The last day of August, St. Petersburg.

While Yermak Ivanovich was still in bed in his bedroom, he heard the screams of surprise from his daughter Irina in the living room, as well as a strange sound of strange laughter and the sound of fluttering wings.

"Irina, what's going on?" Yermak grabbed his wand and walked into the living room, somewhat confused.

In addition to Irina Ivanovich, there was an unexpected guest in the living room, a small owl about the size of a fist jumping happily on the coffee table in the living room, flapping its wings and flying up and rubbing Irina from time to time.

And his most precious little daughter, Irina Ivanovich, was sitting on the sofa in the living room and smirking, and the girl clutched a heavy, yellow parchment envelope with words written in emerald green ink.

"There's a letter from Hogwarts!

Hearing the sound next to the living room, Irina quickly turned her head and waved the envelope in her hand excitedly.

"Dad! Mr. Newt Scamander didn't lie to us!

"A letter from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry?"

The remnants of Mr. Ivanovich's sleepiness were swept away in an instant, and he walked briskly and took from his daughter the thick parchment envelope, the back of which contained a particularly delicate-looking wax seal with a coat of arms and a lion, an eagle, a badger, and a snake around the capital "H".

That's right, this is the crest of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, which he had seen in a book about magical heraldry.

The letter was simple, in addition to informing Irina that she had been allowed to attend Hogwarts and that she would be allowed to take the Hogwarts Express train from King's Cross Station to Hogwarts on September 1, it also included a list of books and equipment that Irina Ivanovich would use in the coming year.

In terms of magic books, uniforms, and equipment, Hogwarts' requirements are similar to those of Kodos Doretz, a magical school located near Moscow.

All students are required to prepare the following books:

Standard Spells, Elementary, by Miranda Goshawk

A History of Magic, by Bathilda Basshat

The Theory of Magic, by Adbay Wolflin

The Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration, by Emory Swich

A Thousand Miracle Herbs and Mushrooms, by Felida Spall

Magic Potions and Potions, by Arseny Giger

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, by Newt Scamman

Black Magic: A Guide to Self-Defense, by Quentin Trimb

In fact, up to this point, Mr. Ivanovich has not been too confused, and the pure English magic textbook is still in an absolute position of authority in the wizarding world today.

Merely......

As I continued down the list, things started to get a little wrong......

A Course in Calculus, by Fichkingolz

Mathematical Analysis, by Zorich

A Course in Advanced Mathematics, by Smirnov

Mathematical Analysis Problem Book, by Jimidovich

Interesting Physics, by Belelliman

Physics: Principles and Problems, by Paul Zizewitz

Feynman Lectures on Physics, by Richard Feynman

Creatures: The Power of Life, Alton Biggs

What is Life, by Erwin Schrödinger

......

Reading the familiar list of Russian titles and authors, as well as foreign textbooks that they had never heard of, Ivanovich and his daughter looked at each other, and a blank look appeared in their eyes.

"Dad, is this the legendary Hogwarts? Why does the textbook look like our middle school and high school ......?"

The excitement on Irina's little face gradually dissipated.

Judging from the current situation, there seems to be a difference between the curriculum in the mysterious Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and the curriculum set up by the Kordos Dorez School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where Grandpa used to teach.

At least as far as Irina remembers, there is no separate math class in Kodos Dorez.

And if the names of the former Soviet mathematicians seemed a little familiar, then the series of subjects and book titles that followed her had never been exposed to it made the girl feel a little unconfident.

Thankfully...... The names of those textbooks all sound quite interesting.

In particular, the textbooks written by foreigners in the latter sounded at least much more intimate than Mr. Gemmidovich's "Mathematical Analysis Workbook", and Irina vaguely remembered that Perelman's brother next door had complained about this book more than once.

"Hmm...... I don't know...... Perhaps, this is the difference between the top and oldest magic school in the world today, and a magic school like Kordos Dorez that was rebuilt after the war, right?"

Yermak Ivanovich touched his nose and replied with some uncertainty.

As a native Russian wizard, Mr. Ivanovich didn't know much about the mysterious school of witchcraft and wizardry on the other side of the Channel, and most of his knowledge of Hogwarts was limited to Dumbledore and Scamander.

The only thing that is certain is that no matter how much American wizards have emphasized over the years how much their Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry has improved in terms of the quality of teaching and how many outstanding wizards have been produced, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry still represents the top magical education in the entire wizarding world - none of them.

And the "Hogwarts Freshman Textbook List", which is nearly twice as long as the list of first-year students at Kordos Dorez School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, is undoubtedly once again a strong proof of this.

Obviously, when it comes to academic openness and educational reform, Hogwarts is far more inclusive than any other school of witchcraft and wizardry.

This list of books for new students is a very direct comparison, in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, in addition to the traditional sense of charms, potions, transfiguration, magical animals, herbs...... Outside of these wizarding courses, even those Muggle knowledge that Ivanovich looks like a book of heaven, the pride of Hogwarts will not fall in the slightest.

Yermak Ivanovich carefully read the list in his hand and turned his head to look at his daughter.

"Don't worry, Irina, you're going to be some of the best students in the school!" he said, "and about a quarter of them are in the original Russian, and maybe I can find a way to get you a few manuscripts of the Academy of Sciences with notes and notes—we have a natural advantage over those English kids!"

As the son of a senior professor of magic, Ivanovich understands the importance of language in the study of magic, and indeed in all fields, which is why the Anglo-American wizarding community is generally stronger.

Although it is not yet understood the purpose of Muggle subjects such as mathematics and physics in the wizarding world, since Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry has included them in the compulsory subjects, it must be fully justified - as for the specific impact and significance, it will be known when Irina returns home next year.

"These textbooks are hard to buy," Irina said with a quick glance at her father, a little frustrated, "and there is only one day left before school starts, and we don't even know where to buy them...... And there must be so many books, it must be expensive......"

"Oh, rest assured, dear, we'll have a way. Yermak Ivanovich said.

A little melancholy crept up on his angular face, "I'll write to my former friends and colleagues later, I'm sure they can help us get at least some second-hand textbooks......

Goohahaha-

At this moment, a shrill strange laugh interrupted the conversation of Ivanovich's conversation.

The little owl from Hogwarts suddenly flapped its wings and flew over, landing on Irina's knees, looking at the girl with big bulging eyes, raising its wings and rubbing her arms affectionately.

"Huh, Dad, look at this!"

Irina was slightly stunned at first, and then rubbed her eyes vigorously.

She pulled out another letter from under the wings of the little owl with a strange call, and it looked very short and small, more like a note torn from somewhere than a letter.

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(End of chapter)