Professor Flitwick's Praise

After a three-minute shower, Lin Yue quickly dried her hair, ensuring it wouldn't drip anymore, before changing and heading out.

Leaving the Ravenclaw common room, Lin Yue strolled through the vast Hogwarts Castle.

Since the professor hadn't specified which classroom the early morning study session would be in, she went from one classroom to another, trying to find one with a professor or students present.

However, by the time she had checked the last classroom, she hadn't found a single person.

The vast Hogwarts Castle was still immersed in sleep; Lin Yue was the only one awake, and even the portraits on the walls were still resting.

She raised her hand to check her watch. It was 5:30 AM, which should be the time for early morning study. She couldn't afford to waste any more time.

With that thought, Lin Yue quickly turned and headed straight for the library she had just passed.

Entering the library, Lin Yue sat down, placed her schoolbag by her feet, and took out her unfinished textbook to begin studying.

She continued reading until 7 AM. Lin Yue finally finished the Defense Against the Dark Arts textbook and the Spell textbook, leaving only the Astronomy textbook unfinished.

As it was time for breakfast, Lin Yue closed her book, efficiently packed her schoolbag, and rushed down the stairs, heading straight for the Great Hall.

The staircases she passed along the way moved on their own, helping her reach her destination as quickly as possible.

Rushing into the Great Hall, Lin Yue was met with silence and emptiness.

Lin Yue's mind went slightly blank, but the next moment, she walked to the seat she had occupied at the Ravenclaw table yesterday and sat down precisely.

She took out the Astronomy textbook from her bag and began to read and memorize it rapidly.

By the time Lin Yue finished reading and memorizing the entire Astronomy textbook, it was nearly 7:50 AM.

Precisely at 7:50 AM, breakfast began to appear on the empty Ravenclaw table. Lin Yue mechanically reached out, repeating the ravenous eating from the previous night.

During Lin Yue's three and a half minutes of wolfing down her food, some early-rising little wizards gradually entered the Great Hall. Upon seeing her devouring her meal at the Ravenclaw table, they instinctively paused.

One reason was surprise that someone was up so early; the other was… Lin Yue ate too quickly and too intensely.

Pansy Parkinson, who had gotten up early to put on makeup before coming to the Great Hall for breakfast, frowned as she watched Lin Yue eat ravenously.

"Merlin's breakfast… Has she never eaten before? She has no table manners at all."

Daphne Greengrass, walking with her, also instinctively frowned.

"I thought Gryffindor students had the worst manners, but it seems there are even worse ones."

"Heh," Pansy sneered, "She's from the East, but I bet she's a Mudblood too. Pure-bloods wouldn't have such terrible manners."

After a period of criticizing Lin Yue, the two of them sat down at the Slytherin table with satisfaction and began their breakfast.

At the same time, Hermione also arrived at the Great Hall. As she entered, she instinctively scanned the entire hall.

Then, her eyes landed on Lin Yue, who was sitting at the Ravenclaw table and was extremely conspicuous.

Watching her stuff food down her throat as if she were forcing it down, Hermione's mouth opened slightly, her expression one of surprise.

Eating like that… does it really not feel uncomfortable?

But looking at Lin Yue's still calm face, Hermione wondered if she even knew what discomfort was.

Shaking her head, Hermione gave up thinking about others' affairs and went to sit at the Gryffindor table. She needed to eat breakfast quickly.

Today was the first day of classes, and she wanted to arrive at the classroom early to make a good impression on the professor.

Finishing breakfast in three and a half minutes, Lin Yue was completely unaware that someone had just criticized her and someone had expressed concern for her.

Slinging her schoolbag over her shoulder, Lin Yue left the Great Hall and hurried towards the Charms classroom.

While eating, her timetable had automatically appeared beside her. According to it, her first class today was Charms, and she had seen the Charms classroom earlier that morning when looking for the early study session room.

So, all she needed to do now was follow the route she remembered.

All the way, Lin Yue remained expressionless, like a machine.

This startled quite a few little wizards who had just woken up and were still groggy.

