Class

"I suppose I don't need to introduce myself again, do I?"

Josh stood in the middle of the Quidditch pitch with his hands in his pockets, surrounded by first-year Young Wizards from all four houses. Some looked excited, while others wore expressions of pure admiration. In any case, Josh did not mind being surrounded like this, aside from feeling as though he were on display. Fortunately, Professor Snape was there with him.

"Of course, Professor Augustus!" all the Young Wizards answered loudly.

"Very good. Since that is the case, I will not waste time. First, let me make something clear: in my class, you will do what I tell you to do. Do not ask so many strange questions. Understood?"

"Understood, Professor Augustus!"

Perhaps because of what Josh had done before, the Young Wizards found him somewhat frightening. Coupled with their admiration for this professor who looked only a little older than them, they answered especially loudly. The Gryffindor students were particularly enthusiastic, aside from the more timid ones.

"Then let me ask everyone a simple question first. Who remembers what I said was the first key point of my course?"

Almost every student present quickly raised a hand. Josh glanced around before his gaze finally settled on Harry Potter. To be honest, after he had thoroughly messed up the plot, he was no longer sure whether this Harry Potter could still reach the heights he had in the future. But at the very least, his status as a hero was gone.

"Mr. Potter from Gryffindor, you were the first to raise your hand. It seems Professor McGonagall did not give me a roster, and I do not know many of you. So if I call on you later and do not know who you are, please introduce yourself. Thank you. You may answer this question."

Josh stood where he was and shrugged. He truly did not recognize many of the students, including some from his own house. All the Young Wizards looked at Harry Potter with envy. They also wanted to show themselves off before this legendary young wizard, but unfortunately, he seemed only to know Harry Potter.

"Thank you, Professor. You are the Head of Ravenclaw, as well as our professor for Combat class and Meditation class. The first important lesson of Combat class is to remain calm at all times."

Harry Potter's face reddened, though it was unclear whether it was from excitement or embarrassment. Still, he answered Josh's question with perfect accuracy and even listed all the subjects Josh was responsible for. This made Snape, who stood beside Josh, roll his eyes. He felt that this boy liked showing off just as much as his father had.

"Very good. That was merely an appetizer. Gryffindor receives two points. Thank you for your answer, Mr. Potter."

Josh clapped lightly. Although this was his first time being a teacher, he had spent more than twenty years sitting in classrooms in the past. Those memories were impossible to erase, so he was now rather grateful for them. Facing these Young Wizards, he was able to handle things with ease.

As for why Harry Potter had thanked him, it was probably for killing the person who had murdered his parents. But Josh could not be bothered to tell Harry that his enemy was not completely dead yet.

"Mr. Potter answered very well. Now for the second question. It is also very simple: what is the second key point of Combat class?"

This time, unlike before, not many students raised their hands. Josh roughly understood why. It was mainly because of himself. If he remembered correctly, he had killed Voldemort and the possessed Professor Quirrell at that time. The students had all been stunned senseless with fright, and almost no one had been able to remain calm enough to hear what he said. It was only natural that few could answer.

His gaze swept around, and Josh was surprised to find Hermione raising her hand again. He had ignored her the first time she raised it. He had assumed that when he killed Voldemort, the girl had been trembling so badly that she had no time to listen to him.

That was more or less true, but he had overlooked one thing: this girl had not grown up in the Wizard World. Like him, Hermione had been frightened by Josh's ruthless killing of Voldemort, but she had not seen blood flowing everywhere or mangled limbs and bodies. So she had not felt quite so much fear.

Furthermore, Hermione loved reading. From all sorts of books, she had learned what kind of person Voldemort was. Since a good person had killed a bad person, it did not seem quite so frightening anymore.

"All right, Miss Granger of Ravenclaw, this question is yours."

"Okay, Professor." Hermione smiled confidently. "You said the second point was that when fighting an enemy, one should try not to talk nonsense. Even if it is necessary to say something, one must attack the enemy with full force while speaking. Everything should be aimed at eliminating the enemy."

"Excellent. Ravenclaw receives two points. Thank you, Miss Granger."

