The last tutoring session

The first few days of school felt like the most leisurely days Will had experienced in years.

Although Dumbledore was still at the school, he was no longer paying much attention to what was happening there.

Professors are quite busy at the beginning of the semester. In addition to teaching, they also need to spend a lot of time on the course schedule and preparation of teaching materials for the entire semester.

Professor Flitwick stated that they would not be able to conduct research together for the next few days, and that his tutoring career was essentially coming to an end.

Will's tutoring is gradually stopping. In fact, Professor Flitwick didn't tutor him much last semester, and the two of them basically did research together.

As for Snape, it was the same. Snape had realized that Will's Potions were no less than his own, so he stopped tutoring him.

Although Will excelled in his other courses, he didn't show any enthusiasm for them, and stopped taking them after he surpassed the level of seventh grade.

Professor Babbling teaches Ancient Runes, is completely absorbed in her research and is more like a research partner to Will.

Finally, only Transfiguration was left to catch up on, but this was a bit of a struggle for Will —he spent a lot of time pretending not to understand.

On the third day of school, in Professor McGonagall's Office, she watched with satisfaction as Will almost simultaneously transformed a dozen tables, chairs, flowerpots, and teacups into Lion, Eagle, Snake, and Badger, Lion, Eagle, Snake, and Badger. The griffins and snakes then transformed into birds, whose feathers fluttered and transformed into a small Forest, in Forest were miniature versions of various creatures.

Professor McGonagall rarely showed such a satisfied expression—probably few people had seen her like that in all her years of teaching.

She stared at the small Forest Will had conjured up—in which a tiny tiger was preying on a poor Sheep.

"Will, that was brilliant!" Professor McGonagall couldn't help but applaud, handing Will several rather thick notebooks. "Your Transfiguration are superb; you've surpassed the level of many seventh-grade graduates."

I've taught you everything I could; the rest is up to you to spend time refining and learning on your own.

Besides, I think you're already qualified to have my personal notes, and today, as the last tutoring session, I should hand them over to you.

Study hard, Will. In time, your Transfiguration will surpass mine, and the Wizarding World will have another Transfiguration master.

It's getting late, you should go home and rest. I know you're working very hard, but don't be too busy lately, and get yourself in a better state of mind.

Starting next Saturday, the school will begin Apparition training courses. Although I'm absolutely confident you'll be fine, you still need to be serious when you're first learning.

Will took Professor McGonagall's personal notes. He had actually obtained the personal notes of several professors before— Snape's book and several other personal notes, Professor Flitwick's Charms Notebook, Slughorn's personal Potions Notebook, Dumbledore's notes, Voldemort's notes, and Nicolas Flamel's Alchemy Manuscripts.

However, Professor McGonagall never gave him his own personal notes, Will to believe that Professor McGonagall did not consider him a true student.

In the Western academic tradition, when professors hand over their personal notes, lecture notes, or manuscripts to students, it is usually not just about "distributing materials," but rather an act of academic passing on.

This can definitely be considered a "generous sharing" of knowledge, because a professor's private notes are often not formal publications, but rather the result of his long-term preparation, thinking, deduction, and organization.

Giving students this kind of material means that he is willing to open up his personal understanding beyond the classroom and beyond the textbook.

This is somewhat similar to ancient China scholars passing on their lectures and notes to their disciples; or, in other words, the "true disciples" of a fantasy world.

Many academic traditions are continued through the "mentorship" system.

When professors hand out their notes, lecture materials, reading lists, and research pathways to students, they are essentially acknowledging and nurturing future generations.

Students not only learn knowledge, but also inherit the teacher's problem-solving awareness, research methods, and academic style. Later, these students mentor their own students, thus forming an academic lineage.

For example, Professor Sprout and Neville — Neville has also obtained Professor Sprout's private notes, and Professor Sprout has basically regarded Neville as his successor.

'It's the last tutoring session...'

Taking the notes, Will bowed deeply to Professor McGonagall: "Professor McGonagall, thank you so much for your care and teaching over the years, and for your concern for my daily life."

His expression was complicated, and he was filled with mixed feelings. For nearly six years, he had basically spent his time in tutoring.

Like a snap of the fingers, time has flown by, and my tutoring career has come to an end, which is also almost the beginning of the next stage.

"Will," Professor McGonagall exclaimed, "You are the best student I have ever taught. No student has ever been as hardworking and diligent as you."

"I thought I was being lazy," Will said.

As soon as he finished speaking, a "crack" sound came from the direction of the small Forest.

A dark cloud drifted across the Forest Will created with his Transfiguration, and it began to rain in the small Forest, which surprised Professor McGonagall — Will's skill was even higher than she had thought.

"If you're considered lazy, then there probably aren't any hardworking students at all in Hogwarts," Professor McGonagall shook her head, looking at the small Forest. "In all my Forest of teaching, this is the first time I've seen such excellent Transfiguration."

Even I would need to put in some effort, Will. Excessive modesty is just hypocrisy. Your biggest problem is that you're too humble, even though you're such a sincere kid. Young people can be a little proud.

It's getting late, Will, you should go back and get some rest. I heard your other classes are almost finished too. I hope you can make the most of this last bit of time on campus.

"Well then, goodnight, Professor."

Will left carrying his heavy notebook, not taking up too much of Professor McGonagall's time— Professor McGonagall also had classes the next day and needed to rest.

The Corridor of Hogwarts were quite dark; only the Moonlight reflecting off the snow outside the windows illuminated Corridor somewhat.

Will looked at Silver Moon, his feelings still complicated. The last tutoring session was over, and old man Seamus's Old English class had long since ended.

With a sudden increase in his free time, Will was forced to change his long-standing lifestyle, which left him with a sense of emptiness and loss.

Back in the Room of Requirement, Will drank a glass of Grape Juice, leaned back on the sofa for ten minutes to rest, and pondered his future schedule.

Finally, he decided to put these thoughts aside for the night and instead fill in the gaps in Professor McGonagall's personal notes.

Since I'm just idling around anyway, why not continue learning?