Hogwarts: Where are the Pokémon?

Chapter 177 Dumbledore: Unfortunately, I am the headmaster
At the dinner on the first day of school, Dumbledore grandly introduced a new Defense Against the Dark Arts class——Remus Lupine, and emphasized that if nothing unexpected happens, Professor Lupine will be there in the next few days. Been taking this course for a long time.

The Gryffindor twins were on the verge of laughing: "The truth is, there are always surprises in Defense Against the Dark Arts class!"

"I just hope his level is high enough," someone said with a sigh.

For decades, the Defense Against the Dark Arts professors at Hogwarts have almost become consumables. Even if Dumbledore keeps adding new professors, he is always dissatisfied that he will encounter some shoddy silver gun wax heads, which end up being bitter. Still a student.This is especially true for students looking to take the Junior and Advanced Wizarding Exams.

"Don't worry, Lupine's Defense Against the Dark Arts is very powerful." Harry quickly helped Lupine speak in the student group.

And what he said was true. During the summer vacation, he did see Lupine's ability. To be precise, apart from Lupine, Sirius was also very powerful.Ron and Hermione also rushed to help. The two of them knew Lupine on the train, and they still had a good impression of the professor.

Of course, if anyone was unhappy, it was Snape.

He was glaring at Lupine now with a hatred that surpassed even Harry's.

After all, Snape's hatred for Harry was just a continuation of his hatred for James, and he was sometimes confused by those green eyes.This was reflected in the last semester.Ever since Voldemort was captured and Snape didn't have to deliberately target Harry, he often gave Harry extra points in a trance.

Then he came back to his senses after his gaze left Harry's eyes, and tried to deduct points.

This allowed Harry to experience an erratic "love".

Many people said that Snape was probably crazy.

But Lupine was different.

After all, Snape almost died at Lupine's hands.

"I can't believe it—you would put such a—dangerous person in the school—" He said every word, not caring that what he said might be heard by others when he was still in the hall, and he didn't care Would Lupine be hurt by his words.

In fact, Lupine kept smiling.

Because of the pranks of the foursome before, Lupine always felt that he still owed Snape something.Although he usually does not take a direct part in the mischief, the bystander is no less guilty than the perpetrator.Not to mention he almost killed Snape.

As for Snape's eccentric remarks, he had long since given up.

"I never thought Lupine was a dangerous person." Dumbledore said calmly. He has always been able to talk to anyone with the most equal eyes, no matter who they are.

That's why so many demihuman races hold him in high esteem.

And like Lupin, a werewolf who has been poisoned by wolf's poison since childhood, what is their fault?People in the wizarding world should get over that little bit of danger and take off their colored glasses to look at them again.Especially now that wolf poison potions and immune potions have been invented, the danger of werewolves is even smaller.

"Then you should really check your eyes—you might as well give up the principal's position as soon as possible. I think even Charlene Gold is more suitable as the principal than you!"

"Snape, how could you say that!" McGonagall said angrily, a little unhappy that her old girlfriend was being said like that.

But Dumbledore didn't mind at all:
"Unfortunately, I am the headmaster now, and Xia Lin also thinks that Remus is a good candidate. In the end, he will not be the headmaster. In fact, not long ago, he proposed to me that Miller Baby is the principal."

As he spoke, Dumbledore blinked mischievously and raised his glass to Xia Lin who was not far away.

This made Snape's teeth itch.

This is not the most excessive.

The most exaggerated thing was that Dumbledore tilted his head and said: "By the way, I ask you to prepare the potion that Remus needs."

"What?" Snape was dumbfounded, "You asked me to make potions for him?"

Absurdity was written all over his face.

It's fine if you find my enemy to work with me, but you want me to save his life?
"As long as you have the ability to prepare it, the cost of the potion will be reported directly to the school director, and you don't need to pay for it." Dumbledore said "generously".

If you dare to ask me to pay for it myself, then I will resign now!

Half dead with rage, Snape didn't eat the next bite.This made Lupine even more guilty.But he has no way to refuse, after all, Wolfsbane Potion is really important to him.

