Hogwarts: Storm Chaser

After the practical examination of herbal medicine, it was rare for the first-year students to have an extra day free.

They will use the extra day to review astronomy.

Because in the astronomy course, the theoretical score only accounts for 20%, and the practical score accounts for 80%.

When Ralph and others learned about this ratio, they were all shocked and quickly went to the senior seniors to confirm.

However, it was in vain for Ralph and the others to ask, because this was their first time encountering the situation.

The seniors spread their hands in despair, and so did they, 80% practice and 20% theory.

They said this was not the case before.

In the past, astronomy classes only had simple theoretical exams, and there was no news at all about the practical exams.

In other words, now all students at Hogwarts, except for seventh grade, need to face a new type of astronomy exam.

As for the seventh grade, they have to take the Ultimate Wizarding Exam, which is extremely stressful, so the changes do not include them.

It is also to enable them to obtain good results in the Ultimate Wizarding Examination ().

Fortunately, Professor Sinistra gave the content of the practical exam in advance so that everyone could have time to practice.

That is to identify the stars.

If it weren't for the exam week and they couldn't go to the Forbidden Forest, the students would have wanted to ask their centaur friends for advice.

However, not all grades have time to review.

While Ralph and the others were having a break, some grades happened to have their turn for the practical exam in astronomy class.

Time flies by, and it’s time for the astronomy exam for first-year students.

The exam location was at the observatory, but the sky was full of dark clouds.

However, the freshmen have no doubts because the seniors have already told them how to take the exam.

Professor Sinistra will use magic to transform the stars on the observatory, and the students only need to follow the professor's prompts to find the corresponding stars.

It is worth mentioning that astrology is not static.

These horoscopes will change according to Professor Sinistra's will to adapt to more students.

The changing horoscopes are all real, and were recorded by the professor based on the passage of time based on Hogwarts.

Moreover, Professor Sinistra will not only ask about one star, nor will he only ask about the stars at the same time.

She may inquire about the position of the same star in the horoscope at different times;

It is also possible to inquire about the positions of different stars in the horoscope at the same time.

Of course, in addition to individual stars, there are also questions about constellations.

Generally, questions are asked about the constellations first, and then about the individual stars.

If you answer well, Professor Sinistra will tell you about the extra points and ask you if you want to join.

Moreover, if you meet a student with really good theoretical knowledge, the professor will even invite you to take an exam with extra points, and your score will also be 5 points.

But the seniors told them not to agree to the invitation.

The real astronomical phenomena are completely different from those simulated by the professor, and the weather cannot be perfect. There are always some regrets.

However, when Ralph and the others found out, it was already too late and they had already agreed.

It should be said that most of the Ravenclaw students participated.

….

The next night, those students who were eligible to take the extra-credit exam and agreed to it were called to the Room of Requirement.

Looking at a familiar scene, a door suddenly appeared on the wall. Open the door and enter.

Ralph and the others knew this was the Room of Requirement.

In order to better study the stars and eliminate the influence of weather on observations, this room came into being.

Professor Sinistra calls it the "astrology hall".

Based on her needs, the Room of Requirement simulated the upper limit of what it could achieve.

Then, professors came to help and improved on the basis of the Room of Requirement, and finally achieved the current success.

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The astrology hall is circular in shape, with walls about 1.3 meters high. The ceiling is a hemisphere, covering the room.

It has two states, one is the non-observation state; the other is the observation state.

In the first state, the walls and ceiling of the astrology hall are visible.

The room was filled with dim and soft light, the source of which was unknown, and only the outline of things could be seen.

For some places that needed lighting, the professors prepared a magic candle or a magic flame in a transparent cup.

But their light will only be limited to a spherical range of a certain radius.

On the hemispherical ceiling, there are stars evolved by magic flowing.

This horoscope is the horoscope at the moment before that time, including during the day.

At the beginning, in order to come up with this function, the professors spent a lot of time and energy, including Dumbledore.

Dumbledore did a lot of things that other professors really couldn't do.

