Hogwarts: This professor is too Muggle

I should have known not to listen to his stories.

Melvin completely relaxed and walked briskly downstairs to eat.

There were very few students dining in the auditorium. There were only a dozen or so young wizards spread out at four long tables. They had dark circles under their eyes and looked listless.

"The stories shown in the shadow mirror last night excited many students so much that they couldn't sleep. After lights out, they returned to the common room and made noises until midnight. They were forcibly dismissed by the prefects, and even back in the dormitories, they continued to chatter about the warriors' adventures."

Professor Flitwick couldn't help but laugh. "Even in his dreams he was shouting about defeating Quirrell."

"It looks like they also want to have an exciting adventure."

Melvin replied with a smile. He looked around and saw that several professors were absent. The principal and vice principal were also not there. Several professors of elective courses had left school for the holidays. The auditorium was a little deserted during the holidays.

Professor Snape was not there either, probably because of the images from last night.

In order to show Harry's inner world, Melvin deliberately added many close-up shots of his eyes. The green eyes were clear and bright. The little wizard, who was eleven or twelve years old, was still childish. His male and female characteristics were not obvious, and it was unknown how much he resembled his mother.

"..."

Melvin sipped from a glass of milk, this morning's Daily Prophet spread out on the table.

This newspaper was founded in the first half of the 18th century and was initially circulated only around London, publishing obituaries, missing persons notices and market news from the wizarding community.

Later, in order to increase sales, they began reporting on some bizarre events: a wizard who made a magical mistake and ended up in the hospital; a witch who disappeared using the Floo Network reappeared after 20 years and had become the mistress of a wizard from the next village; a high-ranking official of the Ministry of Magic died suddenly at home, and Malfoy claimed he had no knowledge of the incident...

For a long time, The Daily Prophet, like other regional newspapers, liked to make up stories and paid little attention to the accuracy of the news. Later, when it found that such fake news was unpopular, it began to change its course.

Since the 19th century, editors have favored eye-catching stories, and journalists have resorted to extremes to gather material, often publishing defamatory and libellous content without scruples. Because the wizarding world lacks press laws and the Ministry of Magic has no desire to amend them, the Daily Prophet's editorial department bears no responsibility or consequences.

The current editor-in-chief is named Barnabas Guffey. As the name suggests, he is the descendant of Barnabas who taught the troll to dance in the tapestry on the eighth floor. Not stupid at all, but very smart, he is well versed in the secrets of running a news media.

Under his leadership, the newspaper basically did not target incumbent officials, and even though it received funding from pure-blood families, it did not target wealthy financial backers.

With the support of power and wealth, The Daily Prophet developed rapidly in a short period of time, quickly becoming the best-selling wizarding newspaper in Britain and the main channel for British wizards to obtain news.

The newspaper was mailed to subscribers via owl mail, with a deposit of only 1 kn. It was published twice a day, divided into the Daily Prophet and the Evening Prophet, and there was a special edition "Sunday Prophet" on weekends.

If the news changes, the content of the newspaper will also change during the day.

In a way, this is a good product at a good price.

Many wizards call it the mouthpiece of the Ministry of Magic. On the surface, it seems to be singing a different tune from the Ministry of Magic, but in fact it is speaking for that group of officials. However, there is no comparable alternative in the whole of Britain, so they can only accept it with a pinch of their nose.

There is no professional ethics, but there are professional skills. The film started showing last night and there was a report in the newspaper this morning:

"The first film about the wizarding world was broadcast last night."

"The Shadow Mirror pioneered film and television in the wizarding world."

"'Freshman Stay' will continue to be screened for the next two weeks. Ticket prices at various pubs are as follows..."

A quick glance at a few pages revealed nothing but praise and compliments, one article after another. One would have thought this newspaper was meant to serve the wizarding public.

Melvin was surprised and even suspected that Wright had advertised without telling him. He continued to flip through the pages and saw the name of the gold medal reporter Rita Skeeter. After reading her report, he felt something was right.

The secret behind the memory mirror, the hidden conspiracy of Hogwarts:

"Special correspondent Rita Skeeter reports that the wizard behind the production and sale of the Memory Mirror is Melvin Levant, a foreign wizard who just joined Hogwarts as Professor of Muggle Studies this year. His tenure has been extremely controversial.

"As a foreign professor recruited by Dumbledore, he previously attended Ilvermorny, but he never completed his studies and did not obtain a diploma. As a professor teaching students, he was too young and, by rights, had no qualifications at all. However, Headmaster Dumbledore fully recommended him, even going so far as to refute the decisions of the Board of Directors and the Ministry of Magic on his behalf.

