The Chinese girl from Hufflepuff is both timid and brave

"Professor? Professor Lupin!" The girl called out several times before finally calling back the attention of Lupin, who was absent-minded for some reason.

"Are you embarrassed by our request?" Sun Zhu supported his chin and looked at him quietly.

"But this is not an excessive request." Angelina said: "Although the Patronus Charm is indeed a very advanced spell, we are already in fifth grade. The threat of Dementors this semester is really terrible, and we all want to have the power to protect ourselves!"

"Yes yes yes!"

"Professor Lupin, please teach us quickly, we will definitely learn it!"

"I heard that several Hufflepuffs have already learned it. There's no reason why we can't be as good as them!"

Carina looked over in the direction of the voice, rolled her eyes at the man, and leaned close to Sun Zhu's ear and whispered, "Why are there such big differences between Gryffindors! It would be great if all of them were as gentle and polite as Professor Lupin."

Sun Zhu did not comment, but just turned the page of the textbook in his hand.

"I don't know how Fina is recovering." Karina's anger faded quickly, and she quickly turned her attention to other things. "But Professor McGonagall is watching over there, and Professor Black and Senior Tonks are with her, so I think nothing will happen."

"It will definitely be fine. After Fina fully recovers this time, she should be able to use her Animagus freely in the future." Sun Zhu said confidently: "I have a hunch that this must be the case."

"That's great!" Karina held her face in her hands. "I want to try it out, too... What kind of animal would I turn into? I hope it's something more powerful, not a sheep."

Sun Zhu smiled and shook his head: "Let's wait until we are adults. Fina and Cedric, both of whom are reliable, still encountered many problems when practicing this... Although you will be much more powerful after practicing it, don't be too impatient, otherwise it will not be worth it."

After Ced recovered, Dumbledore found a suitable time for him to return to Hogwarts, but most students thought he had returned from St. Mungo's. In addition to some professors who knew the truth, she only told Fina and Carina the truth - even the three little ones were kept in the dark for the time being.

After all, Animagus is an unexpected "secret weapon". If you ever have to face off against Death Eaters in the future, it is always safer to have an extra layer of identity protection.

The registration issue with the Ministry of Magic was naturally handled by Dumbledore - Uncle Amos was even in charge of this part of the work. And there was no need to specifically inform others, as this was actually a very high-profile matter, and telling everyone about it was not in line with the Hufflepuffs' usual low-key style.

"Okay, then I'll continue to consolidate the Patronus Charm with Professor Lupin... But Zhu, why do you think Professor Lupin doesn't look very energetic?" Carina rubbed her eyes, "He was distracted several times today."

"Maybe... she's worried about Senior Tonks?" Sun Zhu looked at Lupin, who had already started teaching the Patronus Charm, and whispered, "Although Senior Tonks is probably just trying to help Fina, she hasn't taken so long to recover before... Although I don't think it's a big problem, people who care about her will definitely give it more thought."

"Oh, yes. It seems that Professor Lupin is a really good person."

"Ah?" Sun Zhu was a little slow to react. "Although what you said is true, but... why did you suddenly give him the nice guy card?"

"Isn't it good enough that he cares so much about his friend's niece?" Karina said seriously.

"...That's true." Sun Zhu nodded and glanced at someone sitting upright next to him.

Noticing her gaze, he quickly looked over: "What's wrong, do you need to see your notes?"

"...You already know the Patronus Charm, why are you listening so carefully?" she asked deliberately.

"Well, although it is a defensive spell, there are also differences in strength." He said seriously: "The most skilled wizards can even condense a physical guardian that is as solid as a physical entity."

Sun Zhu nodded. "We all learned by ourselves from books before, which was considered an unconventional way. Professor Lupin is a professional in this area, so it won't hurt to listen more."

He smiled and sighed, "To be honest, I'm still a little uncomfortable..."

"Hmm? Are you feeling unwell?" Sun Zhu glanced at Karina who was lying on the side, and moved towards Cedric. "Ms. Pomfrey said you were fine."

Cedric looked at the girl who came over to observe him, hesitated for a second between pretending to be sick and telling the truth, and finally said honestly: "It's not physical discomfort, it's psychological... ahem, that's what I want to say."

He looked at the girl's slightly nervous and confused face, shook his head gently, and reached out to move her hair away from her eyes: "...I'm a little uncomfortable to suddenly meet such a responsible Defense Against the Dark Arts professor."

Sun Zhu heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing this, and leaned back in his seat somewhat helplessly: "It seems so, and we are lucky to have met Professor Lupin during the OWLs exam year... How can we justify this good luck if we don't get an O."

He nodded: "But Professor Lupin also looks more tired than some other professors in previous years."

"After all, I have to help others clean up their messes and do a lot of remediation."

