Chapter 252: Professor Flitwick's Patron Saint
"Hey, hey, Harry, Friedrich, he's been unlucky."
As soon as Harry sat down at the Gryffindor table, Ron next to him said to Harry with an excited expression.
"What's wrong?" Harry's voice sounded a little tired, he had been having a rough day in Potions class for the past few days, and Snape was always looking for all sorts of excuses to keep him in class.
He'd just finished cleaning up the polychaete that had left on his desk, and this was the second time he'd dealt with this troublesome thing this week.
It was an aquatic creature that looked like a worm, secreting a tube of minerals around its body to protect itself, and that shell was also used to make potions.
"He was pestered by Lockhart just now, and I heard Lockhart say that William will also be on the podium in the next class to help Lockhart recreate his adventures!" Ron said with a frown.
He had just had a verbal altercation with William when he came to the Great Hall, and there was inevitably some schadenfreude in his words at this moment.
"Really? I remember William, who had never promised Lockhart before. β
As one of the two young wizards who have been famous for a long time before graduating, he naturally receives special attention from Lockhart.
In fact, at the beginning of this semester, Harry was aware of this, and whenever he had the chance, Lockhart would definitely come over and talk to him.
This special attention was also manifested in the Defence Against the Dark Arts class, where Lockhart would always invite Harry to perform with him on stage to help him recreate the scene.
"William, what role is he going to play? A toothless vampire? Or a Tibetan snowman with a bad cold? Harry asked, curious.
"I didn't hear it clearly, but it looked like a dark wizard living in the village. I can't help but laugh at the thought of him playing such a funny role, Merlin! If only our Defence Against the Dark Arts class would be with Ravenclaw! Ron's face was full of regret.
Their Defense Against the Dark Arts class this semester was with Hufflepuff, and it seems that if nothing else, they might not be able to make it to William and Lockhart's performances.
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William glanced lightly at the office door and heard Professor Flitwick's voice coming from inside before pushing it open and entering.
"Professor Flitwick, I'm here." William politely greeted the professor who was sitting behind his desk.
Today is the first Friday after Halloween, and according to his and Professor Flitwick's plan, Professor William will lead William through the Patronus Charm.
So after Lockhart had harassed him, William hurriedly finished his dinner and walked towards the professor's office.
He was still interested in the spell.
"Here you are, William. Want something to drink? Flitwick looked at his protΓ©gΓ© and smiled kindly.
"Black tea is fine, it's still the same as usual."
Professor Flitwick snapped his fingers lightly, and in a short time, two cups of steaming black tea were placed on the professor's desk.
It is worth mentioning that each professor's office has a house-elf to provide 24-hour private customized service, whether it is food or drink, as long as you ask for it, those elves with exquisite cooking skills will do their best to meet it.
Aside from alcoholic beverages, the Hogwarts kitchen does not serve any alcoholic beverages, even for the Professor.
This is why Butterbeer is so popular at Hogwarts, as young wizards will hardly be able to taste it unless they are going to Hogsmeade.
If memory serves, the twin brothers also smuggled butterbeer for a while through several secret passages leading to the outside.
"Do you want to start training on the Patronus Charm today, Professor Flitwick?" William took a sip of his black tea and asked Professor Flitwick.
"Of course, after the last time we talked, I thought about it again, and if you learn the Patronus Charm, it will also help you participate in the Wizard Duel Tournament.
If you're able to summon a powerful entity Patronus, you're in a mobile, flexible Iron Armor that can defend against some of the most common spells. β
"Professor, I've heard that the embodied positive forces summoned by the Patronus are related to the wizard's own personality, right?" William asked with some curiosity.
"Ah, you're on point, William. Do you know the druids? β
"Seems to be a special group of wizarding organizations from the Celtic period? He has made outstanding contributions to herbalism and transfiguration. β
Not long ago, Professor McGonagall had spoken to William about the Druids.
"Like, they're not just a wizarding organization, they're also a school of thought with their own interpretation of magic.
The druids believed that there was a connection between animals and people, and they believed that the Patronus Charm summoned the most relatable Patronus image to the wizard. β
"Professor Flitwick, what is your Patronus?" William asked with some curiosity, apparently Professor Flitwick would use the Patronus Charm, but the Professor's Patronus did not appear in the original book.
"Do you want to see it?" Professor Flitwick smiled and pulled out his charm.
"Calling God Guard!" With the sound of Professor Flitwick's incantation, a large transparent silver phantom emerged from the tip of the professor's staff.
Looks like Professor Flitwick's Patronus isn't small!
The silver phantom quickly changed shape in the air, and it took less than a second to transform into the image of an animal.
It turned out to be a tall and burly brown bear!
The brown bear let out a silent growl with its mouth wide open, and then shook its head at Professor Flitwick with some humility.
I really didn't expect that Professor Flitwick's patronus was actually a brown bear, so tall and burly, it was far from Professor Flitwick's reminder.
He had always thought that the Professor's patron saint would be an eagle symbolizing Ravenclaw!
William could feel that the atmosphere in the office had become different from before.
An abundant positive energy continued to flow from this figurative silver brown bear to the surroundings, and he only felt that his body was warmly illuminated.
"You can feel it, this is the benefit of the Patronus, it can protect your spirit on a continuous basis, and it can also protect itself from the attacks of dark creatures like the Dementors.
Okay, let's start today's training, you're very talented, and you'll be able to master this spell in no time. β