Grumbling Students

Snape left.

In the corner, Qiao Weili and Jiamer exchanged a glance, seeing the subtle meaning in each other's eyes.

Just then, Li Wei turned to look at them, his face still unreadable.

Jiamer immediately asked:

"Professor, is Dumbledore our enemy?"

"How could that be? Don't listen to Snape's nonsense."

Li Wei shook his head, thinking about things while casually replying:

"Professor Dumbledore could never be our enemy at any time. He only does the right thing. You can trust him."

Of course, in Li Wei's heart, this statement had a major prerequisite: do not fall into Dumbledore's plans.

Once chosen as a candidate to resolve the Dark Lord, or as a key element, fate would likely find you, making you feel powerless.

However, with him watching over such matters, there was no need to tell his two assistants, lest it cause unnecessary worry.

As for what Snape had warned about, there was no need to worry.

He acted righteously and walked upright. Even if Dumbledore found out about forcing everyone to swear an oath now, old Dumbledore would probably only be pleased and develop a better impression of him, which was a good thing.

Snape thought Li Wei was in danger, merely because he was blinded by Li Wei's "Slytherin side" and didn't truly understand what kind of person Li Wei was.

This was not Snape's fault. After all, a Slytherin with principles was as rare as an endangered species in those times.

"I'm a bit tired today. I'm going to rest. You two should get to sleep early too."

"Yes, teacher."

Saturday passed with Li Wei and his assistants having a fulfilling day.

After abandoning the Three Unforgivable Curses, he set his sights on another dangerous spell: Fiendfyre.

In the hands of the Dark Lord Grindelwald, this spell was powerful enough to destroy an entire Paris.

While a new target had been found, as for specific research directions, the three of them first needed to understand the characteristics of Fiendfyre. Only after summarizing conclusions that fit their "imagination" could they slowly begin their search.

Besides the three of them, the students of Hogwarts also had an exceptionally fulfilling day. Or did they?

No one knew who spread it first – the Professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts had assigned a lot of homework.

In any case, after a night of reflection on Friday and practical application on Saturday morning, all students, except those who slept until the sun was high in the sky, understood one thing.

If they didn't hurry up and do their homework, they would likely be unable to finish and submit it by Sunday afternoon.

What was even more troublesome was that completing Li Wei's assignments was only the first step; most of it involved repetitive copying and memorization.

This meant that even if you could copy someone else's correct answers, you would still have to spend countless hours copying.

By the end of the day, the student body had clearly divided into three factions.

[Good Student Faction]: Did not hoard all their homework until the weekend and consciously completed assignments in advance. Although Li Wei's homework caused them some trouble, they still managed to complete all of it with ease.

[Risk-Taking Faction]: Used enchanted quills to "automatically" complete Li Wei's copying assignments. When faced with the task of memorizing the characteristics of ten dark creatures, after countless efforts and amidst frantic howling, they simply chose not to memorize it!

"Everyone, if I'm caught by the professor on Monday and the house loses points because of it, I will not offer any defense. Please take me to the gallows and kill me."

Ron Weasley stood on the table, his face solemn. When he said "kill me," he earnestly clenched his fist and "stabbed" himself heavily in the chest.

"No!!!"

Several people "anxiously" surrounded Ron in the center, their expressions filled with grief.

"What an idiot! Harry, you better not be like him."

"Ah, of course."

Harry's tone was filled with uncertainty.

His Quidditch training that morning had exhausted him. He already felt tired. Facing the homework, he even felt dizzy and lightheaded.

"You're not going to be able to finish it, are you, Harry?"

Hermione Granger stared at Harry with a "I could kill you" look.

"You complained to Ron all year about not learning anything from Professor Quirrell.

Now, we have an extremely excellent new professor, and he genuinely intends to teach us practical knowledge. Are you really not going to learn it!"

"I--I will definitely finish it, Hermione."

Thus, the third faction was born.

[Tenacious Resistance Faction]: Did their utmost to complete all copying assignments before the deadline for submission and spent the remaining time in desperate memorization.

To this end, older students canceled dates (Li Wei's assignments for them were double the amount compared to the younger years), Harry canceled his meeting with Hagrid, and younger students gave up their Wizard's Chess time.

For a time, most students grumbled about the new professor, and Li Wei's reputation plummeted unknowingly.

Sunday, 4:30 PM.

The Study Committee Members gathered in Li Wei's office with the collected homework.

"Sit down, everyone."

Li Wei casually waved his wand, and three round tables and seven chairs appeared in front of them.

"First to fourth years sit at one table, fifth to seventh years at another."

Li Wei gestured for everyone to sit down. The homework they were holding in their arms flew to Li Wei's desk on its own, arranging themselves neatly.

Barton appeared silently before everyone, holding a tray laden with milk tea and pastries, which he distributed to them one by one.

"Thank you."

Hermione whispered her thanks, discreetly observing Barton's appearance. It was the first time she had seen such a peculiar creature that resembled a human but was miniature in size and could appear so silently.

In response to Hermione's gratitude, Barton bowed elegantly, causing the little girl's eyes to sparkle.

"Are these candies from Honeydukes? Professor, you've spent too much."

A pleasant male voice sounded in her ear. Hermione slightly came back to her senses and instinctively looked down at the candies on the pastry plate. Indeed, they were quite tempting.

Of course, Hermione absolutely wouldn't eat them now. She didn't want to create an image of a glutton for the professor right from the start.

"It doesn't cost many Galleons. Eat with peace of mind; this is also one of the benefits for you Study Committee Members."

Li Wei disliked dealing with unnecessary people, but once he decided to establish a connection, he would begin to value interpersonal relationships.

However, the way he did things often resulted in something that looked more like an exchange of benefits.

"From now on, you will come to me every Sunday at four o'clock. I will give you half an hour of special tutoring, and each of you can ask me one question.

You can think of this as an extra study group.

Correspondingly, I will assign you additional learning goals. All of you must be at the forefront of all students in the class.

I will only grade your homework, and then you will use it to grade the homework of other students."

"Are there any questions?"