"Mrs. Marchbanks of the Wizarding Examinations Authority strongly expressed her support and directly hired Lewynter as the Authority's special advisor, with full responsibility for the Muggle Studies curriculum, the development of teaching content, and the planning of examination questions for multiple grades...

Levent failed to familiarize himself with the school's conditions and consulted with the previous professor, Quirinus Quirrell (the evil Dark wizard in the film; it's unclear if there's any connection between the two). He immediately began reforms, completely abandoning the previous teaching content and knowledge system, replacing textbooks written by wizard scholars with children's enlightenment books written by Muggles.

"Ignoring the actual situation and completely negating previous teaching achievements, abolishing all the students' previous knowledge and starting from scratch, are there any hidden dangers? And the exams that test teaching results are also controlled by Lewinte, who sets the standards and judges the results himself, completely burying the possibility of detecting hidden dangers... The reporter interviewed several parents about this, and they expressed great concern.

"The Memory Mirror was a project created by Professor Lewynter during his busy teaching schedule. It debuted at the Three Broomsticks in Hogsmeade around Halloween (this reporter is unsure of the exact relationship between the tavern's owner, Madam Rosmerta, and Lewynter, so I won't elaborate here). Leveraging the Hogwarts Quidditch matches to boost its popularity, it attracted a significant number of patrons to the tavern. In just two months, the tavern's turnover exceeded its entire annual turnover.

"Relying on the excess profits, Levent quickly won over a group of tavern owners and established the Magic Mirror Club. The magic mirror business quickly expanded throughout England.

"I believe that astute wizards have already discovered that this is a magical creation that imitates Muggle technology. Lewynter's true intentions remain unknown. Director Dolores Umbridge of the Improper Use of Magic Office has filed a complaint, but the result was the same as last time. Ms. Griselda Marchbanks refuted Director Umbridge in court, and the trial has ended here.

"As early as a month ago, taverns across the country began to warm up for this film, and finally it was screened simultaneously just before Easter. At the end, the centaur's words hinted that the mysterious man would make a comeback. Levent was very cunning in hinting at the resurrection of the mysterious man at Easter, which aroused the curiosity of many wizards. Is this horrifying story true?

"The answer is of course no. Although the film begins by stating that the story is based on true events, this is just a trick played by Levent.

"According to reporters' investigations, dark wizards did indeed sneak into the Forbidden Forest and attack unicorns. Director Rufus Scrimgeour of the Ministry of Magic went to investigate, and Quirinus Quirrell mysteriously disappeared the next day... But all this happened after the Christmas holidays. The film fabricates a thrilling adventure by switching up the time and order of events.

Minister of Magic Cornelius Fudge stated that the fictional stories were just stories and the images were merely imitations of Muggle entertainment, and urged wizarding residents not to panic. Furthermore, Director Umbridge stated that she might consider prosecuting Lewynter for spreading false information and rumors.

"Gold medal reporter Skeeter will continue to report for you."

This article ends here. On the left and right sides of the main text, there are several narrow-framed pages with fine text printed in them, which quote other well-known wizards' comments on the film.

"Gilderoy Lockhart: A somewhat crude adventure story. The freshman challenge section is a bit sloppy, but the story format is very innovative. If the story of my search for the Yeti in the East were made into a picture, it might be even more exciting."

"Celestina Warbeck: Professor Lewynter, like me, is a pioneer in the field of wizarding literature and art. I am happy to see new things emerge."

"..."

"Is this a compliment or criticism?"

Melvin read it over several times, his expression thoughtful.

The front page headlines were all promoting him, but the reports on Skeeter on the inside pages were negative news. The same newspaper, the same editor-in-chief, expressed completely different attitudes.

The report in the Daily Prophet was just a warm-up. On the morning of the first day of the holiday, the Hogwarts Owlery was crowded with foreign postmen.

The mainstream communication method in the wizarding world was still letters, which was inefficient but also convenient. The wizards learned from the newspaper that the film's producer was a Hogwarts professor, and the address for their letters was clear. The excitement that had subsided slightly last night was reignited after seeing the report, and they wrote letters one after another.

There are even howler letters.

"Damn you Levent! You're the one who's been spreading rumors that You-Know-Who is going to be resurrected? Stupid dragon guts, Bigfoot from Ilvermorny!"

"..."

The wizard's curse words are quite well-founded. New York wizards have experienced the Bigfoot turmoil, so they call him the Bigfoot from Ilvermorny.

