#782 - Wand tacit understanding (asking for monthly ticket recommendation ticket)

After finalizing the channels for acquiring experimental materials, Anton hurried back to Hogwarts.

However, before the experimental subjects were in place, he didn't plan to immediately start researching the Deathly Hallows. At this time, he still focused more on teaching.

For this academic year's Tactical Training, Anton still planned to continue his previous teaching strategy, dividing each grade into segments based on the learning content, with training as the main focus.

There was no other way; his subject was inherently quite dull and tedious. Most of the physical fitness, obstacle crossing, combat training, and tactical knowledge required repeated practice.

Fortunately, with the advent of dungeons, they had a channel to put what they had learned into practice, which in turn increased the enthusiasm of the young wizards. Otherwise, for most people, attending Anton's class would be a very torturous thing.

But now the problem was that the students' qualities had diverged, because the training class actually depended a lot on the students' initiative.

Some people trained more and improved faster than others, and this gap might widen. By the time they reached the graduating year, it was not impossible for some wizards to be twice as good as others.

This might not be obvious in other subjects, after all, knowledge and spellcasting ability are both relatively hidden abilities, but it would be highlighted in Tactical Training.

Especially for Harry and his batch of students who had received special tutoring, their overall qualities were already far ahead of other students of the same age.

And in each grade, there were always some relatively lazy students whose progress was quite slow and who were almost unable to keep up with the pace of other students in the same grade.

Therefore, Anton planned to launch a cross-grade teaching program this academic year.

The essence of this program was to determine whether students should continue to learn and train at their current grade level, or move up or down a grade, based on their specific qualities.

For example, students with outstanding strength like Harry and Neville could be pulled up to the third grade in advance and study with students in a higher grade.

Those who were currently weaker could be lowered a grade to continue building a solid foundation.

Moreover, in Anton's view, this cross-grade program was more humane. Once it was discovered that students who skipped grades were unable to keep up with the pace, or that students who were demoted had caught up, adjustments could be made at any time.

This would ensure that students received training intensity that matched their current physical qualities, avoiding the waste of talent or potential.

Of course, this adjustment would only be carried out in the Tactical Training course and would not affect learning in other subjects.

After making his plans, Anton classified the students one by one based on the physical examination data he obtained yesterday and the previous year's grades. Most of them would still study the current grade's curriculum, followed by students who could skip grades. The number of people who needed to be temporarily demoted was the smallest, and he expected that they would be able to catch up again after a period of training.

After handling all of this, Anton began to write the announcement and classified the lists by house, which he would then hand over to the heads of each house and the prefects to notify the corresponding students.

The next day, when the young wizards received this news, they were all stunned.

"So, we're going to be taking classes with the third years next?" Hermione looked at the notice Percy handed her, immediately rubbing her hands together in excitement.

"What's so great about that?" Ron curled his lips in annoyance. "The third year's training is much harder than what we're doing now. Won't that kill us?"

"What do you know?" Hermione glared at him. "Being able to skip a grade represents the professor's recognition of us, and with your current stats, how can you improve if you don't increase the intensity?"

Being stimulated by Hermione, Ron couldn't help but recall what happened last night. They had made a temporary team agreement with Draco, and they would go to the training ground later to practice their cooperation.

But now he wasn't included, which was really depressing.

Shaking his head and putting aside this unpleasant matter, Ron couldn't help but mutter, "By the way, did you guys see today's announcement? The 'Despair Town' dungeon now has a time limit. Everyone can only enter once a week."

"I saw it," Harry nodded. "Actually, that's normal. That dungeon is too big. If you could challenge it continuously, it wouldn't be possible to arrange it."

"But what I'm most concerned about now is the reward exchange I saw in Ginny's amulet! What do you think it will be?"

"I don't know..." Hermione shook her head. "Anyway, tonight is the first gathering of the Tactical Club. We'll just ask the professor then."

"That's all we can do for now," Harry replied, then looked at the time and quickly called out, "Hermione, Neville, we should go and do our cooperation training with Draco."

Then Ron watched with resentment as the three of them left him. At this point, he secretly vowed in his heart that he must improve his stats as soon as possible.

In the evening, the members of the Tactical Club, as in previous years, arrived on time at the door of Anton's office.

After a long period of getting along, the situation in the club was no longer mysterious to everyone, and they were no longer as excited as they were at the beginning.

For them, the most important thing about each club gathering was actually to mooch a meal from Anton. The rest of the time was mostly spent sparring or listening to the professor explain some more in-depth combat techniques.

"Ginny, why are you here too?" Ron widened his eyes when he saw his sister appear in the crowd. "Did the selection of new members start so early? I thought it would have to wait a month or two."

"Who told me I'm so good?" Ginny proudly puffed out her chest. "My godfather told me about the club a long time ago."

"Tch..." Ron curled his lips a little bitterly. "So you got in through nepotism. Also, I'm warning you, you have to call him professor at school, otherwise Uncle Wilson will definitely teach you a lesson."

"Whatever, is it any of your business?" Ginny stuck her tongue out at Ron playfully, then pulled another girl beside her. "Besides, I didn't get in through connections. Don't you see there's another new person?"

Only then did Ron notice the ethereal girl next to Ginny. "Hey, Luna, long time no see."

"We clearly just met at the opening ceremony the day before yesterday," Luna looked at Ron distractedly, the corners of her mouth always involuntarily slightly upturned.

"That's not what I meant..." Ron scratched his head awkwardly, then introduced her to Harry and Hermione next to him. "This is Luna Lovegood, my and Neville's neighbor."

