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Chapter 149 Course Selection
Harry Potter: A Certain Ancient Rune Professor of Hogwarts (TL) by Crazy_Darkside_Cat
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"Come in." Felix said.
The two sat across from each other on the couch, and a plate of small snacks and two glasses of pumpkin juice automatically floated to the small table.
"Oh, thanks." Hermione said, "Professor Hap, I haven't thanked you for the beautiful Easter eggs you sent."
She didn't have many friends, and the Easter chocolate eggs she received were basically limited to her parents, roommates, Harry, and Ron.
"It's nothing, as long as you like it," Felix said politely, he mail-ordered a batch from the candy store and gave them to people close to him, such as professors, students, and close pen pals with whom he had close ties during Hogwarts in the past.
In his mind, it's a social politeness.
He didn't put much thought into it other than to include a handwritten greeting card - one should not expect the cafeteria eaters to be skilled at making Easter eggs.
"Miss Granger, do you have any questions about your third year course selection? And, um, you should consult Professor McGonagall regarding this issue."
"I will speak with Professor McGonagall tomorrow." Hermione nodded and took a deep breath and said, "Actually, I ticked all the courses ... despite the fact that some people said there would be a time conflict, but as far as I know, Percy, Ron's brother, took all the courses in his third year."
"Percy Weasley?" Felix blinked, "He did excel in Ancient Runes."
"I didn't want to drop any of the courses, I mean-" she said slowly, "If someone can do it, why can't I?"
It dawned upon Felix, "So, you want to find out from me what's the secret here?"
"Yes, Professor, if it is convenient for you to reveal it."
"Well, this is a semi-open secret among the professors, but they all try not to reveal it to other students, and have to conceal it in many ways ... Of course, some smart people will certainly be able to find the anomaly."
"You may be one of them, aren't you? Or do you personally have a first-hand experience in this secret, like Percy?" Hermione eased her breathing and looked at Felix expectantly.
"Unfortunately, I also inquired about it later. I didn't choose Muggle Studies and Arithmancy when I was in school, which made me miss out on this precious opportunity." He said with a melancholic look.
"You didn't even choose Muggle Studies?" She looked at Felix incredulously.
"Yeah, I thought the class is purely a waste of time at that time. No one could have imagined that I would later become an expert on muggle-related issues."
Hermione thought to herself, "I didn't expect that either, that's crazy, but professor you originally came from the muggle world, right?"
"So, the hidden secret is-"
"The Time-Turner, which allows you to go back a couple of hours."
"Back in time?" Hermione looked at him with a shocked expression, "But, but Professor, how is that possible!"
"Otherwise, how would any student pick two courses that conflict with each other?" Felix asked rhetorically.
Hermione couldn't speak.
She heard Professor Hap continue, "I have not examined this exquisite magical artefact and do not know its mechanism. But from what has been made public, the Ministry of Magic is extremely strict about the use of Time-Turner, with hundreds of laws in place for this cause and the harshest penalties for abuse."
"Then why do students-"
"Strict guarantees and screening are required, Miss Granger. Out of sight, and unseen by others, with successive Headmasters of Hogwarts - now Dumbledore - vouch for it on their name, while Professor McGonagall has to write various kinds of letters proving that the user is an absolutely model student to guarantee that it won't be used for anything other than studies."
Hermione suddenly thought of one of Percy's nicknames - Model Percy.
"So, if it's your application, Professor McGonagall won't refuse it, I think," Felix reassured her.
If his assistant got the Time-Turner, maybe he would have a chance to do some research? But Felix viewed this sudden impulse cautiously, from the far less information, all he saw were dangerous cases of misuse of the Time-Turner.
The Time-Turner is not dangerous, the danger lies in some smart ass playing with time.
Hermione left contentedly.
Before leaving, Professor Hap cautioned her, "Do not reveal the existence of the Time-Turner to anyone, it will make things very difficult for Professor McGonagall and will be a great threat to the user."
