Most wizards in the magical world lack imagination and curiosity, so that in the Magic Research Institute, most of the wizards he recruited could only cooperate with the research of Muggle researchers, and it was difficult for them to work independently.

On the road of exploring magic, most of his fellow travelers were Muggles, but there were only a few wizards, which was really weird.

The lack of talents must be caused by education problems.

Hogwarts' educational method focuses more on allowing young wizards to become familiar with and learn existing magic in order to cope with various difficulties that may arise in life and work.

Its educational policy tends to be cautious and conservative, discouraging or even suppressing young wizards' curiosity about magic and the unknown.

The reason is understandable, magic is indeed dangerous for unskilled spellcasters.

If you recite one wrong word in the levitating spell, you may be crushed by a cow. If you are not careful in apparating, you may be torn apart. Not to mention those spells that are inherently offensive.

The educational goal of Hogwarts is actually not high. It just allows young wizards to control their own magic power and avoid causing trouble.

This educational policy may be beneficial for continuing the existence of wizards, but it is too conservative for a guy like Murphy who aims to explore the boundaries of magic.

In the past, he was unable to change these things, but now that he has the opportunity to train the little wizard himself, Murphy also wants to try it.

What a fortune it is to have so many little wizards with magical abilities.

Not to mention all of them, as long as four or five wizard researchers are fooled out who can take charge of their own business, his magic research speed will definitely increase to a higher level.

With this idea in mind, Murphy asked, "What do you want to use magic for?"

"I know that most of you have parents who are wizards, as well as your brothers and sisters. You have been so accustomed to magic since you were young that you are not surprised by it."

Half-blood wizards accounted for the vast majority of the students, and pure-blood wizards accounted for some of the remaining students. Wizards who were completely Muggle-born like Hermione were very rare, not even 10%.

"However, I still want everyone to recall the moment when magic first fascinated you."

"When you first realized that this was a power that could do almost anything, what was your most urgent desire?"

"Don't be limited by what you already know and have formed about magic."

"Let's say magic is the wishing machine. What is that wish you want to make?"

The students looked at each other, and one student raised his hand, "Teacher, do you want a lot of gold coins?"

The crowd suddenly burst into laughter.

Murphy also smiled, "Of course."

"In fact, this is the most common wish. When the teacher was in school, he was thinking about how to make some gold every day."

Seeing that such a tacky idea was not laughed at, the students became bolder.

Someone asked: "Does flying count? I mean not using a broomstick."

"Of course, it's actually a very challenging subject."

The students were encouraged and began to raise their hands.

"I want to grow taller."

"I want to be pretty."

"I want grandma to come back to life."

"I want to be smart."

"I also want a lot of money."

"I want to be a fish."

"I want to travel around the world."

"I want to be a singer, and I really like the Weird Sisters!"

After a while, the students began to move up and down the stairs. Murphy snapped his fingers again, and something like a big bell suddenly appeared next to him. He picked up a drumstick and struck it.

The sound of "ding" silenced the discussion.

"Very good, everyone has put forward some very interesting ideas." Murphy said, "So, do you think these wishes will actually come true?"

"Of course I want to, but is it possible?" someone asked.

"It's naturally possible. Magic is a very versatile tool. It's equivalent to a master key. In theory, it can do anything you can imagine."

Dean Thomas stood up. He was the student who just mentioned that he wanted to fly. "Professor, are you going to teach us the spell of flying?"

"No, I'm not going to teach you any spells, or any magic. That's the job of the other teachers."

"What I want to teach you is a method."

“A way of identifying a problem and then solving it.”

"Not all the things we want to do have corresponding spells. Some spells may not have been developed yet, or they may only be in the hands of a very few people. For example, flying."

"At this time, we may need to make a key ourselves."

"How to make this key is what I want to teach you."

"First of all, the first step is to learn to ask questions. Ask a question that is precise enough and detailed enough."

"Dean," Murphy named the dark-skinned boy, "you want to fly, right? Can you describe it in more detail? What kind of flying? Like a bird, or in human form?"

"I, I think... it should be in human form, right?"

Murphy nodded, "Very good, so if you don't rely on a broomstick, do you need to use other things? For example, flying clothes or shoes?"

"No, I want to cast a spell and I can fly into the sky."

"Then how high do you want to be able to fly without using other items?"

"This... you can fly as high as you want, right?"

"No height limit? Even if you fly to outer space?"

"Uh, no, I mean, as high as a plane."

Dean Thomas's mother is a Muggle, so she is quite familiar with things in the Muggle world.

"You mean, a passenger plane?"

"Yes... I think so."

"That means no higher than 40,000 feet." Murphy said.

"What about speed? How fast do you want to fly?"

"As fast as an eagle."

"Oh, does it mean the eagle's cruising speed, sprinting speed, or diving speed?"

"...I, I don't know..."

"Well... let's just pretend it's 50 miles an hour. Thank you, Dean, and sit down."

"This is a matter of refinement," Murphy said.

"Flying is a very general term."

"But after further refinement, we learned that the flight Dean wanted was to fly in human form in the sky below 40,000 feet at a speed of more than 50 miles per hour without relying on other items."

"Only after such refinement did we know that riding on the back of a dragon was not the effect he wanted, nor was turning into a bird."

“Only by asking questions in sufficient detail can we discover the difficulties and find ways to solve them.”

"Okay, little wizards, I believe you have understood how to refine the problem."

"From now on, discuss in groups. Each group finds a wish that you most want to realize, and then refine the wish."

"Before the next class, give me a proposal report and I will review it."

"After passing the review, this wish and this topic will be the entire content of your practical classes in the next year."

As soon as he finished speaking, the students were in an uproar.

We are only first- and second-year students, and even the freshmen haven’t even started learning spells yet. Is such a difficult subject really something we should study?

"Professor, are any topics acceptable?" someone asked.

"It cannot violate the law and must be related to magic. Of course, you can choose a more relaxed topic, but I hope you can follow your inner wishes."

"Is it possible to resurrect the dead?" Suddenly, someone asked.

Murphy looked over and saw a boy wearing round glasses standing there.

"This can be considered a commonplace topic." Murphy said, "Why not? Anyway, there is no legal requirement."

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