The days at Hogwarts

There was still a week left before the Easter holiday, and she was not surprised at all that Loren was able to get this insightful information in advance.

Maybe he was told by a senior, maybe by a young wizard from another college, or even by a professor.

This guy is just like that, Hermione has become immune to his weirdness.

"Care of Magical Creatures, Divination, Arithmancy, Ancient Runes, Muggle Studies..." Hermione read the options on the paper.

Hermione frowned and asked in confusion, "Can I only choose 3 courses at most?"

Care of Magical Creatures sounds interesting. She also wants to learn Divination and Arithmancy. She also wants to learn ancient runes, which she was exposed to under Loren's influence.

Muggle Studies sounds like the wizards' understanding of Muggles, and Hermione is also very interested in it.

What should I do if I want to learn?

"Theoretically, you can only choose three courses at most. If you choose more, there may be schedule conflicts. Many different elective courses are taken at the same time."

Although there is a time turner, Loren doesn't want to see the little witch rushing for classes. In the end, Hermione dropped out of the class anyway, so he wants to try to guide Hermione in advance.

However, seeing Hermione's increasingly sad expression, Loren sighed helplessly, "But there is no explicit rule that no professor will refuse to enroll in a course."

Hope appeared in Hermione's eyes again.

The news of the second-year course selection spread quickly, and in less than a day, all the second-year wizards knew about it. In the eyes of many people, this is something that needs to be treated with caution, as it concerns the long-term future.

Second-year students can be seen everywhere on campus discussing their schedules. The bolder Gryffindors will even ask seniors for their opinions on their schedules, trying to get some secret information from them - which course has the least homework, which course is easiest to pass the exam, etc.

There was no gain, these seniors just smiled mysteriously.

This matter is just like the stairs in the castle. The seniors are waiting to laugh at the jokes of the little wizards and to amuse themselves by watching them regretfully after choosing their courses.

After all, that's how they got through it back then.

Only one senior was different. The kind-hearted Percy was eager to pass on some experience to the younger generations.

Evening, Gryffindor common room.

There were many confused second-year wizards surrounding Percy in front of him. Their expectant eyes made Percy feel a sense of accomplishment and he felt very happy.

"Cough cough!"

Percy coughed twice in a pretentious manner, and imitated Professor McGonagall's serious expression and pinched his throat to speak:

"As for the course selection, it depends on where you want to go."

"You must plan for the future early. Divination and arithmetic divination can help you get a glimpse of some future events... Divination is more of a test of talent, and arithmetic divination is more rigorous. It depends on your ideas."

Hermione's eyes lit up, she turned her head and asked Loren in his ear: "Do you know what the talent for divination is?"

"Maybe it's a prophecy or something."

"Can any wizard learn it?"

"The classes are open to students, and we are allowed to choose them freely, which means we can all learn them." Loren was a little uncertain.

Professor Trelawney's predictions and divinations don't seem to be very reliable. Her serious predictions are basically triggered randomly, but it cannot be said that she is completely unreliable.

It seems that she can't learn anything in class, and she basically makes up homework and exams. In the future, Hermione may even have a falling out with Professor Trelawney.

It was just that Professor Trelawney had once made a prophecy in front of him. No matter what, Loren still wanted to see it: "Whether you have the talent or not, just choose it first."

Hermione nodded happily, "I thought so too."

Loren pursed his lips and said nothing.

Turning back, Percy was still talking about the role of divination: "In the words of Professor Trelawney, Divination is the most profound of all magical arts -"

"Hahahahahaha!" The twins standing nearby couldn't help it and laughed out loud, holding their stomachs.

Loren knew what they were laughing at, Percy and the twins were completely on different wavelengths.

Percy was talking about serious stuff, but the twins were laughing at the invisible rules of the Divination class - all the homework had to be made up, and the worse the predictions about oneself were, the higher the score would be in the exam.

George teased, "Come on Percy, don't you know what Divination is like?"

Percy stared at his two brothers expressionlessly, apparently imitating Professor Snape.

Seeing Percy's unhappy expression, Fred stopped smiling and said to the young wizards seriously: "Percy is right. You will not regret choosing the Divination class."

This sentence made George unable to hold back his laughter and he laughed even louder.

