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Ron, whose name was called, stammered and could only recite four dark creatures before he could say no more.

Li Wei nodded and calmly announced, "Gryffindor loses one point."

After Ron, Li Wei called on Harry amidst his pleading and praying.

What you fear will come!

Harry resignedly stood up.

His performance was about the same as his good friend Ron.

Ron recited four, and he recited two, but he made far fewer mistakes than Ron.

Li Wei did not correct Harry's mistakes. He listened expressionlessly as Harry stammered for a long time before admitting he could recite no more.

"Well, sit down. Gryffindor loses another point."

Harry didn't know how he got through that period! As he sat down, his cheeks were burning, almost making him think he had a fever.

In his heart, he wanted to argue with some unknown entity.

It was as if a little angel and a little devil were arguing in his mind.

"I'm not being lazy, I'm just overwhelmed. I have to prepare for Quidditch training. Captain Wood trains like a madman from Saturday morning, and I'm exhausted.

Besides, I'm not good at memorizing. How does this method help with learning spells?"

"Go to hell, Harry! We all know what's going on!

You and Ron complain every day about how bad Professor Quirrell's teaching is, but now you're starting to miss him, aren't you?

At least Professor Quirrell wouldn't assign so much homework, allowing you and your good brother Ron to play more games of Wizard's Chess in the common room!"

"It's not like that."

No one cared about Harry's internal monologue, at least Li Wei didn't.

Ignoring Hermione's hand, which was still raised high, Li Wei called on another Gryffindor student.

This person recited six, still failing to meet his requirements.

As for Neville, who was cowering in the corner, almost crying, Li Wei didn't even have the interest to call on him.

"Gryffindor loses another point.

Alright, that's all for today's homework check. Next, we'll consolidate the casting essentials for the Impedimenta spell. Please line up, one by one."

Harry and Ron, who had failed earlier, quickly rallied, determined to regain their honor in this segment.

They pulled Neville along, and an invisible combination seemed to form quickly. They encouraged each other and lined up at the front of the platform together.

Li Wei conjured training targets using Transfiguration and began observing the entire process expressionlessly.

For the homework he assigned, many people had used self-writing quills to copy it automatically, and it wasn't written by the students themselves at all.

First-years had only recently enrolled and didn't dare to pull such a trick.

The second to fourth years were completely disaster zones.

Facing this phenomenon, Li Wei simply deducted points expressionlessly, deducted points, and deducted more points.

And judging from their classroom performance, students with neat handwriting who clearly took copying homework seriously, rather than scribbling randomly to get by, performed significantly better than the other group of students.

This clear difference also caused the students who hadn't completed their homework properly to show thoughtful expressions.

It was only natural that this would happen.

Spells don't lie.

The angle of the wand movement, the force, the speed, the fluency of the incantation, the confidence gained from completing the preparatory work diligently, and the sense of superiority from being better than others—

All these factors influenced the completeness of their spellcasting.

Yes, it was only completeness.

With the students' current performance, they were far from competing in spell power, let alone talent.

In other words, as long as they completed the details required by Li Wei, they could cast a spell well and achieve the desired effect.

However, there were exceptions.

Good and bad, both existed.

For example, Neville Longbottom. Although Li Wei was certain he couldn't recite the information on ten dark creatures, he had absolutely completed his homework diligently and honestly.

Despite this, when it came to practical application, he still appeared very clumsy.

It seemed that in his mind, any instruction required a lengthy processing round before his body would act in the next second.

Stuttering and lacking conviction, the spell he cast was naturally completely inadequate.

Hermione was somewhat similar to him, yet entirely different.

This studious girl had absolutely completed Li Wei's homework seriously, but she was too rigid in her spellcasting.

While this wasn't a bad thing, she herself seemed very bothered by it.

Once there was any deviation in her movements or incantation, Hermione could quickly realize what was wrong, thereby subjectively undermining her own confidence.

It wasn't a big problem, though.

Li Wei would provide the confidence Hermione lacked.

For students who took the initiative to learn, Li Wei didn't mind spending extra time offering guidance.

However, Hermione's problem was primarily psychological, a cognitive issue.

Psychological problems weren't like doing homework problems, where you just had to write down the answer. They required the right circumstances, the right timing.

Watching Hermione, who was both satisfied and dissatisfied with her spellcasting results, Li Wei didn't rush to speak.

Next, the worst performer in the entire class arrived.

Ron Weasley, a freckle-faced boy with red hair.

His wand clearly had a major issue; its magical circuit was unreliable, sometimes working and sometimes not, possibly accompanied by other unknown negative effects.

Such a wand was completely unsuitable for casting spells.

However, Li Wei didn't despise or loathe students who didn't try hard, but he certainly wouldn't offer them even the slightest bit of extra care.

Amidst a wave of laughter, Ron, who had failed at spellcasting, shamefully retreated to the back of the line.

"Weasley, Longbottom, you two need to replace your wands. Your current wands are not suitable for you.

This will not only affect the power of your spells but also your confidence, and more importantly, your learning progress."

Ron lowered his head even further upon hearing this. Neville's hands were clasped together, his index fingers twirling, and he also kept his head down, afraid to look at anyone.

Facing Li Wei's reminder, neither of them spoke.

Li Wei nodded. After fulfilling his duty as a teacher, he didn't press further.

With Ron's complex emotions swirling, Harry stepped up.

Unexpectedly.

Although his homework, like Ron's, had been frantically copied in a race against time, his performance was significantly better than Ron's, even approaching Hermione's best.

This surprised many students—they all knew how intense Gryffindor's Quidditch training was.

Li Wei vaguely heard the words 'The Chosen One.'

Speaking of which, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasley—these three were the protagonists.

Since he was now inevitably involved in the plot, should he influence its development as much as possible, or, as he had done before, avoid interfering with the relevant characters in the slightest and let events unfold according to history?

Hmm, neither choice seemed particularly appealing.

Li Wei disliked playing nanny, dragging two dimwits who only exploded with power at crucial moments to progress.

But he also deeply understood that after entering Hogwarts, many things would no longer develop according to his wishes. Passive avoidance wouldn't work.

Oh well, he'd take it one step at a time.

After all, Li Wei only vaguely remembered the general plot of Harry Potter; he had completely forgotten when specific events would occur.

Watching the excited Harry return to sit beside a dejected Ron, Li Wei moved on to the next stage.

"Alright, next we'll begin practical combat training. Your target today will be Red Caps."

"Also, starting from this lesson, I will no longer tell you in advance what dark creature you will face in the next round. Instead, its information will be hidden within the memorization assignments I give you.

Similarly, starting from the next lesson, I will begin scoring your homework and practical combat results.

The two students who perform best in both the homework and practical combat portions will receive this alchemical weapon I personally crafted."