Chapter 9: To Hogwarts
Early in the morning of August 1.
Ricardo paid for his accommodation for a few days and shuttled to Hogwarts in the fireplace to the designated reception.
Professor McGonagall was already waiting here, a smile on her tense face, "Good morning, Silva...... Professor, welcome to Hogwarts. ”
She reached out and shook Ricciardo's hand, "Officially, I'm Minerva McGonagall, Head of Gryffindor." ”
"It's a pleasure to work with you, Professor McGonagall."
"You can call me Minerva. Let's go to the hall first, the other professors happen to be eating. The luggage can be handed over to the house-elves, and they will take the things to your office. ”
"I was hoping that I could talk to them. By the way, did you see the gift I sent yesterday? ”
When he first arrived, Ricardo habitually sent small gifts. But life was tense, and in order not to appear favoritism, he gave a few iron cards to each to express his gratitude.
"This?" McGonagall pulled out the card, "Nice idea, Felius really wants to meet you, he's very interested in it." ”
"It's a pity that my Transfiguration Charm doesn't seem to be able to be infused, which makes me have to look at the door of the Magic Card Era."
"You're kidding, Professor McGonagall," Ricardo didn't agree at all, "There's a candy in those joke shops that can turn people into creatures, and I feel that principle has something to do with Transfiguration, and it's probably the key point for Transfiguration to enter magic cards. ”
"I'd love to work with you on this topic."
If you want to increase your combat power with the help of magic cards, why don't you take into account the Transfiguration Charm? This kind of summoning flow without resources can top a group of people by one!
Imagine that when you are playing welding with an enemy, a lion will be killed next to you...... How desperate this must be!
Unfortunately, Ricciardo is not proficient in Transfiguration and can pass the exam, but in actual combat, he is a little worse than an adult Auror.
Because the core of Transfiguration is the mind first judgment, that is, first think that it is something you want to transform, and then wave your wand to change.
But—
"Turn this box into a mouse? How to change? The six basic nutrients are not complete! ”
"Turning water into a drink? But water is pure, drink is a mixture, alas......"
"And ......"
Beauxbatons' Transfiguration Professor: ...... Are we on the same channel?
The existence of memories of his past life gave him the ability to study efficiently, but it also shaped his brain, making it difficult for him to turn his back on the materialism given to him by the nine-year compulsory education.
After years of self-deception, Ricardo did learn the Transfiguration Charm, but as soon as he applied it to combat, he became dizzy, and he used it to avoid his weaknesses and rarely practiced it.
If he could really attach the Transfiguration Charm to the cards, then he would obviously be able to make up for this weakness and prepare in advance to become a turret mage. When encountering an opponent, throw cards directly, turn all sides into meat shields, and even transform opponents into animals and kill them!
Instead of going up like yesterday, I almost didn't fall to my death by the fire dragon......
There is no way out by playing a mage as a warrior! Tiga may be excepted!
"Let's do what you're good at first," McGonagall was a little moved, "I'll think about it." ”
Soon, they came to a palatial hall. Thousands of candles float in the air, illuminating the place. The hall was still a little empty, and the four tables were empty, except for the one at the top, where a man sat with glittering gold plates and goblets.
Obviously, it was the professor's table.
"Come, Professor," an old man in the center looked at him kindly, "this is one of our new Defence Against the Dark Arts professors, Mr. Ricardo Silva. ”
His beard was white, his nose was lightning-like, and his blue eyes were reminiscent of the vast sea, with occasional flashes of sharpness.
Although he exuded a gentle aura all over his body, Ricardo could feel that the pale hair hid the old man's ability and sharpness, like a young man's sword in the scabbard of the years, once he struck, it was a storm!
He felt the spiritual power of the living body and warned him not to be an enemy if he didn't have to!
"I'm Headmaster of Hogwarts, Albus Dumbledore. It's great to have you join the community. ”
The professors whispered, but soon there was no sound, and all eyes were focused on Ricardo.
"It's an honor to be Ricardo Silva."
He stepped forward and shook Dumbledore's hand, and then McGonagall introduced him to the Professor:
"This is Head Hufflepuff, Pomona Sprout."
This is a woman who exudes a sense of affection, almost like a warm-hearted grandmother in the neighborhood.
"This is Head Slytherin, Severus Snape."
The man in the black coat snorted coldly: "Your faint magic is not lethal at all, Silva, you are completely killing people with iron sheets. ”
Ricardo heard the "cynicism" and admired it, and asked, "Professor Snape, what do you think is better?" ”
"I don't dare say anything about genius," Snape said, still in a mocking tone, "but I think you should really ask the Worray family to wash the things around your neck with their books." ”
There was a moment of silence before it quickly faded away.
McGonagall coughed lightly, "Okay, you'll find out who Severus is later, come, this is ......"
……
"This is Dean Ravenclaw, Felius Flitwick."
The little man popped up a card and spewed a small firework in the air: "Welcome to Hogwarts, Mr. Silva." ”
Ricardo's eyes lit up: "Perfect display, Professor Flitwick!" I didn't expect you to deduce it to this point overnight! ”
Flitwick laughed and made room for Ricciardo: "You can call me Filius, I asked Minerva to introduce me one last time, just to talk to you." ”
Ricardo sat down and replied, "Very honored, duel champion." I've admired you for a long time. ”
"That was a long time ago," Flitwick said modestly, "and I may not even be able to defeat you now." ”
"No, no, no, I'm not as good as you," Ricardo analyzed, "I've rummaged through your articles and learned a lot. For example, using body techniques to reduce toughness, and configuring my own spell duel combinations to fight the enemy with demons, these inspired me a lot. ”
It is also because of this that he found the similarities between the games of the past life and the magic of the present life, and had the idea of applying the game to reality, Ricardo silently added.
It was the descriptions of several dueling tournaments and the stimulation of interview transcripts that Ricardo recalled many interesting things without a reason.
"You're too modest, Mr. Silva," Flitwick waved his hand, "Your Combat Magic Interpretation is the strongest work of magical duels, and I've recommended one to the British Ministry of Magic, but they don't care. ”
"Do you think magic cards are useful in the dueling arena?" Ricardo asked knowingly.
Flitwick heard what he was saying, and replied, "It must be of great use, and I hope that I can study it with you when the school starts." ”
Ricardo was satisfied, and the meaning of his words was to invite Flitwick to study, and Flitwick did not hesitate to give a specific time.
"By the way, you can actually invite Severus," Flitwick lowered his voice, "what he meant this morning was that the Worley family had a book on enchantments, and he could help borrow them." ”
Of course, I know that Die Tsundere never makes direct overtures to others.
Ricardo smiled and nodded.
Hogwarts looks really good, maybe it's really going to be a place for the rest of your life. He thought to himself as he exchanged dueling tips with Flitwick, in a happy mood.
"By the way, Headmaster Dumbledore wants you to visit him later and talk to you about the Defence Against the Dark Arts curse," Flitwick looked at Ricardo with pity in his eyes, "It's a pre-class requirement for Defence Against the Dark Arts." ”
…… That's not good.