days at Hogwarts

Chapter 166 Apparition
The office cubicle fell silent for a moment, and in the empty room, only the loud sound of Loren sipping juice from time to time.

Professor McGonagall waited patiently for the two to understand the change.

The fault phenomenon in the magic world is becoming more and more obvious. Compared with the complexity of ancient magic, modern magic has become simpler and at the same time, it has also caused the overall level of wizards to degrade.

Electives allow talented little wizards to go further, and compulsory courses allow ordinary students to master the basics.Education reform is an exploration of the future of the wizarding world, and this attempt must be made.

Loren thought for a while and asked, "Professor, why did you ask us here today?"

Professor McGonagall put down his cup and smiled slightly: "I want to reopen the Transfiguration Club."

"Transfiguration Club?" Hermione's eyes widened.

"I've only heard of the Charms Club."

In fact, there is also the Gobstone Club, but this should be different from the nature of the club that Professor McGonagall said, and Loren didn't mention it.

"Clubs are not just created by Felius," Professor McGonagall nodded with a smile, "every subject in Hogwarts once had clubs, such as the Dueling Club in Defense Against the Dark Arts class, and the snot in Potions." Insect clubs. But in recent years, due to various reasons from professors and students, most clubs have closed down.”

"If the teaching reform goes well, the professors will have a lot of free time. At least a few professors I have contacted are willing to restart the club."

Professor McGonagall looked at the two with admiration: "I would like to gather some suitable young wizards in a small area to exchange information about Transfiguration on a regular basis. Here, I sincerely invite you to join my Transfiguration club."

The normal process is that after the club is restarted, willing little wizards can submit an application, and only after passing the review can they become members of the club.But before the club's affairs were announced, the professor invited the two to join in advance, simply expressing his appreciation for the two.

Hermione's heartbeat quickened a little unconsciously, and she wanted to agree almost immediately.

Loren was a little hesitant. After class, he had to do potion experiments with Snape and learn alchemy, worrying that he didn't have enough time.

"Professor, I want to ask about the time and frequency of club activities?" Loren asked after hesitating for a while.

Professor McGonagall thought that Loren wanted to be lazy again, and when he remembered his lazy behavior during the final exam last time, he laughed angrily: "Don't worry, there are two communication activities every month, and it won't take up too much spare time."

Loren felt relieved, and accepted Professor McGonagall's invitation together with Hermione.

Later, Professor McGonagall checked some recent teaching content, and the smooth answers of the two made Professor McGonagall very satisfied.

"Go back and rest first, I will inform you of the specific activity time in advance."

Looking at the time, it was almost time to turn off the lights, and Filch should be in the teachers' lounge ready to start his night watch.

Loren and Hermione stood up and walked out. Perhaps because they were too excited, they started chatting before going out.

"Why is the Potions club called Slugs?"

"Teach hobbies, just like the Charms Club is also called the Charm Club."

"Then what will the Transfiguration Club be named?"

"I don't know, maybe it's the Cat Club..."

Professor McGonagall heard the conversation between the two who thought they were whispering, and his forehead was covered with black lines.Could it be that she is too gentle, the current students are becoming more and more impolite, what is a cat, that is an Animagus...

Back in the common room, Ron no longer had slugs coming out of his mouth, but his face was still pale, and he felt nauseated and swallowed from time to time.

It looked as if they had swallowed the slug that was about to be spit out, and everyone showed disgusted expressions, not wanting to get too close to Ron.

"If it weren't for that bracelet, Marcus would have been beaten to the ground by me!" Ron was full of resentment.

Speaking of the bracelet, Loren was very interested in this kind of armor. That night, he entered the book of fantasy and chatted with Flamel about it.

Flamel looked disdainful: "This kind of bracelet only solidifies the effect of the Iron Armor Curse, and it can only protect against simple curses."

"Fixed Iron Armor Curse?" Loren was very interested. If the protection is not strong enough, can it be strengthened? The important thing is that this kind of Iron Armor Curse has no dead ends and can respond at any time. very big.

Flamel drew a few simple runes in the air: "The production method is very simple, just like you refine a space box, use runes and magic circles to solidify the Iron Armor Curse and bless it on the item."

"However, this kind of protection is difficult to improve. It is necessary to repeatedly stack runes and armor curses, from 1 stack to 10, from 10 stacks to 100, from 100 stacks to 1000. If you do this calculation, stacking [-] times can prevent You cast out the God's Edge Shadowless Curse with all your strength."

