demon hunter at hogwarts

Lucius Malfoy has never been a person known for being easy to talk to, and Regulus has recognized this since he first met him 20 years ago.

In most cases, if there is no benefit to be gained, he will not cooperate with others.

"So, you changed your mind?" Regulus took a sip of tea and asked with a smile in a casual tone.

"What?" Lucius' face showed confusion for a moment.

"I remember you once said that you hoped that I would take more care of your son at school after he goes to school." Regulus said, "Now you suggest that I leave Hogwarts next year and go to work in the Ministry of Magic. You know, if If I really go to the Ministry of Magic, I won't be able to help him with his homework every day."

Lucius showed a smile as if he suddenly understood, and added tea to their cups, and said: "The situation will always change. Sometimes I will be awakened from my sleep by a brilliant idea, but after breakfast Then you’ll realize that this idea sucks.”

Then he slowed down his speaking speed, and his voice was full of bewitching: "This is an opportunity, it is time for the Black family to return to everyone's attention. I believe that if Mrs. and Mr. Black were alive, they would be very happy."

"I will consider it carefully." Regulus drank the tea in one gulp and said with a smile, "But now, I still have to do the job at hand well. If any student in the class fails the NEWTs exam , then as a teacher, I don’t have much brilliance on my face.”

"I hope you can make a decision as soon as possible, don't forget what I said..." Lucius said meaningfully, "The situation will always change."

When the tea was almost finished, Regulus left Malfoy Manor without waiting for Narcissa and her son to return.

Cornelius Fudge, the dignified Minister of Magic, the man who currently stands at the pinnacle of power in the entire British wizarding world, behaved in an ugly manner in front of Lucius Malfoy.

Regulus had actually expected this situation.

Just as people whispered when Fudge was elected.

In the entire British wizarding world, no one thinks that Fudge really has much ability. He can become the Minister of Magic. Apart from the fire in Barty Crouch's backyard, the compromise between all parties is also one of the aspects. Fudge is to some extent. He only exists as a spokesperson for the people behind the scenes.

Therefore, according to Lucius, Fudge would often ask Dumbledore for his opinion.Because Fudge subconsciously knew that among the group of people who were eyeing him, if he could only choose one person who would not harm him and who was capable enough to give him correct guidance, it would be Dumbledore.

Although he was also very jealous of Dumbledore's ability and prestige, and believed that Dumbledore could replace him at any time.

In this contradictory mentality, Fudge lived in trepidation every day. For example, the Malfoy family would generously "donate" something from time to time, and he had to accept it, and then provide some "rewards" to Lucius.

Even those rewards he was reluctant to offer.

Regulus's focus was not on Fudge.

If Fudge's clown-like performance was within the normal range, then Lucius's attitude today was actually a bit abnormal.

This so-called tea party is, on the one hand, an olive branch to myself, and on the other hand, it is a demonstration: The Minister of Magic is just a puppet in my hands, Lucius. You, a descendant of a declining family, had better be wiser.

This was something Lucius Malfoy was bound to do, but Regulus thought it was coming too soon.

Some insensitive people may not care about Barty Crouch's recent weird behavior, but someone like Lucius, who has been in business all his life, must have been aware of the strangeness long ago.

At the same time, Lucius would never do any pointless generosity.

For the position of Director of the Ministry of Magic, it is necessary to arrange people at will, move around in many directions, and manage things up and down. After all, there are more powerful pure-blood families than the Malfoy family, although he said it lightly.

Regulus absolutely did not believe that he was spending so much effort to help him rebuild the glory of the Black family because of the kinship between Narcissa and himself, or the "colleague" relationship between them when they were under Voldemort. of.

If the Black family really rises, it will not have any substantial benefits to the Malfoy family. On the contrary, it will have one more person sharing the cake.

In this regard, Regulus concluded that maybe Lucius got the wind that something was going to happen at Hogwarts next year, and his existence might become an obstacle to this matter.

Or maybe it was Lucius himself who was planning to cause trouble, and he didn't want him to get involved?

Taking into account what Dumbledore said, Lucius had been working hard to oust Dumbledore from the position of principal of Hogwarts. Regulus felt that this possibility was not small.

There is currently no clue about Voldemort's movements, and there is no progress in the clues about the Horcruxes. Now Lucius appears with unknown motives.

Regulus felt a little headache.

Fortunately, Lucius only mentioned it this time and did not urge him later.

Winter turns to spring, everything revives, and the busy second half of the school year comes again.

Most students, after wasting most of the school year, are beginning to get nervous and prepare for the exams that are getting closer and closer.

The situation is especially serious in the fifth and seventh grades. This kind of anxiety can even magnify a person's hidden character flaws infinitely.

"I'm so anxious that I can't sleep every day. If I fail the exam, will I have to clean the bathroom like Filch?"

"If you can't sleep, you might as well use this time to read more books and practice a few spells."

"No, I can't concentrate. I get a headache when I pick up the book."

"Try to play Quidditch and relax?"

"I don't want to play Quidditch...what should I do? Just help me and tell me the secret to the test?"

"You pestered me long enough to memorize two laws of transfiguration..."

"No, I get flustered as soon as I start memorizing the laws."

"Then I don't know what to do."

"Damn it, I sincerely ask you for advice, and you just deal with me like this? I know, you must hope that my test scores are not as good as yours! Who are you to be a friend? Shattered to pieces!"

"Why did you destroy my notes?"

This situation is not unique. Of course, the vast majority of little wizards are not so bad. A glass of tranquilizer is enough to solve most irritability and anxiety situations.

The only problem is that the potion has been consumed too quickly recently, and Madam Pomfrey is too busy to handle it alone, so Snape has to take on part of the task.

