The first difficulty you'll have to face when studying at Hogwarts Castle is that most of the things in the castle are alive. For example, escalators, steps, armor, paintings on walls, and doors that need to be opened or disguised by special means.

Yes, when the descriptions in the novels and the scenes in the movies actually appeared in front of Lane's eyes, he felt extremely excited to see them for the first time.

But when the excitement passed, the difficulties posed by the constantly moving furnishings in the castle became apparent. The complex interior structure caused Ryan to spend a lot of time looking for his destination. It has to be said that the slow pace of life in Hogwarts is probably related to these troublesome facilities.

Most unfortunate of all, on Tuesday afternoon, on the way to class, he even encountered Peeves, causing him and several of his classmates to be almost late for the first class of Dean Professor McGonagall.

When they ran into the Transfiguration classroom out of breath, they found that it was not yet class time, but some of the students were already sitting down in the classroom to go about their own business.

This classroom is not much different from a normal middle school classroom, except that strangely, a cat is crouching on a desk.

Hermione, who came in with Ryan, was obviously a cat lover, she tried to scratch the chin of the cat on the lectern, but unfortunately the cat deftly dodged it, Ryan looked at Hermione dumbfounded, he focused on finding a seat after entering the classroom, and he didn't expect that Hermione, who was very stable, would have such a bear childish side.

Ryan pulled Hermione, who was still trying to pet the cat, back, and saluted the cat. Hermione looked at Ryan with questioning eyes, and when she returned to her seat, Hermione asked Ryan across the aisle, "Why are you saluting that cat?"

It seems that Hermione is indeed not an unresponsive person, "The cat above was changed by Professor McGonagall, she is one of only seven registered Animagus this century, do you think the lines on the side of the cat's eyes are exactly the same as Professor McGonagall's glasses?" Ryan whispered

Hermione looked up at the cat, and suddenly her whole face turned red. She buried her face in her arms and said in a very soft voice, "Why didn't you tell me about this earlier?"

Ryan didn't know how to answer, he thought to himself: A cat standing on the podium is not a normal thing in itself, how can I guess that you will touch it directly, this is completely different from the Hermione I know, is that mature and steady Hermione dropped?

A few minutes later, when it was time for class, the classroom door was slammed open again, and Harry and Ron rushed in.

"Great, Professor McGonagall hasn't arrived yet. Ron said happily to Harry.

Before the words fell, the cat on the podium jumped down and turned into a human form at the same time.

"Mai—Professor McGonagall!" Ron suddenly turned earthy.

"I feel like I should turn you guys into alarm clocks so you don't get late. McGonagall said a little angrily.

"We're just lost, Professor. ”

"Then I should turn you into a map, don't be late next time, go back to your seats. ”

The two of them ran to their seats and sat down.

"Ryan Leung, you're the first freshman to recognize me this year, and it seems that you have excellent observation skills and have studied carefully before class, so Gryffindor adds ten points. Professor McGonagall looked at Ryan, then stepped up to the podium.

"Transfiguration is the most complex and dangerous spell you will ever use in Hogwarts classes. "Anyone who wants to be mischievous in my class, I'll ask him out and never let him in again." I warned you. ”

Then, she turned her lectern into a pig and back again. The students were intrigued and wanted to start learning right away, but they soon realized that it would take a long time to turn furniture into animals. After they had taken a lot of intricate notes, she gave each of them a match and began to make them try to turn into a needle.

Sure enough, as Ryan thought, magic is not just a mantra and a wand can be cast, it is a very rigorous science, which contains many esoteric theories. It seems that in order to learn magic well, it is not enough to train merely, but also to learn to understand the principles.

Transfiguration is a subject that is both easy and difficult. For example, a first-year student can turn a match into a needle. But if a master were to do such a thing, the needle could be made of a variety of materials, in a variety of styles, and the deformation would last for hundreds of years.

And this gap, in addition to the difference in magic, is the understanding of the magic itself, and the mastery of various material properties. Especially the latter point, which requires a lot of time and energy accumulation, is not opportunistic.

Ryan took a moment to combine the pre-class preparation with the knowledge copied from the notes in this class, and after understanding the principle, he began to practice. The transition from theory to practice was not as simple as he thought, and it was not until the end of class that he turned the match into a needle, but it was still three minutes slower than Hermione, and the needle that had been conjured was not yet a pinhole.

Ryan thought he was embarrassed. But after looking around, I found that the progress of others was even slower, and even some people had no change at all in front of the matches.

At the end of the lesson, Professor McGonagall nodded to Ryan. After all, for beginners, it's already a good thing to be able to change items, and of course Hermione's case is an exception.

In addition to Professor McGonagall's Transfiguration class, Ryan also gained a lot in several other classes, whether it was Charms or Herbology.

In Charms class, Professor Flitwick was a small wizard who fell off the stack of books in excitement at the mention of Harry Potter's name, which was a bit of an exaggeration. However, he has a deep knowledge of spells and is happy to answer students' questions, and Ryan feels that his level of spells has improved rapidly after many inquiries.

In the herbal medicine class, Ryan felt that he was very good at handling those plants, and even received extra points from Professor Sprout, which was probably a special bonus for the Celestial Empire bloodline in the farming.

The history of astronomy and magic, though, is less interesting. Astronomy in the first year is purely a few observational records, as well as some simple astrological cycle calculations, which is very boring.

The history of magic is taught by a ghost, Professor Binns. During class, Professor Binns spoke in a monotonous voice, while the students scribbled notes. From what the professor said, Lane could get a lot of knowledge outside of history books, and even many major historical events that Professor Binns had personally experienced. However, the professor's monotonous and non-stop lecture style makes people feel drowsy. So after each class, he had to borrow the notes of Hermione, the only student in the class who wasn't asleep, to copy.