Ding-ding-dong~!??
The bell rang, signaling the end of class. Before long, students began filing out of the large classroom in Hogwarts Castle.
There was no doubt about it: judging from the excitement on the departing students' faces, this Magic Open Class taught by Professor Annie had to be the most successful and popular Charms lesson in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry's entire history!
Though, so far, this "open class" had only been held twice?
Today, in this open class, both students and professors had unexpectedly learned a real, effective way to counter the most terrifying of the Three Unforgivable Curses—the Killing Curse, "Avada Kedavra." It was a versatile defensive spell called "Barrier"!
For the British Wizarding World, whose nerves had been increasingly frayed by the Death Eaters, this was sure to be a powerful shot in the arm! By tomorrow morning at the latest, the new issue of the Daily Prophet and all the other major wizarding newspapers would surely be filled with descriptions of the "Barrier" spell and extensive coverage of Hogwarts' specially appointed Professor Annie.
This was definitely, certainly, unquestionably, and absolutely going to happen!!
Some professors leaving the classroom were even wondering whether the Ministry of Magic might nominate Professor Annie for an Order of Merlin and send her the medal and accompanying honors. After all, publicly demonstrating and teaching a proven, effective defensive spell that could repel the Unforgivable Curses was an achievement of epic proportions—no less impressive than "discovering twelve uses for Dragon Blood"!
Of course, for now, that was all just speculation. Students and professors alike were still absorbed in the new spell they had just learned and had yet to master. The spell had only just begun to spread from Hogwarts to the wider Wizarding World, carried by students and professors. What