days at Hogwarts

Chapter 773 Seventh Grade Class

Monday, April 9th.

The seventh graders had a great weekend and returned to class again.

The first two classes in the morning are about spells.

Professor Flitwick grew a mustache again, but it was not long yet and it had not grown fully yet. The two gray mustaches were neither long nor short, and they trembled slightly with his lips when he was teaching, which made him look very funny. Loren and his friends could not help but look at his mustache during class, but Professor Flitwick was not annoyed and smiled.

The last two classes are elective courses, Arithmancy.

It was still the familiar data comparison table and the familiar empirical formula. The seventh grade calculation introduced more and more complex formulas, and the coefficients were even more irregular. After a class, the students were dizzy and dizzy. They thought they were in Professor Trelawney's divination class and were confused by the herbs and spices.

Loren was calculating and thinking about the alchemical calculator while disrupting Hermione who was dizzy from calculating next to him, and getting punched a few times to keep himself alert. Two hours passed in this way.

After lunch, we continued with the class. In the afternoon, we had two classes on Transfiguration.

The teacher is still Professor McGonagall.

As the headmaster of Gryffindor and the vice-headmaster of Hogwarts, he was also the recognized successor to the headmaster by all teachers and students. During the long years he assisted Dumbledore, he was more or less influenced and absorbed some of the ideas of happy education.

The class bell gradually stopped ringing.

"Before I start, I want to say something outside of class."

Professor McGonagall knocked on the desk and said to the seventh-year students:

"Mr. Filch, the administrator, told me about the night party. I also know the list of participants and organizers... Dear children, I know how you feel. You always feel confused and sad when graduation is approaching. You are reluctant to leave Hogwarts, so you want to leave more memories while you are still in school..."

Seamus and Dean shifted their shoulders nervously, not daring to meet the professor's eyes.

Professor McGonagall glanced at the two of them, and also at Loren: "I have discussed this with several deans, and also asked for the opinion of the administrator. I know that you are not just fooling around for excitement, and your circumstances are understandable, so I will not pursue the matter further this time."

There was restrained cheering from the audience.

Loren glanced at his deskmate secretly. Miss Granger had a calm expression. She used to be the enforcer of school rules, but now there was no emotion in her eyes.

Alas, the upright Hermione Granger is gone forever.

"..."

Professor McGonagall knocked on the table again to interrupt the cheers and warned sternly: "Please also remember that school rules are formulated to protect the safety of students and maintain normal teaching order. They must be strictly followed. You cannot break the rules just because you are about to graduate!"

"Got it, Professor!" Neville took the lead in promising.

Seamus and Dean followed closely behind, shouting in agreement.

But when the other students pledged to uphold the school rules, the two looked at each other and laughed.

Loren was still looking at Hermione. Noticing that this person had not promised to firmly uphold the school rules, he immediately frowned and sternly accused: "Why don't you say anything?"

"Given the past few years, I'm not sure I can keep my promise."

"What are you hinting at? Who are you hinting at? Who didn't keep their promise? Who didn't keep their promise? And I clearly didn't agree to your request!"

"I didn't say anything."

"You didn't say it, but that's what you thought in your heart!"

Hermione turned around with a bright smile on her face: "Yes, that's what I thought."

"!!"

Loren opened his mouth, then turned his head away in silence.

He is a good student and he should concentrate on the class.

Professor McGonagall stood on the podium, taking in the expressions of the entire class, listening to the students' chattering responses with a kind and gentle expression. She knocked on the blackboard to signal them to be quiet, and then began to talk about the knowledge in the field of Transfiguration. The first half of the class covered the content in the textbook, and the second half of the class talked about the results recently published in "Transfiguration Today".

The news of Voldemort's downfall seemed to inspire the entire wizarding world, and many achievements in the academic field also burst out like a blowout.

The seventh-grade students in the advanced Transfiguration class can basically understand the articles in the journal. When encountering complex and profound content, Professor McGonagall will stop and explain it in detail, and will also ask a few students to talk about their feelings.

She hopes that these students will not regard Transfiguration as a subject to be abandoned after graduation. Even if they do not work in related fields in the future, it is fine to just treat it as an ordinary hobby.

At 4:30 in the afternoon, the bell rang on time.

The students filed out of the classroom, and there was some crowding at the door. Loren and Hermione fell behind.

