Defence Against the Dark Arts

Several more days passed, and the topic of the monsters in the Forbidden Forest Forbidden Forest showed no signs of abating. Even the professors were curious about what those monsters were.

Some imaginative students connected this to Hogwarts ' motto, saying that there was a fire dragon in the Forbidden Forest, which Hogwarts School was secretly raising.

Actually, it's just that they're too idle, which is why they spread rumors. If students were really asked to face those monsters, they would be scared out of their wits.

In the afternoon, during Defense Against the Dark Arts, someone finally couldn't contain their curiosity and brought up the matter with Professor Smith, Professor Smith was supposedly helping to drive away monsters in the Forbidden Forest at the time.

"Unfortunately, I didn't see what the monster looked like." Facing everyone's expectant gazes, Professor Smith replied in a helpless tone, "At the time, Dumbledore and I split up to search for the monster's whereabouts, and I don't know if it was good luck or bad luck, but the headmaster encountered it. It's said to be a dangerous big guy."

Seeing the disappointed expressions on everyone's faces, Professor Smith smiled and reassured them, "Although I didn't encounter the monster you were talking about, I did encounter another kind of dangerous monster in the Forbidden Forest."

"What monster?" Lee Jordan asked first.

"The Acromantula," Professor Smith said with a smile. "You should have seen it once, in Boggart's class. The two Mr. Weasley were afraid of the Acromantula."

A murmur immediately broke out among the passengers.

"You probably don't know this, but there have been rumors that there are a lot of giant Acromantula in the Forbidden Forest. I think this is probably true, which is one of the reasons why Dumbledore forbade everyone to enter the Forbidden Forest," Professor Smith warned everyone.

Because of the Fluffy incident, there has been a sudden increase in the number of students trespassing into the Forbidden Forest in groups recently. Hagrid is very troubled by this and has put up several signs at the entrance of the Forbidden Forest, indicating that anyone caught will be put in solitary confinement.

"Does anyone know what the magical classification level of the Acromantula is?" Professor Smith clapped his hands, drawing everyone's attention back.

"XXXXX," Fred began.

"Very good." Professor Smith looked around at everyone and warned sternly, "The Acromantula is a cruel giant spider that can understand and speak human language, but it also likes to eat human flesh, so don't doubt the intelligence of these big guys."

"With your current level of magic, you probably wouldn't even be able to escape if you encountered the Acromantula."

"So what should we do?"

"The best way is naturally to stay away from them," Professor Smith said. "Don't think you're great just because you've learned some magic, and don't be foolish enough to venture into the Forbidden Forest. That's irresponsible with your life. If you die, Hagrid will have to come into the forest to clean up your remains. Even I would lose my life if I were to be ambushed by Acromantula."

"Can the Acromantula really speak human language?" Professor Smith's words undoubtedly shocked most of the students, but a few were still very curious.

"Yes, the Acromantula can indeed speak human language."

Sitting in their seats, Fred and George exchanged glances. They had actually encountered the Acromantula before and thought Smith's words were a bit exaggerated. The guy next to them was a formidable individual who had single-handedly taken on over a hundred Acromantula.

"No, Professor Smith is right. The Acromantula is very dangerous, and not everyone is as lucky as you." Albert agreed with Professor Smith. It was undoubtedly a foolish thing for him to underestimate the Acromantula. When facing the Acromantula in the forest, one needs to be very careful, for fear of being ambushed.

Of course, if it were a one-on-one fight, Albert believed he could take on the Acromantula.

"Alright, that's the end of that topic." Professor Smith raised his hand to make a stop gesture and continued, "Next, let's begin today's lesson and learn about a Magical Creature called Kappa, with a magic classification level of XXXX."

"To be honest, Kappa isn't common in Europe, but since it's mentioned in the book..."

In Albert's eyes, Kappa is like the Japanese kappa, living in shallow ponds and rivers. The reason for its magic classification level of XXXX is that Kappa drinks human blood and tries to strangle those who wade through the ponds without warning.

By the way, there's a funny way to deal with Kappa: throw a cucumber with your name engraved on it at Kappa, and it won't hurt you.

To defeat Kappa, you only need to trick Kappa into bowing to you, because Kappa has a hole in his head filled with water. Once the water flows out, he will lose all his strength.

Undoubtedly, these interesting facts amused many students.

"I don't expect those of you who have never encountered danger to understand," Professor Smith warned, frowning slightly. "What you need to do is stay away from danger and always be vigilant."

"Stay away from danger and stay vigilant at all times, understand?" Professor Smith repeated. "That's more useful than anything I just taught you."

"Never underestimate any Magical Creature of the XXXX level, or you'll definitely be in big trouble, or even lose your life."

The classroom fell into a deathly silence. Everyone stared at Professor Smith in astonishment, not understanding why he had suddenly become so stern.

Dark Arts Defense has always been interesting, and Professor Smith always describes it vividly to them, sometimes even bringing Magical Creature to class, but something like today is a first.

"Alright, you only need to submit a paper about Kappa after class. Next, I will teach you how to identify and deal with Werewolf. You can turn to page 394."

"Gentlemen..."

"In my opinion, the most important knowledge in this book is the part about Werewolf." Professor Smith raised his hand to interrupt. "Werewolf are very dangerous beings. Although you are unlikely to encounter one, if you are bitten or scratched by a Werewolf in its transformed state, it means your life will be completely over. That is a more painful torment than death."

"In the Wizarding World, most Werewolf, due to oppression and discrimination, begin to hate wizards and deliberately attack others," Professor Smith explained. "Although not all Werewolf are like this, don't expect most Werewolf to be able to control themselves; individual cases can never represent the whole."

"During the Full Moon, Werewolf cannot choose whether to Transfiguration, and after Transfiguration, they will forget their identity and may even seize the opportunity to kill those around them. Therefore, you must learn how to protect yourselves; this is extremely important."

In class, everyone seemed a little confused, but they were still looking forward to this part of the lesson. In the Wizarding World, wizards' fear of Werewolf was no less than their fear of Giant and Death Eater.