Archaeologists at Hogwarts

Chapter 191 Transition Courses and Examination Contents

While the performance of "The Quibbler" is getting better and better, Hogwarts finally has its first Quidditch match after Christmas.

Harry did not take away the Nimbus 2001 from the special training, but with only the Nimbus 2001, the Ravenclaw players were still confused, and all obstruction tactics failed.

"Now, Harry!"

Wood shouted after throwing the Quaffle into the opponent's goal.

Harry had already focused on the movements of the Golden Snitch. Amidst the exclamations, he leaned around and avoided the two Bludgers flying towards him, and also avoided the Ravenclaw Chaser and

Blocked by the batsman, he suddenly flew downwards, then pulled the broom upwards, raising an arm high, and the golden snitch was holding its wings tightly in his hands, with its wings drooping weakly.

The stadium was boiling, and the commentator Jordan grabbed the speaker excitedly and shouted: "Did you see it! Did you all see it? 270 to 70, a full 200-point lead! I think we can already book this year's Quidditch trophy in advance.

Got it!"

"Jordan!" Dean McGonagall stopped Jordan from making even more irrational remarks in time, but there was a smile on her lips.

Although he had already expected the results of the special training, Harry still did not expect that victory would come so easily. He was squeezed in the middle by the cheering players. He grinned and tried hard to hold his glasses to prevent them from falling off, while his eyes were disappointed.

He went to the stands and wanted to find Professor Heimo there, but he saw that he was surrounded by the deans of the other three colleges.

Dean Sprout is a gentle and kind woman. At this time, she was hesitant to speak: "Toby, I hate to say this, but -"

Professor Flitwick looked at her eagerly. After realizing that she was embarrassed to speak first, he simply patted Toby on the waist and said sharply: "But are you too partial to Gryffindor students? If you

If you want to establish an ancient magic club, we are very willing to support you, but Quidditch, after all, this is Quidditch."

Seeing that both of them were missing the point, Snape took over the right to speak and sneered mercilessly: "You must stop taking care of Potter now, otherwise——"

When facing the other two people, although Toby's face could not be seen clearly (the external explanation was that he was injured while studying ancient magic), it was still possible to tell that his attitude was good.

But once faced with Snape

"Otherwise?" Toby immediately became very interested, and Al on his shoulders was also eager to try.

"Otherwise, what about it? Tell me quickly!"

Flitwick and Sprout quickly separated the two to prevent them from suddenly starting a duel on this occasion.

Lockhart on the side tried hard to reduce his presence, which was completely inconsistent with his previous style, so he almost ran away early.

Snape's nose was whirling in anger, and Flitwick, who was pulling him hard, didn't understand why he couldn't talk to Toby properly.

Toby, comforted by Professor Sprout, raised his hands to show that he had no intention of attacking Snape.

"It was just a punishment," he said, keeping it in mind to cause trouble for Dumbledore.

"Okay, everyone, I know what to do."

Toby led Al around Snape, who had a bad look in his eyes, and they came to the commentary table. They nodded in a friendly manner with the smiling Dean McGonagall, then asked Jordan to get out of the way, grabbed the speaker and said, "I

Dear students."

Just a simple opening statement can quickly cool down the boiling atmosphere. It seems that few people except Professor Heimer can do it.

The Gryffindor players stopped cheering, and Harry looked at the commentary box anxiously, fearing that Professor Hemmer might cause another incident.

But the ancient magic professor never disappoints.

"Due to the fierce resistance from your Potions Professor, I declare that the special training for Mr. Potter, Mr. Weasley, and Miss Granger is here to stay."

Ron opened his mouth in surprise, and Hermione's eyes widened little by little.

But it's not over yet.

"And in the archeology class - oh no, it's the ancient magic class, your performance is also shocking. Until now, no one can accurately tell what the archaeological principles are. Now I can tell you the answer, then

Just, there is no answer.”

"Archaeology is a matter for which there is no right answer. The purpose of my original setting of this course was to serve as a good transition from magic circles to ritual magic. You have all studied magic circles. If you say

If there is even a trace of logic in the magic circle, then ritual magic is like an archeology class, with no answers and no logic at all."

"In short, starting from the next class, the first-year students will resume the teaching content of the magic circle and begin the final exam, which is to make a magic circle item."

