#27 - Spell Club

But tonight, Anduin had dressed up and prepared to go out because he was heading to Professor Flitwick's Charms Club.

Following the address on Professor Flitwick's invitation, Anduin arrived in front of a tapestry on the eighth floor of the main tower. It was said that the meeting place was arranged here mainly because it was close to Headmaster Ravenclaw's office.

"Password!" the knight on the tapestry asked Anduin.

"Unicorn," Anduin said, reading the password from the invitation.

"As you wish." The knight on the tapestry nodded and opened the door.

The interior of the room was arranged like an ordinary classroom, but the walls on both sides were filled with bookshelves, making it more like a library. There were more than a dozen velvet tables and chairs, and the blue carpet and curtains were very Ravenclaw in style.

There were already quite a few people waiting inside, chatting softly with each other.

"Anduin, what are you doing here?" Vanessa was very surprised to see Anduin here. She was invited to join the club in her third year, and she was very proud of it because no one had ever joined in the first year, and almost no one in the second year. Being invited by Professor Flitwick in the third year was already highly regarded.

"This isn't a place where you can just come in. Leave quickly before the professor arrives, lest you get him angry and cause trouble." For a moment, Vanessa thought Anduin had accidentally entered, following behind a member, and quickly warned him.

Anduin was slightly stunned when he saw that it was Vanessa, but then he immediately smiled and said, "Prefect Greengrass, you've misunderstood. Professor Flitwick invited me to join the Charms Club."

Anduin smiled and took out the Charms Club invitation given by Professor Flitwick, waving it in front of Vanessa.

Vanessa saw that Anduin did indeed have an invitation, but she still felt that something was wrong. Generally speaking, first and second years were still doing basic studies, so how could anyone join this club just a few days after entering school?

Then Vanessa whispered to Anduin, "Maybe Professor Flitwick has a special purpose, but this is not a relaxed class where you just need to listen to lectures. Here, you need to complete the assignments given by the professor, sometimes participate in academic discussions, and even assist the professor in some research work."

"Don't worry, Senior," Anduin interrupted Vanessa softly. "The professor has already explained the specific matters of the club to me beforehand. Believe me, I won't hold you back."

Beforehand, Anduin had already learned about some situations in the Charms Club from Professor Flitwick. Specifically, this was a small research group, and the relationship between students and professors was like that of graduate students and supervisors. Professor Flitwick actually divided the teaching and research difficulty for students into three levels.

The first level is the content learned by ordinary students, the second level is when students in the fifth grade achieve an E or O and are accepted into Professor Flitwick's Charms Advancement Class, which also exists in other subjects, and the third level is the Charms Club he founded. People who can appear here are generally those whose Charms talent is highly recognized by the professor, and here they often have to study and research some content that deviates from the school exams.

Vanessa could see that Anduin was very calm, so she didn't say anything more, just took Anduin to find a seat and wait.

Before long, Professor Flitwick also entered the room. Seeing Anduin join on time, he smiled at him and said, "Anduin, I'm very happy to see you. That conversation with you gave me a lot of inspiration and ideas."

The people in the room were very curious when they saw the professor enthusiastically talking to a low-grade wizard as soon as he came in, and they all turned their heads to look at Anduin.

Anduin never liked to be too high-profile, especially when surrounded by seniors who were at least two grades higher than him, but seeing Professor Flitwick's enthusiasm, he could only get up and greet the professor, "Hello, Professor, it's my honor. Your teachings have also answered many of my questions."

Flitwick nodded with a smile, then walked to the podium in front of the room, sat on his specially made high-legged chair, looked around, and said, "It seems everyone has arrived on time. Now we will start the first gathering of this academic year's Charms Club."

"First, let's welcome the new members, Hufflepuff 4th year student, Shirley Runster." Shirley, who was called, stood up and nodded slightly to everyone, and applause rang out around her.

"Next is Ravenclaw 5th year student, Quirinus Quirrell." Quirinus Quirrell was obviously a little nervous, wringing his hands uneasily on his thighs, and stood up somewhat restrainedly to greet the students around him, and everyone gave him encouraging applause.

"Finally, I would like to introduce, Slytherin 1st year student, Anduin Wilson."

After hearing the introduction of the previous two, Anduin finally understood why Vanessa thought it was impossible for him to appear here. Two 4th and 5th year students had just been invited to join, but there was no point in thinking about these things now, so he could only get up and nod to everyone.

Everyone around looked at Anduin in surprise. A 1st year student? Doesn't that mean he just entered school a few days ago? Is this Professor Flitwick's own son?

For a moment, the seniors around were briefly stunned, and even forgot to applaud. It was Professor Flitwick who took the lead in applauding, and everyone around him reacted, suppressing the curiosity in their hearts and applauding.

After the introduction, Professor Flitwick quickly entered a working state, without explaining anything to everyone. He cleared his throat and said to everyone, "Today is the first gathering of this academic year. I hope the new little wizards can get into the state faster. Now I will announce the research topics for this academic year."

Then the professor took out his wand and tapped lightly in the air, and words quickly appeared on the whiteboard next to his seat.

First, Silent Spells, research direction of rapid mastery techniques or methods for silent spells

Second, Wandless Magic, how to achieve wandless magic from scratch

Third, Development and research of temperature control spells

Fourth, Development ideas and application directions of sound wave spells

Fifth, Interpret the formation of magic spells from ancient runes, and the evolution process of magic spells in various countries

Sixth, Find high-quality materials and extreme value data tests for carrying Undetectable Extension Charms (continue the research from previous years, the current best material is goblin Urim steel, and 37 secondary high-quality materials)

Seventh, Quantification of magic sensitivity and improvement techniques