"Oh! The butterbeer here looks dirty, but I didn't expect it to taste so good! ”

"Yes, yes! Although the bottle does get dirty......"

"It's okay if the bottle is dirty, but it's not much clean...... But the taste is really great! ”

At the Pig's Head Bar, the little wizards gather around and talk about the butterbeer with great interest. Every time a "dirty" sounded, there would be an annoyed look from behind the bar, but no one cared about it.

Because in the middle of them, Hermione had already waved her hand to stop talking, signaling that she was about to start talking.

"Remember? I've said a little bit about it when I invited you before, but today I'm going to say it in full in front of everyone—"

Hermione looked serious, which silenced everyone.

"That's right......" she said earnestly, "First of all, I think everyone knows in their hearts that Hogwarts is not safe ...... at the moment."

"My mom said the same thing, and she wrote to me!" The yellow-haired boy who followed Ginny before hurriedly said, "Mom is even thinking about letting me change schools......

"Who are you?" Ron asked unceremoniously.

"Zacharith Smith." The boy glanced at Ron and said casually.

"Didn't your mother write to you that it's rude to interrupt someone?" A look of displeasure appeared on Ron's face.

"Humph! Didn't you interrupt me too? Where are you polite? Zacharis glared at Ron and snorted.

"That's it!" Hermione waved her hand and stopped, "Attention, I'm trying to say that Hogwarts isn't safe, but it's also true outside of Hogwarts!" ”

"Some of you must have heard about the riots that took place in Britain and even in Europe as a whole. Werewolves, vampires, mad wizards, etc., a series of cases are happening frequently. Maybe Hogwarts is safer than outside......"

"I think the reason why Hogwarts is more stable than the outside is inseparable from the protection of us by the professors!"

"Especially......" Hermione paused, a little saddened, "especially Headmaster Dumbledore—as Maca said, his death must be for us, for all of Hogwarts!" ”

"But what about ourselves?" She spread her arms and looked regretful, "It's true that we're just students, but can we really just wait for the professor, for Maca and them to protect us?" ”

“…… Not to mention for the sake of school, at least we don't want to be a burden! Ernie said, turning to the young wizards around him to confirm, "Isn't it?" Isn't it? ”

"That's right!" "Hmm." "If only it were possible!"

Most of the people invited by Hermione this time were classmates who heard that she wanted to learn more about Defence Against the Dark Arts, and couldn't help but yearn for it.

Under the threat of Voldemort's attacks again and again, everyone wants to gain the power to protect themselves.

As soon as Ernie was signaled, many people responded to it to a greater or lesser extent.

"Yes, that's it!" Hermione nodded, "However, if you want to make yourself stronger, you can't rely on that pile of rubbish taught by Umbridge!" What we need to learn should be real skills! ”

“…… Honestly, who would call that thing 'Defence Against the Dark Arts'? She summed it up with a straight face.

"That's right, well said—" Anthony Goldstein of Ravenclaw whispered support.

Speaking of which, when Maca first got on the Hogwarts Express train when she first entered school, she was in a carriage with this rather introverted brunette boy.

It can be seen that he seems to be a little more cheerful than he was back then...... Yes, it's really a little bit!

"So I think ......," Hermione, encouraged, was a little more determined, and she said decisively, "I thought, why don't we figure this out ourselves?" ”

At this point, she paused slightly, leaving everyone some room to think before continuing, "So, the three of us found a more suitable Defence Against the Dark Arts professor for everyone, instead of the pink Umbridge. ”

"Oh!" Even though Ginny reacted, she couldn't help but scream.

"Could it be Maca?" Ernie was pleasantly surprised, "It's amazing, I've always wanted to find a chance for him to teach me something!" But I can't find anyone else......"

"That's right, it's Maca." Hermione nodded smugly, "I don't think there's a better teacher than him, doesn't it?" ”

"McLean is really good, yes, but can we learn it?" Zacharis spoke again, "I've also been to the ancient magic script class he taught a few times, and it's not a hard recitation, it's just a ...... to 'understand the meaning of the magic script'."

