Chapter 458? Silent spell teaching

Chapter 458 Silent Spell Teaching

After finishing the conversation with Slughorn, Mike returned to the lounge. After meeting with Franklin, he went to the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom without stopping.

That's right, what they were going to take this session was Professor Snape's Defense Against the Dark Arts class.

At this time, many students had gathered in the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom, and all of them were Hufflepuffs and Ravenclaws.

Obviously, due to the recent return of Voldemort and the fact that Snape did not raise the admission standards for advanced classes in Defense Against the Dark Arts, there were so many students applying for this subject that Snape had to do the same as in the lower grades. , using divided class teaching method to conduct classes.

Just as the Potions classroom changed with the arrival of Slughorn, the originally bright Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom also changed with the arrival of Snape.

The first is the large floor-to-ceiling windows in the classroom. They have long been blocked by heavy curtains, and the entire classroom is only illuminated by a few candles, making it extremely dark.

There are also many murals on the walls of the classroom that were not there before. These murals all depict human beings who are suffering from horrific torture. They look creepy!

These, coupled with the cold atmosphere permeating the classroom, inevitably reminded people of the Potions classroom last semester.

Perhaps in order to resist the tension caused by this weird atmosphere, everyone was talking and laughing, trying to bring a little life to the place in this way.

However, at this moment, with a loud noise, the classroom door was slammed shut.

The classmates who were talking and laughing were startled. They all turned around, their faces changed greatly and they bowed their heads in silence.

Mike also turned his head curiously and saw Snape striding toward the podium. His steps were so long that his black cloak was bulging in the wind, making him look like It was Snape who had a pair of black bat wings growing out of his back.

Snape soon came to the podium. He raised his head and looked at the people in the audience with his eyes lowered. After a while, he said in a cold tone that was empty and emotionless:

"I didn't ask you to take out the books."

As soon as he said this, Mike heard a lot of rustling sounds around him. It seemed that many people had taken out their books in advance.

It wasn't until the sound stopped that Snape continued:

“What I’m about to say next is very important and I want each of you to pay attention!”

As he spoke, Snape walked down from the podium.

"So far, you have changed five Defense Against the Dark Arts professors. These professors all have their own different teaching philosophies and teaching methods. Under such chaotic circumstances, I am surprised that so many of you can still pass. I passed the Owl exam. I guess those Ministry of Magic officials who graded the papers must have let it slip. What do you think?"

Snape's back pressed heavily on the shoulder of a Hufflepuff. The poor child's body shook violently, while the surrounding Hufflepuffs lowered their heads in fear. They knew very well, What Snape said now was completely aimed at them. Unlike the situation in Ravenclaw where almost all members were good or excellent, their Defense Against the Dark Arts class scores were all low.

"Come on, I will be even more surprised if you can keep up with the progress of the advanced class, because its content is more advanced."

Snape said as he patted the Hufflepuff on the shoulder, and then walked towards Ravenclaw.

This scene surprised Mike, because Snape actually encouraged those Hufflepuffs just now!

Although it's a bit weird, this is obviously Snape's unique way of encouragement!

This is very rare!

Unfortunately, the Hufflepuffs didn't seem to appreciate it.

They all breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Snape leaving. The Hufflepuff boy who was patted on the shoulder even touched his pants. It seemed that he was checking whether he had peed his pants without trying to make any effort at all. the meaning of.

Seeing this, Mike shook his head helplessly, while Snape said slowly:

"Black magic! Various, diverse, and powerful... Fighting them is like fighting a powerful hydra! If you cut off one head, two more powerful and cunning heads will grow. !”

Mike wanted to laugh a little. Snape's words reminded him of some comics he had read in his previous life.

"Therefore," Snape suddenly raised his voice, "your defenses must be as varied and creative as dark magic!"

Snape's sudden increase in voice made the students' spirits jump for a moment, and then he pointed to the mural on the wall.

"These pictures vividly show the conditions of the victims. For example, the death curse (he pointed to an oil painting of the protagonist lying on the ground with a pale face). There are also fire curses (a large piece of humanoid charcoal) and explosion curses. (Broken body)…”

As Snape began to introduce the meaning of these murals, the expressions of the students gradually became frightened. Of course, Mike still maintained his expressionless expression. He even felt a little bored. Because the things Snape told were too low-level.

Perhaps sensing Mike's thoughts, after introducing these murals, Snape returned to the podium and said to everyone:

"I think you are all still unfamiliar with the Silent Spell. Who can tell me what the Silent Spell is used for?"

There was dead silence in the classroom, everyone lowered their heads, and no one raised their hands at all.

Snape looked around and finally laid his eyes on Mike.

"Mike, please answer this question."

"Okay professor." Mike stood up and said, "The silent spell can prevent your opponent from judging the spell you are about to cast through the spell, so that you can gain some advantages. Of course, this is just a superficial effect. , in fact, the silent advantage of the silent spell is also very useful in sneak attacks. Its ultimate function is actually to speed up your casting speed, allowing you to release the spell at an almost instantaneous speed. Of course, it also has Disadvantages. First of all, it is very difficult to learn silent spells, and its power is much smaller than that of vocal spells."

"That's good." Snape nodded and said, "At least you can still be realistic. This is much better than Miss Know-It-All, who just follows the script. Okay, sit down."

Mike sat down with a smile, while Franklin next to him was muttering dissatisfied.

According to convention, Snape should have given Mac extra points, but he obviously did not do so.

But Mike didn't care about this little thing. Instead, he gave Franklin a silence gesture, because if Snape found out that he was still here, the consequences would not be good.

