days at Hogwarts

Chapter 182 Campus Club

Harry held his head high, his eyes fixed on the envelope, but he couldn't stop glancing sideways from the corner of his eye, and his ears were perked up trying to listen to the teaching content next to him.His mind was no longer on the envelope.

It's amazing that the idiot Professor Lockhart can actually teach, and the content of the Forgetting Curse is well explained.The Ilfracombe incident, the strange knowledge of the amnestics of the Ministry of Magic, if it was changed to a serious class, Professor McGonagall would have to praise it for being lively and interesting.

Originally, he firmly believed that Lockhart was a liar, but now Harry felt a little shaken in his heart.

Loren listened carefully, and these theoretical contents brought him a lot of benefits.

During the summer, he had spent a lot of time on memory magic - Legilimency and Occlumency.Practicing two kinds of magic gave him a rudimentary understanding of the brain and soul.Lockhart's views on the surface memory of the brain and the deep memory of the soul have opened up a new perspective for him, and many of the usual doubts have been answered.

He had a hunch that after learning the Forgetting Curse, the other two memory magics would also make great progress.

Lockhart spoke happily, and twirled the wand in his hand around his fingers: "Remember, the Oblivion Curse is not unbreakable, and the torture and time that go deep into the soul may make the Oblivion Curse invalid. Some extreme In this case, someone was able to break through the Forgetting Curse with a strong will. Of course, such cases are very rare..."

The lectures continued late into the night, and tonight was all theory, no demos or practice sessions.

Loren and Harry left the office together, and when the door slammed shut, Harry put away his dazed expression on copying the envelope and came back to his senses.

"I must have copied a thousand envelopes," said Harrelson bleakly.

"At least he didn't show off the contents of the letter, did he?" Loren was in a happy mood.

Harry brainstormed about the fan letters and what Lockhart might write in reply, and nodded happily.

Turning a corner and stepping up the stairs, Harry said, "I didn't expect him to talk about the Oblivion Curse well. By the way, do you really want to be an amnestic?"

"Of course, everyone in the school doesn't know that this is my dream career, Loren." Loren's voice was firm.

So Harry understood, and he nodded: "Oh, it's fake."

Suddenly, a strange, unintelligible voice sounded: "Come...let me...tear you...kill you..."

Harry, who was about to continue teasing, jumped suddenly, stopped, shut his mouth and pretended to listen.But I didn't hear anything, and the sound just now didn't appear again.

After a while, Harry turned his head and looked at Loren suspiciously: "That voice! Did you hear any strange noises?"

Seeing Harry's nervous expression, Loren shook his head pretending to be confused: "What's the sound? Isn't it you who have been talking?"

Harry frowned tightly: "That—the voice said—didn't you hear it?"

Although he already knew that he could speak Parseltongue, he didn't associate the strange sound he heard with Parseltongue, thinking it was some hidden easter egg in Hogwarts Castle.

This thousand-year-old castle is like this. When some young wizards travel at night, they have heard the screams of people being tortured in pain, and the screams of the Howling Banshee.

Loren said, "It's probably because you copied too many envelopes, and you're a little sleepy."

He probably guessed that it should be Voldemort who went to the Chamber of Secrets on the weekend and woke up the basilisk.This was a plan that Dumbledore had already arranged, and the deadly eyes of the basilisk had been handled safely, so there was no need to worry about the safety of the students.

The stage has been set up, just waiting for the protagonist Harry to appear on the stage, the big show will start...

Entering late September, it is already the fourth week of school.Whether it is the new teaching in the second grade, the fourth grade, or the normal teaching content of other grades, they are on the right track.

The little wizards finally got rid of the burnout of the holidays and devoted themselves to campus life.The shore of the Black Lake was crowded with young wizards practicing spells, the light of the spells and the waves created by the squid tentacles came and went one after another.

In such an atmosphere, Professor McGonagall's Transfiguration Club started.

There was no announcement posted on the bulletin board in the common room, but during class, Professor McGonagall suddenly announced:
"The Transfiguration Club is for young wizards who have enough energy to learn and are interested in continuing to study and explore Transfiguration. If you want to join the Transfiguration Club, you must pass the exam. The test papers for each grade are different, and you must get an E or higher in the exam. students can join.”

