Hogwarts: Bourne Returns from Warhammer

Hermione felt something was wrong.

But she couldn't tell what was wrong.

In the past two terms, except for the time when Ron and Harry were caught on a night out, and Harry "happened" to be injured in a secret room and had to be hospitalized for a week, there was no big news in Hogwarts. .

"This is different from last year - the biting cabbage attack, the vampire rampage in the Great Hall, Harry's murder on the Quidditch pitch, the troll attack on the Halloween party, the three-headed dog in the Chamber of Secrets, and Nicolas Flamel's Magic stone……"

As Hermione walked, she counted the thrilling things that happened last year. In comparison, Hogwarts this year was extremely quiet.

"...But there is nothing abnormal about this. Not only does this school have Principal Dumbledore, the greatest white wizard in history, but there are also so many outstanding professors. How could there be danger every day?"

The little witch finally convinced herself not to think about those things that had disappeared, and refocused her energy on the exam that was about to begin.

Different from Quirrell's all-written examination last year, in this year's Defense Against the Dark Arts examination, Professor Lockhart will test the young wizards' practical magical abilities on the spot.

Unfortunately, Hogwarts has not had a serious and decent Defense Against the Dark Arts exam for many years in the past ten years or so.

Many little wizards are very satisfied with this. At least a good student like Hermione did have high expectations for this exam.

As for the professor whose reputation was not very good at the beginning of the school year, most of the young wizards no longer have the initial contemptuous attitude.

Because Lockhart later proved his ability through a series of things.

For example, the duel club he organized has been running for two semesters, and the young wizards from various colleges have learned a lot of real skills.

Many people remember that during a dueling demonstration, Lockhart invited Professor Flitwick, who had won the "Wizard Duel Competition" championship, to the stage. The two professors performed a series of routines in front of many young wizards. The gorgeous and practical offensive and defensive spells are a feast for the eyes of all the little wizards.

Later, Professor Flitwick himself admitted in the Charms class that although some of Professor Lockhart's dueling techniques seemed a bit "artisan" - many of the spells he used at the time seemed to have come from books. , and it seems like a routine that some wizard duelists liked to use a long time ago.

But Professor Flitwick also admitted that Professor Lockhart's dueling skills were indeed remarkable. If he were to participate in the "Wizard Duel Competition" now and advance to the top ten, it would probably not be difficult.

In addition, perhaps because he gradually adapted to the environment of Hogwarts and his status as a professor, Lockhart's Defense Against the Dark Arts class became better and better.

Even though he would still let the little wizards come on stage in class to act out and try to recreate some of the story scenes in his autobiographical novels, the sense of participation in those recreated scenes was sufficient.

He used the art of transformation as an aid to create many lifelike "classroom props": such as five-legged monsters, inferi, hags, and so on.

While performing, Lockhart also taught the young wizards many practical spell techniques.

Just like sometimes you don't need a very powerful spell, just a "leg-locking spell" or a "tarantella dance" can seriously weaken the man-eating five-legged monster. And if you unfortunately encounter a monster like the Inferi, if the little wizard cannot use "Fire" in desperation, then you can also use a simpler "Zombie Flying" (Mobilicorpus) to make the Inferi float like drowning. in mid-air, and then waited for the Aurors to arrive and then incinerate it.

All in all, Professor Lockhart's classes became more and more effective, making the little wizards feel more and more hopeful.

Even Harry and Ron, who had previously had a negative impression of Professor Lockhart, had to admit that Professor Lockhart's Defense Against the Dark Arts class was no longer so difficult. And the knowledge he taught in class was at least more practical than the history of magic course taught by Professor Binns.

In today's exam session, Professor Lockhart still performed stably and did not disappoint the young wizards who already had great confidence in him.

The threesome were divided into groups as usual.

Harry, Ron and Hermione worked together to deal with a biting cabbage that had been cast by Professor Lockhart's "Growing Curse".

They did this "question" last year!

However, Ron and Harry had nothing new. The method they came up with also borrowed from the "physical" method demonstrated by Bourne last year.

Harry used a transfiguration spell to turn a desk into an oversized wooden stick that could only be used by a troll, with many sharp barbs on it. Ron used the "Levitation Curse" to control the wooden stick and repeatedly hit the biting cabbage, which was about the size of a car, to "explode" it.

However, when the two of them dealt with the biting cabbage, the effect was obviously not that significant.

