Chapter 521: Hurry Up and Run
Chapter 521: Hurry Up and Run
Sirius Black was well-received at Hogwarts, and as he entered the Great Hall, all eyes turned to him. The initially noisy hall fell silent, followed by even more enthusiastic discussions.
Harry looked thrilled. He usually arrived at the Great Hall after 8:30 AM, but today, he broke the routine and came half an hour earlier, at 8:00 AM.
Upon seeing Sirius, he excitedly waved his hand.
Naturally, while some liked the new professor, Sirius Black, others did not.
Several Slytherins snickered and walked past.
"Are you happy, Potter?"
Malfoy couldn't help but taunt, "You'd better start praying now, hoping he can last until next year... The previous Defense Against the Dark Arts professors didn't have a good ending."
"Don't worry, Malfoy, he will," Harry said, "Even your father managed to escape punishment. Why can't Sirius Black break the curse of Defense Against the Dark Arts?"
"Oh, speaking of which, I heard your family sold your Diagon Alley shop. It must have cost a lot."
Malfoy's pale face turned slightly red, and he subconsciously drew his wand.
"How dare you talk about my father, Potter!"
"You were the one who mentioned Sirius Black first," Harry countered, also drawing his wand.
"What's going on here?" Sirius Black immediately approached upon hearing the commotion.
"Pro...Professor!" Harry quickly explained, "It's Malfoy, he was badmouthing you behind your back."
"Oh?"
Sirius Black turned to Malfoy, "Didn't Professor Snape teach you not to badmouth professors behind their backs?"
"I didn't," Malfoy said stubbornly, "It's Potter who slandered my father..."
"Disrespecting a professor, five points from Slytherin..." Sirius Black raised an eyebrow, "Now, if you don't want to be confined, go back to where you belong."
Malfoy was so angry he was panting, "I'll tell Professor Snape about you..."
"You'd better go now," Sirius Black sneered, "Hurry up and run, don't make me wait too long."
Malfoy left in anger.
The next second, cheers erupted from the Gryffindor table, and several students stood on their chairs, celebrating with joy.
Before today, whenever conflicts arose between Gryffindor and Slytherin, it was always Gryffindor who got punished.
But now, things were different.
Sirius Black's actions were identical to Professor Snape's, but this time, the punished party was Slytherin.
Even after Sirius Black left, people around continued discussing what had just happened.
"Don't talk to me," Ron whispered to Harry and Hermione, "I want to remember this forever. It's great; Hogwarts finally has a professor who favors us."
"Yeah," Harry was also thrilled. He was the one punished the most by Professor Snape. Whenever there was a conflict with Slytherin, regardless of who was right or wrong, Professor Snape would find fault with him.
But that would change... Harry looked at Sirius Black's departing figure, feeling excited.
Hermione was the only one nearby who didn't join in the celebration. Even when Harry and Ron spoke to her, she ignored them, sitting there staring at the plate of corn chips in front of her, lost in thought.
After this incident, many people began to anticipate Sirius Black's first class.
"We won't have Defense Against the Dark Arts until Wednesday," Ron looked at his class schedule, his expression showing disappointment, "Why couldn't he come a week earlier..."
There were many similar voices.
However, these had nothing to do with the fifth-year students.
Professor Moody entered the classroom as usual, walking on his wooden prosthetic leg, as if Sirius Black's arrival had no impact on him.
"Disarming Charm.
"Does anyone know this spell?" he said.
Autumn raised his hand. "Disarming the opponent."
"Absolutely correct," Professor Moody said. "In my opinion, the effect of this spell is no less than the Killing Curse. When a wizard loses his wand, he also loses his ability to resist. Of course, I'm referring to a situation where the opponents are of similar strength."
"Let me tell you something you don't want to hear. Even without my wand, I could easily deal with most of you..." His magical eye seemed to pause on Kyle for a moment before he continued, "The Disarming Charm, the Stupor Charm, and the Binding Curse are also the three most commonly used spells by Aurors and Beaters."
"Moreover, I can tell you in advance that the Disarming Charm will definitely appear in the upcoming O.W.L. Exams."
At the mention of exams, everyone straightened up immediately... They had been driven crazy by exams during this period, dreaming of various scores every night.
Even Professor Trelawney's daily prophecies had turned into symbols of failing grades... The effect was much better than before. No matter who was called out, they would feel anxious for the next few days.
This gave Professor Trelawney a great sense of satisfaction, and her prophecies became more frequent.
Therefore, when it came to such a guaranteed scoring question, everyone naturally paid close attention.
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"Speaking of the Disarming Charm..." Professor Moody's magical eye rotated, "I've learned that you encountered this spell in your third year. Come on, let's see how much you've learned."
He took out his wand and gestured for the students in the front row to use the Disarming Charm on him.
"Ha, I just remembered the incantation." A Ravenclaw boy stood up and confidently jabbed his wand forward, "Expelliarmus!"
"Pfft..." Sparks shot out from the wand tip, flickered a few times, and then went out, but Professor Moody's wand was still firmly in his hand.
"That's a wand, Mr. Thomas, not a single-handed sword." Professor Moody said calmly, "You were going to use it to poke my hand, weren't you?"
A burst of laughter erupted from the surroundings, and the boy lowered his head, saying nothing.
"Sit down," Professor Moody said. "Next..."
The next person to stand up was also from Ravenclaw. His performance was slightly better than the first person, but he missed and blew a hole in the window behind him."
Another round of laughter filled the room.
But soon, they couldn't laugh anymore because Professor Moody didn't continue checking in seat order. Instead, he chose to call out names directly.
Those who had laughed the most earlier couldn't escape, and they became the butt of everyone's jokes.
"It seems I overestimated you." Professor Moody only called out a third of the names before abandoning that decision.
"How did you learn' coming from you? You've forgotten it so quickly."
Hmm...
Everyone looked at each other, unable to say that when they were learning this spell, they were all busy watching Gilderoy Lockhart's embarrassing moments.
Moreover, the Dueling Club was only held once, and neither Lockhart nor any other professor had mentioned the Disarming Charm again.
It was normal for them not to have learned it.
"Alright, I understand."
Professor Moody seemed to have also guessed what most people were thinking and continued, "Now, everyone put down your wands and turn to page one hundred and sixty-five in your books. Copy down all the content related to the Disarming Charm... Let me remind you again, this spell is very important, and it will definitely appear in the O.W.L. Exams."
Soon, the classroom was filled only with the sound of scribbling notes, and Professor Moody stood at the front, observing everyone's movements with his magical eye, muttering under his breath:
"That liar Lockhart, his only contribution to Hogwarts is probably letting you all learn the Disarming Charm early."
(End of Chapter)
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