Chapter 235: New Professor

Arthur has always thought that the professors at Hogwarts are so lucky.

They don't have to worry about getting qualifications, performance evaluations, or being fired for no reason.

The most obvious examples are Trelawney and Snape.

Let's talk about Trelawney first. However, the prophecy she made years ago runs through the entire Harry Potter series.

But she is just a complete fraud, coming up with prediction speeches every semester just to get attention.

The main content of her classes is watching tea leaves, crystal balls, and other things that don't seem magical at all in the wizarding world.

According to seniors who have taken these classes, you don't have to worry about failing as long as you can make your prophecy sound as tragic as possible when Trelawney asks for it.

That way, you can definitely get a good grade.

Then there's Snape, the head of Slytherin, who often fights with Gryffindor students.

Whenever he was around, Gryffindor students could expect a tough time.

Especially since Harry arrived at Hogwarts, it's like Snape's performance evaluation has been raised, and he has been focusing his targeting on Gryffindor.

He feels uncomfortable if he doesn't deduct a few points from Harry in every Potions class.

Honestly, it was surprising that there wasn't a Wizarding Education Ministry or something similar.

Otherwise, these two would have been flooded with complaint letters a long time ago.

There have been some changes to this situation this year, since Sirius Black arrived.

In his first class, Sirius didn't hide his disdain for Slytherin.

By the end of the class, Slytherin's points had been directly reduced to zero.

If it hadn't been early in the school year, he would have probably deducted even more.

When Snape found out, he didn't back down. In the fifth-year Potions class, he deducted all of Gryffindor's points.

These two seem to have turned the House Cup into a battleground, not to see who can win the cup but to see who could do worse.

The other two houses are enjoying their peace, as the war doesn't affect them.

Wednesday is the first Dark Arts Defense class for Gryffindor and Ravenclaw in their fourth year. Harry is very excited.

Arthur doesn't feel like paying attention to the reunion of a father and son. Hermione is holding him and asking a very serious question.

"Why do I feel like several Slytherin students are looking at you strangely?"

Whenever Hermione and Arthur are together, they always feel like a few pairs of eyes are constantly watching them.

After searching for a while, Hermione finally noticed that a few Slytherin students often gathered together.

They are in different grades, but they always stare at Arthur.

With his chin resting on his right hand, Arthur used his wand to play with Osiris.

The little creature was still small and was now trying to grab the tip of Arthur's wand.

"It's probably because their fathers are gone,"

Arthur remarked.

Hermione seemed puzzled, wondering why Slytherin students' fathers being absent had anything to do with Arthur.

Did they want him to be their dad or something?

"Because I killed their fathers. They caused a riot during the Quidditch World Cup, and with a bit of bad luck, they ended up dead because of my carelessness."

Arthur explained.

Hermione couldn't believe that there were still children of Death Eaters studying at Hogwarts after their fathers died during the World Cup.

She didn't really care that Arthur had killed a few people.

After spending so many years in the magical world, Hermione developed the ability to think with a magical mindset.

Death wasn't uncommon in the wizarding world.

She was just worried about Arthur's safety. Even though Arthur was powerful, he was still vulnerable to sneak attacks despite his strength.

However, Arthur assured Hermione that these people posed no threat to him.

As for the safety of Hermione and her friends, Arthur had already made sure they had everything they needed to handle any danger.

At that moment, Sirius walked into the classroom empty-handed and smiled and nodded at Harry.

As usual, Sirius took out the class register and casually read out some students' names, making jokes about their parents when he saw familiar surnames.

This light-hearted and witty behavior helped him build a closer relationship with the students.

"Put away your textbooks. My class won't be that boring," he declared.

"What is Defense Against the Dark Arts?"

Throwing out a question, Sirius officially started today's lesson.

Harry and Hermione raised their hands high, and without hesitation, Sirius chose Harry.

"Defense Against the Dark Arts teaches us how to use magic to protect ourselves from dark creatures and dark magic, as well as learn some offensive magic."

Harry quickly answered the question, earning Gryffindor ten points.

After motioning for Harry to sit down, Sirius shifted to a more serious tone.

"Harry's answer is correct, but the meaning of Defense Against the Dark Arts is different in my class."

"Offense is the best defense. This year, I won't teach you magic, according to the book. Lupin already taught you enough spells last year."

"My job is to make you proficient in using magic in battles and improve your fighting experience."

Sirius started with a big announcement, completely ignoring the textbook.

What would they even be tested on at the end of the semester?

Soon someone asked this question, and Sirius shrugged nonchalantly, "As long as your performance meets my expectations throughout the semester, I might even exempt you from the final exam."

Seamus Finnigan raised his hand and said, "Professor, we've already learned a lot of dueling techniques in the Dueling Club."

Sirius sneered, "I'm aware of your Dueling Club. To be honest, in my eyes, those things are just child's play."

Many people looked dissatisfied at Sirius.

They believed the Dueling Club had made them quite skilled, but Sirius considered them useless.

"Listen up!"

Sirius scanned the whole room, and the unintentional display of authority made many feel the pressure.

"Real battles will never be like staged duels. You won't have time for formalities and greetings. Maybe in a split second, you'll be ambushed by an enemy or even lose your life!"

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