Ancient Wizards Return to Hogwarts...

Chapter 175 The Gryffindor Teaching Method (Happy Year of the Dragon!)

Watching her sister running laps around the secret room, Astoria was certain that Rice had discovered what her sister had done.

As her sister's good younger sister, Astoria used all her strength to control her facial muscles and prevent herself from laughing out loud.

"An excellent magician needs a strong physique, or at least be in good health," Rice said with a serious expression.

"This is a teaching method left over from Gryffindor. A thousand years ago, every student at Hogwarts had to learn it as a compulsory course. But in this era, it has been rejected by both the professors and students of Hogwarts. I don't think this should be the case."

Even though she was panting heavily from running, Daphne still managed to squeeze out a sentence through gritted teeth: "Did you see this in the letters of the ancient wizard?"

"Of course! Many students from back then mentioned it in their letters to their families," Rice replied without hesitation. "Back then, students had to run in armor. Daphne, why don't you give it a try?"

"No!" Daphne stopped in her tracks after shouting this, clutching the muscles below her ribs—she had a stitch.

"Sigh." Rice sighed and went over to use his magic to soothe Daphne.

His actions were not significantly related to Daphne's previous behavior; rather, he genuinely hoped his students could have healthy bodies. However, it seems that Daphne still has a long way to go.

In the days that followed, the events that had occurred escalated further, with the magic ministries of various countries issuing or beginning to issue policies related to werewolves, offering services such as the Restoration Charm to human form for werewolves troubled by their transformation on the night of the full moon and providing wolfsbane slow-release potions free of charge.

Although the production of potions requires costs, preventing wolf disease is something that should be done regardless of cost.

With Dumbledore's personal reputation as a guarantee, and the endorsement of the British Minister of Magic, many werewolves who had just experienced their transformation on the night of the full moon also considered going to the Ministry of Magic to try receiving the Restoration Charm.

More importantly, many ministries of magic stated that they would keep the identities of werewolves who came to receive the spells confidential; they only needed to send an appointment letter to the ministries before the full moon and then arrive on the day of the full moon.

This regulation greatly inspired the werewolves, who suddenly realized that they could go to the Ministry of Magic in other countries to receive the Restoration Charm, thus minimizing the chances of their identities being exposed.

As a result, the British Ministry of Magic's appointment slots for the Restoration of the Humanoid Charm, the origin of which was created, were fully booked.

The vast majority of werewolves wanted to come to the UK for treatment, because where else could they find a more reliable place? In just one week, the UK Ministry of Magic's bookings for the Restoration Charm more than tripled, filling up all the slots for October, November, and December.

The Ministry of Magic initially intended to announce that it would no longer accept new reservations before December, but after communicating with Dumbledore and learning that he was willing to lend a hand, the Ministry of Magic boldly scheduled all the werewolf reservations for October.

With Dumbledore around, they became much bolder.

After that experiment, Mr. Henry's reputation soared, and he even earned the title of "Generous Mr. Greengrass" or "Henry the Selfless" in most newspapers. The Greengrass family, who had previously kept a low profile, was suddenly thrust into the spotlight. Countless people praised Greengrass's selflessness, and many others envied his family's wealth and influence.

The magic left behind by Salazar Slytherin!

To be able to bring out such a legendary treasure is truly befitting a family with a thousand-year-old heritage.

"Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown," and this was the price Greengrass had to pay after Rice attributed his improved spell to the Greengrass family.

Some were happy, some were sad; Lockhart was the second biggest victim of this experiment. After the experiment, his persona collapsed, and almost the whole world knew he was a fraud, and that the plot of "Wandering with the Werewolf" was all fabricated.

Fortunately, he still has a considerable number of fans. Some of his fans believe that Mr. Lockhart is just a novelist, and as long as the novel's plot is interesting, isn't that enough? Demanding that he master many spells is just bullying. As for what Mr. Lockhart said before, it was all a persona created to make the novel more immersive.

Lockhart was grateful to his fans, but at that moment he desperately wanted them to shut up and stop causing trouble. However, things didn't go as planned; he couldn't control his fans.

This led to extremely tragic consequences, and more and more wizards began to question: Lockhart, if you made this up, why are the plots in the story so realistic? And where did you hear the story from, and where are the prototypes of these protagonists?

As the incident unfolded, some shocking revelations surfaced. One wizard pointed out that the storylines in Lockhart's books bore a striking resemblance to the experiences of a friend. He visited his friend to see if Lockhart had received authorization from him, only to discover that his friend had absolutely no recollection of his adventures!

This news immediately made the front page of the local newspaper, and then, riding on the wave of interest in the werewolf experiment, it spread around the world in a very short time, causing a huge sensation worldwide.

Under immense external pressure, the British Ministry of Magic summoned and arrested Lockhart, who will face investigation and trial by Wizengamor.

Now, acting professor Lupin has become a legitimate professor at Hogwarts, becoming yet another beneficiary of this incident.

Lockhart was the second biggest victim, while the biggest aggrieved party was naturally the Secret Order. A simple reconnaissance mission directly resulted in the deaths of three constellation-level cultivators, and the Secret Order lost three divine remains in one fell swoop. In retaliation, three bases and dozens of informants were eliminated. Moreover, due to the targeted nature of the retaliation, the bases and informants controlled by Capricorn and Sagittarius had to be relocated, keeping the Secret Order quite busy.

Immediately, the Secret Order summoned all monks with constellation titles back to headquarters to discuss the next steps—they couldn't just let the three divine remains be lost at Hogwarts, could they?

The families of Vigo and Sagittarius were particularly vocal, eager to urge the Secret Order to launch an immediate expedition to Hogwarts, raze it to the ground, and reclaim the organization's treasures. However, most of the constellation monks refused.

The reason is simple: if the proposal is passed, then they will have to fight Dumbledore, who is capable of taking on three constellation monks in one fell swoop!

Do they really want to be enemies with this monster?

But it's also true that Hogwarts' appeal is growing stronger, because there are now three pieces of divine remains there: a complete divine corpse and Gryffindor's God-killing sword.

They need to devise a good plan on how to deal with Hogwarts.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

The second update is here! Happy New Year!

Today's funny picture: Hogwarts Culinary Arts School

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