When Yermak Ivanovich was still on the bed in the bedroom, he heard his daughter Irina's scream of surprise coming from the living room, as well as a burst of strange laughter and rustling.
The sound of flapping wings.
"Irina? What happened?" Yermak grabbed the wand and walked into the living room with some confusion.
In addition to Irina Ivanovich, there was an unexpected guest in the living room. A small owl about the size of a fist was jumping happily around on the coffee table in the living room, flapping its wings and flying up from time to time.
Touch Irina.
And his most precious little daughter, Irina Ivanovich, was sitting on the sofa in the living room, giggling. The girl was holding tightly in her hand a thick, yellow parchment envelope, with the words on it written in emerald.
Written in green ink.
"Letter from Hogwarts! My name is written on it!"
Hearing the sound next to the living room, Irina quickly turned her head and excitedly waved the envelope in her hand.
"Dad! Mr. Newt Scamander didn't lie to us! Does this mean I can go to school!"
"Letter from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry?"
Mr. Ivanovich's remaining sleepiness was instantly swept away. He walked over quickly and took the thick parchment envelope from his daughter's hand. There was a particularly delicate-looking wax seal on the back of the envelope.
It bears a shield emblem, with a capital "h" surrounded by a lion, an eagle, a badger and a snake.
Yes, this is the school emblem of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He had seen it in a book about magical heraldry.
The content of the letter was very simple. In addition to informing Irina that she had been allowed to study at Hogwarts and asking her to take the Hogwarts Express from King's Cross Station to Hogwarts on September 1st, the letter also included
List of books and equipment that Irina Ivanovich will use in the next year.
In terms of magic books, uniforms, and equipment, the requirements of Hogwarts are very similar to those of Kodos Doriz (a magic school located near Moscow).
All students are required to prepare the following books:
"Standard Spells, Elementary" by Miranda Gorshak
A History of Magic, by Bathilda Bagshot
The Theory of Magic, by Adebe Wulfling
The Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration, by Emery Switch
A Thousand Miracle Herbs and Mushrooms, by Phyllida Spohr
Magic Potions and Potions, by Arseny Giger
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, by Newt Scamander
"Dark Magic: A Guide to Self-Defense" by Quentin Trimble
In fact, up to this point, Mr. Ivanovich has not had much confusion. Pure English magic textbooks are still in an absolutely authoritative position in today's magic world.
only……
As we continue down the book list, things gradually start to look a little strange...
"A Tutorial on Calculus" by Fehchingolz
"Mathematical Analysis", written by Zhuo Qi
"Course of Advanced Mathematics" by Smirnov
"Mathematical Analysis Exercises Collection", written by Mimidovich
"Fun Physics" by Beleliman
Physics: Principles and Problems, by Paul Zitzewitz
Feynman Lectures on Physics, Richard Feynman
"Creature: The Power of Life", Alton Biggs
"What is Life" by Erwin Schrödinger
…
Reading the familiar Russian book titles and author names, as well as the foreign textbooks they had never heard of, the Ivanovich father and daughter looked at each other, with a daze appearing in their eyes.
"Dad, is this the legendary Hogwarts? Why do the textbooks look a bit like those from our middle school or high school..."
The excitement on Irina's face gradually dissipated.
Judging from the current situation, there seem to be hundreds of millions of differences between the curriculum at the mysterious Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and the curriculum set up by Kodostoriz School of Witchcraft and Wizardry where my grandfather taught before.
At least in Irina's impression, there is no separate mathematics class in Kodosdorez.
And if the names of those mathematicians from the former Soviet Union seemed so friendly, then the series of subjects and book titles that followed that she had never been exposed to made the girl feel a little unconfident.
Fortunately...the names of those textbooks seem to be quite interesting.
Especially the textbooks written by foreigners at the back, at least they sound much more friendly than Mr. Jimmydovich's "Mathematical Analysis Exercises". Irina vaguely remembers that brother Perelman next door complained more than once. This book.
"Hmm... I don't know... maybe, this is the difference between the top and oldest magic school in the world today, and a magic school like Kodosdorez that was rebuilt after the war, right?"
Yermak Ivanovich touched his nose and answered with some uncertainty.
As a native Russian wizard, Mr. Ivanovich didn’t know much about the mysterious magic school on the other side of the strait. Most of his knowledge of Hogwarts was limited to Dumbledore and Scar. Mander.
The only thing that is certain is that no matter how much American wizards emphasize over the years how significantly their Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry has improved in teaching quality and how many outstanding wizards it has produced, in the minds of most wizards , Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry still represents one of the top magical education in the entire wizarding world.
And the "Hogwarts Freshman Textbook List", which is nearly twice as long as the purchase list for first-year students at Kodosdorizzi School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, undoubtedly once again strongly supports this point.
Obviously, in terms of academic openness and educational reform, Hogwarts is far more inclusive than any other magic school.
This freshman book list is a very intuitive comparison. In Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, in addition to the traditional wizarding courses of spells, potions, transfiguration, magical animals, herbal medicine... these wizarding courses, even those wizarding courses Ivanovich's Muggle knowledge seems to be like a sacred book, and the proud students of Hogwarts will not fall behind in the slightest.
Yermak Ivanovich carefully read the list in his hand and turned to look at his daughter.
"Irina, don't worry, you will definitely be one of the best students in the school!" He said, "About a quarter of these are original Russian textbooks. Maybe I can find a way to get them for you. There are several Academy of Sciences manuscripts with notes and annotations. Compared with those British children, we have a natural advantage!"
As the son of a senior magic professor, Ivanovich understands very well the importance of language in magic and even in learning in various fields. This is why the British and American magic circles are generally stronger.
Although I still don’t understand the use of Muggle subjects such as mathematics and physics in the wizarding world, since Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry has included them as compulsory subjects, it must be reasonable. As for the specific impact
And the meaning, Irina will naturally know it when she returns home next year.
"These textbooks are not easy to buy," Irina quickly glanced at her father and said with some frustration, "There is only one day left before the start of school, and we don't even know where to buy all these textbooks... and there are so many of them.
The book must be very expensive..."
"Oh, don't worry, dear, we will find a way." Yermak Ivanovich said.
A hint of melancholy appeared on his angular face unconsciously, "I will write to my former friends and colleagues later. I believe they can help us get at least some second-hand textbooks..."
Guhahahaha
Just then, a burst of strange laughter interrupted Ivanovich's dialogue.
The little owl from Hogwarts suddenly flapped its wings and flew over, landing on Irina's knees. It looked at the girl with a pair of big round eyes, raised its wings and rubbed her arm affectionately.
"Huh? Dad, look at this!"
Irina was stunned for a moment, then rubbed her eyes vigorously.
She took out another letter from under the wing of the little owl with a strange cry. It looked very short and compact, more like a note torn from somewhere than a letter.