We all know that the light of each star in the sky is different, and the magical meaning contained in it is also different.

Based on this, the professors analyzed the starlight of all the stars that have been observed so far, encoded it and recorded it.

And mark some stars used for positioning in the blank star chart in the astrology hall system.

After the general constellations and some familiar positioning stars are marked in the star map, the system will collect the starlight on its own and mark them in the corresponding positions on the star map based on the difference between the starlights.

Professor Sinister also uploaded the star map he compiled to the system for comparison.

If a star is in the wrong position, the corresponding star in the star chart circulating on the ceiling will emit a persistent red light.

Its position in the professor's astrology chart and the position on the system chart are empty, and a red light will flash there.

A red dotted line will also appear between the two.

At this time, the professors need to judge whether there is a problem with the system or with her star map.

Secondly, if strange starlight is detected, the system will also record it in its own star map and continue to emit green light.

The second state is observation mode.

This mode will not be open to any young wizards because it is very dangerous.

In this mode, walls and ceilings become transparent.

At the same time, hidden astronomical telescopes will appear on the tops of some towers in Hogwarts Castle.

Originally, these telescopes evolved on their own from the Room of Requirement.

But in order to reduce the consumption of magic power and the malicious gaze from outside, the professors replaced them.

….

Dumbledore specifically asked them to record the data from these telescopes, and then he took the data to find an old friend.

Soon, he brought back several astronomical telescopes that exuded a luxurious atmosphere.

Give it to the Room of Requirement and help the Room of Requirement assimilate it into a part of yourself.

The Room of Requirement placed it where the simulated telescope had been.

At the same time, Dumbledore also brought a large number of glasses.

Both the telescope and the glasses were specially made by Dumbledore after he got rid of Nico Flamel.

They can reduce the magic power of the wizard when observing, so as to avoid magical interaction with certain things and attract attention.

Later, Flamel couldn't let go. He was afraid that something would happen to Hogwarts and lead to the destruction of the entire magical world, so he came to Hogwarts.

However, these are all secret things, and no one except the professors at Hogwarts knows about them.

Now that they are all here, Mr. and Mrs. Lemay have no intention of leaving right away.

After casting magic on themselves, the professors gathered around the Flamel couple and started walking around Hogwarts.

Sensing the changes in Professor McGonagall and Professor Sprout, the Flamel couple also sent their blessings and some small gifts.

Professor McGonagall and Professor Sprout thanked them and accepted the gift.

"It is a gift given by the elders and cannot be turned away."

Compared with the Flamel couple, they are still juniors.

Walking on the lawn and looking at the cheerful and energetic students, LeMay and his wife looked at each other and smiled happily, as if they were reminded of their youth.

Decaying souls and old bodies, if it weren't for the hustle and bustle of the world and the responsibilities they bear, they would have chosen to leave long ago.

However, they have also begun to prepare for death, but the preparation time is a little long.

After walking around Hogwarts briefly and looking at the young children, they headed to the Room of Requirement.

The first thing to go to is the baptistery.

After listening to Dumbledore's introduction, Nico looked at the jade stone platform and then at Professor McGonagall.

"The material has changed completely!"

Nico said.

"I don't know what happened at that time."

Professor McGonagall said it truthfully.

"It's okay, Minerva. You will go further than Dumbledore in transfiguration. Don't belittle yourself. You are dedicated to this path, but he is not."

After Nico finished speaking, he went to study the jade stone platform.

He didn't dare to be interested in baptism or anything like that. He could also turn a squib into a wizard, but the effort was not proportional to the income.

What he was really interested in was the will from above, the will of Hogwarts and the Forbidden Forest.

This thing is mysterious and difficult to fathom, and there are very few things as active as Hogwarts and the Forbidden Forest.

He and his wife's alma mater, Beauxbatons School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, did not breed anything similar to the will of Hogwarts.

Maybe it has something to do with the time when the school was founded. After all, Hogwarts was founded long before all the magic schools in Europe.

After only exploring for a while, he gave up.

Because he noticed that the two wills were wary of him. If he did anything extraordinary, Dumbledore would take action.

