D.A.

Christmas Eve,

Akali's Intensive Class begins this semester, the last tutoring session.

Without Umbridge, the classes resumed normal operations and became public again.

The benefits are obvious: more and more students are signing up for the intensive training program.

Especially the Defence Against Dark Magic course taught by William... cough cough, of course, that's not what it should be called.

Last year, at William's insistence and on Qiu's suggestion, it was renamed the Defence Association, abbreviated as DA.

Although it felt a bit like self-deception, William was still very afraid of Tom's curse.

You can't help but believe in superstitions!

Those professors who died are the best examples.

Despite the name change, students still flock to the school.

Not only O.W.L. Exam takers, but also young wizards from other grades flocked to the event.

After all, being personally instructed by the renowned Stark in a practical lesson is worth any price.

His track record and reputation speak for themselves, not to mention the recent news reports about Rita, one after another... Who wouldn't want to learn some magic for self-defense?

There were even more little witches; many formed alliances and even chanted slogans:

We're determined to poach Granger's men!

In their view, as long as you swing the hoe well, there's no corner you can't pry open!

With so many girls, how could they not compare to Granger?

Hermione didn't care; she only saw Phoebe as a threat.

The others are not worth mentioning.

With so many applicants, William doesn't accept everyone; he is selective in his admissions.

This is, after all, an OWL intensive course; fourth-year students can keep up, but those younger than them are out of luck.

This angered many younger wizards, who had grown up listening to Stark stories... they were fans!

Upon hearing that they were fans, William was even more determined not to let them come.

Fans are all here to betray you.

Even so, there were still many students.

Therefore, it wasn't just William who was teaching; Hermione, who had been learning from him for a long time, and even Cedric and Cho, among others, would also help.

Hermione needs no introduction; William has trained and mentored her for so many years, and she is exceptionally capable.

This is evident from the fact that she faced three Auror alone, plus Umbridge.

William also spent a considerable amount of time teaching Cedric and the others.

Especially the training camp during last year's Triwizard Tournament, they've grown so much.

They could easily teach a group of students who couldn't even cast Stunning Spell properly.

After finishing their meal, William led Hermione and Anne to an empty classroom.

The classroom had been decorated, with thick ribbons of holly and mistletoe hanging along the windows.

Beside the podium stood a Christmas tree, its branches adorned with twinkling golden stars.

The door creaked open, and Luna walked in as if sleepwalking... her eyes still half-closed.

"Hello," she said vaguely, glancing at the remaining decorations. "They're beautiful. Who put them here?"

"They're those House-elf who deliver packages," Hermione explained with a laugh.

Hermione was most concerned about the treatment of House-elf, so William entrusted the logistics department to her.

After two years of development, the number of House-elf they have taken in has long surpassed that of Hogwarts Kitchens.

But old habits die hard; they still don't want wages, so they have to do Dobby work for them, like buying daily necessities.

Luna nodded, and seeing that the three of them were sitting under the mistletoe, she said seriously:

It often has Nargle growing inside.

William and Hermione exchanged a glance, then burst into laughter.

The Nargle is a Magical Creatures that resembles a maggot. It has a lifespan of 20 years, a sickle-shaped hook on its tail, and three eyes.

Legend has it that it was discovered in a place called Nargle Village by the wizard Ailiguj i, hence the name Nargle.

Ailiguj i was unwittingly Nargle and died of illness three days later.

but...

There's always a "but"!

This legend comes from "The Quibbler," and only Old Lovegood and Luna have ever seen it!

This speaks volumes.

It's probably another creature created by Old Lovegood.

Why did he fabricate it?

Because at Christmas, men and women growing under the mistletoe kiss.

Old Lovegood, worried that his daughter would be tricked into kissing boys under the mistletoe, deliberately fabricated this animal.

How cunning and shrewd!

So, anyone who wants to marry Luna will have to appease her father first.

However, if William has a daughter in the future, he'll have Luna help teach her and tell her all those strange and wonderful stories.

It's good for fooling people.

After Luna's reminder, the three of them also remembered the story of mistletoe.

Anne suddenly hugged Hermione, leaned in, and kissed her.

Hermione was stunned for several seconds before pushing Anne away, spitting a few times, and then playfully fighting with her, her face flushed.

William was also secretly on guard when he saw this scene.

Shocking! It turns out the person trying to undermine me was right next to me!

Luna was also called into the fray by Anne, while William helped Hermione deal with the two of them.

The four were playing around when Cho, Cedric, and the twins came in, with Ginny following at the very back.

The twins and Ginny didn't look too good.

"What happened?" William asked, looking up.

"Sigh!" Ginny said listlessly, tearing off her cloak and throwing it into a corner, not bothering to hide it:

We've just found a new substitute.

"Who is it?" Anne asked curiously, turning her head as Hermione tugged her hair.

"Andrew Kirke," George said irritably, "And Jack Slouper, not very good either, but compared to the other blockheads..."

"Okay, then there's no hope." Anne shrugged helplessly.

The Gryffindor Quidditch Team's recent performance has been nothing short of disastrous.

After being defeated twice by Ravenclaw, they then lost to Hufflepuff.

Therefore, when Wood was interviewed, he expressed his disappointment and anger, saying:

"What level is Gryffindor Quidditch at now? There are only a few players. Even Ron and the others are playing as goalkeepers."

Can he hold the line?

We can't hold on!

I don't have that ability, you know? If this continues, I'll lose to Hufflepuff, Hufflepuff to Slytherin, and then nobody will be able to lose to me...

Just as the Weasley were taking turns denouncing Ron, the door opened again, and Harry and Ron entered.

Ginny, who had just been criticizing Ron, immediately shut up, seemingly saying nothing.

Only Luna was still humming, "The Weasley Is Our King..."

Ron's face turned bright red, and the scene became quite awkward.

William is running tutoring classes, especially practical ones, so Harry can't possibly miss them.

William saved him so many times, and he's also incredibly strong.

Harry is a fake fan, though.

Besides, my grades are average, I often copy homework, and my only good grade is Defence Against Dark Magic... If I want to get more certificates and become Auror in the future, I definitely need to take classes.

Ron's grades were worse than Harry's.

Harry at least has some skill in Defence Against Dark Magic, but Ron doesn't have a single area of expertise in any.

He definitely didn't have the money to pay for the classes, and he didn't want to ask his family for money.

Even Ginny earned a lot of pocket money by working part-time at Akali Shop and handing out flyers during the summer vacation.

But signing up for all the classes is really expensive.

He had no choice but to continue working as a drug dealer for the twins to earn money.

Seeing that the conversation was getting awkward, Cedric quickly changed the subject, discussing where to go for Christmas, which eased the tension.

Harry felt upset again because Cho had agreed to visit Cedric.

Five minutes later, the classroom was full of students.

Now that all the students had arrived, William stood up and walked onto the podium.

The students below all stared at the teacher with fervor.

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