“…… Until now, there has not been a classmate who has been able to make feathers float with the help of ancient magic texts like him! But in Charms class, Professor Flitwick taught us how to use the Levitation Charm in his first lesson. ”

"Because it's ancient magic literature, not magic science, and it's not defense against the dark arts—" Luna said in a trance, "The magic literature that Professor Babling taught in the past can only be used to translate ancient texts!" ”

"Uh......" Zacharis was a little dumbfounded by Luna's fluttering words, and he held back for a moment before reluctantly, "Maybe so...... But who knows if he'll teach Defence Against the Dark Arts? You know, if you know how to use it, you don't necessarily have to teach it! ”

"Enough!" Harry couldn't help but say, "If you don't want to learn, then you can leave now!" There's no one here pushing you to learn—"

However, Zacharis only pouted, and although he still held his head in his hands, he had no intention of leaving his seat.

"So," Hermione glanced at him, and continued, "So...... As I said, if you want to learn Defence Against the Dark Arts from Maca that really works, then we're going to have to plan out the specifics - how often we should meet, where we should train, and so on. ”

"And you have to hide it from Umbridge, and you can't let her know." Harry emphatically added, "Everyone knows that her departure is only temporary, and sooner or later she will have to return!" ”

"I don't understand why the Ministry of Magic would cram such a useless thing into the school at such a precarious time—ah, I mean, teacher."

Ginny said this, sticking out her tongue cutely. But when Harry's gaze swept over to her, she subconsciously turned her face away.

"Well said, Ginny!" Ernie laughed out loud, "I see, that old witch has been doing everything she can to stop us from using any defensive spells. ”

Hermione and the three of them glanced at each other when they heard Ernie's words, and they didn't know whether to reveal some of the things about the Ministry of Magic.

In fact, the tug-of-war between the Order of the Phoenix and the Death Eaters in the Ministry of Magic is quite serious in nature.

The Ministry of Magic can be said to be the heart and brain of a country's magical world, and if something big happens there that shakes the foundation, it is no joke!

In the entire British wizarding world, all the order and development of ordinary wizards are closely linked to the Ministry of Magic, which is a major event that affects the whole body.

Thinking of this, Hermione finally shook her head slightly at Harry and Ron, signaling them not to talk casually.

"I think the reason the Ministry of Magic put Umbridge at Hogwarts to interfere with our Defence Against the Dark Arts class was because 'someone' had some inexplicable and ridiculous assumptions-"

Hermione casually found a reason and said:

"Maybe some people thought that Dumbledore would organize us students to build a secret army, and then encourage everyone to resist the entire Ministry of Magic."

Hearing her say this, almost everyone was dumbfounded.

Only Luna tilted her head and said faintly, "By the way, Hermione has a point...... In fact, the Minister of Magic, Cornelius Fudge, has a secret army of his own! ”

"What?"

This time, even Hermione and the three of them were stunned, this was news that no one expected.

"Did Maca tell her?" - In Hermione's heart, such an idea was born for the first time.

"Yes, he has a whole private army of 'Heliopa'." Luna said matter-of-factly.

"'Haley-Opa'? What is that? Neville asked, blankly.

"Fire Elf!" Luna explained with great interest, "A behemoth with flames all over its body, running like a sea of fire, can burn everything in its path—"

Hermione, who was muttering, suddenly realized that something was wrong, and she understood—Luna was talking about her gossip again.

“…… But Luna, I haven't read it in any book. Hermione pursed her lips and said, "They don't exist, do they?" ”

"Exists!" Luna said with an affirmative expression.

"But......" Hermione seemed unwilling, but she didn't really want to argue with Luna, "but, they don't-"

"Ahem, ahem!" Ginny realistically mimicked Umbridge's contrived fake cough, interrupting the somewhat subtle argument between the two.

A few of the classmates looked around in amazement, and then looked at Ginny and laughed.

"I say......" Ginny reminded with a playful smile, "shouldn't we decide how often we meet?" You have to find a place to train or something, this place doesn't sound easy to find! ”

"Yes, you're right, Ginny!" Hermione hurried down the slope, avoiding the puzzling confrontation with Luna, "This is what we should be talking about—the time and place have to be decided!" ”