From Azkaban To Hogwarts

[Dear Harry:

Happy birthday.

I'm really sorry for that phone call, it seems I shouldn't have yelled like that. Hopefully they haven't made you that sad during this time.

Egypt is great and so are the pyramids.

Even though my mother kept nagging me, it was really nice that Percy didn't come. 】

'Percy didn't go? What did he do? ’

Harry pictured the nosy prefect in his mind, and couldn't help but wonder why he missed the rare family trip.

He had just received this letter. The sender was his good friend Ron, and his birthday gift was also sent with the letter.

Although his mind was full of doubts, Harry put those doubts aside and continued reading the letter.

[Because of Fred and George’s summer plans, my mother initially considered going to Egypt, but in the end she decided to go together – after all, Bill hadn’t been home for a long time.

Oh, by the way, I almost forgot, as the newspaper you saw said, Dad won the lottery of the Daily Prophet, a total of seven hundred galleons!

God, what am I talking about?

Well, I can only say that I was too surprised. To be honest, even the news that my father won the lottery was not such a big impact - you should remember that Professor William, right? 】

Harry subconsciously touched his leg to make sure it was fine before continuing to read the letter.

[My father and mother have been talking about Professor William for the past two days. It is said that all the students of this professor passed the OWLs exam last year!

To be honest Harry, even if my father won the lottery, my mother was not that excited. She simply took the vacation plan that Professor William made for Fred and the others as the truth. I was listening to her complain about that just a few days ago. A professor got Percy to do an internship outside.

This made the trip extra fun - honestly, supervising Fred and George as they worked on their problems seemed more enjoyable than playing in Egypt, and if they didn't do a good job, Mom would come over and do it herself.

I bet they would have run away from home if the professor hadn't specifically asked them to have two hours of entertainment time every day. 】

Harry could read Ron's happiness just from those words - Harry now remembered Ron's fear when he complained about his toys being turned into spiders by his two brothers.

…

[Well, everything is fine, and my wand will be ready before school starts.

We'll be here until about a week before term starts, and then we'll go to London to buy my wand and new books. I hope to meet you in London.

Try to come to London. 】

Ron had such a great time.

Harry thought to himself as he prepared to read the next letter.

But he always felt something was wrong.

After thinking for a long time, Harry finally lay down on the bed, wrapped himself tightly in the quilt, and then pressed every corner tightly. After confirming the existence of his lower legs, he felt relieved and continued to unpack the package. .

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"William! Congratulations!"

Hagrid occupied the largest table by himself, holding up the wooden cup as big as a bucket in his hand, and shouted to William who had just come from upstairs.

"Thank you, Hagrid. Coming to Diagon Alley for business?"

William took a few steps over, sat down, and shouted towards the bar, "Old Tom, have a beer!"

"No, just here for a drink."

Hagrid smiled extremely happily, "I heard from Professor McGonagall that the students' results this time were quite good."

"They work very hard," William praised the students and thanked Old Tom. "Those who work hard are rewarded. This is a great thing, isn't it?"

"Of course," Hagrid drank half the barrel of wine in one gulp, "I passed."

"Position?"

William immediately thought of what the old professor said when he resigned, and then received a slightly shy response from Hagrid, "Yes, I have received the appointment letter, and I have submitted the textbooks for the new semester."

"Congratulations, Hagrid, you're the best at magical creatures I've ever seen."

William picked up the wine glass and drank half of it in one go.

"Thank you, William." Hagrid's face was a little flushed, "I will definitely do a good job."

"Who do you recommend for the new gamekeeper?"

"It's still me, no one is more familiar with the work over there than me," Hagrid looked at William doubtfully, as if he had asked some stupid question.

"Are you busy, Hagrid?"

William was stunned for a moment. Although Care of Magical Creatures was an elective course only available from the third grade, and the class pressure was not that great, a part-time job was too outrageous.

"Just take time to go to class..." Hagrid put down his wine glass with a confused look on his face - William, what weird thing are you talking about?

"Doesn't the preparation time count? Don't you think about what to teach in class? There are also student feedback issues and exam questions. Hagrid, are you really busy here?"

William looked at Hagrid, fearing that at the end of next year he would see Hagrid and Professor Binns bragging together.

It’s too difficult to do two jobs at the same time, and the Care of Magical Creatures course is one of the rare courses taught by a single professor. The old professor has a long teaching time and less time to prepare for the class. Hagrid is a pure newcomer. This is not a dead end. ?

"Are you still thinking about this?"

Hagrid's eyes were full of confusion.

He lives on the edge of the Forbidden Forest every day, is studying at Hogwarts, and has never experienced so much.

"Of course, otherwise how could students' grades improve?"

William drank the rest of the wine as he spoke - his mouth was a little dry.

"You need to prepare lessons, know what you want to do, and then use this part to compare with this year's expected goals to determine how much content you need to prepare for the next lesson."

“After determining the content of the class, you need to figure out what parts of the class are interesting and what parts are boring, and then intersperse some interesting things into it to keep students motivated.”

"At the same time, the content of the class must be adjusted based on students' responses - should they start operating, continue to listen to stories, or take notes."

"Finally, we should also consider the issue of after-class homework, which is an important step for them to deepen their impression of the class."

"Of course, test papers are also good things, but that is another matter. It's more complicated."

William talked for a long time and drank all the newly brought beer.

Hagrid's eyes had drifted to nowhere.

Is protecting magical creatures so complicated?

It shouldn't be, those guys obviously know how to communicate with each other at a glance. Occasionally, they encounter thorns, which is just browsing books in the library.

Or is this the difference between taking classes and raising animals?

He was a little confused.

William is credible, and in terms of teaching, both Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall have nothing but praise for William, so William's teaching is doubly credible.

Although his head was a little dull, Hagrid decided to ask for advice humbly.

"It's too complicated, William. Is there a simpler way? I want to be a good professor."

"Yes," William nodded, "the paper is out."

ps: Also, but I’m not sure about the time, I’ll separate this chapter first…