Hogwarts magic is justice

Chapter 58 Let's give Professor Lockhart a round of applause

"Mr. Cedric."

"Miss Parkinson's."

"Mr. Harry Potter."

"Miss Hannah."

"Mr. Neville."

The five-legged monster was responsible for inflicting the curse, while Owen was responsible for breaking it. After calling out a dozen or so names, Owen waved his hand, and a glass of ice water appeared beside him. He picked it up and drank it in one gulp, then said to the students, "Please wait a moment, I need to catch my breath."

The students burst into laughter, and even the professors watching showed relaxed smiles.

With a flick of his wand, the five-legged monster, which had been petrified countless times, floated into the air. Owen then stepped forward and said to the professors, "Please forgive my presumption, but since this is Defense Against the Dark Arts class, I, as the teaching assistant, have the right to take over the class while the professor is injured. Please allow me to continue this class."

Dumbledore smiled again: "Of course, Mr. Owen, it's your right."

Well, the professor's injury is a minor matter... Snape has already moved Lockhart, who was in so much pain he fainted, away, so we don't need to worry about it.

"This is a very rare opportunity..." After receiving the principal's permission, Owen turned around and smiled at all the students, "These kinds of XXXXX-level magical creatures are not easy to find. Here, let's give Professor Lockhart a round of applause, because without him, this class would have been much less interesting."

The students were very supportive, giving a thunderous round of applause, but it was a pity that Lockhart wasn't there.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please put away your smugness. I don't know if you still remember what was written in the book: the five-legged monster could actually release venom?"

Irving's voice wasn't loud, but everyone could hear it clearly. Before coming up, he secretly cast a voice amplification spell on himself.

"To boost everyone's confidence and dispel any fear, I gagged it beforehand; otherwise, we might have had to eat out for dinner..."

No one laughed at this, because Irving's words made them realize that everything that had happened before had been done under protection.

"First, I want to commend the students who came before us, because you all remembered one thing well: we are wizards, and our magic is not used at close range, but rather we can cast it from a distance, while maintaining our safety. I also want to commend Mr. Malfoy; your efforts have paid off, and your teleportation spellcasting was beautiful!"

Applause erupted, but Irving pressed his hand down, and the applause stopped.

"But I must remind you all that there are problems with the timing of your spellcasting and the allocation of your magic power. If this weren't just one five-legged monster, but a whole group, would your magic power be able to support such a high intensity of spellcasting?"

"Furthermore, none of you can use a spell that you can absolutely control on your first cast. Remember, I said absolute control, not petrification or putting it to sleep, but control. For example, a levitation spell, or using polymorph to imprison it, so that you can safely cast the next spell, or buy yourself time to escape the battle. The former is when you think you can win, and the latter is when you lack confidence."

The scene was completely silent; even Snape, who had returned, did not make a sound.

"Finally, as the professors often mention, it's about the absolute confidence and determination required when casting magic. Professor Lockhart is a prime example; he didn't remain calm when the five-legged monster got close, so all his spells failed. This isn't a phenomenon unique to him; many people experience it. Therefore, maintaining composure is extremely important!"

The professors all nodded in agreement. What they said was absolutely right. Many times, it's not a lack of ability, but rather the inability to remain calm that leads to self-harm.

"You all did a great job just now. You all successfully used the magic you wanted to use because you were confident and calm enough. I hope you can remember how you felt just now and maintain that confidence and calmness!"

"Finally, let's thank Professor Lockhart again for his excellent open class, which included his flawed demonstration and the discovery of the rare five-legged monster. I won't assign homework this time, but I hope that after class and before going to sleep, you will all tell yourselves: I can do it!"

"Of course, while you have confidence, don't forget the basics. If you rush in full of confidence, raise your wands, and then find that you can't remember the spell... that would be a fatal thing."

The students burst into laughter...

"Class dismissed. Please leave in an orderly manner. Deans of each department and student union presidents (male and female) please remain."

A class monitor can only be a fifth-year student or above, while the male and female chairpersons are absolutely outstanding students. They are kept here so that the auditorium can be restored to its original state. We still need to eat here. We can't expect the students and professors to stand and eat with their plates in hand, can we?

Of course, Irving and the professors also worked together, and in no time, the auditorium was restored to its original state.

"Excellent, really, excellent!"

Dumbledore patted Owen's shoulder heavily: "Owen, I can't think of any words to praise you."

Principal, then we must maintain absolute fairness, but we can occasionally use minor privileges, such as adding points before the results of the Academy Cup are announced...

However, when it comes to matters of principle, there can be no bias. Therefore, Owen's Sorting House is Hogwarts, not any particular house.

As it turned out, he was right, because Irving didn't have any bias against any particular division; he was very fair!

He also witnessed the students' improved abilities firsthand.

Owen smiled slightly, and just as he was about to make his move and quietly put the five-legged monster away, Dumbledore waved his wand, and the five-legged monster was locked back into the cabinet. Then the cabinet instantly shrank and landed in the old wizard's hands.

Irving: ...My test subject, just like that, gone?

"Irving, there's something I want to ask you..."

"Sir Principal, there's no need to be so polite, please speak."

……

The desert is solitary and straight, and the long river falls into the sun.

Looking at the desert in front of him, Irving wanted to punch himself in the face from two days ago!

Next time, you can't be so stubborn. At least you can't agree to something in advance without knowing what it entails!

So, he was sent from the peaceful Hogwarts to Egypt, supposedly to represent the school in a month-long effort to break the curse.

When did Hogwarts start offering cross-border services?

Neither Big Cat nor Little White Cat were brought; this time, he came alone to eat sand...

"Mr. Irving?"

A guy who was practically wrapped up so tightly appeared in front of Owen with a "thud." After confirming Owen's identity, he was incredibly enthusiastic, grabbing Owen's hand and refusing to let go: "I couldn't believe it when I received Dumbledore's letter! Thank you so much, Hogwarts, for your support of our work!"