Loren clicked his tongue: "One hundred thousand times!"

His Shen Feng Wuying had to be stacked a hundred thousand times to defend against it. If it were Voldemort's Killing Curse, it might not be able to stop it until it was stacked to death.Loren gave up his thoughts on refining armor, and it is better to practice magic spells and improve the level of duels is the right way.

The next day, Loren, who had just come out of the auditorium after breakfast, was stopped by Snape, and the two came to Snape's office together.

The parchment manuscript with the headmaster's seal and Dumbledore's signature lay quietly on the table, with delicate letterpress printing on the edge of the paper.

Although he didn't know why Dumbledore would agree to Snape's experiment, Loren raised his head and glanced at Snape secretly, rejecting the possibility of the Potions professor forging the principal's paper in his mind.

"Professor, how do we develop a medicine to bring the dead back to life?"

Snape sat behind his desk, his spine erect, his body seemed to be propped up on an inflexible frame.The sockets around his eyes were black, and if he hadn't been the Potions Master, someone would have suspected him of being poisoned.His face was bloodless, as pale as a corpse, and his hair was tangled greasy.

But his temperament seemed to be less gloomy than before, and the resurrection medicine brought vague hope, giving him the idea of ​​struggling in the abyss.

"The Philosopher's Stone is limited and cannot be used without restraint." Snape's voice was a little hoarse due to staying up late, but his tone was brisk and in good spirits, "I will sort out a few sets of plans first, determine other materials, and determine the steps of the ceremony .Finally conduct the experiment."

"You do experiments with me, and after the materials and rituals are confirmed, your accumulated knowledge of potions is enough to be a potions master."

Loren was not optimistic about this. He asked softly, "Professor, can the ingredients and rituals of the potion be finalized before I graduate?"

Snape's eyes fluctuated for a while: "After my investigation in the past few days, I have determined that the materials and rituals are just to play the role of the Philosopher's Stone, replacing death as a nature."

"Materials and rituals are not difficult problems, but the concept of analyzing death is. Let me figure this out." His tone was not troubled, as if he had a way to explore death.

Loren didn't ask any more details. Professor Snape needed the medicine to bring him back to life as a belief and a hope.Even if the hope is slim, it will allow him to live better.

"Professor, do you know about the reform of the second-grade and fourth-grade teaching?" Loren changed the subject.

Perhaps because of the opportunity to repent for the mistakes he made, Snape's inner depression relaxed a little.He also paid more attention to other things. Speaking of this, he chuckled slightly: "When discussing the teaching plan, only I supported the distinction between elective and compulsory courses from the very beginning. Professor McGonagall and Professor Flitwick always want to pour knowledge into it. Every little wizard's brain, but they don't know it, and it will spoil some people's limited brains."

Snape had his reasons, and Professor McGonagall's care for the students was also right. Loren couldn't judge good or bad. He wanted to ask something else: "Does the Potions Society run clubs?"

Snape nodded: "Bringing the dead back to life is a big project. I need some students to help me handle the materials and carry out the experiments. Of course, they will gain additional potion knowledge as a reward."

Understood, laboratory brick movers, scientific research workers.

……

Snape was busy preparing the club and determining the potion experiment plan.Professor McGonagall also has to set up a club and handle some headmaster duties.

The only one free was the Head of Ravenclaw, Professor of Charms Filius Flitwick.Loren can only find him for practicing Apparition, and Apparation is also in the category of Charms, which can be regarded as a professional counterpart.

The office of the head of Ravenclaw is located in the No. 13 window on the right side of the west tower.

When Loren proposed his purpose of coming, Professor Flitwick's beard stood up in shock, and he screamed: "Apparition! You know that in the past 50 years alone, there have been 27 cases of practicing apparition leading to split body death case?"

"Let me tell you! Mr. Loren Morgan! You should wait until you are a few years older before touching this spell."

A young sorcerer in the second grade proposed to practice apparition. This is not a wise choice, but Professor Flitwick, although surprised, did not think that Loren was so ambitious and unrealistic.

From discovering Peter Pettigrew at the beginning of school, defeating the troll, to expelling Voldemort, Flitwick has a good impression of this Gryffindor student. He was almost assigned to Gryffindor back then, and he also has a personality that advocates courage. part.

