Study Days at Hogwarts

Since the last conversation with Anderson, Harry has actually had the idea of ​​stopping DA activities. Oh, it is now renamed "Defense Against the Dark Arts Study Group". Harry had already spoken to Hermione and Ron about this matter, and also shared his concerns with Fred, George and Cedric. However, as Cedric said, there are too many students joining the club now, and everyone hopes to learn some useful knowledge about defense against dark arts here. Stopping DA activities now will probably make many students extremely disappointed.

Fred and George even told Harry not to worry, and that any problems would be directly blamed on them.

Umbridge's unexposed conspiracy is actually even more worrying.

Although DA gatherings are still going on, Harry subconsciously reduces the frequency of DA gatherings. Although he also knows that if Umbridge is really targeting DA gatherings, reducing the frequency of DA gatherings is actually useless, but Harry still does that. , and changed the content taught recently to the Patronus Charm, trying not to leave any excuses for Umbridge against herself and Dumbledore.

Harry was now curious as to when Umbridge would show her fangs, and he was also waiting for that day to come. However, that day never came, and perhaps Umbridge was planning to compete with him to see who could be more patient.

"Or not!"

Hermione frowned in concentration. The tip of her wand was emitting a stream of silver gas, but it was still unable to condense into a physical Patronus.

This situation does not only happen to Hermione. No DA member has yet successfully summoned a physical Patronus, except for Fred, George and Lee Jordan, who have mastered the Patronus Charm a long time ago.

"Don't be anxious. The more anxious you are, the less likely it is to succeed. It also took me a long time to summon the physical Patronus Charm." Harry passed through the two lines and taught everyone his own The experience of practicing the Patronus Spell, "You must think about happy things. The more pleasant the memory, the easier it is to succeed when casting the spell."

"It's so difficult, I really don't know how you did it?" Angelina muttered in a low voice. Fred, George and Lee Jordan were the only three students here besides Harry who could summon a physical Patronus. Until now, Cedric has not been able to summon the physical guardian angel.

"We have been practicing for several years, but you have only practiced for a few months, or even less." Fred comforted him, "The Patronus Charm is more difficult to master than you expected. One of the tricks to master it is to Confidence, confidence is conducive to improving the success rate of spell casting. Albert always said that you don’t believe that your spell will be successful, so why should it be successful?”

"That guy always likes to say some profound things, but I have to admit that they make sense." Shanna said with a smile.

"Perhaps, he can publish a book of Anderson quotations in the future." Aaliya complained.

"The Patronus Charm is widely considered to be a profound magic. Whether it's me, Fred, George or Lee Jordan, they all spent a lot of time on this spell, so even if everyone can't summon a physical Patronus for the time being, it's absolutely impossible." It’s not a shameful thing, because many wizards can’t actually summon a physical patron saint.”

"Are some people unable to master the Patronus Charm in their lifetime?" A Hufflepuff girl couldn't help raising her hand and asked.

"Of course not. Most people are unable to summon a physical Patronus. In fact, it has something to do with themselves. Many people are unwilling to spend time and energy practicing, and they have no talent. So why can they summon a physical Patronus?" Harry knew. Everyone's mood was not high, but there was no good solution. They could only console themselves, "As long as you are willing to spend time practicing, you don't have to worry about not being able to master the physical guardian angel, unless you don't have happiness in your heart."

"I will now reiterate the important things you need to pay attention to when learning the Patronus Charm." Harry raised a finger and said: "First, the Patronus Charm requires very powerful magical power as a basis, making this spell difficult for younger people. Wizards are relatively unfriendly, but don't give up because of this. As long as you are willing to spend more time practicing, you will be able to master it smoothly when you are older. I asked Fred, George and Lee ·Jordan, all three of them are like this, so don’t be discouraged because others are successful but you are not. Geniuses like Anderson who mastered the Patronus Charm in the second grade are the only ones who have emerged so far. Don’t compare with him. , that’s just asking for trouble.”

