Chapter 15: Letters
"The more complex the structure, the more difficult it is to deform, because in fact, you are deforming multiple objects at the same time, and at the same time, the size of the object also affects the difficulty of deformation, in addition to this, you need to be especially careful about the deformation of living objects, because they are not only the most difficult, but also the most dangerous......"
Whether it's Muggle or wizarding, there will always be more theoretical lessons than practical lessons, especially in the foundation grades, where the little wizards listen drowsily, but Carl listens with relish.
It wasn't until the bell rang that Carl finally stopped - out of respect for the teacher, Carl didn't use magic to take notes during class.
After packing up his things, Carl got up to leave, by which time the young wizards were almost gone, and only Professor McGonagall was still standing in front of the podium to pack up her teaching aids.
As Carl passed by the podium, Professor McGonagall said, "Come to my office in a moment, Carl!"
Ever since that time she saw Carl's assignment, Professor McGonagall had called him Carl.
"Uh," Carl was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "Okay." ”
Ten minutes later, at the door of Professor McGonagall's office, Carl knocked on the door.
"Come in. ”
Carl pushed the door open and walked in.
"Sit. ”
Carl pulled up a chair and sat down.
Although Carl was already familiar with coming to Professor McGonagall's office, when he saw the former's tense face, Carl still secretly said bad in his heart.
Sure enough, as soon as he sat down, Professor McGonagall spoke, "Carl, many professors have been reporting to me lately that you are always deducting marks in class. ”
"It's that I'm so stupid, Professor, that always makes mistakes if I'm not careful. Karl said immediately.
"Do you think I'll believe that, Carl?" Professor McGonagall pursed her lips.
Without giving Carl a chance to refute, Professor McGonagall continued,
"Carl, I know why you're doing this. Because I rejected your request to sit in on the senior class, I was dissatisfied and wanted revenge. ”
It can be seen that she is really a little angry, and her tone is a little stiff.
"If you do this again, I'll have to keep you in lockdown!" she threatened.
As soon as he heard this, Carl knew he had to do something.
There is no way!Karl thought to himself, he decided to use the ultimate.
And so, the next scene happened.
Looking at Karl, Professor McGonagall suddenly regretted saying this.
Because just after she said what she had just said, Karl's little face immediately turned pale, obviously frightened by her words, which made her feel a little distressed, and she felt that what she said was a little heavy.
Come to think of it, a child who is only eleven years old, even if he has some inexplicable relationship with that person, is only a child after all.
So, Professor McGonagall softened her tone and said softly:
"Carl, you're my proudest student, but I can't mess with Hogwarts just because you're alone, you know, you're so good that your presence will make them feel like-"
At this point, Professor McGonagall paused, thinking she might be talking a little too much, but after seeing Carl's big shining eyes, she continued, "-well, like a fool. ”
With those words said, Professor McGonagall sighed, and continued, "I've seen the assignments you handed in, Carl, and they're—"
"Professor, do you think my Transfiguration homework is badly written?" Karl blinked innocently, and his pitiful appearance made people even want to pinch his snow-white little face.
Professor McGonagall's face could no longer hold back, and for a moment she felt like her heart was going to melt.
She smiled.
In fact, Professor McGonagall found Carl's Transfiguration assignments to be very well written, so good that they were simply impeccable.
Even she wanted to publish them on Carl's Transfiguration Today.
She especially appreciates the above passage:
The real meaning of Transfiguration is to change the appearance of objects and their essence - a truly powerful Transfiguration can permanently change the essence of an object at its root, even if the caster dies, this change will continue and last forever, and in this regard, Transfiguration even has something in common with alchemy.
At the same time, considering that Transfiguration and Charms both cast spells with the wave of a wand, and that there is no very clear boundary between the two, we could even say that 99% of the magic in the wizarding world is related to Transfiguration. ”
As an expert in the field of Transfiguration, Professor McGonagall felt like she had found a confidant after reading this passage.
In other words, Carl's sycophants are really fresh and extraordinary.
Professor McGonagall was pleased to be able to teach such a student, and she was looking forward to Carl's future development.
......
Carl walked out of Professor McGonagall's office unharmed, and the latter even forgot to ask him to promise not to deduct points in the future.
It seems that being good-looking is not necessarily all bad. Carl thought smugly, and even he himself was impressed by his acting skills.
However, the deduction had to be restrained a little, Carl thought, and he had to think of something else.
I want him to stop, it can't be!
A few days later, on Monday morning.
Karl ate his breakfast as usual, and it wasn't long before the owl rained in, and everyone was accustomed to it.
To Carl's surprise, however, two of them flew towards him, each with a letter strapped to their feet.
He opened one of them—
Dear Mr. Carl Cooper,
We are pleased to inform you that your "A Fundamental Explanation of Transfiguration" has been reviewed and published in the "Exploring Transfiguration" section of Transfiguration Today, and the relevant manuscript fee will be mailed to you by owl on the day after the next full moon.
Thank you again for your trust in Transfiguration Today.
I hope you can continue to support this journal and welcome you to invest again in the future.
——Editorial Department of "Transfiguration Today" Exploration Transfiguration Section
Looking at the letter in his hand, Carl was a little stunned, he didn't expect Professor McGonagall to publish his assignment for him, and he didn't expect that his casual opinion on Transfiguration would be included in "Transfiguration Today".
This is a well-known publication in the wizarding world, and its status is roughly equivalent to the "Nature" and "Science" of the Muggle world.
Anyway, Carl was quite happy, which was a kind of affirmation of his idea.
Then he opened another one.
As soon as he opened it, Carl saw the familiar dark green handwriting, which contained only one sentence:
Keep up the good work, Carl.
Carl looked up at the faculty chair, where Professor McGonagall was looking at him, and when she saw him looking at her, she smiled at Carl and nodded.
After that, Professor McGonagall never had any thoughts on Carl's relationship with that man.