The next day the weather was very good, with only one or two broken clouds floating in the blue sky, and the sun hung high in the sky to emit light and heat. The cool air with a slight smell of sunlight blows on people's faces, which makes people feel refreshed. As the start of a new semester, this is undoubtedly a good sign.

After breakfast, they remained in their seats and did not leave as usual. Today, the deans of the four faculties collect applications from students from the sixth grade onwards and provide them with guidance services.

Everyone in Gryffindor waited for Professor McGonagall to come off the faculty table. The task of handing out the class schedule this semester is much more complicated than usual, and Professor McGonagall has to make sure that every student's LS will have the required grades in order for him to continue with the Enhancement course of his choice. Of course if a student. If you have a LS score but don't feel that you need a certificate, you don't need to take this course. The content of the course is more difficult, and the homework is more complicated. Not everyone is guaranteed to complete these coursework.

Hermione's curriculum was immediately set, and she was to continue her studies in Charms, Defence Against the Dark Arts, Transfiguration, Herbology, Arithmetic, Divination, and Potions. Originally, she wanted to fill twelve classes, but after Ryan reminded her that she would have enough time to learn anything she was interested in, she cut back on her classes quite a bit.

"Don't study ancient magic texts? I remember that you were quite interested in ancient magic texts, and you were in. Ls got the O. Professor McGonagall paused, as if thinking of something. "Yes, Ryan is much more knowledgeable in this area than the professors at the school. You really don't need to spend too much extra time in class. "As a member of the Order of the Phoenix, Professor McGonagall naturally knows something.

Next is Neville, although Neville's grades have improved his academic level a lot in the study club, and he also did well in this exam. But Professor McGonagall still had her opinion on Neville.

"Mr. Longbottom, your grades in herbalism are O, very good, and I think Professor Sprout must be glad to see you back. Defence Against the Dark Arts is just as good. The problem is that your Transfiguration class is the same as Charms, Longbottom, and I'm curious why you didn't choose the Charms class? IMHO, you're not as talented in Transfiguration as you are in Charms. I'm afraid you're likely to not be able to keep up in the Transfiguration class. And I found out that you don't like the Transfiguration class very much, so why force yourself?"

Neville looked a little nervous, he lowered his head and said something, as if "my grandmother wanted me to learn".

"Oh, that's what Augusta meant, but I noticed that the career you chose in career counseling last year didn't require a certificate in Transfiguration, and I think you should focus on your strengths. ”

"I think so, too, but my grandma thinks it's a good idea to take a Charms class. Neville muttered.

"Then you can take Charms class, and I'll write to your grandmother. Can't because of her charms lesson. If you fail the LS exam, you don't think it's worth learning. You have made great progress in your studies in the past few years, and your grandmother needs to realize that her grandson is much better than she thought and needs to have his own path. ”

After listening to Professor McGonagall's words, Neville took over the new class schedule that Professor McGonagall had just conjured up with a look of disbelief on his face. By this time, Professor McGonagall had already turned to look at Parvati, and soon Parvati left with some frustration, because this year's handsome Professor Centaur only taught divination classes from grades 1 to 5.

After almost everyone at the table had finished speaking, Professor McGonagall walked up to Ryan's side, "Mr. Liang, you can only choose the last class, because there is a slight problem with one of the courses. ”

"Is it an alchemy class?" Ryan guessed the problem at once, after all, except for this one, his test score was exactly the same as Hermione's, and if there was a problem with a certain subject, this was the only one.

"Yes. Professor McGonagall said this with a look of helplessness. "Because this course was previously required only. In the LS exam, you can only take the exam when you have obtained an O in Transfiguration, Ancient Magic, and Arithmetic Divination, and learners need to pay a part of the cost of raw materials. So no one at Hogwarts had taken this course for nearly ten years before. ”

At this point, Professor McGonagall lowered her voice, feeling that as the best school in the UK and even in Europe, it was a shame that the students could meet the requirements but the school could not provide the appropriate education. "This year, for well-known reasons, we couldn't recruit alchemy professors at all, so the headmaster came up with a compromise plan. ”

Ryan listened quietly to Professor McGonagall's speech, and he knew why the Headmaster didn't invite a professor to teach alchemy: alchemist itself is a profession sought after by all wizards, and as long as he remains neutral, he can live well. At this time, joining Hogwarts as a professor is equivalent to declaring that he is on Dumbledore's side, which is obviously an unreasonable thing for those alchemists. Not to mention that there is only one student who learns this subject, and it is estimated that the group of school directors do not want to pay too much price.

Looking at Ryan, who was staring at her with serious eyes, Professor McGonagall felt even more guilty. "The result of Dumbledore's discussion with the school board members is that you can study this subject on your own, and when the exam comes, someone from the Ministry of Magic's examination department will come and take it for you. As compensation, the alchemy lab in the school is yours to use. ”

This answer had already made Ryan very happy, anyway, in terms of alchemy knowledge, he could read the large pile of materials hidden by the school, and he could also get Luo Zhen's guidance. It's better for him to have no professor, and he can spend more time doing interesting things.

"Well, thank you, Professor. Ryan smiled and took the new timetable and the keys to the alchemy lab, and Professor McGonagall patted him on the shoulder and said earnestly. "I'm sure you'll be very successful in alchemy in the future. Also, thank you for your help to the Order of the Phoenix. ”

Ryan smiled kindly, the reason why he gave priority to the Order of the Phoenix to sell those discounted magical defense items was to be able to strengthen the Order of the Phoenix to withstand those Death Eaters. Now it seems that this kind of funding, combined with his indiscriminate attacks on the Death Eaters, has paid off, at least for a while there have been far fewer ordinary people killed in the news in the newspapers than in previous lives.

The new class schedule happened to be the first class that didn't take place, so Ryan took Hermione with him to see the alchemy lab that had been assigned to him this year.

The laboratory was on the west side of the fifth floor of the castle, near the Ravenclaw Tower, and the corridor looked empty, not even a painting, let alone a sculpture or armor normally found elsewhere. The most exaggerated thing is that there is not even a single door in the hallway. Only sunlight poured in through the window on one side, illuminating the entire hallway.

"Didn't you say that the alchemy lab is in this hallway, where can I get in?" After curiously circling the hallway twice, Hermione finally gave up looking and turned to Ryan to ask.

"This place is actually similar to the back wall of the Leaky Cauldron, and the way that back wall opens is exactly what I learned from this place. Ryan said as he walked to the hallway and counted the wall corresponding to the third window from the entrance, then leaned closer to the wall to look closely. Eventually, he found a slightly blue brick at waist height, and tapped it with the bronze key Professor McGonagall had given him.

The brick he had struck shook and began to move, and a small hole appeared in the middle, and the hole grew larger and larger, and in a short time a stone door appeared with an eagle with a star on the lintel.

"Ravenclaw stayed?" Ryan glanced at the Ravenclaw-style relief on the door, pushed the door open and walked inside.