Study Days at Hogwarts

  Chapter 856 By ability

"It's really enviable. I always feel that the difficulty of ancient runes has increased a lot. I can't understand what Professor Babling is talking about in class now." Shanna took the time to glance at her deskmate, Albert Te hasn't been listening to the class since the class started, and he doesn't know what he is doing there.

   "Language should be used frequently. Reading books, memorizing words, and translating articles are all good choices." When Albert spoke, Professor Babling on the stage had already finished the content of today's course. Then, amidst everyone's wailing, after leaving two articles that needed to be translated, he signaled everyone to leave get out of class.

   "Mr. Anderson, stay after class." Professor Babling stopped Albert when everyone was about to leave the ancient magic text classroom.

  Others cast inquiring gazes at Albert one after another, wondering what Professor Babling asked Albert to stay?

"It seems that the ancient rune improvement class has disappointed you. That's right, you have come to listen to it a long time ago." Professor Babling did not get angry because Albert was doing his own thing in class, but instead used the method of chatting with friends He said in a tone: "How is Isobel's "Guide to the Ancient Runes" doing now?"

   "Should be done by Christmas."

   "Much faster than I expected." Professor Babling murmured, surprised at Isobel's work efficiency.

"However, if you want to use the "Guide to Ancient Runes" as a teaching material for ancient runes, you still need to make appropriate deletions to make the content in the book easy to understand, so that everyone can easily access and learn the basics and systematics. Ancient runes." Albert paused for a while, and reorganized his rhetoric: "It is best to move the ancient runes to the first grade. Language needs to be learned from an early age. It is unrealistic to expect them to learn ancient rune well with a bunch of unfamiliar things in their heads. This requires a lot of time and energy, and the third grade has a lot of classes to take, so they definitely don't have much time and energy to focus on this class. "

   After a moment of silence, both of them knew that Dumbledore didn't expect the students to learn more from this class, and most wizards would have difficulty even translating an article with hundreds of words.

  Albert is actually more curious. How did Dumbledore and Crouch learn dozens of languages? Even if they are not proficient, it is incredible to be able to communicate with others.

  Based on Albert's observations over the years, wizards are not smarter than ordinary people, and he finally blamed these unbelievable things on the magical world, which cannot be speculated by common sense.

"We can't be too demanding. Not everyone is like you, who can easily translate ancient runes into English at a glance." Professor Babling showed a wry smile on his face, referring to Albert's ancient runes. It is no longer necessary to take the ancient magic text improvement class, because the ultimate goal of this class is to enable students to understand and understand ancient magic text, that's all, even the outstanding students who have graduated cannot reach the level of the ancient magic text. to the level of Albert.

"You should also be very clear that Ancient Rune is not just a language." Albert frowned and said, "The most important part of it is being forgotten by people, and maybe one day, everyone will regard it as a language." old language treatment."

"It seems that you still haven't given up on continuing to dig deeper into the knowledge of ancient runes. I'm actually looking forward to the moment when your "Book of Runes" is published." Professor Babling looked at his students and recalled that he once said past words:

"The ancient rune is not just a language, it still hides a lot of things, it is an important part of ancient magic, but many things have been forgotten by people, causing the current wizards to understand them, thinking that those ancient magic words Magic is powerful and uncanny, unbreakable."

   "If you need help, you can come to me, I am very happy to provide you with some help." Professor Babling said with a smile.

  Today, there are nine students who came to the ancient magic text improvement class.

  In fact, there are already quite a few. Professor Babling remembers that there were only five people at one time. There are very few colleagues like Albert and Isobel who can become communicators.

   Yes peers.

  Professor Babling never regarded Albert as a student, at least not after Albert showed his ability, and even gave him most homework assignments, anyway, it doesn't matter whether he does it or not.

  Flexible education methods should give outstanding students more room for free play.

