The most intuitive change at Hogwarts in recent days is that what they have to learn has become much more difficult than before, and the professors seem to be eager to teach everyone more.

But at the same time, they were trying to find ways to reduce the fear of Voldemort, and the upcoming second Quidditch match was a good way to do it.

Because when it's time to play, everyone's attention is on the pitch and cheering and shouting with every goal scored, which is also the best way to ease the fear.

As the game drew closer, the atmosphere in the castle gradually became less gloomy.

"How's that, is there any confidence...... If we win the Quidditch Cup this year, it will be an unprecedented five consecutive championships. ”

In the herbal medicine class that day, Professor Sprout approached Kyle and said with some excitement:

"While all other houses have won five in a row, Hufflepuff has not achieved such a dazzling result in nearly two centuries, and this year is the closest to success.

"Before that, when Minerva and the others talked about Quidditch, I was too embarrassed to get involved."

Seriously, Professor Sprout is exaggerating, professors can't just talk about Quidditch when they get together, and Professor McGonagall is the only serious Quidditch fan, and the other professors aren't particularly interested in the sport.

However, Kyle could also see that the reason why she said this in front of everyone in class was to show that she took the Quidditch match seriously. This allows more people to turn their attention to the upcoming game, instead of thinking about the mystery man and the escaped Death Eaters.

"Of course there is confidence, Professor." Kyle cooperated, "We don't have any plans to give up the Quidditch Cup. ”

Suddenly, two completely different voices rang out around him.

The Hufflepuffs cheered and cheered, of course, but the Ravenclaws who were in class with them were booing incessantly.

Because they were Hufflepuff's opponents, the Ravenclaws didn't think they were going to lose.

For a time, the smell of gunpowder in the small greenhouse was full.

Fortunately, this situation did not last long, and Professor Sprout duly moved out the plants he was going to learn today, and successfully defused the two groups of people who were tense.

"Pimple vine." "A plant with a wide range of applications, its pods and leaves are indispensable for many potions," she said......

"It's a snack too......" Kyle whispered.

Fawkes loved to snack on it, and when Harry was studying Occlumency, he didn't know where to get some of them, and they ate them one bite at a time on the tree, like they were eating popcorn.

In this lesson, they need to learn how to build a frame for the pimple vines and how to make them spit out the pods.

Despite the heavy snow outside, it was warm in the greenhouse, and Professor Sprout had placed several special torches around the greenhouse, which kept the pimple vine pods at their favorite temperature.

Kyle was the first to complete the quest and was rewarded with a small bag of pods, just enough for Fawkes.

The next day was the weekend, and the snow was almost a foot thick on the field, and some chose to stay in the warm common room to chat and play chess, but the sixth-graders had to put on thick robes and go to their first apparition class.

This special course, which can only be taken in the sixth grade, was originally to be carried out on the grounds, but now the snow there is so thick that it can only be transferred to the auditorium,

The reason why it was scheduled for Saturday morning was also to not delay the regular class.

When Kyle and Connor arrived at the Great Hall, all the tables and chairs were gone, and I don't know if it was an illusion, but it seemed to be much bigger than before.

The four Deans, including Professor McGonagall, were already waiting here, along with two wizards from the Ministry of Magic.

When the crowd came to them, they couldn't help but look at the skinny wizard in the middle.

His face was surprisingly pale, his eyelashes were almost transparent, and his hair was very thin, and there was an unreal feeling, as if a gust of wind could blow him away.

Kyle guessed that this was the teacher who taught them to apparition, his slender size was so suitable for disappearing, and Kyle even suspected that his apparition might not make a sound.

As for the other one...... Nymphadora Tonks, an old acquaintance, except that today she changed to the more common black hair, which Kyle almost didn't recognize.

"Hello everyone." When everyone had arrived, the little wizard from the Ministry of Magic said, "My name is Wickytekroth, and I will be your Apparition Teacher for the next twelve weeks, and I hope to help you pass the next exams. ”

"My name is Nymphadora Tonks." Tonks also stood up and said: "It's your disguise teacher, although this class will not participate in the exam, but it is very important, it is related to whether you can hide your true identity in the crowd and get rid of the tracking or pursuit of some wizards." ”

Camouflage class?

