Early Saturday morning after the first week.
The little wizards were excited and happy, preparing for a wonderful weekend. On the seventh floor of the castle, Aaron leaned back in his chair and breathed a sigh of relief——
Even as a professor, he will feel a sense of relief as the weekend comes.
When he first took office, he had not yet adapted to the teaching rhythm of Hogwarts, so that attending classes actually brought him a little pressure.
As for Aaron, this is actually a special situation created by Dumbledore - Old Deng wanted him to stay at Hogwarts, but he couldn't find a suitable position for a while. As the principal, he You can't abdicate your position and make way for someone more talented, right?
So, out of Professor Snape's personal opinion, he took the unprecedented step of splitting a course between two people.
But even so, Aaron will still feel some pressure - these days, he has repeatedly checked and revised the lesson plan, and used Runas as a target to rehearse before class, just because he is afraid that he will show his timidity in class.
After all, this is his first time as a newbie, and this is his first time as a teacher.
To this end, he also sacrificed some of his own research time - the manuscript promised to "Practical Potion Master" has been delayed for three days, and the editor now sends three owls a day to rush the manuscript, and he can't wait to let the owls excrement Flooded his office.
And as mentioned before, situations like his are already special cases.
For a normal Hogwarts teacher, they need one person to be responsible for all the courses of the seven grades. They need to prepare lessons, teach classes, correct homework... all the work needs to be done by themselves.
Not to mention, some professors will open their own clubs, sacrificing their extra time to give guidance to highly talented students - such as Aaron.
At this point, Aaron finally understood that education in the wizarding world was indeed relaxing and interesting - except for self-push masters like Aaron and Hermione, everyone was actually having a very happy life.
But for professors, this is a completely black-hearted workshop! With this damn intensity of work, it's no wonder that Snape didn't wash his hair all day long - where did he get the time!
Fortunately, the response to Aaron's first week of classes was very good, almost making him one of the most popular professors at Hogwarts.
There is no need to mention the four bottles of magical potions he showed in class - after the last class also finished the class, Aaron's request for their confidentiality officially disappeared, and now the castle was full of discussions about potions.
Just talking about the homework he assigned in class has already caused a new wave of involution in Hogwarts.
The first class he attended in the four grades was all the same. It was a demonstration class to show four bottles of potions. There were only pre-study assignments, which differed according to the teaching content of each grade.
The diligent figures of little wizards can be seen everywhere in today’s libraries. Everyone frantically searched for information, trying to find out the principles and basis for Aaron's improvement steps - they all wanted to get an 'O' for their homework so they could try the magical wine of craftsmanship.
This sight made Aaron very happy. As someone who has experienced it, he clearly knows that what is needed for something like involution is an atmosphere——
As long as it is rolled up, people often don't know why they are rolling it up, and they will continue to roll it up as if they have formed a habit.
Therefore, Aaron's results in the first week are generally quite brilliant.
Of course, there were inevitably some small episodes in the middle - such as some ghost rumors, which made Aaron unable to use his hands and feet in some classes, and for a time he thought he was going to overturn.
Wait, rumors? !
Aaron blinked, and he suddenly felt that he had forgotten something.
After a moment, a smile appeared on his face. Aaron stood up and walked towards the lower level of the castle.
…
Harry sat in the dressing room, drowsy, listening to Wood chatter about his new tactical ideas.
Oliver Wood is the captain of the Gryffindor team, a man who simply regards Quidditch as his life. Last year, due to Harry's injury, they failed to win the Quidditch Cup - this is like a stick. It was like a thorn in Wood's heart.
So, during this summer vacation, Wood worked hard and planned out a whole new set of complex and changeable tactics. Wood dared to guarantee that this would definitely surprise his opponents - they would never understand.
However, there is a small problem that this strategy seems to be too complicated for his teammates to understand.
In this dressing room, Wood was almost the only one awake. Fred's head dropped on Alia's (Chaser) shoulder, and George leaned on him and dozed off.
Harry opened his eyes hard, trying to give the energetic Wood some support, but he was too sleepy and fell into a trance after listening for less than twenty minutes.
During the first few days of school, Harry didn't have much fun - Colin and Lockhart made him avoid them, which greatly consumed his limited energy.
Then, yesterday, he and Ron were pulled together by the enthusiastic Hermione to complete the preview homework left by Professor Castle.
Hermione borrowed a stack of books from the library that was taller than herself, and diligently read through various materials, trying to find out the relevant basis for improving the potion formula.
"...The original recipe was to stir immediately after adding leech juice, but the professor changed it to wait for five to ten minutes. This should be to better exert its effectiveness..."
"...The mouse whiskers should be added after grinding. The professor also moved this step forward. What is the purpose of..."
"...Heat it until it becomes viscous and the color is reddish brown. The professor specifically noted this step, but it was not mentioned at all in the original recipe..."
It's just that Harry and Ron didn't seem that interested.
"Don't you want to have a taste of that wine of craftsmanship?" Hermione asked puzzledly.
"Obviously."
Ron answered honestly: "But - I got an 'O' for my homework. George and Fred advised me not to have such a dream that would corrupt the family tradition."
With a "poof" sound, Harry couldn't help laughing.
Hermione said with some dissatisfaction: "That's not the case. The two of them don't study hard. Percy is obviously very good!"
"So George and Fred have unilaterally designated him as their next-door neighbor." Ron shrugged.
Harry was listening and said nothing.
But after all, Harry knew that Ron must also be interested in the Art Brew - he had spent two nights talking about what kind of Art he might get from it.
Ron said that he hoped to gain the ability to use the Disillusionment Curse so that he could play tricks on George and Fred openly.
What about Harry himself? He was somewhat interested in the art of wine, but he didn't have any magical abilities that he particularly wanted to experience. He just thought Professor Custer was really interesting.
Harry had never had a Potions class that was both comfortable and novel and interesting for him. Professor Castle treated him very well——
This was impossible with Snape. If he wanted him to smile at Harry, it would be better to give him a wand to challenge Voldemort.
So, does he hope to get an 'O' for his homework?
Harry felt warm in his heart, and until he fell asleep last night, all he could think about was this matter.
After falling asleep, he seemed to have had such a dream: He got an 'O' for his homework, a pleasing grade--Professor Custer invited him to the office to taste the magical potion. He took a sip of the amber wine and became drunk.
What abilities has he gained? Harry couldn't remember, because when he just dreamed here, Wood came to wake him up.
Harry then simply freshened up, got dressed and went to the Quidditch pitch.
Before leaving, he left a note for Ron - for some reason, Harry actually felt that he was better than Ron after all - at least having a dream about getting an 'O' in homework shouldn't be considered as ruining the family's reputation. Bar?
After all, everyone said that his parents were very good people when they were in school.
