Chapter 856: Rely on ability
"It's really enviable. I always feel that the difficulty of ancient magic texts has improved a lot. I can't even understand what Professor Babling is talking about in class now." Shanna took the time to glance at her classmate, Albert. Te has not been listening to the class since it started, and has no idea what he is doing there.
“Language should be used frequently. Reading books, memorizing words and translating articles are all good choices.” While Albert was speaking, Professor Babling on the stage had already finished today’s course. Then, amid everyone's wails, he left two articles that needed to be translated and signaled that get out of class could end.
"Mr. Anderson, stay after class." Professor Babling stopped Albert when everyone was about to leave the ancient magic text classroom.
Others all cast inquiring glances at Albert, curious as to why Professor Babling asked Albert to stay.
"It seems that the advanced class of ancient magic texts has disappointed you. That's right, you came here to audit it a long time ago." Professor Babling was not angry because Albert was doing his own thing in class. Instead, he used the method of chatting with his friends. He said in a tone of voice: "What's going on with Isobel's "Guide to Ancient Magic Texts" now?"
“It should be done before Christmas.”
“Much faster than I expected.” Professor Babling muttered, surprised by Isobel’s work efficiency.
"However, if you want to use the "Guide to Ancient Magic Texts" as a textbook for ancient magic texts, you still need to make appropriate cuts to make the content in the book easy to understand, so that everyone can easily access and learn basic and systematic knowledge. Ancient magic texts." Albert paused for a while and reorganized his speech: "It would be best to move the ancient magic texts to the first grade. Things like language need to be learned from an early age. In the third grade, work hard to teach students It is unrealistic to cram a bunch of unfamiliar stuff into their heads and expect them to learn ancient magic texts well. This requires a lot of time and energy, and the third grade has a lot of classes to take, and they definitely don't have much time and energy to focus on this class. "
There was a moment of silence. Both of them knew that Dumbledore did not expect the students to learn anything more from this course. Most wizards would have difficulty translating an article of several hundred words.
Albert is actually more curious about how Dumbledore and Crouch learned dozens of languages. Even if they are not proficient, it is incredible to be able to communicate with others.
Based on Albert's observations over the years, wizards are no smarter than ordinary people. He ultimately attributed these incredible things to the fact that the magical world cannot be speculated using common sense.
"We can't be too demanding. Not everyone is like you and can easily translate the ancient magic script into English at a glance." A wry smile appeared on Professor Babuling's face. There is no need to take the ancient magic text improvement class because the ultimate goal of this course is to enable students to understand and understand the ancient magic text, nothing more. Even outstanding students who have graduated cannot reach this level. To the level of Albert.
"You should also know very well that ancient magic script is not just a language." Albert frowned and said, "The most important part of it is being forgotten by people. Maybe one day, everyone will regard it as a language." Ancient language treatment.”
"It seems that you have not given up on continuing to dig deeper into the knowledge of ancient magic texts. I am actually looking forward to the moment when your "Book of Magic Texts" is published." Professor Babling looked at his students and recalled what he said If so:
"The ancient magic script is not just a language, it still hides many things and is an important part of ancient magic. However, many things have been forgotten by people, causing today's wizards to be unable to understand them and feel that those ancient Magic is powerful, incredible, and unbreakable."
“If you need help, you can come to me. I’m glad to be able to provide you with some help.” Professor Babling said with a smile.
Today, there are nine students attending the ancient magic writing class.
In fact, there are quite a few. Professor Babling remembers that there were at least five people at one time. There are very few colleagues like Albert and Isobel who can become communication partners.
Yes peer.
Professor Babling has never regarded Albert as a student, at least not after Albert showed his ability. He even exempted him from most of his homework, and it didn’t matter whether he did it or not.
Flexible education methods should give outstanding students more room to develop freely.
Of course, Albert does not actually love ancient magic texts as much as he shows. He himself wants more of those ancient magics, the fame he can gain, and the ability to complete panel tasks at the same time.
Most importantly, Albert felt that he should find something to do for himself. Recording the knowledge he gained from the skill panel was a good job. Who wouldn’t be a copywriter?
Ancient magic texts are a good direction, because many people don't understand it. Just don't understand it, which means that his spells are difficult to be broken, and his magic will become unfathomable in people's eyes. .
In the future, he can also hold the title of magic text master, expert or professor, and these titles can often bring him a lot of convenience. When the mood strikes, he can even go to Hogwarts to teach students.
“What does Professor Babling want from you?”
While eating lunch, Shanna asked about this curiously, "Is it because you didn't listen carefully in class that I put you in solitary confinement?"
"It's about the "Guide to Ancient Magic Texts" that Isobel is preparing to publish." Albert lowered his voice and said, "Professor Babbling is also giving suggestions to that book to make the ancient magic texts more systematic and easier to learn. , we plan to use "Guide to Ancient Magic Texts" to replace "A Simple Introduction to Ancient Magic Texts" as the textbook for third-year students."
