Chapter 393 Suddenly Becoming a Fourth Grader

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A benign direction? Hearing what Dumbledore said, Sean felt slightly relieved, and he also had some personal guesses.

"Everyone has felt the disappearance of this year, and I must regretfully inform everyone that this matter is a foregone conclusion, and time cannot be turned back-" After saying this, Dumbledore let the students After arguing for a while, he continued, "I mentioned a benign direction just now. Please give me a moment to explain it to everyone."

"The principles and reasons for the disappearance of time cannot be ascertained, but what we can know is that everyone's memory has not changed, but everyone's physical age has increased by one year, and you have also discovered that whether it is physical changes or magic power The changes are in line with the normal situation of each of you - this is what I call a benign direction."

Dumbledore's story gradually calmed down the auditorium.

"Before that, I need to clarify something about time - accidents. As far as I know, time accidents are often accompanied by irreparable disasters."

Dumbledore's tone gradually became serious.

"I once learned about a serious time accident. Please forgive me for not telling you the specific content. But that accident directly caused the disappearance of dozens of people who should have existed in this world. Yes, when everything seems to be restored Normally, those people disappear completely from this world, as if they had never been here.”

"Time is a mysterious and terrifying concept. Even Merlin cannot control time. This time accident caused everyone's time to disappear for a year. I am very sorry, but thankfully, only time disappeared."

Dumbledore stretched out a hand and hovered in mid-air for a moment, then pointed at someone,

That's Harry whose hair has grown much longer, like a messy bird's nest.

"Harry, can I ask you a question?"

"Me?" Harry pointed back at himself, a little confused and worried.

Dumbledore smiled gently and said with relief: "Please don't worry, it's a very simple question - Harry, do you feel that your vision is unclear now?"

"Mohu?" Harry blinked and tried to take off his round glasses.

"No, no, just wear glasses."

Harry and his companions looked at each other for a few times, then looked elsewhere, and then shook his head: "No, Professor, although I am short-sighted, I don't see clearly when I wear glasses."

Everyone looked a little confused, wondering why Dumbledore asked this.

Sean reacted immediately.

If there is no model lake, it also proves that Harry's eyesight has not deteriorated. In normal life, judging from Harry's living habits, his eyesight will inevitably decline - he changed his eyesight when he graduated in the first year of school. Got new glasses.

Sure enough, Dumbledore smiled and said: "Other students, if you have myopia, weakness, chronic diseases, etc., you can check it out for yourself."

Hearing this, many students checked themselves, and soon someone made a surprised sound.

"Hey, speaking of which, I was burned because I made a mistake while brewing the potion, but it's completely healed."

"Like Harry, my eyesight hasn't gotten worse."

"That's true. I went to exercise before going to bed. I was obviously very tired, but I didn't feel any muscle soreness after I got up..."

Some girls even shouted in surprise: "The acne on my face is actually gone!"

Dumbledore stretched out his hands to signal everyone to be quiet, and then continued: "This is what I call a benign direction. Although your body functions will grow according to this missing year, your hidden disease will not worsen over time, and may even become worse." There will be a tendency to repair.”

Sean raised his hand.

"Sean, please speak."

Sean retracted his hand, frowned and asked: "Professor, I can understand what you mean, but what about the more serious diseases? Whether it is wizards or Muggles, there are some diseases that cannot be repaired by the human body and can only be repaired by the human body. Relying on medical equipment or magic potions to maintain life. Under such circumstances, will the missing year worsen the disease, or even directly lead to... death."

Dumbledore's expression was a little heavy, and he shook his head: "I can't tell you this answer accurately, but the general direction must be conscience. If someone loses his life at the moment when the world returns to normal, in my personal understanding , it was the world and time that predicted him.”

"Prediction?" is a word that leaves many people scratching their heads.

"Yes, prediction. For example, you, Sean, the world has predicted your reasonable growth in this year, and you should have discovered it yourself. And for those who are seriously ill or in worse conditions, the world and Time has also made predictions. If they think that even with treatment conditions, your life is not enough to last for one year, then I think..."

Dumbledore's words were silent, but everyone understood what he meant.

The atmosphere became slightly depressed. The students were young people after all, and healthy growth was within the acceptable range for them, even though everyone had lost a year.

But for some groups, they suddenly lost the last moments of their lives.

For the first time, the auditorium fell completely silent.

After a moment, someone broke the silence.

It was Cedric, the outstanding student of Hufflepuff, who looked taller and more handsome, with a charisma in his eyebrows that was hard to ignore.

"Professor, I want to know if a similar accident will happen again?"

Dumbledore adjusted his glasses: "Sorry, Mr. Diggory, I can't give you an accurate answer. But in my personal speculation, a similar situation is likely to happen again, but this time It is no longer a terrifying time span like a year, but a situation similar to what happened before. It may disappear for ten or dozens of hours, and the frequency should not be too high."

After Cedric, Hermione next to Sean also raised her hand.

"Excuse me, Miss Granger."

There was a trace of worry on Hermione's face: "Professor, please tell me, will we have classes according to the original grade, or will everyone skip a grade?"

"Good question, Miss Granger." Dumbledore clapped his hands, and a stack of parchment flew over. "This news may not make you happy, but I still have to tell you clearly."

Under his spell, the parchments flew towards the prefects of each college and the presidents of the male and female student unions.

"Before coming, I discussed it with all the professors, and we all agreed that in order to offset the impact of this missing year - don't forget, this impact will be felt all over the world."

