Chapter 366: Gesilda Machiban

The next day was Thursday. After Kyle finished breakfast, he walked out of the hall with Connor and prepared to go to the next Transfiguration class.

When they arrived at the classroom, Professor McGonagall was already waiting at the door and stopped the two who were about to enter the classroom.

"Miss Prince, can you please go in first?" She said to Connor.

"Okay, Professor McGonagall." Connor didn't ask any more questions, nodded and walked into the classroom.

Then Professor McGonagall took Kyle to the corridor next to her and asked with a smile: "Do you remember the paper you sent me a month ago?"

"The one for the Most Promising Newcomer Award of "Transfiguration Today"?" Kyle asked: "The result is out so soon?"

"Not yet, but I got inside information...good news."

Professor McGonagall seemed to be in a good mood and said with a smile: "Editor-in-Chief Hulls, who is responsible for selecting the Newcomer Award, is my friend. When we were communicating a few days ago, I asked her about some situations.

Although she didn't say it clearly, she revealed a piece of news to me...Mrs. Gelselda Marchbank admires your paper very much."

"Mrs. Marchbank..." Kyle thought for a moment and asked in confusion: "Is it Mrs. Marchbank from the Wizard Examination Administration?"

"I didn't expect you to know her."

Professor McGonagall was a little surprised. After all, Mrs. Marchbank is more than 120 years old, which is considered a person from the last century, and she rarely shows up.

Only at the end of each semester would she come to Hogwarts to take charge of the fifth- and seventh-year wizard level exams, namely O.W.L.s and N.E.W.T.s.

So generally speaking, few young wizards below the fifth grade knew her.

"Charlie mentioned it before." Kyle explained: "He said that after the O.W.L.s exam, he saw Professor Dumbledore personally send an old lady out of the school."

"Then Mr. Weasley told us that it was Mrs. Marchbank, who had worked in the Ministry of Magic for a hundred years and was the examiner when Professor Dumbledore graduated."

"That's right, Mrs. Marchbank has indeed been responsible for many people's exams... including Professor Dumbledore."

Then Professor McGonagall continued: "But she doesn't have only that identity."

"Mrs. Marchbank is most famous for her influence in the academic world. Whether it is the magazine "Transfiguration Today" or the Extraordinary Pharmacist Association, she has a pivotal position."

Kyle nodded.

This is not difficult to understand. Even Dumbledore respects someone for more than just the reason of being an examiner.

Moreover, the Wizard Examinations Authority can be said to be one of the most boring jobs in the Ministry of Magic. It is tedious and monotonous... At the same time, the salary is the lowest, only about half of the employees in other departments.

For normal people, three to five years is considered a long time. Only Mrs. Marchbank can work in this position for a hundred years.

"So you understand."

Professor McGonagall continued: "Being recognized by her means that your thesis is probably fine.

I estimate that after Christmas, people from "Transfiguration Today" should come to school. At that time, they will ask you some questions, which is the final test.

If you can pass it smoothly, your thesis will appear in the next issue of the magazine... and it will be on the front page, the most conspicuous position."

At this time, it was just time for class.

Professor McGonagall quickened her speech, and while walking towards the classroom, she hurriedly said to Kyle: "Prepare well, their questions are not so easy to answer."

Before the bell rang, the two walked into the classroom at the same time.

Connor saved a seat for him, and Kyle went over to sit next to her.

"What happened?" Connor asked in a low voice, "Your high-priced jewelry was discovered?"

"It has nothing to do with that."

Kyle was about to tell her about his thesis, but Professor McGonagall spoke, and he could only shake his head and said, "Let's talk after class..."

When they walked into the classroom, the smile on Professor McGonagall's face disappeared almost instantly, and turned into his usual serious look.

"Fourth grade is very important. Next year will be the O.W.L.s exam. I hope you can all concentrate and not be as careless as in the past two years."

"What we are going to learn today is cross-species transformation, which is also a problem that will definitely appear in the O.W.L.s exam. Remember, it is not possible, but it will definitely appear.

Because what we have learned before are the most basic content. Only when you have learned cross-species transformation can you truly master Transfiguration."

Professor McGonagall's sharp eyes swept around the classroom.

Everyone immediately straightened their backs and dared not breathe.

"Very good, open the book, we will start with the simple ones... Unlike static objects, when performing cross-species transformation, the Transfiguration Spell must be adjusted accordingly..."

After Professor McGonagall finished talking about the things that needed attention, she took out a guinea fowl and turned it into a chubby guinea pig.

"This is your task for this class. If there are still feathers on it, it will be considered unqualified!"

The classroom was soon filled with the sound of guinea fowl flapping their wings, and occasionally someone could be heard screaming in the middle, because their hands were pecked.

After the Transfiguration class, only three people completed the requirements, and most people's guinea pigs still had thick feathers, which was obviously unqualified.

Professor McGonagall looked a little ugly.

Kyle and Connor left the Transfiguration classroom and walked up the stairs.

On the way, Kyle briefly told her about the thesis.

Connor was surprised at first, but when she thought about it, it didn't seem so strange.

Compared with the Order of Merlin, Second Class, and the three neatly displayed medals for special contributions to the school in the trophy display room, the Most Promising Newcomer Award for Transfiguration Today seemed to be just that.

"I knew it would be OK..."

Kanna patted Kyle's shoulder to encourage him, and said with a smile: "I will buy a few more copies after the Christmas holiday. I think it's to support you."

"That's so embarrassing..." Kyle asked in a low voice, "How many do you want to order? Five hundred copies... I can ask Professor McGonagall to ask them to print more copies in advance."

"You wish, at most five copies." Kanna said unhappily: "Transfiguration Today is very expensive. I don't have that much money."

Kyle thought about it, and it seemed to be the case. This kind of academic magazine must be much more expensive than the Daily Prophet.

"Okay, but remember to give Professor Snape a copy when the time comes." He said, "Nothing else, I just want to hear what the professor thinks of my paper."

Kanna turned her head and glanced at Kyle.

Her intuition told her that this guy had bad intentions, but after thinking about it carefully, it seemed that there was nothing wrong. Besides, even if Kyle didn't say it, she would show it to Professor Snape.

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