Hogwarts on the tip of the tongue

After lunch, Dumbledore told Elena that Professor McGonagall was going to stay at the institute all day.

If nothing else goes wrong, she will be able to publish a paper in "Transfiguration Today" next week.

On the other hand, the Transfiguration course planning will also undergo some corresponding adjustments. At least judging from the teaching materials applied for by Professor McGonagall, compasses, set squares, scales... these tools will also appear in the Transfiguration classroom in the future - except for In addition, Professor McGonagall is also listing some scattered deformation reference objects so that students can observe and learn intuitively in class.

Just as she had expected, transfiguration had finally become a rigorous and scientific magical discipline.

Elena neither expressed joy nor sadness, but emphasized the special arrangement that she did not have to attend transfiguration classes on weekdays. No matter what happened, her weekly transfiguration classes should only be on Saturday night. Festival.

She knew it was poison to quench her thirst, and she knew that one day she would face the full body transformation technique.

As the little angel who opened the door to hell, Elena knew what the future would look like even better than Professor McGonagall.

Magic can fill out the "black box," but that doesn't mean wizards don't have room for improvement.

With the establishment of increasingly clear modeling and mapping relationships, magic power can work more efficiently - at least when the absolute magic power is not so different, the quality of the algorithm will directly determine the level of the wizard's deformation ability, which is very reasonable.

But she just didn’t want to return to the horrors of mathematical modeling so early.

This will give her the illusion that she is still struggling with the fate of her previous life - the most important thing is that the Fairy Queen, the third generation Dark Lord, Miss Destiny, Miss Fool, the Headmaster of Hogwarts... have There is no reason for her to have to do homework when she has such a prominent status!What's worse is that she may also have to serve as the question maker...

The rest of the weekend went by in a relaxed and pleasant way, as peaceful as the last day of summer.

After last night's social party, the number of pairs of students in Hogwarts suddenly increased overnight. They were either lying under the shade of the lakeside trees to discuss homework, or studying knowledge in the empty classrooms. , or walking and chatting along the corridors of Hogwarts... The famous lakeside corridor of Hogwarts is a favorite place for people to discuss life.

Hermione and Elena also met with Hannah and Luna in the auditorium to enjoy the weekend together.

They first went to Hagrid's cabin, where the small braised food and food reserves were released, and they played with the unicorns and Hagrid's hound Fangya on the edge of the Forbidden Forest. Drink tea and chat with Hagrid in the hut.

Since last semester, Hagrid's place has been the girls' secret base for weekend vacations.

Compared with the library with many rules, it is obviously much quieter and more comfortable here.

"Let me tell you, you should really consider expanding, Hagrid..."

Hermione sat on a high wooden chair and looked around at the dilapidated walls of the wooden house. She didn't know how many times she made suggestions.

This small wooden house on the edge of the Forbidden Forest has only one room, with hams and pheasants hanging from the ceiling.

There is a copper kettle for boiling water in the simple stone fireplace, and a huge wooden table and wooden chairs are placed in front of the fire.

There is also a large bed in the corner of the room. The bedding on the bed was originally made of rags, but some time ago Elena used "Elementary Alchemy" to help Hagrid modify a four-piece bed set. I was so depressed before.

In fact, if you look carefully, you will find that there are many changes in the room compared to last year.

A cute garland of wild flowers of various colors hangs on the ajar wooden door. There is a rabbit trimmed from grass and a pergola beside the window sill. Next to it are two innocent round-faced fat chickens and a three-headed dog. Wood carvings, rain boots, moleskin coats and crossbows that were once piled messily in the corner are now neatly stored in shoe cabinets, clothes racks, weapon racks...

And on the ground next to the giant crossbow, there was a steel shield the size of a door panel with a strange beast painted on it.

"We're running out of tea, Elena."

Luna stood up on tiptoes, picked up the tea can next to the fireplace, shook it, and threw the remaining tea leaves into the copper kettle.

Ever since Hagrid's rock cake almost broke their teeth, the owner of the hut has been deprived of the right to prepare tea indefinitely. Whenever the little witches come to play, whether it is tea, pastries... these They do it all themselves.

