<h4>Chapter 172: ck Magic Public Lecture</h4>
"Professor Drac is really here?" Lee Jordan was a little incredulous, "I thought he was ready to abandon us."
"I knew it!" George jumped up excitedly and gave Fred a silent high-five, "I knew it, Professor Drac has already made a bet with us that he would be able to teach us until we graduate, he must not be able to let go of those dozens of Golden Galleons!"
"Sure enough, we''re the ones who deserve the most credit for making Professor Drac stay!" Fred said with simr glee.
Lee Jordan gave the Weasley twins a look of contempt and moved a few steps to the side, making a show of not recognizing these two shameless people ...
Being the first Dueling Club gathering since the start of the new semester, the auditorium was packed with people and shoulders.
Whether it was the junior wizards or the senior prospective graduates, it had been two months since they had practiced dueling in the dueling club, and now they were all a bit nostalgic.
They spontaneously gathered around the dueling table in the center of the auditorium, looking up at Professor Drac, who hadn''t listened to his lecture for a long time, with eagerness in their eyes.
On the Hogwarts bell tower, the melodious bell slowly rang.
Apanied by the bell of the club opening, Drac raised his hands and gently pressed down.
The cacophony of murmurs,ughter, and talking gradually stopped, and after a few moments, the auditorium became surprisingly silent.
"It is a pleasure to see you, dear students."
Drac''s mellow voice resounded in the center of the auditorium, yet it seemed to echo in every part of the auditorium, so that no matter how far away the young wizards standing were able to hear it clearly.
"As you all should know, I was away for over a month before the Christmas break began." He said softly, "Perhaps some of you will be surprised as to what I went to do."
"I also know that some of you will probably specte if I got bored and was ready to abandon you guys?"
Drac smiled, looking at the young wizards under the dueling stage with a gentle expression.
Looking at Drac''s gentle gaze, Lee Jordan and many other small wizards lowered their heads.
They fell into deep self-me, feeling that they shouldn''t have doubted their professor like this, and should have had faith in Professor Drac.
However, Drac''s next sentence directly caught them off guard.
"That''s right, I''m just bored, and I just want to abandon you all!" He said cheerfully.
Lee Jordan and a bunch of other young wizards, "???"
Did Professor Drac really have to be so direct?
"Professor, why are you leaving?"
"Professor, what should we do with Hogwarts'' ck Magic Defense after you leave?"
"Professor ..."
The quiet auditorium once again became noisy, the small wizards were in a frenzy, one by one, they opened their mouths to ask Professor Drac why he had to leave Hogwarts, and there were also some small wizards who loved Drac very much who cried and pleaded with the professor not to abandon them.
Drac in Hogwarts teaching this more than a year''s time, although he will sometimes deviate from the textbook, lecture content let students caught off guard; sometimes not willing to correct homework, not willing to test papers, so that many schoolboys feel dissatisfied; sometimes he will take the students for the devil''s training, so that a person is painful ...
But no one could deny that Drac was indeed a professor of considerable caliber, as well as a good professor who would not be biased in favor of any of the colleges because he had not been divided.
Moreover, Drac was also the first Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts who was able to get re-elected.
If he did leave Hogwarts out of boredom, who knows what kind of a luddite Headmaster Dumbledore''s next Defense Against the Dark Arts professor would be? What if he got the next Chilo?
So no matter what year it was, no one wanted Drac to leave Hogwarts, except for the petnt little wizards who abhorred the devil''s training.
Drac stood on the dueling stage, looking at the shocked, incredulous, and resistant expressions of the young wizards below, listening to a voice of retention and persuasion, the corner of his mouth slowly sketched out a soft smile.
"Let''s all be quiet for a moment." Heughed softly, "I have something else to say that I haven''t finished."
Drac''s voice rang in the ears of every student present, interrupting the din in the auditorium.
The young wizards looked up at Drac''s smiling face and slowly quieted, wanting to hear what Professor Drac had left to say.
"I actually did feel a little boredst semester, a month or so before the end of the semester." Only when the auditorium waspletely quiet did Drac speak slowly, "So I gave myself a vacation, went to see an old friend, and met some new ones in between."
"The vacation was actually quite rewarding for me, and I found out quite a few interesting things, and it sure was a lot more interesting than the boring life of lecturing at Hogwarts every day." He said frankly.
When the young wizards on the stage heard this, they all revealed worried expressions, fearing that Drac would say something like he wouldn''t continue lecturing in the future.
"But, those funny things don''te across every day." Drac''s words changed, "It might only be two or three days when you really encounter interesting things."
"The rest of the time is still the same boring life that has been going on for decades, and it''s not even remotely as interesting as watching you guys fight at Hogwarts."
The young wizards in the auditorium were at first a bit bewildered, then they understood the subtext of Drac''s words, and all of them revealed surprised, delighted expressions.
