From Azkaban to Hogwarts.

Given the twins' talents, once they discover that they can use special methods to help their experiments, they can easily find loopholes and engage in some gray-area activities.

This is a natural talent, but let's forget about it. He has no intention of teaching his students in Azkaban. He knows enough smart people in this field, and they all live in fear under the shadow of Aurors or even strikers, trembling at the mere mention of their names.

Are there not enough smart people in Ravenclaw? Aren't all those guys in Azkaban who think they've found loopholes in the Ministry of Magic's laws shrewd? Didn't they all only realize after being arrested that the Ravenclaw students in the Ministry of Magic, who are specifically responsible for devising strategies to catch criminals, are actually no less stupid than the students who hang out outside?

Ravenclaws hunt down Ravenclaws who are looking for loopholes, Gryffindors bravely capture Gryffindors who dare to commit crimes, and Slytherins fight amongst themselves among their pure-bloods—this is a very interesting phenomenon in the wizarding world.

"Really..."

William took a long time to catch his breath—it was unbelievable. He had finally managed to negotiate with the Magic Examination Authority to change the exam syllabus, and then this happened as soon as school started.

He had wanted to teach more escape and concealment magic for a long time this semester. After learning that Voldemort might appear at any time, he wanted his students to have more self-defense skills, but since the syllabus hadn't changed, he had no choice but to develop a more comprehensive approach.

Fortunately, Professor Machiban was open-minded and agreed to revise the syllabus—after all, the syllabus is meant to serve reality, just like everyone knows that the Patronus Charm is important, but it has never been included in the syllabus.

Unfortunately, this spell is a special effect against Voldemort and Dementors. The Ministry of Magic won't require all students to master such a spell, since Dementors are an important force in the Ministry's arsenal.

'Those two bastards…'

William finally couldn't help but curse, then tapped 'Ron' still in the box with his wand, shook his head, and waved his wand to nullify the spell on it—it was late at night, and he just didn't think it looked very appealing.

"This is?"

William pulled out a ball of black, viscous liquid from thin air—according to the twins, this was a medicinal mud made using a compound decoction, possessing the power to shapeshift.

He shook his head, put the thing on the table, and began to disassemble another effective potion—the voice-changing potion.

'It's almost finished making a humanoid puppet... It's such a waste of their talent to torment the voodoo doll like this...'

William spent a long time dismantling the structure before finally seeing the scarecrow that served as the base. After examining it carefully, he nodded in approval of his student's work—a very clever idea, though the technique was rough, but still showed a certain ingenuity.

'Keep it, it's a shame to tear it down... Give it back to them after they graduate... Don't even think about it while they're still in school...'

Anyway, there are still about six months until their graduation, the two of them—

"Oh, right, and this too!"

William quickly added a note to tomorrow's schedule, writing down the moral education class.

"Also, I'll help refine the clay..."

He rubbed his forehead, and only after the pain subsided did he breathe a sigh of relief and prepare to eat.

Dinner shouldn't be more than halfway through by now—oh right, those two bastards who clean the toilets!

"Bart!"

He called out, summoning the house-elves who served him.

"Is there anything I can do for you, Professor?"

“Tell the kitchen—” William thought for a moment, “Tonight, apart from bread and water, nothing else is to be given to the twins!”

"Use dry bread! No fancy kind allowed!"

You know how to find the kitchen and aren't worried about missing dinner, right? Well, today I'll teach you a lesson you'll never forget!

-

"Do you want this too?"

"want!"

The next morning, at the Gryffindor dining table, the twins' eyes never left their food. Their appalling eating habits almost frightened the classmates around them—fortunately, they were always popular, and everyone was enjoying the holiday food, so they were enthusiastically feeding the twins.

"How did it get like this?"

"There's no food. We missed dinner last night!"

The two wolfed down their food while recounting their unfortunate experiences from the previous day.

"Can't you get things out of the kitchen?"

The others stared wide-eyed—usually during celebrations, the two of them would get plenty of treats from the sprites, so what was going on today?

"The professor is angry..."

The two didn't dare say much, after all, the professor seemed genuinely angry.

"No wonder! Eat more, eat more! You still have Professor Moody's class today. You know, his classes are incredibly demanding!"

The seventh-graders chatted and laughed—they didn't really think it was a big deal. Although losing points was a little painful, they were twins…they were used to it. Besides, the two of them usually earned quite a few points, and they performed very well in Quidditch, so they could usually have some left over…

But when dessert was served, Professor McGonagall abruptly walked to the center of the hall.

"All seventh-grade classes for the first two periods are temporarily cancelled. Students who need to participate in internships will be required to issue a statement from the school that all seventh-grade students will participate in group activities!"

"Group activities?"

The seventh-grade students were a little stunned, but they quickly cheered up—since it wasn't a group exam, what was there to worry about?

The twins quickly finished their two puddings and ended their meal.

They were a little surprised—they hadn't found out anything about the group activity.

But the students were quickly gathered together and led by Professor McGonagall toward the outside of the castle.

