Chapter 9 Routine in Class
Penelope led all the Ravenclaw students to find a way through the labyrinthine corridors of Hogwarts, with Aitch and the new students following her, "Remember the way, or you won't even find a place to eat." ”
She led the freshmen up a spiral staircase, and when they climbed the stairs until their legs were weak, they finally came to a door. It has no handles or keyholes, a wooden plank with age, and a bronze eagle-shaped knocker.
Penelope tapped the knocker lightly, as if knocking on the door, and the eagle's beak made a soft and pleasant voice instead of a bird's call: "What falls and never breaks?" ”
Aitch looked curiously at the knocker, the truly intelligent artifact of magic was much stronger than the one in the courtyard hat.
Penelope thought for a moment and replied, "Sun and moon." She turned her head to the new students and introduced: "We Ravenclaw don't have any password limitations like other colleges, and if you want to get in, you have to answer the right questions." ”
The door swirled open as she finished answering.
"What if I get it wrong?" Tyri was curious.
"Then you'll have to wait until someone who can answer comes and helps, so you can learn more."
The empty Ravenclaw common room is a spacious circular room. The lovely arched windows on the walls are hung with blue and bronze silk curtains. During the day, Ravenclaws enjoy a great view of the surrounding hills. The dome roof is painted with stars and the dark blue carpet on the ground. Inside the room there are tables, chairs and bookcases, while in the alcove facing the door there is a portrait of a white marble.
That's the bust of founder Rowena Ravenclaw. The portrait is next to a door, and Edge's guess may be leading to the dormitory above. There was a strange smile on the marble woman's face, beautiful but a little frightened. On her head was the delicate circle made of white marble. It was her golden tiara, with some carved letters on it.
"Immeasurable wisdom is a person's greatest treasure." Penelope read aloud, imprinting every freshman in his head.
Ravenclaw has the least number of freshmen assigned each year, and even one room per person is more than enough. Aitch chose a random one, and this night, he couldn't sleep, holding Erwyn in his arms, excited about the future......
There are a total of 142 staircases in Hogwarts school, some of which are spacious and clean; Some are not only narrow, but also always love to shake; Some of them turn into a different place on a Friday; Some hide disappearing rungs that make you have to jump up to get up. The doors here won't open unless you politely ask for it, or tickle it somewhere. There are also doors that are not doors at all, but are disguised by solid walls. It's really hard to remember all of these mechanisms, because they seem to move on their own. The people on the wall portraits love to visit each other and change places. There was also a fish-scale armor-like coat that Aitch was sure could walk. The ghosts are also a terrible headache. When you're about to open a door, they might float out of it and scare you half to death. Aitch vows to get his hands on the map as soon as possible so that he doesn't have to suffer this sin. The school should add a perk to the new students, such as a few maps in the common room.
Aitch did it that afternoon. The Weasley twins excitedly welcome Edge, believing that Edge wanted the best map to avoid Administrator Filch and his stupid cat. A preferential price was given, and two gold gallons were sold.
Overnight, Aitch drew more than a dozen maps of the freshmen's frequented places and placed them on the bookshelves in the Ravenclaw common room, saving the other freshmen a lot of trouble and always getting a good seat in the middle of class.
Every Wednesday in the middle of the night, students use binoculars to observe the night sky, learn the names of different stars and the orbits of the planets. In addition, they had the opportunity to learn about plants in the greenhouse behind the castle three times a week. The one who taught them this course was Professor Pomona Sprout, a pudgy little witch. Professor Pomona Sprout will teach them how to notice the strange plants and fungi and find out what they are used for.
The most boring class is the History of Magic, the only subject taught by ghosts. Professor Binns was such an old fool that he once slept in the staff lounge, and he didn't even know it was on fire in the middle of the night. The next morning, he stupidly got up and went to class, but he forgot to take it even when he left his body there. He was always buzzing like a bee on it, but everyone just memorized some names and dates, and one senior said that he couldn't even remember the names of the students he had taught for seven years and were about to graduate.
The one who taught them the spell class was Professor Flitwick, a tiny wizard who had to stand on a pile of books to see his desk. In the first class, he took a roll call. At the sight of Harry, he let out a strange cry and shook it and disappeared. Aitch exclaimed, "You're so humorous, Professor." ”
Professor McGonagall is much better. In her first class, as soon as everyone sat down, she gave everyone a dismissal: "Transfiguration is one of the most complex and dangerous spells you will learn at Hogwarts. Anyone who wants to mess around in my class should get out of here and never come back. Let's call this ugly talk ahead. He also threatened Harry and Ron, who were late, to turn them into pocket watches and maps.
Then she turned the table into a pig and turned it back again. Everyone was shocked by her unique hand, and everyone was eager to try. It's even better than the big wardrobe in Edge's house. However, it soon became clear to the new students that they could not turn furniture into animals without spending a long time studying. After taking a lot of difficult notes, everyone was given a match, and everyone began to work hard to turn the match into a needle. However, at the end of the lesson, only Aitch managed to bring a point to Ravenclaw's opening, and then Hermione made her matches change a little. Professor McGonagall showed the class how to make the match silver and sharp, and gave Aitch and Hermione a very rare smile.
Defence Against the Dark Arts and Potions were not large classes, with Ravenclaw hanging out with Hufflepuff and Gryffindor with Slytherin, but Snape's dismissal to Harry was missing out on Edge.
Aitch only learned about Harry's tragedy after hearing Hermione complain about Snape's injustice, and when they first met, they deducted two points for Gryffindor, making him have a shadow on this class and Snape.
Quirrell's class was even worse, the smell of garlic filled the classroom, and Voldemort was not afraid of being smoked to death when he hid under that turban?
Aitch and Hermione still mostly met in the library, and the first time, Hermione faded away from her big grin on the train and shyly begged for an autograph, a lovely girl. Now that they have seen a lot, it is better, and the two of them have discussed a lot about changing matches into needles.