Chapter 489 Advanced Class

The next day the weather was very fine, there were only one or two broken clouds floating in the blue sky, and the sun hung high in the sky, emitting light and heat. The cool air with a slight taste of sunshine blowing on people's faces makes people feel refreshed. This is undoubtedly a good sign for the start of a new term.

After breakfast, they still sat in their seats and did not leave as usual. Because today the deans of the four colleges will collect applications for advanced classes from students above the sixth grade and provide them with guidance services.

Everyone in Gryffindor waited for Professor McGonagall to come down from the staff table. The work of distributing the schedule this semester is much more complicated than usual. Professor McGonagall must first ensure that the o.w.ls scores of each student meet the requirements before he can continue to study the n.e.w.ts improvement class he chose. Of course, if a student meets the o.w.ls requirements but feels that he does not need a n.e.w.ts certificate for a certain course, he can also skip this course. Because the content of n.e.w.ts courses is more difficult and the homework is more complicated. Not everyone can guarantee the completion of these course content.

Hermione's courses were immediately decided, and she would continue to study Charms, Defense Against the Dark Arts, Transfiguration, Herbology, Arithmancy and Potions. Originally, she wanted to sign up for a full twelve courses, but after Ryan reminded her that she would have enough time to learn any knowledge she was interested in in the future, she cut down a lot of the courses she had to take.

Don't learn ancient runes? I remember that you are very interested in ancient runes, and you got an o in o.w.ls. Speaking of Professor McGonagall, he paused for a moment as if thinking of something. That's right, Ryan's knowledge in this area is much more profound than the school's professors. You really don't need to spend too much extra time in class on this area. As a member of the Order of the Phoenix, Professor McGonagall naturally knows something.

Next is Neville. Although Neville's grades in the study club have improved his academic level a lot, he did well in this exam. But Professor McGonagall still had his opinion on Neville.

Mr. Longbottom, you got an o in Herbalism, very good. I think Professor Sprout would be very happy to see you back. Defense Against the Dark Arts is equally good. The problem is that you are an e in Transfiguration and Charms. , Longbottom, I'm curious why you don't choose the improvement class of Charms? IMHO, your talent in Transfiguration is not as good as that in Charms. I'm worried that you may not be able to keep up in Transfiguration Progress. And I found that you don't like Transfiguration class very much, why force yourself?

Neville seemed a little embarrassed, and he lowered his head and said something, which seemed to be my grandma told me to learn it.

Oh, does it mean Augusta? But I noticed that the career you chose in employment counseling last year did not require the n.e.w.ts certificate of transfiguration. I think you should focus on your strengths.

I think so too, but my grandma thinks Charms is a way to save trouble, Neville muttered.

Then you take Charms, I'll write to your grandmother. Just because she failed the o.w.ls exam in Charms doesn't mean it's not worth learning. Great progress, your grandmother needs to realize that her grandson is much better than she thought, and needs to have her own path.

After listening to Professor McGonagall's words, Neville took over the new schedule that Professor McGonagall had just conjured up, with an expression of unbelievable joy on his face. At this time, Professor McGonagall had already turned his head to look at Parvati, and soon Parvati left in frustration, because this year, the handsome professor of the centaur only taught divination classes for grades one to five.

After almost everyone on the table has finished,

Professor McGonagall came to Ryan: Mr. Liang, your course selection can only be put at the end, because there is a little problem with one of the courses.

Is it the alchemy class? Ryan guessed the problem at once. After all, except for this class, his test scores and electives are exactly the same as Hermione's. If there is a problem with a certain class, it is only this one.

Yes. Professor McGonagall seemed a little helpless when he said this. Because this subject used to be required to apply for the test only when you got an o in Transfiguration, Ancient Runes, and Arithmetic Divination in the o.w.ls exam. At the same time, learners need to pay a part of the cost of raw materials. Therefore, in the past ten years, Hogwarts At this time, no one applied for this course.

Speaking of this, Professor McGonagall lowered her voice. She felt that as the best school in the UK and even in Europe, it was a shame that the school could not provide the corresponding education for students who could meet the requirements. Due to well-known reasons, we couldn't recruit alchemy professors at all this year, so the principal thought of a compromise.

Ryan listened quietly to Professor McGonagall's speech, and he also knew why the principal didn't invite a professor of alchemy: Alchemist itself is a profession that all wizards pursue, and as long as they remain neutral, they can live well. And joining Hogwarts as a professor at this time is equivalent to declaring that he is on Dumbledore's side, which is obviously not worthwhile for those alchemists. Not to mention that there is only one student studying this subject, and the school managers probably don't want to pay too much.

Seeing Ryan staring at him seriously, Professor McGonagall felt even more guilty. The result of the discussion between Dumbledore and the school managers is that you can study this subject by yourself, and when the exam comes, someone from the Examination Department of the Ministry of Magic will come to take the exam for you. As compensation, the alchemy laboratory in the school will be yours to use .”

This answer already made Ryan very happy. Anyway, in terms of alchemy knowledge, he could read a lot of materials hidden in the school, and he could also get Luo Zhen's guidance. It would be better for him without a professor, and he could spend more time doing interesting things.

Then, thank you, Professor. Ryan smiled and took the new schedule and the key to the alchemy laboratory, and Professor McGonagall patted him on the shoulder and said seriously. I believe you will be very successful in alchemy in the future. Also, thank you for helping the Order of the Phoenix.

Ryan also smiled friendly. The reason why he gave priority to selling those discounted magical defense items to the Order of the Phoenix was to strengthen the Order of the Phoenix's ability to carry those Death Eaters. Now it seems that this kind of funding plus his indiscriminate attack on Death Eaters has been quite effective. At least for a while, the number of ordinary people killed in the news in the newspapers is much less than that in the novels of the previous life.

There was no class in the first period of the new schedule, so Ryan took Hermione to see the alchemy laboratory assigned to him this year.

The laboratory is on the west side of the fifth floor of the castle, near the Ravenclaw tower. This corridor looks empty, not even a pair of oil paintings, let alone sculptures or armor that are common in other places. The most exaggerated thing is that there is not even a door in the corridor. Only the sunlight pouring in from the window on one side illuminated the entire corridor.

Didn't you say that the alchemy laboratory is in this corridor? Where can I get in? After curiously walking around the corridor twice, Hermione finally gave up looking and turned to Ryan and asked.

This place is actually similar to the back wall of the Leaky Cauldron Bar. To be precise, the way the back wall opens is learned from this place. Ryan said as he walked to the wall corresponding to the third window from the entrance in the corridor. side, and then look closely at that wall. Finally, he found a slightly bluish brick at the height of his waist and knocked with the bronze key given by Professor McGonagall.

The brick he knocked on trembled and began to move, a small hole appeared in the middle, and the hole became bigger and bigger, and after a while, a stone door with an eagle holding a star in relief appeared on the lintel.

Did Ravenclaw stay? Ryan glanced at the Ravenclaw-style relief on the door, opened the door and walked in.