A Certain Magical Hogwarts

Chapter 247 A Born Mind-Stealing Master

Professor McGonagall sighed and produced a quill pen.

"Since you don't want to use the time converter, you can take any of the elective courses except for those basic ones."

You can now choose the subject you want to attend.

Professor McGonagall handed William a quill pen, and he quickly ticked off the courses on the paper.

Professor McGonagall took the parchment, glanced at it, and raised an eyebrow: "William, I don't recommend you take Professor Trelawney's divination class. Self-study is sufficient for this course."

"Why?" William asked with a smile.

This is strange, as Professor McGonagall usually doesn't interfere with students' choices.

Professor McGonagall said calmly, "Divination is one of the least accurate subjects in the study of magic. To be honest, I have the least patience for divination."

Very few people can truly foresee the future, and Professor Trelawney…”

Professor McGonagall ultimately did not utter the word "liar".

"Let me put it this way, Sybil dropped out of school in first grade and has been homeschooled ever since," McGonagall revealed.

"You can study at home?" William asked, puzzled.

He thought Hogwarts was a seven-year compulsory education, and that he had to spend all his time at school.

"This kind of thing is not common now, but it used to happen often, especially during the time when wizards were persecuted."

"Some wizarding families homeschool their children, but these are usually children who are unable to attend school or exceptionally gifted young wizards," Professor McGonagall explained.

"Unable to attend school?"

"Hmm...it might be a Squib, it might be an Obscured."

"Professor Trelawney, she..."

"She was considered exceptionally gifted by her family, especially in divination. You might not know that she is the great-granddaughter of the famous divination master Cassandra Trelawney."

But I dare say she didn't inherit that talent..."

"Professor, you don't like Professor Trelawney, do you?" William asked with a smile.

"It's alright." Professor McGonagall pursed her lips. "There's a reason I don't like her."

Professor McGonagall paused for a moment, considering whether or not she should tell William.

"Back when Sybil entered Ravenclaw..."

"Wait, Professor Trelawney is also a Ravenclaw student?" William raised an eyebrow.

"Of course!" Professor McGonagall joked. "These kinds of oddballs usually come from your Ravenclaw."

"Professor, this is discrimination against our college!" William said, feigning displeasure.

"Don't you always say 'reckless lion' too?" Professor McGonagall rolled her eyes at William. "And what about at the Whomping Willow, when you called Ron and Harry 'idiots'?"

William gave an awkward smile.

"It's okay, I think they're both idiots too!"

Professor McGonagall's smile faded as she continued, "When Sybil entered Ravenclaw, I was already in seventh grade, and she made a prophecy... about me."

"What prophecy?"

Professor McGonagall took a deep breath. "She predicted I would die in seventh grade!"

"..." No wonder Professor McGonagall doesn't like Professor Trelawney.

"I was the first person she predicted, but I didn't die, and I'm still alive and well," McGonagall laughed.

"Alright, I'm still going to attend a class. If it's really as you say, I'll go to Professor Setima Victor's arithmetic divination class."

"Alright, let's go to the Great Hall. Don't miss your sister's Sorting Ceremony. I need to deal with Potter and Weasley now, those two troublesome idiots!"

Professor McGonagall walked away quickly before William entered the auditorium.

Despite Professor McGonagall's strict demeanor, she is actually a very easygoing person in private and occasionally makes jokes.

Of course, not the kind of lame jokes Dumbledore makes.

At this moment, Professor Flitwick replaced Professor McGonagall and was conducting the Sorting Ceremony.

The auditorium was a sea of ​​pointed black hats; students sat around each long table, their faces illuminated by thousands of candles that seemed to float in mid-air above the tables.

William missed the new song from The Sorting Hat, which he found somewhat regrettable.

A young wizard was sitting in a chair, wearing the Sorting Hat.

William walked toward Ravenclaw's table as quietly as possible.

As he walked along the back of the auditorium, people turned to look at him.

William didn't make any big splash this summer, but that didn't stop his popularity from continuing to soar.

William sat next to Autumn; the little wizard had already been assigned to Hufflepuff.

"Luna Lovegood," Professor Flitwick called out.

Luna skipped and hopped to the chair. She picked up the Sorting Hat, but instead of putting it on immediately, she curiously fiddled with it.

She took a needle out of her pocket, seemingly wanting to mend the Sorting Hat.

"Hurry up and help me, anyone, save me, Dumbledore!" the Sorting Hat cried out in a panic.

William couldn't help but laugh out loud; that's exactly the kind of thing Luna would do.

Professor Flitwick coughed, reminding Luna to hurry.

The girl seemed to only just notice Professor Flitwick; her eyes bulged with surprise.

The moment the Sorting Hat touched Luna's head, it eagerly shouted, "Ravenclaw!"

The Ravenclaw students applauded, but not very enthusiastically.

Clearly, Luna's behavior also frightened them.

too weird!

William led the applause, and then the applause became enthusiastic.

"Luna's acting strange, isn't she?" Qiu whispered.

She sensed it while sitting on the train; Luna seemed a bit erratic.

"Aren't all Ravenclaw students weird?" William asked, puzzled. "Professor McGonagall just called us a bunch of 'weirdos.'"

Autumn smiled and nodded, and the Ravenclaw students around her, upon hearing William's words, all expressed their agreement.

Ravenclaw students love to label themselves as "different".

Luna walked to the Ravenclaw dining table and sat down in the chair next to William.

"William, where did you go after leaving the train?" Qiu continued, puzzled. "How did you end up near the Willow Tree?"

"Go do Cedric a small favor," William said. "He needs..."

"He needs a branch of the Willow Tree to make a wand," Luna suddenly said.

"Hmm...hmm?" William looked at Luna, surprised. "How did you know?"

"I saw it with my own eyes!" Luna stared with her big gray eyes.

William was stunned, and his eyes suddenly became lifeless.

"Ah! I can't see it anymore," Luna said in surprise.

William was even more surprised. He asked incredulously, "Luna, you can use Legilimency?"

"What is Legilimency?" Luna asked curiously.

"In layman's terms, it means knowing what other people are thinking."

"Oh, is that called Legilimency? I didn't know that. I always thought it was mind reading. My dad told me that wise people can do it."

"..." So William has always been a fool.

That's a bit too much of a sweeping generalization!

"Luna, who did you learn this from?"

"Nobody taught me," Luna shook her head.

"Born that way?" William exclaimed as if he had discovered a new world.

He had always felt that Luna had the ability to see through people's hearts, but he never expected that she was a natural Legilimency.

This was the first time William had ever seen such a wizard.

Ravenclaw has struck gold.

……

……

(Thanks to "风灵十五" for the generous donation.)

(End of this chapter)