Chapter 773: Seventh Grade Classroom

September 15, Monday.

The seventh grade students had a pleasant weekend and returned to class again.

The first two classes in the morning were Charms.

Professor Flitwick grew a mustache again, but it was not long and it had not grown completely yet. The two gray mustaches were neither long nor short. When he was teaching, they trembled slightly with his lips, which looked very funny. Loren and his classmates couldn't help but look at his mustache during class, but Professor Flitwick didn't get angry and smiled.

The next two classes were elective courses, Arithmancy.

It was still the familiar data comparison table and the familiar empirical formula. The calculations in the seventh grade introduced more and more complex formulas, and the coefficients were even more irregular. After a class, the students were dizzy and dizzy. They thought they were in Professor Trelawney's divination class and were confused by the herbs and spices.

Loren calculated and thought about the alchemy calculator while messing with Hermione who was calculating dizzy next to him, and got a few pink fists to refresh himself. Two hours passed like this.

After lunch, we continued to attend classes. There were two classes of Transfiguration in the afternoon.

The teacher was still Professor McGonagall.

As the headmaster of Gryffindor and the vice-headmaster of Hogwarts, he was also the recognized successor of the headmaster by all teachers and students. During the long years of assisting Dumbledore, he was more or less influenced and absorbed a small amount of the concept of happy education.

The bell for class gradually stopped.

"Before I start the class, I want to say something outside the classroom."

Professor McGonagall knocked on the desk and said to the seventh-year students:

"Mr. Filch, the administrator, told me about the night walk, and I also know the list of participants and organizers... Dear children, I know how you feel. You always feel confused and sad when you are about to graduate. You are reluctant to leave Hogwarts, so you want to leave more memories while you are still in school..."

Seamus and Dean twisted their shoulders uneasily, not daring to look at the professor's eyes.

Professor McGonagall glanced at the two of them, and also at Loren: "I have discussed with several deans and asked for the advice of the administrator. I know that you are not just fooling around for excitement. It is understandable, so I will not pursue it this time."

Restrained cheers rang out from the audience.

Loren glanced at his deskmate quietly. Miss Granger had a calm expression. She used to be the defender of school rules, but now there was no ripple in her eyes.

Alas, the upright Hermione Granger is gone forever.

"..."

Professor McGonagall knocked on the table again to interrupt the cheers, and warned seriously: "Please remember that school rules are formulated to ensure student safety and maintain normal teaching order. They must be strictly followed. You can't break the rules at will just because you are about to graduate!"

"Got it, professor!" Neville took the lead in promising.

Seamus and Dean followed closely and responded loudly.

But when other students promised to maintain school rules, the two looked at each other and laughed.

Loren was still looking at Hermione, and when he found that this person did not promise to firmly uphold the school rules, he frowned and accused seriously: "Why don't you say anything?"

"Considering the experience of the past few years, I am not sure I can keep my promise."

"What are you hinting at? Who are you hinting at! Who didn't keep their promise? Who didn't keep their promise? And I clearly didn't agree to your request!"

"I didn't say anything."

"You didn't say it, but you think so in your heart!"

Hermione turned her head with a bright smile on her face: "Yes, that's what I think."

"!!"

Loren opened his mouth and finally turned his head in silence.

He is a good student, he must concentrate on the class.

Professor McGonagall stood on the podium, taking in the expressions of the whole class, listening to the students' chirping and responding, with a kind and gentle expression, knocked on the blackboard to signal them to be quiet, and then began to talk about the knowledge in the field of Transfiguration. The first half of the class talked about the content in the textbook, and the second half of the class talked about the results published in "Transfiguration Today" recently.

The news of Voldemort's fall seemed to have inspired the entire wizarding world, and many achievements were produced in the academic field.

The students in the seventh-year Transfiguration Advanced Class can basically understand the articles in the journals. When encountering complex and profound content, Professor McGonagall will stop and explain it carefully, and will also ask a few students to talk about their feelings.

She hopes that this group of students will not regard Transfiguration as a subject to be abandoned after graduation. Even if they do not work in related fields in the future, it is also good to treat it as an ordinary hobby.

At 4:30 in the afternoon, the bell for the end of get out of class rang on time.

The students filed out of the classroom. There was a little crowd at the door. Loren and Hermione fell behind.

