Hogwarts: I graduated before the system came

Snape's tone was doubtful under his cold face.

Douglas explained proudly:

"Of course, a simple potion wouldn't do it, but I used medicinal food in the form of hot pot before he transformed. The most important thing was that I fed him dragon meat..."

Snape suddenly remembered the Christmas gift Douglas gave him last year. He snorted coldly, then looked at Douglas seriously and said:

"Holmes... I warn you to stay away from that werewolf. I'm afraid no one has told you about his relationship with that damn Black. He is a complete hypocrite..."

When he looked into Douglas' eyes, Douglas subconsciously entered the brain-occlumency mode, and his eyes looked obviously empty and lifeless, which made Snape speechless.

After hearing what he said, Douglas said in silence:

"Professor, I really don't want to get involved in your mess..."

Snape suddenly closed the lid of the potion box, his fingers pale, and growled:

"What do you know... Don't believe that man's nonsense, what a hypocritical guy... No wonder Potter thought Black was a werewolf..."

Douglas sighed and said:

"I know what I should and shouldn't know, but it doesn't matter...

The most important thing now is that class starts in three minutes. To be honest, in all these years, I have never heard of a Potions Master being late for class..."

Snape glanced at the clock on the wall, snorted coldly, then took the potion box and left, slamming the door shut for Douglas.

Douglas then looked at the empty dishes, cursed the national quintessence a few times, then quickly left the office and walked towards the obstacle race track.

The obstacle course is located along the shore of Black Lake near the Forbidden Forest and Sprout's Greenhouse, and the finish line is set in Holmes Orchard.

Lupin was away these days, and Douglas didn't want to waste his morning jog time teaching everyone obstacle running, so this project remained empty.

Now that the monthly exams are over, Douglas has arranged practical classes for lower grades here.

When he arrived, the third year Hufflepuffs were already there. This was the closest place for them to attend classes, and most importantly, they didn't have to climb complicated stairs.

"Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. It's a pleasure to see you all out in the sunshine. However, before the class begins, we need to make some small arrangements."

Looking at Douglas's malicious smile, several classmates looked embarrassed. In this Defense Against the Dark Arts monthly exam, several Hufflepuff students failed.

They were just discussing that since Professor Holmes had told everyone to go outside and didn't specifically leave them in the classroom to memorize, maybe that meant the professor was going to let them off the hook. But now it seemed...

Chapter 212 Why don’t you come up and tell me?

Douglas casually turned the pebbles on the roadside into a few stone chairs, and then said to the students who failed the exam:

“Looking at your performance, I think you need to reflect on yourself.

In the following time, you will need to find the corresponding places in the textbook for the mistakes on your test paper and memorize them. Any questions?"

Several students hurriedly shook their heads and cautiously walked to the stone bench and sat down...

Douglas snorted coldly and said dissatisfiedly:

"Then, are these chairs for you to sit on? Lie down on them and analyze carefully why you failed this exam. You're the only ones in the entire third grade who failed..."

Douglas grew increasingly angry as he spoke. Even Neville, who they had always criticized and ridiculed for having the worst memory and a penchant for memorizing, had gotten a good grade in this exam. Yet, only a few Hufflepuffs failed in the entire third year. How could he not be angry?

While Douglas was talking about these students, Ernie McMillan in the crowd kept talking.

"I knew it would be like this."

"Professor Holmes never disappoints."

"I have some inside information about this practical class..."

Justin Finch-Fletchley, the class representative, reminded him several times. Ernie promised to be nice, but then he started again soon, not caring whether the people around him responded or not.

Finally, Hannah Abbott, who was annoyed by him to the point of being unable to bear it any longer, growled, "Shut up!"

Ernie McMillan said to Justin exaggeratedly:

"Oh, dear Representative Finch-Fletchley, Hannah is going to take your place."

Justin also growled at him: "Shut up!"

After yelling, Justin immediately felt a lot better. His roommate's mouth... was really too mean.

Douglas, who was teaching the failing students a lesson, heard the commotion of the crowd and said without asking:

"Mr. McMillan, if you want to say something, come over and say it!"

