Chapter 27: History of Magic
Binns appeared from the wall, his head came out first, and then his whole body.
As soon as he appeared, the temperature in the classroom dropped a bit.
Sean noticed that in front of the classroom, the flames of a small part of the candles close by turned blue.
"Emeric was a short-lived but extremely cruel dark wizard,
he was killed by his opponent Egbert in an extremely bloody duel..."
Professor Binns started lecturing as soon as he entered the classroom, without any opening remarks or roll call,
as a ghost, he didn't care about these.
"Uric the Oddball was an ancient strange wizard.
He was famous for things like wearing a jellyfish as a hat...
He once slept in a room with no less than fifty Diricawls.
In a particularly damp winter,
Uric, because he heard the call of the Diricawl, firmly believed that he had died and become a ghost.
Uric then tried to pass through his own wall, and the consequence of this move was the 'ten-day concussion' described by biographer Radolphus Pittiman..."
Professor Binns' voice always had inexplicable pauses and dragging tail sounds, which sounded very strange.
"I heard—say,"
Michael beside him suddenly spoke, imitating Professor Binns' tone,
Anthony in the back row stopped the pen taking notes, and Terry also stopped observing the strange-looking rune stone in his hand.
Even Sean turned his head slightly.
Michael, who had extensive social connections, always had novel intelligence, which all three knew.
"Professor Binns was a professor at Hogwarts a long time ago,
one day, this elderly professor who taught History of Magic fell asleep in front of the fireplace in the staff room,
after waking up, he went directly to his next class, and as a result—
he left his body there!"
Michael described this scene vividly,
Terry said a small "Wow!"
Anthony also raised his eyebrows.
"Self-Stirring Cauldron,
is a cauldron enchanted to stir potions automatically,
invented by Gaspard Singleton at the end of the 20th century..."
Professor Binns' voice echoed in the classroom, and almost all the young wizards were absent-minded.
Some of them whispered, and some simply lay down to sleep.
Sean, who had finished memorizing a whole book of History of Magic, took notes seriously,
he found that Western magical history didn't seem to be continuous, and Professor Binns talked more about the deeds of characters and legends confirmed to exist.
As for those important events, such as the automatic cauldron stirrer, they all appeared along with the characters.
Professor Binns' lecturing didn't have a particularly clear logic, and he didn't know if it was because History of Magic was like this, or if he lost his logical ability after becoming a ghost.
But it was in such scattered events that Sean still sorted out a clear context,
for history subjects, there is always a method that works well.
He wrote furiously, and after Professor Binns finished his last sentence, he turned the parchment horizontally.
Michael beside him leaned over curiously to look,
and then he found that in Sean's notes,
a timeline clearly ran through all the knowledge points.
"Merlin, Sean, you are truly a genius."
Michael muttered to himself, he found that those obscure knowledge points could actually be remembered.
Sean didn't care, he nodded slightly, thinking that this should be able to reach excellent.
As soon as class was over, the young wizards woke up automatically,
and after Professor Binns left, everyone walked out of the classroom chattering.
"Sean, do you want to play Nine Men's Morris together?"
Michael invited Sean with great passion.
"No."
Sean was a bit curious about this thing he hadn't heard of, but he had to go to the greenhouse.
"Okay."
Michael pursed his lips, watching Sean walk away.
According to Senior Bruce's reminder, Sean stopped in front of the first building.
The towering dome shone in the sun, reflecting the sky and the passing clouds.
The heavy wooden frame looked old and sturdy, and the dark green paint was peeling off, revealing the dark wood underneath.
When the wooden door was pushed open,
a warm, damp, and life-filled air rushed toward them immediately,
Professor Sprout was waving her wand, her movements were familiar, and in the blink of an eye, the path covered in mud was cleaned up.
"Mr. Green, you came just in time, please help clean up the debris."
Professor Sprout said while picking up a small shovel and placing a black-red plant in the depths of the greenhouse.
Sean looked carefully,
the long planting table was already a bit messy, scattered with small soil pits, splashed water stains, and some fragmented plant remains—such as the deep green, sticky fragments of Asphodel mentioned in the book.
"Scour—g—ify!"
Sean chanted the spell accurately and waved his wand according to experience.
【You practiced the Scouring Charm once to the standard of an apprentice, proficiency +1】
The next moment, a small piece of the planting table in front of Sean was cleaned up.
Sean focused and began to wave his wand constantly:
"Scour—g—ify!"
【You practiced the Scouring Charm once to the standard of an apprentice, proficiency +1】
【You practiced the Scouring Charm once to the standard of an apprentice, proficiency +1】
【You practiced the Scouring Charm once to the standard of an entry level, proficiency +3】
What a hardworking little sprout...
Professor Sprout looked at the little wizard working hard, her face full of a warm smile.
Before he was exhausted, Sean finished cleaning the greenhouse,
Professor Sprout waved her wand,
and a cup of honey lemon water floated into Sean's hand.
"Drink some honey water and take a break, Mr. Green."
Sean looked at the clean and fresh planting table, and there was some sense of achievement in his heart,
of course, more of it came from the Scouring Charm that increased by 66 proficiency.
【Name: Sean Green】
【Identity: Wizard】
【Title: Spell Novice, Transfiguration Apprentice】
【Proficiency】
【Levitation Charm: Apprentice Level (4/300)】
【Lumos: Apprentice Level (1/300)】
【Scouring Charm: Apprentice Level (70/300)】
【Transfiguration: Apprentice Level (3/900)】
【Herbology Cognition: Unlocked (27/90)】
【Advanced: Three entry-level spells can unlock the entry-level title of the spell field】
【Advanced: Entry-level Transfiguration can unlock the entry-level title of the Transfiguration field】
【Wizard Talent】
【Spell: Green】
【Transfiguration: Light Purple】
Compared to a few days ago, it was a complete change.
Sean took a sip of honey lemon water, and the honey bloomed on his taste buds, making him squint his eyes,
delicious.
A hundred times better than the bitter black tea in the orphanage.
Sean put away his wand and sat on the small stool summoned by Professor Sprout, an idea appearing in his mind:
Always doing odd jobs is fine, but the current focus is still learning herb handling.
"Professor, can I handle herbs with you?"
Sean spoke quickly, making Professor Sprout, who was about to walk to the other end of the oak table, pause slightly,
"Welcome, I mean, why not?"
Professor Sprout blinked, and Sean didn't even drink the honey lemon water, running after the chubby professor. ===== CHAPTER 28 =====
End of Chapter
