Hogwarts: Who made her a professor?

Chapter 31 Draco Malfoy, the Damned Good-for-Nothing

Happy times always pass too quickly, and the first weekend of the new semester was over in no time.

Students resumed classes, professors resumed teaching, and Belvina Black returned to her job as a film projectionist.

That's right, the Muggle Studies class still showed Muggle movies to the students, but the difference was that the films were no longer about war, but about the daily lives of Muggles. She started showing TV series.

In class, Belvina would pause the lesson from time to time, allowing students to carefully observe the Muggle items in the picture and explaining their uses.

For example, refrigerators are used by Muggles to preserve food, game consoles are used by Muggle children for entertainment, and telephones are somewhat like wizards' two-way mirrors, used for long-distance communication.

According to Belvina's plan, she only needed to show the students film clips and explain the Muggle items that appeared on the screen to give them a new understanding and knowledge of Muggles, and let them know that even without magic, life can be convenient for Muggles.

Contrary to expectations, Belvina's plan unsurprisingly went awry.

Whether it was because the seniors in the Muggle Studies class weren't working hard enough, or because they were biased, the students from wizarding families had very poor foundations, so poor that Belvina almost banged her head on the ground.

The task ahead is arduous and the road is long!

Correcting students' misconceptions about Muggles is not something that can be done overnight, and Belvina's year-long plan had to be extended.

Holy crap, Merlin luncheon meat! All I want to do right now is lie flat and relax at Hogwarts, not curl up like a squid on a hot plate. Damn Cornelius Fudge! Damn Albus Dumbledore!

And Remus Lupin, when your mother finds you, she'll show you what the wickedness of society is, and what it means to leave nine times and return thirteen times!

Amidst the students' cheers and laughter, the newly appointed professor of Muggle Studies reluctantly gave up, resigned to her fate, and began revising her teaching plan with a strange sense of responsibility.

Because of Belvina's arrival and her quirky teaching methods, the unpopular elective course Muggle Studies became a favorite among students, and the number of names on her roster increased significantly.

Because of the arrival of one professor, another course became the most hated by the students.

No, the students hate Potions class the most.

That's still not right. What the students hate is a certain old bat that sprays venom indiscriminately.

Defense Against the Dark Arts, the students' favorite core course, is thrown into chaos by the arrival of Quirinus Quirrell.

The lessons became lengthy and boring due to Professor Quirrell's stumbling and rambling, comparable to Professor Binns, the workaholic professor at Hogwarts; classroom discipline, due to Professor Quirrell's cowardice and timidity, turned into a paradise for unruly children, enough to make Professor McGonagall weep; the students' progress was visibly stagnant, and it had been two weeks, yet they still hadn't finished the lessons that should have been taught in one class period.

Younger students may not know Professor Quirrell, but older students are very familiar with him. Professor Quirrell used to be a professor of Muggle Studies, so he is considered a senior to Belvina.

In the minds of the older students, Professor Quirrell's Muggle Studies class, if not a success, was at least not as unsuccessful as the current Defense Against the Dark Arts, and he himself was not in his current weak and helpless state.

In Hagrid's eyes, Professor Quirrell was a clever Ravenclaw with a brilliant mind.

As a result, this is it?

The changes in Quirinas Quiro are so obvious that he doesn't seem like the same person.

The students began to speculate about what had happened during Quirrell's trip that could have turned a promising young man into the good-for-nothing he is today.

Soon, "Why did Professor Quirrell do that?" dominated the trending topics at Hogwarts, and even the usually aloof Slytherin got involved, leading to a flurry of discussions at Hogwarts.

To this, the students' beloved Professor Black remained silent, neither mocking the relentlessly destructive Muggle Studies senior nor seeking the truth behind it like the students, because Belvina was preoccupied with something else.

On Thursday, Draco Malfoy was taken to the faculty lounge, and Belvina was summoned by her colleagues as a result.

They must have owed the Malfoys something in their past lives!

Belvina thought to herself as she hurried toward the faculty and staff lounge.

