Hogwarts starts with stealing power.

The Weasley twins were very interested in the wolf howl that Lin Xia heard.

George said without hesitation: "To be honest, we sneaked out of the common room last night to try out the patrol status in advance."

Fred: "We patrolled until midnight, but we didn't hear any sound. Everything was so quiet that we could even detect a mosquito flying in."

George: "It's calm, nothing happened. Hogwarts is so safe these days. It wasn't this safe even when we went there for a night tour last school year."

Fred: "One more thing to add, after solving the secret room problem, there were still three days left before school was over. We went out for night walks every day, and we often saw some strange and bizarre phenomena, but they were not long-lasting, just flashing occasionally."

Lin Xia raised her eyebrows: "So, I heard it wrong?"

The Weasley twins said in unison, "No, we rather think that you have a special talent that allows you to hear sounds that normal people cannot hear."

George eagerly invited Lin Xia, "Perhaps, we can take some time to quietly go to the Forbidden Forest."

Fred said cheerfully, "Maybe we'll find a bunch of wolves."

George: "But it's also possible that a dark creature could be discovered."

Lin Xia asked: "For example?"

Fred smiled brightly: "If someone can appear in the Forbidden Forest and can make wolf howls, then he can only be a werewolf."

In the end, Lin Xia rejected the twins' proposal. She planned to spend most of the night on patrol.

The Forbidden Forest was too dangerous at night, so she told the twins not to sneak out of Hogwarts recently.

Lin Xia said: "Either you are absolutely sure not to be caught by the professor, or if you are caught, not only will you be punished, but at least you will definitely not be able to have the regular patrols you have been dreaming of.

By the way, how have you been communicating with Professor McGonagall recently?"

George and Fred both looked as frightened as if they were eggplants hit by frost when they heard this.

George said, "I have given up on starting with Professor McGonagall. She is too prejudiced against us and always thinks we go on patrol to cause trouble."

Fred: “But we haven’t decided which professor to choose, and we don’t seem to be liked by any of the professors.

More than one professor has said that if it weren't for our excellent grades, they would have expelled us from Hogwarts."

Lin Xia thought of the twins' endless pranks and the various ways they came up with to make money, such as selling standard answers to little wizards.

It has to be said that the academic performance of Hogwarts students is getting worse every year. Isn’t it all due to the Weasley twins?

Indeed, it is too difficult for professors to believe that they will get better.

Lin Xia thought about it, and suddenly a figure flashed through her mind.

"Maybe I can introduce you to a professor, but I'm not sure."

George and Fred's eyes lit up: "Who?"

Lin Xia smiled meaningfully: "Do you believe in fate?"
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After running, Lin Xia returned to the Hogwarts Great Hall to have breakfast.

Many little wizards have already gathered in the auditorium. They look at Lin Xia from time to time and chatter with other friends.

Some of these gazes were full of admiration, some were full of curiosity, and some were full of malice.

Lin Xia had long been accustomed to the feeling of being the center of attention, and ate her breakfast slowly and elegantly.

"Good morning, Lin Xia, did you go on patrol last night?" Hermione's voice came.

Lin Xia looked up and found that she was carrying a heavy schoolbag filled with a pile of books.

If she remembered correctly, there were only two classes on their schedule today, and both classes would be completed in the morning.

One class was Professor Lupin's Defense Against the Dark Arts class, and the other was Professor Trelawney's Divination class.

Lin Xia said, "When I was on patrol, I ran into Senior Sister Rosa whom I met for the first time. She said that patrols have been very safe recently, but she doesn't know if it will still be safe after midnight."

Hermione shrugged. "It seems I'm not the only one who feels safe. I recently tried patrolling in the early morning hours, thinking it would be more dangerous, but nothing happened."

Hermione said with some worry, "This makes me afraid that the professor will cancel the patrol mission. There may not be such a good opportunity to earn points next time."

Lin Xia smiled and said, "Hermione, I am more worried about safety than earning points. It is always better to be safe."

While the two were talking, Ron, Harry and Draco also came over.

