Hogwarts: Bourne Returns from Warhammer

Chapter 149 Snape: I am still young
Points, points, the lifeblood of students.

This principle is applicable everywhere.

Even if you are studying magic, grades are still an important criterion for considering a student's level.

Considering the "carrot pit" social structure of the wizarding world, young wizards studying at Hogwarts may need something like grades to prove themselves more than Muggle young people.

Although most of the little wizards are very playful and cannot correctly understand the importance of achievements, there are always some people who are ahead of others.

For example, those young wizards who come from pure-blood wizard families have guidance from their elders, have a broader vision than other peers, and are more committed to academic performance.

Of course, some young wizards who are smart enough can realize this even if they are not from pure-blood wizard families.

Among the latter, the most typical representative is Gryffindor's famous "know-it-all" lady.

It was summer during the exam days, and the weather was almost blindingly hot, especially in the large classroom where they were taking the exam.

The little wizards had to use special quill pens given to them to write their answers, because these pens had been enchanted to prevent cheating.

In addition to competitions, they also take application tests.

Professor Flitwick from the Charms class called them into the classroom one by one and asked everyone to use a charm to make a pineapple tap dance across a table.

To be honest, this exam is very difficult. It requires the young wizard to combine many kinds of spells and use them fluently.

Most of the candidates conducted the exam as if they had drunk fake wine. They basically stumbled and staggered throughout the exam.

Only a small number of people successfully passed the test and received an "O" grade. Among them was Hermione. The little witch made the pineapple do a perfect tap dance and even made a beat on the table.

Byrne also performed well.

He used telekinesis to assist the spell, which not only made the pineapple perform gymnastics, but also shed its skin while spinning three and a half times in the air. Then, he used the "Shen Feng Shadowless Curse" he learned to turn it into a plate of sliced ​​pineapple chunks in the blink of an eye.

Professor Flitwick gave him an "O" on the spot, while Russ, the swallow-tailed dog waiting aside, gave him an "OHHH" - he burped.

Professor McGonagall's Transfiguration Application Test took a "simple and unpretentious" route: Of course, this "simple and unpretentious" refers to the fact that the Transfiguration test is unpretentious and difficult, making candidates go crazy as soon as they read the questions. numb.

She just found a mouse and asked the little wizards to turn it into a snuff bottle on the spot. The more beautiful it became, the higher the score, but if it didn't look like it, points would be deducted.

The snuff bottle conjured by Ron still retains the rat's tail, and it is still swaying. He later explained that this was because he was thinking of his pet Scabbers. Since the adventure that night, the mouse had disappeared without a trace, so he had been worried about it recently.

Harry's performance was not even as good as Ron's. Although the snuff bottle he conjured did not leave a mouse's tail, the color and texture of the snuff bottle looked like the fur of a mouse. His results were basically the average level of all the little wizards who took the exam.

Seeing Harry's performance, Professor McGonagall looked a little unhappy on the spot.

Because she also taught Harry’s parents’ teacher—Lily, needless to say, was the top student in Gryffindor in their time. Even Horace, the dean of Slytherin House and the professor of Potions class at the time, They all favor this good student; and although James Potter is not a top student, he is at least a top student, and as a wizard who can master "Animagus" magic, his talent for transformation may actually be A bit stronger than Lily.

But it was their son Harry Potter's turn... Professor McGonagall felt a little sorry, but considering the child's recovery from a serious illness, she could only plan to give him some extra care next year.

After the entire first-year Transfiguration exam, only the snuff bottles conjured by two young wizards, Bourne and Hermione, earned Professor McGonagall a perfect score.

Hermione turned the mouse into a Baroque-style enamel snuff bottle. There was no trace of the mouse at all, and the colors were so bright that it was amazing.

The snuff bottle conjured by Bourne was relatively simple. He turned the mouse into a small sky-blue porcelain bottle with a large number of cracks on the surface.

