Hogwarts: A Chinese-Style Professor

Chapter 192 Is this guy really that strong?
"What do you mean?"

Sirius looked at Li Wei, somewhat confused—or rather, he guessed what Li Wei meant, but couldn't believe it at all.

“I will help you catch Peter Pettigrew. As for your house—it has no appeal to me. You can keep it for yourself. I have no intention of taking it from someone else.”

"What did you say--"

Sirius Black swallowed the rest of his words—that was his ancestral home!

"Li Wei, I have something I want to tell you."

Lupin glanced at Sirius, his feelings complicated—the reunion of old friends should have been a happy occasion, but Sirius had not yet been completely cleared up of the misunderstandings surrounding him, and he had just been defeated by Snape himself, so he was probably not in a good mood.

Let him take his time.

“Just say it here—Joely, Camille, you two come and listen too.”

Since the focus is now on training Hogwarts wizards, there's no reason to overlook his two assistants.

Not just magic, but every aspect of life.

Especially with Jovel, Levi believed he was very close to his former self, but he faced the same problem—he couldn't see Jovel's will.

As a Hufflepuff, he seems to simply go with the flow, following the plan he has set for himself.

He has dabbled in all kinds of magic, including spells, transfiguration, potions, and even astronomy and alchemy, which are branches of magic in Levi's eyes, and he has learned them very well.

But it won't work without one's own will. Recently, he has been busy studying thunder magic and has subconsciously fallen into his old habit of neglecting his two assistants.

"I mainly wanted to talk to you about the progress of the first batch of duds' training—"

Lupin explained the situation in detail, and his two assistants listened even more attentively than Li Wei.

Sirius suddenly realized that he had become an outsider.

"Goo-"

He plopped down on the sofa, deliberately making some noise.

No one cares about him.

Sirius didn't understand.

Isn't the major incident and scandal that Peter caused more important than any dud training exercise?
To capture a 'serious criminal' like Peter, is Levi not prepared to make any preparations?

Does he really think this matter is so insignificant?

"Squib training? So, the person mentioned in the newspapers who invented the ability to restore spellcasting capabilities to Squibs is you?"

Everyone looked at Sirius, who had suddenly spoken.

As everyone stared at him expressionlessly, he silently sat back down, placing his hands on his lap with some skepticism.

"That's all for now. I have a general understanding."

Li Wei put down the documents Lu Ping had handed him earlier and nodded, saying:

"You're doing very well. Just keep at this pace and you'll be fine."

Upon hearing Li Wei's approval, Lu Ping's tense body visibly relaxed—his 'pathetic' appearance made Sirius Black, standing to the side, purse his lips in disapproval.

Even though he had tentatively acknowledged Li Wei's kindness in his heart, seeing his former friend act this way towards him still made him feel somewhat pathetic.

They are 'plunderers'; others should only respect them. When did it become their turn to respect others?
After Lupin left him and James, he really went back to his old ways.

"However, I hope you can do one more thing in the future." "Go ahead."

Upon hearing Li Wei speak, Lu Ping's body tensed up once again.

"These Squibs—each one is learning magic at a different pace, right? What do you think are the specific reasons for that?"

“Hmm—I think it mainly depends on their beliefs.” Lupin thought for a moment and continued, “The opportunity to learn magic is hard-won for them, and no one will slack off.”

"Besides the eight-hour study period set by the professor, many of them still practice hard in private—so I think the fundamental reason lies in how much determination and faith they have."

"Well, my thoughts are quite similar to yours—so I'm just making a hypothesis."

"Besides what you've mentioned, there might be an even more fundamental factor."

"We usually think of a Squib as someone who has magic but can't use it."

But perhaps the degree to which this inability to exert its power is different for each person.

Like a riverbed blocked by silt, some places are only obstructed by a small stream, which can be cleared with a little dredging.

Some were completely blocked, requiring even greater force and more time to break through.

"If I had to give it a name—well, let's call it 'individual differences in magic conduction pathways'."

Li Wei looked at Lu Ping and gave him clear advice.

"Therefore, I hope that starting with the next batch of trainees, you can add a step to first test the degree of 'blockage' in their bodies—I will make an alchemical tool for testing for you as soon as possible, and then I will trouble you to record this data."

"Oh, okay, I mean—of course, no problem."

Lupin was somewhat surprised by Li Wei's idea—but upon closer examination, the other's reasoning made a lot of sense, and he was quickly convinced.

What's the point of simply knowing the degree of magic blockage in different duds?
Everyone present suddenly became curious: what was Li Wei thinking? Did he have any further ideas or plans? If so, what would they be?

"Alright, let's call it a day. You two old friends are reunited, and I'm sure you have a lot to talk about."

As he spoke, Li Wei prepared to get up and called to his two assistants—after spending a week in the library, he had some insights and gains that he could share with them after further verification.

"and many more--"

Sirius called out to Li Wei.

Even Lupin was looking at him with confusion.

Sirius opened his mouth, suddenly feeling that this world was utterly absurd.

What happened? He suffered such a great injustice and misunderstanding, and Peter Pettigrew committed such an outrageous act, and nobody cares?

“Why don’t we discuss how to make our move when school starts? Peter is cunning, and if we’re careless, he might escape again.”

"No need. You just need to hide. You can step forward after I catch Peter."

Livy's tone was as casual as putting an elephant in a refrigerator—this strong sense of absurdity made Sirius Black look at Lupin.

'Could this guy be really strong?'

Lupin looked at Sirius's puzzled gaze and nodded somewhat blankly.

Although he didn't actually know the extent of Levi's abilities, both Professor McGonagall's extraordinary trust in Levi and Snape's actions just now made Lupin begin to believe one thing.

Li Wei is probably much stronger than he and Sirius imagined.

(End of this chapter)