Although Rita Skeeter's report created a lot of hype, it didn't last long.

Mainly because it had been raining in Hogwarts since the second week.

The gloomy weather and continuous rain made everyone feel unhappy, and the damp cold air penetrated into the castle, and many little wizards caught colds.

Madam Pomfrey had to brew a large amount of stimulant in advance. Although this potion had an immediate effect, people who drank it would have white smoke coming out of their ears for several hours.

George was also caught, and he joked that he now looked like an old steam locomotive.

Fred found it very interesting, and although he didn't have a cold, he also asked Madam Pomfrey for a bottle of refreshing potion.

Then the two of them smoked together...

Under such circumstances, Kyle finally waited for the first ancient runes class.

The ancient runes classroom is on the third floor of the west tower. The professor in charge of this course is Bathsheba Barbling, a witch with gray pupils, about forty years old.

But there are rumors that she has been a professor at Hogwarts for more than fifty years, and it is not known whether it is true or not.

As the most difficult subject at Hogwarts, there were only a few people in the Ancient Runes classroom, only sixteen.

Because the number of people who choose this course is so small, this includes all the students from the four colleges.

After the class started, Professor Babuling looked at everyone and was a little surprised.

“Are there so many people this year?”

Her voice was strange, as if it came from a long tunnel.

“That’s still a lot…”

Kanna, who also chose this course, muttered quietly, "Are there so few people who choose this course?"

Although her voice was very soft, Professor Babeling heard it.

"Last year there were nine, and the year before that there were even fewer... only seven," she said. "This classroom rarely has ten people sitting in it."

Professor Babuling was not as serious as she looked. After answering Connor's doubts, she half-jokingly said, "Sometimes I even wonder if I can have five grades take classes together, so that I only need to take one class a week, and the rest of the time is just enough for me to go on vacation to other countries.

Unfortunately, your Headmaster Dumbledore always disagrees."

Everyone couldn't help laughing.

After everyone quieted down, Professor Babeling said, "Okay, now who wants to tell me what ancient runes are."

Qiu, who was sitting next to Kanna, was the first to raise her hand.

“Ancient runes, also known as ancient magic writing or runes, were used in many books before the Middle Ages.

In addition, different runes can produce specific magical powers when arranged into special symbols, so they are also widely used in alchemy. "

"Exactly, two points for Ravenclaw."

Professor Babling said: "The application of runes in alchemy involves more complex knowledge, so in most cases, it is usually used to translate those ancient documents.

But if you want to learn..."

She knocked on the table.

On the walls of the classroom, several symbols suddenly lit up, and then a bright ball of light appeared in the center of the ceiling.

“…I can teach you, too.”

Everyone's eyes suddenly lit up.

Being able to cast spells without a wand is a skill they have always dreamed of.

"Professor, I want to learn this!" a Gryffindor student said excitedly.

"Do you think so too?" asked Professor Babuling.

Everyone nodded together.

"Okay, I can teach you some basic content, but you have to be prepared." Professor Babuling looked at all the students with a smile.

"Let's get started, I can't wait..." The other person patted his chest confidently.

Too difficult! There are a large number of magic runes, and each magic rune represents at least five or more meanings, and some even have as many as a dozen.

Just remembering these things had already made his mind a mess.

Plus, it's even more complicated to arrange them correctly into those special symbols.

It is obviously the same magic rune, but the way of writing is very different depending on the meaning.

After half a class, he felt like he had remembered nothing, or rather, the things he had remembered before were completely forgotten after a few minutes.

Sure enough, there is a reason why this course has so few students.

Too complicated...

After waiting for a long time, the get out of class was over. When he raised his head from "A Simple Introduction to Ancient Magic Rune", his face was full of confusion, as if asking... Who am I, where am I, what did I just see?

Of course, the same is true for others.

"That's about it for its application in alchemy."

On the podium, Professor Babuling smiled and said, "But normally, in our class, we don't need to remember the order and writing method. We just need to understand the meaning of each magic word.

This will make it much easier for you.”

The classroom was silent. Apparently, the students' understanding of "simple" was somewhat different from that of the professor.

Just as everyone quietly packed up their things and prepared to leave the classroom, Professor Babuling suddenly remembered something.

"Oh, yes, there is one more thing."

She said casually, "If you feel that this course is not suitable for you, you can also go to your respective deans to apply for a course change... Before October, I will agree."

Some people looked happy, then suddenly showed a thoughtful expression.

After leaving the classroom, Kyle looked at Connor and Qiu and asked, "How do you feel? Do you want to change classes?"

"Of course not." Kanna said without hesitation.

"That's right. Why do we need to change courses?" Qiu said with a smile, "Although it's a little difficult, Magic Rune is really interesting. No wonder Cedric strongly recommended this course to me, and..."

She looked at Kyle and Connor, raised her eyebrows and said, "I am a Ravenclaw, I can't lose to you Hufflepuffs."

"Hey, school attack, huh!" Kyle said unhappily.

"Of course not." Qiu said with a smile: "What I mean is that Ravenclaw is never afraid of knowledge. The more complicated the content, the more interested we are."

"That's true..." Kyle shrugged.

Of those sixteen people, half were Ravenclaws.

"But I always feel like there's something wrong with Professor Babuling."

Connor said thoughtfully, “For other courses, the first class is always the easiest, but for her, it’s the other way around.

I have read "Ancient Magical Writing Easy" before, and the question about magic writing is the last thing you need to learn, and it is only mentioned briefly. "

"That's right..." Qiu nodded, "Normal ancient runes are not that difficult at all. And Professor Babel's last sentence... I always feel like she really wants students to change classes."

"But, there are already very few people choosing this course."

“It’s just that we feel it’s too little.”

Kyle whispered, "Don't forget what she said before class...there were rarely more than ten people in that classroom."

"Maybe we can ask Cedric and Fred. Maybe they had the same experience as us when they first took the ancient runes class."

…

Thanks to Black Cat Sheriff for the Qidian Coin reward

(End of this chapter)