Sleep at Hogwarts was much better than when he was outside, and the next day, Hoffa woke up with no sour place in his body. It's like being beaten violently by someone pressing a stick on the bed. But that's not the case, it's just the secretion of lactic acid after muscle fatigue.

The first day's schedule is already at the bedside.

Hoffa breathed a sigh of relief after looking at it, today's class is Charms and Astronomy, tomorrow's class is Defense Against the Dark Arts and Ancient Magic, and the first Transfiguration class will be there after tomorrow. If he could, he hoped not to have a transfiguration class this year.

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At breakfast time, fluttering owls flew into the school through the skylight.

They threw the letters on the desks of the various students, and a chestnut owl circled and threw a newspaper in front of Miranda. Then he asked for a piece of toast and flew away.

As soon as Miranda opened the newspaper, she exclaimed.

Other students who received the newspaper also became noisy.

Leaning over, Hoffa saw the headlines unsurprisingly.

----- German Muggle blitzed Poland, and Britain and France warned sternly.

Daily Prophet rarely reported on the Muggle world, but this time, the newspaper made headlines, showing the seriousness of the matter.

Aglaia rubbed her head over, then snatched the newspaper from her hand, she read it word for word, and asked with a pale face, "Will you fight?"

"I hope not," murmured Miranda, "English Muggles aren't pretty ......"

"No way. ”

Hoffa interrupted her with a sigh, "Tomorrow Britain and France will declare war. ”

"How do you know?"

Both friends looked at it, and they asked in surprise.

Hoffa didn't speak, absentmindedly spreading jam on the bread. The moment the war really came, no one could have guessed that it would develop into the most horrific killing feast in history. At the moment, he really wasn't in the mood to talk much.

After breakfast, the three of them went to the Charms classroom on the fifth floor, which was originally Adebe Goshak's classroom, but now belonged to Dumbledore.

However, the Charms classroom's distinctive decoration for Adebe Goshak remained unchanged, with several large, precision-running clocks.

The only extra prop was a set of blue armor about 1.8 meters tall next to the teaching desk, with a shiny metallic sheen on its body, standing quietly in place.

Dumbledore had arrived earlier than everyone else, and he was leaning back in front of the pulpit, reading a Daily Prophet in his hand.

The Gryffindor students in the classroom also arrived surprisingly early, and they were in a good position.

This invisible demonstration made Ravenclaw quite unhappy, and Aglaia glared angrily as soon as he entered the door.

"I'm going to see how long these idiots last!" she said.

Hoffa didn't say anything, and after the three of them were sitting in the corner, he asked Miranda in a low voice, "This is the first Charms class you've ever taken, right?"

Miranda suddenly realized: "It seems to be the same, if you don't say it, I didn't find out." ”

Soon, the seats were filled, Dumbledore put down the newspaper, waved his wand, and the door closed.

He looked at the crowd from the podium with a solemn expression, his expression was unusually gentle, but there was a hint of Professor Goshak's sternness.

"I'm not going to sell it. This year, the outside form is no more direct and violent than in previous years, and the conflict between wizards is more direct and violent than ever. This year I'm going to be teaching fewer life-building spells and more of a spell for self-preservation and defense. ”

The class is silent, everyone has seen the news in the Daily Prophet these days, and no one wants to drop the chain at such a time, after all, it is really a matter of life.

Dumbledore: "Can anyone tell me how many types of defensive charms there are?"

Aglaia tilted her head and whispered in Hofa's ear, "176." ”

Hoffa's face darkened.

Several Gryffindor students raised their hands as if offering treasures.

Dumbledore nodded at one of them.

The Gryffindor said, "Two, Professor, the Shield Charm and the Iron Armor Charm. ”

"If you answer correctly, Gryffindor adds five points. ”

"Basically, there are countless defensive spells for wizards, but they are basically derived from these two spells. One for magical damage and the other for physical damage. ”

Dumbledore: "Before I get into class, though, I'd like to introduce you to my temporary assistant, Sir Carmel. ”

Dumbledore held out his finger, and immediately, the armor next to him, which had been standing still, came to life, and it took two steps forward, bent down, and bowed to the group.

It turned out to be living armor, and Hoffa wasn't too surprised, in Hogwarts, everything happened normally.

"Iron Armor, Sir. Dumbledore commanded.

Armor nodded, drew a wand from his waist like a sword, and held it in front of him, it looked a little funny, Gryffindor snickered.

However, in the next second, Dumbledore flicked his wand.

"The flames are blazing. ”

A stream of high-heat flames with a blue and yellow spurted out of Dumbledore's wand. The temperature of the whole classroom has risen by nearly 20 degrees, like a steamer. Everyone pursed their mouths in horror.