"Yes, in a school as vibrant as Hogwarts, there are at least new faces every year, new surprises every day, and there are always some little wizards who can make my eyes light up ...," Dracughed, "Of course, the ones who make my eyes Of course, it''s not as if there aren''t any that make me go ck."
The little wizardsughed knowingly.
Lee Jordan poked his two twin roommates next to him in the arm and whispered to them if it was the two of them that made Professor Drac go ck.
Fred and George rebutted his "ridiculous"ment with a resounding.
"And besides that, I discovered something new today." Drac shook his head out ofughter, looking at the reactions of the young wizards on the stage, and then said, "In fact, no matter how long one has lived, there are always some things that we don''t understand."
"That''s why, teaching your homework while engaging in self-learning is the most suitable life for myself that I can think of."
Drac''s speech wasn''t long, but every word was true to him.
It was rare for him to talk genuinely to someone like he did today, let alone speak genuinely to such arge group of young wizards.
This time''s experience had indeed given Drac some new ideas.
First was the meeting with Andros. Andros had preferred to spend his entire life, even wasting his time after death, in the secret realm at the top of Mount Olympus, just to block off the opportunity for the vile Helbo to do his evil deeds and seal it firmly.
This touches Drac in a slight way.
Later, Newt tells him at Drac''s castle about what happened decades ago during the Global Wizarding War, and also manifests his passion for magical creatures in Drac''s presence.
Newt was approaching a hundred years old, but he was still devoted to all magical creatures, and when he carefully recorded the characteristics of magical creatures in his cowhide book, his expression was really like that of a child carefully observing the movement of ants.
This also brought Drac a slight touch.
At the end of the day, LeMay analyzed the simrity of the ck aura of Mimeran and Helbo, and the two of them came to the conclusion that all ck magic came from the same source.
This incident was to let Drac know that even though he had lived for more than a thousand years, there were still some things that he had never understood.
So when he was bored, couldn''t he find something more meaningful to do? Couldn''t one take advantage of the boredom to find the source of all the dark energy?
And the conclusion Drac and LeMay hade to together made him unsure if there was anything else wrong with ck magic, dark energy or not.
In the event that someday something went wrong with the same source of ck magic, and yet the students of Hogwarts knew nothing about this form of magic, then they would probably be at a disadvantage in such a matter.
Drac couldn''t ept that his students had no understanding of ck magic at all.
"We are not learning how to duel today." A smile spread in his eyes and he looked at the young wizards on the stage who always gave clear gazes, "I want to give you an impromptu public lesson on ck magic defense techniques, would you like to hear it?"
The little wizards under the stage were first a little surprised, then slightly relieved.
It''s been quite a long time since Professor Drac''s devilish training, I''m afraid that today''s direct resumption of training intensity will end up with soreness all over their bodies, switching to an open ss on ck magic defense technique is indeed a bit morefortable.
So, the little wizards said in unison -
"Want to listen!"
"Good." The corner of Drac''s mouth hooked up a wilting smile, "In that case, today I''m going to tell you ... what ck magic is!"
"Who can tell me what ck magic is?"
At this time, the little wizards under the stage had not yet realized the seriousness of the matter, one by one, they probed their heads and looked at Drac on the dueling stage, and the schoolboys even raised their hands high.
"Ms. Granger, you tell us."
Drac pointed to the little witch on the stage with her hand raised and her hair tousled.
"Dark Arts, also known as Dark Magic, refers primarily to any type of magic used to harm, control, or even kill people and creatures. Most people who practice Dark Magic are evil, and wizards who practice it are called Dark Wizards."
Hermione recited the textbook definition of ck magic very fluently.
"Well said." Drac appreciated, "The definition of ck magic is indeed as simple as that, broadly speaking it refers to any magic that could be detrimental to other wizards."
"If we were to delineate ck magic ording to that definition, then all the magic wemonly see with controlling abilities would be categorized as ck magic - such as stupor spells, petrification spells, binding spells, and so on."
"But we likewise know that these spells with some control are precisely the ones you must learn during your school years, so are you going to be called ck wizards just because you''ve mastered a stupor spell, or a petrification spell for that matter?"
Drac looked over to Cedric of Hufflepuff and teased, "Diggory, I know you''re pretty good with the stupor spell, so do you admit to being a dark wizard?"
A joyousugh came from the Hufflepuff side of the crowd.
Cedricughed and pushed aside his roommate, who was snickering at him, and said in a loud voice to Drac, "Professor, I adamantly do not admit to being a dark wizard!"
He often came to the office to ask Drac about all kinds of topics, and nowadays he had gotten very familiar with the mix, so Drac''s sudden flirtation didn''t make him feel the slightest bit embarrassed.
