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Chapter 930: Ivan: What to Do When You're Too Popular?
Chapter 930: Ivan: What to Do When You're Too Popular?
"By the way, I also plan to revive the Duel Club, gathering all the students in the Great Hall every Friday afternoon to train their combat skills", Ivan added.
This year, the Hogwarts curriculum lacks the extremely demanding Defense Against the Dark Arts course, so the students have plenty of free time. As long as the other classes are adjusted to avoid conflicts, freeing up an afternoon on Fridays won't be difficult.
"That's a good idea", Professor Flitwick nodded in agreement. "Most of the Defense Against the Dark Arts professors in recent years haven't been up to the task. The students need to learn how to protect themselves in dangerous situations."
Seeing that Flitwick approved of his plan, Ivan became more enthusiastic and immediately laid out his entire strategy to motivate the students to take initiative in their learning.
"We can group the students by their House Points and have them compete against each other. For example, Gryffindor and Slytherin have a long-standing rivalry, so putting them together will be quite interesting... I mean, they will definitely try their hardest to win.
The winner of each duel will earn some House Points, and at the end, we will award a large number of House Points to the house with the highest score, using the honor of their house to motivate them to excel..."
Ivan spoke with enthusiasm, but Professor Sprout couldn't help but interrupt. "Won't this arrangement intensify the rivalry between the houses? What if some students keep losing and get discouraged?"
Ivan shook his head and explained that after a few duels, they would have a good idea of each student's magical abilities.
From then on, they could match students with similar skill levels, and with guidance from the professors, balance the power to ensure that everyone has a fair chance of winning, preventing one-sided outcomes...
He had tried this method when he privately founded the D.A. (Dumbledore's Army) the previous year, and it worked very well. So, Ivan planned to implement it school-wide.
"Additionally, I believe Hogwarts should introduce a scholarship program, awarding honor medals and generous scholarships to students who achieve outstanding results", Ivan suggested, sharing all the strategies he knew to boost students' motivation to learn.
"That's not a small amount of money, Hals. Setting up a scholarship program would require the Governors' unanimous agreement... and would the Ministry of Magic allow us to train the students?" Professor Mcgonagall hesitated, recalling that Fudge, the former Minister of Magic, was very wary of this.
"Don't worry. The new Minister, Pierce, is a very open-minded person and will definitely agree to our proposal. As for the Governors..." Ivan paused and continued. "I believe they will understand that these measures are for the better development of the students."
Fudge's ban on Hogwarts training students in combat skills was likely due to two concerns: one, he feared Dumbledore organizing students to oppose him, and two, it made it easier for the Ministry of Magic to manage.
After all, the weaker the combat skills of ordinary wizards, the less trouble the Ministry of Magic has to deal with. Therefore, combat-related magical techniques like non-verbal spellcasting are not taught at Hogwarts and can only be learned through self-study by young wizards.
However, Ivan clearly didn't share these concerns. On the contrary, he hoped that the Wizarding World would flourish even more and eventually build a truly powerful Magic Civilization. This was why he had explained the Essence of Magic to Harry and the others in his last class.
"Suit yourself, Hals. If you can convince the Ministry of Magic and the board", Professor Mcgonagall didn't hold much hope, but she didn't want to discourage Ivan. She thought he would understand the difficulty of reforming the education system after he tried.
As they were talking, a shrill, piercing cry suddenly rang out from behind them.
"Heavens, you six are sitting together for a meal. This is... this is an ominous omen..."
Ivan and the others were startled by the voice and turned around with unfriendly expressions, only to see Trelawney covering her mouth and staring at them in shock.
"What's the matter, Sybill? This isn't a big deal, is it? I need to remind you that six people dining together is very common... no one will suffer any ill fate because of it!" Professor Mcgonagall said, slightly annoyed.
"No, it's the seating arrangement... you may not have noticed, but you've inadvertently sat in positions you shouldn't be in", Trelawney said mysteriously, her face flushed as if she was struggling to speak. She continued in a strange tone, "According to the omens, the first person to leave the table will... mmm..."
Just as Trelawney was about to reveal the result, her mouth wouldn't open anymore. Ivan then dragged her to a nearby seat.
"See, now there are seven people, and the seating arrangement doesn't matter anymore!" Ivan shrugged, not daring to let Trelawney state her conclusion. Her predictions were notoriously accurate...
Trelawney glared at Ivan, clearly annoyed that he had interrupted her prophecy.
Flitwick, on the other hand, secretly gave Ivan a thumbs-up. He had long been tired of Trelawney's ramblings but had tolerated her out of collegial respect.
...
Over the next few days, everything went as usual. Ivan gradually got used to the professors' work routines, and in his free time, he would visit the Library to read Forbidden Books to expand his magical knowledge.
The only thing that bothered Ivan was the overwhelming enthusiasm of the Young Wizards. Since he had told them in class that they could ask him questions anytime, his free time was constantly being cut short. Every day, many students would come to the Library to seek his help.
Among these, only about a third were genuinely asking for advice. The rest were there to inquire about his legendary deeds...
Some of the younger witches even wanted his autograph and marked his classes as special, which made Ivan feel somewhat amused and exasperated.
He never thought he would receive treatment similar to Lockhart's...
"I don't know how Lockhart deals with so many fanatical fans..." Ivan muttered to himself, utterly drained after dealing with a few witches who had tried to harass him.
If it weren't for his desire to maintain his perfect image, Ivan would have considered adopting Snape's approach—putting on a forbidding demeanor and driving everyone away.
(End of Chapter)
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