Clark and Hermione's success got the Defence Against the Dark Arts class off to a good start.

"Clark is right, Boggart likes dark places," he patted the old cabinet, "this one just moved in yesterday afternoon, and I begged the principal to let the teachers keep it for my third-year students." ”

"The Boggart, who was in the dark cabinet, didn't have a concrete shape yet, and it didn't know what the people outside the cabinet door were afraid of.

So no one knows what Boggart is like when he's alone, but as soon as I let it out, it immediately becomes the thing that each of us fears the most. ”

"That said," Professor Lupin continued, "we have a big advantage over Boggart. Harry, do you see this advantage? ”

Harry was taken aback by the sudden name of the name, he felt very awkward unprepared, but he could only take the risk of trying.

"Uh--because we have so many of them-so, it doesn't know what to become?"

"Quite right." Professor Lupin said.

"The best thing to do when dealing with Boggart is to go with a group, because that would confuse it.

It didn't know if it should turn into a skeleton without a head, or a meat-eating slug?

One time I saw a boggart make this mistake — it tried to scare two people at the same time, and ended up turning itself into a half-slug, which wasn't scary at all. ”

The little wizards were amused by his joke, and the tension was swept away.

"The spell to repel the Boggart is very simple, but it requires great mental strength. You know, it's laughter that really makes Boggart finish, and what you need is to force it into an image that you think is funny.

Let's not practice the spell with a wand first. Please read it to me...... Funny funny! ”

"Funny funny!" The whole class read along with him.

"Very good," said Professor Lupin, "very good! But that's the easier part, you know, this spell alone isn't enough. ”

He began to direct the students to come forward, but no one wanted to be the first, and Clark was not afraid, but in his opinion, he was afraid that he would not be able to serve the purpose of teaching.

With a slight push of his hand forward, Ron staggered to the front.

"Who's ......"

Before Ron could shout, Professor Lupin applauded, "Great, your name is Ron, it seems that there are more than two or three excellent Gryffindors." ”

The vain Ron was immediately restrained, and he could only harden his head and tremble and walk forward, as if he had walked on the gallows.

The closet shook again, but Ron shook even harder than it did.

"Very well, Ron," said Professor Lupin, "first of all: what do you fear most in this world, you say?" ”

Ron's lips moved, but he didn't make a sound.

"I'm sorry, Ron, I didn't hear you." Professor Lupin said kindly, "Please speak up. ”

Ron's body trembled, and he looked left and right in panic, as if begging someone to help him.

Then he said in a voice so low that he could barely hear it: "Spider, huge spider." ”

Almost everyone laughed, which made Ron's ears red, and he couldn't help but retort:

"If you were a kid with a teddy bear and your brother turned into a huge, hairy spider, you would do the same!"

The students around him laughed louder, but Professor Lupin looked thoughtful.

"Big spider with long hair...... Not...... Ron, it's really scary, and I think a lot of people scream when they see it, so there's nothing to be ashamed of. ”

"Uh-yes," Ron said nervously.

"But I think it would be fun to make the hair on that spider longer and then wrap its legs around and trip it over."

Professor Lupin said, a smile on his face, "Can you imagine what I'm talking about?" ”

"I'll try as much as I can." Ron couldn't say for sure, apparently worried about what would come next.

"Don't worry, you can. Ron, when the Boggart rushes out of the closet and sees you, it transforms into a big spider with long hair. Lupin said.

"Then you raise your wand – like this – and shout 'funny' – and concentrate on imagining the spider's hair growing, and then wrap its legs around it.

If all goes well, the big spider that Boggart turns into will trip and fall to the ground. ”

After saying that, Lupin looked at the other classmates.

"If Ron succeeds, Boggart will turn his attention to each of us in turn.

I hope you all take a moment now to think about what you're most afraid of, and then imagine how you can make it ridiculous......"

There was silence in the classroom, and Clark thought...... What is he most afraid of in this world?

