McGonagall is an excellent professor, fair and just, treats the four colleges equally, likes polite and talented children, and is willing to help lost people get back on the right path. But on the other hand, she is harsh, cold on the outside and hot on the inside, and doesn't like to describe
Things that are imprecise have little patience for people who violate the rules.
Ringo didn't bother taking Transfiguration lessons like Harry did.
So when he arrived at the Transfiguration classroom, there were still at least five minutes before class started, but people were already almost there - the freshmen still didn't dare to be late.
There are clear distinctions in the classroom:
On the left are small yellow and gray badgers;
On the right is a small green and silver snake;
On the lectern in the middle squatted a tabby cat with square eye lines - Mag's Animagus transformation.
The new students don't know that the tabby cat is the professor.
Still talking nonsense.
When they saw Ringo enter, they suddenly fell silent like they did in the auditorium. Both the little badger and the little snake looked at Ringo, seeming to be thinking about where Ringo would sit.
——Because there are not many vacancies left.
The empty seats in the Badger Court are all among the crowd. Although the empty seats in the Snake Court are sparse, there is a little snake with malicious intentions next to each open seat.
Ringo also hesitated slightly, but didn't show it, because he took advantage of this moment and nodded to the tabby cat on the desk.
Fortunately, it was only in such a short time.
A voice came from the Badger Yard: "Lingo, if you don't mind, sit here."
Swish.
Several eyes looked at the person who made the sound, but it was a rosy-faced girl with two golden braids. She was Hannah Abbott, who had been shared food by Ringo on the train.
Hannah was looked at by so many eyes.
Her face turned redder, but she still firmly conveyed her request to Ringo - she decided to repay the kindness of snacks.
Of course, on the other hand, it also satisfies a little vanity. As we all know, Ringo has become a famous figure in just two days. The little badgers who have always been on the edge are simply curious about Ringo. Hannah is willing to ask the little badgers for help.
They show off their friendship with Ringo.
Ringo didn't care, and he happily passed a few little badgers and sat next to Hannah. He said with a grateful face: "Thank you Hannah, it's really a help. Otherwise, I really don't know how to sit next to Hannah."
where."
"You're welcome, this is what friends should do!" Hannah smiled happily and quickly helped Ringo introduce the little badgers around him, "This is Susan Burns, and this is Justin Finch-Fletchley.
, this is Ernie MacMillan..."
The little badgers burst out with great enthusiasm for Ringo, vying to shake his hand.
no way……
Ringo's struggles are all between the Lion Court and the Snake Court. Even the Eagle Court can pay attention to the details because it is placed between the two houses.
Only the badger courtyard is the eternal melon-eating courtyard.
Far away.
Can't touch anything.
The melons they eat are often second-hand melons, so much so that many little badgers still don’t even know what Ringo looks like.
"I heard you gave Malfoy a hard lesson. That's so cool!"
"I've long been unhappy with him."
"Yes, Ringo, Ernie is also from a pure-blood family, but he won't be like Malfoy, who is so stupid to discriminate against others..."
The classroom became lively again.
Like a vegetable market.
So much so that Mag, who had been squatting on the desk, twitched at the corner of her eye - she had not experienced what happened that morning, but she understood it later.
I didn't think it was anything at first.
But now I really saw with my own eyes the scene where a little snake was disliked by his fellows and was forced to sneak into the badger yard, but he became very popular among a group of little badgers.
Mag still felt a strong sense of absurdity: This was definitely the only one since the school was founded.
After the absurdity, Mag was a little happy again.
——Although he acts fairly, deep down, like other lions, Mag also has a certain prejudice against the Snake House, so when he learned that Lingo, a talented and polite person, entered the Snake House, he felt regretful for a while, and now
It seems that this child is unlikely to go astray.
Think so.
Mag turned from a cat into a human in front of everyone: "Quiet, get ready for class."
The freshmen's eyes widened when they saw this scene.
"Very good, it seems that everyone has become interested in the transformation technique. Does anyone know what transformation I just used?" Mag asked.
Ringo immediately raised his hand.
"Mr. Shelby."
"It's an Animagus transformation, Professor."
"That's right. One point for Slytherin." McGonagall nodded with satisfaction, "This is an advanced transformation technique that can completely turn a wizard into an animal. Of course, there is more than just this kind of transformation technique, there is also this..."
She waved her wand.