Firstly, the biting cabbage is too big, and it is really difficult to "pop the juice"; secondly, the wooden stick they used is just a squid that was transformed using the transfiguration technique, unlike what Bourne used last year. It is a "triple speed" bat with its own magical effect.

Finally, with the biting cabbage approaching, Hermione, a clever little witch, had an idea.

She used the evil curse "Grin and Hula La", but it increased the magic output and used her will to enhance the effect of the spell.

The oversized mouth of the cabbage-biting cabbage was suddenly opened wide by the spell, making it unable to bite the three of them.

With Hermione's spell to contain it, Harry had the opportunity to conjure up a big wooden stick and cooperate with Ron to smash the biting cabbage.

Seeing the performance of the trio, Professor Lockhart seemed very happy, so he gave them all a high score, and everyone got an "O" evaluation.

Harry and Ron were very excited until dinner time in the evening. Because it was the first time that they knew their results right after taking the exam, and more importantly, they could brag about their results to other little wizards. This also greatly alleviated the loss and emptiness caused by their failure in the magic history exam.

"Harry and I both used the traditional technique of a Charlie's Cannon batsman, aiming the stick at the gaping mouth in the middle of the biting cabbage."

"That's right, Ron gave the big cabbage a stick, and I immediately made a 'turn back'. I inserted the stick into its big mouth, and then stirred it from side to side..."

The two little wizards happily described their actions to the others. While talking, they kept inserting their forks into the fried Brussels sprouts on the plate, as if they regarded those "mini cabbages" as the ones they encountered during the afternoon exam. That horrible vegetable that bites people.

They were talking animatedly until Harry received a note. This note was sent by Percy. They, senior students, had just finished the Defense Against the Dark Arts exam. The exam involved a group of several people working together to deal with a giant monster wearing a thick set of armor.

Apparently, trolls are much tougher to deal with than biting kale.

Trolls are not only powerful, but evil spells like "Grin and Hula La" cannot penetrate their thick skin at all.

Otherwise, the threat posed by magical animals like trolls to adult wizards would not be rated as "4X".

What's more, the giant monster also wore a set of thick plate armor.

Percy and the others were all complaining, and they didn't know what Professor Lockhart was thinking about giving such a high level of intensity to a young wizard like them. They even missed the Defense Against the Dark Arts exams they had experienced in the past few years. After all, getting a bad grade was at least more painful than getting a bad grade.

Of course, Percy's performance was still relatively stable, and he also received an "O" rating like the trio.

Percy also admitted that he was gambling at the time, but he was right in the end.

Trolls like to eat raw meat, but they are not picky about their prey, and they will capture everything from wild animals to humans.

Only a few wizards know that no matter what type of troll they are (mountain troll, forest troll, river troll), they cannot refuse a fish meal.

Especially pickled herrings and sharks are the delicacies of the trolls, and they have no ability to resist them.

Seeing that the giant monster was very "smart" - it actually didn't tear off the armor it was wearing to protect it because it was uncomfortable - Percy finally had no choice but to fight hard and turn a bench into anything. Judging from the smell and appearance, the marinated Greenland shark meat is almost exactly the same as the original.

And the moment the troll was attracted by the food and put the shark meat into its mouth, Percy immediately seized the opportunity to turn the piece of "shark meat" into a fishhook for catching sharks.

Then, he used this fishhook in combination with the "Levitation Charm", like using a carrot to hang a cart horse, and used pain to drive the troll out of the examination area designated by Professor Lockhart.

"He must have been quite dissatisfied at the time, but he still gave it an O because that was the rule before the exam."

While eating, Percy told several junior students in Gryffindor House about his experience during the exam.

The twins expressed their appreciation for their older brother for the first time. They both thought Percy's solution to the troll was very cool, and vowed that they would have to work hard for the Defense Against the Dark Arts test in their grade tomorrow. .

"Harry, what do you think they will do? I think it is possible for them to just bring a box of fireworks and struggle to pull them out."

Ron moved next to Harry and secretly whispered to his good friend. However, when he finished speaking, he saw that Harry still had a grimace on his face, like an unlucky little bitter melon.

Harry showed Ron the note sent by Percy, which contained an "invitation" written by Professor Lockhart - the latter required that Harry must come to Dark Arts before seven o'clock tonight. Go to the defense office.

"No, it's only been a few days, and Professor Lockhart is going to reply to his readers again?" Ron asked in surprise.

Harry responded with great helplessness: "That's right! Also, why do you let me go every time?"