Before Harry had recovered from the shock brought by the troll, he heard Professor Dracula's question.
However, the scene just now was so exciting that his mind went blank. He racked his brains but couldn't remember what was taught in the first Defense Against the Dark Arts class.
Harry looked for help at Ron, who was huddled in the corner trying to lower his presence, but Ron shrank further into the corner and gave him a helpless look.
At this moment, a hand was raised tremblingly.
"Then Miss Granger, you answer this question for him." Dracula said to Hermione.
Harry breathed a sigh of relief, and then a strange feeling rose in his heart -
This was just a battlefield against trolls, how come it suddenly turned into a Defense Against the Dark Arts class
"Young wizards like us must learn to use other forces to defend ourselves - such as alchemical armor, external weapons, or the simplest and most effective method, to ask others for help." Hermione whispered.
Seeing that Dracula had no intention of refutation, Hermione's tone gradually became smooth and confident, as if she was back in class.
"When you go out with adults, you can carry two looking glasses to sound the alarm in case of danger. The spark spell can also serve as an alarm and contact, but it is usually not recommended to use it in the face of danger..."
Hermione recited almost all the key points mentioned in class, and Harry and Ron, two poor students, listened with their mouths open.
"You have a very good memory, Miss Granger." Dracula smiled and nodded.
Before Hermione could show a smug smile, he retracted his smile and asked, "Then reflect on it, have you done what I explained?"
Hermione lowered her head, looking aggrieved, and was about to cry again.
Dracula ignored her grievance and continued sternly, "Didn't you use the spark spell well in class? If you had remembered to use the red spark to warn the professors, they would have rushed over immediately after receiving the signal, and you three wouldn't have to face such danger!"
"Also, I did say that casting the Sparkling Spell to alert the police is a dangerous act, because it will not only expose your position, but also may anger the enemy. However, I don't know if you remember another sentence I said - 'Analyze specific issues specifically'!"
"You know, trolls are extremely stupid creatures that lack the ability to think. They have no ability to distinguish human behavior at all! When facing such an enemy, you can use the spark spell to warn them first, and then use other spells to delay time. It will be easy to delay until the professors come to rescue you."
Hermione wiped her tears and sobbed, "I...my mind went blank when I saw the troll, and I can't remember anything..."
"So, it is important to stay calm when facing the enemy." Dracula said, "You just haven't seen it enough. It seems that I will have to strengthen your training in this area in the future..."
Having said that, a malicious look suddenly appeared on his face, and I wonder what idea he had come up with.
Harry and Ron breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor stop his lecture.
The two secretly compared themselves and found that facing Professor Dracula was more stressful than facing a giant monster!
Dracula's lecture was obviously not over yet.
He glanced at Harry, who was sitting on the ground, and Ron, who was huddled in the corner, and said indifferently, "Don't think that you have nothing to do, Mr. Potter, Mr. Weasley."
"Your behavior of coming to rescue your classmates is certainly worthy of praise, but have you ever thought about it? Two first-year wizards wandering around in a place where they may encounter trolls at any time is clearly a stupid act of delivering food to the trolls!"
"There is a prefect in the Gryffindor team, and you even met Professor Snape when you passed the corner of the corridor. Haven't you ever thought of seeking their help?"
"And the way you deal with the trolls, I'm embarrassed to tell anyone!" Dracula said with disgust, "What are the spells you learned for? What are your wands for? Are they for you to stick them up the troll's nostrils?"
Harry glanced at his wand which was still stuck in the troll's nostril, and dared not say a word.
"Remember, you are wizards, not a bunch of jumping monkeys!"
Dracula stared at the two boys coldly, his tone icy.
"We just wanted to tell Hermione about the troll, but we didn't think we would be so unlucky as to run into it." Ron was a little unconvinced and couldn't help but retort, "And Snape hurried to the fourth floor. He must be too lazy to pay attention to us. Even if he was willing to pay attention to us, he would first deduct points from Gryffindor..."
"Putting aside his character issues, Professor Snape still has some basic professional qualities. He won't sit idly by and watch a student fall into danger." Dracula glanced at Ron calmly. "Besides, do you think that the house score is more important than your life? This doesn't seem like your style."
Ron was speechless when he thought of himself and Harry who had gone out for a night out just after school started. He could only stand stiffly in the corner.
"It's not surprising to be unlucky enough to encounter a giant monster." Dracula continued, "If you insist on putting yourself in a probability situation, bad luck will find you sooner or later. It's just a matter of time."
After listening to such a long speech, Harry and Ron finally nodded in conviction, and Hermione took out a small notebook and began to take notes.
"Okay, to make up for your mistakes, cheer up now!" However, just as the three were listening attentively, Dracula suddenly snapped his fingers and woke the giant monster from its frozen state. "Such a good teaching prop is rare. You three try to knock it down in some way!"
"By the way, the giant monster's weak spot is its head!"
As Dracula finished his words, the troll stood up straight and looked around in a daze, as if he was a little confused about the situation on the field.
But the troll's brain, which was smaller than a walnut kernel, was not enough for it to figure out the situation, so it immediately became too lazy to think about it and picked up a stick and smashed it at Harry next to it.
Harry's wand was still stuck in the troll's nose, and he had no ability to resist, so he held his head in fear. Hermione and Ron hadn't reacted yet, and watched the troll's stick fall towards Harry.
When there was only one centimeter between the stick and the scar on Harry's forehead, the troll froze in place again.
"You guys reacted too slowly. With such emergency response capabilities, I'm afraid even a hundred lives wouldn't be enough for you." Dracula leaned against the door frame and said with disdain.
"Potter, get your wand out and get ready for the next training session!"
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