""Guide to Ancient Magic Texts", you plan to publish a book yourself to replace "A Simple Introduction to Ancient Magic Texts" and become the textbook for third grade students?" Shanna was in a daze when she talked about this matter. She still remembered Albert. It seems that they are planning to publish a book on Defense Against the Dark Arts. A strong sense of frustration surged from my heart. The two sides were really not in the same world.
"When the "Guide to Ancient Magic Texts" is published, I will definitely buy one." The smile on Shanna's face was a little stiff, "When the time comes, don't set the price too high."
“The price should be around two galleons.”
“What two galleons?” Fred and George walked over smiling.
“The price of the book.”
“So, you plan to publish that Defense Against the Dark Arts book before graduation?”
"No, I plan to publish that book after graduation." Albert explained, "That's not what we were talking about just now."
"Have you heard?" Lee Jordan hurried over and talked about the news he just heard, "I don't know what happened, but now someone in the school has spread that the Hogwarts Warrior has been decided to be your job. "
“How?” Albert asked with a frown. Some things need a fig leaf, which can reduce a lot of trouble.
Even if everyone knew that Albert would become a Hogwarts warrior, they couldn't say it outright. Because the selection of warriors is relatively fair from the beginning, every student over the age of seventeen can participate and has the opportunity to become a warrior.
In fact, Hogwarts will also provide everyone with fair opportunities. Albert eventually became a warrior. It can only be said that his ability is stronger than other wizards, and it has nothing to do with the default decision.
“I don’t know, anyway, such a rumor came out of the castle for no reason this morning.” Lee Jordan didn’t know which idiot spread the rumor everywhere, and some people actually believed it.
Albert can become a Hogwarts warrior based on his strength, and there is no need for the so-called "internal decision" at all.
"Anyone with a clear mind will definitely know that you are the most suitable candidate for the warrior." Fred comforted, "I dare say that most of the girls in Hogwarts school hope that you will become the hero of Hogwarts." Warrior. After all, you have so many strong records, participated in several international competitions, and easily won the championship. You will definitely be able to easily defeat the warriors from the other two schools and win the Triwizard Tournament for Hogwarts. .”
“The key is ‘definition’.” George reminded.
“Yes, some idiots who are blinded by jealousy will think that there is an inside story for Albert to win the Warriors.” Lee Jordan also felt that the guys spreading rumors had purely malicious intentions.
When attending the Defense Against the Dark Arts class in the afternoon, Albert finally knew what was going on.
Cedric Diggory came to him and revealed that he had accidentally caused the incident.
The reason is that Cedric's friends think he is fully qualified to compete for the Hogwarts Champion, but Cedric says that if Albert plans to participate in the Triwizard Tournament, no one else will have a chance.
Actually, he was telling the truth, but that may not necessarily mean what he said to others.
So…
Everything comes from jealousy. After all, Albert already stole the show during the summer.
"Don't worry, once a person becomes famous, trouble will automatically come to you even if you don't want to." Albert showed a helpless smile, patted Cedric on the shoulder and said, "Before the warrior is selected, Everyone has a chance to compete fairly, and I have a hunch that this Triwizard Tournament may not be peaceful."
“You predicted it, you know what I mean.” Cedric looked at Albert with wide eyes.
"I couldn't help but take a sneak peek, and the result was a bit unexpected. You can look forward to the selection of the warriors." Albert smiled and greeted the others before walking into the Defense Against Dark Arts classroom.
“What did he say to you?”
"Actually, I hope he can get the Warrior." Cedric said: "However, I will give it a try. Albert is right. Before the Warrior of Hogwarts is selected, everyone Everyone has a chance to become a warrior."
Not long after, Moody walked to the podium with difficulty on crutches, and scanned the students in the classroom with his magic eyes: "I received a letter from Professor Lupin, and he introduced me to the situation of this course."
“Honestly, I’m really surprised that so many people passed the O.W.Ls exam in this course when you changed professors five times in a row.”
"You have just finished studying "Dark Powers: A Guide to Self-Defense." To be honest, I really don't want to comment on this book. The content in it is just that. In my opinion, you are very lacking in the knowledge of dealing with spells. Therefore, I am going to teach How do you deal with black magic.”
Everyone looked very excited, finally having a more reliable professor.
"Now put the textbooks away, you won't need that thing today." Moody took out the roster and began to call the names, his eyes fell on a certain name, "It seems that there is a celebrity in our class, who is Albert Anderson?" Come on, stand up and let me know you."
Everyone turned to look at Albert, and Albert also stood up from his seat under everyone's gaze.
"Anderson, please tell me what to do when facing black magic." Moody put down the roster, looked at Albert with his magic eyes, and raised his right hand slightly while speaking.
