Mr. Granger was obviously frightened, and his eyes widened in shock.
Although I had been mentally prepared for it, seeing a cat turn into a living person with my own eyes was quite shocking.
"That's Professor McGonagall, Vice-Principal of Hogwarts, Professor of Transfiguration... and also our Head of House."
Hermione glanced at her stuttering father and explained seriously.
With the appearance of Professor McGonagall, the serious atmosphere that originally surrounded the parents was broken.
"She is one of the seven Animagus registered by the Ministry of Magic. She is recognized as a master of transfiguration in the wizarding world today and one of the founders of the new transfiguration theory."
"……one?"
Mrs. Abbott repeated in a confused whisper.
She had read about the New Transformation Theory in the Daily Prophet, but she didn't pay too much attention to the content at the time.
After all, running a magic tavern does not require advanced transfiguration skills. Compared with magic theory journals, she pays more attention to the new dishes in each issue of "A Bite of Hogwarts".
"Well, the new theory of transfiguration is based on mathematics, physics, and a small amount of alchemical theory..."
At this moment, a soft voice sounded, and Luna subconsciously glanced at the white-haired dumpling next to her.
As one of the "powerful heirs" of the transformation magic of the binary rewind structure, she is quite aware of the important role Elena plays in the new transformation theory.
However, before she could finish her words, Professor McGonagall's suddenly raised voice interrupted their conversation.
"Welcome to Hogwarts, parents-"
Professor McGonagall looked around at everyone in the classroom and spoke quickly while taking advantage of the brief silence brought about by the transformation just now.
"There is no doubt that I am happy to answer all your questions, but my time is limited today..."
"Perhaps, let me briefly introduce the general situation of Hogwarts first. If you still have any questions, I will answer them one by one in the classroom later."
Professor McGonagall's eyes flicked over the bunch of silver-white hair in front of her. Her hurried voice was originally a bit high, but her hurried voice gradually softened and returned to its usual calmness.
Hogwarts has never held a large-scale parent-teacher meeting before, and even Professor McGonagall was a little panicked at the beginning.
For students, parents and professors, this new form of home-school linkage has too many areas to be explored.
Fortunately, Professor Dumbledore arranged everything before he "mysteriously disappeared".
From the parent-teacher conference process to the content framework, each professor's "magic lesson plan" has a detailed introduction to ensure the smooth progress of the parent-teacher conference to the greatest extent.
Of course, Professor McGonagall knew that this content was most likely not completed by Dumbledore independently - or even Dumbledore might just be in name.
The real framer should be... right in front of you.
Professor McGonagall quickly looked away from Elena, took a breath, and calmly opened his magic book...or magic lesson plan.
I didn't expect that in the end, the parent-teacher conference would still have to be carried out according to the plan and process drawn up by a student. Times are really different.
It seems that after this parent-teacher meeting is over, she will have to calm down and study hard.
"Now please take your seats as soon as possible. Parents' seats should be the same as students' usual seats in class——"
"Minerva, don't you think this request is a bit strange?"
Before Professor McGonagall could finish her words, a soft chuckle suddenly came from the middle of the classroom.
Mrs. Longbottom raised her brows, looked at the old classmate standing on the podium, and spoke directly to him without hesitation as in the past.
"Tell me how hundreds of people sat down on dozens of chairs - you didn't accidentally mistake this classroom for a Quidditch stand, did you?"
At the same time, the parents and students who couldn't find a seat all around also whispered in agreement and looked at Professor McGonagall in confusion.
Not to mention that two classes are gathering together now, even if there is only one class, there is no way for the little wizard and a group of parents to sit in the same seat at the same time.
"Augusta, this is...the Transfiguration Classroom."
Professor McGonagall smiled slightly, and unhurriedly took out her wand and tapped it lightly on her magic lesson plan.
"I, Minerva McGonagall, Professor of Transfiguration at Hogwarts - apply for a large open classroom, expected to accommodate two hundred people."
"What are you..."
Mrs. Longbottom frowned in confusion.
The next moment, the surrounding walls suddenly made a dull sound of stone bricks rubbing against each other.
