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Chapter 580: Charms and the Petrification Spell

Hogwarts adopts a large-class teaching model, which means that each class is composed of students from two different colleges.

For example, Gryffindor often attends classes with Slytherin, while Ravenclaw basically teams up with Hufflepuff. Of course, this combination sometimes changes. For example, Gryffindor occasionally attends classes with Hufflepuff, and Ravenclaw sometimes attends classes with Slytherin.

But a combination like Ravenclaw and Gryffindor has never appeared. I wonder if the professors think that these two students are too incompatible and therefore don't arrange them?

Let's be honest, if we talk about discord, Gryffindor and Slytherin are the real ones. These two houses are like sworn enemies. Whenever they meet, they will clash with each other. It is estimated that they will not be able to attend the classes that they could have attended well.

Of course, this has nothing to do with Zhou Ming. Although he really hopes to take classes with Gryffindor, he will not rashly suggest that the professors change the teaching arrangements. Of course, he is not qualified to do so.

The first class of the first day of the new semester for Ravenclaw was a Charms class with Hufflepuff.

The teacher giving the lecture was none other than Professor Flitwick, the dean of Zhou Ming's family.

Professor Flitwick was a short man with some goblin blood, just over one meter tall, as tall as a child, so he was used to standing on a pile of books during class. To be honest, the scene was a bit funny.

But no one would want to laugh in front of Professor Flitwick, because Professor Flitwick was a very respected professor, and his strength was also ranked among the top among all professors. The only one who could definitely defeat him was probably Headmaster Dumbledore. Even Vice-Headmaster Professor McGonagall and Professor Snape, the greasy-haired bat, did not dare to say that they could definitely defeat the short professor.

He is a true master of spells. In terms of his attainments in spells alone, he is even on par with old Dumbledore. So if anyone dares to make fun of his height, then Professor Flitwick will definitely not mind using some small spells to make the student who disrespects him suffer a little.

There were still ten minutes before class, so Zhou Ming followed his roommate to the classroom. I won’t mention his roommate’s name as it’s not important.

When he arrived at the classroom, there were already many students in it, from both colleges.

On the Ravenclaw side, Zhou Ming didn't know anyone, because the two people he was most familiar with, Qiu Zhang and Luna, were one year older and one year younger than him.

There is an acquaintance in Hufflepuff, well, I can’t say she is an acquaintance, at most she is a familiar face, she is none other than the iron-clad King Jian, the owner of the Iron Throne, Hannah Abbott!!!

Ahem, of course, Hannah is not the only familiar face. Besides her, there are also Susan Bones and Justin Finch-Fletchley.

The former had a chubby baby face. Her aunt was Amelia Bones, the Director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, who was later brutally murdered by Voldemort. Hannah left school amid the ridicule of her classmates.

The most famous scene of the latter in the original book is the conflict with Harry due to his misunderstanding of him. Of course, this person has a good nature. He later reconciled with Harry and joined Dumbledore's Army.

In general, the character of Hufflepuff students is guaranteed. They may not be smart enough, but they are absolutely loyal. As friends, they are the kind that people can trust with their backs.

As Zhou Ming observed, time passed quickly. Soon, the classroom was full of students, and then Professor Flitwick walked out of the office.

"Welcome, my lovely students. I haven't seen you for a holiday. I am very happy to see that you are healthy and lively."

Professor Flitwick's voice is a little shrill, but not the harsh type. It may be unusual at first, but you will get used to it after listening to it more often.

"Today is your first class of the second grade. Today I plan to teach you some more offensive spells..."

Professor Flitwick was not a slow person, and after a brief opening speech, he didn't even interact much with the students, and just started the class without giving them any psychological preparation.

However, the students sitting here obviously understood Professor Flitwick's teaching style, and they instantly got into the state.

Hogwarts' teaching arrangement for students is very scientific and is a step-by-step process.

For example, in the first grade, students’ learning content is mainly based on some basic spells, such as the levitation spell, the unlocking spell and the fluorescent spell. These spells have almost no attack power, and their only function is to help students better understand what spells are and how to successfully cast spells from scratch.

Starting from the second grade, students will begin to learn more complex spells, such as cleaning spells and repairing spells. At the same time, some spells that can control others will also appear, such as disarming spells and petrifying spells.

What? You ask why Hermione can use the Repairing Charm and the Petrifying Charm in her first year? You must be kidding. She is a top student. Do you understand? Don't underestimate Hermione's talent!

In the third grade, students will start to learn defensive spells, such as armor and obstacles, which are mainly used to defend against attacks. At the same time, some offensive spells will be added, including some less evil curses. In general, students are not threatening at this stage.

In the fourth grade, students can not only learn more advanced defensive spells, such as the Armor Spell, but also learn some very powerful offensive spells, such as the Fire Spell. From this stage, students' combat effectiveness begins to improve.

In the fifth grade, students begin to learn advanced offensive spells, and a large number of combat spells begin to appear.

This year, students will take the crucial OWLs test, which is the Ordinary Wizarding Level test. If this test is placed in the Muggle world, it is probably equivalent to the college entrance examination. Only by passing this test and getting a good score can students find a desired job after leaving school.

So starting from this year, students will be treated as adult wizards by professors, and the requirements in all aspects will be much higher than before.

Of course, this does not mean that students can graduate on the spot as long as they pass the exam. They still have to complete the remaining two years.

In the sixth grade, students will learn some very powerful spells, many of which are as powerful as those well-known evil curses.

In the seventh grade, students will learn some ultimate spells, which often require extremely high magical skills and control to cast.

