The Bard of Hogwarts

Chapter 100 Professor Binns's Solution

In the endless river of time, time is like a silent painter, quietly depicting the changes of the world with her delicate brushstrokes.

As time goes by, those once passionate and exciting moments gradually lose their original luster under the erosion of time.

Peaceful days are the main feature of the castle, flowing gently like a stream, unhurried and unperturbed.

The young wizards also enjoyed every moment of their lives on such days.

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At the end of October, the temperature at Hogwarts had already dropped to single digits.

Despite the low temperature, everyone was in high spirits because they were about to celebrate the first holiday of the school year—Halloween.

On October 31st, the day of the Halloween dinner, although the official holiday wouldn't start until tomorrow, the entire castle was shrouded in a mysterious and eerie atmosphere.

On the walls of the corridor, the figures in the portraits are all dressed in their own Halloween costumes. Some wear pointed wizard hats, while others wear black cloaks. They laugh and talk, as if they are also celebrating this special holiday.

Today, the young wizards are destined to have no interest in class, not even Potions or Transfiguration.

Of course, if you're lucky enough to stumble upon the History of Magic today, you can get a good night's sleep and be fully refreshed for the evening's banquet.

After all, no one expects a ghost professor to get angry.

Yes, Professor Binns Cuthbert, the history of magic, is a ghost.

He was once a knowledgeable, quick-witted, and clear-thinking professor. But one day during class, he forgot his body in the common room, and from then on, Hogwarts had a ghost professor.

Although Professor Binns is a ghost, this special identity did not affect his outstanding performance in teaching the history of magic; he was still able to impart his knowledge to his students.

The second floor of the castle, the classroom for the history of magic.

In the classroom, the young wizards, according to their respective houses, each occupied half of the space.

However, at this moment, whether it was Slytherin or Hufflepuff next to them, everyone maintained the same posture, using the thick "History of Magic" to prop up their chins, then closing their eyes and drifting into a deep sleep.

Professor Binns was quite interesting. He never took attendance, nor did he care what the students were doing. It was as if the whole world consisted only of the classroom and himself.

A monotonous, unchanging voice recited the contents of a book that was clearly older than the textbook in their hands.

All of this sounds like a rigid, pre-programmed tape recorder, which is why the History of Magic class has become the best nap class for young wizards.

Of course, there was one exception in the Slytherin territory on the left side of the classroom.

Ino not only listened with great interest to Professor Binns's account of magical history, but the automatic quill beside her was also constantly taking notes on the parchment.

What others find dry and boring history of magic, he sees as a fantasy epic, featuring dragons, wizards, potions, magic, and even romances between humans and intelligent magical creatures—provided, of course, that the hypnotic tone is ignored.

Today's history of magic class still interested him, because Professor Binns was talking about modern history.

"...The Muggles were not as weak as the wizards had imagined, especially after they took up flaming weapons."

"...The wizards, who were forced to hide in the dark corners of the world, finally could not bear it any longer. They had had enough of this life that was always in danger of their lives, and a magical spell was invented."

"...This is also the most crucial turning point in the history of magic. Based on the Exorcism Charm, a new Muggle Exorcism Charm has emerged!"

There was no cadence or inflection of a bard, but Ino listened with great interest. Today's knowledge also confirmed his previous view: the magical world was by no means simple.

Throughout the history of magic, he discovered that whenever wizards encountered a problem they couldn't solve and that threatened their survival...

So every now and then, a specific curse will be invented.

Like the infamous Dementors, these are evil creatures that cannot be killed or banished, and that feed on emotions and souls.

At the time, many wizards trembled in fear of this creature, but not long after, the ancient white magic—the Patronus Charm—was invented.

Similarly, the Muggle Expulsion Charm was also created under the threat of firearms. A Muggle Expulsion Charm that disregards the rules and is even somewhat unreasonable was simply born.

Professor Binns' lectures continued.

"...After the spell was cast, the Muggles could only walk away from the wizard in a daze, as if nothing had happened. Even the well-trained Muggle army was the same; they couldn't find the enemy, and they didn't even remember who the enemy was."

"...Let us remember this turning point, the turning point that allowed this magical world to continue. Now, let us pay homage to this spell, take out your wands, spin them twice, press them down, and then quickly flick them up, and say it with me: Aradimobio Udaampa, it's that simple."

Although he is now a ghost, Professor Binns still has a semi-transparent wand, which is quite amazing.

However, Ino had no time to worry about that at the moment. He was currently practicing the Muggle Exorcism Charm meticulously, following Professor Binns' instructions.

"Aradimobio Udaampa..."

A flash of light appeared at the tip of the elder wand. Although he couldn't see any effect, he had a feeling that the spell had been successfully cast.

A seemingly ordinary chapter in the history of magic unexpectedly leads to the discovery of a rare spell—this little surprise is truly delightful.

Thinking of this, Ino raised his hand and, after receiving permission from Professor Binns, asked:

"Professor, I have a question. Muggles have cameras, even cameras that can take continuous pictures. I mean, if they use cameras to photograph wizards, wouldn't the Muggle banishment spell lose its effect?"

He didn't dare mention cameras, satellites, or cell phones; after all, challenging the understanding of an old scholar was a terrifying thing.

"Your question...is very interesting!" At this moment, Professor Binns was like an old machine, going through the process of breaking in.

"Very good, it's been many years since anyone asked a question in the History of Magic class!"

Professor Binns seemed like a different person. He no longer paused when he spoke, and his voice was full of energy, even though he was still in a semi-transparent ghost state.

"You can ask me any more difficult questions you want, but I only have one answer: never underestimate a wizard."

Professor Binns paused slightly at this point, then continued in a more confident tone:

"The history of wizards is very long, much longer than that of Muggles. And in this long history, we have encountered far more severe and dangerous things, so we believe in magic, and magic has not let us down."

"So, whether it's a camera, as you mentioned, or something else even more powerful, when a wizard's survival is seriously threatened, new spells will always emerge to deal with these things, but this process will involve suffering and sacrifice."

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