The Bard at Hogwarts

Lupine is probably also capable. The entire Defense Against the Dark Arts class not only allowed the young wizards to master new spells, but also allowed everyone to face their inner fears.

Of course, the content of the little wizard's fears is also varied. For example, Draco's fear is an oil lamp, Pansy's fear is a letter...

But everything became funny under the spell, and with everyone's unfinished expressions, the Defense Against the Dark Arts class came to an end.

Everyone also began to walk out one after another, and Ino once again chose to ask questions after class, or make requests after class.

"Professor Lupine! Please wait."

Lupine turned his head and asked in surprise: "Do you have anything else to do? Mr. Swinburne."

Hearing this, Ino also expressed his doubts:

"It's like this. I've always thought that Boggarts feed on fear, but today's one... you also saw it, so I want to ask you to borrow this Boggart to verify it. After all, the castle is too big, and it can't be used for a while. I can’t find a new one.”

As Ino finished speaking, Lupine frowned slightly.

He was not afraid that the student in front of him would play a prank with a Boggart, but he was thinking about what he had seen in class before. After all, a middle-aged man with a harp doesn't look like a scary being.

"It was really weird just now. As special creatures, Boggarts really feed on fear. Some people even regard them as weakened versions of dementors..."

As if he couldn't figure it out for a while, Lu Ping couldn't help but stop explaining, then looked at the single wardrobe aside and chuckled:

"No need to borrow it! I'm giving you this Boggart. There are actually many hidden in the castle, and of course it's not easy to find. I also asked the kitchen house elf to help me catch it through my professor's power."

"Is this phenomenon related to Occlumency?" Ino asked doubtfully.

He suddenly remembered something. He was probably a person with two layers of defense. The inheritance of ice and snow magic seemed to only open the first layer of protection.

"Occlumency?" Lu Ping looked a little surprised.

A large number of people have never heard of this kind of profound magic in their entire lives, let alone learning it.

"Yes, Professor!" Ino nodded, "I know Occlumency, but I just deliberately let go of my heart and hinted that I faced my fear."

Hearing this, Lu Ping did not answer immediately.

Similarly, Ino didn't rush to urge him, and just stood aside quietly.

It's been a while.

"I think the fear just now was not the fear in your heart, but the fear in your mind, because you acted too calmly."

This time, the tone of Lu Ping's explanation was much more certain, not as hesitant and hesitant as before.

"You mean, the Boggart was also deceived?"

Ino thought of Snape in the original story, who also deceived Voldemort's Legilimency by constructing a false memory in his brain.

"Yes! The Boggart was deceived!" Lupine said without changing his tone, but what puzzled him was how a third-year student learned Occlumency.

When Lupine was confused, Ino also looked at the single wardrobe aside with disappointment: "Then what use do I have for it..."

I thought I had discovered a treasure, but when I opened the box, I found that there were only a few coppers inside. It was an incredible feeling.

"It's not useless. You can keep it and use it to play pranks on Halloween, but remember to give it a little fear from time to time, otherwise it will dissipate easily."

Lu Ping said jokingly, only at this moment did he feel that the other person was like a student. After all, whether it was his class performance or chatting, he seemed overly mature.

Especially his performance in class. He bowed slightly and saluted with a calm look on his face, and waved his wand without hesitation after standing up... It seemed a little abnormal no matter how you looked at it.

Ino didn't know the fluctuations in Lupine's heart. He first looked at the closet, and then thought that this thing could be found everywhere in the castle, and then agreed.

"Okay then! Thank you for your generosity! I will keep this Boggart for fun."

"Don't be so polite. These are just consumables. I originally planned to get new ones next class."

As Lupine spoke, he waved his wand to return the tables, chairs and benches piled around him to their original positions.

Seeing this scene, Ino stopped bothering the other party. After all, all the questions were answered.

On the other side, Lu Ping seemed to see his intention to leave, and said first:

"If you are not busy, you can go to the office with me. I still have some information about Boggarts. Of course, the authenticity needs to be verified, but some conjectures are very interesting..."

Send information? Ino was a little surprised by this invitation. To be honest, from the beginning, he felt that Lupine was a little too talkative.

Before even a few words had been exchanged, the teaching aids were handed out, and now there was even more obvious friendliness.

After a brief hesitation, he decided to take a look and nodded: "If I don't disturb you, I'd be happy to go with you."

As the two left, the Defense Against the Dark Arts office returned to its usual tranquility.

Just when the door was closed, a flash of blue light suddenly flashed in the classroom, and the single wardrobe placed in the middle disappeared.

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On the way to the office.

Ino was also thinking about Lupine's intentions. After all, nothing in this world is good without a reason. Everything has a reason.

But when I think about it, there is no delay in taking action.

After a few minutes of walking, and passing through two moving stairs, Bi had arrived at his destination - the Defense Against the Dark Arts office on the third floor.

"Please sit down, wait for me for a moment!" Pushing open the door, Lupin pointed to the only wooden sofa in the office, and then walked to the shelf in the corner.

Sitting quietly on the sofa, Ino also looked at the furnishings in the office.

To be honest, this is the first time he has come to this legendary office in three years.

Perhaps due to his identity as a werewolf, the whole room is pitifully simple!

In addition to some basic furniture configured in the castle, the only personal belongings are the old box on the shelf.

After a while, Lupin came back again with a thick notebook.

"Sorry, these are all handwritten by me! So I can only copy one for you. But in addition to Boggart, there are many other interesting contents in it, you will know when you take a look."

Without hesitation, Ino took the notebook naturally, and after opening it, he knew Lupin's intention, because there was a big black dog on the first page.

But as he continued to flip through it, the content inside gradually became exciting.

It not only records various dark creatures from the shallow to the deep, such as: red hats, female ghosts, poltergeists, vampires, etc., but also records the corresponding spells and some widely circulated legends.

Soon, he saw the record about Boggart:

"A kind of spirit creature without entity, feeding on fear..."

The first half is quite standard, but as you read the rumors later, the content inside becomes bizarre.

There are not many records about Boggart, only two or three pages.

After spending five or six minutes, Ino slowly closed the notebook.

"Professor, is Boggart really related to nightmares?"

It's no wonder that he couldn't hold his breath, mainly because the content inside was a bit too scary.

You know, in the legend of Muggles, Merlin, who was beside King Arthur, also had half nightmare blood.

Of course, this is just a legend of Muggles, and the magic world has no clear record.

But some things seem to have legendary status as long as they are linked to Merlin.