Huh? There's a magic school here.

The next morning, the Gryffindor lion cubs and the Ravenclaw eagles arrived together at Sprout's greenhouse for a herbalism class.

"Alright, that concludes today's lesson. Remember to submit an assignment before the next class. There are no specific requirements for the assignment; just submit a reflection on your thoughts. Remember to write it carefully!"

"Yes, Professor!"

Goodbye, Professor!

"Wait, Professor!"

Beretta and the others stopped Professor Sprout, who was heading back to his office.

Do you have any other questions?

"Professor, all the sunflowers we've been growing have bloomed but died. So we're hoping to exchange sun crystals for new sunflower seeds!"

"Oh? Is that so? Then come to my office with me."

"Erlinda, did your sunflower have any problems afterward?"

"Without the professor, it recovered quickly. But professor, my seedling just died. Is there any way to save it?"

"My child, you must know that birth, aging, sickness, and death are natural laws that none of us can defy."

"But we can use the magic stone to prolong our lives, can't we?"

"Even the Philosopher's Stone can only delay, not completely escape, right?"

Erlinda lowered her head sadly. She understood the reasoning, but the kind-hearted girl just didn't want her flowers to die.

Professor Sprout thought for a moment and said to Erlinda, "Perhaps you're right, we can extend the lifespan of the sunflowers through other methods, but that would require sacrificing the amount of sun crystals. You know, the reason we cultivate sunflowers in large quantities is for sun crystals, which are a type of potion ingredient!"

"I don't want them to die; I want them to stay with me."

Seeing that Erlinda had said this, Professor Sprout had no choice but to give up trying to persuade her. After all, she was still a child, and children are emotional and don't consider things from a purely material perspective.

"Okay, I can use a potion to prevent the sunflower buds from blooming, thus extending the sunflower's lifespan. But at most, it will only delay the blooming by six months, after which it will still die."

"Only six months? Six months is fine, then I'll trouble you, Professor!"

"You'll need to wait a few days; the potion preparation takes time! Okay, how many seeds do you need now?"

"One flower per person, Professor! We've found that since we started growing flowers, we've become much more relaxed!"

"That's why, even though many things could be solved with magic, I still prefer to do things myself. If you're not going to be as profit-driven as the herb plantation in the future, I suggest you do as much work as possible yourself. To be honest, I think it's good for your health to do more physical work!"

"We understand, Professor! Then we'll head back now."

After exchanging greetings, the four little lions returned to their dormitory with the newly acquired seeds. They spent some time cleaning up the dead sunflowers and then replanted the seeds in the flowerpots.

In the following days, many more young wizards came to Professor Sprout's office, all bringing sun crystals to exchange for seeds. Since sunflowers were not difficult to grow, no one managed to kill their plants.

A few days later, Professor Sprout's potion was ready. She prepared four doses and gave them to Erlinda and the others for the price of five sun crystals.

It wasn't that Professor Sprout needed a lot of solar crystals, but rather that he wanted to teach the young wizards that you have to give something else in order to get something.

In the days that followed, Beretta and the others always kept some sunflowers that never bloomed in their dormitory. They were used as bedside lamps that didn't need to be turned on, emitting a soft glow at night.

Later, during casual conversations with other young wizards, this type of sunflower that doesn't bloom gradually became more common. Children love to follow trends.

Some young wizards even sent seeds and potions home by owl; for example, Beretta wrote a letter about it.

"Sister, the bag contains sunflower seeds and growing agents. You can buy a flowerpot and grow it in your room. You'll need to water it with 500 ml of water every week and place it in a sunny spot. It will grow in a month. Once it's grown, you can remove your bedside lamp. Because the sunflowers will glow at night, saving electricity. Isn't that convenient?"

Catherine looked at the letter her sister had written and couldn't help but shake her head with amusement. Beretta still didn't understand the situation; did she still need to scrimp and save to make ends meet like before?

However, this was my sister's kind intention, and I couldn't refuse, especially since it was a magical plant, and I had never seen what a magical plant looked like before.

So Catherine bought flowerpots and started planting sunflowers in her room.

The sunflower incident was just a minor episode during this period, and our Principal Andres continued to lead a leisurely life. Besides reading in his office, Andres also diligently practiced a great deal of magic every day, hoping to increase his proficiency and understanding of magic.

As his level increased, he discovered that his ability to learn new spells had become stronger. However, he still struggled to cast powerful spells due to insufficient magical energy.

Magic power needs to be accumulated, and while it can be obtained through the system, it does consume a lot of points, which are then used to develop the school.

Besides these, Andres would also take time each day to visit the Thunderbirds at Hagrid's. The Thunderbirds were well-fed and cared for during this time, so their size was gradually increasing. However, they were still in their juvenile stage; the Thunderbirds' juvenile stage lasts for two years.

One evening in mid-March, the Hogwarts professors gathered in the headmaster's office.

"Dobby, get us some drinks and snacks. I have some things to discuss with the professors, and it might take a while."

"Yes, Headmaster. Coming right away!"

Before long, two tea sets, some fruit, and some desserts appeared on the principal's desk.

"Alright, professors. I've gathered you all here today to discuss the recent teaching situation and what we still need to do in the next few months. Professor McGonagall, why don't you start?"

“Principal Andres, you know. We don’t have many students right now, so there won’t be any problems. The children are also very obedient and study very hard. Especially the prefects and the presidents of the boys’ and girls’ councils, their progress is very obvious. I think this method is effective, but it’s okay when there are few students. We may not be able to take care of them when there are more students in the future.”

"There was no other way; we were severely understaffed in the early stages. We had to resort to this kind of forced growth method to train our workforce!"