Chapter 54 Reliable Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor
Snape's almost tried Legilimency failed.
He immediately became serious: The "Lockhart" in front of him actually knew Occlumency! A wizard who knew Occlumency was no longer an ordinary wizard, and he had to face it.
"Is there anything else? Professor Snape, if there is nothing else, I will go to the classroom first. The students are still waiting for me to take the exam." Tom laughed and narrowed his eyes.
"I will find the thief." Snape said expressionlessly.
"I wish you good luck, and if you need any help, just ask." Tom gradually walked away, while Snape stood there, staring at Tom's back until he disappeared around the corner of the corridor.
In the next class, the little wizards who participated in the exam were more or less absent-minded. Some of them appeared at the scene in person, and some learned about what happened in the astronomy tower from their friends. The speed at which this kind of breaking news spreads is unprecedented.
people's expectations.
After class, Tom was very rarely stopped by students.
"Professor, you have experienced countless adventures. What do you think of this attack?" A tall boy stopped Tom before he walked out of the classroom. Upon hearing his question, most of the little wizards dropped what they were doing.
, listen carefully.
"What do I think?" Tom smiled, pulled out a stool and sat on it.
"What is this? Since Hogwarts was founded for a thousand years, it has gone through countless ups and downs. This little thing cannot trouble her - have you heard of Hogsmeade? In 1612, a virus broke out near the village.
There was a goblin rebellion. At that time, the wizards used a bar in Hogsmeade village as their headquarters. It’s hard to imagine that more than three hundred years ago, the goblins even fought against wizards next to Hogwarts. You see again
Look at the stairs outside—"
Although the little wizards couldn't see the stairs, they all looked towards the door.
"Why did Ms. Ravenclaw design the castle like this?"
The little wizards were still immersed in the historical story of the bloody battle between goblins and wizards next to Hogwarts, and no one responded for a while.
Tom randomly selected a girl who looked prettier.
"Uh, to exercise our memory?"
"Yes, that's wrong. Designing the stairs like this also has a very important role, which is to resist invasion by foreign enemies. I didn't expect that Hogwarts is really a defensive castle!"
Everyone was in an uproar. They really couldn't imagine Hogwarts becoming a battlefield.
Tom stood up again, walked to the window, and pointed out the terrain to the students: "Look, the castle is built on a cliff, and under the cliff is the Black Lake. It is really wishful thinking to cross the lake to attack Hogwarts. We just need to
Once the underground passage is closed, the enemy cannot enter. If you want to attack, you need to climb up the hillside. Hogwarts Castle is condescending, so I have the advantage."
Then he switched his perspective and said, "Look at the lawn in the middle of the castle. You can grow food. With the help of magic, there is no problem in becoming a food supply place for the teachers and students of the whole school. Plus, it is so close to the Black Lake.
There is a lack of water. Hogwarts Castle is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and it has all the physical advantages. Even if it is besieged by tens of thousands of troops, it will take three to five years for the siege to be effective."
Of course, these are just words on paper. Muggles will not enter Hogwarts Castle, which is full of Muggle expulsion spells.
However, this advice immediately calmed the little wizards. They couldn't quite understand what Tom said, but it seemed to make sense.
"Okay, now do you still think the so-called secret room attack is a big deal? We have to believe Professor Dumbledore. He has defeated two generations of Dark Lords!"
"Come on, have you heard of Grindelwald?" Tom didn't seem to want to leave the classroom, and the little wizards didn't feel like they were being dragged into class. Even if it was almost dinner time, they were willing to stay in the classroom and listen to this teacher.
Tell them something they haven't heard before.
"No, but we have heard of Grindylow." Someone interrupted in the audience.
Suddenly, many people laughed out loud, and the dull air that had gathered in the classroom since before class was swept away.
"Ha, learn and use it," Tom knocked on the table to make everyone quiet down, "Then I will tell you the story of Grindelwald."
…
"...A fire swallowed up the lives of more than a dozen Aurors. That's more than a dozen Aurors! Now the whole UK may not be able to gather so many Aurors. Of course, in the end, the fire ended in New York
It was extinguished with the cooperation of the special seniors and Nicoléme, otherwise Paris might have been burned to the ground."
The little wizard in the audience was completely silent.
"So, how was such a powerful Dark Lord defeated?" The little witch who was just called by Tom in the audience raised her hands and said with a slight trembling.
