Hogwarts: I Am Such a Model Wizard

Chapter 816 The Shaken Kyle

Kyle couldn't figure out why the Beauxbatons professor would ask his students if they had done their homework when they met the guests for the first time...

 It’s just an ordinary homework assignment, is it important?

Well, even if some professors attach great importance to this, but to take a step back, when there are guests present, and they are guests from afar, can this small matter be put aside for a while?

Even if it is just a pretense, you should greet the guests. In this regard, the Beauxbatons professor is somewhat rude.

More importantly, Kyle has never experienced such an embarrassing scene.

 His toes clenched tightly on the soles of his shoes.

Kyle felt his face getting hot when he thought about what he had just read. Especially when Gabrielle and Kangna were trying their best to suppress their laughter, he wanted to turn around and leave.

At this moment, he really wanted to use the time turner to go back to one minute ago and cover his own mouth...or cover the mouth of Kangna who told him the truth.

“Stop standing at the door. Didn’t you tell Miss Delacour that you wanted to visit the alchemy classroom?”

 Fortunately, Professor Victor spoke up at this time, breaking the awkward atmosphere, and this time he spoke very standard English.

Victor turned around and pushed open the door of the alchemy classroom. "come in."

Kyle immediately walked in, followed by Kangna.

She was surprised to find that the white smoke that could still be seen outside magically disappeared after entering the room. Not only was the classroom clean, but there was no smell at all.

  Seems to have read her thoughts.

“Using some small means, we can more intuitively see the results of students.” Professor Victor explained.

 He turned his gaze to Kyle and asked, "Are you from Hogwarts?"

"So," Kyle said, "but I've already graduated."

"So you are the champion warrior who won the Triwizard Cup?" Victor asked, but his tone was very sure.

 “Well, you know me?”

"I don't know you, but I've heard about grand events like the Triwizard Tournament. Coupled with your age and Miss Delacour's attitude, it's easy to guess your identity... As far as I know, she knows There are not many British people.”

 “He saved me.” Gabrielle said with a smile.

"I heard about the group of dark wizards who acted recklessly at the Quidditch World Cup." Professor Victor said calmly.

 Perhaps it’s because of his nature that he seems to be indifferent to everything.

 He looked at Kyle again, "Originally, outsiders are not allowed to enter here, even if you are a student of Hogwarts."

 “Then why did you change your mind?” Kyle asked.

Victor did not answer directly, but asked again: "Have you read "Jade Record"?"

"Of course not." Kyle shook his head, "To be honest, it is unknown whether that legendary item still exists. How could I have seen it."

 “Then how do you know the origin of those words on the classroom?”

“I saw someone’s manuscript, and it happened to have this sentence in it, and the source was also marked.” Kyle said, “I couldn’t understand it at the time, but I understood it after learning ancient runes.”

 “Nico?”

“Yes.” Kyle nodded without denying it.

"That's it." Victor nodded and murmured in a low voice: "It seems that Olim didn't lie to me. She told me before that Nico was very fond of a Hogwarts student. At that time, I thought she was following I am joking."

"It's all because of Professor Dumbledore," Kyle said. "He took me there, and..."

"No, it has nothing to do with Albus." Victor waved his hand and interrupted Kyle, "Very few people can bear the patience to learn the boring and complicated ancient primitive runes. You are the first person I have ever seen. Three.”

“Who are the first two?” Kyle asked subconsciously.

Victor did not answer, but just reached out and patted the huge brass stove next to him, "Do you know what this is?"

 “Is this a test?” Kyle raised his head.

"If you want to understand it that way...yes." Professor Victor said bluntly: "This classroom does not welcome people who are not interested in alchemy, no matter who they are or what their status is.

“Learning primitive runes may be for charms, but if you know them, it proves that you have learned all about alchemy.”

 “What if I say I don’t know you.”

"Then I can only ask you to visit somewhere else." Victor said.

Connor immediately looked at Kyle nervously.

"Okay, I really know." Kyle didn't ask anything else, shrugged and said, "Material conversion furnace, to be honest, this thing is really uncommon."

 “What did you say, it’s not common?” This time it was Gabrielle’s turn to be surprised.

  She has been using this furnace from the beginning of learning alchemy until now. She thought that every alchemist had one in his home.

 Unexpectedly, Kyle actually said that this thing is not common, and even Professor Victor acquiesced... Is this some kind of amazing treasure?

Gabriel thought to herself.

 “What the **** is this?” Connor asked.