Fred also had an expression on his face where he was trying not to laugh. After he dragged George, who was laughing so hard that he couldn't stand up, away, he burst into loud laughter on the stairs.

"What happened to the Divination class?"

"Do you want to choose or not?"

"Choose it. Fred said he won't regret it."

Hearing the little wizards' chatter, Percy stood there, not knowing where to continue.

"What about other courses? What are the pros and cons?" Loren raised his hand to help him out.

Percy gave him a grateful look. "Next, let's talk about ancient runes. This is a complex and difficult subject that is needed when studying ancient magic and history. If you don't have a special interest in these things, it's best not to let it torture your brain."

"Which is harder to learn, ancient runes or arithmetic?" Neville mustered up the courage to ask a question.

"If you ask me, ancient runes are more difficult." Percy relaxed and got into the state. "Next is Muggle Studies. People always say that choosing Muggle Studies is stupid, but I personally think that wizards should have a comprehensive and thorough understanding of non-magical society, especially if they want to do work that is closely related to Muggles."

"There are many positions in the Ministry of Magic. For example, the Department of Magical Accidents and Disasters has set up a special Muggle Mediation Committee, and the Accidental Magic Reversal Team often comes into contact with the Muggle community. There is also the Department of Misuse of Muggle Artifacts and the relevant departments for memory cancellation..."

"The Care of Magical Creatures class is very interesting. We spend a lot of time outdoors and come into contact with all kinds of magical animals."

……

After the Q&A session, Percy went to settle accounts with the twins. The young wizards split into different small groups and started discussing closely.

Seamus and Dean put their hands behind their heads and lay leisurely on the sofa, their carefree air naturally revealed.

"Have you chosen your classes?"

"The choice has been made."

"How did you choose?" Neville asked enviously.

Simo said with a profound look on his face: "Although I don't know what to choose, I know what I shouldn't choose."

Neville was confused: "What do you mean?"

"Did you hear what Percy said? Ancient Runes and Arithmancy are difficult!" Seamus patted his shoulder. "Don't make it hard on yourself. It's always a good idea to choose an easy course."

Ron and Harry's eyes lit up when they heard this, and they were no longer confused. The smell of salted fish gradually grew stronger and spread.

Loren's eyes flickered...it seemed that this made sense.

In order to prevent him from being assimilated, Hermione quickly pulled him away: "Have you decided what to choose?"

Loren gave her a strange look. "You've seen it all before, Care of Magical Creatures, Divination, Arithmancy."

"What's the reason?"

"I've learned runes, but Muggle studies have no interest for me."

"Oh!" Hermione nodded thoughtfully.

……

Wednesday night, auditorium.

The long dining table was removed, and a square gilded stage was raised in the center. To allow the students to see more clearly, the ceiling was once again turned velvet black, and hundreds of magic candles floated in the air.

All the young wizards in the school knew that Professor Black and Professor Snape were at odds and that a real fight might break out tonight, so they came to the scene early. Everyone was crowded together, wanting to watch from the front row, their faces full of excitement.

Ron stood on tiptoe and craned his neck to look around. "Will anyone be hurt? I don't see Madam Pomfrey here."

Harry smiled brightly, "Don't worry, Sirius will only give him a good beating and won't seriously injure him."

Loren didn't say anything, but stood silently beside Hermione, but there was excitement flickering in his eyes... No matter how he looked at it, Snape was going to teach Sirius a lesson.

"They are professors!" said Hermione. "Professors should set an example for students. Besides, Professor McGonagall and Professor Flitwick are here too. They won't let the situation get out of control."

What she said made sense, which made the cautious Loren a little disappointed.

Amid the noise, Sirius and Snape stepped onto the stage together.

Sirius was wearing a long black trench coat, with a thin face and short hair, looking clean and tidy. He had a confident smile on his face, and although there were some scattered bloodshot in his eyes, he still looked very energetic.

Snape was wearing his usual black magic robe with a moderately long back, and his face was expressionless, making people feel that the air around him was a little colder.

At this time, someone should have stepped forward to introduce tonight's dueling class to the young wizards, explaining some small knowledge points and imparting dueling experience.

Just like the previous two Transfiguration Duel Apps, the Spell Duel App, and the Plant Duel App.

But Snape obviously didn't intend to explain, he just stood there coldly. Sirius thought he couldn't show weakness, if he spoke first he would lose.