...
The other second-year young wizards were also worried about course selection at this time, after all, it would practically affect their future - after this selection, the range of subjects for the OWLs and NEWTs exams were basically determined.
Every young wizard has his or her own way -
Students who come from wizard families discuss this in detail with their relatives, but sometimes it has the opposite effect. Neville, for example, got somewhat overwhelmed and confused when some of his relatives wrote to him with various conflicting suggestions.
"Do you think that Arithmancy and Divination are more difficult to learn than the ancient runes?" When Hermione returned, she saw Neville asking Harry's opinion in the common room.
"Uh ... maybe?" Harry said vaguely, a form for course selection and course information in his hand.
Ron tapped Neville on the shoulder, "Mate, of course, you're taking Ancient Runes class!"
Neville said shakily, "My memory's not good, Professor Snape said--"
"Hey, don't listen to him, he doesn't have any good words in his mouth," Ron said in a mysteriously lowered voice: "I'll tell you a secret, Professor Hap is the strongest among all the professors, as long as you become his student, Snape will never dare to bully you again."
"But, but, Professor Hap is Snape's student ah ~"
Ron stammered, and stuttered, "Maybe they don't get along." He saw Hermione walk in and immediately looked towards her for support, "Hermione, you should understand, right?"
"I don't see any evidence that the two professors don't get along!"
Ron resentfully sat back in his chair.
Harry looked up and asked Hermione: "Did you get any suggestions from Professor Hap?"
"I didn't ask any advice about choosing a course, I just had some questions ..." She thought of Felix's warning to her, and she vaguely brushed over the subject.
Percy is more willing to give advice to the underclassmen, and his voice reaches their ears as he is surrounded by a group of people: "It has to do with your plans for the future; if you love the outdoors, you can boldly choose the Care of Magical Creatures class; if you are keen on calculating and solving puzzles, you can choose Arithmancy, and Divination; personally, I highly recommend Ancient Runes class, Professor Hap has brought this course a whole new meaning to it."
The young wizards were all in agreement, the golems all over the school made them envious.
"... Some people will tell you that muggle studies is idiotic, but personally, I think wizards should have a thorough understanding of non-magical societies, especially since you aren't sure if you'll be working in a job that is closely tied to muggles. As an extra note, Professor Hap is also an expert in this area!"
"As for the divination class, I also highly recommend you take it for a very simple reason. If you have the gift for prophecy, this class will change your life; even if you don't, divination class is the easiest subject to pass."
The young wizards left thoughtfully.
Harry also experienced something, he is pondering a question at this moment, what do I want to do in the future?
If it came to what he is best at, it is undoubtedly Quidditch, but he is not sure that he would become a professional Quidditch player.
In the end, after discussing it with Ron, he picked the usual classes - Care of Magical Creatures, Divination, and Ancient Runes- as his new classes.
He figured that if these classes proved taxing to learn, at least there would be someone willing to be helpful and friendly there.
Dean, who also grew up around muggles, told the two of them, "I chose it with my eyes closed, except for Ancient Runes."
The other students also tend to put Ancient Runes as their first choice because of Felix's wide influence.
There will be a huge surprise waiting for him at the beginning of the next academic year.
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Chapter 150 Sixth Metamorphosis
Harry Potter: A Certain Ancient Rune Professor of Hogwarts (TL) by Crazy_Darkside_Cat
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With less than a week left of the Easter holidays, Felix dropped all activities and hid in the Room of Requirement to practice memory magic and Patronus charm, he had a feeling that this magic is going to undergo a qualitative change.
It is a very strange feeling, the state of both fluidity and rawness appearing in him at the same time.
As time passed, day by day, even the students who happened to meet in the hallway noticed that Felix's state is off.
"Professor? Are you not feeling well?" Hermione looked into his silvery eyes and asked cautiously.
When Professor Hap looked over, she had the feeling that her thoughts were easily seen through.
