A certain Hogwarts professor of runes

Chapter 190 New Class of Third Grade

It seems he'll never have a chance to get Professor Lupin into the dueling class.

Felix thought with some regret.

If he really does that, it's hard to say whether Snape will directly curse the new professor or point his wand at the instigator.

As for Snape's assessment of Remus Lupin, Felix could only take it as a reminder.

At least when Sirius Black was causing widespread panic, Dumbledore still allowed Lupin to teach young wizards, including Harry Potter, which shows that the headmaster trusted him quite a bit.

The next day, in a third-grade ancient runes class, Felix introduced himself to the young wizards below the podium.

"Most of you—"

Felix's gaze swept across the packed classroom, pausing briefly on some familiar faces—Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Neville from Gryffindor, and Malfoy and Millison Burst from Slytherin…

"My impression of me comes from the Duel Class, but this class is Ancient Runes. You'll find that there's a big difference between the two. In the public eye, Ancient Runes isn't considered a practical subject."

A Slytherin girl raised her hand, her eyes fixed on the doll on the table with fanaticism. "Professor, you created a magical puppet using ancient runes!"

"Miss, what's your name?"

"Daphne," the girl said, "Daphne Greengrass."

Felix nodded. "Miss Greengrass, as I said, it's in the public eye," he emphasized. "Although I've tried my best to get rid of the old stereotypes about ancient runes, so far, it's only had some effect at the school."

"However, you represent the future, and I believe that more and more people will be able to recognize the existence and value of practical runes..."

A round of enthusiastic applause erupted from the audience; Professor Hep's words had stirred their hearts.

"Now, let's begin roll call—"

"Lavender Brown!"

"Mirison Burst!"

"Seimor Finnigan!"

"Hermione Granger!"

"Daphne Greengrass!"

"Gregory Goyle!"

"Vincent Crabbe!"

"Neville Longbottom!"

"Draco Malfoy!"

"Harry Potter!"

"Parvati Petil!"

"Pansy Parkinson's!"

"Brace Sabini!"

"Dean Thomas!"

"Ron Weasley!"

……

It took Felix a good seven or eight minutes to pronounce the name completely.

There are just too many people. Just thinking about grading so many people's assignments... wait, it seems like he doesn't need to grade them.

He glanced at Hermione and decided to give her more responsibilities, even entrusting her with setting the questions.

With various thoughts running through his mind, Felix said calmly, "Next, as usual, I will introduce you to the learning tasks for this academic year, including translational runes and practical runes—this is my own way of dividing them. In addition, I will also let you experience the wonders of rune creations."

Felix waved his wand, bringing a magical puppet on the podium to life, instantly attracting a large number of eyes.

"That's right, magical puppets. I think you've all heard of them?" Felix said, feigning expertise. His words drew a burst of laughter. Not only had they heard of them, but many had borrowed and controlled them from upperclassmen.

He continued, "Fortunately, in addition to it, we will also be introducing another runic artifact this year, the Mirror of Sight."

Felix saw Draco raise his hand, his left hand—his right hand was wrapped in bandages, with a strap hanging around his neck.

'That injured student in Hagrid's class? What a coincidence,' he thought to himself.

"Mr. Malfoy?"

"Excuse me, Professor, my right hand is a bit injured... I was just saying, isn't a spyglass something those alchemists came up with? I have quite a few high-end spyglasses at home, enough to cover the entire manor." Draco said smugly, glancing at Ron Weasley defiantly when he mentioned the manor.

Ron glared at him.

Felix stared intently at him, his gaze sweeping over the entire manor... Was this one of the Malfoy family's defensive measures?

How do I crack this...?

"Ahem!" Felix pulled himself back from his escapist thoughts and explained to Draco, "What you said is correct, but I have improved the method of making the peephole by incorporating some magic runes."

"What is a spell rune loop?"

"You can think of it as connecting multiple runes to achieve a specific effect," Felix said briefly.

An idea struck him, and he seized the opportunity to promote the Magic Rune Club, which had no trace of existence: "I will consider teaching this knowledge in the Magic Rune Club. The notice will be posted soon, but of course—there will be an assessment."

Next, Felix spent about twenty minutes recounting the history of ancient runes, powerful ancient magic, ancient rune artifacts, and long-forgotten wizarding secrets... any one of them was captivating enough.

It must be said that he successfully motivated the young wizards to learn.

However, some raised objections. During the Q&A session, another Slytherin girl raised her hand and said, "Professor, I have a question."

"Miss Parkinson's?"

Pansy Parkinson crossed her arms in front of her chest. Her face was delicate and narrow, with short hair that reached her cheeks. Even when she didn't speak, she gave off an impression of arrogance and meanness.

She tilted her head and said, "Perhaps I was being too blunt, but since runic artifacts have already been replaced by alchemy, it means they're no longer suited to the times. Why dig them out of their graves again?"

"Miss Parkinson, if we're just talking about facts, alchemy does indeed dominate the magical world today..."

Felix paused and addressed the class, "Before answering this question, I'd like to ask one. Does anyone know about the Pensieve?"

Hermione was the first to raise her hand.

Parkinson scoffed and said, "That's something for accessing memories. I have one at home. But nobody cares about it."

"Very good, Miss Parkinson, but please raise your hand next time you answer a question." Felix stared into her eyes. "I think you'll remember, won't you?"

Parkinson lowered his head. "Oh, yes, Professor."

"Is there anyone else who can provide more detailed information... Miss Granger?"

Hermione stood up and recited a string of words: "The Pensieve can view and store memories; it can faithfully reproduce any detail in the subconscious of the memory's owner. Some wise wizards use it to examine and categorize their thoughts, but most people keep their distance from it."

Felix nodded. "That's very comprehensive. What I need to add is that the concept behind the Pensieve is extremely ancient. You'll find it difficult to categorize it as an 'alchemical creation' or a 'magical creation,' because it incorporates elements of both."

He looked at the young wizards and said, "When an alchemist wants to go further, he will inevitably come into contact with the knowledge of runes, whether he wants to admit it or not."

"The reason is simple—most of those rare and ancient magical artifacts contain runes or variations of runes, and the two are inherently inseparable."

Harry raised his hand, and Felix nodded to him.

He asked with some excitement, "Professor Hyp, if an alchemist has mastered a large number of runes, why can't they also study ancient magic?"

Felix explained, "First, top alchemists are rational enough to know what they want. Alchemy itself is a vast field, requiring an immense amount of knowledge. Limited by their talent, they must allocate their time and energy wisely."

"Furthermore, you don't think that simply mastering enough runes will allow you to learn ancient magic, do you?"

"I must remind you, Potter, that there are still many hurdles to overcome, from single runes to ancient magic."

Seeing the students' somewhat confused expressions, Felix knew he might have gone too far. He clapped his hands and said, "Alright, let's take a look at these two types of magical artifacts."

The part about calling out names wasn't the author padding the word count. It was to remind everyone that they officially appeared starting from this chapter.

(End of this chapter)