The days at Hogwarts

The office cubicle fell silent for a moment, the only sound in the empty room being the loud sound of Loren sipping his juice from time to time.

Professor McGonagall waited patiently for the two to understand this change.

The fault line in the magic world is becoming more and more obvious. Compared with the complexity of ancient magic, modern magic has become simpler, but it has also caused the overall level of wizards to degenerate.

Elective courses allow talented young wizards to go further, and compulsory courses allow ordinary students to master basic knowledge. Education reform is an exploration of the future of the wizarding world, and this attempt must be made.

Loren thought for a while and asked, "Professor, why did you call us here today?"

Professor McGonagall put down her cup and smiled slightly, "I want to reopen the Transfiguration Club."

"Transfiguration Club?" Hermione's eyes widened.

"I've only heard of the Charms Club."

In fact, there is also the Gobstone Club, but this club should be of a different nature from the one Professor McGonagall mentioned, and Loren did not mention it.

"Clubs are not just the creation of Filius," Professor McGonagall nodded with a smile, "Every subject in Hogwarts used to have clubs, such as the Dueling Club in the Defense Against the Dark Arts class and the Slug Club in Potions. But in recent years, most of the clubs have been closed due to various reasons from professors and students."

"If the teaching reform goes smoothly, professors will have a lot of free time. At least several professors I have contacted are willing to restart the club."

Professor McGonagall looked at the two with admiration: "I would like to gather some suitable young wizards in a small circle to exchange ideas on Transfiguration on a regular basis. Here, I sincerely invite you to join my Transfiguration Club."

The normal process is to allow interested young wizards to submit applications after the club is restarted, and only after passing the review can they become club members. However, before the club was announced, the professor invited the two to join in advance, which was a straightforward expression of his appreciation for the two.

Hermione's heartbeat unconsciously quickened, and she almost immediately wanted to agree.

Loren was a little hesitant. He had to do potion experiments with Snape and learn alchemy after class, and he was worried that he would not have enough time.

"Professor, I would like to ask about the time and frequency of club activities?" Loren asked after hesitating for a moment.

Professor McGonagall thought Loren wanted to slack off again, but she remembered how he slacked off during the last final exam and laughed in anger: "Don't worry, there are two exchange activities every month, so they won't take up too much of your spare time."

Loren felt relieved and accepted Professor McGonagall's invitation with Hermione.

Afterwards, Professor McGonagall tested some recent teaching content, and the two's fluent answers made Professor McGonagall very satisfied.

"Go back and rest first. I will inform you of the specific activity time in advance."

Looking at the time, it was almost lights-out time, and Filch should be in the teachers' lounge getting ready to start his night patrol.

Loren and Hermione stood up and walked out. Perhaps because they were too excited, they started chattering before they even left the house.

"Why is the Potions Club called Slugs?"

"Professor Hobbies, just like the Charms Club is also known as the Charms Club."

"What will the Transfiguration Club be named then?"

"I don't know, maybe it's the Cat Club..."

Professor McGonagall heard the two people's conversation, which they thought was quiet, and her forehead was full of black lines. Was she too gentle? Students nowadays are becoming more and more rude. What is a cat? That's an Animagus...

Back in the common room, Ron no longer had slugs coming out of his mouth, but his face was still pale, and he occasionally swallowed with nausea.

It looked like he had swallowed a slug that he was about to spit out. Everyone showed a look of disgust and didn't want to get too close to Ron.

"If it weren't for that bracelet, Marcus would have been knocked down by me long ago!" Ron was furious.

Speaking of the bracelet, Loren was very interested in this kind of protective gear, and that night he entered the Book of Fantasy and talked about it with Flamel.

Flamel looked disdainful: "This bracelet only solidifies the effect of the Armor Curse, and can only protect against simple evil curses."

"Solidified Iron Armor Spell?" Loren was very interested. If the protection was not strong enough, it could be strengthened. The important thing was that this Iron Armor Spell had no blind spots on the body and could respond at any time. It could prevent sneak attacks in emergencies and provide an extra layer of protection in a serious duel, so it was very useful.

