Hogwarts: I graduated before the system came

Mr. Weasley, who was chatting with Percy, walked over and gave Douglas a big hug.

"Merry Christmas, Douglas!"

"Merry Christmas, Mr. Weasley!"

At this moment, Mrs. Weasley also poked her head out of the kitchen:

"Merry Christmas, Douglas, everything will be ready soon, take a seat!

No, no, I don’t need your help today, I can do it!"

Mrs. Weasley refused Douglas's help.

During dinner, Douglas informed the Weasleys about the twins' and Ron's grades, and praised Ginny and Percy for their excellent performance in school.

This made Mrs. Weasley very happy.

During this period, several adults had detailed discussions about the Weasley children's learning interests and each person's strengths.

When talking about George and Fred's love of invention, although Mr. Weasley thought it was an advantage, Mrs. Weasley insisted that it was a shortcoming that hindered their academic progress and must be corrected.

Looking at Mrs. Weasley's domineering look, Douglas said tactfully:

“Don’t worry, Madam, I will definitely supervise them to study hard in school.

In fact, I don't think their hands-on ability is a bad thing. As long as they complete their learning tasks, I personally think it's appropriate to develop their personal hobbies! "Kanshula

Mrs. Weasley smiled and said:

"Of course, I'm not an unreasonable mother. If their grades can be as good as Percy's, I will definitely support their ideas!"

The rest of the people hehe......

During this period, Douglas learned that the Weasleys had originally planned to go to Egypt to see Bill this Christmas, but they had changed the time to summer vacation and asked Douglas if he wanted to go with them.

Douglas thought about it and finally refused. After all, it was a family gathering and it would not be appropriate for him to go with them.

"Sorry, I have some other plans for the summer, but I thought you could stay there for a while.

I bought a house in the Muggle world over in Egypt and have been asking Bill to help take care of it. You can live there..."

In fact, it was not just in Egypt. Douglas also bought a Muggle house in the Muggle city closest to the dragon farm in Romania and asked Charlie to help manage it.

The room was fully equipped with necessary appliances, and Bill and Charlie could contact him through the computer and telephone in that room. However, even when Douglas returned to the UK, he rarely stayed at home, so they only spoke on the phone twice.

After the dinner, Douglas also received a khaki sweater knitted by Mrs. Weasley with an English word D on it.

Then came the Christmas gifts from Douglas' friend that Percy passed on to him. His favorite was the pair of fire dragon leather shoes sent by Charlie.

As the students frantically caught up on their homework in the common room, they realized that tomorrow was the beginning of a new semester.

It seemed as if all the tension of the three-week holiday was concentrated in this one night.

Those students who came back from the holidays returned to school with different feelings.

"Hey, I've finished all my homework. When I received my report card on Christmas Day, my mom felt that I had brought shame to the family. She told me to finish my homework that very day, or I wouldn't be allowed to attend the family Christmas dinner that night!"

"Alas, I'm different. When my mother saw that I had one excellent, two good, and two passing grades, she was in a good mood. She made me finish my homework on Christmas Day, saying that only in this way could I maintain my image as a good student."

A new semester.

The first class is still a fifth grade class.

Douglas pointed to the countdown clock at the back of the classroom:

"There are only 150 days left until the OLS exam.

The most taboo things at this time are impetuousness and bustle. As the saying goes, a journey of a hundred miles begins with a single step.

The closer we get to the sprint stage, the more you need to keep your composure...

So, we are going to do a simple test in this class. Here is a six-foot test paper that covers the content that has appeared in previous OLS exams.

Of course, this is not considered an exam, it is just to help you get back to your senses after the holiday, so please answer as many questions as you can, I don’t require you to answer all of them…”

Chapter 124 Boggart

Douglas did not target all classes in this Defense Against the Dark Arts opening exam.

This content is only available in grades four and five, which makes some students in other grades who have guessed that they will take the exam at the beginning of the school year and have prepared in advance feel a little unhappy.

When the Gryffindor second year students entered the classroom, they found that the desks and chairs had been moved aside and a box was placed in the middle of the classroom.

Douglas clapped his hands and said:

"Everyone will hand in your holiday homework to Miss Granger later. In this class, we will learn how to deal with Boggarts...

Children, please put your hands down. Judging from your past performance, I believe you are already familiar with Bogut's content, so we will not ask any questions today.

Now let's practice the pronunciation of the spell together. Oh, Mr. Longbottom, don't rush to pick up your wand yet... Let's practice the pronunciation of the spell without a wand first...

The Boggart-Repelling Spell is very simple. Please chant it with me: Funny, funny!"

Neville Longbottom scratched his head awkwardly and put his wand away again. He had scored a good grade in Defense Against the Dark Arts in his final exam last semester, which made his grandmother very happy.

That's why he wanted to do well in the Defense Against the Dark Arts class.

Led by Douglas, the students below practiced the pronunciation of the spell over and over again.

When Douglas felt that their pronunciation was correct, he praised them:

"Everyone is great! But you have to remember that it's not enough to just pronounce the mantra correctly. You also need strong willpower to chant the mantra..."

Now all the students go outside and we will go one by one."

Hermione suddenly raised her hand and asked:

"Professor, I remember the textbook saying that the more people there are, the easier it is to deal with a Boggart because it doesn't know what to transform into."