Melvin was caught off guard and cursed twice, but he now had sufficient control over the fierce fire to quickly turn the letter into ashes before the subsequent curse words were sprayed.

Not only Lewinter, but other professors in the school also received letters from relatives and friends asking about the truth of the matter. Parents of students also wrote to their children, trying to piece together the truth through subtle clues.

Of course, the person who received the most letters was the protagonist Harry.

……

It was almost noon, and the Gryffindor boys' dormitory was still dim, with the doors closed and black curtains covering the windows to block out the sunlight.

Harry was lying in bed, having a drowsy dream. He dreamed that Hermione was forcing him to review and kept piling books on him, which were getting heavier and heavier.

In the end, I was even overwhelmed.

"call……"

Harry sat up suddenly, throwing off a thick bed of letters and scattering them all over the floor.

"?"

Harry was stunned for a moment. The last time he saw a similar scene was when the Dursleys rejected the Hogwarts acceptance letter.

Chapter 86 The Famous Child

"Dear Harry: I'm glad to see your heroic performance at Hogwarts. You may not know me, but your parents and I were classmates. Yes, James and Lily. I must say that you inherited all their strengths. You're good at Quidditch, brave and fearless, and you have a sharp mind that can notice signs that ordinary people can't notice..."

Harry sat on his bed, drowned in envelopes, reading a letter from Wiltshire, an uncontrollable smile on his face.

Unfortunately, the other roommates hadn't gotten up yet and couldn't share in the joy.

If it was just praise for himself, he'd been tired of it for a while. But Xin mentioned his parents and said he was very similar to them and inherited all their good qualities...

Harry had no resistance to this information and read the letter over and over again, piecing together some of his parents' performance at school from other people's retellings.

Dad James is very brave and loves to use complicated and fancy skills in Quidditch games, which always draw cheers from the audience.

Mother Lily has excellent grades. Her keen observation and meticulous hands-on skills are very outstanding. She always gets praise from the professor for brewing potions and tending to herbs.

It seems that I didn't inherit my mother's talent for potions.

Harry slowly folded the letter and put it back into the envelope. Suddenly he found something else in the envelope. He rummaged through it and found it was a developed photo from his school days.

It looked like it had been filmed many years ago, with Gryffindor Tower in the background. Dozens of students crowded together, surrounding the winning Quidditch team. The Seeker in the center held up his medal, his face covered in cream cake. Standing in the corner was a witch with long, thick, dark red hair, a very light complexion, and deep green eyes.

She looked a little impatient, probably because her father had annoyed her.

As Harry thought about this, he felt a warm feeling in his heart, as if his parents were by his side.

"Whose letter is this?"

Seamus exclaimed from the bed next to him, and quickly noticed the sender and recipient information on the letter, "Harry! It's your fan letter!"

Dean perked up immediately. "Can I see it?"

"Of course. I want you to help me find any pictures of my parents in the letters. There are too many letters and I can't read them all."

"Let me see, let me see!"

Ron also wanted to crawl over to join in the fun. After crawling a few steps, he found a letter next to his bed, and the recipient was his name.

"..."

A few minutes later, Ron lay flat on the bed with his feet on the edge. He read the content praising his bravery and wit, and became excited. He held the letter and giggled, then chrysalised into an earthworm on the bed.

This witch sister is also from Gryffindor!

She plays wizard chess too!

She should be an intelligent and gentle young witch. I wonder if she is pretty.

Ron couldn't help but chuckle again.

It's a shame these witches have already graduated, while I'm still a first-year student, so I don't have the opportunity to interact with them in person. This is fine, though. Once I grow taller and my freckles fade, I might try holding a fan meeting.

He imagined that many wizards admired him, perhaps the world-renowned wizard chess club invited him to join, the coach of Charlie's Cannons specially recruited him, and the owner of the cold drink shop in Diagon Alley treated him to free ice cream... Ron buried his head in the pillow, unable to suppress his laughter.

My stomach aches a little.

Then he thought that if there were witches in the recent grades who admired him, and would greet him warmly in the corridor, invite him to go to the library to read books, and play wizard chess together, it would be as if the scene he had seen in the Mirror of Erised was coming true. That kind of school life would be so wonderful.

"hey-hey……"

Ron couldn't help but feel a wave of shivers.

As he was laughing, his expression suddenly froze, he silently frowned and looked quietly at the other roommates in the dormitory.

After all, I am a well-known figure now, so I have to pay attention to my actions and appearance at all times. It would be terrible if my roommate leaked the information and ruined my image of being smart and brave.