He looked too happy just now

In the Great Hall, students from every house had received their timetables.

"First thing this morning is Potions. I've got to hurry to class." Hermione threaded her way through the wizards hastily leaving the Great Hall, came up to Allen, and greeted him.

"I need to inspect the grounds for the practical work in my Ancient Magic Class. Don't be late this afternoon. As my first batch of students, I have gifts for you," Allen reminded Hermione and Luna. Although he had not signed up for a single advanced class, he had not gone back to the Tower to do research either. As a professor, he wanted his students to enjoy the best possible classroom experience—even though he did not yet know the exact number. Flitwick had just told him that, judging from the applications he had received so far, Ravenclaw alone had quite a few people planning to attend.

After a holiday of arrangements and renovations, the classroom and office for Ancient Magic Class had already been assigned to Allen. But taking Demost's Duelling Class as a reference, Allen did not want all the students to spend the whole day cooped up in a classroom doing low-intensity activities. For that reason, he planned to take a look around the Forbidden Forest and Black Lake, choose a suitable area, and remodel it into a site for combat training.

"I've got Care of Magical Creatures too." Luna flicked her carrot pendant and stood up. "Allen, you can come have a look near Hagrid's hut."

When Luna mentioned Care of Magical Creatures, Hermione suddenly lowered her head and looked at her timetable. That made her realize that she, Harry, and Ron—the three people Hagrid considered his best friends—had all failed to sign up for Hagrid's Care of Magical Creatures class... Although she