"So what I want to tell you is this: in the closet, the Boggart sitting in the dark, has not yet been presented as any image. It doesn't know what scares people outside the door...... No one knows what Boggart looks like when he's alone, but when I release it, it immediately becomes the thing that each of us fears the most. ”

"This means," says Professor Luhu, "that we have a huge advantage over Boggart before the practice begins...... Does anyone know where the advantage lies? ”

"I want to ...... It's because there are so many people here. One student said.

"Yes, that's right!" "The best thing to do when dealing with Boggart is to have a lot of people, so it gets confused." Because it doesn't know what to change. ”

"The spell to fight off the Boggart is very simple, but it requires willpower. You know, what really scared off the Boggart was laughter! All you have to do is force it to turn into what you think is a ridiculous image. ”

"Let's not use a wand to recite the incantation. Please tell me...... Funny funny! ”

Maca is clearly not impressed by this, in fact, Boggart is almost harmless. Even if the other person becomes what you fear the most, it won't hurt you accordingly - they will just scare you.

"Good," said Professor Lupin, "good. However, that's just the easy part. You know, this spell alone is not enough......"

Lupin asked everyone to line up and go up one by one to deal with the Boggart in the closet.

In this respect, Lupin chose a much better course than Hagrid. The Boggart, as scary as it may seem, is not likely to hurt anyone, and is a good place to use as part of the first lesson.

Everyone seemed to be happy, after all, such an interesting class is really rare.

Of course, there are occasional cases where students are stunned, but at least so far no one has been in this situation.

Soon, it will be Maca's turn.

“…… Oh good! Excellent! Lupin complimented loudly, then continued, "Then, next!" ”

Maca stepped forward and waited quietly in front of the Boggart, who had previously turned into a snow monster in Christmas costume.

He was also curious to see how Boggart would react when confronted with him.

The next moment, the snow monster twisted and spun in a crackling and popping sound—a sign that the Boggart was about to transform.

But the popping sound continued, and it spun rapidly, but it didn't complete its transformation.

A look of confusion appeared on everyone's faces, and Professor Lupin looked at Boggart suspiciously, not knowing what he was doing.

You know, people have fears, no matter how small, Boggart will perceive and transform himself into what the other person fears.

So Lupin didn't think about anything else, he just thought that something was wrong with this Bogert.

But Maca was well aware of this situation, he looked at the Boggart who was twisting and spinning in mid-air, and saw that it didn't seem to have any intention of stopping, and couldn't help but stretch out his wand.

Originally, Maca wanted to use a freezing charm, but after a little consideration, he gave up.

"Funny funny."

Maca turned the spinning Boggart into a big ball of yarn, slammed it on the ground a few times, and rolled to the side.

"Maybe it's because I'm afraid of fainting, and it wants to spin and stun me." Maca explained dryly.

"Uh-huh......" Lupin said, spreading his hands, "oh, well...... Maybe so, right. ”

The other students were puzzled, and when they heard Maca's reason, they couldn't help but laugh.

Overall, the class was a success. If possible, everyone hoped that Professor Lupin would break the curse that Defence Against the Dark Arts professors could only serve for one year.

The students loved his Defence Against the Dark Arts course.

Perhaps only Draco Malfoy, and his gang of Slytherins, were speaking ill of Professor Lupin.

"Look at his robes," said Malfoy aloud as Professor Lupin walked by, "and he's dressed like a house-elf in our house." ”

But no one but them cared that Professor Lupin's robes were patched and fried.

His next few classes were just as lively and interesting as the first.

After the Boggart, they studied the Red Hat, a kind of unpleasant little monster-like creature that lurks wherever anyone bleeds. In the main castle building, in the potholes of deserted battlefields, they are waiting to storm those who have lost their way.

Then, the content of the class changed from red hat to kaba.

It's a crawling aquatic animal that looks like a scaly monkey with webbed hands, busy trying to strangle waders who walk in their ponds without knowing the depths.

Everyone is looking forward to every class, and it has been a long time since the Defence Against the Dark Arts class has brought this feeling to everyone.

It's just that compared to the Defence Against the Dark Arts class, Hagrid's Protecting Magical Creatures class looks terrible.