He first thought of Dumbledore, Dumbledore who discovered his secret.

But this thought quickly disappeared, and the White Lord, who was bound by the rules, was like a beast in a cage, and sooner or later he had to die before him, and it was not so terrible.

Then another image quickly appeared in his mind - Voldemort who had become strong again.

But this thought soon disappeared, and Voldemort's passion for immortality and the indiscriminate use of Horcruxes led to his own delirium, which was not a big threat.

There are also the conservative forces in the British wizarding world, whose network of relationships is intertwined, deep, and the hidden strength is amazing. But it is conservative, does not want to forge ahead, and is just a dog guarding the household, so there is no need to worry.

In addition, the gods who had disappeared in the past have not completely fallen, and they are still hiding in a corner, secretly plotting and trying to return to the human world.

They can also be called threats, but these guys are just dry bones in the grave, in name only, the times are constantly changing, and all gods who can't keep up with the times will eventually be abandoned by the times.

In this way, today's heroes are only the kings and the ears - no, no!

It's today's hero, but my brother and sister have three ears!

Clarke set his eyes on Hermione and Neville beside him, and a sense of pride lingered in his chest.

At this time, many of his classmates were still locked in their eyes, and they didn't notice his psychological changes at all, only Hermione and Neville felt something and smiled at him.

"Are you all ready?" Professor Lupin asked aloud suddenly.

Some of the students felt a panic, but many more were already nodding their heads and rolling up their sleeves, looking eager to try.

"Ron, let's all step back," Professor Lupin said, "and leave you an open space, okay?" When the time comes, I'll call the next classmate forward...... Alright, everyone stand back and make room for Ron—"

The classmates retreated to the wall, leaving Ron alone by the closet.

Gu Zhi

His face was pale and he looked very frightened, but he had rolled up the sleeves of his robe and raised his wand to prepare.

"I'll count to three, Ron," Professor Lupin said, pointing his own wand at the doorknob of the closet, "one-two-three—begin!" ”

Professor Lupin's wand shoots a string of sparks from the tip of his wand, hitting the spherical doorknob.

The closed cabinet door suddenly opened, and several of the students let out loud screams.

Because a large spider that was six feet tall and covered in fur suddenly emerged from the small space of the closet.

The monstrous creature swayed its long legs, spreading its sharp pincers menacingly, and eight compound eyes stared at Ron viciously as it pressed towards him.

Ron was so frightened by the fear in his heart that he retreated, holding his wand in his hand, but his mouth couldn't make a sound.

The big spider was pressing towards him, the mucus in his mouth dripping to the ground, and the sharp limbs were about to pierce Ron's body, but he still didn't move.

Just when Harry thought Ron was momentarily frightened and didn't know how to resist, then—

"Funny-funny-funny!" Ron yelled.

There was a crisp sound in the air, like a whip, and the spider's footsteps began to staggern, and its hair began to lengthen, hanging down to the ground, and then tangled and tripped it.

This situation greatly increased Ron's confidence, and he immediately added, "Funny funny!" ”

At this moment, the legs of the big spider suddenly disappeared.

It rolled on the ground, and the classmates burst into laughter, and Boggart froze, as if he was also confused, and Professor Lupin hurriedly shouted, "Parvati, come on!" ”

Parvati stepped forward with a resolute expression.

The legless spider rolled in front of her, and with another snap, the spider was gone, and standing in front of her was a bloodstained, bandaged mummy, whose gazeless face turned to Parvati, dragging its feet, slowly walking towards her, and its stiff arms raised—

"Funny funny!" Parvati shouted.

A bandage at the mummy's feet spread, and the mummy tripped and fell to the ground, his head rolling to the side.

"Seamus!" Professor Lupin shouted.

In this way, the little wizards, under the command of the teacher, stepped forward one by one and faced their fears.

The boggart is sometimes a banshee, sometimes a viper, sometimes a bloody stump, but no matter how it changes, it is defeated by the spells and laughter of his classmates.

