In mid-March, a full week before Easter Holiday, Professor McGonagall told the second-year wizards that they would need to make a choice of electives to take in third-year after the holidays, which made Hermione forget about the Defence Against the Dark Arts practice class for a while, and she studied the new class for the whole weekend, and she was reluctant to give up on any of them.

Even the usual activity of helping Professor Lockhart write a reply on a weekend afternoon, she brought the new timetable with her, hoping to get some guidance from Professor Blaine.

"Interest is the best teacher, Granger--"

Amosta said with a smile,

"Human energy is limited, you have to make trade-offs... If you're asking me for advice, I think the Conservation of Magical Beasts class and the ancient runes might be a little more practical. ”

"She's decided to sign all the subjects--"

Harry said cautiously.

This time, Professor Bryan didn't ask anyone other than Hermione to help Lockhart write a reply, but Harry still came to Professor Bryan's office with him, probably hoping to find clues about how to deal with the Yin Corpse from his conversation with Professor Brian.

"Learn them all?"

Looking at the stubborn little witch flashing in her brown eyes, Amosta said helplessly,

"Timing can be a problem, Granger, there are a lot of classes that overlap completely in time, and you can't show yourself up in a classroom with two classes at the same time."

"That's not a problem, Professor Blaine, Professor McGonagall gave me a good suggestion--"

As for replying to letters, Hermione was now very adept, and she was writing quickly on the letterhead, and it seemed that Professor Bryan's dissuasion did not shake her resolve.

"What about you, Potter?"

Amosta gave up trying to persuade and looked at Harry.

"Divination and protecting magical creatures, professor, Ron and I both took these two courses." Harry answered the question quickly, his mind thinking about how to get the conversation to the hint Professor Bryan had given at the school hospital.

Amosta nodded nondeniably, muttering quietly

"I've heard that Professor Kettleburn of the Conservation of Magical Creatures class seems to be retiring in the second half of the year... It seems that Headmaster Dumbledore is going to have a headache in the second half of the year, and he will have to find two professors to fill the vacancy--"

Harry opened his mouth in surprise, even Hermione stopped the quill in his hand and looked up at Professor Bryan blankly, and after exchanging glances with Harry, Hermione asked reluctantly,

"Don't you have any plans to continue teaching, Professor?"

"Hehe--"

Amosta chuckled softly, he picked up the group photo on the table and carefully wiped the dust off the border,

"I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint you, Granger, Potter, it might be a good job to be a professor at Hogwarts, maybe someday, I'll make that decision, but at least in the short term, I don't have such a plan."

Professor Bryan's answer lowered Hermione's mood.

Even Harry, who had no intention of delving into how to deal with the Yin Corps, stared at the youthful face and purple eyes that were darker than they had seen at first sight in the flickering candlelight, and suddenly remembered what the three of them had heard about Professor Bryan from Hagrid at the beginning of the semester.

"--Professor,"

Harry hesitated, but still didn't suppress the curiosity in his heart, and asked expectantly,

"We've heard from Hagrid about your school days..., did you finally figure out who the Black Witch you met in the Forbidden Forest when you were in your fifth grade?"

Amosta paused as he glanced at Harry, his smile becoming elusive,

"That's a good question, Potter, and to be honest, I've been thinking about this for so many years, trying to figure out what the purpose of that woman broke into Hogwarts and killed me as a young wizard... However, it wasn't until a few days ago that I figured it out. ”

"Who is she?!"

Harry and Hermione's eyes widened and they let out exclamations.

"I can't tell you just yet--"

Amosta lowered his eyes and smiled and put the picture frame back in its place, seeing that the faces of the two little wizards were obviously disappointed, he pursed his lips and thought for a while, and then smiled and said,

"Hmm... Well, as compensation, you can ask me some of the other questions, and I can answer them as best I can... Of course, Potter, if you want to ask me how to get through the 'practice class', then don't bother! ”

Harry, who had been poked by Professor Blaine, smiled sheepishly, smashed his mouth regretfully, and his gaze inadvertently swept over the group photo that Professor Blaine had put down, and suddenly his brow raised, and he looked into Professor Blaine's eyes again.

The first time he walked into this office, Harry was very curious about why Professor Bryan's eyes had changed so much from that of school, and it was rare that Professor Bryan was willing to solve his puzzles, this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to figure this out!

From Harry's eyes, Amosta knew what he was thinking, and he blinked and laughed.

"Well... If you're really curious..."

"Will you tell us?"

Harry asked, embarrassed.

"There's nothing you can't say, Potter--"

Amosta leaned back in her chair and smiled gently, "Actually, it has something to do with what happened on Christmas Eve in my fifth grade..."

Hermione simply dropped her quill and sat up straight, as if in class.

"There were two things that disturbed me that night, the first was the Dark Witch who suddenly broke into Hogwarts, and the second was Headmaster Dumbledore--"

Amosta gestured to stop Harry, who tried to defend Dumbledore, and he looked up at the cold rock of the ceiling and smiled, his eyes lost in remembrance

"That night, Headmaster Dumbledore gave me a glimpse of what a truly powerful wizard looks like at the top of the modern wizarding world with a simple disarming charm...

For some time since that night, I've been thinking about the question of how I can make sure that I can survive and even win in the future if for some reason I have to fight with a wizard as powerful as Headmaster Dumbledore. ”

Harry and Hermione exchanged uneasy glances, and after a while, he whispered,

"That's just a misunderstanding, Professor, under normal circumstances, Headmaster Dumbledore wouldn't have been able to hurt you--"

"Headmaster Dumbledore is the greatest white wizard of our time, and I think losing to such a wizard..."

Hermione couldn't say anything under Professor Blaine's glittering eyes, but she still made her point across, and in the modern wizarding world, no one would consider losing to Dumbledore a shameful thing.

"I don't think I see it like you do, Miss Granger."

Amostama rubbed his fingers and said calmly,

"The first step to transcending a person is to believe in your heart that you can do it... In this world, no one is invincible, no matter how powerful a wizard is, he is destined to be surpassed by those who come after him, so I have never felt that wizards like Headmaster Dumbledore or the Dark Lord are absolutely invincible---"