Felix turned his head away slightly and said gently, "It's nothing, it's just some progress in magic, it'll be fine after a while."
On the last day of the Easter holidays, the Room of Requirement -
At the moment, he seated in a wide bronze armchair, his body leaned forward, his slender fingers supporting his chin, seemingly lost in eternal thought.
Felix's heart rippled as memories of using Patronus charm in the past kept pouring back into his mind--
From the first successful manifestation of the Patronus form in the fifth year.
To the company during the night tour in the forbidden forest.
The battle with the Lethifold during the graduation tour.
And the countless times of practicing day in and day out ...
Every time I waved my wand, every time what I thought and felt, every time I gathered happiness, every time I watched its wings sweep across the sky ...
These memories, like a volcanic eruption, came flooding back to the mind in a flash.
But Felix is no longer as helpless as he was in his fourth year, he has a wealth of experience, while with the help of his own breakthrough in memory magic a few days ago, he's constantly sorting through his chaos of thoughts.
The books in the Room were tossed and turned as if swept by a fierce wind, and the runes of various colours burst out in unison with a brilliant light.
Countless silvery feathers appeared in his mind, filling his entire world of thought, and then at a certain moment, these feathers converged toward the very center.
The speed is as fast it can be!
A silver streak clashed together and exploded into a large cloud of silver fog, thousands of rain swallows went forward and backward, and the silver fog at the center kept tumbling as if something is brewing.
In the Room of Requirement, Felix's pair of eyes grew brighter and brighter, and his light blue pupils shone with a dazzling silver light.
As the glow reached its peak, Felix drew out his wand and quickly stabbed it forward--
"Expecto Patronum!"
A ball of silver light blasted out, first swelling away rapidly, engulfing Felix's figure completely, spreading instantly to half the room, and after a brief pause of a moment, the silver light quickly shrank and condensed into a silver Rain Swallow.
That is Felix's new Patronus.
This rain swallow is far bigger than the normal one, the size of an owl, its body is dotted with dense light dots.
These light dots are connected to each other with the help of tiny, untraceable filaments, like the Patronus bones and blood vessels.
When the last ray of silver light integrated into the Patronus, these light dots and filaments were invisible.
What appeared in front of Felix is a brand new Patronus with a physical form.
A level six Patronus Charm!
He and the silver Rain Swallow looked at each other, and it seemed to sense his thoughts as it unfolded its scythe-like wings and weaved through the room like a lightning bolt, and as far as the eye could see, it appeared as a continuous silver trail.
"Your speed has become faster again," Felix said admiringly.
Rain Swallow appeared abruptly in front of him, floating in midair, giving a short cry to express its inner joy to Felix.
Felix reached out his index finger and gently touched its head, it felt like a smooth texture, if he didn't look at the silver light on its body, he would have thought it is a large mutated bird.
Rain Swallow rubbed against his finger, conveying the emotion of inner joy.
Felix also showed a satisfied smile, on the eve of the end of Easter, he finally turned the accumulation of the recent period into reality -
Occlumency - sixth metamorphosis!
Legilimency - six metamorphoses!
Memory Charm - sixth metamorphosis!
Patronus Charm - sixth metamorphosis!
The breakthroughs of the first three magics were so well-developed that they had already reached the top of the fifth level, and in less than a year after returning to Hogwarts, the depth of magic had deepened because of some experiences -
From the development and practice of Thinking Room magic to the communication with Snape about Memory Magic to the Lockhart's Magic Handbook ... until in the Room of Requirement, meeting Lady Rowena Ravenclaw's thousand-year-old memory, showing him the finest memory magic.
Together with the help of the Diadem, all together, caused his memory magic to undergo a logical qualitative metamorphosis.
And when the memory magic metamorphosed, the breakthrough of the Patronus Charm just happened as a matter of course.
