The classroom, filled with bright torches, was filled with a somewhat mysterious atmosphere because of the jingling armor placed every ten feet under the walls.
Neville's sharp screams echoed in the slightly empty large room for a long time, and the little wizards all looked uneasy. They spontaneously crowded in the middle of the classroom, trying to stay away from those who were normal in the past, but in this environment The armor looks a bit weird inside.
Qiu Zhang is one of the few little Ravenclaw wizards who has not given up Professor Blaine's physical education class. Her inseparable good friend has long since given up this class. At this time, Qiu Zhang, with white lips, subconsciously searched for it in the crowd. She saw Harry as someone she could rely on, but Hermione, who was squeezing next to Harry, made it impossible for her to make up her mind to move closer.
"Is Professor Brain planning to let us fight against these armors?"
Hufflepuff's little wizards are the most preserved. They don't have the courage of Gryffindor, the wisdom of Ravenclaw, the ambition and desire for power of Slytherin, but at least, most of them They all have the same rare advantage of 'perseverance'.
Cedric's low voice contained a bit of fear, but Qiu Zhang seemed to have found a backbone, and her watery eyes, like autumn silhouettes, were filled with worry.
"But what are we going to do with all this armor? I-I left my wand in the dormitory."
"Don't worry-"
Even though his face turned pale, Cedric still showed his gentlemanly demeanor. He gave Qiu Zhang a reassuring smile, and then looked warily at the armors that couldn't wait to move.
"These things don't look too fast. Well, Professor Blaine trained us to run so that we can successfully escape the armor's pursuit?"
Fred and George both heard Cedric's speech, and they looked at Cedric with contempt - last semester, the Quidditch team led by Cedric defeated Gryffindor once, until today , the Weasley twins still remember this 'grievance'.
"It doesn't feel good, does it, bro?"
Fred frowned and said, "I remember that Filch the cat was locked into the armor by us three times. Is it our turn today?"
"Actually four times, brother," George shrugged. "Last year, Filch chased you once, and he let that malnourished cat chase me. I almost didn't get away. , fortunately Peeves helped me."
Squeak!
The door to the classroom suddenly opened, and Professor Brain quickly walked in under the attention of everyone. He was still wearing the sports clothes he would wear when running instead of a wizard robe.
"Now roll call."
I don't know if it was an illusion, but Hermione always felt that Professor Blaine was behaving differently from usual at this moment. She couldn't describe the specific difference at the moment, but it just felt much harsher.
Four distinct teams formed spontaneously. Hufflepuff's team was the longest. Ravenclaw only had four people including Cho Chang. They were Cho Chang, Susan Bones, and Luna. , and one is Parvati Patil's twin sister.
The number of Gryffindors and Slytherins left is about the same. The Gryffindors standing here are basically Harry's friends - Hermione, Ginny, Fred and George, Neville, Parvati... Patil, and the two girls from the Quidditch team.
Of course, Malfoy appeared in the Slytherin team. Except for Marcus Flint, who was close to a gorilla, basically all the people left were the same grade as Malfoy. Of course, Crabbe and Goyle had left long ago, and Harry thought that this might be an important reason why Malfoy did not frequently challenge Professor Blaine in his class. Slytherin guys were used to taking advantage of others.
"First of all I want to congratulate you -"
Professor Brain put his hands behind his back and stared at them with twinkling eyes.
"What you have experienced in the past month has been both a kind of training and a kind of test. Now, you standing in front of me are all people who have passed the test and training, which means that you have certain abilities. , a trait worth cultivating——"
No one whispered, everyone listened to Professor Blaine's words with rapt attention.
"--So, from now on, you will receive some more professional training. Of course, I need to make it clear that from now on, you will be deprived of the right to give up. Everyone must persist until the last stage. After the training is over, the entire cycle will take approximately one year.”
"But, Professor Brain--"
Thinking about the past month's exercise, coupled with the armor in this house, Hermione mused, "What improvements would you like us to make?"
"You must have been worrying about this problem for a long time, right?" Professor Brain finally showed a smile and listened to the chatter of the little wizards for a while. Professor Brain nodded, pacing in front of them with his hands behind his back.
"For a long time, Hogwarts has lacked a course that systematically teaches young wizards how to fight--"
Professor Brain's words caused an uproar among the young wizards. Their private guesses were actually true. Professor Brain, who could kill nearly a hundred werewolves by himself, actually wanted to teach them how to fight? !
Harry didn't quite agree with Professor Blaine's words, because Hogwarts had Defense Against the Dark Arts, and Lockhart, the great liar, had also given them dueling classes. But when he thought about it, Defense Against the Dark Arts was actually more of a It is just a joke to teach some lessons on experience in dealing with black magic and dangerous creatures, and only conduct a duel lesson once.
"This course has never appeared before, and no one should know how to proceed. Therefore, I designed some teaching plans based on my personal experience. You are the first batch. If it succeeds with you, then this course may It will remain forever.”
"But Professor -" Cedric raised his hand enthusiastically, "How do you define success? I mean, what level of skill do you think we have to reach to prove that this course is successful?"
"Well, good question, Mr. Diggory—"
Amosta rubbed his chin and said thoughtfully, "I think you must at least kill a wizard of Professor Black's level in a duel to be considered qualified."
"It is not possible for us!"
Harry shouted immediately, and most of the little wizards smiled uncontrollably.
Kill Professor Black in a duel, oh. If they really do this, they can all follow Professor Blaine to overthrow the rule of the Ministry of Magic!
"You always have to have dreams, Mr. Potter," Professor Blaine said with a smile, "What if it comes true?"
The little wizards laughed even harder. Only Hermione and Luna did not laugh. Both of them could see that Professor Blaine was not joking to some extent.
"alright--"
Amosta waved his hand to suppress the cheerful discussion.
"Time is precious. Everyone, now, I will show you the specific content of the second phase of training. By the way, when I was studying at Hogwarts, I also trained myself in this way. Please excuse me. If you retreat, you won’t like what happens immediately.”
The little wizards rushed to the back of the classroom, under the only wall without armor. They excitedly looked at Professor Blaine who drew a striking red line on the ground with his wand, and chattered non-stop.
"To put it simply -"
Amosta turned back to look at the students, "The goal of the second training is to use your own speed and reaction to reach the other end of the classroom through the passage blocked by the armor without using a wand."
Through the blockade of the armors, the little wizards' eyes fell on those armors again, but how could these armors obtained by Professor Blaine block the passage?
The little wizards were all thinking about this problem, and after tightening his bag, Amosta rolled up his sleeves and said in a loud voice,
"Watch it, I won't demonstrate it a second time."
As he spoke, Amosta suddenly waved his wand, and a sharp and harsh sound suddenly sounded in the classroom. The armors under the other three walls suddenly took a step forward with their left foot, twisted their waists, and immediately raised their right arms to do Make a throwing action!
"Look, those armored hands!"
Harry, the genius seeker, immediately screamed, and his screams were filled with obvious fear. At his reminder, everyone looked at him with only one glance, and they were all frightened and inexplicable.
"Big turd egg," Fred muttered in a lost voice, "So it's used here -"
(End of chapter)
