Hogwarts: A Chinese-Style Professor

Chapter 87: Giving the Upperclassmen a pep talk
On Tuesday morning, Li Wei officially took over Qiao Weili's job and prepared to return to teaching.

As a result, someone gave him a 'surprise' early in the morning.

He made the front page of The Daily Prophet.

A Mysterious Aura Appears at Hogwarts: Is it the Birth of a Divine Artifact or a Magical Miracle?

The author is still Rita Skeeter.

It's clear that she put a lot of effort into describing how bizarre the light that suddenly appeared in the castle was.

Then came a whole bunch of wild guesses, such as that there were artifacts made inside Hogwarts, or that some kind of magical creature was still lurking in the castle—she guessed it might be a thunderbird.

Ultimately, however, all the blame was pointed at Levi, the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts.

That's strange. How did that woman know she was petrified? Is she still inside the castle?

"You really made headlines as soon as you woke up."

Snape, who seemed to have just woken up, said mockingly, his pleasure undisguised.

"Snape, can't you wash your hair? I'm afraid I'll see a news report about you one day—that would damage Hogwarts' image."

Seeing that Snape's face was about to turn sour again, Joe Willy quickly spoke up to greet him.

Good morning, Professor Snape.

Seeing the gentle and polite Jowell, Snape's expression softened slightly. He glanced at Levi calmly and left.

So the report is true?

No sooner had Snape left than Professor Flitwick sat down opposite Levi.

“That light was indeed emitted by you, wasn’t it? — Li Wei, thank you for inviting me to the dueling class, I’m so glad.”

Snape had quietly sat down at the table next to the group of people at some point.

“Snape, Professor Flitwick wouldn’t speak ill of you behind your back. You don’t need to eavesdrop.”

"Oh—of course not."

Professor Flitwick exclaimed.

"What are you talking about—I'm not worried about such a thing!"

Snape had barely sat down when Levi caught him red-handed, and he stood up in embarrassment and haste.

Jowell quickly reassured him and persuaded him to sit down with him.

Snape had a way to get a seat and was able to sit comfortably on the far side of the group.

Professor Flitwick, interrupted earlier, could no longer express his gratitude and instead began to search for the light of yesterday.

“Yesterday I was teaching my students how to flash bright lights when your light suddenly appeared, which startled me—is this some new spell you’ve been researching?”
Of course, if it's a secret, then pretend I didn't ask.

"There's nothing to hide—it's just a high-level technique for using magic."

Seeing that Professor Flitwick was interested, Levi broke down the principles involved and explained them all.

Snape listened intently until Levi finished speaking, and only then did he believe that Levi had not lied to him.

Professor Flitwick seemed very pleased after hearing this, and patted Levi on the shoulder, saying:

“You are too generous. The knowledge you shared with me today cannot be bought with any amount of Galleons.”

"The more a principle is debated, the clearer it becomes, and the same applies to the transmission of knowledge. You're too kind."

Li Wei waved his hand, completely unconcerned about how precious what he had shared was—a person's wisdom is always limited, and he never thought that hoarding one's own possessions would advance magic.

Snape glanced at him discreetly, and seeing that he seemed genuinely uninterested in sharing knowledge, he quickly turned his head back to think seriously.
Since Li Weilian is willing to share such valuable knowledge for free, then the guidance he gave me yesterday was perhaps not a mockery, but a serious suggestion.

With the Dark Lord's shadow returning, can he truly let go of the pressure he carries?
A thought suddenly occurred to Snape.

If he could also reach the legendary level, together with Levi and Dumbledore, Voldemort would have to face all three legendary wizards by himself.

At that point, would he still need to remain hidden among the Death Eaters?
No, the mysterious man's terror lies not only in his apparent strength, but also in something far more terrifying.

Thinking of this, Snape felt a surge of intense emotion, like molten lava scorching his thoughts.

His eyes dimmed slightly, and he quickly withdrew all the delusions from his mind.

