Chapter 10

Ravenclaw's common room is located at the top of the Ravenclaw Tower, with an old, smooth wooden door featuring a bronze eagle-shaped knocker that asks questions. You can enter only after answering correctly.

The common room is a large, circular room with elegant arched windows adorned with blue and bronze silk, allowing Ravenclaw students to enjoy the beautiful views outside. The ceiling is a dome decorated with stars, and the dark blue carpet below is also adorned with stars. The room contains tables, chairs, and bookshelves, and a white marble bust of Rowena Ravenclaw is placed in a niche opposite the door, with a door next to the bust leading to the dormitories above.

Mowen was quite satisfied with these arrangements, but there were two regrets. First, everyone except the prefects shares dormitories, making it inconvenient to invite young girls. Second, the girls' common room is enchanted, and boys cannot enter.

Mowen is now seriously planning his strategy. One goal is to become a prefect by third year and have his own room, by which time he should be fully developed and able to do things he loves. The other goal is to try to break the protective magic on the girls' dormitories. Although fourth-level spells like the Lesser Anti-Magic Field and third-level spells like the Avoid Detection might be useful, Mowen is not yet proficient with fourth-level spells and is hesitant to try, as being discovered would ruin his reputation.

As for the school curriculum, it is somewhat boring. He had already learned most of the lower-level courses at home, and the low difficulty level is not very engaging. Of course, not all classes are boring; at least Snape's class provides him with some entertainment.

Potions class is held in a dungeon classroom, which is colder than the main castle. Along the walls are glass jars containing preserved animal specimens. Seeing these, Cho Chang, who is in the class with Mowen, shows a look of disgust, clearly indicating that normal girls do not like such decorations. Mowen begins to wonder if Lily's breakup with Snape was due to his low taste.

Snape, as usual, intimidates the students, narrowing his eyes and saying, "You are here to learn the precise science and strict art of potion-making. There is no silly wand-waving here..." The words are almost identical to those in the original story, and Mowen wonders if Snape uses these words to scare students every year. However, this method is quite effective, as some students are already trembling under Snape's gaze.

"Goyle!" Snape suddenly says, "What do you get if you add powdered daffodil root to a solution of wormwood?"

"Deadly Water," Mowen answers calmly.

"Where can you find bezoar?" "In a goat's stomach."

"What is the difference between monkshood and wolfsbane?" "Only the names are different."

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One by one, sharp questions are asked, and Mowen continues to answer calmly and unhurriedly, showing no concern for Snape's intimidating gaze. He was prepared for Snape's hostility, as he is not a Slytherin student and has a feud with the Malfoy family. His beating of Lucius has cost Lucius his dignity, and Lucius and Snape are likely to have a good relationship, given that Snape is Draco's godfather. However, this hostility is not entirely without benefits, as some students are already looking at Mowen with admiration.

Seemingly dissatisfied with the effect he has created, or knowing that these questions cannot stump Mowen, Snape waves his hand and says sarcastically, "It seems the reputation of a genius is somewhat useful. I hope you can keep this cleverness. Now, why aren't you writing this down?"

Then comes the practical part. Snape almost puts his long face into Mowen's cauldron, constantly mocking and belittling his technique. However, Mowen does not argue, following his steps methodically. To be honest, Mowen's potion-making is not outstanding, but his precision is terrifyingly high, thanks to his experience as a scientist in his previous world and the experiments he has conducted over the past ten years to improve his arcane abilities. Although not the most brilliant, his potion is the most accurate, exactly as described in the textbook.

"Thank you." Handing a potion identical to the one in the book to Snape, Mowen leaves with a smile. Snape feels a sense of frustration, as if hitting a soft cushion. If Mowen had confronted him or shown a look of dissatisfaction, he would not feel so uncomfortable. But Mowen's indifference makes him feel like a clown, and he notices that several Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw students are already pointing and whispering.

Walking out of the Potions classroom, Cho Chang says indignantly, "Snape is too much. He targeted you the whole class."

