The Evil Thoughts of Hogwarts and the Genie

Chapter 189 Quiz

Upon hearing this, the young wizards in the classroom exchanged glances, and the room fell silent for a moment.

Even a lively and flamboyant wizard like James Potter, whom everyone knows loves to show off, stood up at this moment.

After all, dealing with a straw golem that is almost as big as a troll only requires courage;

The slightly brighter young wizards realized that this invitation was essentially more like a classroom quiz, testing not only their spell knowledge and spell usage, but also their adaptability.

Therefore, those students who cared a lot about grades and face suddenly became cautious. They frantically racked their brains, thinking of countermeasures, while their hearts pounded, wanting to be the first to raise their hands.

It must be said that Professor Hercate is indeed a female teacher who is well-versed in child psychology.

Edmund was surprised to find that even Pollyanna, who was quite precocious compared to her peers, looked serious and was clearly deep in thought.

He guessed that even if she didn't want to be the one to stick her neck out, she was intrigued by the professor's pop quiz and seriously considered how to deal with a giant monster.

Of all the students in the classroom, Edmund was the only one who seemed the most relaxed.

This is not because he would choose to stand still when facing most attacks—but because his experience is far greater than that of a true first-year student.

Moreover, Edmund never thinks about "how to take down the other person without killing them"; in private, he does curse and curse the unforgivable.

The silence in the classroom lasted for about two minutes. Professor Hecate maintained his smile, looking at the group of little kids below the stage with a gentle, satisfied gaze, showing no sign of urgency or embarrassment.

In fact, even just two minutes of thinking can be fatal in actual combat.

But aside from what the first-year students experienced, which was more of a brutal brawl where they tripped each other with spells and then swarmed each other to punch and kick, this was, after all, the first real-world experience for this year's young wizards.

Therefore, when the first student stood up, Professor Hercat even applauded him.

Surprisingly, the first person to stand up was Remus Lupin.

A holiday had passed, and the tall, thin boy had clearly grown even taller and thinner—cough. He still looked rather listless, but his mood seemed fairly good.

Edmund seemed to understand why.

The moment Remus stood up, James Porter, sitting to his side and behind him, clearly noticed, and then smiled and patted Remus on the side, as if he was both happy for Remus and complaining that Remus had gotten ahead of him.

They are clearly very close.

This may be because Remus Lupin helped him when he was fighting with a group of Slytherins; or it may be because they lived together for a long time and got to know each other's personalities better.

In short, although Lupin looked even thinner than when school started, he appeared quite at ease. While not exactly relaxed, he was certainly not timid.

"Professor, I'd like to give it a try first."

Lupin said in a low voice, and Professor Hecate smiled and nodded:

"Very good, very good—please allow me to add 2 points to Gryffindor for Mr. Lupin's courage."

The old witch clapped her hands twice, and one of the pillars in front of the straw puppet flickered twice. The puppet then took a step forward, clearly freeing itself from its restraints.

Edmund heard someone gasp, as if they were worried about Lupin.

However, both Lupin and Professor Hecate remained very composed.

The tall, thin little wizard stepped onto the stage, clearly unafraid that the puppet, who was more than twice his height, would add a few more scars to his face.

Professor Hecate patiently waited for Lupin to reach what he considered the most suitable position, and when the young wizard stopped, he asked him with his eyes if he was ready.

Lu Ping nodded calmly, then stopped dragging his back and recited the first incantation:

"Yugadimurleviosa!"

Without a doubt, Lupin's target was the rough club held by the straw puppet. He had excellent control over spells, and if he could seal the straw puppet's main attack method with just one spell, he could deal with the situation more easily.

However, although the puppet did not begin to move until he recited the incantation, it did not engage in a magical tug-of-war with Lupin. Instead, it simply shook its body, making a sound like dry grass rubbing together.

It tilted its head to one side, swung its arms, and with its hands clasped in a rather clumsy gesture, rushed toward Lupin.

Ah, this naturally drew gasps of surprise.

The puppet's steps were heavy, yet its movements were swift. Lupin swallowed hard, not bothering to dodge, but waiting until the puppet, whose behavior was remarkably similar to that of a troll, was right in front of him before rapidly chanting:

"Retreat the enemy three feet!"

The knockback spell was used perfectly, and it was a spell taught in Defense Against the Dark Arts class. Professor Hecate looked like he wanted to applaud him.

Unfortunately, Remus Lupin is only 12 years old this year, and his magic is not strong enough. The giant monster is powerful and heavy, and was only knocked to the knee by the knockback spell. It almost fell backward and was not actually pushed away.

Even the usually composed Lupin panicked at the sight. Fortunately, he had already prepared a plan, and a spell slipped from his lips almost instinctively:

"Legs stiffen and he dies!"

Oh.

Originally, both Slytherin and Gryffindor were quite worried about his tough battle;

But the moment this spell, which was not written in the book and was originally used only once by Carol, was uttered, the Slytherin side fell silent.

After learning that the Carlo family had returned safely and that it was all a misunderstanding, the first-year students, led by Genova Murceber, became close to Alecto again.

Therefore, before Miss Carol could speak, Mursab scoffed.

He leaned forward, as if wanting to whisper a few words to Carol and stand up for her, who had her skills stolen several times.

But clearly, the little witch, whose whole family had been "kidnapped" by the genie, no longer cared.

On the other side, Remus Lupin, who had successfully used this little curse, also changed his expression.

He was a very well-behaved student, so he knew perfectly well that this curse was a curse that should never be used in front of the professor.

This startled him somewhat, and without much thought, he recited the final incantation:

"Flames are raging!"

But as soon as he finished chanting the incantation, Remus regretted it.

In his mind, as long as the repulsion spell worked smoothly, he could more easily use the Birthfire Spell to trap the straw puppet in front of him, thus achieving the goal of subduing the exquisite alchemical puppet without damaging it.

However, because he was not as composed as he had imagined, the spell went directly into the puppet's body. Remston regretted it, feeling that he had probably ruined this teaching tool that looked expensive.

However, as the crimson flames licked the straw puppet's left arm, the straw puppet advanced instead of retreating, letting out a deafening roar as it pounced on Remus once more.