As soon as Douglas said this, the tall and strong Ernie McMillan immediately shut his mouth and lowered his head, and began to fiddle with his robe with his hands. This action caused the surrounding students to laugh softly.

As a descendant of an ancient wizarding family, Ernie MacMillan always regarded himself as an authority among his peers and reveled in his self-proclaimed informal leadership.

He wanted to know the details of everything he encountered and was particularly fond of gossip. Although he was a little arrogant towards people, he never missed any rumor that floated through the castle. In Douglas's words, he was a gossipmonger.

Ernie's academic performance is very good, and he can be said to be the best student in the current Hufflepuff class. However, because he is too gullible and easily believes everything he hears, Douglas is determined not to let him be the class representative.

The reason why Justin was arranged to be the class representative was because he came from the upper class of Muggle society and had some skills in dealing with interpersonal relationships, which could help stabilize Ernie at times.

Douglas said to the group of students who passed the exam:

"Leave your bags and books here with them, and then everyone follow us to the starting point."

After saying that, he glared at Ernie. If it weren't for the fact that Ernie had achieved excellent results in the exam, Douglas would have found a reason to teach him a lesson.

He then led everyone to the starting point of the obstacle course.

The students looked at the field full of potholes and stones of all sizes and were confused, and discussed it in low voices.

Ernie couldn't control his mouth and said quickly:

"There are quite a few magic traps set up here. I've quietly come here to observe before..."

Douglas came over and said to Ernie, who looked very proud:

"Mr. MacMillan, how about you come up and talk?"

Ernie immediately shut his mouth and then put on an ostrich attitude again.

Douglas glared at him and then introduced:

"This obstacle course was specially built by Professor Lupin for everyone. After all, during magic duels, you will encounter various venues, so you need to adapt your fighting methods to the local conditions.

Of course, this is mainly for senior students. For junior students, the spells you can cast are limited, and the methods of defensive magic are also very limited, so you need to create an environment for survival and escape according to local conditions..."

When they heard the word "escape", everyone became restless and started talking again.

Douglas said coldly:

"Why, you think the word 'escape' is insulting to you? Do you need me to use the word 'tactical retreat' to soothe your fragile glass hearts?

When facing a dangerous wizard, your best defense is not to raise your wand and cast magic at the opponent, but to find a way to sign up immediately. I don't want my students to rush in when they know they can't win. You are still young..."

Hannah Abbott raised her hand and asked:

"Professor, do you think we will encounter any dangers in the future, such as Blake?"

After hearing what Hannah said, Douglas smiled mysteriously and did not explain anything. Instead, he continued to explain the application of the obstacle course.

Hannah's words and Douglas's reaction made those who joined the Charon Detective Agency in the team have different ideas. According to the speculation within the society, there is a high probability that Blake will sneak into Hogwarts. As for who he wants to hurt, there are several theories now.

Regardless of the speculation, no one, except for a few senior students, thought of confronting Blake directly.

But Professor Holmes's action had to make them think a lot. Harry was Professor Holmes's cousin. Maybe the professor had some inside information and made this move to deal with Blake's coming.

After finishing his speech, Douglas did not let the students start running directly, but took out a small prop he had prepared - a mouse.

"Your mission is simple: catch this alchemical rat amidst the various obstacles and magic traps in the obstacle course.

Of course, you are allowed to use any magic you know during this process. Don't be afraid of hurting it. When the power of your magic reaches a certain level, it will naturally stop like a normal mouse...

Any questions? If not, start with Hannah Abbott.”

Hannah Abbott stood up, and the other students had no objections.

The starting point of the track is a gravel field, which seems to have no function other than making it uncomfortable to run on.

When Douglas released the mouse, the alchemical mouse behaved like an ordinary mouse. It first stood up, looked at Hannah provocatively, and then ran towards the track.

Hannah quickly drew out her sword and cast a tripping spell at the mouse, but her accuracy and speed were a little off. When she cast the spell, the mouse had already jumped onto a stone in front of it, stopped and looked at her. A Christmas cactus growing under the stone swayed in the wind, making people feel that the mouse seemed to be laughing at her.