Flamel drew a few simple magic runes in the air: "The method of making it is very simple, just like you made the space box, use the magic runes and magic array to solidify the Iron Armor Spell and bless the item."

"However, this kind of defense is difficult to improve. You need to repeatedly stack the magic runes and armor spells, from 1 to 10, from 10 to 100, and from 100 to 1000. If you calculate it this way, stacks can defend against your full-strength Divine Edge Shadowless Spell."

Loren smacked his lips: "One hundred thousand times!"

He had to repeat his Shadowless Sword 100,000 times before he could block it. If it was Voldemort's Killing Curse, he might not be able to block it even if he repeated it until he died. Loren gave up the idea of ​​refining protective gear and decided to practice spells and improve his dueling skills.

The next day, Loren was stopped by Snape just after coming out of the auditorium after breakfast, and the two went to Snape's office together.

The parchment with the headmaster's seal and Dumbledore's signature lay quietly on the table, with delicate embossing on the edge of the paper.

Although he didn't know why Dumbledore agreed to Snape's experiment, Loren raised his head and glanced at Snape secretly, and in his heart rejected the possibility that the Potions Professor forged the headmaster's documents.

"Professor, how can we develop a drug that can bring back the dead?"

Snape sat behind his desk, his spine straight, his body like a hard-to-bend frame. There was black around his eye sockets, if he was not the potion professor, someone would have suspected that he was poisoned. There was no blood on his face, pale like a corpse, and his hair was greasy and tangled.

But his temperament didn't seem as gloomy as before. The resurrection medicine brought him a vague hope, which made him want to struggle in the abyss.

"The Philosopher's Stone is limited and cannot be used without restraint." Snape's voice was a little hoarse from staying up late, but his tone was brisk and he was in good spirits. "I will first sort out a few plans, determine the other materials, and determine the steps of the ritual. Finally, conduct the experiment."

"You follow me to do experiments. Once the materials and rituals are confirmed, your accumulated knowledge of potions will be enough to become a potion master."

Loren was not optimistic about this. He asked softly, "Professor, can the materials and rituals of the potion be determined before I graduate?"

Snape's eyes fluctuated for a while. "After my investigation over the past few days, I have determined that the materials and rituals are only to bring out the effect of the Philosopher's Stone and replace death as a property."

"Materials and rituals are not difficult. What is difficult is analyzing the concept of death. Leave it to me to figure out a solution." His tone was not stressful, as if he had a way to explore death.

Loren did not ask for details. Professor Snape needed the resurrection potion as a belief and a hope. Even if the hope was slim, it would allow him to live better.

"Professor, do you know about the teaching reform for second and fourth graders?" Loren changed the subject.

Perhaps because he had a chance to repent for his past mistakes, Snape's inner depression relaxed a little. He also paid more attention to other things. Speaking of this, he chuckled: "When discussing the teaching plan, I was the only one who supported the distinction between elective and compulsory courses from the beginning. Professor McGonagall and Professor Flitwick always wanted to fill every little wizard's head with knowledge, but they didn't know that this would damage some people's limited brains."

Snape had his reasons, and Professor McGonagall was also right in caring for her students. Loren couldn't tell whether it was good or bad, so he wanted to ask something else: "Will the Potions Society open a club?"

Snape nodded. "The resurrection potion is a big project. I need some students to help me process the materials and conduct experiments. Of course, they will gain additional potion knowledge as a reward."

I see, a laboratory brick-mover and a scientific research laborer.

……

Snape was busy setting up the club and finalizing the potion experiment plan. Professor McGonagall also had to set up the club and handle some of the duties of the headmaster.

The only one who was free was Filius Flitwick, the head of Ravenclaw and professor of Charms. Loren could only go to him to practice Apparition, which was also within the scope of Charms, so it was a professional match.

The Ravenclaw Headmaster's office is located in the thirteenth window on the right in the west tower.

When Loren stated his purpose, Professor Flitwick's beard stood up in shock. He screamed, "Apparition! Do you know that in the past 50 years alone, there have been 27 cases of death of clones due to the practice of Apparition?"

"If you ask me, Mr. Loren Morgan, you should wait until you are a few years older before trying this spell."