….

Later, they came to Professor Flitwick's magic research room.

All magic pattern products developed by students are available here.

It also includes Professor Flitwick's own automatic magic marking system.

"Professor's Notes" and "Exercise Booklet" are also placed here, because the content update system of the former is placed here.

Professor Flitwick enthusiastically introduced the students' inventions to the Flamel couple, focusing particularly on the products they planned to put on store shelves.

The magic pattern products to be put on the shelves are:

Drink bottles, including horn bottles and Alefford bottles, for these bottles, Nico was more interested in the potions inside.

That's right, these beverage bottles are filled with magic potions to highlight their effects.

Especially the corner bottle of blank flavor enhancer exists in three states: silver, gold, and gold and silver intertwined.

After communicating with the professors, Nico was no longer in a hurry, because he would be able to enjoy it soon.

Then, he saw the earthen flowerpot, which was in the shape of an ordinary flowerpot with some magic patterns added to form a unique function.

Smiling softly, he moved his gaze to the next product.

This was the item that interested him the most, the contract paper between Lily and Pandora.

Professor Flitwick could only give a general introduction to these products, and in the end it was Dumbledore who had experienced them.

Nico and his wife listened patiently.

After listening, they thought for a while, and Nico opened his mouth to express his thoughts.

The majestic magic power surged softly through his body, and everyone present saw some sense of disharmony in him.

As Nico finished speaking, a book quietly appeared in the air.

Nico handed it to Professor Flitwick and said:

"These are some of my ideas. You can take a look at them. Finally, please help me pass them on to the two girls."

Professor Flitwick answered solemnly

Pass the book and nod.

After reading the products inside, Nico spoke highly of their "Professor's Notes" and "Exercise Booklet".

Then, they went to Professor Sgrahorn's magic research room.

In fact, it is not considered Professor Slughorn's magic laboratory, because Professor Slughorn is not used to brewing potions here.

This room stores a large number of students' new formulas and potion samples.

At the same time, it is also the center for storing and withdrawing potions in various potion and magic research rooms.

The cabinet against the wall on one side is full of parchments, which are all written applications.

When the Potion and Magic Laboratory needs potions, you can apply directly in your own Magic Laboratory, but you need to write an application form.

If the application format is incorrect, it will be rejected.

After wandering around for a while, they went to Ralph's "Slug" Demon Research Room.

There, the Flamel couple finally got their wish and concocted their favorite flavor, named it "French Style" and left the recipe to the children.

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After drinking their own drinks, everyone returned to the topic and came to the astrology hall.

After a short visit, Nico told them his idea.

He planned to use some means to continuously filter the scenes collected by the astronomical telescope, and finally collect them on the ceiling.

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Through constant refraction and penetration of some media, the outside gaze in the scene is reduced to a minimum, and even if it causes magic interaction, it will not cause much reaction.

Finally, he also shaped a transparent protective film on the surface of the hemispherical ceiling.

This protective film has the same function as the astronomical telescope and glasses he gave Dumbledore before.

They can block the magic in the wizard's eyes to the greatest extent, making the wizard's eyes more like those of Muggles.

In this way, even if there is a collision of eyes, the magic power inside is not enough to cause interaction and send out information.

Under the surging magic power, various materials floated out from Nico's clothes and merged with each other in the air.

Everything is so peaceful.

Until, a silent sound exploded in everyone's ears, and everyone saw that the liquid suspended in the air suddenly spread out and evenly adhered to the ceiling.

Not only that, Nico directly attached a layer to the walls of the entire room.

Finally, there was still excess liquid suspended around Nico.

He took out a small box and filled it with liquid.

Then he threw the box to Dumbledore and gave it to Hogwarts.

Turning on the observation mode, they stared at the gorgeous scene in the dark universe together.

I was addicted to it for a while.

The starry sky! It turns out to be so wonderful!

Once the heart is moved, desire will not stop its expansion.

At the same time, a strange magic wave quietly floated in the astrology hall.

Hogwarts: Storm Chaser.

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