Hogwarts starts with stealing power.

Draco nodded and whispered, "My father is a member of the board. Because of Sirius' recent events, there are many Dementors surrounding the castle, which makes the parents very worried."

Although the Ministry of Magic claims that it can control Dementors, these extremely vicious creatures are still a scourge when they roam around outside.

No one knows when the Dementors will get out of control.

Even if Dumbledore was stationed in the castle, it wouldn't work.

After all, Dumbledore also serves as the Minister of Magic. He can't stay in school all the time. He has a lot of things to do!

Lin Xia nodded: "I understand, so what does the board of directors want to do?"

Draco thought of the letter his father had written to him, looked around, took out his wand and cast a spell to block out sound and vision.

"Blocking out the sky and the sun!"

This is just a low-level magic, but after Lin Xia's improvement, both the magic power used and the effect have reached the level of intermediate magic.

In this magic, the little wizard can see their mouths moving, but can't hear any sound, and the shape of their lips is also wrong.

At the same time, the caster can also adjust the strength of the magic, to the maximum extent that the little wizard cannot even see their own shadows.

But now that they were running outside Hogwarts Castle, they didn't need to open their defenses fully and arouse suspicion.

After casting the isolation spell, Draco said:

"According to my father, the board is inclined to ask the Ministry of Magic to send a team of Aurors or relevant officials to deal with this matter."

Lin Xia raised her eyebrows and said with certainty: "The board of directors does not trust Dumbledore."

Draco smiled bitterly and said, "I don't understand this. Apart from Dumbledore, who else can be so dedicated to the little wizard? Moreover, he is one of the most powerful wizards in the world."

Lin Xia: "It is precisely because he is too powerful that people doubt whether such a great man can focus his limited attention on the little wizard."

Seeing that Draco was still confused, she explained in more detail.

"It was very unusual that Dumbledore agreed to allow Dementors into Hogwarts. It was not an order from the Ministry of Magic, but Dumbledore's decision to allow Dementors into Hogwarts.

Perhaps some parents would think that Dumbledore was fishing, using Hogwarts as bait."

Draco's eyes flickered slightly, and he vaguely understood something.

After running, the two returned to the auditorium.

The house-elves enthusiastically served them hot milk tea, ginger tea and other cold-repelling drinks, as well as daily tonic potions.

The house-elves did not play favorites. They prepared treats not only for the Hufflepuff little wizards, but also for other little wizards who went outside for a run.

Lin Xia noticed Percy not far away.

He stood at the door, communicating excitedly with several other student union officers, which was quite eye-catching. Percy stood up straighter under the attention.

Lin Xia shrugged. Well, she didn't think this was something worth watching.

But for some wizards, this may be a matter of pride.

The first big class in the morning was Defense Against the Dark Arts.

Yesterday they had the Defense Against the Dark Arts class taught by Snape. Although it was not as rigid as the Potions class, its teaching style was completely different from Professor Lupin's.

Snape's teaching style is not about interaction, but about forcing young wizards to memorize things by rote.

Either do nothing at all, or do it with great force and resolution when you do.

For example, today, Snape asked the little wizards to form teams of two and start fighting by casting spells.

Ron couldn't help but frowned. "How is this different from the fighting club organized by Lockhart?"

As the club was always involved in accidents, the school cancelled it long ago.

Hermione said, "There is still a difference. In Defense Against the Dark Arts, you can only use the spells you learn in those classes."

"Silence!" Snape's voice came, and the little wizard immediately fell silent.

He glanced at everyone coldly and said slowly, “I believe that yesterday, you all understood the difference between werewolves and real wolves, but I must emphasize again that werewolves are not creatures that deserve pity.

On full-moon nights, they will uncontrollably transform into wolves. They are significantly different from ordinary wolves and can walk upright.

The habit of werewolves is to attack humans only. Without the help of wolf poison potion, they will completely forget their own identity when they transform and attack the people around them, and even look for opportunities to kill their best friends!"

Snape said this in a cold tone, as if the snake king opened its big mouth on its own initiative to issue a death warning to the poor young creature.

