Section 339

“What we need to learn about Defense Against the Dark Arts is not only about the confrontation between spells and magic, but also about how we should face our inner fears.”

"I can believe that the courage and wisdom you have shown today... will be your most solid backing when you face challenges in the future!"

"I hope you can continue to maintain this spirit, study seriously in the following courses, and master more magic skills."

He took a long breath and raised his fists towards the students, "No matter what difficulties you encounter in the future, I believe you will be able to cope with it."

"I hope everyone can remember one sentence: Bravery does not mean not being afraid, but being able to move forward bravely in the face of fear!"

Chapter 167 "Fear" from the Labyrinth of the Soul

Lupine's two classes were undoubtedly extremely successful, so much so that after class, the students were still discussing interesting and embarrassing things in class.

Just like Anthony Golds and Michael Kohner, after they used "burlesque", the image the Boggart changed was the appearance of the other party being embarrassed.

But it is precisely because of this that they did not get too tense. The two of them would often expose each other's shortcomings whether in class, in daily study, or in life.

On the contrary, the image of Weizet's Boggart gradually spread as the students came to the auditorium. Even the professors at the teacher's table knew about it.

When Settima Victor and Bathsheda Bablin heard the news, they would move their eyes intentionally or unintentionally and glance in the direction of Snape;

In addition to observing Snape's face, the two of them would occasionally look at each other, as if to say: "It's really not an easy thing to get Snape's praise, and it even scares Weizet!"

Although Settima Victor and Bathsheda Barblin felt that they were sufficiently hidden, Snape was aware of their gazes.

He chewed the last bite of the sandwich, wiped the corners of his mouth carefully with a napkin, then stood up, glanced in the other direction, and left the auditorium.

"Yes, it went quite smoothly. They are all good kids, so it's not like they're not accustomed to anything..."

Lupine was chatting with Professor McGonagall. Before he could finish speaking, he felt a chill coming from his side, and his hair seemed to stand on end.

Professor McGonagall asked concernedly: "Remus, what's wrong with you?"

"Oh...it's okay!" Lu Ping waved his hand and returned to the previous topic and continued, "I'm quite used to it. You all take good care of me..."

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At the Ravenclaw table, Luna listened to everything with a smile, leaned close to Wizette and whispered: "I don't think...it didn't see what you were afraid of."

Weizet smiled and said: "I think so too, it should just see some... the most superficial things."

"Actually, I know what I fear, very, very clearly...so there is no need to formally confirm this through Boggart."

Luna blinked, "Like Dementors, it belongs to 'non-existence'. You should still be very interested in it."

"Yes! It's worth studying!" Weizet groaned, "According to various records, when Boggart appears in front of everyone, it is what at least one of them is afraid of."

"Unless it is too greedy and wants to force it to become something that both people are afraid of, then it will often produce funny effects... In short, no one knows what it looks like."

"If you think about it from this aspect, maybe it is more mysterious than the Dementor. After all, the Dementor wears a cloak. What will the original Boggart be like?"

"What's going on with the Dementor cloak now?" Luna asked, "Has there been some changes?"

Weizet felt the changes in the core of Obscurus, "Slight differences appear every day, and they should be shrinking... I really don't know what it will become..."

"No matter what..." Luna held her cheeks in her hands, "I think it will all develop for the better."

"Of course! Since they are all 'non-existence'..." Weizet said, "Maybe it can adapt to a spell like a Boggart and become something particularly good?"

"Let me give it a try?" Luna smiled and raised her hands in front of her, making a praying gesture.

She closed her eyes and muttered something, as if she was saying some special spell. After a while, she put down her hand, "Don't worry! It will definitely turn into something very good!"

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After nightfall, after checking the homework papers for Luna and her roommates, Weizet left the common room and headed to the abandoned classroom where Boggart was.

His plan was that both Boggarts and Dementors were "non-existences," and compared to Dementors, Boggarts were obviously safer and more suitable for introductory research on "non-existences."

It’s unclear how long these Dementors will stay around Hogwarts;

Perhaps Sirius Black had not been arrested for a day and was still wandering around the Scottish Highlands, so the dementors would continue to patrol.

In this case, Weizet still has a chance to try to capture the dementors and do some research on them in the future.

"I solemnly swear that I will not do bad things!"

Weizet took out the Marauder's Map and briefly checked the situation in the castle.

The most unusual thing about it is that Fred and George didn't go on any night out;

They are now fifth graders, just like Penelo Crevat back then, and need to prepare for the O.W.L. exam.

The two have little pursuit of test results, but their mother, Molly Weasley, hopes that they can become Ron's role models and at least obtain a few more O.W.L. certificates.

In order to live up to Molly's expectations and to avoid receiving yelling letters every morning to "encourage them to study", they can only work hard and try not to fail the O.W.L. exam.

