After taking a quick three-minute shower, Lin Yue simply dried her hair, ensured it wouldn't drip anymore, then changed her clothes and headed straight out.
Stepping out of the Ravenclaw common room, Lin Yue strolled through the vast Hogwarts castle.
Because the professor didn't specify which classroom the morning self-study was in, she went from one classroom to another, trying to find a room with either the professor or students present. However, by the time she finished checking the last classroom, she hadn't found a single person. The vast Hogwarts castle was still immersed in slumber, with only Lin Yue awake at this time; even the portraits on the walls were still resting.
Lifting her wrist to check the time, it was 5:30, which should be the time for morning self-study. She couldn't afford to waste any more time. With that thought, Lin Yue quickly turned around and headed straight for the library she had just passed.
Upon entering the library, Lin Yue sat down on a chair, placed her backpack at her feet, and took out the textbook she hadn't finished reading to start studying.
Lin Yue kept her head down reading until seven o'clock. She finally finished the textbooks on Defense Against the Dark Arts and Charms, leaving only the Astronomy textbook unread.
Since it was already time for breakfast, Lin Yue closed her book, quickly packed her bag, and dashed down the stairs, heading straight for the hall.
The stairs she passed along the way were actively moving, helping her reach her desired destination at the fastest speed.
Rushing into the Great Hall, Lin Yue was still met with silence and emptiness.
Her mind was slightly confused for a moment, but the next second she walked to the exact spot where she had sat at the Ravenclaw long table yesterday and sat down without a hitch.
Lin Yue took out the astronomy textbook from her backpack and began to read and memorize it quickly. By the time she finished reading and memorizing the entire astronomy textbook, it was nearly 7:50. At exactly 7:50, breakfast started to appear on the empty Ravenclaw long table. Lin Yue mechanically reached out her hand, repeating the ravenous eating from the previous night.
In the three and a half minutes that Lin Yue was devouring her food, some early-rising young wizards gradually entered the hall. Upon seeing her wolfing down her meal at the Ravenclaw table, they instinctively paused for a moment. One reason was the surprise that someone could wake up so early, and the other was... Lin Yue was eating way too fast and too fiercely.
Pansy Parkinson, who had gotten up early to put on makeup, frowned as she watched Lin Yue devour her breakfast in the hall.
"Merlin's breakfast... Has she never eaten before? She has no table manners at all."
Daphne Greengrass, walking alongside her, instinctively tightened her brows.
"I originally thought that Gryffindor students had the worst manners, but it seems there are even worse."
"Heh," Pansy sneered, "She's an Oriental, but I guess she's just a mudblood; purebloods wouldn't have such terrible manners."
After a round of criticism directed at Lin Yue, the two of them finally sat down at the Slytherin table, satisfied, and began to enjoy their breakfast.
At the same time, Hermione arrived at the Great Hall. As she walked in, she instinctively scanned the entire hall.
Then, she immediately spotted Lin Yue, who was sitting at the Ravenclaw table and was extremely conspicuous.
Watching her eat as if she were forcefully shoving food down her throat, Hermione slightly opened her mouth, her expression was one of surprise.
Eating like that... doesn't it really feel uncomfortable?
However, looking at Lin Yue's still calm face, Hermione began to doubt whether she even knew what it felt like to be uncomfortable.
Shaking her head, Hermione gave up thinking about other people's matters and walked over to sit down at the Gryffindor long table, she needed to eat breakfast quickly.
Today was the first day of classes, and she wanted to arrive at the classroom early to make a good impression on the professor.
In just three and a half minutes, she finished her breakfast, completely unaware that someone had just criticized her and others had expressed concern for her.
With her backpack on, Lin Yue quickly walked out of the auditorium towards the Charms classroom. Just a moment ago, while eating, her class schedule had automatically appeared beside her. According to what was written on it, her first class today was Charms, and she had seen the Charms classroom earlier that morning while looking for her early study room.
So now she just needed to go there, following the route she remembered. Along the way, Lin Yue remained expressionless, looking almost like a machine. This startled quite a few little wizards who had just woken up and were still a bit dazed.
