A day of learning magic at Hogwarts

A few minutes later, Ian Traister walked out of the hut filled with the smell of grilled fish.

Although Mr. Argus Filch looked very fierce on the outside, he was much easier to talk to than he originally thought.

And it can be seen from his exaggerated expression that Mr. Filch seems to have rarely received gifts from students before.

So this pastry was a bit overwhelming for him.

Of course, there was not just one gift prepared by Ian in advance.

During the banquet last night, he had already asked Cedric Diggory and Gabrielle Truman (both of whom were very happy to answer questions from the new students); he had asked them the names of some of the Hogwarts guards. and where they live.

And wrote down this information in a small notebook——

Madam Poppy Pomfrey: The school nurse of Hogwarts, living in the school doctor's office.

Mrs. Irma Pince: Hogwarts librarian, living in a small office next to the library.

Rubeus Hagrid: Hogwarts keykeeper and gamekeeper, who lives in a hut next to the Forbidden Forest.

In the next hour or so, Ian rushed to the offices of these school janitors one after another...

He also gave them the meeting gifts he had prepared in advance.

Madam Pomfrey and Madam Pince were very surprised and accepted the small gift.

But next to the hut next to the Forbidden Forest, Ian was rejected.

This is a small wooden house located outside Hogwarts Castle. The threshold is very high, and the outside of the house is filled with all kinds of strange crops.

Although it was early in the morning, Rubeus Hagrid, the keykeeper and gamekeeper, was not in the house; Ian knocked on the door for a long time, but there was no response.

Maybe he had something to do elsewhere, he secretly guessed.

Then we can only come again next time, while shaking his head, Ian returned to the castle.

He still has classes to attend this morning.

……

However, on the way back to the castle, Ian ran into a little trouble.

That was the staircase leading to the classroom in front, missing.

Last night I heard from senior students that the stairs in Hogwarts were "naughty".

There are more than 100 stairs in the entire castle, some are big and wide, some are narrow, small and rickety.Some will lead to different places every Friday; some will suddenly disappear halfway up; some will go on strike intermittently...

I didn't expect to encounter this on the first day of school.

There is obviously a large gap in the middle of the stairs in front of me; a large circle of students are crowded here and cannot pass.

Almost 10 minutes later, the slim professor who was sitting next to Professor McGonagall at the banquet ran over with small steps.

This little professor was very capable. He waved the magic wand in his hand and muttered something. It only took him a second to restore the stairs in front of him to their original state.

Ian pushed through the crowd and quickened his pace; he didn't have much time left.

Finally, with less than 1 minute left before class, I found my classroom.

There is no teacher on the podium of the "Transfiguration" class yet; however, there is a tabby cat, standing motionless on the podium.

Seeing the familiar tabby cat, Ian understood everything instantly.

He rushed among the teachers and sat down between Ernie MacMillan and Justin Finch-Fletchley.

"Ian, why did you arrive now?" Ernie asked curiously, "When I just woke up, I saw you had already gone out..."

Ian shook his head at Ernie, gesturing for him to be silent.

The moment Ian sat down, the tabby cat on the podium jumped down; then, in everyone's surprised eyes, it turned into a witch.

……

Professor Minerva McGonagall looked at the students in the class in front of her seriously: "I'm honored that none of you are late today!"

While speaking, she took a special look at Ian.

The whole classroom fell silent, and everyone obviously realized that the teacher in front of them was not easy to deal with.

From the corner of his eye, Ian glanced at the rest of the classroom.

In addition to Hufflepuff students, he also saw many Ravenclaw students. It seemed that the two houses took the "Transfiguration" course together; as for the students of Gryffindor and Slytherin, , there is no one in the classroom.

"I am Minerva McGonagall, your Transfiguration teacher..." Professor McGonagall briefly introduced herself.

"To completely transform one thing or a person into another thing is Transfiguration!" Professor McGonagall's voice was not high-pitched, but it had a strange persuasiveness:

"I must state in advance that Transfiguration is the most complex and dangerous magic you will learn at Hogwarts.

"So, if anyone is naughty in my class, I will ask him to leave and never allow him to come in again. I have warned you."

Professor McGonagall first gave all the students a slap on the wrist, and she controlled the situation in the entire classroom with almost no effort.

And next:

"At the same time, transfiguration is also an extremely magical and wonderful magic!"

As she spoke, Professor McGonagall gracefully drew out her wand.

Place it on the podium behind you and tap it lightly; there are no spells and it looks very easy.

In an instant, the podium turned into a big fat pig that seemed to weigh almost 200 kilograms.

Then another tap of her wand.

The pig returned to its podium appearance.

Everyone couldn't help but widen their eyes at this moment, and were instantly attracted by Professor McGonagall's magical operation.

Each one of them was eager to learn this trick right away.

There was a smile on Professor McGonagall's lips; obviously, she was very satisfied with the students' reaction:

"Of course, it's still early for you to turn furniture into animals; you need to start with some simpler content to understand this subject..."

But at this moment, her voice stopped suddenly.

Professor Minerva McGonagall frowned and asked sternly: "Is there any problem, Mr. Drizzt?"

Her eyes looked in Ian's direction.

Because Hufflepuff student Ian Twist raised his hands high at this time.