Douglas walked slowly to the center of the Stone Platform.
The Great Hall gradually fell silent, including the ghosts hiding behind the crowd or in the corners.
Everyone looked excitedly toward the center of the Performance Platform.
Of course, the dozen or so Seventh Years preparing for the exam looked very nervous, and they worked to calm themselves.
Douglas cast Sonorus on himself to make sure everyone could hear his voice.
"Professors, students, and ghosts, good evening!
Please allow me to say a few brief words before the exam begins!"
Clap, clap, clap!
As soon as he finished, the students below broke into applause.
"Defense Against Dark Magic is a course that accompanies you through your seven years...
Of course, after the fifth-year OWLs, most people may stop taking this course for various reasons...
The content of Defense Against Dark Magic can be summed up in a single sentence: teaching you how to face natural and human-made disasters in the magical world.
The Lower Years' studies mainly revolve around dark magical creatures—broadly speaking, dark magic that exists in nature. These fall under natural disasters.
From fourth year onward, your studies revolve around how to face dark wizards. These fall under human-made disasters...
Some students who enjoy thinking, after studying seriously what dark magic is in fourth year, always raise certain questions.
Jinxes, hexes, and curses all fall under dark magic, so why do we still learn certain jinxes, hexes, and even some curses in our lessons?
Even the school library seems to keep some dark spells outside the Restricted Section...
I'm very glad that people have such questions...
This touches on the core of Defense Against Dark Magic: is it ultimately dark magic we're confronting, or dark wizards?
In this course, you will learn how to identify dark magic, how