"Second, the Patronus Charm is a positive spell. It advocates happiness and hope, so before casting the spell, you need to concentrate and try to recall the happiest things in your life." Harry looked around and warned: " Don't use the Patronus Charm with ill intentions, otherwise the spell is likely to backfire, and very terrible things will happen. The vast majority of dark wizards don't know how to use the Patronus Charm. It's not that dark wizards can't learn it; They don’t need it, and on the other hand, it’s also because they don’t want to risk backfire and try it, it’s not cost-effective.”

"So, many people think that only people with pure hearts can summon a Patronus. This is actually a wrong statement," Harry corrected: "It is said that the Patronus of our Defense Against the Dark Arts professor is a cat. You think her mind is very... Is it pure?”

"Really?"

The news that Umbridge had mastered the physical Patronus immediately caused a commotion in the room. No one wanted to believe that the toad could actually summon a Patronus.

How could something like a toad summon its own patron saint?

"I've only heard similar rumors, and I'm not sure about the specific situation." Harry raised his hand to stop everyone's whispers, "I just want to tell you that people with pure hearts are more likely to summon a Patronus. But others can still succeed with hard work, so don’t give up.”

"Third, self-confidence, concentration, will, correct spelling gestures and correct spells, and focus on recalling the happiest memories imaginable. Everything I just said is important." Harry continued to guide: "Close now. Close your eyes, recall your happiest memories, and then raise your wand and say Invoke God's Protection."

"Call the gods to protect you!"

Under Harry's guidance, all the students present waved their wands and chanted the Patronus Charm.

Silver smoke spurted out from the tip of the wand, and the whole room instantly became filled with smoke. What caught everyone's attention the most was the change on Cedric's wand. The silver smoke swirled and entangled in mid-air, forming a physical Patronus.

He succeeded!

It was a silver swan-shaped patronus flying around the Room of Requirement.

"It's so beautiful!"

Qiu Zhang looked at the swan with joy, and then looked at Cedric with gentle eyes, feeling proud of the other's success.

"Look, Cedric did it!"

Everyone's attention was attracted by Cedric's swan-shaped patronus. His success undoubtedly added a lot of confidence to everyone.

"Is it really a swan?"

Cedric looked at his patronus and murmured softly.

Once he asked Albert what his patron saint was, and Albert said it might be a swan.

At that time, Albert joked that this was related to his liking for autumn, and that the patron saint of autumn might also be swans, because swans always come in pairs. He thought it was just Albert's teasing, but he didn't expect it to be true. of.

Harry looked at Qiu and Cedric, took a deep breath, and began to take the lead in applauding.

After waiting for the applause to completely disappear, Harry cleared his throat and reminded: "Although it is a bit embarrassing to say this now, I still have to remind everyone that summoning a patron saint in a brightly lit classroom is one thing. It's another thing when there are Dementors. Only Patron Saints who have passed the test of Dementors can be considered true Patron Saints, because many wizards still cannot successfully summon Patron Saints in front of Dementors."

When others looked over, Harry continued, "This is what Albert reminded me, and I will relay it to you now. The actual situation is indeed like this. When facing Dementors, it will be difficult for you Looking back on the happy memories, this is also my own experience.”

"Okay, be quiet. Cedric, do you mind sharing the secret of your success with everyone?" Harry nodded towards Cedric, knowing that everyone needs a successful case to inspire confidence.

Just when Cedric was about to stand up, the door to the Room of Requirement was suddenly opened.

Everyone heard the noise and turned to look at the entrance, only to see someone standing in front of the open door.

A person who is beyond everyone's expectations.

Dolores Umbridge stood at the door with a fake smile on her face, but no one knew how she opened the door to the Room of Requirement.

Some people were confused, and some were panicked, but most people realized that something was wrong, because Harry had warned them more than once that Umbridge was not trustworthy. She was probably just pretending and would cause trouble for everyone again.

