bacchusnovels Chapter 13 I desperately want to improve.
Chapter 13 I desperately want to improve.
Dumbledore watched as Sean rummaged through his briefcase, then pulled out a long...long...long...long...long piece of parchment and handed it to him.
Please forgive him; he wasn't stuttering, it's just that the parchment was far too long.
Even with his extensive experience, he couldn't help but wonder where Sean got such a long piece of parchment... Could it be that Sean actually had his own sheep pen?
This absurd thought only lingered in Dumbledore's mind for a moment before he gently pushed up his glasses and looked at the words on the parchment, which read:
[1. Love Hogwarts, love the school emblem, stand at attention when the school song is played, and learn about the history of Hogwarts.]
The addition of the school song was a last-minute decision by Sean. When he was still in school, the audience would always be a chaotic mess during the school song segment after the opening ceremony, with scattered and inconsistent voices, which was quite annoying.
2. Abide by the laws and regulations of the Ministry of Magic and enhance legal awareness. Observe school rules and regulations, and uphold social morality.
Seeing this, Dumbledore nodded in satisfaction.
That's a good point. Cultivating legal awareness in students from a young age might have prevented Tom's situation from happening earlier.
Thinking of this, Dumbledore's expression darkened, but he still continued reading.
3. Passionate about magic, diligent in studies, inquisitive, eager to explore, and actively participate in social practice and beneficial activities.
4. Cherish life, pay attention to safety, exercise, and maintain good hygiene.
5. Maintain self-respect and self-love, self-confidence and self-reliance, and cultivate civilized and healthy lifestyle habits.
6. Actively participate in labor, be diligent and thrifty, and do things yourself that you can do yourself.
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99. Love nature and protect the campus environment.
When Dumbledore saw this, he had only read one-tenth of the long parchment.
Nearly nine-tenths of them were left hanging on the floor, rolling all the way from the principal's desk to the doorway.
Dumbledore felt a headache coming on, so he took off his glasses and rubbed his throbbing temples.
While Dumbledore was resting, Sean took the initiative to introduce himself: "Professor Dumbledore, these are all teaching experiences I learned and summarized from my travels to ancient Eastern countries..."
"You mean..." Dumbledore nodded thoughtfully.
"Yes, Professor Dumbledore, these are the rules for educating children in the Muggle world of the East." Sean took a sip of his slightly cooled honey lemon tea and continued to persuade Dumbledore, "Because I was born in the Muggle world, I know them very well. The Muggle world has developed very rapidly in recent years, and all aspects have made great strides."
"Especially in the East, where 20 million are born every year, and with compulsory education, more than half of them enter school classrooms, and these rules are right in front of them..."
"So what I mean is, since these little rules are recognized in the education of tens of millions of people, why can't we modify them and use them in our own schools?"
"Besides, our school only has a few hundred students. Using something that governs millions of people to govern a few hundred people, wouldn't the effect be much more obvious?"
Sean brought up these points because he had his own ulterior motives.
Compared to Western education, what he proposed seems to be more helpful in realizing the "educational" function of his cheat device.
Whether the students would adapt was not within his consideration; after all, he wasn't a student... Besides, he was just taking the opportunity to mention it briefly, to show his good intentions for Hogwarts.
Whether Dumbledore will accept his advice is his business.
Accepting it would be a pleasant surprise, but not accepting it wouldn't cost him anything.
After listening to Sean's lengthy explanation, Dumbledore nodded somewhat blankly, a hint of confusion in his eyes.
Wait a minute, he seems to have gotten caught up in the other person's words.
Dumbledore then realized the logical flaw in Sean's words, but instead of seizing the opportunity, he stood up and looked at Sean with interest: "I believe Professor McGonagall will be interested in the topics you just discussed..."
Seeing that Dumbledore wasn't interested in what he was saying, Sean quickly picked up the middle section of the parchment from the ground, carefully compared it, and handed it to Dumbledore: "This is the syllabus for Defense Against the Dark Arts. I think Defense Against the Dark Arts is a..."
Dumbledore took it but didn't look at it; instead, he put it aside.
He had already seen Phillips' meticulous preparation for the position. Regardless of whether his teaching methods were suitable for Hogwarts students, it was enough to show Phillips' dedication to the job and his strong sense of responsibility.
This is what he wanted to see.
Moreover, whether something is suitable or not can only be truly determined through practice.
The interview was drawing to a close, but he had one last question.
Dumbledore looked at Sean with a rather serious expression: "Why are you so insistent on teaching at Hogwarts? This isn't your first time applying."
For Hogwarts to be great again!
Sean almost blurted it out unconsciously.
Fortunately, reason controlled his mouth, preventing him from saying anything irrelevant.
He couldn't say he longed to take the Defense Against the Dark Arts course, for no other reason than that Dumbledore wouldn't believe him anyway.
In the first two years after graduation, Sean was eager to unlock his golden touch as soon as possible.
He sent his resume to the Hogwarts Headmaster's office almost every day. He felt he had little hope of becoming a professor, so he applied for many positions, from professor to warehouse keeper at Filch.
It can be described as utterly inhuman and outrageous.
Filch, who patrolled the castle at night, had no idea that a young and strong wizard was eyeing his post.
Sean's thinking at the time was that as long as he could get into Hogwarts and become a member of the staff, he would have a chance to unlock his cheat codes. Trying was better than not trying at all.
The consequences were so obvious that Dumbledore understood his intention—he would take any subject as long as he could become a professor at Hogwarts.
This has put Sean in a rather awkward situation.
He couldn't very well tell Dumbledore that he had some kind of cheat ability that he needed to become a professor at Hogwarts to unlock, could he?
Sean thought for a moment and said directly, "I want to be a professor."
One lie often needs to be packaged with another lie, which only makes it grow bigger and bigger like a dung beetle's collection, and sooner or later it will burst.
So instead of doing that, it's better to tell the truth, the truth from the bottom of your heart.
If Dumbledore continued to press him about why he wanted to become a professor.
He would answer that there was no reason, he just wanted to, he just liked it, hey, he just wanted to have fun.
If all else fails, it's because he's too eager to improve.
There are many things in this world that don't need any reason.
Do you need a reason to like someone?
do you need?
Don't you need it?
do you need?
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