, Day 1 of Class

Chapter 10 The First Day of Class

For Avada, the debate over the nature of magic raised by Flitwick was not a problem at all—he knew from the beginning that the essentialist theory was the correct answer.

But this is an effect resulting from his unique talent, and it doesn't prove anything to others. You can't expect someone to ask him, "How did you prove essentialism?" and he'll simply reply, "Oh, I saw it with my own eyes," right?

If he actually dared to do that, he'd be beaten to death.

So even though he had almost completely mastered the relevant content during the summer vacation, he still listened attentively to the following Charms class. And when Flitwick handed out feathers to everyone and let them practice on their own, he hesitated, wondering whether he should show off and cast a perfect Levitation Charm.

While he was hesitating, Baron, after several failed attempts, successfully made the feather float, earning Slytherin five points.

So he quickly cast the spell and became the second successful one, earning Hufflepuff two points.

"Wait, didn't you succeed on your first try?"

Baron suddenly turned his head and looked at him in surprise.

"Ahem, luck, luck." Avada realized her performance had gone wrong and quickly laughed it off. Baron didn't pay much attention and continued waving his wand at the feather, becoming more and more skilled at casting the Levitation Charm.

Avada observed for a moment, then suddenly said, "You can try slightly flipping your wrist outwards when you shake your wand, but not too much, just enough to get the idea."

Baron raised an eyebrow: "Neither the book nor Professor Flitwick required this."

"Give it a try, there's no danger." Avada immediately demonstrated a levitation spell by flipping his wrist, making the feather float steadily. Seeing this, Baron nodded slightly and followed Avada's instructions, slightly rotating his wrist and reciting the levitation spell.

"Um?!"

As the spell took effect, the feather floated, and a look of surprise flashed in Baron's eyes.

"What's going on? Maintaining the spell suddenly feels so much easier!" he exclaimed in a low voice. "How did you figure that out?"

"I figured it out just by trying it out during the holidays."

Avada lied without batting an eye. It was actually the effect of his magical senses; he could observe the disturbance to magic when Baron cast the Levitation Charm, and thus further calculate and optimize the best casting plan.

The only problem is that he's not quick-witted enough. He needs to observe for a long time just to optimize the simplest levitation spell, let alone high-end and complex spells.

"I'd like to ask Professor Flitwick a question," Baron said, his eyes gleaming as he stared at Avada.

"OK."

Avada nodded, and Baron immediately raised his hand, called over Flitwick who was on patrol, demonstrated the optimized version of the Levitation Charm, and asked for the reason.

However, Flitwick wasn't particularly surprised: "You guys are lucky; you actually figured out the optimization techniques on your own."

"The spells in the books are the most standard and versatile templates. As a wizard's skill increases and their understanding of magic deepens, they will naturally develop optimized techniques that suit their own style. Take the levitation spell you just learned, for example. 'Slightly rotating your wrist' can reduce the energy required to maintain the spell, and if you let the tip of your wand point downwards slightly when you wave it, and emphasize the 'de' in the spell, you can greatly enhance the spell's effect..."

"But don't get too caught up in optimizing techniques. Building a solid foundation and mastering basic spells is what you should be doing at this stage," Flitwick advised.

"Understood, Professor," Avada and Baron nodded in unison.

As soon as the bell rang, Flitwick jumped back onto the stack of books, clapped his hands to stop the students' discussion and practice: "That's all for today's lesson. Those of you who haven't mastered the Levitation Charm yet, remember to practice it more when you get home. If you can master the Levitation Charm within a week, I'll show you something extra interesting."

"There's no homework for this class. get out of class dismissed."

After saying that, he nimbly jumped off the podium and left the classroom first. Some students followed him out, while others remained in their seats, waving their wands at the feather with worried expressions.

"Our next class is Herbalism, which we'll have with Ravenclaw." Baron glanced at his schedule, stood up, slung his backpack over his shoulder, and said goodbye to Avada.

"Our next class is History of Magic, which is supposedly the most boring class ever," Avada sighed. "And, we Hufflepuffs have to wait until tomorrow to get a class taught by our own headmaster."

"Haha, I'm off now, see you later."

"Okay, see you later."

……

Professor Binns is an old ghost, and the only ghost professor at Hogwarts. Legend has it that one day he stood up to go to class and accidentally left his body in an armchair in front of the fireplace in the faculty lounge, unaware that he was already dead.

With his ghostly nature, he became the only professor in the entire school who could withstand the intensity of 007. Moreover, he was extremely knowledgeable and never forgot anything, making him the best candidate for professor of magical history. The only problem was that his lectures were too monotonous and boring, and had an excellent hypnotic effect.

For example, right now.

"Few people can feel the unique charm of the vast history. Most people just treat history as an ordinary story and care about the gossip of famous people."

In Hufflepuff and Gryffindor's first History of Magic class, Professor Binns was trying his best to praise the charm of history, as is customary for the first class, in an attempt to arouse the students' interest. However, his monotonous and drawn-out tone only made his actions counterproductive.

"The collective efforts of all living beings propel the wheels of history, causing its trajectory to develop and change. Occasionally, a flash of genius will illuminate a completely new path... You, me, and everything around us are all part of history. Studying history is studying ourselves and society. Let us learn from the past, draw lessons, and predict the changes of the times..."

A soft snore could be heard in the classroom.

"Strictly speaking, our history of magic should be divided into two parts: the history of wizards and the history of magic. The history of wizards explores the changes in the wizarding community, the establishment and development of magical society, exchanges and conflicts with other races, and is closely related to the history of Muggles..."

The snoring began to blend together, rising and falling rhythmically.

"The history of magic, on the other hand, recounts the emergence of various spells and alchemical artifacts, analyzing how they propelled the course of history. For example, the invention of the first flying broomstick, the first Portkey, and spells such as Apparition, Clear Water, and the Ironclad Charm all had a tremendous and far-reaching impact on the development of magical society..."

In class, Avada was forcibly keeping his mind active, becoming the only person in the entire classroom who was paying attention. He hadn't slept well the night before, and Professor Binns' hypnotic tone made staying awake extremely difficult.

The only thing that comforted him was that the history of magic was indeed very interesting, and comparing it with the original text in his memory deepened his understanding of the magical world.

After barely surviving the History of Magic course, Avada took flying lessons with Ravenclaw. As expected, Cho Chang displayed exceptional flying talent, earning high praise from Madam Hooch. To Avada's surprise, his roommate Shabby Nott also demonstrated remarkable flying skills, being described by Madam Hooch as "a potential professional Quidditch player."

However, his own flying ability was rather mediocre. Although he could make the broom fly into his hand by shouting "Get up" with the help of his magical senses, he lacked the essential elements of flight, such as balance, sense of distance, and coordination.

In the afternoon, it was Professor McGonagall's Transfiguration class. After Professor McGonagall demonstrated some advanced techniques that made Avada dizzy, such as turning herself into a cat and the podium into a lion, the students below the stage immediately expressed their eagerness to study Transfiguration diligently, and then began to frown at a matchstick that was supposed to be turned into a needle.

After waiting anxiously for twenty minutes, Avada finally couldn't wait any longer and waved her wand, becoming the first person in the entire classroom to successfully turn a match into a needle, earning Hufflepuff five points.

(End of this chapter)