  Of course, Albert is not as fond of ancient runes as he has shown. He himself wants those ancient magics and the reputation he can gain, and he can complete the panel tasks by the way.

  The most important thing is that Albert feels that he should find something to do for himself. It is a good job to record the knowledge he has acquired from the skill panel. Who wouldn't do it?

The ancient rune is a good direction, because many people don't understand it, and it's right if they don't understand it, which means that his spells are difficult to be deciphered, and his magic will become unpredictable in people's eyes .

  In the future, he can also take the title of rune master, expert, or professor, and these titles can often bring him a lot of convenience. When the time comes, he can go to Hogwarts to teach students.

   "What does Professor Babling want you to do?"

  During lunch, Shanna asked about this curiously, "Could it be because you didn't pay attention to the class carefully, so you were kept in confinement?"

"It's about Isobel's "Guide to the Ancient Runes" that Isobel is about to publish." Albert deliberately lowered his voice and said, "Professor Babling is also giving suggestions to that book to make the ancient runes more systematic and easy to learn , we are going to use "Guide to Ancient Runes" to replace "A Simple Introduction to Ancient Runes" as the textbook for third-grade students."

""Guide to Ancient Runes", you plan to publish a book yourself to replace "A Simple Introduction to Ancient Runes" as a textbook for third-grade students?" Shanna was in a trance when she talked about this. She still remembered Albert It seems that a book about Defense Against the Dark Arts is about to be published. A strong sense of frustration welled up in my heart, the two sides really are not in the same world.

   "When the "Guide to Ancient Runes" is published, I will definitely buy a copy." The smile on Shanna's face was a little stiff, "At that time, don't set the price too high."

   "The price should be around two Galleons."

   "What two Galleons?" Fred and George walked over with smiles.

   "The price of the book."

   "So, you plan to publish that Defense Against the Dark Arts book before graduation?"

   "No, I plan to publish that book after graduation." Albert explained, "That's not what we were talking about just now."

"Have you heard?" Lee Jordan hurried over and talked about the news he just heard, "I don't know what happened, but now someone in the school has reported that the Hogwarts warriors have been determined to be your business. "

   "How did you do it?" Albert asked, frowning. Some things need a fig leaf, which can reduce a lot of trouble.

  Even if everyone knew that Albert would become a Hogwarts warrior, they couldn't say it outright. Because the selection of warriors is relatively fair from the very beginning, every student who has reached the age of 17 can participate and has the opportunity to become a warrior.

  In fact, Hogwarts will also provide everyone with a fair chance. Albert eventually became a warrior. It can only be said that his ability is stronger than other wizards, and it has nothing to do with the internal decision.

   "I don't know, anyway, such rumors spread inexplicably in the castle this morning." Lee Jordan didn't know which idiot spread the rumors everywhere, and there were still people who believed them.

  Albert can become a Hogwarts warrior by virtue of his strength, and there is no need for the so-called "internal decision".

"As long as you are a guy with a clear mind, you must know that you are the most suitable candidate for a warrior." Fred comforted, "I dare say that most of the girls in Hogwarts want you to be Hogwarts." Warrior. After all, you have so many strong records, participated in several international competitions, and won the championship easily. You will definitely be able to easily defeat the warriors from the other two schools and win the Triwizard Tournament for Hogwarts. .”

   "The key is 'internal decision'." George reminded.

   "Yes, some idiots who are blinded by jealousy will think that there is an inside story about Albert's acquisition of the Warriors." Lee Jordan also felt that the guy who spread the rumors was purely malicious.

  During Defense Against the Dark Arts class in the afternoon, Albert finally knew what was going on.

   Cedric Diggory came to him on his own initiative, revealing that he had accidentally caused the incident.

  The reason is that Cedric's friends think he is fully qualified to compete for the Hogwarts warrior, but Cedric said that if Albert plans to participate in the Triwizard Tournament, no one else has a chance.

  Actually, he is telling the truth, but it doesn’t necessarily mean that when it is heard by others.

