Chapter Twenty-Four: The Temporary Defense Against the Dark Arts Lesson

Before Harry could recover from the trolls' fright, he heard Professor Dracula's question.

However, the scene just now was so exciting that his mind went blank, and he couldn't remember what the first Defence Against the Dark Arts lesson was about.

Harry turned his gaze for help to Ron who was cowering in the corner to suppress his presence, but Ron shrunk deeper into the corner and gave him a helpless look.

At this moment, a hand trembled and raised.

"Then Miss Granger, you can answer that question for him." Dracula said to Hermione.

Harry quietly breathed a sigh of relief, and then a strange feeling rose in his heart-

It was still a battlefield against trolls, but how did it become a class of Defence Against the Dark Arts in the blink of an eye?

"Those of us young wizards need to learn to borrow other powers to defend ourselves - such as alchemy armor, external weapons, or the simplest and most effective way, to find someone to help." Hermione whispered.

Seeing that Dracula didn't mean to refute, Hermione's tone gradually became smooth and confident, as if she was back in class.

"When going out with an adult, you can carry two speculums to sound the alarm in case of danger; The Spark Charm can also serve as an alarm and contact, but it is generally not recommended to use it in the face of danger......"

Hermione had memorized almost all the points mentioned in class, and Harry and Ron, the two scumbags, listened with their mouths wide open.

"You have a good memory, Miss Granger." Dracula smiled and nodded.

Before Hermione could smile smugly, his smile was retracted and he asked, "So reflect on it, did you do what I explained?" ”

Hermione lowered her head, looking aggrieved, and almost cried again.

And Dracula ignored her grievances at all, and continued to say sternly: "Isn't your spark spell good in class? All you have to do is remember to call the police with red sparks, and the professors will come as soon as they receive the signal, and the three of you won't be in such danger! ”

"Also, I did say that casting a spark spell to call an alarm is a dangerous act, as it can both reveal your location and provoke enemies; However, I don't know if you remember another sentence I said - 'specific problems and specific analysis'! ”

"You know, trolls are extremely stupid, extremely thoughtless creatures, they don't have the slightest ability to discern human behavior! In the face of such an enemy, it is perfectly possible to use the spark spell to warn you first, and then use other spells to delay time, and it is easy to drag the professors to come to your rescue. ”

Hermione wiped away her tears and sobbed, "I... My mind went blank when I saw the trolls, and I couldn't think of anything......"

"So, when facing the enemy, it's important to stay calm enough." Dracula said, "You've just seen too little, and it looks like I'm going to give you more training in this area in the future......"

Speaking of this, a hint of ill-will suddenly appeared on his face, and he didn't know what idea came to mind.

Harry and Ron quietly breathed a sigh of relief when the Defence Against the Dark Arts professor stopped talking.

The two secretly compared, and found that facing Professor Dracula was even more nervous than facing a troll!

Dracula's lecture clearly didn't end it.

His gaze swept over Harry, who was sitting on the ground, and Ron, who was cowering in the corner, and said lightly, "Don't think it's none of your business, Mr. Potter and Mr. Weasley. ”

"Your actions in coming to the rescue of your classmates are certainly commendable, but have you ever thought about it? Two first-year wizards wandering around a place where they might encounter a troll at any time is clearly a foolish act of delivering food to a troll! ”

"Knowing that there is a prefect in Gryffindor's team, and you even ran into Professor Snape as you passed around the corner of the hallway, didn't you think to ask for their help?"

"And the way you deal with trolls, I'm ashamed to say it!" Dracula said with a look of disgust, "What are the spells you learned for?" What are your wands for, for you to stick in the nostrils of trolls? ”

Harry glanced at his wand still poking in the troll's nostrils, not daring to say anything.

"Remember, you're wizards, not a bunch of monkeys jumping up and down!"

Dracula stared coldly at the two boys, his tone cold.

"We just wanted to tell Hermione about the troll, we didn't expect to be unlucky enough to run into it." Ron was a little unconvinced, and couldn't help but retort, "And Snape hurried to the fourth floor, he must not have bothered to pay attention to us, even if he is willing to ignore us, he will first deduct points from Gryffindor......"

"Character issues aside, Professor Snape's basic professionalism is still there, and he will not sit idly by and ignore students who are in danger." Dracula glanced at Ron lightly, "What's more, do you think that the academy score is more important than the small life?" It doesn't seem like the style of the two of you. ”

Ron thought of himself and Harry, who had already gone out for a night outing at the beginning of school, and was speechless, so he had to stand stiffly in the corner.

"It's not surprising that you're unlucky enough to run into a troll." Dracula continued, "If you have to put yourself in a probability, bad luck will come to you sooner or later, but sooner or later." ”

After listening to this long paragraph, Harry and Ron finally nodded convincingly, and Hermione took out a small notebook and began to take notes.

"Alright, to make up for your mistakes, now cheer up!" However, just as the three of them were listening carefully, Dracula suddenly snapped his fingers and woke the troll from its frozen state, "It's rare to see such a good teaching prop, you three try it and use what method to put it down!" ”

"By the way, the troll's weakness is in its head!"

As Dracula's words fell, the troll straightened up and looked around a little dazedly, as if he couldn't figure out what was going on on the field.

But the troll's brain, which was not the size of a walnut, was not enough to make it clear what was going on, so it didn't bother to think about it, picked up the stick, and smashed it at Harry next to him.

Harry's wand was still stuck in the troll's nose, unable to resist anything, and he clutched his head in fear. Before Hermione and Ron could react, they watched as the troll's rod slammed down on Harry.

When the stick was only a centimeter away from the scar on Harry's forehead, the troll froze in place again.

"You are too slow to react, and I am afraid that a hundred lives of such an emergency response capability will not be enough for you." Dracula leaned against the doorframe and said in disgust.

"Potter, pull out your wand and get ready for your next training!"

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