Chapter 185
His eyes slowly swept over the group of nervous little wizards, who all took a step back at the same time. Only the sound of faint footsteps could be heard.
“I will call the students whose names you will hear later. Go forward bravely and face the Boggart. Don’t be afraid. I will protect you here. There are so many students with you. Nothing will happen.”Professor Lupin put his hands behind his back and walked slowly in the classroom. His eyes were firm and encouraging.
The little wizards moved back obediently. The atmosphere became more and more tense. The whole classroom was so quiet that you could hear each other’s breathing.
“Mr. Longbottom, first one, come on.” Professor Lupin stopped, looked at Neville with a smile, and nodded gently at him.
Neville stood there nervously, as if he was cast under a spell of immobilization. There were even beads of sweat oozing from his forehead, and his legs trembled slightly uncontrollably.
Professor Lupin stepped forward and gently patted Neville on the shoulder, comforting him in a gentle tone:”Don’t be afraid, think about what you think is the funniest thing. For example, Professor Snape accidentally stepped on stilts and fell, or put on heavy makeup?”
That scene began to emerge in Neville’s mind, and his nervousness eased a little.
He swallowed nervously, hesitated for a moment, nodded slightly, and walked to the cabinet to face it alone.
Professor Lupin gently opened the cabinet.
There was a loud”bang”, and Professor Snape rushed out of the cabinet like a ferocious beast.
His black robe rubbed on the ground, making a rustling sound, as if announcing his terror to everyone. Professor Snape bared his teeth and pounced straight at Neville, his open mouth, as if he would roar fiercely in the next second.
Neville raised his wand in panic.
Professor Lupin stood aside, clenched his fists, and cheered Neville.
Neville closed his eyes, clenched his teeth, and chanted the spell at the top of his lungs:”Funny, funny!”
Snape’s footsteps suddenly paused.
However, after only a pause, he continued to approach Neville.
“It’s not just that the sound is loud, you have to believe in yourself, you can overcome your fear, it’s just a Boggart.” Professor Lupin still encouraged gently and cast a firm look at Neville.
Neville took a deep breath, and his voice became much firmer:”Funny, funny!”
With a snap –
Snape’s face was covered with heavy makeup, and he was dressed up. He looked at his body in horror, then couldn’t help but let out a scream of horror, and quickly covered his eyes.
The little wizards were stunned, and the classroom burst into laughter. They couldn’t even think about this somewhat eye-catching scene.
Ron held Harry’s shoulders and laughed so hard that tears were about to flow out,”Neville is so talented.”
Hermione was applauding Neville.
Harry’s mouth curled up, but he was a little worried about Neville:”I guess Professor Snape will target Neville more in the future, he’s miserable.”
“It’s simply wonderful, Professor Snape shouldn’t leave so soon.”Professor Lupin led the applause,”Next, Ron Weasley.”
Neville stepped back into the crowd with a sense of relief.
Ron took a deep breath and walked forward slowly.
At this time, Snape, who was covering his eyes and not daring to look at anyone, was trembling. His figure changed rapidly, and in the blink of an eye he turned into a beautiful red-haired girl.
Her face was as pale as paper, without any blood, and there was a weird smile on her face – that smile was creepy, and this little girl was Ron’s sister Ginny.
“”Slippery… funny, funny!” Ron raised his wand with a trembling hand, his voice stuttering, and he recited the spell with difficulty.
As soon as he finished speaking, Ginny’s body began to tremble violently. Ginny was no longer the weird little girl, but a huge teddy bear.
This teddy bear was huge and furry, and looked particularly cute.
It stood there in a naive manner, as if showing Ron its new look.
Ron widened his eyes and looked at the scene in front of him. His originally tense body gradually relaxed.
“”Okay, next one, Hermione Granger!”
Hermione’s face turned pale as she stepped forward.
The round black eyes of the teddy bear looked at her, and then immediately turned into a corpse – it was Harry Potter.
His body was covered with hideous and mutilated bite wounds.
“”Oh! No!”
Hermione screamed in fear and raised her wand:”Funny!”
Harry’s body returned to normal, holding the ice cream and looking at her with a smile.
Seeing this, Lupin felt a little depressed.
What’s wrong with the little wizards in Hogwarts now?
Why are they afraid of such strange things ?
He originally thought that it should be some magical creatures, ghosts, or the death of his own pet.
So far, Snape, who was conjured by Neville, is the most normal.
He hesitated for a moment, but still read out the name of the next person.
“Seamus Finnigan.
He stepped out, and Harry, who was holding an ice cream cone, suddenly twisted and changed. In a flash, he had turned into himself, holding a wand in his hand, aiming directly at his head.
“With a loud bang, his whole head suddenly exploded, but there was no mosaic, only a circle of billowing smoke tightly surrounding his head.
After he recited the spell, the smoke slowly dissipated, and his head was not damaged. Instead, it turned into a big wavy hair.
Lupin opened his mouth wide, and a feeling of suffocation rose in his heart.
What’s the matter with pointing the wand at his head?
Why would he worry about this? Normal people shouldn’t have such worries.
But fortunately, the other students were like what he thought. Otherwise, he wouldn’t dare to continue, for fear that his heart could not bear it.
Until the last person.
Lupin struggled for a while, but he couldn’t avoid it after all. He read out the last name:”Harry Potter.”
The chattering little wizards instantly stopped their noisy and heated discussions.
Ron also quickly stopped playing happily with Neville.
Everyone looked over with curiosity, they were extremely eager to know what Harry would be afraid of.
Because in their memory, Harry has always been fearless. He can remain calm even when facing the terrible Professor Snape. He is even more courageous and resolutely stands up when encountering dark wizards and basilisks.
Usually, there is almost no expression on his face, whether it is joy or anger.
But this calm look is very consistent with the image of the king in people’s hearts.
What would make the king afraid?
“Professor, you seem reluctant to let me come up?” Harry walked to the front of the crowd, still a little distance away from the Boggart’s transformation range.
“With your strength and wisdom, I am just worried about what Bogle will become.” Lupin forced a smile.
He was a little worried that the person Harry feared most would be Voldemort. If that person appeared in the classroom, it would probably cause a farce.
