HP meets at Hogwarts

Chapter 149 Defense Against the Dark Arts

The next morning, Ann got up very early, and this behavior caused Fanny to smack her tongue, "Ann, after a summer vacation, you didn't even sleep in late. This is a big change."

Ann just yawned and replied, "I'm still jet-lagged recently, but it won't be the case in winter."

The ceiling of the great hall was tiled and blue, with a few faint wisps of cloud floating like the sky outside the high mullioned windows.

An Ban squinted his eyes and poured porridge into his mouth, taking a bite of prosciutto, pudding, and scrambled eggs from time to time.

"By the way, Ann, what courses are you taking this term?" asked Fanny. "Eight honors and two honors. You can take any subject you want—"

"Aren't you the same," An murmured, "Seven are excellent and three are good, what do you plan to choose?"

"Well, I think, Defense Against the Dark Arts, Potions, Transfiguration, History of Magic, Charms, Astronomy, Herbalism, Ancient Runes, and Muggle Studies."

"Oh? You're not going to take protection of magical creatures?" Ann took a big bite of the raspberry pie.

Fanny shrank her neck in embarrassment, "My parents hope that I can collect ten NEWT certificates, but I think it's fine if Hagrid still teaches—"

"Aha, I agree," Ann said, "but I'm not going to choose Transfiguration this year. This will free up some of my free time to deal with my family affairs. My aunt recently handed over Indian affairs to me."

"Huh?" Fanny was taken aback for a moment. "Is your aunt planning to leave the family affairs to you as soon as you graduate—"

Ann shrugged, "She has this plan, after all, she has such a smart and capable heir!"

"..." Fanny glanced sideways at Ann.

At this time, Snape walked over to the two of them with a stack of blank timetables and everyone's OWLs.The work of distributing the class schedule this semester is more complicated than usual. It is necessary to ensure that each student's OWLs score meets the requirements before he can continue to study the NEWTs improvement class he applied for.But Fanny's schedule was soon settled.

"Defense Against the Dark Arts, Potions, History of Magic, Charms, Astronomy, Herbalism, Ancient Runes, Arithmancy?" Professor Snape said to Ann holding an application form.

"Yes, Dean!" Ann nodded.

"Well, I did well in Potions last semester." Snape said, he tapped on the blank timetable and handed it to Ann.Then he walked to the next classmate with an indifferent expression.

After Snape was gone, Fanny leaned into Ann's ear and said in surprise, "Oh my God, Ann, Professor Snape praised you just now!"

Ann shuddered, and she glanced at Snape, "Why do I think it's not a compliment but a threat? Don't you think what he said just now meant that since you did well in the exam, don't give it to the new teacher?" Lose Slytherin's face, or..."

Fanny tilted her head, "It seems that there is a possibility."

Ann glanced at her schedule. In sixth grade, she did have much more free time than last semester.Moreover, the course format has also changed. Unlike last semester, a day is divided into eight small lessons. For example, on Monday morning, there are two lessons on Ancient Rune, and after the break, there are two lessons on Defense Against the Dark Arts.The noon break was also extended, and in the afternoon there were two potions classes and two counting and divination classes.There are six Potions lessons a week.

Hermione was standing in the hall with her schoolbag on her shoulders when Fanny and Ann walked out of the dining room.Ann hurried up, "Hermione, your first and second periods are also ancient runes, right? Come on, show me your class schedule."

Hermione was waiting here for Ann, and she handed over the schedule well prepared.

"Sure enough, most of the classes overlap." An said happily, and handed over her timetable.

Hermione glanced at Ann's class schedule, and then the expression on her face changed, "Ann, you didn't take the Protection of Fantastic Beasts class either?"

"Well, Fanny didn't choose either," said Ann. "Well, none of you three?"

Hermione looked a bit distressed. "You know, none of us showed... any enthusiasm. Well, what would Hagrid think? None of us went to his improvement class—"

"Hermione, it's nothing. Although Hagrid will be angry when he finds out, as long as you go and chat with him in three nights—" Ann said in a tone that Hagrid was easy to dismiss, "We Let's go to our ancient magic text class quickly..."

"I didn't expect to have so many runes homework, a fifteen-inch article, two translations, and so many books to read before Wednesday!" Hermione said anxiously, pulling her schoolbag Seeing this, Ann yawned and reached out and took out two brick-thick books from Hermione's schoolbag and stuffed them into her schoolbag.

"It's the same as last semester." Ann patted Hermione on the shoulder reassuringly, "Besides, I know you will definitely finish—"

Fanny curled her lips at the side. After the two rune classes, Ann did not speak more than ten sentences to her. Now she finally knew how much An valued sex over friends.

But, fortunately, An realized it, and then she took the three books that Fanny was holding and stuffed them into her schoolbag.

There was already a lot of people lined up outside the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom, and Hermione said goodbye to Andy and got into the Gryffindor line.Ann and Fanny lined up for Slytherin.

There are quite a few people in the four houses, and each house is lined up. However, the three teams of Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Gryffindor are very close, while the teams of Slytherin The team was on the farthest side, almost half a meter away from the teams of the three colleges.

With a babble, the classroom door opened.Snape walked into the corridor.He was the same as before, his greasy black hair parted on the sides, framing his sallow face.The four teams fell silent immediately.

