[HP] Being a problem student at Hogwarts

Tom had to admit that so far, life at the magic school had been mostly pleasant.

With the map, the process of rushing to various places in Hogwarts seemed much more leisurely, and he also had extra energy to appreciate those chattering portraits - the wizarding world was actually all realistic! What would happen if you put an Impressionist painting? And there are naughty ghosts who like to walk through walls and scare students - so if you have a particularly good relationship with the ghosts, will it be considered cheating if they take the initiative to give hints during the exam? There are also those armors who squatted in silence for a long time before changing places - since these demons can move, why is Filch doing the cleaning alone?

Speaking of Filch, this fierce administrator also raised a gray cat named Mrs. Norris. However, being skinny still slightly reduces the cuteness of the cat - of course, of course, for two-legged animals, cats are very cute and worth sucking no matter what they look like - fortunately, their smart minds make up for this. : Mrs. Norris often helps her owner on patrols. Any student she sees who violates school rules will be captured and brought to justice by her owner in the next moment.

Don’t feed other people’s cats casually. Not every cat likes to be ruzed by humans. Tom is still very clear about these two points. So after squatting down and calling "Mimi, Mimi" for a long time, Mrs. Norris just glanced at him arrogantly and refused to come over, Tom just stood there and looked at it helplessly.

"What do you want to do to my cat, kid?" Filch asked the freshman gruffly after catching him staring at his cat several times.

"Hello, Mr. Filch," said Tom politely. No matter how other students gnashed their teeth at the school administrator, Tom felt that it was foolish not to have a good relationship with the school administrator, security guards, and janitors.

Think about it, when you are lost in school, the administrator can give you directions, or they can pretend not to notice at all, or even complain that you skipped class; when you are bullied and need help, the administrator can come over to help. , or you can argue that you are just having fun; when you rush into school due to a problem, the guard can lock you out a few seconds in advance and announce you are late without hesitation. Of course, he can also delay the closing of the door. Let you pass; when you need something from your parents temporarily, the guard can choose to help and allow it to be stored in the guard room, or he can choose to read out the school rules with a straight face and refuse it; if there is any gossip in the school, it must be the school administrator, People like security guards, cleaners, and doormen know more clearly, including when the holidays are, whether there have been any surprise inspections recently, and I heard that there is a new teacher coming, and what about that person...

"Your cat is very cute. I always want to pet it. But Mrs. Lorris is not very willing, so I respect this lady's opinion and just look at it from the side. You don't mind, do you?" Tom looked at Fei The gray cat rubbing against Erqi's feet looked envious.

Filch glared at him suspiciously and muttered: "Boy, you'd better not have any bad ideas!" He picked up Mrs. Norris and walked away uneasily.

Tom decided to give Filch some books such as "Make Life Happier for You and Your Cat" and "Cat Raising Manual" during the holidays.

Building a good relationship with the school administrator takes more than a day or two. Tom's main focus is still on learning magic. Except for not getting along with Professor Snape in Potions class, all the other teachers he met were to his liking.

They had to study astronomy every Wednesday night. It was fun to observe the stars through a telescope, but it was not very magical. He thought there would be some kind of water mirror, and it was easy to get sleepy at night; herbal medicine classes were held three times a week in the greenhouse. Professor Sprout taught them how to cultivate strange plants in the magical world - "Professor! Is this edible? Is it delicious? How to eat it? How much does it cost?" "Mr. Locke, as for how to eat these plants, I personally recommend you. Go discuss it with the Potions Master, maybe you can find out more uses for their potions."; There is also the Charms class, where Professor Flitwick, who is surprisingly short but really powerful, is very dramatic - he clicked on it He even stumbled in an exaggerated way when he called Lippert's name, so even though the wands were not allowed to be taken out in the first few classes, the humorous and interesting basic explanations could still firmly attract the students' attention; more so than the Charms class. What's dramatic is the History of Magic, where a ghost lectures them! Aha, what could be more interesting than telling history by a ghost who has lived for who knows how long? Especially if you listen carefully, you will find that if what Professor Binns teaches is different from the textbook, the ghost professor will not pay attention to what is written in the book. Unfortunately, Mr. Ghost's lecture style was lifeless. Tom mainly used the lecture voice as a mechanical listening sound. He opened the textbook to increase his vocabulary while secretly writing homework for other classes.

The assignments in the wizarding world are also very interesting. The professors stipulate the topic and length of the essay, but nothing else. Tom had to raise his hand and ask: "Are there any requirements for font color? What about font size? Line spacing? Do I need to include pictures? Do I need to have a cover for the paper? What is the unified format for the cover?"

Almost all the professors were at a loss and said some clichés like "try your best" and "I believe you can do a great job" - I say "almost" because Professor Snape naturally gave him a The sarcasm of "too long to listen".

As for the professor not giving clear requirements, the reason Tom thought of was to personalize education and reflect the level of after-class exercises. Students who are capable enough can choose to write a longer, more detailed paper, or write smaller words within the standard length to express more of their own ideas. Students whose potential has yet to be unleashed can also choose to complete their assignments by widening the margins, writing larger fonts, and subdividing their work into multiple paragraphs.

Tom could understand, but he still wanted to complete the homework more beautifully, so after class he visited every teacher who assigned the homework and asked the teacher to provide a sample book for his reference.

The whole process went smoothly. The ghost professor gave a long-ago student homework for reference, and Tom decided to collect it as an antique. Several other professors only allowed him to see the senior paper format in their offices. As for the Potions Master——

"I doubt if Mr. Locke can understand senior papers at his current level," Snape said.

"I'm just looking at the format." Tom said, "Do you have any papers here that I can use as a template?" He seemed to be a little used to the professor's eccentric style. "If you feel that you are not satisfied with the senior papers, you can get them." You came out to make templates, maybe I can appreciate your masterpiece?"

"Ha." Snape sneered through gritted teeth.

Tom felt very wronged. He really wanted to compliment him, but it seemed like this professor took all the good things about Gryffindor House as irony?

Tom decided to reason with him: "Professor, this is my first time writing a Potions homework. If you don't teach me how to write it, I clearly wrote it carefully and the result was irregular. If you don't like it, give me some feedback." I’m not happy after seeing a low score, and my enthusiasm for studying will be reduced in the future. And because I don’t know where the problem lies, you will still be dissatisfied with the homework you turn in next time, and finally form a vicious circle..."

He pouted, spread his hands, and asked, "So why don't we solve the problem from the beginning?"

Snape showed him an improvement plan for the Wolfsbane potion with a dark face.