The first class today is Defense Against the Dark Arts class - Snape's Defense Against the Dark Arts class.
To be honest, everyone really loves and hates this course now. Because you never guess what kind of content Snape will bring out in the next class to torment your ever-strengthening nerves.
In fact, since Snape has experienced a series of events and choices, and gained a sister, his life direction seems to have begun to undergo subtle changes.
If Snape, who used to teach the Potions class, was more perfunctory, now he is in charge of the Defense class, and he obviously has a lot of interest in it.
Earlier at breakfast, Professor McGonagall talked about Maca's influence on Hogwarts. Especially the growth of the little wizards, Maka's contribution is not insignificant.
However, when it comes to the students' various improvements in practical combat, Snape's rich and rigorous Defense Against the Dark Arts course is undoubtedly a major contributor.
At least, the RA members at that time were still able to face it calmly in urban London where black-robed monsters were everywhere. This was thanks to Snape's course arrangements.
Because basically all the little wizards who have taken his courses have been frightened by his various and changeable methods, often more than once.
Of course, during the time before today's class, everyone seemed a little uninterested in what new tricks Snape would bring to them.
If it were in the past, the little wizards would probably have been discussing in fear in the corridor outside the classroom.
"Oh, I think I'm starting to miss what this corridor looks like at Christmas time..."
Ron was holding a few books, staring blankly at the paintings on the wall, and couldn't help muttering softly.
In fact, there are many classmates looking at the painting right now, and he is definitely not the only one who is thinking this way.
"Yes!" Simon on the side also sighed.
It can be seen that the painting hanging near the door of the Defense Classroom is actually new.
The dark corridor that Maka and Sara created together during the previous Christmas event has of course been removed.
But perhaps Professor McGonagall felt that something should be left as a souvenir or something, so there was a magical oil painting depicting the scene in the corridor at that time.
The content of this painting is very simple, it just repeats the various scenes in the terrifying black magic corridor.
Just looking at it may actually make the viewer feel quite eerie, especially the appearance of the dementor at the end, which always scares people.
But if it is paired with the brass nameplate under the oil painting, where the names of students who have successfully passed all the levels are engraved, it will make people smile a little nostalgically.
This is also the trace left by Maka in Hogwarts... No, rather, it seems that Maka can be seen everywhere in Hogwarts.
"Looking at this always makes me think that Maka may not come back."
Ron just thought about this sentence silently in his heart - he didn't say it out loud, because no one wanted to hear the news that Maka would leave Hogwarts forever, including himself.
"Just 'resigning'... just 'resigning'."
"Crack-"
The door to the classroom was suddenly opened, and Snape, still dressed in pitch black, stood at the door and glanced coldly at the sixth grade students outside.
"Everyone come in."
Before he finished speaking, the school bell rang on time, which showed that Snape was still obsessed with time as always.
After watching him say a word, he turned around and walked back in, and stood silently next to the podium.
Sixth-year students from Slytherin and Gryffindor followed suit and poured into the classroom. They all sat down in their accustomed seats without saying a word.
In Snape's class, even the students from these two rival houses were very restrained. Especially in the current defense class, no one has any intention of fighting each other.
"Bang!"
"We don't need textbooks for today's class, so put them down."
After Snape closed the teachers with a wave of his wand, he first gave everyone a warning. According to usual practice, once Snape said that textbooks were not needed, it meant that the class would teach some knowledge that was not in the books.
And that knowledge will definitely have high practical value, but at the same time it will make people feel psychologically and even physically uncomfortable.
Remember, this is Snape's NEWTs improvement class, but there will never be any simple content!
"You should all know about the disaster in London some time ago, and... there seem to be a few here who have experienced it personally... "
"Because the disaster is right in front of us, and it is still very closely related to black magic, Professor McGonagall asked me to add a few related lessons to the NEWTs class."
At this point, Snape suddenly raised his wand and waved it towards the blackboard with his backhand.
