So after a brief chat, Zuo Si followed the freshmen of his college and went to the greenhouse with the Hufflepuff headmaster to observe and identify magical plants.
Although this kind of course is a pure waste of time for him, in order to play the role of a genius student, he still demonstrated his terrifying photographic memory to the fullest.
Whenever the professor asked a question, he would give an answer quickly within one second.
The speed and accuracy of the answer made Professor Sprout, who was well versed in plants and herbs, eyes light up.
Because she had been teaching at Hogwarts for so many years, this was the first time she had met such a smart student, so she unconsciously shared a lot of her unique knowledge and experience.
He also encouraged Zuo Si to study hard and become a great wizard like Dumbledore who would lead the times in the future.
I have to say, compared to those extremely self-centered wizards in Faerun and the floating city's tower, the professors at Hogwarts are so friendly that it makes people feel a little uncomfortable.
As long as the students are willing to learn, they will teach them almost everything they know, without any intention of keeping anything back.
Through his contact with Professor Sprout, Zuo Si finally understood why Voldemort was able to thrive so well during his student days.
Except for Dumbledore, who had long noticed something was wrong, all the other professors had a good impression of Tom Riddle and believed that he was an extremely outstanding child who would sooner or later make an amazing career in the wizarding world.
As with almost all other schools, any smart, studious and excellent student can receive some degree of "preferential treatment" at Hogwarts.
Professors will also impart knowledge, spells, and skills in other professional fields beyond textbooks.
Therefore, many elite students already possess powers that are not inferior to, or even surpass, adult wizards when they are in grades four to six.
When they graduate and enter the wizarding world, they are, without exception, sought-after talents in all walks of life.
However, Zuo Si didn't know that as soon as he left the first floor hall, the Gryffindor students gathered together to discuss Slytherin's strange reaction.
"Hey! Harry! Do you believe what South just said?" Ron was the first to question.
Because the Weasley family itself is also a pure-blood family, he knows very well what kind of people the Malfoy family is like.
It was impossible for Draco to have such a fearful expression and look just because of a "little conflict".
"Uh - I think Malfoy's behavior is more like being threatened and intimidated in some way."
Harry Potter obviously had a lot of "experience" in this area and guessed the truth at once.
After all, the "savior" would not forget that when he was in elementary school in the Muggle world, every time Dudley bullied him, he would threaten him viciously and warn him not to tell the teacher.
"Threats and intimidation? Are you sure? South is not just facing Malfoy, but also many senior Slytherin students." Ron opened his mouth in surprise.
Just when Harry was about to say something, the twin brothers Fred and George came running over from a distance.
One of them said excitedly, "Hey, guys! Guess what big news we just got?"
"What?" Ron asked subconsciously.
"After the opening ceremony last night, almost half of the Slytherin students stood outside the common room and did not go in. Later, Professor Snape arrived and the tightly closed entrance was opened. According to a third-year Hufflepuff student who happened to pass by, he heard crying, wailing, and a smell of something burning."
George acted mysterious and told everyone the news he had heard.
Fred on the side added: "Not only that! Didn't you notice that some of the senior students of Slytherin College have large red marks on their faces, hands and necks? According to the description in the potion book, those are the marks left after applying the burn healing ointment, which will take about two or three days to disappear. This means that those Slytherin students, including Malfoy, must have been severely burned by the flames."
Hearing this, Ron opened his mouth in shock and asked in an incredulous tone: "You mean... on the first day of school, South defeated half of the Slytherin House alone? Even those senior students!"
"Hehe! Exactly! This can also explain why people like Marcus Flint are evasive about this. Believe me, that bastard is not someone who will give in easily. You will understand when you have watched the Quidditch match of Slytherin House. To scare him like this, he must have experienced something terrible."
While saying this, George did not hide his gloating at all.
Fred also grinned and said in an envious tone: "This first-year student is really cool, isn't he?"
"Yeah! It's so cool!"
George put a hand on his brother Ron's shoulder and imitated Zuo Si's tone just now.
"Dear Draco. Do you have any complaints about me now? If so, please tell me. It's okay. I'm a very kind person and I won't retaliate against you later."
