Hogwarts starts with stealing power.

The test disk test is not complicated, but a specially customized ritual is required to carry out the test.

Professor McGonagall had a high level of authority, and seeing that Draco was determined, she applied for him.

She specifically said: "Draco, you, like Lin Xia, have a talent for research. I hope you can invent more meaningful little things instead of indulging in power."

McGonagall said cryptically, "You have been doing research with Lin Xia, so you should know that Lin Xia has invented a method that can change the way the wizarding world learns knowledge. When this method becomes more perfect, you won't have to read banned books anymore."

It was neither reasonable nor logical for McGonagall to want Draco to read the banned books.

Reading banned books is risky. You may be disturbed by the evil god's whispers at any time, and you may fall into depravity if you are not careful.

In the past, if one wanted to gain power, one could only read banned books. It was not impossible to gain power through teaching, but human energy was limited and one could only take two or three disciples.

So when the knowledge-breaking game invented by Lin Xia came out, all wizards saw the hope of “unlocking knowledge”.

At this critical juncture, Mag would persuade as many people as possible.

Draco smiled and said, "Professor, I discussed this with Lin Xia before I came here. It was Lin Xia's idea to come here to read the forbidden book. She thought that with my physique, it would not be difficult to resist the evil god's whispers."

Mag raised her eyebrows. Lin Xia had a good relationship with Draco. Since Draco had asked about it, Lin Xia should have given him serious advice.

Originally, Mag didn't want to test Draco again, thinking it was unnecessary, but since Lin Xia said so...

McGonagall agreed, "Come back tomorrow after Transfiguration class and I'll do the test for you.

In addition, you submit an application to read banned books in the secret key. If the test results are ideal, I will approve it on the spot."

Draco nodded politely: "Thank you, Professor."

night.

Ron finally finished practicing the Patronus Charm and wanted to ask his friends to come out and chat, but Harry had to finish his homework and Hermione refused to come out and stayed in the dormitory to continue practicing the Patronus Charm.

Ron:…

Why do I suddenly feel like I have become an idler?

"Well, Harry, you've got so much homework to do, that's all for next week, why don't you play a game of wizard flag first?"

Ron said while Harry's quill was drawing ink.

Harry shook his head without even looking up, "No, Ron, I have a Quidditch match this weekend and I need to finish my homework."

Ron: "Okay, so you don't have any time between now and the weekend?"

Harry sighed, still not looking up.

"I went to the court for training in the afternoon. Wood gave me a new training schedule. I had to train from six in the morning. There was really no extra time."

At this point, Harry finally looked up from his busy schedule, looking helpless.

"I said I still had to go to Lin Xia's lab, but Wood told me that he would personally ask Lin Xia for leave for me, so..."

Even if he wants to be lazy, he can't be lazy.

Ron whispered, "Our wand experiment is about to be completed, and we are in need of experimental data. How can Lin Xia let us go so readily?"

Harry had a look of someone who had experienced this. "I mentioned this as well, but Senior Wood said this. Lin Xia and I are both excellent students. I understand her difficulties, and she can understand mine, too."

Ron patted his shoulder sympathetically and said, "It seems that Senior Wood is determined to train you, but can physical fitness be improved by just cramming for a week?"

Harry thought not.

But there is no way, because Wood thinks it is possible.

Wood always felt he could perform miracles.

It's really strange that even he doesn't believe in himself, but many people believe in him very much.

Since Harry was busy, Ron had no choice but to use up his free time to study the Patronus Charm.

But he had already made no progress in the Patronus Charm, and he was not Hermione or Draco, who could improve their proficiency in spells through hard practice.

So he thought about it and decided to practice Transfiguration.

Because of the meaningful look from Professor McGonagall before, although everyone said that the look was for Lin Xia, Ron felt that the professor also believed that he had great potential.

In order to perform better in Transfiguration, Ron racked his brains and came up with another way to practice Transfiguration.

After a while, a series of clanging sounds were heard in the Gryffindor common room.

Harry was well prepared after Ron's reminder and cast an earplug on himself, so he didn't hear anything from Ron.

But the little wizards passing by heard a loud noise and couldn't help but salute Ron.

"What are you doing, Senior?"

"Repair...the chair?"

"Why do you want to repair the chair? Isn't this something that can be done with magic?"

"Maybe because... it's fun?"

Ron felt a little embarrassed at first when he was surrounded by people.

But then, seeing Harry doing his homework so calmly beside him, Ron also put on earplugs and continued to make noises.

The little wizards were all curious, and no one found it strange.

Some even thought it was cool that Ron was repairing the chair manually instead of using magic, and they actually squatted down to watch.

Under the effect of magic, Ron's ears were silent, and he gradually fell into a state of concentration, ignoring the opinions of the outside world.

By the time he had dismantled and repaired the chair, it was almost curfew.

It was only when Harry pulled his shoulder that Ron came back to his senses.

"Harry, what's wrong?" Ron inquired.

Harry's mouth opened and closed, but no sound came out.

Ron looked confused.

Harry was helpless and pointed at his ears.

Ron touched his ears and remembered that he had cast a spell on himself, so he immediately used his wand to remove it.

After a while, Harry's voice came in.

"Ron, curfew is about to start, let's go back quickly!"

Ron nodded, put the repaired chair into his traceless retractable ring, and returned to the dormitory with Harry.

On the way back to the dormitory, Ron kept telling Harry how he felt.

"I think it's great to disassemble and reassemble items. I seem to understand those items better, and I am confident that I can make them in one go."

Harry couldn't help but interrupt, "Ron, are you talking about changing into chairs? But we already knew how to change into chairs last school year."

Ron was a little confused: "Yeah, Harry, didn't I waste a whole night's work?"

Harry thought for a while and said, "Not necessarily. You know more about the structure of a chair. Maybe you can create a chair more quickly than before?"

Ron was also convinced: "Yeah, I can definitely make it faster than before, but Harry..."

He said with a sad face, "But Professor McGonagall wants us to conjure living creatures recently. How can I improve?"

Harry was about to say practice more, but then he realized that this method would not only be useless to Ron, but also to himself. So Harry said uncertainly: "Then...dissecting organisms?"

Ron:…

Is he finally going to take this path?

You know, in Potions class, he failed every time he dissected any living creature.
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Early the next morning, Lin Xia went jogging at five in the morning.

The weather was bad today, with sleet and snow. Hogwarts was covered in snow and the sun was not out.

Although the presence or absence of the sun does not have much impact on the weather, it always makes people feel a lot warmer.

Lin Xia ran several laps and saw Wood.

Wood also came to run. He loves flying broomsticks so much that he even remembers to hold a broomstick with him while running.

Lin Xia didn't slow down on purpose, so Wood could catch up with her.

People who exercise for a long time are still different. Even when running, they are faster than ordinary wizards.

After a while, Wood ran to Lin Xia and started chatting with her.

"The weather doesn't look good today."

Lin Xia said: "The weather has been bad recently."

Wood regretted: "I hope the weather is good for the broomstick race this weekend. I won by luck last time. Every time I encounter bad weather, it's not about skill. It all depends on luck."

Lin Xia smiled and said, "You have Harry. Even in the worst weather, he can catch up with the Golden Snitch."

Wood also smiled and stated his purpose. He wanted Harry to train more in the next few days, so he wanted to borrow it from her.

Lin Xia thought for a while and said, "Harry is just helping me with my research project. One more or one less of him won't have much impact, but Wood."

She paused and reminded, "Strengthening physical strength is not something that can be accomplished overnight. The high-intensity training over the past few days may not be effective, and it may even make the players too tired and affect their performance."

Wood sighed: "I know, but in terms of reasonable training, Ravenclaw is more professional than us, and I can only get special training from other places.

But don't worry, my special training is not to improve physical strength, but to other aspects. I want them to improve their efficiency in pursuit and catching the ball."

Lin Xia nodded: "You are more professional than me in the flying broom competition. I am just speaking my mind casually."

Wood smiled meaningfully and said, "Your physical fitness is very impressive. If you were in Gryffindor, I would definitely hire you as a physical fitness instructor and let you train my players."

Lin Xia smiled and said, "Why don't you recruit me to be your team member?"

Wood shrugged. "No, you can tell at first glance that you don't like Quidditch. This is a common problem among researchers. People who like research don't understand this extreme sport."

Lin Xia was silent for a while, and had to admit: "You are right, some of the rules of the flying broom are indeed very confusing."

If you can't understand it, then you can't play Quidditch.

Another half an hour later, Harry arrived at the Quidditch field at 5:30 in the morning under the moonlight.

It was still dark, windy and rainy, and every wizard who came out of the warm common room had red cheeks and noses from the cold.

Harry arrived at the stadium on time and found that several players had already arrived. Fortunately, he was not the last one to arrive.

He trotted over to George and Weasley. The weather was very cold, and even the heating badge was somewhat ineffective. He could only rely on running to maintain his body temperature.

"How long has she been here?" George asked.

"Wood said Lin Xia will be here at five o'clock," said Fred.

George exclaimed: "What a strong will of steel!"

Fred: "She is indeed the woman we all fear!"

Harry called out to them both, and the twins turned to look at Harry at the same time.

"Senior, I have something I want to discuss with you."

George: "Discussion. Often, the things that need to be discussed are those that want to do bad things."

Harry choked on his words.

Fred chuckled and said, "George, it seems that we have predicted what little Harry is thinking."

Harry said helplessly: "Senior, I just want to borrow the Marauder's Map."

George: "We can give it to you, but you have to tell us where you're going to use it. Things are very tense recently. If we lend it to you to do something that violates school rules, it will most likely be confiscated by the professor. We don't want to take any risks."

Fred winked at Harry. "But Harry, the mischievous heart will never die. No matter how strict the school rules are, they can't stop us from exploring Hogwarts."

Harry didn't understand for a moment whether they wanted to borrow it or not. Perhaps only the twins knew the answer.

Harry thought about it and didn't think it was something worth hiding. They were definitely not going to do anything bad.

He said directly: "We want to explore Professor Babeling's office."

George: "Oh, Professor Babel—"

The tone is slightly meaningful.

Fred: "Oh, Professor Babbling—"

The tone is slightly playful.

Harry asked, "What's wrong with this professor, have you explored her office?"

George and Fred smiled at the same time: "Professor Babel is so mysterious, of course we are curious about her office.

Not only have we explored it, but we’ve also been invited in by the professor. Just the experience—"

The two stopped talking again.

Harry wanted to continue listening, but Wood's words came from a distance: "Harry, George, Fred, are you here to chat or to train?!"

George shrugged. "Wood is going through menopause again."

Fred: "Harry, we're willing to lend it to you. See you in the Great Hall at noon today."

After the two finished talking, they turned around and went jogging to do warm-up exercises.

Harry also ran and ran onto the track trying to keep up with Lin Xia, but after just a while, he felt hot all over.

He helplessly discovered that he could not keep up with Lin Xia's speed. It was said that Lin Xia had already run several laps. How could she still maintain such a high speed?

But when Harry thought about how Lin Xia had been running non-stop since the first year of school, without stopping even in the wind or rain, he felt that this was normal.

If he had this perseverance, his physical strength would probably be as good as Lin Xia's, and he would be able to react faster in Quidditch games and spot the Golden Snitch earlier.

Harry thought that he should find a time to get Ron out for exercise as well. It was pointless to run alone.
-
Ron became particularly active in today's Transfiguration class.

He mustered up the courage to ask Professor McGonagall many questions, but because he was afraid of being scolded by her, he didn't even dare to raise his head and asked his questions in a weak and detailed manner.

But Professor McGonagall heard it all and answered his questions one by one.

After he was no longer afraid, Ron felt nothing but gratitude towards Professor McGonagall.

After her analysis, he had a different understanding of Transfiguration.

Although there hasn't been any change yet, Ron suddenly felt that he did have a little talent in Transfiguration.

For example, when he was practicing Transfiguration today, he was able to create a chair even faster!
Because of this, Ron firmly believed that his efforts had paid off. (End of this chapter)