The first difficulty you need to face when studying in Hogwarts Castle is that most of the things in the castle are alive. For example, they can move escalators, steps, armor, oil paintings on the walls, and a door. A door that requires special means to open or be disguised.
Yes, when the descriptions in the novels and the scenes in the movies actually appeared in front of Ryan's eyes, he felt extremely excited when he saw them for the first time.
But when the excitement passed, the difficulties caused by the constantly moving furnishings in the castle really became apparent. The complex interior structure caused Ryan to spend a lot of time looking for his destination. It has to be said that Huo Huo The pace of life in Gvozli is relatively slow, which may be related to these troublesome facilities.
The most unlucky thing was that on Tuesday afternoon, he even ran into Peeves on the way to the classroom, causing him and several classmates to almost be late for Dean Professor McGonagall's first class.
When they ran into the Transfiguration classroom out of breath, they found that it was not class time yet, but some classmates were already sitting down in the classroom and doing their own things.
This classroom is not much different from an ordinary middle school classroom, but the strange thing is that there is a cat squatting on the desk.
Hermione, who came in with Ryan, was obviously a cat lover. She tried to scratch the chin of the cat on the desk, but unfortunately the cat nimbly dodged it. Ryan looked at Hermione dumbfounded. After he entered the classroom Focusing on finding a seat, I didn't expect that Hermione, who had an impression of being very steady, would have such a naughty side.
Ryan pulled Hermione back who still wanted to pet the cat, and then saluted the cat. Hermione looked at Ryan with a questioning look. After returning to her seat, Hermione asked Ryan across the aisle: "Why did you salute that cat?"
It seems that Hermione is indeed not a slow-responsive person. "The cat above was transformed by Professor McGonagall. She is one of the only seven registered Animagus in this century. Look at the side of the cat's eyes. Are the lines on the glasses exactly the same as Professor McGonagall’s glasses?” Ryan said softly.
Hermione looked up at the cat, and suddenly her whole face turned red. She buried her face in her arms and said in a very soft voice: "Why didn't you tell me earlier if you knew about this?"
Ryan didn't know how to answer. He thought to himself: A cat standing on the podium is not a normal thing in itself. How could I have guessed that you would directly touch it? This is completely different from the Hermione I know. Likewise, has the mature and steady Hermione been replaced?
A few minutes later, when class time came, the classroom door was slammed open again, and Harry and Ron rushed in.
"Great, Professor McGonagall hasn't arrived yet." Ron said happily to Harry.
As soon as he finished speaking, the cat on the podium jumped down and turned into a human form.
"Professor McGonagall!" Ron suddenly turned pale.
"I think I should turn you into alarm clocks so that you won't be late." Mag said a little angrily.
"We're just lost, Professor."
"Then I should turn you into a map. Don't be late next time. Go back to your seats."
The two people ran to their seats dejectedly and sat down.
"Ryan Liang, you are the first freshman this year who can recognize me. It seems that you have excellent observation skills and have prepared carefully before class, so I will add ten points to Gryffindor." Professor McGonagall looked at it. Say goodbye to Ryan and then walk up to the podium.
"Transfiguration is the most complex and dangerous spell you have at Hogwarts." She said, "Anyone who tries to cause trouble in my class will be asked to leave and will never be allowed to come in again. I
But I warned you."
Then, she turned her desk into a pig and back again. The students were all attracted and wanted to start learning right away, but they soon understood that in order to turn furniture into animals, they also needed
It took a long time. After they took down a lot of complicated notes, she gave each of them a match and started asking them to try to turn into a needle.
Sure enough, as Ryan thought, magic is not something that can be cast by just chanting a spell and waving a wand. It is a very rigorous science that contains many profound theories. It seems that to learn magic well, just
Simple training is not enough, you must also learn to understand the principles.
Transfiguration is a subject that can be either simple or difficult. For example, a first-year student can turn a match into a needle. But if a master is asked to do such a thing, then the needle can be
Various materials, various styles, and this deformation effect can last for hundreds of years.
In addition to the difference in magic power, the gap lies in the understanding of the magic itself and the mastery of various material properties. Especially the latter point, this requires a lot of time and energy accumulation, and cannot be opportunistic.
Ryan took some time to combine the pre-class preview and the knowledge copied from the notes in this class to understand the principles, and then began to practice. The transformation from theory to practice was not as simple as imagined. Until the end of get out of class, He just turned a match into a needle, but he was still three minutes slower than Hermione, and the needle he turned into had no pinholes.
Ryan originally thought he was embarrassed. But after looking around, he found that other people's progress was slower, and some even had no change at all in the matches in front of them.
At the end of class, Professor McGonagall nodded to Ryan. After all, for beginners, being able to change items is already a good performance, of course. The situation of top student Hermione is an exception.
In addition to Professor McGonagall's Transfiguration class, Ryan also gained a lot from several other classes, whether it was Charms or Herbal Medicine.
In the Charms class, Professor Flitwick was a little wizard. When he read Harry Potter's name, he fell down from the stack of books with excitement. This seemed a bit exaggerated. But his attainments in Charms
Very in-depth and very willing to answer students' questions. After many inquiries, Ryan felt that his level of magic has improved rapidly.
And in the herbal medicine class, Ryan felt that he was very good at handling those plants, and even received extra points from Professor Sprout. This was probably a special bonus from the Chinese bloodline on the farm.
However, astronomy and the history of magic are not that interesting. First-year astronomy is purely observational records and some simple calculations of astrological cycles, which is very boring.
The History of Magic is taught by a ghost, Professor Binns. During class, Professor Binns kept talking in a monotonous voice, while the students scribbled notes. From what the professor said, Ryan could get a lot
Professor Binns has knowledge outside of history books and has even personally experienced many major historical events. However, the professor’s monotonous and never-stop lecture style makes people feel drowsy. So after every class, he
I need to borrow the notes of Hermione, the only student not asleep in class, to copy them.