Hogwarts: A Chinese-Style Professor

Chapter 251: Emojis Launched
The cold month of October is coming to an end.

For the students, it was a vibrant January—even the continuous freezing rain and rising lake waters couldn't dampen their enthusiasm.

Even at the Halloween dinner, the sweet and tempting aroma of roasted pumpkin and Professor McGonagall's introduction of the Duel Tower's administrators and healers gave the students a sense of unreality.

This past month has been incredibly fulfilling.

The Bible, two unexpected Dementors, the giant white wolf Patronus, and Harry's 'pursuit'—there are so many things for them to experience.

When broken down to each grade level, each has its own unique characteristics.

First graders are immersed in knowledge, second graders strive to avoid being overtaken, and third graders dream of an easy life in fourth grade.

The fourth graders enjoyed the comfort of the first two months, but through one stage play after another, they made up their minds—when November arrived, they would officially begin learning formations.

While mastering the OWL theory, fifth graders also developed a passion for the Patronus Charm, with almost every student pondering its incantation.

As for the sixth and seventh graders, they are about to enter society and have more things on their minds, so they can't be as 'relaxed' as other grades.

Sirius Black came down from the stage, his hair neatly tied back, wearing a dark red formal robe, looking extremely handsome—the Gryffindor students had given him quite a cheer when Professor McGonagall introduced him earlier.

"Hey, Li Wei, even though I've already said it, I still want to say thank you—let's have a drink."

Sirius Black pinpointed Li Wei's seat in the teachers' section and squeezed in next to him, making room for himself. He then raised his butterbeer and invited Li Wei over.

"idiot."

Snape, sitting to the side, curled his lip in disdain.

Sirius was greatly displeased upon hearing this and looked at him angrily, saying:
"What did you say, Snape?"

Snape immediately turned his head and looked at him with disdain:
"So what if I said you're an idiot?"

"Do you want to argue with me on such a happy day?"

"So what? I wish I could kill you—how could you have thought of changing the Secret Service without Dumbledore's knowledge? If it weren't for Livy, you would still be the worst prisoner in Azkaban's history!"
The thought of having to breathe the same air as a brainless person like you makes me feel disgusted.

"Blake, if I were to give you one piece of advice for your foolish life—why don't you hurry back to Azkaban? At least there, your weed-filled brain won't harm anyone else."

"Alright, Snape, do you have to bring up these unpleasant things today? At least act like a professor, the students are all looking over here."

Seeing that Sirius was starting to pant heavily, Li Wei had no choice but to speak up and smooth things over.

Why is Snape so aggressive today? Even if he has grievances against Sirius, there's no need to make a scene at this time.

Did I only mention him and forget to mention you?

Snape glared at Levi with a displeased expression.

"Don't you consider yourself a teaching master and have always looked down on my teaching methods?"

Before you started using Boggarts in your teaching, why didn't you explain the precautions to those little trolls first? You could have done it that way!

Li Wei recalled for a moment, then said with an "Oh":
"You mean Neville turned Boggart into you in women's clothing? Snape, I must say, you were quite alluring in women's clothing. I got a little too engrossed in watching you, so I was a bit slow in dealing with it. You won't be mad at me, will you?"

"Hahahahahaha!"

Sirius, who was standing nearby, stopped being angry and burst into laughter.

"boom!"

Snape slammed his hand on the table and stood up abruptly. In the honey-colored light, everyone turned to look at him in surprise. After his chest heaved a few times, Snape sat back down, staring at Sirius with murderous intent.

Suddenly, a signature cold smile appeared on his lips as he spoke to Sirius Black, word by word:
"How dare a defeated opponent like you jump around in front of me? If I were you, I would tuck my tail between my legs and shrink into a corner when I see you."

"If you want to take action—I'm ready anytime, even on a holiday, Snape!"

Sirius's hand was already on his wand.

"If you want to argue, can't you go outside? Why do you have to gather around me?"

Li Wei waved his hand and began to drive the two away.

Snape and Sirius's expressions froze, but they both sat back down, becoming quiet and silent.

Just then, Dumbledore stood up, raised a glass of what looked like raspberry juice, and addressed the crowd:

"Cheers to this peaceful joy we share right now! Happy holidays, my dear children!"

"happy holidays!"

The young wizards held up all sorts of cups, responding with varying styles but full of enthusiasm.

Li Wei picked up the butterbeer, looked around at the increasing number of familiar and vibrant faces, smiled smugly, and downed it in one gulp.

As November progressed, the weather grew increasingly cold.

Fortunately, thanks to the encyclopedia, much knowledge has been widely disseminated, and even the dumbest and most foolish little wizard knows to keep warm by putting magical flames in a magic bottle.

Nevertheless, the gray mountains and the snow-covered black lake made the students somewhat lethargic.

Fortunately, Quidditch ignited their passion.

Furthermore, in January, the guide launched a new feature, and every student who opens the guide for the first time will receive a notification.

[Guide Update Announcement: New Emoji Feature Added]
Each person can create one emoticon by inputting their thoughts (each person can only create one emoticon). After confirmation, it can be used in the chat group, and others can also save and use other people's emoticons.

This announcement immediately caused a huge uproar among students.

Soon people started trying to create their own emojis—but they quickly discovered the difficulties.

To create your own expressions, you can't just hold a tome or a wand and imagine them in your mind; the tome requires you to infuse them with thought.

This means they need to accurately send a clear, stable thought, imbued with strong emotions or mental images, to the receiving page of the manual.

For older students, or Hermione who had previously made simple alchemical tools, success was swift after just a few attempts—an eye-rolling emoji, a pounding heart, or a simple "thumbs up" gesture began circulating in the chat group.

This really worried the other students!
This was almost a disaster, especially for first and second-year wizards.

Their will is not strong enough, and their thinking is not mature enough. It is extremely difficult for them to stably insert a memory without losing focus.

In the common lounge, you could see younger students everywhere grimacing and wincing as they stared at the guidebook.

The more new emoticons appear in the chat group, and even some highly creative ones start to emerge—like Professor Snape dressed as the Big Bad Wolf grinning maliciously, or Professor Levy giving you a thumbs-up with a blank expression—the more anxious they become.

However, these extremely complex emojis were clearly created by older students.

The result of younger students rashly attempting the challenge was that they spent an entire day trying but couldn't create even a single expression.

(End of this chapter)