Draco has been hanging out with Harry and the others a lot lately, and the three of them seem to have a little secret.

Boys’ friendship sometimes comes so inexplicably.

When Ron saw Hermione's schoolbag, his expression instantly fell: "Hermione, why did you bring so many books again? We only have two classes in the morning. You don't want me to help you carry your schoolbag again, do you?"

Hermione raised her head proudly, "No, I can get it myself."

Ron muttered, "You say that now, but when the critical moment comes you disappear again. It's always like this."

Hermione was about to say something when Neville and Mikkel sat down not far from them.

Mikkel's voice temporarily drowned out the voices of the other little wizards around him.

He looked a little agitated, and was chattering to Neville, "You're too slow to get up. Didn't I set five magic alarm clocks for you? But I still can't wake you up. You always oversleep before you get up!"

"Also, you're too slow at doing the questions. Didn't I ask you to memorize all 20 questions?
You've already memorized it, so why are you still taking so long to answer the questions? Can't you just fill in the answers based on your memory?"

"Neville, show me the spell I taught you yesterday. If you can't perform it, memorize the movements and practice them 50 times until you can perform it again!"

Lin Xia asked curiously: "What happened to the two of them? Neville looks a little unhappy and listless."

Ron curled his lips and said, "It's strange that you can be happy if you have an old woman who suddenly controls everything for you. I'm not saying that Mikel's persistence is even stronger than my mother's. He is really good at nagging!"

Draco said: "I've seen this a lot recently. Neville is always criticized by Mikel."

Harry: "Mikel treated Neville the same way in the dormitory, always urging Neville to do tests or practice spells, filling his schedule. This was the first time I saw Neville was a little tired of studying."

Only Hermione disagreed.

She agreed, "I think Mikel is doing this for Neville's own good. Neville's foundation is not as good as other young wizards, and it's time for him to study hard.

If we don't take it seriously this time, what will we do next time? Neville can't always cram at the last minute, but the way Mikel uses is not right."

Ron's mouth twitched, "How else do you want him to use it?"

Hermione: "Since we have decided to teach Neville well, we need to set up a punishment and reward mechanism. If he does well, we will reward him. If he does not, we will punish him.

There are many ways to punish him, you can deprive him of food, or make him clean up the garbage, there are even more ways to reward him, you can think of these by yourselves..."

Ron shook his body and whispered, "It's a good thing you and I don't live in the same dormitory, otherwise sooner or later you'll drive me crazy."

Hermione glared at him. Draco said, "I have a different opinion. Neville is not really used to Mikel's pace.

You see, Neville is the weaker party, and Mikel is too strong on him, so Neville can only be forced to accept it, but isn't this kind of acceptance also an act of bullying?"

Draco paused and said, "People always ask others to do this and that in the name of love, but in fact they are not qualified at all."

Ron said quickly, "I! Agree!"

Harry nodded immediately as well.

Hermione looked at Lin Xia, and Lin Xia smiled, "Hermione, I also think that Mikel's method is not good for Neville.

Neville has a poor foundation and is shy, so he should use an encouraging approach and keep pushing him forward.

For example, Professor Lupin did a good job last time, and Neville did an excellent job that time as well."

Hermione ate in silence. It seemed that they could not reach a consensus on this matter.

After finishing their meal, they left the auditorium.

Lin Xia looked back at Mikel again, pondering the deep meaning behind Mikel's sudden sternness and discipline towards Na.

Mikel is not a nosy person, and his every move has a strong purpose.

So what does he want from Neville this time?

The first morning class is Defense Against the Dark Arts.

After dealing with the Boggart, the little wizard was full of admiration for Professor Lupin and thought he was an excellent professor.

And this time, they are going to learn how to solve the red hat.

Redcaps are ugly goblin-like creatures that like to lurk where blood has been shed.

For example, in the dungeons of castles, in abandoned battlefield tunnels, in toilets... they wait for people to pass by, and then attack the lost people with clubs.

Professor Lupin first taught everyone the spell to solve the red hat, which is "Danger Expulsion".