 Among the people present, she was the only one who knew the least about alchemy.

"Substance transformation furnace." Kyle said again: "It can replace the process of carving magic words, change the shape and structure of matter, simplify the alchemy process, and improve efficiency, but..."

Kyle glanced at Gabrielle and Professor Victor subconsciously and did not continue.

"What's so embarrassing about this?" Professor Victor said nonchalantly: "Traditional alchemists look down on this kind of thing, thinking it is a gadget used for laziness and opportunism. At the same time, they also look down on the need for instrument assistance. Only those who can complete the alchemical process.”

"That's it, that's why I said this thing is rare, and people who have the ability to make it will never use it." Kyle spread his hands.

 “But isn’t this very convenient?” Kangna still didn’t understand.

"Let me put it another way." Kyle thought for a while, "This kind of thing is equivalent to... well, an automatic stirring crucible. If I say this, it will be easier to understand."

 “Oh, I understand.” Kangna said immediately.

 Stirring the potion and adjusting the heat are very important steps in brewing the potion, or the most important step... Who doesn't know how to throw ingredients into the crucible?

The emergence of the automatic stirring crucible can save these two steps, turning brewing potion into a very simple "crucible throwing" game.

The person who invented this crucible, Gaspard Singleton, also appeared in chocolate frog pictures and textbooks for simplifying the steps of potions, and became a well-known iconic figure in the wizarding world.

 But people who really like potions, or who have made some achievements in this course, don't like this kind of thing at all.

 Because the automatic stirring crucible can only brew a few common ordinary magic potions, and the finished products are a bit too satisfactory, and can only be considered barely qualified.

If the stove in front of you has the same function, then it will be easier to understand what Kyle means.

“You can’t say that, there is still a difference between alchemy and potions.”

 Professor Victor glanced at the brass stove. “The prerequisite for learning alchemy is to be proficient in ancient runes.

“This is a large and complex language system. Once students have mastered it, they will basically graduate. If this is the case, what is the point of offering this course?”

"What if students develop dependence?" Kyle said, "It's much easier to just take something and put it in the stove than to study ancient runes."

“By the time they reach fifth grade, they will know that the use of converters is not allowed in their graduation exams,” Professor Victor said.

 “That’s no problem.” Kyle nodded.

 For students...especially students in lower grades, some auxiliary measures are still necessary. At least they can be familiar with this process in advance and lay the foundation for learning alchemy later.     “Is there anything else you want to ask?”

"It's true." Kyle was not polite, "If you have time..."

 “There will be no alchemy class today.” Professor Victor said.

Kyle's eyes lit up.

 In the next few hours, Kyle didn’t go anywhere. He just asked a lot of questions here.

 From the selection of basic textbooks, to the difficulty grading of knowledge points, to the specific assessment standards... some questions are no longer within the scope of alchemy, but Professor Victor has answered them all.

 He even dug out some of the students' textbooks, from third grade to seventh grade, and circled the key points of each book in detail.

 In this way, the two of them discussed from afternoon to evening.

Although Kangna on the side couldn't get in the conversation, she was surrounded by a room full of novelty gadgets that she had never seen before, and being accompanied by Gabri, she didn't feel bored at all.

 The sky outside the window became darker and darker, and as night fell, several magic lamps automatically lit up, illuminating the classroom as if it were daytime.

 Gabriel sat there bored and touched her belly.

Since it was her first time here, Kangna naturally didn't feel bored, but she was different. She had long been tired of seeing everything here. It was fine at first, but as time went by, she became more and more bored.

 More importantly, she was hungry.

Seeing that the two of them had no intention of stopping, Gabrielle could only walk over and proactively said:

 “Professor, Kyle, should we go to dinner first…”

 “Eat?” Professor Victor raised his head and glanced outside. "Is it that late already?"

"You just discovered..." the little girl cursed in her heart.

"Okay then." Kyle also rubbed his eyes, "I didn't feel it just now. I'm a little hungry now. I just don't know how the food at Beauxbatons is."

“I don’t think you need to worry about this problem at all, this is France.” Professor Victor gave a rare laugh.

“Come with me, I guess Olim is ready.”

Several people left the classroom. Professor Victor waved his hand, and an elevator immediately came to them and took them back to the first floor.

Like Hogwarts, Beauxbatons' dining room is also in the Great Hall, but it is larger here, and the dining table is not the classic long, trouble-free shape, but a separate round table covered with a beautiful tablecloth, and Neatly arranged dishes and even candles on each table.

