Chapter 46: Tang Tang Nade Fontroy

Early the next morning, Harry and Luo En woke up at about the same time. Just as they were dressed and ready to go out, Neville happened to come back from a morning run, so the three went out together to eat breakfast.

"By the way, should we call Dean and Seamus?" Harry said. "They seem to be still asleep."

"Let them sleep a little longer." Neville said. "After all, they don't need to fight the Mysterious Person."

As soon as Voldemort was mentioned, Harry's good mood disappeared. He sighed and didn't speak again.

The three walked silently to the Great Hall. Hermione was reading a book at the table. Neville sat beside her and greeted her.

"Hi, Neville." Hermione said. "Have you previewed the Transfiguration class?"

"Of course, I am very familiar with beetle transformation..."

Listening to the people on the side starting to discuss learning, Harry felt that he had made a big mistake. He should have slept a little longer with Luo En and come out for breakfast after Neville left.

"Just get used to it." Luo En said softly. "Think about Percy."

Tang Tang Nade sat at the teacher's table, scanning the Gryffindor table from time to time. He not only found that the relationship between the original trio was not quite right, but also that the expected Howler did not appear. Thinking of some other rumors, Tang Tang Nade realized that his plan needed to be adjusted.

"Go sit beside him." Tang Tang Nade walked behind the girl who looked at Neville from time to time and said in a low voice, "The school rules don't forbid you from sitting at the tables of other houses, right?"

"Professor Fontroy." Hannah suddenly found a person behind her and was a bit flustered. "What are you talking about."

"Liking someone cannot be hidden, child." Tang Tang Nade patted her on the shoulder. "And, liking a Gryffindor, you have to have the courage worthy of him."

Finding Neville and Hermione looking over, Hannah blushed all at once and lowered her head without speaking. Tang Tang Nade smiled at them and then left the Great Hall.

Herbology class was dealing with mandrake seedlings. The knowledge points were very simple, and the little things didn't have much resistance; Transfiguration class was turning beetles into buttons, which was a knowledge point learned last semester. It's just that several excellent students in Gryffindor each had their own worries, so they didn't add a single point all morning.

When eating at noon, Harry and Luo En deliberately fell behind and found a position at a distance from Neville. After they sat down, they subconsciously glanced at the Great Hall and happened to find a touch of green mixed in the blue school uniform of Ravenclaw.

It was Cui Ge, who sat beside Luna with a thick face. The girls in Ravenclaw covered their mouths, as if they were mocking the friend of this crazy girl.

Perhaps Cui Ge set a good precedent. Hannah ran over and sat beside Neville. Hermione also smiled friendly at her. And the children in Gryffindor of course appreciated this behavior. The difference between yellow and red was not particularly big, so Hannah sitting at this table was still harmonious.

Harry remembered the scene he saw in the morning. He looked up at the teacher's table, and sure enough, Tang Tang Nade showed a kind aunt-like smile.

After lunch, they came to the courtyard for a walk. Before long, Harry met Zhang Qiu who was walking towards him. She looked shorter than during the summer vacation, which made Harry feel a bit funny. Since Luo En grew taller all at once, he felt that all his other friends seemed to have become shorter.

They chatted for a few words and met a strange person. It was Colin Creevey from a Muggle family, who crazily admired Harry and hoped to take a group photo with him. Harry was not very good at dealing with fanatical fans and could only barely accompany him with a smile. He also found Malfoy watching the fun not far away, so he made an excuse to go to the classroom early and hurriedly ended this farce.

Harry sat down in the classroom. He already had some guesses about Tang Tang Nade's course.

After the students sat down, Tang Tang Nade walked into the classroom. He was wearing a black wizard robe, and the white shirt and red tie inside were not changed.

"My name is Tang Tang Nade Fontroy, I used to be an American Auror, and later changed careers to politics. The Republican Party lost the election this year, so I happened to be free, so I can be invited by Dumbledore to teach you." He pinched two fingers when he spoke, his tone very confident. "Of course, you just need to remember that I have been an Auror, I know dark wizards better than any professor."

"That's not necessarily true." Luo En whispered. "Snape himself is a dark wizard."

Harry couldn't help laughing out loud. Tang Tang Nade glanced at him and said loudly: "The homework is to write an essay about Cornish pixies. I won't talk about these silly dark creatures in class, I only teach you how to deal with dark wizards. Unless you have defeated Voldemort, all of you listen to the class carefully, because this is related to your life!"

The students' expressions became serious, and some secretly looked at Harry.

