Chapter 64 The Essential Qualities of Teaching Assistants
After finishing the letter to Professor McGonagall and Professor Flitwick, Tom began to deal with the letters just sent by the owls.
Tom put the emails sent by the owl into different categories: he kept the letters from fans so that he could use them to make heating materials when the world comes to an end. As for the letters from students applying for teaching assistant positions, he also had to reply, but most of the content was the same, using the
A template. Just say that he has carefully read their resume and motivation letter, but he is very sorry that they are not very suitable for this position.
He, Professor Tom Lockhart, wants a teaching assistant who must meet the following characteristics: first, he must be smart enough, and second, he must be very hard-working. And because the work is heavy, he must also be able to endure hardship. Due to the professor's own personality, I hope
Your teaching assistant is intellectually curious - if you like reading, that will be a plus.
By the way, because Professor Lockhart often reads ancient texts, the teaching assistant must know Latin.
In addition, because senior students need to prepare for the exam, this position only accepts students below the fifth grade. The first-year freshmen are not familiar with the campus enough, so they will not be considered. Elective courses have been added to the third and fourth graders, and Professor Lockhart hopes that they will
Academics are the top priority and learning is a priority. Of course, if you have enough free time, you can also be a teaching assistant.
Due to the principle of fairness and justice, there is no restriction on men and women.
After screening these conditions, Professor Lockhart found a suitable teaching assistant candidate and announced it in class the next day.
After Tom finished processing the letter in three strokes, five divided by two, he went to class. When he came back from get out of class in the evening, the joint replies from Professor McGonagall and Professor Flitwick were already on his desk. The two professors privately After communicating, the two found a suitable time together: after dinner.
At this time, none of the three of them had classes - the classes scheduled for the evening were all History of Magic and Astronomy, and there was still a while before the curfew, which was a rare free time for the deans. In other words, it involved the O.W.L. and N.E.W.T. exams, and McGonagall.
Only the professor and the two of them would use their precious rest time to hold meetings.
Of course, they were also a little worried, afraid that if they went there, they would just listen to Lockhart talk a lot of nonsense. After all, Lockhart's image in their minds has not been completely changed.
But when Professor McGonagall stood outside Lockhart's office, she already understood that it was too late to go back, and there was no way to turn back. She glanced at Professor Flitwick beside her.
"I have to go on patrol at night anyway," Professor McGonagall tried to comfort herself: in the worst case, the night patrol time will be advanced.
Flitwick paused, "If his proposal is not reliable, we can play wizard chess in his office for a while."
Professor McGonagall:?
"It's not an ordinary wizard chess, it's an improved version. He came to me today..."
Professor McGonagall listened to Flitwick's narration and felt that it was full of unreliability. She suddenly became pessimistic about tonight's conversation: Sure enough, Professor Lockhart is still the same.
She knocked on the door.
Tom was looking at his work at this time: a puppet the height of an adult, each joint can rotate flexibly.
"Come in!" Hearing a knock on the door, he knew that the two deans had arrived, so he quickly opened the office door for them.
"Professor McGonagall, Professor Flitwick, please come in and sit over here!" Tom moved two armchairs to the two professors.
Professor McGonagall looked at the life-size doll, frowned, and sighed: "Professor Lockhart, do you have anything to do with us here?"
Tom took out a teapot and three teacups.
"I was studying previous years' questions for the O.W.L. and N.E.W.T. exams recently, and I found that the practical exams mainly tested the cracking of various jinxes and the proficiency of protective spells."
Professor McGonagall looked a little more serious and nodded, "That's right, so I suggest Professor Lockhart train the students more in this aspect."
Tom shook his head, "A wizard's ability has its limits. And the time in class is not enough, and the students' own practice progress is not fast, so I thought of another method, which only requires Professor McGonagall and Flitwick
Thank you for your help, Professor."
"Does Professor Lockhart, who is good at taking risks and proficient in many kinds of magic spells, also need help from other professors?" Professor McGonagall stabbed Tom slightly. After all, very few professors at Hogwarts are willing to ask other professors for help. This
Lockhart, on the other hand, actually bothered Filius just to play a game. Professor McGonagall couldn't stand this behavior from the bottom of her heart.
Tom acted as if he didn't hear it: anyway, he didn't feel ashamed. He did not have as much accumulation as Professor McGonagall and Professor Flitwick. When it came to resolving various evil curses, Flitwick was still good at it.
"Is it related to that puppet?" Flitwick pointed to the puppet placed in the corner of the room.
"That's right!" Tom stood up, "I hope you two can help me make a puppet that can use various evil spells and protective spells. In this way, I can drive the puppet to practice with the students during class.
, allowing students to quickly master protective spells in actual combat. It also allows students to help each other solve spells, so as to practice various spell-breaking skills."
Professor McGonagall suddenly felt that this idea was somewhat interesting, but she glanced at Tom suspiciously: "Why don't you go on stage to compete with the students yourself?"
That's of course because I know very few curses! And if Tom doesn't transform, he won't be able to withstand a whole class of high-intensity battles.
Tom didn't mince words. He directly stated that his knowledge of evil curses was limited, and the corresponding curses were also poorly mastered, so he needed battle puppets to help him achieve practical teaching.
Professor McGonagall once thought that she heard something wrong: That Lockhart actually said that there was something he couldn't do?
However, his idea is really for the sake of the students. If it is completed, it will be of great benefit to the students. Since it is beneficial to the students, Professor McGonagall will lend a helping hand.
But there was a crucial problem standing in front of them: Lockhart's idea was really complicated.
This puppet, even if it is semi-automatic, is extremely troublesome to make.
"First of all, there is a question, where does the energy for the doll come from?"
When ordinary wizards cast spells, they consume their own magic power. If a lifeless doll wants to cast magic, it must have a source of magic power.
If this puppet needs to consume the operator's magic power, it would be a bit useless. Because it is to be used as a teaching tool! No professor can cast a lesson of magic. Wizards rarely run out of magic power. That is because of the intensity of the battle.
Not enough - most fights can be decided within a few moves, and sometimes it's just a matter of one strike against the wave.
But it does not mean that the wizard's magic power is unlimited. If the magic power output of one class is maintained, even the professor will be drained.