Of course, Professor McGonagall gave him high marks not because he knew how valuable this kind of porcelain bottle was in the Muggle world. She saw the real highlight of the transformation technique Bourne used.

At the examination site, Professor McGonagall looked at Bourne's examination work, and then gently tapped the conspicuous cracks on its surface with his wand.

Those lines immediately began to move, and they formed two or three groups of many runes. Professor McGonagall recognized three of the combinations at a glance - "tenacity", "fire protection", and "waterproof and moisture-proof".

Judging from the number of cracks on the surface of this small porcelain bottle, there are at least two or three groups of similar runes.

In other words, Bourne just used a transformation spell and transformed an item with at least five ancient magical effects.

"Just constructing a virtual soul, this child has created a living alchemical product." Professor McGonagall nodded with great satisfaction.

What made her even more gratified was that Bourne's skill in making this transformation item was not a family secret like some of the pure-blood family wizards she had seen in the past.

Although this is also a manifestation of talent, the skills Bourne displayed were obviously some of the topics she taught to the young wizards in the Transfiguration Club every Saturday.

The boundaries and fusion points of runes, transfiguration and alchemy with their own effects are all the lessons she taught to the club members.

Bourne conjured up this snuff bottle with ease, which shows that this child is not only very serious about participating in club activities every Saturday, but also in private, I am afraid that he is integrating knowledge and working hard to do more exercises on his own. "Perfect work." Professor McGonagall, who has always been stingy in praising his students, rarely praised Bourne on the spot.

After the spells and transfiguration exams, it was time for Snape's potions exam. In order to satirize some young wizards who didn't use their brains to listen well, the Slytherin headmaster asked everyone to make a " "Amnesia drug" is a poison that makes people's brains bad and causes symptoms of forgetfulness.

Ironically, because most of the young wizards were so nervous, even though they were just brewing the potion (rather than taking it), most of them ended up struggling to remember how to make an amnesia potion. My eyes widened.

Their last exam was the history of magic. Everyone had to spend an hour answering questions about the birth history of the "high-pressure steam crucible", a side magic tool, making conclusions about the value and significance of its existence, and speculating on the future of this magic tool. Is there any possibility of widespread application?

Unlike most young wizards, Bourne didn't rack his brains to make up some answers, nor did he cite everything like Hermione.

This little witch actually connected this topic to two major historical events, "The Werewolf Management Act of 1637" and "The Beginning and End of the Elf Rebellion".

Bourne just told his own truth in a matter-of-fact way: Human beings' use of energy in the past, present, and for a long time to come is actually to burn boilers - but that is more of a Muggle way of using it, the wizard thought. To make use of this "high-pressure steam crucible", I'm afraid you have to go your own way, so it can't be said that it is completely useless, but it is indeed of no use at the moment.

His answer made Professor Binns a little confused. The professor of the history of magic finally gave him 92 points. Although the evaluation was also "O", the actual score was a few points lower than Hermione, who was also evaluated as "O".

One week after the application exam, the results of the written exam came out one after another. Bourne and Hermione finally shared the first place in the grade with the same total score.

The two of them each earned 5 college points for their respective colleges. Therefore, Gryffindor gained a total of 10 points, which was a real win.

This really made Snape feel very dissatisfied. The youngest Slytherin headmaster in history thought that this situation was a bit too deliberate and was somewhat suspected of controlling points.

When he protested to Vice-Principal McGonagall, who was in charge of teaching, Professor McGonagall, who was also the Vice-Principal and Head of Gryffindor, simply rejected his protest and said that he was still too young—— In other words, they don’t understand what it means to be human and worldly (dense fog).

"Severus, this kind of thing is not uncommon. In fact, there are more than 30 identical historical records in "Hogwarts: A School History". And, including the first time, most of them 'First place with equal points' were all obtained by students from Slytherin House."

