Malfoy Rise at Hogwarts

Chapter 8 Metamorphosis Course
Before dawn the next day, Schelling got up.After washing up, he went to Draco's room to take a look at Draco who showed no sign of waking up, and was about to call him after dinner.Fortunately, there was no class today, and Schelling planned to explore around the castle to familiarize himself with the environment.

Walking to the lounge, Xie Lin saw Daphne who also just came out of the dormitory.

The two met to go to the auditorium to have breakfast together, but found that there was no one in the empty hall. It turned out that the two got up too early today, and it was not breakfast time yet.The two didn't take it seriously, and continued to explore this legendary castle.

There are a total of 140 stairs in Hogwarts.Some are wide and big; some are narrow and small and rickety; some lead to different places every Friday;

Plus, there are lots of doors here that won't open for you if you ask them to be rude, or poke in the right place, and some aren't real doors at all, just a block of what appears to be The solid wall of the door.

Schelling and Daphne visited all the nine floors including the dungeon, and found out the locations of the classrooms needed for classes. They also found three secret passages. These secret passages are usually hidden behind tapestry, behind stone carvings, behind stone walls, or even behind portraits. Some secret passages require specific passwords or touch certain special locations to open.

When the two returned to the Great Hall, there were already students in twos and threes sitting at the long Slytherin table having breakfast.Schelling saw that Draco, who was still sleepy, was sitting with Goyle and Crabbe at the moment, walked over to greet them, introduced Daphne to them, and they sat down to have breakfast together.

Xie Lin casually ate a bowl of oatmeal with milk, then took out a piece of parchment from his pocket, and wrote and drew on it with a pen.

"What are you drawing?" Draco couldn't help asking.

"I'm going to draw a map of Hogwarts, record the location of each classroom, and every secret passage I've discovered." Schelling did not raise his head, and focused on scribbling on the paper.

Xie Lin had just finished drawing, and flipped the parchment lightly, "Huh? Is this the map of the castle? Can you lend me a look?" A girl's voice sounded from the side, and Xie Lin turned his head to look over. It was Pansy, a freshman from the same college.

Seeing Pansy coming, Daphne's eyes flashed imperceptible disgust, but Xie Lin, who was as careful as a hair, noticed it immediately.

Schelling took out his wand and tapped it lightly, copied a map with the copy spell, and handed it to Pansy, "I still think that I should go around the castle by myself, this is one of the joys of my new life."

The young wizards present were all pure-blood or mixed-blood, and their understanding of magic was not as shallow as that of Harry's trio, so they immediately recognized the magic cast by Schelling.

Pansy stared at Schelling's wand and asked in surprise, "Have you learned the copying spell?"

Xie Lin gave an undeniable "hmm" and said, "This spell is not difficult."

The way Pansy looked at Schelling suddenly became very strange, and Schelling could be sure that he saw Pansy give Draco a quick, imperceptible glance, and at that moment there was a look mixed with annoyance and hesitation in his eyes.

She looked at the map drawn by Schelling, and frowned even more. The map was drawn in great detail, and the lines and markings were also very clear. The markings on secret passages and classrooms were clearly visible, and even the stairs that needed to be crossed were not missing.

This map is by no means something that a child can do with graffiti. It contains high-value skills such as space science, surveying, and architectural drawing techniques.

As a great adventurer in his previous life, Schelling had a lot of contact with mazes, ancient castles, and dark forests. He was very familiar with drawing maps and routes by hand. Although he had been reborn 11 years ago, he had a lot of hands, but the level of the works he drew was still beyond the reach of these little kids.

Not long after, several of Pansy's best friends also came to the auditorium one by one. Knowing that Daphne didn't like this group of girls very much, Xie Lin got up and bid farewell to them together with Daphne.Before leaving, Schelling copied a few more maps and distributed them to Draco and the students present so that they would save the freshmen from getting lost.

Schelling and Daphne had no intention of going back to the dormitory. They went to the library together to explore the Hogwarts collection.

Hogwarts has a collection of [-] books, which is more than the collections of the Malfoy family, the Black family and the grandmother's house combined.Of course, quantity does not mean quality. Those things that can be easily bought in bookstores are not eligible to be placed in the family library.

Daphne found a book about spells and sat down to read it quietly.Xie Lin spent a lot of time looking over the bibliography on each bookshelf, and figured out the corresponding bookshelf positions of books in different fields.

Schelling's primary goal is to learn Occlumency. It is known that at least Dumbledore and Snape are proficient in magic like Legilimency in this castle, and Schelling has too many plans in his heart that cannot be easily revealed.Schelling borrowed all the books on Occlumency from the library, planning to think about it after returning to the dormitory room.

Occlumency is a special kind of magic that doesn't require spells or wands to cast.It only requires the practitioner to have a firm heart and a strong suppression of emotions and emotions.

That's why, before entering school, Schelling never thought of practicing Occlumency. He still remembered that he asked Lucius about it, and Lucius dismissed him because he was too young.Later, after several times of his research, he discovered the real reason why children cannot learn Occlumency.

In children's brains, the emotional suppression mechanism is immature. Compared with adults who use the prefrontal lobe of the brain responsible for rationality to make decisions, children are more inclined to use the amygdala responsible for emotion and intuition to make decisions.This physiological situation directly limits the possibility of children learning Occlumency.

Harry, who was reckless in the original book, failed to master this magic when he was in the 5th grade, which is the reason.Even though Schelling's mind is far more mature than Harry's, Schelling doesn't think he can fully master this skill at the age of 11. At most, he can only grasp a little bit of superficiality, which is better than nothing.