At the same time, ambitious students can also take the Advanced Wizarding Level Examination, also known as NEWTs, this year. This examination is an examination to select the best students. Those who pass the examination will be eligible to apply for more favorable and promising positions than ordinary students, such as Aurors.

Therefore, students at this stage are often the best at learning and the most powerful in their lives, just like high school students who have just finished the college entrance examination. Many people become less knowledgeable than before after going to college or joining the workforce, and the same is true for little wizards.

And those top-level spells, such as Apparition, Patronus Charm, etc., are basically learned at this stage.

Of course, some people will learn in advance, but they are exceptions and do not exist among the vast majority of ordinary students.

In short, this is how Hogwarts teaches. Basically, the first four to five years are the stage of laying the foundation. Only in the sixth and seventh years can an ordinary student really become a strong one. If someone's goal is just to get a good job in the Ministry of Magic, then in theory, he only needs to go to the fifth grade and get good grades.

But if someone wants to have a better development, such as becoming an Auror, or further, trying to enter a more important department in the future and gain more power, then all seven years of courses must be learned very well. Now Zhou Ming and his classmates are only in the second year, so the courses are not difficult overall.

Of course, he did not get distracted, but listened carefully to Professor Flitwick's explanation of various little knowledge and tricks in spells. To be honest, although self-study was very successful, it did not mean that the professor's lessons were meaningless, because the professors had been immersed in their respective fields for many years and had many unknown skills and experiences, which were equally important.

Professor Flitwick likes smart students very much, so if Zhou Ming wants to get closer to Professor Flitwick, gain his appreciation, and get more resources, then excellent performance is a must.

In this class, Professor Flitwick taught the Petrification Spell. It was obvious that he knew what the students liked to hear. Those spells without any offensive or defensive power were of course important, but the first lesson of the school year still had to give the students some passion.

The petrification spell is the famous one that turns everything to stone. Neville was hit by it at the hands of Hermione in her first year.

Of course, the petrification spell and the basilisk's petrifying vision cannot be compared. The former can only control a person for a few hours at most, and those people have little resistance. The latter can directly kill a person.

Professor Flitwick explained the spell and casting techniques of the Petrification Curse in detail and demonstrated it several times himself before planning to select a student to try to cast it.

Learning spells does not require rote memorization like the history of magic, but requires constant practice. Even if you have just come into contact with a spell, you must be brave enough to try it. It doesn't matter if you fail once or twice. With more attempts and practice, it will be easy to succeed.

Next, Professor Flitwick selected several students, but unfortunately none of them succeeded on their first attempt.

Until Professor Flitwick looked at Zhou Ming.

"Zhou, you try it."

Last year, Zhou Ming was one of the top-ranked students in Ravenclaw and was also Flitwick's focus of observation.

He would observe the students and select the right ones to join his club.

Clubs are an old tradition at Hogwarts. Almost every professor has his own club to give special training to outstanding students, such as Professor Flitwick's Charms Club, Professor McGonagall's Firwood Club, and so on.

Zhou Ming is undoubtedly Flitwick's key observation target.

This was also what Zhou Ming wanted, so when he was called by Professor Flitwick, he immediately stood up.

"Professor, are you sure you want to cast it on you?"

He took out his wand.

"Of course, of course, Zhou, don't worry, I'm not that easy to be controlled!"

Professor Flitwick nodded and spoke confidently.

This is normal. A powerful wizard has extraordinary resistance to spells. The spells cast by students, even those very threatening evil spells, can hardly really hurt a powerful wizard. Unfortunately, Professor Flitwick is an extremely powerful wizard.

For previous students, not to mention the failure of casting the spell, even if it succeeded, it would be like a breeze to Professor Flitwick, and it would be almost impossible to really freeze him.

But what’s even more unfortunate is that Zhou Ming is not an ordinary student.

"Professor Flitwick? Am I really going to start?"

"Go ahead, go ahead, don't worry about me."

"Everything is petrified!"

Almost at the moment when Professor Flitwick finished speaking, Zhou Ming suddenly took a step forward, shook his wand lightly, and a stream of magic power gushed out from the wand and instantly hit Professor Flitwick.

Professor Flitwick froze in place, his eyes slightly widened, full of surprise and disbelief.

Not to mention the other students. Everyone knew that Zhou Ming was very powerful, but they never thought he was so powerful that he actually succeeded in releasing the petrification spell.

Of course, Professor Flitwick was even more powerful, because after two seconds, the petrification effect on his body was forcibly lifted and he regained his freedom.

But he is very excited now, very excited.

"Well done, Zhou, a perfect petrification spell! Ten points for Ravenclaw!!"

Professor Flitwick made no secret of his love for Zhou Ming, and he rarely gave his own academy an extra ten points. In the past, Ravenclaw students got their scores from other professors. Of course, this was normal, after all, Professor Flitwick had to avoid suspicion, and Ravenclaw students were generally smart, and they could indeed get more points in such a school atmosphere.

This was a rare exception and the other students were shocked.

After class, Zhou Ming was immediately surrounded by students from the two colleges. Everyone asked him how he managed to successfully cast the petrification spell on the first try, and even froze Professor Flitwick.

In fact, everyone already has the answer to the first question...

"I practiced it secretly on my own during the holidays."

So that’s not important, the second point is important.

"This requires you to be very proficient in the petrification spell and have a very strong will. It's hard for me to explain it clearly. Anyway, you just need to practice more."

After saying that, he squeezed out of the crowd and went to look for Cynthia and Hermione.

(End of this chapter)