Douglas nodded and said with a smile:

"That's right, but you can't guarantee that there will be a group of people around you when you encounter a Boggart, right?"

Douglas actually did this for another reason. Boggart reveals what everyone thinks they fear most.

Douglas believed that this was everyone's privacy, and appearing in front of everyone like this was a disrespectful act, regardless of whether he defeated Bogut in the end.

After everyone left, Douglas began to let in those whose names were called.

The first one is Neville.

"Don't be nervous Mr. Longbottom, relax!

Remember your homework on Boggarts?"

Neville's eyes moved away from the shaking box in the middle of the classroom, and he said with a blushing face:

"I'm sorry Professor, I...I don't remember!"

Douglas smiled, patted his shoulder and said:

"There's nothing to be embarrassed about. After all, no one will deliberately remember what they have written. For example, I can hardly remember the details of the sequel I wrote at the beginning of the school year.

I remember you saying that your uncle encountered a Boggart that turned into your grandmother, and he ended up getting the Boggart-turned-grandma drunk, right?"

Neville nodded quickly:

"Yes, yes! I remember now!"

Douglas smiled and said, "Are you still nervous now?"

Neville shook his head and tried to force a smile:

"Professor, I'm not nervous.

I remember the textbook said that what Boggart fears most is laughter..."

Douglas really wanted to say that your smile could make Boggart laugh to death.

"Very good, then please take out your wand and get ready, we will begin!"

Neville drew his wand and pointed it at the box. Douglas thought his posture was more like that of a swordsman.

He first walked to the corner of the classroom, then snapped his fingers, and the lid of the box opened with a bang.

At the same time, he reminded: "Don't forget, the form you think is the funniest!"

Suddenly, the form of Professor Snape appeared from the trunk.

Douglas was a little surprised. He thought it would be something else. Although this scene appeared in the original book, it was when these children were in the third grade. He really didn't expect that Neville was so afraid of Snape in the second grade.

Not only were Neville's hands shaking badly, but his mouth was shaking too.

If it weren't for the fact that Neville's self-confidence was almost entirely cultivated in the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom last semester, and he felt that this was his home ground, he might have surrendered the moment Snape came out.

Professor Snape, who was transformed by the Boggart, walked towards Neville step by step.

Douglas did not remind them that they had learned everything they needed to learn. What they needed now was the courage to face their fear.

Snape, who had transformed from a Boggart, was about to walk up to Neville, and he looked at him with a look of contempt.

Douglas looked at Neville's trembling legs and shook his head helplessly, ready to announce that he had failed in this challenge.

Suddenly Neville was heard shouting, "Funny, funny!"

Snape, who turned into a Boggart, suddenly had a red face, especially his hooked nose which suddenly turned into a big red nose, which looked very funny.

His whole body began to shake, his eyes became blurred, and he mumbled something. Then he tripped over his own robe and fell down with a thud. He didn't stand up for three times.

Especially after hearing Neville's unbridled laughter, he seemed a little panicked and crawled towards the box drunkenly.

Douglas looked at Neville's happy expression and started laughing too.

He was glad that he had let the students come in one by one. If everyone saw that Snape, transformed from a Boggart, was in this form, and then spread the news, Neville's Potions class would have been even more difficult.

Finally, after the Boggart crawled into the box, Douglas snapped his fingers and the lid of the box closed automatically with a bang.

It was then that Neville remembered that there was another professor in the classroom, and his face turned pale.

"Teach...Professor!"

Douglas looked at him, smiled and said:

"Don't be afraid, I won't go to Professor Snape to complain.

Of course, I personally suggest that you don't tell anyone, after all, that's Professor Snape!"

Neville's face returned to normal and he nodded quickly.

After hearing Douglas say, "Congratulations to Mr. Longbottom for successfully completing the challenge!"

Neville ran out of the classroom happily and closed the door behind him.

This made Douglas, who was following behind and preparing to call the next student, roll his eyes.

Then he opened the door and called the next student in.

"Ms. Patil!"

Parvati Patil was Hermione's roommate. When the box containing the Boggarts was opened, bloodstained, bandaged mummies quickly emerged from it. Their eyeless faces turned to Parvati, and they dragged their feet, step by step, slowly walking towards her, with their stiff arms raised...

Parvati performed much better than Neville, at least her mouth didn't tremble.

But at this moment she obviously forgot that the mummy opposite was transformed from a Boggart.

After hastily casting the Obstacle Spell on the mummy, the mummy was sent flying several meters away, and then quickly flew towards Parvati. Parvati skillfully cast a Snake Speed ​​Sliding Spell on herself and began to spin in circles in the classroom...

Douglas's mouth twitched. This is a lesson on how to deal with Boggart.

Five minutes later, the Boggart-turned-mummy finally forced Parvati into the corner of the classroom.

Douglas looked at Parvati's pleading eyes and waved his wand: "Funny!"

The mummy's bandages suddenly transformed into spider legs, and then it walked back into the box under Douglas' control.

Seeing the mummy's panic-stricken look, Parvati finally giggled.

Douglas said regretfully:

“I regret to inform you, Miss Patil.

You failed this challenge. Apparently, when you saw the mummy, you forgot it was a Boggart!"

Parvati Patil lowered her head, feeling a little aggrieved, but the moment she saw the mummy, she indeed forgot that it was a Boggart.