days at Hogwarts

"As you can see, she was very angry because Ron suddenly broke up with her that night. She wanted to throw dozens of explosive curses at Ron's face and burn that disgusting face...

"At the same time, she was grateful because many girls in school were in the same situation as her. The boys they liked didn't like them, and they didn't even talk to each other before they got together. She knew very well that those boys were with the girls for other reasons.

"So she's grateful to you that you respect her and don't fool her for fun, to show off or to kill time, and this gratitude makes her like you more."

Hermione sighed as she spoke of her silly roommate.

"..."

Ron was stunned and looked confused: "How can a person have so many emotions at the same time? His brain will be broken."

"You are so good at guessing what other people are thinking. You should know that not everyone is like you, with only a teaspoon of emotions." Harry said with a complicated expression and a rather emotional tone.

He had truly felt those struggles. When he was attracted to Qiu Zhang, he could even distract himself from catching the Golden Snitch in the Quidditch match. When Qiu Zhang smiled at him, he had even thought of the name of their child. But in the blink of an eye, he saw Qiu Zhang and Cedric hugging each other...

Harry suddenly got inspired and shook his head to get rid of these messy memories. "Two people don't have to be together. Why don't they try to be friends first?"

Ron said nothing, staring silently at the candy wrappers on the table.

……

It was a Friday afternoon in late December.

Hermione sat in the second row on the right side of the classroom. Loren beside her was looking out the window bored. This was the last day before the holiday and the last Transfiguration class.

The courses in the advanced Transfiguration class mainly involve cross-species transformation, human body transformation, and permanent transformation. Professor McGonagall did not mechanically copy the definitions in the textbooks, but integrated her understanding of Transfiguration into decades of teaching experience, guiding students to think and understand the true meaning of Transfiguration, and even encouraging students to explore the essence of the change of things, just as the title of the thesis she is preparing is "Thinking about Transfiguration from a cognitive perspective: Redefining and transforming things."

If the previous learning emphasis was on the application skills and practice of magic, with only a superficial understanding of the principles of transformation, the advanced class will thoroughly delve into the underlying principles. The price is that the difficulty of the course suddenly increases by several levels.

Professor Flitwick's Charms was in a similar situation to Transfiguration, or even more profound. The students were shocked to find themselves being cheated and were privately complaining that the professors were lying to the kids. They had clearly said last year that everything would be easy after passing OWLs.

Fortunately, most of the students who entered the advanced Transfiguration class had previously participated in the Animagus training class. Some basic concepts had been mentioned at that time, laying the foundation for the more profound content later, so the students were able to basically keep up with the course, but the degree of absorption and understanding of each person was different.

Professor McGonagall did not require everyone to master this profound knowledge, and many of the expanded contents were not part of the NWET Ultimate Wizarding Level Examination syllabus. She was just laying a research foundation for students.

If there are students who still want to study and explore deformation after graduating from school, even if there are only one or two of them, and even if they do not work in related fields, they can find the direction forward from this knowledge without having to explore it themselves.

Transfiguration is really a magical thing. With just a touch of the magic wand, the stiff dead things can move, move their legs, flap their wings, and shake their tail fins. With the same touch, those clever animals will lose their vitality...

If rational humans turn into animals, the savage nature of biological instincts will take over their brains and even infect their souls. What if the situation is reversed?

Some students have already vaguely sensed the wonder of Transfiguration, which involves the essence of life and points to the mystery of the soul.

Unfortunately, there is a foggy chaos ahead. If everything goes well, perhaps someone will delve into it many years later, or perhaps there will be no progress even after thousands of years.

"We'll be on holiday starting tomorrow."

Professor McGonagall tapped the table with her middle finger knuckles, trying to call back the attention of a distracted student. "I've seen the list of people who will be detained. Most of you will still have to go home. I must emphasize some precautions here."

The classroom gradually became quiet, and the students all understood that this was a special period.

"While enjoying your vacation, be sure to protect yourself, do not disclose your home address in public, do not disclose your own and your family's itinerary information, and try to reduce going out...

"Remind parents to be vigilant, confirm the identity of visitors, and set up warning magic around the house...

"Although the Ministry of Magic is temporarily unable to perform its supervisory functions normally and will not send out warning letters for casting spells outside of school, the Death Eaters may be able to determine your location through the Tracking Thread. People under the age of 17 should try not to cast spells outside of school."

The expressions of some young wizards from mixed-race and Muggle families in the audience gradually became serious. Some even took out paper and pen to record these safety measures. The classroom was filled with the rustling sound of pen tips scratching across paper.

Professor McGonagall glanced at the students below, her expression softened a little, and she said, "But don't be too nervous, the situation is not that bad yet. The Aurors of the Ministry of Magic will not take a holiday during Christmas, and they will definitely maintain basic order. During the holidays, you can preview some knowledge about Apparition in advance. When you return to school, the school will offer Apparition classes. When you pass the exam, you will be more confident when you encounter danger, and you will be able to run away even if you can't fight."

The young wizards in the seats became excited: "Can we sign up even if we are not yet 17 years old?"

"After New Year's Day it's next year, it won't be long before it's full year, the Aurors won't count those few months."

"Are there any academic requirements? Can I sign up if I failed Charms?"

“You can sign up, but I don’t recommend wasting the registration fee.”

"Ha ha……"

The atmosphere in the classroom became more relaxed. After six years at Hogwarts, there weren't many magics that could excite them, and Apparition was one of them.

Professor McGonagall smiled unconsciously as she listened to their noise. She estimated that the time was almost up, so she closed her textbook and tapped it on the desk. "This semester ends here. Tomorrow you will board the train to go home. I wish you all a Merry Christmas in advance."

There was another round of cheers in response.

As the bell rang, Professor McGonagall left the classroom with the textbooks. The remaining students packed up their desks and left in groups, talking excitedly in a mess.

"Learning Apparition in advance can save at least dozens of Galleons in registration fees. Tsk!"

Loren was in a proud mood. He put the clean and new textbook in front of him into the pendant and glanced at Hermione's textbook. The blank spaces were filled with notes, so densely packed that it was scary to look at.

Hermione was silent for a moment, and actually felt that what he said made sense.