"It's already confused!" Lupin shouted encouragement, "We succeeded!" Dean, on! ”

Dean rushed over.

Syllable! A huge eyeball with many tentacles turned into a severed hand, and it suddenly flipped over and swished across the floor like a crab.

"Funny funny!" Dean shouted.

There was a crunch, and the hand was caught in the rat trap.

"Great! Clark, it's your turn! ”

Clark stepped forward calmly, but this time, the change in the Boggart was unexpected by everyone.

I saw that it first expanded into a large mass of black mist, then contracted and collapsed, sometimes into a vague humanoid image, sometimes into some abstract horror animal, but it just couldn't take shape.

It was the first time for the little wizards around them to see this kind of scene, and they were still very curious about what this famous grade number one would be afraid of, but they didn't expect it to be like this.

Just when everyone was confused, Professor Lupin applauded Clark, "Sure enough, it's the first time I've seen a third-year student master such a powerful brain defense technique." ”

His praise has left many young wizards wondering why, brain defense? What's that?

Fortunately, Professor Lupin quickly explained: "Brain Defense is a very powerful spell that can protect your mind from the prying eyes of magic, and this Boggart can't get the information in Clark's mind, so he naturally doesn't know what to do to scare Clark." ”

Some of the young wizards looked at Clark in amazement, their eyes full of envy for this spell, but Lupin continued, "But this spell is also very difficult to master, and requires a lot of control over one's own mind, if it is only against Boggart, I think it is better to use a spell." ”

After saying that, ignoring the regretful gazes of his classmates, he waved his wand, "Okay Clark, stand down, next, Hermione!" ”

Hermione stepped forward to replace Clark, and the black mist that the Boggart had turned into instantly condensed into a concrete image, and then some of the little witches around covered their mouths in unison.

Because the one who appeared in front of Hermione was Clarke, who had just retreated.

However, the appearance of this "Clark" is particularly miserable, I saw that his original proper wizard robe has turned dark red because it is soaked in blood, and the whole person is also unkempt lying on the ground, with a bright dagger stuck in his back, and I don't know whether he is dead or alive.

"Hermione~"

"Clark", who was lying on the ground, seemed to be aware of the person in front of him, raised his head, stretched out his blood-soaked palm towards Hermione, and let out a feeble moan.

If she had changed places, Hermione, who might have seen this scene, would have really hurried up to check on the situation of this "Clark".

However, looking at Clarke, who was standing on the side, the old god was there, Hermione's cheeks were crimson, and she viciously waved her right hand at the Boggart who had changed into Clark, and shouted at the same time: "Funny funny! ”

Syllable!

Lying on the ground, "Clark" was whipped directly into the air like a spinning top, performing a difficult move of turning for three and a half weeks, and finally fell in front of Harry with a thud.

This caused everyone present to laugh, and Clark couldn't stop crying and laughing, but Professor Lupin frowned, but didn't say much.

On the other side, Harry looked at the Boggart who landed in front of him, raised his wand, and got ready, but-

"Look here!" Professor Lupin shouted suddenly, stepping forward first.

The legless spider disappeared, and the students looked around in a panic to see where it had gone.

They saw a silvery-white sphere hanging in front of Professor Lupin, who said almost lazily, "Funny, funny!" ”

Syllable!

"Alright, the last one, Neville, come forward and kill it!" Professor Lupin said that by this time Boggart had turned into a cockroach and landed on the floor.

Neville took a deep breath and rushed forward confidently.

Syllable!

A tall, muscular man carved out of rock, covered in hideous scars, charged at Neville, the Scorpion King they had seen in Egypt.

"Funny funny!"

Neville shouted a spell, swung his hard iron birch wand like a sword, and before Lupin could react, the blow struck the Scorpion King in the shoulder blade.

Under such a pure violent attack, Boggart couldn't bear it, and suddenly exploded on the spot, turning into countless puffs of smoke and disappearing.

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