238 Cats and Measurements
Although Steve and Gaspard were both Karan's roommates, they didn't have much contact with Lily and Snape, and they weren't very familiar with each other.
Just like now.
After the "friendly" greetings, the atmosphere on the table suddenly seemed a little awkward.
Steve was unaware of all this. He spent most of his attention on being wary of the librarian, Mrs. Pince. At the same time, he was eating Bibi's multi-flavored beans and flipping through books related to Phoenix. There are also some old Daily Prophets with reports on the Mottola Macaws, apparently looking for more information related to the Sparks.
Lily stared at the newspapers and Steve's backpack full of snacks with strange eyes, not knowing what to say for a moment.
At this time, it was Steve who spoke first.
"How is Barian doing now?" he asked curiously.
Lily didn't know what was going on in his mind, so she could only reply dully: "It's okay."
But that didn't stop Steve's enthusiasm.
"Do you still remember what I said about the cat nives - what I told you on the train when school first started last year."
Of course Lily remembered this incident: at that time, Steve made some ridiculous remarks about cats being about to rule the magical world, and also inadvertently revealed his special communication skills, which made her stay away from Steve. Lest he hear something he shouldn't know.
Many times, she would talk to Barian to herself. Who would remember what she said at that time.
But no matter what, just don’t let others know.
At this time, after Steve looked around, he suddenly leaned forward and said cautiously: "I think the heir also knew the secret, so the heir was the first to tell Mrs. Loris Take action."
Lily's eyes suddenly became even weirder.
But for some reason, perhaps because of Barian, Lily became slightly interested and chose to listen patiently.
Steve continued in a low voice: "So, I think the most important thing at the moment is to hide all the cats and cats first, at least they can't be allowed to run around in the castle."
"Then what should we do?" Lily asked awkwardly. She didn't want Barian to become the next victim.
"The method is simple."
Steve's voice became even lower: "During the holidays, I sneaked up on the three cats at my house and tried to control them with different snacks. I found that the licorice wand had the most outstanding effect. .”
"I'll copy a list to you later, so you don't have to worry about Barian running around anymore."
Lily nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, her long red hair flying up and down.
But just after a few seconds, her movements suddenly stopped, and she felt that she had heard this before.
Last year in the potion making room, Lily had stopped Karan from feeding Balian toffee and licorice wand.
And in Karan's answer at that time, there was Steve's presence.
[Maolizi’s recipe is very broad. 】Karan said this at the time.
Lily narrowed her eyes slightly, and cast a suspicious look at the position next to Steve, her eyes fixed on Karan.
Karan, who was also leaning forward, blinked, coughed twice, and then immediately avoided Lily's sight and looked to the other side.
The atmosphere here is less friendly.
Ever since Guspard said that inexplicable "Slytherin" name, Snape had been pressing his lips tightly and staring at him with evil eyes.
Gaspard didn't seem to have any intention of explaining, but instead looked at each other with the same expressionless expression.He didn't even know when a pocket watch appeared in his hand, silently keeping time, and he didn't know what he was going to use it for.
The two looked at each other silently, without saying a word.
It wasn't until Gaspard's lenses suddenly shimmered several times in succession that Snape was finally defeated.
He looked at Karan beside him in disbelief, his eyes seeming to ask: Are you sharing a dormitory with such a strange guy?
At this time, Gaspard suddenly took out a notebook from his backpack. He opened a page and found two names written on it: Callan Sangster and Steve Scamander. .
Then he wrote a few strokes between the two names under the gaze of Callan and Snape.
[Slytherin: Unknown person. 】
Snape's eyes widened. He stared at the notebook carefully, and then looked up at Callan, his eyes full of doubts.
Karan spread his hands and gave him a helpless expression.
At this time, Gespad continued to add several special-looking symbols after his name, and Karan vaguely recognized that they were numbers in ancient runes.
Gespard seemed to be really keeping time, and the pair of luminous glasses became some kind of instrument specially used for measurement.
After putting away the quill, Gaspard turned his head expressionlessly and looked at Lily who was looking over curiously.
It seemed that he planned to complete the measurements all at once.
"enough."
Snape said in a low voice, and he stretched out his hand to block Gaspard's gaze.
His gaze was successfully diverted, but returned to Snape, looking at him with a faint feeling of fear.
"cut."
The "cold-faced killer" was unexpectedly easy to talk to. After making a dissatisfied cry, Gaspard continued reading alchemy books.
The atmosphere finally became less tense.
But Snape suddenly became a little speechless, which made the look he looked at Guspard even weirder.
A moment of silence.
"All right."
Karan spread his hands and said, "Let's continue talking about Meadows."
So the discussion about Meadows started again, but instead of the original three people, it became four people.
Steve blinked his big eyes, a little dazed and curious as he listened to their words. He even forgot to put the gummies in his mouth.
Fortunately, Karan took a newspaper in time to cover his face, so that Mrs. Pince who passed by suddenly didn't notice.
"Oh, sorry."
With his mouth full, Steve said vaguely: "I just didn't expect that there are so many... secrets in Dorcas."
"How come I haven't noticed these things before?"
He said to himself, unaware of the strange looks from the other three.
Obviously, "not discovering" is what he will really do.
At this time, Snape suddenly asked him: "Will Mr. Newt know the reason? After all, Professor Meadows seems to be quite familiar with him, and he has visited your home many times. "
But before Steve could say anything, Lily shook her head and said, "I don't think it's possible. After all, even Professor Slughorn doesn't know what's going on. He likes Professor Meadows very much." It’s a student, but I can’t even remember the time when the change occurred. I can only say that it was a change that quietly appeared in the sixth or seventh grade.”
"Anyway, Mr. Newt didn't even personally teach Meadows any courses, and Meadows didn't graduate for a long time. Maybe she hid this secret very well and never told anyone. "
Karan thought of the experience that Meadows had visited him, and he nodded in agreement.
"Meadows is a man who is really good at hiding his secrets."
"It even includes the purpose of what she does."
After Karan said this, the three people at the table were stunned for a moment, and then they moved their eyes to Karan one after another, staring at him closely.
"How do I feel..." Lily said.
"The Professor Meadows you speak of..." Snape said.
Steve completed the sentence carelessly.
"Exactly the same as you, Karan!"
Even Gaspard finally raised his head at this time.
"I seem to know what Meadows' secret is."
He said expressionlessly.
Karan's arm was already halfway extended, and Steve was already ready to cover his head.The corners of Lily's mouth still curled up in a snicker, and Snape's eyes showed some inexplicable joy.
But Gespard's words stopped all this and attracted all four people's attention at once.
Finally, Gespard set his sights on Karan.
He continued.
"Meadows is a [late bloomer] among wizards."