After confirming that no students or professors were walking on the road leading to the abandoned classroom, he immediately put away the Marauder's Map, found a quiet passage, and headed to his destination through the Phoenix Animagus.

The abandoned classroom will be even more eerie at night. After a period of rest, the Boggart seems to have recovered.

The moment Weizet appeared, it hit the wall with the locker, making a loud noise.

"Quickly imprison him!" Weizet raised his wand, first locked the door completely, and then cast an Anti-Alajo Opening Curse.

He looked in the direction of the locker and walked slowly over, while making clear what he was going to do tonight——

Determine the Boggart's ability and see if the changes it made before were due to the labyrinth of his soul or some coincidence that turned him into the candidate who drank the forgetfulness potion.

"Open it!"

Weizet snapped his fingers, and the locker door was opened by an invisible force.

After the "squeak" sound, there was no movement in the locker, and it seemed that the Boggart inside had disappeared.

Weizet frowned slightly, "Is it so strange? Is it because I'm not standing close enough?"

He took a few steps forward and was only half a meter away from the locker.

At this moment, "Luna" jumped out, holding a bag of Bibi's multi-flavor beans.

"Luna" took a bean from it and placed it in front of Weizet, "I can confirm that this bean is orange-flavored."

"Thank you." Vizette said softly, his brows were more relaxed than before, but he did not take the beans in "Luna"'s hand.

"Now one thing is clear. Boggart only regards the contents of the soul labyrinth as the things I fear..."

Chapter 168 The Dementors Killed by Sirius

In the following days, whenever Vizette had free time, he would go to the abandoned classroom to conduct research on Boggarts.

Boggart has always lived in a locker. During the first few studies, Weizet would experience a feeling of "opening a blind box."

He never lifted the protection of the Soul Maze. Every time Boggart wanted to transform, it would take a while to find a section of the Soul Maze as the source of Vizette's "fear".

In addition to practical research, he also went to the library and collected a lot of relevant information;

During this period, he also met Lupine by chance, who gave him a lot of help and told him which books might contain content about Boggarts;

The reason why Lupine is so clear is because his father, Lyle Lupine, happens to be an expert in this field;

Lyle Lupine studied many subjects, including poltergeists like Peeves, boggarts, and other strange beings.

What is saddening is that even though Lyle Lupine didn't mind that his son was a werewolf, Lupine couldn't get over his situation and took the initiative to cut off contact to avoid disturbing his father's life;

After all, there was no so-called wolfsbane potion at that time, and Lu Ping was worried that when the full moon turned into a werewolf, unimaginable accidents would happen and he would do something that he would regret for the rest of his life.

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After confirming that the Boggart would constantly adjust its "fear" according to the soul maze, Weizet took the initiative to modify himself to determine the content of a certain "fear" to facilitate the Boggart's transformation.

This was the inspiration he got from Snape, who took a similar approach and actively turned Boggarts into dementors in order for him to master the Patronus Curse.

After allowing the Boggart to stably transform into "the candidate who drank the amnesia potion", he started a new round of research, trying to bring the locker to various places to see if the Boggart would be affected by the environment;

Experimenting with "changing the environment", he found that the darker the place, the more active the Boggart was;

The Boggart should have no concept of memory, or a pet-related concept can be used to describe its behavior - it cannot recognize people;

Vizette attempts to undo the modifications to himself and return to the original state of the Soul Labyrinth;

The Boggart, who had originally transformed into the "candidate who drank the forgetfulness potion", was stunned again, and it took a while before he changed into a new appearance;

And when Weizet made modifications again, it took Bogut some time to turn back into "the candidate who drank the forgetfulness potion";

In order to test this conjecture, Weizet modified several variables to verify his idea;

It was precisely because of such continuous experiments that Weizet determined that Boggarts should have no so-called memory, and naturally they would not be able to recognize people;

Otherwise, when it comes into contact with the corresponding content, it should be able to directly transform into the corresponding thing by virtue of its previous memory.

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On Saturday morning at Hogwarts, owls flew into the hall and delivered the latest issue of the Daily Prophet.

Anthony spread out the Daily Prophet and read the headline, "The Brutal Black: Rebelling against the Heavenly Powers! He actually slaughtered the Dementors! The Ministry of Magic is in a state of panic!"

"What's going on? Will the Dementors... die?" Michael opened his mouth and looked over immediately, "It's the same as the Boggart, both are 'non-existence', right?"

"Yes!" Chris agreed, "Our homework for the Defense Against the Dark Arts class this week is to write a paper on 'non-existence'."

"Ahem! Let's see what it's about!" Anthony cleared his throat, "In a heinous act of magical violence, Sirius Black once again set off a wave of fear!"

Hearing this headline, Vizet and Luna looked at each other and made a gesture to keep quiet.