Harry Potter's Cousin Dudley at Hogwarts

Recently, the atmosphere at Hogwarts has become increasingly oppressive because Sirius has not been captured.The former enthusiastic Fat Lady portrait has been replaced by Sir Cadogan as the gatekeeper to the Gryffindor lounge, which makes everyone even more depressed.

Because Sir Cadogan was always provoking others to fight him, or trying to think up some ridiculous and complicated passwords, and he changed them no less than twice a day, which made everyone burnt out.

During this time, Harry's heart was particularly heavy.He felt like a bird in a cage, in the spotlight.Because everyone believed that the purpose of Sirius' coming to Hogwarts was for him, even Professor McGonagall specially asked him to talk alone, trying to bring him some comfort.

"Okay, Harry, don't worry too much." Dudley patted Harry on the shoulder, trying to change the subject: "We might as well look forward to today's Defense Against the Dark Arts class. What do you think Professor Lupine will bring?" How about magical creatures to teach us lessons?"

Hermione followed closely behind, trying to comfort her in a gentle tone: "Harry, you have to remember that we will always be by your side no matter what time it is."

"Yes, Harry, we will always support you." Upon hearing this, Ron hurriedly followed, nodded enthusiastically, emphasizing his position.

"Eh?" When Dudley walked into the classroom and noticed the familiar figure standing on the podium, he was stunned immediately, and hurriedly pulled Harry to sit beside him. The air in the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom seemed to freeze for a moment.

Harry looked at Dudley, who was nervous beside him, and then turned his head to look at the podium. A familiar and indifferent figure came into his sight - Professor Snape.His cold eyes fixed on Harry like icy daggers.

"How could it be him?" Harry asked Dudley softly, already understanding why Dudley was so nervous.

However, their whispers did not escape Snape's ears, "Harry Potter, speaking in class is against the rules, and 5 points will be deducted from Gryffindor." Snape's voice was so cold that he could drip water.

Not to be outdone, Harry stood up: "Professor, it's not time for class yet."

Snape replied coldly, "When I say class, it's class. Sit down."

Harry decided to be brave enough to ask, "What about Professor Lupine, what happened to him?"

A sneer twitched at the corner of Snape's mouth: "He's not feeling well today, so I'll take his place. And you don't seem to be sitting down."

Harry still stood stubbornly where he was, hoping to hear more about Lupine.

Snape's eyes were even colder: "Oh, it's not life-threatening." Hearing Snape's tone, he seemed disappointed, "Harry Potter, another five points will be deducted from Gryffindor. I remind you that once you sit down, fifty points will be deducted."

Harry sat down gently, and Snape's gaze was like a sharp blade, scanning every student across the classroom.

"I have carefully reviewed what you have learned so far. Apparently, Professor Lupine seems to have forgotten to keep any records of your study progress." Snape's mouth was slightly raised, as if teasing.

Hermione hesitated for a moment, and then said bravely, "Sir, we've learned about Boggarts, Red Hats, Kabbahs, and Grindylows, and now we're going to..."

"Shut up." Snape's voice was frosty. "I didn't ask you. I was just commenting on Lupine's teaching methods."

Snape paused for a moment, and continued: "You seem to be satisfied too quickly. According to my standards, the red hat and Grindylow should be the content of the first grade. Today, we will discuss in depth..."

Harry watched Snape surreptitiously, watching him flip quickly to the last chapter of the textbook, and thought to himself: We definitely haven't learned this yet.

"Werewolves," Snape said slowly.

The atmosphere reached a freezing point in Snape's words.In the classroom, every student's heartbeat can be heard almost, and the silence is almost suffocating.Although the students were used to Snape's vitriol, his demeanor today seemed even more ruthless than usual.

Harry murmured that he didn't really want to delve into the lore of werewolves much, especially when Professor Lupine was uncomfortable.The malice towards Snape in his heart increased a bit.

Dudley looked at the werewolf described in detail in the book, and said softly to Harry, "We haven't reached this chapter yet, why is he so eager to teach this?"

Hermione flipped through the textbook uneasily, her brows were furrowed, "This is obviously not what we should learn in this grade."

Ron couldn't help but also whispered, "I think Snape just wants to make things difficult for us."

Snape seemed to have heard their whispers, and said coldly, "You guys, another five points will be deducted from Gryffindor."

When the bell finally rang for the end of get out of class, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, as if released.But Snape's next homework request made everyone's faces turn pale: "The thesis on werewolves needs to be written in two volumes of parchment. Due by Monday."

Ron couldn't help but exclaimed, "Two rolls of parchment? We're going to have to stay up all night writing it!"

The students looked sad and walked out of the classroom one by one, knowing that this weekend would be extremely long.