My partner at Hogwarts is Tom

"Ding! Ring ring ring~"

In the early morning, the sniffling-shaped alarm clock promptly pulls a small bell from its belly pocket and begins to shake it frantically without stopping, the crisp sound echoing throughout the room.

As the alarm clock rang, Victor yawned and sat up in bed.

In the luxurious cat bed next to the bed, a paw shot out with a "smack" and then slammed hard onto the Niffler alarm clock with a "thud".

Tom punched her with a grumpy blow.

The sniffing alarm clock's eyes immediately lit up with the sight of mosquito coils, then it wobbled around the table once before collapsing onto it with a thud.

A moment later, a rhythmic snoring sound rang out from the luxurious cat bed.

Seeing Tom fall asleep instantly with his eyes closed, Victor shook his head, then got up and started washing up.

In the bathroom, Viktor was brushing his teeth in front of the mirror and was in a pretty good mood.

His good mood wasn't just because he had just taken up the Druid's post yesterday and gained abilities such as natural perception, animal communication, and natural transformation, which made him feel refreshed.

Today is also his first class at Hogwarts.

And after he argued his case, Professor McGonagall finally agreed to his changes to the Magical Creatures Protection course curriculum.

The courses that were originally taught by two colleges together were merged into large courses taught by four colleges.

Furthermore, the Magical Creatures Protection class is an elective course offered only after the third year.

This means that from now on, Viktor will only need to attend one large class each day to easily finish his studies.

In contrast, there's only one professor teaching Defense Against the Dark Arts and Potions, with a packed schedule.

No matter how he thought about it, Viktor only felt immense happiness; indeed, happiness is always relative.

And thinking back to the Potions class and the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor's schedule that I saw from Professor McGonagall during the summer vacation.

In response, Victor could only recall his past life's evaluation of his high school teacher.

Ten years of hard study for decades in return—what's the difference between that and spending a lifetime in prison?

Victor even wondered at the time if the Hogwarts Defense Against the Dark Arts professor was old and worn out not because he was cursed, but because he was exhausted.

Snape's perpetually sullen face and resentful demeanor stemmed entirely from the fact that he had to deal with the chattering little wizards every day, leaving him no time to wash his hair.

Even if Snape didn't have time to wash his hair, he still managed to find time to study potions, brew potions, and patrol at night to catch people and deduct points.

In response, Vic could only say that Snape was simply superman.

Oh, and Snape is also finding time to research a potion to turn Harry back into Harry. Tsk tsk, he's really working hard.

While inwardly criticizing Snape, Victor, who never considered who had given Snape another job, happily went to the Great Hall for breakfast.

Today his class is the second period of the fourth grade in the morning, so there is still plenty of time. After breakfast, he can take another stroll in the forbidden forest.

…………

Inside the spacious and brightly lit Defense Against Magic classroom.

The once neat and clean classroom is now a mess.

The little badger and the eaglets watched in silence as Lockhart, looking disheveled, left.

After a moment of silence, the animals began to help each other tidy up their messy hair and clothes.

Their long-awaited first Defense Against the Dark Arts class ended in a farce.

They never imagined that Lockhart, the renowned figure who seemed omnipotent in the book, would be so unreliable and clumsy in class.

A bizarre exam paper and a chaotic mess caused by a supposedly magical creature from South America, Keborah, turned the class into a real disaster.

The thought of those dozen or so furry little elves, comparable to Peeves, sent a chill down the spines of all the young wizards present, whether they were little badgers or little eagles.

"Perhaps, maybe, probably, Professor Lockhart isn't very good at teaching."

One of them, a badger who was a Lockhart fan, defended his idol uncertainly, but his words were full of uncertainty and hesitation.

"Alright, everyone, let's get ready and head out. The next class is Professor Victor's, so let's not be late."

Just then, Cedric, who had finished cleaning up for himself and his companions, spoke up.

After hearing Cedric's reminder, the group of small animals also came to their senses.

The badger cubs seemed incredibly excited and eager to try.

The eaglets on the side seemed somewhat hesitant.

Clearly, the performance of Lockhart, the newly appointed Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, has left a deep psychological scar on them.

"That Cedric, do you know anything about Professor Victor? After all, he's from Scamander, so he must have graduated from Hufflepuff."

Upon hearing the eaglets' questions, the group of badgers seemed to receive some kind of command and began to explain things to the eaglets next to them.

Scamander, a descendant of the Hufflepuffs.

Upon entering the school, he openly denounced Slytherin's pure-blood theory.

After being suppressed by Slytherin, he delivered his famous tavern speech in the Hufflepuff common room and then led the Hufflepuffs in rebellion.

Finally, in their fourth year, they defeated all the Slytherins three times and cornered them in the common room for a full half day.

Unfortunately, the legendary Hufflepuff ultimately could not withstand the evil remnants of the Death Eaters and was forced to drop out of Hogwarts.

After dropping out of school, he studied under his grandfather, the legendary wizard Newtscamander, who was also from Hufflepuff.

Then, as an adult, he followed in his grandfather's footsteps, traveling the world to protect and rescue amazing animals and fight against poachers.

And during this period, he also wrote Fantastic Beasts Here and the more famous Fantastic Beasts in the Stomach.

In addition, he has been recognized by the magic ministries of several countries and has received numerous honors.

Meanwhile, the friends, as if they had triggered some special program, couldn't wait to recommend it to the little eagles beside them.

Cedric, who was also about to speak, fell silent.

No, how come you guys are so skilled?

Looking at the young eagles, their gazes shifted from hesitation to curiosity, then to shock, and finally to admiration and anticipation. Cedric couldn't help but sigh helplessly.

He was just about to mention his father's high regard for the professor.

In case the Ravenclaw students bring their opinions about Lockhart to Professor Victor.

However, it now seems completely unnecessary; I was just overthinking it.