Hogwarts: From Luna's family to god

"Good morning! We just came back when they were reading the announcement." Wizette nodded, "The rules are indeed more interesting than imagined."

"That's right!" Anthony smiled, "The additional points were only announced at the end of the school year. If you want to compete, there is a lack of specific reference."

"There is a lot of room for manipulation. If various colleges communicate with each other, they can falsely report the specific number of papers..."

"Even if someone tells the truth, as long as there are different numbers and this detail, there will definitely be mutual suspicion."

In this way, each college can only rely on guesswork to increase the number of papers in its own college as much as possible. How interesting!

"It's a kind of motivation, isn't it?" Luna added, "Principal Dumbledore's starting point..."

"It should be that everyone is expected to express their thoughts, and "Hogwarts Sounds" is just a means of motivation."

"Yes! I can see it!" Anthony nodded, "The reward of the chocolate frog and the supplementary explanation behind it can clearly illustrate this point."

"There are also subsequent distribution rewards. It seems that the changes in the school board of directors have indeed had a positive impact. Otherwise, the income from these sales should belong to the school board of directors."

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"Oh?" Weizet thought of Anthony's background, "Could it be that...Mr. Newt Scamander...has also become a member of the school board?"

"It's really yours! You thought of it so quickly!" Anthony exclaimed in admiration and nodded in response.

"The vacancy left by the Parkinson family was filled by the Scamander family... I remember during the summer vacation, they provided a group of magical animals to the school."

"The Scamander family..." Weizet groaned and said thoughtfully, "Is it a Hippogriff?"

"Yes!" Anthony nodded repeatedly, "The hippogriff provided by the Scamander family is the best in the wizarding world in the world!"

"Maybe we can see those hippogriffs in the Care of Magical Creatures class in the afternoon. I just don't know what Hagrid is like and whether he can take good care of the hippogriffs."

"The hippogriff is an XXX-level magical animal, and it shouldn't be easy to deal with..." Wizette frowned slightly, "When will he plan to... bring them out for class?"

"I don't know." Anthony shrugged, "Although it's only XXX level, it's not easy to deal with... These are the exact words of my cousin's grandfather!"

"The so-called 'capable wizards can deal with it'... actually refers to wizards who have taken the Care of Magical Creatures course and obtained the corresponding certificate."

"And the so-called 'wizards who require specialized knowledge to deal with' at the XXXX level actually refer to wizards who have obtained the qualification of 'Magizoologist'."

"So... I hope Hagrid is really ready... to take the Hippogriff to class!"

"Indeed." Wizer nodded. Thinking of Hagrid's attitude towards magical animals, he had a vague feeling.

"Michael and the others haven't woken up yet!" Anthony glanced at the time, "Weizet, I'm awake anyway, just let me wake them up this time!"

"Okay!" Vizette nodded and watched Anthony walk away.

"How about writing a letter and asking him?" Luna suggested softly, "Or at noon... let's go find Hagrid together?"

"You can also see the Hippogriff!" Weizet smiled, "But now... let's go have breakfast first!"

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After saying goodbye to Luna, Vizette and Michael Corner walked to the classroom where the arithmetic divination class was held.

On the way, they met a panting Hermione. It was obviously the first class in the morning, but Hermione gave him a strange feeling, an unusual feeling of exhaustion;

If Luna met the current Hermione, she might say: "It's like she just attended a parachute dance."

Thinking of this, Weizet couldn't help but smile and shook his head slightly.

Entering the classroom, he found that there were far fewer students than he imagined;

Although the number of students is small, it covers four colleges. It is obviously a joint class shared by all four colleges.

After sitting down, Weizet observed the entire classroom.

The classroom was filled with a faint smell of ink and ancient parchment, and tables with complicated contents were hung on the walls.

There are various symbol squares piled up in the surrounding corners. These symbols are all used to express numbers, but they are written in different ways.

…

As the school bell rang, a middle-aged witch walked into the classroom.

She was wearing a dark red robe, with jet black hair mixed with a few strands of gray, neatly tied behind her head, looking extremely capable.

"I am Professor Settima Victor..." The witch nodded slightly, "Welcome to the arithmetic divination class."

She glanced at the students who were sitting upright, "I know that many wizards are not good at logical thinking and think that numbers and formulas are things in the Muggle world."

"But I want to tell you that numbers also have infinite power in the magical world! They can reveal hidden truths, allow us to see a person clearly, and even change our destiny."

Hearing these words, the students couldn't help but hold their breath and become more nervous than before.

After all, this opening statement made many students think... Snape seemed to have said similar words.

Setima Victor waved her magic wand, and the symbolic squares piled up in the corner flew up one after another and gathered around her, forming an extremely strange pattern.

This pattern has nodes one by one, and the nodes are connected by channels. The overall structure looks like an ancient tree.

"The Tree of Life in Kabbalah..." The moment Weizet saw the pattern, he had already whispered the name of the pattern...