She patted the pile of parchment test papers on the desk and made a dull sound: "Now, students who have no intention of joining the club can dismiss get out of class early and go to the auditorium for dinner."

Seamus and Dean looked at each other, and Dean asked in a low voice, "Do you want to join the Transfiguration Club?"

Seamo shook his head. He is not good at transfiguration, and he is not a young wizard who has the ability to learn, and he has no idea of ​​exploring in depth in the field of transfiguration.

But they are still young, and they don't have enough confidence in the choice of this seemingly important thing, and they hesitate to leave.The other little wizards were in a similar situation. They wanted to give up, but they were afraid of any bad influence.

Seeing this, Professor McGonagall emphasized: "The club is just a place for extracurricular activities. You don't have to force yourself to join every club, or you can even not join any club. It won't affect your grades and exams. And there are new recruits every school year. For the selection exam, students who are hesitant can observe the activities of the club for a year first, and then take the exam next year."

Seamus and Dean were relieved, stood up and walked out of the classroom.With the leader, the other little wizards left one after another, leaving more than half of the classroom empty.

Loren and Hermione received an invitation from Professor McGonagall in advance. If nothing else, they were the default candidates for the head of the junior section of the club. Naturally, they didn't leave, and sat upright in their seats.

Harry and Ron looked at each other and stayed.Surprisingly, Neville also stayed.

Facing his friend's unexpected gaze, Neville scratched his head, and said falteringly: "Professor McGonagall didn't say what would happen if he didn't pass the exam. Anyway, there will be no loss. I want to try."

"Neville, you are no worse than anyone else, you will definitely pass the exam." Hermione encouraged.

Neville smiled shyly. During the holidays, grandma said that he was a bit of a man.

The content of the test paper is divided into two parts.The first half is a simple fill-in-the-blank question. The content is mainly the original text in the textbook, the main points of transfiguration, and the precautions for transfiguration steps. It is not difficult.

In the second half, there is only one essay question: talk about your understanding of Gamp’s basic law of deformation, and analyze the five exceptions?

The little wizard who turned the page and read the question was stunned, what is it?
This is the first time the little wizards have seen this kind of essay questions without standard answers. Their previous learning method is to memorize the basic deformation rules and the five major exceptions, so that they have mastered it.

Now a question pops up, it doesn’t ask you about the content of the basic deformation law, it doesn’t ask you what the five major exceptions are, but it asks about your understanding and opinions.Even most students don't remember what the five exceptions are at all, they only learn Gump's basic rules.

The little wizards were divided into three categories.One group is staring at the questions in a daze, wanting to stare at the stems of the questions; the other group is scratching their heads and nibbling at the end of the pen, and the quill pen is bald and can't figure out how to answer the questions; the last group is Hermione and Loren, they Answering questions in writing.

Hermione didn't know the answer. She first stated the content of the basic transformation law, and a lot of thoughts arose during the statement.So she recorded these thoughts and wrote them on the test paper.

Loren wrote whatever he thought of, eloquently, and wrote down his thoughts on Gamp's basic deformation law at will, just fill it up, and don't expect to score.

Hearing the sound of the two pens scratching the parchment, the little wizards gradually became anxious.Several little Gryffindor wizards squirmed in their seats, feeling uncomfortable.They once again experienced the torture that Loren tortured them during the final exam last year. This feeling of not being able to write it by themselves, but being filled up by others is too tormenting.

Is this Xueba?The little wizards trembled.

After the exam was over, Professor McGonagall put away the test paper, said a few words and left.

The review of test papers takes time, and the list of selected students will be posted on the bulletin board in the lounge, but the official club activities will not start until after October.

Following the Transfiguration Club was Professor Snape's Potions Club.

Unlike the public activities of the Charms Club and the recruitment selection of the Transfiguration Club, the recruiting method of the Potions Club is straightforward—Snape sent an invitation letter directly to the little wizard.

Wednesday noon, auditorium.

Loren stacked several steaks together, drizzled them with black pepper sauce, and bit out a gap like eating a hamburger. Looking at it, he felt refreshed.

There was a sound of flapping wings, and many more owls than usual passed through the skylight of the auditorium and landed beside their respective targets.