But that's enough.After all, one of the two Legilimency masters is on good terms with his father, and the other is busy with his Harry Potter development plan every day. It is unlikely that he will send Legilimency to himself for no reason, even if his father was once a real Death Eater.

As long as you can quickly detect when someone invades your mind, it is a victory.A dignified professor, or a principal, can't forcibly invade a child's mind regardless of his identity when his little actions have been noticed by others?
Moreover, hehe, Xie Lin is not an ordinary little wizard who is bullied by others. Behind him is the Malfoy family with influence in the political, business, and educational circles.Offending the Malfoy family, especially in the unreasonable situation of bullying the small, Schelling believed that even Dumbledore had to weigh the consequences.

Hogwarts first-year freshmen have a total of eight courses, namely Defense Against the Dark Arts, Transfiguration, Potions, Herbalism, History of Magic, Astronomy, Charms, and the most anticipated flying course for freshmen.

The next day, Slytherin ushered in the first class - Transfiguration class.

Transfiguration lessons are with Hufflepuff students.

The professor of Transfiguration is Professor McGonagall, a strict and meticulous professor.Therefore, she treats the students of the four colleges equally, neither favoritism nor targeting.The freshmen quickly felt the strictness of Professor McGonagall.

"Transfiguration class is the most dangerous class in your first grade, so I don't want anyone to make trouble in class. If there is, I will ask him out. I have said this to every freshman, and I hope you can keep it in your heart." The moment the class bell rang, she stood in front of the stage and said seriously.

After Professor McGonagall finished his prologue, he took out his wand.

Pointing the tip of her staff at an empty desk, she quickly chanted a spell. Under the surprised gazes of the freshmen, the desk gradually squirmed and turned into a pig very naturally, making a loud pig cry there.

"Wow!" Most of the freshmen were attracted by this magical magic, and exclaimed one after another.Even a pure-blooded Slytherin wizard.

After all, transfiguration is a difficult subject, and it is the kind that becomes more profound and difficult to learn as it progresses.Most adult wizards will focus their skills on the more convenient, simple, and easy-to-understand charms.

"I believe that many people have already previewed the textbooks and have a preliminary understanding of this course." Professor McGonagall spoke slowly, and turned the desk back with a wave of his hand. "As you can see, this course is extremely profound and magical, and risks come with it. If you are not absolutely sure, it is best not to try it alone."

Most of the young wizards are a bit disapproving, but Xie Lin dare not take this course lightly.He probably went through all the textbooks of the first grade, and the most difficult thing to understand was "Basic Transformation Guide".This course requires not only the correct spells, but also a thorough understanding of the nature of metamorphic objects.

Wizards who learn transfiguration must not only have an in-depth understanding of the material laws of things, but also have a precise understanding of the magical laws that may exist in them, so as to avoid the dangers brought about by transformation.This point can be said to be quite difficult.

The effect and ability of transfiguration are closely related to the wizard's level, and the difficulty also increases in proportion to the complexity of transfiguration.For example, a wizard who is new to transfiguration can easily turn a match into a needle, but it is extremely difficult to turn a match into a stick, and it is difficult to maintain the shape of a needle for a long time.Wizards with high magical powers can not only transform as they wish, but can even cast spells on deformed objects to achieve permanent effects.

However, transfiguration is not too difficult for Schelling who has learned mathematical formulas and physical formulas in his previous life. Schelling's understanding of the laws of matter is far better than that of young wizards.

What is a needle?Needles are metal, thin, strong, and sharp!

All he needs to do is to rely on his imagination to visualize the image of a needle in his consciousness. The clearer and more detailed the image, the better, and then rely on concentration and use spells to inject magic power into the object to change the external form of the material.And it's not over yet--

He still needs to continue to concentrate and outline the characteristics of the needle. It must be thin and sharp enough to increase the piercing ability; it must be straight and hard enough so that it will not be easily bent by resistance——

This process requires absolute concentration, self-confidence and determination to move forward. This is the reason why it is difficult for young wizards such as Neville and Ron who are wavering in their hearts to master Transfiguration.

While the students around were still tinkering with the principles, Schelling turned the match into a silver needle, and there was a lifelike snake head in the eye of the needle, which made Professor McGonagall very happy and gave Slytherin ten points.

When get out of class was over, only the matches of the Malfoy brothers had completed the task.

Although Draco was playful, he was also influenced by Schelling in the days after he got the wand, and spent a lot of time practicing mental concentration, so his performance was not bad, at least his needles were enough to pierce a thin piece of paper.

Professor McGonagall showed the class how matches turned into needles, and gave them both another rare smile.
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Note:
Slytherin's Year 1 Curriculum: (set by the author)
Transfiguration + Hufflepuff
Potions + Gryffindor (official)
Charms + Ravenclaw
Herbalism + Ravenclaw (official)
Dark Magic Class + Hufflepuff
Astronomy + Ravenclaw
History of Magic + Ravenclaw
Flying Lessons + Gryffindor (Official)
There are traces of the intersection of Slytherin and Ravenclaw at most. In the original book, Harry is not familiar with Ravenclaw's classmates at all. He didn't know only four of them until he established Dumbledore's Army in the fifth grade. It can be seen that the main intersection of Gryffindor is Hufflepuff.In addition, it is also mentioned in the original book that the first-year courses Slytherin and Gryffindor only have two courses of potions and flying together.

(End of this chapter)