It was not a wise decision for a second-year wizard to propose practicing Apparition, but although Professor Flitwick was surprised, he did not think that Loren was too ambitious and unrealistic.

From identifying Peter Pettigrew at the beginning of the school year, defeating the troll, to expelling Voldemort, Flitwick had a good impression of this Gryffindor student. He was almost sorted into Gryffindor that year, and there was also a part of his character that advocated courage.

Loren smiled helplessly and said, "Just call me Loren. Professor, what you said were all cases that happened when I tried Apparition in private. I am fully aware of the dangers of this spell, so I came to you for help with the White Fresh Essence."

As he spoke, he shook the medicine in his hand to indicate that he was fully prepared.

I asked Snape for the dittany essence. When he heard that Loren wanted to practice Apparition, he readily took out a sufficient amount of dittany essence and only asked him to remember to bring his hands to the Potions Office next week, even if they were broken limbs.

Professor Flitwick walked back and forth in the office with short, quick steps. "Does Professor McGonagall agree?"

"She's busy with new teaching content and some school affairs, so I came to find Flitwick to teach you." Loren said sincerely.

This sentence did not answer whether Professor McGonagall knew about it, but it sounded like Professor McGonagall was too busy, so she asked Loren to find Flitwick.

"Okay," Professor Flitwick made his decision by pounding the palm of his other hand with his fist, "but I have to make sure that you have mastered all the theoretical knowledge of Apparition."

In the following time, Professor Flitwick examined Loren's theoretical level from multiple angles, from the origin of spells to the tone of spells, casting movements, and the coordination of magic and body.

Half an hour later.

“… The most important thing to remember are three things: goal, determination and calmness.”

Professor Flitwick had a complicated expression, and looked at Loren with admiration: "Did the Sorting Hat ever say that you are very suitable for Ravenclaw?"

When he was young, he was often teased because of his peculiar body shape, so he worked hard to become a dueling champion. But even he didn't dare to covet the Apparition spell in the second grade.

Loren didn't respond, but just grinned brightly.

"As you may know, you cannot normally Apparate within the Hogwarts school grounds. We need to go outside."

Flitwick tapped Loren's arm lightly with his wand... well, he had to tiptoe to do it.

Loren felt a strange force enveloping his whole body, as if he had broken free from the constraints of gravity and became light.

"Hold on!" Professor Flitwick raised his head, smiled and waved his wand.

The office window suddenly opened, and Loren felt a force pulling him, rushing out of the window quickly and falling down the tower.

The sun was shining warmly, the wind was whistling in his ears, and as he watched the window getting smaller and smaller and felt his body getting closer and closer to the ground, Loren knew that the professor would never put his students in danger, so he did not panic.

He opened his arms and enjoyed the pull of gravity, feeling the wind brought by air resistance. His robes were rustling and he couldn't help but shout out: "Ah——"

When he was about to fall to the ground, his body was suddenly pulled up again, flying towards the forbidden forest. The blood was compressed by gravity and resistance, bringing a sense of urgency and pleasure. All the rise was for a quick fall, and Loren didn't know how far he had flown.

In the sunshine, he saw green leaves with dewdrops hanging on them, smelled the moist soil emitting a scent that was both earthy and grassy, ​​and saw an owl basking in the sun on the ceiling of the greenhouse.

It flew over the meadow, over the greenhouse, and finally landed at the edge of the Forbidden Forest, some distance away from Hagrid's hut.

Professor Flitwick's beard was blown into a mess, and it took him a while to comb it neatly. But he enjoyed the process and also enjoyed flying: "The wilderness and natural scenery can always bring people a good mood."

"Professor! What kind of spell is this?" Loren's eyes sparkled, and it looked like "I want to learn" was written all over his face.

"A slightly modified version of the levitation spell. This is extracurricular content. If you are interested, you are welcome to join my spells club," Professor Flitwick invited.

"Is the Curse Club also going to expand its enrollment?" Loren asked.

Before the teaching system was reformed, professors had limited time to manage the club, and the magic club was not large. Only some students who achieved good results in the OWLs exams and entered the magic advanced class had the opportunity to join the club.

