The Mightiest Badger at Hogwarts

For example, the professor of arithmetic and divination.

The middle-aged woman who was a little too plump now looked like Link's high school math teacher in his previous life. She would always take out a stack of complicated math test questions for Link and others to do.

As long as someone gets the question wrong, she will get angry and scold the person, and then with a black face, she will lecture the scolded student over and over again until he understands.

Of course, many students just pretend to understand in order to avoid the nagging and scolding of professors.

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The result of this is that you will still make mistakes the next time you do the questions, and then you will continue to be scolded by the professor, eventually falling into an almost endless cycle.

Not to mention Professor McGonagall, who is usually very strict.

But unlike the poor Arithmetic and Divination professor, no one dared to fool Professor McGonagall.

The habit formed by years of being 'oppressed' has led to the fact that as long as Professor McGonagall steps to the podium, even the most naughty students will instantly become a good baby.

Professor McGonagall takes all this for granted, and she has now begun to teach Link and them the vanishing spell.

This is a spell that makes objects disappear, and works on both dead and living things.

Link actually doesn't quite understand why this kind of magic spell is classified as transfiguration.

But there is no doubt that the disappearing spell is very difficult!

This difficulty rises in a ladder-like manner, that is to say, the more complex the structure of the object you want to make disappear, the higher the difficulty of casting the spell.

In order to make human beings, the most exquisite creation in the world, disappear, Link estimates that he will need at least a level 5 disappearing spell!

Theoretically speaking, this is not something that fifth-year students like Link should learn at all, but Professor McGonagall is crazy about forcing everyone to learn it.

The reason is simple. Link and the others are about to face the OWL exam.

The Vanishing Curse is the most difficult and highest-scoring test question in the OWL exam.

The OWL exam is also called the Ordinary Wizarding Exam.

After learning more about this exam organized and supervised by the Ministry of Magic through "Hogwarts: A School History", Link naturally understood the OWL exam as the college entrance examination in the wizarding world.

In addition to the superficial grade stratification, Hogwarts actually has two systems, one high and one low, in terms of specific teaching content, which are ordinary courses (OWL courses) for grades one to five and ultimate courses for grades five to seven. Courses (NEWT Courses).

The ordinary courses can only teach you the basic spells and common sense you need to master as a wizard, while the ultimate courses will teach you the real core knowledge of this magical world.

Such as profound alchemy, potions, and real magic spells for combat.

Of course, due to the lack of resources and the requirement for talent, professors will conduct a screening process for students who want to take the ultimate course.

The OWL exam is a tool used to screen available talents.

Every professor will set a red line.

Only students whose OWL test scores are above this red line can continue to study NEWT courses with them.

If your grades are so bad that no professor is willing to continue teaching you.

Then what awaits you will be expulsion.

Of course, professors have become much softer-hearted since Dumbledore came to power.

Many professors will set their red line for teaching courses very low, such as Muggle Studies and Divination courses.

Therefore, even the most rubbish students can continue to hang out in Hogwarts with some rubbish courses until they graduate.

The direct consequence of this tolerant policy is that a small number of students began to use this promotion mechanism to deliberately get low scores to get rid of subjects they did not want to take.

Potions is the hardest hit area in this regard.

After all, professors like Snape are really hard to like.

But Snape liked it.

He was tired of continuing to teach those idiots.

Therefore, he will not suddenly increase the intensity of teaching students in the fifth grade like other professors.

In fact, since the beginning of Link's semester, Snape can be said to be the most lax professor among all the professors.

Sometimes he wouldn't even assign homework after class. During class, he would just write down the production process of a certain potion on the blackboard, and then let the students study by themselves.

Link understood him very well.

Because he knew that Snape's thoughts during this period must have been on the Phoenix Tears and the Slytherin Grimoire.

But what Link didn't expect was that Snape's disregard was understood by some people as a disguised form of flattery.

Several Gryffindor boys even publicly stated that Snape was deliberately trying to show his favor to them because he was afraid that no one would take his NEWT course.

He also said that if Snape could kneel down and lick his shoes and apologize to him, he might consider continuing to take Potions.

Whenever they discuss this topic in the auditorium, many people agree.

These people's faces were filled with proud smiles, as if they were the winners of this battlefield.

Normally at this time, many smart people would hide in the dark and sneer at these people with disdain, and then continue to lower their heads while eating and reading hard.

Because anyone with a discerning eye can see that these people's short-term victory today was actually exchanged for their own future.

Just like those students in the Muggle world who are deceived by the theory that studying is useless, they are about to embark on a more difficult road ahead.

The only difference is that those in the Muggle world may still succeed and achieve their ideals.

But this part of the wizarding world basically has no hope for the rest of their lives.

knowledge is power!

This sentence is a true truth in the wizarding world.

Originally, Link should have been the one hiding in the dark and sneering at this group of people.

After all, a young master like him who has countless assets and wealth inheritance is studying hard here in order to survive the crisis of Voldemort's attack in the future and make the Foley family more prosperous in the future.

What the group of people on the opposite side did was really ridiculous to him.

But at this time, Link couldn't laugh at all. Instead, he looked a little sad.

"Huh!~"

Looking at John, who was looking at the group of people talking nonsense at the Gryffindor table with a smile on his face, Link let out a heavy breath.

From John, Link finally understood why so many parents in his previous life were against puppy love.

This guy and Lillian seemed to be in a passionate relationship, and they would find opportunities to be together almost every moment since the beginning of school.

Unlike Link, Link and Emily would at least finish their homework before thinking about dating.