After the command was given, the drooping stone beast guarding the rest room jumped to the side, revealing the entrance hidden behind it.

Belvina walked into the lounge with a # on her head and saw Snape and Mrs. Hooch there. Draco was standing quietly to the side, seemingly not having been scolded, but he looked like he had been punched.

Besides Draco, there were several other students in the common room, including Slytherin and Gryffindor students, and even Ron Weasley was there.

Strangely, Professor McGonagall, as the Head of Gryffindor, was not in the common room.

"What happened?" Belvina went straight to Draco, ignoring Snape and Madam Hooch. "Tell me, who beat you up? And why?"

"Professor Black," Snape said in his annoying tone, "I think I am the Head of Slytherin."

Severus Snape looked grim, not because of Belvina's indifference, but because his student had been assaulted. It was common knowledge that the Head of Slytherin had his heart in his armpit.

However, Belvina ignored Snape and pulled Draco around to look him over, making sure her mentally challenged nephew hadn't been beaten up.

Strangely enough, Belvina and Lucius Malfoy didn't get along, but she was quite nice to Draco, indulging him when she needed to and disciplining him when she needed to.

Perhaps it's because Draco, that young master, is very close to Belvina by blood, and he was the first child Belvina met after coming into this world, which can be considered a special kind of fate.

Of course, Belvina also has a younger relative who is very close by blood—Nifadora Tonks, but the two don't have much contact and their relationship isn't particularly close.

"Professor Black," Snape said, still with that annoying look, "Mr. Malfoy is my student, this is none of your business."

Snape was furious and planned to vent his anger on Belvina, that annoying girl, so he spoke very rudely, even giving the impression that he was looking for a fight.

"Don't give me that dean's airs!" Belvina retorted, equally angry. "I graduated years ago!"

They still think of their mother as their student!

If they didn't spoil you when you were a student, why would they spoil you now?

Belvina was furious when she talked about it. She was just studying at Hogwarts, not causing any trouble, but Snape suddenly came over and started finding fault with her. What did she do to deserve this?

"Speak!" Belvina turned to Draco. "Were you beaten senseless, or poisoned to make you mute?"

"Gentlemen, gentlemen, please restrain yourselves, the students are still here." Ms. Huo Qi began to smooth things over. If she had known this would happen, she wouldn't have informed Belvina.

Rolanda Hooch, a Hogwarts flying professor and referee of Quidditch matches, is a fair, impartial, and strict lady.

"My student has been attacked, and someone must pay for it." Snape's voice was soft, but it carried clearly to everyone present, especially the Gryffindors.

Even the bravest little lion cub would be intimidated by the Slytherin headmaster's gloom after meeting Snape, except for Harry Potter, who miraculously survived and was truly brave.

Belvina was disdainful of Snape's pretense. Couldn't he speak properly? Why did he have to act so mysterious?

However, Belvina did not utter any sarcastic remarks or make any strange noises to provoke her.

Snape's gaze swept back and forth among the Gryffindor students, intimidating the first-year students who showed none of the imposing presence befitting the King of the Sky and the Land.

Snape, who was in the wrong, didn't care whether the instigator was a Slytherin or not; he only knew that his student had been beaten and that the perpetrator must pay the price.

In contrast, Belvina was very reasonable. She did not use her professorship to intimidate the little boy, but instead looked at Ms. Hooch and waited for her to explain the cause and course of events.

Ms. Hodge was also very troubled, troubled by Snape's blatant "bias" and Professor McGonagall's long absence.

It was just a fight between kids, a minor matter. Those who need to be criticized should be criticized, those who need to be educated should be educated, and a few points should be deducted from the college's score, and that would be the end of it.

But Snape's meddling is more than just a matter of losing points; a large number of Gryffindor students are likely to suffer as a result.

Before Ms. Hodge could speak, Draco, who had been pretending to be mute, spoke up.

Young Master Malfoy gently tugged at Belvina's sleeve and whispered, "I didn't start this today, I'm the one who got beaten up..."

These words only made Belvina angrier.

What do you mean you're the one who gets beaten up?

Damn it!