"In 1945, Grindelwald's reputation reached its peak. He was so powerful that the entire European wizarding world was shrouded in his shadow. However, Professor Dumbledore took the initiative to find Grindelwald when he was as dazzling as the sun at noon.
He and he started a desperate duel. We have no way of knowing the process of the duel, but judging from the result, Professor Dumbledore won - Grindelwald disappeared, and his huge power instantly collapsed and disappeared.
"
"That's very well said."
Suddenly, there was a burst of applause at the door. The little wizards looked back and saw Professor Dumbledore standing at the door. They didn't know how long they had been listening.
"I'm still wondering why these little wizards are willing to go hungry and not go to the auditorium to eat. It turns out there is a good story." Dumbledore smiled kindly. From the appearance, it didn't look like a one-on-one defeat at all.
Grindelwald's powerful wizard.
"Professor Dumbledore." Many young wizards stood up nervously.
"Okay, so with wizards like Professor Dumbledore sitting in charge, do you think the attack that happened today is still a problem? Compared with the troubles encountered by previous wizards in history, our side is really nothing, okay Come on, get out of class is over, it's time for everyone to go eat - it's a big sin to delay people from eating."
The little wizards all laughed, and the haze in their hearts was swept away. But when they walked to the door, Tom called out to them.
"There's another thing. Although it's not a big deal, a mouse did sneak into the school. It huddles in the dark, waiting for opportunities. It will disguise itself as kind, friendly, and harmless to humans and animals.
, you have to be vigilant and don’t trust anything - especially when you can’t see their brains.”
After saying this, Tom let the students go.
Dumbledore also left with a smile.
Next, the atmosphere in the school seemed to fade a little. The little wizard who had just listened to Tom's after-school lecture spread calmness into the air. Once everyone was familiar with the long history of Hogwarts and Dumbledore's legendary experience
With a more concrete understanding, panic will naturally dissipate.
…
After dinner, Tom saw Hermione outside his office. Hermione looked restless. Apparently, she had been waiting here for a while.
Hermione's mood can be said to be ups and downs today. First, Tom was absent from class in the morning, and then there was a surprise exam. In the afternoon, she got the news that Tom was cursed, and Professor Lockhart was able to take out the handkerchief she had given to Tom before.
, she already had a rough guess in her mind.
So she came to Professor Lockhart's office at night just to block him and find out. No matter what the outcome was, someone needed to be taught a lesson.
"Ah, Miss Granger, you must be here for an autograph, please come in!" After seeing Hermione, Tom showed a Lockhart-like smile and opened the door to Hermione's office, one step ahead of her.
Entering the office, Hermione followed in with a straight face.
Hermione closed the office door.
"Oh, it's not a good habit to close the door when you're alone with a female student." Tang winked mischievously. But Hermione in front of him suddenly pulled out her wand and put it on Tom's throat.
"Should I call you Professor Lockhart? Is there something you need to explain to me?"
"Calm down." Tom glanced at the wand on his Adam's apple: grapevine wood, the core of the wand is the heart nerve of a fire dragon, 10? inches, a wand that is very representative of Hermione's style. He felt the tip of the wand.
With the cold touch, I suddenly felt that if the tip of the stick were made sharper, it could even stab someone to death.
She is indeed a witch recognized by Grapevine Wood. She has lofty pursuits and farsightedness beyond ordinary people, and always shocks those friends who think they know them. Now Tom is shocked. If Lockhart had not been replaced by him, He
Min's attack was definitely an attack on the professor.
He slowly returned to Tom's appearance.
"Hmph," Hermione said as if that was the case, but she didn't move her wand away.
"Hermione, do you think..." Tom looked at Hermione's wand and swallowed.
Hermione poked her wand forward, "Mr. Yoder, should you tell me what you have done? The person lying in the school hospital now should be the real Professor Lockhart, right?"
Tom sighed, "Hermione, what do you think Lockhart is like?"
Hermione frowned. She knew that Tom would not take aim at nothing, so was there really something wrong with Professor Lockhart?
"Lockhart is a liar!" Tom said in shock, and then he told Hermione about Lockhart's experience.
Tom may have the gift of a storyteller, and the stories he told could be said to be relaxed and full of climaxes. Hermione was fascinated by the story and slowly removed the wand from his throat.
"So you discovered Lockhart's secret and locked him up? And disguised yourself as him?"
"That's right."
Hermione nodded thoughtfully, "Then everything makes sense."