"The entrance to Classroom 21 is related to Gamp's Law of Elemental Transfiguration." Albert led Katrina down the corridor on the sixth floor of the Castle.
"What is this, a test?" Katrina raised an eyebrow, looking at the portraits on both sides of the corridor; she knew many secret passages were hidden behind portraits and tapestries.
Albert smiled and said, "If you think so, I won't deny it."
"Did you find the entrance back then?" Katrina stared at Albert, seemingly very concerned about this question.
"I found it, but in the end, Isabelle still brought me into Classroom 21?"
"Why?" Katrina asked, puzzled.
"Because the way to get in is a bit special." Albert asked, "How about it, do you want to try? Or should I just tell you where the entrance to Classroom 21 is?"
"I'll find it." Katrina glanced at Albert and began searching for the Transfiguration Club entrance on the sixth floor.
After more than ten minutes, they had walked through the entire sixth floor but still hadn't found the entrance to Classroom 21, so they returned to the original corridor.
"Alright, you win. I actually wasted time on this. Where is the entrance?" Katrina bit her lip unwillingly, asking Albert for the location of Classroom 21's entrance.
She knew she shouldn't waste time on such a childish bet, it must have been because she was angered by him, and she didn't expect to fall for it.
"Right here." Albert pointed to the portrait beside him.
"You weren't doing it on purpose, were you?" Katrina's gaze at Albert became a little strange; this guy was really deliberately misleading her from beginning to end?
"No." Albert shook his head, denying it. "magic cannot conjure delicious food out of thin air."
"I know that." Katrina said, displeased.
Albert didn't mind her tone and said to the Witch in the portrait, "We need to enter Classroom 21."
The Witch nodded slightly to the two of them, and the painting suddenly moved aside, revealing a half-person-high opening in the wall behind it.
"To enter Classroom 21, you need to tell that Witch, and she will open the door for you." Albert reminded her.
"So, you definitely did it on purpose, didn't you? What a mischievous guy!" Katrina gave Albert a deep look, then bent down and crawled into the hole.
"It's almost time." Albert pulled out his pocket watch, glanced at the time, and looked up at Katrina, saying, "I'll go first. I have Defense Against the Dark Arts Classsoon. When we have the party tonight, remember to mention it to Professor McGonagall for me."
"If I remember." Katrina mumbled, watching Albert's retreating back.
Albert arrived at the Defense Against the Dark Arts Classroom before the class bell rang, and most of the students were already there.
Professor Rowena appeared in the classroom just as the bell rang. He walked to the podium under everyone's gaze, took out the roll call, and began, "I received a letter from Professor Broad. He told me about your progress. Now, what you need to learn is to understand, recognize, and know how to deal with Dark Arts creatures, such as Boggarts, Red Caps, Hinkypunks, Grindylows..."
Professor Rowena scanned the roll call, then swept his gaze across the classroom, and after confirming no one was missing, he continued, "Today, you only need to bring your wand and understand how to deal with a Boggart. Come with me. It's not easy to get practical experience; I went to great lengths to ask someone to get a Boggart for you from outside."
Professor Rowena led everyone out of the Defense Against the Dark Arts Classroom and to a long-empty classroom on the Third Floor. Besides dusty desks stacked together, there was also a box. As ProfessorRowena approached the box, it suddenly shook, startling everyone.
"Without a doubt, this Boggart is already eager to come out and scare people." Professor Rowena sat down on the box, calmly looked around at everyone, raised his index finger, and asked, "Now, who can tell me, what is a Boggart?"
Everyone looked at each other, and eventually, they all focused their gaze on Albert, the meaning being self-evident.
"Alright, in that case, Albert," Professor Rowena noticed their actions and also looked at Albert, asking, "I imagine this question shouldn't be difficult for you."
"A Boggart is a shapeshifting non-being. It appears out of thin air but has never lived. It can transform itself into whatever a nearby person fears most."
"It particularly likes to inhabit dark, confined spaces, such as wardrobes, gaps under beds, sinks, storage cabinets under desks, and boxes, and enjoys proving its existence by making sounds."
"No one knows what a Boggart looks like when it's alone, because it immediately transforms into the shape of the person's worst fear." Albert finished, then paused and continued, "Perhaps, if we try some special methods, we might be able to photograph a Boggartwhen it's alone."
"A fantastic idea. However, this would require equipment support to attempt." Professor Rowena was very pleased with Albert's idea and awarded Gryffindorten points.
"So, who can tell me, what is the best way to deal with a Boggart?"
"Go in pairs." Lee Jordan said.
