Magical Studies at Hogwarts

Chapter 9 The First Intimacy with Voldemort

Professor Binns is definitely different from other ghosts.

Generally speaking, once one becomes a ghost, one will naturally lose the ability to cast spells, but Professor Binns obviously still retains the magic power of hypnosis and awakening.As soon as he opened his mouth, the students in the classroom naturally gradually fell asleep, and once the get out of class was over, they would naturally wake up again.

Stuart stretched his waist, thinking to himself that this history of magic class was really very sleepy, as the seniors and sisters said.It's just that I didn't prepare enough the first time, so it would be better to sneak a pillow next time.

He yawned with Terry Qiqi, who also just woke up, and called Ike to go back to the common room to play.Ike shook his head, and put the textbook in Stuart's arms. The two thick "History of Magic" were very heavy, and Stuart almost missed him without paying attention.

"I'll go to the library and take the book back for me first."

"Do you want to work so hard, Ike?" Stuart wailed, "This is only the first day of school!"

"I'm just going to see what books are in the library." Ike shrugged, "I'll see you later."

Saying goodbye to his roommate, Ike went straight to the library.

Hogwarts' library is worthy of the name of the largest and only wizarding school in the UK. The first thing you see is thousands of bookshelves and hundreds of narrow passages.There is a long table at intervals in the passage, with chairs on both sides of the long table for the use of young wizards.

Tens of thousands of books are neatly placed on the bookshelves, the innermost part is separated by iron railings, and magic is cast on them. The only entrance is the desk of the librarian Mrs. Irma Pince.Without the professor's approval note, no one could sneak into the restricted section from Mrs. Pince's eyes during opening hours.

On the first day of school, there were quite a few students in the library, most of whom were in the fifth grade and above who were facing OWLs and NEWTs exams, especially the fifth graders, who had to face the dual oppression of homework and pressure.

Ike took a quick glance and then turned around. After searching the bookshelf for a while according to the index, he finally found a nearly complete version of "Standard Spells".

After Miranda Gosack created "Standard Spells", it became a common teaching material for the spell courses of the three major magic schools in Europe, but the whole book is too thick, and it also involves part of the content of black magic.After discussion by the International Federation of Wizards, it was divided into five books from elementary to fifth, and the black magic part was deleted.

Hogwarts naturally has a complete collection of "Standard Spells", but in the restricted area, all Ike can find is a collection of "Standard Spells" for grades one to five.

But that's enough.

"Standard Spells: Elementary" does not involve attack spells, they are all daily spells such as levitation spells and illumination spells.Ike knew very well that he could relax a little in the first year in the same grade as the Savior, but he would face the threat of basilisk attacks from the second grade, and even more dementors in the third grade.

It is full of calculations, only this whole semester is stable.

What's more, the ghost knows how chaotic the subsequent plot will be because of Ike's existence.

This "Standard Spell" was the only source for Ike to learn the spell before he could sneak into the restricted area without learning the illusion spell.

The Petrification Curse, Stunning Curse, Disarming Curse, and Crushing Curse, Ike roughly looked through it, and the common spells in memory can basically be found there, but there is no Disillusionment Curse.

But that's enough for now.

Taking "Standard Spells" to Mrs. Pince's desk, Ike gently put the book on the table and said softly, "Mrs. Pince, I want to borrow this book."

Mrs. Pince pushed her glasses, glanced at Ike, then looked at the "Standard Spells" on the table, and said while filling out the borrowing list: "As a first-year freshman, I think you need to know the rules for borrowing books. rule."

"If you cut, tear, dent, soil, damage, throw, drop, or in any other way mar, abuse, or desecrate this book, I will subject you to the most dire consequences within my power."

"Trust me, you don't want to know what you're up against."

Mrs. Pince made a copy of the library slip, clipped the original on the first page of "Standard Spells", and handed it to Ike.

"There is a time for borrowing books. I hope to see this book appearing in front of me in two weeks' time."