Harry and Hermione greeted Luna warmly, but the girl responded indifferently before continuing to stare blankly in a direction where no one was, making the two of them a little embarrassed.

"Don't mind her, Luna is usually like this," Neville whispered in their ears.

Just as the many members were chatting idly, the door of the office suddenly opened, and Anton appeared in front of everyone.

"Godfather!" As soon as Ginny saw Anton, she happily pounced into his arms, while making a face at Ron as if to show off, obviously responding to Ron's previous scolding.

"Ginny, stop making trouble. Godfather has serious business to attend to," Anton patted his goddaughter's head helplessly, then noticed the quirky girl. "Luna, how is Pandora doing recently? Is she still tinkering with those strange runes? Be careful not to have another accident like before."

"Thank you for your concern, Uncle Wilson. Mom is much more cautious than before."

When Luna saw Anton, there was finally a bit more light in her eyes, then she took out a necklace made of butterbeer bottle caps from her body.

"You haven't come to see me much in the past two years. Mom and I miss you very much. This is a gift I made for you specially."

Taking the roughly made strange necklace, Anton didn't show any disgust, just smiled gently. "Thank you, I'll go greet Pandora and Xenophilius again when I have the chance."

"It's getting late, everyone hurry up and come in with me." After chatting with Luna for a few words, Anton led everyone, as usual, from the office to the pasture.

And the members of the club all looked curiously at Ginny and Luna.

Many people didn't actually know before that Anton actually had a goddaughter, Ginny. The Luna next to her made people even more curious about her relationship with Anton.

"Luna's mother is a rune scholar, and she was an acquaintance of the professor in her early years!" Neville introduced to Harry and Hermione next to him at the right time. "And I heard that Luna's mother had an accident when doing an experiment a few years ago, and she wasn't injured because of the alchemical items the professor gave her, so the relationship between the two families is very close."

"If you ask me, they're both people with connections," Ron was still resenting Ginny at this time, and couldn't help but complain.

"Why have you become so petty recently?" Hermione glanced at Ron dissatisfied. "That's your own sister, don't always be so mean."

"Okay, it's my fault. I don't know why, but whenever I'm with Ginny, negative emotions easily appear in my heart," Ron shrugged with a wry smile.

"So don't always envy people, Ginny is your sister," Hermione rolled her eyes at him, but then a hint of doubt floated in her heart, because she actually had this feeling too. It seemed that as long as she stayed with Ginny for a long time, it was easy for her to feel irritable.

Thinking of this, Hermione quickly shook her head, just thinking that she was overthinking it.

After entering the pasture manor's restaurant as usual, Anton didn't immediately announce the meal, but said loudly, "Everyone hand over your Silver Flash Amulets to me first. During the meal, the amulets need to be upgraded once. This year, I've added some functions to the system."

When everyone heard this, they immediately became curious, while Harry, Hermione, and others exchanged thoughtful glances. It seemed that things were indeed as they expected.

Immediately afterwards, everyone welcomed their favorite meal-showing session. Anton's meals were not only nutritious but also tasted great. Many people had been craving them for months.

And after everyone had a hearty meal, their Silver Flash Amulets were also upgraded and redistributed to their respective hands.

When the young wizards saw this, they naturally quickly checked their new system, and then everyone quickly noticed the new points and prize exchange items in the system.

"Everyone should have noticed it, right," Anton said first without waiting for everyone to ask. "The new system has added several new contents for everyone."

"The academy and wand are some supplementary changes. Among them, the 'Wand and Wizard's Understanding' topic is still under research, and in the future, everyone may be able to see the understanding between themselves and their wands."

"Understanding? Do we have this kind of relationship with the wands in our hands?" Percy, who was sitting at the front of the table, asked curiously.

"Of course," Anton nodded. "Although Ollivander will say when you buy a wand that your wand is the most suitable for you, this only means that the wand has the highest initial understanding with you, and does not reject cooperation with you, and there are also some small differences."

"The connection between a wand and a wizard is not determined after obtaining the wand. It also requires a long period of running-in and mutual influence."

"This running-in will eventually affect the understanding between the wand and the wizard. This is the name I specially obtained for it."

"If everyone is interested and has a high enough sensitivity to magic, you can try to establish a connection with your wand after returning. The more obedient and handy the wand is, the higher its understanding with you."

Some of the young wizards listened in a daze, while others nodded thoughtfully.

"As for the points and reward exchange items in the new system..." Anton continued, "These are some benefits I have prepared for everyone, and also as rewards for those wizards who perform well in the dungeon."

"Oh? Are these points related to the dungeon?" Hermione's eyes lit up excitedly.

"That's right. After officially clearing the dungeon, everyone can get corresponding points based on their respective dungeon evaluations. You can use these points to exchange for rewards in the system store I set up."

"There are many types and quantities of these rewards. Some of them are magic spells. What I put in are rare magic spells that everyone can't learn at Hogwarts. But you should note that these spells cannot be spread after learning them, and corresponding confidentiality agreements will be attached at that time."

"Another part is potions. These potions are not ordinary goods. Some of them can directly improve everyone's physical qualities and attributes, and some can develop your potential. They are all rare and good things."

"Of course, there will naturally be no shortage of alchemical items here. Among them, you can exchange for standardized tactical equipment, as well as life items that everyone may be interested in, and even the legendary items you have been thinking about!"

Anton grinned and introduced to everyone in a tempting voice.