The Ravenclaw students had long wanted to attend the Defense Against Black Magic class.
This semester, the Gryffindor Academy's young wizards were the first to attend the Defense Against Black Magic class.
After the class, they bragged about their experience in dealing with the Boggart. This made the Ravenclaw young wizards curious and expectant.
"Alright," Professor Lupin said when he saw that everyone was ready. "Follow me."
The students were puzzled and interested. They stood up and followed Professor Lupin out of the classroom.
He led them through the empty corridor and around a corner. They saw Pippi, who loved to play pranks the most, walking towards them.
Everyone thought that Pippi was going to cause trouble. Unexpectedly, he turned around and left. It could be said that he was fleeing.
The Ravenclaw students looked at the ragged Professor Lupin with admiration. They had all heard about how Professor Lupin had dealt with Pippi.
In fact, Pippi had seen Allen, who had just dealt with him last night!
The painful impression of having his nose pierced by an iron spear, tightly bound, and unable to escape was too deep.
Therefore, when Pippi saw Allen in the crowd, he turned around and ran away.
Professor Lupin led the young wizards down the second corridor and stopped outside the teachers' lounge.
"Go in," Professor Lupin said. He opened the door and took a step back.
The teachers' lounge was a long room with wooden boards on all four sides. It was filled with old mismatched chairs.
There were no teachers in the room. The students filed in.
"Thank you very much, professors. They are all very supportive of the Defense Against Black Magic class and have specially emptied this lounge for me." Professor Lupin closed the door.
"Alright," Professor Lupin said, motioning for the students to walk towards the other side of the room.
There was only an old wardrobe, and the teachers kept their robes inside.
Professor Lupin walked over and stood next to the wardrobe. The wardrobe suddenly shook and banged against the wall.
"Don't worry," Professor Lupin said calmly when he saw his classmates jump back in shock. "There's a Boggart inside."
Most of the students seemed to think that this was what they needed to worry about.
With the Gryffindor Wizards' promotion, everyone knew that Boggart was inside. However, the Ravenclaw couldn't help but feel nervous when they heard the little lions' description.
"Oh, Professor Trelawney said something bad might happen to me this week!" Patil looked at Professor Lupin in horror.
Marietta? Ecmo stared at the creaking cabinet door handle in fear.
"Boggarts like dark and enclosed spaces," Professor Lupin said. "The wardrobe, the space under the bed, the cupboard under the sink — I once met one that lived in a grandfather clock."
"Now, the first question we have to ask ourselves is: What is a Boggart?" Professor Lupin looked around at the little wizards in the room.
The Ravenclaw all looked at Allen.
Professor Lupin followed their gaze. "Allen, it seems that you're the one who answered this question!"
"A Boggart is a magical creature in the magic world. It's a shapeshifting creature. It can see through your heart and become the thing you fear most," Allen said.
After a pause, he added, "The purpose of a Boggart's scaring seems to be to feed on human fear, not to use this ability for self-defense. Because of this, it's considered a black magic creature. "
"I can't explain it more clearly myself. Five points for Ravenclaw," Professor Lupin said.
Smiles appeared on the faces of the young wizards of Ravenclaw. They felt that they were starting to like the most impoverished professor in Hogwarts.
"So, the Boggart in this dark cabinet doesn't have a specific shape. It doesn't know what the people outside the cabinet are afraid of. No one knows what a Boggart looks like when it's alone, but as soon as I let it out, it will immediately become the thing that everyone is most afraid of. "
Professor Lupin reminded the little wizards. The Ravenclaw wizards listened carefully. No one wanted to embarrass themselves in front of their classmates.
"That is to say," Professor Lupin continued. Padma was so scared that he muttered something incoherently, but Lupin pretended not to hear him. "We have a big advantage over a Boggart. Have you noticed it? "
The Ravenclaw wizards looked at Allen again.
Professor Lupin shook his head. "No, no, no. You can't always rely on Allen to give you an answer. You need to think for yourselves. Think about it. You're the smart Ravenclaw! "
Michael? Kona raised his hand hesitantly.
Professor Lupin pointed his finger at him and looked at him encouragingly.
"I think because there are so many of us, it doesn't know what shape to take?" Michael voiced his thoughts.
"Very correct," Professor Lupin said, but didn't give Michael any extra points.
"When dealing with a Boggart, it's best to work together. This confuses it. Should it become a skull without a head, or a flesh-eating slug? I once saw a Boggart make this mistake. It tried to scare two people at the same time, but it turned itself into half a slug. It wasn't scary at all. "
"The spell to repel a Boggart is very simple, but it requires great willpower. You know, what really finished the Boggart was laughter. What you need is to force it into an image that you find funny. "
"Let's practice the spell without wands first. Please recite after me … Funny, funny! "
"Funny, funny!" the whole class said together.
"Very good," Professor Lupin said. "Very good. But this is still the simpler part. You know, this spell alone is not enough. Who wants to be the first to try? "
Everyone looked at each other. No one wanted to go forward.
Seeing this, Allen wanted to be the first to give everyone a demonstration.
But Professor Lupin shook his head and said, "Allen, I have no doubt that you can defeat the Boggart, but I think you would be more suitable to be the one to finish it off in the end."
"Other than Allen, no one wants to be the first to try?" Professor Lupin seemed a little disappointed.
"Well, I hope that everyone will take some time to think about what you are most afraid of, and then imagine how to make it funny …"
The classroom was silent.
Allen was also thinking … What was he most afraid of in this world?
Probably the secret of his resurrection from the dead being exposed!
Then what kind of image would the Boggart produce?
Would it be his past appearance?
Or rather, his appearance when he was in a car accident?
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