"As a matter of fact, it''s not just you who won''t admit that you''re ck wizards, but all the other wizards in the magic world are also reluctant to admit it." Dracughed and continued his narration, "Soter on, wizards had a stricter division of ck magic-"
"As I have told you in the Dueling Club, ck magic is divided into Evil Spells (Jinx), Poison Spells (Hex), and the most vicious Curses (Curse)."
"The spells among these categories are all ones that can actually cause damage to a wizard, so there''s usually no objection to being ssified as ck magic."
"As for the control-type magic spells such as Stupor Curse, Disarming Curse, Petrification Curse, and so on, they were called defense magic byter wizards, and these magic spells would not cause harm to other people while at the same time being able to eliminate the opponent''sbat power."
"And so, most of the control type of magic, in general, was removed from the category of ck magic." Drac said.
The young wizards revealed thoughtful expressions.
In fact, this knowledge had been subliminally recounted by Drac as early as the previous dueling club gathering, and most of it could be quickly absorbed and understood by the students present.
So all of this knowledge was just an appetizer, the main event was still toe.
"The dueling club has been held so many times, you may have alreadyprehended how to conduct a duel and how to defend against your opponent''s spells." Dracughed softly.
"But with the limitations of the professors, you can only use the defense spells I just introduced to you in a duel, and you haven''t learned enough to really deal with the knowledge of ck magic - very little!" Drac continued, "Therefore, I''m going to let you all appreciate today - how a ck wizard would use magic."
The young wizards on the stage were instantly interested.
"What? Professor Drac is going to show us ck magic?" Ron spected gleefully, "Hermione, how would you guess Professor Drac''s use of ck magic?"
"Uh ... shouldn''t be any better than a dark wizard using it?" Hermione whispered, "After all, Professor Drac is usually not very decent, but he''s still a decent wizard after all."
"Ahem ...," Harry coughed menacingly.
"What''s wrong with you, Harry?" Ron turned his head to look at his nemesis next to him, "Do you disagree with what Hermione said?"
"No, I just choked myself by gagging." Harry said hurriedly.
Because Harry and Riddle had always maintained a pretty good rtionship, and often sought out Assistant Riddle for tutoring in Defense Against the Dark Arts, he had also heard part of what there was about Drac from Riddle.
Harry remembered what Riddle had once said to him -
Drac''s level of ck magic, if he said he was second in the magical world, then even Voldemort wouldn''t dare to say he was first ...
He nced at Hermione and Ron, who were still in the dark, and gave a helpless smile.
"Alright, back to business." Drac pressed both of his hands together in a vain attempt to gradually quiet the chaotic auditorium, "Before I demonstrate how a dark wizard casts a spell, I will give you a rundown of why I do what I do-"
"Spells, theye in many forms, with different magical powers, and ways of casting them. Theoretically, I need only teach you the variousmon magic spells to break the spells, that''s all."
Instead of saying what really made him determined to exin ck magic, Drac exined it to the young wizards from another angle.
"As a rule, there are a lot of students here who are less than sixth years, and you''re still too early in your adulthood for me to have told you what illegal ck magic looks like, because you''re too young now to deal with this ck wizarding way of casting spells."
"But it seems to me that it is always good to know more about something, no matter what grade you are in, and the sooner you learn about the ck magic you have to deal with the better off you will be. If something is something you''ve never seen before, how can you defend yourself against it?"
"Remember, if a dark wizard is going to cast a ck magic spell on you, he will not tell you what he intends to do beforehand. A ck wizard will never pronounce a spell on you frankly, fairly, or politely."
"Therefore, you must be prepared to deal with ck magic!"
Drac''s gaze swept a full circle around the auditorium, looking deeply into the expression of each young wizard, hoping to see the importance in their eyes.
"Next, to the part you are most concerned about ... I will show you the most evil ck magic, I hope you watch carefully." He said in a deep voice.
"These magic may make you feel ufortable, but also please do not feel afraid, I will not hurt you."
Drac snapped his fingers.
A handsome young man with ck hair suddenly appeared on the dueling stage, standing right in front of Drac.
"Hm? What''s going on here?"
Riddle, who had just been in the assistant professor''s office, had a moment of panic at the sudden change of scene in front of him, so he quickly drew his wand and pointed it around with a pale face.
In the next moment, he realized that this was his familiar auditorium, surrounded by many small wizards who wereughing and enjoying his antics.
Riddle then realized that this was the scene of the dueling club, and Drac was looking at him with a pleasant smile on his face next to him.
"Professor Drac?" Riddle looked at Drac in disbelief and silently put away his wand, "Is it something that you''ve called me over all of a sudden? Is it that you need my cooperation in your dueling demonstration?"
"It does require your cooperation." Drac smiled evilly, "But it''s not to perform a dueling demonstration, rather, I need you to be a model."
Looking at Drac''s evil smile, Riddle instantly felt bad and turned around wanting to escape.
However, the next moment, Drac''s voice rang in his ears-
"Soul out of body (Imperio)."