"Hahahaha! The key point of this sentence is the word revenge. I feel like poor Malfoy is about to pee his pants out of fear." Fred laughed unscrupulously.
As two typical "fun people", they are very well-informed.
No matter what happens in Hogwarts, you can always find out something about it first.
"According to what you said, isn't Soth very dangerous? He could be punished or even fired at any time because of this incident."
Hermione, who was originally reading a book, suddenly interrupted.
But George shook his head disapprovingly: "No. First of all, the Soss people are alone and weak, and they must be the attacked party, so everything he did can be explained as self-defense.
Secondly, the students of Slytherin House are currently keeping their mouths shut about this. I guess it is Snape, the head of the house, who has issued the gag order.
Otherwise, their points would be deducted instantly and they would miss the chance to compete for this year's College Cup.
The last and most important point.
It is almost common knowledge in Hogwarts that Professor Snape protects his own students and favors them.
That's why he would not allow such a genius of the academy to be expelled.
To sum up, South is not only very safe, but may even receive some special care.
Just wait and see, this new student will soon become the center of attention."
There is no doubt that the twin brothers' remarks stunned Hermione, who came from a true Muggle family.
After all, the girl has always believed that schools and teachers should treat all students equally, at least on the surface.
But George and Fred ignored her, and after sharing some interesting school stories with their silly brother and Harry, they happily ran off to their first class.
After they were completely gone, Ron swallowed his saliva and exclaimed in a low voice: "Merlin's beard! As a freshman, he defeated half of the Slytherin House? This is simply too exaggerated! It seems that the book that South read on the train was not just a pretense, but he really learned the spells recorded in it."
"What book?" Harry was slightly stunned.
"Of course it's 'The Standard Book of Spells - Grade Six'! This book is our sixth grade textbook. There are many spells in it that even adult wizards cannot learn and master. Didn't you notice?" Ron explained excitedly.
"What?!"
Hermione stood up from her chair when she heard this, her eyes widened and she asked, "Are you telling the truth?"
