Nine o'clock in the evening is usually the time to go to bed, but tonight the Gryffindor common room is still brightly lit, and sleepless little wizards can be seen everywhere discussing the physical fitness that Professor Blaine is about to start at Hogwarts. During the class, even the little wizard, the prefect of Gryffindor, forgot to remind everyone to follow the order and join in the lively discussion.
When hot topics arise in the wizarding world or Hogwarts, 'original people' like Ron are always more likely to be sought after.
Because they are natives and have a deeper understanding of the magical world, their knowledge of magic is not comparable to that of young wizards like Harry who grew up in the Muggle world. Of course, there are also 'freaks' like Hermione.
But this time, the situation has changed. Young wizards born in the wizarding world gathered in front of young wizards like Harry, Hermione, Dean, and Seamus who grew up in the Muggle world, and listened to their stories about "P.E." 'What the hell.
Amidst the unconscious buzzing, the Fat Lady's portrait opened, and the leader, Percy Weasley, got in. When he saw the 'grand occasion' in the lounge, he instinctively frowned and wanted to scold him. However, considering that there were indeed special circumstances and that he himself was violating school rules, he swallowed down the scolding that finally came to his lips.
"Don't block the door, Mr. Chairman!"
Percy's two twin brothers, Fred and George, then climbed into the lounge. He grabbed Percy's arms and moved him away from the hole, making room for Ginny, Colin and others behind. .
"How about it?"
Under the candlelight near the fireplace, Ron spotted them walking in and waved.
"easy--"
George brushed his hair and looked carefree, "You didn't put in much effort, did you, Fred?"
"Excuse me, give way--"
Fred lifted Ron up from the sofa, sat down and breathed a sigh of relief.
"We still spent some time convincing her to sign the application. Professor McGonagall didn't have any objections to Ginny's application, but he was obviously not happy that George and I would also participate,"
Fred shook his head and said,
"She is worried that this will make our OWLS results even more unsightly, but who cares about that? Do you care, George?"
"I don't care." George replied simply.
Ginny giggled, and Ron, who had nowhere to rest his butt, glared at Ginny dissatisfied,
"Speaking of which, why did you apply to participate? You are only in the second year, and you are a girl, right?"
"Do you have any prejudice against girls, Ron--" Ginny asked dissatisfiedly, but then she noticed that Harry was looking at him, so her fair cheeks immediately turned red and her tone was different. No longer so arrogant,
"Professor Blaine definitely hopes that his course will get more support, right? He rescued me from the secret room. I should be grateful. Besides, I think this course will be interesting!"
This is indeed a very strong reason. Professor Blaine has a great debt to the Weasley family, which Ron cannot refute.
"Interesting, that's not necessarily—" Ron muttered under his breath.
"That's why I chose to join -"
Percy said seriously,
"I'm afraid you don't know how much I have to do right now. I have to go to class, prepare for the NEWTS exam, be responsible for maintaining order, and make plans for my future--"
Percy's plan is to work for the Ministry of Magic, and he doesn't shy away from discussing this.
"I thought it was for your girlfriend!"
Ginny said with a smile,
"I heard her chatting with her friends in the foyer. She was very interested in Professor Blaine's courses and planned to ask Professor Flitwick to sign the application!"
Percy's face turned red visibly, which made everyone understand that this might be the reason why Percy was willing to spend time in physical education classes, which at first glance seemed of little value.
"If you want to get into the Ministry of Magic, Percy, I think you could talk to Professor Blaine—"
As the saying goes, a top student hates a top student. Hermione has always had a good relationship with Percy. She probably got along best with the Weasley brothers and sisters except Ron. She has asked Percy for advice many times. During the exchange, Percy had confided to her many times his plan to enter the Ministry of Magic.
Although Mr. Weasley does not work in the Ministry of Magic, he is obviously not comparable to Professor Blaine in terms of high-level connections. Hermione is extremely sure of this, because Mr. Weasley definitely does not have the ability to help her solve the problem so easily. Time converter problem.
"Oh, you're right, Hermione!"
Percy reacted immediately,
"Dad mentioned in his letter to me that Professor Blaine has a very good relationship with the Minister and Ms. Amelia Bones of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement. Maybe he can write me a letter of recommendation and let me enter this Department work, oh, this is the most powerful department in the Ministry of Magic - thank you, Hermione, I will go back and think about how to persuade Professor Blaine!"
After that, Percy left in a hurry, took a few steps up the spiral staircase and disappeared.
"Tsk, tsk, a creature of power without emotions."
Fred shook his head and sighed, and his comment made everyone laugh happily.
"Speaking of which, what were you talking about just now?" Ginny asked.
"Harry and Seamus were telling me what PE is like in Muggle schools -" Neville said worriedly, "I think I might not be very good at it."
"Don't worry, Neville." Dean comforted thoughtfully, "This is not the only class you are not good at."
"But admittedly, it sounds stupid--"
Ron frowned, looking puzzled.
"Harry just told us about some sports he experienced in this class when he was studying in a Muggle school. There was no broomstick or bat. It was just a group of people running around on the ground chasing a ball that could not fly. Go, or lift an iron ball to see who can throw it farther. I can’t figure out why Muggles love these sports, and why does Professor Brain want to teach us to play these games in physical education class?”
"To put it bluntly, although football is not as good as Quidditch, it is still interesting--"
Harry said, "Many Muggles around the world like this sport - this is not certain, Ron, we all know that Professor Blaine likes to do unexpected things."
"But anyway, the name of this course comes from Muggles, doesn't it? But Hogwarts is a school of magic."
Ron crossed his arms over his chest and frowned.
"Maybe--"
Hermione gave the most likely answer so far,
"Professor Brain hopes that we can learn more about Muggles through Muggle sports. Mr. Weasley is an exception. Many wizards don't care about the changes in the Muggle world at all, but Muggles are actually amazing. They have overcome many difficulties with technology. , Professor Dumbledore often tells everyone in public that they need to face up to the progress of Muggles, but with little success. Perhaps Professor Brain is trying to narrow the distance between the two worlds in this way."
What Hermione said did make some sense, but Hogwarts already had a Muggle Studies class, so there was no need for Professor Blaine to ruin Professor Caredi Bubbaji's job.
Professor Black and Professor Snape appeared at the staff table again. From the outside, they seemed fine and ignored each other as before. This greatly disappointed the few young wizards who wanted to continue watching the fun.
As for Professor Blaine's upcoming physical education class, the heat continued in the next few days.
Although the announcement states that only third- and fourth-grade wizards must participate, in fact, there are only a handful of senior wizards from four schools who applied to participate.
The deans of the college are also very open to applications from young wizards. Unless there are very few exceptions, the deans will approve most applications, but will remind them that this course may be more difficult and they must do well. Adequate mental preparation.
After anxiously spending the Saturday weekend, Professor Blaine's 'physical education class' finally started on Monday morning under the spotlight.
(End of chapter)
