The demon monk in the second dimension

But he later discovered that although it hurt when he pressed it, it felt quite comfortable afterwards.

About ten minutes later, Xia Zhi went to wash her hands.

“Much more comfortable!”

Harry twisted his neck and found that he really didn't feel any pain. He thanked Xia Zhi with delight.

"Thank you, Xia."

"You're welcome."

Xia Zhi shook the water off her hands, thinking to herself: After all, I was the one who hit her.

……

On the last day of the Christmas holidays, all the students returned to Hogwarts.

At the banquet that evening, everyone was surprised to find that there was an extra person at the teachers' table.

The new professor looked to be in his forties, but his face had quite a few wrinkles.

Compared to other professors, his clothes were tattered and his body was very thin.

He sat beside Professor McGonagall and often spoke with the venerable old witch.

Meanwhile, Snape's face turned ashen, as if he had eaten a dead rat, and he didn't even glance at the new professor.

Everyone was curious about who the new professor was, but some people guessed something from Snape's expression.

As expected, Dumbledore announced the news to everyone when dinner was over.

"Another Christmas has passed, and it's great to see everyone's smiling faces at school again. Now I have some news to announce."

The down-on-his-luck man stood up and smiled at the students.

Dumbledore introduced the young wizards.

"This is Professor Remus Lupin, who will be teaching Defense Against the Dark Arts for the coming school year. Please welcome him."

Immediately, apart from the Slytherin students who had little reaction, the students from the other houses applauded enthusiastically to welcome the new professor.

Slytherin knew that although their headmaster was a Potions Master, what he really wanted to be was a Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher.

I finally got to enjoy three months of this addiction, but it was all gone right after Christmas.

Dumbledore added insult to injury by saying...

"Here, we would like to thank Professor Snape for his enthusiastic dedication in taking on two roles simultaneously. Now he can finally take a break."

Seeing their headmaster's expression, the Slytherins were terrified that if he unleashed a curse, Dumbledore would be gone forever.

Snape is probably in a bad mood right now, so everyone should be careful not to upset him.

Harry Potter was just short of jumping for joy at this.

His torment will be reduced by half starting from the next Defense Against the Dark Arts class.

This is really great!

But Harry was unlucky nonetheless.

Before Defense Against the Dark Arts, his first class is Potions.

Inside the Potions classroom, Snape had not yet arrived.

Harry put on his wizard hat, covering his forehead and lightning bolt-shaped scar, and held a black veil in his hand.

He glared fiercely at Xia Zhi.

"If Snape kills me, I will come back as a ghost to haunt you!"

Summer Solstice simply smiled.

Ron and Seamus, who were standing nearby, asked curiously.

"What's wrong, Harry? Why are you dressed like this? What did you all do while we were gone?"

Hermione opened her mouth, intending to remind Harry that this would definitely cause Gryffindor to lose points with Professor Snape.

But then she thought, even if she didn't do that, Snape would definitely deduct points from Harry's score anyway.

Oh well, whatever.

really!

After a while, Snape walked into the Potions classroom and immediately spotted Harry.

"Harry Potter, what's with your outfit?"

Snape strode over.

He frowned deeply, and the coldness in his eyes could freeze the young wizard's heart.

"Outlandish attire, disrespect for the classroom, Gryffindor—"

Just as Snape was about to deduct points, Harry turned and looked at him.

His green eyes were like a beam of light, instantly striking Snape's heart and drawing him into memories.

"Lily..."

Snape was silent for a moment, then turned and walked towards the podium without deducting any points.

He waved his wand, and the chalk next to the blackboard flew up automatically and began to write on the blackboard.

Behind Snape were dozens of stunned young wizards.

They don't know what's going on.

Why did they suddenly stop deducting points from Harry?

Harry looked at Xia Zhi in surprise.

He thought he would be detained for twenty minutes this time, but it actually worked!

Once Snape had composed himself and looked up, seeing the bewildered expressions on the young wizards' faces, he called out in a slightly louder voice.

"What are you waiting for? Get moving! Start brewing the potions according to the book!"

For the rest of the lesson, Snape didn't deduct any points from Harry.

Even though Harry's potion-making skills were still terrible, whenever Snape cast a cold glance at Harry Potter, who only had his eyes showing, he would immediately turn his head away.