"As you wish, Mrs. Pince."

Ike nodded slightly and replied softly.

Leaving the library, Ike went straight to the auditorium.Dinner at Hogwarts started at seven o'clock, and it was already a quarter past seven.

Dinner was a bit better than lunch, with a few more stews and a generous portion of fried chicken.

As soon as Ike entered the auditorium, he saw a red-haired lion cub performing left-right stunts with a chicken leg in one hand. He subconsciously took a few glances, and then came to Ravenclaw's table, still served with meatballs and spaghetti. Pan-fried veal with a glass of rich pumpkin juice.

It is impossible to try the stew, that thing looks worse than the Northeast stew!

After dinner, the other four eaglets arrived late.Ike said hello to a few people and returned to the common room, sat down on a small sofa in the corner, put on "closed earplugs and listened", and sank his mind into "Standard Spells".

I didn't notice when Stuart and the others came back. When Ike recovered, he was the only one left in the common room.

After closing the book, Ike quietly pushed open the bedroom door, and Stuart and Terry were already asleep.

After applying a silent spell, Ike raised his hand to let the book fly to the desk, changed into his pajamas, and quickly got into bed, but his mind was still thinking about the contents of "Standard Spells".

The role of knowledge mastering is greater than imagined. Even if the spells in "Standard Spells" are a little more complicated and profound, it still doesn't bother Ike.After one afternoon and one night of study, Ike has almost memorized the spell written on it, and the rest is to use it successfully.

Only when the spell is successfully cast once, will the spell level be displayed on Ike's notepad system.

Of course, it's time to find an opportunity, and it's not yet the time to use the Room of Requirement.

Until you find and learn the Disillusionment Charm, you still have to be a little cautious.

After waking up, Ike went to the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom on the fourth floor with Stuart and Terry.Unfortunately, Ravenclaw and Slytherin freshmen became the first of all freshmen to experience the pungent and unpleasant smell of Quirinus Quirrell up close.

The Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom was not big, and it was locked up tightly by Quirrell. The smell inside could not be released, and the lethality increased a bit.As soon as Ike entered the door, he couldn't help but sneezed.

It turns out that not only yawns but also sneezes are contagious.

As soon as Ike finished, Stuart sneezed on the side, and then the little Slytherin who had endured it for a while, Clark and Goyle couldn't stop at all.

After a while, one after another, Quirrell on the podium obviously showed a bit of embarrassment.

That's what it takes to suffer.Merlin once said that people cannot perfectly control the subconscious reactions of their bodies, and neither can wizards.

After sneezing and inhaling subconsciously, the strange smell seemed to rush straight into the brain, making my head dizzy for a while.

"Whirlwind clean!"

Maybe it was the reaction of the little wizards that stimulated Quirrell. Quirrell took out his wand and cleaned up the air in the classroom. It was much better, at least no one sneezing anymore.

"I am... Querrey... Linus Quirrell, you... your professor of Defense against the Dark Arts, now, please... Please turn to... Open your textbooks, open... and start the class .”

Ike turned the textbook to Chapter 1, common dark creatures and defense methods.Although Ike, who had read the whole book during the holidays, couldn't memorize it from beginning to end, he still knew the general content.

According to the normal teaching process, it should be about a dark creature and its defense method, with a few theoretical lessons mixed with a practical lesson.It's a pity that since a certain unnamed existence failed to apply for a job, the teaching level of Defense Against the Dark Arts has been uneven. It can be roughly divided into those with some skills, bastards, and trash who are not even as good as bastards.

Quirrell originally belonged to the class with a little ability, but now he has become a bastard because he was distracted by other things.

Fortunately, Ike, who had been mentally prepared, didn't take Quirrell's class seriously at all. He just pretended to listen carefully and didn't put his mind on it at all.

"Do you want to think of a way to get Voldemort to say something? The chance to meet the Dark Lord face to face without being Avada is only this year..."

(End of this chapter)