Chapter 87: Voldemort's Defense Against the Dark Arts Class

Riddle did say it well, at least that's what Harry thought.

But this is obviously Defense Against the Dark Arts, not Muggle Studies.

As for what Riddle said at the moment, he only talked about things that he thought were ignored by wizards and were more dangerous than dark magic.

These things can also be taught in Muggle Studies, but no one has ever talked about them. Maybe wizards just ignored this point from the beginning.

The focus of Defense Against the Dark Arts should be defense.

Since guns are dark magic, how to defend against them?

How should second-year wizards deal with them?

And Riddle on the stage seemed to have heard Harry's voice. Maybe some students would ask, this just proves that Muggles are actually very dangerous and do not need the protection of our wizards. At the same time, it also verifies that the Protection Act is an indispensable law for wizards. But Defense Against the Dark Arts is to teach us how to protect ourselves. So, teacher, you use dark magic to compare Muggle weapons. Shouldn't you also talk about how to deal with it, just like dealing with dark magic? If you don't talk about these, this is no different from Muggle Studies.

At this point, the students in the seats widened their eyes.

They knew what Riddle would say.

To be honest, after Riddle's talk, they had already lost confidence in the future of the wizarding world.

Some young Muggle-born wizards were already thinking about whether to take Muggle-world courses during the summer vacation.

And now, Professor Riddle's words reminded them that this was a Defense Against the Dark Arts class.

And those terrible Muggle weapons were only Dark Magic in this class.

And this was only a second-year course, which meant that they could be broken by some simple spells.

Riddle seemed to see what they were thinking, and his voice changed from low to light, and the content on the screen also changed to a Muggle holding a gun.

Yes, I think you have guessed it.

They can indeed be dealt with with simple magic. Along with Riddle's words, some more annotations appeared on the picture.

But no one looked at those annotations because Professor Riddle hadn't come to the sermon yet.

His words were far more attractive than the things on the screen.

As for the weapons in the Muggle world, their destructive power, and their simplicity (compared to wizards learning magic), all meant one thing, that is, they are worth mentioning in this class. They are what you need to know in the Defense Against the Dark Arts class. After all, the purpose of this class is to protect yourself.

In terms of the number of Muggles, if you don't learn this class, it means that one thing is that you will be killed by guns.

This is not an exaggeration. Just imagine that late at night one day, you came out of the Leaky Cauldron and came to the streets of the Muggle world. At this time, a thin drunk in the Muggle world suddenly took out a ridiculous gadget in front of you. At this point, Riddle saw that everyone almost held their breath, and continued to speak with satisfaction.

Very good, from your expressions, I can see that you also realized something.

Yes, if the bullet hit the head or the heart, you in this story would only die.

Killed by a gunpowder weapon that costs 50 Galleons, the most common in the Muggle world.

And this wizard, that is, you, no matter how good your Transfiguration is, or how many Os you get in the Charms class, it will be useless.

Because you are already dead. Riddle sighed deeply. .Please look at this picture, where I marked it. There was a buzz in the audience. They didn't expect it to be so simple.

If that's the case, even the first-year students can handle it.

Yes, you only need Transfiguration. You don't need to think about what to turn it into. You just need to aim at the weapon in the Muggle's hand, or if you react quickly enough, you can transform the bullet directly.

As for the previous operation, any wizard who has learned Transfiguration can do it.

And the latter transformation of the bullet is at the level of a sixth-grade student. Riddle said. He was obviously going to skip the reason why the latter operation required a sixth-grade level.

So, Michael suddenly raised his hand.

Riddle's tone stagnated. To be honest, he was a little surprised.

It's not that he didn't expect that someone would have questions about the latter operation and was curious.

It's because, in the dark, Michael with dark skin seemed invisible. If it weren't for the faintly exposed white teeth, he wouldn't have noticed that a student raised his hand.

Ahem, you say.

Professor Riddle, is it difficult to transform bullets? Why does it take sixth grade to learn how to transform a living thing when it is so small? We learned how to transform living things in the first grade, and even the test was to transform a mouse into a snuff box. Living things are more difficult to transform than inanimate objects. Michael asked.

The difficulty in transforming a bullet is the reaction speed. The reason why it takes sixth grade is because of the silent spell.

The silent spell is a high-end spell-casting technique that you will learn in sixth grade, that is, the spell takes effect without reciting the spell.

Facing a bullet that is so fast that it cannot be seen by the naked eye, it is too late to recite the spell. Only the silent spell, that is, your thoughts, will have time to react. Professor Riddle explained.

Any other questions?

No more.

Then I will continue to talk about why you don’t need to think about transforming the gun into something.

There are two reasons for this. First, the gun itself is a delicate thing. Just looking at its structure, it can almost be said that if one of its parts goes wrong, it will not work. And its own excitation also depends on gunpowder, and gunpowder depends on the ratio. As long as they are affected by your spell, they will lose their effectiveness.

Second, it is still related to reaction speed. If you insist on turning the gun into a specific object in your mind, if your Transfiguration is not proficient enough, it is very likely that you will be shot and killed before your Transfiguration is performed. Riddle emphasized.

He looked at the time, waved his wand, the lights came on again, the curtain rolled up automatically, and the beam disappeared.

Longbottom, the class is not over yet. Professor Riddle stopped Neville who was about to leave the classroom.

I thought I just found that Leif was missing and mistakenly thought that the get out of class was over. Neville sat back in his chair.

Oh, I thought you thought your pet was too bored and were going to let it move around. Riddle raised his eyebrows, waved his wand, and a toad flew into Neville's arms. Neville cried with joy.

This was in front of Voldemort. Although Neville was no longer as timid as when they first met, one thing remained unchanged. He still cared about his toad. Harry, who was standing by, covered his forehead and thought helplessly.