"Okay, I won't scare you anymore."
A naughty smile appeared on Lu Ping's slightly tense face. After realizing that he had been teased by the professor, the students let out a long "Eh~" to express their dissatisfaction.
But compared to serious professors, professors who can play with them are indeed more likely to gain their closeness and favor.
"There is a Boggart here. Although I personally think Boggart should be placed in the third-year curriculum, Professor Snape has repeatedly insisted that you learn real Defense Against the Dark Arts instead of playing tricks."
Lupine spread his hands and said, "The result is obvious. I was convinced by him. He told me that you are all excellent students and you are growing up very fast. Maybe you will be on the roster for the next Triwizard Tournament." As a member of the team, just think of it as preparing for the semi-finals in advance."
"Back to the topic, let's talk about Boggarts."
"Boggarts like dark and closed spaces, such as wardrobes, gaps under the bed, cupboards under the sink, etc. I have seen a Boggart who settled in a grandfather clock. There are many in Hogwarts. There are places where Boggarts hide, such as a forgotten secret room in the castle, or a room like this where no one cleans old things."
"But please don't worry, Boggarts will not directly hurt people. Although at some point, they will scare you, but as long as you learn how to deal with it correctly, they will not cause much harm. Trouble."
"Can anyone tell me what a Boggart is?"
Lupine glanced at the students in front of him, and when he saw that no one raised their hands immediately, he looked at a boy standing next to Harry.
"Can you tell me your name?"
"Nanaville." Neville swallowed nervously, "Neville Longbottom, professor."
"Very good, Neville. Although I haven't looked at the homework you handed in yet, I believe you have completed it. Let me introduce to you what a Boggart is."
"It's a magical creature that transforms." Neville stammered, but as he spoke, Harry's palm gently patted his shoulder, as if he was infused with courage. Wei's voice became much more fluent after that, "Professor Snape told us that Boggarts do not have an exact form because no one has seen their true appearance. Boggarts will turn into what people are most afraid of, anything. .”
"Well said." Lupine took the lead in applauding Neville. After being surrounded by applause, Neville lowered his head shyly, but there was a hint of excitement in his eyes. He did it again, and Not messing up a thing! Compared to when he first came to Hogwarts, Neville has grown up a lot now and is much more confident.
"But I can add something here that is not written in the book. This is what I discovered accidentally. I once lived with a Boggart in a room for a period of time. Such close contact should not be possible. Several wizards have had similar experiences, and I admit, it was not a pleasant time, because the first thing you see when you wake up is the thing you fear most."
"You can imagine yourself face to face with the thing you are afraid of."
The little wizards thought for a while, and then they all got goosebumps. They looked at Lupine with a hint of admiration for the warrior.
"In first grade, Professor Grindelwald used dementors as classroom experimental props to teach you. You should all have a clear understanding of dementors, right?"
The little wizards nodded. Although Dementors are indeed scary, if they scare too much, they will be just that. Isn't it just sucking happiness? As long as they are not sucked too much, children of this age have many ways to have fun. Children's happiness Much easier to obtain than adults.
Some of the people even grabbed the dementors' heads and pulled off the bandages that covered their faces. In order to make up for the mental damage caused by seeing the dementors' ugly faces, the daring guy even sprayed the dementors' O-shaped heads. There was a thick carrot stuffed in his mouth.
This is definitely not referring to someone with the surname Ha. It is all for serious magic research.
"If I tell you that Boggarts and Dementors actually have a certain similarity, it should not be difficult for you to understand. Simply put, Dementors will sow despair and actively absorb happy emotions from you, while Boggarts will It will passively absorb your fearful emotions."
"By scaring people, Boggarts absorb fear and grow. That's why our laughter becomes the ultimate weapon in defeating Boggarts, because he can no longer scare us. The Boggart that scares us does. They were scared by us.”
"Laughter without fear has the power to make them completely destroyed, but under normal circumstances, we only need to repel or drive them away. A house with Boggarts will be free from many disturbances, such as annoying people. Boggarts won't eat annoying bugs and mice, but they will scare them away."
"Okay, let's practice the spell to deal with the Boggart. This spell requires your concentration, just like when you are learning the art of transformation."
"Let's not pull out our wands yet and say it with me - funny."
"Funny!"
The whole class chanted together. This is indeed a very simple mantra, and it does not even require rigorous sentence fragmentation.
"good, very good."
Lupine pulled away the clutter blocking the front of the closet and made some space.
"Who wants to be the first to try it? Oh, Neville? Come on, kid, I'm sure you can do it."
Neville unexpectedly raised his hand and became the first person to eat the crab. Although Neville's heart was beating like a drum and his hands and feet were shaking with nervousness, he still gritted his teeth and took a step forward and stood. The front of the wardrobe.
