272. Boggart
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"That's the Dark Lord, how can you beat him?" Daphne buried her face on Elaine's chest and said dullly, "Music magic is indeed very strong, but its weaknesses are also obvious. The more powerful the power, the more powerful it is. The more time you need to prepare, the more you look at magic technology alone, you are still not as good as Professor Dumbledore."
"...How old are they, and I've only studied magic for a few years? It's not fair."
"Since you know it yourself, why do you want to provoke the Dark Lord again?"
"I have already said that if he never comes forward, we will be very passive." Elaine explained patiently while stroking Daphne's hair. "Most wizards are still unwilling to admit his threat. There are too many people who want to be ostriches. Unless he shows up publicly, the Ministry of Magic will continue to deceive itself. It will be useless even if the Minister of Magic is changed."
"There are some things that Dumbledore cannot and will not do, but the Shafik family can - the most important thing is, if Voldemort is not killed, Adair will depend on me and won't leave!" At this point, Elaine said His face began to twist, "I want to get rid of him as soon as possible. Do you want that guy to watch the show when I go on a date or even make out with you in the future?"
"...This is indeed quite embarrassing." Daphne's tone sounded very strange. She didn't know if she was snickering or depressed. "Although I think he probably doesn't want to see it either...but...well, you have to be careful."
"Don't worry, I won't waste my second life." Elaine sighed, "Some things can only be known after experiencing them."
"Um……"
"........."
"........."
"Well, that's not what I want to say...but shouldn't you let me go?" When the fifth Slytherin student cast a strange look at them and left in a hurry, Elaine finally couldn't help it anymore. "This is the corridor, everyone is watching!"
Because Daphne buried her face in Elaine's chest, Elaine had to bear the gaze attack of all the passing students. However, they still stood at the entrance of Slytherin's dormitory. Even though there were few students in the Snake House, Elaine's face was too much. Hou, she also felt very irritable!
Ignoring Elaine's protest, Daphne closed her arms instead.
Not only did he hug him tighter, he also said quietly:
"You won't care about other people when you're cuddling with Hermione in public..."
"That's because we were joking! It was a joke!"
"You can say that in front of the whole restaurant anyway..."
"This and that are two different things! Let me go! Don't drag me to the Slytherin dormitory! I am a Gryffindor student!"
"No, you are a professor, and professors can enter and leave the lounges of various colleges."
"I have no reason to go to the Slytherin common room─"
"You've already declared that, so there's nothing strange about going to my room, right?"
"It's weird no matter how you look at it! Let go!"
"...Daphne, what are you doing?"
While Elaine and Daphne were fighting, three Slytherin female students walked out of the separated stone wall. One of the girls looked at them inexplicably and asked.
She and Daphne look similar, both have long golden curly hair.
However, her eyelashes are much longer than Daphne's, and her body is also more slender, as if she will float away if the wind blows.
"Astoria?"
"…This is embarrassing, Daphne."
"You don't understand, both love and war involve unjust means." After hearing her sister's voice, Daphne reluctantly raised her head, hugged Elaine and introduced. "This is my sister, Astoria, and this is..."
"Professor Shafiq, I know." Astoria politely bowed to Elaine as a lady, "I also plan to take a Muggle Studies course next year."
"Oh, that's a good thing, I welcome it."
Elaine replied in a perfunctory manner - it's not that she was rude, but because in the first grade, Daphne's Legilimency heard perverted comments from some viewers, and she has been guarding Elaine and Astoria since then. Meet.
Considering that Daphne was present, Elaine felt that if she acted too enthusiastically, Daphne would probably force her into the Slytherin dormitory to teach her a lesson, so it was better to be more casual... Besides, she didn't know the situation of her future sister-in-law. Don't know what to say to her.
"But I don't agree with some of your remarks, professor." Astoria suddenly said, changing the subject. "Also, I don't like your attitude towards my sister, and I hate the crazy behavior of the Shafiq family. If you really want to be good to Daphne, I hope you can improve some of your behavior, especially when you get along with your friends. Attitude."
"Uh..." Elaine blinked. It seems that this person doesn't like her very much. Can Daphne feel relieved? "...I know, I will consider it."
"Then." When Elaine thought like this, Astoria suddenly showed a beautiful smile and said, "Apart from the problem I just said, I think you are indeed a good candidate. I really hope to see you. You and Daphne are happy.”
"Ahem, ahem..." This was a bit of a sharp turn, and Elaine was stunned for a moment before she realized what she was doing. "……Thanks."
"So." After exchanging a look with Daphne, Astoria suddenly pulled out her wand and saluted Elaine again. "I must help my sister now and drag you into the Slytherin common room. Please forgive me if I am rude."
"Oh, no...wait, wait?!"
***
The days passed peacefully.
There were indeed rumors that Voldemort had contact with Muggles and even did things for Muggles for a few days, but for these young wizards, the dead Dark Lord was too far away, and Elaine did not provide any evidence, so there was no After a while, this matter was regarded as nonsense, and everyone began to discuss new rumors.
For example, Elaine renovated the Muggle Studies classroom and put many Muggle games, comics, novels and other super interesting pastimes in it. For example, Adair somehow angered Professor McGonagall, causing all her robes to turn into For example, the selection of new Quidditch players is about to begin...
In short, the attention of the little wizards was gradually diverted, and Elaine began to get busy.
This made the distance between her and Daphne even further... It was definitely not because of the shadow left by the last time she was almost dragged into the Slytherin dormitory.
She was really busy. More and more students came to observe the Muggle Studies class, and more students wanted to discuss with her after class, which caused a lot of trouble to Elaine and Hermione because of the use of time switch. The cloak cannot be noticed by outsiders, but the invisibility cloak only makes the person transparent. If he bumps into something or opens the door, he will still be exposed.