A person with a blank expression was walking quickly towards her, and one might really think that they had inadvertently provoked her and that she was coming to settle the score.
At the same time, any little wizard who encountered her along the way would have to experience the sudden changes of the stairs.
As long as Lin Yue was on the stairs, the Hogwarts stairs would prioritize turning in the direction she wanted to go, while the other little wizards could only hold onto the handrails, looking bewildered and terrified as they watched Lin Yue's departing figure, waiting for the stairs to turn back to their previous direction.
With her pace and the help of the Hogwarts Stairs, she arrived at the Charms classroom before 8:20.
Walking into the Charms classroom, Lin Yue sat down in the front row without any hesitation and took out her Charms textbook from her backpack. After reviewing the content of the first lesson she was going to learn today, Lin Yue reached into the pocket of her robe and pulled out her wand.
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Turning around, she extended her arm straight and stared blankly at the chair next to her. With her right hand, she waved in exactly the same manner as shown in the book, not even a slight deviation in the amplitude of her movements.
"Wingardium Leviosa."
With an extremely standard pronunciation, the chair pointed at by Lin Yue's wand instantly floated up.
This scene should have thrilled anyone experiencing magic for the first time, but it did not change Lin Yue's expression in the slightest.
As the wand pointed back to the ground, the chair slowly descended.
Lin Yue had achieved her goal; she had confirmed that she could apply what she learned in the first lesson.
However, recalling what the book said—that the larger the object controlled by the levitation spell, the more difficult it becomes, and the more objects there are, the harder it is—Lin Yue mechanically stood up and faced all the chairs in the classroom, waving her wand according to the gestures in the book.
"Wingardium Leviosa."
A faint sound of chairs and tables colliding echoed, and all the chairs in the classroom detached from behind the desks, floating into the air. Lin Yue looked expressionlessly at the chairs floating in mid-air, instinctively raising her wand and slowly drawing circles in the air. Above the classroom, all the chairs began to follow the movements of her wand, forming a line and continuously spinning in the air, creating an incredibly stunning sight.
When Professor Flitwick arrived at the Charms classroom, this was the scene he saw. He originally thought he had arrived early enough that there wouldn't be any students in the classroom. This way, he could arrange the stack of books he needed to stand on before the students arrived. However, to his surprise, as soon as he entered the classroom, he saw a student there. This student was using the Levitation Charm to levitate chairs, and not just one, but a whole group! Moreover, he was making those chairs spin in circles!
The first-year wizard, being able to achieve this step, is rare not only because of the strength of their magic but also due to their focus in controlling it.
First-year wizards are at an age where they love to play and make noise, and their emotions are incredibly rich, which makes it easy for their attention to be diverted.
As a result, they find it difficult to control their magic, and some even experience magical outbursts.
However, this student... actually managed to control their magic to such an extent that so many chairs are steadily rotating in mid-air without any collisions.
Professor Flitwick feels that their House has struck gold this time; perhaps this little wizard is a rare talent that comes along once in a blue moon.
Holding onto this thought, Professor Flitwick did not interrupt Lin Yue's magic. It wasn't until Lin Yue was confident that she had reached a certain level with the Levitation Charm that she waved her wand downward, causing each chair to land precisely back in its original position.
Clap, clap, clap... Professor Flitwick watched Lin Yue's back with a smile, unable to help but applaud her performance.
Hearing the sound, Lin Yue finally pulled herself out of her focused state of learning and realized there was someone behind her. Turning around, she saw Professor Flitwick and calmly bowed to greet him.
"Good morning, Professor."
"Very good, very good." Professor Flitwick nodded in satisfaction. With both talent and politeness, she was truly an excellent student.
At this moment, his surprise at Lin Yue's magical talent had completely overshadowed the strange expression on her face and the odd monotone in her voice.
He had even completely forgotten about what he had discussed with Professor McGonagall at dinner yesterday regarding the issue of Lin Yue eating too quickly.
Now, all he wanted was to have a good conversation with Lin Yue about her mastery of spells.
When Lin Yue saw Professor Flitwick waving at her, she quickly walked over to his side.
