All the changes in the world begin with Tom Cat

Chapter 51 Divination Lesson (4k words)
The news that dementors had settled in Hogwarts caused heated discussions among the young wizards.

Although there were many opponents, they were helpless because after all, the Ministry of Magic's request could not be refused.

Ding Hai doesn't care, he should eat, drink and sleep every day. Anyway, don't mess with me, those ugly rag monsters, otherwise they will look good!

The little wizards who were full of food from the restaurant went to their respective classrooms one after another. When Ding Hai walked to the classroom, the food in his stomach was almost digested.

This class is a new divination class this school year, taught by Professor Trelawney.

Divination classes are generally only taught by wizards in the third year of Hogwarts Academy, but for Ding Hai, this class is optional.

After all, in addition to his identity as Tom Cat, his soul is also a real time traveler, and he has long been a prophetic cat.

Although he is not very clear about some details of the promotion, he still understands the general trend.

For example, Lao Fu is currently planning to use another Horcrux to resurrect, and Peter Pettigrew is his assistant.

There were twenty round tables in the classroom, and the curtains were drawn down, creating a dark atmosphere.

There are also many shelves standing next to the wall, which are filled with various divination props, such as tarot cards, crystal balls, etc.

A drowsy aroma emerged from the flame-heated stove in the fireplace, which made the little wizard in the classroom a little dull.

"Welcome to this material world, which will bring you mysteries beyond magic."

Professor Trelawney is thin, but wears a pair of large glasses, a slightly shiny shawl, and a green dress. She looks just like a housewife.

The first impression this female professor gave to the students felt like she was a mysterious liar, because she somewhat deliberately imitated the behavior of a fortune teller, no different from the goddess Ding Hai saw on the street in his previous life.

But Ding Hai knew that Professor Trelawney truly had the ability to predict things, but she only had occasional uncanny abilities.

After all, she is the great-great-granddaughter of Cassandra Trelawney, so she naturally inherited the corresponding gift of prophecy.

But in the eyes of other wizards, they would not believe such ridiculous divination.

As for anyone who believes her divination, it's because her entire family is cursed.

"Sit down kids, now you are in groups of three, find your seats and sit down."

Trelawney said with a smile.

After the little wizards found their partners, they sat down separately.

Ding Hai sat with Neville, but the three little ones were still the same.

"Here you will explore the ancient and mysterious magic of divination; here, you will know whether you have vision; here we will predict the future."

Trelawney raised her hands with an exaggerated smile on her face.

"Predicting the future? Why do I feel it's reliable?" Hermione asked Harry dubiously.

"I think it must be true, otherwise the school wouldn't have set up this course."

Harry wasn't sure, but it was class time.

"Really? But this professor looks a little crazy, which makes me doubt whether this course is necessary."

"Okay, stop talking and continue listening to the class. If we cause the professor to be dissatisfied, we will be deducted points again." Ron interjected.

Hermione and Harry stopped talking.

"Divination can be said to be a form of prophetic magic. It is a profound knowledge among all magics. This requires us to have a certain talent for observation. The knowledge in books is not necessarily all about divination. They can only teach you the surface.
Although many wizards are talented in potions, spells, alchemy, memory, etc., it is undeniable that they cannot penetrate the mysterious fog through their talents and obtain information from the future. "

After the words fell, Ding Hai noticed a change in Hermione's face at the next table.

It seemed like she was beginning to resent this course, because it seemed to block her advantages.

"This school year we will learn the basic methods of divination. First, we will learn to read tea leaves and palmistry. After understanding it in simple terms, we can move on to the study of the crystal ball."

Trelawney continued her sermon.

"Now, please exchange your respective teacups, pour water in, then drink it, and interpret the future through the tea residue."

As soon as Trelawney finished speaking, Ding Hai and Neville exchanged tea cups.

Ding Hai looked at the residue of tea leaves in the tea cup. He felt thirsty for some reason, so he took out a hot water bottle from somewhere and poured it into the tea cup. The steaming boiling water suddenly filled half of the tea cup.

