Chapter 408: The First Lesson
In the blink of an eye, the Hogwarts campus, with a few fewer teachers, became even more chaotic.
In particular, those teachers are in core subjects.
Compared to Muggle studies, marginal subjects such as magical animal conservation are now missing from all the most important subjects.
Whether it's for the ordinary course of life, or for the battle that might be on the horizon.
Charms, Defence Against the Dark Arts, and Transfiguration are all top priorities
Of course, one of the cursed subjects now had to be filled by a sixth-grader.
The most surprised were the students, most of whom were curious and shocked, and there was nothing else.
People are forgetful creatures, and when Malfoy returned to school, apart from some initial fear, he quickly got back on track and didn't do anything out of the ordinary.
"Why did you let that traitor's student?" said Ron assuming that Malfoy and Snape were in the same group, brandishing his knife and fork indignantly at the table.
This is the time for formal lunch.
"You're also a student of Snape, are you a traitor?" asked Hermione suddenly, in a seat not far from him.
"You're talking for him?" a stunned look appeared on Ron's face.
"I'm just retorting from your logic, and we must now follow Professor McGonagall's instructions to avoid unnecessary suspicion and infighting. ”
Ironically, she didn't.
In fact, she was the one who was most suspicious of Malfoy, and she carried out the action with great perseverance, learning from Animagus for this.
"That's ridiculous!" Ron roared.
Excitedly, he slapped his hand on the table.
"Don't scare your junior!" Hermione reached out and gently touched the head of a small Gryffindor student sitting beside her, the first-year freshman who looked startled by the prefect of his house and leaned back in his chair.
The level of disgust that Ron showed couldn't be more normal, new hatred and old hatred.
To a large extent, he was dissatisfied with the sudden status of this student of the same level, and no matter how high the prefect was, he would not surpass the teacher.
What's even more frustrating is that in order not to delay their course, they quickly took office the day after the announcement.
It can be said that it is too abrupt for teachers and students.
It's so hard to accept.
"We'll see. "Leave behind a harsh word. Ron suddenly got up from his seat and left the auditorium, causing everyone to break up.
But even if some people are reluctant, they still have to accept the reality of the teacher's lecture after the lunch break.
Especially if it's still their former classmates.
In the classroom, Malfoy was wearing a new pure black robe, the edge of the robe was embroidered with some silver silk thread, looking simple and mature, he stood on the podium, looking down at the students in front of him, looking calm and comfortable.
But apart from the elaborate robes, he was no different from before.
"I'm not a stranger to you, so I didn't waste time introducing myself, and not long ago, we were mentored by teachers...... Now that I've changed my identity, I'm almost used to it, and I hope you can adapt as soon as possible. ”
"...... who have an opinion about me" The group of students thought he would say something polite.
"Just bear with it, I'm impatient," Malfoy said abruptly.
His voice was low and solemn, glancing back and forth among his former classmates.
There is no enthusiasm or passion for teaching.
He didn't have any experience as a teacher.
And there is no desire to become a teacher either.
But Snape's actions suddenly paralyzed the whole normal teaching program.
At Professor McGonagall's request, or perhaps to be able to go further with Voldemort.
For one reason or another. He said yes anyway
Although I don't have to take other courses, I have to teach students in several grades.
From the first to the seventh grade, there are also some huge projects, and the first class, coincidentally, has to face their classmates.
His strength has been polished from a jade to a jade that is enough to bloom with brilliance.
Nothing can stop him from improving his strength, whether it is combat strength or knowledge reserves, as a teacher is more than enough, for Malfoy, perhaps the biggest opponent now is time.
The time he had was too short.
Whether it is Dumbledore or Voldemort, they have a deeper accumulation than him, they have enough time to accumulate, and with it a greater amount of magic, wizards need to rely on the passage of time, the magic slowly grows, or in other ways, shortcuts, to improve their magic.
Clearly, Malfoy's shortcut was almost there.
Whether it's Salazar's bounty or some other adventure, almost everything that can be accelerated has reached the limit.
Another possible name for shortcuts is the wrong way, and then using some foreign methods may put the cart before the horse, and now things can only go with the flow.
Of course, it is more than enough to face this group of ordinary students.
"The practice of the silent spell can be over. ”
He clapped his palms lightly, drawing everyone's attention back.
