A day of learning magic at Hogwarts

Tom Riddle, this is a very common name.

Tom is almost the most common name in Britain. If you shout "Tom" in the square, at least a dozen people will turn around immediately.

As for Riddle, this is also not an uncommon surname.

As for this Tom Riddle on the map——

Could he be some sort of distant nephew of Professor Quirrell, coming to Hogwarts to visit him during the Christmas holidays?

Ian speculated confusedly.

But one thing is certain, this guy is definitely not a student who went to Professor Quirrell's office to ask questions, just like he went to Professor Flitwick's office a few hours ago to ask questions related to Charms.

After all, Professor Quirrell's poor performance in class was obvious to everyone.

Thinking of this, Ian suddenly realized something——

Both Professor McGonagall and Mrs. Pince once praised Professor Quirrell in front of Ian, saying that he was very smart and hard-working.

But when he got to the podium, why did this much-praised professor become so bad?

For Ian, the experience of Defense Against the Dark Arts was not even as good as Potions.In the Potions class, Professor Snape is just too strict (even perverted), but you can still learn a lot; in the Defense Against the Dark Arts class, you will feel that Professor Quirrell has been talking nonsense on the podium.

"Maybe some people are not naturally suitable for teaching..."

While Ian was thinking, he took another look at the location of Professor Quirrell's office on the Marauder's Map.

The original name of Tom Riddle has disappeared.It seems that the distant nephew has left?

And Quirinus Quirrell's name returned there again.

It was as if the two names had been exchanged.

……

On the second day of the Christmas break, the weather started to clear up, but it was still cold.

Ian saw a spotted cat, standing on the steps at the entrance of the castle, basking in the sun; the cat's appearance looked familiar.

A somewhat curious Ian took out the Marauder's Map, and then saw a black dot with the name "Minerva McGonagall" on the steps at the entrance of the castle.

The power of the Marauder's Map is stronger than I originally imagined... It can actually see through the disguise of advanced transformation; you know, the transformation used by Professor McGonagall when she turned into a tabby cat seems to be called Mag. With a name like Si, it is said to be the most complex and profound magic among the transfiguration arts.

But the Marauder's Map revealed her true identity at a glance.

This magical prop is undoubtedly a good thing.

However, Ian guessed that Mr. Filch had no idea of ​​its true function before giving the previous parchment to him.

Otherwise, not to mention whether he would still give this thing as a Christmas gift to himself...

With just this magical item, he could arrest all the naughty students in Hogwarts and put them in solitary confinement.

……

After breakfast, Ian came to the library again.

But this time, he didn't meet Harry Potter or his red-haired friend again.

It seems that their enthusiasm for "hard work" unfortunately only lasted for just one day.

Ian went straight to the door of the management room and saw Mrs. Irma Pince, the librarian in the room, opening the box in front of her very carefully.

He knocked lightly on the door to signal his presence.

Then, he walked into the management room and asked: "How do you feel about the Christmas gift, Mrs. Pince? Are you satisfied with it?"

Christmas gifts are usually given to each other on the eve of Christmas...but Ian doesn't want to squeeze in giving too many things on that day; giving them a while in advance is like wishing a good year on the other side of the earth, so it should be Not a big deal; a can of cats for Filch (Mrs. Norris), that's all.

"What a beautiful bookmark!" Mrs. Pince exclaimed, "Did Muggles draw these beautiful illustrations on it? Drizzt, you are such a good boy."

It was quite a good mood to see Mrs. Pince in her rare mood.

Ian quickly moved a small bench and sat down next to her.

He asked a little cautiously: "Mrs. Pince, can you tell me some stories about Professor Quirrell when he was young and in the Hogwarts library?"

"Professor Quirrell?" Mrs. Pince frowned, "Are you concerned about his affairs?"

"Of course not..." Ian shook his head quickly, "I'm just preparing to give our Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher a gift, but I haven't figured out what it is better yet. So, I'm going to ask... "

Ian lied when he said this, because the list of people he had prepared in advance to send gifts did not include the name of Quirinus Quirrell.

……

However, Mrs. Pince believed it.

She began to tell the truth about Professor Quirrell's youth:

"When Quirinus Quirrell was young, he was an orphan who grew up in an orphanage."

"Professor Flitwick brought him to Hogwarts, and the Sorting Hat took little time to sort him to the Ravenclaw house... But it seems that because of his withdrawn nature, he has few friends in the castle. He also has little interest in Quidditch; the most common thing you see is him huddled alone in the corner of the library reading a book, and this has been the case since he was a child."

"A good boy who is diligent and studious, no matter who sees him, they will comment like this."

"Quirrell's grades were very good, and he became the prefect of Ravenclaw in the fifth grade; and then obtained twelve perfect grades of O (Outstanding) in the Ordinary Wizarding Levels (OWLs)."

"In his seventh year, he became the President of the Hogwarts Boy's Union and performed extremely well in the Advanced Wizarding Test (NEWT)..."

To put it simply, Professor Quirrell's life was as perfect as "someone else's child".

"The rest is all familiar to you..." Mrs. Pince added, "Professor Quirrell successfully applied to stay in school and became the teacher of Muggle Studies... and soon became the teacher of Defense Against the Dark Arts. …”

"What was Professor Quirrell's reputation like when he was the teacher of Muggle Studies?" Ian quickly asked, "Was he popular with everyone?"

"I remember it was quite popular..." Mrs. Pince fell into a brief memory. "Not many students took this subject, but I heard students talking about it privately; they felt that Professor Quirrell's "Muggle Studies" was quite popular. interesting."

"That's it!" Ian touched his head and nodded thoughtfully.