.
“I just gave a little hint.”
“What does it feel like to be in love?” the girl asked curiously. She had seen her friends fall in love and would occasionally get together with them to discuss those things.
"Feel?"
Isobel seemed to be choosing her words: "Obsessed."
“Obsession?”
"I'm afraid you have to wait until you have someone you like before you can understand." Isobel said with a smile, "Do you already have someone you like?"
"No." Katrina glanced at Isobel secretly and quickly changed the subject: "I heard from my friends that when we are in love, we always send each other letters every day."
"This is normal." Isobel joked, "However, it is a bit difficult for Albert. He receives and sends a lot of letters every month. When we were in school, most of them used communication bookmarks. related."
Katrina was in a trance. She felt that Albert might have made the communication bookmark just to communicate with Isobel smoothly.
“I feel like I’m falling out of love.”
Katrina leaned her head on Isobel's shoulder and murmured softly.
“You’re not even in love, how can you be lovelorn?” Isobel touched her sister’s hair and comforted her softly.
“I have never beaten you since I was a child.” Katrina muttered in a low voice, “I really want to win once, just once.”
Looking at Katrina leaving in a daze, Isobel couldn't help but shake her head, came back to the double-sided mirror, and softly called Albert's name into the mirror.
(End of this chapter)