Magical Studies at Hogwarts

Chapter 292 Snape's Defense Against the Dark Arts Lesson

Leaving the Great Hall, Harry and Ron separated from Hermione.According to the class schedule, the two of them had no classes in the morning and the first period of the afternoon, but Hermione had full classes.

So, one went to the classroom with a book in his arms, and the other two went back to the dormitory.

"This is really great!" Ron was very happy, and he was still looking excited when they returned to the common room.

Harry is also very happy, in this respect he is the same as Ron, but compared to Ron spending his free time on playing, Harry chooses to focus on how to defeat Voldemort.

Although he has no clue now.

There weren't many people in the common room, only six or seven seventh graders.Among them was Katie Bell, the only remaining member of the Gryffindor Quidditch team Harry had joined in his first year, and a proper veteran of the team.

Katie greeted Harry enthusiastically, pointed to the captain's badge on his chest, and said, "I guessed you would get it, that's great!"

"Don't forget to call me during the selection."

"You don't need to be drafted, Katie." Harry shook his head, "I've played with you for five years, and I know your level..."

"Don't do that!" Katie directly refused, "There are many players who play better than me, you have to be fair, Harry."

"You don't know, there were many good teams in the past, just because the captain always liked to let his acquaintances play and let his friends join the team, and the good teams ended like this..."

When she said this, her eyes were on Ron, which made Ron very embarrassed.He knew what Katie meant, and he had no words to defend himself from his own poor performance last year.

"Okay, then it's up to you, and we will re-select at that time." Harry reluctantly agreed, and then Katie left happily.

After she left, Harry said to Ron: "Sorry Ron, you also saw that if you want to continue playing, you may need to participate in the selection."

"Forget it, Harry." Ron shook his head. "I suck. We couldn't have won the championship with me on the team."

"Try it, Ron, I can give you special training..."

After persuading Harry for a while, Ron finally agreed, saying that he would go to the selection when the time came.He still has a little confidence in passing. After all, he played Garden Quidditch with Harry for a long time during the summer vacation, and his goalkeeping skills have improved a lot.

Of course, we'll have to wait and see what happens.

After lunch, they had a good night's sleep in the dormitory before lazily leaving to go downstairs to attend Defense Against the Dark Arts class.When they arrived, Hermione had already lined up outside the classroom, holding a thick stack of books in her arms.

"Why so many, Hermione?" Ron asked in surprise.

"It's all ancient rune homework!" Hermione replied, "A fifteen-inch paper, two translations, and these have to be read by Wednesday."

"Ah, this is really bad luck." Ron yawned, and it was hard to say that he didn't mean to gloat.

"Just wait!" Hermione said, "Snape will definitely give us a lot of homework, you can't escape!"

While speaking, Snape, who looked like a bat, walked over from the other end of the corridor, opened the door of the classroom with a wave of his hand, and walked in first.

"Come in!"

Harry and the others hurried in. After seeing the scene in the classroom, he almost thought he had come to the Potions classroom.

It's full of Snape style.The curtains were drawn, and only a few candles provided some light.There are many never-before-seen pictures pasted on the wall, which are very eerie, either hideous wounds, or people in great pain.

"I have something to say to you, and I hope you can concentrate." Snape walked to the back of the podium, looked around the students in the classroom with piercing eyes, and made everyone quiet unconsciously.

"You've had five teachers change in this class so far," he said. "The teachers all have their own teaching methods and teaching priorities, so I'm surprised that so many people are still there in this chaotic situation." Barely passed the OWLs for this class."

"However, the difficulty of the advanced class is not the same as before, so if someone can keep up, I will be more surprised."

Snape stepped off the podium and into the midst of the students.He paced slowly and his voice became low.

"Black magic is of all kinds, varieties, and changes. Fighting with them is like fighting with a monster with several heads."

"Cut off a head, and another head, and cut off another, and one is more vicious and cunning than the other."

"Therefore, your defense must be as flexible as the black magic you need to deal with!"

As he spoke, he pointed to some pictures on the wall.

"These, very vividly show the horrors of the victims of black magic. Such as the Cruciatus Curse, the Dementor's Kiss, and the Infernal Corpse..."

Harry saw that there was no Inferi effect on the painting at all, only a pool of blood.

"Are there really Inferi, Professor?" Parvati asked.

"The Dark Lord used an Inferi before," said Snape, "We cannot rule out the possibility that he will use an Inferi again."

He returned to the podium, speaking louder.

"Okay, that's the end of the gossip." Snape's eyes were burning, making everyone's eyes fall on him.

"The next thing I'm going to talk about is a way to make your defenses more flexible - silent spells."

"I think you are still very unfamiliar with it, so who can tell me what is the benefit of the silent spell?"

Hermione raised her hand, and Snape asked her directly to answer.

"Miss Granger?"

"The opponent doesn't know what spell you're going to cast," said Hermione. "There's a split-second advantage."

"Basically correct." Snape said, "If you don't say the incantation aloud when you cast the spell, you can achieve a surprise effect."

"For this point, I think you should have a deep feeling, after all, just yesterday, you saw an outstanding user of the silent spell." Snape chuckled lightly, his eyes lingering on Harry for a moment, and then continued Said.

"I've heard some, some of you stupid people were involved in that battle. Come on, tell me, what's it like to face a silent spell in battle?"

"Potter!"

Looking into Snape's icy eyes, Harry stood up and said, "Stryder is all about sneak attacks..."

"Do you think that he will put his wand up in front of him with you first, bow and salute, then step back a certain distance, and strictly abide by the dueling rules like you usually play around?"

"madness!"

Snape said contemptuously, the sharp eyes made Harry's face flush.Ignoring the embarrassed Harry, he continued: "Now, divide each of you into groups of two, and one of you will try to cast a jinx on the other, but you are not allowed to make a sound. The other is also trying to repel the jinx, and the same Don't make a sound."

His gaze rested on Hermione for a moment, and he said, "Except for Miss Granger..."

"let's start."

(End of this chapter)