Professor McGonagall told the truth.
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On the day before the end of the semester, a grand dinner is held in Hogwarts Castle as usual. This dinner is also the time for the Academy Cup awards.

Not surprisingly, Slytherin House won the House Cup again this year. They have maintained this record for 7 years.

Moreover, because Slytherin House can take first place in the house this year, it is really not easy——

First, their team was defeated by Gryffindor in the Quidditch League. In the end, the little snakes, whose morale was greatly reduced, actually lost to Hufflepuff, only when they played against Ravenclaw. Enjoy this fascinating sport.

Second, Harry Potter, who is known as the "Savior of the Wizarding World", was assigned to Gryffindor House at the beginning of the school year. Although this child did not play a role in saving Gryffindor's points, it was important to other houses. It still has some impact on the overall morale, especially Slytherin who is not compatible with Gryffindor.

Third, it's still first years, and it's still bloody Gryffindor - not only do they have Harry Potter, but they also have a Bourne Slughorn!

Moreover, judging from the senses of the little snakes, the latter is as troublesome as a hundred of the former!
Let’s break it down:
First of all, just based on his weekly class performance, Bourne has to add an average of about 5 or 6 points.

Even Professor Snape, who never gave extra points to Gryffindor students, had to give a few points to this first-year genius student occasionally.

In a real sense, the professor who gave this child the least points was actually Quirrell, who taught the Defense Against the Dark Arts course. The fate of that professor was that he fulfilled the curse and disappeared before even teaching for one school year - because Dumbledore Due to Lido's deliberate control, the young wizards still didn't know Quirrell's fate - the Defense Against the Dark Arts course didn't even have an exam at the end. It was just a weighted average of the usual grades to give the final score.

There are some little snakes, either for the sake of flattery or simply spreading lies. Recently, rumors have begun to spread that this was actually created by Bourne, his grandfather who served as the dean of Slytherin, specifically for his grandson. A terrible curse, any professor who dares not to give points to Bourne will encounter misfortune.

Secondly, in addition to his classroom performance, this Bourne actually found two "hidden positions" in Hogwarts.

He not only served as an "assistant librarian" in the school library, but also became a "forbidden forest coordinator." These two hidden positions are recognized by Hogwarts Castle and are protected by the school's powerful contract magic. Each of them can earn Bourne dozens of academy points!
Some of the other young wizards are coveted by this academy, and some are curious about whether there are any other "hidden positions" in Hogwarts.

They changed their tricks to explore the secrets of the magic castle, but in the end they were basically doing useless work, and some even had a lot of academy points deducted for this.

For example, there was a young wizard in Hufflepuff named Zachary Smith who "single-handedly" sneaked into the large kitchen of Hogwarts to see if there was a hidden position like "head chef" .

He randomly directed the house elves to prepare food, wasting a lot of food ingredients, and causing dinner to be delayed by two hours that day!

When he was caught from the kitchen by Filch, Professor Sprout, who was furious because of the pitiful appearance of those house elves, killed his relatives on the spot and deducted a full 30 points from the little wizard from his own college. He also had to go to the school's greenhouse to work 30 hours of voluntary work, and the content of the voluntary work was composting, and he was not allowed to use magic.

Since that incident, the enthusiasm of the young wizards to explore the hidden professions in Hogwarts has suddenly hit rock bottom.

All in all, Byrne became something of a legend among first-year students, and to others he was a ruthless and invincible scoring machine.

Someone has calculated that despite the fact that Bourne made a mistake at the beginning of school and was deducted an unprecedented 250 college points, the scores he has accumulated this year have actually almost filled up the college points he owes. full!
In fact, it's not "almost," but Bourne has earned more than 250 points.

When the vampire incident happened, a certain "good Samaritan" who did not want to be named thought the child was quite interesting and directly added 100 points for him. However, because it was a secret, Dumbledore never revealed to anyone how this extra point came from.

That identity would make Snape, who was already the youngest dean and professor, even younger.

(End of this chapter)