  So...

  Everything comes from jealousy. After all, Albert already stole the limelight during the summer vacation.

"Don't worry, once you become famous, even if you don't want to, trouble will come to you automatically." Albert smiled helplessly, patted Cedric on the shoulder and said, "Before the warriors are selected, Everyone has a chance to compete fairly, and I have a hunch this Triwizard Tournament might not be peaceful."

   "You predicted it, you know what I mean." Cedric stared at Albert with wide eyes.

   "I couldn't help taking a sneak peek, and the result was a bit unexpected. You can look forward to the selection of the warriors." After greeting the others with a smile, Albert walked into the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom.

   "What did he tell you?"

"Actually, I hope he can get a warrior." Cedric said: "However, I will give it a try. Albert is right. Before the Hogwarts warriors are selected, everyone Everyone has a chance to be a warrior.”

   Not long after, Moody walked to the podium with difficulty on crutches, and scanned the students in the classroom with his magic eyes: "I received a letter from Professor Lupine, and he introduced the situation of this course to me."

   "Honestly, I am amazed that so many people passed the O.W.Ls of this course when you changed five professors in a row."

  Everyone exchanged glances with each other, with smug smiles on their faces.

"You guys just finished Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Defense. To be honest, I really don't want to comment on this book. It's just like that. In my opinion, you are very lacking in dealing with spells. Therefore, I am going to teach How do you deal with black magic?"

  Everyone looked very excited, and finally a more reliable professor came.

"Put away your textbooks now, you won't need that thing today." Moody took out the roster and began to roll his name, his eyes fell on a certain name, "It seems that there is a famous person in our class, who is Albert Anderson?" Come on, stand up and let me know."

   Everyone turned their heads to look at Albert, and Albert stood up from his seat under everyone's gaze.

   "Anderson, please tell me what to do when faced with black magic." Moody put down the roster, looked at Albert with his magic eyes, and raised his right hand slightly while speaking.

   "You should be vigilant at all times, sir."

   While Albert was answering, Moody raised his wand at some point, and a red light flew towards Albert without warning.

"careful!"

I don't know who screamed, but when the red light was about to hit Albert, he raised his hand and flicked it aside, as if it was a sandbag flying over just now. Being blocked by Albert, there was a scream not far away. It was obvious that some unlucky guy had suffered an indiscriminate disaster and was affected by the spell.

The sudden change stunned all the students. Before they could react, they saw the wand in Moody's hand flying out of his hand, drawing an elegant arc in the air, and was caught by Albert inside.

   All the students in the classroom stared dumbfounded at the wand held by Albert, and then at Moody who was disarmed, unable to turn their heads for a while.

  What happened just now?

  The sound of the unlucky guy who was hit by the Pimple Curse next to him drew everyone's attention back.

"Very good, very good, worthy of the name, I'm very happy. To be honest, other professors told me that they think you have a great chance of being selected as a Hogwarts warrior, and I still don't believe it." Moody slightly After taking a breath, he continued, "At your level, if you participate in the Triwizard Tournament, I don't think any warriors from other schools will be your opponent."

   There were sporadic applause in the classroom, and the applause became more and more intensive, and finally joined together. Except for a few Slytherin students who did not applaud, students from other colleges were applauding for Albert.

  Albert helped them with Defense Against the Dark Arts last semester, which was a bit useful.

  Especially in the flash confrontation just now, they didn't react, and Albert not only blocked Professor Moody's magic sneak attack, but also successfully disarmed Professor Moody's wand, which is really cool.

After the applause ended, Professor Moody took the wand passed by the students in the front row, and said to Albert: "You can consider becoming an Auror after graduation. With your grades and skills, you can definitely be an Auror at the fastest speed. Pass the Auror's assessment, before that, you can learn some experience in dealing with black magic and dark wizards from my course. Alright, sit down."

   "I'll think about it carefully."