"There are many ways for excellent Aurors to defend against dark magic, such as defensive spells, counter-spells, and even directly using a wand to pick away the enemy's spells. But no Auror will give up that most practical technique, which is dodging. Facing many terrifying dark magic, we can only choose to dodge. Therefore, you children in the second grade must exercise your physical fitness and reaction from an early age. A good foundation will benefit you for a lifetime. Now, follow me out, go to the playground!"

Arriving at the playground, Tang Tang Nade called out Luo En and Neville, who were the strongest in the crowd, and let them lead half of the people to run laps. After running until the little wizards were out of breath, he gathered everyone to sit down and started to continue explaining his practical experience.

"What is the most commonly used practical spell for dark wizards? I can tell you, it is the Killing Curse. This spell cannot be defended, it dies at a touch, even the most powerful Auror can only choose to dodge. In the future, every class, we must set aside time for practical training to practice how to dodge the Killing Curse."

While speaking, he raised his wand. "I will teach everyone a spell first, the spell is 'Avada Joke'. People hit by this spell will have their hair turn green within five minutes. The spell has no requirements for gestures, but you must think of 'making a joke with the other party' when casting the spell. Only by thinking of making a joke in your heart can you accurately release this spell."

Tang Tang Nade released a joke spell at the open space. Harry could clearly see a miserable green light fly out. His breathing became heavy unconsciously—this color had appeared in his nightmares many times.

"The appearance and trajectory of this spell are exactly the same as the Killing Curse. Now you practice this spell first, and when you are proficient, start dueling."

Rarely, a spell appeared that Hermione found difficult to learn, mainly because she rarely made jokes, so she didn't quite know what kind of emotion "making a joke with the other party" was.

Seeing this, Tang Tang Nade walked to her side, started teaching her hand-in-hand in a gentle tone, and occasionally made jokes, making her giggle.

Hermione finally learned this spell, but Neville still didn't know much. Tang Tang Nade started teaching Neville again, but his tone was obviously stiffer. Hermione originally wanted to teach Neville, but Neville already had a teacher to teach him personally, so she started practicing against the girl next to her.

Harry and Luo En often made jokes, so they learned it effortlessly. After Harry learned this spell, he played with his wand while looking at Tang Tang Nade.

This new professor and Quirrell were two completely different extremes. Quirrell always talked about theory, while Tang Tang Nade was practicing every second. Harry couldn't help but think that perhaps this was a good sign. Quirrell came with malice, and Tang Tang Nade might also have some secrets, but he always radiated kindness.

"Alright, Neville, you should have roughly learned this spell." Tang Tang Nade clapped his hands. "Now, students, let me demonstrate. Neville, try to hit me with the joke spell."

When the students looked here, Tang Tang Nade took off his outer robe, revealing his shirt and trousers. "The robe is good for you to hide your wand to launch a first strike, but once the battle starts, it will be in the way. In the future, I will teach you the technique of quickly taking off the robe."

"Come on, Neville." He stepped on his feet, signaling Neville to start.

Neville's strength was much stronger than Harry imagined. He chanted spells very fast and often predicted the movement. Tang Tang Nade didn't find it easy to dodge, but he ultimately dodged them all. Or rather, when he felt he was about to be unable to dodge, he shouted to stop in time.

"You may have already discovered that these dodging movements are not profound, and you can master them with a little practice. The difficulty is that you have to keep a close eye on the other party's gestures and judge where his spell will shoot." He said so.

"Alright, now students, pair up and start practicing. The last student whose hair turns green can get my small prize." Tang Tang Nade put on his robe and let the students start shooting joke spells at each other.

"Oh, it seems your number of people is odd." Tang Tang Nade glanced at the crowd, and then he said, "Then, Neville. You come and practice with me."

Neville could dodge every spell just right at first. As Tang Tang Nade increased the attack frequency, Neville started to be left and right, and occasionally would roll on the ground. Even so, he was still thinking about counter-attacking at all times. Once there was a trace of opportunity, his wand would suddenly shoot a green light.

Gradually, the little wizards stopped their movements and looked at the battle between Neville and Tang Tang Nade. Neville seemed to have reached his limit, but Tang Tang Nade seemed to be able to add more. He started to shoot rapidly.

"Rise Time!" Neville suddenly shouted, and then in the blink of an eye, he suddenly changed his position, lying directly behind Tang Tang Nade, panting heavily.

And the students on the scene could clearly see: Tang Tang Nade's blonde hair had turned green, while Neville's hair was still black-brown. ===== CHAPTER 47 =====