Chapter 276: Hagrid's Reemployment Plan
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On Saturday morning, thick clouds blocked the sun, and Hogsmeade was surrounded by snow.
The snow that didn't pass the calf didn't stop the Hogwarts students from traveling to Hogsmeade.
In the white snow, a group of students in black robes are struggling to advance, and from the air it looks like ants marching.
Zhang Xu learned from Ron to cast a levitation spell on himself, and played on the snow without a trace, so that he didn't need to walk like everyone else and his shoes and trouser legs were wet.
After Zhang Xu applied a levitation charm to himself, he inserted a card of wind avoidance into his new robe, avoiding the fate of being blown to the branches by the wind like Ron.
As he walked past the big tree where Ron was hanging, Zhang Xu quietly took out his wand and released a few blades without shadows, breaking the branches hanging on Ron.
Under the gravitational pull of the Earth, the branch smashed into Hermione, who was counting him down under the tree, and Ron smashed it on Harry's head.
Ignoring this little episode, Zhang Xu came to Duke Honey's candy store to replenish the candy in the treasure bag.
After leaving the candy store under the enthusiastic gaze of the candy store owner, Zhang Xu came to the Three Broomsticks Bar to pass the time.
As soon as he walked into the bar, Zhang Xu saw Professor McGonagall shaking hands with a middle-aged lady in her thirties.
Zhang Xu looked at the lady, who had long blond hair and a pair of ocean-blue eyes behind half-rimmed glasses with red frames. She wore a white robe with a gold-trimmed sea-blue shoulder that was as blue as her eyes.
This lady looked elegant and dignified, and Zhang Xu felt that the feeling she gave herself was not the same as the witch she usually saw.
At her feet lay a tabby cat and a black and white cat.
When the lady walked out of the bar and passed by Zhang Xu, she turned her head and smiled at Zhang Xu.
Her mature and charming smile moved Zhang Xu a lot, and then she smiled and nodded gently.
Zhang Xu came to Professor McGonagall's desk, which had been seated again, and sat down on the chair that the lady had sat on.
After ordering a glass of absinthe, Zhang Xu asked Professor McGonagall, "Professor McGonagall, it seems that the lady just now didn't see her in Hogsmeade?" β
"You'll see her more often in the future." Professor McGonagall replied, "Ms. Hood moved to Canada with her family in her early years and only returned to the UK this year. She rented my house in Hogsmeade to open a shop. β
Thirteen years ago, when Professor McGonagall and Elphinstone Elcot were married, they had bought a house in Hogsmeade.
It was only after Elphinstone Elcott's unexpected death ten years ago that Professor McGonagall moved back to Hogwarts Castle, and the house was sometimes rented out and sometimes empty.
When Zhang Xu established a stronghold in Hogsmeade, he learned about Hogsmeade's real estate situation, but Professor McGonagall's house was too close to the main road, so Zhang Xu did not rent her house.
Zhang Xu asked curiously: "What kind of store is she going to open?" β
"She said she was going to start a board game." "According to her, it's a cafΓ© where you young people can play games and hang out together. β
Zhang Xu nodded thoughtfully, there are a lot of board games for wizards, there are several board games such as wizard chess and backgammon, and it seems to be a good choice to open a board game.
It's just that Zhang Xu felt that this Ms. Hood just now felt very strange to him, but he couldn't explain the strange place for a while.
"Why, you have a crush on Lady Hood?" Professor McGonagall looked at Zhang Xu, who was contemplating, and asked, "I remember you liked ladies older than you. β
Zhang Xu, who had a black line, immediately changed the topic and said, "Professor McGonagall, what do you think of Hagrid's matter?" β
Professor McGonagall took a sip of the wine in front of her, sighed, and said, "It's like this, there is no way to do it, but fortunately, if Hagrid chooses to change himself, he can still become a professor again." β
"Would you like Hagrid to study with Professor Grapeland for a while?" Zhang Xu asked.
Professor McGonagall nodded and said, "Dumbledore is going to make Hagrid an acting professor and study with Professor Graplanand and other professors for a while. β
In fact, the professors did not agree with Hagrid's approach in the classroom in the past two years, and everyone's teaching methods were from shallow to deep, step by step, and only Hagrid was the only one who was very strong from the beginning.
Hippogriffs are classified by βββ the Ministry of Magic, and they are magical animals that capable wizards can deal with, and it can only be said that Malfoy has a great life for a group of students who have just entered the third year to come into contact with them.
Not to mention the fried tail snail, a magical animal formed by the crossbreeding of a βββββ-level human-headed sphinx and βββ a high-level fire crab.
The Fried Tail Snail is estimated to be a ββββ level, and the Ministry of Magic's assessment of this level of magical beasts is "dangerous/requires specialized knowledge/skilled wizards to deal with", and the habits of the Fried Tail Snail are unknown, so let a fourteen-year-old student deal with this animal without any major incidents, it can only be said that Hogwarts has good feng shui.
