From Azkaban To Hogwarts

When Professor McGonagall's class was going crazy, William was in the school library.

Not long after class ended, he came over with his books and test paper bag.

Although everything had been going well for him at Hogwarts so far, including the fifth year, which he found most difficult, and he had successfully established his authority in just one class, he was very aware of his weight.

Putting aside the accumulation of wizarding knowledge brought about by the messy master-disciple lessons, his understanding of the entire magical world only comes from the books he has read since he was released from prison.

Except for a few spells that are commonly used in life, he has not worked on any magic that looks interesting. Instead, he has focused all his energy on magic related to attack and self-defense - in fact, even these The learning of combat magic was supported by his slightly higher magic power than ordinary people and the useful combat skills he had figured out.

But even so, so far, William has still not been able to successfully master a few silent spells, let alone the more demanding wandless spells that only appear when the Azkaban prisoners brag about them.

Although William felt that he was qualified for the position of professor based on the knowledge he heard in Azkaban and William's own experience in exam-oriented education for many years, this did not mean that he did not improve his ideas.

Even when he was sorting out the test papers, he was greedily absorbing the contents of the test questions that he had never come across before, and kept them firmly in his mind.

But those are not direct studies. Compared to Hogwarts’ library that has been passed down for thousands of years, all the books William has come into contact with are just like streams. Since he has finally established the majesty of a professor among fifth-year students, , William decided to reward himself with two classes to go to the library.

"Good morning, Mrs. Pince."

"Good morning, Professor William. Are you here to borrow a book?"

The skinny witch glanced at the paper bag William was carrying, and after thinking about it for a long time, he finally couldn't help but add:

"Professor, you are not allowed to bring food in the library."

"No, it's just the student's test paper -" William smiled, and took the initiative to open the paper bag and gestured. Since the other party was asking about such a prescriptive matter, he didn't feel offended at all.

"It's a test paper. I'm sorry, Professor," Mrs. Pince said in a quick tone: "What kind of reference books are you looking for? The restricted area is over there in the library. Students are not allowed to stay nearby, so the tables over there are It’s very quiet. If there are any books you’re looking for, you can come directly and ask me. I can probably find most of the books in the library.”

When she said the last sentence, the thin witch seemed to have grown a few inches taller. It was obvious that she was quite confident in her words.

"I want to find some theoretical books about silent spells. It's difficult to find them on the market. I want to try my luck in the library."

"Of course there is. Let me think about it... Oh, by the way, there is a book in the forbidden book area that involves black magic. The third floor of the fourth bookshelf in the seventh row has several theoretical books related to silent spells. The fourth floor is more practical. For practical purposes, there are a few books on curses on the bottom shelf of the fifth bookshelf in the same row."

To William's expectation, the librarian probably used magic to carve the location of each book into her memory, and she easily reported the location of the book William was looking for.

"Do you need me to take you to find it, professor?"

"No, thank you. The Hogwarts library is really huge beyond my imagination."

"Of course, this is Hogwarts." Mrs. Pince replied in a matter-of-fact tone.

William accepted this sentence feeling very reasonable, waved goodbye, and followed Mrs. Pince's introduction to the bookshelves.

Fortunately, not all the books he was looking for were borrowed, which made William feel very good.

When he carried a pile of more than a dozen books to the desk next to the restricted book area, he was immediately attracted to this place that was spacious enough and could fully enjoy the sunshine.

‘This place is great. If it weren’t for the fact that it’s next to the restricted book area, it would probably be occupied by students, right? ’

William was thinking about it while looking at the "Students are not allowed to enter (Note; 1)" notice standing next to the bookshelf, and couldn't help but feel a sense of pride like a dog with authority.

Shaking his head to shake off this feeling, he began to calm down and read the books in front of him seriously.

Within half an hour, William slapped the table in surprise - this action made him immediately realize where he was.

Fortunately, there were no students nearby, and Mrs. Pince had no intention of blaming him for this small mistake. This prevented him from facing the tragedy of being kicked out of the library less than a minute after he was happy.

William put a bookmark in the book and opened the first few pages of the book.

The Hogwarts book collection is clearly visible, followed by the donor's name and time, no edition number, and no printing batch - there is no doubt that this is a non-distribution book that cannot be purchased on the market. It's like someone's personal collection.

‘Although I’m under a curse, it’s a good thing to get into Hogwarts after all——’

William sighed as he shook his head and turned the book to the original page.

He originally knew when he was in Azkaban that those guys all had their own curses or black magic that they were proud of. They hid them one by one and never mentioned a word to others. Seeing the magical world from Azkaban, This is probably the case. You can find so many orphaned and banned books in Hogwarts alone. You can imagine the high quality of the books collected by pure-blood families.

And because of his reputation as a professor, he can not only browse the collection of books that only teachers and students of the school can see at will, he can also get all the books in the restricted book area without anyone's approval, and can even borrow them freely. , this is a benefit more valuable to William than salary.

This single copy alone easily solved a problem regarding the casting of silent spells that had troubled him for a month, not to mention the rest of the reference books underneath and the books in the restricted area that were taken out.

William was in a good mood after the problem was solved. He took out the parchment and quill, and while reading, he copied the notes he found useful on the paper - if it weren't for the library's catalogue, he would have liked to write down all his experiences. Write it all down in a book.

"What a treasure!"

After several consecutive problems were solved, William, who was forgetful, couldn't help but sigh.

At this time, Professor McGonagall, who had finally calmed down the students, looked at his lesson plan and doubted himself for the first time——

‘The Vanishing Curse is the first spell learned in fifth grade. Isn’t it too difficult and too hard on students? ’

Note: In theory, the list of books in the restricted area should be approved by the teacher. Although Hermione in the sixth year claimed to have read the books in the restricted area, it was too easy for her to get the approval slip. Professor Slughorn liked it too much. She did.

If senior students can independently check the restricted book area, the setting of the restricted book area will be basically abolished. There are so many ways for junior students to obtain banned books from senior students, and there is no need to work so hard to cheat signatures.