"Now it's time to learn something more specialized in magic – wandless spellcasting. ”
"Am I listening to your jokes? How can you do it without a wand...... Ahem. Ron quickly took his first punishment.
Ron didn't provoke, just retorted loudly because he didn't catch the wrong place.
And then. His breath suffocated suddenly, and then his face suddenly turned red, and then turned pale sharply, and the rapid change in his face made people unable to react.
It seemed that he remembered some extremely bad memory, and he gasped sharply.
"Maybe I didn't tell you, but the rules should be the same - respect the teacher, and raise your hand if you don't understand or have an opinion. ”
"Mr. Weasley might be able to go back to the furnace and learn the manners first, there should be some basic etiquette lessons before entering Hogwarts. ”
"I used the Silent Spell and the Wandless Spell just now, so he shouldn't be able to react. ”
"Alright, time is precious, Miss Granger?" Malfoy called Hermione's name.
"Come on, Miss Granger, tell them about it?" he repeated.
The corners of Hermione's mouth twitched slightly.
She hadn't been so positive in front of Malfoy, especially at the thought of possible surveillance in the future, and her heart was full of tangled feelings.
It's just that there may be a misunderstanding of her posture, she just leaned her right elbow on the table, the palm of her hand was pressed against her cheek, and she stared out the window with empty eyes, and maybe she really thought she was raising her hand if she didn't pay attention.
In fact, the palm of the hand does not even exceed the top of the head.
Even so, she didn't explain too much.
Standing up, she said, in her usual declarative tone:
"Once upon a time, wizards didn't use wands. ”
"This is an invention that belongs exclusively to European wizards. ”
"A good wand can channel our mana, making the direction of the spell more precise and powerful. ”
"It's just that, even now, there are quite a few regional wizards who don't use wands. ”
"If we were to reach out to Indian and African wizards, we would find that they probably didn't know how to use wands at all."
"They all have their own beliefs, and they will communicate with heaven and earth through some ancient rituals, obtain magical powers, and heal injuries with mysterious herbs. ”
They believed that using natural herbs to prepare potions would be more effective. ”
"Good. Malfoy swept lightly over Hermione's body.
"You may be seated. ”
"However, the knowledge limited to textbooks is irretrievable from the score of the academy. He added
"Now the House Cup is a decoration. Hermione said, then avoiding her gaze from Malfoy.
She just accepts questions and then answers them habitually.
She was thinking about her opponent's weaknesses and how she could use Animagus without being suspected.
She was thinking about how she would proceed with her intelligence-detecting operation.
Her secret feeling was actually much more paranoid than Ron's, and the acting teacher in front of her must actually be inextricably linked to Snape or the Dark Lord.
Hermione didn't notice that Pansy was staring at her with some depression.
The girl was willing to get up and answer, but she was not strong enough.
She didn't care about any Indian and African wizards.
The protagonist who really deserves to care about is right in front of you.
As Malfoy stood on the podium, she realized that his seemingly thin figure in the past was actually an illusion, but in fact he was slender and straight.
The teacher's robe is worn on the body, and the restrained and erudite temperament seems to be more mature.
If no one noticed his still slightly immature face, everything seemed to be natural, and no one doubted his qualifications.
The identity of the professor seems to have added some unspeakable mystery to Malfoy's body
"The purpose of this lesson is not to master wandless casting, and sacrificing the quality of a spell for concealment is not necessarily a good thing, especially if you are not good enough. ”
"But you must be careful that in possible battles in the future, beware of those who do not have a wand. ”
"They may look like ordinary Muggles, but they are actually capable of using magic. ”
On the previous holiday, Voldemort had given him high rights.
At least in the manor, those subhumans, werewolves, and vampires no longer dare to be presumptuous in front of his eyes.
Malfoy also took the opportunity to get acquainted with the wizards from various regions, and reasonably understood their characteristics and weaknesses, which they would have been going to reveal to Hogwarts students in other ways, but now only in this way.
"Casting spells without a wand is the icing on the cake, not a blessing in disguise, and this lesson is just to emphasize that you should always be vigilant in battle. ”
"You are not required to take control of ......," Malfoy said flatly.
The bell rang in the distance of the castle at the right time.
"That's all for today's lesson, if you are interested, you can come and ask me after class. He added at the end.
"Alright, see you tomorrow. ”
This concludes Professor Malfoy's first lecture.