Professor McGonagall was standing on the podium, packing up textbooks and journals. Although she was old, her movements were still brisk and neat. She was not in a hurry to leave. She waited until most of the students had left before packing the books, with a calm and elegant temperament.

Turning around and seeing the two students walking beside her, Professor McGonagall slowed down her pace slightly and asked softly, "Was the fake wand Filch received really given by George and Fred?"

"hey-hey……"

Loren laughed twice and didn't give a direct answer: "I'll write to them when I get back and ask them to send a box over."

Professor McGonagall smiled and did not continue to ask: "Have you decided what you are going to do after graduation?"

"I plan to go to the Alchemy Research Center to take a look and learn a little. I'm not sure about the future yet."

"It's good to have short-term goals. No one can predict the long-term future." Professor McGonagall turned to look at the girl next to her, "Hermione, what about you? Which department of the Ministry of Magic do you plan to join?"

"Department for the Control of Magical Creatures."

"Have you decided?"

"Well, I thought of it when I was interning at MACUSA."

"..."

The three chatted along the way and separated at the stairs in the middle of the corridor. Loren and Hermione planned to sit in the library for a while, while the professor had to go back to the office to deal with the files of the freshmen of this school year.

Professor McGonagall stood at the corner, watching the two students' backs gradually going away. She found that they were almost as tall as her, or even a few inches taller than her. A look of nostalgia appeared in her eyes.

In the professor's mind, compared with the memories of the second to sixth grades, the impression of the new students entering school and leading them to Diagon Alley is more profound. Being a professor at Hogwarts always makes me feel that the children do not grow up slowly day by day, but suddenly grow up in a moment.

I remember that year when we went to Diagon Alley to shop, it was these two kids who went with us.

Graduation is coming soon.

Past Hogwarts graduates who can obtain 12 NEWT certificates can successfully join the Law Enforcement Department, or directly serve as an assistant to a department director. Within a few years, they can become a deputy of a department, or hold a position of real power. If they are in an important department or a key position, it is easier to make achievements and more convenient to be promoted, such as Percy in the past, but he chose another path.

The Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures is obviously not one of them. Newt Scamander's influence is so great that he has almost single-handedly completed decades of work of the Department. Now the protection of magical creatures in the UK is in the world's leading position.

Hermione wanted to help intelligent creatures such as house-elves, centaurs and mermaids, but due to the shackles of old ideas from the past, it was difficult for her to gain recognition from other wizards even if she made achievements.

The beginning of her career might be difficult.

Back in the office, Professor McGonagall sat behind her desk, put down the books and journals in her hands, and did not immediately deal with the new student files. Instead, she opened the drawer and took out recent letters to several relatives and friends, and looked through the contents of the recent inventory and rectification of the Ministry of Magic. She pushed the black-framed glasses on her nose and thought quietly.

She had also worked at the Ministry of Magic for a period of time, and she still kept in touch with several of her old colleagues and friends.

Professor McGonagall remembered that many powerful officials in many departments had been dismissed recently. The shortage of staff had caused some confusion in the Ministry's internal affairs, and many responsibilities were confused...

After a long time, Professor McGonagall took out the letter paper and planned to write to her old friend to ask for a few small favors, such as redefining some responsibilities with unclear rights, such as investigating the smuggling of magical animals, judging cases of magical animals injuring people, and reversing the accidental exposure of magical animals...

These are all matters related to magical creatures, so it is normal for the Department for the Regulation of Magical Creatures to take over.

In addition, the alchemy research center is located in Egypt, so Loren's early career should not be smooth.

I hope he resigns soon.

……

The new week slowly passes.

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It rained in the evening before the full moon, and the air was filled with clouds and fog, so we were unable to see the fullest moon of the year.

Fortunately, the weather cleared up the next day.

The summer heat is fading and the weather is gradually getting cooler.

The first class on Thursday morning was Potions.

Loren stood behind the operating table, twirling the stirring stick in his hand while listening to the lesson.

The weather in early autumn was unpredictable, and the temperature difference between day and night gradually increased. Loren had already changed into an autumn wizard robe, which was of appropriate thickness, and he had not yet put on a sweater. He wore a Gryffindor-colored tie on his chest, and used his fingers to comb his soft hair into side bangs, revealing a bit of handsomeness. The glass skylight on the outer wall showed the waves of the Black Lake, and the dark water ripples made Loren look up and wonder if it was the waves caused by the giant squid.

