Hogwarts: This professor is too Muggle

Madam Pomfrey brought a tray of potions and poured three into Harry's mouth, two into Ron's, and one into herself.

The little witch curled up on the hospital bed with a numb expression, wrapped in a soft and warm quilt, her eyes unfocused.

"Gulu..."

Madam Pomfrey's healing magic was superb and her theoretical knowledge was solid, but her nursing skills still had a lot of room for improvement. Hermione almost choked on the liquid potion.

……

Dumbledore's memories are basically useless information.

Melvin was not interested in Quirrell's past, but was curious about Horcruxes. Based on his understanding of Horcruxes, he felt that Quirrell's existence was worth studying.

As a living wizard, Quirrell's body contains two souls at the same time. Voldemort can directly control the body and absorb the vitality... Can it be inferred that Quirrell's body is a vessel to hold the soul? In a sense, he is Voldemort's temporary Horcrux.

"Living Horcrux..."

Unfortunately, the old headmaster would rather talk about the Philosopher's Stone than reveal any information about the Horcruxes, so Melvin's questions remain unanswered.

When the professors learned what happened in the restricted area on the fourth floor, they quickly rushed to the principal's office. Professor McGonagall, concerned about the students, wanted to hold Dumbledore accountable. Snape, concerned about Harry's safety, also wanted to hold Dumbledore accountable.

Professor Flitwick and Professor Sprout followed along out of pure curiosity and joined in the fun.

Melvin, who participated in the whole process, didn't want to join in the fun. In addition, he collected a lot of valuable memory pictures today, which were enough to complete the movie. Only some post-production arrangement and editing work was left.

If we speed up the process, it should be released in time for Easter.

……

Hogwarts is very influential in Britain. A professor of a compulsory course died in the school, but there was almost no news from the outside world. The front page of the Daily Prophet this week was "Entering Romania", and there was no movement from the board of directors.

It can be seen that Dumbledore is in a high position of power.

The atmosphere within the school was much better, and what happened in the underground passage spread in a very short time. At first, it was mainly spread by the ghosts, who focused on the bravery and wisdom of Harry and his companions when they passed the levels, but the specific details of the last room were vague.

After Ron was discharged from the hospital, he began to tell the story himself.

The story of the first day is no different from the ghost version, mainly focusing on the three people solving the levels set by the professors. They didn't encounter Quirrell on the way, and the wise Weasley fell to the hands of the White Queen chess piece;

The story on the second day had some changes in details. The main content was the chessboard level set by Professor McGonagall. Ron described in detail how thrilling the chess game was, how clever the solution was, how heroic the sacrifice was, and how the wise and brave Weasley finally fell under the siege of the chess pieces.

The third day's story takes a completely different turn. Professor McGonagall's chessboard is secretly manipulated by the Dark wizard Quirrell, creating a constantly shifting situation that defies human control. Weasley, left alone to cover the losses, battles Quirrell for half an hour, severely wounding the Dark wizard. Though ultimately defeated, he buys Harry time, laying the foundation for his eventual victory. A wise, brave, and powerful Weasley, despite his defeat, remains a triumphant opponent.

The young wizards knew that this guy was bragging about himself, but they still listened with great interest. The reputation of the Three Warriors of Gryffindor quickly spread throughout the school, and students could be heard discussing it every morning in the auditorium.

Flitwick and Sprout were also keen on discussing those levels, believing that the Devil's Snare and Key designs were suitable for the freshman level, and that the levels designed by other professors were too difficult, which led to students getting injured.

"Melvin, you're making it too complicated."

Professor Flitwick said with a smile, "By the way, Dumbledore asked me to tell you that the elves are afraid to clean the room you decorated. You will need to clean it yourself."

Snape and Sprout beside them smiled with gloating eyes.

"..."

Melvin took a sip of milk and pondered for a moment: "Harry and the others guarded the Philosopher's Stone. How many extra points do you think Gryffindor should get this time?"

Flitwick and Sprout's smiles faltered.

The last time Gryffindor and Slytherin had a group fight that resulted in the house points being wiped out, Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw finally thought they had seen hope for the house cup, but now their hopes were dashed.

Snape's face also looked a little ugly.

Only the vice-principal looked happy.

"There are still four months left in the second half of the school year. The Defense Against the Dark Arts professor is absent. Who should take over?"

Now the vice principal was not happy either.

Chapter 72 Harmony between Teachers and Students

nine in the morning.

Melvin finished his meal happily and went to the restricted area on the fourth floor to clean up the secret room he had set up.

At the entrance of the fourth floor stairs, a dozen students were wandering stealthily nearby, their eyes rolling around, excited expressions on their faces, their desire to go on an adventure practically written on their faces. Standing in their way were the school rules, the statue of the one-eyed hunchbacked witch, as well as the administrators Filch and Mrs. Norris.

The twin brothers and Lee from Gryffindor, Cassius from Slytherin, Roger from Ravenclaw...

Melvin looked around and saw many familiar faces. Lately, all the students in the school have been curious about the restricted area on the fourth floor. Only the twins dared to gather there during breaks.

He looked at the Hufflepuff student closest to him and teased in feigned surprise, "Cedric, why are you joining them?"

Cedric Diggory, in his third year, was already recognized by both faculty and students as the Hufflepuff's pre-eminent leader. With his academic excellence, powerful magical abilities, and exceptional Quidditch skills, he was a rare all-around talent, a rare find at Hogwarts in a decade and a rare find at Hufflepuff in a century. Everyone in the school was certain he would take over the team, become prefect, and eventually become president, with a bright future ahead of him.

Cedric can get along happily with everyone. This friendly relationship between friends is different from the elitist approach of pure-blood families. It does not make people feel uncomfortable or distant.