Professor McGonagall stood on the podium to pack up textbooks and journals. Although she was old, her movements were still brisk and neat. She was just not in a hurry to leave. She waited until most of the students had left before she put the books away, with a calm and elegant temperament.

Turning around and seeing the two students walking next to her, Professor McGonagall slowed down her pace and asked softly, "Was the fake wand that Filch received really sent by George and Fred?"

"Hehe..."

Loren laughed twice and did not answer directly: "I will write to them when I get back and ask them to send a box over."

Professor McGonagall smiled and did not continue to ask: "Have you decided what you are going to do after graduation?"

"I plan to go to the Alchemy Research Center to take a look and learn a little. I am not sure about the future."

"It's good to have short-term goals. No one can predict the long-term future." Professor McGonagall turned to look at the girl next to her, "Hermione, what about you? Which department of the Ministry of Magic are you going to join?"

"Department for the Control of Magical Creatures."

"Have you decided?"

"Yes, I thought about it when I was interning at the Magical Congress of the United States of America."

"..."

The three chatted all the way and separated at the stairs in the middle of the corridor. Loren and Hermione planned to sit in the library for a while, and the professor had to go back to the office to deal with the new students' files for this school year.

Professor McGonagall stood at the corner, watching the backs of the two students gradually go away. She found that they were almost as tall as herself, and even a few inches taller than her. She couldn't help but show a nostalgic look in her eyes.

In the professor's mind, compared with the memories of the second to sixth grades, the impression of the new students entering school and leading them to Diagon Alley is more profound. Being a professor at Hogwarts always makes me feel that the children don't grow up slowly day by day, but suddenly grow up at a certain moment.

I remember that I went to Diagon Alley to purchase that year, and these two children were also together.

Graduation is coming in a blink of an eye.

Past Hogwarts graduates who can obtain 12 N.E.W.T. certificates can successfully join the Law Enforcement Department, or directly serve as an assistant to the director of a department. Within a few years, they can take a deputy position in a department, or those powerful positions. If it is an important department or a key position, it is easier to make achievements and more convenient to be promoted, such as Percy in the past, but he chose another path.

The Department for the Control of Magical Creatures is obviously not one of them. Newt Scamander has a great influence. He has completed decades of work in the Department of Control almost by himself. Now the protection of magical creatures in the UK is in the world's leading position.

And Hermione wants to help intelligent creatures such as house elves, centaurs and mermaids. Due to the shackles of the old ideas in the past, it is difficult to get recognition from other wizards even if she makes achievements.

Her career may be difficult at the beginning.

Back in the office, Professor McGonagall sat behind her desk, put down the books and journals in her hands, and did not immediately deal with the new student files. Instead, she opened the drawer and took out the recent letters with several relatives and friends, flipped through the contents of the recent investigation and rectification of the Ministry of Magic, pushed the black-framed glasses on her nose, and thought quietly.

She had also worked in the Ministry of Magic for a period of time, and she still kept in touch with several colleagues and old friends.

Professor McGonagall remembered that many powerful officials in many departments had been dismissed and expelled recently. The shortage of staff caused some confusion in the internal affairs of the Ministry of Magic, and many responsibilities were confused...

After a long time, Professor McGonagall took out the letter paper and planned to write to her old friends to help her with a few small responsibilities, such as investigating the smuggling of magical animals, judging cases of magical animals injuring people, and reversing the accidental exposure of magical animals...

These are all matters related to magical animals. It is normal for the Department of Magical Animals to take over.

In addition, the Alchemy Research Center is located in Egypt, and Loren's career should not be smooth at the beginning.

I hope he will resign soon.

...

The new week slowly passed.

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It rained in the evening before the full moon, and the sky was full of clouds and fog, so we couldn't see the fullest moon of the year.

Fortunately, it cleared up the next day.

The summer heat is fading, and the weather is gradually getting cooler.

The first class on Thursday morning is Potions.

Loren stood behind the operating table, turning the stirring stick in his hand to listen to the class.

The weather in early autumn is uncertain, and the temperature difference between day and night is gradually increasing. Loren has changed into an autumn wizard robe, which is of appropriate thickness. He has not worn a sweater inside. He is wearing a Gryffindor-colored tie on his chest. His soft hair is combed into side bangs with his fingers, revealing a bit of handsomeness. The glass skylight on the outer wall reveals the waves of the Black Lake. The dark water ripples, which makes Loren look up and wonder if it is the waves caused by the giant squid.

