With Hermione accompanying him, Li Wei made his way to Professor McGonagall's office as if he knew the route by heart.
In fact, when it came to familiarity with this office, Professor McGonagall ranked first in all of Hogwarts, while Li Wei could definitely rank second.
It couldn't be helped—most of Li Wei's detention time had been spent in this office!
"Li Wei, Hermione, have a seat wherever you like!"
Professor McGonagall addressed Li Wei and Hermione by their first names.
Outside formal settings such as class, people who had become quite familiar with one another did not use surnames along with Mr. or Miss.
Li Wei and Hermione found seats and waited obediently for Professor McGonagall's questions.
Professor McGonagall pulled out Li Wei and Hermione's course selection forms and began by commenting on Hermione's choices:
"Arithmancy, Ancient Runes, and Care of Magical Creatures—those are wise choices, Hermione!"
"Though I hate to admit it, Divination depends entirely on talent.
There isn't anyone in all of Hogwarts with talent for Divination. The content of that class is complete nonsense!"
Li Wei found it amusing. He had never expected Professor McGonagall, who always presented herself as serious and meticulous, to be taking subtle digs at Professor Trelawney like this.
But it couldn't be helped. Whenever Professor Trelawney was not using Clairvoyance to make a genuine prophecy, she looked like a fraud pretending to be mad.
And that professor also loved sherry. She spent all her school salary on alcohol and usually hid away in the attic of her classroom, drinking herself senseless.
Divination was also the sort of subject filled with mysticism and vague guesses, utterly lacking in rigor and logic.
How could Professor McGonagall, who lived by seriousness and conscientiousness, possibly stand it?
In Professor McGonagall's eyes, Professor Trelawney was probably