Hogwarts: A Chinese-Style Professor

Chapter 18 Deductions, deductions, and more deductions

Ron, whose name was called, stumbled and could only recite four dark creatures before he could no longer continue.

Li Wei nodded and calmly announced, "Gryffindor loses one point."

After Ron, Levi lit Harry's name on his name during Harry's pleading prayers.

Just what I feared most has come to pass!
Harry resignedly stood up.

His performance was about the same as his good friend Ron's.

Ron carried four, he carried two, but made far fewer mistakes than Ron.

Li Wei didn't correct Harry's mistakes. He listened expressionlessly as Harry stumbled through the recitation for a long time, then admitted that he couldn't recite it any further.

"Okay, sit down. Gryffindor loses another point."

Harry didn't know how he got through that time! When he sat down, his cheeks were burning hot, almost making him think he had a fever.

Deep down, he wanted to defend himself against some unknown entity.

It's like there's a little angel and a little devil arguing in my head.

"I'm not slacking off, I'm just overwhelmed. I have to prepare for Quidditch training, and Captain Wood is training like a madman, starting early Saturday morning. I'm really exhausted."

Furthermore, I'm not good at memorizing, so how would this method help with learning spells?

"Get lost, Harry! We all know what's going on!"

You and Ron complained every day about how bad Professor Quirrell's teaching was, but now you're starting to miss him, aren't you?
At least Professor Quirrell won't assign so much homework, so you and your good buddy Ron can play a few more games of wizard chess in the common room!

"not like this"

No one cared about Harry's inner monologue, at least not Levi.

Ignoring Hermione's hand that was still raised high, Levi called on another Gryffindor student.

The man recited six, but still failed to meet his requirements.

As for Neville, who was cowering in the corner on the verge of tears, Levi had no interest in even talking to him.

"Gryffindor loses another point."

Alright, that concludes today's homework check. Now, let's review the key points of casting the Obstacles Spell. Please line up and take turns.

Harry and Ron, who had previously suffered a setback, quickly rallied and were determined to redeem themselves in this round.

The two of them, holding Neville's hand, seemed to have quickly formed a duo, encouraging each other and lining up together in front of the stage.

Li Wei used his Transfiguration to create a training target and began to observe the entire process with a blank expression.

Many of the assignments he gave were automatically copied using a shorthand quill pen, and were not actually written by the students themselves.

The first-graders have only been in school for a short time and don't dare to play such tricks.

The following grades, from second to fourth, were the hardest hit.

Faced with this situation, Li Wei simply deducted points without expression, deducted points, and deducted points again.

In terms of classroom performance, students who wrote neatly and clearly took copying assignments seriously, rather than scribbling randomly to try and get away with it, performed significantly better than the other group of students.

This obvious difference also made those students who hadn't done their homework look thoughtful.

It's only natural that this kind of thing would happen.

Spells don't lie.

The angle, force, and speed of the swing, the fluency of the mantra chanting, the confidence gained from completing the preparations diligently, and the sense of superiority over others.
Every factor affects the completeness of their spellcasting.

Yes, it's just about completeness.

Based on these students' current performance, they are far from being able to compete in terms of spell power, and naturally, they have no talent to speak of.

In other words, as long as they complete the details required by Li Wei, they can successfully complete a spell and achieve the desired effect.

However, there are exceptions.

Good and bad, both.

For example, Neville Longbottom, although Levi was certain he could never memorize all the information about ten dark creatures, he absolutely did his homework diligently and conscientiously.

Nevertheless, when it came to actually doing it, he still seemed quite dull-witted. It was as if any instruction in his head needed a lengthy processing time before his body could begin to act the next second.

Stumbling and fumbling, his faith vanished, and the spells he unleashed naturally became completely incoherent.

Hermione's situation is somewhat similar to his, but also quite different.

This studious girl definitely completed Li Wei's assignment diligently, but she was too rigid in her spellcasting.

Although it's not a bad thing, she seems to care a lot about it.

Hermione could quickly realize where the mistake was if her movements or incantations went wrong, which would undermine her confidence.

However, this is not a big problem.

Li Wei will give her the confidence she lacks.

For students with a proactive learning spirit, Li Wei doesn't mind spending some extra time providing guidance.

However, Hermione's problem is mainly psychological and cognitive.

Psychological problems are not like solving problems, where you can simply write down the answer. They require the right timing and circumstances.

Seeing Hermione's mixed feelings of satisfaction and dissatisfaction with the result of his spell, Levi didn't rush to speak.

Then came the person who had performed the worst in the entire class.

Ron Weasley, a guy with red hair and freckles.

His wand was clearly malfunctioning; the magic circuits were intermittently working, and there were likely other unknown negative effects as well.

Such a wand does not meet the requirements for casting spells at all.

However, while Li Wei wouldn't despise or hate students who don't work hard, he would absolutely not give them any extra care whatsoever.

Amidst laughter, Ron, whose spell had failed, fled back to the back of the group in shame.

“Weasley, Longbottom, you two need to get a new wand. Your current wands are not suitable for you.”

This will not only affect the power of the spell, but also your confidence, and more importantly, it will affect your learning progress.

Ron lowered his head even further after hearing this, while Neville clasped his hands together, his index finger constantly circling, also keeping his head down and avoiding eye contact.

Neither of them spoke when Li Wei reminded them.

Li Wei nodded, and having fulfilled his duties as a teacher, he did not pursue the matter further.

With Ron feeling a mix of emotions, Harry took the stage.

Unexpected.

Although he also frantically copied his homework in a race against time, just like Ron, his performance was significantly better than Ron's, and even came very close to Hermione's best performance.

This surprised all the students—they all knew how insane Gryffindor Quidditch training was.

Li Wei faintly heard the word 'savior'.

Speaking of which, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasley are the main characters.

Now that I've inevitably become a part of the plot, should I try to influence its development as much as possible, or should I do what I've done before and avoid interfering with the characters in the slightest, letting things unfold as history will?
Hmm, neither of the two options seems very appealing.

Li Wei dislikes being a nanny, yet he insists on helping two slow-witted kids who only manage to excel at crucial moments to improve.

But he also deeply understood that after entering Hogwarts, many things were no longer in his control, and a completely passive approach would not work.

Forget it, let’s take it one step at a time.

After all, Li Wei only vaguely remembered the general plot development of "Harry Potter," but he couldn't remember at all when each plot point would occur.

Seeing the excited Harry sit back down next to the sullen Ron, Levi moved on to the next step.

"Alright, let's begin the live-fire training. Today, your target will be the Red Hats."

"Furthermore, starting from this lesson, I will no longer tell you in advance what the dark creature you will face in the next round is. Instead, I will hide its information in the memorization assignment I give you."

Similarly, starting from the next lesson, I will begin grading your assignments and practical results.

The two students who perform best in both the assignment and practical exercises will receive this alchemical weapon that I personally crafted.

(End of this chapter)