After the first lesson, which was full of action, the course became very dull.

While Maca got Hagrid off to a good start, the rumors spread by Malfoy made Hagrid lose his confidence. Now they learn how to care for the Flober caterpillar, often shoving thinly chopped lettuce into the Flober caterpillar's slippery throat......

In the eyes of the students, they must be the most annoying creatures in existence.

There's not much Maca can do about it.

Although he didn't mind being an off-board "teaching assistant" by the way, since Hagrid had lost his confidence, he wasn't the kind of person who insisted on coming together to help.

What's more, he has a lot of things to do!

Tonight, for example, he's going to take time out to go to Hogsmeade and pick up something from his partner Tyrande.

Hogsmeade is always covered in white because it is located above the snow line for many years. About this, Maca has long been used to it.

Hogsmeade lately, however, has been a little different than usual - it is full of searching Dementors, and wizards rarely go out.

Sirius Black's escape from prison did cause a lot of turmoil, after all, since Azkaban was run as a wizard's prison, there had never been a prisoner escaping!

Maca walks alone in the dark of night in the village of Hogsmeade, and after a while she passes by one or two Dementors, but they all ignore Maca's presence.

As it turned out, they really couldn't find Maca.

And Maca didn't bother to pay attention to the monsters, he hurried around the tall, thin big guys, and quickly came to the back door of an inconspicuous shop in an alley.

"Knock knock."

Maca knocked softly on the wooden door, the sound especially abrupt in the silent night.

Soon, the door was opened through a crack inside, and a bandaged face appeared behind the door.

"Oh, it's you...... Come on in. Tyrande pulled the wooden door halfway open, beckoned and hurriedly spoke.

Maca walked in sideways, and the door quickly creaked shut again.

"It sucks! Those damn ...... Ahem...... Damn Dementors! Tyrande huffed, "Business is ...... Ahem...... They all ran away! ”

"So I'm here to bring you something good." Under Maca's disguise, the file-like voice still makes people want to pluck their ears.

He pulled out a small bottle and placed it on the table in front of Tyrande.

"It's a gadget that has a similar effect to the Patronus Charm, and although the effect is much worse than the Patronus Charm, anyone can use it......"

"How...... Ahem...... How to use it? Tyrande picked up the vial and looked at it, which seemed to contain a milky white flocculent mass with a faint glow.

"Just pull out the cork." "It will burst into a burst of white light that will keep the Dementors out, and it will last about a minute. ”

"Oh! It's a real ...... Ahem...... Good stuff. Tyrande looked pleased, "How many of these things are there?" ”

"It's a pity, not much." Maca spread her hands and said, "At least don't expect it to be mass-produced...... But the pricing could be a little higher, right? ”

"Ahem...... Yes, I would like to ...... Ahem, yes! Tyrande nodded his head and said, "Oh, yes...... Ahem...... Your stuff is done. ”

He stood up, took a flat box from the shelf behind him, and placed it in front of Maca.

Maca gently opened the box and pulled out the contents.

It was a dark outfit, from clothes to trousers, to a long cloak with a hood, and even a pair of boots and a pair of gloves.

They all look delicate, and at first glance they appear to be black, but if you look closely, you will notice a faint hint of dark green. And on their surface, there seem to be fine scales, reminiscent of the skin of a snake.

That's right, this is a snakeskin that Maca has worked hard to peel off from the basilisk as a raw material, and asked Tyrande to find a craftsman to order a good thing.

In addition, there is still a lot of material left on the basilisk, enough for Maca to slowly arm herself.

Especially the basilisk horn, which Maca was going to handle herself. If nothing else, a powerful homemade wand will be one of his powerful strengths in the future.

The things she wanted to do were done, and Maca sat here at Tyrande for a while, and after learning about the recent rumors, she got up and left.

What he didn't expect was that in the village of Hogsmeade, which was full of Dementors, Sirius Black was boldly wandering around in the form of Animagus.

“…… It's really big-hearted. ”

As Maca walked out the back door of Tyrande's shop, he caught a glimpse of a black dog flashing deep down the alley.