Chapter 207: The Boggart in the Closet

The faculty lounge was a long, unmatched stretch of old chairs, where only one teacher was there. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 infoProfessor Snape sat in a low armchair, and he looked around as the students of the class entered. His eyes lit up and he had a sarcastic smile on his lips.

Professor Lupin came in and closed the door behind him, at which point Snape said, "Don't close it, Lupin." I'd better not look at it. He stood up and paced past the class, his black robe fluttering behind him, like a big bat.

But Van Lin thought it was very elegant, and Professor Snape was the only wizard he knew who could wear the long black robe with the same flying feeling, just like Gildero's smile, and you would always be able to see his eight white teeth.

Professor Snape walked to the porch, and he turned and said, "Lupin, probably no one warned you, but Neville Longbottom is in this class. I advise you not to ask him to do anything hard unless Miss Granger whispers instructions in his ear. ”

Neville's face flushed. Harry glared at Snape: he was bullying Neville in his own class, and that was bad enough, let alone doing it in front of the other teachers.

Professor Lupin raised an eyebrow.

"I wanted Neville to be my assistant in the first phase of the operation," he said. "I'm sure he'll do a good job. Neville's face was redder now, if he could. Snape's lips furrowed, but he left, slamming the door shut.

"Now, in this way," Professor Lupin said, beckoning the class to the end of the lounge. There was nothing there, only an old wardrobe, where the faculty kept their surplus robes. Professor Lupin walked over to the closet and stood still, the closet suddenly swayed and slammed against the wall.

All the little wizards were startled, and it was as if something could jump out of the wardrobe at any moment.

"Don't worry. Professor Lupin said calmly, "There's a Boggart in there." "Most people feel like they need to be worried. Neville glanced at Professor Lupin, his eyes full of horror, and Seamofinigan peeked in fear at the now-shaking doorknob.

"Boggart likes dark, enclosed spaces," says Professor Lupin, "the closet, the space under the bed, the cupboard under the sink...... Once, I came across an old clock hidden in my ancestors. This one moved in yesterday afternoon, and I asked the principal if the faculty could leave it alone and give my third-graders some hands-on opportunities. ”

"So, the first question we have to ask ourselves is, what is a Boggart?" Professor Lupin asked, a very simple question.

Hermione raised her hand. "It's something that morphs," she said, "and it can be presented as whatever image it thinks scares us the most." ”

"I couldn't have said any better," said Professor Lupin, Hermione proudly, "so the Boggart sitting in the dark in the closet had not yet taken on any form. It doesn't know what scares the 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.

Suddenly everyone became nervous.

What is the curiosity about the Boggart, this is a very common creature in the wizarding world, and they can exist in any dark space.

As for Boggart's ability, the most terrifying thing in people's hearts may be a person or a thing, a creature, and so on. This ability has always bothered wizards, as they do not feel any level of attack, whether mental or physical, which means that Occlumency is completely ineffective against the creature.

According to research, Boggart seems to feed on people's fears, they don't kill you, all they need is your fears, and it would be fitting to say that Boggart is a collection of fears.

Van Lin had never encountered such a creature, and he wondered what he was afraid of, whether it was Voldemort or the ethereal monster......

"That means," Professor Luhu continued, deliberately ignoring Neville's slight voice of terror, "that we had a huge advantage over Boggart before we started. Have you found that advantage, Harry?"

"Uh......" Harry was a bit of a word, he had no idea that there were such amazing creatures in the wizarding world before today. "Is it because there are so many of us that he doesn't know what to become?"

"Yes, very good," said Professor Lupin...... "the best way to deal with Boggart is to have a lot of people." It's confused. What should it become? Is it a headless corpse, or is it a flesh-eating slug? I once saw a boggett make the mistake of trying to scare two people at the same time, so he turned himself into a half-slug. Not scary at all. ”

Everyone laughed in unison, and the scene that Professor Lupin depicted was comical.

"It's funny, isn't it......" Professor Lupin said, "it's also the spell you need to fight off the Boggart, it's very simple, how about it, are you interested?"

The caliber of the answer is uniform, and no one wants to miss such an interesting thing.

"Good. Professor Lupin straightened up in satisfaction, "Let's read along, Ridikulus!"

"Ridikulus!"

"Very well, everybody, remember this spell, and of course one more important thing, when you cast this funny spell, you have to be firm and take it for granted, and at the same time think of what you feel is the funniest. ”

"So......" Professor Lupin paused, "Mr. Neville Longbottom, let you show you first......"

"Me?" Neville's voice trembled, and he looked at Professor Lupin in disbelief, it felt terrible.

"That's right, boy, be brave and stand in front!" Professor Lupin beckoned, and Neville trembled to the front of the closet.

There was a sudden noise in the closet, and it was as if the contents were about to rush out.

"So, tell me, Neville, what are you most afraid of?" Professor Lupin asked kindly.

"Professor Snape......" Neville whispered.

"What?"

"Professor Snape......" Neville plucked up the courage to say the terrifying name, Professor Snape......