Drinking black tea calmly at Hogwarts

In the principal's office, Zhang Xu and Dumbledore were sitting at the table, chatting while drinking tea and dessert.

Dumbledore has a sweet tooth and likes to entertain guests with sweets.

But Zhang Xu has always had a taste for sweets, because he is afraid that he will become a fat man of two hundred catties.

When returning home last summer vacation, Zhang Xu’s father told Zhang Xu that if he became fat after eating in England, he would be thrown into the Hundred Thousand Mountains when he came back, and let him start the game by picking up all the food. , Only when you lose weight can you come back.

This made Zhang Xu have to take time out every day to exercise this year.

When Dumbledore finished his dessert and disappeared the plate, his face suddenly changed, from the kind old man just now to the serious headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Zhang Xu, who was already familiar with Dumbledore, knew that the next step was to get down to business.

"Mr. Zhang, what do you think of the Muggle Studies class?" Dumbledore asked.

Zhang Xu was a little surprised when he heard this question. He thought Dumbledore was looking for him to talk about the basilisk or Lockhart.It turned out that Dumbledore was talking about such a thing that Zhang Xu never thought of.

At the beginning of this semester, Dumbledore has handed over the full responsibility for teaching to the vice-principal, Professor McGonagall.From Zhang Xu's point of view, it should be that Dumbledore had a premonition that he would leave the scene sooner or later, and began to hand over power to the next headmaster, Professor McGonagall.So Zhang Xu was a little surprised when Dumbledore suddenly asked about a course.

Putting aside the hundreds of thousands of words in his mind about the Hogwarts mutiny, mutual fire, and McGonagall being cursed, etc., Zhang Xu replied: "I don't take this course until next semester, so I don't know much about it."

"Then talk about your little knowledge of this subject." Dumbledore seemed to be going deeper on this issue.

"This course is out of touch with the Muggle world, and many of the textbooks are full of wizards' arrogance, prejudice and wrong assumptions about Muggles." Zhang Xu said after recalling the contents of the Muggle Studies textbook.

Family life and social habits of British Muggles, Muggles who have discovered something, my Muggle life, philosophies in the mundane world: why Muggles don't like to ask the bottom line. The textbooks of the research class can't let wizard students know much about the Muggle world, it will only make students misunderstand the Muggle world.

From this course, we can see the attitude of the British wizarding world towards the Muggle world.

"It is precisely because of this that Professor Kerry Dibbaji submitted an application to me. She will temporarily resign as a professor of Muggle studies after the end of this semester, and then she will live in Muggle society for a few years, a few years She will then return to Hogwarts as a professor of Muggle Studies," said Dumbledore.

Zhang Xu thought to himself that no one who can become a professor is easy. Professor Kerry Dibbaji is just playing around without pay.If Dumbledore agrees, the job will still be kept after returning in a few years, that is, will the professors in the middle years accept it by then.

"Professor Kerry Dibbaji's first stop is to plan to live in China for a period of time." Dumbledore said.

"No problem, I can solve this matter myself. Even if I find her a Muggle job, it will be fine." Zhang Xu agreed.

Dumbledore nodded after listening.

"Only in the next few years, it will be difficult to find professors for Muggle studies." Dumbledore said again, "Wizards like Professor Kerry Dibbaji who do not discriminate against Muggles and are willing to learn about Muggles Not many."

After all, I have only been a temporary worker for a few years. If it is a long-term contract to retire, there must be many qualified people rushing to do it.Zhang Xu secretly complained.

Then, Dumbledore looked at Zhang Xu and said, "So, I need your help, Mr. Zhang, the professor of Muggle studies these years."

Zhang Xu was stunned, what is the situation that he needs his help? Could it be that Dumbledore wants to find a professor of Muggle studies by himself? Find help from home.

Thinking of this, Zhang Xu nodded to Dumbledore and said, "No problem, how can I help you?"

"I hope you, Mr. Zhang, can serve as the hemp manager for the past few years.

Acting Professor of Melon Studies. said Dumbledore.

"puff"

Zhang Xu took a sip of tea and sprayed Phoenix all over him.

Then there was a flash of fire on Fenghuang's body, and the tea on his body evaporated, and then he glared at Zhang Xu.

Zhang Xu took out a small dried fish and handed it to Fox with an apologetic expression on his face, but was turned into ashes by Fox's wing.

After teasing Phoenix to adjust his mood, Zhang Xu said to Dumbledore: "Professor Dumbledore, I am still a student, how can I be a professor."

"It's just an acting professor, no problem. In the history of Hogwarts, many current students served as teaching assistants for the professors. When the professors were unable to attend classes, the assistants served as acting professors to teach the students." Dumbledore said .

"Uh, is that so?"

"Yes. The last teaching assistant was the teaching assistant of Professor Binns in History of Magic. It was originally planned that he would be the professor of History of Magic soon after Professor Binns retired. Later"

"poor child."

"He just had bad luck."

"But I'm only 13 years old. Will the senior students agree with such a young and naive professor?"

"Mr. Zhang, your knowledge has conquered all the students in the school. I believe everyone will agree. And in China, there was a 12-year-old boy who served as the prime minister? As long as he has the ability, I believe age will not be an obstacle."

"But I still have other courses to study, and homework usually takes up almost all of my time."

"If you act as an acting professor, you will be exempted from all homework. The final exam will also be given preferential treatment."

Having said so much, Zhang Xu found that Dumbledore was fully prepared.

As for his status as a foreigner, Zhang Xu didn't mention it.Because at least he is still a human being, and in the future Hogwarts will have a professor who is not even a human being.

Seeing that Zhang Xu did not object directly, Dumbledore played another card.

"Mr. Zhang, if you agree, the school will give you the treatment of a formal professor in the past few years, salary, year-end bonus, holidays, and the right to add and deduct points for students, etc., all of which are the same as a formal professor. "

There is no five social insurance and one housing fund, and the benefits are not very good.Zhang Xu complained secretly.

Zhang Xu decided that he seemed unable to escape, so he asked one last question.

"Does the school board agree to this appointment?"

Dumbledore smiled and took out a piece of parchment, and pushed it in front of Zhang Xu.

"The school board has approved it unanimously. As long as you agree, the appointment will take effect next term."

Zhang Xu picked up the parchment and looked at it, and it was indeed the proof of the school board's approval.

Zhang Xu looked at the signatures of the agreed board members under the parchment, and found that there was no Lucius Malfoy's name.What Dumbledore said just now was "the unanimous approval of the board of directors". It seems that Lucius Malfoy was kicked out of the board of directors, perhaps because of Dobby the house elf.

Zhang Xu suddenly thought that the appointment of professors at Hogwarts did not seem to require such a big fanfare from the school board, and then he seemed to think of something, and then gave Dumbledore a questioning look.

Dumbledore nodded slightly.

Seeing Dumbledore nodding, Zhang Xu thought about it again, and found that it seemed good to take on this task.So Zhang Xu began to put forward his own conditions.

"I hope that the content of the Muggle Studies class will be reformulated by me, the teaching materials will be figured out by me, and there are some teaching equipment. I hope the school will allow me to use them."

"No problem." Dumbledore nodded with a smile and said, "You will be solely responsible for this course, and you only need to submit a proposal before the end of the semester."

Zhang Xu nodded, stood up and extended his hand to Dumbledore.

"Happy cooperation, Your Excellency the Headmaster."

Dumbledore shook hands with Zhang Xu.

"Happy cooperation, Mr. Zhang."