"Oh, I'll ask the Hogwarts kitchen to send some over later...Hannah, don't be too forceful -"

Elena responded. She and Hannah were helping Hagrid move the bed farther out.

As the future owner of the Leaky Cauldron, Miss Abbott planned to decorate Hagrid according to the standard of the guest room at home. To this end, she specially asked Elena to make a bedside table that fit Hagrid's figure. As for the magic lamp, Elena also used it. Privilege ordered one from Hogwarts Castle, which just happened to solve Hagrid's problem of insufficient lighting at night.

"Well - actually there is really no need, especially with this lamp and bed -"

Hagrid sat awkwardly at the wooden table in the center of the room, looking helplessly at the little witches busy in the room.

"It's fine every time you come to play. I can also clean up the room and prepare refreshments myself - I have lived alone for so many years, and there have been no problems or inconveniences. At least I think it's okay to be careless like before. .”

After a semester of getting along, these little guys have become more and more casual.

At first, I just helped him decorate his room with cute little things. Later, I helped him tidy up the house, plan and build shoe cabinets and display racks, and now I have begun to discuss whether to knock down his cabin and rebuild one. .

"The magic lamp must be purchased, it is necessary——"

Hermione shook her head and spoke seriously in a tone that left no room for criticism.

"You are different now. In addition to your job as a gamekeeper, you also have to keep up with the school's courses - even if the professors will take care of your grades in the final exam, the OWLs level is not that easy. The lights in the cabin were too weak. The lighting might be adequate, but it would be impossible to read or do homework..."

"Well, actually, the homework requirements are not that strict...I am an adult wizard after all."

Hagrid defended in a low voice with a frown on his face. It was hard to imagine that his burly body could make such a sound.

Among these little witches, the one he feared the most was Miss Granger.

Since last year’s poisonous mushroom incident, facing his savior—in every sense, whether it was himself or saving his future at Hogwarts—Hagrid had almost no room for rebuttal, and most importantly What's more, this lady is also particularly keen on supervising other people's studies, which is a disaster for scumbag students.

"Homework is not done to deal with professors, it is part of learning!"

Hermione raised her eyebrows, glared at Hagrid, and said seriously.

"I've seen your test papers from last semester. If you strictly follow the OWLs standards, most of them won't even reach an A. But if you want to stay at Hogwarts to teach, you have to get at least five A's. ——On the other hand, after so many years of no spellcasting practice, you also have many shortcomings in magic skills, which is also a big problem."

"...Well, that's because I just got a new wand——"

Hagrid said with wandering eyes, his pleading eyes falling on Elena who was moving the bed not far away.

Although Luna and Hannah can defeat "Miss Know-It-All" in some aspects, the only one who can truly compete with Hermione in terms of reasoning is the youngest Hogwarts chef.

Perhaps because he was responsible for providing ingredients for the Forbidden Forest and Black Lake, Elena often chose to help smooth things over.

However, this kind of luck obviously does not happen every time. After all, she is now a little bit unable to protect herself.

"That's no excuse, Mr. Hagrid - Mr. Oliver's wand shop has always been very reliable."

Elena walked to the wooden table, looked back at the position of the big bed, and explained casually.

"Besides, you also know that Hogwarts is undergoing teaching reforms. Whether it is written examinations or practicals, these contents will inevitably be more difficult than before in the foreseeable future. You should really spend more time and energy on learning in the future. ”

With the fact that Tom Riddle was Voldemort made public, Hagrid's charges were naturally cleared.

At Elena's reminder, Dumbledore specifically ordered the Ministry of Magic to restore all Hagrid's rights, the most important of which was naturally to restore his rights as a wizard - legally possessing a wand - and his qualifications for re-enrollment under exceptional circumstances.

It turns out that a "melee wizard" doesn't change just because he has a new wand.

Decades of accumulation have improved his absolute value of magic power, and he can barely catch up with some senior students. However, this cannot save Hagrid's poor magic release skills. His performance in Charms class and Transfiguration class Still bad.

But on the other hand, Care of Magical Creatures and Defense Against the Dark Arts were not difficult subjects for Hagrid.

