Chapter 35: George, the Points-Scoring Maniac
The history of magic is over, and George is no longer alone, but surrounded by little wizards.
"Did you really memorize so many magic books?"
"Yes, my memory is pretty good."
"I heard you're going to win the House Cup for Slytherin?"
"That's natural."
On the way back, when faced with questions from the little Slytherin wizards of the same grade, George responded with ease, always showing confidence but not arrogance, and quickly got along with them.
Even the three roommates who had been beaten by him before looked at him with a little more admiration.
This is the case with Slytherin. As long as you are a Slytherin, as long as you are good enough and can win honor and benefits for them, then they will instinctively gather around you.
As a first-year student, George scored an exaggerated fifty points for Slytherin in the first period of school, which was an honor for the entire first-year class.
Of course, if George wants to truly become the leader of Slytherin, this achievement alone is far from enough.
But this is at least a good start.
The fact that he got fifty points for Slytherin from Mr. Binns in the History of Magic class was quickly known by most teachers and students in the school as the young wizards spread the word.
In fact, it wouldn't be that fast normally, mainly because Professor Binns is famous for not giving points, and the enthusiasm of George's speech in the morning has not subsided, so they just collided.
The advantage was that when he was sitting in the Slytherin common room reading at night, senior Slytherins would come over to say hello and get to know him from time to time.
Even if Malfoy wanted to cause trouble for him, he was stopped by the prefect.
The next day, both morning periods were Transfiguration classes, with the first years of Hufflepuff.
As soon as George entered the classroom, he was noticed by the little wizards of Hufflepuff. Apparently they also heard about George getting fifty points for Slytherin yesterday.
However, they did not make any provocation. Most of the little wizards in Hufflepuff had good personalities and were just curious.
"Meow!"
Just as the Transfiguration class was about to begin, a tabby cat walked in from the door, and then, amidst the exclamations of the young wizards, it transformed into Professor McGonagall in dark green robes.
"Animagus transformation."
George's eyes couldn't help but gleam slightly when he saw McGonagall transforming from a cat into a human.
This is a very profound transformation technique that can permanently transform into an animal. Although it cannot be a magical creature and can only be one kind, he still finds it very useful.
Because no matter what kind of animal it is, as long as it is not too conspicuous, it is a very good disguise.
This kind of disguise is very useful whether it is used to obtain intelligence or to escape and track.
Imagine that you are being hunted by a large group of agents, and are being monitored by satellites. There are countless sniper rifles in the distance. There is no way to escape.
But once you master the Animagus transformation, you can find a house and go into it, transform into an ordinary creature, hide and escape.
If it's a cat, it might make people a little suspicious, but if it's flies, mosquitoes, seven-spotted ladybugs, etc., it's really unimpeded.
"Transfiguration is the most complex and dangerous magic you will learn at Hogwarts. If anyone is mischievous in my class, I will ask him out and never let him in again.
I warned you! "
Professor McGonagall walked onto the podium, first gave a stern warning, then waved her wand and easily turned the podium into a pig, and then back again.
When the students saw this, they were all attracted and wanted to start learning this magical magic right away.
It was only after Teacher McGonagall gave a theoretical explanation that they realized how difficult it was to turn such a large lecture into a pig.
"Sure enough, famous teachers are different."
After listening to a theoretical class, George was filled with emotions.
Transfiguration was taken out as a separate subject from all magic spells, which shows that this subject is much more advanced than other magics.
Although he himself has spent time and research, and has even memorized the entire textbook (History of Magic mainly relies on computers for cheating), there are still many things he does not understand.
Even though he asked Tonks for advice several times, he still couldn't quite understand what Tonks was explaining.
It's like you are learning a high-level math book. Even if you memorize the entire high-level math book, you may not be able to get many points on the test.
As a top transfiguration master, Professor McGonagall has many years of teaching experience. Under her explanation, George's understanding of transfiguration suddenly made a breakthrough.
"Five points for Slytherin!"
Before the end of the first class, there was naturally a question and answer session, and George did his part and scored five points.
There is no way, two heads have a strong memory, not to mention that they are still taking notes on the computer, let alone serious knowledge points, even Professor McGonagall's reprimands are written down verbatim.
Moreover, Professor McGonagall is different from Professor Snape. He is very fair and treats students equally. He will not deliberately make things difficult and deny points to George just because he is a Slytherin.
On the contrary, seeing that George answered perfectly and had some understanding of the transfiguration technique, there was a rare smile on his lips.
The first theoretical section and the second section are naturally practical lessons.
Professor McGonagall gave each of them a match and asked them to use a basic transfiguration spell to turn it into a needle.
But this is obviously not easy for the little wizards. They chanted the spell over and over again, waved the wand over and over again, but the matchsticks were still matches. Only a few talented little wizards had some changes in their matches, but they were still a long way from turning into needles.
"Don't give up, practice more, think about the key points I taught you in the last class, the speed and rhythm of the spell, the angle of waving the wand, and the most important thing is your heart. You must firmly believe that you can turn it into a needle."
Professor McGonagall walked back and forth in the classroom, constantly correcting some mistakes made by the little wizards in casting spells.
But when she walked to George's position, she couldn't help but brighten her eyes:
"Slytherin, add five more points!"
Because she saw a perfect needle, not only the needle head was very sharp, but even the threading space at the end of the needle was flawless.
After hearing Professor McGonagall's extra points, the little wizards turned their eyes to Qiao Zhi, and saw the perfect needle on his desk, and showed envy and admiration.
At this time, George smiled and did not say anything shocking.
In fact, after the first class, he has mastered one of the essentials of Transfiguration, or should I say the essentials of most spells.
That is the power of the mind, the power of belief.
When learning a new spell, spells and wands are only auxiliary, otherwise no wizard can cast spells silently and without a wand.
The most important thing is the mind, that is, spiritual power, which is the root of the completion of magic.
It is said that the magic in the Harry Potter world is very idealistic, and it is not without reason.
He just has a great advantage in this regard, because in addition to being a wizard, he also has the mental power of a second-level mutant.
So after learning the theoretical knowledge from Professor McGonagall, he successfully turned the match into a needle without a few experiments.
The key is that he feels that with his mental power, it may not be just that.
Maybe he can't turn the podium into a pig, but something bigger, like transforming something the size of a fist, should be possible now.