Hermione smiled faintly and returned to the Ravenclaw formation, where many Young Wizards immediately came over to congratulate her. It seemed this girl was different from the original story. She had made many friends in Ravenclaw. In the original story, the Gryffindor Young Wizards had considered her a freak, even Harry and Ron. They had only become good friends later on.

"Very well, ladies and gentlemen." Josh stepped forward and clapped his hands. "What I am about to discuss concerns another one of my subjects, but it is related to this lesson. I would like to ask everyone whether you know of the existence of Magic elements."

"Magic elements?"

The Young Wizards were immediately astonished and began discussing it among themselves. Were Magic elements not supposed to exist only in novels? Some lucky wizard would gain the favor of a Magic element spirit, become able to use Magic elements, and then become a legend of the Wizard World. Yet Josh did not seem to be joking.

"Professor Augustus, the Magic elements you mentioned seem to exist only in novels. No one in the Wizard World appears to have truly used Magic elements, which is why we are called wizards. Otherwise, we would all be magicians."

It was Draco Malfoy who spoke. His tone was extremely respectful, and his aristocratic etiquette was flawless. The truth was, he had been frightened. Not only him—even his revered father had been terrified. Good heavens, that had been Voldemort. Even weakened, he was not someone any random professor could deal with.

When Lucius Malfoy unexpectedly learned of the news from the newspaper, he immediately contacted Draco. To his dismay, he discovered that even the newspaper reports had not been exaggerated enough. The papers said they had exchanged several rounds, but the truth was a one-sided crushing defeat. One spell had settled everything.

Thus, Lucius Malfoy wrote Draco a very serious letter: no matter when or where he encountered Professor Augustus, he had to remain respectful. He had to.

"Although many things written in novels are fictional, this time is different."

Josh was also somewhat surprised by Malfoy's attitude, but he did not think much of it and directly explained, "Magic elements do exist. They are constantly in motion, but people simply have not discovered how to perceive them. My other course is to teach everyone how to recognize Magic elements and obtain them."

As he spoke, Josh raised his right hand and snapped his fingers. Under the gaze of all the Young Wizards, a silver mass of energy rapidly condensed above his hand. Countless lights of varying sizes gathered around it, creating a beautiful sight.

Yet every student suddenly tensed, because they had seen a similar scene before. At the same time, they were deeply curious. As far as they remembered, no spell could manifest magical energy to such an extent.

"See? This is a Magic element."

Josh spread his palm flat, and the silver mass of energy slowly transformed into a ball of light that gently descended onto his palm, looking remarkably obedient. Even these Young Wizards could sense the liveliness of its energy, as though they had found a relative.

"Every person has a different constitution, so the Magic elements they attract are also different. There are countless Magic elements in the world, but the main ones that can be clearly identified are Fire element, Wind element, Water element, and Earth element. There are also the special Light element, Dark element, Lightning element, and the Space element that I control. Severus."

Snape nodded, took out his wand, and began gathering magic power. He could not do as Josh did and manage without any external aid. Moreover, he had grown accustomed to the wand that had accompanied him for over thirty years and had no intention of discarding it.

Very quickly, a golden mass of energy appeared at the tip of his wand. This was not a spell, and no spell possessed such controllability. Of course, Snape's control over Magic elements was not particularly good either. Before long, he withdrew the Magic element back into his body. Unlike Josh, whose magic power was entirely infused with Magic elements, his magic power was not of high enough quality to waste.

"Many thanks to Professor Snape for his help."

Josh clapped lightly, drawing the Young Wizards' attention back, and they began applauding along with him. However, the little ones all looked somewhat dazed, especially the Slytherin students and those from other houses who had grown up in the Wizard World.

Merlin above, was the Wizard World about to undergo an enormous change? The difference between wizards and magicians lay in whether they had obtained Magic elements? This was not a novel; this was reality! They could accept that Josh possessed Magic elements and was therefore so powerful. After all, for someone so young to defeat Voldemort, he had to possess extraordinary strength.

But what was with Professor Snape? Why did he also have Magic elements? They felt their entire worldview had been overturned!

Of course, there were also some sharp-minded children. They immediately realized—could the difference have been caused by the Meditation class Professor Augustus had mentioned?