Ever since he learned Memory Charm, Coven’s desire for magic knowledge had grown even stronger.
During the week after the new year, Coven spent almost the entire day in the bookstore in Diagon Alley. He eagerly flipped through every book in his hand, using the passive BUFF Memory Charm to memorize the knowledge on it.
Unfortunately, the time was short, and unknowingly, it was time for school to begin.
For this reason, Coven could only shift his target to the library in House.
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A month after school started, Coven spent most of his time in the library, reading books one by one without any distinction.
Such a situation was naturally noticed by the professors who had been paying attention to him.
After lunch that day, Professor McGonagall stopped Coven, who wanted to leave as soon as possible and took him to the office.
Because of the winter, Professor McGonagall poured a cup of hot cocoa for Coven and then asked with concern, “Coven, you spent almost the entire month in the library. Did you encounter any difficulties? Maybe you can tell me and listen to my advice.”
“Thank you, Professor.” Coven smiled politely and shook his head slightly. “I didn’t encounter any difficulties. I’m sorry to have worried you, Professor.”
“Then why did you…”
“Why do I always stay in the library?” Coven continued to smile.
Professor McGonagall nodded with concern and worry.
Seeing this, Coven explained truthfully, “It is because Mr. Ollivander taught me Memory Charm.”
Regarding Memory Charm, Coven had discussed it with Ollivander before the start of school. If the professors asked, Coven, did not need to hide it.
According to Ollivander, the ranks of the Hogwarts Headmaster and the dean were enough to know Memory Charm, but no one had mastered it. The rules of the professors’ behavior for so many years also proved their character to the magic world and would not have evil thoughts about Coven.
Of course, other than the headmaster and the four chairmen, the other professors could hide the truth. If the conditions were allowed, even Slytherin’s dean, Snape, would be better off hiding it.
That was why Coven was telling Professor McGonagall the truth now.
“Memory charm?”
Obviously, Professor McGonagall definitely did not think of this reason, so she could not help but be stunned.
“Yes.” Coven continued to speak frankly, “I have completely grasped Memory Charm, so I have been more eager to obtain knowledge recently.”
“God!” Professor McGonagall clasped her hands in front of her chest and sighed. Then she asked worriedly, “Why did Mr. Ollivander teach you Memory Charm so early? I mean… Although I believe that your talent can control Memory Charm, has Mr. Ollivander considered the problem of confidentiality?”
“No problem, Professor.” Coven smiled and comforted her. “During the two weeks of vacation, I also completely mastered Occlumency.”
“Unbelievable…” Professor McGonagall sighed again. She looked at Coven and did not know what to say for a moment.
Professor McGonagall also knew the difficulty of Occlumency. Even if she repeatedly overestimated Coven’s talent, she never thought that Coven could completely grasp Occlumency in such a short period of time.
Professor McGonagall was a good person. She did not think that Coven would lie to him, so when Coven said he had completely mastered it, he had completely mastered it.
“I’m sorry to have worried you, Professor.” Coven said with some embarrassment, “I forgot to greet you before. I’m sorry. After mastering Memory Charm, I couldn’t control my desire for new knowledge, so I stayed in the library all day.”
“Oh, child, there’s no need to apologize to me.” Professor McGonagall shook her head gently. Then she said with concern, “However, this is not right. You should not only focus on obtaining knowledge and information. Magic spells can not be grasped by memory alone. Instead, it requires a lot of practice.”
“Yes, I understand, Professor.” Coven said as if he was taught, “I just plan to memorize the knowledge first and then slowly practice it later.”
“Even so…” Professor McGonagall shook her head gently. “But I still hope you can slow down a little. Child, knowledge is endless. You should get along more with your classmates and friends. After all, childhood life is different from time.”
“Uh… I will.” Coven scratched the back of his head and nodded with a wry smile. “Thank you for your advice.”
Professor McGonagall saw that Coven was not sincere. She shook his head helplessly and sighed softly.
Then, Professor McGonagall was concerned about what kind of books Coven had read recently and chatted normally. Finally, she watched Coven leave the office.
Watching Coven’s back disappear, Professor McGonagall got up from behind the desk but hesitated to stop.
Looking at the clock on the wall and feeling that there was not enough time, Professor McGonagall could only shake her head helplessly again and sigh softly…
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On the other side.
After Coven left the office, he reflexively walked in the direction of the library.
However, after taking two steps, he suddenly stopped. His gaze seemed to pierce through the wall, and he looked in the direction of the library. In the end, he helplessly canceled his original plan.
He turned around and walked in the direction of the dormitory.
As he walked, he reflected on himself. Coven felt that Professor McGonagall’s suggestion was still very useful. After this month of ‘insanity’, although he had memorized all the contents of the books, Coven felt that this feeling of ‘remembering’ was somewhat illusory.
For the content of those books, Coven now felt that he could not do it.
For example, it was like a mobile phone downloading an unused app. Only when he remembered it would he temporarily find it and use it from a pile of apps.
As Professor McGonagall said, the ultimate goal was that magic spells could not be mastered by memory but by constant practice and gradually formed a conditioned reflex.
There was even a saying that there was a day when he did not practice his martial arts.
Therefore, Coven returned to the dormitory and reflected on himself all the way. When he lay on his bed, he also completely recovered and changed his attitude toward knowledge.
Coven planned to listen to advice and temporarily slow down the pace of learning according to Professor McGonagall’s instructions.
However, the next problem appeared. Since he planned to first summarize and absorb the knowledge he had gained this month, he needed to practice magic spells.
However, the grass field outside was not a place for him to practice magic spells with satisfaction…