After several weeks of course practice, Newt even directly appointed him as the "Teaching Assistant for the Care of Magical Creatures Course". He is usually responsible for some physical course demonstrations, and some simple content explanations are also completed by Hagrid - as for black magic Defense class is another extreme. Hagrid can crush most dark creatures with his physical body alone.

And in the bastard courses such as Divination and Muggle Studies, Hagrid also naturally earned credits by "brushing his face".

"...Look, I can get at least four E (good) in Divination, Muggle Studies, Defense Against the Dark Arts, and Care of Magical Creatures - Sybil and Quirrell are still easy to talk to. As for the remaining one A (pass), isn’t it also about Transfiguration? Even though my performance in Charms class was mediocre, when I was in school before, my performance in Transfiguration was still average.”

Hagrid coughed, turned around, put a plate of fudge on the wooden table, and said with a grin.

"Professor McGonagall's courses are very strict, but Transfiguration is actually not that difficult. Think carefully about what can be tested in the written examination of Transfiguration. There are only a few spells, and then just memorize Gamp's Transfiguration Laws. ”

This kind of logical analysis plan was completely unlike the usual Hagrid. Hannah looked at him in surprise.

Noticing Hannah's gaze, the smile on Hagrid's face became brighter and more confident. He stood up, picked up the copper kettle from the stove, filled each little witch's cup with tea, and continued in a relaxed tone. explained.

"You little girls, don't worry about this and that all the time. I'm still in my teens after all. Maybe I'm not as smart as you in terms of study, but this kind of thing has to do with staying in school and working in the future. , I have planned it for a long time - apart from the defense against the dark arts, among the main subjects at Hogwarts, Transfiguration is the easiest, so you don’t need to remember too many things..."

Transfiguration... is it simple?

After hearing Hagrid's series of plans, Elena and Hermione's expressions became subtle.

However, facing Mr. Hagrid's confident and sunny imagination, the two of them didn't know how to tactfully remind and break this illusion - after all, it was about to become the hell of Hogwarts. A terrible battlefield.

"But what if the content of the Transfiguration exam changes... Aren't new curriculum standards being implemented recently?"

At this moment, Luna held the teacup in both hands and whispered with a dazed look.

"Ha! Don't worry about this at all!"

Hagrid puffed up his chest proudly and his beard twitched, obviously very happy.

"At the beginning of this semester, I also specifically consulted Professor McGonagall and Professor Dumbledore! It is difficult for the Transfiguration course to have substantial content changes. It is safest to specialize in this course - of course, you can You must not learn from me - except for the relatively simple transformation technique, you must not miss other courses, after all, you and I are different..."

"Ahem, Hagrid, actually I have a suggestion——"

Elena scratched her cheek, considered her words, and spoke carefully.

"In addition to Transfiguration, you may have a few more goals, such as Herbology and Astronomy... If that doesn't work, you can also try Potions and Charms. Don't put all your hopes on this one course. Come on, it’s too much of a gamble.”

"Hey - Elena, why are you starting to sound like Hermione?"

Hagrid waved his hands and said loudly, not noticing Hermione's expression that was also hesitant to speak.

“I don’t have that much time to spend in the classroom, and to be honest I’m happy to be back in school, but I also have a lot of important responsibilities – whether it’s keykeeper, gamekeeper, that’s all That's right - I made an agreement with Professor Dumbledore that I will only take those five classes every week, and the rest of the time can be arranged freely..."

"Eh?!"

"Hey, don't be silly--"

Hagrid glanced at Elena who was hesitant to speak, shook his finger, and said mysteriously.

"Let me tell you quietly, this can be regarded as one of the 'compensations' given to me by the Ministry of Magic. I only need to take these five OWLs exams. This was specially approved by the Ministry of Magic and the school board - written on the paper The kind on the quality documents.”

"...So, this...is there no room for change?"

"Of course not. This is something the International Wizarding Education Department has a record of. I have to be careful about those politicians!"

Hagrid said proudly, his black beetle-like eyes shining with wisdom.

Elena glanced at Hagrid, who still didn't realize the seriousness of the matter, and said with some pity.

"Well, um - I think maybe there should be an extra desk here, um, just for homework. You should be able to use it soon. Of course, in this case, this cabin It really needs to be expanded.”

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