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A Ravenclaw girl even took the initiative to make it a little more difficult and added a beautiful golden hydrangea to her cactus.
However, her behavior did not receive bonus points from Professor McGonagall because the golden hydrangea could not bloom on the cactus.
When get out of class was over, Kangna was left alone.
Kyle waited outside for a few minutes before she walked out of the classroom with Professor McGonagall.
"Then it's settled, the time is every Tuesday and Friday at six o'clock in the evening." Professor McGonagall said, and then she looked at Kyle again, "Remember, you need to find the classroom location yourself. This is our tradition. It’s also a test.”
"I understand." Connor said.
"What did she say to you?" Kyle asked curiously after Professor McGonagall left.
"Invite me to join the Transfiguration Club." Kangna said with a smile, her tone a little excited.
She knew that it was difficult to join Professor McGonagall's Transfiguration Club. There were only a dozen or so people in the whole school, and Kyle was one of them.
However, Kyle joined in the third grade and was one of the earliest members.
"If you ask me, Professor McGonagall should have invited you three years ago." Kyle was also very happy. "Do you need me to secretly tell you the entrance to the classroom? That place is not easy to find."
"Don't." Kangna shook her head repeatedly, "You just heard it, Professor McGonagall said this is a test, and I don't want to cheat to pass."
"If it's really not possible..." Kanna paused, then continued: "That only means that I am not qualified to join you for the time being."
"That won't be possible..." Kyle said with a smile, "You can definitely find the entrance."
Kangna also smiled, but it was obvious that she was still a little nervous.
"Is the Transfiguration Club the same as the advanced class?" On the way to the auditorium, Kangna couldn't help but ask, "Do we get together every week to learn more difficult content in advance, or talk about some spell casting techniques?" Little tricks.”
"There will be situations like this."
Kyle thought for a while and said: “Because there is no age limit in the club, I was exposed to human body transformation when I was in fourth grade.
"But more often than not, what is discussed in the club is about the extended application of transfiguration, such as multiple deformations of objects, and partial deformation, which is knowledge not found in textbooks."
"Is that so?" Kangna nodded and said, "This is completely different from the Potion Club."
"What is Potions Club like?" Kyle asked.
He had not joined the Potions Club, and Snape had no intention of inviting him.
"The Potions Club." Connor said, "Professor Snape will teach us some special methods of handling potion materials that are not in the books, but are simpler and more convenient.
"In addition, he will also teach us how to brew some more difficult potions, which are about two grades higher than the normal courses.
"Don't you also have a potions improvement class on your class schedule? You should know it by then... I remember some senior students mentioned that the content of the club is similar to that of the improvement class."
"Oh?" Kyle raised his eyebrows.
Not to mention, he does have a potions improvement class on his schedule, which is next Monday.
Kyle originally thought that Snape would exclude him because he did not participate in O.W.L.
But if it was just about the way to handle potion materials, he didn't seem to need to take advanced classes. After all, he already knew those things, and they were also taught by Snape... just in a different way.
While talking, the two of them also came to sit down at Hufflepuff's table in the Great Hall, preparing to have lunch.
However, at this moment, Kyle overheard the conversation of several fifth-grade students next to him.
"Tell me, why did people from the Ministry of Magic take away Professor Black..."
"I heard it was because someone got hurt in his class."
"But didn't he already remind us? And why didn't people from the Ministry of Magic come last year?"
"I don't know."
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(End of this chapter)
Chapter 611 Umbridge Ignored
Sirius was taken away by people from the Ministry of Magic?
When he first heard the news, Kyle thought they were joking, but he soon realized that it was impossible for all fifth graders to be joking.
In addition to Hufflepuff, the fifth-year Gryffindor students were also talking about this matter, as were Harry, Ron, and Hermione, who didn't even come to the Great Hall to eat.
Kyle looked at the nearest fifth-year student and asked, "Susan, did you just say that Professor Black was taken away by the Ministry of Magic?"
"Yes." Susan Bones said: "Our last class in the morning was Defense Against the Dark Arts. When class was about to end, a few people suddenly came. The leader said that someone went to the Ministry of Magic to complain about Professor Black. He failed to fulfill his responsibilities as a professor, resulting in several students being injured in class.
"Oh, Principal Dumbledore was there at that time."
Kyle frowned, and just when he was about to say something, the door of the auditorium suddenly opened.
Dumbledore walked in with a serious face, accompanied by a witch wearing a pink cardigan.
Behind them, Ron and Hermione pulled the angry Harry to the left and right, and dragged him to the Gryffindor table.
But not many people noticed this scene at this time. Everyone looked at the two people walking in front and whispered to each other.
Dumbledore came to the front seat of the classroom, turned around, and said in a very calm tone.
"I'm sorry, please be quiet. Before you enjoy the delicious food, I need to take up some of your time to announce two things."
