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After the history of magic came to an end, George was no longer alone. Instead, he was surrounded by little witches.
"Have you really carried that many magic books?"
"Yes, my memory is quite good."
"I heard that you're going to try to win the Quidditch Cup for Slytherin?"
"That's a given."
On the way back, George handled the questions from his fellow Slytherin junior witches with ease, maintaining a confident yet not arrogant demeanor. He quickly became one with them.
Even the three roommates he had previously beaten looked at him with a sense of admiration in their eyes.
That's the nature of Slytherin. As long as you're a Slytherin, as long as you're excellent enough to bring them honor, to bring them benefits, they will instinctively gather around you.
As a first-year student, George scored an impressive fifty points for Slytherin in the very first class of the term, which was something to be proud of for the entire first-year class.
Of course, George if he wants to truly become the leader of Slytherin, this achievement alone is not enough.
But at least this is a good start.
The news about his scoring fifty points for Slytherin in the Magic History class from Professor Bins spread among the junior witches and quickly became known to most teachers and students throughout the school.
Actually, it wouldn't have happened so quickly otherwise. It was mainly because Professor Bins, known for being stingy with points, had just spoken in the morning. The popularity of George's speech had not yet subsided, and this led to a collision between the two.
The benefit is that he can sit in the Slytherin common room and read books in the evening, and high school Slytherins are already coming over to greet him and get to know him from time to time.
Even Malfoy, if he had wanted to cause trouble, was stopped by the prefect.
The next morning, both morning classes were Transfiguration lessons and were taken with Gryffindor's first-year students.
George just walked into the classroom and was greeted with a stare from Hufflepuff's junior witches, clearly they had heard about the fifty points George scored for Slytherin the day before.
However, they did not challenge him with words. Most of the Hufflepuff junior witches have good personalities, they were just curious.
"Meow!"
Just as the Transfiguration class was about to start, a tabby cat walked in from the doorway, and then turned into Professor McGonagall in deep green robes in the midst of exclamations from the junior witches.
"Animagus transformation."
George saw McGonagall transform into a human, and his eyes couldn't help but shine slightly.
This is a very profound type of transfiguration, which can be fixed as one animal, although it can't be magical creatures and only one kind. But he still thinks it's very useful.
Because no matter what kind of animal it is, as long as it's not too noticeable, it makes for a very good disguise.
This disguise is very useful for both gathering intelligence and for escaping or tracking.
Imagine that you are being pursued by a large group of agents and are being monitored by satellites. There are countless sniper rifles in the distance, and there is no way out.
But if you have mastered the Animagus transformation, you can simply go into any house and transform into a common creature to hide and escape.
If it's a cat, which might still raise some suspicion, but if it's something like a fly, mosquito or ladybug, it really is unimpeded.
"Transfiguration is the most complex and dangerous form of magic you will learn at Hogwarts, and anyone who misbehaves in my class will be sent out, never to return."
"I have warned you!"
Professor McGonagall walked to the front of the classroom, giving a stern warning, then waved her wand to easily transform the teacher's desk into a pig, and then back again.
The students, seeing this, were all drawn in, eager to begin learning this magical art.
Only after a lecture on theoretical knowledge from Professor McGonagall did they realize that it was extremely difficult to turn a large lecture into a pig.
"Indeed, a master is truly different."
After attending a theoretical class, George was filled with a multitude of thoughts.
The fact that Transfiguration was singled out as a separate subject from all other spells, indicating that it is much more advanced compared to other magical subjects.
Although he also spent time researching it and had even memorized the entire textbook (magic history mainly relies on cheating with computers), there were still countless things that he didn't understand.
Even after asking Tonks several times and listening to her explanations, he still didn't quite understand.
This is like learning advanced math, even if you memorize the entire textbook, you may not score as high as you would like.
And as a top Animagus master, Professor McGonagall has years of teaching experience, and in her explanation, George's understanding of Transfiguration broke through.
"Slytherin, +5 points!"
Before the end of the first class, there will be a question and answer session, and George will naturally take the opportunity to score five points.
There's no way to avoid it. Having two heads means stronger memory. Moreover, George is still taking notes on the computer, recording everything from McGonagall's lecture, including her reprimanding words, without missing a single word.
And unlike Professor Snape, Professor McGonagall is very fair in her actions, treating students equally without singling out Slytherins for extra difficulty or not giving points.
Conversely, seeing George answering perfectly and gaining a deeper understanding of Transfiguration, she couldn't help but smile slightly at the corners of her mouth.
The first lesson of theory naturally led to the second lesson of practice.
Professor McGonagall gave each student a matchstick and instructed them to use basic Transfiguration spells to turn it into a needle.
This was clearly not easy for the junior witches. They repeatedly chanted spells and waved their wands, but the matchstick remained a matchstick. Only a few talented junior witches managed to change their matchsticks somewhat, but it was still a long way from turning into a needle.
"Don't give up. Practice more, think about the key points I taught you in the last lesson - the speed and rhythm of the spells, the angle of waving your wand, and most importantly, your heart. You must firmly believe that you can turn it into a needle..."
Professor McGonagall walked around the classroom, continuously correcting the mistakes made by some junior witches in their spells.
Just as she walked in front of George's position, she couldn't help but let out a bright smile.
"Slytherin, +5 points!"
Because she saw a perfect needle, not only with a very sharp tip, but also with a flawless needle hole for threading.
After hearing Professor McGonagall's bonus, the junior witches turned their gaze to Joe's side, seeing the perfect needle on his desk, they also showed envy and admiration.
At this moment, George was smiling and didn't make any more grand statements.
In fact, after the first lesson, he had already grasped a key point of Transfiguration, or rather, the key points of most spells.
That's the power of the mind, the belief in one's power.
When learning a new spell, the spells and wands are only aids, otherwise no wizard can achieve silent and wandless magic.
The most important thing is the mind, or the spiritual power, which is the essence of the completion of magic.
Many people say that the magic in the Harry Potter world is very spiritual, and there is some truth to that.
He had a significant advantage in this area because, in addition to being a wizard, he also possessed the second-level power of telepathy.
Therefore, after learning the theoretical knowledge from Professor McGonagall, he successfully transformed a matchstick into a needle without much trial and error.
The key is that he felt that his spiritual power may not be limited to that.
He may not be able to transform the lectern into a pig, but larger objects, like transforming something the size of a fist, should be feasible now.
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