Some students also discovered business opportunities, and Barnaby Lee took advantage of this opportunity to sell a large amount of Baffy's Brain Refreshing Potion that he had concocted to the fifth grade students, making a considerable amount of money.

Students who buy authentic Baffy's Brain Refresher made by Barnaby Lee are undoubtedly lucky.

Because he is not the only one who sells medicines privately, but the quality varies. For example, the so-called aura potions sold by Federico Gargson and Selwyn were confirmed to be made from spoiled Bibi multi-flavored beans and Humei beans. It was made by grinding the excrement of the child and the dried corpse of Hock Lapu into powder, mixing it randomly in random proportions, and adding cold water to brew it.

Taking this medicine will not make people's minds brighter, but will only cause vomiting and diarrhea, dizziness, and even hallucinations.

After Selwyn and Gargson were each deducted [-] points, imprisoned for a month, and all illegal gains confiscated, the people selling inferior drugs gradually stopped.

In addition, there are also some thoughtful people in the lower grades, such as Percy Weasley, who even gave up his time to courteous to Penelo Crevat and instead studied the lives of the four college prefects and the school's male and female student union presidents. During his work and rest time, he was warming up for his OWLs year in advance. Because he was too fanatical, he was once suspected of having a stalker.

The performance of seventh-grade students is relatively more stable.

First of all, they have experienced the baptism of OWLs exams and are two years older. Compared with those fifteen or sixteen-year-old adolescents, their mentality is slightly more mature.

Secondly, the fact that they can enter advanced classes shows that their abilities are not weak and they are relatively good at their chosen subjects, so anxiety occurs less frequently.

In the seventh grade Defense Against the Dark Arts class, Regulus was explaining to the students the application of transfiguration and spells in actual combat.

"The correct use of magic spells has many advantages in the application of defense, because magic spells are essentially a convenient way to cast spells. Through specific spells and gestures, preset effects can be caused. But again, most of them Every spell has a counter-spell, which means that a single spell attack will be easier for the enemy to deal with."

"As for the transformation technique, it is more difficult and not as convenient and quick to use as the magic spell, but its advantage is that it is more powerful and more difficult to prevent and crack... Of course, the best way is to combine the two. There is not much I can teach you at this step. How well you do it depends on your own understanding of magic. You can imagine what kind of combat method is more suitable for you. In 3 minutes, I will proceed Spot checks.”

At this point, the classroom fell silent, and everyone used their best magic to fight against imaginary enemies in their minds.

When formulating this topic, the first thing Regulus thought of was Dumbledore's uncanny skill of "Vulcan Clearing the Way".

The basic magic is just an ordinary flame spell, but the destructive effect it causes is even greater than the powerful fire released by the Death Eaters.

In comparison, these students were too inexperienced when using a combination of spells and transformation. Regulus didn't put in much effort and easily defeated them one by one in the subsequent "spot checks".

Even Li, Charlie and Tonks, who were recognized as the top three in strength, could not last long in Regulus' hands.

At this time, the three of them were standing by the wall dejectedly, watching the last duel exercise in the middle of the classroom.

"Too deliberate!" Regulus waved his wand lazily, twisting a thick ice pick into crystal fragments that filled the sky.

Then, under Shaoli Shafik's surprised gaze, the ice shards turned into sparks, and then quickly intertwined to form a huge fire cloud, covering her head and face.

The situation was critical, Xia Ori hurriedly used "Total Protection" to try to stop Huo Yun.Regulus had already caught a glimpse of the flaw and took the opportunity to hit her with a silent leg weakness curse.

The battle ends, lasting about 1 minute.

"Water can not only turn into ice, it can also turn into other things." Regulus lifted the spell from Xiaoli, who got up from the ground with a blushing face. "Your transformation skills are still too good." Too deliberate. Think about it, why did I turn ice slag into sparks just now?"

"Fire is distracting and stressful in order to attract Shafiq's attention," Barnaby Lee replied.

"That's right." Regulus nodded approvingly, "Miss Shafik, all your attention is focused on 'how do I deal with this fire', but you ignore your real opponent, which is The reason for your failure.”

Xia Ori lowered her head and said in a slight voice: "I know."

"However, with your current level of mastery, I think you can pass the NEWTs Defense Against the Dark Arts exam even if it is held tomorrow." Regulus leaned on the desk and showed a smile.

The eyes of the students who were doubting life just now suddenly became brighter. Even Xia Ori raised her head and asked in disbelief: "Is it true?"

"Don't be happy yet. I have always used my own standards to ask you. So if I were to grade you, you are far from enough." Regulus said calmly, "The requirements of the Ministry of Magic do not count. Too high, there are many reasons for this, I don’t want to go into details.”

Lee stared thoughtfully at his wand, and Charlie and Tonks looked at each other.

"What I want you to understand is that Defense Against the Dark Arts is different from other disciplines. No one hopes that it will be useful one day, but when you have to use it, I don't want you to regret why you did it in the first place You didn't practice well." Regulus's tone turned serious, and the students all suppressed the smiles on their faces, "As I said just now, teachers and schools can only help you go so far with certain things. How you take the road ahead depends entirely on you."

There was silence in the classroom, and Shaoli Shafiq suddenly raised her hand.

"Miss Shafiq."

"Excuse me for being offended... Professor Black, when you mentioned 'your standards' just now, did you mean the NEWTs exam standards when you were in school?"

"Actually, I never took this exam and dropped out of school for some reason." Regulus smiled and replied, "But more than ten years ago, an exam certificate was not enough to keep you alive. You were too young at that time, and most of you...were well protected by your parents, and you didn't realize the cruelty of that time."

Having said this, Regulus glanced at Barnaby Lee. Lee looked normal, but the hand holding the wand was clenched tightly, and his joints were a little white.

"Let's go to get out of class."