This year, there were no incidents at the start of the semester. No one caused any trouble. Everyone spent their first night back at Hogwarts happily, and from the second day onwards, they devoted themselves to their lessons.
But the most exciting lesson for the students was Ailey's Defense Against Dark Magic class.
Because of that, when Ailey walked into the classroom, almost all the students stared at her with glowing eyes. Ailey walked slowly to the podium, looked at the students, and spoke after a while.
"Today, we're going to learn how to deal with a werewolf."
"Sigh …"
Hearing Ailey's words, the students could not help but sigh in disappointment. However, Ailey was obviously not moved. She just glanced at them and spoke again.
"After teaching the werewolf lesson, I will conduct a random test on you. If the passing rate is high enough, then I will consider teaching you how to deal with a Dementor."
Upon hearing this, the students who were initially disappointed and depressed instantly became excited. Although Ailey did not say it clearly, considering that they had all seen Ailey summon a gigantic dragon to deal with the Dementors that day, the meaning of this sentence was naturally clear.
Therefore, the students became unprecedentedly serious. Not only did they seriously learn all the knowledge about werewolves that Ailey taught in class, but they also took the initiative to go to the library to inquire about and borrow books and records about werewolves. Even when they were walking in the corridor, the students were mostly discussing stories about how to deal with werewolves.
Not only that, after that, Ailey also taught them how to play a game called "Werewolf Kill" in class, which made the students even more excited.
Only Professor Lupin was a little embarrassed. Ailey could see that every time he saw her, he would be nervous and uneasy, as if he was worried that she would discover his true identity. But Ailey could assure him that he did not need to be so nervous, because she already knew his true identity.
This situation continued until Gryffindor's second Defense Against Dark Magic class. Very soon, Ailey realized that although most of the students were still studying and listening diligently, many of them were not paying attention. They seemed to be a little restless.
"So … What's going on today? Is there anything more important than dealing with werewolves? "
Ailey put down the magic wand in her hand and stared at the students. Upon hearing her question, the students immediately turned to look at Harry Potter. Hermione hesitated for a moment before raising her hand.
"Miss Allie, we just had our first divination class. We deciphered the tea leaves, and …"
"Oh, so it's Potter who will die this year, right?"
Hearing this, Ailee instantly understood what was going on. At this moment, everyone looked at her in surprise.
"I understand what you're thinking, but I can assure you that although Professor Sybil Trelawney does have considerable strength in divination, you have to know that for some reason, the prophecies she makes when she's awake are basically meaningless. But on the other hand, if she's possessed by something and says some nonsense, and when she comes back to her senses, she doesn't know what she's talking about … you have to be careful."
"… …?"
Hearing Ailey's answer, everyone was stunned. At this time, Ron also raised his hand.
"Erm … Teacher? But, but at that time, she successfully predicted that Neville would break his first cup … "
"Sometimes prophecies are not much different from hints, and they are vague."
Ailey narrowed her eyes and thought for a moment. In the end, she decided that … it was actually quite fun to destroy other people's places.
"I'm not afraid to tell you that most of the time, so-called prophecies are actually just short inferences … Miss Granger."
"Yes!"
Hearing Ailey call her name, Hermione hurriedly stood up.
"When you see an apple swaying left and right on an apple tree, do you think it will fall to the ground?"
"… That's right."
"This is actually a kind of foresight. Because we've accumulated enough experience, we all know that the apple will fall to the ground, so even if it doesn't fall, when we see it, we'll automatically make the same judgment."
"But Neville did break his first teacup."
Ron interrupted anxiously again. Ailey waved her hand.
"This is actually a very clever psychological suggestion. You see, everyone knows that Mr. Longbottom is a bit careless and clumsy at times. If you tell him that he will break the next cup, he will get nervous … Mr. Longbottom, were you very nervous at that time? "
"Ah, yes … …"
Neville nodded as well.
