harry potter book of crimes

"First of all, before I start explaining the actual content of Defense Against the Dark Arts, I would like to ask you a small question..."

In the center of the Room of Requirement, Maka stood in front of the group of interested little wizards and calmly began his first speech.

"...Yes, in the Defense Against the Dark Arts class, we will use many interesting and effective spells. And most of those spells we learned in Professor Flitwick's Charms class," he said loudly

He said, "Yes, I, like everyone else, received Professor Flitwick's kind and pleasant teachings."

"So, can anyone explain to you - what is the biggest difference between the spells learned in the Defense Against the Dark Arts class and the Charms class?"

Before Maka could finish her words, Hermione immediately raised her arms high.

"Okay, Miss Granger—"

"When we learn spells in Charms class, the focus is on the spells themselves; but when we learn spells in Defense Against the Dark Arts class, the focus should be on practical applications!"

Hermione answered Maka's question eloquently and seemed to feel very confident about this question.

"Exactly," Maka smiled and nodded at her, "If this is a formal lesson, I think I should give Gryffindor some points -"

When he said this, many little wizards burst into laughter, among which the twin brothers of the Weasley family obviously laughed the loudest.

"I believe everyone has heard it," Maka continued, "and now, the reason why I am invited to everyone is to help everyone fill the gap caused by Umbridge's incompetence..." Everyone heard this

Then, he smiled even more cheerfully, "So, this is a Defense Against the Dark Arts class, not any other class."

"Therefore, I will not teach you very theoretical things. What we will always consider here is something that is more direct and effective... and at the same time must have a certain degree of danger!"

At this point, the little wizards in front of Maka were all affected by his increasingly serious tone, and the smiles on their faces gradually cooled down.

"...I think that as Hogwarts grows year by year, everyone must have felt that there are various dangers around us. So I hope that in every subsequent gathering, everyone will

We must clearly remind ourselves that what we are doing is no longer just a class, but a training for self-preservation and protection!"

"Our goal is to grow up enough to face the various difficulties we will encounter in our lives while sweating over and over again. And this process will definitely not be easy and pleasant.

.”

Seeing Maka speaking so seriously, everyone was murmuring in their hearts. But Maka's power is well known to everyone. When he changed from his usual indifference and became serious, even the most irritated students could not stand it.

Dare to say one more nonsense.

"Okay, then next, I will teach you a very useful little magic spell -" Maka took out an ordinary magic wand from her waist and waved it at a constant speed with an extremely stable technique, "The curse leaves a shadow."

shape."

When a simple mantra ended, everyone found that nothing seemed to have happened.

"This is a spell I created myself, and its function is actually very boring, but it can help us conduct spell-casting training more effectively -" Maka smiled and said, "Watch it - float into the air!"

While he was speaking, a floating spell was revealed in an ordinary way, and a bookshelf on the opposite wall floated a few inches above the ground.

At first, everyone's eyes were attracted to the bookshelf. They thought this floating spell would have some amazing effects! But after a while, no one noticed any difference.

Well, except that the bookshelf floats extremely stably, it is indeed just an ordinary floating spell.

"Don't look over there," Maka said, "look over here, over here -"

At Maka's reminder, the little wizards turned their heads one after another, and then they all showed doubts on their faces.

They all saw it - in front of the tip of Maka's staff, there was a curved trace, emitting clear blue fluorescence.

"As Professor Flitwick often reminds us, if you want to cast a spell correctly, you need to remember three key elements - the chanting of the spell, the waving of the wand and clear imagination. And the little devil I just showed

The spell allows us to clearly display the trajectory of the tip of the wand while casting a spell."

"The trajectory of the tip of the stick?" one student repeated subconsciously.

"Yes, the trajectory of the tip of the wand!" Maka nodded, "Everyone should know that compared with transformation, the casting of magic is relatively free. Including the tone of the mantra chanting and the waving trajectory of the wand, you can

There is a certain degree of transformation, because the most important aspect of casting a spell is 'imagination'."