"Don't have mercy on werewolves, and don't expect them to be able to take wolf poison potion to regain consciousness when they are in danger, because most werewolves are very poor and cannot afford the cost of wolf poison potion."

Suddenly, his tone changed and his eyes were fixed on Harry.

"Harry Potter, tell us about the conditions for werewolf transformation and how they transform humans into werewolves."

Harry had to stand up and accept the gaze of the whole audience.

This made him feel like he was naked and was forced to be seen by everyone, which was very embarrassing.

Snape had just taught this part of knowledge yesterday and asked them to write a several-page paper. The little wizard had no choice but to write the limited knowledge over and over again.

Harry also wrote a lot of it over and over again, to the point where he could recite it by heart.

“On a full moon night, it must be on a full moon night, the werewolf is in wolf form.

Second, the werewolf's saliva must come into contact with the victim's blood. If the victim is only scratched by a werewolf, he or she will not be transformed, but will be left with scars that will never heal.

In addition, if you are bitten on a non-full moon night, even if your blood comes into contact with the werewolf's saliva, you will not be transformed, but you will develop some werewolf characteristics, such as liking to eat raw meat with blood."

Snape said arrogantly: "Very good, Harry, you remember the characteristics of werewolves better than I thought. So, tell me, how do we kill werewolves?"

Hermione immediately flipped through the book, trying to find the answer for Harry.

But she had only turned halfway when she suddenly thought of something, frowned, and stopped.

There was silence. Ron kept winking at Hermione and couldn't help whispering:
"Hurry up and find it, Harry doesn't know the answer to this question, and Snape is giving him a hard time!"

Hermione also answered him in a low voice: "It's not that I don't want to find it, but the book doesn't give the answer at all. Werewolves are very difficult to kill. You can only fight hard. There is no specific solution!"

Harry on the other side spoke after thinking for a few seconds.

He put himself in the other's shoes and thought about what he would do if he encountered a werewolf.

“First, you need to keep a distance from the werewolves to avoid being attacked by them at close range.

We can also use obstacles to avoid being hit by werewolves, and use magic to protect ourselves."

Snape raised his eyebrows, and suddenly turned to the other young wizards and said, "Why don't you write down what he said? This is the best way for you mediocre and stupid people to deal with werewolves!"

The young wizard immediately lowered his head and took action. No one expected that he would actually recognize Harry.

Snape said calmly, "Don't confront werewolves head-on. Your spells can't stand up to a werewolf's claws. Werewolves have extremely high magic resistance. Ordinary attack magic has no effect on them. Generally, only mid-level wizards can deal with them. Low-level wizards can only run away."

Without waiting for the young wizard to finish, Snape continued, "Now the people in your team are attacking. Treat them as werewolves. How to use magic in desperate situations to create a glimmer of hope!"

Seeing that the little wizards were all in a daze, Snape said sternly: "Hurry up!"

The young wizard sprang into action immediately, brandishing various attack spells.

Lin Xia and Draco are in a group. They often do combat training and have a tacit understanding in the confrontation, which makes them more comfortable than other young wizards.

However, Draco still thought it was the usual magic battle, but Lin Xia had changed his strategy and turned it into a spell that was more suitable for fighting werewolves.

"Collapse!"

"There are many obstacles!"

"Scorching Ray!"

Three spells were cast in succession and Draco could only defend passively. He shouted "Armor" three times in a row. In the end, he was too tired to cope with it and looked a little embarrassed.

Lin Xia then stopped attacking and said loudly: "Draco, not every offensive magic requires armor protection.

Armor's defense is more advanced and is suitable for more dangerous attack spells. For ordinary spells, you can use air shields or move your body to avoid them. "

Draco stopped and asked, "Lin Xia, why did you choose these three attack spells? They are all quite common and not very harmful."

Lin Xia: “But they can all create effective obstacles for werewolves.

I remember what Professor Snape said. The little wizard is too weak to face the werewolf. It is best not to attack head-on. Running away is the best way. These three spells can help us escape better. "

After hearing this, the other little wizards thought about it and immediately followed suit.

The order of the entire church gradually improved and seemed to be on the right track.

After much difficulty, I finally finished the Defense Against the Dark Arts class.