The Transfiguration classroom seemed to come alive. The bricks, floors, and ceilings began to move and extend in all directions.
In less than ten seconds, the Transfiguration Classroom quickly turned into a large, spacious and bright classroom, and everyone did not even have time to move or scream.
"Then, it should be fine now - of course, please sit forward if you can."
Professor McGonagall looked at the strange yet familiar Transfiguration classroom, and took a deep look at the shimmering magic book in her hand.
Hogwarts’ special magic ripples, the “alive”… Hogwarts Castle?
Compared to the sealed artifacts in the hands of the students, the magic books distributed to the professors were almost all legendary artifacts hundreds of years ago.
The more important point is that due to the ability to load magic slots in advance, professors can communicate with each other, work together to cast spells, and store them in their respective magic books in advance.
For example, the changes that were almost impossible in the past were actually accomplished by Professor Flitwick, Professor Apokalis, and Professor Sprout. As a spellcaster, Professor McGonagall only needed to guide the release of magic.
, but in terms of the release of magic power and the maintenance of compound spells, these real constraints are all shared by other professors in advance.
In addition, according to Dumbledore, each professor's grimoire is also linked to their employment contract and "resonates" with Hogwarts Castle at any time.
With the birth of the magic book and the preliminary verification of the "Magic Wave Theory", McGonagall began to face the wisdom of Muggle scholars outside the school.
Perhaps, this is also the reason why Dumbledore prompted him to leave temporarily:
Non-magical civilization has advanced so fast that he had to take the initiative to see the outside world first.
And when Dumbledore returns, it may be the moment when the "new world" is officially announced.
"As I said, a lot has changed at Hogwarts, which is why we decided to hold parent-teacher conferences this year."
Professor McGonagall gathered her thoughts, looked back at the shocked parents and students in the classroom, cleared her throat, and continued calmly.
"So, Miss Kaslana, Miss Granger, Miss Hannah, Miss Lovegood... Well, could you please help guide us and get everyone seated in the classroom as soon as possible?"
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It has to be said that Professor McGonagall's unique opening activities alleviated the dilemma faced by Elena and others.
As a student discipline committee member, even if parents have various doubts, at least they have to wait until the parent-teacher meeting is over before pressing them one by one.
And in such a long buffer time, with Elena's "private chat magic" and the wisdom of a group of little witches, it is not difficult to temporarily make up a logical and self-consistent story.
After all, Mr. Lovegood took the initiative to take most of the blame, and also led the mysterious banner of the Foundation and "Junior Investigator".
As the mastermind behind the creation of the "Foundation" and the corresponding stories in this world, Elena really has too many stories about "investigation" to tell. Following the clue of "Junior Investigator", there is almost no difficulty and logic.
The self-consistent retelling of the group running process is enough for all parents, and she can even answer every battle detail and special props.
The only thing that is somewhat difficult to fool...
While Elena guided the parents and students to sit down, she looked at Benitez who was talking to other parents in the row in front of her.
Well, I hope that being cute can still work on Benitez’s dad, right?
After a while, all the parents and students sat on their seats.
Many people touched the surrounding stone walls, tables and chairs in surprise, but could not find any trace of magic.
If they hadn't seen all the changes with their own eyes, no one would believe that Professor McGonagall could "change" a brand new classroom in less than half a minute.
"What was that just now..."
After returning to her seat, Hermione asked in a low voice.
This was definitely not a transfiguration spell, and the scene just now did not belong to any magic she knew.
"Well, you probably remember the Room of Requirement, right? It's kind of like that."
Elena whispered casually, poking at the closed "Disciplinary Committee Handbook" in Hermione's schoolbag.
"Under certain circumstances, we can resonate with Hogwarts and seek some small help, such as paying a certain amount of magic and magic to make the classroom more spacious."
"Professor Dumbledore and Nico Flamel used many profound and mysterious expressions to explain this phenomenon."
"However, I prefer my own title..."
Elena's fingers gently slid across the smooth and cold wooden bench, and a glimmer of light flashed in her eyes.
The next moment, a small wooden tentacle quietly reached out and patted Hermione's thigh.