Sir Armor waved his wand, and a transparent shield appeared in front of him.

But in the blink of an eye, the shield shattered like an eggshell.

Dumbledore lowered his wand and withdrew the flames.

However, the blue armor was burned into molten iron by the hot flames, and it collapsed to the ground with a thud.

There was silence in the classroom.

Dumbledore waved his wand again, and the molten iron on the ground was glued back together. The blue-armored man was completely back to normal. Standing on the ground like no one.

The Ravenclaw students looked at each other, and the contempt on their faces subsided considerably. Obviously, Dumbledore was very skilled in magic spells, and he was more than enough to be their teacher.

But Dumbledore didn't care about the change in the mood of the others, and he continued to talk eloquently:

"Most students start with the Iron Armor Charm, but given the special circumstances of this year, Muggles have also become quite irritable in the outside world. So in this lesson, I'm going to teach you another mantra. A very useful and profound spell, the Shield Charm. ”

When Hoffa heard this, his head immediately turned to Miranda.

This spell was used by Miranda last night to shield him from the wind.

Miranda shrugged and didn't speak.

Aglaia whispered, "I will and I will..."

"Shield Spell ....."

Dumbledore glanced at the three of them, raising his voice slightly, interrupting their whispering.

"The shield charm was first used by King Sista II of the Kingdom of Prussia. During a war between Prussia and Gaul, Sista II personally commanded the battle in order to boost morale. Taking advantage of the king's unpreparedness, the sorcerer of Gaolu cast the poisonous spell of the time - the Ecstasy Curse on his back, and just as the spell was cast, Sista II turned around and saw the spell flying towards him, and in a hurry, he used the first shield charm, which not only blocked the spell, but also blocked the arrows in the sky. ”

"Spell - Tariq-Skeya"

"Pronunciation, tower, pronunciation of light sound, there is this sound on the line" in the same light sound, the same strength "can" the heaviest of the six tones in the middle of the pause of about 0.5 seconds.

"Si" is read lightly, to give people a feeling of "base" is second only to "can" accent, the last "tower" is casual, how to read it, be careful not to pronounce it as "special".

You don't need a wand to cast a spell, but you need hands, a brain, and a heart to protect others. ”

With that, Dumbledore turned to look at the armor and nodded.

The blue-armored man standing across from him suddenly bent down, the slit in his face opening open in his armor, and a stream of red flames erupted from it. The flames were blazing, no less than Dumbledore's fire-summoning spell just now.

Dumbledore stretched out one hand, "Tarico-Skeya." ”

Rumble!!

In front of Dumbledore's hand, an invisible and smooth cross shield appeared in the air, and although the cross was narrow, it was very effective in resisting all the flames.

The shield was transparent, with a blue halo around it, and in the center of his cross shield, Hoffa actually saw the pattern of a fiery red phoenix.

The flames were scattered to the sides as they touched the shield, illuminating everyone's faces, and some of the Gryffindors' hair in front of them was curled, and a strange smell permeated the class.

Before he could take a few more looks, the flames vanished, and so did the shield.

"See?" Dumbledore asked lightly, lowering his palm.

"See. ”

The students at the bottom answered in unison.

Dumbledore nodded to the armoured man, "Thank you, Sir Kars. ”

Armor bent down and said the only word: "It's a pleasure to serve you." ”

With that, it creaked to the side again, returning to a state of dead object.

Dumbledore: "Shield charms have different powers when they are not magical, and when they are cast by different people, they will have different powers. When the shield spell is successfully released, it will form a smooth shield in front of the body, with a signature pattern in the middle of the shield, such as a reindeer, a python, a lion, or possibly its items, depending on the person. I'd like to see you put it into practice. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the students in the class immediately geared up and were eager to try.

However, Dumbledore seemed to remember something again, and he raised his hand:

"Oh, yes. Another thing is about this year's teaching assistant assessment. Any student who can successfully cast the shield spell and can last the longest under Sir Carmel's flames will become my teaching assistants. ”

Teaching assistant, Dumbledore's teaching assistant.

Everyone couldn't help but look at the metallic armor in front of the podium.

Some people looked dazed, others were afraid, and yet someone was about to jump with excitement.

Aglaia slapped her hands on the table and propped herself up, her face flushed.

"I'm up to the teaching assistant. ”

Along with her was a group of enthusiastic Gryffindors, who looked at Dumbledore with a look of eagerness to prove themselves.

"Don't rush just yet. Dumbledore said.