Snape left the classroom quickly. Seeing this, the little wizard stayed in the classroom to rest.

Ron's complaints could be heard from a distance, not understanding what Snape was thinking.

Ron: "Fighting werewolves is clearly a course for next semester, why do we have to learn it so quickly? The progress is too fast, we can't keep up!"

No matter what, when will Professor Lupin come back?
The little wizards couldn't help but wail.

Harry was a little out of his element, so he asked Hermione, "Hermione, it seems Snape didn't deduct any points from me today."

Hermione recalled and said in surprise, "Yes, he didn't deduct your points. In the past, when you answered correctly, he would deduct points for your slow answer."

Ron exclaimed, "It can't be that he has a change of heart!"

Mikel suddenly raised his glasses and said calmly: "It may have something to do with my feedback."

As soon as these words were spoken, even Lin Xia and Draco came over with interest and listened carefully.

Mikel said: "I have worked so hard to improve Gryffindor's scores. Now Professor Snape is temporarily taking over the Defense Against the Dark Arts class. I am worried that he will deduct a lot of points from Gryffindor."

He paused, "So I wrote a letter to the teaching department in advance, hoping that the teaching department could cancel Snape's temporary position as the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher.

After all, we have other professors of Defense Against the Dark Arts, so why must Snape take over temporarily? Wouldn't it be enough to share the responsibility with other professors?

I question whether Snape can teach Gryffindor students fairly and impartially."

Ron couldn't help but grab Mikel's shoulders and said excitedly: "Good job, brother!"

Even Hermione said, "Well done!"

Neville couldn't wait to ask: "What happened next? How did the teaching department respond?"

Mikel said: "The teaching department replied to me that Snape will definitely take over the Defense Against the Dark Arts class in a fair and just manner. If there is any unfairness, I can report it to them.

So I kept an eye on Professor Snape in class, but unfortunately, from yesterday till now, he has not deducted any points from any Gryffindor student, not even Ron who talked back to him."

He glanced at Ron deliberately.

"Snape only gave him detention, and didn't deduct any points."

Ron suddenly realized, "Yeah, I said something seemed to be missing in class yesterday. It turns out that my marks were not deducted. No wonder I felt something was wrong."

Lin Xia thought of something, glanced at Mikel from the corner of her eye, and asked him directly: "By the way, Ron, your mouse——"

Ron immediately raised his hands and said, "I swear, I will never bring rats out on patrol next time!

I don’t know why Banban hid in my pocket. I think it might be because the dormitory was too stuffy, so it wanted to run out for some fresh air.”

"Scabbers? Rat?" Mikel suddenly looked at Ron sharply and said nervously, "What happened?"

A hint of interest flashed across Lin Xia's eyes. Mikel really knew something.

She knew that Mikel had a system and relied on it to catch up with the top students.

But in some ways, Mikel was strange.

He always says surprising things that are different from what everyone else thinks, and his thinking is different from everyone else.

But later on it is often proved that what he said was right.

Ron: "Nothing happened. When I went out on a mission, Scabbers went with me. I really didn't notice it before. I only found it when I was on patrol later."

Mikel was visibly relieved.

Lin Xia said: "I have seen that mouse, it seems to be very old."

Mikel also said casually: "I remember that mice as pets usually only live for 2 to 3 years, and even some excellent breeds can only live for 5 years at most.

Ron, how old is your rat?"

Ron recalled: "It was my brother Percy's pet at first, and then it became my pet. It has been here since I was very young, and it seems to have been more than ten years."

Lin Xia suddenly laughed and said, "It's a miracle that you, a mouse, are still alive."

Mikel followed up and said, "Take it for a checkup. It has lived so long, maybe it's not a mouse?
If it really is a mouse, perhaps a new species, you might discover a new magical creature.

You will get to name its species, and you will receive a huge subsidy in Galleons."

The Ministry of Magic provides subsidies for discovering new species and new magical creatures to encourage people to discover more species. The first person to discover one can receive at least 1000 gold galleons.

In addition, the first wizard to discover the object has the right to name it.

Some wizards are not interested in gold galleons, but are very interested in the naming rights. (End of this chapter)