While chatting with the professors in the faculty lounge, Zhang Xu complained about Hagrid's belief that students in the lower grades should learn which level of magical beasts they should learn.
It's just that Hagrid's backstage is too hard, and Professor McGonagall reported this problem to Dumbledore once at first, and then Dumbledore turned it into a big thing and a small thing.
Later, the arrival of Professor Graplan, who was a substitute teacher, showed the other professors the best candidate to succeed Hagrid.
In this year's professor review, Professor Grapeland also received very good results.
In Zhang Xu's eyes, Professor Graplan is very Buddhist. She didn't mean to take the initiative to grab the position with Hagrid, in her eyes, the professor's position was fateful, Lao Deng came over when she needed her to sit in this position, and when she didn't need it, she walked away with a pipe in her mouth, coming and going, the wind was light, not happy or sad.
Now that Hagrid has been dismissed, the professors don't know whether to be happy or sad.
The good thing is that everyone has a reliable colleague, and the students can get a better education, and the sad thing is that Hagrid was taken away by Percy, and everyone is inevitably a little sad and sad.
"Learning from other professors?" Zhang Xu noticed this immediately.
"That's right," replied Professor McGonagall, "Professor Dumbledore thinks Hagrid should learn how to be a good professor. β
Sure enough, it's a confidant, Zhang Xu complained in his heart.
"Professor Dumbledore's decision was a few years late, but it's better to be late than not to do it well." Zhang Xu said, "Look at our classroom, we have to add a big chair. β
"I'm afraid Professor Snape and Professor Weasley won't have to worry about how to put such a big chair in their classroom."
"I think Professor Weasley should be worried." Professor McGonagall said.
"Oh, why?"
Zhang Xu was a little surprised, Professor McGonagall should not be the kind of person who borrows a knife to kill people, and her intention would definitely not be to let Hagrid beat Percy in class.
"Percy's lecture was actually very good." "It would be nice if he could get the students to wave their wands in class." β
Professor McGonagall was right, Percy was able to give a full class without giving students a chance to speak without water, and it did not cause strong dissatisfaction among the students, which shows that he still has a good grasp of theory and knowledge points.
It's just that how much Hagrid can learn from the professors, Zhang Xu has no bottom about it.
On the one hand, Hagrid is dozens of years old and has a stable mind, and on the other hand, he has not received a long-term systematic education, which makes his studies twice as effective.
The most important thing is whether Hagrid has the determination to learn. As long as he is determined, even if it is a little slow, it can be done. If he is not determined, it is useless to say more.
Dumbledore was also heartbroken for Hagrid, and tossed for a long time to toss out Hagrid's reemployment training plan.
This plan must have been agreed upon by Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall for a short time, so only Professor McGonagall knows what it is about at the moment.
Just then, Harry himself found himself inside the bar.
As soon as Harry saw Professor McGonagall and Zhang Xu, he immediately walked over.
Harry sat down and asked Professor McGonagall, "Is Hagrid really going to be fired, Professor McGonagall?" β
"Do you think Hagrid is really a good professor, Potter?" Professor McGonagall asked rhetorically.
Harry kept his head down and didn't speak.
"Everyone sees Hagrid's mistakes as a professor." At this time, Zhang Xu said, "Don't make mistakes, that's a naΓ―ve dream." Try to make as few mistakes as possible, that's the human norm. Mistakes are like the center of the earth is attractive, and everything in the world is bound to make mistakes. β
"You don't think Hagrid's mistake is serious, but a big mistake is like a thick string, made up of many small parts, and there is nothing to look at separately, but many small mistakes can be combined to form a big mistake."
"Lenin said that we are not afraid to admit our mistakes, not to correct them again and again, so that we will reach the top of the mountain."
"As Hagrid's friend, you're not trying to cover up his mistakes, you're trying to help him correct them."
"Hagrid's dismissal is a bad thing for him, but it's also a good thing, because he can calm down and reflect, and then learn from other professors like Professor Grapeland what it means to be a good professor."
To deal with a bear child like Harry, Zhang Xu has found a way in the past few years.
Smash Harry with a lot of big truths and make him lose his ability to think, and then talk to him about what to do.
At this time, as long as Hermione didn't come out to object, as long as Harry and Snape weren't allowed to cooperate, Harry basically couldn't get up from the pit.
"So it's possible for Hagrid to come back?" Harry asked.
"Yes." Professor McGonagall replied, "As long as Hagrid can meet the criteria for being a qualified professor, he can still go back to the classroom." β
After a few more words that had left Harry confused, Harry happily went to Hagrid, which was good news for himself and Hagrid.
"It's up to Hagrid to do the rest of the matter." Zhang Xu said to Professor McGonagall after taking a sip of wine.
Professor McGonagall nodded.
Percy's hand was above board, and everything was done on the surface, so Professor McGonagall didn't have much to object to.
After a few more conversations with Professor McGonagall, Zhang Xu left the bar and began to wander around the village.