Ron nodded quickly. "I swear! Every word I said is absolutely true! On the train, South used the Repairing Charm to fix Harry's glasses, and when they were waiting for the Sorting Ceremony at the gate, he easily used the Stunning Charm to put Malfoy and his two followers down. Many people saw this with their own eyes. I bet he is definitely the best student in our class."
Without a doubt!
Ron's words instantly aroused Hermione's competitive spirit. She immediately looked down at her schedule and found that the nearest class to Slytherin was Potions, followed by Flying.
The girl planned to compete with Zuo Si in these two classes to see who was the best among this class of freshmen.
I have to say, children’s minds are so pure.
When it was almost nine o'clock, the "little lions" of the first grade of Gryffindor hurriedly ran to the Transfiguration classroom.
Since the Transfiguration class was taught by Professor McGonagall, the head of their own house, no one wanted to be late.
只可惜，他们显然低估了霍格沃茨内部各种楼梯和通道的复杂程度。
结果没过一会儿功夫就被会自动旋转、改变方向的楼梯搞得晕头转向。
一时之间，不少新生急得满头大汗。
既有自己像个没头苍蝇一样乱撞，也有尝试着向那些活化画像和雕塑询问。
总之是八仙过海各显神通。
相比起其他新生的慌乱，左思则永远保持着优雅跟淡定，完全没有半点迷路的苦恼。
因为昨天晚上夜游的时候，他就已经搞清楚了整个霍格沃茨所有的通道、楼梯的变向规律，看上去不管做什么都显得游刃有余。
介于一年级的课程相对比较少且松散，上完一节草药课之后，左思便光明正大的来到图书馆，开始沿着书架一本一本阅读那些不在禁书区的书籍。
刨除中午的时候抽空返回寝室吃了顿英雄宴，差不多一个白天都没有离开图书馆。
到下午接近三点左右，他这才依依不舍的把手中的书籍放回书架，径直来到变形课教室。
也不知道是因为紧卡着时间来上课的关系，还是因为昨天晚上的“壮举”，反正麦格教授的眼神似乎有点奇怪。
在简单阐述了变形魔法的原理并给了所有新生一个下马威之后，便给每个学生发了一根火柴，并要求其尝试着把火柴变成针。
很显然，这对于连魔法是什么都没搞清楚的新生来说，无疑是非常困难的。
就连像马尔福少爷这种纯血家族出身的小巫师都对此无能为力，只能一遍一遍徒劳的挥舞魔杖。
相比之下，左思则仅仅是把火柴拿在手里什么都没有做。
“索斯，你在干什么？为何不像其他同学那样去尝试？”麦格教授十分疑惑的问。
“教授，您只是告诉我们要将火柴变成一根针，却并没有说要把它变成什么材质的针。是铁？木头？钢？银？黄铜？还是其他什么材料？”
左思故意装模作样展现出了与众不同的脑回路。
毕竟他要创造的人设是一个跟正常人有点不太一样的“天才”，所以必须要在各个方面都体现出不同的地方。
麦格教授有些无语的回应道：“随便什么材质都好，只要它是一根针。”
左思立马若有所思的点了点头：“原来如此！好吧，我想我明白了。”
说罢，他举起那根自己亲手改造的魔杖，对准说中的火柴轻轻一指。
瞬间！
刺眼的红光从前端射出，精准命中了火柴的前端。
还没等周围其他人反应过来发生了什么，整根火柴就变成了一根看上去十分怪异的针。
其中最前端亮眼的白色，其材质无疑是纯银，而后半截略微暗淡一些的则是钢，再往下是金灿灿的黄铜，最后则是一小黑色的节乌木。
如果说把一根火柴变成针的难度是变形魔法的入门，那么把一根火柴变成每一段都由不同材质构成的针，绝对是高级变形魔法才能做到的，甚至足以跟把死物变成活物的难度相媲美。
最重要的是，在此之前从未有任何一名巫师产生过这样的想法。
整个教室都随着这根针的变形成功而陷入一片沉默。
马尔福少爷更是吃惊的瞪大眼睛，仿佛不敢相信自己看到的事实。
因为从昨天晚上到现在，左思的表现彻底颠覆了他从小接受纯血巫师天赋远高于混血和麻瓜出身巫师的认知跟教育。
如果一个麻瓜出身的巫师可以做得比纯血巫师更好、更优秀，那么纯血的优越性体现在哪里？
自己又凭什么瞧不起对方？
事实上不光是德拉科·马尔福，不少足够聪明的纯血家族新生也都意识到了这一点，眼神中透露出恐惧和茫然。
毕竟对于一名巫师来说，魔法永远是最直观、最能展现其强大的东西。
当年伏地魔以混血身份刚刚进入斯莱特林的时候肯定也不太好过。
但这些随着他展现出远超同龄人的智慧和魔法天赋迅速得到改变。
不然的话，光凭吹嘘自己是萨拉查·斯莱特林直系血脉可没办法获得那么多人的认可与追随。
“令人叹为观止的变形！斯莱特林加十分！看来在一年级的变形课中，你已经学不到什么新的东西了。”
短暂的沉默过后，麦格教授不由得微微发出感叹。
尽管昨天晚上她就听到一些关于霍格沃茨今年迎来了一位“天才”的传言，甚至还亲眼目睹左思用昏睡咒放倒了马尔福等三名新生。
可今天这堂变形课才真正意识到其恐怖的学习跟理解能力。
毕竟在众多魔法学科中，除了预言术之外，最看天赋的无疑就是变形了。
相比之下，咒语、草药、魔药、黑魔法防御、飞行等等其他学科，只要肯花时间反复练习，总能掌握个七七八八。
但是变形术不一样。
这也是为何“阿尼马格斯”数量如此稀少的缘故。
“您的意思是我以后都不用来上课了吗？”
