#23 - Chapter 23 A novel class experience
Hand over your wands?
What a strange request!
Is he making us act like Muggles?
Soon, all the young wizards handed over their wands, and Sebastian put them into his undetectable extension bag.
Then, with a wave of his hand, he led all the young wizards outside.
What's going on now?
Aren't we supposed to be starting class?
Why are we heading outside?
They were already walking out of the castle gates.
The young wizards were completely bewildered.
It's Muggle Studies, that's right.
So why are we heading towards the school gates?
The group arrived at the school gates in a grand fashion, and found a bus parked outside.
The young wizards all looked towards their Professor Swan, waiting for him to say something that could solve the confusion in their hearts.
Seeing this, Sebastian didn't keep them in suspense and laughed loudly:
"Young wizards, what are you waiting for? Get on the bus quickly."
Hearing the professor speak, the young wizards rushed onto the bus one after another.
Before even getting on the bus, a young wizard who had ridden the Knight Bus before began to share his experience incessantly.
"It's the Knight Bus! I rode it once last year! But I threw up for a long time after getting off..."
"When I rode it last year, there were only some mobile beds in the bus, and the wizards lying on them were very unstable."
"Wow!"
"Now they've been replaced with rows of seats, and they're even leather! They're so soft to sit on."
"Remember to hold on tight later! As soon as the bus starts, there will be a strong push back."
"I took a tumble last year and wobbled on the ground for a long time before I could get up."
After getting on the bus, Sebastian first gave all the young wizards a short safety lecture.
Under his guidance, all the young wizards understood the function and use of seat belts.
After the young wizards had fastened their seat belts, Sebastian said to the driver:
"Let's go!"
The young wizards immediately became nervous, gripping the handrails next to them tightly, as if the seat belts on their bodies couldn't give them a sense of security!
A thoughtful young wizard saw that Sebastian was still standing in the middle of the aisle and shouted anxiously at him:
"Professor, hold on tight! You'll fall!"
However, before he could finish speaking, the bus sped off with a whoosh.
Huh?
Looking at the front of the bus, at the obstacles that kept automatically jumping aside, the young wizards were puzzled again.
What about the promised push back?!
What about the promised fall?!
Would the professor think they were very silly, seeing how nervous they were?
A Muggle-born wizard muttered, "Why isn't there any inertia at all? It's not scientific at all!"
His companion next to him immediately interrupted, "Don't be silly, this is the magical world. We don't talk about science, we only talk about magic!"
A senior wizard speculated, "I think the principle of the Undetectable Extension Charm is applied here."
"A box that has been cast with the Undetectable Extension Charm will not have its contents disturbed no matter how much the outside shakes."
"Have you heard of Master Newt Scamander? I heard that when he was young, he liked to carry a box of magical creatures around."
Seeing the puzzled expressions of the young wizards, Sebastian smiled and said:
"Hello everyone, this is the Knight Bus 2.0, launched by Swan Alchemy. You can also call it the 'Knight Coach'."
"Safer, more comfortable, and convenient for wizards who can't Apparate to travel!"
"As convenient as before, just stand on the side of the road and make a hailing gesture with your wand."
Hearing the professor's explanation, the students couldn't sit still and began to discuss excitedly.
"That's the only bad thing about Swan Alchemy, they never even put out an advertisement when new products come out."
"That's right, I don't know how Swan Alchemy got to where it is today."
"The quality is excellent, it's all based on word of mouth!"
"That's great, I'm going to take my parents on the Knight Coach to Diagon Alley next summer vacation."
"Professor, where are we going?"
Hearing the students' questions, Sebastian pretended to be mysterious and said:
"It's a secret!"
"Let's chat first."
He looked at a Slytherin student and asked:
"Marcus Flint, I heard that you don't think much of Muggles! Why did you choose this course?"
Marcus smiled awkwardly, feeling a little embarrassed. He replied:
"I was afraid I wouldn't pass the other courses. In order to pass the O.W.L. exams, I chose this course and Divination."
Hearing this, the young wizards burst into laughter, making Marcus feel annoyed.
Sebastian stopped the students from laughing and said:
"There's nothing to be embarrassed about. Your professor also chose this course during his school days. And to be honest, the exam for this course is indeed simple."
Looking at a familiar red-haired young man in the crowd, Sebastian called out:
"Charlie Weasley, you were laughing very happily just now, so why don't you tell us about it."
Charlie laughed loudly, "Professor, to be honest, I also have the same reason. Most people probably chose this course because of this, right?"
"Very good!" Sebastian said with a smile, "Since everyone's goal is to pass the exam, let's work towards this goal first."
Sebastian sat down and took out the students' test papers to look through.
Large areas of blank space?
Whose paper is this?
Oh, Marcus!
And you said this course was simple?!
Let's look at the next one.
Impressive!
It's exactly the same as the description in the textbook.
Percy Weasley is indeed a top student!
After reading all the young wizards' test papers, Sebastian felt relieved.
Everyone answered quite well.
It's very easy to achieve the teaching goal.
Before long, the Knight Coach stopped in front of a large warehouse in the suburbs of London.
After getting off the bus, Sebastian gathered the young wizards together and then said to them:
"Instead of having you read some boring words in books."
"I might as well personally take you to experience the Muggle world."
After speaking, Sebastian turned around and opened the warehouse door with the Swan family crest, leading the young wizards inside.
The entire warehouse was larger than a Quidditch pitch, with a racetrack surrounding the inner walls. In the area enclosed by the racetrack, there were various Muggle items.
The young wizards were extremely excited.
The professor is too cool!
This is completely different from the Muggle Studies classes we've had before.
He's taking them directly to the Muggle world to play.
What a novel classroom experience!
Look at these Muggle items.
They've actually been divided into different areas according to grade level.
The professor really has a plan!
Charlie, who was walking at the front, patted his brother Percy excitedly and exclaimed:
"Dad will definitely love this place!"
"I should write to him now and ask him to come and take classes with us!"