"The higher-grade students will also officially begin the examination of the ancient magic class. The specific content will be announced in the first class after the competition - don't make a fuss, children. This is how the ancient magic class will be.

It’s different. If I have to tell you anything, this is just the beginning.”

After saying these words, Toby and Al ignored the stunned students and walked up to Lockhart, staring at him intently.

Lockhart forced a smile and stood up: "Ah, yes, Toby needs me. He can't complete it without me - well, cooperation, this is just cooperation."

Under Al's narrowed gaze, Lockhart forcibly swallowed the words that exaggerated his role, and sadly followed Toby out of the Quidditch pitch.

The fine staff at The Quibbler went off to work on the next issue, and the trio was completely confused.

"So is this the real punishment?"

Harry, who returned to the common room, asked confusedly: "You cut it off immediately after you taste the sweetness?"

"Be more cheerful, man." Ron had already become overjoyed: "I finally don't have to get beaten anymore, and I can afford a new wand with only one galleung left, which is great."

Hermione's thinking direction is a little different from the two of them. This is all because of Professor Heimer's special wand science - it seems to be illogical, otherwise how could there be such weird materials as animal bones.

In any case, Professor Heimer's speech still caused extensive discussion among the students, especially on the aspect of logic - they have long noticed that the magic circle is more logical than the magic they usually learn. Compared with the magic wand

The requirements for learning magic arrays such as gestures and spells will be higher. You must understand the magic core, outer array diagram, magic guide, and more knowledge points before you can start to engrave the magic array. Otherwise, it may happen at any time.

leading to bad consequences such as explosions.

But now Professor Heimer suddenly mentioned the illogical ritual magic, and the archeology class they were taking now was only a transitional stage, which made the students feel uneasy.

But no matter what they think or how they view Professor Heimer, time will not stop.

A new round of ancient magic classes has officially arrived.

The location of the class has not changed, it is still that special classroom.

There were no seats prepared here, so the students had to stand and listen to the lecture.

Toby's tone returned to the seriousness of teaching. He stood in front of the students and said: "Ancient magic is a large category. According to my research over the years, it can be mainly divided into magic circles and ritual magic.

.”

"I guess these two types of magic were mainly used by wizards before the advent of the wand. Among them, the magic circle is relatively more rigorous and full of logic, while ritual magic is more full of unknowns."

"You have already learned the magic circle. Under my intentional control, you can only cause some minor troubles such as explosions without causing more terrible changes."

"But ritual magic is different, very different."

"If we want to compare it with the wand magic we use today, or the wandless magic, magic circle and ritual magic are like two completely different extremes. One is more rigorous than the existing magic, and the other is more demanding.

More chaos.”

"But what they have in common is that they are full of power and the damage they cause is much greater. To be on the safe side, what I taught you at the beginning was only a relatively safe magic circle, not ritual magic."

"In my original consideration, I will spend another whole year making adjustments to avoid greater impact or harm caused by ritual magic."

"This is also the reason why I taught [Eternal Life] in my first second-year class. This was originally a very suitable transition, as there were more examples in ritual magic. But later, due to various reasons, I changed to teaching archeology.

class. Because I found that this is obviously more suitable - archaeological experience is more suitable for the chaos manifested by ritual magic, which is completely illogical and unreasonable."

"Now, follow me."

He walked toward the tunnel, and the students followed him quietly.

Today's tunnels obviously have more arrangements, such as torches placed on the walls on both sides. Professor Heimer finally gave up on using a dark environment to create a scary atmosphere.

But the students with keen minds felt that there was something wrong with this - what would make Professor Hemmer give up this little trick?

Soon, they saw it with their own eyes.

The flashes of fire made them unable to open their eyes, and a transparent wall seemed to appear in front of them. The students stood on one side of the wall, and on the other side were dozens of flaming Bludgers running through the air.

They go, occasionally condense together, and then suddenly disperse, leaving long flame marks.

The students were speechless in shock. The worst idea they could think of was to find a way through the pile of flame balls, just like the fork in the road course they encountered in archeology class before.

But Professor Heimer never disappoints students, and the course content he actually assigns is much more shocking than that.

"It's an imitation of the Obscurus."