"But here today - especially on Defense Against the Dark Arts, I want to tell you one thing," he said in a very sure tone, "Every spell has its best chanting standards and the best

Great wand wave trajectory.”

"...I remember Professor Flitwick once said that we should try our best to record the successful wand swings and chants with our own bodies." Hermione couldn't help but say.

"Well," Maka smiled at her and said, "standardizing and optimizing each spell has two major benefits. First, it allows us to shorten the spell casting time as much as possible; second, it is beneficial to

We will conduct various subsequent 'validation' trainings."

"In an actual wizard duel, if your spells can be even a little faster than your opponent's, it will become a powerful advantage for you."

Maka said, dropped the bookshelf back to the ground, and then cast the floating spell. But then, he cast the next floating spell again.

When the two trajectory patterns were lined up side by side, everyone couldn't help but sigh softly - the two patterns were exactly the same, without the slightest difference.

"Okay, I've talked about the wand waving trajectory in advance. You can practice it anytime and anywhere in the future. I will post the incantation, counter-spell and waving trajectory of the little magic spell at the end together with the related information of other magic spells.

For everyone. Next, we will immediately enter the first training content——"

"...Ma, uh...Professor Maclean?" Hermione suddenly raised her hand.

"What's the matter, Miss Granger?" Maka asked.

"Is this... too fast?" Hermione couldn't help but remind, "As far as I know, the content just mentioned is enough for us to practice for a long time..."

"I understand what you mean," Maka nodded, "However, this is not a formal lecture, and we obviously don't have much time to gather here. Therefore, we should cherish every moment as much as possible.

Second!"

He paused and then continued: "I know, just what I just mentioned is almost equivalent to asking everyone to learn all the magic spells again. This task is very heavy. But I don't want you to do it next time.

It was completed before we gathered together for the first time - it will definitely be a long-term struggle!"

"But for our training, it is a foundation. I believe that everyone present signed their names on the list based on their own will, and everyone also has their own reasons. But since everyone takes the initiative

Now that we are here, I believe that everyone will do their best for this."

"Then," Maka reorganized her thoughts and said again, "our first training content is reaction ability training."

"It is undoubtedly very important to be able to respond promptly and calmly when facing emergencies. Depending on the actual situation, this may help you avoid a stone hitting your toes.

, it may also help you quickly counterattack the dark wizard's sneak attack... and it may even save you from seeing the smile of death!"

"so--"

Maka had just said this, and before she saw him make any move, she saw a large piece of the ceiling above the little wizards' heads falling down very suddenly.

A small number of students with keen senses immediately screamed and rushed to the side, but the vast majority of people only discovered the sudden change in the situation when the screams started.

When the ceiling was about to touch the heads of some tall people, it suddenly stopped falling. Looking at the little wizards who were so frightened that they sat down on the floor, Maka smiled and shrugged.

"If it was a real attack just now, you should understand what will happen." He waved his hand and put the ceiling back on top, "Please don't relax, Voldemort is watching every inch of the British wizarding world.

No matter where we are, we need to remain vigilant.”

When he mentioned the name Voldemort without any concealment, most of the young wizards' expressions tightened, and the students who were sitting on the floor quickly got up.

"Just now, Miss Granger, Mr. Potter, Brother Weasley, Miss Zhang, Miss Lovegood, and... Mr. Longbottom," Maka paused at the corresponding person every time she announced a name.

After a moment, "You did a great job, you all made very timely dodges! Especially Fred and George, when you left right under the ceiling, you also took Ginny with you - I have to say

, you did a very beautiful job!”

"Oh - yes," Ginny, who had just stood up from the floor, said with some emotion, "Thank you, George, Fred..."

"It's okay, it's a piece of cake!" Fred said with a smile.

"That's right, if mom knows that we failed to protect you, we will be in trouble!" George said with a smile, "Also, I'm George, don't look at Fred calling my name.

!”

"Don't listen to him!" Fred chuckled, "I am George, you recognized me right!"