"Not bad. It seems you've been working hard during the two months I was away."

In the fifth-grade class, Li Wei first checked the students' progress. It was much better than he had expected—he had thought that Lockhart's wasted month would have an impact on these students, but they seemed to have made up for it twice as much since Jowell took office.

With ample learning resources, diligent students, and targeted practice exercises, this year's OWL exam results should be quite impressive.

Not to mention that in a few weeks, his practice question bank will be officially put into use, and these students should only need less than a month to go through all the question types in the question bank several times.

The theoretical exam will no longer pose any difficulty for them.

Even so, Li Wei still had to put pressure on them—the last breath was important, and they couldn't lose their spirit before the exam was over, especially given the current fervent atmosphere in the castle.

"Not bad. It seems you've been studying hard even while I was away."

With Li Wei's approval, the young wizards in the audience all wore bright smiles.

"However, I must remind you."

Today is March 5th, and the OWL exam starts on June 1st.

You have only 88 days left to study.

If you then remove weekends and the Easter holiday, you only have 53 days left.

Li Wei had a sudden inspiration and set up a countdown timer in the lower right corner of the blackboard.

There are 88 days left until the exam.

Before the young wizards could form any ideas about it, Levi placed his hands on the table and leaned over to look at everyone.

"You've worked hard for almost half a year. I think no one would be willing to falter in these last 88 days, right?"

No student spoke.

The bright smiles on their faces vanished at that moment.

Even the most undisciplined student would have a serious expression on their face at this moment.

Looking at them, Li Wei suddenly recalled a very distant memory—during the 100-day countdown to the college entrance examination in his previous life, he was inspired by the motivational speaker invited by the school, and his blood was boiling with enthusiasm. He wished he could use the remaining 100 days to get into Tsinghua or Peking University.

Strange, having lived in the magical world for over thirty years, he rarely recalls his past life. How come he does now...?

Li Wei suddenly had an impulse—he wanted the students in the audience to 'dance' like he had done back then.

So he pointed to a curly-haired male student in the audience and said:
“Frank”.

"When I first took over this job, you couldn't even cast a basic binding spell properly, and a single fire crab could drive you crazy."

Now, you can handle even the 3X difficulty Scorpion-tailed Beast with ease, and your theoretical knowledge is among the best in the class.

The student called out by Li Wei blushed instantly, blood rushing down his chin to his neck, and even threatening to spread to his chest.

He was about to cry.

Even though Professor Li Wei's voice still sounded somewhat listless, he never expected that his performance would be remembered by the other party!
At this moment, Li Wei looked at the others—every student who met his gaze had a gleam in their eyes, as if they were waiting for him to call their names.

Unfortunately, Li Wei did not continue this behavior—at that moment, many students secretly made up their minds that one day they would also make the professor recognize their achievements!
“What Folk can do, each of you can do—or even better.”

Li Wei seemed to have gotten into the zone, and his voice became a little louder.

He raised his right fist at the students.

"By this time next year, I hope I can still see every one of you—next year, you will all be attending my Advanced Defense Against the Dark Arts class!"

It's not that I've lowered the standards; it's that all of you will achieve an E or higher.

"Ohhhhhhh!!!"

There was no need for Li Wei to say anything more like "Tell me loudly, do you have confidence?" The students' enthusiasm was immediately ignited.

Seeing their excited and enthusiastic expressions, Li Wei nodded in satisfaction.

Young is so good.

Looking at these innocent and energetic young people, he felt his own cells being activated—well, under the stimulation of the electric current, this feeling might not be entirely an illusion.

"Zi la la-"

A tiny arc of electricity danced on the back of Li Wei's hand, forming an extremely miniature lightning rune on its surface—if magnified a hundred times, a purple thunderbird eye could be seen.

After the lightning runes took shape, they flashed across Li Wei's body and quickly disappeared into his skin.

(End of this chapter)