“You should be alert at all times, sir.”
While Albert was answering, Moody had raised his wand at some point, and a ray of red light flew towards Albert without warning.
"careful!"
I don't know who screamed. Just when the red light was about to hit Albert, he raised his hand and pushed it to the side, as if what he just pushed away was a flying sandbag. The magic spell was like this After being blocked by Albert, a scream came from not far away. It was obvious that an unlucky guy had suffered a terrible disaster and was affected by the spell.
The sudden change shocked all the students. Before they could react, they saw the wand in Moody's hand fly out, making an elegant arc in the air, and was caught by Albert. inside.
All the students in the classroom stared dumbly at the wand in Albert's hand, and then at the disarmed Moody, unable to turn their heads for a moment.
What happened just now?
The voice of the unlucky guy next to him who was hit by the Pimple Curse drew everyone's attention back.
"Very good, very good, worthy of the name, I'm very happy. To be honest, other professors told me that they think you have a high chance of being selected as the Champion of Hogwarts. I still don't believe it." Moody said slightly. He took a breath and continued, "With your level, if you participate in the Triwizard Tournament, I don't think any warriors from other schools will be your opponent."
Scattered applause sounded in the classroom, and the applause became more and more intensive, and finally became one. Except for a few Slytherin students who did not applaud, students from other houses were applauding Albert.
Albert helped them with Defense Against the Dark Arts last semester, which was quite useful.
Especially in the lightning-fast confrontation just now, they didn't even react. Albert not only blocked Professor Moody's magic sneak attack, but also successfully disarmed Professor Moody's wand, which was really cool.
After the applause ended, Professor Moody took the wand passed by the students in the front row and said to Albert: "You can consider becoming an Auror after graduation. With your grades and skills, you will definitely be able to become an Auror as quickly as possible." Pass the Auror examination. Before that, you can learn some experience in dealing with dark magic and dark wizards from my course. Okay, sit down."
“I’ll think about it carefully.”
Albert waved his magic wand gently to lift the pimple curse on the unfortunate Roger Davis, not forgetting to say sorry to him.
"It's not your fault, it's just that I'm unlucky." Roger Davis muttered softly.
"Sir, I'm curious as to how Anderson misdirected the spell." A Hufflepuff boy glanced at the unlucky Roger and raised his hand to ask.
"Anderson used the Iron Armor Curse to deflect my Pimple Curse." Moody turned his magic eye over and stared at Albert, as if he wanted to see through him. "Anderson used the Wandless Magic. To be honest, this technique is useless to you. It is quite far away, and only highly skilled wizards can master this technique."
“Sir, can you use wandless magic?” Lee Jordan raised his hand and asked.
"I can barely do it, but I usually won't take the risk to use it in confrontation with the enemy, because it would be making fun of my own life." Moody withdrew his gaze and clapped his big hands to quiet the whispering students. "I don't expect you to be half as good as Anderson, but at least I hope you can listen carefully to every lesson I teach. Okay, let's get back to the subject, you are already in sixth grade and you are allowed to be exposed to some illegal black magic spells."
"In my opinion, the sooner you understand what you need to deal with, the better. If you have never seen something, how can you protect yourself in front of it?" Moody glanced at the students in the classroom with his magic eye, "Now , who can tell me, what should you do if a wizard wants to recite an illegal spell to you?"
The students in the classroom all looked at each other, no one took the initiative to answer, and finally Moody looked directly at Albert.
“Anderson, tell me what you would do!”
“Strike first and interrupt his spell.” Albert said without thinking. “If it’s too late, avoid it immediately or build an obstacle to block the spell.”
"Very good. I'm glad to hear that it's not blocked by the Iron Armor Curse. Many black magic cannot be blocked by the Iron Armor Curse. The Iron Armor Curse is indeed a very practical defensive spell that can effectively block many spells, but when facing When magic is unknown, it's best not to take risks." Moody yelled at other students: "Remember, criminals will not tell you their plans, let alone recite spells for you stupidly. If it's fast, interrupt him from casting the spell immediately. Of course, Anderson's movements may be fast enough, but I don't expect you to be able to do it, so avoiding unknown spells is your best choice. If there are solid obstacles nearby, Just move the obstacle over to block the spell, or hiding behind the obstacle are both good choices!"
"Normally, you don't expect criminals to duel with you openly. They will do whatever they can to knock you down or even kill you. This is one of the reasons why Aurors need to master the "concealment and disguise" skills. Avoid being attacked and put at a disadvantage after your identity is exposed. When fighting criminals, you will pay the price if you are not careful." He pointed to his eyes and legs, "Of course, I am not encouraging you to go To sneak attack on your classmates is definitely the most dirty, despicable and cowardly behavior... I hope you won't confuse this matter."
The students in the classroom began to whisper, surprised that Professor Moody would talk about these things in class.