Ding Hai picked it up and tasted it: "Tsk, tsk, tsk~"

It feels tasteless!Still a little bitter.

No, I need something to adjust it.

So Ding Maomao took out another carton of milk, poured it in, added two sugars, and stirred it with a spoon.

Soup milk tea is just finished.

Ding Hai took a whiff of the milky tea aroma and was very satisfied with his work.

So I drank it all in one gulp and let out a burst of "ah ha~" enjoyment.

"Merlin's Beard, what are you doing? Tom! Why did you make the tea?"

Trelawney started to exaggerate her mysterious divination skills to the two young wizards, but when she heard the movement behind her, she couldn't help but turn around, almost letting her good qualities break her defense on the spot.

Ding Maomao didn't say anything, but gave Trelawney the milk tea in her hand, pointed at it and let her taste it.

Trelawney didn't seem to react, she subconsciously said "thank you", and then tried to take a sip of Ding Hai's milk tea.

"Not bad, not bad. Although this tea is a little weird with milk, it still tastes pretty good~ Wait! It's not about the tea now. Tom, my cute little kitten, you'd better explain to me what's going on. ?”

Trelawney realized that she had almost been led astray and quickly reacted.

"Is it really that delicious?"

"I just saw that Tom also added sugar cubes and milk to it. It felt pretty good."

The two young wizards who were close to each other were discussing quietly, but the topic they discussed seemed a bit distorted.

Ding Hai calmly wrote something on the writing board, which meant that he just saw the tea leaves and wanted to make tea, and he happened to be thirsty.

"My dear, I understand that you are thirsty, but divination is a serious science, but if you add milk and sugar cubes to it, it will change the final result and greatly reduce the accuracy of divination."

Trelawney explained.

"Slightly~"

Ding Hai showed his long, red tongue and then retracted it, then took out the milk and made a gesture of pouring it.Trelawney also understood what he meant: "Okay, I admit that this tea is a bit bitter, but don't do it like this next time, my dear, it's my fault that I didn't inform you of the precautions in advance."

She was also very helpless about this kitten, but since it was her first class, she had better not care.

If points are deducted right from the start, it will definitely leave a bad impression on the students.

"Okay, I'll give you a new cup of tea. This time, drink it directly and leave the tea residue behind. Don't add anything else!"

Trelawney used a magic spell to change Ding Hai's tea, and emphasized the tone of the last sentence.

Ding Hai had no choice but to pinch his nose and drink the new tea directly.

Trelawney:? ? ?
No, is this tea so bad?As for pinching the nose?
Laoni didn't understand Ding Maomao's special behavior, but she had to continue the class now.

"Okay children, now show me your teacups and I will make divination for you one by one."

After Trelawney finished speaking, she came to a girl named Parvati Patil, and after taking a look at the residue in her tea cup:
"Kid, beware of a man with red hair, you could get physically hurt by him."

Parvati was startled for a moment, glanced at Ron who was closest, and then hurriedly moved her chair back, trying to keep a suitable distance from Ron.

Ron was speechless. Sisters, although you are not my type, your actions just now caused harm to my young heart.

Then, Trelawney seemed inspired and directly spoke the next prophecy:

"Oh, what a shame, one of us may have left us forever around Easter time."

The atmosphere in the classroom became stagnant, and everyone couldn't help but want to go in the direction of death.

Ding Hai looked at Hermione, who was frowning. This prophecy might come true for this little girl.

But it’s not necessarily death.

"Child, how is your grandma doing?" Trelawney turned her gaze to Neville as if she was electrocuted.

"I think it's okay." Neville replied after being stunned for a while.

"But I don't think so. Show me your cup!"

Trelawney held out her hand and Neville handed her the cup.

"Well, that's a shame, Tom, your teacup?"

Trelawney took a look and put the tea cup on the table, and then began to examine Ding Hai's tea cup.

