A certain Hogwarts rune professor

Chapter 56
As Christmas approached, the festive atmosphere became more and more intense, and many little wizards' enthusiasm for learning plummeted.

Many professors say they can't relax, but they don't put too much pressure on them, which is reflected in the amount of homework assigned.

But this tolerance does not include the fifth and seventh grades.They need to deal with OWLs and NEWTs, the Ordinary Wizarding Level Test, and the Ultimate Wizarding Level Test, respectively, this year.

Ancient magic text fifth grade classroom.

Felix once again reiterated the importance of the OWLs exam, "You are only six months away from the ordinary wizarding level exam, how much time is left after holidays and weekends are removed?"

"Let me do the math for you, six months, it's 25 weeks."

Amidst the bewildered expressions of the young wizards in the audience, the professor started to do the math, "Two classes a week, one big class for two hours, and one small class for one hour, counting..."

"A total of 75 hours."

"Is your study time after class this long? No matter how I calculate, it's less than two hundred hours."

Seeing Professor Haipu's regretful expression, the little wizards were silent.

But Felix is ​​in a good mood today, and he decided to do a student survey.

"What do you think is the subject you are least good at?"

A little witch timidly said, "Does the ancient runes count?"

"It doesn't count!"

"That's History of Magic," said the Hufflepuff girl. "Professor Binns always asks us to memorize a lot, and my memory is not very good."

"He never draws the key points in class, and other professors have hinted a little bit." A Ravenclaw said indignantly.

Professor Binns belongs to the type of "what I talk about is the key points, and what I mention in class are all test points", and this professor is known for his flat language without any ups and downs, which sounds like he is chanting scriptures .

Excellent hypnotic effect.

"A History of Magic . . . very well, Miss Selton, Mr. Pardis. Any more?"

"I'm not very good at astronomy, I always get the positions of the planets confused."

"The practical lessons in herbal medicine are very interesting, but I can't always remember the properties of magical plants."

"Don't you think arithmetic divination is very complicated?"

"Divination class is simply a nightmare!"

Immediately someone retorted: "Nonsense! The divination class is the easiest to pass."

"Trelawney is a psychopath!"

"Professor McGonagall is tough."

"Kettleburn's class is always full of dangerous magical creatures."

"Professor Snape is terrible."

The little wizards started discussing enthusiastically, and it quickly went wrong. Felix stopped immediately. How did it develop into criticizing professors of various subjects?

He summed up the views of the young wizards: "So, you generally do not perform well in courses that are more theoretical and require a lot of memorization, such as ancient runes, history of magic, and astronomy."

Felix had an idea on the spur of the moment, and he decided to try it out: "Well, let's play a game."

"Two students please... Well, just Miss Selton, Mr. Pardis, I need your cooperation."

The two little wizards stood up curiously.

The little wizard in the class suddenly became energetic.

"Get out your wands."

Seldon and Pardis excitedly drew out their wands, their eyes fixed on Felix.

Professor Haipu's teaching is always full of novelty and tricks - this evaluation is widely circulated in other grades, but the fifth and seventh grades are relatively seldom exposed to it.

"Let me think..." Felix flicked his wand, and a nine-square grid appeared in front of the two of them.

In the grid are nine rune words that sparkle.

On the top of the heads of the two little wizards, there are two hot gold names - Pete Selton and Warren Pardis.

"Professor, what is this?"

Pete Selton of Hufflepuff asked curiously when a friend of hers pointed to the top of her head, allowing her to spot the name on top of her head, which, oddly enough, had a number "0" next to it.

"We are conducting a rune knowledge contest. Next, I will explain the meaning of the rune. You need to find the corresponding rune as quickly as possible, and touch the grid corresponding to it with your wand."

"You need to be faster than your opponent to score a point."

"When whoever gets [-] points first, the game is over."

Felix looked at the two, "Let's try it first."

He said a series of interpretations in his mouth, "Brightness illuminates the road ahead and also represents the brilliance of knowledge."

Pat Selton and Warren Pardis stared intently at the runes floating in mid-air in front of them. When Professor Haip said the second short sentence, Pete's eyes lit up, and she quickly used her wand to Knock on the lower left corner of the Jiugongge.

"I know, it's Ken!"

When her wand touched the rune, that area suddenly turned bright gold. At the same time, a "+1" sign appeared on top of her head, and it disappeared after a pause of two seconds.

Pate belatedly looked at the top of her head—the original number "0" became a "1", and she glanced at the professor, "I won?"

"In a sense," Felix said, "I think you should understand the rules of the game, right?"

The two nodded at the same time. This kind of play is really interesting, and Warren on the other side couldn't help but tighten his wand—he was a step slower just now.

Felix waved his wand, making the first group of nine squares disappear, and the second group of nine squares appeared in front of them.

"The second word, reward, symbolizes victory, satisfaction—"

Warren flicked his wand to the middle of the nine-square grid, and watched the area turn into a dazzling golden color, his face flushed with excitement, "It's Wyn, Professor."

"The answer is correct." Felix nodded, and a "+1" sign appeared on the number above Warren's head, and the score became 1.

The game continued, "Poverty, hardship, also represents some kind of misfortune."

Without thinking, Warren tapped his wand in the upper left corner, but this time, the area quickly turned a dismal gray.

"Wrong answer, Mr. Warren." Felix waved his wand, and a "-1" sign appeared above his head, and the score reset to zero.

Warren shakes his fist in exasperation.

At this moment, the little wizards have fully understood the rules of the game. Points are awarded for correct answers, and points are deducted for wrong answers. Whoever reaches one hundred first is the winner.

"Harvesting, crops, or growth cycles..."

Warren flicked his wand quickly...

"Correct, add one point."

"Next……"

"Very good, Miss Pate. Next, our game will be more difficult."

The first dozen or so groups were quite superficial runes, but soon, the difficulty increased at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The speed of the two slowed down, and they had more and more time to think, and the score was pulled to 73::71 with difficulty.

"Acquire skill or random luck, reveal hidden secrets, and give birth to life."

Pate bit his lip, and Warren kept snapping his knuckles.

"It's Peorth, Peorth." The little wizards watching the play couldn't help it, and someone whispered the answer.

Pate's eyes lit up, and his wand clicked on the correct answer.

Felix was noncommittal. He didn't stop the little wizard's reminder, but he didn't give them any extra points either.

He just replaced another set of Jiugongge.

So the two understood what the professor meant: Next, you will compete with the whole class of little wizards.

The two looked at each other, grimacing at each other.

But the little wizards in the audience got excited. In the next dozen or so groups of nine squares, they worked together, chattering non-stop, while the two on the stage only got one point each.

The get out of class bell rang, but no one moved.

The score was stuck at 99:98.

The little wizards were quiet now, not making any noise.

Felix said quickly: "The power of the sun, over the devil and darkness..."

"It's Sigel." Pate's staff pointed at the center of the nine-square grid, and the golden light shone.

"I won, I won!"

Amidst her screams, Professor Haipu waved his magic wand, causing bright fireworks to bloom in the classroom.

"Thanks to the wonderful performance of the two students, plus ten points for Hufflepuff and five points for Ravenclaw."

"Now, get out of class!"

(End of this chapter)