Many well-dressed waiters shuttled between each table, which can be said to be filled with a sense of ceremony.

“Ah, Olim is already waiting for us.” Victor looked around and walked straight to the front of the auditorium, “Follow me.”

Ms. Maxim was sitting at a huge round table, and Victor arranged for the two of them to sit on the left side of her.

People below were talking a lot, all discussing who these two strangers suddenly appeared, and how they actually made the principal sit there and wait for more than ten minutes.

Only the boy named Gaffar looked pale. He had no idea that the person he had mocked before was actually the principal's guest, and judging from the size of the dinner, he was still an honored guest.

Now he just hopes that the British guy...the British gentleman will not tell Ms. Maxim, otherwise what is waiting for him will not be copying textbooks.

But Jafar’s worries were completely unnecessary, and Kyle forgot about it at that time.

At this time, he was sitting next to Ms. Maxim, looking at the dishes brought by the waiter in a daze.

 They are all very classic French dishes.

 French lobster bisque, French puff pastry, Provence chowder, Burgundy beef, bouillabaisse, and the most famous French foie gras…

Kyle had a bite of foie gras and a piece of beef.

 He must admit that at this moment, some of his thoughts were shaken.

This is called gourmet food, both the ingredients and the cooking techniques are impeccable.

  Comparatively, what a miserable life he had lived before.

Kyle didn't say a word, just eating silently.

Ms. Maxim looked at it with a glass of wine in her eyes, with a bit of slyness and contempt in her eyes.

With the poor recipes and cooking methods in Britain, what good things can even a house elf make?

Perhaps France has not produced many famous wizards, and none is as unparalleled as Dumbledore... But when it comes to cooking skills, even ten Hogwarts bundled together are no match for Beauxbatons.

Not to mention that this was a banquet she had carefully prepared. Normally, this kind of banquet would only be held at the opening banquet.

Kyle ate this meal for half an hour before he finally put down the tableware. Regardless of his appearance, he leaned back on his chair and didn't want to move.

He regretted a little. He knew he could just eat some solid food, so why did he have to come to the restaurant to eat. If he had to choose again...well, he would still come.

 After trying it once, I simply couldn’t refuse it.

 “Gabriel.” Ms. Maxim said with a smile, “Please take Miss Prince to the guest room.”

"No, no, no." Kangna, who was also too hungry to move, heard her words and quickly waved her hand to refuse, "This is too much trouble, we can just go back by ourselves."

"It's just a guest room, what's the trouble?" Ms. Maxim said nonchalantly, "If you feel uncomfortable, I can also ask Fleur to accompany you. It just so happens that she has been thinking about trying out the school guest room. "

 Is there still this service?

Kyle subconsciously raised his head, but the next second he immediately lowered his head, pretending that nothing happened.

 Fortunately, no one noticed him, so he saved a small life. The only bad thing about eating too much is that it can easily short-circuit your brain.

Kangna still wanted to refuse, but Victor said: "This is my suggestion. Kyle and I may have to discuss some issues later. If it's too late and it's inconvenient for you to go back, just stay here for one night. "

"Yes." Gabrielle also joined in, "It won't be too late for you to go back after breakfast tomorrow."

I don’t know if it was because of Victor’s words or the breakfast...Kanna agreed.

 She glanced at Kyle and followed Gabrielle out of the auditorium.

Kyle didn't move, he was waiting for Victor.

 In fact, he had almost finished all the questions he wanted to ask in the afternoon, and even the remaining ones after being interrupted would not take long.

As a master of alchemy, Victor should also know, but judging from what he just said, it feels like it will take a long time.

But he didn’t say it, and Kyle didn’t ask.

 “Then I won’t disturb you.” Ms. Maxim also left the table.

Victor nodded at her and took Kyle back to the alchemy classroom again.

 But this time he waved as soon as he entered the door.

 Several red symbols lit up on the walls of the classroom.

The door was immediately closed and locked, the curtains closed automatically, and the entire classroom suddenly became closed.

Kyle subconsciously held on to the wand.

 Although he also believed in Professor Victor, he still had to be vigilant.

"Don't be nervous. Some of the things I want to tell you are not suitable for other people to hear." Victor said calmly: "There is no one else here now, and even if you put your ear against the crack of the door, you can't hear us. dialogue."

"What do you want to say?" Kyle asked: "It shouldn't be about alchemy."

"It's somewhat related." Victor turned around and asked seriously: "Albus Dumbledore, has he used the time turner to go back a hundred years ago?"

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 (End of this chapter)