左思随手将针变回火柴仍在桌子上，用不是很确定的语气问。
麦格教授赶忙摇了摇头：“不！我的意思是，你可以考虑在没有其他课的时候，来四年级乃至五年级的变形课旁听。”
“那还是算了吧。相比起听课，我更喜欢自己直接从书本中学习，那样要快得多。”
左思毫不犹豫的拒绝了对方的好意。
毕竟他又不是真的对魔法一无所知，也不是阅读和理解能力都还有待成长的小孩子，需要一位老师来解答自己在学习过程中遇到的问题和疑惑。
凭借知识之眼和思维图书馆两个作弊手段，再加上高达二十六点智力水平，以及之前两个世界积累的理论知识，学习这个世界经过大量简化的咒语根本没什么难度。
是的！
通过阅读禁书区那些更加古老的书籍，左思发现在最早的时候巫师们其实是不使用魔杖的。
大约在公元前八百年前后，第一根魔杖才被发明出来。
紧跟着便是一场轰轰烈烈延续至今的魔法和咒语简化革命。
就好像费伦的魔网降低了成为法师门槛一样，魔杖也降低了成为巫师的门槛。
在此之前，无杖施法都是所有巫师的必备技能。
魔杖传入北美和非洲之前，那里的巫师也从不依赖魔杖。
可发展到现在，这项技能反而渐渐成为强大巫师的专属标志。
尤其长期依赖魔杖的欧洲巫师，几乎没有多少人愿意浪费大量时间和精力去学习复杂且难以掌握的无杖施法技巧。
咒语也从最初繁琐复杂的魔法仪式，变成了现在只要挥挥魔杖就能释放出来的简单法术。
当然，代价就是魔杖成了每一名巫师手中不可或缺的重要武器和生活工具。
如果没有了魔杖，就好像在费伦法师失去了自己的法术书，其结果自然就是变成任人宰割的羔羊。
“好吧，我尊重你的选择。不过变形魔法要比其他的魔法更加危险，我希望你在进行危险尝试的时候起码通知我一声，由我在旁边确保不会发生意外。”
对于左思拒绝自己的提议，麦格教授并没有生气。
因为如果仅靠书本记载的内容就能将变形咒掌握到这种程度，那么自然也肯定能通过自学达到更高的水平。
她唯一不放心的就是左思的年龄跟性格，生怕其过早尝试阿尼马格斯之类的危险魔法，结果导致一场可怕的悲剧。
“没问题，我会注意的。”
左思直截了当答应下来，紧跟着整节课都在百无聊赖的发呆，但实际上是在梳理脑海中记录的那些书籍跟知识，将其彻底转化成为自己独特的理解。
等下课之后，他立马拿起书本直奔图书馆，压根没有一丝一毫的停留。
麦格教授则直奔校长室，对正在偷吃糖果的邓布利多说道：“阿不思！我今天终于见识到那个叫做索斯的新生在魔法天赋方面有多么惊人了。”
“哦？他又干了什么？”邓布利多抬起头饶有兴致的问。
“在第一趟变形课上，他把一根火柴变成了由银、钢、黄铜和乌木四种材质构成的针。你也教过变形课，应该知道这对于一名学生来说有多困难吧？”
在说这句话的时候，麦格教授非常罕见透露出一丝激动情绪。
邓布利多把一块蜂蜜糖放进嘴里，用舌头品尝着甘甜的味道，足足过了十几秒才略微点了下头：“当然。将一种材质变形成多重材质的其他形态，虽然还不是生物，但其难度已经跟变成活物没有什么太大的区别。你确定这真的是一个麻瓜出身，以前从未接触过任何魔法，也同样没有人教授，仅仅是靠书本在一个月之内自学所能达到的高度吗？”
"Yes, I am very sure. According to the information provided by Severus, Soth's parents were ordinary police officers, equivalent to Aurors in the Muggle world. Later, they died in the line of duty while performing their duties, so he became an orphan and was taken care of by a friend and colleague of his parents as a guardian. Therefore, he had no chance to come into contact with magic, and it was impossible for anyone to teach him."
After all, Zuo Si was very meticulous in forging his identity.
Not only did he specifically choose an Asian mother when selecting his parents, he also forged all the details from kindergarten to elementary school, and even used magic to slightly modify the memories of hundreds of people.
To ensure that when someone investigates, they will tell you some interesting things that the fictional character "Soth" did as a child.
"Interesting! It seems I have to find time to talk to this young man. You know, even when he first entered school, he didn't show such talent." Dumbledore muttered to himself, stroking the thick white beard on his chin.
"Do you think he will be the second..."
Professor McGonagall suddenly became nervous, and wanted to say the name that frightened the entire British wizarding world several times, but she held back at the last moment.
