The annual Quidditch match that touches the hearts of all teachers and students at Hogwarts is finally about to begin, whether it is Black who bravely transcends from Azkaban, or returns to Hogwarts and serves as the Student Safety Office Amosta Blaine, the master, must give way to this exciting moment.
Ever since Slytherin took advantage of him last school year, the entire Gryffindor team, including Harry, was feeling suffocated.
Especially Oliver Wood, who is about to graduate this year. If the devil really exists in this world, then Wood will not hesitate to sell his soul in exchange for this year's College Cup championship!
"Listen, Harry!"
The morning before the game, the wind was howling, the rain was falling faster than ever, and the dark corridors were filled with puddles of siltation. Filch, the castle administrator, was very busy, running around dredging the waterways.
But Peeves, the most annoying elf, really likes to cause trouble at this time. He screams and flies through the corridors, throwing water-filled balloons everywhere. Filch is so angry that he pops them open and curses. He had no choice but to finally force Peeves to regain his composure by threatening that he would ask Professor Blaine to come out and deal with it if it continued to disrupt the order of the school day.
"It's time, Harry!"
Wood blocked Harry in the stormy corridor for the third time today, roaring loudly to look at the overwhelming wind and waves outside,
"You must forget about those cowardly and despicable Slytherins and focus on dealing with Hufflepuff, their new captain Diggory. You have to be careful about him, Harry, he turns around very fast, Qian Don’t—”
Harry, who had become a drowned rat, did not hear what Wood said at the end. He was about to ask again, but an unexpected figure suddenly popped out of the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom twenty feet away.
"Do you have any particular opinion about Slytherin, Mr. Wood?"
Even though the wind was strong and the rain was roaring, the words spoken by Professor Brain's calm and smiling tone still hit the ears of Oliver and Harry accurately, leaving them dumbfounded.
"N-nothing, sir, oh, I mean...Professor Brain!"
Wood stammered and said,
"I was just praising Slytherin's wisdom... They... obviously expected that such bad weather would not be suitable for the competition, so they came up with a clever excuse..., which is very worthy of praise!"
Amosta nodded with satisfaction and looked at Harry, who was still dumbfounded.
"Well, Mr. Potter, Defense Against the Dark Arts class has started for two minutes. Would you like to stop by and listen?"
Harry stumbled into the classroom until he sat down and looked at Professor Blaine who was taking roll call. Harry still had a confused expression.
"very good!"
After confirming that no one was absent, Amosta rubbed his palms happily, took a few puffs of heater, and said to the little wizards who were confused about the situation,
"Please don't get me wrong, everyone, Professor Lu Ping is feeling a little unwell at the moment and asked me to cover the class temporarily."
There was an eerie silence in the classroom. All the young wizards looked at each other, not knowing how to evaluate what they had encountered... Never before had a Defense Against the Dark Arts professor abdicated and come back alive and healthy to teach them again. of.
"professor--"
Instinctively feeling that something was not right about the smile on Professor Blaine's face, Harry raised his hand tremblingly, and his trembling voice caused Malfoy, who was busy removing the bandages on the other side of the classroom, to laugh so hard that he almost fell under the table.
"Professor Brain, what are you going to teach us?"
"Well, I learned from Miss Granger that according to Professor Lupine's teaching schedule, you should learn how to deal with Xinkpunk. Since I am only teaching temporarily, I have no plan to disrupt Professor Lupine's teaching schedule. .”
call--
In an instant, there was a chorus of exhales in the classroom, and for a moment, it faintly overwhelmed the wind and rain outside.
After class, Neville collapsed like a deflated rubber ball. Ron, whose legs were weak, also wiped the non-existent sweat drops from his forehead. He turned up his freckled nose and pointed forward in surprise. Hermione from the row,
"But, Professor--"
Hermione raised her hands high and asked timidly,
"But you came empty-handed, didn't you?"
"ah--"
Amosta said cheerfully,
"Because the classroom where we have class today is not here, everyone, I arranged those poor little guys in the staff room. Well, compared to reading from the script, I think actual combat can deepen your understanding of Xinkpunk. ..Oh, what, Potter, look at the pained expression on your face?" Reading Pavilion
Amosta's eyes widened and he looked at the frowning Harry in confusion.
"professor--"
Harry said pitifully,
"Can you confirm that we are dealing with a hinkpunk... and not some dark creature with a knife in its heart... Oh, no offense to the professor, I mean, tomorrow is the first quiz of the school year. Diqi game...I can't miss it..."
Harry was still mumbling something like "I am the hope of the whole village, Wood will kill me", etc. Amosta didn't listen very seriously, but focused his eyes on Mal who was laughing and hiccupping. blessing,
"You seem to be recovering well, Mr. Malfoy?"
Amosta raised an eyebrow and smiled,
"I'm sure you wouldn't mind showing off your extraordinary skills to everyone later?"
In the Defense Against the Dark Arts class, Slytherin and Gryffindor showed completely opposite attitudes towards the return of Professor Blaine to take over the class. Basically, Slytherin's little wizards all looked happy and excited. I really like Professor Lupine who wears a poor robe all day long and speaks softly and softly, as if he has never had a few good meals.
The little wizards of Gryffindor... to be honest, they are also very happy to see Professor Blaine appear. A few of them, like Hermione, can even be said to be very happy, but the reason why most people behave The reason why he was so cautious was actually the reason Harry mentioned before.
"Don't worry, Harry!"
On the way to the staff common room, Ron and Seamus discussed it and said with a look of determination, "I have agreed with them that if anything happens later, don't show off, Harry. Leave everything to us, at this critical time, we must ensure your safety!"
Ron's words were unanimously agreed by the young Gryffindor wizards. Whether it was Neville, who was already ready to go to the school hospital, or several heroic girls in the girls' dormitory, they were all ready to protect Harry's safety at all costs.
"Haven't you ever considered that?"
Hermione said abruptly,
"According to Professor Brain's habit, he likes to break up people from various colleges... Harry, your teammate will most likely be Malfoy or Nott."
"Can't you say something nice?"
Ron rolled his eyes and said angrily.
Hermione, who had re-established her inner defenses, was not a glass vase that could break at the touch of a touch. She glared at Ron with strong eyes, until Ron looked away and then said stiffly,
"I just think it's very likely, Harry, you'd better be prepared."
Malfoy was talking to his Slytherin classmates. From time to time, he would look at Harry with a smirk on his face. Without much effort, Harry could roughly figure out who Malfoy must be talking to. If If anyone is going to team up with Porter, they must try their best to hold him back or injure him.
All the chattering discussions among the young wizards could not be hidden from Amosta's ears. He pretended not to hear them and just sighed in his heart. No matter the age or the occasion, it is true that wherever there are people, there are rivers and lakes.
Professor Lu Ping had already led them to the faculty lounge once at the beginning of the semester. This time they were already familiar with the place. It didn't take long before they stood at the door of a large office.
"So--"
Amosta stood in front of the door and turned around to look at Slytherin who was determined to cause trouble and Gryffindor who shared the same enemy with a smile.
"I worked overtime last night and changed the layout of this room. Now, I will show you the results of my hard work all night!"
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