PS: Christmas cactus is a plant that is very similar to the Devil's Snare. Many wizards and witches grow it as an indoor plant or in their gardens.

Chapter 213 Professor Holmes-style track

Hannah quickly started to chase after him. When she took her first step onto the rubble, she knew in her heart that this was not designed by Professor Lupin at all. This kind of sore pain on the soles of her feet was definitely Professor Holmes' style.

But she had no time to think about it at this moment, because suddenly a spell flew towards her from the place where her magic had just hit.

Amid the exclamations of the people behind her, Hannah quickly squatted down and barely avoided the curse.

Douglas looked at everyone looking at him, then said slowly:

"Didn't I just tell you that this place is full of magic traps? The magic traps that delay and rebound spells are pretty good, right?"

Ernie said in shock:

"Doesn't that mean I can't cast magic casually? What if I miss the mouse and hit the trap instead, and I'm the one who suffers?"

Hannah found that she was fine, and quickly stood up from the ground, carefully staring at the road ahead. Last year's practical class and the legends of various Defense Against the Dark Arts practical classes at Hogwarts made her understand that if this place was designed by Professor Holmes, it would definitely not be as simple as just making people feel sore on the soles of their feet.

But as she slowly and carefully walked across the rubble to the place where the mouse had been standing, nothing else happened.

The mouse had already run to the next stone, stood up again and looked at her.

No matter how she looked at that little look, she felt it was similar to the mocking look of Professor Holmes.

She felt as if she were being laughed at by a mouse, and raised her wand again, shouting at the mouse, "Stupefy!"

After she finished speaking the spell, she quickly squatted behind a large rock beside her to prevent the trap that would rebound the spell from hitting her.

After she waited for a few seconds and didn't feel any spell attacking her, she heard the students at the starting point shouting:

"Devil's Snare! It's the Devil's Snare!"

When Hannah reacted, she found herself surrounded by snake-like tendrils starting from her feet and quickly tied up.

Only then did she realize that what she had just seen was not a Christmas cactus at all, but a devil's snare disguised as a Christmas cactus.

I've never heard that Defense Against the Dark Arts requires knowledge of Herbology.

However, as a Hufflepuff student, if he can't even deal with the Devil's Snare, it would be a disgrace to his own head of house.

She quickly relaxed her body and mind, then lit a flame with her wand, and the Devil's Snare quickly retreated...

Douglas casually explained to the other students:

"Because this place is so close to the greenhouse, Dean Sprout has kindly sponsored some interesting magical plants..."

The other students widened their eyes. Such important information is being revealed only now?

They quickly looked towards the track, and sure enough, there were all kinds of magical plants between some stones or on the grass on both sides of the track.

"There are jumping toadstools under that tree stump. I ate some of them secretly during Potions class. They tasted very good..."

"That bumpy tree stump seems to be a magical plant. I think I saw it in my senior's homework. I don't know what it is, but it's definitely not edible..."

......

Douglas was speechless, but what could he say? Most Hufflepuffs went through the same thing.

The magical plants displayed here are not just for lower grade students. Some of them can only be learned in high grade courses. It is normal that these third grade students cannot recognize some plants.

Of course, the plants selected by Professor Sprout are not simple plants. All of them are dangerous. For example, poisonous geraniums and knotty ivy are poisonous and aggressive.

Professor Sprout also wants to try to use the method of passing levels to see if he can let students actively learn about some magical plants.

Hannah in the field had already escaped from the devil's snare and continued to chase the mouse.

Because there were plants everywhere and she was not allowed to use magic, she had to take every step very carefully. Douglas was quite satisfied with this.

When in an unfamiliar environment, protecting yourself is more important than catching the enemy, but the track he designed is not that simple.

When Hannah passed by a stone that was as tall as a person, she couldn't help but look back at the moss-covered boulder. She suddenly felt something was wrong. This was not a stone, but a stone sculpture.

Based on her understanding of Professor Holmes, this stone sculpture was definitely not just for decoration.

As expected, after she ran a few steps quickly, the stone sculpture suddenly came alive under the influence of magic, raised the stone sword in its hand and slashed at Hannah...

There were also exclamations from the crowd watching here...