The auditorium fell silent instantly.
Dumbledore said, "The first thing is Professor Black about Defense Against the Dark Arts. Because he needs to cooperate with the Ministry of Magic to investigate some matters, he will not be able to teach everyone during this period."
"But..." Dumbledore raised his hand and pointed at the witch next to him, "During this period, Professor Umbridge will replace him and teach you Defense Against the Dark Arts."
After a moment of silence in the auditorium, there was a burst of sparse applause.
The sound was very small, and almost always came from the direction of Slytherin.
"They are talking nonsense!" Harry stood up angrily, standing out among the crowd.
He seemed to want to say something more, but the next second he was pulled back to his seat by several people next to him.
In the classroom seat, Dumbledore didn't seem to see it, but Umbridge next to him turned to look at Harry, and then showed a smile that couldn't be more fake.
"Thank you, principal." She turned her head and said, and took two steps forward.
Dumbledore smiled and gave up the middle seat.
Umbridge cleared her throat and piped up, "I must say, it's great to be back at Hogwarts."
"Oh, her voice is really uncomfortable." Cedric frowned and rubbed his arms, "Why does she have to talk like this? And that fluffy pink cardigan is really inappropriate. she."
"Personal preference." Kyle said, "When I saw her at the Ministry of Magic before, she looked like this."
"Have you met her?" Cedric asked, "What is she like? Will she be a good professor?"
"Let's put it this way." Kyle thought for a while and gave a more pertinent answer, "Even Professor Quirrell and Professor Lockhart were much better than her."
"Oh..." Cedric groaned.
He really couldn't imagine anyone who could be worse than those two people... If there were, it would probably be the troll whose head was caught in the door.
Kyle also sighed.
He had thought that Sirius might not stay until the end of the school year, but he didn't expect to leave so soon.
It's only been less than two weeks since school started.
In the classroom seat, Umbridge was saying in a dry and emotionless tone:
"The Ministry of Magic has always believed that educating young wizards is a very important matter. It must be carefully and carefully cultivated and some of your innate precious talents must be exercised..."
Gradually, some students can no longer concentrate.
"Why do I feel like I'm studying the History of Magic?" Mikel covered his mouth with his hand and yawned secretly, "Also, when can we continue to eat...Today's lunch is fried pork chops, why will it get cold soon? manage."
No one answered him.
Ryan's head moved slowly, as if he was about to fall asleep in the next second. MacMillan next to him stared at Umbridge unblinkingly, looking very serious, but his eyes were dull. God, obviously had other things on his mind.
Umbridge continued her long, slow speech.
The surrounding students have already started chatting with each other. Only a few people and professors are still listening, but their expressions are all very interesting.
Professor McGonagall's eyebrows knitted together tightly, and Professor Flitwick seemed to be very interested in the fork in his hand. Not even Snape looked happy because Sirius was taken away.
The more Connor listened, the more she felt something was wrong. She pulled Kyle's arm and whispered: "Why do I feel like the Ministry of Magic is going to interfere with Hogwarts?"
"It's not like, that's what they really think," Kyle said, "Look at what she said... some decisions are old and must be discarded?
"In the past few years, even last year, the Ministry of Magic would not have pointed out the decisions made by Hogwarts."
At this time, Kyle suddenly noticed that Umbridge's head tilted this way.
Although it was only for a moment, he still noticed the undisguised resentment in the other person's eyes.
Well, now it seems that not only Dumbledore, but also himself has become the target of the other party.
This is... so interesting.
Kyle smiled, then picked up his fork and put a piece of fried pork chop into his mouth as if no one else was watching.
Cedric opened his mouth and looked at him in surprise. This move could be said to completely ignore Umbridge.
After noticing this, some people subconsciously looked at Dumbledore.
But the headmaster's attention seemed to be all on Umbridge, and he didn't seem to notice what was going on below.
At this time, some of the more courageous people who were not yet full could not bear it anymore, such as Fred and George.
They didn't care why Kyle acted so abnormally, they just started eating, laughing and chatting with others, as if Umbridge didn't exist at all.
Then, more and more people joined in.
In the classroom, Umbridge's voice became shriller and shriller, but no matter how hard she tried, she could not cover up the clinking sounds made by the students while eating.
Then she finally said the last few words and turned to look at Dumbledore.
"Please continue, Professor Umbridge, I think what you just said is right." Dumbledore said seriously: "We really shouldn't make progress for the sake of progress. The new era requires a new order, and I completely agree with this.
"You really inspired me a lot and made me realize that I don't seem to be that competent as a principal."
But at this moment, he suddenly noticed the students who were eating.
"Oh, so you've finished speaking?" Dumbledore said in surprise, "Sorry, I was so absorbed in listening just now that I didn't even notice... Professor Umbridge, you should have reminded me."