"Now, who can tell me which illegal spells will be punished the most severely by the Ministry of Magic?" Moody said hoarsely: "You can't count on Anderson every time. Don't tell me that no one can answer it."
"The Imperius Curse, the Cruciatus Curse and the Avada Kedavra Curse. They are called the three unforgivable curses. Once any one of them is used on a human being, it is enough to be imprisoned in Azkaban for a lifetime." George seemed like Memorize the content as if reciting an article.
"Very good, as Mr. Weasley said, the Soul Imperius Curse, Cruciatus Curse and Avada Kedavra are known as the three unforgivable curses in the wizarding world. They are all extremely evil and cruel black magic. Once If you use it on people, you may have to spend your life in Azkaban, but you can't expect the laws of the Ministry of Magic to scare those criminals, let alone try to use the Iron Armor Curse to block the Unforgivable Curse." Moody suddenly yelled, "The best way is to stay alert at all times and try to avoid being hit by them."
Everyone was startled again by Moody's roar.
“What’s the matter, Anderson.” Moody turned his gaze to Albert who raised his hand, and the others also moved their gazes to Albert.
"Sir, is there any way to tell whether a person has been implanted with the Imperius Curse?" Albert asked.
"Unfortunately, no." Moody shook his head and said: "Some clever Imperius Curses are difficult to distinguish."
"Is there any way to dispel the Imperius Curse imposed on others?" Albert seemed unwilling to get such a result and asked again.
"If you can find a solution to the Imperius Curse, the Ministry of Magic will definitely be happy to award you another Order of Merlin, First Class." Moody's scarred face suddenly became distorted and weird, and he recalled: "Years ago , many wizards are controlled by the Imperius Curse, and people can't tell who is forced to act and who acts according to their own wishes."
"So, how do they get rid of the control of the Imperius Curse?" Albert asked again.
"Most of the spells will weaken over time." Moody seemed very satisfied with Albert's question and actually gave him a friendly smile. "The wizard who has been cast the Imperius Curse will also gradually develop a sense of resistance to the Imperius Curse." He resisted the Soul Curse and finally got rid of the control of the Soul Imperius Curse, but that was not an easy task."
"The Imperius Curse can be resisted, but this requires your willpower to be strong enough. Not everyone can do this. You should try to avoid being hit by it and stay vigilant at all times!" He suddenly shouted, again It shocked everyone.
“What about the Cruciatus Curse, sir? What kind of spell is that?” With Albert taking the lead, others also joined the questioning team.
"There is no doubt that the Cruciatus Curse is also a very evil spell and cannot be resisted. Maybe the Iron Armor Curse can weaken part of its power, but the effect is very average." Moody suddenly had a cruel smile on his face, "It is said that , mysterious people like to use it to torture people, and this spell was once very popular for this reason.”
"People who are hit by the Cruciatus Curse will feel piercing pain all over their body. The pain will make the cursed person miserable." Moody seemed to recall some unpleasant memories: "You don't want to try that kind of pain." Tasteful, there’s a reason why it’s considered evil black magic.”
"Of course, the Cruciatus Curse requires powerful magical power to support it. Generally, only very evil wizards can use it freely. Therefore, if ordinary wizards use it, the effect is very average. But I am here to warn you, do not try to use them, even if there is such a possibility. Not even the idea of unless you want to go to jail for the rest of your life." When Moody said this, his eyes fell on the Slytherin students, "Do you understand?"
“I understand, sir.” Everyone said in unison.
"I hope you won't forget," Moody muttered. "Well, let's talk about the last and most powerful spell. Avada Kedavra... the Death Curse."
After Moody finished speaking, many people looked very uneasy, obviously knowing about Avada Kedavra.
Albert remembered that he had used it before, although Smith was eventually killed by the Acromantula.
“Avada Kedavra has a very obvious feature, that is, when the spell is used, a dazzling green light will appear.
"There is no breaking curse, and there is no way to resist it. The best way is not to let the spell hit, or to block it with a strong enough obstacle, but the killing curse will cause serious damage to these objects. Under normal circumstances, if you encounter When someone uses the Death Curse on you, my advice is to stay away and don't risk your own life."
"Sir, I heard that Harry Potter survived the Avada Kedavra." Albert asked, raising his hand.
"Yes, but no one knows how he did it, and Potter himself probably doesn't know, so I suggest you not to waste your efforts." Moody continued, "Avada Kedavra needs to be very powerful. The magical power is the basis. Many wizards cannot use it. Even if you recite this spell at me, I suspect that I will stay in St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Injuries and Injuries for at most half a year. Except of course, Anderson."
Everyone couldn't help but laugh.
"I hope you will be fully aware of the worst-case scenario and know how to deal with it. Of course, don't encounter the best. Remember, always stay vigilant." He shouted, startling the whole class again.
(End of this chapter)