From Hogwarts to Strixhaven.

Chapter 159 Elective Courses and Civil Servants

Climbing a height after drinking is not a wise move, but fortunately, the people who climbed the Eiffel Tower were all top wizards.

The night breeze reduced the dryness in the air and also made Ivy's brain clearer.

Looking at the brightly lit night scene of Paris, he took out the pocket watch that could indicate the vitality of the Flamel couple and threw it to Dumbledore.

"I'm still a student. When you really need to deal with their funeral affairs, just notify me. Anyway, the entrance to the 'Alchemist's House' has been completely hidden by the Fidelius Charm." Ivy is not like traditional wizards who regard the ability to summon a physical patronus as proof of a person's inner purity.

He is very clear about his own nature.

Handing over the "death countdown" of the Flamel couple to Dumbledore was actually a kind of trust interaction. Ivy had heard this sentence from somewhere: Trust is not a one-sided effort, but requires the joint maintenance of both parties.

Now that Dumbledore and Nicolas Flamel have shown their trust, Ivy should reciprocate.

By temporarily entrusting the legacy of the world's greatest alchemist to Dumbledore for safekeeping, Ivy was maintaining this trusting relationship.

"Thank you for your trust, Ivy." Dumbledore's smile was sincere.

No matter which way you think about it, the legacy of Nicolas Flamel, the legendary alchemist who kept the Philosopher's Stone for more than 600 years, would definitely be an astronomical figure. Ivy handed the pocket watch to Dumbledore, which not only showed that he was willing to trust Dumbledore, but also showed that he was willing to keep the Fidelius Charm until the death of the Flamel couple.

It was not until now that Dumbledore was able to be sure that Ivy was indeed an aid in his efforts to eradicate Voldemort, and not another Dark Lord who would replace him in the future.

"I'm going to participate in OWLs next school year." Since the alchemist's legacy is certain to be obtained by me, there is no need for Ivy to continue to study in Hogwarts for seven years. "If I don't finish reading all the books in Hogwarts before graduation, then I will buy a property in Hogsmeade until I finish reading those books."

After the Hogwarts collection of books came the alchemists' collection, and Ivy seemed to see these two treasure troves of knowledge beckoning to him.

"Don't bother, Ivy." Dumbledore put the pocket watch into his pocket. "You can join the teaching staff after graduation. If you want, Hogwarts will not have to worry about the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor for at least the next fifty years."

"You know that's impossible, Dumbledore." Ivy rolled his eyes. "Even if I return to Hogwarts to teach, I can only teach an elective course. Defense Against the Dark Arts already takes up too much of my time."

"Ivy is not even in fifth grade this year?" Perenelle asked in surprise, "I thought you had already graduated!"

"In fact, he should be in the second grade this year." Dumbledore leaned against the iron railing and said in a relaxed tone, "If it weren't for Nico's Philosopher's Stone, he wouldn't have grown so fast."

"I didn't know the Philosopher's Stone had this effect!" Nico looked Ivy up and down, then sighed, "Magic is always unexpected, right?"

"Otherwise it wouldn't be magic." Ivy didn't want to talk more about this topic. It was too strange to discuss physical growth with three wizards whose average age was over 400 years old.

"I think Minerva will help you with your exam qualifications," Dumbledore asked, "but which courses do you plan to take?"

"Ancient Runes, Care of Magical Creatures, and Muggle Studies." Ivy had already thought of it.

Hogwarts offers few elective courses. In addition to the three above, there are also Arithmancy and Divination. These five courses are open to the third grade, and each student must choose at least two. Of course, if you choose all of them, the Ministry of Magic will issue a time converter to help the little wizard complete his studies.

The time converter is a magical thing that allows a person's past and future to exist on the same timeline at the same time. But Ivy is not going to touch it, because the Ministry of Magic can't figure out the principle of this thing, and all those who try to play with time are finally played by it.

In Ivy's opinion, the time magic in this world is too primitive and crude, and the slightest mistake will lead to unpredictable consequences. Most importantly, the time converter cannot guarantee the survival of the user, which Ivy cannot accept. The timeline of the Harry Potter world seems to be linear. Changing the past can easily change the future, which can easily cause a time paradox, so it is also very easy to affect the user himself.

The Ministry of Magic has set very complex rules to restrict the use of time-turners by adult wizards, but underage wizards who are still in school can use time-turners to study with approval. According to the Ministry of Magic's speculation, the maximum period of time travel is about five hours, without causing any possible serious damage to the traveler and time itself.

But judging from Ivy's Destruction Grimoire and the DND spells he learned, time is likely not linear outside of this world, otherwise the multiverse hypothesis would not hold. Time travelers do not return to their past, nor do they change their future, but they may still inadvertently create terrible disasters.

In DND's magic system, there is also research on time magic. Perhaps it would be more efficient and safer to wait until he has figured out DND's time magic and then come to the Ministry of Magic to get some time converters.

Speaking of elective courses at Hogwarts, in addition to the five regular ones, there is also an unconventional one - Alchemy.

Alchemy is only offered to senior students in need, mainly sixth and seventh graders. If the deans of the four major colleges provide them with career guidance and find that the jobs they choose require it, the deans will recommend these students to take alchemy courses.

This was of no use to Ivy. Although it was not polite, Ivy felt that Nicolas Flamel's legacy was definitely more reliable than the alchemy professor who never showed up at Hogwarts. After all, Nicolas Flamel was the only one who created the Philosopher's Stone in all these years.

Among the three courses Ivy chose, Muggle Studies was a standard easy course. He could get credits easily by muddling through, and the exams wouldn't be too difficult. After all, he was once a Muggle who ate hot pot and sang songs many years ago, and he only traveled to this magical world because of a computer explosion or some other reason.

