Hogwarts: I graduated before the system came

Chapter 196 Lupin: How Thick-skinned He Is

Then he took Hagrid to the front of the lawn, and Lupin was very happy to have Hagrid join him.

Seeing the students arriving one after another, which were obviously more than yesterday, Lupin said to Douglas with satisfaction:

"A lot of students came to sign up for this yesterday. I didn't expect students nowadays to be so diligent. Back then, we would never get up until an hour before class. If it weren't for breakfast and the many stairs in the castle, I think we would get up even later." Kan Shula

Douglas also smiled and said:

"The students are all very smart, and I think they can sense that there is a certain correlation between the strength of magic and physical fitness.

Even if morning jogging doesn't improve their magic power, it will at least allow them to evade danger flexibly when they encounter it. You'll need to pay more attention to this aspect, and you can also make use of those obstacle course drawings I showed you earlier."

Douglas then glanced at Hagrid, who was talking to Harry and the other two, and said to Lupin:

"I have other things to do later, so I'll leave this to you. You must pay attention to Hagrid. I know he is trustworthy, but he will inevitably let something slip. You should stop him in time when that happens.

Professor Lupin, don't be indifferent to this matter. Remember, it's not that you need the salary from Hogwarts, but this position needs you. I don't want you to leave because of something, causing these jobs to fall back on me..."

When Lupin heard Douglas complain like this, his heart warmed.

When he noticed Harry was there, he turned around and said gently:

"Don't worry, I will cherish this job.

By the way, I heard you are Harry's cousin...

I don't mean anything else. I am friends with his father, but for some reasons, I haven't seen him over the years.

I heard them on the Hogwarts Express that he has been staying at your house during the summer vacation. I just wanted to ask how he is doing in the Muggle world. Of course, I think with you here, he must be doing well..."

When Douglas heard the other party mention Harry's father, his voice was obviously trembling.

He briefly told him what Harry had experienced over the years, and Lupin was speechless for a long time.

Douglas took the opportunity to say:

"So, he needs our help. You are his father's friend. I assume you wouldn't refuse to provide him with some assistance when necessary, right?"

Lupin said naturally:

"Of course, no problem, but what do you mean when necessary?"

Douglas looked at the increasing number of students and said with a smile:

"As for this question, when you have some free time, you can come to my office and we can discuss it slowly."

Lupin looked Douglas up and down, wondering how shameless a person could be to say such a thing.

Thanks to Douglas, he now has to get up before six o'clock every day, take students for a morning run at 6:30, and then be on duty in the magic practice study room from eight in the morning to eight in the evening. Then, seamlessly, he has to be on duty in the confinement class classroom from eight in the evening to eleven in the evening, and he still has to work on Saturdays and Sundays.

Although the classroom content is relatively easy, he mainly manages the student counselors in the study room, occasionally gives students some pointers on spells, and registers the students' study content. The confinement class mainly involves counting whether the students are present and ensuring their safety.

Even so, I am very tired from morning to night, so where is the free time?

But he still nodded, then walked away without any hesitation.

Originally he didn't think it was a big deal, but now the more Lupin thought about it, the more unhappy he became. This wasn't him looking at the students, it was the students looking at him.

The next week.

The first-year Defense Against the Dark Arts students mainly memorize the texts and various dark magic creatures in order to strengthen their memory.

Douglas would also tell some short stories about dark magical creatures in class, which made the second-grade students envious. Last year, they had been memorizing texts in the early stages.

From the second to the sixth grade, the main content is exams. After the theoretical exam, there is the practical exam. The more the exams go on, the angrier Douglas gets.

The seventh graders, like the previous class, were assigned by Douglas to the practical classrooms of each grade to maintain the daily operation of magical creatures and spells.

Because of the restart of the Defense Against the Dark Arts practical class classroom, a book called "The Complete Guide to Passing the Defense Against the Dark Arts Practical Class" began to circulate within Hogwarts. It contained the layout of the practical class classroom for each grade, as well as the method to pass the corresponding levels.

Not only did Douglas not pursue the matter further, but the other professors also did not ask about it.

After all, this "clefs" are different from the answers. Even if you know how to pass the level, it will be useless if you don't have the corresponding strength.

The only advantage is that students don’t have to waste time trying and failing over and over again, they can just choose the corresponding spell to practice in the study room.

However, this secret book is only popular among third, fourth and sixth grades.

After all, the content for breaking the curse and passing the level in the fifth grade is all from the textbooks, and the textbooks for grades one to five are very good cheats for passing the level.

However, Douglas still took some small measures to increase the difficulty of practical classes.

He allowed the seventh-grade students who managed these practical classes to make some improvements according to their own ideas within the scope of learning for that grade.

From that day on, the seventh graders always had a strange smile on their faces whenever they saw the younger students.

The day after Draco Malfoy was injured, he took off the bandages and continued to be active in class. Especially when he was re-elected as the representative of the Defense Against the Dark Arts class, the corners of his mouth were almost cracked behind his ears.

When he was re-elected as the Potions class representative on Thursday, Draco Malfoy even clapped happily in front of Professor Snape, and most of the Slytherin students in the class also applauded.

In the same class, Gryffindor was deducted five points by Professor Snape for not cheering for his classmates, on the grounds of not uniting his classmates. These five points were counted on Harry Potter, who continued to be re-elected as the class representative of the Potions class.

At the same time, because Harry did not cheer happily and thank Professor Snape when Professor Snape announced that he would continue to be the class representative, Professor Snape deducted five points from him for disrespecting the professor.

When Snape asked Harry about the ingredients of the shrinking potion, Harry stood up and answered without hesitation:

"Shriveled figs, daisy roots, caterpillars, wormwood, leeches, rat spleen (rat bile), poison hemlock essence..."

