Hogwarts: This professor is too Muggle

These are all small places, not counting the major wizarding villages such as Hogsmeade and Godric.

Melvin put down his sloppily hand-drawn map and flipped through the accompanying data.

The small pile of parchment was all copied by hand. The handwriting was neat and there were no ink clumps, but there was no paragraphing at all, not to mention organizing it into statistical charts. It seemed a bit troublesome to extract numbers from long paragraphs of words.

Although the four dark wizards have limited abilities, their attitudes are still correct.

Melvin didn't spend too much time organizing the data in the materials into a table and displaying it in the notebook next to him.

He looked at the data table, tapping the paper lightly with his fingers, and muttered softly, "Who said there are only 3,000 wizards in the UK? Do you understand the magical world?"

Not only are there more wizard settlements than expected, the population size is also larger than expected. These small places are hiding hundreds of wizards, and if the wizards' family members and relatives are included, the number is even larger.

It is indeed an old wizarding country.

The color of the photo immersed in the developing solution was slightly blurred, the edges were a little fuzzy, the rough edges trembled briefly, and the figures on it began to move.

The pedestrians on the street are wearing strange styles, medieval robes, steampunk blouses, Victorian dresses. Residents from different eras are walking on the same street. The shops on both sides of the road also seem to be from different eras, some with new signs and some with old signs.

Honeydukes Candy Shop

Mrs. Puddifoot's Tea House

"..."

Chapter 10 Heading to Work

Summer is coming to an end and it’s time to go back to school.

Melvin walked along the curb, carrying his suitcase in his right hand and brushing the ashes off his sleeve with his left.

The sun pierced through the clouds in the Scottish Highlands. The morning mist had dissipated, and the cobblestone streets were still a little wet. The candy shop on the left side of the street had not yet opened. The cream almond candies in the window were piled up like a leaning tower, and the icing star on the top was slowly rotating. Cockroaches were crawling in the holes at the bottom.

Next to it stood a brightly colored sign: Honeydukes.

There's also the Devis-Bans store, Zonko's Magic Joke Shop, and the Owl Post Office...

This is Hogsmeade.

It was about four hundred miles from London, and the most convenient means of transportation was the Floo Pink Fireplace. It only took half a minute to get from the Leaky Cauldron to the Three Broomsticks.

The Hogwarts gate is three or four miles away, and it normally takes an hour to walk there.

Melvin opted for a slightly faster walk.

"boom……"

He took a step forward from the village exit, the air made a slight humming sound, and the space around his figure distorted slightly. When he reappeared, he was already at the intersection several hundred meters away.

Improved usage of Apparition.

Whether it's Apparition or Disapparition, they're essentially vanishing spells, and the caster is also the target. Based on the caster's memory of the target's location, the spell determines the coordinates and teleports them across space to the desired location. Once mastered, one can determine the target's location directly by sight.

The road conditions were not complicated. There were road signs along the way and there were basically no forks in the road. It only took a few turns before I could see the gate of Hogwarts from a distance.

"boom……"

Melvin stood at the intersection and looked up at the main entrance of the school.

The school gate is in keeping with the style of a thousand-year-old school. Two hollow doors made of black iron are embedded between towering stone walls, about twenty to thirty feet high. Bronze statues of wild boars flapping their wings are perched on the gateposts.

Wild boars are male...

Even though I don’t understand it, I think it’s amazing.

Picking up the suitcase and walking through the door, a figure immediately came towards him from the corner. Melvin saw the words "Administrator: Argus Filch" pinned on his chest.

"Professor Melvin Levant?"

The caretaker, Mr. Filch, had a hoarse voice, a sallow complexion, slightly bulging eyes, and was wrapped in an old mouse-gray robe.

"Yes." Melvin nodded and smiled.

"Professor Lewinter, come with me. Headmaster Dumbledore has informed me in advance and asked me to wait for you here."

"sorry to bother you."

Melvin followed the administrator inside, looking at both sides of the road.

The scenery along the way is beautiful, with lush flowers and plants without being overly overgrown.

Hogwarts was probably originally an aristocratic manor. The surrounding land has been transformed from farmland and is well planned. The road after entering the school gate is very flat. There is a forest on the left side of the road and the Quidditch field on the right side. Slytherin's green flag flutters in the wind.

Almost all wizards around the world have heard that Hogwarts divides its schools into four houses after the surnames of its four founders:

Gryffindor, the symbol of courage;

Ravenclaw, symbol of wisdom;

Hufflepuff symbolizes kindness;

Slytherin symbolizes glory.

When the school was first established, Godric Gryffindor and Salazar Slytherin had the closest relationship. According to the rules of adventure novels, the two should have left a hymn of friendship on the Chocolate Frog card...

As expected, an accident happened.

Decades after the school was founded, Slytherin suddenly became paranoid and tried to persuade the other founders to only recruit pure-blood students. The other founders clearly expressed their opposition, and then the differences between the two sides continued to increase. Finally, Slytherin left in anger, and the school parted on bad terms.

These are all written in the school history.

