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Chapter 328 Advice to the Professor

After seeing the Floo Network and the Knight Bus, Andrew felt hopeless about the Hogwarts Express.

Yes, other means of transportation are not as safe and stable as the Hogwarts Express, but it is too outrageous to have to shake all day to get to Hogwarts.

'What kind of express is this?'

He complained inwardly, then opened the spells textbook to preview - he was distracted at the moment, so it would be better not to study Transfiguration.

Spells are a good choice - they require preparation, but their difficulty is limited, so there is no pressure to learn spells in the third grade.

The main thing that is annoying is that there are scheduled tasks. School hasn’t even started yet and I’ve already started preparing for confinement. This is too torturous.

Fortunately, the easy-to-learn spells saved him from waiting - the principles of those spells seemed like reading an interesting popular science article, allowing Andrew to easily remember how to use the new spells.

'Interesting, interesting...'

However, this place was definitely not suitable for studying magic at the moment, so he simply went to the laboratory - the professor did not say anything about taking back the room that was allocated to him last year, so this was just the right time for him to study third-grade magic.

'Well, like the ones I saw before, this is also a continuous spell - the difficulty of the third-year spells has increased overall? I think so. The continuous additional effects are indeed more difficult than the direct spells.'

Andrew casually cast a spell on the object he had transformed - this was a spell that prevented the object from being stained, and judging by the effect, it was extremely successful.

'But it's still the same old problem. Being able to use it and knowing how it works are two different things. Also, I can't enhance the effect of the spell, let alone improve the spell or other high-end operations.'

He looked at the relevant information about the spell greedily, but was unable to decipher it - he had deciphered most of the first-grade spells, and was only halfway through the second-grade spells. Before these basics were laid, it would be a pipe dream to fully master a third-grade spell.

'No, just learn it, Taylor. You have to focus all your attention on Transfiguration. That is the most important thing, especially Human Transfiguration. It is wrong to try to distract yourself...'

Warning himself, Andrew simply changed the spell to learn and persuaded himself not to be too greedy.

It is still a continuous spell on objects - the grading of the Charms class is not too obvious, but you can still see the difference in what students learn in different grades.

For example, the effects of the Levitation Charm and the Unlocking Charm are simply to cast a spell on an object, and the magic power determines the strength of the spell.

Curses are also basically somewhat rigid. For example, the most classic leg-locking curse and petrification curse are the kind that keep the wizard in a fixed state. The effects come and go quickly, and they can easily become ineffective if the opponent cannot be crushed by overwhelming strength.

By the second year, the curse effects seem to be not as strong as those in the first year, but in fact, everyone knows that the Leg-Locking Curse and the Petrifying Curse in the second year are not as effective as the Tarantella Dance and other things that sound weaker, unless you have overwhelming strength or a sneak attack, because the latter completely crushes them in terms of casting speed and spell hit rate.

'I wonder what those are for... This spell is a heat preservation spell that can keep objects frozen. It is indeed better than the freezing spell in the second grade. The one that preserves ice cream is too easy to ruin the taste.'

After about half an hour, Andrew mastered a new magic that looked and worked well.

He checked the time, "It's five o'clock. Well, it's still early for dinner, but it's still feasible to sneak into the kitchen for a bite to eat."

After cleaning up the laboratory, closing and locking the door, Andrew walked out of the laboratory leisurely - learning spells made him calm, and he probably had an idea of ​​how to complete tonight's work.

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"You can still maintain your composure?"

Professor Nina, dressed in a formal wizard robe, looked at Andrew beside her and tried hard to be as calm as him, but she couldn't do it - being a professor was really not in her life plan.

"You are the manager and the students are the managed. What are you afraid of?" Andrew leaned back in his chair and stuffed himself with a multi-flavor bean - luckily, it was minty and he was very satisfied.

"But I'm still nervous. What about the seniors? What if they don't accept me?"

"What's wrong with that? If you really can't accept it, just treat them as a pile of cabbage and potatoes during class. Don't use them indiscriminately. They are students, not enemies."

Andrew was so nervous that he was afraid that she would really treat the students as enemies and accidentally cast a spell.

"Not yet?"

"Find a student who is easy to talk to, let him convey some orders, and see how he handles the problem. If he handles it well, you have chosen a good one. If he doesn't handle it well, replace him."

"what?"

"Well, you can assign and collect homework, but you have to be the one to overpower others in class - just show your ability. Also, asking a student to help can also make students who are happy to be close to you stand up."

To put it bluntly, it is the class representative system - the kind used to take the blame and provide assistance.

However, the professors at Hogwarts are all good at keeping students under control before class, so Andrew has never seen this system implemented. But based on past experience, this trick is quite effective.

Anyway, this is the best advice he can give with examples to copy - whether Professor Nina uses it or not is none of his business.

"Tell me more specifically."

Obviously, Andrew's proposal was taken seriously - after all, without the guidance of the old professor, Professor Nina planned to use all means to stabilize the classroom order.

"When I get there, I show off my skills to impress the students, and then say I need a better assistant to help me finish the class."

Andrew recalled, "Then we would see which students were interested, give more points to the college of active students, select the most active students, and collect all the papers before class..."

Andrew gave her a brief introduction to class representatives and told her how to give them some unusual benefits to maintain their enthusiasm.

"It's you!"

Andrew saw Nina's surprised face.

"I don't have time, Professor. I'm too busy."

"You also said that it's just a small help. Besides, shouldn't you fully support my work?"

???

Isn’t the first class enough to deal with the first grade brats?
Andrew looked at Nina, "Choose someone else. One is needed for each grade. I can't cooperate anyway - attend class well and try to convince the other professors with your grades, Professor Nina."

"Really can not?"

"It really won't work. I've talked about the methods enough, Professor Nina. You should make some adjustments. Headmaster Dumbledore will introduce you to the students at the opening ceremony tonight. You must maintain your confidence."

Andrew said this seriously, then stood up - it was time for him to change into formal clothes to welcome the new students.

(End of this chapter)