Chapter 164: Boggart

At this moment, the class had just started, and the classroom door was still open.

Lupin happened to see Arthur outside and gave him a slight smile.

"You're not late, please come in, Mr. Gaunt."

Arthur nodded at him and walked into the classroom, sitting next to Hermione, asking in a low voice.

"Why are there students from both Hufflepuff and Slytherin here?"

Arthur's breath tickled Hermione's ears, and she glanced at him in annoyance before answering quietly.

"It's because they need to use the professors' lounge, and the timing couldn't be adjusted, so all four houses have a class together for now, and they'll separate later."

Arthur understood. They were probably going to deal with Boggart in this class.

A Boggart was a magical creature in the wizarding world. It could see into your heart and transform into your greatest fear.

Arthur was curious about what he feared most now.

After everyone arrived, Lupin led them out of the classroom to the twenty-staff lounge on the second floor.

On the way, they encountered Peeves, but Lupin easily dealt with it with a Projectile Jinx.

The young wizards seemed to have gained more respect for Professor Lupin.

When they entered the lounge, there was only one professor, Professor Snape. After seeing Professor Lupin, Professor Snape sneered.

Then he stood up and walked to Professor Lupin's side, pointing to Neville Longbottom, who trembled at the sight of Snape.

"Remember, Lupin, this is Neville Longbottom. I advise you not to let him do anything difficult, unless..."

Snape glanced at Arthur but didn't finish his sentence.

Professor Lupin raised an eyebrow and said, "Thank you for your reminder, but I actually hope Mr. Longbottom can assist me in the first stage."

When hearing Professor Lupin's retort, Professor Snape frowned, but he quickly regained his expressionless face.

"If I were you, I would award Gaunt fifty points, after all, you should be grateful to him properly, shouldn't you?"

As Snape spoke, he glanced at the silent Arthur meaningfully, then left the lounge.

"What does he mean by that?"

Hermione asked Arthur as she had just seen Professor Snape look at him.

"It's nothing, maybe it's about what happened on the train yesterday."

Arthur leaned back in his chair and lazily replied.

Hermione looked at Arthur thoughtfully. She knew Arthur wasn't telling the truth, but she didn't continue to ask.

Professor Lupin led everyone to the end of the lounge, where there was an old wardrobe.

He patted the wardrobe, and it suddenly started shaking, startling some timid young wizards.

"Don't worry, everyone. Inside is a Boggart. Who can introduce its characteristics?"

Hermione raised her hand high, and Professor Lupin called on her.

"It's a shape-shifting creature that can turn into what it thinks would scare us the most."

Hermione answered confidently. Professor Lupin nodded in satisfaction and awarded ten points to Gryffindor.

Then he introduced some ways to deal with Boggarts and the spell for the Riddikulus Charm.

When it came to the practical stage, Professor Lupin indeed called Neville Longbottom to go forward as a demonstration.

"Don't be nervous, Mr. Longbottom," he reassured, "As I mentioned earlier, think about living with your grandmother. Imagine her appearance in your mind, like this..."

"Professor Lupin!"

At this moment, Arthur spoke up. Professor Lupin's next words were interrupted, and he froze for a moment.

"What is it, Mr. Gaunt?"

Lupin asked, taken aback by Arthur's sudden change from laziness to a serious expression.

"Don't you think your words are too manipulative? It would help if you did your duty as a professor. As for what the Boggart turns into, it doesn't seem to be your concern."

Arthur was now slightly dissatisfied.

Did they all think Snape was easy to bully?

Just now, Neville said that the person he fears the most is Professor Snape, which is normal.

After all, Snape's attitude towards him is not very good.

However, Lupin's words just now were clearly intended to plant an image in Neville's mind.

When the Boggart appeared and was hit by the Riddikulus charm, it would naturally become Neville's worst fear.

Professor Lupin's expression also changed, he didn't expect Arthur to easily see through his little trick.

He forced a smile and said, "Mr. Gaunt, you're right, let's leave the rest to Longbottom."

After saying that, he stepped to the side of the cabinet and opened the door.

With a hooked nose and a stern face, Professor Snape walked out of the cabinet and stared at Neville with his eyes set on him.

Neville was too scared to say anything, but he stuttered the incantation, "R-Riddikulus!"

There was a burst of noise, and Professor Snape seemed to stumble for a moment. His clothes didn't change, but the hat on his head transformed into what Neville had described his grandmother wearing.

Professor Lupin was a bit frustrated.

After being interrupted by Arthur, it seems that the image in Neville's mind is not vivid enough, and only a slight change is made to Snape's appearance.

He could only ask Neville to step aside and call Pavarti.

Parvati's greatest fear was a mummy, and the Boggart transformed into a mummy covered in bloody bandages.

"R-Riddikulus!"

Parvati shouted. The mummy fell to the ground and struggled to get up, but kept tripping over itself and eventually lost its head.

Parvati burst into laughter.

Professor Lupin then called another Ravenclaw student.

What was shocking was that this Ravenclaw student's biggest fear turned out to be Arthur.

Arthur was also puzzled. Could his image among young wizards be so terrifying?

What made him even more frustrated was that several more students had Boggarts that transformed into his image.

Could he be the Dark Lord of Hogwarts??

Hermione, who was next to him, couldn't stop laughing and was now lying in Arthur's arms, laughing uncontrollably.

After these young wizards stepped back, they awkwardly smiled at Arthur.

Most of these people were from wizarding families, and they had been scolded by their parents all summer using Arthur as an example.

Arthur became the other parents' child in their eyes.

There were also some students who had arrived at Hogwarts in the same compartment as Arthur this year, and they had seen Arthur's angry side when he fought the Dementors with no mercy.

These delicate flowers raised in a greenhouse naturally viewed the decisive and ruthless Arthur as the most terrifying being.

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