"Come in," he said.

The Slytherin team went in first, and An looked around the classroom, sighing in his heart, this classroom really had Snape's style.

The curtains in the classroom were drawn tightly, only the faint light from the candles, and the light was dimmer than usual.There were previously unseen drawings on the walls, many of people in pain, grisly wounds and bizarrely twisted body parts.After the students sat down, no one spoke, and all turned their heads to look at the eerie pictures on the wall.

"I haven't asked you to take out your books yet." Snape said, closing the classroom door, and walked to the back of the podium to face the whole class.Some hurriedly threw the book "Meeting the Faceless Monster" back into their schoolbags and stuffed it under their chairs.

"I have something to say to you, and I hope your attention will be high."

His black eyes swept across the upturned faces, and An felt that the other faces stayed on her face a little longer than others.

"So far, you must have changed five teachers for this course."

"Needless to say, these teachers all have their own teaching methods and teaching focus. In this chaotic situation, I am amazed that so many of you still barely pass the OWLs in this course. If you can follow the I would be even more amazed if I took the advanced course because it was so much more advanced."

Snape stepped off the podium and walked around the room, speaking in a lower voice.

"Dark magic," said Snape, with a touch of admiration and fondness, "there are many varieties, many kinds, many changes, and no end. Fighting them is like fighting a monster with many heads, one of whose heads has just been cut off. Immediately a new head sprang up, fiercer and more cunning than the first. You are dealing with something changeable and indestructible."

"Therefore, your defenses," said Snape, raising his voice slightly, "must also be as flexible and innovative as the Dark Arts you have to deal with. These pictures," he pointed at a few of them as he walked, "Vividly depicting those who suffer, say, from the Cruciatus Curse," (he gestures to a witch who is clearly screaming in pain) "feeling the kiss of a dementor," (a warlock curled up in a corner , with lost eyes) "or be invaded by an infernal corpse," (a pool of blood on the ground).

"So, have people actually seen an Inferi?" Parvati Patil asked in a thin voice, "Is he really using the Inferi?

"The Dark Lord has used Inferi in the past," said Snape, "which means we should assume he will use them again. Well..."

He went around to the other side of the room and walked towards the podium, his black robe fluttering behind him, and the eyes of the whole class followed him again.

"... I suppose you are new to the use of silent spells. What good are silent spells?"

Hermione immediately raised her hand.But Snape didn't even look at her. After standing still on the podium, he said, "Miss Stoke, you answer."

The whole class looked at Ann in astonishment, after all, Ann didn't raise her hand at all.

"Uh..." An just wanted to look back at Hermione, but Snape said again, "I don't think this question should take so long to think about?" Black eyes fixed on Ann.

Swallowing unconsciously, An hurriedly said, "Using a silent spell can prevent the opponent from knowing what magic you intend to cast, and this will give you an instant advantage."

"Very well," said Snape, "Slytheringa is very good. You can achieve a kind of surprise effect when you cast a spell without saying it aloud. Of course, not all wizards can do this. This It takes a lot of concentration and willpower, and some people," he glanced in the direction of Gryffindor, Hermione had put his hand down, "don't have it."

Malfoy immediately let out a sneer.

Ann twisted on the seat a little uncomfortably, and Fanny was also puzzled.

"The main thing about silent spells is to concentrate and say the spell you want to cast silently in your mind..." Snape continued, "The gist of it...."

Throughout the class, Snape had been walking up and down the room and staring at the class, which prevented Ann from ever finding a chance to look back at Hermione.

It wasn't until the bell rang for the end of get out of class that Snape lazily said, "We need to practice the silent spell next class, get out of class is over."

Ann jumped up all of a sudden, and ran out of the classroom with her schoolbag in her arms.Since she sat in the front row and the Gryffindors sat at the back of the room, most of the students were out by the time she reached the door.

"Hermione!" An San ran to Hermione's side in two steps at once, raised his right hand to make an oath, "I..."

Hermione smiled and took Ann's hand off, "Okay, I don't mind at all."

An Yang smiled and held Hermione's hand tightly.

"But it's still quite strange. Why did the dean call you all of a sudden?" Fanny who followed up asked, "He's never done such a thing before?"

Harry folded his arms and snorted, "Can't you see that? He just doesn't want to give Gryffindor points, he just wants to give his house points."

"I don't think our Headmaster thinks so," said Fanny quickly.

Harry let out another dissatisfied snort from his throat, but Ron pulled him aside, "Well, who cares what he thinks, we have other points anyway, ah, Harry, Quidditch selection you plan to..."

Hearing Fanny's words, Ann remembered Snape's "praise" in the morning. Is there any connection between them?

"Ann, are you still thinking about that incident just now?" Hermione said, shaking her head, "I really don't mind, even if he does it again next time, it's fine!"

"I know, my reasonable girlfriend." Ann leaned in and said in Hermione's ear, and then kissed her on the neck.Hermione's neck turned red, but she just gave Ann a half-complaining, half-shy look.

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Update a chapter, the Labor Day holiday is coming soon.First of all, I wish you all a happy holiday.The author Jun wants to go out to play during the May Day holiday——