Chapter 150 Arithmetic Divination

"Very good...Mr. Lovegood!" Settima Victor said, "But you answered the question before I asked it, so...I can only give you one point as encouragement."

Weizet stood up and saluted, "I will pay attention, Professor Victor!"

"Let's continue!" Settima Victor pointed to the three-dimensional figure that looked like a big tree, "The Tree of Life in Kabbalah! This is the charm of arithmetic divination!"

"They are not simply an arrangement of numbers, but they contain the veins of magic! It can lead us to take root in this world... It is a way for us to understand the world!"

"I can teach you how to find the truth through numbers, how to use formulas to solve mysteries, and even how to use arithmetic to read people's hearts..."

"But I hope that you will let go of your fear of numbers, learn to think logically, and understand with your heart. If you can do this..."

She slowly glanced at everyone and smiled, "Then you will find that arithmetic divination is not only a subject, but also a key to the door of wisdom!"

Michael Corner tilted his head slightly, lowered his voice and said to Weizet: "It seems that Professor Setima Victor... is quite easy-going. At least he will give you extra points at the beginning."

Not only did Michael think so, but the extra point move just now really eased the somewhat depressing and tense atmosphere.

Seeing Setima Victor's smile, many people nodded subconsciously, and the atmosphere was more relaxed than before.

"This is the magic that comes from numbers..." Saidima Victor said, "Academic points may seem illusory, but if you look deeper into the meaning behind it... it is the embodiment of encouragement and honor."

"The 'numbers' contributed by each of you are gathered into a larger 'number', and then become the college cup, and then turn into the color of the auditorium that is unique to your college... Can you feel this charm?"

"We have won the Academy Cup for two consecutive years..." Michael nodded and said with pride in his tone, "Oh! The damn charm of numbers!"

"Mr. Kona, can you say what you just said again?" Settima Victor asked in a gentle tone, holding the roster in her hand.

"What did you say?" Michael shrank back subconsciously, "I..."

"No, no, no!" Setima Victor waved her hand, "I just think you said it very well, and I hope you can say it loudly!"

"Ahem!" Michael stood up awkwardly, closed his eyes and shouted what he just said, "Oh! The damn charm of numbers!"

"Very good! That's it!" Settima Victor motioned for Michael to sit down, "One point for Ravenclaw! Let's take out "Number Divination and Shapes"..."

"Let us start from 'knowing ourselves' and 'knowing others'... Arithmetic divination is a course with a long history... through the efforts of countless wizards..."

"We can...find the magic unique to these numbers based on these numbers...By interpreting the numbers, we can explore ourselves and the outside world..."

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After officially entering the lecture, Setima Victor first emphasized the differences between the two courses of "arithmetic divination" and "divination" to avoid students from confusing concepts.

Divination classes place more emphasis on intuition and spirituality. The results of divination are highly uncertain and leave a lot of room for interpretation. The subjective interpretation of the interpreter will have a considerable impact on the divination results;

Setima Victor gave an example, such as the tea divination in the divination class. A piece of tea leaves that looks like a dog can be interpreted as "unknown" or "guardian".

Arithmetic divination emphasizes logic and mathematics. For example, what they are planning to learn now is to interpret an individual's personality traits through the numbers in their names;

When you study in depth in the future, you can also use the magic in numbers to interpret various types of magic;

It is precisely because of this that the profession of "curse breaker" requires a certificate in arithmetic divination.

Settima Victor concluded: "The interpreter needs to take responsibility for his or her words... At least in my opinion, this is what a diviner should do."

"What I can guarantee is... when you learn arithmetic divination and apply it to life, you will be able to take responsibility for what you say. Of course! The premise is that you study seriously!"

In the following period, she guided the students on how to extract numbers and how to use them to interpret numbers.

"Let me see...Vizet...W...i...z..." Michael scratched his head, "Transform them first..."

He shook his head left and right, constantly referring to the contents of "Number Divination and Graphics" to improve his interpretation of the name, "W corresponds to 5...I is 9...Z is 8..."

Weizet was not idle either. After he finished interpreting Michael's name, he turned to the later content of "Number Divination and Graphics".

Taking advantage of the last day or two of summer vacation, he had read the book through;

After Setima Victor's explanation and the sharing of some related ideas, he subconsciously associated more content.

Vizette turned to the page describing the "Kabbalah Tree of Life" and tried to connect the "Kabbalah Tree of Life" with the magic illumination spell through the ideas shared by Setima Victor.

The relevant content of the "Kabbalah Tree of Life" will not be learned at least this year, because it involves another understanding of numbers;

That is to say, it is necessary to understand the difference between the two understandings of numbers so that they can be applied to the analysis of magic;

From this perspective, understanding the magic illumination spell will find that the meaning of this simplest and most effective magic is so interesting;

Magic is like this, from the spell itself or ritual magic, to arithmetic divination, you can see something new from different angles.

"I interpreted it!" Michael said, "It's really interesting! Look! Combining these numbers will get the number thirty-four..."