'A competition or assessment?'

'Forbidden Forest Adventure?'

'picnic?'

Everyone made many guesses, but when Professor McGonagall led everyone toward the school gate, everyone secretly cheered – it was an off-campus activity!

"Look, the professor is over there!"

Fred tugged at his brother and gestured with his eyes.

This is quite rare; their class has been under Professor Moody's supervision since they entered sixth grade.

However, George returned the same look—Professor Moody was on the other side.

To be precise, not only Professor Moody, but also Professor Lupin came, and with Professor McGonagall leading the team, there were actually four professors leading the team this time!

There were some guesses, but no one was sure. However, when they arrived at the school gate, the professors began to speak one by one.

Professor McGonagall was in charge of all the Gryffindor students, while Professor Moody, without any sense of intimidation, took charge of the Slytherin students—and with great success, the Slytherin students were more obedient than when they saw Professor Snape.

Professor Lupin took charge of the Hufflepuff students, while Professor William took charge of the Ravenclaw students.

Where are we going?

Everyone was curious, but couldn't be sure—but soon, the Knight Bus arrived, and Professor Moody led the Slytherin students on the first ride away.

Less than ten minutes later, the Knight Bus returned, followed by the second group of students.

After the last group of students got off the bus, they realized they had arrived at the Ministry of Magic.

'No, why would we need so many professors accompanying us to the Ministry of Magic?'

The twins exchanged glances, somewhat uncertain, but they were soon led to the established FlooNet tunnel—which was fixed in place and could not lead to any other place.

Professor McGonagall brought up the rear, and Gryffindor students were the last to pass through the passage.

"That's strange, what's this..."

The twins looked at each other, filled with wonder at this unfamiliar land where even the sky was shrouded in magic…

'wrong?'

The two looked at each other, their eyes filled with suspicion—why did they have no desire to explore in such an unfamiliar place?

This shouldn't be happening...

"Prefect, keep a close eye on the Weasley brothers!"

Professor McGonagall arrived and immediately issued an order that the twins found somewhat unacceptable.

However, the two endured it—though their feelings were more complicated than usual…

Wait, this feeling... it's so familiar...

They looked at each other and found the answer in each other's eyes.

Yes, back in the year of Owls, the school had this uninspiring atmosphere, and at that time, in order to capture the escaped Sirius Black, the school had to add some special guards.

Although those guards later withdrew, few would likely forget them completely—and the only land in the magical world where they inhabited on a large scale was…

The two looked at each other and saw the answer in each other's eyes.

All the questions were answered: why was the sky obscured? Why did so many professors of self-defense return?

Yes, the answer is—Azkaban.

Chapter 543 The Principles of Azkaban

Azkaban is a place no wizard wants to mention—not only because it's a wizarding prison, but also because of the Dementors.

In fact, William was also frightened by the twins, which is why he hesitated before making the decision to discuss this practical lesson with Professor McGonagall.

These are extraordinary times. The Dark Lord is stirring up trouble across the ocean, and the Ministry of Magic is trying its best to deal with the upcoming war. William predicts that, given the Dark Lord's methods and the cost of living in the American wizarding world, the news of the Dark Lord's return will not be concealed so well before the seventh-grade students graduate this year.

This meant immense panic, and it also meant that some pure-bloods might harbor various malicious intentions in the environment—although William did not want to simply categorize students according to their houses, it was an undeniable fact that Slytherin students were the most dangerous.

The other colleges also have their own problems, more or less. Given the turbulent environment, the employment rate of this year's students may be affected, and who knows, a few might end up being sent to Azkaban...

Therefore, it is meaningful to let these students see the worst side of the entire magical world before they have fully entered the magical society—if this lesson can make a student think of the scene he saw today and stop when committing a related crime, then it is a success.

The youngest of them was seventeen, which was considered adulthood in the magical world. Even if the scenes made them lose their appetite and feel nauseous for days, it didn't matter—it was better than being bewitched by the Dark Lord or turning to crime.

Therefore, the letter sent to the Ministry of Magic last night requested that Azkaban not perform any cleaning except for necessary magic to conceal landmarks—that is, prisoners would not be required to clean themselves, and their food would not be given even a single extra piece of candy.

Even the Dementors' feeding and the Strikers' beatings should not stop—he didn't want the students to see Azkaban in any way that was romanticized.

-

"That's strange, why are these gray-skinned creatures so nervous? What's going on?"

"Who cares about them? If anyone's going to die, it'll be the ones inside. Last time, none of the ones outside died."

In an ordinary cell, the prisoners stared at the gray sky outside and at the number of Dementors that was greater than usual. After cursing, they sat on the floor and started chatting. In Azkaban, prisoners were not required to work, but that was not a good thing. Apart from being fed by the Dementors, the group of prisoners could only idly talk about news that had become rotten and stinking.

Therefore, today's unusual activity still caught the prisoners' attention—even if it's just a new prisoner being brought in, it's a good thing, at least everyone will have some fun again.

"yawn…"