The other students in the classroom were also looking up and distracted.

Professor Snape's voice echoed in the classroom.

After the incident at the opening dinner, students had a new perception of the Potions Professor and were no longer so resistant and hostile. As the new vice-president, Professor Snape's personality seemed to be much gentler and he no longer deducted points from students from other colleges.

Harry also began to enjoy Potions.

Running in both directions, the classroom is harmonious.

"During the brewing process, you don't have to strictly follow the stirring method in the textbook. Stay focused and always pay attention to the state of the medicine in the crucible. If there is a suspended substance, speed up the stirring speed. If there is a color change reaction, switch to stirring..."

Snape paused while lecturing, scanned the classroom, and asked softly, "Now, can anyone tell me what the role of the one-way stirring in this step is?"

The tone was flat, revealing a bit of indifference.

The classroom suddenly became quiet, and the students quickly lowered their heads and stared at the textbooks, pretending to be thinking seriously.

Harry had a vague sense of foreboding.

"Potter, answer me."

"!!"

Sure enough, the old bat is still so annoying!

Harry secretly clenched his fists, looking indignant.

I should have known not to speak up for him at the opening dinner!

There are so many people who look up and daydream, why are you arresting me?

Friday, September 9st.

Defense Against the Dark Arts class.

Loren sat by the window in the classroom, staring at the textbooks on the table with an expressionless face and empty eyes.

After three years, Professor Lupin's class is still as lively and interesting as ever.

In the spacious classroom, students listened to the lectures attentively, occasionally writing down a few key knowledge points or the extracurricular books mentioned by the professor in their notebooks. Professor Lupin did not stand on the podium, but paced between the desks. Through his narration, the boring theoretical knowledge was combined with the strange phenomena in those remote towns, transforming them into interesting legends.

The windows were open, and the breeze from the sunny day after the rain blew through the room, fresh and cool.

When Loren came back to his senses from his trance, Professor Lupin was already standing behind the desk, packing up the textbooks. On the blackboard behind him were the topics for this week's papers:

"Analysis of the reasons why Albanian black wizards gather from a geographical perspective"

"Comprehensive analysis of the dark wizard activity areas in Britain"

Choose one of the two papers, with no limit on references, and a length of no less than 3 feet, and it is due on Thursday next week.

The bell for the end of get out of class has not yet rung, but the professor has already stopped lecturing and is chatting with students in the front row while organizing their things. Everyone is enthusiastically discussing two topics, chattering a lot.

Loren wrote down two questions on a piece of paper and, while tidying up his desk, avoided Hermione and discussed with Harry in the back row: "What question did you choose?"

"Uh……"

Harry was a little flattered and turned his head to glance at Hermione in front of him.

In the past, such questions were discussed by the two outstanding students, and for the sake of reference, Ron and I followed them in choosing topics.

"I--"

Before he could finish, Loren interrupted him: "They are all about dark wizards. I need to look up some lesser-known information. I happened to have read the wizard crime records from the 80s. Do you want to go to the library together later?"

Harry blinked and noticed that Hermione was smiling beside him. He was confused for a moment: "There is no class today. We plan to go to the stadium to play Quidditch. The paper is not due until Thursday. If you are in a hurry, why don't you let Hermione accompany you to the library to look up information?"

Hermione smiled and continued, "Yeah, why don't you let me help you look up information?"

Loren frowned. "Look at you. You procrastinated on your homework in your first year, and you're still procrastinating now that you're about to graduate. Professor Lupin has finally returned to Hogwarts. Don't you want to cheer up and greet the new school year with a new look to give him a surprise?"

"He just returned to Hogwarts, not that he just met me."

Harry answered quietly. He felt that the couple was acting strange today, so he decided not to get involved. He quietly packed his bag and stood up the moment the bell rang. "The team is still waiting for me to train. I really don't have time to go to the library with you. I wish you all a good time. And, happy birthday Hermione. Goodbye!"

"Goodbye."

Loren asked a few students who were lagging behind, but unfortunately there were not many students who loved to study in the entire Gryffindor seventh grade. Even after the classroom was completely cleared, no one was willing to go to the library to study with him.

Hermione smiled with her lips pursed and her eyebrows curved.