Harry Potter: From Muggle Cousin to Conceptual Wizard

Chapter 102 The Magical History of Skipping Class! Encountering a Ghost!

Harry couldn't stand it anymore. With his cousin backing him up, he didn't hesitate for a second and got up to follow him.

Professor Binns, who was standing on the podium like a tuned player, was stunned by this sudden situation.

He taught the history of magic for countless years, both during his lifetime and after his death. Although he rarely encountered students who enjoyed his classes, no student ever dared to skip his class so openly.

You should at least come up with a reason like a headache, fever, or stomachache before you leave!

Why are you being so disrespectful to me?

Professor Binns tried to use his ghostly mind to come up with something to rebuke Dudley and Harry.

Before he could even come up with a solution, Dudley had already led Harry to the classroom door.

"Professor Binns, I'm a teaching assistant, and I'm going to take Harry Potter to class alone now. Is that alright?"

"No problem... my ass!"

Professor Binns really wanted to complain, but before he could finish speaking, Dudley had already left with Harry.

There was nothing he could do; he was already very old, and he died in his sleep without even realizing it. He only thought that he had forgotten to bring his body to class and had become a ghost, so his mind was inevitably sometimes sharp and sometimes not.

He stared blankly at the open classroom door, and after a while, he seemed to have forgotten about Dudley taking Harry away.

"The student near the door, please close the door. Okay, let's continue. In the Middle Ages, there was a strange wizard named Ulric. He was from Ravenclaw, used jellyfish as a felt hat, kept more than fifty harpy birds, and even slept with them..."

The young wizards in the classroom were stunned, especially the Gryffindor students.

They whispered among themselves in class, but Professor Binns paid no attention, focusing solely on his lecture.

"That's so cool! Dudley is so cool! Why didn't he invite me to study at the library with him? Merlin's old sweater! I'd rather study at the library than listen to Professor Binns' lectures!"

Ron said to Neville and Hermione, who were standing beside him, with great enthusiasm.

"Because Dudley knows you can't concentrate on your books!"

Hermione bluntly retorted, "Besides, I don't think Dudley skipping class is cool! We should respect knowledge and the classroom; the history of magic is a required course at Hogwarts!"

Dudley and Harry will regret it when the year-end tests come!

“You’re so boring, Hermione!” Ron muttered, then turned to Neville. “Neville, what do you think?”

“I…I think…Hermione is right!” Neville said hesitantly but firmly.

"Tch~~~"

Ron was speechless. Seeing that Hermione and Neville weren't looking at him and were only writing and drawing along with Professor Binns's narration, he looked around aimlessly and discovered that another champion had emerged from their Gryffindor first year.

Dean Thomas, the only freshman who wasn't assigned to a dorm with the upperclassmen instead of living with them, secretly stood up and crept furtively toward the classroom door.

Clearly, Dali has just set a bad precedent.

Dean also wanted to skip class.

"stop!"

While a large portion of the young wizards in the classroom were watching Dean Thomas, who was about to successfully skip class, they were also getting restless.

The usually slow-witted Professor Binns suddenly spoke up with keen insight.

"Dean Thomas! Are you a teaching assistant too? How dare you disrespect the class! Five points deducted from Gryffindor!"

Dean froze, staring incredulously at Professor Binns, whose mind had suddenly become sharp. With a look of utter dismay, he could only slink back to his seat.

Seeing Professor Binns using his point-deduction magic, the other young wizards abandoned their inappropriate thoughts and had no choice but to obediently continue listening to Professor Binns's hypnotic aria-like lecture.

……

On the way to the library on the second floor.

In his excitement, Harry, like the studious Hermione, thought of the same question:

"Cousin, if we don't take History of Magic class, what will we do for the year-end exams? Also, History of Magic will be on the OWL (Ordinary Wizarding Level) exam in fifth grade."

Dudley turned to look at Harry and asked with a smile, "Harry, what are we doing at Hogwarts?"

“A wizard!” Harry replied matter-of-factly.

"Will studying the history of magic improve my magical abilities?" Dudley asked again.

"This... seems impossible."

Harry seems to have found the key to the matter.

"Isn't that the end of it? If the history of magic can't improve our magical level, then what's the point of studying it?" Dudley stated his thoughts directly.

“But cousin, Hermione told me that the Hogwarts exams affect job placement after graduation, and only those who achieve a certain score can work in the Ministry of Magic…”

Harry understood Dudley's meaning, but his thinking was still somewhat limited.

Upon hearing this, Dudley immediately offered some insightful advice: "Harry, why do people work?"

"For the sake of ideals, and... a salary?" Harry thought for a moment and replied.

"That's right! The reason people work is simply to earn money to support their bodies. If you're on a higher level, you also need to work to realize your life's value."

Dudley patiently persuaded him, “But do we lack money? You have a large treasury, and I can make gold bars. Why force yourself to make money?”

As for your desire to achieve your dreams through work, there's even less to worry about.

After you graduate, whether you want to go to the Ministry of Magic or stay at Hogwarts to teach, your current reputation and honors are more than enough.

So what if we don't write a single word on the History of Magic exam and just hand in a blank paper?

Once your magical power increases, no one will dare look down on you! This will actually become what people call a 'strong person's trait,' turning into a compliment!

“I understand, cousin!” Harry realized.

Dudley's words broadened Harry's horizons.

In the original story, Harry was harassed and pursued by Death Eaters in his seventh year, preventing him from completing all his exams and graduating normally. However, he was later exceptionally hired as an Auror by the Ministry of Magic.

Because of Harry's fame and his record.

Whether it's the Muggle world or the Wizarding world, it all comes down to the same thing: strength determines everything.

A course on the history of magic neither improves students' magical skills nor strengthens their ideological awareness.

Dudley bears the heavy responsibility of reforming Hogwarts' education and is tasked with resolving the shortcomings of Hogwarts' pansense. He will inevitably devise a plan to get Dumbledore involved to completely overhaul the course.

Dudley and Harry walked down the castle corridor, both deep in thought.

Unexpectedly, they saw a brightly dressed Pippi flying in the air, obediently bowing to a ghost with empty eyes, a blood-stained robe, and humming incoherently.

“It’s Barrow the Bloody!” Harry exclaimed. “Percy said that only Barrow the Bloody could make Peeves behave.”

Dali also turned his gaze to the middle-aged male ghost who looked utterly devastated and heartbroken.

He knew about the ghost's deeds; the Blood Man Barrow was a figure from a thousand years ago, and he was a mad suitor of Helena Ravenclaw, the daughter of Rowena Ravenclaw, one of the founders of Hogwarts.

Later, when his advances were rejected, he impulsively killed Helena.

After killing the person he loved deeply, the blood-man Barrow couldn't accept reality and, filled with remorse, committed suicide.

Both being Slytherin romantics, Barrow the Blood was far more insane, disgusting, and terrifying than Snape.

At the very least, when Lily rejected Snape and chose James, Snape didn't turn his love into hatred and stab Lily in the back.

Therefore, Dudley, whom even Snape looked down upon, naturally wouldn't have any good feelings towards Barrow the Blood Man.

Thinking of Peeves' usefulness, he walked straight up and asked Peeves in the air:

"Pee-pee, do you want to be forever overshadowed by Blood Man Barrow?"