He said calmly: "It is also the example that best demonstrates the characteristics of ritual magic - extreme chaos."

"First of all, please allow me to introduce the Obscurus - this is the performance of young wizards and witches who have excessively suppressed their magical power. These wizards are also called Obscurials. The Obscurus is a "dark" power with "parasitic"

The ability to "cannibalize" occurs when children deliberately suppress their magical abilities, or when they are forced to do so due to physical or psychological abuse. This energy is deliberately manifested as a separate entity that can burst out suddenly and extremely destructively.

force."

"You should be glad that you did not become an Obscurus, because usually an Obscurus will not live past the age of ten."

"And according to Hogwarts' practice, only students who are eleven years old will be officially admitted."

"This is a very interesting boundary, and I can't help but suspect that perhaps the original founders also considered the Obscurus factor and were unwilling to accept students with hidden dangers - of course, it was just a suspicion, not a

There is ample evidence to prove this, so I have never published a relevant article."

"But if my guess is true, it may also prove that even the founders have nothing to do with Obscurus, so they set such an obvious limit."

"Okay, the topic has gone a bit far."

He smiled at the stunned students and said: "The key lies in the content of the exam this semester. Yes, from now on, just like last year, this is a long exam process, and it is only the first level."

"Then there will be a second level and a third level. However, most students probably won't be able to complete those two levels, and you don't need to complete them. As long as you can pass the first level, you can pass the exam, and you can still

Get an excellent grade.”

"Yes, you heard it right, it is not qualified, but excellent. The specific results will be determined based on your performance. As for the evaluation criteria for excellence, it is also very simple - find a way to restore these bludgers to normal.

Let them stop and stop becoming a mess."

"It doesn't matter what method you use, whether it's a magic circle or the magic you learned in other classes."

"How about it? It's very simple, right?"

The voice under the hood ignored the astonished faces of the students and smiled: "At the very least, it's much easier than appeasing an Obscurus."

Next is free time. Students can stay and try, or go back to prepare. It is not strictly required to pass the exam, and it is easier than last semester.

Toby left the armor at the entrance of the tunnel. It will record the specific status of the students taking the exam, which is equivalent to being an examiner. When the students arrive, they only need to notify it.

While the rest of the students decided to stay or go, the trio exchanged shocked looks with each other.

The first level is this pile of flying flaming bludgers, which is so similar to Harry's special training content.

Plus instructions for the three levels

It turns out that Professor Heimer's original intention was not to punish them, but to be used as guinea pigs for experiments?

The most critical thing is, what will be the content of the next two levels?

Ron couldn't help but feel painful when he thought about that ancient dueling method.

Hermione, on the other hand, could not imagine what kind of test Professor Highmore would use "Wandology" to set.

Compared to the hesitant students, Toby was much more decisive.

He rushed straight into the flame ball. Amid the students' exclamations, they didn't see what Professor Hemmer did, and the bludgers automatically moved out of the way to let Toby pass.

He came deeper into the tunnel and saw Lockhart writing at his desk, and nodded with satisfaction.

Lockhart also heard Toby's lecture from a distance. He struggled for a while and couldn't help but ask: "Is this test you set related to ritual magic?"

"Oh, have you already learned this part?" Toby glanced at the original book on the table - "Ancient Magic", which contained part of the knowledge of ritual magic.

He ignored Lockhart's awkward smile and said: "Of course it is relevant. This is a test in itself, a test for the students' character. This is also the biggest difference between ancient magic and other courses."

"To put it simply, I don't want to teach a lot of Obscuras in one day."

Lockhart almost laughed, but Toby didn't react at all.

This made Lockhart's expression gradually turn to horror: "You're kidding, right?"

Toby tapped the manuscript paper on the table with his finger and said: "I heard that your learning progress is very slow, so what are you worried about? Ritual magic will not harm you. Maybe what you should really consider is how to write it.

A better manuscript, and then use the basilisk to shed its skin to complete the magic circle test."

"No matter what I say is true or not, even if I tell you now that the essence of the magic circle is a curse, will you believe it?"

Lockhart's eyes widened: "Should I believe it?"

Toby retracted his finger and said with a smile on his face under the dark fog: "Even if it is, that is the best curse in the world."