Mowen shrugs indifferently, greeting a pretty senior who passes by. He casually asks, "Cho, what classes do I have tomorrow?"

At this, Cho's eyes light up. "We have flying lessons tomorrow. I've never flown before, and I believe it will be great. I also think Quidditch is quite interesting."

Seeing Cho's excited face, Mowen suddenly realizes there are still things he can do. Although he can do nothing to oppose Voldemort or Dumbledore in the first half of the story, he can earn some fame and achievements to enhance his Heroic Spirit's power and perhaps even date some girls. Quidditch seems like a good choice, as he has seen the fanaticism of female fans in his previous world. He suspects that Cho's later fondness for Harry is partly due to Harry's skill in Quidditch. Thinking of this, Mowen looks forward to tomorrow's flying lesson.

The next day is sunny with a gentle breeze. On the spacious lawn, Hufflepuff students are already there, and twenty broomsticks are neatly lined up on the ground.

Madam Hooch, the flying instructor, has short gray hair and yellow eyes, and she is quite brisk.

"Well, what are you waiting for?" she says sharply. "Each of you stand next to a broomstick. Hurry up, hurry up, time is precious."

Mowen looks down at his broomstick, which is old and broken, with some branches sticking out. Perhaps he should order a custom broomstick, which would be more convenient for his Heroic Spirit form.

He does not shout "up" like the others but uses a zero-level spell, Mage Hand, to instantly pick up the broomstick. This spell has become second nature to him.

Cho, however, is stunned. Her broomstick immediately jumped into her hand when she shouted, and she was happy, but she did not expect Mowen to do nothing and have the broomstick jump into his hand. Is the difference really that big? She looks around and sees that most others are not as good as her, with Eddie even getting hit in the nose by his broomstick. She sighs in relief, "What a freak. Is there anything he can't do?" she mutters.

Madam Hooch then demonstrates how to mount the broomstick without sliding off. She walks around the group, correcting their hand positions, and then, at her whistle, everyone flies into the air.

Hovering in the air, Mowen slightly squints. His Heroic Spirit form is excellent. Although he appears to be made of flesh and blood, his attributes far exceed those of an average adult, even having some non-human qualities. His superior agility gives him perfect balance, and his strength makes controlling the broomstick easy. Although he does not know how good he is at Quidditch, it should not be bad. The remaining issue is how to join the Quidditch team.

In the original story, Harry catches Neville's memory ball and is noticed by Professor McGonagall, who selects him for the team. Mowen cannot do this, as Professor Flitwick may not be watching, and he does not have an opportunity to stand out.

However, seeing his classmates struggling in the air, Mowen realizes he is not without a chance.

Eddie, struggling to control his broomstick, feels dizzy and loses his grip. A strong wind blows, and he slips off the broomstick and falls straight down.

"Ahh!" Several girls scream at the sight. Mowen, nearby, suddenly rushes forward, diving down like an arrow and catching Eddie just a foot above the ground. He then adjusts the broomstick and slides along the grass for a distance before stopping.

"Wow!" The girls scream again, but this time they look at Mowen with stars in their eyes. Mowen sits calmly on the broomstick, his light blue hair fluttering in the wind, one hand holding Eddie and the other controlling the broomstick, looking incredibly cool.

Putting Eddie down, who is still shaken, Mowen asks calmly, "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine, Goyle, thank you," Eddie gasps, grateful.

To be honest, Mowen's noble demeanor has always made him seem hard to approach, even to his dorm mates, Eddie and Marko Belby. But after being saved, Eddie cannot help but feel closer to Mowen, perhaps because he and Marko did not understand him well enough.

Madam Hooch flies over, carefully checking Eddie's body. After confirming he is not seriously injured, she says to Mowen, "Well done, Mr. Goyle. Ravenclaw gets 10 points."

At dinner, the news of Mowen Goyle's 50-foot dive to save a classmate just a foot above the ground spreads throughout the school.