He broke down the movements one by one and let the little wizard learn little by little. Then he taught everyone how to recite the spell and explained every syllable.

Professor Lupin did not force it on everyone, but wanted the young wizards to understand.

I don’t know what other professors would think, but at least in the eyes of the little wizard, Professor Lupin understands this spell very well, so he is so familiar with every detail.

After every little wizard had learned it, Professor Lupin said, "In this class, the first student to come and try is still Neville."

The little wizards turned their heads and looked at Neville.

Neville's cheeks flushed red, and he looked a little at a loss.

Professor Lupin twitched the corners of his mouth, as if trying to smile, but he quickly gave up and felt his face a little stiff.

"Neville, Professor Snape has repeatedly reminded me that you are a student who is not making progress and that you can never be taught well no matter how hard you try.

But in the last class, we hit back at Snape with the funny antics of expelling the Boggart, proving that you are not a piece of rotten wood.

So this time, I want you to stand up again and prove to Professor Snape and all the little wizards that you are no worse than anyone else.

Every little wizard has his or her own area of ​​expertise. There is no knowledge that little wizards cannot learn, only professors who cannot teach. "

When Lupin said this, he also glanced at the other young wizards.

“I hope you can remember this sentence. When you are unable to make progress in your studies, think more about whether it is your problem or the professor’s problem.”

When the little wizards heard this, they all looked at Lupin with great admiration.

This professor is so cool. He openly challenged other professors for not being able to teach, and even pointed out Snape in advance!

Is this a criticism of Snape for not being able to teach students at all?
Neville was encouraged by Professor Lupin and took the initiative to stand up. When the red hat suddenly appeared, he shouted loudly: "Danger Expulsion!"

A red light suddenly came out from the tip of Neville's wand and hit the Red Hat. The Red Hat was blown away by a force and hit the wall heavily.

Looking forward, Red Hat had fainted.

Professor Lupin took this opportunity to say: “Look carefully, these red hats are only ugly in appearance and look very aggressive, but as long as you don’t get touched by them, you have many ways to deal with them.

'Danger Expulsion' is just a general-purpose expulsion magic, which can not only expel red hats, but also expel the Boggarts we learned before.

But you have to remember one thing, this is just an expulsion, and it cannot completely solve the problem of creatures like Red Hat, including the Boggart before. Expulsion does not mean a solution.

If we want to kill it, we need to add some offensive magic, such as the 'Danger Ray' we learned before."

Professor Lupin said as he demonstrated.

First use "Danger Expel" to distance yourself from Red Hat, and then use "Danger Ray" when Red Hat is unconscious or falls.

Seeing the confusion in some of the little wizards' eyes, Lupin immediately said:

"Don't be dazed. Try to recall that you have already learned this kind of magic last semester...

Recall the feeling of once casting magic and wield it again in your arms."

Gradually, some little wizards remembered the danger rays and shot them at Red Hat.

But some little wizards tried hard but still couldn't get it right.

Lupin's heart sank.

The first class was just to spark everyone's interest in the Defense Against the Dark Arts class, so he chose to use a dark creature like Boggart that was both dangerous and interesting.

But the red hat in the second class is a standard dark creature.

Not only are they dangerous but they are also ugly in appearance. There is no room for shortcuts in the process of dealing with them. It's like finding out everyone's bottom line.

Among all the attack magic, "Danger Ray" is a relatively simple magic. It does not have many complicated movements and is simple enough to recite.

But even so, there are still many people who cannot use it.

Isn’t the foundation of this group of young wizards a bit too poor?
Professor Lupin thought about this and said, "Any offensive magic can work on red hats. If you can't remember the 'Danger Ray', you can also try other offensive magic."

The result was beyond Lupin's expectations!
Many wizards use other more offensive magic.

For example, the mad bull summoning technique, the dragon escaping from the cave, and the crushing into pieces!

Professor Lupin couldn't help but look at Neville. He never expected that this little wizard who couldn't use the "danger ray" had actually learned how to smash himself into pieces.

The difficulty of these two spells is not at the same level at all. (End of this chapter)