Professor Flitwick looked at Lin Yue with a gentle yet excited expression. "Miss Lin Yue, your performance and mastery of the Levitation Charm are excellent. I think this deserves an additional twenty points for Ravenclaw!"
Lin Yue showed no signs of joy, simply nodding calmly. "Thank you, Professor."
Seeing her indifferent demeanor, Professor Flitwick felt even more satisfied. Not being complacent or self-satisfied after a single success and praise was truly remarkable.
His admiration for talent continued to swell in his heart, and he couldn't help but excitedly ask Lin Yue, "Miss Lin Yue, may I ask how many of the spells in the textbook you have mastered?"
Lin Yue mechanically answered Professor Flitwick's question, "I have memorized all the incantations and gestures for the spells, but I have only just practiced the Levitation Charm."
Professor Flitwick's eyes lit up; remembering both the incantations and gestures was already impressive!
"Well, perhaps you wouldn't mind trying them all out?" he said, looking at Lin Yue with anticipation.
Lin Yue obediently nodded, "Of course, as you wish, Professor."
After saying that, Lin Yue raised her wand and said, "Lumos."
A soft ball of light appeared at the tip of her wand, and Professor Flitwick nodded approvingly at the light.
"Can you extinguish it? Is that possible?"
Hearing Professor Flitwick's request, Lin Yue nodded and recited the counter- charms for the illumination spell, causing the light at the tip of her wand to disappear instantly.
"Very good!" Professor Flitwick nodded repeatedly. "Now, how about the unlocking charm?"
Lin Yue pointed her wand directly at the wooden door of the Charms classroom and waved it in a proper manner, saying, "Alohomora."
Click! Although the wooden door was already open, the lock mechanism inside clearly moved slightly.
Professor Flitwick nodded in satisfaction again, "Very good, very good."
Next, Professor Flitwick had Lin Yue demonstrate every spell from the first-year Charms textbook one by one. Unsurprisingly, Lin Yue succeeded with each one; her every movement was as precise as a well-programmed machine, extremely standard. Her pronunciation and pauses were as emotionless yet precise as a talking pen. As she successfully cast all the spells required for first-year, Professor Flitwick began to wave his hands in excitement. Ravenclaw House was awarded an additional twenty points, and the other professors passing by the House point hourglasses all felt a sense of confusion. What was going on with Professor Flitwick? The class hadn't even started yet, so why was he giving points to Ravenclaw?
Moreover, it wasn't just adding one or two points, but a full forty points straight away. Of course, this confusion would soon disappear as Lin Yue attended their classes. When Lin Yue started their lessons, the ones who would be adding points for her would be them.
"I believe that the first-year spellbook can no longer teach you anything new," Professor Flitwick said, looking at Lin Yue with a pleased nod.
Lin Yue nodded in agreement with the professor, as if it had been pre-set.
"Then, Miss Lin Yue, would you be willing to engage in some advanced study?" Professor Flitwick looked at Lin Yue with anticipation, wanting to provide extra help to an outstanding student, which is a common tendency among teachers.
"Of course, I'd be happy to, thank you, Professor Flitwick." Lin Yue quickly agreed.
Professor Flitwick smiled and waved his wand, and a piece of parchment along with a quill flew over from thin air, beginning to write something automatically.
After four book titles were written on the parchment, Professor Flitwick handed it to Lin Yue.
"This is a list of books that I think you can study in advance. The spells in them are more advanced than what you'll learn in the first year, but they are still within your capability."
Lin Yue took the parchment with both hands, glanced at the contents, and thanked him politely.
"Thank you, Professor Flitwick."
"You're welcome, Miss Lin Yue. In my class, you can freely look at these books and engage in self-directed learning in the future."
Lin Yue nodded obediently, "Okay, thank you, Professor Flitwick."
Professor Flitwick smiled with satisfaction, "Feel free to ask me any questions; I will be here to answer them for you."
Lin Yue nodded in agreement again. As other young wizards gradually entered the classroom, Professor Flitwick also stood on the pile of books behind the podium. Lin Yue returned to her seat in the front row, her gaze focused intently on Professor Flitwick.
At this moment, everything outside was subconsciously blocked out by her.