demon hunter at hogwarts

Due to their distrust of each other, Regulus and Snape did not have any formal verbal exchanges during the rest of the banquet.

Regulus was convinced that Dumbledore had arranged the seats this way on purpose.

As the dinner ended, the new school year at Hogwarts officially kicked off the next day.

The Defense Against the Dark Arts class for first-year students is taken by all four colleges together.In the classroom, about forty freshmen were sitting upright, with textbooks, notebooks and quills placed on the tables.

Perhaps because they heard a lot of strange rumors about Regulus at the opening dinner, many first-year students now believe that this "Professor Reinhardt" can turn people into frogs if they disagree with him.

So when Regulus walked into the classroom, the classroom was completely silent, for fear of offending the professor.

This was in line with Regulus' wish, at least he didn't have to think of a long opening statement to lighten the mood.

After calling the names, he pulled out his wand and knocked on the blackboard, and "Defense Against the Dark Arts" appeared on it in beautiful cursive letters.

"Who can tell me what black magic is?"

Several students slowly raised their hands.

"Miss Zhang."

"Evil curses, poisonous spells and curses are collectively called dark curses." Qiu Zhang's voice was clear.

"Yes, this is Miranda Gorshak's opinion in "Standard Spells - Elementary". It seems that you have read the textbook carefully before the start of school." Regulus motioned Qiu Zhang to sit down and knocked again. Looking at the blackboard, a large number of pictures appeared on it.

"But the answer is not complete. Black magic is a complex concept, and the black curse mentioned by Ms. Zhang is only a small part of it. Black magic in a broad sense also includes black magic creatures, black magic instruments, dark potions and some Secret rituals and so on,” he said, showing the corresponding pictures.

The hideous and ugly black magic creatures, as well as the horrific scenes of wizards being harmed by black magic, frightened these little wizards in their early teens until they turned pale, and some girls even dared not look at the pictures.

"As shown in the picture, in most people's understanding, black magic is dangerous, scary, ugly and evil. But I think it is very arbitrary to distinguish black magic and white magic based solely on the consequences of spells. . For example, casting an improper floating spell or clear water spell is likely to cause serious harm. But when you face the Inferi, a well-placed fire spell can save your life."

"What is the Inferi?" a boy asked curiously.

"A kind of corpse that is controlled by others, hidden in the darkness, may kill you at any time. But as far as I know, since the black...since the mysterious man fell, no one will use the Inferi..." Lei Gu Les knocked on the blackboard, and a picture of a pale and dry Inferi with no hair and eyes like cobwebs appeared on the blackboard.

The students let out a flurry of onomatopoeia indicating disgust.

"Black magic is indeed dangerous, but not because of its power, but because it corrodes your heart. Generally speaking, the purpose of black magic spells is to harm others, so in order to ensure that the spell is effective, the person who casts the spell must There is a strong desire to harm others. The stronger this desire, the more powerful the spell. Over time, the wizard's soul will become twisted and crazy, and this is where the real danger of black magic lies."

After Regulus finished speaking, the classroom fell into a brief silence.

"You can write these down."

There was a rustling sound, and the sound of copying notes sounded.

After the little wizards copied the notes, Regulus smiled slightly: "You will gradually understand those just now when you grow up. They are not the focus of my class. What I want to teach you is defense skills. "

He waved his wand and made the words "Defense" bold.

Several students showed disappointed expressions, and Regulus continued: "Before class starts, I need to do a simple test. Now everyone stand up and stand at the back of the classroom."

Then he waved his magic wand sharply, and amid the exclamations of the students, the desks immediately flew to both sides of the classroom and were automatically stacked up.A large open space was left.

The students walked to the back wall of the classroom and stood up, naturally dividing into four small groups.

"I need two more volunteers... Mr. Yaxley, please come forward."

Hyperion Yaxley stepped past his Slytherin classmates and strutted to the center of the clearing, looking at the others haughtily as if it was a matter of course that he was chosen.

"The other..." Regulus' eyes swept across Qiu Zhang and Belby, and after circling around Katie Bell and her Gryffindor classmates, he finally locked on the target, "... Mr. McLagan."

McLaggen stepped forward casually and gave Yaxley a provocative look.

Regulus directed them to stand five meters apart.

"Two gentlemen, follow my instructions..." He suddenly raised his voice and shouted sternly, "Pull out your wand and attack each other, quickly!"

Yaxley's reaction was very quick. It only took about half a second to take out the wand from his pocket, pointed it at McLaggen and chanted the spell: "Collapse!"

A red light shot directly at McLagen, who was still hurriedly lifting his robe and trying hard to pull out the wand stuck in his trouser pocket.

Regulus waved his wand lazily and Yaxley's spell was broken.

"That's enough, stop."

Yaxley assumed a standard dueling stance, and McLaggen finally had his wand in his hand, pointing the tip towards himself.

"I think you should understand that when encountering an emergency, if you react like Mr. McLaggen, then you will not have the opportunity to use any defensive skills you learned from books. Well done, Yak Mr. Slee."

