From Azkaban To Hogwarts

"We've told several short stories about the Bubble Curse, right?"

William sat on the grass and looked at the students, "But in fact, the bubble spell is not that popular, and you can't find related spells in common magic books."

"But Professor, aren't there many people who know the spell of the Bubble Curse?"

A Hufflepuff student raised his hand and asked - this method of communication was very new to them, who had just entered the sixth year, but everyone quickly adapted to it.

"That's true," William nodded to confirm his statement, "There are many people who know the spell, and many of you can use it, but if you try to find this spell from a magic book that can be consulted, it is completely impossible. In vain.”

He looked at the students, "Whether you want to dive into the water, use any method to avoid the smell, or want to do something else, the Bubble Curse cannot be found in the magic book. (Note)"

"Even the magic itself is time-sensitive. It will become popular in Hogwarts or other places after a period of time, and then suddenly disappear, and then appear again after a period of time."

"The reason is simple. The spell itself is cursed. It is related to the Black Death."

William opened his hands towards the students, "I think you should know about the Black Death, right?"

"I know, Professor!"

A boy from Ravenclaw raised his hand, "Nicholas Malfoy, the ancestor of the Malfoy family, he killed many of his Muggle tenants under the name of the Black Death and blamed it on the epidemic disease. , thus escaping punishment. (Note)"

…

The smile on William's face was a little unbearable.

It is recognized that Ravenclaw students are knowledgeable, and he also knows the child who was called "History of Magic", but is this the answer he wants?

"This is still a doubtful point in the history of magic. Of course, this doubt does exist, but this is not the point we want to discuss."

William shook his head and changed the topic easily. This kind of statement without conclusive evidence would be a complete lawsuit in class. The attitude of the Ministry of Magic now means that this matter will not be investigated.

"What we want to talk about is not what happened in the years when the Black Death occurred, but the Black Death itself." William raised his wand, then tapped the black lake in the void, pulling out a large ball of water from the black lake. Come on, let it form a huge water ball in the air.

"Muggles have various theories about the Black Death. In fact, the wizarding world also has them." William tapped the water ball with his hand, causing layers of ripples to appear on its surface. "In fact, if you ask the Potions Professor, You will find that a magic potion to cure the Black Death was even developed at that time.”

"But the thing that ultimately eclipses those potions, or magic, is the Head Soaking Charm."

He waved his wand and easily cast the Bubble Charm on himself - the improved spell extended to his whole body, forming a thin film around him.

"This is the method that my friend came up with to make a raincoat. It's a bit ugly."

William's voice came from inside, making it difficult for even acquaintances to distinguish it.

"With a bubble filled with air, the sound was distorted and it looked silly," William stepped directly into the big water balloon and then walked out of it.

He shook his head, dispersed the head soaking spell, reappeared in front of everyone, and showed the students the original spell.

"The original version isn't very good-looking either. It's weird and makes a loud noise when speaking."

"However, it was such a spell that allowed countless wizards to survive the Black Death, and also ruined the dark wizard's dream."

"Dark wizard, Professor?"

"It is said that there is, but there is no actual written record because I am not sure." William sat down again. "I also heard from my teacher. It is said that this magic came from rats that were specially cultivated and cursed by black wizards. It was born. The dark wizard released it in an attempt to strengthen his magic power, and thereby live forever and change the world..."

"But such behavior was eventually curbed. With the Bubble Curse, the wizards were basically away from the Black Death, and the dark wizard's hiding place was also found."

"The wizard who invented the Bubble Curse finally defeated the dark wizard who used curses and rats to study the Black Death. However, he and his invention were cursed and disappeared from recorded history. .”

"Pity…"

There were sighs of emotion from the students below, but William didn't care at all about their interruption.

"But the curse actually does not detract from the greatness of this spell. I personally think this is the most practical auxiliary spell among all self-defense spells. Its power does not lie in its offensiveness, but in its adaptability."

William waved his wand and wrote luminous letters in mid-air.

"Although the wizard who invented this spell wanted to use it to fight the evil existence of the Black Death, people later discovered its various wonderful uses."

"The Bubble Charm can give the user the most complete protection in most extreme environments - a burning house, lake or sea water, deep caves, volcanic craters hiding various precious materials..."

William gave a series of examples, then paused and asked the students to imagine those extreme situations. He is now very good at this and will not be unable to control the knowledge related to smuggling.

In fact, how many wizards can encounter extreme environments now?

The smuggled wizards have to go to some relatively remote places because of the strikers. The magic world has been peaceful for more than ten years now, and no one believes that there will be any accidents.

It's a pity that William knows very well, to be precise, even if he doesn't know it, this important link in the magic system that he considers will not be hidden from his students.

"If you master this spell, you can even use it to provide some protection. It's better than nothing, but as long as your spell is powerful enough, it can even help you refract some attacks."

William carefully explained the spell-related expansion to everyone - even if many people can't do it now or even after graduation, he also hopes that they can have a clear research direction in the future.

"Of course, each spell has its own unique use. Don't expect it to do all the work of the Iron Armor Curse. That's unrealistic."

"Be good at using magic, learn to think about magic, and be able to use magic subconsciously in times of emergency - keep these in mind, and then any magic will not be difficult."

"Okay, those systematic courses are for the seventh grade. Let's focus on the Head Bubble Curse itself." William clapped his hands, "That's all the theoretical introduction. Next, I will briefly introduce its spell. I have already learned it. Students, please wait a moment, while other students are familiar with the spell, we can help you practice it first."

He waved his wand, and one water ball after another was pulled up from the black lake, and then fixed into a round ball, displayed in front of everyone.