Fortunately, Snape didn't seem to notice what was going on here. He raised his head, shook his greasy hair, and said:

"Today our task is to practice silent spells. Now you are divided into groups of two. One of you is trying to cast a spell on the other, but you are not allowed to say it out loud. The other is trying to repel the curse, but you are also not allowed to say it out loud. let's start."

After saying that, Professor Snape flicked his wand and all the desks in the classroom were thrown to both sides of the classroom with a huge force.

The Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff students looked at each other, and finally raised their wands towards the classmates around them under Snape's threatening gaze.

Although there were many people who wanted to team up with Mike for practice, Mike finally chose Franklin.

There is no way around this. Rather than educating others, Mike is more willing to cultivate Franklin, his own person.

To be honest, Mike felt that Snape was a relatively competent Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, at least much better than Umbridge before and Quirrell who only followed the script in the first grade.

After all, he is already doing his best to improve the students' strength to face Voldemort's next invasion. This can be seen from the advanced spell-casting skills he taught everyone such as silent spells. Otherwise, if Snape truly surrendered to Voldemort, If so, he could let the students study freely, just like Quirrell did before, so that he could save some effort when Voldemort actually invaded Hogwarts.

It's just that although Snape has tried his best to teach everyone, it is obvious that the students do not appreciate it very much. Various cheating methods emerge in an endless stream during the practice of silent spells. For example, the two people next to Mike, although they recite the spell, Their voices were very low and the movements of their lips were almost invisible, but Mike still discovered that they were reciting magic spells secretly, and there were many people doing this.

This is actually a very stupid thing, because even Mike can easily detect their cheating methods, let alone Snape.

Yes, Mike was sure that Snape must have noticed these people's little actions, but for some unknown reason, Professor Snape, who used to be extremely strict with his students, chose to ignore this behavior.

On the contrary, those students who practiced seriously but had little effect were scolded by Snape. Snape's two thin lips kept opening and closing, spraying venom at them, but at the same time he kept pointing out Mistakes they made during practice.

The students who had been scolded all looked downcast. Snape was indeed an old hermaphrodite, and he was good at quarreling with others.

The students who had cheated couldn't stop laughing when they saw this.

Mike shook his head with disdain. In his opinion, these smart-aleck people are the most stupid. They think that no one has discovered their methods, and they even laugh at those who work hard, not knowing that they have been abandoned.

Mike withdrew his gaze and looked at Franklin again.

He planned to teach Franklin well in this class, because the role of silent spells in combat was so important. Mastering the use of double-digit silent spells was even set as one of the graduation review requirements for the Auror training class. First, this also shows that only wizards who have mastered the silent spell can be called true combat wizards.

"Come on, cast a silent spell on me, any spell you want, pick the one you're best at."

Mike said to Franklin, who looked confused.

Franklin really didn't have any confidence in the silent spell. He thought it was too difficult.

Fortunately, Franklin was not as smart as those people. After struggling for a while, Franklin agreed.

Immediately afterwards, the two drew out their wands and pointed them at each other.

Franklin gritted his teeth to prevent himself from accidentally chanting the curse. At the same time, he waved the wand up and down in the air, and soon drew a strange trajectory in the air.

This is ‘Expelliarmus’.

Mike easily recognized the spell from the trail of Franklin's wand.

But this is not the right choice. The disarming spell is one of the more advanced attack spells in Defense Against the Dark Arts. As a beginner of silent spells, it is obviously not advisable to choose such an advanced spell for the first time.

As expected by Mike, when Franklin's first attempt at the silent spell failed, and due to the lack of guidance in the final stage of the spell, the magic in his body that was guided by the correct wand waving movements also went out of control.

Looking at the twitching muscles on Franklin's face, Mike also took a breath of air.

This reminded him of his experience when he first learned the Silent Curse. The feeling of losing control of his magic power was not pleasant. The pain was like being hit by a weakened version of the Cruciatus Curse.

Mike shook his head and was about to remind Franklin, but before he could say anything, he heard a familiar voice from the side.

"Ha! Another idiot! Do you think you are Merlin? You actually chose the disarming spell from the beginning. I should really open your head and take a look, because I guess there should be nothing in it." Snape said in a voice like He said quickly in a singing tone, "Or is this what Mr. Townley taught you? Oh! I think I should understand that celebrities will always have a fool who can bring out their genius, just like The Weasley next to Mr. Potter. And you are the idiot next to Mr. Townley, right? You only exist to bring out Mr. Townley's genius!"

Franklin clenched his teeth, and even made a grinding sound in his mouth.

Mike believed that if he hadn't been unable to defeat Snape, Franklin would have gone up and fought with him now.

In order to prevent Franklin from making any impulsive moves, Mike stepped forward and patted Franklin on the shoulder and said loudly:

"Okay, calm down, Franklin. Do you know how to use your front teeth against a big stick? Try it again with the simplest magic spell. Remember that you have to use your mental power to mobilize the magic power in the end, rather than using words like before. Come on. Come on, let’s pull it again.”

Franklin glared hard at Snape before raising his wand again.

At this time, Snape also closed his mouth and looked at Franklin who was preparing to cast a spell.

It was clear that he remembered his duties as a professor.

Compared with the disarming spell, the steps to cast the 'Incisor Matching Stick' spell are much simpler. Franklin took a deep breath, slowly slid the wand in his hand through the air, and finally pointed at Mike.

At the same time, Mike and Snape on the opposite side also held their breath in unison.