"Get ready, raise your wand, I'll count one, two, three—"
The closet door opened in response, and an old lady of medium height, but wearing a stuffed vulture hat, a green cloak, and a fox fur scarf, walked out steadily with a sullen face. The moment she appeared, Neville almost failed to hold his wand.
The students on the side also held their breath. Mrs. Longbottom had a calming aura. Even if it was just imitated by Boggart, Neville's impression of his grandma was so profound that Too realistic.
"I can't do it, Professor, I can't do it."
Neville was almost driven crazy at this time. He knew the power of spells very well. Who dared not to listen carefully to Snape's theory class?
The spell "Funny" forces the Boggart to transform into something the wizard thinks is funny, but he can't change his grandma into some weird shape, right? That can make people laugh. After the fun is over, Neville He's finished.
This is as much a question as if your mother and your girlfriend fell into the water at the same time, who do you save first?
Neville, whose brain was almost burned out, almost fainted on the spot when he saw his grandma getting closer and closer, but when he thought of the applause that echoed around him before, and Professor Lupin's eager and encouraging eyes, Neville's Suddenly a light flashed through my mind!
"Funny!"
He almost yelled out the spell. The Boggart that was pressing towards him suddenly stopped on the spot, and some obvious changes appeared on it.
Although Neville's grandma was still wearing her original clothes, her whole appearance had changed drastically.
Mo is about 1.7 meters tall, and her originally wrinkled skin has become tight, revealing a moist white complexion. The serious old lady has gone back decades in just a few seconds and arrived in Na. When Wei was looking through the photo album, he saw the age when his grandma and grandpa were taken together when they were young.
However, the super youthful version of Mrs. Longbottom in her early twenties was a charming girl. When he looked at his grandmother when she was young, the nervousness and fear in Neville's heart suddenly disappeared.
A low "Wow" came from the boy's mouth. Even the girls couldn't help but envy the fair and delicate skin. Neville's grandfather was a very lucky man. He married a very beautiful wife. .
"Smart thing to do, Neville, you really exceeded my expectations, brilliant, brilliant!"
Neville, who looked excited, only had time to nod excitedly, and he stepped aside to let the next person come forward.
"Hurry up, hurry up, whoever comes next should line up."
Neville made a good start, and the little wizards who followed were excited and eager to try. They stepped forward one after another and chanted the spells one after another. The Boggart transformed into many things that scared the little wizards, but in the end All turn towards comedy.
The dozens of people present had a great time. This practical class was definitely the best class they had ever experienced. Of course Professor Grindelwald’s class was also very good, but they couldn’t be in Grindelwald’s class. With such a smile on his face, it was difficult to laugh out loud when the Dementors were around.
When get out of class was about to end, almost everyone had a fun time playing with the Boggart. The only one who didn't come forward was Harry. Fighting for toys with children was not what he liked to do.
"It's your turn, Harry. Everyone has dealt with Boggarts. Do you want to try?"
Lupine certainly didn't think that Harry would be scared by Boggarts. To be honest, Harry was the most capable little wizard Lupine had ever seen. He was so mature that he didn't look like a child at all. He even looked taller. It doesn't even look like it.
"Of course, I'm actually also curious about what I'm afraid of."
"Could it be a mysterious person?"
A bold little wizard asked Harry cautiously, and the room fell silent for an instant.
"Voldemort?" Harry scratched his head, "It's hard for him to scare me."
Harry couldn't say that he had beaten Voldemort's remnant last year, so he didn't feel any fear at all. Voldemort was just as afraid of him.
"Don't always believe those nonsense stories. Haven't you ever heard your mother say that children who don't sleep at night will be kidnapped by the old witch?"
A few understanding little wizards chuckled.
"The same goes for Voldemort. His name is not cursed. To be honest, this guy is just a rural terrorist. It's no big deal."
Harry walked to the front of the wardrobe, held the white ivory in his hand, and nodded to Lupine.
The closet door opened immediately, and Harry stared expectantly into the darkness inside, waiting for the thing that frightened him to emerge from it.
But one minute passed. Two minutes passed and the bell rang. There was no movement in the cabinet.
"You came out to scare me!"
Harry, who was a little angry, put away his wand, grabbed the cupboard and reached in. There was a lot of banging and banging sounds. At the moment when everyone was covered with black lines, it seemed that he had caught something. Harry jerked his hand away.
"Oh, you still want to run?"
A thick black smoke that was constantly changing shape was caught in Harry's hand.
"If you can't scare me by doing a trick, I will..."
"Hey hey hey hey~hahahahahaha~"
"I'm going to scare you."
Under Harry's smile that could stop a child from crying at night, the trembling Boggart exploded into a cloud of smoke.
"Did I scare it to death?"
Harry looked at Lupin in astonishment, but received only a helpless smile.
(End of chapter)