Harry was obviously right, anyone with any brain could sense that Umbridge was coming with bad intentions.

The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became tense, and many students couldn't help but raise their wands and point them at the uninvited guest.

"Something's wrong!"

Harry took out the bottle from his pocket, poured a tranquilizer into his mouth, took a deep breath, stood up and faced the toad that broke into the Room of Requirement.

This guy's "harmlessness" is indeed a disguise, and now he is finally showing his fangs.

For some reason, Harry not only didn't feel nervous, but actually breathed a sigh of relief.

"Mr. Potter, someone reported to me that you are having an illegal party here." Umbridge looked around, the smile on her face was a little stiff, because everyone was staring at her with evil eyes.

"Our party has your approval." Cedric reminded him with a frown.

"Yeah, I'm very strange too, but someone reported you to the Ministry of Magic for gathering people to practice dark magic. You know, this is not allowed." Umbridge still had the same hypocritical smile on her face, which made people want to He punched her toad face flat.

"Dark magic? Are you sure the Patronus Charm is black magic?" Fred raised his wand threateningly, "Or is the so-called black magic defined by you, the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor?"

"Be careful Weasley, you..."

Many people raised their wands and stared at Umbridge with evil eyes. They originally thought that the toad would settle down, but now it seems that this is not the case at all.

Less than a month later, Umbridge came to cause trouble for everyone.

Many people regretted not listening to Harry.

Both Harry, Fred and George reminded everyone to be careful of Umbridge and not to let their guard down.

At that time, not many people really paid attention to it, but as a result...

"What's the matter with you?" Harry raised his hand to signal everyone to stay quiet. After taking the sedative, he also calmed down. It was not a good idea to confront Umbridge. He just saw someone outside, Presumably an employee of the Ministry of Magic.

"Since your club has too many people, both the school and the Ministry of Magic must remain vigilant, so I suggest you go to the principal's office and explain the matter clearly in front of the Minister of Magic and Dumbledore, so as to avoid anything happening between the two parties. Misunderstanding." Umbridge's hypocritical smile was disgusting, and her sudden change made many students think that they were being treated as fools.

"Harry, don't listen to her, that guy is a liar." George interrupted directly: "When Umbridge appears here, she is not worthy of trust, otherwise she would not have deceived you herself. Go out, but bring Dumbledore and Fudge here and explain the matter clearly in front of everyone."

"Mr. Weasley, I can assume..." Umbridge was interrupted mid-sentence.

"You can go and invite the principal and the Minister of Magic over. I think everyone would like to admire their style. After all, the principal's office cannot accommodate so many people." George turned to look at the students behind him and asked, "Which of you would like to We went together.”

"Let's go together." Someone in the crowd shouted.

"We would like to hear what the minister has to say."

"I think he should explain to us the previous escape."

"Many people know that the Death Eaters tried to escape from prison, why did no one from the Ministry of Magic stop them?"

"The disgrace to all ministers of magic. It's time for him to step down and get out."

The two Aurors outside looked at each other and looked worriedly at the students in the room. They knew that if this matter was not handled well, a large-scale conflict might break out.

"With Dumbledore here, I believe she can't do anything." Harry raised his hand to stop the students' excitement, "Besides, I'm also curious about who reported us?"

Harry raised his feet and followed Umbridge away, but that didn't mean that the others would be so indifferent. They all raised their wands and walked out of the Room of Requirement with murderous intent.

"Let's go. I think Principal Dumbledore is probably still waiting for us. Don't keep them waiting too long." Harry glanced at Umbridge and walked towards the principal's office.

Looking at the students blocking the door of the principal's office, Umbridge was not worried, because the Ministry of Magic would soon mobilize more Aurors to prevent the situation at Hogwarts from getting completely out of control.

"Go find Albert and tell him what's going on here." George deliberately slowed down and blended in with the crowd, whispering to Lee Jordan, "I think he must know what to do."