But John and Lillian obviously don't have this kind of self-control.

For the two of them, skipping homework and even skipping classes and dates have become commonplace.

He would even rely on Link's relationship with Filch to blatantly go out at night and have a tryst in the dark Hogwarts Castle.

As a result, John's grades have plummeted, and he is currently planning to give up studying potions to save more time to find Lillian.

"Ha! Snape also has such a day, this is really great! Starting from the next class, I will not do Potions homework. Lillian has told me about this many times. By then, the two of us will More time together!”

John suddenly turned his head and talked to Link happily.

But after hearing this, Link's expression became more complicated.

To be honest, John's grades are actually not bad, at least he won't become the kind of person who can only graduate with rubbish subjects like Muggle Studies.

But in fact, if he continues like this, his employment prospects after graduation will not be much different from those of those gangsters.

Because there are not many good jobs in the wizarding world, and there are very strict requirements for NEWT scores and subjects.

With John's pure Muggle background, if he couldn't excel, the most likely thing after graduation would be to work as a clerk in a store in Diagon Alley.

From a rational point of view, he should not meddle in John's personal affairs. After all, this is John's own decision.

Moreover, John's personality is somewhat extreme. If Link tells some unpleasant truths, John is likely to get angry and get into trouble.

But as a friend, this is inappropriate.

After hesitating for a while, Link finally said:

"John, let me tell you a story."

"Ah? Say it."

John said with a smile.

"Once upon a time, there was a woodcutter and a shepherd. One day they met. So they sat on the grass and chatted together. They chatted all afternoon and were very happy. Then in the evening, the shepherd took his The sheep that had eaten their fill on the grass went home, but the woodcutter's back frame was empty. This made him desperate, because he relied on chopping wood for a living. No firewood meant that he would be hungry tomorrow My stomach is full."

John is not a fool. At the beginning, he was still smiling and really listened to this as a story.

But after hearing this, John stopped laughing.

Instead there was endless silence.

Link looked at him and said faintly:

"Lillian's father is a lawyer, and her mother is the sole heir of a small wizarding family. After graduation, whether she returns to the Muggle world or stays in the wizarding world, she will have a good future.

She is like the sheepherder and you are the woodcutter.You chatted with her all afternoon, and her flocks were full, but where was your firewood? "

After finishing speaking, Link took a long breath.

The body also relaxes.

He felt that by saying this, he had fulfilled his obligation to be a friend. Whether John was willing to listen or not was beyond his control.

Link was even prepared for John to become angry and fall out on the spot.

But none of this came.

After listening to the story, John sat there with his head lowered like a wooden man, silent.

After a long time, his hoarse voice was heard.

"I actually know all of this, but...it's just that I really can't bear to part with it. Thank you, Link."

John raised his head, gave Link a rather bitter smile, and then left the auditorium.

Link didn't speak, just stared at John's back silently.

"What? Did you quarrel?"

Emily was already standing behind Link at some point. As she spoke, she reached out and hugged Link's head.

"Maybe, who knows?"

Link said unclearly.

This sounds a bit perfunctory, but in fact Link really doesn't understand John.

Because what John said seemed to be about repenting, but judging from the direction he left, he clearly went to Ravenclaw Tower.

Shaking his head, Link finally decided to tell Cedric about this matter again and let him do John's work.

"Forget it, I don't care about that."

Emily smiled sweetly and said, "I'm here to tell you good news."

"Ok?"

"The Beauxbatons and Durmstrang delegation will arrive at Hogwarts on October 10th, which is next Friday!"

"How did you know?"

Link asked with some confusion. The Foley family's information channels were much better than Victoria's. It made no sense that he didn't know the information that Emily knew.

After hearing this, Emily chuckled and said:

"It's very simple. That guy Filch already posted the notice in the foyer this morning."

After saying that, Emily gently turned Link's head in another direction.

As a result, Link saw a lively scene of a large group of people gathering in the foyer and cheering.

"It's great, Beauxbatons and Durmstrang! My father often described these magic schools to me when I was young. He always said that Durmstrang has the most strict management in the world. School, the wizards and witches who graduated from it all have broad minds and strong bodies, so they can always open up a big career. So for a long time in the past, his ideal was to send me to Dem Strong, until my mother passed away." Emily continued, "Link, what do you think the students in these two schools will be like? Their school has Hogwarts, okay?"

"Hogwarts is the best magic school in Europe!"

Link said firmly.

Emily did not continue to stroke Link's cheek with her hand, but lowered her head and cast a doubtful look at Link.

Meeting her gaze, Link continued to explain:

"Durmstrang's glory has dissipated since Grindelwald's defeat. In order to prevent Durmstrang from cultivating the next Dark Lord, the International Federation of Wizards has started to interfere with Durmstrang a long time ago. Under the influence of conspiracy, the towering tree of Durmstrang has been quietly hollowed out. As for Beauxbatons, the Ms. Maxham we met during the summer vacation is the principal of Beauxbatons. Through her, you You should be able to tell what the situation in Beauxbatons is."

After hearing what Link said, Emily burst into laughter immediately.

She couldn't help but laugh when she thought that the current headmaster of Beauxbatons would be a hybrid giant.

What Emily actually possesses is the standard set of values ​​of a pure-blood aristocrat.

Although under the influence of Mrs. Foley and Link, she would not discriminate against other non-pure bloods, she would definitely look down on them.

Especially people who were born after cross-species behaviors like giant hybrids and Veela hybrids.

Now the principal of Beauxbatons will be a mixed-race giant, which is really out of class in Emily's opinion.