The next moment, Trelawney's expression changed drastically, ranging from excitement to complexity.

"Merlin~ My dear kitten, your fate is so complicated. Let me see~ First of all, in the future of Hogwarts, you will become the new generation of Dark Lord!"

Little Harry: "."

other people:"."

Ding Hai: "."

No way!A new generation of Dark Lord? !

How could he, a cute little cat who was so light and easy to push down, become the Dark Lord?
No!This prediction is definitely not accurate!
These words directly shocked Harry and others.

"The professor just said that Tom will become the new Dark Lord in the future? Isn't this too outrageous?" Hermione became more and more suspicious of the professor's words. '

"Although it is somewhat impossible, if it is true, it may not even replace the mysterious man. I heard that the mysterious man's name is also Tom? Don't you find it exciting that the old Tom is replaced by the new Tom?"

Harry: "."

What you said makes sense.I actually couldn't refute it.

But thinking of Ding Hai's magical operations, Harry felt that this possibility seemed to have increased a bit.

Ding Hai's ears twitched, and I heard what I just said!
What does it mean to replace old Tom with new Tom?

This is different, okay!
"Professor, you just said that Tom's fate is very complicated. I wonder what else you saw?"

At this time, some activists raised their hands to ask questions.

"This is a good question. Tom's destiny is like a ball of thread. In the future, his achievements will be higher than everyone present, and he will meet all kinds of partners."

Ding Hai's heart skipped a beat, this seemed to be right.

Aren’t you going to meet other people when you travel to other worlds in the future?

"Wait a minute, I seem to see an endless stone staircase leading to nowhere. It seems that Mr. Cat, your journey will be long in the future."

Ding Maomao: (°ー°〃)
Damn it!Is this also true?
Isn't that right? Who knows when the journey through all the worlds will come to an end?This means an endless journey!

Trelawney approached the teacup with wide eyes, her eyes hitting the teacup and she didn't care.

"I also saw a strange fog"

Trelawney was talking to herself in a sleepy way, completely unaware that the teacup made a "click" sound and then broke in half.

Only then did she react and looked at the harmless kitten in front of her with extremely serious eyes:
"You are not an ordinary cat. I can't predict your future, but the prophetic parchment shows me the approximate outcome. You will encounter a lot of troubles, but you will be able to solve them in an extraordinary way, and your body will shine brightly. The stars above are incomparable.”

Ding Hai: "."

Ah, is this so outrageous?
"Okay Mr. Cat, it's up to you whether you believe the prediction or not, but I think learning this lesson well may be helpful to you in the future."

Trelawney said with narrowed eyes, continuing to explain the content of tea divination and solving puzzles for other young wizards.

"Tom, don't take what she said just to heart, I feel..." Hermione turned to look at Ding Hai, but seemed to think of something and stopped talking.

Well, just now she wanted to say that Trelawney's language might have been made up, but like Ron, she thought of Ding Hai's various operations since school, and the possibility that the first prophecy of the new Dark Lord could be The reliability is a little better, but the rest is open to question.

Ding Hai was confused. Why didn't the little girl say the second half of the sentence?
"Oh my God! Honey, you're in trouble!"

At this moment, Trelawney heard an exclamation.

Ding Hai looked over and saw Trelawney throwing Harry's teacup on the table as if to avoid something, her whole body still shaking slightly, looking a little panicked.

"Not strong? What is not strong?" Dean Thomas asked puzzledly.

"That big dog that haunts the gloomy cemetery is an omen of evil in the world. It heralds death~Wait a minute! The big dog was kicked away by a cat. You are so lucky, kid!"

Suddenly, Professor Trelawney's expression seemed to change, her body no longer trembled, her tone of voice returned to normal, and her eyes no longer had the uneasiness, but instead had a hint of joy.

Harry: ? ? ?
So, what does this prophecy mean?
Why can't I understand anything?
What cat kicked away the big dog that represented death?
(End of this chapter)