He is gifted but not arrogant, and has a gentle and tough character.

"Professor Lewynter, good morning," Cedric greeted, not responding to the professor's teasing. Having spent half a year together in Muggle Studies, they both knew the professor's character well. He spoke frankly, "We're all curious about the underground passages, but Headmaster Dumbledore hasn't lifted the ban, and Mr. Filch won't let us go, so we had to come over during the break to join in the fun."

"Is that so..." Melvin came up with a plan.

"Professor, are you going in?" George and Fred squeezed over from the side, staring at him with shining eyes.

"Yes, the things in the last room are more troublesome. The house-elves can't clean them up, so I have to go down and clean them up myself. It's a tedious job..." Melvin sighed slightly, looking very distressed.

The red-haired twins' eyes sparkled:

"Professor, we can help!"

"Yes, we are not afraid of trouble."

"Asking students to help is not a good idea..." Melvin seemed to be somewhat tempted, but also a little worried, thinking about the feasibility of this suggestion with a conflicted expression.

"What does this have to do with you!?" Seeing that it was really possible, Li immediately pushed the two people away and shouted confidently, "Lewynte is our professor of elective courses. Neither of you chose Muggle Studies, so why are you joining in the fun?"

George and Fred were very dissatisfied and tried to push Lee away. Roger and Cassius, who were watching, looked at each other and joined the dispute. Cedric calmly took two steps forward and helped push him away.

The scene turned into the students in the Muggle Studies class ostracizing outsiders.

"Hey, we're all classmates, don't cause trouble..."

Melvin gave a few words of advice with a righteous attitude, firmly resisting the bad habit of destroying the relationship between classmates. In order to maintain the friendship between students, after careful consideration, he added several students who were watching the fun.

Mr. Filch frowned in confusion.

"If Headmaster Dumbledore asks, just say that I insisted on bringing the students in." Melvin said solemnly, with the responsibility of a professor.

"No, we took the initiative to go in!"

"We asked for it!"

"If you want to punish us, punish us!"

"..."

It was touching to see the students rushing to express their opinions.

It is a beautiful scene of harmony between teachers and students and friendship among classmates.

……

Perhaps moved by the teacher-student friendship they showed, Mr. Filch finally backed down and allowed Melvin to lead the students into the room.

The room was empty except for a dark wooden trapdoor. The ferocious three-headed dog was nowhere to be seen. The students could only look at the tooth marks on the trapdoor and the claw marks on the floor, imagining how majestic the three-headed dog was and how Harry and his friends used the flute to hypnotize the vicious dog.

"Professor, is it true that a three-headed dog falls asleep when it hears music?"

In fact, they all have it in the magical beasts textbooks, but they have not seen it with their own eyes. They ask the professor because they want to hear a positive answer and then scream a few times to get a strange sense of satisfaction.

Melvin then replied, "Fluffy has been taken to the Forbidden Forest by Hagrid and will be raised there. He won't be leaving anytime soon. You can ask Professor Kettleburn for help. You might have a chance to see him up close."

The students showed expectant expressions.

"Okay, let's get down to business." Melvin opened the trapdoor and called out to the students. "The Devil's Snare down there probably hasn't been removed yet. Who's going down first?"

"I!"

George quickly raised his hand and jumped down, screaming the whole time he fell. The others responded quickly and jumped into the trapdoor like dumplings.

"Lee, get your ass out of the way!"

"Whose stinky feet are these!?"

"Are you ready? I'm going to cast a spell to loosen the Devil's Snare."

"Cedric, wait a moment, let him get his ass out of the way before you do anything!"

"I'm tied up and can't move!"

"Hurry up, the Devil's Snare is strangling me to death!"

"Ah..."

The cave suddenly became lively.

Melvin waited for a moment until everything below quieted down. Just as he was about to jump in, the door suddenly opened and the little witch looked at him breathlessly:

"Professor, I have some questions for you."

……

In the basement corridor, a group of students walked down the hallway, discussing the room layout and how they should get through.

"Harry's awake..."

Melvin was walking behind, and although he was asking a question, his tone did not sound surprised. Harry only had minor scratches on his body, which were mainly caused by the soul tremors caused by contact with Voldemort's ghost. Three days of sleep was enough for the soul to calm down.

Hermione brought the news she heard in the ward: "Headmaster Dumbledore told Harry that Professor Snape's actions were all to protect him because his father had once saved Professor Snape's life; Quirrell couldn't stand Harry's touch because his mother had left a powerful ancient magic in him... Nicolas Flamel also learned what happened at the school and would meet with the headmaster in two days to discuss how to destroy the Philosopher's Stone."

Melvin had known the previous pieces of news for a long time, but the subsequent handling of the Philosopher's Stone was a surprise. In his impression, Dumbledore destroyed it before Harry woke up.

But it is also possible that the principal is just lying to the children on a daily basis.

"Professor, I have a few questions for you." Hermione looked up at Melvin, who looked thoughtful, and mustered her courage. "Did Dumbledore intend for us to do this regarding the Philosopher's Stone and Voldemort?"

"Why do you say that?"

"The day Hagrid took Harry to Diagon Alley, he happened to be going to Gringotts to pick up a package, and Quirrell attacked Gringotts that afternoon. It was he who revealed Nicolas Flamel's name to us...

Dumbledore gave Harry the Invisibility Cloak to guide him in discovering the purpose of the Mirror of Erised...

"When our investigation was at a standstill, you were the one who sent us the Chocolate Frog. When Quirrell was about to take action, you were the one who warned us..." The little witch frowned, her expression serious. "Too many coincidences are no longer coincidences."

Melvin wanted to defend Hagrid, saying that he was not a spy arranged by the principal, and the leak was just a simple leak.