There was a lot of talk in the otherwise quiet auditorium, they had only been notified to attend the illusion class, but no one had ever said that there was a disguise class.

"Please be quiet!" Professor McGonagall said sternly, and everyone immediately shut up.

"Actually." She continued, "These two are the Aurors sent by the Ministry of Magic to teach you Defence Against the Dark Arts, your new professors. ”

"Assist...... Professor McGonagall, we're just assisting Ms. Umbridge, not professors. Tonks emphasized, and it was clear that she didn't want to take on the title of professor.

Professor McGonagall didn't say anything, though, just nodded.

"I know what you're thinking." At this time, Tonks continued: "My camouflage class will not take up your weekend time, but will take place in the normal Defence Against the Dark Arts class, and I am only here to send some things to Hogwarts on behalf of the Ministry of Magic, and I just happen to get to know you. ”

After hearing that the camouflage class did not take up the weekend, some people immediately breathed a sigh of relief and responded enthusiastically to Tonks.

I have to say that as an Auror who has just graduated, Tonks really knows these students too well...... It's like knowing herself.

Tonks looked around at the man standing in front of him, and finally fell on Kyle, and winked at him, the only one she was familiar with was Kyle.

Next, Tecros continued.

"As some of you may know, apparitions are not allowed at Hogwarts, but in order for you to learn this magic, Headmaster Dumbledore has temporarily lifted this restriction for an hour, but only in this auditorium.

"I must warn you not to move outside the wall, or you will run away without food.

"Now I need everybody to stand up and leave at least five feet in front of them."

Everyone was up to speed.

When everyone was on their feet, Tekros waved his wand, and an old-fashioned wooden circle was immediately added to the ground in front of each student.

"That's what you're aiming for." He began to explain in detail what to look out for in learning Apparition.

Kyle listened for a moment and found that it was similar to what Chris had taught him...... But that's normal, maybe Chris taught him, of course.

Since it was his first time in class, Tekros spoke in great detail, and he spent nearly half an hour explaining what needed to be remembered and asking everyone to memorize it.

Then, he gave a demonstration.

Just as Kyle had thought, Tekros' apparition barely made a sound, and he just disappeared naturally, then reappeared in a wooden circle five feet away.

If someone else's apparition is throwing a stone into the water, then he is a leaf, no matter how high it falls, it can't hear a single movement.

"That's it, everyone can see it clearly."

Tecros shouted, "Now, you do as I just did...... If you really don't know how to get into the void, spin in place. ”

"Now everybody try it."

The students in the auditorium began to spin in circles.

Tekros walked in the middle of the queue, "That's right, that's it, be sure to relax and remember what I just said...... How about you try it once, aiming for the wooden hoop in front of you.

"Now listen to me...... Begin! ”

There was a crackling sound in the auditorium.

Of course, this is not the sound produced by the illusion, but the sound of the flesh and the ground colliding before.

Many people lose their balance and fall to the ground because they spin for too long.

"Haha, I made it!" There was a shout of excitement from the crowd.

I saw Mikel standing in the wooden circle, jumping and jumping, waving his arms excitedly, "Look at the professor, I somehow appeared in the circle, I must have learned to apparition." ”

"No, you didn't...... Hurry up and get out. Tekros said with a blank face.

Mikel didn't know what was happening, but he could see it clearly, the boy was simply spinning in a circle, and staggered into the wooden circle...... And it's someone else's wooden hoop.

Didn't he notice that his position was a little off?

Except for Mikel, the rest of the people in the wooden circle basically jumped in.

"It's okay, it's okay, everybody's back to where they were, let's try again." He said dryly.

Everyone set up the wooden circle and stood in place.

"You don't have to be frustrated, Apparition is not a simple magic, it can't be learned in a day or two, my expectation for you is three lessons."

He held out three fingers and said, "If all goes well, the most gifted of you should not really learn this magic until the third class."

"For those who are less talented, it's longer...... I've seen a lot of people who can't move even a foot at the end of a twelve-week course, and naturally they can't pass the exam. ”

"Not necessarily......" Mmikel muttered, "if anyone learns it today." ”

He always thought that he had just been apparitioned, but he just didn't grasp the direction.

"Then I'll treat him to a year's worth of snacks and sweets." Tekroth smiled and said nonchalantly, "Okay, now everyone remembers how they felt......

"Smack!"

