"Luckily, at least these snails are still small. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info "An hour later, as they returned to the castle for lunch, Harry said rubbing the burning scars on his hands.

"They're small now," Hermione said in an exasperated voice, "but once Hagrid figured out what they were eating, I guess they would suddenly become six feet long." ”

The next two days were uneventful, with no incidents, except for Neville's burning of the cauldron in Potions class, which was already the sixth cauldron he had burned. Professor Snape's revenge seems to have reached a new high over the summer, when he unceremoniously punished Neville for his labor. Neville had to disembowelment a large bucket of horned toads, and when he returned, his nerves were almost broken.

"Snape's temper seems worse after a summer vacation, doesn't it?" Harry asked Roger.

Hermione is teaching Neville to recite a descaling charm that cleanses the toad from between his fingernails.

Roger glanced at the little savior, and snorted ominously: "Yes..."

As a former Death Eater, Snape will definitely notice after Voldemort begins to recover, focusing on Harry but not looking for his faults too much, which takes his anger out on Disgust Two: Neville...

But when it comes to Mad-Eye Moody, he seems to be extra careful. Whenever Roger saw the two of them eating together or passing by in the hallway, it was obvious that Snape was avoiding Moody's eyes, whether they were magical or normal.

Maybe Snape was psychologically shadowed by Moody?

The fourth-year Gryffindor students were eagerly awaiting Moody's first lesson. Thursday had lunch, the bell hadn't yet rang, and the students were waiting in line outside the Defence Against the Dark Arts classroom.

They hurriedly sat down on the four seats directly in front of the podium, took out their "Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Defense" and waited, the atmosphere was exceptionally quiet.

Soon, Moody's characteristic grunting footsteps were heard down the hallway. He walked into the classroom, looking as weird and scary as usual. Roger could just see his claw-like wooden feet peeking out from under his robes.

"Put those things away," Moody said gruffly, struggling to the podium with his cane on his crutches, and sat down with great difficulty, "You don't need those textbooks." ”

As the students put their books in their bags, Harry looked a little excited, and from the few words Roger had said, it was clear that the new professor was a guy with real skills.

Moody pulled out the roster, shook his head, and shook his long, gray hair away from his twisted, scarred face, and began to roll out names.

His normal eyes moved down the list, his magical eyes spinning around, staring at each student who answered.

"Alright," Moody said when the last student had answered, "I received a letter from Professor Lupin about the course. You've learned how to deal with the Boggart, the Red Hat, the Hinkpunk, the Grindy Low, the Kaba, and the Werewolves, haven't you?"?

The students whispered their approval.

"Looks like you've got a pretty good grasp of how to deal with dark magic animals... But you still don't know enough how to deal with spells," Moody said, "so I'm going to give you a taste of the spells that wizards cast among themselves." I've got a year to teach you how to deal with the dark arts..."

"Spells, they come in many forms, and their magic varies. ”

"Now, according to the rules of the Ministry of Magic, I should teach you all kinds of spell breaking, that's all. It stands to reason that you're not in sixth form, and I shouldn't tell you what illegal dark spells look like, because you're too young to deal with this stuff. ”

"But Professor Dumbledore praised your courage greatly, and he thought you could handle it, and it seemed to me that the sooner you understood what to deal with, the better. If you've never seen something before, how can you protect yourself from it?"

"If a wizard wants to recite an illegal spell to you, he won't tell you what he is going to do. He will not give you mantras frankly, fairly, and politely. You have to be prepared and vigilant... Mr. Collins. ”

Harry and Hermione stared at Roger with a hand raised next to him, and the only time he asked a question in class, it was usually to find fault... For example, in Potions class in first grade, Defence Against the Dark Arts and History of Magic in second grade...

Roger ignored the prickly eyes of the two friends, and asked seriously, "Professor, what you just said about the 'illegal black magic spell'... Is there a 'legal black magic' in the reverse direction? So black magic isn't all explicitly forbidden?"

Moody's eyes were on Roger, including the one who was spinning around. The boy looked back with a serious face, looking eager to learn.

Moody smiled quickly, his scarred face even more distorted and weird, but it was always gratifying that he could still smile in a friendly way.

"Nice reverse thinking, Mr. Collins," he began to explain, after a compliment:

"Yes, there are some dark arts that are not illegal to use at certain times... Black magic is mainly used to harm others, and is mostly used to deal with enemies or take revenge on others by casting spells, curses, secret rituals and other methods to achieve murder, illness, confusion, servitude, and blame. ”

But there are other uses for dark magic, and it can also be used for positive purposes, such as healing, warding off evil spirits, or healing, defending, or countering the magic performed by others. In the case of the use of dark arts in certain circumstances, the Ministry of Magic will handle it at its discretion. ”

The corners of Roger's mouth inadvertently provoked a little: "Then Professor Moody, do you mean that for the sake of our own safety in the future, it is necessary to learn and study the dark arts?"

With a "hum", the students in the classroom seemed to explode, and they whispered about it. Even in the eyes of professors, learning black magic belongs to the kind of topic that is rebellious and secretive.

Hermione even stomped on the boy who caused the commotion under the table, and she could see that this thing was meant to make trouble today!

Moody's eyes (both at the same time) were fixed on Roger again for a few seconds, then he turned to the class and said in a gruff voice, "Yes, as I said, if you have never seen a spell before, how can you protect yourself in front of it?"

"In my class, you can all take out your wand, aim it at me, and say this incantation. After all, I'm here to teach you how to recite incantations. ”