After all, he did not have any barriers, Lady Ravenclaw directly showed him the existence and location of the memory nodes, saving him countless hours. It is only limited by the lack of ability to manipulate memory magic, it seems to be a slight struggle ...
The silver swallow landed on his shoulder and gently nuzzled at his ear.
Felix's thoughts fluttered as he once again pondered a question that had plagued him for a long time - his golden fingers.
In the end, what is his golden finger? Or rather, did Goldfinger really exist?
No panels, no hints, no sudden appearance of other people's opinions ...
There is only tireless practice and transformation, and Felix also named his own spell as Level 1 and Level 2 according to the number of transformations ...
Perhaps this is the essence of his "golden finger" -
An innate talent for magic?
The wizarding world is never short of gifted people, such as the Parseltongue and the Metamorphmagus.
There are also talents that are specific to one field, such as flight, superior transfiguration, potions, or even simply having a superior mastery in particular magic ...
Such examples are common throughout history, but how many of them can bring their talents to the extreme?
And Felix did it.
His own perseverance and wisdom, and the unique magic talent, together made the current him.
" Well, does it matter if it's a golden finger or not?"
Felix smiled, looked at the silver rain swallow on his shoulder, and walked out of the Room of Requirement.
In front of a window, Felix gently tapped the Patronus' forehead, "Go ahead and bring me a moon dew flower from the Forbidden Forest."
The rain swallow spread its wings and turned into a silver stream of light that quickly disappeared into the night sky.
Felix looked at the silver trace it trailed, and suddenly remembered the ancient poem he saw in the Ravenclaw manuscript -
"The stone became a bird, twittering and chirping. Crossing mountains and rivers, it brought back the daisy flowers of the red plains."
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0451· May 20, 2024
I like it, his improvement feels actually mystical, and not just the standard "number go up". Blob Cookie
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> Harry Potter: A Certain Ancient Rune Professor of Hogwarts (TL) > Chapter 151 The Exam is Approaching
Chapter 151 The Exam is Approaching
Harry Potter: A Certain Ancient Rune Professor of Hogwarts (TL) by Crazy_Darkside_Cat
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Easter break was over, but for the fifth and seventh-year students, it only meant that the wizard grading exams were looming a few points closer.
Professor McGonagall also found the opportunity to hold a meeting for professors to remind professors of various subjects to prepare for the exams.
"Pay particular attention to the mindset of the young wizards. Every time before the exam, some students suddenly have emotional breakdowns and do all kinds of crazy things. In addition, this is also a time when there is a significant increase in the circulation of various poor-quality potions, amulets, and cheating props, as teachers, we must be on guard ..."
Felix compared what he saw, he is not quite sure whether the acne that increased dramatically on Miss Clammy Vera's face were a seasonal change or, as Professor McGonagall said, a pre-test psychological problem.
"... The regular exam is scheduled for June 1. It's earlier than the wizard grading exams, but that doesn't mean we can take it lightly ..."
While walking out of the faculty staff common room, the two new professors came together to share their experiences.
"I didn't know that professors had to prepare for so many things, I was so overwhelmed by all the exams when I was in school." Belby said with a tone of wonder.
"I'm just learning about it now, too, Damocles. How is your topic on forbidden forest creatures going?"
"Everything is going well!" Belby said spiritedly, "I'd love to show you the look of surprise on their faces, I think - at least for a few years - my class will be remembered by the students."
"Maybe I'll even be getting greeting cards from the little wizards for years from now on."
Felix smiled and congratulated him, and Belby told him again, mysteriously, "And indeed, as you say, Felix, Hogwarts has such a rich collection of books that I didn't realize it at all when I was at school."
...
All five years of classes Felix teaching have varying degrees of pre-test complex, but the fifth and seventh years are the most obvious, which has nothing to do with their performance, but is the result of an accumulation of various stresses.
Fifth-year Warren Pardez submitted a blank paper on one test, claiming his mind went blank and suspecting an Obliviate had been cast on him, but to Felix's skilled eye, he's in perfect shape.
