Chapter 149： Elective

"Please come in." Felix said.

The two sat on the opposite side of the sofa, a plate of small snacks and two glasses of pumpkin juice automatically floated onto the small table.

"Oh, thank you." Hermione said, "Professor Haipu, I haven't thanked you yet. The Easter eggs you gave are beautiful."

She doesn't have many friends, and the Easter chocolate eggs received are basically limited to parents, roommates, Harry and Ron.

"It's nothing, as long as you like it." Felix said politely. He ordered a batch from the candy store and gave it to close people, such as professors, students and close pen pals in Hogwarts.

In his view, this is a social etiquette.

Apart from attaching a handwritten greeting card, he didn't put much effort into it-don't expect the people in the canteen to have the craft of making Easter eggs.

"Miss Granger, do you have any questions about the course selection for the third grade? And, you should consult Professor McGonagall in this regard?"

"I will communicate with Professor McGonagall tomorrow." Hermione nodded and took a deep breath. As you know, Percy, Ron’s brother, took all the courses in the third grade..."

"Percy Weasley?" Felix blinked. "He did do well in ancient magic texts."

"I don't want to give up any class, I mean—" she said slowly, "If someone can do it, why can't I?"

Felix knew it, "So, you want to learn from me the secrets inside?"

"Yes, Professor, if it is convenient for you to disclose."

"Well, this is a semi-public secret among the professors, but they try not to reveal it to other students, and they have to cover it in every way...Of course, some smart people can definitely find anomalies."

"You are one of them too, aren't you? Or are you a secret witness, like Percy?" Hermione slowed her breath and looked at Felix expectantly.

"Unfortunately, I also inquired about it later. When I was in school, I didn't choose Muggle research and arithmetic divination, which made me miss a precious opportunity." He said sadly.

"You didn't choose Muggle to study?" She looked at Felix incredulously.

"Yeah, I thought this course was a waste of time. No one could have imagined that I would become an expert on Muggle problems."

Hermione thought to herself, I couldn't understand it, it was too ridiculous, but the professor was born in the Muggle world, and he was no stranger to it.

"So, this secret is—"

"Using the time converter, it can get you back a few hours ago."

"Go back in time?" Hermione looked at him in shock. "But, Professor, how is this possible!"

"Otherwise, why would students choose two conflicting courses?" Felix asked rhetorically.

Hermione was speechless.

She heard Professor Haipu continue to say: "I have not studied this exquisite magical creation, and I don’t know its structure. However, from the public information, the Ministry of Magic has extremely strict use of time converters, and has formulated several guidelines for this purpose. Hundreds of laws, and impose the most severe punishment on abuse."

"Why the student—"

"Strict guaranty and review are required, Miss Granger. Where you can’t see, the headmaster of Hogwarts-now Dumbledore, vouched for himself, and Professor McGonagall had to write all kinds of letters Prove that the user is an absolute model student, to ensure that it will not be used for things other than learning."

Hermione suddenly thought of Percy's nickname-Model Percy.

"So, if you apply, Professor McGonagall should not refuse." Felix comforted her.

If his assistant gets the time converter, maybe he will have the opportunity to conduct research? But Felix treated this sudden idea cautiously. From the pitiful information, all he saw were dangerous cases of misusing the time converter.

It is not dangerous to use the time converter, the danger is to play with time arrogantly.

Hermione left contentedly.

Before leaving, Professor Haipu warned her, "Don't disclose the existence of the time converter to anyone. This will make Professor McGonagall very embarrassed and a huge threat to users."

...

Other sophomores in the second grade are also worrying about the course selection. After all, this will actually affect their future. After this course selection, the subject scope of the OWLs and NEWTs exams has been basically determined.

Every little wizard has his own method——

Students who come from a wizarding family will discuss this aspect in detail with their family members, but sometimes it will have the opposite effect. For example, Neville, some of his relatives wrote to him one after another, offering him all kinds of conflicting suggestions, which made him a little uncomfortable and at a loss.

"Do you think arithmetic divination sounds more difficult to learn than ancient magic texts?" When Hermione went back, she saw Neville asking Harry in the common room.

"Uh...maybe?" Harry said vaguely, with a course selection form and course materials at hand.

Ron patted Neville on the shoulder: "Man, of course I chose the ancient magic text!"

Neville said hurriedly, "My memory is not good, Professor Snape said--"

"Oh, don't listen to him, he doesn't have any kind words in his mouth," Ron pretended to be mysteriously lowered, "Tell you a secret, Professor Haipu is the strongest of all teachers, as long as you become his student. Snape will never bully you again."

"Yes, but, Professor Haipu is a student of Snape~"

Ron was speechless and stammered, "Maybe they are not getting along." He saw Hermione walk in and immediately asked her for support: "Hermione, you should understand? "

"I don't see any evidence of the discord between the two professors!"

Ron sat back in his chair angrily.

Harry raised his head and asked Hermione, "Did you get any advice from Professor Haipu?"

"I didn't ask about the details of the course selection, only solved a question..." She thought of Felix's warning to her, and vaguely covered the topic.

Percy was very willing to advise the lower grade students. There was a group of people around him, and their voices reached Harry and their ears: "This is related to your future plans. If you like outdoor activities, you can choose boldly. Protect the magical creature class; if you are keen on calculation and solving puzzles, you can choose arithmetic divination; I personally strongly recommend ancient magic texts, and Professor Haipu has given this course a new meaning."

The little wizards agreed, and the magic puppets all over the school made them envious.

"...Some people will tell you that Muggle research is stupid, but personally believe that wizards should have a comprehensive understanding of the non-magical society, especially since you can't be sure whether you will engage in work that is closely related to Muggles. One more thing, Professor Haipu is also an expert in this area!"

"As for the fortune-telling course, I also recommend that you choose it. The reason is very simple. If you have a talent for prediction, this course will change your life; even if you don't, the fortune-telling course is the easiest subject to pass."

The little wizards left thoughtfully.

Harry also realized something. He was thinking about a question now, what am I going to do in the future?

If it comes to what he is best at, there is no doubt that it is Quidditch, but he is not sure if he will become a professional Quidditch player.

Finally, after discussing with Ron, he chose the same new courses—protecting magical creatures, divination and ancient magic texts.