Norbert's Funeral

William boasted wildly, as if attending Hogwarts would be a waste if one didn't learn Ancient Runes.

This skill of deception wasn't William's invention; he learned it from his professors through observation and experience.

Professor Flitwick hinted to William more than once that he was the most capable fighter at Hogwarts.

After having a few drinks, he becomes even more talkative.

During the first time loop, Professor Flitwick even pulled William aside to discuss wizardry over wine.

It seems Hogwarts has no one capable of fighting; it's truly as lonely as an avalanche!

From then on, William never dared to drink with the dean again.

Professor McGonagall has repeatedly claimed that the course on Transfiguration is the ultimate romance for a wizard.

She spoke with a devout look in her eyes and a serious expression.

Professor McGonagall seems to have forgotten that she also said things like, "Quidditch is the ultimate romance for wizards," and "The House Cup is the ultimate romance for wizards," and so on.

Even Professor Burbage shamelessly told his students that Muggle Studies was the ultimate bridge to solving the wizarding and Muggle problem!

William followed suit, boasting that Ancient Runes were the foundation of all disciplines, which didn't seem inappropriate.

Anyway, it worked very well; everyone was attracted.

After rambling on about all sorts of things, William finally got back to the point and began teaching the rather dry alphabet.

Thus, in just one class period, he witnessed Hermione's most ruthless side.

She was either answering questions or on her way to raise her hand and wait to be answered.

William wondered, "Didn't Hermione's arms get sore from holding that up for so long?"

As a student, having top students around you who proactively answer your questions is definitely a great experience.

At least if the teacher suddenly calls your name, you won't look confused; you can stand up and pretend to repeat it.

In his past life, William lacked a classmate who was a top student like that.

Once, when he was called on to answer a question, he stood up in a daze and looked around.

In the end, he could only casually take off his glasses... and tell the teacher that he couldn't see the blackboard.

This is what happens when you don't have a single high-achieving student around you.

However, as a teacher, my senses aren't very good.

Because William had just asked a question, Hermione was already eager to give an answer.

Ignore it; if you go back, Hermione might kill you in your bed.

He couldn't ignore her; she answered so quickly. William wanted to give everyone five minutes to think so he could slack off a bit.

It's understandable that William, under so much pressure on his first day as a teacher, would try to take a break and relax a bit.

Besides, with only one Sickle a month, William had to slack off in the face of this capitalist exploitation.

Is slacking off shameful?

It's not shameful.

Slacking off is a clever form of resistance, a silent form of anger!

However, despite Hermione's enthusiastic responses... if she gets any points, William loses.

To prevent her from getting more than ten points, William only gave her one point for each question she answered.

However, William couldn't keep up with Hermione's numerous and frequent questions. He could only give her a point after answering three or four questions.

Later on, William simply "forgot" to give Hermione any extra points.

Hermione's House Points remained at 10 until the end of class.

If it weren't for class, Hermione would have already grabbed her wand and rushed over to fight William for real.

Before class ended, William taught everyone how to use Ancient Runes to cast the Lumos Charm.

Hogwarts teaches the most basic Futhark Alphabet, but the Ancient Runes system also includes many different language forms— Helsinge Runes, Manx Runes, and Stungnar Runes composed of dots.

William can use seven or eight spells to create the effect of the Lumos Charm.

Although it was the simplest magic, it made the young wizards extremely happy.

I can brag about it when I get back: the four ways to write the Lumos Charm!

William also promised that if students performed well, he could teach them how to make disposable Warming Badge near the end of the semester.

Everyone was satisfied, and as they left the classroom, mysterious smiles appeared on their faces.

It seems they have found the true secret to wealth.

In just one morning, the news that William had become the teacher of Ancient Runes for the third grade spread.

In particular, the content of his lectures, once it got out, caused great distress to many students who hadn't chosen the course.

This is what real learning of skills is all about!

They would much rather learn from William than take crappy courses like Muggle Studies and Divination.

In the end, it was Harry and Ron who regretted it.

Harry was immediately intrigued when he heard that getting an O would allow him to Akali's Mystery Shop.

This is a perfect opportunity to get closer to autumn.

Once he learns this knowledge, he will be able to provide on-site "repair" services whenever something breaks in Qiu's life.

Ron, on the other hand, wanted to make money!

He's really short of pocket money right now; he can't afford anything expensive and is green with envy.

These past few days, through the connections of a young Gryffindor wizard, Ron has been helping a mysterious wizard sell Professor Snape's photographs.

For every five tickets sold, you receive a commission of one Knut.

Ron always carried a small bag, looking like he was selling pirated DVDs, and whenever he met a young wizard, he would ask him a mysterious question:

Hey bro, want some photos? Snape's, super cheap!

Once Ron learns how to make Warming Badge, he won't have to do this hard labor anymore and can open his own shop.

Most importantly, given his relationship with William, he might not even need to do his homework; he could just coast through and pass the Ancient Runes.

Can William still be stuck? Should we make him retake the course?

It doesn't exist!

Saturday,

William, Hermione, and Anne crossed the meadow and arrived at Hagrid's Hut.

They were going to Norbert's funeral.

As an uncle or aunt.

This sounds strange, after all, Norbert's death was inextricably linked to William.

After he used the Basilisk to petrify Norbert, Norbert fell from a great height and died instantly.

Speaking of Basilisk, they grow incredibly fast. Given enough food, they can shed their skin every few weeks.

At its current rate, it will exceed ten meters in length and become an adult Basilisk in six months at most.

But William doesn't want it to reach adulthood so soon.

Upon reaching adulthood, the Basilisk's eyes transform into lethal pupils, significantly increasing its danger.

William thought for a moment, then found Harry and recorded a lot of Parseltongue voices from him, putting them into the crystal ball.

Then, William played it for the Basilisk, which put it to sleep.

When Basilisk enters a sleeping state, its body develops only slowly.

William would only wake the snake up when he was drawing its blood, and let it eat two eggs to help it recover.

As the three walked across the green meadow, Hagrid was already standing at the door of his cabin.

Hagrid was wearing a black suit that looked very well-fitting.

This was custom-made by Roy for Hagrid as a Christmas gift. After all, Hagrid's original outfit was just too ugly.

Hagrid's eyes were red, as if he had been crying for a long time.

"You've come," Hagrid said hoarsely, wiping away his tears.

"Yes— Cedric and Cho can't come, they're so sorry," William said.

Saturday morning is the Gryffindor Quidditch selection.

Autumn went to scout out the enemy's situation, preparing to assess Gryffindor's strength. However, with Harry in solitary confinement, she probably wouldn't be able to discern anything.

Cedric is even less likely to come.

In his words: Only William is so shameless as to use the corpse of a fire dragon to attend Norbert's funeral.

He couldn't bear to attend such a cruel funeral.

So he decided to stay in the castle and make wands... well, with Norbert's dragon nerve.

To show it respect!

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