"Teaching assistants are hard work, and I hope you are well prepared and capable to do this. Now, let's unleash the spells and movements skillfully. ”

Aglaia couldn't wait to raise her hand, "Tariko-Skita!"

A curved cross appeared in the palm of her hand, and in an instant it became the size of an umbrella, with a pattern resembling a flamingo.

(Hoffa frowns: "Why are you unleashing me?")

The magic fluctuation caused all the students around to look at it, and Dumbledore immediately gave a thumbs up: "Very good, Miss Drazeth, Ravenclaw ten points." ”

(The Gryffindor students immediately refused, and they began experimenting with Dumbledore's new spell.) ）

Miranda commented: "Yes, but your spirit doesn't seem to be very stable, and the shield may not last long." ”

Aglaia was immediately upset, and she raised her hand to remove her shield.

"Hey, what do you say, am I not much better than the others?"

She pointed to the other students around her.

At the moment, in the Charms classroom, the voice of Tariko-Skitta was endless, but for most people, they were just chanting spells.

Very few people were able to unleash this spell through the palm of their hand, some students summoned a shield as thin as an arm, and some could only summon a round shield the size of a palm.

There are even students who do not believe in evil and prefer to take up their wands.

As a result, after using their wands, instead of releasing their shields, they caused all sorts of random explosions. Colorful lights flickered in the classroom.

Dumbledore yelled, "Don't use a wand, it's not a spell to use a wand! ”

So the students who wanted to play tricks lowered their wands in mockery.

Miranda pointed to the blue armor standing in front of the classroom and said:

"What's the use of being better than them, you want to be an assistant teacher, but you have to hold on to that armor for at least a minute. ”

"A minute?" said Aglaia, skeptically.

"That's right. ”

"Why should I hold out for a minute?" said Aglaia with a dismissive smile.

"Because I think I can hold on for at least a minute, why compete with me if you can't hold on for a minute. ”

With that, Miranda stood up, and a shield appeared in each hand, and on the shield were two very cartoonish abstract patterns, one with a smiling face and the other with a crying face.

The moment she summoned her shield, her magic fluctuated enormously.

The whole class looked at it and gasped.

Dumbledore looked happy and walked over quickly. But then he seemed to think of something again, and retreated halfway through. Just nodded implicitly to Miranda.

Hoffa was also stunned, the quality of this shield was obviously much stronger than the one that blocked the wind last night, and he was worthy of being a genius in spellology. People can't call it out on one side, but it's better for you to have one in one hand.

Aglaya's eyes widened, and it took a while to figure it out: "You...... You...... You're going to fight with me?"

Miranda removed her shield, pointed at the stunned Gryffindor and said, "It's a matter of Ravenclaw's honor, I won't give up this assistant teaching position." ”

"Damn!"

Aglaia sat down, holding her arms and sulking.

Miranda sat down, looked at her with her cheeks bold, and smiled, "What's the matter, Agrea, there is pressure to be motivated." ”

"Stress...... Hmph, Adbay must have taught you in advance. ”

Aglaia muttered angrily, and suddenly, she thought of something and looked at Hoffa.

"Hoffa, didn't you get a good grade in Charms class last year? ”

Miranda's gaze also turned to Hoffa: "yes, why haven't you tried it until now." ”

"Okay, I'll try. ”

Hoffa coughed.

"Tariko-Skeya. ”

No reaction, no shields, no animals, no crosses.

"Huh?"

Hoffa looked at his palm, feeling something strange.

Eh......

Aglaia looked at Miranda.

"Isn't it a syllable?"

"The syllables are fine, and the movements seem to be pretty standard. Miranda rubbed her chin, "Hoffa, you have to be focused to release this spell. Like the Patronus, you have to think of something that invigorates you. ”

"Inspired?"

Look at the faces of Miranda and Aglaia.

Hoffa coughed again.

"Tariko-Skeya. ”

Burst.

Smack.

A small transparent bubble appeared in the palm of his hand, about the size of a ping-pong ball, and then the shield burst weakly and disappeared into thin air.

After a few seconds of silence, the two onlookers looked at each other.

The corners of Miranda's mouth twitched.

"Wha~"

Aglaia couldn't hold back for a moment, and instantly burst out laughing.

She held Hoffa's shoulder with one hand and her chest with the other, and leaned back and smiled as she leaned back.

Huo ...... Hofa, you ...... You're ...... too."

She wanted to say something, but then she laughed again, and finally ran to the side with laughter, lying on the table, pounding the table with one hand, covering her lower abdomen with the other, and shrugging her shoulders.

Hoffa's face was a little ugly, and he didn't quite understand what was going on, his talent in magic spells was not too bad, why couldn't he release the shield spell.