Other students in the classroom are also looking up and absent-minded.

The voice of Professor Snape's lecture echoes in the classroom.

After the turmoil at the opening dinner, students had a new understanding of the professor of potions, and were no longer so resistant and hostile. As the new vice-president, Professor Snape's personality seemed to be much gentler, and he no longer deducted points from students in other colleges.

Harry also began to enjoy potions.

Running in both directions, the classroom was harmonious.

"During the brewing process, you don't have to strictly follow the stirring method in the textbook. Stay focused and always pay attention to the state of the potion in the crucible. If there is a suspended substance, speed up the stirring speed. If there is a color change reaction, turn to stirring..."

Snape paused while teaching, his eyes swept across the classroom, and asked softly: "Now, who can tell me what the one-way stirring in this step does?"

His tone was flat, revealing a bit of indifference.

The classroom suddenly became quiet, and the students quickly lowered their heads and focused on the textbooks, pretending to think seriously.

Harry had a vague premonition of something ominous in his heart.

"Potter, answer me."

"!!"

Sure enough, the old bat is still so annoying!

Harry secretly clenched his fists, his expression indignant.

I should have known not to speak up for him at the opening dinner!

There are so many people looking up and distracted, why did you arrest me!

September 19, Friday.

Defense against the Dark Arts class.

Loren sat by the window in the classroom, staring at the textbook on the table, expressionless and with empty eyes.

After three years, Professor Lupin's class is still so lively and interesting.

In the spacious classroom, students listened attentively to the lecture, occasionally writing down a few key knowledge points or extracurricular books mentioned by the professor in their notebooks. Professor Lupin did not stand on the podium, but paced between the desks. Through his narration, the boring theoretical knowledge was combined with the strange phenomena in those remote towns and transformed into interesting legends.

The windows were open, and the breeze after the rain passed through the room, refreshing and cool.

Loren came back to his senses from his trance. Professor Lupin was already standing behind the desk to pack up the textbooks. The blackboard behind him was arranged with the topic of this week's paper:

"Analysis of the reasons for the gathering of black wizards in Albania from a geographical perspective"

"Comprehensive analysis of the activity area of ​​black wizards in the British region"

Choose one of the two papers, with no limit on reference materials, and the length must not be less than 3 feet. It is due on Thursday next week.

The bell for the end of get out of class has not yet rang, and the professor has stopped teaching. While sorting things out, he chatted with the students in the front row. Everyone was enthusiastically discussing the two topics, chirping.

Loren wrote down two questions on a piece of paper, and while tidying up his desk, he avoided Hermione and discussed with Harry in the back row: "What question did you choose?"

"Uh..."

Harry was a little flattered, and turned his head to look at Hermione in front of him.

In the past, such questions were discussed by the two outstanding students, and for the convenience of reference, he and Ron followed them to choose the topic.

"I--"

Before he could finish, he was interrupted by Loren: "They are all about dark wizards. I need to look up some less popular information. I happened to read the criminal records of wizards in the 1980s. Do you want to go to the library together later?"

Harry blinked and found Hermione next to him smiling. He was confused for a moment: "There is no class today. We plan to go to the stadium to play Quidditch. The paper is not due until Thursday. If you are in a hurry, why don't you let Hermione accompany you to the library to look up information?"

Hermione smiled and continued: "Yes, why don't you let me accompany you to look up information?"

Loren frowned: "Look at you, you procrastinated on your homework in the first grade, and you are still procrastinating when you are about to graduate. Professor Lupin After finally returning to Hogwarts, don't you want to cheer up and greet the new school year with a new look to give him a surprise? "

"He just returned to Hogwarts, not just met me."

Harry answered in a low voice. He felt that the couple was strange today, so he should not participate for the sake of caution. So he quietly packed his bag and stood up when the bell rang: "The team is still waiting for me to train. I really don't have time to accompany you to the library. I wish you a good time. And, happy birthday Hermione, goodbye!"

"Goodbye."

Loren asked a few more students who fell behind. Unfortunately, there were not many students who loved to study in the entire Gryffindor seventh grade. Until the classroom was completely gone, no one was willing to go to the library with him to study.

Hermione smiled with her lips pursed, her eyebrows curved.