Dumbledore smiled and shook his head: "No, of course not. The reason why Tom became that kind of person is closely related to his unfortunate and twisted childhood.
I simply wanted to confirm whether Soth was really a Muggle-born or the descendant of some unknown wizard.
Don't forget that more than a decade ago, when the entire British wizarding world was shrouded in darkness, many wizards chose to hide under unknown names, or simply integrated into Muggle society.
And I don’t know why, but when I see him I always feel a strange sense of closeness.”
"Closeness? You mean he might be the offspring of someone you know?" Professor McGonagall probed in an uncertain tone.
"I don't know. That's why I wanted to confirm it."
Dumbledore's eyes sparkled with wisdom that had been accumulated and precipitated over a long period of time.
Obviously, he did not say what was really in his heart.
However, Professor McGonagall was obviously accustomed to her old friend's habit of keeping things secret, so she did not continue to explore the matter, but turned and left the headmaster's office.
…
On the other side, Zuo Si, who was in the library on the first floor, had no idea that he had entered Dumbledore's observation range, and was still reading books about magic and spells with relish.
In just a few hours, he cleared out six bookshelves full of hundreds of books.
Most of them were read and memorized cursorily through the scholar's touch, and only when I came across the parts that interested me would I flip through them and understand them word by word.
When the library announced its closure and began to kick people out, Zuo Si was surprised to find that Hermione was sitting at the table opposite him, staring at him with an angry look on her face.
Out of curiosity, he immediately asked, "What's the matter?"
"Were you really reading just now?" Hermione asked back through gritted teeth.
"Of course. What would I be doing in the library if not reading?"
As Zuo Si answered, he put the book in his hand back on the bookshelf, then picked up his textbook and prepared to return to the dormitory to eat something, and then continue his night tour of the restricted book area at midnight.
"But you picked up a book and just flipped through it, spending less than three or five minutes in total. Can you call that reading?"
Hermione finally couldn't hold back and told the reason why she was angry.
She originally planned to compare to see who had finished reading more books in the same amount of time.
But what is the result?
Zuo Si cleared out six bookshelves in just a few hours, and basically put the books back after flipping through them. This made the girl lose her temper and she couldn't calm down and read seriously like she usually did.
"Isn't the purpose of reading a book to remember and understand its contents? As long as I can do this, it doesn't matter what method I use, right?" Zuo Si smiled and spread his hands.
But Hermione, who was a stickler for details, was not going to let him go. She immediately questioned him, "Did you really remember it? The book in my hand happens to be the one you have read. How about letting me test you?"
Zuo Si nodded without hesitation: "No problem. In fact, it doesn't have to be too troublesome. You just need to tell me the page number and I can recite the entire page from beginning to end."
"Are you sure? You only read this book for less than three minutes."
Hermione subconsciously widened her eyes, totally not understanding where this guy in front of her got such confidence.
You have to know that this is a book that describes the theory of magic and spells. It took her an hour to barely finish reading the first forty pages.
"Stop talking nonsense and start quickly. You know it's getting late now." Zuo Si urged casually.
"Page 17!"
"The length of the spell is proportional to the development of the wand. In ancient times, the craftsmanship of wand making was very poor, so a relatively long spell was needed to ensure that the magic was effective. But as the wand making technology advanced, wizards began to continuously simplify the spell until it developed into what it is today..."
"Page sixty-three!"
"Time, month, weather, and even tidal changes will all have an impact on the power of magic. By adjusting the best casting time, the spell can often be more powerful than usual..."
"Two hundred and thirty pages!"
"Wandless spellcasting can only be mastered by powerful wizards who know the spells well enough and can freely control the magical energy. They can cast the spells they are best at by gently shaking their fingers, arms and shoulders instead of waving their wands. The key to wandless spellcasting is concentration and focus..."
As she recited each paragraph exactly, Hermione's expression changed from anger at first to shock, and finally to fear and despair.
She finally realized that the guy in front of her really used that casual flipping method to finish reading a book on magic and spell theory that might take her several days or even half a month to finish.
Since she grew up in an ordinary family, the girl was able to occasionally see many stories about gifted children on TV, in newspapers and in books.