"She told me that I would break the cup. That scared me. I didn't do it on purpose, I really … …"
"That's normal. When you're forced to focus on something, it's very easy for you to make mistakes. And when you hear the other party's words, you've already received the hint. You see, for example, if I ask you to cast a spell and tell you that you will definitely fail, then you really fail … … This isn't a prophecy, it's just that you're under too much pressure. "
Hearing this, the other students suddenly became interested, and Hermione raised her hand high again.
"So, Miss Ailey, you mean … … those prophecies through tea leaves and teacups are complete nonsense?"
"Divination isn't my specialty. Of course, I have to tell you that there are indeed situations in this world where you can predict the future through certain signs, but those situations are very rare. At least, I don't think it will appear in a place where a group of students are sitting and drinking tea … … In fact, many times, the vagueness of divination is a kind of protection and guidance, for example … … "
Ailey pointed to another student.
"If I tell you that you're going to be in trouble soon, do you believe me?"
"Huh? This … …. "
"Many times, you can see a lot of things from a person's face and figure out their mind … … For example, if a person is always frowning, he will always think the worst of things. For such a person, I can also give him a prophecy, 'You'll encounter some very bad things in the near future. Be careful'. In fact, I don't know what a bad thing is, but I can tell from his expression that he will think of many things in the worst possible light. So, when he encounters a bad thing, he will only think that my prophecy is correct … … And I said soon, so when will it be soon? An hour later? A day later? A week later? A month later? Think about it carefully. Can you really not encounter any bad things in this period of time? "
"… ….."
Hearing this, the students all shook their heads.
"So, you see, a lot of times, divination is like this. If you take it too seriously, you'll only be forced to hint at it, and it'll only invite disaster. Also, if there's no clear direction for the prophecy, then you can treat it as meaningless nonsense. "
Ailey waved her hand.
"Alright, let's continue with the class."
After Ailey's explanation, Harry's expression relaxed a lot, while Hermione seemed to have shifted her passion for divination to a psychological level. Of course, this was not a good thing for Professor Trelawney. She was almost blown up by Ailey's explanation, and even went to Dumbledore to protest. However, to Ailey, her protest was completely insignificant.
You, a ninth-rate Gypsy Witch, are teaching me, a prophet, how to do things?
Generally speaking, most of the time was peaceful. Lupin was also a very good magical animal protection teacher, so Malfoy didn't go looking for trouble with him. Harry and the others naturally didn't get into any trouble because of this.
So you see, many times, Hagrid is the root of all evil. As long as he gets out of Hogwarts, he can avoid most of the trouble.
However, on Halloween, Ailey still encountered a small problem.
She was blocked by Harry, and he even handed her a piece of paper — — of course, it wasn't a love letter.
"M-Teacher Ailey, I want to go to Hogsmeade, but my aunt and uncle, they didn't sign my form … …"
"Why don't you go look for Snape?"
Looking at the form in her hand, Ailey grinned at Harry. The latter blushed slightly and lowered his head.
"Snape … … .Professor doesn't want me to go. He says it's safer for me to stay in Hogwarts."
Frankly speaking, it wasn't that much safer. Of course, the truth was that Sirius was here to kill Peter Pettigrew. It could only be said that Harry was unlucky to be in the same school as Ron. That was why others thought that Sirius was here for Harry Potter. But for Ailey … … it didn't matter at all.
It's all the same anyway.
But why are you blushing when talking about Snape? What happened during this holiday?
Hmm … … forget it, Ailey decided not to care about these things. After all, she wasn't the Goddess of Order.
"No problem, you've been quite nervous during this period. It's not bad to go to Hogsmeade to relax."
As she spoke, Ailey signed her name on the form.
"I personally don't have any opinion on you going out to play. Of course, I don't know if this signature is valid."
"Thank you, Teacher Ailey."
Harry was also quite happy to receive Ailey's signature. He took back the form and thanked Ailey, then turned around and left.
Ailey shrugged her shoulders and retracted her gaze.
Who knows how Sirius will act this time?
He wouldn't still be nurturing his delicate chrysanthemum, right?
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