What useful things did those people teach students in the past few years?

Sun Zhu guessed that no matter how good-tempered Professor Lupin was, he would curse his former colleagues in his heart many times.

The first to bear the brunt was Sirius Black, and the others deserved to be hung upside down. As Sun Zhu thought about it, a trace of gloating appeared on his face, which was caught by Lupin on the stage.

"Ms. Sun, it seems that you are very experienced in the Patronus Charm. Could you please demonstrate it to everyone?"

Sun Zhu's smile froze on his face, and he stood up reluctantly with his wand in hand.

Cedric and Carina looked at her at the same time, the former's eyes full of smiles, while the latter excitedly said in a low voice: "Show them the strength of Hufflepuff!"

The twins in the front row also turned their heads. Fred whistled and shouted, "Professor, it's not just Bamboo. Diggory can also be a patronus. We met those jailers on the special train back to school this year. They were very powerful."

George glanced at Fred in surprise. He thought that he was probably still asleep, otherwise how could he hear his brother praising the pretty boy?

However, there is no way to refute it.

George looked at Diggory who was standing low-key beside Sun Zhu. He didn’t seem to expect that he would be “called” as well. His eyes were helpless, but he still smiled good-temperedly.

George looked away, and Angelina echoed in his ear: "Yes, I saw them too! They were two flying birds!"

"So they're a good match?" Lee Jordan also said, "Let me see what they look like. I was in the back car at the time and didn't have a chance to see them."

Sun Zhu raised his eyebrows with a headache. Seeing that Lupin seemed to really intend to adopt his suggestion, he quickly stopped him: "Demonstration is fine, but you have to give extra points to Hufflepuff, Professor Lupin."

She drew an arc with her wand and chanted a spell. A solid little yellow oriole appeared in front of her, and immediately flapped its wings and flew around the classroom.

Lupin watched this scene with a smile, and only when the bird landed in front of him did he praise it: "This is already a very well-made patronus. If everyone here can reach this level, the Dementors will no longer pose any threat to you."

Sun Zhu straightened his robe and sat down, but he was still hinting at Lupin with his eyes.

Lupin smiled and said, "Then Hufflepuff, give me a bonus for the protective power shown by Miss Sun."

Karina cheered a little and said, "It should have been the two of you who performed together! That would have added 20 points!"

Sun Zhu laughed dryly: "Everyone will learn it sooner or later, don't be too high-profile."

She nudged someone with her arm again. "When did you offend Fred again? He was not very good today."

"I don't know. The Weasleys have always treated me this way." Cedric was a little confused, "But I don't think there is any conflict between us."

"I don't understand their attitude towards you. It can't be jealousy, right?" Sun Zhu poked his chin with a feather pen.

"Oh - and what are they jealous of me for?"

"Um...jealous that you're taller than them?"

"Hmm..." Someone was noncommittal, "Anything else?"

"Uh, better grades than them?" Sun Zhu wanted to laugh after saying this. She didn't even believe it. Would the twins care about these things?

The most likely reason is that they think he is a hypocrite and they just make some sarcastic remarks about him for no reason.

"Of course I'm jealous of his good looks!" Karina leaned her head closer, "Zhu, haven't you heard of this saying?"

Sun Zhu turned his head and saw Karina said with a confident look: "If a boy compliments another boy, 'He is quite handsome, just a little worse than me', then it is likely that both of them are average."

Sun Zhu nodded, agreeing very much.

"But if you're like the Weasleys, chasing after Cedric and calling him 'pretty boy' every day, it only means that Cedric is really handsome."

Cedric on the side covered his face with the textbook, while Sun Zhu and Karina were shaking with laughter.

Lupin glanced at the three of them helplessly and decided to be more tolerant of the top students.

...Anyway, he didn't really want to deduct points from Hufflepuff.

Until the end of the class, Cedric did not remove the object that was covering his face. When there were only a few people left in the classroom, Sun Zhu realized that the twins had not left and were looking at them with a playful look on their faces.

Karina said in a guilty voice: "Could it be that they know what I just said..."

"We have something to say to you two," Fred said suddenly.

George added helplessly: "Ms. Jones, would you mind giving me some face?"

Karina immediately jumped up: "I'm going to the restaurant first! See you in Potions class this afternoon!"

There were only four of them left in the classroom.

Sun Zhu looked at Fred in confusion: "What do you want to do in class today?"

George spread his hands: "I don't know what he wants to do."

"Just a reminder to you two, we're not playing any pranks this time." Fred smiled proudly, "George and I know your secrets."

Cedric raised his eyebrows but didn't say anything, just looked at Sun Zhu. Sun Zhu stretched and asked with his hands covering his mouth: "What secret? He and I have many shameful things. Which one do you know?"