Chapter 44: The House of Responsiveness
On Friday night, the P.A. had their first meeting, and instead of directly stating where the Room was and how to enter, Phoenix hid it all in a poem. In his opinion, Hermione should be the first to solve it, and it is difficult to say about pure-bloods like Melinda and Nott. Wizarding families do not teach their children the ability to reason logically, so many famous wizards do not have this ability.
The sound of a hand turning sounded, and Phoenix looked up, Hermione had arrived.
"What a place this is. Hermione exclaimed, looking around.
"The Room of Need, it's a magical place. Phoenix told her to sit down and wait for the others.
There are soft chairs, ottomans, drinks and books, and a bunch of bulging cushions. The candle shines like daylight. It looks like a home, not a place to practice spells. On the table next to Phoenix, a mini radio was placed.
Melinda and Friedhelm then entered, and Nott and Philip soon arrived.
"Alright, we're all here. It's our practice venue for today, how does it feel?"
"It's wonderful. Philip said, and the others whispered.
"Then let's get started. Phoenix stood up and glanced around, "To learn magic well, you must first have good qualifications, this kind of thing is actually everyone, but not everyone can find out what their talent is." Finding your talent is far more important than simply working hard. ”
After the opening remarks, Phoenix drew his wand in satisfaction, "Originally, I wanted to teach you some simple and practical defensive magic in the first class, but considering the special circumstances of this year, well, I think it is necessary to get out of the class early." Patronus Charm!"
"That spell you used on the train. Knott said.
"Dealing with Dementors?" asked Hermione, and the others seemed eager to take the plunge.
"A Patronus is a ward against Dementors—a shield, a shield between the spellcaster and the Dementors. It is a positive force, and it advocates for the food of the Dementors—hope, happiness, the desire to live—but it can't despair like real people, so the Dementors can't hurt it. Phoenix raised his wand, "Divine Guard!"
A silver phoenix emerged from the wand, hovering above the room.
"What the patron saint advocates is happiness and light and hope to live, and each patron saint is unique, because everyone's personality and inner world are different, and the emotions expressed are also different. The spell that summons the Patronus is called the Guardian of the Gods, which only works when you concentrate your thoughts, so you must do your best to recall a happy event when summoning the Patronus. ”
"Honestly, I've done everything I can to create the best conditions for you to cast spells. With no Dementors, no enemies, and a comfortable environment, I'd like to say hello to your Patronus tonight. Phoenix finally said wittily.
Everyone was working hard, and Hermione was the first to summon the Patronus.
"Phoenix, I made it. Hermione said happily, "It's pretty good, isn't it?"
"A lot of people say, you can take several classes at the same time?" said Phoenix, who took the opportunity to talk to her.
"Don't talk nonsense, how could I—" Hermione panicked a little, and with a shake of her hand, the otter's appearance suddenly blurred, and she could barely tell if it was an animal.
"It's a time turner, right?" Phoenix reached for his wand, "I know that thing, so, I want to persuade you." That thing doesn't give you more time, it's overdraft the future time, and you can't even notice that you've just used it. You'll understand what I'm saying in a few months. ”
With that, Phoenix turned to review the progress of the others. In the end, everyone succeeded in summoning the Flesh Patronus.
"You're doing a good job, and I think the next class will find a Boggart and turn him into a Dementor, which is the best thing to simulate a Dementor. "When you're actually dealing with a Dementor, it's completely different than what you're doing. It's harder, it's more dangerous, especially this year—"
"I heard that Blake is chasing Harry again?" everyone's interest was immediately raised, and the Patronus around them made them more daring than usual to face the things they were afraid of.
"Do you think he's going to wait in Hogsmeade?" asked Noether.
"Quite possibly—" Melinda said.
"Harry, it's unlikely he'll go to Hogsmeade, his aunt and uncle didn't sign for him. Hermione said solemnly that she wasn't quite in favor of Harry going to Hogsmeade at this time.
"I think Harry will, find a way to slip through. Did you know that there are actually quite a few secret passages leading to Hogsmeade? Phoenix was glared at by Hermione after speaking.
"Do you know what the hell happened, and why did he go after Potter?" Friedhelm wondered.
"Blake was the best friend of Harry's parents and later became his godfather. Of course, Harry didn't know or didn't want to tell him that. Hermione gasped, the others didn't know there was anything like this between Harry and Black. "It is said that Blake had been with the mystery man for a long time, and then the mystery man wanted to hunt them down, and Blake leaked their whereabouts to the mystery man, and you know the end. Harry wasn't dead, and Blake knew he was going to run for his life that night, and knew that the Ministry of Magic would come after him in a few hours. In the end, it wasn't the Ministry of Magic that found him, but a man named Peter, another of Potter's friends. He went after Blake himself. Blake is much better than him. Peter was blown to smithereens, along with a street of Muggles. ”
Phoenix hides a lot of details, some that only a few people know. Why did Voldemort hunt down the Potters, for example, and Dumbledore took a very safe approach to protecting them, involving hiding a secret in the soul of a living person, the heart of the Secret Man, so that it would never be discovered - unless, of course, the Secret Man voluntarily divulged it. As long as the secret keeper does not reveal it, there is no way to obtain this secret, which is the Loyalty Curse.
At the same time, there are many doubts, why should I escape from prison this year, the sooner the better in that kind of place, many prisoners in Azkaban will lose their mana. Whatever, this matter has nothing to do with him anyway.
He looked up at the golden clock in the corner, it was already eleven o'clock.
"Alright, that's all for today, it's time to go. I'll let you know at the next meeting. Lupin is a qualified professor, so we'll be learning some fun potions-making this year. I hope you work harder, and it's much more fun to study new magic than to practice in books. Phoenix closed the discussion.
Lupin was indeed the best Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher they had ever met, and after the Boggart, they studied the Red Hat, a kind of unpleasant little monster who lurked wherever anyone bleeds, in the main castle building, in the potholes of deserted battlefields, waiting to storm those who got lost. From the red hat to the Kaba, a crawling aquatic creature that looked like scaly monkeys with webbed hands, busy trying to strangle the waders who walked in their ponds without knowing the depths.
Potions lessons, the story of Boggart taking the form of Snape and Neville putting him in his grandmother's clothes spread quickly across the campus. Snape didn't seem to find this funny. A menacing glint flashed in his eyes at the mention of Professor Lupin's name, and he was bullying Neville more now than before.
However, at the beginning of October, Phoenix was in big trouble.