  Albert waved his wand lightly, lifted the pimple curse on the unlucky Roger Davis, and did not forget to say sorry to the other party.

   "It's not your fault, it's just that I'm unlucky." Roger Davis muttered softly.

   "Sir, I'm curious as to how Anderson deflected the spell." A Hufflepuff boy glanced at the hapless Roger and raised his hand to ask.

"Anderson used the Iron Armor Charm to deflect my Lumpy Curse." Moody turned his magic eyes and stared at Albert, as if trying to see him through. "Anderson used wandless magic. To be honest, this technique is not good for you. It's quite far away, and only highly skilled wizards can master this kind of skill."

   "Sir, can you use wandless magic?" Lee Jordan asked, raising his hand.

"Barely able to do it, but I usually don't take the risk of using it in a confrontation with the enemy, because it would be a joke with my own life." Moody retracted his gaze, clapped his big hands to quiet the whispering students, "I don't expect you to be half as good as Anderson, but at least I hope you can listen carefully to each of my lessons. Well, let's get down to business, you are already in the sixth grade, and you are allowed to come into contact with some illegal black magic spells."

"In my opinion, the sooner you understand what you need to deal with, the better. If you have never seen something before, how can you protect yourself from it?" Moody glanced at the students in the classroom with his magic eyes, "now , who can tell me, what should you do if some wizard wants to cast an illegal spell on you?"

  The students in the classroom all looked at each other, but no one took the initiative to answer. In the end, Moody turned his attention directly to Albert.

   "Anderson, tell me, what will you do!"

   "Be the first to act first, interrupt his spell." Albert said without thinking, "If it's too late, dodge immediately, or create an obstacle to block the spell,"

"Very good, I'm glad to hear that it's not the Iron Armor Curse to block. Many black magics cannot be blocked by the Iron Armor Curse. The Iron Armor Curse is indeed a very practical defensive spell, which can effectively block many spells, but in the face of When you don’t know magic, it’s best not to take risks.” Moody yelled at the other students: “Remember, criminals won’t tell you their plans, and they won’t foolishly cast spells on you. If you are fast, interrupt his spell immediately. Of course, Anderson's action may be fast enough, but I don't expect you to be able to do it, so avoiding unknown spells is your best choice. If there are solid obstacles nearby, Just move the obstacle to block the spell, or hide behind the obstacle is a good choice!"

"Usually, don't expect criminals to fight you in a dignified manner. They will do everything they can to knock you down or even kill you. This is one of the reasons why Aurors need to master the "hiding and camouflage" skills. Avoid being attacked and falling into a disadvantage after revealing your identity, and when you are fighting criminals, you will pay the price if you are not careful." He pointed to his eyes and legs, "Of course, I don't want to encourage you to Attacking your classmates is definitely the dirtiest, most despicable, and cowardly thing to do... I hope you don't confuse this matter."

  The students in the classroom started whispering, all surprised that Professor Moody would talk about these things in class.

   "Now, who can tell me which illegal spells will receive the most severe punishment from the Ministry of Magic?" Moody said hoarsely: "You can't count on Anderson every time. Don't tell me that no one can answer."

"The Imperius Curse, the Cruciatus Curse, and the Avada Kedavra Curse. They are called the Three Unforgivable Curses. Once any one of them is used on a human being, it is enough to spend a lifetime in Azkaban." George seemed Recite the content like reciting an article.

"Very well, as Mr. Weasley said, the Imperius Curse, the Cruciatus Curse and the Avada Kedavra Curse are called the Three Unforgivable Curses by the wizarding world. They are all extremely evil and cruel black magic. If you use it on people, you might have to spend your life in Azkaban, but you can't expect the laws of the Ministry of Magic to scare those criminals, let alone try to use the Iron Armor Curse to stop the Unforgivable Curse." Moody suddenly Roaring, "The best way is to stay vigilant at all times and try to avoid being hit by them."

