Just a Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor

Fortunately, not long after the official start of class, Harry and his friends had their first Defense Against the Dark Arts class in fourth grade.

Sherlock's classes are always exciting to look forward to, and his teaching style is different for each grade.

Starting from the fourth grade, they will officially come into contact with the truly evil black magic.

Before class started, the students in the classroom were still discussing the Triwizard Tournament.

There is still more than a month until the official start of the competition, but all the students can't wait, and they can't wait for the time to turn around quickly, and it will soon be fast forward to October.

After Sherlock walked into the classroom, he clearly noticed the restlessness among the students.

Not only these fourth-year students, but also other little wizards. The holding of the Triwizard Tournament has added some new colors to this year's Hogwarts, and it has also made the students not study very seriously in the first place. My mentality has become much more impetuous.

"Not to mention that the competition has not officially started yet. You are all fourth-year students, and none of you are over 16 years old. So don't have any illusions about participating in the competition."

Before class even started, Sherlock poured cold water on them.

"I don't know yet who the referee Dumbledore has invited, but even if he pulls a random fool from the street, he will recognize that the fourth-year wizard cannot be 17 years old, let alone that Dumbledore is not You will find a fool. So you'd better keep your feet on the ground. There is no chance for fourth grade students to participate in the competition. You can just be a spectator this year, and you shouldn't fall behind in your studies."

His words made the students in the classroom return to reality for a while.

Of course, they have only returned a little bit. After this class is over, they will probably show their true colors again. Only after the candidates are completely determined for the Triwizard Tournament and the novelty wears off, will they be able to see the reality clearly.

And just after he said these words, Harry poked his head and whispered to Ron and Hermione.

"Before, I might have thought that it was impossible for a fourth-year student to be selected, but after Professor Forrester said it, it is no longer impossible."

Hermione denied it flatly.

"Probability! Don't talk about Professor Forrest's crow's mouth regardless of probability. What do you think is the probability that the "referee" will select an unqualified student under normal circumstances? Not even one percent, Forrest Professor Ste’s crow’s beak is not that strong, so this is not possible.”

Ron said with some unwillingness to give up.

"What if? What if a fourth-year student is really selected?"

Hermione rolled her eyes.

"There is no such thing as a chance! Just give up on this! Take classes well, you are in fourth grade now. Think about how Mrs. Weasley would cry when you didn't take home a certificate in fifth grade." !”

Among the three of them, Hermione was the one who could always stay rational. After pulling Harry and Ron back from their wild imagination, the three of them returned their attention to the classroom.

"Fourth grade is a dividing line in your seven years of magic learning. Starting from this year, whether it is spells class or transfiguration class, you will really start to get in touch with advanced magic knowledge."

"If you can still learn magic from the first to third grade if you work hard, then starting from the fourth grade, some knowledge will not be so simple to understand."

"So before the class starts, let me give you a reminder. I don't want any students to fall behind in their studies this semester because of the competition. I don't require everyone to master those obscure and difficult-to-understand magical knowledge. But content that can be learned normally shouldn’t be a problem on your exam.”

When he said this, Sherlock's expression was very serious. After making sure that every student below had entered the state and began to listen to his lecture seriously, his expression relaxed slightly.

"Starting from the fourth grade, the Defense Against the Dark Arts class will be formally exposed to the real black magic. In fact, it used to not start until the fourth grade, but in the ordinary wizard level exam in the fifth grade, some information about these has already appeared Content test questions.”

"So last year, I proposed to Dumbledore to advance the teaching progress of the defense class slightly. This year, in these classes, we will officially begin to understand those notorious figures in the wizarding world. Black magic."

The students in the classroom subconsciously controlled their breathing. There are many young wizards who know what real black magic means, which is something completely different from so-called dark magical creatures like red hats.

There were even a few students who came from wizarding families since childhood. After hearing what Sherlock wanted to teach them, their faces became obviously pale.

Their reaction was exactly as Sherlock expected.

The decision to expose students to black magic-related knowledge in advance was made after careful discussion between him and Dumbledore.

Starting from this year, the future wizarding world will become more and more dangerous. Hogwarts, which has always been trusted by parents and is called the safest place in the wizarding world, is the center of this whirlpool.

Exposing students to this magical knowledge early will at least allow them to identify dangers, so that they will not be unaware of dangers when they come.

Sherlock looked at the performance of the students under the podium and asked calmly.

"So, can anyone tell me what is the most famous and evil dark magic in the wizarding world?"

After he asked the question, the class remained quiet until a few seconds passed before a few trembling arms were raised.

Sherlock named Ron among the students.

"Three Unforgivable Curses, Professor."

His voice was very small, as if he was tabooing something.

Sherlock nodded slightly.

"Very well, Ron, but you don't have to be afraid of anything. No one is pointing a wand at you now. You can boldly tell everything you know. For example, do you know what the three Unforgivable Curses are?"

Ron seemed to be emboldened and his voice became louder.

"I heard my dad once talking about one of them, called the Imperius Curse."

"Very well, it would be great to know one of them. So, can someone tell me what the remaining two spells are?"

Hermione was the only one in class who raised her arms, but Sherlock keenly noticed that Neville, sitting in the corner, hesitated as if he wanted to raise his hands, but in the end he gave up.

Finally, Hermione stood up and returned the question.

"And the Cruciatus Curse and the Death Curse, Professor."