The corner of Yaxley's mouth twitched, while McLaggen turned red and muttered something under his breath.

"So my first lesson is to teach you to develop good habits so that when an accident occurs, you can find your wand to protect yourself as soon as possible. Now take out your wand!" Regulus suddenly raised his voice again.

The little wizards were in a hurry.Not many people can quickly hold the wand in their hands. Many little wizards put their wands in a mess. Several people, including Marietta Acmo, put their wands in their schoolbags and were blushing. Find your schoolbag among the piled desks.

After everyone got their wands, Regulus walked to the center of the classroom. His voice was not loud, but every student could hear it clearly.

"First of all, I will teach you a spell. It is very simple but very practical. When you encounter danger, using it may save your life. This spell is called 'periculum'."

Regulus pointed his wand at the ceiling, uttered a spell, and a beam of red sparks erupted from the end of the wand.

"In the wizarding world, this spark represents a distress signal. If you are in danger, shoot it into the sky as soon as possible. Your relatives, friends, or staff from the Ministry of Magic will rush to help you. Now, Raise your wands, concentrate, imagine the red sparks just now, and then say the incantation, the syllables must be clear-danger mark!"

"Danger mark!"

Several bright red sparks rushed up to the ceiling. Qiu Zhang looked at the spell he fired in surprise, while Robbie Savage shook his wand in frustration. Just now, only the tip of his wand spurted out. What time is Mars?

"I don't expect everyone to be able to cast a spell successfully at once. Those who fail can ask your classmates for help. You have 10 minutes to practice."

This spell is the foundation of the basics. It does not require any assistance in casting. As long as the correct syllables are recited, it can be successfully released. Students will soon be able to emit qualified red sparks.

"Very well, let's move on to the next step, which is the focus of this class."

Regulus tapped his wand on the lectern, turning it into a dummy wearing black robes and a hood.

"This thing is your enemy. It will randomly appear somewhere in the classroom, and what you have to do is to aim the wand at its vital parts in the shortest possible time and hit it with the red sparks just now It, I will observe your performance, and those who do the best will add ten points to your academy. Now, be prepared..."

He waved his wand again and the dummy was gone.

The students stood in the classroom, looking around with vigilant eyes.

Suddenly, the dummy appeared in the corner behind Belby, and someone immediately spotted it. Several wands quickly turned around and fired red sparks. Yaxley's spark was the first to accurately hit the dummy's head.

However, there were obviously problems with the accuracy of some of the spells. Belby screamed, threw away his wand, then lay on the ground with his head in his hands, avoiding a spell that flew towards his face.

"What did I say! Aim! Mr. Karavalade, your target is this thing, not your classmates! Mr. Belby, pick up your wand! If a wizard throws away his wand voluntarily, he has given up on himself. Identity of a wizard! One point deducted from Ravenclaw!"

Regulus controlled the dummy, which kept appearing and disappearing in various places in the classroom. At first, most of the little wizards could not aim their wands immediately, but fired spells in a panic, and sparks flew everywhere. Yaxley is able to ensure that every spark hits the target, and he has obviously been trained before going to school.

Regulus had to suspend training to correct their spell-casting postures one by one.

But what is gratifying is that with the deepening of practice, basically half of the magic spells can hit the target quickly. In addition to Yaxley, Katie Bell and Qiu Zhang also performed well, and Cormac Mike Ragan also seemed to be recovering from his poor performance at the beginning of the class.

Finally, when Belby and Karavalade were able to hit the fixed target after about five seconds of aiming, Regulus's first Defense Against the Dark Arts lesson came to an end, while Yaxley Letling earned ten extra points.

"The homework is to practice the learning content of this class. I will randomly check it in the next class. get out of class is over."

The little wizards walked out of the classroom in groups of two and a half, excitedly exchanging their views on the class.

Regulus waved his wand to restore the classroom that had been messed up by the little wizards to its original state, only to see Yaxley standing upright in front of the podium, looking very worried.

"What's the matter? Mr. Yaxley."

"I want... please promise me something." Yaxley looked hesitant, not at all as proud and resolute as he was in class.

"Let's talk." Regulus summoned a chair and motioned for Yaxley to sit down, while he leaned on the desk.

"Can you please... don't call me by my last name from now on, just my first name?"

Upon hearing this request, Regulus said thoughtfully, "You may know Corban Yaxley."

He lit the firecracker fuse with precision.

"Don't mention that name!" Yaxley screamed angrily, standing up and Regulus could see the veins pulsing near his temples.

"Don't get excited."

Yaxley clenched his fists fiercely, trying to stabilize his emotions: "It's a long story, but I don't want to be associated with this last name."

Regulus left the desk, walked to Yaxley, looked down at him and said: "A person's glory or shame is never given by his surname. We cannot decide our origins, but we can decide ourselves What kind of person to become.”

A look of confusion came over Yaxley's face.

"If you are dissatisfied with this surname, what you have to do is not to escape, but to do the right thing. In this way, your surname will be honored by having a successor like you. Do you understand?" Lei Gu? Les continued.

"Go to class, you're almost late."