"And this class is about the dark magical creatures that took the lives of many wizards and Muggles in that disaster - the Dementors."
Just as Snape said the name of the monster, a simple drawing of that monster appeared on the blackboard.
"This is actually a new kind of dark creature. There has never been any relevant records before, so I just gave this name randomly." Snape continued, "They have an appearance similar to that of a Dementor. In terms of size, It’s even smaller, closer to human height.”
"According to Maclean's teaching—"
Halfway through the words, Snape obviously realized something was wrong and immediately changed his words:
"According to the research information provided by Mr. Makar McClain when he was treating the injured at St. Mungo's, there are four pieces of evidence that prove that they are not creatures that evolved naturally, but were artificially modified using black magic."
"And these four pieces of evidence are..."
In the following class time, everyone gradually understood that this was a rare purely theoretical class on Defense Against the Dark Arts - this can be said to be a rare exception in Snape's usual "combination of theory and practice" defense class. Extremely rare.
But perhaps because Snape cited a lot of research information from Maka in this class, and because this terrible monster had just caused a huge disaster in London, no one in the whole class had any questions. Too much thought.
It was not until two full classes had passed that everyone closed their notebooks and stood up one by one to leave the classroom when Snape announced the end of get out of class.
This classroom with Snape's characteristics was still so dark, but it was not as heavy as the gloom in everyone's heart.
Because Snape has made it very clear - these information are all obtained from lives that were as vivid as theirs.
After the students all hurriedly left and rushed to the next class, Snape waved his hand and silently eliminated the illustrations and blackboard writings that crowded the entire blackboard.
"snort."
I don't know why, but he suddenly snorted softly, and his eyes that were originally slightly empty suddenly became extremely deep.
After pausing for a moment and thinking expressionlessly for a while, he muttered to himself inexplicably and carelessly:
"Don't die outside."
…
What Snape was talking about was of course Maka. After all, anyone with a discerning eye could tell how powerful Helbo was... But Maka, will he die
At least he felt that he would not die for the time being.
While the little wizards were attending classes peacefully at Hogwarts, Maka was wandering aimlessly alone in the suburbs of London.
Yes, because he didn't know where the place that was hidden by Haierbo and didn't want him to find was, so he could only think while walking like this. While trying to try my luck on the principle of not wasting time, I also infer certain details that may have been missed.
Judging from what we know so far, the gray shadow is heading to the suburbs, which is probably correct.
Of course, it is said to be the suburbs, but there is no real wilderness around London.
Although the population here is definitely much sparser than in the urban area, houses and residents can still be seen everywhere, and it even seems to be more prosperous than some slightly more remote towns.
"I always feel a little...is it a change in my mood?"
Walking slowly on this path, looking at the houses on the side of the road. Perhaps it is indeed because of the suburbs, where there is much more green from plants than in the city.
The tall trees on the roadside, the branches and bushes peeking out from people’s yards, and the buds that begin to sprout as early as spring...
The breath of nature often makes people feel comfortable, especially the sudden appearance of spring, which can make people's eyes brighter.
However, at this moment, while Maka was feeling the vitality surrounded by green, she still felt a lingering emptiness in her heart.
He raised his head slightly and looked at the white sky - that was probably his current mood, right? Although it was brightly illuminated by the day, in fact it was still covered with a layer of gloom, which was far less refreshing than the clear sky.
At this moment, a wave of magic power swooped down from the air and landed steadily not far from Maka.
Immediately afterwards, Sirius, who had lifted the Disillusionment Curse, revealed his figure.
"Maka, do you have any new discoveries here?"
Watching Sirius turn over from the broomstick and land on the ground, Maka spread her hands and said: "No... I even feel that I am just walking alone."
"Then let's pause for a moment!" Sirius waved his hand and gestured toward London behind him, "There is news from St. Mungo's, saying that you may need to go there... you know."
"Well," Maka nodded immediately, as if she was a little enlightened, "calculating the time, it is indeed almost the same."