HP: I just wanted to drop out of school, but I saved the world

After Potions class, Jian Yu went to visit Myrtle.

Her translucent friend was so excited to see her that he jumped out of the toilet, leaving a large stain.

"I'm so glad to see you're still alive." She sighed, but Jian Yu couldn't tell whether her expression was really happy or frustrated that they couldn't become toilet mates. "You haven't come to see me for a long time. Why does Hogwarts have a summer vacation?"

She floated on a faucet and began to tell the secrets of the school:

"I heard you changed your Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher." She said in a gossipy tone, "Peeves hates this guy so much, he's very unhappy... but I'm happy if he's unhappy, it'd be best if he gets into trouble!"

Jian Yu skillfully performed the "Eastern Secret Method" on her and asked:

"You mean Professor Lupin? Why does Peeves hate him?"

Myrtle shrugged her shoulders and said in a somewhat cheerful voice:

"Maybe it's because he can control Peeves... He keeps calling him 'Lupin the lunatic and the fool' or something like that."

Obviously, Myrtle was in a good mood because she had defeated Peeves, who often bullied her.

Jian Yu was very curious about Professor Lupin - after all, although Peeves loved to play pranks on students, he was usually more respectful to professors. For him to hate someone so much, there must be a connection between them.

She soon met the professor, in the afternoon's Defense Against the Dark Arts class.

The class was about Boggarts, and there was an old wardrobe in the staff room.

"Boggart likes dark and enclosed spaces. No one knows what a Boggart looks like when he is alone..."

"When there are a lot of people, it won't know what shape it should become, which will confuse it..."

"Although it belongs to the category of 'non-existence', it can be destroyed. The way to completely destroy it is to laugh."

I have to say that Lupin's level is much better than Lockhart and Quirrell. The theory was quickly finished and it was time for the practical part.

He led the demonstration, and the Boggart emerged from the closet and transformed into a full moon.

With the spell of "Riddiculus", the moon turned into a pie and fell to the ground.

Jian Yu suddenly realized something.

The full moon of fear... the wolfsbane potion that was suddenly brewed... plus Snape's hatred for him at the opening ceremony...

She thought again of Snape's hints to her that day -

Is Professor Lupin a werewolf?

"Who wants to try?" Professor Lupin asked as he put the Boggart back into the closet. "First think about what the Boggart might become - that is, what you fear most, and then imagine how to make it funny..."

But the little snakes were unwilling to raise their hands.

They all lowered their heads and pretended to open their textbooks and read them.

Jian Yu wanted to go up and try it out. She was curious about what she was most afraid of, but was stopped by Theodore.

"Don't go," he whispered. "You'll expose your fears... Don't let others see your weakness."

But Professor Lupin saw him talking and mistakenly thought the boy was shy, so he called his name and encouraged him to give it a try.

"I'm glad someone is willing to cooperate with our course - let's look forward to your performance."

Theodore, who was furious, froze. He walked to the front with a wooden face and clenched his wand.

Professor Lupin looked at him quietly for a moment, then waved his wand and the door of the old wardrobe opened.

Everyone held their breath, as if there was a death sentence in the closet—

A hand extended from it, and out of it stepped a beautiful woman with blue eyes much like Theodore's.

But she didn't look well, her skin was pale and she had a weak smile.

Her smile disappeared and she fell to the ground, not breathing.

Theodore was stunned, his lips trembling violently, but the look in his eyes as he looked at the Boggart was filled with fear and desire.

"Mom—" he murmured uncontrollably.

His wand dropped and fell to the ground.

Instead of chanting the "funny funny" spell, he reached out his hand, trying to touch it.

The atmosphere in Slytherin was dead silent. Everyone was silent with complicated expressions.

Many people knew that Theodore's mother died very early.

"Excuse me, please make way——"

Seeing that the situation was not good, Jian Yu immediately squeezed out of the crowd and waved his wand at him.

"Rictusempra!"

Since Boggarts are afraid of laughter, just force laughter!

Immersed in his own fear, Theodore never expected such a curse to come from behind. He didn't even try to dodge and was hit by a tickling curse. The intense itching instantly pulled his mind back, and he twisted his face and body to try to resist -

But he couldn't help laughing, and with difficulty he reached for the wand on the floor, and chanted the spell while laughing and panting:

"Riddiculus!"

Bogut turned from his deceased mother into a big man who was sleeping and snoring on the ground and picking his feet.

Lupin was stunned.

He didn't expect that a tickling spell could have such a miraculous effect!

What an innovative idea!

Use joy to resist fear, thus helping to defeat the Boggart...

No wonder Headmaster Dumbledore once told him not only to pay attention to Harry, but also to pay more attention to Jade Jane from Slytherin!

First, he used chocolate and potions to take care of the students affected by Dementors on the train, and then he helped his friends successfully resist Boggart in class.

It was incredible that after all these years, Slytherin had such a kind and intelligent student.

But the effect of Jian Yu's magic enhancement buff spell had not yet stopped, and Theodore finally couldn't bear it anymore. He was so itchy that he bent over and laughed out loud, then collapsed to the ground. Tears fell from the corners of his eyes, and it was unclear whether he was laughing or sad.

Hearing such a loud laugh, the Boggart exploded, turned into countless tiny puffs of smoke, and disappeared.

" Finite Incantatem (Spell Stop)!"

Lupin waved his wand, ending the spell on Theodore.

This situation has already deviated greatly from his expectations.

He walked to the center of the circle formed by his classmates and said:

"Boggarts awaken fear in you. I'm sorry to have to make you see these - heavy things."

"But this kind of creature is what most wizards will encounter. They may be hiding in your closet, under the bed, in the cupboard..."

"And the sooner you learn how to deal with them and face your fears, the better the effect will be than waiting until you grow up to learn it—"

He walked towards Theodore and put his arm around his shoulders:

"Well done, Mr. Nott. Five points to Slytherin."

Then he walked towards Jian Yu and gave her a very gentle smile:

"Excellent! A very nice tickling charm, I'm glad to see it wasn't used on Tricky Man."

"Thank you for your help to my classmates. Perhaps I can consider using this spell that brings joy as an aid to my teaching—"

"Too bad the Boggart exploded—we're out of teaching aids!"

He shrugged, and the snakes let out a few soft laughs.

Lupin gave Jian Yu an encouraging look and began to give her extra points:

"Then, help your classmates understand and skillfully apply Boggart's knowledge, Slytherin will get 10 points!"

Jian Yu once again became the focus of the third grade snakes.

"Thanks Jade!" They thanked her one after another. "She used a grin to make Theodore blow up the Boggart. I don't want everyone to know what I'm afraid of!"

Theodore, the person involved, said that although he didn't know which was more embarrassing, laughing to the ground or being frightened by the Boggart, this incident did allow him to successfully face the death of his mother, and it was all thanks to Jian Yu's grin.

In other words, his attention was diverted from the feared object and his conditioned reflex was retrained.

I'm afraid that next time he encounters a Boggart transforming, he will recall today and reflexively feel itchy.

Even the Gryffindors came to thank her -

Because their teaching aids were blown up, no one had to face the Boggart.

"Fortunately... I don't have to face the giant spider!" Ron exclaimed, "Good job on the explosion, Yu!"

Harry laughed too, having suspected he would have to face the Boggart-turned-Voldemort - or the Dementors on the train.

But fortunately, Jian Yu helped him solve the problem at the source.