Hogwarts: A little lion in the skin of the Eagle School

"Well, John, although you are very talented and have many ideas, your understanding of some of the theoretical aspects of Transfiguration is clearly not sufficient."

"The reason you are so adept at basic Transfiguration and making such rapid progress is largely due to your intuition, which is also a benefit brought to you by so-called talent."

"But as you progress to intermediate and advanced Transfiguration, the advantages that your talent can bring you will only decrease."

Before long, Professor McGonagall had finished reading John's paper.

Assigning John this task was the right thing to do; Professor McGonagall immediately spotted John's problem.

John's talent is so great, perhaps a little too great.

So much so that when John was learning some spells, he didn't even know how he learned them.

It's like learning to speak but not knowing how to read.

While it may not have much impact on him now, it will seriously hinder his future advancement.

John nodded in agreement after hearing Professor McGonagall's assessment.

Even when he was writing his thesis, he could sense that his understanding of Transfiguration was only superficial and based on feelings.

"Hmm...maybe I should prepare another study plan for you. Hermione's plan isn't suitable for you."

After Professor McGonagall finished speaking, she looked at Hermione with a thoughtful expression.

"Hermione is the complete opposite of you."

"This child first had a solid theoretical foundation before learning magic through repeated attempts."

"You learned it in no time, without even knowing how you learned it."

"It would be great if you two could complement each other."

As she said this, Professor McGonagall looked the two students up and down.

She suddenly realized that the two people who had been exchanging glances just moments before now seemed to have forgotten each other, not even looking at one another.

?

Although she was puzzled, Professor McGonagall didn't say much, let alone suggest that Hermione tutor John or anything like that.

After all, Hermione is also a student and has her own studies to work on, so she definitely can't do that.

Actually, Hermione is quite willing to tutor John, because her experience studying with John yesterday was quite good and it didn't affect her own studies.

"Alright, John, you can go back now. I'll give you more homework next class."

Finally, Professor McGonagall said a few words to John and then let him go.

Hermione remained in the office, it seemed the two of them still had things to discuss.

Before leaving, Hermione looked at John one last time, raised her small hand slightly, and waved to him as a farewell.

John simply nodded in agreement.

......

After John left, Hermione looked at Professor McGonagall again.

"Hermione, what do you think of John?"

Professor McGonagall suddenly smiled and asked Hermione for her opinion on John.

Hermione blinked, paused for a moment, and then spoke.

"Not bad, humble and eager to learn, and even willing to stand up for what's right. He seems...to be quite honest."

Although she hasn't had much contact with John yet, through these few encounters and what she's heard about him, Hermione has a pretty good impression of him.

After listening to Hermione's story, Professor McGonagall smiled but offered no comment.

"Since you call him junior brother, then you'd better take good care of this little junior brother."

Professor McGonagall said this as she put John's paper away.

Hermione nodded; that was no problem.

John didn't seem like the type to cause trouble for others; he would just offer pointers occasionally when he encountered someone in need.

"Alright, let's stop talking about John and get back to business."

When Professor McGonagall looked up again, her face showed a more serious expression.

Hermione also straightened her expression.

"How's the time converter been doing lately?"

"There's no problem, don't worry."

Professor McGonagall nodded upon hearing Hermione's answer.

"Yes, remember this: before each use, you must clearly remember your location at the time you want to return to."

"You can't run into your past self, and you can't let anyone discover two versions of you at the same time."

"We must not interfere with what has already happened."

"The time converter is not used to change the past, but to fill in other moments of time that you have not witnessed."

Hermione nodded seriously. Professor McGonagall had explained these precautions to her when she first handed the Time-Turner over to her.

But Professor McGonagall would still remind her often, because these things were really important.

Hermione kept it in mind.

......

When John returned to the Great Hall, Ryan and the others were still there, not having gone back to their dormitories for a lunch break or anything like that.

Strangely, Senior Neville was also there, sitting with the others.

On the table in front of them was a bowl of white scallions, which seemed to indicate that Neville was explaining something to them.

As Neville spoke, they took notes.

"John is back."

At this moment, the chubby Titus noticed John's appearance and spoke first.

The others waved when they saw him, and Neville gave him a shy smile.

"Senior Neville, what brings you here?"

John looked at the pot of white flowers, then at Neville, and asked curiously.

"Uh, actually I came to see you. Didn't you ask me about how to care for white safflower last time? I made some notes for you."

"I was thinking of giving it to you, but since you weren't here, I came to ask them, and that's how we started chatting."

Neville scratched his head a little embarrassedly and said...

That's true. I've talked to Neville many times, and once when I asked him about his best subject, he immediately said herbalism.

So John asked Neville for advice on how to care for Whitey.

Unexpectedly, he actually made a special note of it.

In Neville's words, Dictamnus dasycarpus is the most common and easiest-to-care-for herb, but it is also one of the most important herbs in the wizarding world, as many healing medicines rely on it.

Therefore, more careful cultivation is needed to produce high-quality white daffodils.

"We are currently asking Senior Neville for advice on how to care for Bai Xian."

"The senior is really amazing. He can answer any question about herbs and plants, not just white peony, but also in a way that is simpler and easier to understand than the professor."

At this moment, Ethan, who was standing to the side, also began to praise without reservation.

Neville was embarrassed by this and waved his hands repeatedly, saying that he only taught the basics.

If I remember correctly, Ethan's family owns a flower shop, so he is more interested in plants than Ryan and the others, and is also closer to Navey, who is very good at botany.

"Thank you so much, senior, for preparing all this."

John took the notebook from Neville and thanked him.

Neville waved his hand, saying they were all friends and there was no need to say such things.

Afterwards, Neville continued to sit with them and tell them about herbal medicine.

It's clear that Neville is really good at this.