"He looks like he hates Professor Lupine," Ron whispered to Harry.

"I would really like to know what potion Professor Dumbledore wants Snape to concoct?" Hermione said while teasing Pikachu.

During the summer vacation, she brought all the Pokémon back home, and now Pichu has evolved into Pikachu.It is worth mentioning that her Pikachu's tail is heart-shaped, which shows that this Pikachu is a girl.

Harry envied that, but there was no way he'd be taking the Pokémon to the Dursleys, Hedwig alone was driving him crazy.

"Also, I want to know how to get a Thunder Stone." Hermione said again.

"What? You're not going to evolve Pikachu now, are you?" Ron said in surprise.

"Why not?" Hermione asked him strangely instead, "Only by evolution can one have stronger power. You can see that after Harry's Electroshock evolved into Electroshock, it helped him a lot."

"But don't you like Pokémon battles? Why do you need such a strong power?" Harry asked, "And Pikachu is also very powerful, the professor's Pikachu is very strong, and my Pikachu was given to Voldemort's head last year There was a scar. It is said that he still had that scar when he fled abroad!"

"I don't like it—but what happened last semester made me feel that sometimes it doesn't hurt to be stronger. If I and my Pokémon were stronger at that time, maybe it would help." She It's a little sad to say.

Hermione was referring, of course, to the fact that she felt powerless in the face of the fierce Heluga when she passed through the trapdoor.

"Anyway, evolution is the fastest way to become stronger! It's written in the book that once a Pokémon evolves, it will gain stronger power—the power of moves, magic resistance, and physical strength will all be improved." She said He insisted, "I plan to participate in the competition this semester and strive to evolve all my Pokémon."

"I don't think we need to force Pokémon to evolve. Although evolution is of course the best, I believe that even Pikachu can become the strongest!" Harry's mind flashed the Pikachu of Xia Lin The scene of knocking Heluga down with absolute power, said firmly.
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Early the next morning, Harry couldn't wait to go to Xia Lin's office, planning to pick up his Pokémon.

There are several little wizards like him.

"Here you are, Harry, here you are—Pikachu, Electric Shock Beast, and Deluby." Xia Lin handed him three poke balls, "They look good, and Deluby seems to be about to evolve."

In fact, Harry's De Ruby has already passed the lowest level of evolution.But the real world is not a game, and not every Pokémon's evolution level is so fixed.Some Pokémon can evolve a little earlier than the in-game level, and many more can evolve at night.

Not to mention, even if it's a game, you can still press the "B" button to stop evolution.

"De Ruby has evolved?" Harry said blankly.

"Not yet—" Xia Lin corrected, "but I think it's coming soon. These days, it's a little restless, and the bones on its head are a little protruding, which should be a sign of evolution. You'd better prepare more food for it. Then bring it more into battle."

"Evolve..."

Harry repeated the phrase, remembering what Hermione had said at the dinner party yesterday.

"Professor - do you know where I can get a Thunder Stone?"

"Where can I get the Stone of Thunder? Needless to say? Of course it's here." Xia Lin took out a Stone of Thunder as he spoke, "What's the matter, you want Pikachu to evolve into Raichu?"

"It's not me, it's Hermione." Harry shook his head, and told Xia Lin what happened last night, "Professor, do you think that evolved Pokémon must be stronger than non-evolved Pokémon? Electric shock After the monster evolved into an electric shock beast, it is indeed much stronger than before."

"So that's the case. Are you worried about whether to evolve?" Xia Lin smiled.

In fact, many people have considered this question in the original Pokémon world, especially after the emergence of super evolution, some people are even thinking about whether Pokémon and trainers have been tested by super evolution?
"Let me tell you this, Harry. If you want to know the answer to this question, you must first understand what the concept of evolution means—"

"What does evolution mean?" Harry obviously hadn't thought about it.He just identified this phenomenon as one of the incredible powers of Pokémon without thinking about it at a deeper level.