There are some things that are not included in the school history:

One is that Slytherin built the Chamber of Secrets before leaving and hid a basilisk inside. The other is that Gryffindor went out to search for Slytherin in his later years, but ultimately found nothing.

In contrast to Helga Hufflepuff, who had a good beginning and a good end, and Rowena Ravenclaw, who died with her eyes open, there was no news about the two legendary wizards in their later years, and no one even knew where they were buried.

Passing an exceptionally lush whomping willow, you can see the greenhouse shed of the Herbology class, where a short and fat witch in gardener's clothes is busy working.

Walk a little further and go up the stairs to the foyer.

"That's all. The principal will take you to his office."

"Where is the principal..."

Melvin looked up and saw a gray-haired figure standing in the corridor near the courtyard. He was squatting and teasing a dark gray cat. When he heard the sound, he looked at them with a gentle smile.

The dark grey cat trotted over and gently nudged Filch's trouser leg.

"Thank you, Mr. Filch," Melvin nodded.

"..."

Filch looked up at him with a strange look in his eyes, then quickly looked away: "Welcome to Hogwarts, Professor Lewynter."

"Goodbye."

Only then did the principal walk over slowly.

Dumbledore was wearing a red and gold robe today. The color was bright and the style was loose and grand. The pants he wore were ordinary. His beard and hair were carefully groomed and loose.

He wore crescent-shaped glasses, his pupils were deep blue, and his back was straight.

The late summer sunshine made him feel energetic.

"Long time no see, Headmaster Dumbledore."

"I've been looking forward to this day, Melvin."

Dumbledore smiled, his eyes narrowing. "I should have introduced you to my capable professors. Minerva is processing documents, Severus is counting the potion materials for the new school year, Filius is adjusting their college's bronze crow-shaped door knocker to prevent that door from embarrassing students with questions they can't answer for the entire summer, and Pomona is cleaning the greenhouse... Please forgive me, today happens to be the busiest day of the week."

Melvin: “…”

It sounds like you, the principal, are the only one slacking off.

"Let's go upstairs and see your office. By the way, let me introduce you to my alma mater."

Dumbledore led him upstairs, introducing him as they walked: "The hall you just saw is our auditorium, and it is also where we usually have our meals. Next to it is the administrator's office and the faculty lounge.

"The second floor used to be the Transfiguration classroom and the Vice-Principal's office...

"Your office is on the third floor. The stone statue next to it is the entrance to my office. You can talk to me anytime."

Melvin listened carefully and followed him up the marble stairs.

"You should be aware that our school is divided into four houses. Ostensibly, it's the Sorting Hat that makes the divisions, but in reality, it fully respects students' personal choices... Speaking of which, I'm a little curious, how is the house division done in Ilvermorny?"

"Ilvermorny's four houses are chosen by the four wooden sculptures in the Great Hall. The Horned Serpent prefers students who love reading, similar to Ravenclaw. The Thunderbird tends to choose adventurers. The Panther loves young men with strong personalities. And Pukchi favors kind-hearted healers."

"I heard that only a very small number of students are selected by four colleges at the same time..."

Eating Cao's food will cause diarrhea and diarrhea.

I owe 2k today, I'll make up for it tomorrow~

Chapter 11 Slytherin, Absolutely Slytherin

at dusk.

As summer draws to a close, the heat in the Scottish Highlands has not yet faded. The orange sunset appears hazy through the glass, and mottled light and shadows fall on the room on the third floor of the castle.

The room was more spacious than expected and was mainly divided into two parts. One side was an office area with a desk and bookshelves, and the other side was a reception area with a sofa and coffee table, which could accommodate visiting professors as well as confined students.

Walking along the corridor is the living area, which includes a bedroom, storage and workroom, and even a bathroom, fully meeting the standards of an apartment suite.

The bedroom is spacious and well-equipped with cupboards. The bed is an oak four-poster with Elizabethan-style carvings and oxidized to a deep amber color.

"Food and accommodation are all included, we have two days off during holidays, and we have winter and summer vacations every year. The conditions are very favorable..." Melvin stood on the bed, sat sideways and swayed a few times, very satisfied with the results of his busy half day.

The bed was neatly made and the mattress was the right size. Although the color of the spring mattress didn't match the room, it was still very comfortable overall.

Mill Creek's new mattress, cloth-wrapped independent springs, coconut coir latex filling, moderately soft and firm.

Hogwarts provided a full set of daily necessities, but he was not used to them, so he replaced them with the ones he brought with him.

In addition, there is a gas-operated office chair, a Panasonic portable vinyl record player, a spring-driven desk clock, and many books, stationery, snacks and drinks.

"After all, he's a professor of Muggle Studies. It's normal for him to carry some Muggle items with him..."

Melvin exhaled and looked up at the room that was now filling up.

It is inseparable from the comfortable and convenient technological creations, and it is also inseparable from the fantastic and magnificent magical world.

Before I knew it, it had been nine months since I left Ilvermorny. When I returned to the wizarding school, I was already a professor at Hogwarts. Compared to my days in Broadway, although this was my first time setting foot in this castle, I still felt safe and secure.