Hogwarts: I am Harry's eldest cousin

Following Dumbledore's introduction, thunderous applause broke out in the restaurant.

Moody's unique appearance attracted the attention of many young wizards.

Many young wizards who knew about his deeds began to discuss it in whispers below.

Auror is a role model among elite wizards. He has spent his entire life in military service, made countless contributions to the Ministry of Magic, and captured countless dark wizards.

Many young wizards were excited after hearing this, especially the Gryffindors who were eager to work with Moody to capture dark wizards and were determined to become Aurors after graduation.

But no matter how strong or powerful one is, whether he can teach others is another matter.

Everyone was curious about the teaching methods of this new professor, a former elite Auror.

As long as it's 50% of Professor Lupin's level, it will be fine. Just 30% will be fine.

The young wizards have lowered the professor's requirements again and again.

How does any worse professor compare to Lockhart?

Fourth-year Defense Against the Dark Arts students have a Friday morning class, and they also have to study a whole week's worth of other subjects.

The spells and transfiguration classes are all okay for now, with the same old gestures and detailed explanations of tones. Apart from learning new spells, there is basically nothing special about them.

But the content of the magical creature protection class in the afternoon was more exciting.

Hagrid brought in a whole host of strange creatures.

It was slimy, grayish white, and you couldn't tell where its head was. It looked like a giant lobster without its shell.

The most important thing is that this thing always emits the smell of rotten fish and shrimp.

Exploding skrewt.

A completely new species bred from a manticore and a fire crab.

The key point is that Hagrid hasn't had time to register with the Ministry of Magic. Theoretically, this is an illegal breeding. If he insists on following the regulations of the Ministry of Magic, Hagrid may go to Azkaban eight times a year.

Hagrid was delighted and asked the young wizards to form a group and adopt a blasting-tailed skrewt as part of the Care of Magical Creatures class this semester.

From the sound of his voice, he hopes the young wizards can make it into a growth diary.

By the way, although the danger level of the blasting-tailed skrewt has not yet been determined by the Ministry of Magic, it is certain that its danger level is at level 4X. It has a certain degree of aggressiveness towards humans. Even if the little wizards are facing a group of cubs, it can be very dangerous if they are not careful.

This magical creature that reproduces across species has a characteristic, which is that its IQ is not very low. The direct manifestation of its low IQ is that once it goes crazy, it will even attack its owner.

The most important thing is that this thing has a very bad temper. It will attack and even kill and eat its own kind.

Except for Hagrid, who thought the blasting-tailed skrewt was a cute creature that was too interesting, the other little wizards were not very fond of it.

There's nothing I can do about it, since Hagrid loves these dangerous things the most.

"Look at these little cuties."

Hagrid was teasing a juvenile blasting-tailed skrewt with a piece of frog liver, but the skrewt not only did not appreciate it, but also sprayed a small amount of explosive flame from its tail, which happened to spray on the back of Hagrid's hand. The flame and the explosion burned all the hair on Hagrid's hand, but he was amused.

Seeing this situation, the little wizards behind him all retreated. They were not Hagrid, and their skin was not as thick as his. If this thing sprayed on their hands, it would at least cause moderate burns.

Dudley looked at the blasting-tailed skrewt thoughtfully.

An adult blasting-tailed skrewt has considerable offensive power, and can grow to a height of ten feet (three meters). Its armor can reflect spells, and it can also spray explosive flames from its tail.

I just don't know if the blasting-tailed skrewts are immune to the Imperius Curse.

Otherwise, forming a team composed of blasting-tailed skrewts would be extremely destructive.

Bad temper, aggressiveness, and the inability to distinguish friend from foe are nothing compared to the Imperius Curse.

The days of study passed quickly, and soon it was Friday.

Today is the day for Defense Against the Dark Arts class.

Chapter 262: Criteria for Qualifying a Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor

After finishing his daily morning exercise, Draco was bored and wandered around the castle with his two followers, Crabbe and Goyle.

Hermione and Dudley were reading in the library, while Neville, Ron and Harry were practicing spells in the Room of Requirement.

He didn't want to go anywhere today. He didn't want to study or practice spells. He originally planned to take a whole day to rest and relax.

Well, for the members of the discipline group, just attending classes is just relaxing.

In a trance, he always felt that something was following him, as if someone was watching him.

But every time I looked back, I found nothing.

This made him very confused.

But he believed in his intuition that there must be something following him.

So without further delay, he immediately ran to the library to ask Dudley for help.

Miraculously, the moment he stepped into the library, the feeling of being watched disappeared.

"Draco, don't you want to rest today?"

Dudley asked, glancing at Draco.

Draco thought about it and told Dudley about his feeling just now. Dudley told him to be careful recently, as he might be being targeted by someone or something, and to come to him immediately if he had the same feeling next time.

Who was targeting Draco?

That person is naturally Professor Moody. If that guy wants to establish a character of a traitor, Lucius' son Draco is naturally the best choice.

It can not only let you vent your anger but also make your "Moody" image more three-dimensional.

The study time was soon over, and the fourth-year wizards began to arrive at the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom one after another. This was their fourth year at Hogwarts. Here they met the stuttering Professor Garlic (Quirrell), the Drama Professor (Lockhart) who was dressed like a peacock, and the Perfect Professor (Lupin) who could transform.

Today is the fourth professor to teach them Defense Against the Dark Arts.