Now that the professor has more time, other teachers have started clubs, and Professor Flitwick plans to expand the club: "If nothing unexpected happens, the Charms Club will recruit new members from all over the school at the end of this month."

“Is it still based on the assessment system?”

The original Magic Club required good OWLs scores and took advanced classes to have a chance to join.

Professor Flitwick shook his head: "There are no assessment criteria. As long as they are willing to participate in club activities, I welcome every little wizard to join."

The club uses a more relaxed and gentle approach to allow young wizards to learn the elective content as a supplement to formal teaching, providing a channel for those who want to learn. This is also considered part of the reform.

Chapter 167 Knowledge and Skills

In the open space at the edge of the forbidden forest.

Professor Flitwick waved his wand, and an old-fashioned wooden circle appeared in front of Loren. He looked at him seriously and said, "Don't be stubborn. If you notice anything unusual during the casting process, don't hesitate to stop the spell immediately."

Loren looked at the wooden circle, estimating the distance between him and it. "I will."

He had already mastered Apparition in the Book of Fantasy. The purpose of practicing in reality was to allow some of his body's muscle reactions to adapt to the teleportation spell. He found the professor to prevent any accidents.

"Pay attention to my commands!" Professor Flitwick raised his voice. "Three, two, one -"

Loren concentrated his attention, and while waving his wand, he turned his body backwards, following the magic power to enter the void state. Every part of his body was under the pressure from space, his eyes seemed to be pressed into his eye sockets, and his eardrums bulged inward. His chest and head seemed to be clamped with several steel bars.

boom!

His figure disappeared in place, and immediately appeared in the wooden circle the next moment.

Loren touched the limbs, hands and feet up and down, left and right, and found that the eyes, nose and ears were all intact. He felt secretly happy in his heart, thinking that it seemed that he succeeded in one try.

"You are not lacking in goals and calmness, but you are lacking in determination."

Professor Flitwick stood where Loren had been, holding half a hair less than one centimeter in his hand, with a puzzled and puzzled look on his face, "Beginners often lack purpose and composure. Only those who have mastered Apparition may neglect determination and pull off inconspicuous things like nails, hair, and eyebrows."

"Although it's not as dangerous as losing your hands and feet, it's not a good habit. Some wizards are bald because every time they Apparate, some hair falls off. If it happens too often, there will be no hair left."

"To be honest, your spellcasting process is very skillful. If I didn't know that you have a solid theoretical foundation and understand the consequences of separation, I would even think that you have practiced it secretly by yourself." His voice was a little shrill.

Loren touched his head and couldn't find out which hair was missing, but he took the issue very seriously.

For the next hour, Loren kept trying to Apparate under the supervision of Professor Flitwick.

He gradually became more proficient in the spellcasting process, the amplitude of the swings of his wand became smaller, and he no longer needed to twist his body when entering the void state.

The real body quickly caught up with the consciousness, and the choice of the landing point of teleportation became arbitrary. It can be said that Loren basically mastered the Apparition.

"What an outstanding talent!" Professor Flitwick exclaimed. In his opinion, Loren had learned Apparition in just a few hours, which some adult wizards would never be able to learn in their entire lives.

Although he admired Loren, Flitwick still warned him: "Although you have learned it, Apparition should only be used as a last resort. You must wait until you are 17 years old and obtain a license from the Department of Magical Transportation before you can use it freely. Hogwarts will also offer guidance classes..."

The short and goblin-blooded Charms professor patiently explained the precautions. Of course, he knew that the little wizard in front of him would not listen, and if he did, he would not be a Gryffindor, but he still patiently explained it over and over again.

September is already early autumn. Although the trees in the forbidden forest are evergreen, some beech trees on the edge of the forest still have yellow leaves at the end of their branches. A breeze blew from the wilderness, dragging invisible wings, all the way to the depths of the forest. A tree that was not very thick dropped its first leaf of autumn.

boom!

The boy's figure entered an invisible dimension and disappeared from the spot, leaving behind a vacuum zone. Under the effect of air pressure, air rushed in rapidly, making a roaring explosion.