Hogwarts and the Atypical Wizard

"I am Rosario Gratton, and I am honored to be invited by Dumbledore to be the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor.

As you can see, I'm quite old and I may not remember everything, so here goes...

Very good, you are all here, it seems that you have adapted to life in Hogwarts castle.

Unlike another class, several young wizards were stuck on the eighth floor due to the stairs, and I, an old man, had to rescue them."

Everyone couldn't help but chuckle, and everyone's eyes turned to the last few people who came in.

Wallaway Raymond was a little embarrassed and protested in a low voice, "What are you looking at? We just didn't pay attention for a moment!"

The course was conducted in a relaxed atmosphere. Although Professor Gratton was old, he was not at all stuffy. He would make some self-deprecating jokes from time to time, and the laughter in the classroom never stopped.

During the pleasant experience, the young wizards learned what the dark magic is, what Defense Against the Dark Arts is, and in what situations Defense Against the Dark Arts should be used.

The so-called black magic is magic that is mainly intended to harm others.

It can be implemented through different means, such as releasing evil beasts, curses, secret rituals, evil alchemical items, etc., to achieve the purpose of murder, disease, confusion, enslavement, blaming, etc.

Defense Against the Dark Arts is aimed at discovering, countering, eliminating, etc. these purposes.

"Professor, many spells are harmful. Why are some considered dark magic and some not?"

"You are... um... Mr. Autumn, very perceptive, you found the point, so what do you think?"

"Professor, you just mentioned the purpose of the spell. I think the original purpose of a spell is a very important identification point."

"Very good, Hufflepuff gets ten points. It's true that ordinary spells may be extremely harmful, but they were originally invented to provide more convenience to people.

Black magic is different. Its original purpose is to hurt others, whether human or other creatures, and the caster will have strong malice when casting the spell. "

The old professor paused for a moment, waiting for everyone to finish taking notes. "Besides this, what other important features does black magic have? Who can list them?"

Of course Sainz knew it was a problem of counter-curse, but he didn't want to stand out too much, so he didn't say anything.

A group of first-year students who have just started practicing magic cannot be expected to know too much. Perhaps their parents have not told them either. This is unreasonable, but it is very Harry Potter.

Teacher Gratton was good at dealing with this kind of silence, and he smiled.

"Obviously you are all well protected, which is great, and it means our lives are getting better.

There is another important sign of black magic, that is, after being cursed, it will be very troublesome if you don’t know how to counter the curse.

Ordinary spell injuries, even if it accidentally separates one's own flesh and bones, can be solved with a small bottle of growth potion.

But dark magic is different. Even a small curse can render a medical wizard helpless."

The young wizards were all stunned by this, and it was obvious that this was the effect the old professor wanted.

He became serious with difficulty. "This reminds us that we should not only stay away from some dark wizards with bad intentions, but also be careful with any items of unknown origin."

He broke the silence in the classroom, "Now, write this down. You know, I'm old and my memory is not good. I don't know if it will be tested in the exam."

Need I say more? You will definitely do well in the exam. This has already been clearly highlighted.

The little wizards hurriedly wrote it down.

People have this problem. They may not remember the most useful things, but they will definitely remember what will be tested in the exam.

"The existence of the Ministry of Magic does make some contribution."

Professor Gratton commented nonchalantly on the Ministry of Magic, "Their supervision of dark wizards has played a certain role, making dark wizards not as rampant as they were at the beginning of the century.

The problem you have to face now is learning how to protect yourself from dangerous creatures.

Our main focus next will be on learning how to deal with dangerous creatures such as red hats, vampires, werewolves, etc., rather than learning how to fight against dark wizards.

That's the job of the Aurors."

The atmosphere in the classroom was a little solemn.

"Well, don't be nervous, relax a little," Professor Gratton winked mischievously, "As long as you can wave your wand skillfully, you will find that it is not difficult to deal with these creatures.

Here we would like to mention Damocles Belby, who is undoubtedly a wizard who should be respected.

He invented the wolfsbane potion a few years ago, which allows werewolves to remain awake after transforming. This is a remarkable achievement, unprecedented, but he does not seem to have received the credit he deserves. "

Thirty minutes passed quickly.

"Okay, I see you all took good notes, so the homework is to write a summary of the characteristics of dark magic, which I think shouldn't be difficult.

I also hate dogmatic requirements, so the requirement for this paper is to have no requirements. "

Professor Gratton, with his white beard and a slight limp, undoubtedly won the love of everyone.

After all, it is rare to find such a humorous and friendly old man.

Instead of going to the library, Sainz quickly finished his homework in the classroom. Then he said goodbye to his roommate who was rushing to finish his homework and went to the Room of Requirement.

"Mr. Autumn, Conte prepared ginger tea for you. You seem to prefer this to coffee."

"Thank you Conte, you are so sweet, I love it."

The elf Conte will no longer cry or faint when hearing Sainz's thanks, but he will still tremble with excitement.

He practiced his own "invisibility combination" intensively for a while, ate a custom-made braised pork with rice, and half-lying on a full-body soft sofa to digest the food.

There are also fruit plates and tangerine peel water to relieve greasiness.

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It was soon approaching two o'clock in the afternoon, and Sainz got up, went downstairs, and rushed to the flying lesson lawn.

By the way, Harry and the others seem to be taking flying lessons in the second week? …………But, it doesn’t matter!

There is only one flying lesson this afternoon, and the content of the lesson is to teach the little wizards how to ride a flying broom.

Perhaps most children of wizarding origin already know how to ride a broomstick at home, but little wizards of Muggle origin like Sainz have never touched a flying broomstick.

It is not difficult to understand that you only take flying lessons once in a lifetime. A broomstick is a tool, just like riding a bicycle. It is a biological instinctive memory. Once you learn it, you will never forget it.

Anyone who can ride a bicycle knows that even if you haven’t ridden it for several years, you will still be able to ride it well and won’t fall easily.

Of course, if you don't practice hard, you won't easily become a bicycle stunt rider unless you have special talent.

The same goes for a flying broom. Once you learn how to use it, ordinary people won't lose control easily unless there are special circumstances, but they won't easily become a master either.

The flying class teacher was Madam Hooch. She had short black hair and a pair of yellow eyes with two circles inside and outside. Just as Harry described, she looked like an eagle's eyes.

After she finished the roll call, she shouted, "What are you waiting for!"

The wolf-like eyes swept over everyone, "Everyone, go to a flying broom, stretch your right hand upwards, and say, Get up!!"

All take action now!

Call out loudly.

"stand up!"