"I love sixth grade. Michael Corner yelled at the two second-graders who were messing around on the couch and took over the couch himself. "This year we have free time to do whatever we want. ”

"Michael, I'm a prefect. Silver kicked Michael Kona away from the couch and then took over the couch that Michael Conner had just snatched. "I can't ignore your bullying of junior students like this. ”

"Hell. Michael Kona got up from the ground and patted his robe. The Ravenclaw students resting in the break room looked at him and laughed. "Jack, what are you doing here!"

"I am upholding justice and order in Ravenclaw, Mr. Michael Kona. Silver said in a slick tone.

"You're fixing me, Prefect Silver. Michael Kona said.

"I'm just fixing you, Michael. Silver said, "I've been very busy this year, but you said that this year is free time, aren't you maliciously provoking me?"

"It's busy, but it's sixth grade, and we don't have many classes at all. Michael Corner said, "We only need to take three N.E.W.TS courses, aren't you—"

"Jack, are your classes set?" Hermione's voice came from behind Michael Corner. Silver made a helpless look at Michael.

"Jack, what was your expression?" said Hermione, pulling out all sorts of books from her heavy bag, "I've bought the N.E.W.TS textbooks for you, and I think you'll take them like me, I think they're all very important and worth learning." ”

"You see, there are textbooks for the N.E.W.TS courses in Charms, Defence Against the Dark Arts, Transfiguration, Herbology, Arithmetic, Divination, and Potions, and I thought about it for a long time and gave up on astronomy and the history of magic. Because Professor McGonagall said that the N.E.W.TS course is not as difficult as O.W.Ls, and if you choose too much, you can't take it into account. Hermione gushed.

Michael Kona let out a lamented wail. "I think that's enough. ”

Hermione seemed to notice Michael at this moment, "So you, Michael, have you decided on your N.E.W.TS course?

"Ahem. Silver cleared his throat, "Hermione, what you said makes sense, Michael, show us your O.W.Ls transcripts, and we'll help you with the staff." ”

Michael Kona suddenly looked stern. He clutched his stomach, "Oh, I must have had a bad stomach - I have to go to the bathroom, I'll do it myself, I don't bother with you." With that, he rushed out of the Ravenclaw common room.

Hermione turned her gaze back to Silver with anticipation in her eyes.

Silver couldn't resist her burning gaze, and he reluctantly raised his hand in surrender - "Okay, Hermione, I promised. I'll accompany you to these N.E.W.TS courses, that's all right. ”

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"Hermione, I'm sorry for a moment. Silver said to Hermione, pale. "I didn't expect Professor Legolas to be so faceless. ”

"yes, there's a lot of homework in the magic class. Hermione said anxiously as Silver joined her in line, "One fifteen-inch article, two translations." I think I underestimated the obscurity of the ancient scriptures, which is the most difficult subject. ”

"It's bad luck. Silver said with a bitter face, "We probably shouldn't have taken so many classes." Maybe we should take three easier courses, as Michael did, so that there will be less homework. ”

"Jack!" Hermione raised her voice like a lioness, "you can't let go of your demands! you can't be like everyone else—you can't choose to indulge yourself." ”

"And it's too late to say anything now, and it's too late to regret it. Hermione said indignantly, "I'm sure Snape will give us a whole bunch of homework in a moment." ”

As she spoke, the classroom door opened, and Snape stepped into the hallway. He was the same as before, his greasy black hair parting from both sides and framing his sallow face.

"Come in. He said.

Upon entering the classroom, Silver noticed Harry at the front of the line - too, it was Defence Against the Dark Arts class, Harry's specialty.

"I haven't told you to take out the books yet. Snape said as he closed the classroom door and walked to the back of the podium to face the class. Hermione quickly tossed her copy of Encounter with the Faceless Monster back into her bag and tucked it under her chair. "I have something to say to you, and I want your attention to be very focused. ”

His dark eyes swept over the upturned faces, and Silver noticed that Snape had been sitting on Harry's face for a little longer than the others.

"So far, you've probably had five different teachers for this course. ”

"Needless to say, these teachers must have their own teaching methods and priorities. In this chaotic situation, I am surprised that so many of you have barely passed the O.W.Ls exam for this course. If you all can keep up with the course, I will be even more surprised, because it is much more advanced. ”

Snape stepped off the podium and walked around the classroom, his voice lowered. In order to be able to see him, the classmates stretched their necks one by one.

"The dark arts," Snape said, "are varied, varied, varied, and never-ending. Fighting them is like fighting a multi-headed monster, having just cut off one head, and immediately a new one emerges, more ferocious and cunning than the original. What you are dealing with is something unpredictable and indestructible. ”

"Therefore, your defenses," Snape said with a slight increase in his voice, "must be as nimble and innovative as the dark arts you need to deal with. If you can only stand still and chant incantations, it is safer to throw away your wand and run away. ”

"Defence Against the Dark Arts is a discipline that tests all aspects of wizards, and if you don't care, it's a joke to even master even the strongest spells. Battling the dark arts is not a child's game. Snape stared at the corner of the classroom—Harry's direction.

"Today is the first class, and I'm not interested in teaching a particularly difficult course as soon as I come up. I think you're still new to the use of silent spells. What's the benefit of a silent spell?"

Hermione immediately raised her hand. Snape glanced at the class unhurriedly, and seeing that there was no other choice, he said stiffly, "Very well—Miss Granger?"

"The opponent doesn't know what magic you're going to do," Hermione said, "and that gives you a momentary advantage. ”

"This answer was copied from Standard Spells, Level 6 as is," Snape said dismissively, "but it's mostly correct. Yes, casting a spell without pronouncing it aloud can achieve a surprising effect. Of course, not all wizards can do this. It takes a lot of concentration and willpower, and some people, "his gaze is moving somewhere," is not. ”

"Now you are divided into groups of two," continued Snape, "one tries to cast a curse on the other, but don't say it out loud. The other tried to repel the curse, but was also silent. Let's go. ”

"Maybe I should emphasize that my good mate is not welcome in my class, Potter. Snape whispered, "You and Wesley choose another partner." (To be continued......)

PS: Thank you for the gentle monthly pass support after the bloody book friend