"Hagrid?"
Hermione told everyone about the conversation she had overheard between Murphy and Professor McGonagall. "Maybe we should ask him."
"But we're not familiar with Hagrid," Harry said.
Unlike in the original story, Harry had not had much contact with Hagrid because he lived with Sirius. They had not become friends yet. Though Hagrid seemed easier to deal with than the professors, if they suddenly went to ask him about this, he would definitely refuse, wouldn't he?
The group of four fell silent for a while. Then Hermione suddenly said, "Ron, don't you want a new wand?"
Ron looked baffled. "What?"
"I just remembered that Professor Murphy seems to have been researching wandmaking lately. He's recruiting wandmaking assistants. Maybe he'd be willing to make you a new wand."
"But what does that have to do with Hagrid?" Ron could not keep up with the girl's train of thought.
"Professor Murphy's wandmaking workshop is right next to Hagrid's hut."
The second practical class.
Murphy offered comments and guidance on the research proposals submitted by each group.
"Draco Malfoy's group, your topic is 'An Analysis of Pure-Blood Superiority'..."
"Although the title is still far too broad and carries an excessively strong subjective bias, I have to say that it is indeed a good topic."
Seeing the smug look on Draco Malfoy's face, Murphy continued.
"However, I suggest changing the title to: 'An Analysis of the Effects of Wizarding Bloodlines on Magical Ability.'"
"In the methods and research plan section, you have not written anything of value. It is all fragments of bloodline supremacist propaganda pulled from who knows where. That will not do."
"My suggestion is to conduct a statistical analysis. First, define what counts as pure-blood and what counts as mixed-blood. For instance, does pure-blood mean no Muggle ancestry for