"Yes, so we have a great advantage when facing a Boggart now, because this way, we can confuse it. A Boggart turns into something absurd when there are many people." Professor Rowena didn't care at all about the shaking box beneath him and continued, "The spell to repel a Boggart is very simple. You just need to concentrate and force it to transform into an image you find ridiculous, but there's one thing you need to know: what truly scares a Boggart away is your laughter. Otherwise, casting the spell on a Boggart will only change its appearance, not completely defeat it."
"Now, without wands, repeat the spell after me: Riddikulus."
"Riddikulus!" The whole class said in unison.
"Very good. Let's test this spell in practice. Who wants to go first?" Professor Rowena clapped his hands and asked the class, "No one?"
"I'll go first." Albert stepped forward.
"Excellent, Albert." Professor Rowena asked, "What are you most afraid of?"
"Well, actually, I'm also very curious about what I might be afraid of." Albert shrugged and replied.
To be honest, Albert really didn't know what he would be afraid of.
His secrets being known?
"Alright, the Boggart will turn into what you fear most. You need to imagine how to force it to become something ridiculous. First, imagine it in your mind, then cast the spell." Professor Rowena's words were actually directed at the other students.
"Now, everyone, step back. We need to leave a clear space for the Boggart so it's not disturbed by others." Professor Rowena motioned for everyone to retreat to the wall, leaving Albert alone to face the Boggart in the box.
"Are you ready?"
"Ready." Albert raised his wand and stared at the shaking box.
"One, two, three, go!" Professor Rowena used a spell to open the box.
The Boggart rushed out of the box and, at the moment it encountered Albert, suddenly spun around and then transformed into... a thick book?
Not only Albert, but everyone else in the classroom was stunned and began to whisper softly.
Many even stretched their necks forward, seemingly wanting to figure out what kind of book Albert's Boggart had turned into.
"One can only say, it truly is Albert; even what he fears is different from others." Lee Jordan couldn't help but complain, "Is he afraid the book is too thin, and he'll finish it in one glance?"
"Professor Rowena, what's going on?" George asked, bewildered.
"Perhaps, this can only mean that Albert himself might not have anything to fear, which is why the Boggart..." Professor Rowena hadn't finished speaking when he saw Albert had already stepped forward, even raising his hands and clapping them on the book, trying to... well, trying to open the book. Was he trying to see its contents?
That's right, Albert was trying to open the book the Boggart had turned into!
Actually, when the Boggart turned into a book, Alberthad already guessed what this book was: the complete Harry Potter series.
So, what he feared was actually fear of the Harry Potternovel's plot being changed?
Perhaps it was, perhaps it wasn't; Albert himself couldn't be sure.
However, Albert now wanted to try and see if the book could be opened, preparing to flip through its contents.
However, items conjured by a Boggart apparently do not have such functionality.
"It won't open, what's the use of you?" Albert threw the book on the ground and stomped on it several times with his foot.
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Everyone else in the classroom watched, dumbfounded.
This was simply too fierce.
At this moment, they suddenly felt a little sorry for that Boggart.
You came out to scare people, and now you've met your match!
"Wait, Albert, please don't treat this Boggart so roughly. Give everyone a chance to practice." Professor Rowena's mouth twitched, and he quickly stepped forward to stop Albert's violent behavior.
After Professor Rowena appeared, the Boggart finally escaped the fate of being trampled underfoot and transformed into a corpse.
Albert couldn't help but frown slightly, glanced at Professor Rowena beside him, and stepped aside.
"Alright! If it has to be this way." Professor Rowenasighed, raised his wand, and cast the spell: "Riddikulus!"
With a bang, the corpse disappeared, encased in a coffin.
"Albert, thank you for your trouble." Professor Rowenastepped aside, allowing Albert to face the Boggartagain.
The coffin transformed back into a book, and that book was finally wrapped in iron, becoming an iron brick.
However, no one paid attention to the Boggart; everyone noticed that Professor Rowena seemed a little down.
"It was a good friend of mine, who died in a magicexperiment." Professor Rowena said sadly, "Alright, everyone, start lining up and come forward to try casting the spell on the Boggart."
No one would mock Professor Rowena; without a doubt, the death of his close friend had dealt him a great blow.
Fred and George's Boggarts both turned into a giant Acromantula. They had almost been eaten by them a few months ago, which still left some psychological trauma.
However, they put roller skates on all eight legs of the Acromantula, making it lose its balance and only able to dance in place, unable to stand up again. This comical scene made everyone laugh out loud.
Lee Jordan's Boggart was even funnier; it turned into a spilled plate of bertie bott's every flavor beans. Only, they were all disgusting flavors like earwax and boogers, which made Fred and George tease him for a long time.