[HP] Being a problem student at Hogwarts

As the head of Gryffindor, Professor McGonagall teaches the Transfiguration class. In Tom's opinion, the class teacher must be supported during the class.

"Transfiguration is the most complex and dangerous spell you have in Hogwarts," she said. "Anyone who tries to cause trouble in my class will be asked to leave and will never be allowed in again. I But I warned you."

Tom raised his hands high.

The other students gasped, and Tom couldn't figure out why they reacted this way.

"Mr. Locke." There was a deep wrinkle between Professor McGonagall's eyebrows. She looked at him sternly, "I hope you are asking valuable questions."

"Of course, Professor." Tom asked seriously, "What kind of behavior is considered naughty?"

Neville, who was sitting next to him, looked like he was about to cry.

Tom asked the question sincerely. If you don't understand the specific requirements of classroom discipline, wouldn't it be easy to violate the discipline? To put it more bluntly, doesn’t breaking discipline become evidence of free will? He thought that the head teacher, ah no, the dean of their school, would read them the "Student Code of Conduct" and "Hogwarts Classroom Code of Conduct", or make a three-part agreement with them and write down a "Class Convention" that everyone agreed on. some type of.

The headmaster of Slytherin made it clear that you do not need to wave your wand in potions class and you need to take notes during class; the headmistress of Hufflepuff emphasized before each class that you are not allowed to touch the wand or plants before she asks for an activity; Ravenk Law's dean asked me to memorize the key points of spell casting. These are very clear and practical classroom requirements. It turns out that Gryffindor's own Head of House gave such a broad request as "Don't be naughty"?

In the eyes of adults, any behavior that does not meet their expectations is naughty.

At what level of naughtiness does one have to be kicked out of class?

Professor McGonagall looked him up and down as if he were a thorn.

"I think you know better, Mr. Locke." She said coldly, "Please sit down." 7

Tom sat down doubtfully.

"You are really too bold." A red-haired boy poked his back and whispered. "I bet George and Fred wouldn't dare do that either!"

Tom knew him, he always hung out with Harry Potter, he was also a Weasley, what was his name?

Tom ignored him and watched in fascination as Professor McGonagall waved her wand and turned the podium into a pig, then waved it again and changed it back again.

how did you do that? If you kill the pig that the podium has become, will it become a dead pig or a chopped podium? Can the things conjured by transfiguration be eaten? Can one living creature be transformed into another living creature? Will the taste change?

He is simply turning into a hundred thousand whys. However, considering the expression on Professor McGonagall's face when he asked the question just now, he suppressed the question and decided to be a good boy for a while.

After writing a lot of complicated and difficult notes, which mainly conflicted with the knowledge he learned in the Muggle world, Tom received the matches that Professor McGonagall issued to each student. They have to try to turn this match into a needle based on the theoretical knowledge they just learned.

Tom couldn't help but raise his hand again and asked: "Are we going to turn this match into a real needle? Or into a wood carving in the shape of a needle?"

"You can try them all, Mr. Locke," Professor McGonagall replied. However, she kept looking over from time to time during the subsequent rounds, and it was obvious that Tom had left a special mark on her heart.

Well, intuition is also the way to understand, and practice is also the way to learn.

Tom sat down, clutching his wand and staring at his matches. First, you have to try to change the shape. If you change the material first, it is very likely that he will not be able to change back. How to make a match look like a needle? The first step is to ensure that the entire color is consistent. You can cut off the match head, or cover it with a layer of wood's original color.

He took another notebook as his experiment record book - to be honest, he was surprised why the school didn't issue this. Although it was very annoying to fill in this in Muggle school, now he simply doesn't know how to write a paper without this. Where can I go to find experimental data?

Tom carefully poked the match head with his wand. Seamus on the other side imitated his actions and roughly poked the match, and then Seamus' match started to burn.

"Be careful!" Professor McGonagall walked over quickly and waved her wand to extinguish the fire, and gave him another match. "Pay attention! Mr. Finnigan."

Seamus' face turned red from holding back. After Professor McGonagall walked away, he turned to Tom: "Why are you -"

"Why didn't mine catch on fire?" Tom interrupted him, "I remember you are also from the Muggle world. Friction generates heat, so you have to be careful."

"I'm half and half!" Simo said angrily, "My mother is a wizard. She only told my father after she got married..."

It's none of my business. Tom turned away disinterestedly and continued to ponder his matches. Next, is it better to cut it to give it a more needle-like shape, or try deforming it? Wood is not plasticine, can it really stretch itself into other shapes?

He struck the match with his wand suspiciously. The match remained unchanged, but the tip of his wand shot out a burst of sparks that would have set it alight had he not been quick-sighted.

Okay, okay, you have to have faith... Listen, Tom, there's a wooden needle right in front of you!

He muttered to himself for a long time before waving his wand. This time he clearly felt something flowing from his body to the wand, and then the match really turned into a wooden needle.

WTF. He stared at his hands, so magic could be felt concretely? Does it go through blood vessels? Or does it follow the muscles? How to break through the skin layer? Where is the magic power usually hidden in the body? Why did the physical examination never say there was anything extra in his body?

Professor McGonagall praised him and gave Gryffindor 4 points. The number 4 points was a bit subtle. He suspected that the Head of Gryffindor was deliberately trying to double the points deducted from him by the Head of Slytherin.

Tom's next experiment failed. He couldn't convince himself that wooden needles could be turned into steel needles.

"If I can change the material," he muttered, "why don't I turn it into gold?"

He waved his wand nonchalantly and watched as the wooden needles turned into gold.

WTF? ! Is it really possible?

At the end of class, he tried to ask Professor McGonagall: "Professor, can I take this needle with me?"

"Of course, Mr. Locke." Professor McGonagall showed an odd smile.

Tom understood that smile at lunchtime, when he discovered to his sorrow that his golden needle had turned into a match again.