From Azkaban To Hogwarts

While a group of students were shocked by his almost shameless speech, William calmly arranged his robes that had become a little messy due to the use of the Disguise Curse.

"Haven't you decided yet, kids?"

"I have checked the scores of all the students in your class and found that you have a very good foundation in the subject of wizard self-defense magic - but it is not enough."

William shook his index finger at all the students with a determined expression.

"You have been studying at Hogwarts for six full years, relying on professors and self-study - well, I think the latter is mostly -"

Someone secretly laughed underneath.

"Don't laugh, don't laugh, kids, that's the lesson, you've been at Hogwarts longer than I have, and you know exactly what this is about."

But William himself also laughed with the students, and then made a very exaggerated movement of pressing down with his hands.

"Okay, no matter what, you are all very good students. You have completed most of the content of this course mostly on your own, and achieved very good results."

William scanned the students, looking at each of them with an approving look.

"I dare say that some of you have even studied the seventh-grade textbooks on your own in advance. Even if you take the N.E.W.Ts exam now, you can easily get an E or even the highest O."

"I also dare to say that at least more than half of the students have read through the textbook and studied more than one chapter on their own."

"This is a very commendable behavior - of course, I am not saying this because it will make it easier for me to teach and earn some salary from Principal Dumbledore."

"Don't laugh, everyone. It's not easy to defraud money from the First White Wizard, but considering that I have just come to school, we will not discuss this aspect for the time being."

Amid the low laughter of the students, William placed the textbook in his hand on the podium.

"It seems that everyone is okay with me assuming that you have studied on your own."

"Very good. It seems that we can learn some content in this class that has nothing to do with the textbook content, but is related to the course."

"You left your family and came to Hogwarts at the age of eleven, and now you are an adult at the age of seventeen. You have been studying in this castle for six full years. In the next year, you will choose according to your fifth grade. The final sprint for my career direction begins - leaving school, looking for a job, applying for internships, adjusting study and internship time, and finally passing the N.E.W.Ts exam and successfully finding a job."

"This is the process that most Hogwarts graduates need to go through. Of course, we do not rule out exceptions - there are always some people who find different directions in their sixth and seventh years."

William couldn't help but think of the prisoners in Azkaban Prison who left Hogwarts in the sixth and seventh grade for various reasons - many of those people became criminals because they failed to pursue their dreams and had difficulty running funds.

But these have nothing to do with what he wants to say.

"Although some of you have been bullied in the castle - well, I'm still not sure about this, because generally speaking, students with excellent grades in this class will not suffer much because they are so good at beating."

"Bullying does indeed exist in this castle, and I can say with certainty that bullying still exists to this day."

"But I think the prefects and professors have tried their best to balance this unfairness. I am here today not to stand up and talk without hurting my back to deny their efforts. To be honest, the castle is too big and the professors are too big." If it’s less, it’s pretty good to be able to maintain the status quo today.”

"What I want to say is that you can still avoid most of the bullying on campus with the help of professors and prefects, but after leaving Hogwarts, it will be difficult to find people to take on this responsibility."

"Although everyone here is looking forward to your internship, I have to pour cold water on you here."

"Let's take the simplest example, just like what we experienced at the beginning."

"I was the first to come to the classroom, and then deliberately delayed my appearance, causing the students to grumble behind their backs, and then deducted five points from Gryffindor."

William smiled and glanced at everyone, finally stopping on the face of the girl named Nymph.

"So, is this reasonable?"

Under his encouraging eyes, the students responded quickly.

"unreasonable."

"Of course it's unreasonable - but at least I gave an explanation. Like I said, we could actually go further."

William crossed his hands and placed them on his chest, and began to search for the target.

Soon, a kid with a wizard's hat and a height like a fourth grader fell into his sight.

"That lovely girl over there, can you tell me your name?"

"That's right, it's you, the very cute one. Don't be shy, tell me your name."

The students started to cheer wildly, and the girl over there said her name with a blushing face.

"Suzy, Suzy Green, professor."

"That's great, the name is as cute as the person." William didn't pay attention to the students' cheering voices at all.

"But, girl, why did you wear a hat in my class? You were supposed to be deducted ten points, but because you are so cute, I will deduct two points."

The originally lively classroom suddenly fell silent, and the girl named Susie was completely stunned.

It took a long time for any student to react.

"Professor! The first thing you said was why points were deducted for not wearing a hat."

"Bah bang bang."

William applauded and approved;

"That's right. It seems that this student listened carefully. I did say that at the beginning, because there is no doubt why points will be deducted for not wearing a hat."

Just after most people thought he had successfully refuted the professor, William spread his hands with a look of helplessness on his face:

"But when I wanted to deduct points, she wore a hat."

This shameless statement from the professor shocked everyone present. As for Susie who was asked the question, her eyes were almost filled with mosquito repellent.

"You see, there are many similar excuses, but the essence has not changed. Hats are just excuses. Round hats, straw hats, sun hats, all kinds of hats. I can even make excuses to deduct points for a person's slightly different hat. It’s very simple, isn’t it?”

"It doesn't even have to be just hats, shoes, gloves, books. Even if you do everything perfectly, I can still find faults and deduct points as long as I want."

"The most important thing is - now you seem to be obsessed with hats, but why can I deduct points based on hats?"