A certain Hogwarts professor of runes

Chapter 124 The Professors (Please subscribe!)

This lesson also made the new professor, Belby, realize some of the realities, namely—

Times have really changed.

The difference between his description of "average level" and the "average level" demonstrated by the young wizard was so vast that it made him question his own existence.

"But maybe it's just that this grade is doing poorly?" Belby thought with unrealistic hope.

The young wizards who filed out of the classroom were quite satisfied with their new professor.

"Today's class was fantastic."

"Did you see the tripping spell I used?"

"I completely exceeded my usual level!"

"Crawb acted incredibly stupidly."

……

After all the classes for the day were over, Belby finally had a clear understanding of the young wizards' magical abilities and no longer harbored any illusions—he even tended to lean towards the other extreme.

"He has almost no sense of danger; all he knows is to stand still and chant incantations," Belby complained to Felix at dinner.

Felix laughed heartily: "I told you, Damocles, to let you know their level in advance."

"This is completely different from when I was in school," Belby said.

"Actually, the older students are quite good; they've mastered quite a few useful spells, but they don't know how to use them flexibly. However, in recent years, the instructors of this course have been unreliable, which has led to the younger wizards not developing any awareness of danger prevention," Felix explained.

He suggested:

"Defense Against the Dark Arts and Duel are closely related, and we can interact with each other."

"interactive?"

"As you know, many dueling spells also apply in Defense Against the Dark Arts class. For example, the Ironclad Charm and the Binding Charm."

Belby looked thoughtful.

Defense Against the Dark Arts is a course that teaches students how to use magic to protect themselves from dark creatures and dark magic. Students will learn offensive and defensive magic in class to defend against danger.

But this course actually covers a much broader range of topics—the sources of danger are never just one thing, including dark wizards, black magic, dangerous magical creatures and plants, dealing with minor curses, and responding to common dangerous scenarios...

It's less a defense against black magic and more a defense against potential dangers.

Identifying danger, discovering danger, responding to danger, and assessing the strength of the enemy and ourselves, and finding weaknesses...

These are the core principles behind the Defense Against the Dark Arts course.

Therefore, Belby would not, and should not, spend a lot of time having the young wizards focus all their energy on one or two sources of danger.

From this perspective, the Duel Class can naturally be considered a supplement and practical part of the Defense Against the Dark Arts course—which is one of the reasons why Lockhart was able to easily apply to the Duel Club.

……

For the next period of time, Felix devoted all his energy to upgrading the 'Question Parchment'.

Professor McGonagall exercised her power as vice-chancellor, bringing together professors from almost all subjects for a faculty meeting.

The professors raised their hands to indicate whether they wanted to participate in the program.

With the exception of a few courses—such as the purely practical flight course and the divination course which is said to require "rare vision" to learn—as well as some temporary courses (such as Apparition and Career Counseling), the professors of other subjects readily agreed to join in.

Professor Kettleburn said with a complicated expression, "I've always wanted to do something meaningful before I officially retire. I was originally planning to put on an opera and invite my troll friend..."

Felix was quite glad he had abandoned the idea.

Meanwhile, the professor of the history of magic—the ghost Cuthbert Binns—had his transparent silver-white body turn into a strange, glowing white state, raising concerns that he might feel his existence had been replaced and thus disappear forever.

Fortunately, he was only a little excited: "That's good. I think the young wizards' history of magic grades will improve."

……

From an outsider's perspective, seeing so many professors gathered in one room would reveal many interesting things.

For example, Professors Flitwick and Sprout rarely made direct eye contact, but they did not show any body language that indicated mutual resistance.

For example, Snape was indifferent to Belby, but he did not refuse to discuss potions with him.

Felix also met the divination professor, Sybil Trelawney, for the first time since joining the company.

Three years had passed, and she was still the same: Trelawney looked very thin, with high cheekbones, and her large glasses, reflecting the firelight, made it difficult to see her expression, as if a large beetle was walking towards her.

Only when you get closer can you see her eyes, which appear magnified several times over. She wears a light, transparent, shimmering shawl, and a heavy necklace and beads hang from her slender neck. Her arms and hands are adorned with bracelets and rings.

'This is probably the professor at Hogwarts who knows how to present himself best; he's shrouded in mystery,' Felix thought.

He didn't have a good impression of the divination professor because she had repeatedly hinted at his impending doom during his time at Felix's school...

After discovering that he had no talent for divination, Felix promptly canceled the course.

This caused his divination grades to remain permanently at a poor level.

“Oh, Felix, I remember you… To most people you are a very talented wizard, but in my vision,” Trelawney pointed to her eyes, staring intently at him, “I see vast expanses of turbidity and darkness.”

"Sybil, I think it's because you haven't sobered up from your hangover yet," Professor McGonagall interrupted rudely, as she also didn't have much affection for this professor who spoke vaguely and acted mysteriously.

Trelawney blushed and said, "The Heavenly Eye is unaffected by external influences, regardless of whether I've been drinking or not!"

She sat angrily in an empty chair.

Felix also took the opportunity of the meeting to have a tentative chat with Muggle Studies Professor Keredy Bubagi, but the feedback he received left him somewhat disappointed.

The professor was not unfamiliar with Muggle society; according to her, she lived in a Muggle neighborhood. However, Professor Bubbaji also thought from a wizarding perspective; at least, she never considered understanding the principles of technology—not even at the level of a primary school student's craft class.

"Felix, I think that's enough. I visit bookstores twice a year and pick out the most popular books."

Felix politely asked, "What book have you been studying lately?"

"Mendel: The Father of Genetics," Bubbaje said with great interest, "it gave me a lot of inspiration..."

(End of this chapter)