Chapter 54 Astronomy Lesson

The Astronomy Tower is the tallest tower in Hogwarts, and astronomy classes are held on the top of this tower.

Having said that, astronomy class is a rather strange type. There is no unified book for this class. Students only need to bring telescopes, quills and parchment to class.

This astronomy tower is really high, as a group of people who went to the top of the astronomy tower to take classes knew.

Everyone was climbing up the spiral staircase, and they didn’t know which floor they reached. Everyone felt an inexplicable dizziness, and their breathing became a little faster due to the movement.

 “What floor is it on?” Aaliyah asked, gasping for air.

"It's the eighth floor." George raised his finger and pointed to a portrait of a drunken knight beside him, and introduced to everyone with a smile, "Last time, when Fred and I came here, we saw this guy's head turned upside down when he was drunk. I fell into the river and almost drowned.”

“How could the characters in the portrait drown?” Angelina couldn’t help complaining.

"Who says it can't be done? Look carefully!" Fred winked at everyone mischievously, formed a trumpet with his hands, and shouted at the portrait of the drunken knight: "Ah!"

Then, something that stunned everyone happened in front of them. The drunken knight in the portrait seemed to be startled by the shout. He suddenly became panicked, started running randomly, and finally fell into a river in the portrait next door. inside.

The drunken knight splashed twice in the water and then sank into the river. The woman in the portrait next door quickly called for help and tried to fish him out of the river.

Everyone looked at this scene in stunned silence, and their mouths opened in surprise.

Soon, everyone had to hurry up and climb up because Fred's strange scream annoyed several paintings nearby, and they all stared at Albert and his group with dissatisfaction.

 “Almost there,” George gasped. After walking for who knows how long, they finally reached the top of the tower.

"It's really a long journey. Fortunately, we have enough time." Albert glanced at his pocket watch. The class time was almost up.

“By the way, if it rains at night, the astronomy class will not be available.” George suddenly heard something. If it rains, he will not be able to see the sky.

“Who knows? I guess I’ll leave a bunch of homework for everyone!” Angelina reached out and pushed open the wooden door of the astronomy tower.

Professor Sinister is already waiting for everyone at the top of the tower. She has just finished a class.

 After nightfall, the wind was very strong at the top of the astronomical tower, and everyone huddled in the corner chatting. The Hufflepuff students hadn't arrived yet, they were running late.

“I guess I got lost.” George was a little gloating, hoping that Professor Sinistra would deduct points from the Hufflepuff students.

However, George was destined to be disappointed. Cedric and other Hufflepuff students rushed to the top of the Astronomy Tower before class.

"It's really hard to find here. I was almost late." Cedric Diggory's breathing was rapid, and he smiled and said hello to several people here.

“Okay, come over here, class is about to begin.” Professor Sinister attracted all the freshmen over. There was an object covered by a canvas next to her.

“I know you are unfamiliar with astronomical knowledge. Astronomy teaches you this knowledge.” She said and opened the canvas next to her to reveal what was hidden underneath.

"This..." Albert saw what was under the canvas. It was a small solar system model mounted in a round glass cover.

This model of the solar system is very beautiful. In the middle is the burning sun, surrounded by nine planets and their satellites, all suspended in round glass balls, shining in their respective positions.

"This is the solar system, we live here." Professor Sinister pointed to the earth and continued, "Your course this semester is to learn how to use a telescope to observe the starry sky and find the nine planets in the starry sky above us. Specific location.”

 The students from wizarding families were obviously very unfamiliar with celestial bodies, and Albert was a little doubtful whether they knew that the planet they lived on was called Earth.

Professor Sinister held the wand and pointed at the moving celestial bodies. He briefly introduced the movement of celestial bodies, the solar system in which they were located and other simple astronomical knowledge. He also taught everyone how to draw a star chart and display it in the star chart. Mark the names and locations of the nine planets.

 For Albert, it was actually nothing.

However, for others, it is difficult to remember it for a moment.

"Wrong, this location is Mars, not Jupiter." Albert reluctantly corrected Fred's mistake, and George next to him was not much better.

After everyone finished drawing the star map of the solar system, Professor Sinister began to teach everyone how to find the location of the planet they needed in the galaxy above their heads.

 The effect of wizards' telescopes is actually very good. It may be related to magic. What they can see is clearer than ordinary Muggle astronomical telescopes.

"Have you found the location of Mars?" Shanna squinted one eye and looked into Albert's lens tube.

They don’t even know which one is Mars, and for a freshman who has never used a telescope, adjusting the focus itself takes a lot of time.

"Not found." Albert was also quite helpless. In fact, he had already looked in the direction of Professor Sinistra's finger, but it was not easy to find the smallest spark in the sea of ​​stars.

Professor Sinistra, who is walking around, will occasionally look at the students' telescopes and correct some of their mistakes.

"If you only rely on magic, is it really possible to travel to the universe?" This weird idea suddenly came to Albert's mind.

 There should be no other way!

 After all, the number of wizards in the Harry Potter world is very rare, and the small number means that the number of geniuses is also small...

Perhaps, the Department of Mysteries of the Ministry of Magic has research on this aspect, but that is just research after all...

After getting rid of the thoughts in his head, Albert refocused his attention on the telescope and began to use the telescope to admire the stars in the sky.

 In the past, he had hardly seen the starry sky?

Until the end of class, Albert had not found the nine planets in the solar system, and he didn't care. The more important thing about this class is to let everyone understand some astronomical knowledge and become familiar with how to use a telescope, and Professor Sinister's family The homework is also very simple, just remember the approximate positions of the nine planets and their names.

 “It’s almost curfew, go back quickly.” Li Qiaodan reminded.

"I'm a little hungry, so I'm going to the kitchen to get something to eat." Albert took out his pocket watch and looked at the time and said, there were still twenty minutes left, which was enough time.

“Wait a minute, we will go with you.” The twins quickly handed their backpacks to Li Qiaodan, “Don’t worry, we will remember to bring you food back.”

"You..." Li Qiaodan looked at the three people's retreating figures, his whole body trembling with anger, "You three...bastards, wait for me, don't leave me alone!"

 (End of this chapter)