The lecture table immediately turned into a pig, making a humming sound and flapping its ears. Soon it turned into two kingfishers and flew around the room chirping. When it flew back, the pig had already
It turned back into a lectern, and the kingfisher turned into two boxes of chalk.
"This involves transfiguration, transformation spells, and reduction spells."
"It will be your main study content this semester."
"But before that, I want to emphasize something to you." McGonagall's expression became more serious, and her eyes swept over everyone, "Transfiguration is the most complex and dangerous course you learn at Hogwarts.
Magic, if anyone is naughty in my class, I will ask him to leave and never allow him to come in again..."
The freshmen were frightened and sat upright one by one.
And Mag also started teaching the class with satisfaction.
But soon, the freshmen became sluggish. They discovered that transfiguration was not interesting. After Mag told them the spells and gestures, there were long paragraphs of precautions and empirical theories, and they had to memorize a large paragraph.
Complex and difficult notes.
Mag then gave everyone a match in due time:
"I guess you already want to practice it."
"In that case, you can try turning the match into a needle."
The little wizards are glowing again.
Theoretical classes are never as popular as practical classes - they all got excited and didn't take McGonagall's words to heart at all.
after all……
They had already tried magic and knew that casting spells was nothing more than wands, gestures and spells. Now that they knew the transfiguration spells and gestures, they didn't see any point in continuing.
"Change form, turn a match into a needle!"
"Wand, wand, cast quickly and turn this nasty match into a needle."
"Change, change..."
"How is that possible? Where is my magic power?"
"Is the gesture not right? I need to show it..."
Everyone was practicing enthusiastically, but as they practiced, everyone was surprised to find that no matter how they waved the wand or chanted the spell, the match in front of them, let alone turned into a needle, would not even move.
one time!
So much so that some little wizards began to wonder if their magic power had disappeared!
pity.
No one noticed a casual smile on Mag's face.
Naturally, I don’t know. Turning a match into a needle in the first class seems to be a practice and an after-school homework, but in fact it is more biased towards McGonagall’s power.
Don’t you look down on transfiguration?
Think transfiguration is as simple as other spells?
So naive...
If Transfiguration was simple, would it be worth setting up a required course in school specifically for it?
Look at you idiots, you can't even learn the simplest transformation technique of turning a match into a needle. How dare you not listen carefully in the future...
Think so.
Mag finally spoke: "Don't be anxious, take your time. Although the transformation of a match into a needle is the simplest and most basic transformation technique, it also requires a lot of practice and correction by the wizard. With your beginner level, you want to master it initially.
It will take at least two months. As for now, you can even make a match move, which is considered impressive..."
She didn't finish her sentence.
A burst of exclamation from the Badger Yard interrupted: "Look, look, Ringo has succeeded! It's incredible!"
"Quiet!" Mag was very angry, "Go out if you don't want to go to class - what's wrong with Ringo?"
She saw the little badgers gathered in a group.
"Professor, Ringo succeeded!" Seeing Mag coming, the little badgers hurriedly stepped aside and said, "Look, he turned the match into a needle."
On the desk.
Ringo held the magic wand in his hand. The matches on the table disappeared and were replaced by two needles.
It's just that one of the needles is a fine steel needle.
Although the other needle is also a steel needle, it is very ordinary and has no luster on the surface.
"Professor, I'm sorry, I didn't expect..." Seeing Mag come in, Ringo waved his staff and turned the second needle back into a match, then stood up to apologize for causing an exclamation and interrupting Mag's speech.
But Mag didn't care anymore.
She was very surprised: "Mr. Shelby, can you show me again?"
"Okay." Ringo waved his wand, "—Change the form."
The second match suddenly started shaking.
The wood color fades quickly.
And it turned silver from beginning to end - it turned into a steel needle, and unlike the ordinary dull steel needle just now, it had a luster this time.
Mag's eyes widened. With her rich experience, she could clearly see Ringo's progress.
"Have you practiced at home?"
"After practicing for half a month, Professor."
"Half a month?" The surprise on McGonagall's face turned into surprise, "Oh, Mr. Shelby, then I have to tell you that you are very talented in transfiguration. In just half a month..."
The words have not yet been spoken.
The needle that transformed Ringo changed again.
Getting more and more shiny at the same time.
Patterns also appeared on the tail end, and the patterns slowly raised, forming a small piece of hollow golden handle with a rose pattern!
——McGonagall is speechless!
Only her rapid breathing showed her current excitement to the little wizards...