A Certain Magical Hogwarts

Chapter 82 McGonagall's Cheat Code (First Update)

William's weakness was undoubtedly his transfiguration skills.

It can't be called a weakness, but compared to spells, defense against dark magic, or even potions, it's far inferior, which makes his talent in transfiguration seem rather lacking.

He was considered excellent among his peers, but he couldn't compare to geniuses.

For such intelligent students, as long as they put in several times the effort, they will eventually become stronger.

This is not wishful thinking.

Because he has the Mag Cat Girl cheat code.

Professor McGonagall is a master of transfiguration; she has extensive teaching experience and knows how to better help students overcome their weaknesses.

With the help of a professor like McGonagall, any ordinary young wizard can grow rapidly and far surpass their peers, as long as they work hard.

It's just that ordinary people can't do this. No one has that much influence to make Professor McGonagall teach only one student for a month, two months, or even a year.

Unless that person is her own son!

But William could. Being in a time loop, he was entrusted by Dumbledore to attend Professor McGonagall's Transfiguration class almost every afternoon.

It's still one-on-one private tutoring.

What does this mean?

It's important to understand that one-on-one and large-class teaching are completely different. In large classes, Professor McGonagall has to consider the progress of all students, and many simple things cannot be skipped.

But private tutoring is different; she tutors William entirely based on his progress.

William was even able to repeatedly try to transform, while Professor McGonagall carefully pointed out his mistakes.

For a first-year wizard, there are only two Transfiguration classes a week, and no more than thirty classes a semester.

William spends every afternoon practicing Transfiguration. If he works hard, he could finish a semester's worth of courses in less than a month.

To be honest, when he first entered the time loop, William was a little tempted to leave, since he was facing the same people and hearing the same things every day.

Cedric and the others were also isolated in their respective colleges due to martial law and were unable to make contact.

But after a while... it's really good.

As long as he is in the time loop, he can enjoy uninterrupted private one-on-one tutoring from teachers of all subjects. What a precious opportunity this is!

William had been to Professor McGonagall's office countless times; he knew the way like the back of his hand.

McGonagall was not happy when she entered the office.

She and William had always had a good relationship, but given the death of someone today, she didn't have much emotional capacity for teaching, let alone giving a private lesson to a student.

If that student were at risk of repeating a year, Professor McGonagall wouldn't say anything. William clearly wasn't; the material he needed to remedial was second-year material.

McGonagall didn't approve of this practice of giving individualized tutoring; in her view, fairness was more important than anything else.

She couldn't understand why Professor Dumbledore would make such a request, but she usually obeyed the headmaster unconditionally.

Countless facts have proven that Professor Dumbledore's words are full of profound meaning.

The two sat in the office. Professor McGonagall pushed up her glasses, took out her textbook, and turned to a page in the second volume.

William had asked McGonagall many questions in the past, so she had a good grasp of his study progress.

William, however, turned to a later page in his textbook.

Professor McGonagall's eyebrows twitched. She closed her textbook and said seriously, "William, I know you haven't learned that far yet, and I think you shouldn't be so overambitious."

To be honest, kid, the final exams are coming up soon, and the questions are going to be really hard.

My suggestion is to review the first-grade textbook, and then thoroughly review the points I covered in the last lesson.

Professor McGonagall was hinting at the final exam question for William, and it took him many visits to understand her meaning.

It can only be said that Professor McGonagall's hints were not as direct as Professor Flitwick's.

"But Professor, I'm already very proficient at those."

William stood up, took a cage from the office window, and kept a fat bamboo rat inside.

William took out his wand and tapped it a few times, turning the bamboo rat into a snuff bottle—the snuff bottle was made of jade and had Hogwarts Castle painted on its surface.

It looks very gorgeous and exquisite.

Professor McGonagall's eyebrows look a bit odd, like Daenerys Targaryen's.

She knew William's talent for transfiguration—excellent but not genius—and as a diligent top student, she also knew William's true level.

He could never have done that with such ease yesterday.

Merlin, could it be that I misjudged him before and buried a genius? Or did William suddenly have an epiphany and transform into a peerless genius in Transfiguration?

This is amazing!

Professor McGonagall, encountering this situation for the first time, said dryly, "Child, this is the final practical exam, and without a doubt... a perfect score. I think you are indeed capable of learning the courses here."

Professor McGonagall turned to the page William had mentioned in her textbook and began to teach seriously.

But McGonagall soon realized that the problem wasn't with her, but with the whole world.

William has a strong understanding, but when it comes to the actual transformation, he still can't immediately perform the transformation, just like before.

This doesn't quite match his previous genius performance.

Her brows relaxed again; that's more like it.

But there's no problem. In a few days, Professor McGonagall will once again marvel at William's genius.

William liked to listen to a lesson repeatedly, changing the content over and over again, and having Professor McGonagall point out its shortcomings. He found that this was the most efficient way to learn.

William, who had been taking the same course repeatedly, was initially unfamiliar with it, but over time, he became proficient.

At that time, Professor McGonagall only thought that William's ability to transform upon first encountering a certain concept was astonishingly high.

She even urged William to publish more papers so that he would surely win the "Most Promising Newcomer Award".

Fortunately, Professor McGonagall has no memory of it, otherwise such inconsistent performance would probably have driven her crazy.

After leaving Professor McGonagall's office, William wandered around the corridor.

The entire corridor was deserted; all the students were in their respective colleges and not allowed to leave. William had become quite used to this quiet.

He planned to visit the Black Lake. Dumbledore had said he was not allowed to leave the school, but half of the Black Lake was also within the school grounds.

Taking a walk alone, clearing your mind, is good for both your physical and mental health.

In that instant, the quiet school seemed to belong to him alone.

That feeling was incredibly awesome!

But when William went down to the first floor, his gaze was drawn to Snape's medicine storage room.

He hasn't gone in yet, even after all this time.

As if possessed, William walked over.

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