Chapter 178: Boggart
"The entrance to Room 21 is related to the Gamp Basic Deformation Law. Albert led Katrina to the hallway on the sixth floor of the castle.
"What is this, a test?" Katrina raised an eyebrow, looking at the portraits on either side of the hallway, knowing that many of the portraits and tapestries contained secret passages behind them.
Albert laughed and said, "If you think so, I don't deny it either." ”
"Did you find the entrance?" Katrina said as she glared at Albert, seemingly concerned about the question.
"Found it, but in the end it was Isobel who led me into Room 21?"
"Why?" asked Katrina, puzzled.
"Because the way you get in is a bit special. Albert asked, "Well, do you want to try it?" or shall I just tell you where the entrance to Classroom 21 is?"
"I'll find out. Katrina glanced at Albert and began to search the sixth floor for the entrance to the Transfiguration Club.
Ten minutes later, the two had already walked through the sixth floor, but they still couldn't find the location of the entrance to classroom No. 21, and they returned to the original corridor.
"Well, you win. I'm wasting my time on such a thing, where is the entrance?" asked Albert about the location of the entrance to Room 21, biting her lip reluctantly.
She knew that she shouldn't waste her time on this kind of gambling, she must have been angry with the other party, but she didn't expect that she would be fooled.
"Right here. Albert gestured to the portrait beside him.
"You can't mean it, right?" Katrina looked at Albert with a strange look, this guy was really deliberately misleading himself from beginning to end?
"Nope. Albert shook his head in denial, "Magic can't conjure delicious food out of thin air. ”
"I know that. Katrina dissatisfied.
Albert didn't care about the other person's tone, and said to the witch in the portrait, "We need to enter Room 21." ”
The witch nodded slightly to the two of them, and the painting suddenly moved to the side, revealing a half-human-high hole in the wall behind the portrait.
"To enter Room 21, tell the witch and she'll open the door for you. Albert reminded.
"So, you must have done it on purpose, right, what a bad guy!" Katrina gave Albert a deep look, and bent down into the hole.
"It's almost time. Albert took out his pocket watch, glanced at the time, looked up at Katrina and said, "Then I'll go first, I'll have a Defence Against the Dark Arts class later, and remember to help me talk to Professor McGonagall at the evening party." ”
"If I remember. Katrina muttered as she looked at Albert's departing back.
Albert arrived at the Defence Against the Dark Arts classroom before the bell rang, where most of the students were already there.
Professor Rowanna appeared in the classroom with the bell ringing, and as he walked to the podium in full view of the crowd, he took out his roster and said, "I have received a letter from Professor Broad who has told me about your progress. Now, what you need to learn is to know, to know, and to know how to deal with dark magic creatures such as the Boggart, the Red Hat, the Hinkpunk, the Grindy Lowe, ......"
Professor Rowanna glanced at the roster, glanced back over the classroom, and after making sure there was no shortage of people, continued, "Today, all you need to do is bring your wand and figure out how to deal with the Boggart." Come with me, it's not easy to put it into practice, and I've finally asked someone to get you a Boggart from outside. ”
Professor Rowanna led everyone out of the Defence Against the Dark Arts classroom and into a long-vacant classroom on the third floor, where in addition to the stacked, dusty desks, there was also a box, which suddenly shook as Professor Rowanna approached the box, startling everyone.
"There's no doubt that this Boggart can't wait to come out and be scary. Professor Rowanna sat down on the box, looked around calmly, raised his index finger and asked, "Now, who can tell me what the Boggart is?"
Everyone looked at each other, and finally they all focused on Albert, and the meaning was self-evident.
"Well, then, Albert," Professor Rowanna asked, noticing the move, as he looked at Albert as well, "I don't think this question will be difficult for you." ”
"The Boggart is a shapeshiftable non-being that appears out of thin air but never lives, and can transform itself into something that anyone nearby is afraid of. ”
"I especially like to inhabit dark and narrow spaces, such as wardrobes, crevices under beds, sinks, lockers and chests under desks, and like to prove my existence by making some noises. ”
"No one knows what Boggart looks like when he's alone, because it immediately becomes what that person fears the most. After Albert finished speaking, his tone paused, and he continued: "Perhaps, we can try to photograph Boggart when he is alone through some special means. ”
"Whimsy. However, this requires device support to try it out. Professor Rowanna was pleased with Albert's idea and gave Gryffindor ten points.
"So, who can tell me what's the best way to deal with Boggart?
"Walk together. Lee Jordan said.