The little spectacled owl with patterns around its eyes "cooed" twice, put the letter beside Loren, and went to eat the biscuits by itself.Hermione and Harry also received the same envelope.

The dark green envelope with dark gold patterns was really eye-catching. Of the four people sitting together, only Ron didn't receive the letter.

Ron looked up at the skylight. His neck was sore and he didn't wait for his owl. He asked curiously, "What letter is this?"

Hermione put down the knife and fork and opened the letter, roughly skimming the contents of the letter: "The sender is Professor Snape, inviting us to join the Potions Club."

"Really?" Ron muttered. Although he was not interested in the Potions Club, he was the only one among the few who didn't receive the letter, and his heart was still sour.

"I understand that you and Loren received the invitation." Ron turned to look at Harry. "Why did you receive it too? The old bat still wants to torture you?"

Harry, who was a little complacent at first, suddenly felt that the lunch steak was not good. Thinking about it, it seemed that this was really possible.He hesitated: "Then I, refuse the invitation?"

"How dare you refuse Snape's invitation?!" Seamus leaned over and looked at him in shock, "Then can you still eat with peace of mind in the future?"

One sentence made Harry's courage back, and Ron was suddenly relieved after hearing this sentence, the sour taste in his heart disappeared, and a little joy arose instead.

Loren was surprised that Harry received Snape's invitation letter, but after thinking about it, he didn't seem surprised.

None of the first-year freshmen received invitations.

There are several little wizards who received invitation letters in the second grade, Rolf Scamander from Hufflepuff, Michael Kona from Ravenclaw, and Draco Malfoy from Slytherin.

The higher the grade, the more little wizards will receive invitations.The Potions Club takes a niche route, but the members can add up to a class.

The little wizards in the auditorium were discussing this matter enthusiastically.

guest of honor.

Professor Flitwick was whispering to Professor McGonagall: "The Transfiguration Club should have more recruits than the Potions Club, right?"

Professor McGonagall nodded: "The first half of the test paper is composed of basic questions, and the latter subjective questions have no standard answers. The main purpose is to test whether they have their own thinking about Transfiguration. Students who pass the basics and have independent thinking ability can be selected."

"Have you thought about club activities?"

Professor McGonagall paused: "I plan to teach an Animagus tutorial class."

"What a great idea!"

Professor Flitwick blew his beard and exclaimed, "The British Ministry of Magic only has seven registered Animagus. If your tutoring class is successful, Minerva McGonagall's name will resound throughout the magical world!"

"Haha, what's the matter..." Professor McGonagall said modestly, but the smile on the corner of his mouth couldn't stop.

"If this initiative can be successful, it will prove that club activities are sufficient to supplement the deleted class hours, and there will be much less resistance to implementation."

"Yeah, I hope it succeeds..."

Seeing Potter below, hesitating in the face of his own invitation, Snape looked gloomy, leaving Harry to deal with the slugs while planning club activities.

Dumbledore looked at the invitation letters with dark green bronzing patterns in the hands of the little wizards, and asked slowly: "Have you made the arrangements?"

"Well," Snape responded, "Let the lower grades be responsible for handling the raw materials, and the higher grades be responsible for brewing, and use the channels of the Malfoy family to buy these low-end potions to Africa."

Finance is the missing link for Hogwarts to be fully independent, and the plan has been set since Lucius Malfoy sent the raw materials.

This batch of low-end potion finished products were sold, harvested raw materials of all levels in Africa, and then returned to the school to prepare potions of all levels, some were sold to Africa in exchange for raw materials, and some were turned into the financial support of the school.

With the school's own property, there are no restrictions on many things.The Ministry of Magic has no control over Hogwarts, and the School Board has no control over Hogwarts.

Seeing that Dumbledore hesitated, Snape added: "Helping the school take the first step towards financial independence, gaining advanced potion knowledge, and accumulating experience as a potion master is not treating them badly. Many students want to work after graduation. Potions work, and the experience is even more precious to them."

"Who can predict how the future will develop, try to respect their own wishes." Dumbledore sighed: "And your resurrection medicine experiment, do you have any arrangements?"

"I have my own plans."

(End of this chapter)