Hogwarts: I Really Don't Want to Be a Wizard

Every Thursday night, Eagle Yard and Snake Yard will present a weekly History of Magic.

But Gretel is taking his first leave at Hogwarts.

Professor Binns never calls names. In other words, for Professor Binns, who has become accustomed to attending classes, it does not make much difference to him whether there are students attending the lectures or not.

Grete even suspected that as long as there were courses scheduled, even if the classroom was empty, Professor Binns would teach his planned courses step by step.

Gretel's arrival even surprised Professor Binns. After all, even before he became a ghost, he had never seen any little wizard come to him to ask for leave.

Compared to other courses at Hogwarts, the difficulty level of History of Magic is really low.

It's so low that even if you never go to class, as long as you remember to spend the night before the exam, you won't get a failing grade.

Therefore, Professor Binns has long been accustomed to the absence of young wizards.

Many years ago, the Hogwarts School Board held a meeting.

The content of the meeting was to vote on whether to cancel the History of Magic course at Hogwarts.

Of course, the meeting was canceled at Dumbledore's insistence.

What Dumbledore said is that the history of magic course is necessary. Although it is long and boring, the role it plays is irreplaceable.

Learning the history of magic is to broaden the horizons of young wizards so that their thinking will not be narrowed by the limitations of life experience.

If a person does not know how to learn from history, then one day in the future, life will teach him a lesson with severe beatings.

What's more, Professor Binns is already a ghost and does not need Hogwarts to pay the extra salary.

Gretel had reason to suspect that if he hadn't mentioned at the end that Professor Binns didn't need a salary,

Then these school directors who have been hypnotized by the History of Magic at Hogwarts will definitely insist on voting and cancel the History of Magic course.

Since the beginning of the school year, Gretel's performance in the History of Magic class has already conquered Professor Binns, so he naturally agreed to Gretel's request for leave.

He even told Gretel that he could leave the History of Magic course at any time if necessary.

When Terry learned about this incident afterwards, he complained angrily that good students were treated differently. They were invited as often as they were asked, unlike him, who had to skip class secretly if he wanted to watch Quidditch.

——

"Mrs. Pince, these are some books I lent out before, and now I'm here to return them."

Behind Gretel were stacks of books that were almost taller than himself, and he accepted Mrs. Pince's inspection with a low eyebrow.

Even though she had gone through this process dozens of times, Mrs. Pince still checked every book meticulously.

After checking, he put the book back with a smile.

"Mr. Gretel, I remember you have class tonight. You shouldn't be in the library at this time, right?"

Mrs. Pince thought Gretel was skipping class and asked with a playful look.

Under Mrs. Pince's teasing eyes, Grete quickly explained, "It's History of Magic tonight. I didn't skip class. I've already asked for leave from Professor Pince."

"In that case, fine," after hearing Gretel's explanation, Mrs. Pingsi naturally returned to her original calmness.

At Hogwarts, no student would dare to say that their school life is perfect after graduation if they have not studied the History of Magic.

She thought that the diligent and studious Grete had finally broken his studies.

"So, Mr. Gretel, how many books do you need to borrow today? Do you need me to help you find them?"

Even though Mrs. Pingsi looks so kind now, she seems to have nothing to say.

That was what Grete had gained in exchange for a month of hard work.

You know, the books in the Hogwarts library are never borrowed out. As long as there is no approval note from the professor, you can't even take a piece of paper out of the library.

Mrs. Pince relied on her strictness to secure her position as librarian.

Gretel was the same at the beginning. It was okay to read it in the library, but it was not okay to take it out.

At that time, he had just started researching, and he needed a lot of books. It was unrealistic to go to the professor every day to approve notes.

So he learned to hide and seek, and used transformation to turn himself into a chair, a table, or even a book. After the library closed, he waited for the magic power to disappear and changed back.

During that time, every night in the dead of night, Grete was like a thief, quietly stealing knowledge from the library.

Until one day, Mrs. Pince had to go to the library to pick up something she had left behind.

I saw the lights in the library, and Gretel sitting under the lights, writing furiously.

…

Anyway, afterwards, Gretel got Mrs. Pince's permission. If he needed any books, he could be allowed to take them out of the library as an exception.

However, when returning the books, you must ensure that they are not dirty, damaged, or missing in any way.

In short, what you borrowed must be what you get back.

This agreement lasts until Gretel graduates, or until he breaks the contract.

No one knew how Gretel gained Madam Pince's approval, except for both of them.

So whenever someone sees Gretel leaving the library grandly with a thick pile of books behind him, their eyes are always full of envy.

But apart from envy, they have no other choice. After all, Mrs. Pingsi is the only true god of the library.

As long as there is no approval note from the professor, you can't even think about taking away a book from here, even if you have a bad reputation.

"No, I'll just take a look."

Gretel quickly walked into the library and went straight to the ancient literature bookshelf.

——

The bookshelf of ancient documents is only so large, but I have searched it from beginning to end many times, but I have not seen a few books recommended by Voldemort.

According to Mrs. Pince's habit, she did not mix different types of books together.

"???"

Gretel was confused. He felt that he was being appetized by Voldemort.

Just like a fisherman must make a nest with nest materials before fishing, and then wait for the fish to take the bait.

But he is like a stupid big crucian carp, and he just accepts this trick.

Standing in front of the bookshelf, Gretel crossed his arms and thought about the pros and cons of asking Voldemort for advice.

In other words, those books were put into the restricted area?

Grete's eyes quietly glanced at the warning spell in the corner.

That is to prevent someone from reading restricted books without permission.

For underage wizards, it is both a warning and a protection.

The books in the restricted area are either too powerful or involve some black magic.

If there is no warning and the little wizard is allowed to read it, it is estimated that in a few years, Hogwarts will no longer be called the safest magic school.

It wasn't that Grete didn't want to apply for the professor's approval, it was because no one was willing to give it to him.

No matter how talented he was, in the eyes of the professors, he was only eleven years old, not to mention that everyone was afraid that he would grow crooked under Dumbledore's instructions.

Of course, Gretel believed that if he asked Quirrell for help, Voldemort would definitely not be stingy with a approval note.

But this is tantamount to sending a sheep into the tiger's mouth. It's too late to hide. How could he send it to the door?

Besides, from the current point of view, Voldemort has no reason to harm him. Even if it is critical, at least he has to wait until he swallows the bait.

The current situation is that there is no bait for making a nest. Voldemort will definitely not do such a stupid thing.

So he planned to ask Madam Pince. As the only true god in the library, Madam Pince remembered all the books that were checked out.

Grete needed to verify whether someone had borrowed these books in advance with the approval slip.

If it had been borrowed, he would rush to the History of Magic classroom now and still have time to ensure perfect attendance.

small theater

Gretel: Professor Tom Riddle, my dear, your nest material has been stolen.

Voldemort:?

Gretel: The book you used to seduce me was not found.

Voldemort: Impossible. The books I recommend are all specially selected. Outside the restricted area, no one will touch them except those of us who study configurations.

Gretel: I don’t care, if you don’t feed the nest enough, who will be willing to take your bait? So be it, I won’t be a big crucian carp anymore. See you later. If you don’t go back, it’s time for Dumbledore to come.