"Mr. Pardez," Felix said, "the last professor of the Defense Against the Dark Arts class got imprisoned in Azkaban for the misuse of memory charm, so you still stand by that claim?"
Pardez quickly made an excuse and left.
One student claimed that he had been cursed by a dark magic item and his brain had regressed to a year ago, asking the professors to take care of his special situation, and he ended up being detained by Professor McGonagall for three days.
The sixth-years were so solid-minded that they often smiled as they watched the other years stride past, enjoying their breakfasts unhurriedly and with much more grace and ease, even in their posture.
In his latest class, Felix criticized this approach.
"I'm not going to stop you from sharing your experiences in practical classes; in a way, it's your reward for finishing your studies early. But -"
"Chasing after seventh-year students to show off can easily have unforeseen consequences, and I'm talking about you, Miss Rye."
Amidst a roar of laughter, Emily Rye said accusingly, "Professor Hap, I'm not chasing and showing off, she's my cousin who kept teasing me about being unkempt and acting like a pug during the OWLs last year."
The laughter got louder.
Felix is amused as well, "Well, let's move on to a new lesson. You've finished the graveyard side and the Dark Lair part-"
"Actually, it's the little skeletons and the black crows ...," someone offstage muttered.
"--" Felix continued, "and also discovered a great deal of Easter egg content that I had hidden away, so now, let's review it, the various types of puzzles you encountered."
...
At the end of the fourth year's Ancient Runes class, the Weasley twins pulled out palm-sized square pieces of wood and showed them to him.
"Professor, at the moment we can only achieve one-to-one conversation, however, it has achieved the desired effect."
The twins each held a square piece of wood and showed him: "We call it the couple's mirror, of course, it is a temporary name, in order to facilitate pre-publicity. We made reference to the shape of the Two-way mirror, and the material is the chestnut wood you suggested."
The two pointed on it: "Like this, if you want to transmit a message, you need to inject a trace of magic, and the other side will become hot, using the principle of fever coin."
"It's coated with a layer of powdered silver, and with synchronization enchantment and transfiguration, which can morph into different words."
Fred used his wand to rub on it, and George pretended to be studying seriously.
"Oh, here's a new message." He pulled the couple's mirror out of his pocket almost got burned, but he still pretended to say, "Let me see who's interrupting my revision?"
"So it's Fred!" He injected a hint of magic toward the chestnut wood piece, and a layer of silver coating on it surfaced with black writing, 'Percy's dating in the abandoned classroom on the second floor.'
George looked up at Fred in surprise, "Is that true? Why didn't I know?"
Fred said with a grin, "I bumped into it when I was going to the lavatory."
After the demonstration was completed, the two took the couple's mirror to Felix and waited apprehensively for his evaluation.
Felix played with it carefully for a moment, "Very nice, I hadn't considered the idea of powdered silver coating." He looked up, "I need to take it back and study it and give you guys an answer in a day or two."
"Of course, Professor Hap."
The twins looked at each other with a somewhat hesitant expression, and Felix waited quietly.
"As you know, Professor, we intend to open a joke shop in the near future ..."
Felix nodded.
"George and I discussed that you would own fifty percent of the profit of the joke shop."
"Fred," Felix interrupted, "there is no need to consider my part, I just offered some advice."
"Professor Hap, George, and I are well aware that you have helped us far beyond the responsibilities of a professor as such, not just with the couple's mirror, but with our other impractical ideas that no one has ever encouraged us, even Mom and Dad ... George and I are deeply grateful. "
Fred took a deep breath and said very seriously, "This is all we could produce now."
George also nodded in seriousness to match.
Felix's gaze shifted over them, and after almost a minute, he said non-committally, "I'm looking forward to your product changing the wizarding world in the future."
"It definitely will!" The twins said in unison.
...
With all the hustle and bustle, the time moved to the first weekend after the Easter break.
Quidditch arrived.
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