Chapter 174: Nervous Neville
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Professor Lupin's words of trust made Neville's face flush even more, it was the first time a professor had shown trust in him, and no professor had ever said that before.
The corners of Snape's mouth twitched, but he didn't say anything, and he walked out of the lounge, slamming the door behind him.
"Alright, now please walk towards the room. Professor Lupin said.
There was only a tattered old wardrobe in the room, where the teachers usually put their changing robes. Professor Lupin walked over to the closet, but the closet suddenly moved on its own, slamming against the wall.
"You don't need to worry. Professor Lupin saw that many of the students were retreating in fright, so he comforted him, "There's only one Borgert there, there's nothing to be afraid of." ā
But most students agree that this is exactly what they need to be afraid of.
Neville looked at Professor Lupin in horror, remembering that Professor Lupin had just said that he needed help with his first class.
"Boggart likes dark and enclosed spaces," Professor Lupin explained to his classmates, "the closet, the space under the bed, the cupboard under the sink........... I even came across a boggart in an old man's clock. It was only yesterday afternoon that I moved in, and I specifically asked Headmaster Dumbledore to let the teachers keep it, and I needed to use it to teach the third year students. ā
"Now, what we need to know is: what exactly is Boggart?" Professor Lupin asked.
As soon as he finished speaking, Hermione's hand was raised high.
"It's something that shapeshifts, and it thinks what scares us the most, it becomes. Hermione hastened to reply.
"I don't think I can go into more detail. Professor Lupin said wittily, which made Hermione's face full of excitement. So, the Boggart in this closet doesn't have a specific shape yet, because he doesn't know what the people outside the closet door are afraid of. Of course, no one knows what Boggart looks like when he's alone, because as soon as I let it out, it becomes the thing we fear the most. ā
"That means ........" Professor Lupin deliberately slowed down, hoping that someone would pick up. Neville muttered with his head down, trying to pretend he hadn't heard Professor Lupin's question. Clearly, Professor Lupin, unlike Snape, had no intention of making people feel embarrassed. "Harry, did you know that we have a very big advantage over the Boggart?"
Harry didn't react for a moment, as Hermione beside him was holding his arm high, and he didn't expect Professor Lupin to ask him a question.
"Maybe it's because there are so many of us that it doesn't know what to change?" Harry replied uncertainly, he didn't know the correct answer, it was just a guess based on Professor Lupin and Hermione's explanation of the Boggart just now.
But he was immediately sure he was right, as Hermione, who was next to him, lowered his arm in frustration.
"Quite right. "The best way to deal with the Boggart is to go with it, and then it will get confused." Do you become a man-eating skeleton or a slug? I remember one time, a slug met two people, one afraid of snakes and the other afraid of fish, and it became half fish and half snake, which made it not scary at all, but funny. ā
"The spell to fight off the Boggart is very simple, but it requires strong willpower. You know, what really finished Boggart was laughter. You need to force it to be something that you think is very funny. Professor Lupin said, "Let's not practice the spell with a wand......... Funny funny!"
"Funny, funny!" the class said.
"Very good, very good. "But that's the easier part, and this spell alone isn't enough." It's up to you to come down, Neville. ā
The wardrobe was still shaking, but Louis thought Neville was shaking even more. He trembled and walked forward, as if he were going to be tied to a cross and burned to death.
"Good, Neville. Professor Lupin said encouragingly, "So, let's start with the most important thing: what do you think is the most fearful thing in this world?"
Neville's lips moved, but didn't make a sound. He was so nervous that he would rather be caught and taught a lesson by Snape than by the expected attention of everyone like this. At the very least, he won't disappoint the professors who are so supportive of him.
Looking at Neville, who was about to cry, Professor Lupin was not the slightest bit impatient, and his and Snape's teaching methods were simply two extremes.