Chapter 31
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"Are you okay?" Wayne helped the shocked Hermione up and asked with concern.
"No, it's okay." Hermione shook her head, looking at Seamus with fear in her eyes. Magic is too dangerous! No, that's not right. It's not magic that's dangerous; it's Seamus. She has practiced so many spells at home, and she has never had such an accident. At most, the spell failed and had no effect.
Hermione said seriously, "Let's stay away from Seamus from now on. I don't want to end up in the school infirmary."
Wayne smiled and nodded. He saw that Professor Flitwick had arranged for Seamus and Neville to practice in the corner of the classroom, just to avoid them accidentally injuring others. Fortunately, Seamus is still just a young wizard, and his magic power is far from powerful. The effect just now was just a bluff, and the actual damage was not much. Everyone was just shocked and recovered quickly.
After class, Hermione had forgotten that she was still angry with Wayne and happily invited him to the library to do homework together. Wayne modestly agreed. The two of them walked all the way to the library and immediately fell silent once they entered.
The librarian, Mrs. Pince, is a woman with a bad temper who loves books extremely and hates noisy students. If anyone made her angry, she would wave a feather duster and chase them away. Wayne felt that she was most likely a squib, and the reason why she cherished books so much was because the content recorded in them were treasures she dreamed of.
Hermione took out a Defense Against the Dark Arts textbook and started writing a paper, while Wayne chose a "Zenas Duel Manual" and started reading it. Zenas was the most famous dueling master at the beginning of the last century. He once set a record of thirty-eight consecutive undefeated battles and dominated the front page for a week. The most special thing is that this duel master did not master any advanced magic and achieved such achievements by relying only on simple spells. The book also recorded the process of several of his battles. Wayne read it and learned some useful tips.
Hogwarts is a huge treasure for everyone, but not everyone has the ability or energy to obtain it. Several professors, not to mention the four major deans, all have real talents, and their guidance will definitely be of great benefit. Even if you go to Snape to ask questions, he may be a bit venomous at best, but he will still answer your questions.
The library is also a treasured place. It contains the heritage accumulated by the castle over thousands of years. Students have seven years to improve themselves, but how many of them make use of this time? Therefore, Hogwarts is very magical. It has both a happy education suitable for everyone and an elite education for the ambitious. Whether one becomes a dragon or an insect depends on their thoughts.
Wayne is dissatisfied that the restricted section is too large, taking up one-third of the entire library. It wasn't so big at first, but Dumbledore gradually expanded it after what happened with Voldemort. Even magic like the Patronus Charm is classified in the restricted section. "Dumbledore, I can buy this magic at Flourish and Blotts!" Wayne thought.
The new semester quickly got on the right track, and the new students gradually adapted to school life. For the vast majority of courses, everyone is quite satisfied. The favorite course for young wizards is undoubtedly Charms. The professor is easy to talk to and spends a lot of time in class waving his wand and casting spells.
The Transfiguration class is also good, but Professor McGonagall is so strict that the young wizards are a little frightened, afraid of losing points for their house. The transfiguration technique is also very difficult. After two Transfiguration classes, many students' hands were almost numb, but there was no progress at all. The match was still just a match, and they couldn't see any sign of a needle.
A young wizard from Ravenclaw was clever and brought a needle to class, successfully losing ten points for his house. Many people say that when they now see long and thin objects, they feel like they are seeing silver needles, and they can definitely spot long needle holes.
In addition, Hufflepuff's students also enjoy their dean's classes. Their task in the first week was to replace ginger root, a material used for making magic potions like scabies potions and intelligence enhancers. When Professor Sprout said that this ginger root was sold in Diagon Alley for five pieces and a galleon, Wayne and the other Muggle-born wizards were shocked.
"Don't be so surprised, kids," Sprout explained with a smile. "This ginger root is indeed the ginger you know, but the potions and fertilizers used in its planting process are very valuable. That's why it's so expensive."
"What fertilizer?" Wayne asked curiously.
"The excrement of Mooncalves," Professor Sprout replied, taking out a box filled with silver particles. "Mooncalf dung is very fertile and can also enhance the efficacy of potions, but it has to be fresh and processed."
Wayne nodded and took note. Most of the books he read focused on potion making and material selection, and he didn't understand the planting and maintenance of these basic ingredients. He was a little surprised because Herbology was a class taught by his own dean, yet he was so uninterested in it. He decided to quickly read more books on herbal medicine to catch up on his lessons.
Other than that, the little wizards were not too excited about their other courses. For example, for Astronomy, they needed to climb the tower at around 10 o'clock on Wednesday night and use a telescope to look at the stars. It sounded romantic, but it was too late, and many little wizards were already yawning sleepily. After returning to their dormitories, they had to write a ten-inch astronomical observation record, which felt like torture.
Not to mention the History of Magic. Every word Cuthbert Binns said was like a hypnotic spell, and no one except Hermione could resist it. The story of wizards being worshiped as gods in the early days is very interesting, and one can understand it by reading the book. But when it came out of Cuthbert Binns' mouth, it turned into boring drivel. Everyone considered History of Magic a good place to catch up on sleep because Cuthbert Binns never interfered with the students. As long as they didn't cause trouble, they could do anything.
Defense Against the Dark Arts was also a huge disappointment. Quirrell stuttered, so how could he teach well? There were even rumors that a young wizard made Quirrell cry. Most people didn't take it seriously, but as the story spread, everyone even knew the name of the young wizard. Now, they couldn't help but believe it. The name Wayne Lawrence once again came into everyone's sight.