A certain Hogwarts professor of runes.

With the expectant eyes of the young wizards, Seamus shouted out the incantation for the disarming spell.

"Except your weapons!"

"Chucky!"

Seamus's wand made a dull thud, like a distant winter thunderclap. A burst of sparks, accompanied by plumes of black smoke, shot wildly from its tip.

The young wizards quickly pressed themselves against the corner of the wall. Seamus's wand stopped, but his spark ignited the red hair on Red Hat's head.

Belby quickly shouted "Clear Water Like a Spring" to extinguish the flames. He turned to Seamus: "Uh... not a successful attempt. Your Disarming Charm isn't very well-practiced. In actual combat, you'll find that using an unfamiliar spell to deal with danger is a very foolish thing to do. Do you know any other spells? Tripping Charm? Very good, but try it on a table first..."

This time, thankfully, nothing went wrong, and Seamus successfully used the Tripping Spell to repel Red Hat.

Of course, this may be related to the fact that the red-hatted creature dared not approach, as most of its red fur had been burned off.

Belby wiped his sweat during a game.

Next, the young wizards lined up and took turns challenging the wizards, following Belby's instructions.

Because Belby didn't forbid them from using the minor evil spells they had learned on their own, the young wizards' abilities collectively improved, and most of those at the top managed to complete the task, albeit with some difficulty.

Dean Thomas's "Leg-Lowering Curse" caused Red Hat to suddenly fall to the ground, his body limp.

Draco Malfoy's tickling spell made Red Hat laugh hysterically;

Pansy Parkinson's banishment spell forced the red hat to retreat repeatedly, preventing her from getting close;

Hermione Granger's freezing spell froze the red hat in place, with only her small eyes moving around.

Ron's petrification spell caused Red Hat to fall to the ground with his legs together, like a stone.

Harry's Disarming Charm sent the Red Hat flying far away, unable to get up for a long time.

Midway through, the two red-hatted wizards refused to attack anymore, but when Belby took out a tube of dark red, blood-like potion and pointed it at the young wizards, they became very excited.

The young wizards were then severely beaten.

In the following tests, the red-hatted creatures displayed a strong aggressiveness and skillful hunting techniques. They used their forelimbs to turn nimbly and made threatening "chirp chirp chirp" sounds, making the young wizards hesitate when facing them.

For young wizards, hesitation and timidity will cause them to perform poorly.

For example, Neville Longbottom, after several failed attempts to cast a spell, started running around the classroom, causing the Slytherin students to burst into laughter. He was soon cornered, and Red Riding Hood scratched his thigh repeatedly with her softened nails.

“Fight back! Neville Longbottom, you need to fight back, by any means necessary,” Professor Belby shouted from the side.

Neville mustered his courage, grabbed Red Hat's paw, and swung it away.

The young wizards present watched as the short red-hatted figure flew through half the classroom in mid-air before being caught by Belby using a levitation charm.

Neville seemed to have opened up a new world for them.

“Very good! See? The red hat isn’t that strong... When you’re cornered, instead of backing down in fear, fight back with all your might.”

The tall and burly Crabbe tried to replicate the move, throwing a punch to cleanly knock down Red Hat. But Red Hat nimbly dodged it, tripping Crabbe instead.

Red Hat jumped onto Crabbe's chest and tried to scratch his face and eyes with his claws.

“What did I tell you? Don’t hide, be brave… The red hats aren’t physically strong, but they excel at surprise attacks and agility,” Belby encouraged.

But Crabbe let out an exaggerated scream, and he couldn't stop yelling even after Belby used a spell to pull the red hat off.

Draco couldn't help but slap him: "Don't talk nonsense, there's no injury on your face!"

……

When the lesson ended, Belby breathed a sigh of relief. Luckily, he had the foresight to soften Red Hat's nails with a spell beforehand; otherwise, half of the young wizards would have been defeated.

Although he could indeed cure them, it was really not a good thing to say that he knocked out a group of students in the first class.

He summarized the lesson in front of the young wizard: "How many people noticed that Red Hat's fingernails were softened by a spell?"

A few arms were raised sparsely.

“This shouldn’t be, it really shouldn’t be…” Belby shook his head. “All the young wizards after Longbottom should realize this: he doesn’t have a single injury on him!”

The young wizards felt embarrassed, but they really didn't realize it at the time.

“Observing details and judging situations are things you need to think about carefully… Okay, this assignment is to write a paper of at least eight inches about this lesson, discussing your own gains and losses.”

Chapter 122 The Professors (Please subscribe!)

This lesson also made the new professor, Bellby, realize some of the realities, namely...

Times have really changed.

The difference between his description of "average level" and the "average level" demonstrated by the young wizard was so vast that it made him question his own existence.

'But maybe it's just that this grade is doing poorly?' Belby thought with unrealistic hope.

The young wizards who filed out of the classroom were quite satisfied with their new professor.

"Today's class was fantastic."

"Did you see the tripping spell I used?"

"I completely exceeded my usual level!"

"Crawb acted incredibly stupidly."

