Chapter 104: New Teaching Tools
"It's temporary," Snape stared into his eyes, "Felix, it's January now, and there are a full five months left until the end of this school year. Do you know what that ans?"
Felix fell silent. It ant young wizards would go nearly half a year without Professor Harp's Defense Against the Dark Arts classes.
But then again, did it really matter?
Even if the young wizards were left to self-study, it was probably better than when Lockhart was around. At least they would save ti on dull assignnts.
"Professor, I've always been curious, why do you keep holding onto this class? Aren't you afraid of the Dark Lord's curse?" Felix was genuinely puzzled.
However, Snape didn't answer in the way Felix expected.
Felix thought for a mont and said, "I can ask Dumbledore about it."
He wasn't skilled with curses, and combined with the terrifying track record of this class, he had never thought about taking over Defense Against the Dark Arts.
However, he was genuinely curious about the "Dark Lord's curse." Maybe he could learn sothing from Dumbledore.
"Oh, Severus," Felix winked at Snape, "Don't forget about tonight's dueling class."
Snape gave him a disdainful look. "And how do you plan to arrange it?"
"One person speaks for a section, with demonstrations as the focus. After all, the professors are all gathering together, and I'll invite them separately for the follow-up sessions," Felix explained sowhat helplessly.
Professor McGonagall, Professor Flitwick, himself, and Snape made up the four.
Snape nodded and turned to leave.
In that day's seventh-year class, Felix presented the new teaching tools for Ancient Runes to the young wizards.
They watched as Professor Harp spoke confidently from the podium, "Do you see the parchnt in front of you? It will play a significant role in your NEWT exams."
A young wizard raised their hand. "Professor Harp, is this the legendary tool that Flitwick participated in creating?"
The young wizards present turned their gaze to the tall and muscular Marcus Flint.
There were less than twenty students in the seventh-year Ancient Runes class, and they all knew each other well. At this mont, they all wore looks of skepticism.
Marcus felt sowhat at a loss. He had just bragged a bit; why was he being called out on it?
Felix glanced at her and said, "Miss Vane, Flint did indeed participate in the testing of the new teaching tools. Not just him, there were ten young wizards in total, each contributing valuable suggestions. What you see is the result of their collective effort."
"Now, let's have a practical demonstration."
Following the earlier explanation, the young wizards placed their wands on the parchnt for answering questions and whispered, "Secrets of the Runes."
The parchnt emitted a soft light, and a line of text appeared:
"Welco to the answer space. Please complete the following tasks."
After a ripple-like wave, the symbols of the four houses appeared on the parchnt: serpent, badger, lion, and eagle.
Their bodies were composed of simple ink lines, vivid and lifelike. The Slytherin serpent swam sinuously in place, the Hufflepuff badger stood up on its hind legs and looked around, the Gryffindor lion let out a silent roar, and the Ravenclaw eagle spread its wings as if about to take flight.
Exclamations of amazent echoed from the male and female wizards.
Vane's eyes lit up as she touched the eagle, and in an instant, the other three animals disappeared. The Ravenclaw eagle occupied the center of the parchnt, beating its wings as if ascending, surrounded by ink lines forming clouds.
Finally, the eagle stopped and fixed its sharp gaze forward. A line of elegant handwriting erged, "The wisdom that surpasses is humanity's greatest treasure."
In almost an instant, Vane fell in love with this thing. Her brown eyes sparkled beneath her thick glasses.
"Is this Professor Harp's creation? Is this the application of Ancient Runes?"
"This is Ancient Runes!"
Unbeknownst to herself, her understanding of Ancient Runes had subtly shifted toward Felix's perspective.
A few seconds later, the eagle's image shrank again. It landed on the pattern in the upper left corner of the parchnt, preening its feathers with an air of authority, while in the center of the parchnt, new text appeared: "Use your wand to infuse magic and write your na."
Vane neatly wrote her na with her wand: Clency Vane.
Having completed this step, the parchnt finally displayed the formal interface.
In the upper left corner was the Ravenclaw eagle, below that was the na Clency Vane, and the central position was divided into three sections: the OWLs module, the NEWTs module, and the Mistakes collection.
Felix Harp nodded in satisfaction. In the final version, he had made so adjustnts.
For instance, the activation command changed from the initial "I like Ancient Runes" to the more formal 'Secrets of the Runes'. He also added a section for information binding, which involved combining nas, houses, and magical recognition.
The originally planned "leaderboard" function, he temporarily put aside. Firstly, the number of these parchnt questionnaires was currently too few, and secondly, he had intentions of involving other professors.
To achieve all this, ti was needed for refinent.
After about three to four minutes, the young wizards enthusiastically followed the instructions on the parchnt and completed this step.
Moreover, many of them had begun to compare.
"Look at my lion, so majestic!"
"The eagle looks even more beautiful."
...
"Alright, young wizards," Felix clapped his hands to capture their attention.
Felix explained, "Currently, the parchnt questionnaires are only used in fifth and seventh years. You need to select the NEWTs module. It contains past test questions for you to practice and study."
"Of course, I've broken these down so that each test remains around twenty minutes. And in your free ti, you can practice."
"As for the Mistakes collection module, you can find the questions you got wrong there."
The young wizards, experiencing this novelty for the first ti, couldn't resist wanting to try it out. Clency Vane, suppressing her excitent, asked, "Professor Harp, can we try it now?"
Felix, understanding their eagerness, said with a smile, "Certainly, the next twenty minutes are reserved for you."
"Oh, by the way," he emphasized, "if you don't like the feedback effects, you can tap on it with your wand and say 'Silence.'"
Vane was a bit puzzled, but she tapped on the 'NEWTs module' with her wand. Rapidly, a series of Rune questions appeared on the parchnt.
When she completed the first question, golden text appeared on the parchnt—
"Wise Choice."
She began to understand Professor Harp's words. Next, she witnessed a variety of effusive complints.
"Your answer scratched at my heart."
"You're the next Rune prodigy!"
"A choice of genius!"
These words left Vane with a mixed feeling, sowhat embarrassed but unable to resist the desire to see more praise. Ti slipped away unnoticed.
However, not everyone's experience was as wonderful as hers. For most, the complints were mixed with acerbic remarks, and Marcus Flint mostly faced elaborate taunts.
He couldn't help muttering two nas, "Fred Weasley, George Weasley."
They were the culprits behind this!
In less than ten minutes, Clency Vane beca the first to finish the test.
A large 'O' appeared on the parchnt. The Ravenclaw eagle in the upper left corner kept circling, against a backdrop of sprawling fireworks.
She excitedly raised her fist in the air.
"Very well, Miss Vane, ten points to Ravenclaw!"
As the class ended, Felix assigned the latest howork: "Complete the test three tis and, based on the questions you got wrong, write an essay analyzing your areas of weakness."
...
As evening fell, the Great Hall transford once again. A gilded dueling platform erged from the ground, and the young wizards chatted in pairs and trios.
The third dueling class was about to begin.
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