Chapter 366 Gsilda Marchban

The next day was Thursday. After Kyle had breakfast, he walked out of the auditorium with Kangna and prepared to attend the next Transfiguration class.

When they arrived at the classroom, Professor McGonagall was already waiting at the door and stopped the two who were about to enter the classroom.

"Miss Prince, can you please go in first?" she said to Connor.

"Okay, Professor McGonagall." Connor nodded and walked into the classroom without asking any further questions.

Then Professor McGonagall took Kyle to the nearby corridor and asked with a smile: "Do you remember the paper you sent me a month ago?"

"The one who won the Most Potential Newcomer Award in "Transfiguration Today"?" Kyle asked, "The result is out so soon?"

"Not yet, but I've got inside information...good news."

Professor McGonagall seemed to be in a good mood and said with a smile: "The editor-in-chief of Hells who is responsible for selecting the Newcomer Award is a friend of mine. When we were corresponding a few days ago, I asked her about some information.

Although she didn't say it explicitly, she revealed a piece of news to me... Mrs. Gsilda Marchbain admired your paper. "

"Mrs. Marchbaan..." Kyle thought for a moment and asked doubtfully, "Is it the Mrs. Marchbaan from the Wizarding Examination Authority?"

"I didn't expect you to know her."

Professor McGonagall was a little surprised. After all, Mrs. Marchbain was already over 120 years old, considered a person from the last century, and she rarely showed up.

Only at the end of each semester would she come to Hogwarts to take charge of the wizarding exams for fifth and seventh grade students, namely O.W.L.s and N.E.W.T.

So under normal circumstances, few people who are young wizards under fifth grade know about her.

"Charlie mentioned it before." Kyle explained: "He said that after the O.W.L.s exam, he saw Professor Dumbledore personally sending an old lady out of the school."

"Then Mr. Weasley told us that it was Mrs. Marchbain, who had worked at the Ministry of Magic for a hundred years and was Professor Dumbledore's examiner when he graduated."

"That's true. Mrs. Marchbain has indeed been in charge of many people's exams...including Professor Dumbledore."

Then Professor McGonagall continued: "But she doesn't only have that identity."

"Mrs. Marchbain is most famous for her influence in the academic world. Whether it is Transfiguration Today magazine or the Association of Extraordinary Apothecaries, she plays a decisive role."

Kyle nodded.

It's not difficult to understand. Even Dumbledore respected this person for more than just the reason of being an examiner.

Moreover, the Wizarding Examination Bureau can be said to be one of the most boring jobs in the Ministry of Magic. It is tedious and monotonous... and the salary is also the lowest, only about half of that of employees in other departments.

For a normal person, three or five years is considered a long time. The only person who can stay in this position for a hundred years is Mrs. Marchbain.

"So you understand."

Professor McGonagall continued: "Being able to get her approval means that your paper is probably ok.

I estimate that after Christmas, people from "Transfiguration Today" will come to school, and then they will ask you some questions, which is the final test.

If you pass successfully, your paper will appear on the next issue of the magazine...and it will also be on the front page, the most prominent position. "

At this time, it was just time for class.

Professor McGonagall sped up her speech, and while walking towards the classroom, she hurriedly said to Kyle: "Be prepared, their questions are not that easy to answer."

Before the bell ended, the two of them walked into the classroom at the same time.

Connor saved a seat for him, and Kyle walked over and sat next to her.

"What's going on?" Kangna asked in a low voice, "Did you find out that you were selling high-priced jewelry?"

"It has nothing to do with that."

Kyle was just about to tell her the paper when Professor McGonagall spoke. He could only shake his head and said: "Let's talk about it after class..."

When they entered the classroom, the smile on Professor McGonagall's face disappeared almost instantly and turned into her usual serious look.

"Fourth grade is very important. Next year is the O.W.L.s exam. I hope you can all focus more and stop being as distracted as the previous two years."

"What we are going to learn today is inter-species conversion, which is also a question that will definitely appear in the O.W.L.s exam. Remember, it is not possible, it will definitely happen.

Because what I have learned before is the most basic content, only when I learn how to switch between species can I truly master the art of transformation. "

Professor McGonagall's sharp eyes scanned around the classroom.

Everyone straightened their backs immediately, not daring to breathe.

"Very well, open the book, let's start with something simple... Unlike static objects, when performing inter-species transformation, the transformation spell must be adjusted accordingly..."

After Professor McGonagall finished talking about what needed attention, he took out a guinea fowl and turned it into a chubby guinea pig.

"This is your task for this class. If there are still feathers on it, it will be considered unqualified!"

The classroom was soon filled with the sound of the flapping wings of guinea fowl, and occasionally someone could hear the screams of someone whose hand had been pecked.

After the Transfiguration class, only three people completed the requirements. Most people handed in guinea pigs that still had thick feathers, which was obviously unqualified.

Professor McGonagall looked a little ugly.

Kyle and Connor left the Transfiguration classroom and walked up the stairs.

On the way, Kyle briefly talked to her about the paper.

Connor was surprised at first, but when she thought it was Kyle, it didn't seem so strange anymore.

Compared to Sir Merlin's Second Class Medal and the neatly arranged three medals for special contributions to the school in the prize showroom, the Most Promising Newcomer Award for "Transfiguration Today" seems to be just that.

"I knew it would be okay..."

Kangna patted Kyle on the shoulder as if to encourage him and said with a smile: "When the periodicals come out after the Christmas holidays, I will buy a few more copies to support you."

"That's so embarrassing..." Kyle asked in a low voice, "How many do you want to order? Five hundred copies... I can ask Professor McGonagall to print them in advance."

"You're welcome, five copies at most." Kangna said angrily: "'Transfiguration Today' is very expensive. How can I have so much money?"

Kyle thought about it and realized that this was the case. This kind of academic magazine must be much more expensive than the Daily Prophet.

"Okay, but remember to give Professor Snape a copy when the time comes." He said, "Nothing else, I just want to hear what the professor thinks of the paper I wrote."

Connor turned her head and glanced at Kyle.

Her intuition told her that this guy had bad intentions, but when she thought about it carefully, it seemed that there was nothing wrong with him. Besides, even if Kyle didn't tell her, she would show it to Professor Snape.

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