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After all the classes for the day were over, Belby finally had a clear understanding of the young wizards' magical abilities and no longer harbored any illusions. He even tended to lean towards the other extreme.

"He has almost no sense of danger; all he knows is to stand still and chant incantations," Belby complained to Felix at dinner.

Felix laughed heartily: "I told you, Damocles, to let you know their level in advance."

“This is completely different from when I was in school,” Belby said.

“Actually, the older students are quite good; they've mastered quite a few useful spells, but they don't know how to use them flexibly. However, in recent years, the instructors of this course have been unreliable, which has led to the younger wizards not developing any awareness of danger prevention,” Felix explained.

He suggested:

"Defense Against the Dark Arts and Duel are closely related, and we can interact with each other."

"interactive?"

"As you know, many dueling spells also apply in Defense Against the Dark Arts class. For example, the Ironclad Charm and the Binding Charm."

Belby looked thoughtful.

Defense Against the Dark Arts is a course that teaches students how to use magic to protect themselves from dark creatures and dark magic. Students will learn offensive and defensive magic in class to defend against danger.

But this course actually covers a much broader range of topics. The sources of danger are never just one thing: dark wizards, black magic, dangerous magical creatures and magical plants, dealing with minor curses, and responding to common dangerous scenarios...

It's less a defense against black magic and more a defense against potential dangers.

Identifying danger, discovering danger, responding to danger, and assessing the strength of the enemy and ourselves, and finding weaknesses...

These are the core principles behind the Defense Against the Dark Arts course.

Therefore, Belby would not, and should not, spend a lot of time having the young wizards focus all their energy on one or two sources of danger.

From this perspective, the Duel Class can naturally be considered a supplement and practical part of the Defense Against the Dark Arts course, which is one of the reasons why Lockhart was able to easily apply to the Duel Club.

……

For the next period of time, Felix devoted all his energy to upgrading the 'Question Parchment'.

Professor McGonagall exercised her power as vice-chancellor, bringing together professors from almost all subjects for a faculty meeting.

The professors raised their hands to indicate whether they wanted to participate in the program.

With the exception of a few courses, such as the purely practical flight course and the divination course which is said to require 'rare vision' to learn, plus some temporary courses (such as Apparition and Career Counseling), the professors of other subjects readily agreed to join in.

Professor Kettleburn said with a complicated expression, "I've always wanted to do something meaningful before I officially retire. I originally planned to put on an opera and invite my troll friend..."

Felix was quite glad he had abandoned the idea.

Meanwhile, the ghost Cuthbert Binns, the professor of the history of magic, also transformed his transparent, silvery-white body into a strange, glowing white state, raising concerns that he might feel his existence had been replaced and thus disappear forever.

Fortunately, he was only a little excited: "That's good. I think the young wizards' history of magic grades will improve."

……

From an outsider's perspective, seeing so many professors gathered in one room would reveal many interesting things.

For example, Professors Flitwick and Sprout rarely made direct eye contact, but they did not show any body language that indicated mutual resistance.

For example, Snape was indifferent to Belby, but he did not refuse to discuss potions with him.

Felix also met the divination professor, Sybil Trelawney, for the first time since joining the company.

Three years had passed, and she was still the same: Trelawney looked extremely thin, with high cheekbones, and her large glasses, reflecting the firelight, made it difficult to discern her expression; she looked like a giant beetle approaching. This was because she had repeatedly hinted at his impending doom while he was studying at Felix's school…

After discovering that he had no talent for divination, Felix promptly canceled the course.

This caused his divination grades to remain permanently at a poor level.

“Oh, Felix, I remember you… To most people you are a very talented wizard, but in my vision,” Trelawney pointed to her eyes and stared straight at him, “I see large swaths of turbidity and darkness.”

“Sybil, I think it’s because you haven’t sobered up from your hangover,” Professor McGonagall interrupted rudely, as she also disliked this professor who spoke vaguely and acted mysteriously.

Trelawney blushed and said, "The Heavenly Eye is not affected by external factors, regardless of whether I've been drinking or not!"

She sat angrily in an empty chair.

Felix also took the opportunity of the meeting to have a tentative chat with Muggle Studies Professor Keredy Bubagi, but the feedback he received left him somewhat disappointed.

The professor was not unfamiliar with Muggle society; according to her, she lived in a Muggle neighborhood. However, Professor Bubbaji approached the issue from a wizarding perspective; at the very least, she never considered understanding the principles of technology, not even at the level of a primary school craft class.

“Felix, I think that’s enough. I visit the bookstore twice a year and pick out the most popular books.”

Felix asked politely, "What book have you been studying lately?"

"Mendel: The Father of Genetics," Bubbaje said with great interest, "it gave me a lot of inspiration..."

Chapter 123 The Students (Please Subscribe!)

The weather at Hogwarts has become milder, the snow has melted into the earth, and tender buds have sprouted. The young wizards have recently taken a particular liking to lying on the grass in front of the Black Lake, lazily basking in the sun.

On Saturday, Ron, Hermione, Ginny, and Luna sat around the lake, watching Harry and Neville exchange blows.