  Everyone was taken aback by Moody's roar again.

   "What's the matter, Anderson." Moody turned his gaze to Albert who raised his hand, and the others also turned their gazes to Albert.

   "Sir, is there a way to tell if a person has cast the Imperius Curse?" Albert asked.

   "Unfortunately, no." Moody shook his head and said, "Some clever Imperius Curse are hard to distinguish."

   "Is there a way to dispel the Imperius Curse imposed on others." Albert seemed unwilling to get such a result, and asked again.

"If you can find a solution to the Imperius Curse, the Ministry of Magic will be happy to award you the Order of Merlin, First Class." Moody's scarred face suddenly became distorted and weird. He recalled: "Many years ago , Many wizards are under the control of the Imperius Curse, and people can't tell who is forced to do things and who is doing what they want."

   "So, how can they get rid of the control of the Imperius Curse?" Albert asked again.

"Most spells will weaken with the passage of time." Moody seemed satisfied with Albert's question, and actually smiled at him friendlyly, "Wizards who have been cast with the Imperius Curse will also gradually develop resistance to the Imperius Curse." The resistance of the Soul Curse, and finally get rid of the control of the Imperius Curse, but that is not an easy task."

"The Imperius Curse can be resisted, but it requires your willpower to be strong enough. Not everyone can do this. You should try to avoid being hit by it and stay vigilant at all times!" He suddenly roared, and once again Startled everyone.

   "Mr. Cruciatus Curse, what kind of spell is that?" With Albert taking the lead, others joined the inquiry team.

"There is no doubt that the Cruciatus Curse is also a very evil spell, and it cannot be resisted. Maybe the Iron Armor Curse can weaken part of its power, but the effect is very mediocre." Moody suddenly had a cruel smile on his face, "It is said that , Mysterious people like to use it to torture people, this spell was once very popular."

"People who are hit by the Cruciatus Curse will feel piercing pain all over the body, and that kind of pain will make the person who is cast by the curse feel so painful." Moody seems to have recalled some unpleasant memories: "You don't want to try that kind of pain. Well, it's not for nothing that it's seen as evil black magic."

"Of course, the Cruciatus Curse needs powerful magical power to support it. Generally, only very evil wizards can use it freely, so if ordinary wizards use it, the effect is very average, but I am here to warn you, don't try to use them, even if there is such a You can't even think about it, unless you want to go to prison for the rest of your life." When Moody said this, his eyes fell on the Slytherin students, "Got it?"

   "Understood, sir." Everyone said in unison.

   "I hope you don't forget," Moody grunted. "Okay, let's talk about the last and most powerful spell. Avada Kedavra...the death curse."

  After Moody finished speaking, many people were very disturbed, obviously knowing the Avada Kedavra.

  Albert remembered that he had used it before, although Smith was eventually killed by the acromantula.

   "The Avada Kedavra has an obvious feature, that is, when the spell is used, a dazzling green light will appear.

"Without breaking the curse, there is no way to resist it. The best way is not to let the spell hit, or block it with a sufficiently strong obstacle, but the Killing Curse will cause serious damage to these objects. Generally, if you encounter When someone casts a killing curse on you, my advice is to avoid it and don't risk your life."

   "Sir, I heard that Harry Potter survived the Avada Kedavra Curse." Albert asked, raising his hand.

"Yes, but no one knows how he did it, and Potter himself probably doesn't know, so I suggest you don't waste your time." Moody continued, "Avada Kedavra needs to be very powerful. Many wizards are unable to use it, even if you say this spell at me, I doubt that I will stay in St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Injuries and Injuries for half a year at most. Except for Anderson, of course."

  Everyone couldn't help laughing.

   "I hope you will be fully aware of what the worst case is, know how to deal with it, and of course, don't encounter the best. Remember, stay vigilant at all times." He roared, startling the class again.

  (end of this chapter)