When the bell rang and Snape strode out of the classroom, everyone felt as if they were in a dream.

Harry Potter didn't get any points deducted by Professor Snape?

We must have had a fake potions class!

Ron, Seamus, and the other Gryffindor students surrounded Harry and Summer Solstice, bombarding them with questions.

"This is amazing! It actually works?!"

"what happened?"

Everyone, including Harry himself, was surprised.

Xia Zhi smiled, but was not surprised at all.

"It concerns Harry's privacy, so I can only tell him one person."

He looked at Neville and Seamus, who were eager to try and had also lost the most points after Harry, and gave them some advice.

"Friendly reminder: I wouldn't be surprised if any of you did this and lost a hundred points."

After dinner, back in the dormitory, Xia Zhi asked Ron and Neville to leave before telling Harry the truth.

"More than ten years ago, when Snape was still in Hogwarts, he was in love with your mother. As a Slytherin, he and your father were mortal enemies and rivals in love, which is why he hated you so much."

"And your eyes are so much like your mother's, so when he sees those eyes, he softens and can't bear to scold you."

"what?!"

Harry was devastated upon learning the secrets of the previous generation.

"Is Snape targeting me because he and my father were rivals for my affections? Did he fail to win over my mother and then take his anger out on me?"

The thought that his name almost became Harry Snape made Harry feel terrible!

Chapter 288 An Interesting Defense Against the Dark Arts Lesson

Harry looked a little dazed as he walked out of the dormitory.

This gossip about his parents and Snape is too much for him to handle!

Ron and Seamus both crowded around, wanting to know why Snape didn't lose points, but Harry couldn't bring himself to say it!

Summer Solstice successfully deflected the blame and went to the library to read with Hermione.

……

Before long, it was time for Xia Zhi and the others to take Defense Against the Dark Arts class.

"I have learned about everyone's progress from Professor Snape. Now please put your books back in your bags."

The newly arrived Professor Remus John Lupin smiled at everyone.

"Today is a practical lesson, so all you need to do is bring your wands."

Many young wizards have become interested in this.

They followed Lupin out of the classroom and ran into Pippi the Ghost.

Upon seeing Lupin, Pippi grinned, ready to mock him.

"Haha, yes..."

But the next moment, Pipi Ghost saw Xia Zhi in the crowd, and his expression changed.

Without saying a word, he turned and walked through the wall, leaving Lu Ping, who was still preparing to show off his skills, somewhat taken aback.

"Does that mean he won't play pranks on me anymore now that I'm a professor?"

Skipping over this little incident, Lupin led the young wizards to the teachers' lounge.

There are two ghosts chatting here.

One of the ghosts saw Lupin and smiled at him.

"It's Lupin. I can't believe it's been over ten years, and you're back to teach at Hogwarts. Back in the day, you, Black, and the Potter boy..."

He was halfway through his sentence when he suddenly saw Harry in the crowd and immediately stopped talking.

"Sorry, I talked too much."

He smiled apologetically at Lupin and flew away with his companion.

"The Potter boy?"

Among the young wizards, Harry looked at the new professor in shock.

"Does he know my father?"

Harry then turned his gaze to Summer Solstice, who had previously told him about the feud between his parents and Snape.

"Perhaps Xia knows something!"

Xia Zhi hadn't expected that Lupin would be recruited by Dumbledore two years earlier than planned to be the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor.

If he does a good job, does that mean Lockhart won't come next year?

If Lockhart hadn't come to Hogwarts, it might have taken a long time before people discovered he was a big fraud who was only proficient in the Oblivion Charm.

Moreover, the content of this lesson was exactly the same as that two years later, both about Boggart.

The young wizards lined up and stood one by one in front of Boggart, trying to use the spell "Funny Funny" to turn him into a ridiculous shape.

When it was Harry's turn, Lupin was still very worried that Boggart would turn into Voldemort, and he gripped his wand, ready to strike at any moment.

He also glanced at Xia Zhi.

Before taking up the post, Dumbledore told Lupin about Quirrell and Voldemort, and also explained to Lupin why he had been brought in to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts halfway through the term.

Regarding this international student who struck a professor with lightning upon entering university, Lupin could only sigh, "No wonder he's Gryffindor, he's even bolder than we were back then!"

When Boggart stood before Harry, he hesitated for a moment, then transformed into Harry's own likeness.