The man behind Hogwarts

The next day,

William appeared at the door of Crohn's office on time.

The office door was open, and looking inside, Crohn was sitting on his desk with his back straight, writing and drawing.

"dong dong dong"

Reach out and knock on the door as a reminder.

"William, you're here, come in, come in." Crohn immediately stood up and came over to greet him, with a stiff smile on his face; it could be seen that he probably rarely smiled, and his smile muscles were almost degenerated.

He invited William into his office, then closed and bolted the door.

"Would you like something to drink? I have coffee, tea, juice, and water here."

"Well...just plain water will do."

"it is good."

William sat on the sofa, his posture was neither tight nor loose, and he kept the usual shallow and warm smile on his face.

"Professor Crohn, don't you have any classes today? Do you have enough time to learn the Patronus Charm later?"

"There were originally two classes this morning, but I let them review by themselves. To be honest, I think the number of teachers at Hogwarts is a bit small. Every professor's courses are fully scheduled, especially for people like us. The compulsory course teachers are too busy.”

"How does this busyness compare to the Ministry of Magic?"

A trace of memory flashed in Crohn's eyes, "The Ministry of Magic is also very busy, but it is a different type of busyness than in school. I used to be quite leisurely when I was at the Ministry of Magic. After all, the number of wizards is not as many as that of ordinary people in the world. It’s impossible for dark wizards to break the law and cause trouble every day; but once they go on a mission, they will probably be so busy that they won’t even have time to sleep at night.”

"Yes, the teachers at Hogwarts are very busy." William took a sip of water. "Teachers in the ordinary world usually only teach students in one grade, but you have to teach seven grades directly. It is indeed very difficult." busy."

Noticing Crohn's scorching gaze, William put down his teacup and said, "How about we start learning the 'Patronus Charm' first?"

"Okay, let's start now."

Crohn answered immediately. He didn't go to class today and was just waiting for William.

Before William revealed that he had suppressed the Cruciatus Curse, he had never been so nervous and could even admit that he was preparing to commit suicide;

But when he learned that he had a chance to live for three more months, he suddenly became nervous.

He took a thick notebook from his desk and handed it to William, then indicated how many pages to turn.

"This notebook is my experience notebook for learning magic. It records various magic spells including the 'Patron Saint Curse', 'Iron Armor Curse', 'Invasion Curse', etc.;

It can be said that it records 95% of my magic experience. It is no longer useful to me, so I will give it to you now. "

A trace of joy flashed in William's eyes,

Looking at the black book in his hand and the densely packed handwriting and drawings inside, he felt happy;

Isn't this exactly what he wants?

If your system is a coquettish bitch, it will probably prompt you in front of your eyes:

[Acquire "Cron's Curse Knowledge"*1]

"I sorted it out this morning, and I feel that learning the 'Patronus Charm' won't be too difficult for you." Crone continued: "Although the magic world generally believes that it is an extremely advanced magic, this is only for ordinary people. For wizards."

“Miranda Gorshak describes the Patronus Charm this way: This ancient and mysterious spell summons a magical patronus that is a reflection of all your most positive emotions;

The most important thing about this spell is to recite the spell and then focus all your thoughts on something that makes you happy.

If successful, you will be able to condense a silver animal. "

Following his teaching, William immediately started learning.

Another unexpected thing happened:

William saw that Crohn was only telling the story orally, but he had never cast the spell himself, so he asked him why he didn't demonstrate it?

Crohn showed a bitter expression:

"This is what I was about to talk about. Using the Patronus Curse to suppress the Cruciatus Curse is not a simple matter, because you only have one chance, which means you can only suppress it once; when this spell is cast this time, the Cruciatus Curse will The curse will make your soul unstable, mentally dizzy, and mentally blinded. In this case, the wizard can no longer use the Patronus Charm."

"Well, it turns out there is another factor."

William nodded as if he had some understanding, "Moreover, is there another requirement for suppressing the Cruciatus Curse, which is that you can only use the 'Patronus Curse' that you cast yourself, and other people's patronus cannot help you suppress it?"

Crohn nodded and said, "That's right."

The learning continues,

Although there was no real-life demonstration, Crohn's explanation was meticulous and moved from the shallower to the deeper, making it easy for William to understand.

Not long after, he began to practice.

In the office, a fit, well-proportioned and slender man stood calmly.

Holding a magic wand and chanting a spell,

"Call God Guard!"

Say the 'Patronus Charm' in a very firm tone while focusing your thoughts on pleasant things.

The spell falls,

The front part of his wand sprayed out a stream of silver haze. The haze shone with little rays of light, like a mixture of crushed stars and moonlight. Everyone could think of countless beautiful things the moment they saw it.

The haze appears like threads, flowing around in mid-air, condensing and taking shape...

"puff"

Suddenly, the wand made a slight sound. This change interrupted the process of puffing up the smoke, and the haze in mid-air quickly dissipated.

"Don't worry, this situation is normal." Crohn said with a smile: "Perhaps it cannot be said to be 'good' at all, and it is more appropriate to use the word 'amazing';

I almost succeeded in the first practice... William, your talent is really enviable...

Let's practice it a few more times and keep our thoughts stable while concentrating. This requires extremely high mental requirements for casting spells. "

"Call God Guard!"

"Call God Guard!"

Several consecutive attempts to cast the spell failed, either because the spell was interrupted halfway, or because there was too little smoke to condense into form.

In fact, according to most wizards in the magical world, William is now considered successful;

Not all wizards can really condense a complete patron saint. Their request is just to summon the silver haze; although the silver haze is far less powerful than a complete patron saint, it is enough to defend against dementors.

According to Crohn,

Not all members of the Auror Office can condense a complete Patronus, but even if they are Silver Haze, they are still very strong Silver Haze; after all, they will occasionally deal with Dementors.

"If you go to work in Azkaban in the future, then your minimum requirement is to gather a complete Patronus."

During the conversation, he would tell some gossip from time to time.