Course Selection Issue

When Ron asked him about his thoughts on course selection, Lucien put down his teacup and gave his prepared answer.

"Actually, I'm not very clear about the teaching styles of those elective course professors. However, I do have some thoughts on the course content itself."

The three little ones' ears immediately perked up.

"I think Ancient Runes is the most worthwhile course to choose," Lucien said. "Hermione already mentioned that this course mainly teaches Ancient Runes, and in later years, we'll learn even more magical scripts. It's profound and difficult, but it is indeed the foundation for some advanced magic, such as alchemy."

As he spoke, he glanced at Ron.

The meaning is clear—if you want to continue studying alchemy, this course is indispensable.

Ron, who understood Lucien's expression, immediately looked distressed.

He had only intended to take two easy courses to get by—if the professor of Care of Magical Creatures hadn't been retiring and being replaced, his original plan would have been to take that course plus Divination to meet the school's course requirement.

It's definitely going to be done in the easiest way possible.

But now it seems like I can only choose Divination and Ancient Runes?

Ron scratched his head in confusion. He was quite fond of Alchemy, especially its fields of puppets and mechanisms.

But according to Lucien, Ancient Runes are absolutely essential for learning the more interesting and advanced Alchemy.

Seeing the serious look on Ron's face, Lucien added:

"Course selection is actually related to your future development and career choices after graduation. In addition to having the relevant knowledge, some professions explicitly require wizards to pass specific subjects in OWLs or even NEWTs exams, or achieve high scores."

The three little ones' expressions all became more serious.

Harry, in particular, had never thought about "career choices"—he was only a second-year student and didn't even know what he wanted to do in the future.

But Lucien has a point. It would be a real loss to miss out on a career because of choosing the wrong course.

Even so, Harry doesn't really know what career he should pursue in the future. His current strength and passion is Quidditch, while his strength, but not his favorite, is Potions...

Harry wondered if he should ask Lucien about his future career choices. Lucien was so knowledgeable and intelligent; he was sure he would have good advice!

Lucien continued, "Let's put Arithmancy and Divination together. They both sound like Divination, but they're actually worlds apart. Arithmancy predicts the future through rigorous numerical reasoning and requires quite good mathematical skills. As for Divination —well, that relies more on talent and is basically 'unlearnable.' It's not that you don't work hard, but some people are born with it, and those who aren't really can't learn it."

Ron nodded repeatedly. He had heard Fred and George say that the Divination was just something they made up, and that Professor Trelawney the class, was always rambling and ambiguous.

This kind of class is the easiest to get by in!

"I can offer you some tests in Arithmancy, specifically in mathematics, to see if you're suited for this subject," Lucien added.

Upon hearing the word "test," Hermione's eyes lit up, and she leaned forward slightly, clearly eager to try.

She was interested in everything that "tested abilities".

Harry and Ron, on the other hand, had already mentally sentenced the course to death— Harry wanted to save time for Quidditch training, while Ron was just lazy and felt that Arithmancy were really unnecessary.

"Muggle Studies," Lucien said, glancing at Harry and Hermione with a subtle undertone, "This course isn't very useful for you. Moreover, some of the research on Muggle might deviate from or even contradict your common sense."

Harry and Hermione looked at each other in bewilderment.

How far off can it be?

Hermione grew up in the Muggle world; both her parents were dentists, so she was very familiar with the Muggle lifestyle.

Harry Dursley family, so from a cognitive perspective, he could easily be considered Muggle-born.

Isn't this course just about the things they see every day?

Hearing Lucien say this, the two became even more interested in the course—they wanted to see what the Muggle world was like through the eyes of wizards.

"As for the Care of Magical Creatures," Lucien mentioned last, "it's definitely essential if you want to pursue a career related to Magical Creatures in the future. As for whether the new professor is strict, there's no need to worry about that—"

"Hagrid will be teaching this course next semester."