Before he could finish his sentence, he heard a crisp voice from the auditorium.

Tycros turned his head stiffly, and saw a man standing steadily in the wooden circle.

"You...... You must have not gone back just now, did you? He asked tentatively.

Kyle smiled and didn't speak.

There was another crisp sound, and in the next second, he reappeared in the wooden circle of the person in front of him.

"Oh!" There was a burst of cheers of excitement around them, and even Professor McGonagall, who was watching from the sidelines, couldn't help but hook the corners of her mouth.

Snape snorted disdainfully, "Childish." ”

Tonks looked at the stunned Tekros and couldn't hold back her laughter, but half of her hair turned blonde.

After Tecros reacted, his originally pale face began to turn red rapidly, and he said angrily, "You must have discussed it." ”

"Not really, Professor." Kyle said, "Actually, I did it the first time, I just didn't notice. ”

"That's right, I can testify." Professor Sprout laughed and said that she had been looking at the Hufflepuff students, especially Kyle.

Tycros was speechless for a while, the scene just now was too chaotic, and he really didn't seem to notice that among those people with all kinds of tricks, there was actually a real one.

"Okay, okay, it's me who lost." "I'll keep my promise." ”

After saying that, he couldn't help but laugh himself.

He himself was happy that someone could learn to apparition so quickly, as for Kyle, who had done it before...... He didn't care.

Being able to learn to apparition before the age of sixteen is a remarkable thing in itself, and the younger you are when you learn it, the more talented you are.

"Okay, you don't have to learn." Tycros waved his hand at Kyle and motioned for him to step aside, as he looked forward to the next lesson.

If one person succeeds, will there be a second......

Thinking of this, Tekros shouted the command again.

To his disappointment, however, the second attempt was not much better than the first, and he opened his eyes to the maximum and did not see a second person capable of apparition.

It wasn't until the third time that there was a change.

Someone finished it, but only half of it.

Autumn staggered to her feet in the wooden circle, but her right leg remained in place.

Someone let out a terrible scream.

"Don't be nervous, it's normal." Tekros said calmly, "Remember what I just said? Splitting is the most common case when learning phantom shifting. ”

As he spoke, Professor McGonagall sped over and picked up Autumn's leg to her.

"Pomona, White ......"

"Is this it? Professor. ”

At this time, someone suddenly handed her a bottle containing white fresh essence.

"That's right, this is it." Professor McGonagall glanced up at Kyle, who took the white essence and applied it to Cho's wound, placing it back in place like a building block.

"Don't be afraid, take a look." Professor McGonagall whispered, "Splitting is not a terrible situation, as long as you take it back in time, you will be fine. ”

Qiu's face turned pale, he took a deep breath, and took a tentative step forward, only to realize that he was still able to move normally without any discomfort.

"Don't hesitate next time, and don't worry about what will happen if you fail, we will help in time." Professor McGonagall reminded her a few words before leaving again.

Cho nodded and returned to the group as well.

But I don't know if this autumn split left a shadow on everyone, and in the next half hour, there was no one who finished it.

Everyone, including the experienced Qiu, is repeating the process of going in circles and then jumping into circles.

Tecros was a little disappointed, but he also understood that Kyle was only a special case, and that was normal.

After seeing the visual impact of the split, it is much more difficult to maintain determination and calmness, which is why he said before that someone could not succeed until the third class.

Overcoming the fear of splitting is the most difficult step in learning illusion, and it takes time.

He fastened his cloak and said, "Everyone, don't forget: goal, determination, calmness, we'll see you next Wednesday." ”

"Wait a minute, Professor......" someone said suddenly, "Aren't we learning phantom shifting every Saturday?" ”

"That's right." "But I'm also going to help Lady Umbridge teach you Defence Against the Dark Arts, the Ministry of Magic was going to send two Aurors, but most of them had business to do and couldn't leave, so they found me." ”

I don't know if it's Kyle's delusion, but he notices that Tonks' hair is getting darker and he is staring at Tycros through gritted teeth.

Kyle quickly figured out why.

The other Aurors have business to do, doesn't this mean that in the entire Auror office, Tonks is the only idler?

Kyle couldn't help but laugh, but the next second he found himself stared at by Tonks' fierce gaze, and he quickly shut his mouth in fright.

(End of chapter)