The swollen and transparent water masses look like they make people want to enter - especially since they have just finished the physical examination and are recovering, and it is still summer.

"Don't worry, we have ten positions that can be tested, and everyone has a turn."

"Students who have mastered it before get out of class can also do it, don't worry, just concentrate on it and remember all the next content, every part!"

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“Today’s class was great!”

"That's right!"

After class, the sixth grade students formed a team and began to return to the castle - the self-defense course that ended in the sunshine and grass made them feel that there was no problem at all in their choice to improve their classes.

"How did you feel entering that big water mass?"

The children who had not mastered the head soaking spell before get out of class asked enviously.

"It's great. My whole body is wrapped in the cool water, and the sky looks different!" The student who mastered the head soaking spell in advance said excitedly, "To be honest, I didn't actually think that this magic could be used again." Can be used underwater!”

"Pay attention. The professor said that the spell is not powerful enough. This magic will easily fail in the water. Don't even think about running to the Black Lake!"

his friend warned carefully.

"Don't worry, I won't-" He shook his head, "You just need to practice more. I think the professor should give you another week of classes at most. If your magic is not up to standard next time, then it's really There’s no way to try.”

"It doesn't matter, isn't it just to summon a water ball from the water to wrap the person up?"

Another child pulled his friend and ran towards the Black Lake, "I can do it too, I'm almost an adult after all!"

He waved his wand, "Professor can make ten at a time. Isn't it too much for me to make one? It's just a levitating spell plus transformation and some magic skills. My transformation is E!"

A large ball of water flew up under his control, and then condensed into the shape of a water ball.

“It’s that simple—ah!!!”

The manipulating student showed off his results with a smile, then imitated William's example and poked it. The deformation technique that maintained the water polo changed and wrapped around his fingers, swallowing the little wizard who cast the spell directly.

"Gulu, Guru, save, Guru, life!"

There were shouts in the water mass, and then it dispersed, splashing like a punctured water balloon.

"Ahem... This is much harder than I thought... What other magic did the professor use? Levitation spells and transformation spells are not enough!"

"Bah...where did the shrimp come from!"

The wizard who cast the spell struggled to get up, "Then he looked at his friend who was laughing into a ball. After thinking about it, without even saying a word, he took out a large ball of water from the lake and threw it directly at his friend.

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"The first class ended successfully."

William nodded, very satisfied with the student's performance.

After all, I have taught students for a year, and there is no pressure at all even if I add a little extra homework.

There was no way. Although the Ministry of Magic gave all these students a pass, many of them could only pass the exam and were still far from able to cast spells.

Of course, he can say without guilt that the average level of the students he teaches is much higher than that of the students who are still studying - even top students like Percy and Hermione, who are capable of learning, will be overwhelmed by such a cramming teaching. OK

But it doesn’t matter. After the fifth grade, there will be the sixth and seventh grade. The OWLs exam is only one time. Once you get the certificate, you can use devil training to make up for the lack of cramming spellcasting experience and extended training.

'But this is not entirely my fault, because of the damn curse, the student's foundation in self-defense magic is extremely poor, and such results are not enough to boast about. ’

He patiently recalled today's interaction, and after confirming that everything was fine, he walked directly towards Hagrid's house.

The class is over, there are still tasks to do next.

We made an appointment in the morning to help Hagrid check in today. William was very attentive to Hagrid's first lesson.

Although this test may be more difficult than last year's fifth grade - and after what happened in the morning, William doesn't feel like he can give much effective help.

Everyone is narcissistic, and wizards are no exception.

Basically everyone appreciates what they think is right, and then unabashedly thinks that it is good.

As for people who often lie and cheat, it seems a bit against the rules that they like to make friends with kind people - they all know that it is right, but they can't help but it is good for them.

Hagrid is much older than William. Although he is kind, William doesn't think it can change his perception.

In fact, the relationship between the old professor and Hagrid is better than that between Dumbledore and Hagrid - Hagrid admires Dumbledore, but it is the old professor who gets along best.

As for what William heard last year about Hagrid raising dragons after drinking, Hagrid really regretted talking about it and felt sorry for Dumbledore. But when talking about the old professor, he felt sorry for Dumbledore. Guilt can still be expressed - "Haha, I should have shown the dragon to the professor then. He must have admired Norbert's teeth!"

'The old professor and Hagrid have almost the same hobbies, but they are incomparable in terms of personality...'

"I have a headache." William packed his things and saw Hagrid's house from a distance, "I hope he really did it."

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"Hagrid!"

William shouted Hagrid's name loudly, and then waited in front of the hunting ground.

"William, are you here?"

Hagrid's voice was still as loud as ever, "I simply changed my clothes, let's see how it goes!"

He opened the door while shouting, and William, who had his back to the sun, could see clearly the carefully prepared clothes of the mixed-race giant.

Although he had been mentally prepared for it, Hagrid's appearance still shocked William.

‘Is this Hagrid? Except that he is a bit taller, I believe him when he says he borrowed his clothes for a blind date...'

The giant in front of him was wearing a huge wizard's robe, and his hair and beard were made very shiny by something unknown. If his size hadn't been enlarged a lot, he could have looked like a farmer on a blind date.

"Not bad, William."

Hagrid laughed, obviously very satisfied with his well-dressed appearance.

In fact, this dress is really good, and it is completely different from the previous one - if the course was for first graders, the students would probably be deceived directly.

But this smile made William frown directly.

The clothes are enough, but——

Are you still thinking about managing students with this smile?

It would be strange not to be bullied by the thorns...