Coupled with the homework of eleven classes... Elaine couldn't help but curse Adair more often.
This is just the beginning of the school year. If this continues, won't next year's final exams become the eve of the college entrance examination?
But no matter how much Elaine complained, homework still had to be handed in and lessons had to be taken. The reality was so helpless.
...she is not the only one who is helpless.
"If we still have to deal with that Dementor today, I will jump out of the window." Ron declared loudly on the way to the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom. "I would rather break my leg and go to the campus hospital than face that monster again!"
Yes, Adair forced all the third-year students to fight against the dementors. According to her, 'Elaine was able to destroy Azkaban last year, why can't you do it?', but all the third-year students agreed, She's just a simple psychopath.
It is said that the content of the Defense Against the Dark Arts class this year is very scary. No matter how beautiful the professor is, the students can hardly stand it. However, Adair can always dismiss any protest with absurd reasoning, and does not care about the protests of the students' parents.
Because of this, Professor McGonagall turned all her robes into dresses.
Of course, under such tough torture, the students' strength has also improved rapidly - now most third-year students can call out shapeless patron saints to protect themselves.
At first, everyone was very proud... After two weeks, all the third-year students really didn't want to deal with the Dementors anymore. Most of them felt that they had reached their limit, and that such gains were enough.
Adair naturally criticized this unmotivated attitude, but the enthusiasm of the students was still low. Except for Harry, Hermione, Daphne and Neville, everyone else complained about the Dementors.
"That's not what you say, Ron." Hermione shook her head, "Only when you call out the formed Patronus can you truly learn this spell─"
"We are only in the third grade. Isn't it too early to talk about this? There are many things that adult wizards cannot do, so how can we do it?"
"Elaine can do it─"
“Elaine is not an ordinary person!”
"Okay, you guys." Elaine interrupted them unbearably, "Stop making noise, the classroom has arrived... In the name of Shafiq, you promise that she can hear what you say here."
"Ugh..."
The students filed into the classroom and were relieved when they saw that there were no boxes on the podium.
However, what Adair said next still made them nervous.
"Take your wand and follow me," she said as she walked towards the door. "A student from last class accidentally destroyed my textbook, so we have to go to another place."
Everyone followed her cautiously, passed through the corridor, climbed several flights of stairs, and came to a dark utility room.
It seemed that no one had been here for a long time. Adair waved his wand and the window opened with a bang. Sunlight and breeze poured into the room at the same time, raising a lot of dust and making the students cough again and again, but a lot of dust and odor were also dispersed. .
Then she pointed her wand at an old clock, and the clock flew to her side as if attracted by a magnet.
At the same time, the students also saw the clock shaking and shaking wildly and violently. There seemed to be something hidden inside, which frightened them even more.
"Don't worry." Adair said with a smile. "Compared to Dementors, Boggarts are nothing."
A few students showed expressions of realization, but most of them cowered and took a few steps back.
"Dementors will suck away your happiness, force you to recall your most terrifying experiences in the past, and make you feel that life is hopeless... I think you have all experienced this many times, and the Boggart's ability and dementor... The monster is similar, but it is worse than the dementor. Miss Granger, please explain what a boggart is."
"It's a dark creature that can shape-shift." Hermione replied calmly. "It can turn into whatever our worst fears are."
"Well, five points for Gryffindor." Adair nodded, "Compared with Dementors, Boggarts are completely harmless. They are not as dangerous as Dementors. At most, they just scare you. As long as If you remember clearly that it is a fake, there is nothing to be afraid of.”
Hearing Adair's explanation, most of the students breathed a sigh of relief, and even Neville, who was most frightened, softened a little.
"Boggarts like dark and narrow places. No one knows what a Boggart looks like when it is alone, because as soon as it appears in front of people, it will immediately transform." Adair continued to explain, "Although it is fake, Boggart The Boggart absorbs the power of fear, and the more you fear something like that, the more real the monster the Boggart becomes."
"The spell to repel the Boggart is very simple - riddicu. However, like the Patronus Charm, this spell requires the wizard to overcome his fear. While chanting the spell, you must try to keep it in your mind The image of fear becomes ridiculous for the spell to work."
"It's better to say it than to do it. You will understand after seeing it once."
She walked to the clock, and with an old creaking sound, the clock turned on.
A tall, slim figure wearing a black robe walked out.
This man has a pair of sparkling red eyes, no hair, and no bridge of nose. Just two slender nostrils above the bloodless lips look like a skeleton. He holds a wand in his bony hand, indicating that he is a wizard. identity.
Many students stopped breathing, like mice standing in front of cats. Although they didn’t know who this person was, everyone could feel his terror and abnormality. He was the embodiment of evil and should not exist at all. ──
"Fuck," Harry's reaction was particularly extreme. He stumbled back, not caring even if he bumped into Seamus. "Voldemort!"
"No, that's just a Boggart! Fake!"
Elaine said loudly, but the students' fear was not relieved. 'Voldemort' laughed and approached step by step, pointing his wand at Adair in front of him, and Adair also raised his wand and pointed it at him.
"Funny!"
With a bang, in a burst of smoke, Voldemort disappeared...
But in its place was the body of a woman, her empty eyes staring straight ahead, showing her unwillingness to die in peace.
"Funny!"
Adair cast spells repeatedly, but only more corpses appeared, some old and some young, but all of them had empty eyes.
Elaine noticed that these people had handprints on their necks.
Occasionally Voldemort would appear, and after several changes, the students finally calmed down.
They watched this scene in silence, with complex expressions on their faces.
Such was Adair's fear, the mass of corpses, and Voldemort...