Seeing a person with a blank expression walking rapidly towards them, they would genuinely think they had somehow offended her and she was coming to deal with them.

Meanwhile, any little wizard she encountered along the way experienced the sudden movement of the stairs.

Whenever Lin Yue was on the stairs, the Hogwarts stairs would prioritize turning in the direction she was headed. Other little wizards could only grip the handrails, watching Lin Yue's departing back with bewildered terror, and wait for the stairs to return to their original direction.

With Lin Yue's pace and the help of the Hogwarts stairs, she arrived at the Charms classroom before 8:20 AM.

Entering the Charms classroom, Lin Yue sat in the front row without hesitation. She took out the Charms textbook from her bag and began reviewing again.

After reviewing the content of the first lesson for the day, Lin Yue reached into her robe pocket and pulled out her wand.

She turned and straightened her arm, staring blankly at the chair beside her.

She performed the exact same movement with her right hand as shown in the book, without the slightest deviation in the amplitude of her swing.

"Wingardium Leviosa."

With extremely standard pronunciation, the chair pointed at by Lin Yue's wand tip instantly floated up.

This scene, which should have made someone encountering magic for the first time ecstatic and overjoyed, did not cause the slightest change in Lin Yue's expression.

She pointed her wand tip back at the ground, and the chair slowly landed.

Lin Yue had achieved her goal; she had confirmed that she could apply what she learned to the content of the first lesson.

But remembering that the book said controlling larger objects with the Levitation Charm was more difficult, and controlling more objects was also more difficult, Lin Yue mechanically stood up. Facing all the chairs in the classroom, she waved her wand according to the gestures in the book.

"Wingardium Leviosa."

A slight sound of tables and chairs colliding echoed. All the chairs in the classroom detached from behind the tables and floated into mid-air.

Lin Yue stared expressionlessly at the chairs floating in mid-air, instinctively raising her wand and drawing a slow circle in the air.

Above the classroom, all the chairs began to follow the movements of her wand, lining up in mid-air and continuously spinning, which looked incredibly awe-inspiring.

This was the scene Professor Flitwick saw when he arrived at the Charms classroom.

He had originally thought he had arrived early enough that there shouldn't be any students in the classroom.

This way, he could arrange the pile of books he needed to stand on before the students arrived. He hadn't expected to see a student the moment he entered the classroom.

This student was not only levitating chairs with the Levitation Charm, but not just one, but a whole group! And she was even making those chairs spin!

For a first-year little wizard to achieve this, it wasn't just the strength of their magic power that was rare, but also the focus in controlling their magic power.

First-year little wizards were at an age where they loved to play and have fun. Their emotions were too rich, which also made their attention easily diverted.

Therefore, it was difficult for them to control their magic power, and some would even experience magic power riots.

But this student... was able to control her magic power to such an extent, making so many chairs spin steadily in mid-air without any collisions.

Professor Flitwick felt that his house had struck gold this time. Perhaps this little wizard was a rare prodigy.

Maintaining this thought, Professor Flitwick did not speak to interrupt Lin Yue's magic.

It wasn't until Lin Yue felt she had reached a certain level of proficiency with the Levitation Charm that she waved her wand downwards, causing each chair to land precisely back in its original position.

Pat, pat, pat, pat... Professor Flitwick, smiling, looked at Lin Yue's retreating back and couldn't help but applaud her performance.

Hearing the sound, Lin Yue finally withdrew from her focused state of learning and realized someone was behind her.

Turning around, she saw Professor Flitwick and bowed respectfully to the professor without any change in expression.

"Good morning, Professor."

"Good, good, good." Professor Flitwick nodded with satisfaction. Talented and polite, she was truly an excellent student.

At this moment, his surprise at Lin Yue's magical talent had automatically shielded him from the strange expressionless look on Lin Yue's face and the unnerving lack of inflection in her tone.

He had even completely forgotten what he had told Professor McGonagall at the banquet yesterday about Lin Yue needing to talk about not eating too quickly.

Now, all he wanted was to discuss her mastery of charms with Lin Yue.

Upon seeing Professor Flitwick beckoning to her, Lin Yue quickly walked over to him.

