Master Bell Gives You Some Advice!

"Bell, before you go see Professor McGonagall, could you tell me about the other three Elective Course? You know, I don't really know much about the content of these courses."

Hermione grabbed Bell, who was about to stand up. This was a rare opportunity; besides Bell, no one else would be willing to spend the time explaining these Elective Course courses to her in such detail.

Listen to what others are saying, recommending she take a Divination Divination because it's the easiest to pass? That's an insult to her academic genius!

Hermione was also curious: since Bell didn't stop her from choosing the other three courses, it meant that Bell thought those courses were important.

She had previously seen that when Bell received the course selection form, he chose Arithmancy and Ancient Runes without any hesitation. So she was curious about what important role these two courses played in Bell's eyes.

"Let's start with the Care of Magical Creatures."

Bell didn't refuse Hermione's request and sat back down. In fact, he rarely refused requests from his family.

Yes, in Bell's eyes, Hermione is already family, his girlfriend.

"Actually, I don't really recommend you choose this course. It's not that the course is bad, but rather that its class time will conflict with two other more important courses."

"We'll talk about the other two courses later; let's start with the Care of Magical Creatures."

Bell stopped Hermione from asking the question.

"This course mainly teaches us about some common Magical Creatures. However, this knowledge is actually of little use to most wizards."

The word "protection" in the course title reveals the current state of Magical Creatures in the Magical World.

Therefore, if I don't intend to work in this field in the future, I can only consider this course as a hobby.

"Now that we've talked about Care of Magical Creatures, let's get down to business."

Bell's expression turned serious.

"To be honest, I find it hard to understand why Hogwarts would make Arithmancy and Ancient Runes Elective Course courses. Is it just because learning these two courses requires using your brain?"

In my opinion, these two courses are far more important than some required courses, such as Astronomy and the A History of Magic.

A thorough grasp of Arithmancy is a prerequisite for casting all large-scale magic, the most typical example being barrier magic.

If Arithmancy is not used to calculate the distribution of each magic node, then the barrier will collapse on its own.

Besides its primary auxiliary function, Arithmancy is also a prerequisite for learning many Divination- related magical arts, such as Name Divination and Trace Divination.

Ancient Runes were primarily used in the creation of magical items.

The Personal Terminal, Constant Temperature Badge, and Defensive Trinket we use today are able to perform various functions because of the Ancient Runes inscribed inside them.

Of course, the above are just superficial applications of these two courses. Once you truly grasp the essence of these two subjects, you will discover that all magic is inseparable from them.

It's no exaggeration to say that your mastery of these two subjects will directly determine the heights you can reach.

Hermione nodded vigorously, memorizing everything Bell said. Although she didn't understand much of it, she was already used to it.

Whenever magic is mentioned, she rarely understands what Bell is saying completely.

"What are your thoughts after hearing what I just said?"

Bell looked at his girlfriend with anticipation in his eyes.

"What do you think?"

Hermione tilted her head in confusion. This was the first time Bell had asked her for her opinion, so she didn't know how to answer for a moment.

"Arithmancy and Ancient Runes are very important?"

"Anything else?"

Bell moved his face even closer, his eyes practically overflowing with anticipation.

"Uh... no, that's all."

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"Didn't you ever have thoughts like, ' Arithmancy and Ancient Runes are actually that important? I can't let those three useless courses waste my time! So I'll skip those three courses!'"

Bell was practically touching Hermione's face when, clinging to his last shred of hope, he asked, unwilling to give up.

"No, I didn't."

Hermione blushed and pushed Bell away as he pressed himself against her.

Even after spending so much time together, Hermione still wasn't comfortable with being affectionate with Bell in public. It was just too embarrassing!

"And I would never think things like 'it's useless'! That's too rude! Bell, you're not allowed to think like that either!"

Bell, whose thoughts were even restricted by his girlfriend, looked utterly dejected.

So what's wrong with thinking about it? Thinking about it isn't illegal, so why shouldn't he be allowed to think about it? Besides, those classes really are pretty useless anyway.

If possible, Bell would actually prefer that his girlfriend go to Professor McGonagall to discuss Elective Course.

After all, his girlfriend has the nickname "Little McGonagall." So, from Hermione's attitude, it's not hard to deduce Professor McGonagall's attitude towards Elective Course.

What if Professor McGonagall said, "I support you taking all the Elective Course, and I'll help you resolve any scheduling conflicts?"

If this leads Hermione to become even more determined to have it all, things could get much more complicated.

It's important to understand that this involves one of Bell's "taboos," so three courses were already the limit he could accept.

He would never allow his girlfriend to take five courses!

Fortunately, things did not go in the worst direction that Bell had anticipated.

After Hermione and Professor McGonagall finished explaining their troubles and asked if they could audit a few courses at the beginning of the next semester before making a choice, Professor McGonagall considered it for a moment and then agreed.

Although there was no precedent, Hermione's request was indeed reasonable and not difficult to fulfill.

With the increasing number of Muggle-born Little Wizard in recent years, Professor McGonagall has even been considering whether to promote Hermione's "audio-visual" approach.

"Great, Bell!"

As soon as Hermione stepped out of Professor McGonagall's office, she happily grabbed Bell's hand and jumped up and down.

"Professor McGonagall granted my request! You were right, Professor McGonagall is so kind!"

"Um... yes, yes, that's great."

Bell responded stiffly.

"By the way, where's your course selection form?"

Bell looked at Hermione's empty hands. If he remembered correctly, Hermione had been holding something when Hermione went in.

"It's for Professor McGonagall."

Hermione said matter-of-factly that she was curious why Bell would ask such an obvious question.

"No, why did you hand it over to Professor McGonagall!? Which courses did you choose?"

"Don't worry, I've been obedient. For now, I've only chosen three courses: Arithmancy, Ancient Runes, and Care of Magical Creatures. As for the remaining two, I'll make a decision after trying them out at the beginning of next semester."

Patting her chest, Hermione reassured her boyfriend that he didn't need to worry.

"Are you really not considering giving up the Care of Magical Creatures?"

"No!"