Loren smiled helplessly and said, "You can just call me Loren. Professor, what you are talking about is a case that happened when you tried apparition in private. I am fully aware of the danger of this spell, so I bring a Fragrance comes to you for help."

As he spoke, he shook the medicine in his hand, signaling that he was well prepared.

Snape asked for the quince essence, and when he heard that Loren was going to practice Apparition, he readily took out enough quince essence, just asking him not to forget to bring the potion with both hands next week Office, even if it is a broken limb.

Professor Flitwick walked back and forth in the office with short, hurried steps: "Does Professor McGonagall agree?"

"She's busy with new teaching content and dealing with some school affairs, so I've come to teach you Flitwick." Loren said sincerely.

This sentence doesn't answer whether Professor McGonagall knows, but it sounds like Professor McGonagall is too busy, so he sent Loren to Flitwick.

"Okay," Professor Flitwick made a decision by hammering the palm of his other hand with his fist, "but I must confirm that you have mastered all the theoretical knowledge of apparition."

In the following time, Professor Flitwick inspected Loren's theoretical level from multiple angles from the origin of the spell, to the tone of the spell, the movement of casting spells, and the coordination of magic power and body.

After half an hour.

"...the most important thing to remember is three points, namely purpose, determination and calmness."

Professor Flitwick looked complicated, and looked at Loren with appreciation: "Did the Sorting Hat say that you are very suitable for Ravenclaw?"

When he was young, he was often teased because of his strange figure, so he worked hard to become a duel champion.But even he wouldn't dare covet the Apparating Curse in the second year.

Loren didn't answer, just grinning brightly.

"As you probably know, Apparition is not normally possible inside Hogwarts, we have to go outside."

Flitwick tapped Loren's arm lightly with his wand...well, he tapped on his feet.

Loren felt a strange force enveloping his whole body, as if he had broken free from the shackles of gravity and became light.

"Stand still!" Professor Flitwick raised his head, smiled and waved his wand.

The window of the office opened suddenly, and Loren felt a force pulling him, rushed out of the window, and fell all the way down the tower.

The sun was warm and the wind was whistling in his ears. Seeing the windows getting smaller and smaller, and feeling his body getting closer to the ground, Loren knew that the professor would never put students in danger, so he didn't panic.

He opened his arms to enjoy the gravity-drawn fall, felt the wind brought by the air resistance, and his robe was blown loudly, and he couldn't help shouting: "Ah——"

When he was about to fall to the ground, his body was suddenly lifted up and flew towards the direction of the Forbidden Forest. The blood was oppressing the blood vessels due to gravity and resistance, bringing a sense of urgency and joy.All the ascents were for a quick fall, and Loren didn't know how many fields he flew.

Under the sun, he saw green leaves with dewdrops hanging on the grass, asked the wet soil exuding an earthy and grassy aroma, and saw owls basking in the sun on the roof of the greenhouse.

Flying over the grass, flying over the greenhouse, and finally landed on the edge of the Forbidden Forest, some distance from Hagrid's hut.

Professor Flitwick's beard was blown to a mess and it took a while to get it straight.But he enjoyed the process and the flight very much: "The wilderness and natural scenery always bring people a good mood."

"Professor! What kind of spell is this?" Loren's eyes were shining, and he almost wrote "want to learn" on his face.

"The slightly modified Levitation Charm, this is extra-curricular content. If you are interested, welcome to join my Charms Club." Professor Flitwick invited.

"Will the Charm Club also expand its enrollment?" Loren asked.

Before the teaching reform, the time for professors to manage the club was limited, and the scale of the magic club was not large. Only some students who had achieved good results in the OWLs examination and entered the magic spell improvement class had the opportunity to enter the club.

Now that the professor has plenty of time, other teachers start clubs, and Professor Flitwick plans to expand the size of the club: "If there is no accident, the Charms Club will recruit new students from the whole school at the end of this month."

"Is it still under the assessment system?"

The original Magic Club required good grades in OWLs and had a chance to enter after taking the improvement class.

Professor Flitwick shook his head: "There is no assessment standard, as long as you are willing to participate in club activities, I welcome every little wizard to join."

The purpose of the club is to use a more relaxed and gentle method to allow young wizards to learn the content of the elective part, as a supplement to the formal teaching, and to provide a channel for those who want to learn.This is also part of the restructuring.

(End of this chapter)