Professor Flitwick looked at Lin Yue, gentle and excited, "Miss Lin Yue, your casting and mastery of the Levitation Charm are both excellent. I believe this is worth twenty points for Ravenclaw!"

Lin Yue showed no sign of joy, merely nodding calmly, "Thank you, Professor."

Seeing her calm demeanor, Professor Flitwick was even more pleased in his heart.

Not becoming complacent due to success and praise was simply too outstanding.

His admiration for talent continued to swell in Professor Flitwick's heart, and he couldn't help but ask Lin Yue excitedly.

"Miss Lin Yue, may I ask how many of the textbook's spells you have mastered?"

Lin Yue mechanically answered Professor Flitwick's question, "I have memorized the incantations and gestures for all the spells, but I have only practiced the Levitation Charm just now."

Professor Flitwick's eyes lit up. Memorizing the incantations and gestures was also excellent!

"Then, perhaps you wouldn't mind trying them all?" he said, looking at Lin Yue expectantly.

Lin Yue nodded obediently, "Of course, as you wish, Professor."

With that, Lin Yue raised her wand, "Lumos."

A soft ball of light formed at the tip of her wand. Professor Flitwick nodded as he watched the light.

"Can you extinguish it? Are you able to do that?"

Hearing Professor Flitwick's request, Lin Yue nodded and recited the counter-charm for the illumination spell. The ball of light at the tip of her wand instantly disappeared.

"Very good!" Professor Flitwick nodded repeatedly. "Then, the unlocking charm?"

Lin Yue pointed her wand at the wooden door of the Charms classroom and performed the incantation with a standard gesture, "Alohomora."

Click. Although the wooden door was already ajar, the lock cylinder inside clearly moved.

Professor Flitwick nodded in satisfaction again. "Very good, very good."

Next, Professor Flitwick had Lin Yue cast every single spell from the first-year Charms textbook one by one.

Unsurprisingly, Lin Yue succeeded with every single one. Her every movement was like a programmed machine, precise and perfectly executed.

Her every pronunciation and pause was like a reading pen, devoid of emotion but extremely accurate.

Seeing her successfully cast all the spells required for the first year, Professor Flitwick was already excitedly waving his hands.

He added another twenty points to Ravenclaw. The other professors passing by the scoring hourglasses all felt a unified sense of confusion.

What was going on with Professor Flitwick? He was adding points to Ravenclaw before the class had even started?

And not just one or two points, but a full forty points.

Of course, this doubt would soon disappear as Lin Yue attended their class. Once Lin Yue started attending their classes, they would be the ones frantically awarding her points.

"I believe the first-year Charms textbook can no longer teach you anything," Professor Flitwick said, nodding at Lin Yue with satisfaction.

Lin Yue nodded in agreement, as if programmed to do so.

"So, Miss Lin Yue, would you be willing to do some advanced study?" Professor Flitwick looked at Lin Yue expectantly. Wanting to give outstanding students extra attention was a "common ailment" for every teacher.

"Of course, I'm willing. Thank you, Professor Flitwick," Lin Yue readily agreed.

Professor Flitwick smiled and waved his wand. A piece of parchment and a quill flew over from nowhere and began to write automatically.

After four book titles were written on the parchment, Professor Flitwick handed it to Lin Yue.

"These are books I think you can study in advance. The spells within are more advanced than those learned in the first year, but still within your capabilities."

Lin Yue took the parchment with both hands, scanned its contents, and thanked him politely.

"Thank you, Professor Flitwick."

"You're welcome, Miss Lin Yue. You can freely read these books during my class from now on and study them independently."

Lin Yue nodded obediently. "Okay, thank you, Professor Flitwick."

Professor Flitwick smiled with satisfaction. "Feel free to ask me any questions you have, and I will answer them for you."

Lin Yue nodded in agreement again. As the other little wizards attending the class gradually entered the classroom, Professor Flitwick also stood on the pile of books behind the podium. Lin Yue returned to her seat in the front row, her gaze fixed intently on Professor Flitwick.

At this moment, she had subconsciously tuned out everything else.