Asking for a Beating

Most fifth years were very concerned about the O.W.L. exam content, and they were especially serious when dealing with Boggarts. Whether or not banishing Boggarts would appear again in the O.W.L. practical exam, they would not joke around with their grades.

After all, there had been examples from the previous two years, enough to prove how important it was to master banishing Boggarts. Who knew whether their year would be tested on it again?

With the experience of dealing with Boggarts at the last gathering, most fifth years had come fully prepared and easily used "Riddikulus" to repel the Boggart in the box.

After most students were able to handle the Boggart, Albert had the students willing to stay line up to face it as well. He could not just let them stand there watching; that would not be good for unity. The Chamber of Secrets was soon filled with cheerful laughter again.

However, Harry gave up his chance to face the Boggart again, so no one got to see The Dark Lord in a long dress as they had hoped.

Time always passed especially quickly. After the gathering ended, Albert shut the Boggart back into its box, cleared his throat, and said to everyone, "At the next gathering, I'll start teaching you the counter-curses and defensive spells you need to master. All right, today's gathering is over. Please leave in an orderly manner."

The moment they emerged from the Secret Passage, Harry stretched and said with a smile, "Come to think of it, today's gathering was really interesting."

"I thought you two would find it boring." Hermione looked suspiciously at Harry and Ron. To be honest, she had found it rather dull. They had not learned much that was useful today, and most of the time they could only