Hogwarts: A Chinese-Style Professor

Chapter 78 Professor McGonagall's Troubles

As soon as Li Wei woke up, many people wanted to find him.

Professor McGonagall wanted to invite him to her office, Dumbledore wanted to invite him for afternoon tea, and Snape seemed to have something to say to him as well.

In addition, the gamekeeper Hagtor Harry told him that he hoped to visit him at the game hut when he had some free time, as the man seemed to have some gifts for him.

Professor Flitwick seemed to want to talk to him about something, but Professor McGonagall beat him to it, so he stopped talking.

Li Wei also sensed a gaze watching him from a hidden part of the castle, which he assumed was Lady Grey again. He wondered what he had done to attract her attention.

However, for Levi, Professor McGonagall's matter was the top priority, while Snape's matter could be dealt with last.

She approached Li Wei almost immediately after the course ended.

In the warm-toned office, Li Wei was the first to sit down.

Come to think of it, this was only the second time he had visited the other party's office in such a long time.

Professor McGonagall waved her wand to light a fire in the fireplace, while Levi sat in a chair opposite the table, looking with interest at the colorful map hanging on the wall.

"what do you want to drink?"

Professor McGonagall sat opposite Levi, her manner very gentle.

"Hmm—to be honest, I'd like to eat something first."

“Oh, right, you just came out of petrification—look at me.” Professor McGonagall slapped her forehead in annoyance. “I’ll have the house-elves prepare some food for you.”

She waved her wand and used it to temporarily move all the books, papers, ink, and other items on the table to another location.

Li Wei always felt that there was a unique kind of enthusiasm in her behavior.

When did Professor McGonagall's attitude towards him change like this?

Was it because he killed the basilisk?
Before long, the house-elf appeared in the office and quickly served a thick pumpkin soup, saying, "This has been quite popular in your office lately," accompanied by a croissant covered in butter.

Li Wei ate a little while listening to Professor McGonagall speak.

During the two months she was in a coma, she seemed to have a lot to say.

“Hogwarts has suffered greatly during the two months you were unconscious.”

Li Wei thought she was going to say a lot of things in one go, but she stopped as soon as she started, her fingertips tracing the edge of the teacup.

"A great calamity?"

Li Wei took over the conversation at the opportune moment.

He had great respect for Professor McGonagall, who had selflessly guided him for many years after his graduation.

"As far as I know, apart from Professor Lockhart's ridiculous antics making the front page of the Daily Prophet for more than a dozen issues, and the increasingly serious private feuds among students, nothing else seems to have happened."

Professor McGonagall, drawn by his calmness, also regained some composure and began to speak:

"That's the main thing I wanted to talk to you about today—Hufflepuff School didn't used to get involved in other kids' antics much, but they've really gone crazy with it."

Professor McGonagall pursed her lips, because the most active group here was Gryffindor.

"After being attacked several times without warning, Hufflepuff students have now joined the fight, turning the entire school into a giant dueling arena."

When I asked you to set up the dueling club, I originally wanted to give them an outlet for their frustrations, but instead of calming things down, it's gotten even worse.

While I also have reservations about some of Professor Lockhart's actions, that doesn't mean students can attack a professor inside the castle.

"I know, this is easy to solve."

Li Wei nodded.

"What are you planning to do?" Professor McGonagall smiled; she was starting to like Levi's perpetually overly calm face.

Problems seem to always be solved when given to him—unlike Dumbledore!
"The first thing I want to confirm with you is that we don't actually object to sparring between junior wizards, but everything needs to be within a safe and controllable range, right?"

Seeing Professor McGonagall hesitate for a moment before nodding, Levi continued:
"That's actually quite simple. The chaos caused by the young wizards is simply due to a lack of rules. We just need to give them a set of universal rules."

"General rules? I've already put them in confinement, but they don't take it seriously at all."

"Using confinement to suppress them is useless; after all, you can't expel students for something like this."

Once the student body develops a rebellious attitude of taking pride in this, confinement will no longer pose any threat to them.

We must restrain them, yet allow them to continue fighting.

"How exactly is it done?"

"Set a rule for them:"
From this day forward, only wizards who make eye contact within the castle may duel, and they are permitted to use only disarming spells.

"Will this work?" Professor McGonagall frowned slightly and said tactfully, "You've been asleep for two months, so you probably don't know how inflated their egos are right now. I'm afraid they all think they can challenge the dragons."

“I understand what you mean—so we need a public setting to teach them a lesson and, by the way, show them who really calls the shots at this school.”

I'm planning another dueling open class on Friday night—Professor McGonagall, would you like to join us?

"Me—? Why would you want to invite me?"

"Because I think these students only know you as a strict vice principal now, and may have forgotten that you were once a renowned master of transfiguration."

Although you don't need to prove your abilities to them.

But I think this will indeed make them respect your opinions and ideas more.

"Oh"

Professor McGonagall suddenly responded blankly, her expression momentarily blank.

"I need to correct you on something."

Her lips, which were always tightly pursed, revealed a radiant smile.

"Even now."

The words seemed a bit abrupt, but Li Wei still caught on and smiled, nodding at her.

"In my heart, it always will be."

They both laughed.

After making the decision, Professor McGonagall seemed somewhat excited.

"The date is set for Friday night, right? I need to make some preparations—do you think we should invite Professor Flitwick as well? After all, he was a former dueling champion."

She seemed somewhat embarrassed to shine on stage alone.

After all, this was originally Snape and Levi's club—given Snape's personality, while he wouldn't refuse, he probably wouldn't really like other professors having activities in his club.

Or perhaps her nervousness stemmed from being a diligent manager for too long, and the sudden thought of dueling with someone could also evoke excitement.

“If Professor Flitwick is willing, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with that—we should regularly invite different professors to teach our dueling philosophy, so that students can see different perspectives.”

"you are right."

Upon hearing Levi's words, Professor McGonagall's worry vanished, replaced by a relieved smile.

(End of this chapter)