Hogwarts: Who uses a crowbar in wizard duels?

Kevin recently noticed something.

That is, Harry seems to have never had nightmares since he was resurrected from Voldemort.

This proves that Harry's Occlumency technique was very good.

Occlusive surgery can prevent others from spying on and influencing one's mind, but it does not prevent the practitioner from spying on the minds of others.

In other words, Harry can now block out the nightmares caused by Voldemort's volatile emotions.

It can also actively connect to and spy on Voldemort's mind.

Harry hasn't learned how to spy on others yet, or rather, he can't learn it; he can only do so passively.

This is actually a good thing.

However, Kevin was also a little worried.

Could this be the reason why Harry later missed the part about dreaming of turning into a snake and attacking Mr. Weasley?

This is a true story. If Harry hadn't informed Dumbledore in time, Mr. Weasley might very well have died.

Rather than relying on Harry's passive dreams, it's better to make some preparations yourself.

So even after completing the amulet for the Grangers, Kevin continued to research and create amulets.

This way, the items can be distributed among all members of the Order of the Phoenix, so that anyone in danger can be notified immediately.

This is quite a task. I'll go talk to Dumbledore when school starts and hopefully he can help me with alchemy.

......

The day before school started, everyone received a list of textbooks for the new semester.

It's called a list, but it's actually just two books: Standard Spells and Defense Against Magic Theory.

Meanwhile, Headmaster Dumbledore also brought news that there was information about who would be teaching at Hogwarts this year.

He is Dolores Umbridge, Fudge's close confidant and Senior Undersecretary of the Ministry of Magic.

He will next serve as the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts, and will also be stationed at Hogwarts as a Hogwarts Senior Investigator.

It seems that the previous Dementor attack was secretly ordered by her.

Otherwise, the Ministry of Magic wouldn't have known about their use of magic in the Muggle community so soon after they repelled the Dementors.

When Dumbledore informed everyone of this news, his meaning was quite clear: they could begin preparing to take over her work.

Professor Moody had already prepared a lot of ingredients for the compound decoction, and had Kevin help prepare some as well, since a year of continuous transformations would consume a lot of materials.

Professor Snape's personal savings probably can't withstand another year of theft.

Students in grades one through four have an extra textbook for potion making, which Kevin found: "Preparation Before Making Potions and Handling of Various Materials".

At first glance, it seems like a very basic encyclopedia of potions, but it's actually full of useful information and is very suitable for Kevin's teaching style.

Cramming-style teaching.

The focus is on improving the basic skills of the young wizards.

You can deny the many drawbacks of rote learning.

The only undeniable fact is that this is a highly efficient teaching method for improving students' levels in large numbers.

With these foundations, and Kevin's extracurricular tutoring...

Those with low talent or who just want to coast along can reach an average level, and sometimes a flash of inspiration can lead to extraordinary performance.

Those with high talent or personal interest will receive a solid foundation, leading to a more thorough understanding of potions and greater skill in their craft.

Of course, to complete this kind of teaching, Kevin had to pay for a portion of the potion materials for the students to practice with out of his own pocket.

Hogwarts doesn't have that many materials for students to practice with.

Kevin was like a novice teacher, willing to suffer losses himself to teach his students well.

The seasoned veterans are saying: "Whether you learn well or not, the teachers all get the same salary. You're learning this for yourselves, not for the teachers."

However, Kevin wasn't interested in the salary; he was interested in the workspace.

At the same time, while teaching students, I am also reviewing what I have learned and learning something new myself.

......

The next day, everyone set off for the train station. Since the Order of the Phoenix was not far from the station, they walked there.

Professor Moody and several other Aurors accompanied and escorted them. Fortunately, no accidents occurred, and everyone arrived at the station safely.

Before leaving, everyone said their goodbyes.

"Harry, this is for you."

At that moment, Sirius found Harry and handed him a small gift box.

Harry took the small gift box with a puzzled look. Why was he suddenly being given a gift when it seemed to be out of the blue?

"What is this?"

"It's a little gadget that lets you contact me anytime."

Sirius winked at Harry: "Back in the day, James and I used to communicate all the time with this little gadget."

Harry was overjoyed to hear that he could use the gadget to contact Sirius anytime, anywhere, and immediately opened the gift box.

Inside is a rectangular silver mirror.

However, when Harry picked up the mirror, there was no reflection of him; instead, it was completely black.

At that moment, Sirius Black also took out an identical mirror from his pocket and placed it in front of him.

"Hello~" Sirius casually said to himself in the mirror.

Harry immediately saw Sirius's reflection in the mirror and heard Sirius's words coming from it.

He looked up at Sirius in surprise and immediately realized that this was a prop that could project the image of another mirror in real time and also transmit sound.

When Sirius realized Harry understood, he put the mirror away.

"You can talk to me through this mirror anytime you want, provided I have it with me."

Sirius said to Harry, who nodded excitedly, indicating that he would carry it with him at all times.

He then said goodbye to Sirius Black and boarded the train with Kevin and the others, heading to Hogwarts.

On the way, Harry even handed the mirror to Kevin and the others to look at.

Kevin, out of curiosity, examined it. He also wanted a similar gadget; it would be wonderful if he could talk to Hermione anytime.

Harry was a little worried that Kevin would break the mirror during his research.

However, in the end, he refrained from taking it back and let Kevin study it to his heart's content.

Fortunately, even though Kevin couldn't figure it out, he didn't dismantle it. After returning it to Harry, he said he would try to make a few more for them to use as an internal communication tool.

This made Harry feel a little guilty about his thoughts, and he said that he could borrow the materials to study at any time.

Then Kevin unceremoniously borrowed the two-way mirror again.

Harry: Tsk, I should have known...

......

After a long journey, the train finally arrived at Hogwarts.

This year, instead of Hagrid, they were greeted by Professor Grappleland, who would be filling in for him.

Hagrid went to carry out a secret mission for Dumbledore, without telling Harry and the others the details of the mission.

"Look, it's Draco!"

Ron, who had been searching for Draco since getting off the bus, immediately noticed Draco, who had just gotten off the bus not far away.

He hadn't noticed the others yet.

After not seeing him for a holiday, I felt that Draco's temperament had undergone a complete transformation.

He was dressed entirely in a black suit, his hair was slightly shorter, and most importantly, his eyes were full of gloom.

He was accompanied by Gore and Crabbe.

It was Goyle who first noticed that several people were watching them, and he told Draco, who then looked in their direction.

His expression was somewhat cold, but there was still a hint of complexity deep in his eyes, unlike the hostile look he gave to the group when they broke up last year.

There was a time when he was one of those people.

But now, he is on a completely different path from them.

Draco merely glanced coldly at the group before turning his attention away and walking toward the carriage.

Gore and Crabbe quickly followed.

Kevin and the others simply watched quietly, and no one spoke.