The other two courses would not be too difficult. Care of Magical Creatures was a practical course. Hogwarts had now built a "Magical Creatures Base". With the right teaching materials, teaching would be much easier. Besides, Ivy had been running a small breeding farm in the Room of Requirement for more than a hundred years. How could he be so busy dealing with the teaching aids brought by the Ministry of Magic?

Therefore, the course of Care of Magical Creatures was not difficult at all for him.

As for the ancient runes, this language is now a dead language and has long lost the opportunity to develop again. The ancient Germanic people used them for sacrificial activities, and they were spread to the British Isles by Viking adventurers. In ancient legends, the great god Odin hung himself on a tree for nine days and nine nights before he understood the mystery of runes. Perhaps they did have strange magic, but in today's modern magic, their greatest use is to interpret ancient runes. As for how to use runes to make rune stones, or even further use lost ancient magic, it is not something that those little wizards studying in school should consider.

Wizards who have devoted themselves to studying ancient runes have been working hard to recreate the legendary magical glory, but Ivy has not heard of anyone having done it so far.

Therefore, when the Ministry of Magic inspected this course, it would at most ask students to try to translate some passages or inspect their ability to recognize ancient runic letters. It was just rote memorization, which was not difficult for Ivy, who could read a book in six seconds.

Ivy participated in OWLs just to get a degree, and he didn't have to consider making a living in the wizarding world. For a wizard who could earn 8 gold steadily by working for hours, the word "making a living" was simply an insult.

So when Ivy chose courses, he chose everything according to his own preferences - he chose the easy courses, he could skip the required courses and skip the required courses, it was that simple.

But Ivy's choice still caused Dumbledore to misunderstand.

"Muggle Studies is indeed a necessary course. It's troublesome enough to understand their currency." Dumbledore's words reminded Ivy of the time when he gave him a 10-pound note from a hundred years ago and made a fool of himself.

Not only are there many types of banknotes in the Muggle world, but they are also replaced every ten or twenty years. Not to mention that there are more than 200 countries and regions in the world, and the currencies issued by each are simply too numerous to count.

In comparison, the wizards' financial system is simply simplistic, with only three types of coins: gold, silver and copper. Although the mechanism for exchanging them is a bit stupid, it at least unifies the entire international magical community.

It was all because the wizards handed over the financial system to the goblins that Ivy was able to enjoy the convenience of using the same gold galleons to purchase supplies in France, and was also exempt from the currency exchange fees.

"Muggles!" Nico exclaimed suddenly, after previously sighing at the brightly lit night scene of Paris.

"It was those smart and energetic Muggles who created this steel monster under our feet!" Nico stomped his feet hard, and the iron plate made a clanging sound that could be heard far away in the night sky.

"Do you think this could be a steel golem that will rise from the ground one day to defend Paris?" Nico didn't quite understand the Muggles' motivation for building industrial wonders. "Why else would they build such an iron tower?"

"Maybe it's used to transmit signals? I'm not sure." Ivy thought for a moment and replied, "Anyway, it can't be used to protect Paris, otherwise the mustache wouldn't have been able to attack Paris so smoothly."

"Hmm... you're right. Muggles haven't fought many wars in Paris." The old Frenchman Nico had to admit what Ivy said. "I remember the most fierce battle was at the end of the 18th century. I was just over years old at that time. I just remember that the streets were in chaos. I didn't even know where to buy wine."

Late 18th century.

Ivy calculated the time and thought it should be the French Revolution in 1789. The confrontation between classes can indeed be regarded as a war.

"Yes, from then on, I developed the habit of storing a lot of wine at one time. Who knows when these Muggles will make trouble?" Perenel also recalled the past. For people like them who have lived for hundreds of years, war and revolution have never been the main theme of their lives. It is not even as profound as not being able to buy wine to drink all the time.

It was a valuable lesson about longevity, and Ivy was going to take note of it.

There was a crackling sound in the air.

Two wizards appeared on the edge of the Eiffel Tower.

When the cold wind blew from high altitude, the two wizards screamed immediately. One of them was quick enough to grab the railing next to him, but the other was not so lucky. He fell from the Eiffel Tower, and his screams echoed for a long time in the air.

Ivy was quick-witted and cast the first-level transformation spell Feather Fall on the poor wizard.

This spell, which can be triggered by a reaction, causes the target to fall at a rate of 10 feet per second for one minute. If the target lands before the spell ends, it will be able to stand safely on its feet.

After a simple calculation, it can be known that the maximum safe falling distance of the Feather Fall is 600 feet, but the platform where Ivy and his team are located is the top floor. In addition to the necessary protective measures, there is also a bar. It is about meters from the ground, so even if the Feather Fall is applied, the wizard cannot land safely.

The steel structure at the top of the Eiffel Tower creaked and flexibly turned into a rope, easily pulling the wizard hanging outside the guardrail back. Without thinking too much, it was obvious that Dumbledore must have taken action.

"Thank you!" The wizard looked frightened and thanked loudly in French, then looked down, "Save my colleagues! We are civil servants from the Department of Magical Accidents and Disasters of the French Ministry of Magic!"

"Aha! I have a flying magic carpet that might come in handy." Nico put both hands into the same pocket and began rummaging through it.

Ivy sighed, and just as he was about to take action, he heard another "crackling" sound.

He turned around and saw that Dumbledore was no longer there. Although the old wizard was always late, he was indeed good at saving people.

So Ivy added the ability to be proficient in languages and began to listen to the intermittent narration of the French Ministry of Magic civil servant in front of him.

"The department said someone was casting a spell here... so we made a bet on whether it was a student with nothing to do during the holiday or an adult who had drunk to vent his energy..."

(End of this chapter)