"Next, first-year students will still take first-year courses, but you are now nominally second-year students. At the same time, your courses will include content that only second-year students need to learn."

"Second-year students will be directly promoted to third-year students. You will study the second- and third-year courses at the same time. I regret to inform you that in the next six months, your study tasks will be very heavy. In the final exam, the test papers will be A mixed test with second- and third-grade content will be used.”

"The third-year students and so on, as for the original fourth-year students and now the fifth-year students, the O.W.L exam that you originally thought would arrive in one and a half years will arrive directly in half a year -"

The fourth grade students, oh no, now the fifth grade students all wailed.

Dumbledore continued: "Of course, we will formulate a special O.W.L exam based on the study situation in the past six months, but it is still the same. Your learning tasks will be doubled directly."

"As for the fifth grade students who were originally going to take the exam, now you are the sixth grade students, and your O.W.L exam will be held together with the fifth grade students——"

Before Dumbledore could say anything, the students showed expressions of relief, and at the same time looked at their fellow students with schadenfreude.

However, Dumbledore's next words made their expressions freeze.

"But your exams will be more difficult than in previous years, and also higher than those of the new fifth-grade students who have just been promoted. Moreover, in the next school year, you will be directly promoted to seventh grade, and you will learn the teaching content of sixth and seventh grades at the same time. It is very difficult. , I hope you study hard."

"As for sixth-grade students, we believe that you still need a long period of study to become an outstanding wizard, so you will still maintain the sixth-grade content, but I will consider increasing your study courses and examination content."

"Seventh grade students will continue as usual, but the exams at the end of the semester may become more difficult, so please don't relax."

When this announcement came, except for the seventh grade students who sighed happily, most of the other students looked bitter. This meant that they would have to study at a high and light level for at least the next year and a half.

Sean didn't feel much at all. He had already taught himself the Transfiguration course to the fifth grade, and his actual combat ability was even better than that of a graduate. Among other subjects, in addition to potions and ancient runes, he also learned many later contents in advance.

Hermione next to him had an annoyed look on her face and was muttering in a low voice: "I have lost one year of reading time... One less year of school time..."

After everyone's whines and sighs subsided, Dumbledore continued.

"Of course, the positions of prefects and student union presidents will still be maintained. We will consider selecting a group of intern prefects from the new fifth-year students to directly assume the positions of prefects at the beginning of the next school year."

"In addition, this accident is lamentable and regrettable, but I hope everyone can focus on learning. There are also reasons why the professors and I developed this course."

Dumbledore stepped forward a little: "I believe many people have already felt that your magic power has increased. If someone tries it, you will find that your spell proficiency is also higher - this kind of Under the circumstances, if you are asked to continue with the original course, I think it would be a little too easy, and I hope to see more growth from everyone."

Having said this, Dumbledore waved his hand: "The detailed form has been given to all prefects. Please be responsible for conveying it."

Then, Dumbledore hurriedly left the auditorium.

"Professor Dumbledore looks anxious?" Ron said softly in front of Sean.

"Don't be stupid, man. We are just a school and have become such a mess. I can't imagine what the situation is outside. A great wizard like Professor Dumbledore must have many things that need his help." Ha. Lee bumped into his best friend.

Sean quite agreed with what Harry said. In such an accident, there must be more difficult things that Dumbledore needs to deal with.

Remembering Dumbledore's mention of the increase in proficiency, Sean opened his system panel, which could be considered a reopening "after a year."

Name: Sean Wallop (Muggle family origin, unknown bloodline)

Magic Items: Glorious Hands (Purple), Washable Wool Socks (Special), Self-Fixing Lapel Pin (Special), High-Precision Looking Glass (Purple), Lament of the Ancients (Gold) (Cooldown Completed), Hermione G Ranger's Echo (gold) (cooldown completed), Black Sleeper (gold) (cooldown completed), Sybill Trelawney's Card (gold)...

When he saw this, Sean took a deep breath of distress.

If I had known that it would disappear within a year and used the Sigh of the Ancient One, wouldn't it have cooled down by today?

You know, Sean's current progress in ancient runes is all based on

Charms Talent: 8 (You already have the right path to become a powerful wizard)

Transfiguration Talent: 10 (Everything in the world can change, you will become an unprecedented master of Transfiguration!)

Potions Talent: 2 (When brewing potions, your main goal is only one: to stay alive)

Magical animal affinity: 10+1 (born as a great Dru Yin - do you really not consider opening a zoo?)

Ancient Rune Talent: 2 (Fortunately, you are smart enough to be interviewed by the reporter. He is here to see why you are so stupid.)

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Dark Magic Talent: 10 (Ha! If you weren’t in Azkaban surrounded by a hundred dementors, then the entire Ministry of Magic should resign!)

The talents and inventory remained unchanged, and the lower level of spell proficiency made Sean's eyes widen in surprise.

Not long after school started, his proficiency in most of the magic spells had reached level two, which meant silent spellcasting. In the past six months, Sean's practice has not fallen behind, and there are still He has had many actual combat experiences - just "a little more than a year and two days ago", he also fought with the Selma Lake Monster.

In such a high-intensity environment, Sean's magic proficiency has been increasing rapidly.

What he didn't expect was that this missing year seemed to have continued the growth rate of his spell proficiency in a high-intensity environment. The second-level proficiency progress bar, which had only increased a little, suddenly reached more than half. It's probably 60 to 70 percent.

This made Sean very happy.

And it’s not over yet.