"Hmph, thanks to you, I'm not dead yet!" Professor Snape still had that expression, as if someone owed him a lot of money, staring coldly at Alan with a straight face.
Alan wasn't angered by Professor Snape's attitude; after so many years of interaction, he knew the professor was always like that. In contrast, he found it quite interesting to occasionally tease the Head of House.
"Alright, since Alan is also here, let's officially begin today's meeting," Headmaster Dumbledore said, seeing that everyone had arrived, and without further ado, got straight to the point.
"No problem, Headmaster Dumbledore." Alan politely nodded slightly to Dumbledore, then stood at the front of the conference table. "I'm truly sorry for calling everyone out during this wonderful summer vacation, but the work involving the new subject cannot be taken lightly. The establishment of the Tactical Training Studies subject still requires everyone's support."
Seeing Alan act so courteously, everyone except Professor Snape responded with a nod. Professor Flitwick, in particular, said loudly, "Just tell us if there's anything you need us to cooperate with. You are, after all, the creator of tactical training, and I'm very much looking forward to seeing how far your course can go."
"Professor Flitwick, you're too kind. Strictly speaking, tactical training was only able to be born with your inspiration," Alan said, not stingy with his praise when facing his old mentor.
Professor Snape, on the side, couldn't help but roll his eyes as he watched the two of them praising each other back and forth. He knew Alan very well; the more polite this kid acted, the more troublesome the matter was.
Alan, however, continued, "Tactical training, strictly speaking, is actually divided into two major parts. One is Training Studies, which is also the main content of the training courses in other magic schools. The other is Combat Tactics. This part of the content is actually not something minors should be exposed to. But when Dumbledore found me, he specifically expressed hope that I could teach the complete course, and not just the Training Studies portion. Considering that Hogwarts' Defense Against the Dark Arts class has been unable to meet standard teaching quality for some years due to certain reasons, a part of my course might overlap with the Defense Against the Dark Arts class."
Upon hearing Alan's words, the professors all nodded in understanding. They were actually all aware that due to the Dark Lord's curse, the Defense Against the Dark Arts class made it very difficult to even find a suitable professor each year, let alone maintain teaching quality.
After seeing everyone's reaction, Alan nodded with satisfaction. "Alright, with that major premise, next I will give a brief report on the main content of the new subject to the Heads of Houses, so that everyone is aware. Of course, some details may still require the help of the Heads of Houses."
Seeing Alan act so humble and polite, how could these Heads of Houses say no? Even Professor Snape couldn't refute anything, as Alan's words were indeed well-chosen, using phrases like 'report,' 'rely on,' and 'help.' If Professor Snape were to object now, it would seem as if he were deliberately making things difficult for others.
After confirming that everyone accepted his suggestions, Alan gently placed the stack of parchment in his hand down, then took out a few sheets and distributed them to the people in front of him.
"This is how I've arranged the Tactical Training Studies course for next year." Alan paused and continued, "I will divide students from years one to seven into three groups: the Basic Group for years one and two, the Advanced Group for years three to five, and the Professional Group for years six and seven. In the Basic Group, my teaching content will primarily focus on training methods that can improve magic sensitivity and physical fitness. At this age, young wizards have a weak perception of magic, and their potential is in the development stage, so I will implement saturation training of basic intensity for them."
"This training has obvious pros and cons. The advantage is that it can quickly improve the young wizard's magic vitality, which makes them more sensitive to magic, strengthens their perception, and greatly increases the success rate of casting spells, with very significant effects. But similarly, such training will also cause certain adverse reactions, such as the young wizards appearing very tired, listless, and accompanied by symptoms like sleepiness. This will be particularly noticeable in the first two months of training, so I hope everyone can be understanding, as building a foundation always comes with some growing pains."
Hearing Alan's introduction, Professor Snape couldn't help but frown. "So, these young wizards won't be able to receive normal instruction for the first two months? What about our courses? We can't just let all subjects make way for your training, can we?"
"This is something you all need to adjust yourselves. My suggestion is that for the first two months, you can slightly slow down the teaching progress; otherwise, with their state at that time, they probably won't be able to keep up." At this point, Alan said with considerable confidence, "But I can assure everyone that after the adaptation period, the young wizards' condition will significantly improve. At that time, everyone can speed up the progress to make up for any deficiencies during the adaptation period, and their performance may even exceed expectations."