So the scene before our eyes appeared: the two instructors of the duel class stood on the stage, not saying a word.

Chapter 240 Black vs Snape

Professor Flitwick chuckled and turned his gaze to Professor McGonagall.

"I knew it."

Professor McGonagall sighed helplessly, walked onto the stage, passed Snape and Sirius, and tapped her throat with her wand: "Attention, please remain quiet."

The loud voice echoed in the auditorium, overwhelming the chatter in the audience. After seeing that the attention of all the little wizards had been attracted, Professor McGonagall continued:

"Different from the previous dueling classes with distinctive features, this time, Professor Snape of Potions and Professor Black of Defense Against the Dark Arts will demonstrate the dueling for us. Their duels are more in line with the style of mainstream wizards."

The young wizards discussed in a low voice.

"What do you mean?" Dean, a young wizard from a Muggle family, asked in confusion, "Aren't Transfiguration and magical plants the dueling styles of mainstream wizards?"

Ron stared at the stage without turning his head. "Let me tell you this, the Transfiguration of ordinary wizards is not as good as Professor McGonagall's. Most people can't apply Transfiguration to duels. Not to mention those dangerous plants. If you use them to fight the enemy, you might get hurt first."

"Yeah, is that so..." Neville muttered.

He was very interested in the Herbology class. The fighting style demonstrated by Professor Sprout last time made him a little excited. He wanted to develop in this direction, but when he heard what Ron said, he hesitated again.

Loren patted his fat shoulder, which was bouncy and felt good. "If you want to learn, you can ask Professor Sprout. Isn't the purpose of dueling classes to expose us to these things?"

"Be more confident, Neville. Your dueling skills are better than many of your peers. Feel free to learn anything you want."

Neville looked at Loren gratefully and nodded silently.

Professor McGonagall continued her speech: "Everyone is good at different spells, and everyone has a different fighting style. I hope you can get some understanding of real duels from the demonstrations of the two professors, and learn something useful."

"Now, please allow the two instructors to start the class." Professor McGonagall said, removing the magic of her loud voice and giving the stage to the two.

With Professor McGonagall's warm-up, Snape stopped shirking his responsibility and took a step forward to take control.

Sirius gritted his teeth, feeling resentful.

Damn it, he got there first.

There were some whispers in the audience, but within two or three seconds after Snape stood up, they all disappeared. There was a kind of oppressive solemnity in the silence.

Snape looked around the group of young wizards and spoke in a calm tone: "Duel. The stable and peaceful times have decorated this word into a kind of elegant etiquette, so that most of you don't know that a few centuries ago, duel meant that only one can survive."

There was no ripple in the tone and voice, and the cruelty revealed in the words seemed to have brought up a biting cold wind, causing the candlelight in the air to sway restlessly.

The young wizards in the audience all shuddered, and Loren couldn't help but look forward to it. It would definitely be a high-level duel.

Hermione whispered, "I'm not so sure now. Maybe Professor McGonagall should really ask Madam Pomfrey."

Harry and Ron were also a little worried about Sirius.

"You are here to learn the psychological games and subtle spells used in duels." Snape's voice was not loud, just slightly above a whisper, but everyone heard every word he said.

"Since there is no blood or flesh and bones here, many of you will not believe that such a battle exists. I don't expect you to truly understand the sharpness of seizing the opportunity and making a fatal blow. You will not understand the beauty of using rhythm to play with the enemy."

The bloody and straightforward description made the faces of the young wizards turn pale, and some of those who were quick-witted associated it with some recent events.

The basilisk in the school, the mysterious man's news denied by the Ministry of Magic, and the secret activities of the werewolf...

Many young wizards looked serious and their breathing slowed down. Professor Snape's words made them feel uneasy.

Regardless, they vaguely realized that this duel demonstration would be completely different from previous ones, and they were more focused.

Professor Flitwick moved closer and whispered, "Minerva, is this going too far? Is it really necessary to go to this extent?"

Professor McGonagall stared at the stage with a firm look in her eyes: "Severus knows his limits, and the students also need to see a real duel."

"But you must learn one thing, that is, how to save your life in a critical situation." Snape changed his tone and raised a sarcastic arc at the corner of his mouth, "I believe your Professor Black will give you a good example."

"Wow!"