Under the pressure of the exam, it seems that even the attack of the "heir" and the monster is no longer terrible, all the students are busy preparing for the exam, after all, there are too many things in the past year, Peter Pettigrew blew up the Gryffindor Tower, the opening of the secret room, the attack of the monster, all of which have a serious impact on the students' learning, and how much learning can be gained in this atmosphere, only God knows.

Time flew by in the midst of a busy schedule, and three days later, at breakfast, Professor McGonagall made another announcement.

"I have good news for you." As a result, she said, instead of quieting the auditorium, it became even louder.

"Dumbledore is coming back!" A few people shouted with joy.

"You've captured the heir of Slytherin!" A girl at the Ravenclaw table shouted in a shrill voice.

"Quidditch is back!" Wood exclaimed excitedly......

It was only when the noise died down that Professor McGonagall continued, "Professor Sprout told me that the mandrake was finally ready to be harvested, and that tonight we would be able to restore the petrified men to normal, and that I need not point out to you that one of them might have told us who or something had attacked them. It is my sincere hope that this terrible half year will end with us catching the murderer. ”

The auditorium erupted in cheers, and of course, Darren and the others were naturally much calmer, because for them, expectations were far less high.

"We said the monster was a basilisk a long time ago, so what's there to doubt about it?" Ron said dissatisfied.

"For the professors, that's just a few children's speculation, after all, there are no real witnesses and evidence," Darren was still happy compared to Ron's displeasure, because according to Professor McGonagall, Justin and Penelope will be able to resume their activities tonight, especially Penelope, who was attacked for finding a book for herself.

"Eyewitnesses and evidence, Merlin, that's a basilisk, it can kill people with just a glance, and even a ghost can't escape, how can there be an eyewitness."

"When Justin and Penelope wake up in the evening, it's been more than three months, just one day."

"Luckily we were okay that night, otherwise if we woke up like the two of them and found that the exam was coming up in three days, I'm afraid we would be so scared that we would be petrified again," Darren joked with Hermione, only to get a roll of the other man's eyes, "The professors will definitely take their situation into account!" ”

"That's scary enough, maybe it's more merciful to let them stay as they are and wait until the exams are over......"

The next day, Darren was delighted to see Justin and Penelope in the auditorium, both of whom were back to normal, surrounded by students who asked them how they had been attacked.

"As I said, it was so dark that I couldn't see what the other person looked like at all, I just saw a pair of big yellow eyes through Peeves, and then I didn't know anything, and by the time I regained consciousness, I was already on the bed in the medical wing."

Hermione looked at Darren, his guess was correct, he didn't know what was going on on Penelope's side.

"She's a little better, but all she sees is a snake-like head, and then big eyes, and she doesn't see a human being." Percy said, a mixture of exhaustion and excitement on his face.

"That's not as close as we guessed, we don't know who the killer is."

"Hey......"

Finally, Darren broke the silence, "Okay, that's the professors' business, let's think about our exams, there are two days left." ”

Hearing this, the expressions on Harry and Ron's faces seemed even more terrifying than letting them face the basilisk, "What have you learned so far this year?" I couldn't think of anything in my head that I could use to prepare for the exam. ”

Ron next to him also agreed with a serious face, "It's, it's just, I really can't figure it out, when there is a madman and his monster in the castle, thinking about killing the students, the professors actually want us to take the exam." ”

"I think it's because the professors at Hogwarts have been in the school for too long, their thinking has become rigid, and in their hearts, the proper functioning of Hogwarts is the most important thing in the world, okay, don't worry about this, if you don't want to fail the exam, just hurry up and read the book, the professors won't test our opinion on the exam."

"Oh, Merlin...... By the way, what about Justin, and Penelope, they were almost all lying in the medical wing for the second half of the semester. ”

"I don't know, but I think the professors will take this into account and maybe prepare for the exam for them individually."

"Oh, I thought I'd exempt them."

No matter how reluctant the students were, the exam still began, and it was the same as last year's arrangement, it was another racking of brains and a battle of wits and courage, but to Darren's shock, when the Defence Against the Dark Arts class exam was about to be held, Lockhart announced that he had no written exam for this subject at all!

"That's right, after careful consideration, based on the purpose and practicality of the Defence Against the Dark Arts course, I think that a simple written exam is meaningless for you, so this year's exam will be conducted in a practical confrontation method, and the basic procedure is in the way of wizard duel, I think, in this course, this is probably the most civilized wizard battle you can encounter."

Lockhart laughed and said, "If, I mean if, one day you really need to use what you've learned in this class, you'll know how much the battle against the Dark Wizard is," he paused, as if considering the words, "intense." ”

"But we didn't learn anything this year, just read the books you wrote!" A student shouted below.

"Aha, if you really read that carefully, you will find that there are many descriptions of fighting and casting spells in my book, which are very vivid, and it is enough for you to learn to choose the right spell and release time to fight your opponent."

"But we're not going to cast those spells!"

"I guess that's what Charms class is about, isn't it? Otherwise, why do you have to offer a Defence Against the Dark Arts class at the same time as the Charms class, what did your previous Defence Against the Dark Arts teachers teach you? ”

"He, like you, only makes us read textbooks, but he didn't write them himself."

"I'm sorry to hear you say that, so in order to provide you with a demonstration, I will start with a little battle, and I hope that in the next exam process, everyone will be able to follow the procedure, which will determine your score!"