"I hope you're not just talking big," Professor Snape said, giving Alan a cold glance, then said no more. Because he knew Alan well, he knew this kid might actually be telling the truth, and he didn't want to be proven wrong later.
As for Alan's prior explanation, the other Heads of Houses did not express any objections, as they also weren't sure how painful the growing pains he mentioned would truly be.
"Additionally, there are two more points for the Basic Group of young wizards that require the school's cooperation." With that, Alan pulled out a few more sheets of parchment and handed them to Dumbledore. "These are several recipes. I need you, Headmaster, to inform the kitchen that during the foundational stage, all underage wizards need to be provided with sufficient nutrition. It seems there are quite a few magical creatures as ingredients on this menu. Isn't providing these to young wizards too costly?" Dumbledore scanned the recipes and looked at Alan with some doubt.
"It's not necessary to provide magical creature ingredients every meal; ensuring one meal a week is sufficient. There are also many recipes using ordinary ingredients on the following pages," Alan reminded considerately, then chuckled, "also, I have a good source that can provide ample Tebo warthog meat and Re'em meat. Are you interested?"
"Uh… no need. Hogwarts' grounds can generally ensure self-sufficiency," Dumbledore politely declined.
One should know that ever since Alan brought a bunch of magical creatures here three years ago, the magical creatures in the Forbidden Forest are almost overflowing. Although they later sent some away, it's still nearing saturation. Now, having an opportunity to consume some of the excess is not a bad thing.
"Alright." Seeing his sales pitch fail, Alan didn't mind too much. Then he looked at Professor Flitwick opposite him. "Additionally, for the new students, I need you, Professor, to teach them how to master the Levitation Charm as quickly as possible. It's best to ensure everyone can cast it completely. This is the most important thing in the early stages."
"No problem, I will adjust all of the first month's Charms classes to the study and practice of the Levitation Charm. With so much time for transition, it should be enough for them to master this spell," Professor Flitwick replied, as if knowing Alan's plan.
"Very good. Next is the Advanced Group for years three to five. For young wizards at this stage, in addition to arranging appropriate basic training for them, I will also incorporate combat training courses, including the learning of some basic self-defense spells, basic combat stances, combat casting techniques, offense and defense drills, first aid, fixed-point combat, and mobile combat casting skills, and so on. Of course, since they will also undergo a certain intensity of training in the early part of the school year, they will similarly experience a period of growing pains. However, because they have already adapted to their own magic, the duration of the growing pains will not be particularly long. According to my expectation, it should be within one month."
"But the teaching at this stage will involve a lot of practical work, and it's inevitable that some injuries will occur. Therefore, the hospital wing and Professor Snape will need to stock more wound medicine. Here is the list of potions." Alan said, then pulled out two more sheets of parchment and handed them to Professor Snape and Madam Pomfrey, the nurse.
"Are you kidding me?!" After scanning the list, Professor Snape looked at Alan as if he had seen a ghost. "The symptoms covered by these potions include burns, frostbite, petrification, fractures, blood loss, exhaustion, fainting, and even mental derangement. And you need such a large quantity! What exactly are you trying to do? Take them to war?"
"No, going to the battlefield is for the Professional Group. The Advanced Group hasn't reached that point yet. These are just some basic medications. It's always better to have more on hand than to prepare them on the fly," Alan said, looking earnestly at Professor Snape.
"This…" Professor Snape felt like he had just heard something incredible, which made him stare wide-eyed at Dumbledore.
"Let's just proceed according to Alan's arrangements for now. I trust he will know what he's doing." Although Dumbledore also had some doubts, considering he had promised Alan full cooperation, he didn't say much.
"Don't worry, training under me, while minor injuries are inevitable, no one will die for sure. I've trained so many Aurors for the Ministry of Magic, and didn't they all pull through? You should have confidence in these children," Alan said, surprisingly now comforting Professor Snape.
*If I heard correctly, you just said those Aurors 'pulled through,' didn't you?* Professor Snape's eye twitched uncontrollably. Training that Aurors need to 'pull through'—you're telling me those young wizards can handle it?
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