So knowing that there are a small number of monsters and perverts in this world can make it easy to learn and understand extremely complex knowledge, and it can also make it easy to quickly read a book in a few minutes.
But what she never expected was that she would encounter such a thing after entering the magical world.
Feeling the strong sense of frustration, as well as emotions such as weakness, helplessness, and depression, Hermione's eyes soon turned red, and tears soon flowed uncontrollably.
"???????!!!"
Countless question marks and exclamation marks suddenly popped up in Zuo Si's head.
I totally don't understand why the other person is still crying, as if he had bullied a little girl.
The two of them remained in a stalemate for several minutes until the librarian, Madam Pince, noticed them and quickly walked over to stare at Zuo Si with a scrutinizing look: "What happened?"
"I'm not sure either." Zuo Si shrugged innocently.
Heaven and earth’s conscience!
Although he knew that he was not a good person, he would not stoop so low as to bully a girl of eleven or twelve years old.
"I didn't ask you."
Madam Pince obviously had some preconceived ideas and subconsciously thought that it was the boy who made the girl cry.
This feeling of being wronged made Zuo Si speechless, but he decisively shut his mouth and stopped talking.
fortunately!
Hermione quickly stopped crying, wiped the tears from her face, forced a smile and explained: "It has nothing to do with him, it's my own problem. I'm sorry for causing you trouble."
"real?"
There was a gleam of suspicion in Madam Pince's eyes.
"Of course it's true. My ego just took a slight hit, that's all."
After that, Hermione bent down and bowed, then quickly put the book in her hand back on the bookshelf.
And so, under the gaze of Pince, the two walked out of the library side by side, strolling through the intricate corridors and stairs.
When they were about to reach the fork in the road between the Gryffindor and Slytherin common rooms, Hermione, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly asked, "Studying must be easy for you, right?"
"Easy? What gives you this illusion?" Zuo Si raised his eyebrows subconsciously.
"Because you have a photographic memory, you can finish reading a book in just a few minutes that would take others days or even a month to finish."
Hermione gave her reason without hesitation.
Obviously, in her eyes, the gap between herself and others is this powerful talent that makes people envious and jealous.
Zuo Si, realizing what the girl was thinking, couldn't help but sigh slightly and took the initiative to explain: "Memory does not mean understanding. Especially for extremely abstract things like magic and spells, the benefits of rote memorization are far less than you think. Let's take the simplest example. You should know the repair spell, right?"
Hermione nodded quickly. "This is one of the few spells I learned at home. It can repair almost any non-technical object instantly."
"Then do you know what its principle is? What is the limit of what it can do?" Zuo Si continued to guide the topic.
"Uh... I don't know."
A confused look appeared on Hermione's face.
Because these contents are not recorded at all in the school textbooks.
"The Restoring Charm was invented in 1754 by Orabella Nutley, a former employee of the Improper Use of Magic Office at the British Ministry of Magic.
In fact, in theory it can be used to repair anything, including technological items that you think are unrepairable, complex magical items like wands, and even wounds on the bodies of living things.
Of course, the prerequisite is that you must know enough about these things and understand their manufacturing process and operating principles.
The reason wizards think technological products cannot be repaired is because they know nothing about technological products.
Take a television for example. The picture tube, circuit board, fluorescent screen, and signal receiving and conversion devices inside are all beyond the understanding of wizards.
Not to mention wizards, even most ordinary people probably only have a vague understanding of this.
Imagine that your parents are both Muggles, do they know how televisions are produced?
Do you know what industrial raw materials make up the cathode ray tube? What are the steps involved? What is the wavelength of the electromagnetic wave used by the TV signal? How is it converted into a picture?
Because you don’t understand, the repair spells you cast on your technological products fail.
The same goes for repairing powerful magical items.
Moreover, a large amount of magic power is consumed during the repair process, so unless the wizard is very powerful, the effect is often minimal.
As for repairing living organisms, it is even more complicated.
Because it involves a series of complex biological systems such as cells, genetic genes, and nervous systems.
But if you can understand it from both a scientific and magical perspective, even the most ordinary spells can often have unimaginable power.
After all, it is always easier to destroy than to repair.
