The Bard at Hogwarts

Evening, on the third floor of the castle.

A cold corridor of only a hundred meters, with no classrooms, no professors' offices, and even no decent rooms.

But in such a corridor, a tall figure appeared at this moment, as if he was looking for some clues, and his movements seemed unusually slow.

…

Transfiguration Club.

The hidden classroom was also a little lively at this moment.

"What do you think, which college will the newcomer be from? Is it possible that he is a freshman?"

Qiu sat in the exclusive hanging chair and asked curiously.

As Qiu's voice fell, Cedric sat up straight like a conditioned reflex.

"It should not be a freshman, because I asked in Hufflepuff, and basically no freshmen this year were praised by Professor McGonagall."

"Maybe!" Qiu answered casually, and then changed the subject: "Don't ask around in the future, this is not what a gentleman should do."

"Of course, I won't do this in the future!" Cedric hurriedly expressed his attitude.

He was obviously reprimanded, but he showed a happy expression.

Looking at the two people interacting with each other without paying attention to others, to be honest, Ino really wanted to turn around and leave.

Mrs. Puddifoot actually opened the teahouse to Hogwarts, and the sweet smell filled the entire hidden classroom.

It seemed that the sweetness was enough, and Qiu remembered that there was another person in the room, who was also a person who made her regretful.

"Ino, what do you think? Will it be Slytherin?"

"I think it will be Gryffindor!" Ino shook his head slightly.

This is not the result of divination, but a basic rule speculation.

The private club of the dean of Gryffindor, three students belong to three colleges respectively, but there is no Lion House.

In a relatively fair situation, Professor McGonagall hopes that someone from Gryffindor will join the club more than anyone else.

...

The corridor on the third floor.

Hermione has been wandering around for several rounds in a row.

She checked almost all the floors, beams, and armor, but still couldn't find the hidden classroom that Professor McGonagall mentioned.

Seeing that there were only more than 20 minutes left, she couldn't help but touch her pocket, which contained a small half bottle of Felixir.

Thinking of this, she felt very magical.

A few days ago, this precious potion was found in the abandoned window of the potion class.

But what is even more magical is that after she handed this potion to Snape, this professor who never liked Gryffindor actually said a lot for the first time.

Not only did he popularize the use and identification methods of the Felix Felix potion, but he also generously stated that anything found in the potion class classroom was ownerless and could be owned with confidence.

In this way, Hermione got a whole bottle of Felix Felix potion without knowing it.

In order to verify the effect, she also drank a spoonful of good luck potion as soon as possible. As a result, in the following Transfiguration class, her extraordinary performance made Professor McGonagall's eyes light up.

It was natural to invite Hermione to join the Transfiguration Club.

As for the abnormality of Hermione's rapid progress in Transfiguration, Professor McGonagall didn't want to guess, or vaguely guessed and didn't care.

She only needed to make fair invitations based on the students' performance in class.

...

Time passed by every second.

As the agreed time of seven o'clock was approaching, Hermione could not help but get anxious.

In the corridor on the third floor, a tabby cat quietly crouched in the dark. The scene in front of her made her more anxious than the person involved.

But after Hermione looked at the mural on the wall, Professor McGonagall breathed a sigh of relief. Just now, for a moment, she really couldn't help but give some hints.

After all, the invitation has been sent, and the only Gryffindor can't be left without a door.

The hidden classroom on the third floor.

Five minutes before seven o'clock, the classroom door was finally opened from the outside.

"Hermione?" Ino stood up in surprise.

"Hmm!" Hermione replied with a slightly heavy nasal tone.

She was also a little surprised to meet here.

The conversation between the two made Qiu's eyes brighten, because Hermione's answer looked like a spoiled child in a sulky mood.

Similarly, Cedric also showed a meaningful smile.

…

“Use Transfiguration to get yourself a chair! Any style is fine.”

As a friend, Ino immediately introduced the rules here to Hermione.

As for the two people next to him who had just finished making sugar and wanted to watch the fun, he ignored them the whole time.

Hearing this, Hermione waved her wand, and a well-behaved chair appeared in everyone's sight.

“Thank you!”

Sitting on the chair, Hermione turned her head and said softly.

“It’s nothing, I just didn’t expect to meet here.” Ino sighed casually, then stood up and introduced Hermione:

“They are Qiu Zhang from the fourth grade and Cedric Diggory from the fifth grade.”

They are all of the same age. After a brief introduction, they quickly became familiar with each other and the scene was very harmonious.

Especially Cedric, who always has a cheerful and joyful feeling, as if he has put down some hidden worries.

Evening, seven o'clock.

Professor McGonagall walked into the classroom on time.

"Gentlemen! Ladies! Stop chatting, because it's time to discuss Transfiguration."

As Professor McGonagall finished speaking, everyone stopped chatting and picked up the latest issue of "Transfiguration Today".

"Copy it in pairs!"

Seeing Hermione's empty hands, Ino waved his wand decisively and handed the copied magazine to her.

Professor McGonagall nodded approvingly, "Now please turn to page 165. Today we will discuss the transformation of material basis and the change of form."

Well, everyone present is not stupid. Facing this kind of basic discussion, which is almost a review, everyone knows the reason.

But no one expressed a different opinion. After all, they are all newcomers.

This kind of care is sometimes necessary.

Besides, strictly speaking, the discussion of the basics of Transfiguration is not a review. Just like the improvisation of the piano, new inspiration will always burst out inadvertently, thus composing a beautiful piece of music.

About a quarter of an hour later, after Professor McGonagall and everyone finished reading the article, their eyes turned to Hermione.

"Miss Granger! Let me start with you. Tell me what you think about the form of Transfiguration and the transformation of matter."

As if she had expected to be called on, Hermione thought for a while and then slowly spoke:

"Transfiguration is not a creation, and there is no permanent transformation, so the transformation of matter is actually just based on the wizard's understanding of the transformed object..."

The standard answer is like a textbook, perfect as it can be.

However, such a perfect answer made Professor McGonagall's eyes flash with disappointment.

But people have already come, and many things cannot be changed.

She now only hopes that this only Gryffindor can keep up with the pace, otherwise the Transfiguration Club will not be of much help to Hermione.

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