The Noseless Freak

After Albert spoke, everyone began crowding into a horizontal line, forming a semicircle around him.

Many of them had never actually faced a Boggart before. Fred, George, and Lee Jordan were not in the line.

The three shared a dormitory with Albert and had already practiced against the Boggart beforehand.

"This is quite a novel experience."

Angelina stood at the front of the line, wand in hand, nervously watching the violently shaking trunk ahead.

After Albert opened the trunk, a letter floated in front of Angelina and began speaking with a grin. It roughly said that Angelina had not been accepted into the Quidditch club.

"Riddikulus."

Angelina waved her wand, crumpling the letter into a ball of paper. It was immensely satisfying, but evidently not very effective.

"Pay attention, everyone."

Albert frowned and reminded them, "To defeat a Boggart, you must force it to become something ridiculous that you imagine, thereby dispelling the fear it brings you. Think first about what you are afraid of and how you should deal with it."

"All right, next."

After Angelina stepped aside, Aaliyah walked forward to face the Boggart.

With a crack, the Boggart transformed into Aaliyah wearing a wedding dress.

Aaliyah's mouth twitched. She raised her wand at herself and shouted, "Riddikulus!"

The long wedding gown tripped Aaliyah, sending her sprawling awkwardly onto the floor.

"Next," Albert called.

Shanna stepped past Aaliyah and moved forward. After seeing what Aaliyah's Boggart looked like, she suddenly became a little afraid of letting others see hers.

This time, the Boggart became the corpse of a middle-aged man, lying on the cold floor.

"Riddikulus!"

Shanna's expression stiffened slightly at the sight of the corpse. She raised her wand and pointed it at the middle-aged man's body. The man changed into formal attire, stood up, and gave