Just imagine, when you understand all of this, can you reverse the repair spell and turn it into a destruction spell?
For example, a spell could shatter an opponent's wand, or instantly break or fracture an opponent's wrist or fingers.
Finally, let me tell you one more piece of information for free.
The first half of the content I just mentioned, that is, the process and principles of the invention of the repair spell, are all recorded in an ancient book called "Book of Spells".
It was written by Miranda Goshawk.
It is currently placed on the second bookshelf on the right side near the door, the third row from the top.
This book not only includes many advanced spells, but also the inventor's insights and the principles of the corresponding spells.
If it were Harry and Ron, I certainly wouldn't recommend them to read it.
But you...
Dear Miss Hermione Granger.
You should have enough talent and ability to learn the contents of this book.
Remember, at Hogwarts, completing your professors' classes is just the beginning.
If you want to become an outstanding or even powerful wizard, then the library is definitely one of the best places to go."
After saying this, Zuo Si smiled and nodded, then turned and disappeared at the end of the stairs leading to the Slytherin common room in the basement of the castle.
As for Hermione, she stood there in a daze for a long time before finally coming to her senses. She suddenly felt her heart beating faster and her face getting hot. She quickly ran to the bathroom next door to wash her face and took several deep breaths in one breath.
After he had completely calmed down, he carried his schoolbag and returned to the Gryffindor common room.
As soon as she entered the room, the first thing she saw was Harry and Ron worrying about the homework assigned for the Transfiguration class, and trying to find a written homework from other classmates as a "reference".
Of course, it is called a reference, but in fact it is just copying.
But unfortunately, after asking around, not even one person had finished their homework.
Soon, the two of them became dejected and gave up the idea of doing their homework.
After all, today is only Monday, and the next Transfiguration class is not until Thursday afternoon, which is still a few days away.
For most children of this age, homework is something that they will put off for as long as possible, and they will never take the initiative to do it until the last minute.
"Hey! Hermione! Over here! We noticed that you didn't go to the first floor hall for dinner today, so we brought you some pie." Harry shouted enthusiastically.
Because the Gryffindor common room is always very noisy, you have to speak loudly to be heard.
"Thanks!"
The girl happened to be a little hungry, so she thanked him politely, sat down, picked up one and put it in her mouth.
Although it was a little cold, the taste of flour and meat filling still struck her as delicious.
Before I knew it, I had finished the entire pie.
At this moment, Ron, who had a very low EQ, suddenly asked, "Where did you go after your afternoon class? You didn't even come for dinner?"
"library!"
Hermione gave a straightforward answer.
"The library? Going to a place like that on the first day of school?"
The "bad student" Ron showed an expression of shock and disbelief.
Hermione rolled her eyes in annoyance. "Don't assume that everyone is the same as you. At least Soth is like me. He rushed to the library as soon as he finished his class. You know what? I discovered a little secret of his today."
"Oh? What's the secret!" Harry sat up straight with curiosity.
"This guy has a photographic memory. He can completely memorize and recite such a thick book by simply flipping through it in just a few minutes." Hermione lowered her voice and told what she had seen with her own eyes.
"What?! You have to be kidding, right?" Ron was obviously a little unconvinced.
Hermione shook her head seriously. "No, I'm not kidding. I personally did a test with a book he just finished reading in a few minutes. That guy's brain is like a monster! I suspect he has learned almost all the standard spells, and many advanced spells."
"So, South is one of those super geniuses that are occasionally reported on TV and in newspapers?" Harry showed a look of sudden enlightenment.
After all, he had lived in a Muggle family for so many years, and he knew that there was a small chance that one or two monsters with intellectual development far exceeding their peers would be born in this world.
After all, the differences between people are huge. Since there are idiots like Dudley who are as stupid as pigs, there should naturally be geniuses who are much smarter than himself.
Harry was quite open-minded about this kind of thing.
"That's right! So we have to work harder to make up for this talent gap."
After saying that, Hermione took out her textbooks and notes from her schoolbag, intending to review today's lessons before curfew.
However, Ron and Harry looked at each other, then got up quietly and returned to the boys' dormitory.
They don't want to waste their precious time on boring studies...
(End of this chapter)