Xia Lin told him the answer:
"Evolution is actually a change that occurs when Pokémon adapts to different environments and faces different enemies, and finds that its current form is not enough for itself to survive and reproduce. Through evolution, Pokémon Dreams gained stronger power, allowing them to adapt to the harsh environment and defeat powerful enemies. During the long evolution, the evolution chain of Pokémon was formed."

"So evolution can make you stronger? Is Hermione right?"

"To be precise, it is to become stronger on the basis of the original." Xia Lin does not deny this point, regardless of whether early evolution will consume the Pokémon's potential, let's take Xiaozhi's fire-breathing dragon as an example , if it wasn't for the early evolution of fire dinosaurs, then it couldn't be the opponent of fossil pterosaurs.

"In that case, why, Professor, why didn't you let Pikachu evolve into Raichu?" Harry asked suspiciously.

If it is said that evolution can become stronger, then if the professor's Pikachu evolves, wouldn't it be able to become stronger?

"That's what I'm going to say next. Through evolution, you can indeed gain stronger power quickly. It's like a little wizard in the first grade who grows up to the seventh grade. His magic power has naturally been improved due to growth. But On the other hand, if a wizard only grows up, does not receive magical education, never learns any spells, do you think he will be your opponent?"

Harry shook his head.

Although he is only in the second grade now, he learned a lot of magic spells from Sirius during the summer vacation.

Moreover, Harry's talent is indeed very strong, and some relatively easy spells can be learned just by reading them a few times.

"The same is true for Pokémon. If you don't exercise the strength and moves of Pokémon, and just let them evolve quickly, then you won't really become stronger. There is never only one way to become stronger. .”

"I understand Professor." Harry nodded vigorously.

"Then, this Thunder Stone—"

"I do not want."
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"You do not want?"

In the Gryffindor lounge, Hermione's voice was distorted with anger.

"Didn't you hear what the professor said, Hermione?" Ron persuaded, "You haven't given Pikachu enough battles to make it evolve into Raichu and it won't be much stronger. I really don't know How could you make such a mistake, you are the hardest working person among us!"

"Even if I don't use the Thunder Stone for Pikachu, I want to study what the Thunder Stone looks like. I haven't seen the evolution stones mentioned in the textbook yet!"

Hermione is not an idiot, since Xia Lin has said so, she can naturally understand.

But evolutionary stones—

She really wants it!
"It's almost a green, crystal-clear stone. By the way, there is a yellow lightning symbol in it. If you can't imagine it, you can look at the scar on my head." Harry brushed his hair up.

"I think you're just a rock!" The school bully Hermione punched him directly!
"Haven't you ever wondered what is so magical about the Thunder Stone? Can it evolve Pokémon? Why can Pikachu but not Electrocute? Naughty Thunderbolt doesn't work either?" Hermione's thirst for knowledge began to germinate.

"There are so many Pokémon, why do only a few Pokémon need evolution stones to evolve? And why, some Pokémon need communication means to evolve? But we have never seen a communication machine. Do you want me to give Ghoststone make a call?"

"Sorry - what's a phone?" Ron asked weakly.

"That's why Pokémon is a mystery." Harry said, "But don't worry, the professor said that some evolutionary stones will be used as semester rewards this semester. Including class performance or competition rewards."

"Really? Can you choose from three evolutionary stones?"

"Do not--"

"I knew that the evolution stone must be a very precious thing, how could it be optional?" Hermione said immediately.

"No, what I mean is that there are ten evolution stones to choose from, and there are some other evolutionary props besides that. For example, the professor told me that if the Electric Shock Beast wants to evolve into an Electric Shock Beast, it needs to use Electric motor, and then evolve through communication. And the communication evolution machine seems to be ready." Harry said.

"This is so cool, what about me? Does any of my Pokémon need that phone to evolve?" Ron said expectantly.

"It's communication!" Hermione said immediately, "And if you read the textbooks more, you will know that the little fire horse and the mountain rat are both upgraded evolutions. As for Del Ruby, the professor has already said no!"

(End of this chapter)