New Professor at Hogwarts

Indeed, as several people said, they really raised questions in Xia Ran's combat class, but they were quite restrained at first.

"Who can tell me what the Patronus Charm is, or... what type of magic it has, and what kind of magic it has?" Xia Ran asked. He was teaching fourth grade students because of the Quidditch World Cup. During the Dementor attack, he decided to teach the students the Patronus Charm in advance.

In unison, a large number of arms were raised.

Xia Ran was a little surprised. In the past, Hermione was usually the one who took the initiative, but it was rare for the group to be so enthusiastic.

He looked at it and decided not to ask Hermione to get up to answer the question this time, and said: "Neville, you tell me."

Neville stood up nervously, raising his hands without even thinking about why.

"You don't have to stand up, just sit down and answer." Xia Ran chuckled.

Neville sat back again and said slightly nervously: "Well, Professor, the Patronus Spell, the spell is to call... to call the God of Guard. It is specially used to deal with dementors. It requires the happy memory in people's hearts as the source of magic power."

"Not bad!" Xia Ran nodded appreciatively and said, "Because of Mr. Longbottom's answer, five points for Gryffindor!"

Neville smiled sheepishly and happily.

The Gryffindor student quietly gave a thumbs up.

"The Patronus Charm, if done correctly, will create a Patronus." Xia Ran explained, "It is the nemesis of the dementors - well, I think you all know what kind of creatures a dementor is, right? What happened last year, and what happened in the World Cup - the Patronus can drive away or even destroy the Dementors, or it can act like a shield and stand between you and the Dementors."

After a pause, Xia Ran continued: "The patron saint is a positive and happy force, which is the embodiment of the things that dementors rely on for survival - hope, happiness, joy, and the desire to survive - but it Unlike real people who can feel despair, the Dementors who feed on happy memories cannot do anything to it. However, I must remind you that the Patronus Charm is a very advanced spell. Many adult wizards cannot master it. I cannot guarantee that Each of you can master it.”

"It can even be said that I will be very happy if one or two students from your two houses - Slytherin and Hufflepuff - can successfully master the Patronus Charm." Xia Ran said.

"Professor, what does a Patronus look like?" Harry asked curiously. Because of what happened last school year - the only student who was knocked unconscious by a dementor, he was ridiculed by Malfoy for a long time - he was extremely Eager to learn this magic spell.

Originally, when he was in third grade in the original space and time, he learned the Patronus Charm under the guidance of Lupine. However, due to Xia Ran, the plot changed, Sirius' grievances were cleared, and the dementors evacuated Hogwarts en masse. There is no need to learn the Patronus Charm.

"Each patron saint is unique to the wizard who created it." Xia Ran said, "Of course, there will be some wizards who have the same patron saint, such as father and son, mother and daughter, husband and wife, brothers and sisters. "

He didn't say a word. Wizards who have a crush on others will also have the same patron saint as others. Regarding this, Severus Snape, the potions professor at Hogwarts, is the best. illustration.

Of course, it would not look good to ask Snape.

"Professor, how did you change it?" a little witch asked curiously.

"To chant a spell, you must focus everyone's thoughts on a moment that you think is particularly pleasant, so that the spell will take effect." Xia Ran explained, "The patron saint is the embodiment of happy memories. There is no happy memory. Humans cannot use the Patronus Charm."

"Okay, first think about a time when you were happy."

Everyone frowned tightly, racking their brains to think of a happy moment, and many people even laughed stupidly because of it.

"Ahem..." Xia Ran cleared her throat, woke up a group of students, and said, "Okay, remember this feeling in your hearts now."

"The spell is...call for divine protection!"

He waved his wand, and a silver-white animal jumped out from the tip of his wand and ran around the classroom, causing the students to whisper in surprise.

Xia Ran withdrew her patron saint and asked: "Get familiar with the spell and try to recall happy moments."

"Calling God to Protect..."

"Calling God to Protect..."

All the students in the classroom began to whisper the mantra.

"Miss Granger, yes, you have responded. Three points for Gryffindor." Xia Ran nodded with satisfaction, and a string of silvery white mist emerged from the tip of Hermione's wand. She was the first student to respond.

Hermione's face was bright red, trying not to look too proud.

"Mr. Potter, focus on your pleasant memories!"

"Mr. Longbottom, read it out loud and it's still early for you to cast the spell silently!"

"Malfoy, don't be lazy!"

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Xia Ran walked around the classroom and returned to the podium. There was a large wardrobe beside it.

"Okay, stop for a moment," he said.

The students stopped chanting mantras one after another.

"There is a Boggart in this closet. I will change the image of being afraid of things in my mind. At that time, this Boggart will turn into a dementor and appear in our classroom." Xia Ran said, and paused. After a pause, many people in the classroom immediately looked worried and fearful.

"Don't be afraid, this is not a real Dementor, it is just a transformation of Boggart, and it is also the best object for you to practice." Xia Ran said softly, "Then, who wants to be the first to come? "

He looked at the whole class. This time, no one raised their hands, even Hermione shrank her head.

The bad feeling caused by the Dementors was still fresh in my mind.

"No one is willing to stand up?" Xia Ran smiled, "Then I can only choose a classmate at random."

He glanced around, and all the students immediately avoided his gaze, as if they were afraid that Xia Ran would call his name.

"In that case, let's...Mr. Neville Longbottom!"

"Ah, me?!" Neville was shocked and pointed at himself blankly, as if he suspected that Professor Frémont had pronounced the wrong name, such as Harry or Hermione.

Everyone else breathed a sigh of relief.

"Don't be afraid, come up, Neville." Xia Ran said, motioning for the others to stand back and make room.

Neville had no choice but to step forward with a grimace. The classmates around Neville laughed and pushed him.

"Get in line! Students in the back, don't snicker. After Neville, you have to come forward, no one can escape!" Xia Ran said loudly, and suddenly the smiling faces of the group turned into bitter faces, and they laughed. The child disappeared without a trace.

Neville suddenly felt his inner balance, took a deep breath, and walked to Xia Ran's side.

"Very good." Xia Ran looked at Neville and said, "So, Neville, are you ready? The dementors are coming out soon."

Neville nodded nervously.