I put "Dark Power: A Guide to Self-Defense" on the desk early, quietly waiting for the famous "Mad-Eyes" to arrive.

Many young wizards have heard about Moody from their seniors.

His teaching level is first-rate, and there is almost no black magic that he doesn't know. His achievements in combating black magic are even higher.

To put it in one sentence, Professor Moody's class is simply 'cool'.

After the class, I immediately gained a lot of admiration from young wizards.

With Moody's distinctive clacking footsteps, the strange and scary old wizard appeared at the door of the classroom.

"Put these things away." The first thing Moody did when he entered the classroom was to point at the textbooks on the little wizard's desk and said in a rough voice. He walked to the podium with seemingly difficulty using his crutches and sat down.

"You don't need things like textbooks."

Just one sentence made the little wizards below the podium excited.

They had heard similar words from the previous Defense Against the Dark Arts professor. Although Professor Lupin also taught them knowledge in the order of dark magic creatures in the textbook, he never used textbooks.

The ones who use textbooks are the two professors above, Quirrell and Lockhart

Whether or not a professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts uses textbooks in class has almost become the criterion for them to evaluate whether a professor is qualified or not.

"Before coming here, I received a letter from your professor Lupin introducing your studies in this course. You have already learned a lot about how to deal with dark magic creatures."

The young wizards murmured their agreement.

Professor Moody nodded, and then changed the subject: "Not enough, this is far from enough! For three whole years you have only learned how to deal with dark magic creatures such as Boggarts, Red Caps, Hinckley Punks, Grindylows, Cabba and Werewolves."

"You are already in the fourth grade. And you only have this little knowledge about Defense Against the Dark Arts. When I was your age, I had already learned how to deal with dark wizards!"

According to the age line, Moody, Hagrid and Tom are almost in the same class.

That was the age of Grindelwald. What he said was right in a sense about learning how to deal with dark wizards at that time.

"I really want to know what you learned in the past two years?"

The little wizards looked at each other

The professors of the Defense Against the Dark Arts classes for the first and second years were Quirrell and Lockhart. They also wanted to know what they had learned from them in the past two years.

If it weren't for the teaching of Professor Lupin and Mr. Dursley in their third year, their understanding of Defense Against the Dark Arts might still be at the level of how to deal with mischievous little curses like 'Grinning Hula La'.

The young wizards in the audience were talking a lot, and Moody tapped the ground with his cane to quiet the noise in the classroom.

"Defense Against the Dark Arts is not just about dealing with dark magic creatures, but also about learning how to deal with dark magic spells!"

"I am going to let you experience the magic between wizards. I have a year to teach you how to deal with the dark magic."

"Can anyone tell me what is the best and most effective way to deal with the dark arts?"

Moody asked as he looked at the young wizards in the audience.

When Ron heard that he knew the answer to this question, he immediately raised his hand to answer.

"It's a counter-curse, sir."

"Correct answer." Moody nodded with satisfaction: "Red hair, you are a child of the Weasley family, right? Your father Arthur helped me a lot."

Ron, who was a little embarrassed by Moody's praise, said, "In the third year, we have learned a lot of dark magic counter-spells."

Then he thought of something and his face turned pale.

Extra points, where are the extra points you promised?

It's a rare occasion for me to answer questions in class, so where's the extra points for the discipline group?

"I see."

Moody nodded, looking a little surprised. Lupin didn't mention this in his letter. He said that the fifth grade (last year's fourth grade) had not learned counter-spells yet. How come the fourth grade (last year's third grade) is learning it now? Did Lupin write the grade wrong?

"I also learned the Patronus Charm." Ron, who didn't get any extra points, mentioned it again without giving up.

Moody's face began to look a little unnatural.

Learning the Patronus Charm in third year (now fourth year)? Are you sure you're kidding?

This thing may not even be taught in sixth grade.

Not many Aurors know the Patronus Charm.

"That you"

Moody asked in a questioning tone.

“I’ve basically learned everything.”

The young wizards answered in unison that even if some of them were unable to summon a physical patronus, being able to cast white silk to deal with a single Dementor would be enough.

Moody's mind was a little confused.

That’s not right. Is this really fourth grade?

Originally he wanted to say that the content they studied was not deep enough. Now it is not a question of not being deep enough.

But the content learned is beyond the syllabus.

Who teaches the Patronus Charm to third graders?

Chapter 263 Moody: What are the three unforgivable curses?

In fact, Lupin simply mentioned to Moody the teaching progress from one to seven grades, and did not mention much about the fourth grade (last year's third grade). After all, the learning progress of the third grade and the fourth grade today is also a strange existence in the history of Hogwarts teaching.

The learning progress of fifth and sixth graders is not as fast as that of fourth graders (last year's third graders).

Who made this grade have a disciplinary group that is so unruly to an outrageous degree?

"Yes, you guys are really good."

He said in a slightly dry tone.

After listening to the young wizards talking about their teaching progress, Moody became more and more shocked. He really didn't know what he could teach.

However, the students in the audience said with a bit of shame: "Professor, we are much worse than you. We still haven't learned how to deal with a dark wizard."

Moody:.

That was just an exaggerated rhetoric. Even though dark wizards were rampant in that era, a fourth-year Hogwarts student would not be allowed to fight against dark wizards.

This is not the more chaotic era of a hundred years ago.