"yes, so we have an advantage against Boggart now, because that way, we can confuse it, and Boggart will become a nondescript thing when it's crowded. Professor Rowanna didn't care about the shaking box under his ass at all, and continued: "The spell to repel the Boggart is simple, you just need to concentrate and force it into what you think is ridiculous, but one thing you need to know is that what really scares the Boggart away is your laughter, otherwise you will only change the image of the Boggart, and will not be able to completely knock it down." ”
"Now, don't use your wand, and say a spell to me: funny. ”
"Funny, funny!" the class said in unison.
"Good. Let's put this spell to the test, who will come first?" Professor Rowanna clapped his palms, looked at the class and asked, "Is there no one?"
"I'll go first. Albert stepped forward.
"Good, Albert. Professor Rowanna asked, "What are you most afraid of?"
"Well, actually, I'm curious about what I'm afraid of. Albert replied with a shrug.
To be honest, Albert really didn't know what he was afraid of.
Is your secret known?
"Well, then the Boggart is going to be something you're afraid of, and you need to imagine how you can force it to be ridiculous. Imagine it in your head, then recite the incantation. Professor Rowanna's remarks were actually addressed to the other students.
"Now, everybody's back and we need to leave a wide open space for Boggart to be free from other people's interference. Professor Rowanna motioned for everyone to retreat to the wall, leaving Albert alone to face the Boggart in the box.
"Are you ready?"
"Alright. Albert raised his wand and stared at the shaking box.
"One, two, three, begin!" Professor Rowanna used a spell to open the box.
Boggart rushed out of the box, and the moment he met Albert, he suddenly spun and turned into a ...... A thick book?
Not only Albert, but everyone else in the classroom was stunned and began to whisper quietly.
Many even craned their necks to look ahead, as if trying to figure out what kind of book Albert's Bogert had become.
"I can only say that I really deserve to be Albert, and even the things I am afraid of are different from others. Lee Jordan couldn't help but complain, "Is this because I'm afraid that the book is too thin, and I'll finish it by reading it?"
"What is this, Professor Rowanna?" asked George, stunned.
"Perhaps, this can only mean that Albert may not have anything to fear in his own right, so Boggart ......" Professor Rowanna could finish his words when he saw Albert already step forward, and he raised his hands to slap the book, trying to ...... Well, try to open the book, do you want to read the contents of the book?
That's right, Albert is trying to open the book that Boggart turned into!
In fact, Albert guessed what the book was when the Boggart turned into a book - the complete Harry Potter works.
So, what I'm afraid of is actually afraid that the plot of Harry Potter will be changed?
Maybe, yes, maybe, no, Albert himself could not be sure.
However, Albert wanted to try it now to see if the book could be opened and ready to turn through its contents.
However, the items conjured up by Boggart do not seem to have such a function.
"I can't open it, what do I want you to do. Albert threw the book on the ground, raised his foot and slashed it hard.
Everyone else in the classroom was dumbfounded.
This is too strong, isn't it?
At this moment, they suddenly felt a little sympathetic to the Boggart.
Let you come out and be scary, this time you have encountered a hard stubble!
"Wait, Albert, please don't treat this Boggart so roughly, give everyone a chance to practice. The corners of Professor Rowanna's mouth twitched, and he hurriedly stepped forward to stop Albert's atrocity.
After Professor Rowanna appeared, Boggart finally escaped the bad luck of being trampled under his feet and turned into a corpse.
Albert couldn't help frowning slightly, glanced at Professor Rowanna next to him, and stepped aside.
"Well, if that's the case. Professor Rowanna sighed, raised his wand, and uttered the incantation, "Funny funny!"
With a bang, the body disappeared and was placed in a coffin.
"Albert, I'm sorry for you. Professor Rowanna stepped aside, allowing Albert to face Boggart again.
The coffin was transformed back into a book, which was eventually wrapped in iron sheets and turned into an iron brick.
However, no one paid attention to Boggart, and everyone noticed that Professor Rowanna was in a bit of a depressed mood.
"A good friend of mine died in a magical experiment. Professor Rowanna said sadly, "Alright, everyone is starting to line up and try to chant a spell on Boggart." ”
No one would laugh at Professor Rowanna, and there was no doubt that the death of his best friend hit him hard.
Fred and George's boggart both turned into a giant eight-eyed spider that they had nearly eaten a few months earlier, but it still left some shadows in their hearts.
However, they put skating boots on all eight feet of the eight-eyed spider, causing it to lose its balance and dance in place, never to stand up again, a funny scene that made everyone laugh.
Lee Jordan's Boggart is even funnier, turning into a plate of poured Bibi beans. It's just that it is full of disgusting flavors such as earwax and snot, which made him laugh at Fred and George for a long time.