Professor Snape said expressionlessly:

"I thought you would be influenced by someone and only name the dishes... I almost forgot, one point for Mr. Potter."

"Snapped!"

Harry listened to the mocking tone and the insulting additions. The most important thing was that he knew that the people Snape was specifically talking about were his cousin.

He couldn't help but slam the table, but was stopped in time by a classmate next to him, so Harry did not stand up and confront Snape.

But even so, he was breathing heavily and staring at Snape's empty eyes without showing any weakness.

Professor Snape pretended not to notice and continued talking about the shrinking potion.

But Harry's routine of deducting points was not over.

While making the shrinking potion, Neville didn't control the dosage well and poured too much leech juice.

When Hermione offered to help Neville correct his behavior.

Professor Snape said coldly:

"I didn't ask you to show off, Miss Granger. Moreover, Mr. Potter, as the class representative, failed to correct Mr. Longbottom's mistake promptly. Five points will be deducted from Gryffindor!"

Neville Longbottom's face flushed crimson, and Harry clenched his fists, trying not to irritate Snape and cause him to lose more points.

The other students, including Draco Malfoy, were very surprised by Professor Snape's reaction to the class.

Although he usually mocked Potter and found various reasons to deduct points from Gryffindor, the degree of deduction was never as severe as in this class.

The course was only halfway through and 15 points had already been deducted... No way, they even mercifully gave Harry an extra point, making a total of 14 points deducted.

Fortunately, Professor Snape did not bother Harry again until the end of get out of class.

But just after the get out of class was dismissed, Professor Snape reminded Harry:

"Mr. Potter, don't forget to go find Lupin at 8 o'clock in the evening (gritting his teeth) to collect your detention. At the same time, I will never allow you to leave the classroom before the detention is over..."

Harry snorted coldly. He felt that Snape's last sentence was unnecessary.

He spoke as if Professor Lupin would go easy on him. He had been trying to get close to him while running these past few days.

But he always felt that Professor Lupin seemed to be keeping his distance from him.

Chapter 197 Wolf and Dog

Saturday morning.

Harry and the Weasley twins, who had just finished their morning run and were about to go back to sleep, were stopped by the energetic Gryffindor Quidditch Captain Oliver Wood.

"You don't have to go back to the castle. I've had your brooms brought to the Quidditch field..."

George and Fred wailed:

"No, Oliver you can't do this!"

"I was in such a hurry to get out this morning that I hadn't even said goodbye to my dear little bed."

Harry opened his mouth, but seeing Oliver's serious expression, he said nothing in the end.

Ron patted Harry on the shoulder and said gloatingly:

"Don't worry, leave the distribution of the notice to Hermione and me. You are Oliver's treasure, he will never let you go."

Wood turned his head and glared at Harry with a fierce and proud look:

"Ron is right, Harry, you are the best Seeker ever."

Then he immediately turned to George and Fred:

"Of course, you are also unbeatable batsmen."

George and Fred immediately pretended to blush and said in unison:

"Merlin's beard, Oliver, you make us feel bad for what you said."

Wood patted the three men's shoulders seriously and said with a tragic look on his face:

"Gryffindor hasn't won in seven years, and I'm leaving at the end of the school year, so there won't be another chance.

This is our last chance... my last chance... to win the Quidditch Cup.

This summer, I came up with some new tactics.

We're going to beat them this year, even if they have the latest broomsticks.

So, you'll help me, right?"

A tall and mighty man suddenly said such tragic words, which immediately ignited the blood of several people and they nodded in agreement.

Then Hermione dragged Ron off the lawn. They had to hurry and post the recruitment notice for the Hogwarts Wizarding Detective Club on the school notice board.

After his morning run, Lupin headed straight for the Defense Against the Dark Arts office.

Because Douglas, who suggested going for a morning run this morning, did not show up, he went to see if his colleague was feeling unwell out of concern for him, and had absolutely no other thoughts.

When he knocked on Douglas' office door.

In the office, Sirius was bargaining with Douglas to get him to go to the Quidditch field to watch Harry train.

He had just seen through the window several students in Gryffindor uniforms walking towards the Quidditch pitch.

When there was a sudden knock on the office door, several people looked at the door at the same time.

This door has been modified by Douglas. When someone touches the door from outside, the person's identity will be displayed on a mirror hanging behind the door.

When Sirius saw that the person coming was Lupin, he looked a little at a loss.

He quickly changed back into a dog and ran towards the fireplace.

Douglas waved his hand, and the rope tied up Sirius before he rushed into the fireplace, and also tied the dog's mouth tightly.

Then, ignoring Sirius's whimpering and sobbing, he had Dobby open the door.

Lupin was not too surprised when he saw Dobby. Thanks to Arthur Weasley, the fact that the Malfoy family's house-elf became Holmes's butler had become well-known in the wizarding world.

He smiled at Dobby, said a gentle hello, and walked towards the house.

"Good morning, Professor Holmes, I'm coming..."

Lupin had just taken two steps when he noticed a large black dog tied up by the fireplace. His pupils shrank and his face turned pale.

When Sirius saw Lupin, he turned his face away.

Lupin turned his head and stared at Douglas, trying to calm himself down, but his voice was still trembling:

"Professor Holmes, where did you catch this dog, and what are you doing with it?"

Douglas pointed to the breakfast in front of him and said with a smile:

"Have you had breakfast? Would you like some?"

Lupin reached for his wand with his right hand and moved slowly towards Sirius's position.

Hearing that Douglas did not answer his question, he lost control of his tone for a moment: