Nott Finch-Fletchley frowned and looked back and forth on Justin's magic book.
"The mathematics courses at Hogwarts are a bit - well, too childish, almost like elementary school mathematics enlightenment."
It is nothing new that the wizarding world does not pay attention to basic natural subjects. After all, wizards do not rely on science for their livelihood.
In fact, during the last summer vacation, Mrs. Finch-Fletchley had a heated discussion with Justin - about the lack of common sense.
Just like all debates about magic in Muggle families, all arguments and doubts were ultimately defeated by the universal answer of "magic".
"Is it simple? Maybe because this is a textbook for lower grades? After all, even if the new curriculum standard is reformed, different grades will be taken into consideration..."
Amos Diggory leaned over and glanced at the magic book in Mr. Finch-Fletchley's hand, and a strange look appeared on his face.
Learn to count, I have grown taller, this is an apple, that is a peach...
These seem a bit childish.
However, considering that there are seven grades in Hogwarts, if the grades are reduced gradually, it seems that the first and second graders cannot directly take courses that are too difficult.
After glancing at the other parents, without waiting for them to ask, Mr. Digory took the initiative to open the magic book and showed Cedric's lessons to Mr. Finch-Fletchley and others.
"Well, you see, Seid's fifth-grade mathematics and physics class has obviously become more difficult. I have heard him complain about this before...well, triangle——"
Amos Diggory suddenly stopped mid-sentence and subconsciously looked at the page.
As an older group of students who graduated decades ago, Amos heard many terms for the first time.
"Trigonometric functions, equations of circles, permutations and combinations, binomial equations...well, this is just about right."
Mr. Finch-Fletch read a few lines of fifth-grade mathematics and physics titles one by one, nodded noncommittally, and his dissatisfied expression softened slightly.
The fifth and sixth grade students are equivalent to the age of graduates from Eton Middle School, and these teaching contents barely fit in with his somewhat vague memory.
Considering that the wizarding world only introduced mathematics as a major subject last year, this progress is quite good - by the time Finch-Fletchley reaches fifth grade, he should be able to reach the advanced level of Eton Middle School.
"Trigonometric functions are a bit difficult. This is one of the killer problems of MAT. It was also my biggest headache at the time."
Mr. Finch-Fletchie smiled and shrugged, saying rather nostalgically, while turning his head to look at Benitez.
"By the way, speaking of which, I heard that Miss Kaslana is participating in the second-year curriculum."
"Didn't she transfer the enlightenment textbooks she used in public elementary schools before entering school?"
"...Well, Elena - she only had one day of math class."
Benitez scratched his nose and said with a strange expression, while raising his hand to make a rough gesture.
"She is usually, um, self-taught...because her math learning progress is a little, a little bit...ahead of the curve."
If it were any other normal child, Mr. Finch-Fletchley's guess would be more likely, but Elena was so troublesome that she gave the teacher a test on the first day!
As for the fifth-grade teaching content presented by Mr. Amos Diggory, it seems to be...a topic that Elena teaches seven or eight-year-old children?
"Is it naive? I think Miss Kaslana and the Hogwarts staff made the right decision."
At this moment, Benitez and others suddenly heard another man's voice.
Everyone followed the sound and saw a wizard raising his magic book and sighing softly.
"Although the final exams for the math and science textbooks have not yet been held, judging from the class results, it seems that these 'simple' courses are not that easy."
"Maybe it's fine for your non-magical family, but I looked at Susan's grades this semester. There were only a few good grades, and most of the time she was hovering around the passing line."
Mr. Bones sighed again, looking worriedly at his daughter's math and physics class results shown in the magic book, his voice a little low.
"Gentlemen, we are looking at it from an adult perspective. Is it possible that... the foundation of many children is really that weak?"
Number calculation and item classification, are these things really so difficult?
Perhaps, he would have a good talk with his daughter after she finished cleaning up.
Even if these are brand new courses, even if they are non-magical content, the results will not be such bad.
"Graduate results? Hey, there really is something behind this -"
Mr. Finch-Fletchley froze for a moment, then hurriedly turned back.
Immediately afterwards, his expression gradually froze, looking like a rainstorm was about to come.
Unlike the straight A's he imagined, Justin Finch-Fletchley's usual grades seemed... not much better than that of Miss Bones.
Among the parents, Amos Diggory, who complained about the difficulty of the course, was in the best mood - most of Cedric's grades in classes were above good.
The lower the Hufflepuff students are, the worse their grades seem to be.
Especially second-year students have almost become the hardest hit area...
Although most Hufflepuff parents do not value academic performance that much, it is at least based on passing grades.
"Ahem, is there a possibility——"
Benitez looked around at the parents gearing up and tried to lighten the atmosphere somewhat uneasily.
"Actually, the second grade content is the most difficult of all grades... maybe it just looks like the title..."
"Absolutely impossible."
"It goes without saying, Mr. Benitez."
"This kind of performance in class is obviously not taken seriously——"
"Well, it looks like we need to have a good chat..."
Mr. Finch-Fletchley's face was as dark as water, and he gently tapped his fingers on Justin's row of fluctuating results.
In just two years, Justin has gone from an excellent student who could go to Eton Middle School to a fool who can't get perfect marks in counting.
As a father, he must figure out what happened, whether it is the magic of Hogwarts or Justin's learning attitude, anyway, this problem must be solved.
…………
At the same time, deep in the Hufflepuff dormitory.
A certain luxurious room is located at the end of the corridor, with obscure magic runes branded on the door.
"Hannah? What's going on with these books?"
Mrs. Abbott stood up and raised the pile of dusty pamphlets in her hand.
A few minutes ago, they were still well hidden under tables, chairs, cabinets, and even beds.
However, with Mrs. Abbott's "master-level" housekeeping magic, it was like living elves popping out from everywhere.
"Well--"
Hannah, who was cleaning up the closet, was stunned, obviously not expecting her mother's magic to be so powerful.
Fortunately, most of the real prohibited items were hidden in Elena's chest.
Most of the things in this bedroom are scattered debris. After all, in a sense, this is actually a four-person dormitory.
You should know that house elves do not help with sorting and sorting. They only ensure that the general environment is clean and simple clothes and beds are clean.
This is also the reason why she begged her mother to help tidy up - over time, there are things stuffed in every corner intentionally or unintentionally.
"Oh, these are old textbooks, the first draft of this year's mathematics and physics textbooks. Elena used them when she tutored us last semester."
Hannah glanced at the booklets in her mother's hand and shook unnaturally, as if she was remembering something.
"Don't let them get close to me, I'm still allergic to them..."
"Allergy? The first draft of the mathematical...textbook?"
Mrs. Abbott raised her eyebrows slightly, lowered her head and glanced at the pamphlets in her hand.
On the cover, there is a somewhat abstract little monster drawn, with a delicate and graceful quote written on it:
"The Most Splendid Pearl in the Crown of Human Wisdom—Mathematics"
"Oh, I heard you say that you have a math class this year to learn some simple math."
Mrs. Abbott chuckled and nodded, looking at the booklet in her hand with interest.
Unlike other wizards, she is very much in favor of this reform of Hogwarts, and she does not think that this is something that only Muggles need to learn.
As the current proprietress of the Leaky Cauldron, she understands the importance of these seemingly inconspicuous abilities in real life. Without a clear and clear mind, they would have to hire greedy goblins to serve as bartenders, and the cost would be huge.
It was too high. Even if Hogwarts did not offer relevant courses, she would personally tutor Hannah in arithmetic when she was a little older.
As for the "Elena" in Hannah's mouth, Mrs. Abbott was extremely familiar with it. The name Hannah almost sounded callous in her ears.
"Then you have to study hard. When I was studying, I didn't have the conditions you have now -"
Mrs. Aibo touched the booklet in her hand with emotion, looked at her daughter seriously, and her tone was rarely serious.
"At least, this is not how textbooks should be treated - if I have time, I would even like to go back to Hogwarts and learn mathematics together."
"...No, no, mom, this math...is really scary."
Hannah subconsciously took a few steps back, as if Mrs. Abbott was holding the Devil's Book in her hand.
"Scary? It's just simple numbers and calculations. You are just afraid of trouble..."
Mrs. Abbott shook her head helplessly.
Speaking of which, this was the first time she saw her Hannah being so resistant.
However, she did not continue to talk about Hannah. At times like this, she could not force her child.
For this kind of situation, Mrs. Abbott has always had her own educational tips.
"Okay, let me just flip through a few pages and see who is better. It's still the same as before, the loser has one wish."
"Really? Well - okay! Then we have an agreement!"
Hannah glanced at her confident mother, hesitated for a few seconds, gritted her teeth and nodded seriously.
Although her mother had used this trick to defeat her too many times, after Elena's special training, Hanhan felt that she still had a certain chance of winning.
This kid...
As expected, she is as innocent as her father.
Mrs. Abbott lowered her head and opened the first page with a smile——
Just like the textbooks in Flourishes and Blotts, there are lines of words written neatly and seemingly magically.
[Chapter 1: This is an apple, that is a peach! - Everything in the world can be classified]
·Naive set theory and Russell’s paradox
·ZFC axiom system
·Mapping
·Cartesian product sum relationship of sets
·……
[Chapter 2: One, two, three!——Learn to count]
·Potential of collection
·Piano axioms and natural numbers
·Integers and rational numbers
·……
[Chapter 3: One plus one equals two!——Operation brings new structure]
·Groups and their properties
·Rings and their properties
·Domain and its properties
·……
[Chapter 4: Tom’s running at a constant speed!——Understanding simple quantitative relationships]
·Modular and linear spaces
·Linear mapping
·Algebra and its properties
…
"Well……"
Mrs. Abbott quickly flipped through a few more pages. After a moment of silence, she closed the page expressionlessly.
"It turns out that you are learning a new type of magic..."
"That's indeed a bit difficult. You have to work harder - let's continue to clean up the dormitory."
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And at the same time, on the other side.
A certain culprit looked at the intricate bifurcated passages ahead, his expression gradually becoming serious.