The next morning, Aaron got up early. He carefully reviewed the lesson plan prepared by Runas, and sorted out the things he would use in class - all in a silver into the carved box, and then strode out of the door.
There are more than a hundred movable stairs in Hogwarts Castle, and they move so frequently that you have to spend extra energy remembering the rules and exercising your jumping skills.
In addition, there are many doors here, some of which need to be politely asked to open, some of which need to be poked in the exact right place, and some of which are not real doors at all, but just a block of doors that look like doors. Strong walls.
All in all, everything in this castle seems to be constantly moving, making it impossible to simply find a definite path.
When he was a boy, Aaron thought that this was the interesting part of the magical world. But when he came back to see the castle after many years, Aaron immediately discovered something different - hidden in these interesting details was the story of the castle builder Luo Ina Ravenclaw's good intentions.
In the era when Hogwarts was founded, it was the darkest moment of the wizarding world. All kinds of dark wizards were rampant. Muggles were extremely repulsive to wizards. The young wizards were persecuted at that time, and many of them could not truly The ground grew.
Therefore, the purpose of the four founders in establishing Hogwarts was not only to allow young wizards to receive systematic magical education, but also to better protect their personal safety.
"...Your guess is good, sir. It was mentioned in "Ancient and Modern Magical Architecture Series" that the first factor considered when building Hogwarts Castle was safety. At that time, there would be many dark wizards playing tricks on them. The idea of Gwarts students, these designs of Ravenclaw itself are to prevent intruders."
Runas's voice echoed in Aaron's ears - there was a special connection between it and Aaron, communicating directly on a mental level without necessarily having to go through sound.
Aaron nodded, deeply admiring the four founders.
He wandered up and down the castle, and the students he met greeted him politely. The administrator, Mr. Filch, looked at him with suspicion. Aaron was also at the top of Filch's blacklist back then:
He had caused many accidents when he was studying magic, but Aaron could control the situation every time, and Snape always caught Aaron first, so Filch didn't have any chance. Make trouble for him.
But now - this time is different from the past, Filch had no choice but to come up and ask Aaron honestly:
"Professor, what are you looking for?"
"I'm looking for a classroom to use for Potions."
"The Potions classroom? Isn't it underground?"
Aaron shook his head: "The ventilation is not good, and it's difficult to run away if something happens - can you find a free classroom for me? It's best to be closer to the campus hospital."
In fact, Aaron even thinks that experimental courses like Potions are best placed in a separate building with various equipment installed——
However, considering that the configuration of potions is far less complicated than chemical experiments, and the physical fitness of wizards is much stronger than that of crispy Muggles, it is enough to make do with it.
No way, his experience in science and engineering in his previous life spanned decades and still had a subtle influence on him - Aaron couldn't see too many things that couldn't be quantified.
"That's easy. I know a classroom on the second floor. It's just that it's been vacant for a long time and needs to be cleaned. And you also need to move things - isn't it a bit troublesome?"
"It doesn't matter, just take me there."
Aaron said decisively.
After lunch, the little wizards saw a notice on the notice board:
"The Potions class for students in grades one to four has been moved to classroom 12 on the second floor. Please bring your belongings."
At one o'clock in the afternoon, the fourth grade students of Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff walked into this new classroom curiously:
This place has obviously been renovated and can accommodate twenty people taking classes together. The curtains have high light-blocking properties, and there are many instruments on the table that the little wizards have never seen before.
On the podium, their new Potions Professor, Aaron Custer, was already standing there waiting for them.
"The first Potions class of the school year, welcome everyone."
…
Soon, rumors about Professor Custer's first class began to spread in the castle.
Most rumors have a positive image of Professor Custer. Everyone says that he is humorous, kind-hearted, and creative. He taught everyone a lot of useful potion knowledge in class, and also led students to appreciate the extremely important aspects of potion science. The scenery of profound and complex fields.
However, in the mouths of some pranksters who like to scare and tease others, the news quickly changed:
Some people say that Professor Custer is an avid potion enthusiast. He has developed many potions with unknown effects, and he will pick on the students in class - it is said that he will pick the person with the worst performance in class - Come try the medicine.
Hence the rumor that Professor Custer hates fools and fools even more than Professor Snape, and anyone who makes mistakes when configuring potions will be severely punished——
For example, he can turn a person into a pig or force him to drink poison that makes him lose his sense of smell.
This news frightened Neville so much that he was on the verge of tears. He thought he had finally escaped from Professor Snape's clutches, but he never expected that he would just come out of the wolf's den and into the tiger's mouth again, and the big one was still behind!
That evening, in the Gryffindor common room.
Harry looked at Neville squatting in front of the fireplace with a desperate look on his face, and couldn't help but feel pity and said, "Poor Neville."
His own situation was different from Neville: Harry's potion skills were actually pretty good, Snape just hated Harry as a person, and Harry felt that his situation would be somewhat better if someone else taught him - fact Harry felt that no teacher could treat him worse than Snape.
Ron sat next to him, trying to crane his neck to look at Hermione's homework - she was still angry about the two of them breaking the rules, and echoed:
"Yes, he has been staring at the fireplace for more than an hour. I think he is probably thinking about how to escape?"
But having said that, Ron himself was obviously very concerned about Professor Custer's 'prestige'. He asked as if he was seeking some kind of comfort:
"Rumors are no big deal, are they? I don't think there could be a worse teacher than Snape, right?"
No? - Harry smiled bitterly, and a famous scene appeared in his mind:
Never seen a worse teacher? You will see it today!
Perhaps thinking of Lockhart, Ron's face couldn't help but turn pale, as if... there really could be something worse.
"George and Fred told me that Professor Custer will give you a dose of poison before class. The antidote will be given to you only if the potion prepared for this class gets a grade of E (good) or above." Harry said a little uneasily.
"E?" Ron couldn't help shouting: "They told me it was O (excellent)!"
After hearing the conversation between Harry and Ron, Neville was heartbroken. He stared blankly at the fire in front of him, as if he was really considering whether he should plunge into it.
"Come on, you two!" Hermione was so annoyed by them that she turned around and said:
"These are all lies. The two of them are in fourth grade and they won't have Potions class until tomorrow!"
"And..." Hermione hesitated for a moment, and then said: "These rumors are not credible at all. I have met Professor Custer - I think he must be a very good professor."
"Forget it." Ron said nonchalantly: "That's what you said about Lockhart before today."
"I!"
Hermione's face blushed slightly, then turned away angrily - she put away her homework:
"Believe it or not, and - don't even think about copying my homework again!"
